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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-28
ITS OFFICER INDICATED
The Results Of a White Cross So
ciety Investigation.
Mrs. Jsue CreiEhton'> Report of Re
ceipts and Expenditures Declared
10 BE satisfactory - Resolutions
Denying Certain ScandaIous stOr-
les - Confidence I'm the President.

At the meeting of the National White
Cross Society, at 1912 Thirteenth Street
northwest, last evening. the members
present heard the results of the investiga-
ton made into the report of the President
General, Mrs Jane V. Creighton, who sub
mitted il at the meeting last Monday even
ing. The special committee which had
the matter in charge was composed OF the
following members: Z. j. Roche. Treas
urer General. Chairman. E. F.. Patten,
Mrs. Mark Il. Hatch, and j. c. y. Smith.
After thorough investigation tle COM
mittee reported fayorably, and the society
last night unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution;
Resolved. That Tie slsnd,rors reports circu-
lated that our president general, Mr.. Jane V.
Creighton, and Mis- Mamie Thomas had used
funds belonging 20 this society for travelling or
other expenses. are absolutely false and that this
resolution be spread upon the minutes Of lie
society and given to the pres Tor publications
Mr. Roche said to the reporter that the
statements heretofore circulated had no
foundation in fact. He said that Mrs.
Creighton and Miss Thomas had made Il
trip to New York to see Miss Helen Gould
This was at the expense of the society.
They had also made a trip to Indianapolis,
the expenses of which Miss Thomas paid.
and for which the society would reimburse
her. They had also made a trip through
the West, but it was at their own expense,
and every dollar expended by Miss Creigh-
ton had been fully accounted for.
Mr.. Roche attributed the circulation of
the report to dissatisfied element in the
society, and said that it would be source
OF much qualification to the entire organi-
cation to have the rumor contradicted and
the resolution given publicity.
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Prof W J Niece Of the Smithsonian
Institution. has arranged to give a series Of
lectures at the Andrew Rankin Chanel Mt
p. m on February II aud % and March
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The charges Of intoXieatien sud neglect oi duty
that have been pending against Policeman Law
renee j. o'Dea, Of the Ninth precinct, were
dismissed Yesterday morning hy ordtr Of the
Commissioners
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Regular 81
kid gloves for

(Tried on and guaranteed.)
The second and last lot of gloves
have been received by the importer,
and we can now offer a complete line
of sizes in them. They consist OF real
kid gloves. in 3-clasp style, with self
stitching-and are in black and COM
plete assortment of fashionable shades.
There are all sizes at present. These
gloves are the regular dollar kind
and never sold for less. We shall try
them on the hand and guarantee them
the same as any dollar glove-and for
SO cents.
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64inch cream German table dam
ask. strictly all pure linen-not a
thread of anything else-soft- 1nc
finished quality. Regular price. i4J
4sc yard. Monday for. ~
a hundred dozen pure linen doilies.
with colored borders-full size. AIc
Always sold at 15c dozen. III.
Each, for. ....................
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Notion Surprises.

sc feather-stitched braid in new
patterns, for &c apiece.
Regular Toe Hercules braid, for
frightening skirts, . inches wide. SC a
yard.
Regular sc silk stitched whalebone
casing for 2 &c apiece.
Fuller's loo machine oil. 4-ounce
size. &c.
Kings sc spool cotton, 800 yards, for
3 3-4c spool.
Regular iOc 5-quarters tubular shoe
laces. ie dozen.
Regular Ice stockinet dress shields.
Sic pair.
Regular 1Oc fancy garter webbing.
3 3-4c a strip.
12 dozen white agate shirt buttons
for 4c
Regular 1Oc and 12e collar stifening.
8 3-ic a length.
so-inch tape measures for 1c.
Regular Toe perfection shoe polish.
&c bottle.
- 4,
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Ladies' Hose. &c pr.

Monday we will put on sale 80 dozen
ladies' full seamless black and tan
hose-strictly fast colors. with double
heels and toes-for 63-4c pair.
They've never been equaled Under Toe
before, and are seldom sold for that.
We shall also offer a special lot of
ladies' pure Isle thread hose, fall
regular made. with high ~
splieed heel and toe-which ~
sold at 25e--for ............ bEZ
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-28

Monday we offer fine quality colored
French percalines, in light and dark
and medium greys and light and dark
tan-also few high colors-whieh al
ways sell at 10c and II 1-2c a yard-for
6 3ic a yard instead. An unusual OPP
portunity for saving.
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Monday we put on sale % pieces of
white dcmet flannel. rs inches wide.
of soft. fine quality, and offer it at
cents a yard.
Ladies' regular 5O-cent fiannelette
skirt patterns. with deep or
fiounces-choice of pink and ( {I
blue stripes-full size-for. ~
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
Satisfy or Vegetable Oyster.

Press Bulletin No. 81 Of the Kansas
Experiment Station says: Vegetable
oyster, or satisfy, is a most valuable
addition to the list of cultivated veg
etables, but at present is little known
and scarcely appreciated. It is not a
native of America, so far AS Is known,
but is indigenous to the southeastern
counties of England, where it grows in
the meadows. Nothing from the ordi-
nary sources of information can be
found as to its Introduction into this
country, but 1t is not well enough
known to indicate that it has been
long in cultivation. Henderson. in his
Gardening for Profit, says that al
though the consumption is limited, the
prices are high and remunerative. and
that the amount grown is increasing.
Whether or not 1t should be grown ex-
tensively is a question that the demand
for the vegetable will settle. but there
Is no question whatever that 1t Is
worthy of cultivation for family use
in every vegetable garden.
BotanicalIy it bears the name Trago-
poson porrifolius. Linn, belonging to
the Compositae. and is a biennial
plant. The varieties Long White and
Sandwich Island have been tested by
the horticultural department of the
Kansas Experiment Station. There
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
From Washington
Now q Little Boy Was Saved.

Washington. ID. C When our
hoy was about l6 months old he broke
out with rash which was thought to
be measles. In a few days hc had
swelling on the left side Of his neck
and il was decided TO be mumps. lie
was given medical attendance for
about three weeks when the doctor
eaid it was scrofula and ordered a
ealve. lie wanted TO lance the sore,
but 1 would not let linn and continued
giving him medicine for about four
months when the bunch broke in two
places and became running sore.
Three doctors said it was scrOfu!a and
each ordered a blood medicine. A
neighbOr told me Of case somewhat
like our baby's which was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. decided to
give ii TO my boy and in short while
his health improved and his neck
healed so nicely that ! stopped giving
him the medicine. The sore broke
out again, however, whereupOn again
gave him Hoods Sarsaparilla and its
persistent use has accomplished CON-
pletc cure" MHs. NETTIE CHASE,
Il X ST., n. L.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
A SUCCESSFUL FARMER.

Desua with Small Fnrm-Now Does Ex.
tensive Mixed Farming.
Within three miles of the town, 60
ing eastward. is the farm OF Mr.. w.
Creamer, one Of the municipalities
largest and most prosperous mixed
farmers. Mr.. Creamer came to this
country in 1880 and settled on por-
present enormous farm of 1,2SO acres.
lii common with many others Of 4
similar period. he experienced all the
kardships and difficulties common to
the absence OF railway and market fa-
cilities. In no wise daunted, by ener~
gy, industry and indomitable will ne
was able to surmount all obstacles
and has achieved an unparalleled sue
cess, and is known throughout the dis
trict as one of its pre-eminent farm
ers. His operations extend over 1,2SO
acres, two sections (the thought alone
of SO much land makes the eastern
farmer dizzy; 500 acres OF this Is
broken and the remainder is excellent
pasture land and wood. This harvest
he took on crop of 500 acres Of wheat
and 200 Of other grains. Four hundred
acres are plowed and ready for wheat
next spring. Mr.. Creamer is, as has
been stated, a mixed farmer of nc
mean proportions. having at the pres
ent time forty horses, sixty head OF
cattle and fifty pigs. The most mod
ern farm buildings are found on his
premises, the main building being a
barn fifty-five feet square on a stone
foundation, containing stabling for
sixteen horses and a large number OF
cattle. The loft is stored with twenty
nine loads of sheaf oats for feed, and
tons Of hay: there is also a cutting
box. Another building Of large d.
mensions is the granary, in which. aft
or teaming large quantities to market.
he still has stored 5000 bushels OF
wheat. A crushing machine is in the
er buildings containing chicken house.
pig pens and cattle sheds. The farm
residence is a handsome frame strGc-
ture Of ample proportions; in connec-
tion with it is a woodshed. The water
supply is unexcelled; besides house
supply there is a we'll in the stables
and a never-failing spring situate in a
bluff. which never freezes. Surround
ed By thick bluff of poplars, extend
ing in semi-circle to the west, north
en- and accumulation of snow unknown.
Added to his farming operations, Mr..
Creamer conducts a threshing outfit
for the season. His success is only
one instance OF what can be accom-
plished in western Canada.-Baldur
MANI Gazette, Nov 16, 1899.
There will be thousands remove to
western Canada this year to engage in
the pursuit of farming.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
The Grass for the Land.

There is great wealth in the grass
crop, whether it be in the pasture or
the meadow More attention should be
laid by nearly every farmer to the Sc
lection of grasses adapted to his soil,
his conditions and his needs. There
is a very large number of good grasses.
but very few are popularity grown. The
ordinary man seems to think that one
kind of tame grass in his pasture is
about as good as another. and II one
of the standard grasses does fairly we'll
he looks for no other. But grasses
vary greatly in the growth they make
on different soils. With farms varying
all the way from light sand to imper-
vious clay it is reasonable to suppose
that there are many places where our
commonest grasses do not do so we'll
as other grasses that might be brought
in.
OF course We recognize the fact that
for hay to be sold in the market it will
not pay to try any but the best-known
grasses, for the reason that the buyer
of hay in the city is not inclined to
experiment with new kinds of hay, at
least not unless he can get the new
kind at very much lower price. But
the farmer himself is not thus circum-
scribed. He can grow and feed without
prejudice any new grass.
The work being done by the govern
ment in bringing in new grasses from
all parts of the world Is destined to be
of great value to the farmer, and the
latter should not be backward in avail
ing himself Of the opportunities pre-
sented. A number of grass plots should
exist on his farm, and in these should
be grown the grasses best reported of
for his locality. Our practices of grass
growing are bound to undergo a radi-
cal change; and the future will no
more see us sticking to the two or
three kinds of grasses now being
grown than the present sees us grow
ing the potatoes and cabbages that
were favorites with our grandfathers.
Different grasses use different con-
stituents in the soil, and on exhausted
grass land it may prove possible to
substitute new variety for an old va
riety with advantage. Some of the new
grasses have been brought from lands
subject to great extremes of heat and
cold and of drouth, and will prove es-
pecially serviceable ON lands that are
SO mechanically constructed that they
yield readily to drouth conditions. Prog
ress in the science of grass growing
will come only as a result of many
and varied experiments with all the
known valuable grasses.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04

An Agricultural Department for Iowa.
A bill introduced by Senator Harr:-
nan to establish a department Of agri-
culture is now pending in the Iowa
legislature and there are strong prob
abilities that it will be passed as i
has the backing of good many mem
bers Of the assembly and the people
and press are generally favorable to
It. 1t is proposed to consolidate under
the one organization all the state
boards and bureaus related to agricui-
ture. This would give it the SUPER
vision OF the district and county fair
societies, the weather and crop service.
the farmers institutes, and the state
veterinary and dairy and food COM
mission departments. 1t would be
managed by a board of which the gov
ernor. the president Of the Iowa State
Agricultural College, the state dairy
commissioner and the state veterina-
rian would be members ex-onicio. The
regular membership would be made mp
Fl directors. one from each congress
s:onal district. from which doubtless
SAC OAuSClS wOulu VIC SuOSCus no SASAS
are only eleven congressional districts
in Iowa, this would Lot make a very
cumbersome organization and in that
respect would be al improvement or
the Illinois method of carrying on the
same work through four separate or
CARNATIONS. TO the first two Of these.
the live stock commission Fad tho
dairy and food commission no partlc-
ular objection can be made since their
membership consists Of only necessary
working members appointed by tne
governor The third organization. the
state board of agriculture, is made Up
Of one representative from each coz
gTessional district in the state. anu
the fourth. the Illinois Farmers H.
stitutes, created by an act of the S9fh
assembly, and serving in some respects
as a model for the Iowa bill, is under
the supervision of an ex-omcio board
Of directors consisting of the state su-
perintendent of public instruction, ths
president Of the State Dairymen's AS
sociation, the dean of the State COL
lege of Agriculture. the president OF
the state board of agriculture. and the
president of the State Horticultural
Society. The regular membership like
that Of the state board of agriculture
Is made up of q representative from
each congressional district and from
this membership the officers and stand
ing committees are chosen. AS ea:h
OF these four organizations is q state
institution, the expenses Of members
are paid by the state for attendance .:
all conventions and committee meet
ings and the expense Of the report
which each issues and circulates is also
paid by the state. This makes a con-
siderable demand upon the public
treasury without in many cases any
ccmpensating advantages to the tax
payers since the work Of the state
board of agriculture and of the Farm
ers' Institutes is necessarily directed
and carried on by its officers chosen
with special regard to their fitness fc:
the work. their experience and knowl-
edge Of the needs of agriculturists.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04


Headquarters to Omaha and has patients
there from all over the United States.
He will gladly send you literature and
testimonials if you will write for them
He and Mrs kharaS now own and ope-
rate nine large infirmaries in different
parts Of Iowa and Nebraska. HELP
WANTED: Honest. earnest men ana
women to work in these branch offices
at salaries ranging from $IG to $I2J month
w. For full particulars and statements
from prominent people. many sworn 20.
address. with stamp. THE NEHRAShA
MAGNETIC IEFiRMARY, 1Jl5-l, Chi
caRO ST Omaha Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
Dust In IBrita in's Ewes.

The recent pronunciamento of the
emeer of Afghanistan to the British
government, avowing eternal hatred
to Russia and undying fealty to the
British empire. had the peculiar gilt
ter of Orietnal duplicity in it. Such, at
least, is the opinion OF Henry Savage
I.andor, the English Orietal traveller.
who regards the ameer's words las
dust thrown into our eyes to blind us. :"
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
Corn Culture.

Judge S. H. Miller of Mercer, Pa, Is
ono of the enthusiastic farmers of the
county. Eleven years ago he bought
poor farm one mile from the town OF
Mercer, and has made it very produc-
tive. Three years ago I saw on this
farm as heavy a turf OF timothy as
seemed possible to any land. His as
ricultural faith is pinned to stable
manure, underdrainage, heavy sods to
make hunlus. and then tillage. Al
Leesburg institute he told us that his
cornfield was narrowed nine times last
spring before planting. and he said he
would have narrowed 1t nine times
more IL there had been time for the
work. BY this he certainly proves his
faith in tillage. The crop was one OF
the best ever raised in the county,
according to the testimony OF many at
the institute who saw the field. Judge
Miller cultivates level, and keeps the
cultivator going whenever the weather
and other crops permit. Continuous
culture long as possible would suit
him. Tillage conserves moisture and
frees fertility. Whether SO much till
age would pay in cash most years is
question. l doubt it.-NatiOnal Stock.
man.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
Profit In the Orchard.

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
3tenographic Report OF Illinois Farmers
Institute Roundup)
II. A. Aldrich said In part: When
ever an orchard 0ver5ears 1t IL in
1ured for q long time. After an or
chard comes into bearing, no plow
should be put into 1t. 1t Is better to
cultivate 1t by means of q cut away
harrow. and follow that by smooth
ing harrow. Young trees not in bear
ing should be plowed deep. 6 or
inches. That will compel the roots
to strike deeper. Trees 50 treated get
SO we'll rooted that they can't De
blown over. We should not grow hay
In an orchard. as the grass will always
take the cream Of the land and the
trees will get nothing Lut the skim
milk. Trees in sod suffer from drouth.
and the sod is q harbor for all kinds
Of insects, borers especially. When an
orchard comes into bearing, give It
the whole ground. II your orchard Is
not profitable do not lay all the blame
on 1t. The question is asked, Does
spraying pay?" There is NO longer
any doubt on that point. 1t costs only
to Is cents q tree to spray.
Q-At what time should we spray?
Mr.. Aldrich.-Three times; just be-
fore the blossoms open; just after tho
petals have fallen; and two weeks
later.
Q.-Do you spray your trees before
they come into bearing?
Mr.. Aldrich.-The sooner you begin
to spray the better. Begin the same
year you set them, and keep 1t up. so
that when they commence to bear you
won't have any scab to fight.
Q.-When the limbs Of the trees Of
an orchard hang too low to permit Of
cultivation to what extent should We
prune, to make it possible to cultivate?
Mr.. Aldrich.-I cut my trees back
30 l can get near the trees or under
them, but I never cut of large limbs.
Wherever you cut OF limb that ID
more than an inch and half in diam
eter be sure to paint the cut to pre-
vent bacteria from getting in. Prune
in summer for fruit and in winter for
wood.
Q.-What do you think about cut
ting OF Of great limbs sometimes six
inches In diameter?
Mr.. Aldrich.-I would not do that;
I call that butchery.
Q.-Is not the rubbing Of the hogs
against the trees very injurious?
Mr.. Aldrich.-Well. that question is
brought up again and again, by men
that had hogs in their orchard and
lost some Of their trees, but l do not
believe that the hogs rubbing against
the trees is what did the damage.
went into some Of these orchards, and
in every case l found the ground
packed hard. and that is. I believe.
what killed the trees.
Q.-Is 1t a good idea to make
chicken yard out OF the orchard?
Mr.. Aldrich.-Yes. sir; II you cult
Vate It.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04

Mark Twain related in a recent ad-
dress that he once set out to ride from
hartford to Boston on a bicycle. got
tired of it after five miles and took
ar express train What time did you
leave Hartford" asked a friend in
Boston. About =" What. And you
don't mean you've ridden all the way
on your bicycle?" Enough of it," said
Twain, TO prove it could be done"
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04

Though William c. Whitney Is very
l.roud of his splendid new home in
New York-probably the most beauti-
ful in all the land-he says he would
not advise anyone to undertake the
task of erecting a similar elaborate
residence. The first floor suite, which
includes the ballroom, dining room and
two drawing rooms. cost about 81 ,OOO,-
coo, and the difficulties overcome in
carrying out the scheme Of decoration
decided upon were enormous.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04

Nebraska City about
a year ago. has met
with phenomenal sue
cess. His method of
curing all chronic dis
eases without the us.
of drugs or surgery
has astOunded the
world. and his COM
bined system of Welt
mer kharas Still
methods Of Magnetic
Healing and Osteop-
athy has brought him
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04

I'he man who learns something from
e:cE of his mistakes never completes
his education.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
Not Easily Entered.

Chancellor MacCracken of New York
University announces that the original
proposal of the Hall of Fame includes
a condition imposed by the giver that
10 name should ever 60 upon it that
lad not been approved by the board OF
100 judges. consisting Of professors
and writer's of history throughout the
United States.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
Missouri Fruit Prospects.

Under date of Feb. Is the secretary
OF the Missouri State Horticultural So.
ciety sends US the following: From
reports from ninety three counties Of
the state, we Gull the following:
Apple orchards. where well cared
for, are in very fair condition and
promise a good crop. Old and neg
lected orchards are not in good condi-
tion and prospects are not good. In
jury of trees by freeze of February.
1899. still shows in many places to be
serious.
Peach orchards, where properly cut
back last spring, have mcst OF them
made q fine growth and will hold fair
crop of peaches. Trees not cut DacK
and those cut back too severely. anu
old trees have many Of them dieo.
The very rapid growth on the cut
back trees has prevented the formation
of very many fruit bu Is. and hence we
cannot expect a full crop. Some o.
the buds have already been killed, oa'
there are left. on most trees al '"s
buds that the trees should have.
Pear, plum and cherry trees, ~
though badly injured in some localities'
have formed a good lot of fruit buds
and the prospect is good fer all o!
these fruits.
Strawberries have not made sooo
stand and the prospect Is that the crop
will be very much shorter than Tor
years.
Raspberries and blackberries have
generally recovered from the freeze o!
80 and we may expect nearly a full
crop.
Grapes are In good condition and
promise well.
Taking it all in all We can now
safely say that there will be nearly
full crop of apples, half crop OF
peaches, a two-thirds crop OF pears.
plums and cherries, half crop OF
strawberries and raspberries. and .
full crop of blackberries and grapes.
But we still have the most dangerous
part Of the season to pass.-L. A. Good.
man, Secretary.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
A Great Company's Busiuess.

The latest annual report of the
Pennsylvania railroad deals with enor-
nous figures, as usual. The increase
in gross earnings is larger than the
total receipts Of some respectable rail-
road systems, and the expenditures are
greater than the income of some gov
Grnments, Italy and Austria Hungary.
for instance. The net earnings are
equivalent to 5 per cent on $50, ,OOO,-
600.
The Columbus journal., 1900-04-04
Lawton Gave Him u Rinr.

William F. HOrner of Seattle. who
Las been serving as a private in the
Fourteenth infantry in the Philippines
for the past five months, is the proud
Iossessor of gold ring given him by
Major General LawtOn foi his brave
defense of the first reserve hospital
at Bacoor. one the evening of Novem-
der q, 1899.