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The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

The past year many farmers have COM
planned that large patches OF their fields
were unproductive, although they had
given the best of cultivation and the soil
was in good condition. We think the rea-
sons for this are follows: In the first
place, we had several dry seasons in
which clover did not do well, and the lit
tie that did come up was frozen out dur
ing the last two severe winters, This
broke up the rotation and the land WAS
successfully cropped instead of being put
to rest every three or four years. This
will exhaust any soil in about five years.
Soil must have shade as we'll as rest, so
that even It it is put to rest and still is
pastured without any grass being grown,
no benefit to the land Will result and 1t
would be better to plow it up and SOW
to peas. On the other hand, if a field
having a good stand of clover is seeded
down, a good crop of hay may be taken
off and still leave a good fall pasture
for hogs and cattle, especially milch cows,
and at the same time the soil will be i'm
proved. There is no grass so beneficial
to soil as clover. 1t absorbs hydrogen
from the air and shades the soil, which
is very important We have noticed that
the land plowed it will raise booming
crops for years, showing the benefit to bs
derived from shade Some farmers will
allow stubble field to rest. using it for
a pasture part of the time and letting all
weeds grow. The next year it is plowed
up and planted and yields a splendid crop.
Surely the weeds We're not of much bene-
fit except in shading the soil. If we had
field that was sun-baked. We should piow
it up and SOW to peas, in the fall SOW to
rye and clover. We believe rye is better
than any other crop for the protection of
clover. We are greatly in favor OF fall
plowing. Every furrow plowed in the fall
means one less in the spring, fall -plowed
land can be more easily worked up in the
spring. and crops go in in better shape
than on spring plowing. OF course all
the land cannot be plowed in the fall
but every farmer should plow all he pos
sibly can.-Theodore Bischoff, in Prairie
Farmer.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

before his opponent can tag him. II ht
does this. the opponent becomes his pris-
one-, and must stand behind him. IL he
is tagged hsfore reaching his place. he
becomes the opponents prisoner. and
must stand behind him.
For the kindergarten classes the singing
games have been found to amuse the chill
dren greatly. Where space is limited some
of the following games are played: 1.-THE
Snail" Let Your Feet Go Tramp, Tramp
Tramp The Cat and the Mouse.
when We're playing Together" LOBBY
Loo" London Bridge" Round and
Round the Village" and Farmer in the
Dell"
These are only few of the games that
are played in the kindergarten classes
They serve to show. however, as the New
York Sun says, that there is no difficulty
in providing even the smaller children
with plenty of exercise. The pamphle'
also describes many different ways of
jumping the rope, another amusement
popular with the children.
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Primitive Modes of Cour;inr.

Among the land Dyaks no youth
dare venture to pay addresses to a
maiden unless he can throw at her feet
a netful of skulls. it being necessary
for him to prove his prowess by kill
ing few nien, women or children.
Among these tribes the lover offers
the maiden of his choice some betel
nuts. II she accepts he is happy, but il
she refuses and says, BE good enough
to blow up the fire." it means that ne
Is dlsD1issed
Sometimes the courting Is carried on
through the medium of sort of jews
harp, one handing it to the other, ask
ing questions and returning answers.
When a young Hottentot goes court
ilg. TO render himself more attractive
ho paints his nose, cheeks and forehead
with SCOT. -,
Among some ir'Nos ~ Madagascar
The Aoys decorate - locks With
lssSeA. MOVERS = only -
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Woman Kleptomaniac Edits Magazine.

woman hleptoinaniac Edits Magazine.
A young lady in Paris edits what
may be termed one Of the mosy daring
of publications. The magazine is
printed by herself and circulates mere
ly among friends of the light-d fingered
fraternity, the editress being a KEEP
tomaniac of no mean order, besides
an inventor Of wonderful devices cal
culated to assist her subscribers in
successfully following their craft.
Items Of interest are solicited for in
sertion in the klepto journal, and lib
orally paid for ii useful. The paper
has no title. is for obvious reasons
undated and unnumbered The nu-
merous sketches of trick gloves.
satehels false hands, etc. being re-
productions of black and white draw
tngs by the ediJTess and ciaudestine
contributors. Three dollars per copy
(the magazine is published monthly
ale willingly paid by its supporters.
who, for their own saferys sake, keep
the publication mystery, The papers
are called for, or sent under cover by
mail. Any items Of profitable interest
the editress stipulates must be cut
out. Or written in scrap book for
future reference, the body of the pa
per afterwards destroyed. A leading
article is. of course, the feature.
wherein the versatile eGitress writes
"chattily" on the houses she has Wis
tied, what articles are offered for sale
and which are worth appropriating;
also what she considers the safest
mode of procedure to adopt, while
valuable hints on new devices laid to
entrap the kleptomaniac are noticed
and discussed. All throughout the pa
per offers great assistance to shoplift-
eTs who have made some progress in
their profession. Its originality is
striAinG-a skilled llepto cannot tread
long on Travelled ground and escape
detection. Every subscriber must be
introduced by friend and should have
served at least years apprenticeship
Her husband, parent or guardian
must be in a position to pay for any
stolen goods in case of arrest, and the
magazine is not to be brought before
the notice Of any but genuine klepto-
maniacs. Under such conditions the
paper seems pretty safe; and though
wind of the affair was waited forth a
year ago the mystery has as yet de-
led anything like exposure
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

order to please the wonen." The na-
tives of New Britain blacken some OF
their teeth and knock out others. know
ing that otherwise they run the risk Of
being refused by the ones OF their
choice on account of their ugliness.
A woman in that beautiful land would
"scorn to accept the addresses Of one
possessing white teeth like dog or a
pig A girl who has arrived at a
marriageabe age has her teeth filed.
The beaux of Zambesi file the mid
die teeth in the upper jaw into the
form of a swallows tail.
In one province of Tasmania a re-
bellion nearly broke out when orders
were once issued forbidding the use Of
ochre and grease. for the young men
feared the loss of favor in the eyes Of
their countrywomen.
Among the Guarayos the sutton
when courting, keeps for days close to
the cabin of the mistress of his heart
being painted from head to foot, and
armed with his battle club.
The Melonesian women do the
counting. When a girl likes man she
tells his sister. and gives her a ring of
string. The sister says to her brother
Brother, | have good news for yon
A woman loves you If willing to go
on with the affair, through the sister
an appointment is made. and the fol
lowing dialogue takes place.
The man says, You like me proper"
Yes, like you proper, with my
heart inside
Unwilling to give himself away
rashly he asks, Nov you like me?"
Il like you altogether. Your skin
good"
The girl, anxious to c,inch the matter
asks when they are to be married. The
man says, ''To-morrow, if you like"
There is mock fight when they tell
their relatives, and everything is set
tied
In Maoriland the girl generally he
gins the courting. The love token
which the girl throws at the feet Of
her lover is a little bit of fax made
into a sort Of half-knot. Yes" is sig
nitied by pulling the knot tight, NO"
by leaving the matrimonial moose
loose.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Twentieth Century Oddities.

The 20th century will have "a lear
years, the greatest number possible
February will have five Sundays three
times-1920, 1948 and 1876. The ear.
lest possible date on which Easte.
can occur is March II. The last time
it occurred on that date was 1878. The
latest date that Easter can occur is
April II. 1t will occur but once il
the coming century on that date-1943
The middle day of the century will
be Jan. /, 1851. There will be 38t
eclipses during the coming century
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Proof Against Suicide.

A young farmer named Swanson
living near Ramsay, S. D., made 3
desperate attempt at suicide. He shot
himself in the head four times with
a revolver and then put bullet int
his breast. None of the shots rem
dered him unconscious, and he walked
two miles to the home of a brother
A doctor was summoned to attenc
him, and it is reported there is ia.
vorable chance for his recovery
Swanson was engaged to be married
and had just built a fine new house
Some trouble with his betrothed is
supposed to have been the reason fol
the attempt on his life One bullet
fired into his right ear, was extracted
it having been found fattened agains.
the s..ull.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Jews and the Number Thirteen.

The Jewish people are exempt from
any taint OF superstition relative tc
the number 13. They believe with th6
orientals that it has something divine
in its juxtaposition of figures, and they
derive their knowledge from their mer
of biblical culture. Thirteen cities
were dedicated to their ancient priest,
hood; 13 high priests descended from
Aaron; u kings sat in the council OF
month Nissan, the sacred and impos-
ing rites of Passover occur. To carry
out still further the divine influence
the incense they used consisted of l;
distinct odors.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Keasom for a Hons Cackle.

Chickens are stupid birds, and no
trait OF theirs seems more idiotic than
the way they advertise to the whole
world when they have laid an egg
A naturalist who watched the wild
jungle fowl in Ceylon-the directly
ancestral type of our farmyard bid
Gies-thyows light on this queer trait,
Even in the forest chickens do not
live in couples, but in small flocks
Each hen has her own nest, which
may be some distance from the feed
ing ground. When she has laid an
egg the wild hen invariably takes tC
wing, and flies some distance from hei
nest. This is, of course, to prevent
any enemy from tracking her ant
stealing her eggs. 1t is not till she
alights that she begins the cackle
which the domestic hen, now without
the same necessity for secrecy. raises
almost before she is off her nest
stray Stories.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

Commenting on the late Mr. Hunt
ington's assertion that there is great
ianger of oyer-educating the young,
Mr.. Abram Hewitt declares: "If
were to have the choice of one hun
dred million dollars or the pleasure
had in my college days and the
pleasure l have had as the result of
my education, would quickly choose
the latter. Were | to choose the mil
lions. l should receive. and I should
expect to receive, the scorn of my fell
lowmen"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Hermit Aliser of Golden.

Absalom Blett, the hermit mser
and unfathomable mystery of Golden,
is dead, says the Denver News, and
with him to the grave will go the
story of his life, untold because it is
unknown, for the sad romance of his
disappointed and blighted manhood is
locked in his sealed lips, and those
Gated by the snatches of narrative
CLEANED at times from the eccentric
recluse. Absalom Blett, as nearly as
the truth can be learned, was the vic
tim OF a womans caprice. A year ago
he was found weak from starvation
and neglect, yet with $500 buried un-
der the floor, almost at the point of
B death in his little cabin at Golden.
Then the first inklng of the truth
was made known. Absalom Blett was
a hermit and mlser from brooding
over a disappointed love. In the days
before the war. back in a PennsyI-
vania town, he met and wooed the
only woman he ever loved. His broth
er, Abraham Blett, envied him his
choice, sought also the same hand, and
won from his brother the woman's
love. Broken hearted distrustful of
the honor Of men and a hater of the
lscaprice of woman, Absalom blett
sought out the remotest desert country.
where, amid new scenes, he might for
get the sorrows of his youth.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

New Zealand has been consulting as
to the best means of defending itself
against such enemies as may assail
that outpost of the empire; and the
report of the defense committee rec
$4,000 year Guns of the latest
pattern at Auckland Wellington and
other vulnerable points are, of course,
suggested, and an imperial reserve,
towards the payment of which the aid
Of the imperial authorities may be in
voked, is proposed.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Edgar saltus in a newspaper article

Edgar Saltus in newspaper article
refers to "the avalanches of dry goods
and groceries that cataract from the
book shelves Of the department stores"
as submerging the real novelist This,
it must be submitted, is rough on
the real fiction-producers, but con-
corning not a few of the latter a sub
mergence, even by means of dry goods
and groceries, would be a good thing
for the general public. OF course, as
to Mr.. Saltus-but we will let readers
draw their own conclusion.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

At present the greatest distance
over which electrical power is being
transmitted by wire is eighty-ive
miles, being carried from waterfall
at Redlands. CAL to the city of Los
Angeles to run street railway, to
light the city and to furnish power
for several municipal undertakings.
The plant was set up in 1897. 1t has
q capacity of 1000 horsepower ana
$500 volts.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

By a recent postoffice regulation in
France, it is decreed to be a serious
offense for postoffice employe to read
what is written on the back of post
cards-a very excellent order. But by
another article in the same ''regle-
ment' the postoffice employe is also
prohibited from forwarding any post
card on which is written anything
abusive or indecent. Now what is
the postal clerk to do?
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

The last surviving member Of the
family of Rossini, the illustrious COM
poser of William Tell and of other
equal. popular operas, and who was
invested with the title of count by
the last Grand Duke of Tuscany, has
Just committed suicide at Milan. There
seems to have been a species of mania
in the Rossini family, for the elderly
lady who hurled herself to death from
a fourth floor, the other day, at Mi
Ian, was the ninth suicide in the fam
uy.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Any Kind.

Through the world together
Foes as well as friends:
Any kind O weather
That the good Lord sends!
Sorrow well in tether-
Joy shall make amends;
Any kind O weather
That the good Lord sends!
Storm that watts the feather
Still the broad oak bends;
Ever more the weather
That the good Lord sends!
Faithful still together
Till life's morning ends
Any kind o. weather
That the good Lord sends!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

A treasury warrant for l cent, GER
tilted with all the customary solem-
nifty, was sent by the auditor for the
postoffice department to Frank H.
Lynch as his salary for carrying the
mails during the last fiscal year
Lynch carries the mails from Mineral
Point, Iowa county Wis, to Dodge
vile, daily. He drives stage and
makes a fairly good living off his
passenger and traffic trade. He was
afraid someone would underbid him
for carrying the mails, so a year ago
he contracted with the government to
perform this service for four years for
l cent per year. F
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Easy to Adjust.

"Mr. Scrooge." said the bookkeeper,
this past week l did the Junior clerk $
work as well as my own. This, being
pay day, 1 thought it only right to re-
mind you,'
Every good" said old Scrooge,
LET me see, your salary is $12 and the
clerks &c."
''Yes, SIR" said the bookkeeper.
beaming expectantly.
"Then, working half the week for
yourself is So. and the other half for
the clerk is 50. Your salary this week
will be $9."-Philadelphia Press
Beneficiary tells me all he knows
Flo-Indeed! Isn't the silence dreadfuIly pp-
prsssivs 2-Glssgow Evening Times
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

A goodly portion of what the world
calls good luck is composed of ninety
nine parts of ambition and one part Of
talent
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
Cold Charity.

A young man who is a Jealous work.
er in a settlement was discouraged
doubtless because he is seldom cyni-
cal. But when patronizing lady sent
him a sweet note and an edible con.
tribution toward his work he said
THE world is full of people who be
lieve that by giving away cold pota
toes on earth they lay UP treasures
in heaven!''-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21
THE MARBLE TIMES
AND
CRYSTAL SILVER LANCE
MARBLE. COLORADO.
COLORADO.

but he is sometimes wiser who doesn't
speak it.
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IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Daring Paper In Parts Devoted to the
Craft of the Kleptomaniao-D
Recently of Hermit NIiser In Cole
rado.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

W. X. Vanderbilt has given Kissam
hall to. the university at Nashville,
but as it is coeducational institution
the boys probably had not waited for
that
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

It is part of a woman's religion 'tc
always say How sweet" whenever
she sees picture of another woman
and baby taken together
Emulation is active virtue; envy IL
nr4sdlng malice.-O Ouida.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

Prof. Harrington. curator of the
Field Museum, and professor of geol-
ogy at the university, has lately re-
turned from a tour of the Indiana
caves with 300 specimens of stalactites.
His most interesting find was a stalac-
tite broken off and marked by a party
of scientists in 1850, which has grown
three-fifths of an inch since that date.
He brought home with him column
six feet high and one foot in diameter,
which is the largest specimen ever OBJ
tanned fora museum. Figuring from
the basis of the one which was meas
ured, it required about 5,400 years for
it to grow to its present size. On the
same basis, the professor thinks, he
will be able to figure out how long it
has taken for the st. Louis limestone
to form. 'EI W
Details of the defense of the lega-
tions in Pekin give picture of war
in its most luxurious form. The be-
sieged defended themselves behind
sand-bags made of silk brocade and
simfiar valuable stuffs. Their am
munition was eked out with missiles
made of metal from candlesticks and
parlor ornaments. One gun was con-
structed from two cylinders forming
part Of fire.axtiy guisher. Somewhat
ancient history was represented by
priPean guns. from the Russian les
q fRtion, which Kidst have been liz
tInct menace Of the attackerA
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

Try Russ Bleaching Blue, the
baG blue. makes clothes whittier thar na0asl eel
Gold By grocers everywhere. saes.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-12-21

A man can't believe all he sees In
especially If he has written 1t him. RrAt
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26
BE11A1Rs HAPPENINGS.
Matters of Interest in the Metropolis
Of ReImont County.

Three men were discovered on the
roof of a house in what is known as
Rolling Mllr row, on Noble street,
just north Of Thlrty-seventh, about 3
o'clock yesterday morning. Some Of
the inmates heard a noise that at
tracted their attention. and gave the
alarm. The prowiers got away before
the police got there, and they are not
known.
A Union street saloon man and one OF
his patrons had setto ut the old wood
en- bridge yesterday afternoon, and the
saloon man landed in the lookup, but
the other fellow got away.
Harry Hays and wife. Of Indiana, are
visiting friends here. Harry Is a
former Bellaire boy. and numbers his
friends by the score.
The Heatherington band excursion
to woodsfield Thursday Is assured n
good crowd. Quite number OF tick
cts have been sold.
Miss Sarah Mills and mother have
taken n cottage at Epworth Park, and
Miss Jessie Bente win be their guest
for season.
]. A. Green has made practically
new business room In his store in low
or town, with large plate glass win
dows.
Mr.. and Mrs Scion Fletcher returned
to st. Clairsvllle yesterday after
spending Sunday with relatives here.
The Young Mems club will cxcurt
by moonlight on the steamer Uranla
July l3--lf there is water enough.
improvements in property are being
made In every part Of the city. and sew
eral new houses are under way.
D. D. Dubois graduated at New Con-
cord College last week, and is now
home for the summer.
Mrs. Anna Elton. Mrs. George Boyce
and their families will 80 to Epworth
Park for the summer.
Mr.. a, r. Stewart and family viii
move into the Hart property, on North
Belmont street
This evening the Bcllllre Odd Fell
lows will pay fraternll visit to the
Wheeling order.
l.. j. Boeshar and family uf Joplin,
Mo-. are guests Of relatives in this city
Wheat harvest began on some OF the
farms south OF town yesterday,
Julius schwab left yesterday for New
York and France,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-26
Headache for Forty Years.
BENWooD.
News Notes From the Busy Marshall
GnnnAr Tour,

County Town.
with the mercury bobbing around
ninety in the shade, and the mills on
temporarily. the boys are turning TO the
cool retreats along the river, and this
week will find several departures for
fishing camps. Melvin itoyt yesterday
brought to Benwood beautiful catch
he made at Powhatan. 1t was a Buff
faIo sucker, and weighed 28h pounds.
AT least, It was said to weigh that;
further than which the deponent know
eth not.
Squire. Henry Riddle is casting long
ing eyes at State Mine Inspector ]. w.
Faults Job. and he will be an active
candidate for his shoes at the proper
time. The squire, who has been nom
mated for his present. office FIVE fines,
understands mining thoroughly, as for
many years he has been superintend-
emit OF the wheeling steel works bank.
at this place.
The funeral of Earl Iden, q seventeen
year-old young man. who died SatuF-
day, took place from his home out
Boggs' Run yesterday afternoon, and
many friends attended. Rev. 9. W..
Bent, of the Nj. e. church, conducted
the services. The deceased was a
faithful member OF the NJ. E. Sunday
school.
The senatorial convention for this
district Will be held at Litueton July
2S. The following are the Benwood
delegates: Louis Serig, Allie Lander,
George Addlesberger, VIM Stroebel,
Charles Miner and William Barlow. 1t
is understood that Judge Jacobs. Of
New MartInsville, has the call in Ben
wood.
Allie Chapman and Chris Sprouts left
for Chicago on pleasure bent last night.
The Prohlbitlonists open their national
convention in Chicago to-day. but
whether MessrS. Chapman and Sprouts
had this in mind is another story.
Delegates to the state Epworth
League convention from this place Will
leave fer Buckhannon to-day. They
anticipate large and profitable meet
ing.
Bernard MCGEE and Michael Dolan
are representing the Benwood COM
mandery at the Philadelphia conven-
ton of the Knights Of st. John.
on a charge Of Sunday selling, Sam
Munas was before the mayor yester-
day, and won out, the case being dis
missed.
The lower steel works will be off I'M
til after July 4, and it Is not thought
the Riverside will resume before than.
Work on the paving Of McMechen
street will begin soon. Z Several wagon
loads Of bricks have arrived.
S. w. Carpenter ana wife are down
the river, visiting Mrs. Carpenters
father. who is critically Ill.
owen Inman, of Cannelton, Pa, is
visiting j. p. Burger, and will spend
several weeks In Benwood.
Council will meet this evening.