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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-29
soIly smith Defeats Maynard.

NEW YORK, May y -Solly Smith ot
Los Angeles, defeated "Biu" Maynard o,
Brooklyn. in the tenth round # what was
to have been twenfy-round bout at 20
pounds before the Sampson Athletic Club
In Brooklyn tonight Both men fought
clsvexlxs
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at the Berlin observatory. has been look
ed for since last September, the time
when according to calculations, 1t should
emerge from behind the sun. Astrono-
mers all over the world have been scan
ming the skies for 1T, but without success.
Success at Mobile.
MOBILE, Ala, May 2s.-The eclipse
was a decided success here, though not
total Just before the highest point of
totally was reached a light cloud COW
cred the sun, shutting off the brilliant
rays and making 1t an ideal spectacle for
sightseers On the lower right hand
arc there was a brilliant point OF light.
making the effect of huge diamond ring
suspended In the sky. Birds went to
roost and animals in the Monroe park
menagerie became restless.
During the period of totality stars were
visible almost directly over heal
Clear weather at Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal. May 2s.-The OBJ
servance of the eclipse at the Mount
Lowe observatory under the direction of
Prof. Swift was a complete success The
first sight of it was at 6:23. The weather
was remarkably clear.
Grent Interest In Madrid.
MADRID May 2s-Great interest was
manifested in the eclipse. A number of
excursion trains were run to Argama-
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DON'T miss Il tonight Minstrel en-
tertainment and ball. Ranke hall, Pike
and Fifth avenue.
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sENNEKAL. May N-Gen. Rundie'
with artillery, yeomanry and the Wilt
shires, Middlesex and Leicester regiments,
under Maj Dalbiac. has occupied Senne-
kali. whence the Beers were driven out by
a few shells. field cornet and num-
Der of other Beers were killed The Brit
fish casualties number eleven the Boers
are believed to be concentrating near
Bethlehem.
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The Messenger BOY Arrives.

DURHAM, May 2s-James Smith, the
American district messenger boy. who Is
CARRYING a message of sympathy from
Philadelphia and New York school boys to
Maru,iez and President Kruger has sent
his private car TO convey him to Pretoria
The French liner Gironde arrived here
TODAY with many Transvaal refugees.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-29

LONDON, May 29.-The Morning POST
has the following dispatch from Lourenzo
Marquee, dated Monday:
"President Kruger has issued pubic
Johannesburg, or to remain there at the
peril of their lives. as 1t may become
necessary to destroy the town and the
ruif,ea /"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19

graphic phrase, eighteen hundred
British bayonets went sparkling over
the brow of the hill" A few days be-
fore this battle was fought a singular
incident had occurred, when n single
Irish soldier attacked the French army
with his bayonet II was toward the
end of the fighting on the Goa, and
practically the whole of the British
army had retreated across the river
Among the last to come down was n
gigantic fisherman named stewart
called the boy" because he was only
nineteen years of age, though of great
stature and strength. Throughout the
action he had fought bravely but when
he reached the bridge lie refused to
pass. Turning round" says the histo
rinn, "he regarded the French with a
grim look and spoke aloud as follows:
80 this is the end of our .boasting!
This is our first battle and we retreat!
The boy Stewart will rot live to hear
thas said" Then, strlding forward in
his giant might he fell furiously on
the nearcs. enemies with the bayonet,
refused the quarter they seemed de-
slrous of granting, and died fighting
in the midst of them!'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19

means something more than fat and
well-developed carcasses. 1t includes
certain tenderness and juicness of
meat which can be gained only through
rapid growing and laying on of flesh.
This result has been obtained by good
feeding of good animals. If these ami.
mails had ceased TO grow the meat
would begin to lose much of its best
virtues. II may not he an easy mt.
ter always to tell just when II has
reached Its full prime, but It is more
profitable - sell just before tha' period,
and thus Jose the few extra pounds she
may hive gained. than to hold her n
few weeks beyond full maturity when
she gains nothing in weight and loses
in quality Most of us are inclined to
hold our cattle too long. and 1t may
well be of value to some of us to look
into the matter. Are we hampering
ourselves by holding cattle over for
higher markets when they should be
sold at once, or are we selling them
Just as soon as they have reached their
prime and are in the very best condi.
tion for the market.-E. L. Smith, in
American CultivntOr.
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Level Cultivation For Hoed Crop..

Level cultivation for boed crops is
winning new advocates every year,
especially in corn crop, when grown
ON well drained land. Level cultlya-
ton has many things to recommend It..
II enables you to destroy the weeds
close to the plants with greater fncll-
ity and with less labor. II makes
gathering the crop much easier and
less strain and jar on the machinery.
The greatest advantage Of all is leaving
the land so level for the next plowlng.
ms 1t is most dsagreeable task to
plow corn stubble ground that has been
left In ridges.
The hllling process will no doubt still
be followed on land that is not prop
erly drnined, as in that case heavy
rain would either drown out the plants
or leave the soil Immediately about
them cold, sour and not suitable for
plant growth.-New England Home
stead
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ANTIQUITY OF THE SADDLE.
The Heavy war variety In Use In
A. ID. $40.

Saddles in some form are of the
greatest antiquity. Under Tiglath-
Plleser III. the Asyrian cavalry were
provided with them. and the early Ro-
mans used "A covering of cloth. hide or
skin, which was, no doubt, very sim
liar. These early examples would
probably represent light saddles. The
heavy war saddle seems to he much
later. one of the earliest instances of
its use being by the Visigoths in A. ID.
$40. Theodosius the Great fifty years
later effected great improvements.
Brides were also in use in very dis.
tant ages. Ancient Thessalian coins
often represent horse with long
rein touching the ground. The young
Romans were trained to ride and mount
was known from the first. According
to Livy, Aulus Cornelius. in battle
with the Fidenae, ordered the Roman
cavalry to unbrldle before charging,
probably to give them more weight.
At the battle of the Ticinus Hannibal 5
Numidlan horses had no brides and
were drawn up on the wings. while the
heavy cavalry, with brides. were in
the centre.
Stirrups were about 200 years later
than saddles, the first mention being by
the Emperor Mauritlus toward the end
of the sixth century. In earlier times
the Greeks mounted by means of n
cramp iron attached to the lance, while
the young Romans leaped. spear in
hand, from either side of the horse.
The younger Gracious adopted the
Greek method of placing large stones
at intervals along the road to assist
horsemen to mount.
Spurs were probably little earlier
than the first feudal times. The great
Importance of the spur in the days of
chivalry seems TO point to its having
been a late invention. The barbarous
goad-a single spike. which was the
earliest form-was replaced in the four.
teenth century by the large rowelled
spur.
IIorseshoes are of uncertain date.
and have caused some discussion
among military historians. Nailed
shoes were not known by the Greeks,
for Xenophon gives minute instruc
tiOns for hardening the hoof. Nor did
the Romans use them. Nero had mules
shod with plate of silver fastened by
crossed thongs to the hoof. With Pop
pnea, his later wife. it is said these
plates were Of gold. The earliest posi-
tive evidence of nailed shoes Is fur
nished by the skeleton of a horse found
in the tomb of Childerick l. (45S-5S1) at
Tournay, in 1653.-NOtes and Queries
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A6GsacoJJ;S5;IE:17Io21I01,., A6GacJ;5;I::7I2I1,
~ RECIPES:

Tomato TOast-Stew anu n
either fresh or canned tomatoes Y
en- with n little -four, season WIN
MOisten the toast, and then poue
tomatoes over il.
Parsley Fritters-Pour BOILING
ter on half u pound of stale pI
Drain well, add cup OF pan
minced fine, four eggs, two salls9
fuls of salt and one Of pepper
into fritters, fry and serve WIN Y
quarters.
Asparagus Salad-Take the
from one pound of cold asparagus
one cucumber into thin Slices
stand one hour in cold wafer
add to 1t half a teaspoonful Oh
Mix lightly with the tips cover
mayOnnaise dressing aud serve "
tuce.
Almond Dressing Shell and OlI
twelve sweet aud four bitter aiiD0'
soak them In cold water an hou,'
drain and pound In a mortar ""u
tie lemon juice; add enough mo'e
on juice to make it the cOnslS'ehy
thin cream. Heap strawberrleS ~,
heart leaves of head lettuce III 'n''i
ual saucers. and dust with sugar
pour the dressing over.
An inexpensive Ice Cream-iss \
gallon of new milk, ana pla'e u
1t. except a pint, or little NOR
a pan over the fire, and let II pe
ing. With the pint make Il sOO'
tard, using two eggs, and thicHsn
two ounces of corn flour Whsl
milk approaches the boiling pO, t,y
the custard, stirring it conS'a"
it thlckens. Set aside TO cooi'
when cold freeze in the ord'n''
Brides Cake Iclng-Beat 'ne
of three eggs to stiff fro'n, ,,oIl
gradually one pound of coiiTo poat
sugar, beating all the time D j
til the mixture will not run
spread, and then add Il ie" ua'p ID
Il grain or two, of ultram'irlno ,,,l
dlgo blue. Mix this in carei" ,.' tol
that 1t will not streak. Apply u
cake with a broad, pliaDle An ",Ietl
as painters use for scraplhs p"
Angel Parfait-Boil a cupi~ to
gar and a half cupful OF Wu'e' ,yb
soft-ball stage. Pour on Wv INV (
of two eggs beaten until loahd .hird
until cold. Flavor with ~ fOll
spoonful of violet extract u"' cra
the whip from three CYPRUS lawn 10
Turn into a mold. Press w h
cover over sheet OF pup. d
in ice and salt for four nou,r narve J
from the mold, garnlsh anu ''
ladytingers.
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A Defenee OF nlaok.naks..

The reporter was advised not TO Kill
blacksnake under any circumstances.
An old honest, reliable man explained
thus; Only n few days ago | saw
Il black racer whlzZlng around in Il
circle. his flaming eyes distended; his
attention seemed riveted on something
not far away. | advanced, and, to my
astonishment, | saw large rattle
snake coiled up in battle array. The
blacksnake continued his circuits, get
ting little nearer his victim each
time. After ten or fifteen minutes the
rattlesnake dropped his head on the
ground. Almost nstnntaneously the
blacksnake pounced on his victim AZ
ter securely fastening his teeth in the
back of the rattlesnakes head, he be-
gan his deadly coiling. Within five
minutes that rattlesnake was dead. So
don't kill blacksnake." The color
came in the old gentlemans face as he
was relating the above, and he said;
Boys, blacksnakes are game, but they
won't hurt you, for / had one for a
pet for Four years, ana because my old
woman woke up one night and found
the snake In bed she raised an awful
fuss and killed it."-Lebanon Qiy.) En-
terDrlse.
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or Course He knew.

You understand. of course" pur-
sued the lawyer. what is meant by IA
preponderancc Of evidenceT"
Yes, sir replied the man whom he
was examining with reference TO his
qualifications as juror.
Let me have your ideas OF it, il you
please
II understand it, tell you"
We'll, what is it?'
'Why, anybody can understand that 4"
Still, would like to have your def
milton of it,.
Il know what II is all right. When
| tell you | know what thing is L
know it, That's all there is about
that
Well what was the question asked
you?"
You ought to know what that was.
If you've forgot your own questions
don't try to get me to remember them
for you
81 don't want to hear any more of
hat kind of talk" intcrposed the court
Answer the questions addressed To
you by the counsel
Judge, | did. He asked me il
knew what il was, and said | did"
Are You sure you understand what
is meant by the term 'prepondernnce Of
evidenceT'"
'Of course | am, Judge
"Well let us hear your idea of H."
ITS evidence that's been previously
pondcred. ."-Chicago Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19
Love sIrds For swee,be,r,..

It's the proper thing now for the am.
orOus swain TO send pair of love
birds to his inamorata, says It Phila.
delphia dealer, who has them for sale
at so pair, including the cage. Love
birds are charming little things. They
come from China and Java, where
they are as plentiful as the English
sparrow is here. In fact, they rescm-
BILE the sparrow in build, although they
are pure white and have quite large
beaks Of II delicate pink. They are
very affectionate, and will sit for hours
pressed closely against each other on
their perch, billing and cooing in fine
style, The dealer. who is florist,
says in confidence that he has them ON
sale because flowers are too common in
summer for the young men TO send fine
girls and he thought the love birds
would Just about fill the bill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19
Island of St, Helena.

An English health journal SAYS in re-
gard 10 st. Helena as place OF mill
tary confinement, that from the health
point of view, probably no place in the
world could be found more suitable
than st. Helena for the confinement Of
prisoners of war. There is not IN the
whole island an insaluDrious spot.
The temperature is remarkably equa-
bic, and although TIL" island is so much
nearer the equator than the cape, it is
very much cooler. The winters are
much warmer than those of England,
but the summer heat is rarely so great.
The whole island is much above the
level of the sea and always breezy.
The water supply from 100 wclls is ex
celleEt, and almost all kinds of Euro
penn fruits and vegetables are grown.
Should ihc prisoners desire employ
ment, there Is much land needing recla-
mntiOn and abundant scope for gar
dening. AS the islaud lies on the
ocean highway there shoulG be NO diff,
Guilty in supplying abundance of NUT
ton, coffee and other necessaries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19
A Sow pevIce 70 Save the SWARM.


Every person who has kept bees has
had varied experience as to saving
The escaped or escaping swarms. Some
are sure to get away the best one
can do. writer in the Germantown
Telegraph tells his method as follows:
Il have used device like this: Take
piece of board, say ten or twelve
inches square; bore nine or ten inch
holes in 1t, and in each of these holes
stick corncob. Get light stick four
teen to eighteen feet long, insert one
end In this board, and when your bees
swarm. elevate these cobs. and carry
1t around among the bees where they
seem to be thlckest, and they are quite
sure to settle on them. Then YOU
have only to empty them down before
the already prepared hive. You see,
this saves climbing into trees cutting
on limbs and lowering them down.
which needs a careful hand. and even
then for one cause or another. they
are Jared off and the work has TO be
done over. This scheme simplifies
matters, is very practical, Is easily
done, and there is no patent on it."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19
Planting FIrst see,I

lie first Important thing is to get
good seed. Buy from reliable seed
man. for II does not pay to waste time
with poor, immatured seed. If we
have some of our own seed. saved
from the year before. SO much the
better. for We are then sure II Is good
and fresh. Next get from the cellar
dirt that should have been put there
in the fall. or If we did not do that.
perhaps we can procure it from some
other place. Put il in Il box pan or
anything that Is convenient. and set II
near the fire, or in an oven for several
days. to drive out the frost and get
warmed through. Occasionally give 1t
II stirring to break up the Jumps. should
there he any. and 10 have it heat
through. When II Is thoroughly warm
cd and can be easily pulverlzed take
an old sieve. collander or some such
thing. and slft all your dirt through
II into the boxes that have been pre-
pared for your seed. Pack it down
rather closely. SOW the seeds, but not
too thickly. Then put thin, even lay
or of the dirt over the seed. and again
pack down with board or some Hat
article. Sprinkle lightly with tepid wa
ter, and set in a warm place to sprout
the seed On cool nights remove from
windows, or any cool place, to the cen
ter of the room, or near a stove. whore
the temperature will not fall below
sixty degrees. The best result is OBJ
talned by maintaining normal tenn
perature until the plants get good
start, giving, In the meantime, plenty
of sunshine. After the plants have
their third or fourth set OF leaves. and
seem to be crowded in the box, 1t Will
help them TO transplant in cans, pots
or boxes. Give them plenty of room
10 grow in After thus transplanting
they may be set out Of doors on warm
days TINT they may be invlgorated so
that the change, when they are planted
In the open ground, will not have auy
enect on them.-The Agricultural Epit.
Omlst.
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KespIng Animal. roo Lonr.

IL IL very commendable and human
iiarian sentiment tokeep cattle too long,
FOR 1t Indicates an attachment for them
that one Is 10th to break. and yet a
farmer who IL raising animals for his
living cannot let sentiment interfere
with what he knows TO be good busi-
ness. Others keep cattle too long sim.
ply because they happen to he ignorant
of the best time TO dispose of them.
aud they keep waiting for a better turn
in the markets to help them get good
returns. Sometimes this living In the
hope Of doing better later induces "A
farmer to carry his herd over from
month to month ana before he knows
II year has slipped by. The animals
are meantime eating up all the prof.
its they ever would have made for Their
owners, aud at the same time are pass.
ing the prime of life, when they sell
nt the best prices.
We cannot afford to keep cattle one
day longer than the time they reach
full maturity or prime of life. Up tC
this period they have been gaining In
weight and flesh, and every pound OF
feed that has been given to them has
made its corresponding amount OF
flesh. Liberal feeding of growing AMI
mails makes glad the neart OF the far
iner or breeder but when the foo(
ceases to exert its magic influence
then something seems TO be wrong
The wrong Is very often that the cattle
have passed their prime, and all future
feeding will merely tend to help then
hold their weight. There is no furthe
gain.
Prime CATTLE sold In the marke
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nure pit was built under separate
contracs The timber for sills and
ground door. and also the stones for
underpinning. were furnished by the
party for whom the building was
erected
The site was that of a former barn
that had been destroyed by lightning,
and sloped away about four feet in the
rear: slx-by-eigh posts, sixteen
feet long, We're used Instead of the T.
plank ones in this particular building
The dimensions were sixty by thirty
feet. The building complete. with
horse fork in working order, and two
coats OF princess metallic paint. with
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19

the barn by the side of the drive floor
is really the imaginary boundary of the
feeding floor. \ slight additional ex-
pense would have provided partition
with rolling doors. similar to that in
the rear which separates the stable
from the boxes thus incloslng the
stable. Over the stables and boxes Is
loft with n matched floor The NOW
floor is also matched.
Nearly under the granary window is
II cathode, by which the cats enter the
barn through a circuitous alley around
the granary. They say this entirely
prevents the depredatlons of rats and
mice. For my part, | should have pre-
ferred lining the granary with sheet
iron, which could have been done for
three cents per square foot.
The 'lean-to," which forms the ma
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the usual upright post a plank post IS
made by mailing one plank to the edge
OF another, T-fashlon. Two planks
bolted to the foot of this and extending
to the purlin with the braces, as
shown, form russ. which takes the
place of the usual cross-teed frame.
Fig. shows the barn in perspective
and Fig. shows the ground plan. The
break between the stanchions is gate
for carrying feed through to the box
stalls. The dotted line extending across
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white lead trim. was put up Il year ago
for 5000. Probably $50 would have to
be added to that amount TO duplicate
1t to-day.
The fact that the builder was archl-
tect, contractor, boss carpenter and
journeyman combined probably saved
800, but even with that addition to
the expense It Is n cheap barn, consld-
erlng It's capacity, and for those deslr-
ing that combination seems to meet the
requirement in an effective manner
Richard II. Mitchell, in Country Gentle
man.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-19
AGRICULTURAL.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


About 25O0 tous of water per acre
is the estimate for a crop of corn.
Such weight of water would crush
a strong building. and yet more than
that quantity falls upon an acre in the
course OF year. II Is not so difficult
loss. 1t Is known that II tub of wa
ter is covered less evaporation occurs.
IL the land is cultivated frequently the
loose dirt on the surface prevents eva
poration, and the water il retained in
the soil for the use Of the plants.
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The toucan was an amiable and. at
first "A silent bird. He lived in very
large cage, chiefly on fruit, and tubbed
constantly. But the curious and anus
ing thing was to see him preparing TO
roost. and he began quite early. while
other birds were still wide awake The
first thing was careeally to cock up-
for 1t was II slow and cautious proceed.
ing-his absurd little scut OF "A tail.
which was only about three or four
inches long. This must in some way
have affected his balance, for he never
moved on the perch after the tail had
been laid carefully back. Then, later
In the evening, he gently turned the
huge, unwieldy bill around by degrees,
until 1t, too. was laid along his back
and buried In feathers Ia the usual bird
fashion. BY the way / have always
wondered how and why the myth arose
that birds sleep with their heads I'M
der their wings? A moments thought
or observation would show that it Is
quite as impossible feat for a bird
as for human being, However, the
toucan's sleeping. arrangements result
ed in producing an oval mass of feath.
ers' supported. on one leg, looking as
unlike bird as it Ii possible to inn
agine. When he was ruthlessly awak-
ened by sudden poke or noise, which
l grieye to state was often done-in
my absence, needless to say heard
that he invariably tumbled down in a
sprawllng heap, being unable to ad-
Just the balance required by the pom
derous bill all in moment.-The Corn
hill.