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The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23
Train Robber Dead.

Tombstone, Ariz.. Feb. 16.-One of
the train robbers who held up the N.
NJ. & A. Il. train at Fairbanks last
night was found in a dying condition
at Sycamore Spring, nine miles from
Tombstone. The robbers name ia
John Dunlap, alias "Three-Fingered
Jack" He was brought from Colo
rado few months ago on requisition
to answer a charge of highway rob-
berry, but the district attorney dis
missed the case. Dunlaps three ac-
completes are being pursued by a sher-
if's posse. The trail leads in the d.
rection Of the Cochise stronghold in
the Dragon mountains. The wound
ed robber received the full charge of n
shotgun fired by the Wells-Fargo mes
senger, in the abdomen. An ambulance
left this place to bring the wounded
man to town. kilograms have been
sent to the different points warning Of
ficers to be on the lookout for the three
robbers and 1t is confidently expected
that they will be apprehended or
killed in twenty-four hours.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

No less than 1000 producers of
verse entered a recent poetic competi-
ton. This is the utilitarian age more
from the lack of a Tennyson than from
a deficiency in the number of aspir-
ants.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

A New York man claims to have
been driven into insanity by his own
humor. The prevailing inclination is
TO shift the responsibility for such mis-
fortunes.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

The woman who thinks she is
marrying a Govelist's hero and the
man who thinks he is marrying
wingless angel invariably discover that
marriage is a failure.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

The most deplorable thing in connec-
tion with our present day congress
sional verbosity is the fact that it
comes largely from young men who
ought TO know better.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23
Inten.ely Cold in black H,l,,.

Deadwood. s. D., Feb. 18.-The
weather here for the past two days
has been extremely cold. Thermometer
registered thirty-two degrees below
zero this morning at Lead, Rapid City,
Bellefourche and Deadwood. A heavv
wind is blowing from the north and
cattle on the ranges are reported as suf.
fering.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23
A SENSATIONAL CASE.
Lafe Pence. Attorney for Mrs Craven, Says
Witness Was Bribed.

Witness Was Bribed.
San Francisco, Feb. 16.-There have
been startling developments In the
suit of Mrs. Nettie Craven, who claims
to be the widow of the late James 6.
Fair, and therefore entitled to share
of the S20000.OOO estate left by him.
Two days ago Mrs. Craven testified that
in addition to being married by con-
tract to Senator Fair that a marriage
ceremony had been performed by JUS
tice of the Peace Simpton of Sausalito,
Simpton, when interviewed, stated
that Mrs. Cravens story was correct,
and that he was prepared to testify to
that effect. Now, however. he has
made an affidavit before Judge Hunt
of the Superior Court, in which he says
ceremony between Senator Fair and
Mrs. Craven, but that Mrs. Craven of
fered him $4,000 to testify that he
had done SO. Simpton says that he
agreed to do this, intending to expose
Mrs. Craven at the proper time.
Mrs. Craven says Symptoms latest
statement is fabrication.
Owing to the absence of Judge
Trout OF the Superior Court to-day the
proceedings in the Fair Craven con-
troversy were very brief
Attorney Lafe Pence. for Mrs. Cra-
ven. appeared before Judge Hunt, who
acted for Judge Trout, and asked the
court to commence an immediate in
vestigation of the charges contained in
the affidavit of Judge Simpton Of Sau-
salito, but Judge Hunt refused to do
anything in the matter and ordered a
continuance Of the case until Monday.
Attorney Pence made the direct
charge in open court that his oppo-
nents have, by the use of money, in
duced Simpton to make false affida-
Wit.
George A. Knight, attorney for
Charles Fair, said to-day that the Fair
attorneys have knowledge of witnesses
who are to be summoned to appear for
Mrs. Craven, and that a conspiracy ex-
lists, but that the Fair heirs have q
complete knowledge of the facts.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

The happening OF the unexpected
never worries people who are not pre-
pared for anything in particular.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

II people could only get rid OF their
imaginary troubles they would be
fairly happy.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

Just at the moment when the right
eous are in the greatest despair aid is
close at hand.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

ANY woman is worth her weight in
gold-so she Il ini.s.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

Many a man would have a better
wife If he wasn't such a poor hus-
band.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

You can learn more about man in
ten minutes after it is too late than
you could in ten years before.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

A Elan can accomplish things at 20
that he would be ashamed to attempt
at 40.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

Man needs truth and consolation;
but the truth may not be consoling, nor
the consoling true.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

Senator Depew is an active member
in twenty five clubs. the United States
senate, and eighty-two other corpora
tions.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-23

An egotist is a man who thinks
himself better than his neighbors.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15
BUILDING GOOD ROADS.
Excellent Object Lessons Given An
nuaIIy by the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture.

The good roads question is to-day
the subject of vast agitation, begun
first by wheelmen, taken up by the
government, and now a matter of leg
islative consideration the country
over. As a result, ten states have ex-
hlbits at the present universal expo
sition in Araris illustrating how perfect
roads ought to be built. This from a
country that still has, in part, the
worst roads in the world, is rather
daring, but it is also an indication of
what is being done. The ten states
in question know what they are talk
ing about. They had the worst roads.
and now they have Tor, at least, they
are cOnstructing) the best.
1t will be matter of news to many
to learn that the United States gov
eminent has gone into the road ques-
ton in the most energetic and thor
ough manner imaginable, and having
through the department of agricul-
ture, studied what constitutes a good
road and why good roads are needed.
has gone 20 work to spread the infor-
nation and teach the people. It has
experiment stations in every state in
the union, where lessons in roadmal-
ing are taught. Hundreds of pamph-
let's showing just how a good road is
constructed ana how it may be IRE
served have been published by the
government, and may he had for the
asking. Object lessons in road build
ing are given annually in every state
in the union, when in some worst sec
tions a quarter o. half, or even mile,
of excellent roadway is constructed,
ho chr hOxr
it ought to be done. These object
lessons, begun in 1894, have done more
than anything else to start the great
movement which is now furthering
the construction of perfect roads the
land over.
The government, IN these eXhibi-
tions, ordinarily constructs three spec
linen roads-a modern macadam, a
sand and ordinary dirt road. When
these roads are completed a heavy
farm wagon, loaded with produce. is
drawn over each of them, aid the
amount of force required to haul it is
determined by tn use of a track
ometer. This instrument is so con-
structed as to accurately register every
pound the horses pull at ever stc@e
of the haul in plain view OF those in
it's vicinity. It is made clear by these
experiments that team harnessed in
the ordinary way is subject rr7ar
the best conditions, to a cont nuous
jerking motion, which must, on even
the smoothest country road, greatly
increase it's fatigue. On a dit road
in bad condition this Jerking becomes
a succession OF heavy BLOWS trPnsmit-
ted to the team by means of a collar.
They are cruelty painful. bruis-ng the
shoulders. harassing and torturf~n
the animals, constantly !esscning their
value as we'll as directly decreasing
the amount of the load that it is
possible to haul
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15
NEVER LEARNED TO OBEY.
General McC1ernand's Confidence IN
Himself Rebuked by g.
Regular.

Even among the late Gen. John Alex
ander McClernand's best friends it
was generally conceded that he hardly
knew the meaning of subOrdinatlon.
That he was dashing, brave, energetic
and a pIanner and organizer of no
mean ability all agree, but that he
could bring himself at any time or
in any matter to admit that unques-
tioning, unfaltering obedience to su-
perior was a soldiers first duty all
deny. A man seeing practically his
first military service as a brigadier
general may be excused perhaps for
not knowing well the first lesson which
some burly corporal knocks into the
head of the recruit before he has fair
Iy shed his civilian suit. When the
general was relieved of his command
in front of Vicksburg one of his subor-
dinates, a colonel in the Old Thirteenth
CORPS. said this: IF the old man in
his youth had been given six weeks
of squad drill under a swearing SER
geant of regulars, and afterward had
served two years as second heuten-
ant under some cussing colonel, he
would have been in command to-day
of an independent army"
1t IS curious IaCL IudL a thorough
search of the libraries finds no BIZ
ographical sketch and no magazine
article in which an attempt is made
to Justify the order which Gen. Nc
Clernand issued to the Thirteenth
corps and which made the patient and
magnanimous Grant relieve him of his
command. The story is told that
about this time an old officer of regu-
lars, who liked McClernand personal
" immensely, but who utterly disa-
greed with him on questions of milf
tary usage, said to him one day:
General, if you were going to build
a house what sort of a man would you
go to to get your plans?"
''To an architect answered the gem
eral quickly and perhaps unthinking1y.
'eWel1, then" was the rejoinder, why
not get soldier to plan campaigns and
fight battles?"
1t may have been In after years Gen.
McClernand thought on this pertinent
conversation, for, strangely enough,
almost one of his first acts after ieav-
ing the army was to secure the appoint
ment of his son to West Point, the
place where a man is taught absolute
subordination to his superiors In rank
if it takes a steel ramrod and dose
of the guardhouse to do it
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15
THE FREAK PUMPKIN.
Shrevvd Yankee Farmers Have
Turned 1t Into an Ever-Increas-
ing Source of Income.

The modern farmer is learning to
take advantage of the weaknesses of
nature, says the New York Mail and
Express. One of these weaknesses is
found in the Iordly pumpkin. Bruise
a growing pumpkin and the scar will
never be cleared away, but will show
in the ripe pumpkin in the shape of
delicate little yellow warts. Starting
with this principle, some shrewd Yam
KEGS have made their pumpkin farms
valuable.
After the melons get good-sized and
prove that they will be fine ones the
farmers go into the patch and with
sharp stick scar them so that when
they are ready for market their happy
faces bear, i'll words of warts. legends
like these: Eat me at Smith's;'' Smith
will make pies of me soon;" Browns
pies are the best;' Jones pies are de-
icious!'' ''You can eat me inside
The willy farmer hauls these warty
fellows to market, and, calling Smith,
Jones and Brown from their respective
restaurants, shows the strange freak of
nature. Of course a sale is made on
sight, and the pumpkin lies at the front
of the restaurant for a few days to as
tonish passers-by until it must be made
into pies to save it. Then the farmer
discovers another freak pumpkin, suit
ably marked, to replace it. Fancy
prices are to be paid FOR these pump
kins, and stony patches that would
never pay taxes in any other crop pro-
duce wealth in pumpkins.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15
Cement Floors for Diaries.

In the creamery and in the dairy
the old wooden floor should give way
to the cement floor of the best quail
ity. The movement in this direction
is already on and the cement floor
has become very general. Especially
in the creameries is this the case.
The wooden floor absorbed moisture
and odors and gave out the latter
again REINFORCED. The wooden floor
has been found impossible to keep
clean. It is so constantly wet that
it has no chance to be purified by the
air. The same is largely true of the
floor in the private dairy. In the
largest milk selling establishments in
Chicago the cement floor is consid-
cred an essential, as a large quantity
of water is daily used in flooding the
floors to insure cleanliness. In the
long run the cement floor is cheapest.
for it will outlive several wood floors
that are daily soaked with water
Farmers Review
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15

The third illustration is Aguinaldo's
house, which is quite mansion COM
pared with the other native houses. 1t
is about 25 years old, but is still in ex-
-cellent condition considering the
rough usage it has had since company
III took possession of it, over six months
ago.
The glass windows seen in the pic
sture can be opened up, leaving almost
three sides of the front room open to
the fresh sea breezes. On the inside of
this room the ceiling is supported by
large, carved mahogany posts finely
-Varnished. The floor, also of mahog-
amy, was at one time polished, but this
was soon worn of by the soldiers rough
.brogans.
On the ceiling of this room is one of
the finest large oil paintings that the
writer has ever seen. 1t is called "Fili-
pino liberated" The picture is of oval
shape and measures Is by 80 feet, being
: done in several colors.
1t represents a Filipino senorita
IN full native dress sitting on stone
steps by the SEA shore looking ont over
the water. In the distance can be seen
the rising sun coming over the noun
Aains with the sunbeams glistening on
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15

; and cleaned up and is now first-class
canteen.
The lower part of the quarters is
now used as the guardho use, dining
/ room and company shoe and barber
shop.
The company barber, while on visit
to Manila a short time ago, invested in
an Edison graphophone, and every
evening the company has a vocal and
musical concert with the latest songs
/ and music from the states. The read
ers may be assured that the entertain
ment is greatly appreciated by the SOL
diers who have been ''on the line,'
away from civilization for over IS
months.
The duties of the company are con-
siderably harder than they were in
the States. They do a guard every
third day and have to drill two hours
day when off duty. Every night.
detail of IL men patrols the outskirts
OF the town for few hours.
| 1t is rumored that in a short time
! there will be native police force in
town, which, of course, will make the
soldiers duty much lighter.
J On August 20 the Iong-lookedLfor
; AA'S COOh place at the preSl-
/ dents house. Although it was raining
there were about 200 natives present.
At ten o'clock sharp Capt. McQuiston.
! then in command of company NJ. pulled
! the rope which unfurled the flag. the
native band played 1.-The Star Spangled
Banner" and all present took off their
hats.
The captain then made a short
speech, which the presidente interpret
ed in Taga1o. An hour afterward, when
! the rain had ceased, the band sere-
naded the company and played piece
of music that the bandmaster had com
posed himself and named the Fourth
/ Infantry march, "A TORRER
| CThe above article was written bv
member of company NJ, Fourth regu-
lar infantry, and gives a pleasing pic
ture of garrison duty in the Philippine
islands. Mr.. Lorber's communication
is interesting not only in itself, but
it is also an eloquent commentary on
the intelligence of American soldiers.
who, it seems, can write as well as
fght.)
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15


the waves. With her right hand the
senorita holds aIoft the tricolored Fill
ipino flag, while at her feet lies the
Spanish flag with the pole broken in
two places. To the left of the flag lies
two broken handouts and a ball and
chain which, to ali appearances, she
had just cast off. The features of the
senorita are of the oriental type, and
are said to be likeness to Aguinaldo's
sister. 1t is certainly evident that the
picture was painted before the Amer
lean occupancy of the islands, because
if it hadn't been there would have been
another flag there.
Altogether there are four rooms in
this part of the house, the others being
used at one time for sitting-room,
dining-room and kitchen, all having
the walls and ceilings painted with
fancy designs, such as native fruits,
flowers, birds and butterflies.
The east wing of the building (not
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15
HAVE TO WORK HARD
American Soldiers Who Do Garrison
Duty in Philippines.
Pen Picture of Cnvite ViejO, the Old
est Town in the Island Group
Former Home of Emilio
AEuinnIdO.
especial Philippine letter.

~ETTSHE town we are in is called Ca
vite Viejo, meaning Old Cavite,
II and it is said by the natives to
he the oldest town in the entire Phil
ippine group, not excepting Manila or
New Cavite. 1t has a population of
about 5000 inhabitants, and is situated
on an arm of Manila bay, about 20
miles from Manila. On a clear day
the latter can be plainly seen with the
aid of field glasses.
The two things of most Importance in
this town are the old ruined church
and the house that was at one time
owned and occupied by Aguinaldo, the
rebel chieftain. The church, which is
reported to be over 300 years old, is
in very bad condition, owing to the
bombarding of the Spanish gunboats in
1896. The picture gives a fair view of
the church and the convent in it's pres
ent state.
The convent is also in bad condition,
and cannot be used for any purpose
whatever, but the front part of the
church is still used for religious serv-
ices. Large holes can be seen inside
where cannon balls went through the
@three-foot stone walls.
The church, like the rest of the Phil
Ippine churches, is not supplied with
.seats or benches like those in the
States" but instead has a stone floor
on which the worshipers kneel, or
squat down on their heels. The serv-
ices are somewhat similar to the Cath
Ole services in the churches of the
United States, but instead of an organ
they have brass band.
The natives as a rule are very re-
ligious and say their prayers four OF
five times a day, in fact every time
the church bells ring. No matter what
work they are at or how interesting
the subject they are discussing when
the bells ring they stop instantly and
say their prayers. One peculiar thing
about the hOmbres (men) is that as
soon as the church services are over
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potato LEAF BLIGHT.
This Disease May Be Held in Check
by the Application OF Bordeaux
Mixture.

This disease is widespread and de-
structive. It is confined to the leaves
and green stems, and appears about
the time the tubers begin to form, but
may be noticed earlier if the growth of
the plants has been checked in any
way. The first Indication of its pres
ence is the appearance on the leaves of
grayish brown spots, which soon be-
come hard and brittle. The disease
progresses rather slowly, the spots
gradually becoming larger, especially
along the edges of the leaflets. At the
end of ten days to two weeks, half of
the leaf surface may be brown, with
cred and brittle, while the rest is Of a
yellowish green color. Three weeks or
a month may elapse before all the
leaves succumb. The tubers stop
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-15

There are few rules absolutely nee
essary in the care of all varieties of
poultry. Feed regularly at stated
times, and give no more than will be
eaten up clean. A change of food will
be relished and will give a good re-
turn. Nests and roosting places must
be kept clean and free from offensive
odor. Fresh, clean water should be
supplied every day. Quietude and free
dom from alarm of any kind are neces-
sary to command their confidence.
which is a very important considera-
ton; keep them familiar with your
presence and voice, and do not disap-
point their confidence. Ground pIas-
ter is one of the best disinfectants to
a1iay the offensive odors of the hen
yard. and costs but little.
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daughter "a hand with the result
that IN short order the dangerous
weapons were on our side of the
fence We now had the drop on the
Johnnie Rebs,' but intended so long
as they conducted themselves prop
erly not to modest them. Being our
selves absent without leave we did
not care to bother with prisoners,
and, on the other hand, we did not
like the idea of being captured, as
that would cause US to be reported as
absent without leave and eventually
recorded as deserters. When Mrs.
Russell announced that dinner was
ready the old gentleman and his co4a-
panions came marching slowly up the
path from the spring house. We took
position from which we could read
lily see them as they advanced toward
the house. They looked a pretty
warm set for us to tackle. All of the
men wore uniforms of dirty gray in
color and seemed under the influence
of liquor. AS they stepped on to the
back porch we marched in at one door
of the dining-room and they in at the
other. You should have seen how
those Johnnies stared at us. They
were fairly stricken dumb with
amazement to find themselves con-
fronted by a band of Yankees. Look
here, captain said our lieutenant, we
have certainly got the drop on you
this time and you had better just
make the best of it, BY this time we
were all seated at the table and after
a long pause the rebel captain rose
SLOWLY and, reaching his hand across
the table to our lieutenant, said in
stammering way: 4 certainly don't
understand this. 1t is a great sur
prise to me and my men. But, even
though we are enemies in warfare, let
us be friends for the time being-at
least until we do justice to the ra-
tons these good people have SO kind
ly prepared for u.s.
''We heartily agreed to the arrange
ment, and sat at the table long time,
eating and drinking, talking and
laughing, as if we were all the best of
friends. When we had satisfied our
voracious appetites the two parties
fled out of the dining-room in the
same manner that they entered. Our
party were sitting on the front porch
discussing the situation and the best
way out of it, when the confederate
captain put his head out at the door
and politely asked if he and his men
might have their guns back again
Upon receiving their promise not to
attempt to take us prisoners, we let
them have their weapons, whereupon
they took their departure at once.
''We were holding council of war;
in regard to the probability of the
rebels attacking us as we marched
back to our army, when the same
bright young woman who had proven
herself so true friend to our cause
came out on the porch and told US
that she had overheard one of the
confederates telling her father that
they proposed to LAY for us on the
road She pointed out to us round
about way by which we could reach
the main road on which our army
was travelling, and, following her di-
rections, we caught up with the army
about ten o'clock that night