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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05
Qualified Denial is mace.

SHEFFIELD, Ala, Nov 4-The state
ment sent out from Huntsville, Ala, to
a number of newspapers to the effect
that the Southern Industrial association
would dlsband after it's next meeting in
Memphis, as coming from Colonel w.
+. Thompson. its secretary, who now
resides In this city, was shown him and
he says that he never authorized any
suA% statement, as that would be mat
ter entirely for the association to de.
rermine, but that he can see no reason
for such action and does not believe that
it will be taken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05

SIMLA, Nov. 4 A detachment of 80
Bengal lancers who were escortinR a
surveying party, were attacked yester.
day by Mansuds. Thirteen of the Ian.
GERS were killed. Some Of the Mansuds
were captured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05
James p. kennedy Dead.

YoUEasTowN, O., Nov. 4.-James p
Kennedy, one Of the organizers and q
director In the American Bridge com.
pany. died today after a ahosss, illness.
de was 30 years Of age. 4--Sss
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05
AIcAIasua I5uYs Gnnboat.

New YORK, Nov. 4. The government
of Nicaragua, says the Managua oorra.
spondent of The Herald. has purchased
from Germany tho gunboat Arminius.
which carries eight guna
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05
BIG COTTON FIRE.
One Hundred Bales Destroyed at
jackson. Ga.

One hundred Bales Destroyed at
Jackson, Ga.
JACKSON, Ga, Nov. About 100
bales of cotton on the Southern depot
platform here were destroyed and badly
damaged by fire yesterday. It is not
known how the fire caught, thoNgh it is
rumored two little negro boys were seen
to fire it. The depot was saved by citi.
zens after all freight had been moved
out and much of 1t damaged. Had the
depot burned it would have been impos-
sible to save the stores Of R. w. Mays,
N. r. McCord and j. A. Plunket and
the railroad warehouse.
The cotton burned for hours, though
several hundred bales were dragged of
the platform and hauled to places Of
safety. The loss is not known, but Is
estimated at over $4,000. There are no
wafarworLs hara
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
themi in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to getits beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
cAIIEOPNIA EIG cYPIIp IN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05

SCoTTsBoRo, Ala, Nov. 4.-The court
of claims at Washington, D. O., has al
lowed the estate of Hamlin Caldwell
$40, 760 for property destroyed during
the civil war There are four heirs To
the estate. King, Georges. Europ and
Miss Almena Caldwell, all af whom live
in Scottsboro.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05
Bodv Found Besrde r'raclx.

ABBEvILLE, Ala, Nov Al. F. Har.
rison of Abbeville junction was knocked
from the track and instantly killed by a
PiA&s system train near Midland City.
The accident occurred about midnight
Harrison's s body was found lying beside
the track early Yesterday morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05
DAILY MARKET REPORTS,
COTTON FUTURES.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands, 1915; middling gulf, 9 Bloc. Sales,
0lR halaR
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05

Never be afraid of what is good; the
good is. always the road to Whaii is true,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-11-05
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.

SAN fHANC1SCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N. z.
For sale by all Druggists. SOC. per bottle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

No dairyman can afford to hire III
tempered help to look after his cows.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

exhibit had been installed, the twenty
functionaries appeared. The head of
the line reached the table of the uH-
ncis exhibit and the stately procession
stopped The head seemed to be i'm
mensely pleased at the beautiful show
made by the Illinois fruit, and ex-
claimed, "Ah, messieurs. tres iolie,
tres bien, tres bien- Vingt And the
nineteen other men answered in Choir
US. Oui, oui. Which, being inter-
preted. means. sAh, gentlemen, very
pretty. very good, very good Twenty
And the others answered Yes, yes.
1t is evident that the fine coloring in
the American apples made an impress
sion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

Good-by to the train boy. On jan
uary /, 1901, on two important Amer
lean railroad systems, the experiment,
heretofore tried tentatively, of exclud-
ing from their cars all peddling of pop
corn. peanuts, cigars, newspapers,
games, caramels, matches and maya
zines, was inaugurated and the train
boy summary done away with.
Against this inno-ation serious and
urgent opposition was expected, for
the train boy, with his wares, had
come to be regarded, If not as a cher
ished, certainly as an unavoidable. in
cident of American passenger travel
by railroad. In the evolution of mod
ern travel to its present point of ex-
cellence, the ununiformed conductor,
distinguishable only by his metal
badge, the loud-shoutfng brakeman
and car coupler disappeared, but the
candy OF train boy" with his stock
of peanuts and confectionery had lin
gered on, a burden to the patience of
many travellers and an unnecessary
survival of archaic railroading-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19
Hortiou1tural obserxatIons.

The defenders of the Ben Davis
apple are finding much comfort in
little incident that occurred at Paris at
the close of the fruit exhibit. The
American apples were sold at auction,
and the man who purchased them re-
sold them at profit. For one barrel
he received $40, and on inquiry 1t is
learned that this barrel of apples con-
sisted of Ben Davis only. They sim
ply out-sold all of their competitors.
the said competitors being fruits that
at home bring much higher price
than the Ben Davis apple This is en-
couraging news to the men who are
putting out great orchards of this va
riety The well-developed. Ben Davis
apple, grown in the southern parts of
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, has a
beautiful color and good flavor, and is
bound to make place for itself on the
French market.
France, and, In fact, all of the coun-
tries of western Europe, offer great
field for the sale of American apples at
a high price. The people in those
countries raise a great many apples,
but they are all of the summer and
fall sorts, and are all gone by Christ
mas. The Europeans seem to have
the raising of bookkeeping varieties.
AS consequence, the few apples that
find their way to the French market In
late winter sell for an exorbitant
price. Last March, Mr.. Dunlap tells
us. apples sold in Paris at $40 each
The French are unable to keep fruit
for the reason that they have no cold
storage facilities and know nothing
about cold storage. We believe that
the he-r future will see an immense
trade In bookkeeping varieties of ap-
pies. The cost of shipping barrel Of
apples from Chicago to Paris is about
81, which includes tariff duties at the
French port of entry.
H. NJ. Dunlap says that the fruit
growers of Illinois should be highly
elated at securing premiums from the
French judges who awarded them
The French awarding committee is a
remarkable institution 1t consists of
twenty men, with the leading pomolo-
gist of France at their head. These
men never appear in the exhibition
room except with tall hats, dress suits
and their badges OF ONCE. He thus
describes the incident of the awarding
to Illinois of perfect" on one of the
exhibits: ssThe French judged every
thing In the fruit line on the scale OF
twenty points, and of course it was
difncu1t to get more than eighteen
points for the best displays, as even
they could not be generally considered
perfect- One day. however. after new
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

by the blaze of a consuming world 1t
will sing while the archangeFs trumpet
peals and the air is filed with the crash
of breaking sepu1chers and the rush of
the wings of the rising dead Oh, COM
mend that love to all the cities, and
the morning without clouds will come.
Like /. Hopeless Task
I know that sometimes it seems a
hopeless task You toll on In different
spheres, sometimes with great discour-
agement. People have no faith and
say: 1T does not amount to anything
You might as well quit that" Why,
when Moses stretched his hand over
the Red sea. it did not seem to mean
anything especially People came out,
1 suppose, and said, "Aha!" Some of
them found out what ne wanted to do
He wanted the sea parted. 1t did not
amount to anything, this stretching
out of his hand over the sea. But after
awhile the wind blew all night from
the east, and the waters were gather
ed into a glittering paIisade on either
side, and the pillows reared as God
pulled back on their crystal bits Wheel
into line, o Israeli March, march,
Pearls crashed under feet Flying spray
gathers into rainbow arch of victory
for the conquerors to march under.
Shout of hosts on the beach answering
the shout of hosts amid the sea. And
when the last line of the Israelites
reach the beach the cymbals clap, and
the shields clang, and the waters rush
over the pursuers, and the swift I'm
gered winds on the white keys of the
foam play the grand march of Israel
delivered and the awful dirge of Egyp-
tian overthrow
So you and I go forth, and all the
people of God go forth, and they
stretch their hand over the sea, the
boiling sea of crime and sin and
wretchedness. ut doesn't amount TO
anything" people say. Doesn't it?
Gods winds of help will after awhile
begin to blow. A path will be cleared
for the army of Christian philanthro-
pists. The path will be lined with the
treasures or Christian beneficence, and
we will be greeted to the, other beach
by the clapping of all heavens GYM
balls, while those who pursued us and
derided us and tried to destroy us will
go down under the sea, and all that
will be left of them will be cast high
and dry upon the beach, the spliHtered
wheel of a chariot or thrust out from
the foam the breathless nostril of s
riderless charger
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19
WANT TO VOTE.
movement in England Looking Toward
General Female Suffrage.

General Female Suffrage.
Our women are as determined as
ever, IL not more so. to have their
rlghtful votes. In war times domestic
reforms must wait, and among them
woman suffrage. But there is no rea-
son why the interval should not be
utilized for consolidation and prepar-
alton for resolute action when war is
behind US and the time cries aloud for
the repression of old scandals. This
is what the woman suffrage people
have been doing. Once upon time
the movement was single and solid
Then came the home rule split, and the
women, protesting their independence
of parties. followed the men and split
also, says the London Mail Two wom-
an suffrage societies arose, both non
political, but one for Liberals, the
other for Conservatives and Liberal
Unionists. Time went by, home rule
rancor softened, and the ladies, ever
eager for the truth, resolved that there
really was no object in having two
woman suffrage societies, and that
henceforth there should be but one, as
of old. Women have been stung by
the retrograde exclusion of women
from the new municipal councils
thanks to the house of lords and the
singular acquiescence of the commons,
en- on the vestries; their spirit has
been stirred and they are in earnest
Meantime practice in voting for local
bodies is training women for greater
things.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
AORlCULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva-
tion of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture. yiticulturs and FiordcaI-
Smut of oass and wheat.

Press bulletin "a of the Kansas Elk
pertinent station has the following to
say on the smut Of oats and wheat:
Smut of Oats.-The spores gain an
entrance during the termination OF
the seed. If the spores sticking to the
surface OF the grain can be killed the
disease can be almost wholly prevent
ed. To Kill the spores the seed is
soaked in hot water or in certain
chemicals. The hot-water treatment
is the cheapest, but on small quanti-
ties it is not SO convenient of applica-
ton as the other method To apply
the hot-vater treatment. soak the seed,
oats in water heated to temperature
of 133 degrees Fahrenheit The grain,
in about half-bushel quantities, is
placed in a sack, wire netting cage, or
other closed receptacle allowing free
access of water, and plunged in the
water, which should be in large tub,
kettle or vat. 1t should be kept in the
water, being meantime rotated and
plunged, about ten minutes. A Their
mometer should be at hand constantly
for if the temperature is too high the
seed will be injured, and if too low
the smut will not be killed. 1t is a
good plan to dip the seed first into
water about ITO degrees to 120 degrees
Fahrenheit, so that the hotter water
will not be so much cooled by the
process. After treating the seed is
spread out on floor to dry. The sec
ond method for treating oat smut is to
soak the seed for twenty-four hours in
a solution of flower of sulphur, one and
one-half pounds in twenty-five gallons
of water. Care should be taken to
completely wet all the grains. The
solution should be kept in a wooden
vessel.
Sinking Smut of Wheat.-Wheat is
affected by two smuts. One the stink
ing smut, or bunt, remains within the
grain and is observed only when the
covering to the grain is broken, when
the interior is found to be a mass of
black dust or spores. This can be pre-
vented by the hot-water treatment, as
| described for oat smut, or it can be
treated as follows: Soak the seed in
solution of copper suIphate (blue-stone
or blue vitrioD for twelve hours and
| then for five or ten minutes in a solu-
ton of lime. The solution of copper
sulphate is made by disso1ving one
| pound of copper sulphate in twenty
| four gallons of water. The lime solu-
| ton is made by shaking one pound of
| fresh quick lime in ten gallons OF
water. The copper solution must be
kept in a wooden vessel
Loose Smut of Wheat.-The second
| kind of smut on wheat is the common,
conspicuous sort which makes the
whole head black mass. To prevent
this kind of smut, soak seed four hours
| in cold water, set away in the wet
| sacks for four hours more and then
| treat with hot water as described for
oat smut, but soak at 132 degrees for
only five minutes. The seed is likely
| to be injured some, so one-half more
seed should be used than would other
wise be required.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

Tommy Atkins had taken Boer
prisoner. and, the two getting friendly,
talked about the prospects of the war
You may as well give it up; you will
never win. said the Boer. Cos
why pa asked Tommy. Because we've
the Lord on our side." said the Boer.
.-G'arn," said Tommy, with great con-
tempt; why, we've three lords on our
side, and one OF ems made q bloomin'
hass of mself-"-East London (Cape
Colony Dispatch
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

There are many orchards in Okla
noma that have suffered a heavy and
unnecessary loss during the last sum-
mer from the attacks of borers. Many
farmers do not notice that there is
anything wrong with the trees until
the leaves turn yellow and begin to
fall in midsummer. After this stage
has been reached there is little hope
for the tree and it dies before frost
A glance at the tree will be sufficient
to see that the bark on the trunk is
dead and black in irregular spots and
lines Just beneath the dead bark is
the borer's burrow filed with worm
dust The borer is too familiar to re-
quire description. He works up and
down the side of the tree and finally
burrows to the center. When two or
three borers get into the same tree the
trunk is girdled and the tree killed. In
many cases the borer works ON only
one side of the tree.
If large spot of bark is killed, the
bark and woods begin to rot and are
soon filed with mushroom growth.
This mushroom breaks through the
bark of the tree and develops the fruit
ing portion on the outside of the
trunk. The fruiting part is white and
resembles that which is seen on rot
ten logs. If the tree dies the rot is
then supposed to be the cause of it's
death. The rot may hasten the death
OF the tree. but a tree that is sound
and free from blemishes is very sell
dom if ever attacked by this rot
The best thing to do is to keep the
tree free from borers and other inju-
ries- The land should be kept free
from grass and weeds and well Guilt
waited. Good, clean cultivation is worth
more than all the washes and dress
ings that can be applied to prevent
borers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

Tom@ ~ shall be SO glad whsr
Christmas comes! Nellie suppose
yoe think you're going to have . lot
of nice things Tommy-It isn't that
SO much It's awful hard to be good
all the time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19
mortality Among VIVID Birds

One of the best living authorities on
wild birds lately stated his opinion
that of the eggs of wild birds an ave-
rage of about so per cent Matched. and
that about one-haIf of those Matched
reached maturity Curiously enough.
practical poultrymen count upon the
same average in the artificial fncubat-
ing and brooding of chickens. The
mortality in the two cases is evidently
only partially due to like causes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

Cost of Raising Corn and Wheat.
Repeated Investigations into the
cost OF raising corn and wheat have
shown that about SO for wheat and
$11 for corn per acre are about as low
as they can be produced. Investiga-
lions by the Wisconsin commissioner
of agriculture resulted in a report
from which we make the following
excerpt:
THE returns from 40 of the most
successful and prosperous farmers in
the state showed that the annual in
vestment-that is, the expense of la
Dor, seed, taxes, depreciation of land,
machinery and horses used, feed and
incidental outlays-amounted to $6.12
per acre for one crop of wheat and
1871 per acre for one crop of corn To
the average yield the past six years
this is equivalent to about 35 cents per
bushel for wheat and 16 cents per
bushel for corn If to this is added in
terest at 6 per cent on the value per
acre of the machinery and horses used,
the annual investment and the value
of the land as estimated or given by
the farmers the expenses for wheat
would be increased from $6.12 to $9-45
per acre, or from IS to 81 cents per
bushel, and for corn from $7.91 to
$1136 per acre, or from 16 to n cents
per bushel-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

In 1894 the division of vegetable
physiology and pathology of the
United States department of agricu1-
ture began experiments on an extern
sive scale to test the comparative rust
resistance of different varieties of
cereals, especially wheat. This work
was carried on for three seasons. and
during that time it became apparent
that constant rust resistance is not to
be obtained among the ordinary bread
wheats known at present, though on
an average few such varieties are
fairly resistant during long period of
years. By the results obtained it was
rendered highly probable that this
quality must be bred into variety
resistant individuals of that variety or
by crossing with resistant varieties of
other wheat groups and selecting from
the resultant progeny such types as
combine in the highest degree the
usual qualities of the bread-wheat
group with that of rust resistance.
1t was also found that In regard to
other qualities than rust resistance, it
is not possible to obtain varieties
which even approximate perfection,
and it is rare that many desirable
qualities are found in the same va
riety.
1t was, therefore, determined to
study thoroughly wheat varieties
themselves in all relations and inves-
tigate all associated problems, such as
drought resistance, early maturity,
yielding power, and other matters of
great economic interest
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-01-19

Horses I'm the North Central Division.
The census report of domestic ami
mails, just published, credits Illinois
with 238, $50 horses, of which 233, 807
are animals two years old and over.
OF the remainder 2,237 are colts of one
year and under two years. 1t is in
credible that the supply of colts under
one year is only 2.606, but it serves to
emphasize the predictions of the
Farmers Review relative to a horse
famine one of these days. Indiana has
still smaller stock, according to this
report, the number of horses over two
years of age being 124 ,072, the number
of colts one year and under two, ], 448,
and of colts under one year, ], 737. The
Missouri horse statistics are not much
better, viz: Horses two years old and
over, 124, 952; colts one and under two
years, 1864; colts under one year, l.
FAT. Michigan's supply of two-year-
old horses is given as 100, 40: of colts
one and under two years, 1928; of colts
under one year, 872. Ohio has 1885,
6S3 two-year-olds. 1902 one year old
and over, 81 under one year. Wis
consin 3.446 two-year-olds, 879 colts
one year and under two years, and S74
under one year. Iowa has 147,275
horses two years old and over, 1861
one year and under two. and 1862 colts
under one year, a larger number of
young colts than is credited to any
other state. Kansas is reported as hav-
ing 81 .687 horses two years old and
over, ,162 one year old and under two,
and Its under one year. Kentucky,
SO famed for its horses is allowed A.
757 horses two years old and over, 585
colts one year and under two. and $50
colts under one year. Minnesota is
said to possess almost twice as many
horses as Kentucky, or 80, 1874 horses
two years old and over. 976 colts one
year and under two. and 1.0s3 colts I'M
der one year
No dairyman can afford to hire nj
=
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-12
penaiona For Kanaana.

Washington. D. c., July 12.-Pensions
were granted today as follows for
Kansans:
Origfnal-Peter Dierfer, La Blanche,
$12; David Morland, Medicine Lodge,
So; Samuel Weaver, Mapleton, Sc.
Observation-Disclosures Duncan, Car
bondale, So
Supplemental-Isaac Ranck, Bunker
Hill, 81
Increase-David Fleming, National
home, Leavenworth. $12; David Stoner,
Elwood, SO; Francis Mcclellan, Win
field, SIT; Frederick Border. Wherry,
SO; James Adinton, Council Grove, $12;
Church Parr, National home, Leaven-
worth, $40; Joseph Duer, Portals, $12;
Orville Belknap. Blue Mound, $40; La
fayette Wayman, Parsons. s.; Su-
sanna Russell. Geneseo, $12; Ida NJ.
Kittle. Alexander. So