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The Conservative, 1901-09-12

state, which with three large horses and
one man can be made to do the work
which, before I learned of it, cost me
the labor of two men and seven horses.
Before possessing this make of plough,
the land was fitted by using three
horses on the regular plough and four
horses Oh the subsoil plough following
it in the same furrow.
I could talk for hours upon the i'm
portance of conserving moisture in this
region, which, now that we have begun
to use the alfalfa plant, will become one
of the most valuable regions for agricul-
ture in the United States. But time
will not permit, and we will pass to the
cutting Of the hay.
Cutting and Curing the Hay.
My experience is that it should be cut
as near as possible when it is in full
bloom. Having so large an area, this
necessitates cutting portion of mine
before it commences to bloom at all.
No cutting is done in the morning until
the dew is off, that the alfalfa may fall
on well-warmed ground. The men are
employed before that time in cultivat-
ing other crops and destroying weeds
generally, using hand-hoe when
necessary. AS soon as the hay is thor
oughly wilted it is raked into small
windrows, from which it is gathered
later by buck-rakes into stacks. AS
rule there are three men on the stack,
four men on the buck k-rakes, one man to
attend the stacker, and boy to guide
the team used with the stacker. There
is a large loss of leaves attending this
process, and had small area the hay
would be gathered as I was taught to
cure red clover in New England, by
cooking it and letting it cure in the
cock, after which it was Immediately
hauled to the barn that it might not get
wet. AS it is, what hay will be neces-
sary for the dairy COWS and breeding
ewes and perhaps for all of my rumin-
ating animals will hereafter be cured in
the cock, as am certain that the ad-
ditional cost of curing it that way will
be more than compensated by the in
creased value of the hay. While there
is no more valuable forage for cattle,
sheep, colts or hogs than well-cured
alfalfa, SO also there is no hay which
can receive greater damage from wet
ting. Because of this I will hereafter
put as much of it as possible in barns
and sheds. will put the remainder in
stacks, which shall protect with stack
covers, which are now manufactured
for that purpose.
How to Kill Out Alfalfa.
When wa wish tO kill ont alfalfa tbo%
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from the frosts and storms of winter.
In regard to the feeding value of
alfalfa, my experience along this line
has not been as exhaustive as the ex-
periments conducted at the various
state experiment stations, to some of
which I will briefly refer later. There
is one thing, however, which it may be
we'll for me to tell you, particularly as
it is generally understood that alfalfa
makes poor horse feed, and so it does
for driving horses. In July, 1894, find
ing myself without old hay or grain,
and no corn to be had for less than
sixty cents per bushel, I was compelled
to depend entirely upon new alfalfa hay
to feed some eighty work horses for
more than thirty days, during which
time they were worked unusually hard,
as I was trying to subdue a swamp
which was, in many places, very diff
cult to plough. During this time the
condition of health and flesh, although I
believe it better practice to feed some
grain, in connection with the alfalfa, to
all horses when hard worked Since
that time have fed all my work horses
on we'll cured alfalfa, choosing for this
purpose cuttings when the plant was
passing out Of bloom, having learned
that there was more protein in alfalfa
cut late
will relate one other experience In
April, 1895, I turned sixty hogs, some of
which were brood sows, into All eight
acre piece of alfalfa and kept them
there all summer without grain, during
which time they increased to 1870 in
number. In the early fall little corn
was given them to help out the alfalfa
as the number of hogs increased. 1t is
my Judgment that little ground grain
should be given to growing pigs when
pastured on alfalfa, to stimulate their
growth and harden them.
Feeding Alfalfa.
The subject of feeding alfalfa is so
important to all who grow it that I
have spared no pains to learn what
others have found out along this line,
and it may interest you to learn of q
cattle-feeding experiment at Fort Col
Inns, Colo, conducted in the winter of
1894-'95, by Prof. w. w. Cooke, agri-
culturalist at the Colorado State Exper-
iment Station, which was very thorough
in it's character-in fact, practically
exhaustive. In that experiment it was
fed with corn costing there forty-two
cents per bushel, and the results OBJ
tanned in one pen gave value of $17.7O
per ton for the alfalfa. From another
pen the return was but $8.12 per ton,
| vot %Io M o11 MONS xuoe on
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LAWS THAT OUGHT TO BE RE-
PEALED.

PEALED.
lspeeech delivered by J: Sterling Morton be:
and Travellers at the Auditorium Hotel, Chi
cago, Sept. 10, 1901
Gentlemen of the National Association
of Merchants and Travellers:
Preceding it's historic career the hui
man race was unanimous in it's savagery.
The remote ancestors of twentieth GEN.
tury mankind subsisted by the chase.
Each barbaric hunter depended upon his
physical prowess for the protection of
his life, liberty and the acquisitions of
his individual efforts. The evolution
from nomadic huntsmen to pastoral
herdsmen seems to have been slow and
toilsome, without annals-a mere blank
in the youth-time of the breeds of men.
Thence was taken the upward stride
towards permanentized civilization and
from merely pastoral existence, man
entered upon the tillage of the soil, and
finally upon agriculture in general with
it's concomitant branches of horticulture
and viticulture. Somewhere in his
mind developing progress the natural
rights of man were discovered and es-
tablished, and they were primarily the
right to life, the right to liberty, and the
right to the earnings of the person. In
the pre-legislative era each man was
obliged to defend these rights for him
cole Tb,,c i,d;v;duol ,,,;,b% o1o,,o ,,ro
tected but in time, as the intellectual
faculties of the race strengthened, it was
with unanimity proclaimed that all
should stand together for the defence of
the rights of each. And this proolama.
tion was the very beginning of the found
ations for statute laws.
The professions of law-giving, of law
administering and of practicing law are
therefore only evolutions from the prim-
tive assertion of the natural rights of
person to life, liberty and his legitimate
earning. Thus plainly it is discernible
that the laws under which we live are
normal outgrowth from the assertion
of our natural rights by our far-back
barbaric ancestors when they began
to drift towards civilization. Human
rights, then, were not born of statutes
nor originated by Lawmakers. But out
of those rights as originally acknowl-
edged have emerged all of the laws of
all the nations of the civilized earth.
Those statutes that ought to be
The Conservative, 1901-09-12
How to Kill Out Alfalfa.

When we wish to kill out alfalfa, that
we may use the field for orcharding or
other purposes, we plough it in August,
using three horses to very sharp plough
with rolling Golfer. About month
later we plow again in the other direc-
tion, leaving the burrows open, that we
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-15
Tsylm>Swsin.

A wedding Of much interest to
the people Of the Blue Lick and
Wanamaker neighborhood was that
Of J. w. Taylor Of Wanamaker
aud Miss Rosa Swain Of Blue Lick.
which took place at the home Of
the bride OH Wednesday, March
18th. at high noon. Rev. William
Loose of the Northern Methodist
church officiating.
The impressive ceremony was
performed in the presence Of the
relatives and a few friends OF the
contracting parties.
The groom is an industrious
young farmer. Of excellent habits.
who is we'll to do and has many
friends throughout the county who
congratulate him upon his good
fortune in securing Tor a wife such
a prize in the matrimonial market
The bride Is a step daughter OF
/. NJ. Wingheld Of Blue Lick, is
both intelligent aud handsome. pos
sc~siny MANY admirable traits 81
,hat c,,r. O. Il j. very popular with
II wDo know her.
An c'egart dinner was served
~ m,da,rly after the ceremony
Mr.. aud Mrs. Taylor lett in the AZ
ternora for Wanamaker. where
thy viii begin life on the farm,
the groom having everything IN
readiness Tor his ,onng bride.
The REPUBLICAN, Joins with I'll,
man, iricnds oi the contracting par
ties in w,shiug for them a long lif'
of happiness and prosperity.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-15

mark at the age Of six weeks, by
Charles Bush, a wealthy man Of
New York City, at a cost Of SI2o
and was a beautiful animal.
Mr.. Darling had only owned the
dog two months and had just sue.
ceeded in teaching It an act with
the small pony by name Of New
York" that was worth alone the
sun Of $500 a night to him. He is
sorely crushed over the loss Of 1t.
When he bought the dog he went
himself all the way to New York,
afraid to have it expressed for fear
something might happen to it, and
the dog which cannot he easily re-
placed, Is a great loss to theeeowner.
MIR. Darling. with his wife, has on.
ly been in Marshall three months
and We regret to have him leave
III city, feeling that he can have
better protection for his property
elsewhere than here, rs he stated
| that as his main reason for leaving
Marshall.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-15
Mrs. W. Il Jobyns Entertained.

4 limel> ana pr,tt, compliment
To Mrs W. K Dob, ns. who arrived
recently from st. JOS phi, was
the little afternoon reception ten.
dered her by Mrs. 7. W. Hunter
OH tn -sday at her home on North
street, which was an especially
pleasant affair, affording an oppor.
tunity tor the MANY friends to meet
the honored guest. the pleasure be-
ing mutual
The afternoon vas perfectly free
from anything like tormality aud
consequently all the more enjoyed
by those in attendance The at
tractive home was beautifed with
many potted plants and cut flowers,
pink carnations prevailing.
The hostess was assisted by Mes.
danes J. T. Morris, Fannie Clark
and John Adams, each OF whom is
known to excel in the art of enter
tanning, and nothing that could
have added to the pleasure Of the
affair was omitted.
The menu served was as follows.
Grated ham, chicken salad served
with whipped cream, olive sandwich
es tina, were conspicuous for their
daintiness, potato chips, biscuit
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-15

Deceased was nearl, 81 years Of
age, was born in johnson county,
Kentucky. in July 1912 and came
to Missouri when quite a lad. He
lived the most Of his life at Wind.
scr, Henry county and at Rock
Springs church. A wife and FIVE
children survive him. They are,
w. W. Rose Of this city. J. p. Rose
Of Odessa. Mrs. Anna Barnett Of
Odessa and two younger children
who are still at home.
The REPUBLICAN extends sym
patty.
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MARSHALL :: REPUBLICAN,.

cherry punch, cake and chocolate.
The invited, in addition to the
guest Of honor aud the assisting la.
dies, were: Mesdames Samuel Da.
Wis, b. NJ Spots. Abel Leonard,
John Hall. J. Thomp,on, James
Wingfcld, 5. w. Armentrout, T.
n. Hunter. Maurice Hayden. J.
l.. Woodbridge, B. N. Spencer. l..
Il. Merkins. G.. NJ. Francisco,
Frank Mitchell, Hebe Mcdaniel,
Charles Page, X. Il. l.. Smith, J.
VanDyxe and Misses Lillian Bow.
Ell. Mary and Sue Newton.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-15
Resolutions Of Condolenee.

At a call meeting Of the Mar.
shall Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union at the residence Of Mrs.
Robert Sandidge Monday afternoon
at Z o'clock. the following resolu.
lions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas. In the providence Of
an Advise Creator our sister, our
leader, our counselor and our noble
president, Mrs {. N. Rand, has
been called from her earthly work
to walk with he Master, whom she
loved 80 well and served 80 cheer
fully. he II
Resell, ed. Tha, We. the mem.
beers of the W. G. 7. u. do mourn
her death aud sorrowiully here, in
this special meeting, express our
great loss. inismuch as she al nc
longer he one Of Our number, a. a
member, leader and counselor.
Resolved. That we extend to
the bereaved husband. children and
relatives our sympathy in their
great sorrow.
Resolved. That we commend
to all her noble life and pure char
acter as worthy in every way Of
emulation.
Resolved. That in the death o
Mrs. Rand we. as members Of tn,
W. &. 7. u. have lost orr bes'
friend. and The church to which
she belonged one Of its most earn
est workers,
Resolved, That copies Of thes,
resolutions be sent tn the husband
and children, to the father an6
brothers, a copy spread upon ou'
minutes and copies sen, for publ
cation to the Marshall papers, I,
the Union Signal" The Coun
selor'' aud to our state organ, ''Th'
Leader."
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-15
$500 Reward Offered.

Fred d. Darling, who leaves this
week for New York City with his
dog aud pony show. has offered
$500 reward for the apprehension
Of the person or persons, who poi.
soned Baby" his great Dane dog
one night recently. The money is
deposited in the Bank Of Saline.
The dog was imported from Den.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-15
Rev. W. W Rose

Rev W. ". Rose. father OF w.
W. Rose of this city, a man great.
ly beloved and highly respected,
who had been a minister of the
Baptist church for 10 years died
Saturday, March end, ear Clifton
CITY in Cooper county, where he
was holding a revival meeting
when taken sick.
The evening times., 1901-05-20
THE WBSP POINT TROUBLE
Secretary Root to Have a Confer
ence With Colonel Mills.
The superintendent Summoned to
"ashingtOn-A COurt-MartiRI In
veSfiEafinE the Recent Disorder.
Summary Action to he Taken.

me superintendent Summoned to
"ashinEton-A COurt-MartiRI In
vestiGatinE the Recent Disorder.
Summary Action to He Taken.
Secretary Root today took action looking
70 the punishment of cadets at the West
Point Military Academy who have been in
dulging in rioting, and who, among other
things, are said to have trained field
gun on the quarters of-CoI \. L. Mills,
the Superintendent.
Colonel Mills was this morning directed
to proceed Immediately to Washington
for a conference with the Secretary Of
War regarding business pertaining to the
United States Military Academy This
business" IS the recent disturbances
among the cadets. Secretary Root will
hear Colonel Mills testimony in regard
to the trouble.
A general court-martial has been con-
vened at West Point, 'for the trial of
such prisoners as may be brought before
it" This court will take action in the
cases of the eighty cadets now under ar
rest.
Secretary Root today made public the
detail of the court which has been quietly
hearing the evidence and which will later
sit in judgment on those found to be i'm
pIicated. The court is composed Of the
following officers:
Major Charles B. Hall, Second Infantry;
Capt Cornelius Dew wilcox. Artillery
Corps; Capt. Richard l. Liverm0re, Tenth
Cavalry: Capt George F. Hamilton,
Tenth Cavalry: First Lieut. George BIaS-
ely, Artillery Corps; First Lieut.. Frank
w Coe, Artillery Corps; First Lieut. VIII
liam +. Smith, Artillery Corps, First
Lieut.. Aston Hamilton, Artillery CoBs;
First Lieut. William c. SiIIs, Eighth Cav
airy; First Lieut.. Robert E. CaIian, Artil-
Iery Corps; First Lieut. Clarence H Nc
Neil, Artillery Corps; First Lieut. James
W. HinkIey. jr., Artillery Corps; First
Lieut. John b Christian. Ninth Cavalry;
First Lieut.. Francis H Pope, Second Cav
airy, judge advocate
The court is empowered to proceed with
the business before it with any number
CT members present, not less than the
The evening times., 1901-05-20
THE CONFERENCE OF STATES.
Issue Between Chile and Peru and
bolivia Sharply Drawn.

The issue between Chile on the one
hand and Peru and Bolivia on the other
as to the scope of the action to be taken
on the subject of arbitration by the Pan
American Congress, which viii meet in
the City Of Mexico next October. has been
sharply drawn, and 1t is likely that which
ever way the controversy turns out one
or perhaps two of the countries concerned
VIII refuse to attend the conference.
Briefly the situation is this:
Chile consented to enter the conference
with the understanding that action In re-
gard to arbitrating differences between
American republics should extend only to
future disputes Peru and Bolivia contend
that it shall extend to past disputes, evi-
dentIy hoping to have referred to a
tribunal of arbitration the questions af-
fecting territory held by Chile and claim
ed by Peru and Bolivia
In the hope of efTecting compromise,
DR. D J Hill, Acting Secretary Of state
Chairman of the Executive Committee of
the Bureau of American Republics, which
has charge of the preliminary arrange
ments for the conference, suggested that
the tentative programme of topics to be
discussed Oimiting action on arbitration
to future disputes) should hold unless
changed by the unanimous agreement of
the nations represented in the conference
OF the other four members of the execu-
tive committee, two have voted for this
suggestion and two against it, thus leav-
ing the deciding vote with the chairman.
Dr.. Hill declines, however. to take sides.
mainly on the ground that the matter is
too important TO be settled by a single
vote. and that the success Of the confer
ence demands that the South American
Republics reach an amicabIe agreement
among themselves
Chile is satisfied with the proposal to
change the programme by unanimous
consent, but Peru and Bolivia are not,
and the Peruvian Government has uoti-
fed the State Department that it viii not
participate IN the conference if action on
arbitration is not made retroactive Min
lister Vicuna Of Chile had a talk Oh the
subject today with Acting Secretary Hill,
but no progress toward an agreement was
made
The evening times., 1901-05-20
a PETITION TO cHAFFEE.
AN Interesting Document Received
at the War Department.

The War DEPARTMENT today issued a copy
of a petition presented to General Chaffee
through Major Robertson, by a mass
meeting of several thousand Cinnamon,
who assembled in front of the Office of the
provost marcshaI at Pekin on March .
last and signed by $500 Chinese redidents
of that city. praying the retention of the
American troops
Aside from the language Of the petition,
which with the reply of Captain TiIison.
the United States Provost Marshal. is
subjoined. an interesting feature is that
it is accompanied by the signatures of the
$500 petitioners, each on a detached slip
Ct paper, of all sizes and shapes, which IS
in most instances the visiting card of the
signeT.
The paper usually is of intense veruiI-
hon hue, but sometimes of yellow, pink or
rose, many of them possessing a form Of
G geography that Is exquisitely artistic
The whole forms a compact package Of
some six inches IN bulk There is also IN
book form the combined signatures Of
shopIleepers, by trades, or streets. or sec
tons exhibiting in the most pleasing form
customs which. while strange to foreign
eyes, are doubtless very familiar objects
in the Flowery Kingdom
The evening times., 1901-05-20

Tor despatch per s. 5 Idzumi Maru- Registered
mail must be directed Via Vancouver" (o)
sails Tor CHINA JAPAN. HAWAII. and PHIL
lFPtNE ISLANDS, - via san Francisco close here
daily at $50 p n. up 70 June / inclusive for
despatch per $ 5. Peking. (o)
Mails for HAWAII, via san Francisco close here
daily at 6.30 p N. up to June 8, for despatch
per $ $ Aariposa. (o)
Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
New York for connection with European stesm-
eTs-
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS CMfIftary MafD. de-
spasched to San Francisco at ali closes fJr that
ofi'e, to connect with Government Transports
the saIlIngs Of which are Irregular
(b) Registered mails close at l D m same day
tc) Registered mails close at p n. same DAY
Cd Registered mails close at a. m saIne daT
te) Registered mails close at l p IN. previous
q Registered mails close at I p. H. previous
day.
(b) Registered mails close at z p. m. previous
Saturday.
% Registered mails close at p n. previous
Io) Registered mails close at D. m. previous
day JOHN a. MERRITT, Postmaster.
The evening times., 1901-05-20
DIED.

GRIFFIN-On Saturday, May Is 1901 at 9:1O
a m. CHARLES T. GRIFFIN, beloved husband
OF Ann Matilda Griffin, N the eighty third year
Of his age
Funeral from his late residence, 534 Twenty
third Street northwest. Tuesday, at $50 j. m;
thence to St. Stephens Church, where mass will
be said for the regOse OF his soul. Friends and
relatives are invited to attend.
PnCHER-On May 10, 1901, at 1I-2o O'Clock
4 m WILLIAM A., son Of George n and Fam
uie Pitcher aged twenty-seycn years five months
and nineteen days
Funeral from his late residence. 7O7 D Street
northeast. Tuesday. May q, at 3 D. m Friends
and relatives invited to attend. Interment Con-
EressonaI Cemetery.
PURCELI-On Saturday. May Is. 1901. at
p. m. HANNAH, beloved wife of Thomas s.
Purcell.
Funeral from her late residence. I458 Rhode
Island Avenue Tuesday, May D. at 9 30 a. IN.
thence 10 ST Matthew's Church. where requiem
mass will be said for the repose of her soul
The evening times., 1901-05-20
COMMISSIONER EVANS SUED.
i Local Attorney Asks 100000 for
Alleged DamaEes.

Henry D Phillips, a local attorney. to-
day filed suit against II. Clay Evans, Com
missioner of Pensions to recover $IG9. .O99
claimed as damages. The declaration says
in part:
The said H Clay Evans, on or about
February ;, 1893. contriving and malicious
Jy intending to injure the plaintiff in his
good name, fame, and credit. and without
any evidence of any character whatsoever
before him that plaintiff had been guilty
of unlawful and uHprofessionaI conduct
IN receiving fees in the case Of Ann
Chambers in excess Of those allowed by
law, nevertheless, Unlawfully and mali
ciously and without any just or probable
cause, procured from the Secretary Of the
Interior an order disbarring Phillips from
further practice before the Interior De-
rlartrnent- -
The evening times., 1901-05-20
TIE CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.
Meetings to Begin in Columbus
Ohio, Tomorrow.

Meetings to Begin in Columbus,
Ohio, Tomorrow.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 20.-The Fifth
National Congress Of Mothers, will con-
vene in this city tomorrow for u four
days session Elaborate preparations
have been made for the meeting Four
thousand delegates from all parts Of the
country vii be in attendance.
Mrs Theodore w Birney, Of Wash
ington, D. c., viii preside Tomorrow
morning the Board Of Managers Of the
National Congress viii meet Among the
noted speakers are: Col. Francis w Park
er, of Chicago; Mrs Edwin C Price, Pres
ident Of the New Jersey Congress Of
Mothers; Mrs Robert Gotten, Of North
Carolina; Hon Harry 3. Hurd, Of Chica-
go: Mrs Kate Waller Barret, of AIexan-
dria. Va. and Hon. Charles r Skinner,
Of Albany, y. I.
The evening times., 1901-05-20
wHIPPINes FOR THIEVES.
Four Men Punished by the Lash in
Delaware.

II.NINGTON, Del. May 20--Four col
ored men were WHIPPED and placed in the
piIIory at New Castle jail Saturday
Judging from the way the cUlprits took
their punishment it did not hurt them
Edward White who robbed ex-Postmas-
ter William Hunter. of New Castle, re
ceived forty Iashes, the limit allowed by
law He sauirmed for while until he
became accustomed to the blows of the
cat welded by Sheriff Mcdaniel, and
then stood quietly through the remainder
of the ordeal.
William Fisher. who entered a house in
this city with intent to rob. received
twenty Iashes across his barred back He
never whimPeTed, and said ne had re-
Ceived harder whippings in his life.
William Guy and John Henry F7ulman,
who pilaged q store at Odessa. each re-
ceived twenty Iashes- They were dead
easy, calculated Guy. FuIman WINGED
under several Of his cuts. I guess no
body would die from them" he declared.
The evening times., 1901-05-20
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