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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27
BURGLARS CAUGHT; ONE SHOT.
Were Trying to Break Into Store at
Ventura.

Mason City, June 24-While at
tempting to break into Johnson's gen
eral merchandise store at Ventura, a
little town fifteen miles west of here,
two members Of the Brady gang were
captured and brought to this city yes
terday One was shot through the
abdomen, and it is thought the wound
is fatal He refuses to disclose his
name or home, and he says his parents
are good people. The other gave his
name as Smith. They had stolen a
quantity of shoes. Both were armed
with revolvers and had skeleton keys.
Smith had large sum of money.
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BidweII.

Bidwell, June 27.-Miss Clara Cleve.
land, of Ottumwa, is visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. d. Rosencrans.
Miss Goldie Haddock, of Foster, is
visiting her cousin, Mamie Gates.
Misses Anna and Gertie Garfield Wis.
tied Saturday and Sunday at the home
of their uncle, c. H. Garfield.
Owing to the shower Saturday after.
noon the attendance at the social at
Christiansburg Saturday evening was
not large.
The work of putting up the spire on
the Christiansubrg church has been
postponed till after harvest.
Grooms Bros finished Isaac Need.
hams house last week.
Mrs. c. E. Coggshall, of Chillicothe,
is visiting friends near Bidwell.
Rev. G. E. Coggshall, of Chilicolthe,
was a passenger to Hedrick from Bid
well on Tuesday evening.
Miss Lucy Bowen was an Ottumwa
passenger on No s Tuesday.
Miss Leila Garfield returned this
week from visit at Ottumwa.
O. M. Stringham, os Ottumwa, was
at Bidwell Tuesday on business.
S. A. Burton and several others are
talking of sinking prospect shaft on
Mr.. Burton's place known as the G.
w. Barrows place. They hope to find
a good vein of cial.
Harvest has begun In this vicinity.
Fall grain will be fair, but grass will
be light crop. Oats are filling fair
ly WELL but will be short. Corn,
though late, is looking we'll.
Mrs Chas. Harlan made trip to
Dudley Monday.
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KirkviIIe,

Kirkville, June 27.-Rev. M. L. John
son of Cincinnati, Ohio, was a business
caller in Kirkville Monday.
Mrs. Clara Alderman visited her
parents, DR.. and Mrs. D. G. Dinsmore,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jed Jones are happy
over the arrival of a baby boy at their
home.
j. w. Garvin has moved into his new
residence on North Cedar street.
Rev. w. E. Brandenburg was unable
to fill his appointment at the Chris
tan church Sunday. Rev. Davis of
Des Moines occupied his pulpit.
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NO GLASS CIGAR BOXES.
Decision Against Stickney Cigar Com.
pany by Revenue Bureau.

Party Uy ntVeHUe Bureau.
Washington, June 26.-The internal
revenue bureau of The treasury de-
partment has decided that the William
A. Stickney Cigar company, of ST.
Louis, can no longer use the fancy
glass cigar boxes and cases which they
have used in the past for packing their
goods. The decision was reached to-
day, after consideration by the legal
officers of the department. The
theory of the government is that cost
ly boxes encourage fraud on the part
of irresponsible dealers, who will be
prone to preserve the glass cases, re-
filing them from time to time from
boxes which have not the government
stamp affixed.
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Eldon.

Eldon, June 27.-Fred Washington
and wife, colored, who were arrested
for jumping board bills and disturbing
the peace were fined $40 yesterday. AS
they were broke the fines were remit.
ted.
Chas. Birce made business trip
to Unionville yesterday.
Married, at the home of the brides
parents, Miss Wayne Vass and Jonn
Enyart, yesterday evening at o'clock
Rev. Barker officiating. Mr.. and Mrs
Enyart left on No. IL last night for va.
rious points in Colorado to spend the
summer.
Miss Carrie Myers, who has been Wis
iting friends at Eddyville returned
home yesterday
Fred Let's is visiting at the home
of DR.. S. H. sawyers.
Walter Scott Of Rock Island, chief
train dispatcher of the G. RE st. P.
was an Eldon visitor yesterday.
Misses Myrtle Dreamer and Jean
Moore and Chas. Bierce intend driv
ing to Fairfield today on a little pic
| mic party.
Mrs. John Brough Of Centerville is
visiting at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Van McCrary.
Mrs. Rhoda Turner and children Of
Oskaloosa are visiting at the home o.
Ed. Yoder.
Mrs. Ed. Weber and Mrs. Grimsely
left this morning for Mrs. Weber's
home at Wyacood, Mo. Enroute the,
will stop for short visit with Ben
tonsport relatives.
Geo. Whistler and wife are Visiting
with Rock Island friends.
Supt Gilmore and Roadmaster Lee
were in town yesterday.
] Harry Creamer. a prospective nom
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Moravia.

Moravia, June 27.-John Clark of
Morehead, KY, was here Tuesday.
Fred Buckmaster was transacting
business in Ottumwa Wednesday.
Dr. Atkins and wife who have been
touring the state returned home Mon
day.
Rev. Norton will leave for Califor-
MIA next week.
Will Chambers and wife spent Sun
day in Queen City, Mo.
Ed. Mccoy and family visited reia-
tives in Moulton Sunday.
Harry Harris made flying trip to
Eldon Monday.
Blanche Woodcock of Oskaloosa is
the guest of Miss Jessie Harris this
week.
Chas. Buck of Birmingham spent
Sunday in our little city.
Claud Alverson was a Sunday visitor
in Queen City, Mo.
John KNITTED is here visiting at the
Chambers home.
Manual Greenley of Foster was up
on business Tuesday.
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inee for sheriff of Wapello county on
the republican ticket left this morning
on business trip to Ottumwa and
Highland Center.
In the suit between H. r. Baker and
H. C. Mason for judgment owing to
an error in invoice, Mr. Baker was
awarded judgment in the amount of
$500. ss-
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First Load Of Kansas Wheat.

Winfield, Kas., June 24.-The first
load Of new Kansas wheat was mark
eted Saturday. It was soft wheat
tested sixty-two pounds, and sold fol
65 cents. 1t was a surprise. The mil
lers say that the wheat in this section
will be better and the yield larger than
for many years. = .---.----.---.
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THE MARKETS.
Chicago Live Stock Market

Chicago, June 27.-Cattle-
$500, steady to slow; good to prime,
5.40@640; poor to mec, m, 4.35@5.30;
cows, 2.70@4.S5; Texans, 4.25@5.4O;
stockers, 2.9O@4.80.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; averaged
steady; heavy 6.OO@6.25; light, $500
6.10; mixed, 5.S5@6.17.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; about
steady, 3.60@4.25; lambs, clipped,
strong, others steady to slow, 1000
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hn w. Lewis, secretary.
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
secretary Of the Independent School DIS.
trfct Of Chilicothe, until July 25th at IL m.
noon for the erection Of three room frame
school building.
Certified cheek of s per cent will be re-
required made payable to Silas Warren,
treasurer Of board. Plans can be seen af.
ter July 9th at office Of the secretary or the
office of Frank Fielder, architect, In Oh
tumwa. y, A.. w. Clark, Pres.
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laddsdaIe.

Laddsdale, June 27.-Mr. sherwood
spent Saturday evening and Sunday
with his family in Ottumwa.
Miss Emma Parker and her neph.
ew, Claude Jackson, of Libertyville,
We're the guests Of relatives near here
Monday and Tuesday.
Lem Snider and wife have moved
on Mr.. Lisle's place, south of here
and James Cudwortfl's to Laddsdale.
Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. Wilson were
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was received with enthusiasm, max
ing the last meeting of the season so
pleasant that the first meeting of the
fail will be looked forward to with in.
terest.
John Lobbins has returned from
Muchakinock, where he has been for
some time engaged in coal mining.
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IOWA AT WASHINGTON.

ooines of Hawkeye People at the Ma.
TONS Capital.
Washington, June 26-Postmasters
appointed in Iowa: Sinclair, Butler
county, H. A. Dodge, vice Frank Web
ster, resigned; Soldier, Monona coun-
ty, H. B. Lehmberg, vice T. S. Thor
son, resigned; Star, Marion county,
Asbury B. Burnett, vice ~. Bacus, re-
signed.
The president has appointed ]. R.
Mckee to be postmaster at Sidney.
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Dudley.

Dudley, June 27.-The farmers of
this vicinity have begun their harvest
of cutting wheat and rye.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Wallace visit
ed relatives here Sunday and return
ed to their home in Ottumwa on No.
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Swanson and
family and Mrs. A. E. Gustavison of
Ottumwa visited relatives south of
here Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. Silvers of St. Louis, Mo-, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. l..
Peterson departed for her home last
Friday.
Mrs. Albert Johnson and son Der.
nard, who has been visiting friends
and relatives south of here returned
to their home in Ottumwa Sunday ey.
ening ON No. A.
Andy Lammis, who bought the Bert
Douglas rock quarry at this place, has
now taken possession of it, and has
quite large force of men engaged in
scraping dirt and taking out rock Mr.
Lammis has now got a fine quarry
and will do quite a large business in
the future
Last Monday evening a large mum,
Der of invited friends and neighbors
spent a very enjoyable time at the
John Carlson home, southeast of here
e. L. Peterson came home Saturday
and returned to Ottumwa On No. 4
Sunday evening.
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TO SPEAK AT CLEVELAND.
Major Mahon Of this City VIII Be the
Orator JULY d,

Ordtof July z.
[From Wednesdays Daily.l
Major Mahon has accepted an invi-
tation from the citizens of Cleveland,
in this state, to deliver the Grafton of
the day at that place, July 4. There
will be a grand celebration of the ma
tional birthday at Cleveland, and OF
tumwa furnishes the speaker for the
occasion
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UnionvilIe.

Unionville, June 27.-Rev. Whitlock
of Foster, preached at Liberty church
Friday night.
Arch Hicks who has been living in
Centerville for some time has remov-
ed to his farm west of town.
Miss Cora Clark, who has been stay
ing in Centerville for some time re-
turned home last Saturday.
Miss Clara holland, who has been
attending school at Toledo the past
year, has returned home.
Miss Josie Swain visited relatives
in the east part of the county last
week.
The young people of this vicinity
are getting subscriptions to purchase
a new organ for the U. B. church.
Married at the residence of the
groom of this place on Sunday, May
%. G. w. Morrison and Miss Anna
Cross, Rev. Frye, officiating.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

The fireworks we sell are of reliable
quality; the kind that go off; that
give satisfaction. Our line is COM
p1ete, including all the new goods.
NJ; We offer you special cut
lNOllCCs prices. It will pay you
to see our line before you place your
order.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-27

Moravia, Ia, Anniversary celebrationn
On June % and 20 the G. M. & st.
P. railway will sell excursion tickets
to Moravia, Ia, at rate Of $105 for
round trip, limited for return July /.
A. J. Packard, Agt.
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Ash Grove.

SNoI1 STOvCs
Ash Grove, June 27.-N. Fletcher
and George Hannah were in Ottumwa
Modnay.
Peter Smith and wife of Abba visit
ed Sunday at the N. Fletcher home.
Willis McCarly, wife and son, Har-
old, visited Sunday at the home of Ow-
en- Cassill.
Miss Ollie West closed very sue
cessful term Of school at Ash Grove
last Friday with very interesting pro-
gram in the afternoon. There were
several present and all report good
time
William Wintermote, one of our best
citizens, was kicked by mule Mon
day morning and was severely injured.
There will be an ice cream social at
the home of Fentin Cassill next Sat
urday night, June 20. All are invited
to attend.
Marshal Albright and family visited
relatives at Blackhawk Sunday.
Mrs. John Wolfe visited Tuesday
with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Proctor
George Hannah and sister Anna
spent Sunday with their cousin, Miss
Olive Leonard.
Misses Fife Brown and Becca Or
man of Blackhawk attended League at
this place Sunday night.
DR.. T. J. Selman is treating his
house with new coat of paint.
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New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York, June 27.-Butter-Steady
15@19R.
Eggs-Firmer, 1919.
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HEAT KILLS HORSES
Nine Were Frustrated in One Day
Bloomfield.
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY ON TRIAL

Is in Connection With the Prosecution
~ of Liquor Gases in Davis County
Sad Death of Miss Clara Wieney -
Other News.
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from Cedar Falls to this place for in
terment in the Pennington cemetery.
The facts as reported are as follows:
Clyde has been attending school In
Cedar Falls for some time and his
mother took the schild up to see him,
and while there it took the diphtheria
and died. The body was brought in
a sealed casket.
Rev. Campbell preached in the
Christian church Saturday night and
Sunday morning, and Rev. Brown of
Des Moines, Sunday night.
Mrs. Alice Jacobs gave an ice cream
social last Thursday. There were
about twenty five present.
The Donkey club" played ball Sun
day in the school yard.
Cleveland.
Cleveland, June 27.-Mrs. George
Wright is home after an extended Wis
it in Ladd, Illinois.
7. V. Hall, who has been seriously
i'll for some time, was taken to Iowa
City Wednesday morning to be operat-
ed on.
Work has commenced on the new
c., B. & @. depot.
t. j. Phillips of Ottumwa was a
Cleveland visitor Monday.
Mrs. Richland Bennett is on the sick
list.
Mrs. J. E. Thomas went to Hilton
Thursday to visit friends over the
Fourth.
DR.. d. o. Campbell was in Ottumwa
on business Monday.
Mrs. w. ]. Filey and Mrs. Patrick
Grogan were Lucas visitors Wednss.
day evening.
Fairview.
Fairview, June 27.-The corn crop
prospects look fine in this vicinity and
the farmers are busily engaged max
ing hay.
Mrs. Lizzie Mcdonald from Indian
apolis, Indiana, returned home last
week for a visit with her mother, Mrs.
Taylor. 5s
M. D. Parker went to ottumwa
Monday.
Miss Carrie Wilson closed very in.
teresting term of school at No. last
Friday with program in the after
noon.
VIM. Carter, formerly Of this city
but recently of Omaha, Nebraska, died
last week. The remains were brought
back here for burial. His funeral
was preached at Libertyville, inter.
ment in the Fell cemetery.
Rev. Tade will preach at Fairview
next Sabbath afternoon.
Walter Bartholow was in Eldon Sat.
urday evening.
Miss Emma Parker visited the first
of the week with her sister, Mrs. C.
E. Copeland, in Davis county.
Seymour.
Seymour, June 27.-Miss Mamie Kel.
Ter is visiting friends in Centerville
this week.
Rev. E. B. Whitney went down to
Kansas City Tuesday to attend the
commencement exercises of Park col.
lege.
Mrs. T. P. Phillips of .Allerton and
Miss Lillian Russell of Kansas visited
at the home of Mrs. George Bowers,
the latter part of last week.
Miss Stella Jones Of Centerville was
an over Sunday visitor in this city
the guest of her father, Dr., e. H.
Jones. rs
Bert speers went to Leon Monday
where he has secured employment for
the summer.
Mrs. George Harbert went to Chi.
coga Monday night where she will
visit friends for week.
Frank Custer was in Moulton on
business Tuesday.
Misses Mabel King, Attic Morrison
and Joe Shannon drove down to Cen
terville Sunday and spent the day
They were accompanied home by
Frank O'Neil.
Miss Eva Erickson has accepted a
position as bookkeeper in the Chicago
Coal company's office.
Editor John Adams is Kansas
City visitor this Vice..
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chlcaoo Produce Market.

Chicago, June 27.-Wheat-No. 2,
red, 67@671a; No. red. 661a; No.
hard, 81, No. 8 hard 66A; June, CTS !;
July, 67ss; Sept opened 67B @67as;
highest CTS; lowest 67@67k; closed
67as @6742.
No. 8, 42A @42k; No. yellow 421a
@42a; June 42%; July 43R@43A ;
Sept. opened 44B@445s; highest As;
lowest 445a; closed 445s.
Oats-No. 2 27k@2S; No. 8, 271a;
No. white, 23@311a; No. 8 white, 29
@30; No. 4 white 281a @29; June 265s /;
July 26B; Sept. opened 26B@27;
highest, 81; lowest 1885, closed 26A
Pork-June 1850; Sept. 1880.
Lard-June S.62; Sept. $40.
Ribs-June $780,; Sept. S.12.
Rye, 47as.
Barley, 40@53.
Flax, 1873.
Timothy, 4.4O.
Clover, $50.
New York Produce Market.
New York, June 27.-Wheat-Sept
1915.
Corn-sept, 1875.
ST. Louis Produce Market.
ST. Louis, June 27.-Wheat-Cash
Sc; Sept 65A.
Corn-Cash, 421k; Sept. 4S5s.
Oats-Cash, 20; Sept. 26% @z6B.
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TO CORRESPONDENCE.

The last edition of the sem-weekIy
Courier will go to press next Wednes-
Gay evening. Letters for this edition
must reach this office not later than
Wednesday morning. Otherwise the
correspondence will be held over until
the week following.
Bloomfield, June 81 Especially
Nine horses were Frustrated by the
heat on Tuesday about o'clock in the
afternoon while engaged in hauling
corn from the Bates farm to West
Grove. The team driven by John
Galley was composed of horse be-
longing to himself and one owned by
Fred Horn, each being valued at $780,
Both horses fell in the road and died
before the harness could be removed.
Frank Lane was driving team be-
longing to Young Bros. of which one
horse died. The remainder of the nine
are in a serious condition and may
not recover.
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Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, June 27.-Butter-Steady;
creameries, 14h@19; diaries, 14k@
|161a.
Eggs-steady, 10k @111s.
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Selma, June 27.-Mrs. Geo. Noble
and children came home from Des
Moines Saturday. Her husband has
gone to Oklahoma to superintend set
ting up grist mill.
Mrs. Ruble and Mrs. Rodgers were
Douds visitors Mon4ay.
A. H. Phelps was called to Eldon by
the sickness and death of his mother
the fore part of the week.
]. M. Ogilbee purchased fine new
surrey last week.
Mrs. c. D. Overturf and son are Wis.
iting in Glvin.
VIM. Elliott left Monday on quite an
extensive visit in Nebraska, taking
most of his dogs. He will return by
the way of the Iowa field trials in
September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nelson visited
the parental home Monday.
John Ritz has been quite sick.
Welbourn Walker, having resigned
the clerkship for A. B. Adams & Co.
is now travelling expert for the Nc
Cormick company.
The Telephone company will finish
their work as soon as the smallpox
scare has subsidized.
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removed to Eldon from the boarding
house at this place Sunday evening
and are reported to have smallpox.
There are no new cases reported yet.
Mr.. Davis visited his family in OF
tumwa Monday evening and Tuesday.
DIR. Stevens and wife and daughter
Lola were here Tuesday evening.
An iron gray horse disappeared
from the barn of G. E. Copeland Sun
day night and his whereabouts has
not been. ascertained as yet. No one
has seen or heard of him since his lie.
appearance.
David Clark was here Wednesday
morning and Mr.. Box of Floris Tues
day, on business.
Mrs. Henry Philips and Miss Mag
gle William went to Floris Monday
and Mrs. McCarty to Eldon Tuesday.
cedar.
Cedar, June 27.-There will be an
ice cream social at Cedar M. E. church
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Lyons are at
Clear LAX for snort vacation
Viola Knott, Edith Brubaker and
Wayne Summons attended the Ep.
worth League convention at Sigour-
ney last week.
Ella Williams and Ed Funk, of Kirk.
vile, attended the social at Fairview
Friday evening.
Most Of the farmers Of this vicinity
delivered wool at Fremont Wednes.
day to the wool buyer from Amana.
John Thomas has returned from the
Buffalo Pan-American Exposition and
Niagara Falls.
Lincoln Warner, Jim Griggs, R. w.
Moore, and Mollie Knott have given
their residences new coat of paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Bradford spent
Sunday in. Oskaloosa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas spent
Sunday with VIM. Garrett.
| The new switch board is working
nicely, with Mrs. Simons as hello"
girl.
Rev. Shearer and wife returned from
camp meeting at Martinsburg Tues
day.
V. Brubaker was in Des Moines this
week.
Herman Pike and Ernie Brubaker
are the possessors Of new buggies.
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Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago. June 27.-Iced poultry.
steady.
Turkeys, 6@8.
Chickens, 8@S1s.
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VILLAGE Creek.

Village Creek, June 27.-The farm
ers are busy harvesting and blowing
corn.
Mrs S. A. Burton left last week FOR
Kansas to visit friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Thornton of
South Ottumwa are visiting at the
home of Lige Walker.
Miss Erville Shahan of South Of
tumwa Is visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Harlan.
Mrs. Chris BOSNIAN spent Tuesday
with her friend Orna Wagner.
Mrs. Joe Harlan spent one day last
week with Mrs. Chris BOSNIAN.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-03-29
The ynra NJ lonnt.ln. crn..,.a

The N~euchatel district of Switzer-
land is threatened with Il fearful
disaster. A hbge mountain In thc
.Jura range hfs been so quarried
that its sldesl are cracking and
the whole vas8 mass Of more than
n million cubid metres is in motion
Indeed, when tfte present frost breaks
ND 1t is feared that the mountain will
fall into the valley.
Several towns lare in imminent dan
ger of being wipSd ont, and the inhab-
Itants have been warned.
The Jura ranged is the block of noun
tains rising bet Teen the Rhine and
the Rhone, and forming the frontier
between France and Switzerland, 1t
is really a huge plateau, 1856 miles long
and thirty-eigh1 miles broad. The
height of the mountains varies conSid-
erably, but that of the Chasseron, near
Neuchatel is 52St feet.
The cracks in }the mountain which
threatens to fail are growing daily
more ominous, and create sounds Tx
ened to thunder. The authorities, of
course, can doflittle to prevent the i'm
pending disaster, but they are trying
to avoid it and to save life.-London
Mail.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-03-29
LITTLE Pure Molasses.

According to the New Orleans Plca-
yune, the reason there is little pure mo-
lasses to be had at retail is because the
consumer will not pay the price for 1T
in competition with the fine colored'
adulterated, but cheaper article.
The great bulk Of the molasses now
marketed from the plantations is a
comparatively low-grade by-product
of Indifferent color and inferior In sac
charine strength. A very large proper
ton of this molasses would not be ac-
ceptable to consumers in its crude or
original state, hence the practice OF
mixing it with glucose to improve It's
appearance and render it merchantable
commenced. This mixing of molasses
is quite distinct from the custom OF
bleaching, in which chemicals are used,
the deleterious effect of which has
been much discussed. Molasses mixed
with glucose, although it is certainly
an inferior article compared with pure
sugar-house molasses or can syrup, Is
vet entirely wholesome.
Pure m6lasses is very much more eX-
pensive than the mixed article. The
average consumer will buy the mixed
article every time in preference to the
pure article, owing to the great dltter-
ence in price. The mixing of molasses
has. therefore, been actually forced
upon the distributors.