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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

There are few men in every COM
munity who always view crop fail
ure with sincere delight, and these are
the men who hoard their grain crops
year after year so that they may take
advantage of other peoples misfor-
tunes. We know of three or four Old
fellows with four or five years crops OF
corn on hand who fairly gloat over the
heat and simooms of July which with
cred the promising fields of the West
and sent the price of corn a-kiting on
the boards of trade.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

years of not less than 500 per acre be-
sides the crop of clover which may be
grown among the trees. II man had
from 20 to 40 acres in such orchard so
that he could put up his own cold stor-
age plant and hold his crop for the bet
ter prices OF the spring trade, this in
come could easily be doubled
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

time. A mutoscope made for this use
can be carried with as much ease as
a camera, and the man for whom it in
tended can make the pictures fly as fast
or as slowly as he wishes. He sees
the prospective purchase In action Just
as well as If he takes a three or four
hundred mile trip and watches the
original do its work
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22
a New Use for the Microscope.

A complicated bit OF machinery
might be described for an hour. and
nothing like the clear knowledge would
DO gained by the listener mat he would
get BY watching the machinery work
in mutoscope A man cannot pur-
chase locomotive or a derrick or a
road-roller without seeing i IN acton.
Here is a method which can save mach
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

There is a brief time during the
month of July when adult wild fowls
geese and swans particularly-she ed
their wing feathers and are thus unable
to fly. Years ago when hunting for
Sioux Indians in the breeding grounds
Of these birds in North Dakota We cap
tured scores of adult birds during the
summers melting period. and the male
swans put up an ugly fight in their eff
fort to escape.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

The wonderful effects of the lightning
stroke are explained by the fact that
a power equal to that Of million
horses rs developed for an infinitesimal
space of time. This explains the riyen
tree. the melted metal found on the
persons Of people who have been killed
by an electric stroke and many other
marvellous phenomena connected with
lightning.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

There are no straw stacks to be seen
anywhere in the far north wheat coun-
try. The wheat is largely cut with
header. or where cut with a harvester
the straw l., used up as fuel to run the
thrashing machine.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

We know quite a number of men who
are worried as much over the problem
of how to so place their money and
credits that the tax ferrets cannot get
on to them as they are to find safe
s per cent security in which to invest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

There are now $500 rural mail routes
in operation in the country and more
than 5000 more demanded. For an ex-
pertinent which was branded com
plete failure al the start the rural mail
route has made a wonderful develop
ment
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

If ministers could only preach as
seductively about religion as land
agents do about the land which they
wish to sell, there would be great re-
vivai OF religion on in short time and
large accessions to the churches
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

The lightning struck telephone line
in Nebraska not long since. and the
wire conveyed IA strong enough current
to kill a lineman who was engaged in
repairing the line 80 miles distant from
where the bolt fell.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

Corn is the crop of greatest value
produced In this country followed by
hay. wheat cotton oats and potatoes
in the order named.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

We passed lately through a country
community which six years ago was
swept and wrecked by cyclone, In
each back yard may now be seen Il
cyclone cave the practical uses OF
which are as we'll understood by these
people as is his hole in the ground by a
prairie dog.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

a Berlin dispatch says; The town
council of Herrnskretschen is waging
war against trains to ladies dresses,
and has posted up the following no
tice The dragging OF ladies' dresses
is forbidden on pain of a fine OF 20
crowns"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

The politicians of the beehiye-the
bees whose business 1t is to look after
the queen and supervise the functions
OF the bee government-are all Killed
off each fall when the busy season Is
over. There might be Lere an object
lesson for man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

The bushel of corn and the bushel OF
wheat are closer together in the mat
ter of price than they have been for a
good many years.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

The work OF the greatest importance
on the farm when you cead this Is to
get team at work turning over that
stubble field.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

81 have one fixed rule which | never
depart from in the management of my
farm" said a very successful farmer
in Minnesota to me recently, land that
is TO SOW two quarts of clover seed
with every acre of small grain sown
each year. Said he, 1T makes no diff
ference whether | want to pasture the
field. cut it for hay or pillow the clover
crop under, | want to see clover com
ing up through every stubble field
have on the farm" This man was
eyerlastingly right and laid down a
rule which. if followed would soon put
other farms than his in the very high
est state of fertility and productive
ness.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

\ horse collar made of heavy cotton
duck and stuffed with cotton lint, man
ufactured In Georgia and retailing at
50 cents, is proving the finest thing for
horses with sore or tender shoulders
which has over been introduced, prov
ing a cure all for this trouble which
bothers so many owners OF horses,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

Pigs well kept and cared for VIII
gain about one pound a day up TO the
time they are 200 days old.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

Tho lack Of humidity in the atmos-
phcre does almost as much to iujurc
plant growth when associated with eX-
IRENE heat as lack of moisture In the
earth II was tie extreme dryness az
the air during tho heated term OF the
past month which did more TO injure
Shc corn crop than the lack of moisture
in the ground
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

The most inexcusably crooked work
We see done in the country is whore the
highways worked with a grader are
run weaving and wabbling. varying
from ten to Is feet from the center Of
the road such work seeming TO be Just
suited TO the old granger who goes
home from town with a Jag
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

No more beautiful sight in growing
cereal crops can be found anywhere
than the vast wheatfelds Of the North
Dakota country, the home of the ia
nous No. /. hard wheat. Still, this kind
of farming has many drawbacks. The
work of the entire year is crowded into
space of four months. Rich though
the soil is, there must come a time
when it will become robbed Of its fer
tility and it will be hard to raise good
crops; then the work is nearly all done
upon an extensive scale, and this means
large farms, thinly settled community
and poor schools and social advantages.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22
COPYRIGHT. 1901, b.
.J.S.TRIGG .RCCKFORulA
CORRESPONDENCE Solicited

Let the boys have day off fshing,
and. better yet, go with them yourself
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

Where timothy ana clover are grown
as a mixed crop for hay it is a very
common mistake TO let the clover got
too tar mltured before the crop is cut
These plants do not mature at the same
time and it is Tar better To cut the crop
when the clover is inst RICH, even IL
the timothy Is not matu~cd Tor the
clover forms the best part OF such hay
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

making 81 or So day while at work. IL
not more.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

We e0tej man giving a gA-ao~a field
OF corn IN extra p,oNts. 'Ge lthe@ lay
The corn Us almoar Ngh rs his
shoulders, ard lie WI dong the rlow-
ing With q single aorse and Eight piow
lnasmueh as The hr,1 was clean and
had been vel. tnr3ed was he ioing say
gcol We are If he opinion that he
was. aud ln vicH q TIE drought which
prevailed ii tie :!us. he Mss probably
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22

on t0e tdFfH WHcH yob -'dH '"'" -. ~
get a team at work turning over that
stubble held.
The bushel of corn and the bushel or
wheat are closer together in the mat
ter of price than they have been for a
good many years.
Corn is the crop of greatest value
produced In this country Followed by
hay. wheat, cotton, oats and potatoes
in the order named
There are no straw stacks to be seen
anywhere in the far north wheat coun-
try. The wheat is largely cut with a
header, or where cut with a harvester
the straw l., used up as fuel to run the
thrashing machine,
The lightning struck telephone line
in Nebraska not long since, and the
wire conveyed a strong enough current
to kill a lneman who was engaged in
repairing the line 80 miles distant from
where the bolt fell.
If ministers could only preach as
seductively about religion as land
agents do about the land which they
wish to sell, there would be great re-
viva Of religion on in short time and
large accessons to the churches.
We know quite a number of men who
are worried as much over the problem
of how to so place their money ana
credits that the tax ferrets cannot get
on to them as they are to ma safe
s per cent security in which to invest.
There are now 3. 900 rural mail routes
in operation in the country and more
than 5000 more demanded. For an ex-
pertinent which was branded com
pIete failure at the start the rural mail
route has made a Wonderful develop
ment.
The politicians of the beehiye-the
bees whose business It is to look after
the queen and supervise the functions
OF the bee goverumeut-are all killed
off each fall when the busy season Is
over. There might be Lsre an object
lesson for man.
We passed lately through a country
community which six years ago was
swept and wrecked by a cyclone In
each back yard may now be seen a
cyclone cave. the practical uses OF
which are as well understood by these
people as is his hole in the ground by
prairie dog.
The most inexcusably crooked work
we see done in the country is whore the
highways worked with a grader are
run weaving and wabbling, varying
from ten to Is feet from the center of
the road, such work seeming TO be Just
suited TO the old granger who goes
home from town with jag,
\ horse collar made of heavy cotton
duck and stuffed with cotton lint, man
uTaoturod In Georgia and retailing at
so cents, Is proving the finest thing for
horses with sore or tender shoulders
which has over been introduced, PROV
ing a cure all for this trouble which
bothers so many owners OF horses,
Tho lack Of humidity in the atmos-
pheye does almost as much to iuWrc
plant growth when associated with eN-
IRENE heat as a lack of moisture In the
earth II was tie extreme dryness of
the air during tho heated term OF the
past month which did more TO iniure
Shc corn crop than the lack OF moisture
in the ground.
Where timothy ana clover are grown
as a mixed crop for hay 1t is a very
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29
SHIPMENT OF ARMS
Government Is Keeping Close Watch
on Its Ports.

New York, Aug. ESPECIAL agents OF
the United States government are con-
stantIy watching for the shipment Of
arms from this port designed 10 fall into
the hands OF warning factions IN Colon
bia, and the information concerning the
shipments OF arms and other materials
from here TO Central American ports is
sent 10 Washington il the form OF week
y reports.
As the law requires that explosives be
50 marked, the manifests Of outgoing
steamers and sailing vessels 70 the trou-
bled districts are closely scrutinized and
the shipments especially noted az the
customs house. Arms, such as cannons,
rifles, bayonets and swords. are consid-
cred amply covered IN the manifests. II
is said. If simply scheduled as manu-
featured iron agricultural imDle-
rneuts," miscellaneous" and "domes-
tics"
Il is said that report sent
today TO one OF the bureau
chiefs n washington contained the in
formation that during the week ending
august cunts Of arms and ex-
--l-LF g n ere -----ElI1-- ------ -N-f "a ~
Mexican, Central and South American
ports:
Mexico-Seven cases Of firearms, eleven
cases Of cartridges aud $3.50 pounds Of
powder.
United States Of Colombia-Two hund-
red and six cases Of cartridges and one
Driggs-Seabury 15-pounder. rapid fire
from Pan-Amarican exposition, Qatter
weapon not mauifestcd.)
Venczuela-Twenty cases Of fzecrackers
and 4az cases Of railroad material
Santo Dorri1 S0-Hlrs hundred and
twenty-five pounds Of gun powder.
Uruguay-One hundred cases Of IRE
crackers
Argentine RepubIc-One case Of fire
arms and five cases OF cartridges.
Central Anerica-One case OF fire arms
and two cases Of cartridges
Bolivia - Twenty-siK cases markek
Wheel borrows
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29
FEEsENTATTVE SALES
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.


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1i-A=l -'=7 On 1,l1 t- -.
ittl NOT sou 77- ~ ~---7 SIG
lea
49, -1-.----,5
i9aa q heES7s YESTERDAY ron --., 49, l
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Hog Receipts Were Smaller
Than Expected Yesterday
MARKET SHADE LOWER
Cattle Market Holds Up for
Desirable STUFF.

The supply Of hogs were hardly up to
expectations yesterday. some being re-
ported which did not come in until after
The market had closed. Probably the
light receipts had q tendency to cool the
ardor OF The buyers, and they did not
seem ID he excited about getting the
hogs Il was generally claimed that the
market was about steady, but q compar-
sseu Of the Two days sales would rot
bear out this statement Some OF the
common mixed hogs sold about steady
with the previous day. but the best hogs
we're weak 70 e shade lower, some going
cents lower than the close on the pre-
TloUs day Tuesdays receipts were ll5-
era and the buyers rather buued the
market, perhaps q little higher than con
nitions would Justify. and the shading
Of prices yesterday was merely a set
tlLng % normal conditions. Shippers
EoHeTer. set good prices yesterday, and
those that consigned their hogs 70 this
market evidently got q little more net
cash for them than they would have
brought in any other market. 1t seems
O be tho intention Of the buyers here TO
keep prices So high that there win be no
margin for pro1t ~ shipping 20 any q
The more eastern markets
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29
FORECASTS AND FORECASTING
First Session Of Weather Bureaa
nniciala Convention Held.

Milwaukee. Wis. Aug. S.-"Forecasts
ana Forecasting' were the subjects hand
led az the first session a. the second day
Of the reauts Officials con-
vention. James Barry, q Washington,
was chairman.
Among the papers read was ore written
by Henry 7. Cox, professor Of meteoro-
I0gy. Chicago. The title Of Mr. Cox's
paper was Should the Verifying Change
OF Temperature BE Smaller and Should
not the Terms Slightly Warmer OF
slightly Cooler BE Credited?" Good fore
casts. Mr.. Cox contended VIII invariably
attach a high percentage OF verihcation,
no matter what rules are used. After men
have qualified as general ard local fore
casters and show that they are able 10
make good predictions their forecasts
should be exempt from technical verifca-
ton and they should Be encouraged 10
make the best possible forecasts in the
interests Of tire public ard absolutely
without regard to veriication. F. J.
VaIz, Of Chicago, read an able paper on
The Relation Between General and L.
cal Forecasts"
Other papers bearin on forecasts were
delivered BY Prce. A. J. Henry OF Wash
iueto- denburg. Denver: z.
p ChaFee. Montgomery. Ala; l. ". Pin
dell. Chattanooga Tenn; H. ". Boyer,
Savannah "a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29

to the Avsrys and into the Neeker fam
ny four girls and one boy came IN time
Gilbert avery. the eldest so1- married
Eliza Jane Mseksr. Then George wash
fngrol woosd and Won NarCiss1 Am. and
william. IT., fell in love ard married
Betsy Hannah Tom avery. the fourth
son. made love AdeIine. the fourth giri
o. the Msskers. but the mother thought
there we're enough Avery boys IN the
family and one day net Tom az the deer
with a kettle % hot water. This finished
the wooinx OF Tom and Aesline, but John
ths only son oc the aEsekers. subsequently
married Mary. the only daughter os the
Averys-
The three avery boys ard their wives
ard the Meeker girl and her husband
are al living az Or near this place a.
present. and al have large families ot
children. grandchllGren and great-gTand-
children The entire family q MeclSers
and Averys number about two hundred
ard afty- The combined ages q the four
original couples is CO years.
Gilbert AVER. the oldest q the family.
though Re has oi1v one eye, IS the
champion ride shot or this section
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29
GRAIN PRICES WEAK
Corn Market Leads Fair Ad-
vance Over Wednesday.
MARKETS CLOSE LOWER
Heavy Receipts and Good
Cash Demand Being Feature

Chicago, Aug. 2s.-Corn was again the
leading market on the board OF trade to
day, and after a fair advance prices
weakened al around December corn
closed &C lower, December wheat closed
&c lower. and oats were sc lower, while
provisions ranged from : 70 ne lower at
the close
Wheat ruled weak at the opening, and
prices were q shade lower. the bear Tea
ture being the heavy northwest receipts.
Under the influence OF the strength in
corn, steady cables and reports OF good
cash demand both al Duluth and New
York. prices advanced, bit later in SYM
pathy with corn and on lack OF outside
support the market weakened again.
Liquidation was tie prevailing feature,
with but little new buying demand. De-
ceuber opened Is 70 &c lower at rs 20
&c. and after an early advance 70 20
G72lzc, prices gradually sagged the 'ow
point being reached at Ike. The close
was &c lower. al 11ssc- Seaooard clear
auces Of wheat and -four were equal 10
CSC go bushels. while g. boat loads were
reported taken for export Primary re
ceipts were "a bushels. compared with
?, 146. go bushels a year ago Minneapolis
and Duluth reported receipts OF 81 cars,
against 800 cars last year and 20 a year
ago. Local receipts were Is cars, with
only one OF contract grade
There was considerable strength eX-
hibited early in corn. brought about by
renewed buying. mostly on short &C
count. Local longs and many commits
sion house bulls were disposed TO unload
their holdings, Influenced by the rela-
lively primary receipts, reported improve
ment II crop condition and slow export
demand. and q reaction followed. De-
cember opened i 70 sc lower TO Z 70
SIS d5sc, later declining 70 56zc The
close was q shade above the low point Of
the day at 5slz 6565sc. a loss Of sc. Re
ceipts, 194 cars. with Of contract grade
Oats experienced the same ups and
downs as cCrn-stroug early. but later
showing q decline Of q cent from the
top. Trading was only OF moderate vol
1me, with selling largely local Deem
Der ranged between g and 96c. and the
close was sc lower az 5554c. Receipts
were I56 cars.
Provisions opened steady, with prices 4
shade lower. The feature 10 the trading
was the liquidation resulting from the
steady advance Of both nearby and de-
ferred deliveries during the past week
The closing prices we're lower all around
January pork closed sc lower, at si5-55,
after ranging between Si5.Z71z and SIS. a.
Lard sold between s8.72i5 and $50 clos
ing cents lower. at SS-12iza ass. RIBS
closed ~ cents lower, after selling be
tween SIS and $50.
Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat
is cars, corn. 80 cars; oats. 80 cars;
hogs "a 90 head
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29
OF SClENIlFlC CHARACTER
Meetin= of.AsSoe alton FOR Advance
meat OF -eience Important,

Denver. Cello. Ass 2-Ihe e4lnch ot
the American association tor the adFa''ce
usnt % science - todaT.s session eieete4
additional fellows 90 che society
Papers were rad before az tAs sections
a. the association today They were
technical ard az little interest outside ~
scientific circles
Several excursions were giTea o points
~ interest iu ths vicinity % rncuhers
q ire G.rsre-- sections this afternoon
The members % The section ~ cheuiEtrT
were shown through thc1 lasts ~ tae
American Smelling ard Rsanirg COM
parry aud che Boston and colouad5 sraeit-
i-z company. a TIP was rsass 20 cei5eu
colo. ~ re members ~ fhe section ~
mechanical scfea-e and eagi1eericg.
where vlrit was uzde % the mines
Memaers ~ the geological eect91 ra1a
an Inspection o. certain Glsternary le-
pozitg .1 the virialfv 81 Denver
several lectures we're made to1i9ht De-
fore TIE drarert aecttora
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29

feeders, e eG4- Is; western fed steers
81 -5G5. o4; western range steers, s.. 41d
4.s5; Texans and Indians, 3. 759I3. .,
Texas cows, 81 s5dS. %: native COWS, $. 4
4.oe; heifers. s.. 7595. 90; Gamers. 800
2 70: bulls. s2S64. 30: calves, 50 o0d3. %.
HogERecelpts, 1900; market steady;
top. s5.3z5z; bulk, S5.25d6. >; heavy, So
G6 321s: mixed packers, s5.00Qs. 3; light
s. 5oG6.15; pigs, 3. 65G5.50
receipts. 500: market steady,
lambs, s425d4.75; native wethers, s. sc
$50, western wethers, 8 .o0Gs 80; ewes
S2.7503 d; stock sheep, 8 o5G2.5.
ST. Louis.
St. Louis, Aug. 2S--Cattle-Receipts g.
800, including zo00 Texans: market
steady; native steers. s. .o9l76. 90: stockers
and feeders. S2.3074-00: cows and heifers,
s. .o564-50; Texas and Indian steers 3 q
@ .; cows and heife-s, S.5F3- =.
Hogs-Receipts, 500; market strong on
best; pigs and lights, .. 00G6.10; packers,
s. e1ds- 20; butchers. IS sac. III
Sheep-Receipts. z.5o0; market steady;
native sheep. s3-ooQ3-59; lambs. $4.o9Q
$50
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-29
OION[ UNDERSTAND CUSTOM
sroam Knocks hin ster Down on
Later EAisslnr Ills ssriae.

Chilcoteaguc. Va. Aus -s-'fnen ne
minister kissed his ariie. Joseph 1cL'i'1i'
the groom. last nisht knocked down Kew
James Porter rendeTins him senseicss-
NcDun ard Mss Agnes Talley. both or
whom reside on Chlrcoteas1s Island. haa
driven % the parsonage. and AFTER the
ceremony. the minister. IS usual kissed
the bride. The next instant McDun f-st
shot OFT and caught the mi1ister square
on the Jaw. laying him iimp in the
corner Of the room
Friends seized the angry groom ard e7-
rlairea 20 him trat 10 was the custom ~
ministers. McuuF was uoitfed. ard as
a peace oFe-ing drew lo-th two ten-doiiar
notes which d. rendered ID the dazet and
surprised clergyman