davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The commonwealth., 1902-09-25
MR.. WALTER SMITH MARRIED
Coz. to The Commonwealth.

Coz, to The Commonwealth.
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN, Sept. IL, w
"A beautiful home wedding was cele-
bfated on Tuesday evening at . :5o
O'Clock, at number % Prospect Place.
The contracting lrart,es 'sere Miss Ma
o.ni Seller and Mr.. Walter A. smith,
both of Brooklyn. The parlors were
beautifully decorated with golden rod.
evergreens and palms, the bride and
groom standing under large arch OF
golden rod and evergreens. The bride
was attifed in handsome gown OF crepe
de chene over white taffetta. trimmed
with chantilly lace and applique, and
carried a shower bouquet of white roses
and lilies Of the valley. Miss May Wel-
tendyke, of Oradell, N. j., was maid q
honor and wore a gown of white silk
made over taffeta, Carrying large bou
met OF roses. Mr.. Whitmel II. Smith,
brother of the groom, acted as best
man. The ushers were Messrs. Henry
n Seller and Gilbert E. Smith. The
flower girls and ribbon bearers who
carried bouquets OF golden rod and
maiden hair ferns were Misses Helen
Keller. (sister of the bride,) Beatrice Ma
1er. Florence Holmes and Hllda Beck
or.
Immediately before the entrance o
the bridal rarty a vocal SOLO,
Promise Me-" was beautifully rendered
by Miss Ella Marie oepson, one OF tht
leading soprano singers OF New jersey
The ceremony was performed by th'
Rev. Percy Olton, OF St. Peters Ep'sco
pal church, Brooklyn.
Alter many congratulations the bfida
oartv followed by the guests repaired
to the dining room, handsomely decor
| a,ed with everg:eens and golden ROD
where a sumptuous repast was served.
i After the wedding supper the brid
and groom departed, amid showers Q
! rice and good wishes, for the Land {
the Sky" Western North Caroline
where they will spend their hone
moon. The many and handsome pres
ents attest the popularity Of the yocn
couple.
: Among the guests we're: Mrs. Jn'
). Wertendyke, Mr.. and Mrs. Wn
Il.a,hror, Mrs. Clara Boice, Mrs. Louis
lC. Smith, Miss Laven,a B. Smith, NIL
Mamie III. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. I'll
bert Elliott, Mrs. Lucy A. Elliott, n
and Mrs. S. Wentworth Pierce, MIR. an
Mrs. Geo. H. Steel, MIR. and Mrss Wn
H. Stuart, Mr.. B. Cumberland Stual
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter I. Lynch. Mr.. an
Mrs. John Wilson, Miss Katherlr
: 1Spence. Rev. Cbas. 3. Johns, Mi
}: Ethel w. Clough, Miss Jennie jackson
| Miss Mabel A. Thomas, Miss Letlt
Woods. Meesrs. William and Thom'
Woods. Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. n. Hill, NJ
VIM. Briggs, Mr.. Geo. Knott, Mr.. Jam'
u Farrall, Jr., Mrs. VIM. A. Norwoo
Miss Ella Marie Jepson, Mr.. and MI
!. Raubs. Mr.. Robert Darbee, Mr.. Du1
can Gleason, Mrs. Francis Clarke, NJ
and Mrs. james Farrall, Miss Alleen Fa
rail-, Mrs Lottie Hoagland, Mr.. Edwar
: Darden, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stewal
Miss Mary Dorbee, Miss Mabel Gleaso
Mr.. Wilfrea Gleason, MIR. ani Nj
Hallett and MIR. Simon J. Harding.
The commonwealth., 1902-09-25
MIR. WHITEHEAD WITHDRA VS.

Mr.. w. T, Whitehead who was nom
mated by the Independents for count.
com missioner, has Withdrawal from the
independent ticket, and has sent III
his resignation.
The Independents offered the plac
to elder w. F. Staten. He esys be
"camped With them one night" an6
then he withdrew. The Independents
are making little headwsy.
The commonwealth., 1902-09-25
A PARSONS NOBLE ACT.

81 want all the world to know,
writes Rev. C. ). Budlong, OF Ashawa, !,
R. what a thoroughly good and re-
liable medicine 1 found IN Electric
Bitters. They cured ne of jaundice
and liver troubles that had caused me
great suffering for many years. For a
genuine all-around cure they excel any
thing l eyer saw" Electric Bitters are
the surprise of all Tor their wonderful
work Liver, Kidney and Stomach trou-
dlas. Don't fail to try them. Only
so cents, Satisfaction guaranteed by
E.T. Whitehead &. Co.
The commonwealth., 1902-09-25
SUSTAINED BY THE SUPREME
COURT.

It. Is understood that the lndepen'
dents in Littleton township are concen-
tratipg their strength against Mr..
W. North,hgtou, amember of the pres
ent board OF Halifax county
g o m m iss i-oners ard one o.
the nominees on the regular Demo
cratic t,cket for reelection. They hops
to in]ure the regular Democratic ticket
if possible by defeating Mr.. North'ng
ton.
Their charge and grievance against
Mr.. Nortblngton is that he acted con-
trary to law in casting his vote as b
member of the board Of commissioner
last year against granting license tt
sell liquor within a mile OF Llttieton
Female College.
An act was passed by the Legislature
ot 1897 making it unlawful to sell Ii
ouor within one mile Of llttletion Re
male College.
Acting on this statute the count.
ummissioners refused to grant license
to sell liquor in the town OF Littieton.
The liquor men took the matter te
the Superior court::and lost their case
They took an appeal to the suprem'
court and that court has sustained tn
ac:ion of the lower court.
So the Independents now see that
Don Ouixote like, they are fighting
shadow and not a substance.
eThe bill creating the law was intr
duced in the Legislature by Repub]l
can. passed by Republican Legisls
t,,re and is now susta ined by Repui
lican Supreme court; withal goo
thing throughout, and about the bes
law we have ever known Republican
to make.
A college of three or four hundre
Young women was entitled to prote'
tion from the evil results Of the llqut
traffic near it, and the Legislature di
we'll in passing the statute and th
county commissioners did right in &C
ing upon it. Added to the strength
the statute, the contention OF Mess. v
A. Dunn and Howard Alston, attorne,
against the license before the count
commissioners, was that because M
jority OF the citizens OF Littleton pet
toned against license it ought not
be granted.
But the fact that the Supreme cou
has sustained the who:e proceeding
knocks to the winds the Independent
charges, against Mr.. Northington.
The commonwealth., 1902-09-25
FORTUNE FAVORs A TEXAN.

"Having distressing pains in head
back and stomach, and being without
appetite, I began to use DR.. Klng's
New Lie Pills." writes w. p. White
head, af Kennedale, Tey., "and soor.
felt like q new man." Infallihle II
stomach and liver troubles. Only 25
cents at E. T. Whitehead & Co.'s drui
store.
The commonwealth., 1902-09-25
n EW SPARKLES.

EFT. whitehead &c Cos
A NEW SUPPLY OF every
thing in our Jewelry Depart
ment.
We have Fine New Clocks;
Watches, Scarf Pins, Ladies
Lace Pins, Babies Pins, Cut
Glass, Birthday Presents
Wedding Presents, a ~
Lot of Silverw e, and run
Trays of man ther Spark
ling Beauties. :,
All pretty, attractive ana
C. III EA p.
T.. r.. WHITEHEAD < CO.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
EFFECTIVE CHECK FOR
THE SAN JOSE SCALE.

Prof. w. J.. Green, Of Ohio, says:
various mixtures have been proposed
Ior this insect and a number have been
round to be more or less effective. 1t
Is hardly possible, however, to apply
any remedy with such thoroughness as
TO reach every scale, and because its
natural enemies are few and its rate
OF reproduction very rapid, complete
eraulcation is practically impossible,
put by treatment each season it is en-
CIreiy practicable to hold 1t in check.
Inc choice of a compound with which
% make treatment is not to be deter
mined alone by it's efficiency, but by its
availability and practicability as we'll.
Resin washes, composed of resin, pot
ash n fish oil, have been found to
be efficient, but are troublesome to
prepare in a small way. The same Is
true of a whitewash made of lime,
sulphur and salt. Whale oil soap,
when used as strong as two pounds
to a gallon of water, and applied with
thoroughness, is a good remedy. Its
cost precludes its use in many cases
n the difficulty Of finding suitable
weather conditions for the application
OF 1t makes results with it quite vari-
able. While not without objections,
crude petroleum has been found, in
most cases, to meet the requirements
better than any other remedy yet tried
at the Ohio Experiment Station. The
thin, light grade is safer and less trou-
blesome to use than the thick, heavy
grade, although when diluted with wa
ter the latter is less Objectionable than
If used clear. Refined oil is more
harmful than crude.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
TOO MUCH IRRIGATION
HURTS WESTERN LANDS

Word comes from the West that
some farmers are running their lands
by over-irrigating them. The land
should be given the water it needs and
no more. That applies to the humid
as well as to the arid states. The
constant downward movement of wa
ter teaches the fertility out Of the up-
per soil where it is available and car
ries 1t into a portion of the soil where
1t is not available. In years of moder-
ate rain the fertility works toward the
surface of the soil, while in years of
heavy rain it works away from the
surface. If too much water is applied
in irrigation a great deal of the fer
tility is carried to s~ubterranean chan.
nels or to surface streams. If lust
enough water is used there is little
surplus to drain away and most of the
fertility carried down into the sub
stratas is subsequently brought back.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

TOO MUCH GRANDFATHER
Copyright, 1902, BY Daily Story Pub. CO..

BY II. J. r1oRAN

direction on behalf of Colonel Henry
G. De Long. His was an influence
that could not be repressed. The local
agency presided over by the mother
in-law kept the public fully informed
as to the movements of the captain
and his wife, each time identifying the
latter as "the granddaughter OF the
late Colonel Henry G. De Long," ETC..
etc." One day the mother-in-law
called at the Office and demanded a
personal interview with the editor-in-
chief, as she only dealt with the heads
of houses when she went out. To him
she confided this:
THE citizens OF Auraria remember
with pleasure the marriage of Captain
Randall Fonda and Miss Hortense
Marie MacOwen. AS the granddaugh-
ter OF the late Colonel Henry G. De
Long, one of McGinville's most promL
nent, influential and wealthy citizehs,
the bride will be welcomed into u
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
BEN DAVIS APPLES ARE
GROWING IN POPULARITY.

In the cities we hear no more com
plant about the lack of flavor of Ben
Davis. 1t has been about the only ap-
pie the common people could get hold
of this past winter, and it has i'm
proved on acquaintance. 1t has been
retailing in the Chicago groceries at
65 cents per peck nearly all winter,
and now is quoted at 80 cents per
peck. In a good many stores the
buyer has had his pick of Ben Davis
under three different names: Ben
Davis, Gano and New York Pippin.
The people-the buyers and eaters
are finding fault only with the price
they have to pay for Ben Davis. Never
theless, we expect that at the horticul-
tural meetings that are coming we
shall hear all kinds Of bad things said
about Ben Davis, and that the person
that buys it never buys it a second
time. We know better now. The Ben
Davis is a wonderful apple because
it is with us when no other apple is
obtainable. 1t makes money for the
apple grower and it saves money to
the apple buyer. Let us have more of
it.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
WHY FARMERS SHOULD
STAY ON THE FARM.

1t is for the interest of the general
farming community that the owners
OF farms continue to reside on them.
The mania for moving to town and
rusting out what remains of life is
very destructive to good farms and
good farming methods. This policy
seems to be of comparatively recent
birth in the United States, and we
hope 1t will have its run quickly. We
have heard a great deal about how to
keep the boy on the farm, but we wish
some n would tell us how to keep
the old man on the farm. When a
good farmer quits farming and moves
out of a community of good farmers
he lnficts a great injury on that To-
caiity. He makes life less endurable
to those that are left. A locality given
up to tenant farming can hardly be a
prosperous one. Every farm is thence
forth compelled to carry double. Let
the old men remain on the farms and
improve them till their homesteads
are illustrious examples of what good
farming can accomplish. Shall the
farms be allowed to go to decay? Ten
ant farming will help to run them
down. The eyes of the owners are
needed to keep them up.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
MATERIALS FOR COMPOST
NOW GOING TO WASTE.

1t would naturally be thought that
the day had gone by when any farm
er would burn up straw and other
like material to get rid of it. That
the practice is still with us is doubt
less a fact, though we believe that
every year the number of farmers
that thus dispose of surplus material
decreases. Certainly this year there
are very few farmers that have any
kind of fodder beyond their needs.
Where a farmer has a barnyard and
a surplus straw stack there is no rea-
son why the two cannot be brought
together, providing always that the
straw cannot be fed out. We have
heard this winter of a barnyard in an
exceedingly filthy condition, while
Just outside of the yard was a pile
Of such material going to waste in
the elements. 1t would have been a
small matter to throw the forage over
the fence and turn it over to the
tramping of cattle. The straw and
the would have been soon
mixed. In a few months that same
straw would be humus and ready to
go onto the land. II muck be also
obtainable SO much the better.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
BACTERIA AS FERTILIZER.
Agricultural Department Solves a Sc
rious Problem.

Agricultural Department Solves a Sc
rious Problem.
How to do away with the use of ar.
tiicial fertilizers, compounded from
the nitrates of Peru and other dry
countries, and thus anticipate the MI
trate famine predicted by many scien.
lists, is a problem which the United
states agricultural department thinks
1t has succeeded in solving.
II its ideas and methods stand the
test OF use, as there is every reason
to believe that they will, the farmer
OF the future, instead OF spending time
and money for expensive fertilizers
brought from the ends of the earth.
Will merely empty the contents of a
test tube into a barrel of water, let it
stand over night, soak his seeds in 1t,
and then plant them. The result will
be even better, says Crittenden Mar.
rtott in the National, than that OBJ.
tanned from the older and more costly
methods now in vogue"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
MOTH TRAPS OF LITTLE
VALUE FOR ORCHARDS.

Prof. j. M. Stedman, Entomologist,
Missouri: l pronounce, as all other
competent entomologists do, that all
and any trap lanterns of whatever pat
tern using lights as the attractive
agent, are humbugs when used in
orchards and do more harm than good,
On account of the ichneumon flies
(stinging fly or wasp-nke insect they
catch. l had five trap lanterns Zone OF
them being Hazeltine's Moth Catcher)
in an orchard that was badly infested
with the codling moth, and kept them
going for 100 consecutive nights, be-
ginning when the trees bloomed. As
a result of all this / caught only two
codling moths. Is 1t not a little strange
that those that are not ~entomologists
catch these codling moths, while en-
tomologists all fail? The trouble lies
in the mistaken identity of the cod
ling moth, since there are a great
number of similar looking but harm
less moths that are caught by these
traps. These traps will not catch
except now and then one by mere ac-
cident-the following common injuri-
u insects, which the advocates of
the moth catchers claim are caught:
The cooling moth, Colorado potato
beetle, plum curculio, gougers, fiat and
round headed apple tree borers, peach
tree borers, tomato worm moth,
squash bugs, canker worm moth, cab
bage butterfly, bud-worm moth, grape
vine moth, currant moth, slug moth,
strawberry root borer.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
STEAM DREDeEs USED
IN DRAINING LANDS.

In several parts Of the West new
lands are being opened up by the use
OF steam dredges, such as are en-
ployed to deepen rivers. For a year
or more some of the richest lands in
missouri have been the scene of such
operations. In some cases the dredges
nave been able to work forward In
nearly straight lines for miles, throw
ing the dirt up on each side of them,
and leaving a broad water way in
which he scow that bears the dredg-
ing machinery floats freely. 1t Is
preparing land for drainage on a gi-
gantic scale. The bitches being both
broad and deep draw off the water
from broad sections, and also act as
a main ditch into which to run lat
erals. This land has been almost or
quite worthless. By this means It
Will in a few years become of great
value. The floating dredge is mostly
used and the operations begin at the
source of the ditch, so that the water
may accumulate in the ditch and float
the scow. The greatest problems are
faced when such marsh lands are
oVer@rown with timber of large di-
mansions. In this case the timber
must not only be cut off, but the
stumps must be cleared away. In
many cases. however, it is practicable
to run the ditch in a way to avoid
the clumps of heavy trees. We hear
of like work being done in Indiana
and other states in which are consid-
cradle areas of marsh land.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Too Much Moroan.

A free lance circular called "The
Wall Street Giascutus" was circulated
among New York brokers a few DAVIS
ago. 1t voiced in light vein the en-.
timent that Pierpont Morgan has too
much influence in the finances and
industries of the country. Roar l.
Rampage l." has sewers paragraphs
on that subject, including these; aft.
er conquering more that he and his
generals can wisely control the great
American Napoleon Of Grab is cry.
ing, More, more. more!' How much
have you contributed to his 'rake-ofr'
in the steel trust, his railroad sub.
merger? Sell a little Morgan short.
Too much risk on one man. But re-
member the Giascutus is a big bull on
the country"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
CannibaI Plants.

Most c%arnivorous plants are of com.
paratively small size. A species re.
Gently discovered by Dunstan on the
shores of Lake Nicaragua, however, is
not so. AS this naturalist was walk.
ing with his dog he was attracted by
its cries of pain and terror and hast.
ening to the rescue found the animal
held by three black sticky bands,
which had chafed the skin to bleed.
ing. These bands were the branches
OF a newly found c%arnivorous plant
which has been named by Dunstan the
land octopus" The branches are de.
scribed as being flexible, polished
black, without leaves, ~secreting a
viscid fluid and furnished with a great
number of suckers by which they at.
tach themselves to their victims.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
THE PROPER WAY TO
HEAD APPLE TREES.

We notice that in modern orchards
there is a great tendency to head the
apple trees low. This is certainly a
great advantage over the old way,
where the tree tops were put up as
high as possible, necessitatirg long
ladders in harvesting and making it
impossible to get at some of the fruit.
Such trees, where still existing, offer
obstacles to both the harvester and
the sprayer. In the latter operation
a low-headed tree is more thoroughly
treated than a high-hea1ed tree can
be. The tops can be low and vet
enough room can be left under the low
er branches to DO the ordinary work
that the trees require ia the way of
Cultivation. This mean should be
sought. We must do much of Il
work with horses and therefore the
lower branches should not be allowed
to lie upon the ground, as we hay.
seen them in some orchards.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Statues of Three Eamons NJ

Statues to the memories of De witt
Clinton, Alexander Hamilton and .John
Jay will be erected in the New yorl-
Chamber of Commerce, adorning i,s
new home in Liberty street. Tho thrss
dead men were associated with the
early history of the chamber. ana ~
three living men to perpetuate their
names and looks are Morris X, Jesnn
John 8. Kennedy and William r
Dodge present members, who detrav
the expenses. The cost of each stat,,.
is estimated at about s12. and tSs
sculptors doing the work ara DanisI
French and Philip Martiny.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
Mark George Peabody,s slrthDIao..

Mark George Peabody's Birthplace.
The tablet to mark the birthplace of
George Peabody, the banker and phil.
a%nthropist, was unveiled by the Pea.
body, Mass, Historical Society. The
tablet is of bronze and has the follow.
ing inscription in raised letters:
birthplace of George Peabody, Feb.
Is, 1895. Placed by the Peabody His.
trical society, 1902" This tablet
will be bolted to a rough stone post
five feet out of the ground to be set
two feet inside the fence, directly in
front of the old part of the house in
which Mr.. Peabody was born. The
date of the unwilling is the semi-cen.
tennial of the reception by the town
of the gift from Mr.. Peabody of the
endowment of the Peabody Institute.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
REMEMBER THE DEBT
you OWE TO THE SOIL,

The up-to-date farmer pays his debts.
One of the debts which he does not
forget is the one he owes to the soil.
He knows that each crop which tAe
soil yields takes from it something of
It's fertility, and that, unless this fer
tility is returned to the soil, 1t soon
can yield only a diminished crop. So
he is very careful. year by year to
pay back to his land that fertility
which the crops have taken from 1t.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02
California Woman Honored.

Miss Alice Robertson has passed
successfully through the ordeal of her
public examination for the degree of
doctor of philosophy from the Univer-
sity of California. Miss Robertson is
the third woman to receive from the
University of California its highest
academic distinction. The first WON.
an to be made a doctor of philosophy
at Berkeley was Miss Millicent Shinn,
upon whom the degree was conferred
in 1898. The second was Miss Jes-
sica Peixotto. who was given the hon,
or in 1900. Fifteen men have obtained
the degree.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

Stripes / would see some real war.
But when the time for going to Cuba
came I was detailed as n of the
troops to stay behind and care for the
horses. 1t made me most heartily
disguised. Then we were ordered to
Camp Wyckoff, on Long Island, and
there began the trouble that brought
me into this court to-day.
1--WE lay around there for some
time. / was heartbroken at missing
the fun in Cuba, and when the order
came to go to Fort Ethan Allen l
bucked. 1t was the last straw, and l
thought 1t was time to quit"
1t was here that Sicily committed
the desertion for which he is now be-
ing held.
After leaving the army he went to
New York, where he perpetrated a
number of successful forgeries. OF
his experiences there he says: "They
caught me finally, and l got two years
in Sing Sing. 1t would have been ten
had not some well known New York
ers pleaded for me-"
It was during his two years term
at Sing Sing that the mighty change
was wrought in this remarkable Grim.
inal. Persistent efforts toward reform
we're finally productive of good result
and at the expiration of his sentence
he came out into the world with high
err ideals and a determination to live
an entirely different life. Mrs. Booth
interested herself in his welfare and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-02

paragraph and all. Strangely enough
the officiating minister omitted the
name of the old gentleman in his per-
Torrance of the ceremony, but the
Auraria Gazette next morning gave a
prominent place to this notice:
Married, at the Church Of st. Chry-
session, Captain Randall Fonda and
Miss Hortense Marie Macowen. The
bride is the granddaughter Of the late
Colonel Henry G. De Long, who was
n of McGinville's most prominent,
influential and wealthy citizens. The
couple will spend the honeymoon at
eastern resorts"
The Auraria GazettsasNas by no
means relieved from its work OF res