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The colored American., 1903-06-20
MINISTER LYONS DEPARTURE.

Rev. Ernest Lyon, of Baltimore, Md,
the newly appointed minister to Mon
rovia, Liberia, West Coast Africa, was
in this city this week, and called at the
State Department for final instructions
before going to Africa. He will leave
New York for Liverpool to-day, and
will consume several weeks in making
his journey, by stopping at points in
France, Germany and other places en-
route. Mr.. Lyon made arrangements
with the State Department by which
The colored American., 1903-06-20

the legation at MonrOVia will be equip
ped ia the most up-tO-date fashion,
and in keeping with our government.
y large quantity of furniture, book
cases and international law libraries,
typewriters and everything which goes
to fit up a legation has already been
shipped. Mr. Lyon is one of the best
known colored men in the United
States. and in addition tobeing a most
gifted divine. is also a shrewd poll
tician and has the confidence and re-
spect of the party leaders. and an ora
tor of ability and effectiveness. His
legion of friends expect "a good report
of him from the dark continent.
The colored American., 1903-06-20

Good for every day in the week
and Sunday, too; purely medicinal
and won't hurt you-Trimble whiskey.
at Naughton's 1926 14th street \. w.
1t hoo-doos that tired feeling
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Minton. of Phil
adelphia were in town last week TO at
tedn the High School commencement
exercises. at whicn the latter's sister,
Miss Alice Wormley. graduated. and
also were present at the wedding of
DR.. Louis Moore and Miss Linnie War
ing.
Lawyer Thomas L. Jones will adj
dress the Epworth League of Ebenezer
Nj. L. Church, 4th and u streets s. E.
tomorrow tSunday), at 4:30 D. m.
The public is cordially invited.
The colored American., 1903-06-20
Ladies Needing Advice
and Treatment
CONSULT
BRENT MAR.

The German female specialist.
Treats woman's ills. complaints and ir-
regularities. Private Sanitarium, not
a public hospital, but private home,
separate rooms, and home comforts
for cases before and during connne-
ment. Trained nurses and experience
physician in attendance. Private
home for infant if necessary. CITY
office hours from a. M, to p. m.
1888 Pa. avenue, n. w, Washington,
u O.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15

main simple tiller Of the soil, he only
remained there for two years. when he
returned to town and engaged in the
agricultural implement business. The
first start was on a very small scale to
what it is at present represented.
Mr.. Holmes was located at that time
in building just north Of the Wright
House but as he branched out with
other lines than those he commenced
with, he found that his room was too
small and his space for displaying his
goods too limited, therefore he pur-
chased what was then known as the
roller skating rink, situated in the
eastern part OF town. where ample floor
space was available From that time
TO the present day the stock has been
gradually increased, until now even
the large building where he is located
is not large enough to store all his
goods
In 1903, his son, N. A. Holmes was
taken in as a partner. the finn since
then being known as j w. Holmes q
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15

Son, M. A. assuming the business
management as Mr.. J. w. Holmes has
been udable to take much active interest
since his election as representative in
the state legislature in 1900.
The main repository Of the building
is filled with buggies Of all kinds from
the nobby little runabout TO the canopy
top surrey, and their line OF harvesting
machinery is as complete as any to be
found in the state. Each year "de-
livery day" of Mccormick machinery
is held and on those daysan excellent ex.
hibitiou is made Of all their sales. In
addition to the lines OF goods as stated
above, they carry a harness stock and
have now added cream separators and
intend to put in a line Of gasoline en-.
gines. suitable for farmers to use in
running their small feed grinders and
to pump water.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15
AN EXTRAORDINARY
INCREASE Of BUSINESS.
First Started by J. ". Holmes IS
Years Ago on Comparatively
Small Sca'e.
AND ENERGETIC
HUSTLERS FOR TRADE.
These are the Kind Of Men that Assist
in Making Alma What IL is Today.

Taken as an indication OF the growth
Of the town during the past fifteen years,
the agricultural implement and harvest
ing machinery business of j. w Holmes
& Son is a fair sample, and If taken
from the point of starting. followed up
TO the present time year by year, the
growth Of Alma would be on a parallel
Mr.. John w. Holmes came TO Ain Il
IN 1888 and engaged in the produce bus.
mess, continuing at that for three years
when he sold out and moved on to a
farm near town. Not content to re
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15

Cures Catarrh OF Womb
(Leucorrhea and Every
form OF Pile Trouble,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15

The Alma Record for 'os 10 a Winner
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15
NEEDED RAIN HAS COME.

According to the weekly crop bulletin
issued from Lansing Monday. wheat,
meadows and pastures have made but
little growth thus far. but are generally
promising. Oats, barley and peas are
terminating slowly. Reports indicate
that the frosts did considerable damage
to early peaches and cherries.
but the trees promise fair crop.
Warm weather and moderate showers
were said TO be needed, both Of which
we have had since the bulletin was
since issued.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15
SUNDAY EXCURSION TO
CRYSTAL LAKE AND
FORT

The next Sunday excursion to Crystal
Lake and Frankfort will be given by the
Ann Arbor II. Il. May IL. Special train
will leave Alma at 6 03 a. m. Fare for
round trip s1.25. Children under
twelve years of age half the adult fare
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15
ARCADIA FARMERS CLUB.

The next meeting of the Arcadia
Farmers club will be held at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Irish the last
Thursday in May. when the following
program will be rendered.: Song, by
the club; selection, Mrs. Bert Bailey
Paper, Mrs. Edgar Andrews; recita-
ton, Katie Stadelberger recitation,
Willie Murphy; association topics
The Years Outlook from the Farmers
standpoint and the value Of Summer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-05-15

Picnics as a Club Feature discussed by
James Wheaton and George Irish; Sc
lection, Mrs. John Murphy; song, by
the club.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18

Asbcs di6cr from lime In that they
carry some pluut food soluble potash,
from 10 10 H. per cont, insoiublc ~
per cont. Much lime is also found.
The Lonclrrni aciIon of ashes ls NOT
due 90 pO,ash alone. but to the soluble
nitrogen nud soluble phosphoric uc.d
they contain Much tn'cct is due al3o
10 the lWo cog.uiu"d.
one hundred pounds ashcs contain
thIrty To torty pounds lime, the amount
of powsh varying somewhat. II we
change the water holdIug capacity Of
the soil, we are changing lbs physical
nature. We must consider the kind )f
ashes used. as thc different woods
vary. soft wood 1ocs not contain quite
as much potash as hard. beech has
only q or per cent while maple has
Ia. There Is difference IN the same
kind OF wood grown iu d,ncrcnt places
Canadian birch has hut Sig per cent
potash. while that In Maine contains
~, Cedar Ia Maine ALSO has a larger
per cent than that grown In Canada. .-
Professor 4. -. Woods
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
/ HINTS FOR FARMERS
the Fnrmer ana The Future

A very cheerful Wow OF New Eng
land agriculture was expressed by j.
W. stockwell OF the state board ia All
address before the Massachusetts ilor.
ticultural society.
Looking forward in the present cen
tury." said Secretary Stockwell, ''we
soc wonderful change. Let me pic
turc II. We see the fruits of summer
grown IN January IN our own green
houses more probably than In their
proper season. we see our own de
pendent population supplied with o..
ery luxury by New England enterprise
ON Now England soil we see thc farm
er taking his old stand as a leader In
all good enterprises. we see his sons,
educated and strong. taking their right
ful place and excrting their old time
influence the strength of The hills the
backbone OF the cities; VIC see the elcc-
trio car speeding IT, way from town to
town aud from village To village. carry
ing the child TO the larger and better
schools and giving free mail delivery
to tile homes OF the country MS well us
TO the city: we see equal taNatiot I rest.
ing like the atmosphere on rich and
poor alike every man according Ia his
ability; We scr the trusts that hold the
farmers IN their iron grasp destroyed
or made 10 subseryo righteous ends for
the benefit Of all: we see the bright
day when arbitration shall settle the
differences OF nations nnd wars costly
tribute shall crusc: We see the home IN
which all comforts urr found aud ali
grnc's abound lts approaches lines Of
bcau;.. rs crown OF blessing the love
ana contcntmcnt that dwell thereln
We see the wealth OF character and
honesty of purpose aud life more hon.
orrd ,han gold and honest industry
more priced than the Incidence Of
wealth. we see all this not ns a mirage
or fnr distant view. but growing
nearer and nearer and never Fastening
so rapidly To lts accomplishment as TO,
day"
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18

OF all the children who haye lived In
the White House none has been the OBJ
iect of greater affection from the Amer
lean people than Tad. the favOrite son
Of President Lincoln, whose early
death was the greatest sorrow of his
fathers life. Tad won the good viii OF
everybody by his ready sympathy with
all classes and conditions of people.
one story of him is 10 the effect that
he once noticed wounded soldier
hanging about the gates Of the eNccu-
tive mansion. hoping 10 see the presi.
dent to whom access was denied. II
having been sivon out that no soldiers
were 10 be- discharged on any account.
This veteran believed that lac would
not recover aud was anxious to sec his
family before he died. Tad saw him
and ON learning what was the muttrr
led him into the executive mansion.
They were stopped by sentinel at the
door of the presidents office. but Tad
shouted I'm his loudcst boyish voice:
"fnthcr. let me and my friend in
Mr.. Lincoln never could deny Tad
uuytlmg. even when he was most
lpiy. uud the hoy entered the room
loading the crippled ana sick soldier,
foe whom Mr.. Lincoln Immediately
wrote ont an honorable discharge.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
doom nr shnIInr rIaMInn.

For cluyey land like deep plowing
In autumn and shallow plowlng or
dlsklng la the spring Some land like
to suhsoil To depth OF eighteen inches
once la every few years Ia order TO
open the too compact subsoil, but such
work Is OF course useless on land hnv-
iag an open subsoil,
un SANDY loam ! like shallow ploW
Ing but one must be governed by cir
cumsnuces which are too numerous
60 mention here Ia deciding whether
To plow deep or shallow. The condition
60 aim at Is 10 have the soil hrm enough
10 permit OF the subsOil water passing
readily upward through the land au,l
not 80 firm but what the roots OF plants
can easily penetrate it,-Professor ;.
r. Green. Minnesota.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18


Sir knight OF the Frown came stalking
down
The beautiful streets OF ehIldhood's town.
His shield was rusty. his sword Was dim
And the playmates ned from the face OF
him.
Into the happy home he went
And the nurse uplifted a loud lament
And the mother sighed and the baby
And the fun and the frolie made haste 10
hide
For there's never laugh in ehildhood's
town
Under the glance of Sir knight OF the
froWn.
hat swif. at need, with the suns own
Comes splendid knight on strong white
steed.
Riding IN triumph graudly down
Through the beautiful streets OF ehild-
hoods TOWN.
Sir knight of The Smile has a winsoms
face.
And he scatters flowers IN every place
The playmates rally and shout and sing
And crowd around him and make hha
king
The games SO on. and the babies crow.
For they've seen the last Of the ansry
foe.
The nurse and the mother clasp th-ir
The door OF the house wide open stands.
And in and cut the comrades chase
There's 50 much fun IN the dwelling
place
Where all day long. as sweet as a ssns.
SSed thoughts aud gentle greetings
throng.
And peace ana gladness reign the while
Under the glance of Sir Knight of the
SmflA
--nlArRaret n. saaantsr I'm Va,,,h,. g..
Ranton.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
rrrtIli,rr. For mnn..

A few English hop growers have
been trying cooperative experiments
with methods of cultivating and fertt
lizlng. 4 plot of twentyfour acres
which for seven years had received no
cultivation at all except enough Go XII
most of the weeds yielded 100 barrels
OF green hops. Another plot of the
same size, deeply cultivated, gave l4j
barrels. lt Is accordingly inferred that
fertilization Is more important than
cultivation. II WAS concluded from
further experiments that the applica-
tion of fertilizers containing phosphor-
ir acid at the beginning of the blossom
ing period Will greatly Increase the
product Of hops Nitrogen requirement
seems Ia vary greatly with the differ
cnt varieties of hops The English
sorts, Il appears require more nitrogen
than the German varieties.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
FOR THE CHILDREN
Mr.. r.suyder.. singing Mouse,

A. III. Snyder has a singing mouse In
his house, and the mouse has family
Of little ones The mother mouse makes
sound in a high key. a sound that Is
thin and wiry. but not displeasing to
the ear.
For years the house where Mr.. Sny-
der lives has had number Of singing
mice. Their musical inclination was
observed years ago, when the late Al
bert n. Baker lived in the house He
was an invcterate player of the flute.
and when the mice heard the sound of
t." lutc they seemed to go into ecsta.
sizes ana showed the highest apprecia-
ton of the players efforts.
but the singing mouse that lived at
the place when the Snyders moved in
became a nuisance after the family
went to bed. The Snyders wanted to
kill Il and finally captured it alive, IL
made its escape, but was soon in cap
tiyity again. and since it became Il
prisoner has not only continued It's
musical notes. but has become the
mother of several mice, which the Sny-
ders are looking after carefully. Mr..
Snyder thinks that the musical talent
of the mother mouse may be handed
down to the little ones.
The singing rodent is about the size
of common mouse, but its fur Is
somewhat darker South Bend und)
Dispatch.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18

Corn Is very useful vegetable. II II
were not for corn there would be no
corn cakes with butter and molasses.
Corn grows In large halds. and you
plow Il With horse. There was man
who had cornheld, aud Inc had no
horse, but he had large and faithful
wlr' who took care OF it, accompanied
by a trusty dog. while he wrote poetry
for the papers We ought 10 be thanl;
ful II we have good wife, which Is
much better than hanging around ~
looms aud wasting your time In Idle
ness Corn is also useful TO feed hogs
with and can bc made into cob pipes,
which will make you sick II you are
not accustomed to H. Lot us firmly re
solve that we will reform and lead u
better life. BENNY.
e. W. 4. In Chicago Tribune.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
Er,rn nnrl, ratata...

Two quarts of seed potatoes We're
kept hy one of our Minnesota readers
on shelf In the kitchen who're they
could get the light from an end window
aud the heat aud moisture VI the roon,
rrom April to May ), when they had
sprouts four Ia slN inches stocky aud
green. and roots ono or two inches long
They We're cut 10 two eyes and careful,
~ sea eighteen inches apart in rows.
Commenced using Judy aud had four
quarts per day until October all large,
smooth and meaH American Agrlcul-
turlst.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
LI,ue Ones Idea OF crime

A little one hal seen that terrible
sight the chain gang working In the
strcet aud asked Tor an explanation of
the striped clothes aud the iron fetters
She was told that the men had been
naughty and We're being punished. The
next time she was taken out the child
escaped from her nurse and running
up TO hulking negro convict looked
mp into his brutal face and asked pitc-
ously
did oo steal Oo's mammals sugar.
Alas for those farof days when
stealing mammals sugar was the most
heinous crime known tO our souls
Washington Star.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18

For some years producers 0f butter
cultures have been advertising their
bacteria and doing a good business,
Now s0ule who have soil containing
the bacteria which enables legnmes to
ta6e nltrogen trom the air are adver.
Using Il. The farmer who wants &c
lnereuse the fertility OF his soil with
the help 0f those useful bacteria can DO
- AZ slight eKpense. Tue trade ia mi,
erobes may some day be quite exteR.
uive.- -stockman and Farmer.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
ROAD
ROLLER
HERE
VIII be Given a Trial on
Liberty Road Monday
Rock Crusher Now Running
TO Supply Rock for Test

The operation Of combination
steam road roller will be demon
strated on Marion county roads next
week. County Judge Scott has taken
considerable interest in the matter Of
good roads of late, and has. been in
strumental in having the roller
brought to this city. II arrived in
Salem today and is said TO be a won
der in the matter Of permanent read
building II the machine does salts
factory work II ls possible that the
county will invest in one to aid in the
extensive construction of roads that
is contemplated In this county during
the summer months.
A force Of men yesterday resumed
the operation Of the rock crusher In
the Liberty neighborhood south Of
this city In order to provide a supply
OF rock TO be placed ON the road In
that section for the testing OF the
now machine. The test viii be made
ON the Liberty road south Of this city
and near the Catholic cemetery on
Monday The machine that has been
received is that OF the Buffalo Pitts
company and has been brought here
for trial The county commissioners
court has practically decided on the
purchase OF n steam roller and n this
machine answers all Of the require
menta Il o. not Improbable that Il will
be accepted and the purchase Of the
roller made al once With the re-
newed interest Ia the subject Of good |
roads that has been awakened In this |
county during the past few weeks !
some extensive and lasting improve |
ments In the condition OF the high. !
ways OF this section will be accom-. |
pllshed before another winter
Farmers residing along the SALON. |
Brooks rOad have indicated willing.
ness To contribute In labor TO the i'm.
provoment OF the county road adioln- |
ing their property The county court |
will coItributet sufficient funds 10 do |
more or less work on this road which |
II is intended to greatly improve An
order has recently been placed by the |
court for four new wheel road scrap |
ers that will be used In the building !
OF roads.
Tho residents OF the Halls ferry
road have called meeting for next
Thursday evening when local league
will be organized Tor stimulating In.
terest In accomplishing the building
of better roads. Enthusiastic are the
people of that section in the matter OF
getting better highways and live
meeting h expected ON Thursday
evening.
Another meeting for similar pur.
pose viii be held at the Hayesvilla
school house north OF this city ON
next Saturday evening II will be- a
Joint meeting between the people OF
the Kaiser Bottom aud Hazel Green
districts County Judge Scott has
been invited to address both meetings
aud will be In attendance and assist
Ia founing organizations at both
points.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
Dr.. ]. F. Cook

Has all profession healing art
vegetable kingdom failure When system m
pure will only find vitality vera
kingdom doctors knives thunder
lightning will the but lay the foundation
disease poisons bones. and kill the
consumption
bone mind that his is
poisonous relief you gel
poisonous death
medicine sirs pos
system expect to n du
sickness disease heen coming and
a IT of 1t will take months
body up This people
They used to being humbugged His medicines
posed system
get they help
stinc have have make study Of
been life study with Dr. Cook DO get this life too
too to worry OF o this
DR.. Cook Cures All Kinds of DiSeaSS
30l Liberty Street. Salem, Oregon
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18
AZ the wemaa's clal,.

Airs. Hunks made her first centGry
e the club this afternoon"
"Century al the club, What do yea
meanys
why, she talked for an hour aud
forV minutes. Just figure Il out for
yourself la minutes. - ChlcasO Post
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18

illustrated with pholop~
On writer's fields, near sa"
by mail. or at The Jouf'A
cents per copy. The on'
this industry.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18

Kenny sat In the doorway one beau
tiful morning watching the soft, tleecy
clouds as they floated idly overhead
Presently he exclaimed in his odd little
way;
See, mamma, the angels are sun
ming theirselves."
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-18

Full instructions about preparation
Of soil, growing OF plants. planting the
crop. cultivation. fertilization. picking
and packing the crop. shipping and
markets treated fully in separate
chapters.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-16
BETRAYED BY a DOG.
scene OF Crime aad Thus Goa.
vlots IKE Assassin.

An Italian woodcutter has just been
sentenced to penal seryitude for life
for murder, and the,conviction is due
to 2 dog. a carefully prepared plan
came to naught because Of the animals
sagacity.
Cassinelli. the woodcutter, was EN-.
ployed BY Frenchman, Jean Bonati
They had had disagreement about
wages. One day last winter the wood.
cutter appeared at the Bonati home
with his ak and asked Nine. Bonati
where her husband was. Y.
She was surprised at his appearance,
and told him her husband had gone to
look for him in the forest. The wood.
cutter disappeared, but came again
the next day, saying that he had spent
the day in the woods trying to find
Bonati and had been unsuccessful.
Alarmed by that, Nine. Bonati called
for aid, and searching party was or
ganized. The Italian, who was familiar
with the forest, undertook to guidethe
party, and they proceeded to traverse
the woods in all directions.
Bonati's dog, which had gone into
the woods with his master, but which
had returned the evening of the day he
disappeared, was with the searchers.
Finally the animal, in the heart of the
forest, suddenly left the party and
started in another direction.
The Italian was endeavoring to.lead
the searchers in quite different di.
rection, and he tried to call the dog
back, without success. The searchers
became suspicious, observing the man
ner of the man and the actions of the
dog. They decided to follow the ami
NAL, and as they turned aside the Ital.
ian burst into tears. +--. ~ -... =.
As they followed the dog they saw
it run up broad slope and come to q
dense thicket. Into this it penetrated.
and the searchers forced their way in
after it. ....-
When the dog saw that it had been
followed it began scratching at q
mound of dirt and leaves. Ready hands
soon came to its assistance, and under
meath the pile was discovered the body
OF the dead Bonati with ten great
knife wounds as evidence Of how he
met his death. s*~e
Cassinelli was accused Of the crime
and brought to trial. Breaking down,
he admitted having killed his employ
er, but asserted that the fight had
been begun by Bonati and that he
used the knife to defend himself. His
description of the battle there in the
thicket was vivid and the jury, consid-
ering that there might have been ex-
tenuating circumstances, held him
guilty of premeditated assassination,
but placed the sentence at life impris-
onment instead Of death.
The man after he had killed his en-
ployer had forgotten the dog, which
was the only witness to the crime.