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The Washington times., 1907-10-31
HUSBANDS ASHES
KEPT IN AN URN
Omaha Man Attempts to
Prove Counts Daughter
Insane.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s1.-As part OF
the evidence tending to show that Mrs.
Amalia Won Plateu Grossman-Ftnk,
daughter or a Russian count. now re-
siding in this city, should be confined
in a hospital. 1t IS declared by her
friends that night and day she keeps
by her side a brass urn containing the
ashes II one Of her three husbands.
The statement that Mrs. Grossman-
Fink has kept such an urn constantly
by her side traDsDires through the ac-
ton OF her husband, Robert o. Fink.
county and city treasurer OF Omaha.
Neb., who seeks 70 have her sent to Il
hospital 50 that she may receive proper
treatment, Fink claims that his wife
Is insane. His attorney, MUrdock Ken
dIiCk. has secured the appointment OF a
commission, which Is hearing the testi-
mOny.
Several days ago. at one Of the hear
lngs, Mr. hendrick wanted to put Mrs.
Fink herself upon the stand, but her al
torney former Judge James Gay Cor
don. refused TO allow IL Judge Gordon
insists that the woman is sane. Mr.
kendrick took tho matter 10 court, and
Il was during the argument there that
II developed that Mrs Fink had two
husbands before she married the county
and city treasurer Of Omaha.
1t appears that Mrs. Fink had some
difficulty over her second husband S
estate IN Omaha and decided 10 come
to this city. She has been here six
months. staying with some friends IN
Diamond stt Get Her husband testified
that she thinks she is Cleopatra rein
carnated- But the most curious thing
in the life OF the woman is the allega-
ton OF her fonduess fer the brass urn.
When her second husband died in Ger
many she brought back his ashes. ans,
II is said that by day the urn stanfs
upon a table with g lighted candle IN
front OF il, and by night Il rests near
her bed, Her friends say that she has
left instructions Tor the ashes to be
streWn upon her grave, TO make tho
grass grow when she dies. The commits
sion has not yec filed its report.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31

Hitcheock's understudy in "a Yankee
Girl
When the comedian could not be
found yesterday afternoon Beery, who
played an unimp0rtant role, vas called
upon TO take the stars place. He gave
credttable performance. bit there
was immediate talk OF calling of the
engagement at the AstOr. Last night
Henry w. Savage. who owns "A
9nkee Tourist, asked the managers
OF the AstOr Theater 10 watch Beery's
work before canceiing the engage
ment. They did so.
When the young man glanced at this
mornings papers he was surprised 10
ind his name played up n big type IN
tho advertisements, and 10 learn that
he was TO be starred in Hitchcock 8
former role He literally aWOke 10 hnd
himself famous.
chanIer at Pie Dinner.
The alleged connection OF William As
tor chanler. African explorer. former
Congressman and brother Of the Lieu
teant-Governor Of New York. with the
Hitchcock case Is being aired IN his
criminal libel suit against William Ran
dolph Hearst. Chanler's name was
used in connection with the case in a
Hearst paper On the witness stand,
Chanler said he had known Hitchcock
about two years, and that he was a near
solutely denied that he had even seen
any Of the girls IN the case
Under examination Chanler said he
was az the late Stanford whites
famous pie dinner, when a beautiful
young girl clad almost not at all rose
through the crust OF large pie. Chan
Ter said he believed John Sargent. the
artist was there and that forty gentle
men were present. The case viii be re-
sumed next week.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
California Declares Holiday
To Help Banks Adjust Affairs

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. S1.-Gov. J.
n Gillett, Who is a Eureka, issued a
proclamation late yesterday afternoon
declaring today a legal holiday. He mas
taken this step at the request Of a conf
mittec Of bankers Of the interior towns.
It is planned to continue this holiday
from day 10 day for five or six days, in
order to give these bankers time TO ad-
tusl their affairs to meet the cOudi-
tons arising from the clearing house
certificate plan now in vogue among the
San Francisco bankers, and those OF
nearly all the large cities
The gCNernOr was appealed to BY wire
after the committee OF interior bankers
had conferred at + O'Clock yesterday ar
teTnOon with the San Francisco Clearing
House Association
The Washington times., 1907-10-31

OF the vanity panes. From time imme-
mortal Il had been the privilege Of the
women employees to keep near at hand
little wall mirrors. into which one might
cast appreciative glances ever and anon.
Like a thunder clap came the new rule
banishing hundreds OF mirrors from the
building and leaving only one large mir
ror here and there, about which the
prinung-office femininity might congre-
gate, when the days work was done. TO
prepare for the street.
Loud Were Lamentations.
Loud lamentations rent the air, but all
to no avail. and every succeeding day
saw the crush about the surviving mir
rors grow more desperate. Hats were
torn, feelings ruffled, and tears were shed
as beauty after beauty spared for a
place OF vantage, many finally giving ur
the struggle and making a Wild and un-
prepared dash for home and its com
forts.
All IS changed now, however. and the
girls are jubilant again. Time has
brought realization OF the privatons
they have been suffering. and relief is
The Washington times., 1907-10-31

AOouuhue0 from First Page-1
estate to Hitchcock, they Immediately
on rim.
Following the assassination Of Tav-
snanian, the rich rug merchant. IN June
last. Hitchcock received threatening let
tcTs. and then his wife cautioned him to
be careful, that these Armeniaus had
murdered many men, and that they
would not hesitate to take his life.
Wife Calls Girls Silly.
''I know he would not run away from
these silly charges by those young
gi-ls.'' said Mrs. Hitchcock today. He
wsS just as confident as I was Of the
outcome. When he left here yesterday
morning he said he felt tired, and was
going to take Turkish bath to freshen
him for the matinee. That Is the last
I saw Of him.
And you know the grand fury did not
meet until IL O'clock. and the indict-
ments were not returned until late in
the afternoon. No, I fear he has been
lured into some place-yOu know many
OF the operators In Turkish baths are
either Turks or Armenians-and has
there been killed.
When II was discovered by the district
attorney at the night performance that
Hitchcock was missing there was a
great stir in official circles. Hitchcock
had not been at the matinee at the
Astor Theater. and his place was taken
oy an understudy. The police sent out
an alarm 20 all stations 70 'fook for and
arrest Raymond Hitchcock"
Understudy "Makes Good"
A side feature 6f the case is the
sweeping into Broadway fame in sin
sic night Of Wallace Beery. formerly
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Murdered,
Actors Wife Fears

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The Washington times., 1907-10-31

Gee. but I think It's time!' said
Evirgeline, the Beautiful Press Feeder.
to a group OF feminine celebrators, when
the news was noised about that the
Public Printer had rescinded his action
Of six months ago and ordered the in
staTatton OF one hundred French beveI
plate mirrors in the big Government
print shop.
You know. I haven't felt right about
my clothes since that silly order direct
ing that al the mirrors be taken out
OF the building was passed I've had to
depend on some Of you girls or my
intuition all the time, and I haven't
gone out OF this place a single day
without feeling that something terrible
was wrong with me-"
Gle. tool! chimed in the chorus, as
about twenty pairs OF hands were ele-
waited 10 jab hat-pin here and there
"And for what was It passed. want to
kncw2" expostulated Miriam. the Fas-
clnatIng Pamphlet Folder. They say
II was because the girls were vain, OF
might get vain, and lose some time.
don't see that It accomplished anything
except to give lot OF grinHing men a
chance to stand around and snicker as
we had to yell out every day. Say
Maggie, is my hat on straightT or Is
that ink spot gomez -
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
LIKE EXCITEMENT.

''Do the trusts really want a president
who would let them do exactly as they
pleased?"
Nav. They wouldn't make no more
money, and they'd have considerable
less fun.'-Houston Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
COMEDY SKETCH TEAM.

Nevertheless and Notwithstanding.
Two words that a newspaper para
grapher uses when he can't think OF
anything else.-Puck.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
MADRID BANK swINDLED.

MADRID, Oct. 31.-The sum OF $5s. coo
has been obtained from the Bank Of
Spain by means OF a check 20 which
was forged the name Of Seuor Anselmo
a former member of the chamber of
deputies.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
ASSAULTS WIFE: IS FINED.

Walter Male was fined $40 in the Po-
lice Court for assaulting his wife,
Emma, today by Judge KimbaI-
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
Why, the Very Ideal

"Ths very idea Of man having the
right to take a wOman's mirror away
from aerP' vehemently exclaimed Evir-
geline. taking up the trend of thought
why, she stands about as much chance
OF looking decent as a bald-headed man
would have at a bumble-bee con Yention.
Jack met me on the street the other
day, and just as soon as he came in
sisht he began TO grin didn't know
whas was the matter until I got home
and saw a mirror, and there It Eyas-en
awful Ink splotch on my chin, half Of
my rat showing through my ruffled-up
hair. and two paragraphs from one Of
the Presidents speeches stuck on my
hat, where they had been dropped by
some careless thing in the pasting divi-
sion. No wonder Jack laughed, and Il
will be a greater wonder If he ever re-
spects me again. looked such a fright.
Arl If I lose him. III have a perfect
right to sue the Government, too.
Won't I7'
The chorus agreed that she would. and
nodded sympathetically as others began
to tell of the fearful havoc wrought by
the aforesaid ''nO-mirrOr nO-Vanity''
rule OF the c.. P. o.
According to the stories told. all has
not been plain sailing with the advocates
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
HELPFUL HINTS

pasture for ca,,Ic. ;c, it needs intelligent
care and careful grazing. J., should h1s
better adapted to soiling than rastnrase. ~
not grazci too close. /! the stock Is rotated
from one field to another 10 a''o~ 20
VIII last for many years. Gnawed 70 me
earth. 'rampcd when wet or frozen, II -
soon gone. Cattle ar" readily soiied WIN
alfalfa aud treated in this way there Is no
hloat or injury 10 alfalfa fields. and many
more cattle can be kept on a given area .
Make II rack for the garden tools. Us
IN the edge ~ n hardwood board u inches
wide. Fastcn this FIRMLY to the wall by
bracss-ono at each END nnd one ~ ane
widths to hold the hoes. shovcls and other
IMPLEMENTS that are to be hung up by the
head The board makes II handy shop
You oanuo, blame your n%'lgthor Tor not
keeping UP his share Of the line fence II
YOU do not keep UP yours, .
Invite your ~ncighbor and his wife to
Sunday dinner occasionally and have Tue
children over frequently in the evening.
Social life In the country can be made very
pleasant II We only open our shelis. some
people who seldom 30 visiting stay at homo
bccpus" th,y are too r'tirlne IN disposition
10 make tn" first ADVANCED. .
Go over all IN" tools. Ale tho saws. grid
the cutting tools, put on new handles wh"r"
Needed and put everything IN good WORK
win prices for wool soaring aud mutton
too high priced for folks to eat, IT does
seem as IL more farmers would join the
ranks ~ the knights of the Golden i'oof
II does no, require large capital TO start
IN the busn"ss OF breeding pure blood cat
lie. but IL does require determination, in
,eilipcncc aud Il proper understanding OF
the underlying principle of reproduction.
No man should start in the work unless
he Is "uii" ruie le possesSos the unIucn,h-
able thirst for knowlcdg. and the on'husias-
tic interest OF the true investigator.
The farmer who IL interested In his
business Ia, no time to grumble about
hard timcr.
The one cOnsoling thing about a mule
is tho, he ~ one-hnlf horse, Were II not
for thit i,dccming trnit Of Relationship he
would have btIii fever friends.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
BEANS AND PEAS TO PLANT

Uv,M. TEN EYCK, OF the Kansas sta
NJ ton has made some valuable tests
Of various field crops and his results
show TINT among the millcts German
ranked nrst In the yield Of hay and seed,
tho largest yields being $40 tons OF hay and
252 bushels OF seed per acre. Siberian
milIet ranked second.
mentioned NJ yielding more than - bush
els per acre yellow, Small Yellow, Ito
San, Early yellow. Green Samarow. ana
Early Brown. Of which Ito San ana the
Yellow varlc,ics are the most productive.
The Ito San and Early Yellow rank high
IN earlincss.
Fra gave the largest yield, III bushels
per acre, and several varieties gave an
nverng" Yield oi 81 tons Of dry fodder per
acre. Coleman, Early Amber Kansas
sarGharine sorphumE gave good results,
Coleman ranked hrtt Ia production, WIN
n yield OF tO.5J bus hcls Of seed ana ~!
tons Of stoyor per acre, while AMBER ana
Kayanaugh ranked irrt and last, r,sbco-
lively. In maturity IL was iouhd mar MY
days after harvesting, sorghum. htov"r IN
The sack s,ill contained on the average
5I.7 per cent 81 moisture.
The results with npn-aCchhrlno Sorghuin7
ghswcd tina, yellow Milo maize aud larE"
African MilIet yielded 5.27 tons OF stov'r
and 900 bushels OF grain, ana 6."3 IONS
of st0yor and 373 bushels Of grain per
acre, respectively, Will" h'n hnm' ro,"
and Black Hull,d WHIT" Knfir corn IRON
gc.d from III, same source yielded az tons
uf stoyrr and I7& bushels Of grain, ana
dO7 tons Of stoyor aud J0l bushels OF
grain per mere. respectively. The hailr corn
,,nyCr Confined fulIy as much moisture
when stacked a. the ttpYcr OF Tue sue
charinc sOrghums.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
Conducted by S. G. HULK

lay n good sized egg, moro or less Of a
brown color. They make good roasting
fowls but their meat Is coarser grained
tbnn that Of the Wyandotto.
The light Brahmas excel for large roast
Ing fowls. II kept In good condition they
are excellent winter layers. Their eggs
are Of a rich brown color.
The White Legh0rn leads In the IHghorn
family They arc steady early spring,
summer and fall layers. They lay a large
white egg. The Bun In merit comes next.
The Brown Leghorn lays probably moro
eggs In n year than any OF the Irghorn
family, but the eggs are OF rather SINAI
size.
The Rhode Island Reds are hrst-ciass
layers brown eggs. They are cSc'''eh'
roasting fowls.
The Black Langshnn /, n grand winter
layer. the eggs being of the hnEst c1ior.
AZ roasting fowls they are nncxceiled, 'heir
flesh very closely resembling the TURKEY
both IN appearance and haNor. bu, Wv
Langghan Will never be very popular among
market men who must have a yellow
skinned carcass. and who cnnn2, nr'5t u
neat carca6H with Il bird that shows dark
pin feathers.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
LITTLE NUBBINS OF FARM
NEWS :.

Mares that are In foal should be shell
tered well and allowed some exercise every
day. Light and regular work will afford
the best exercise. Oats should be fed to
them in preference to any other grain.
Oats. bran and good clover hay are tho
ideal feed for the breeding eve.
Why let all the special sheep feeders
enjoy all the profits In sheep and lamb
feeding? There are many corn farmers wno
can feed one to two cars OF sheep each
year.
One OF the latest excuses for not grow
ing good crops offered by "A slipshod farmer
Is that Good crops impoverish the 81
II must be that this is quite generally
known In some localities.
In the keeping OF milk n strong p"int
Is to cool the milk rs soon as possible aft,i'
milking.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
NOTES ON ORCHARD WORK

II there Ia a "scepy" spot In the or
chafd drain II or the trees will die.
To plant q scrub tree II Just as foolish
as 70 buy O runt pig or . mensly COW.
Head on tho rabbits by wrapping tns
trees from the ground up two feet with
heavy paper.
As the tree is pruned no will II grow.
u ID . mistake TO prune apple trees TO
open head too much In the western states.
The thick tops are needed to protect tho
buds and fruit from the hot sun AMI strong
winds that sweep over the wide prairies.
Keep one eye on the apples In the cellar
TO see they do not rot and the other on tho
market reports. ,.
A we'll selected apple orchard In bearing
You can give your fruit color BY paying
attention to the scientific facts, about sun
light and air.
On many soils both fruits anA vege-
tables are benefited by an duplication 81
wood ashes.
For almost any kind Of small fruit tho
land should be deeply plowed. thoroughly
Pack your apples In boxes 40 the fruit
can easily be seen and you will be we'll
repaid for the trouble.
Stormy days arc the times for making
up small fruit boxes and crates. II al
lowed to lie many weeks. however. they
lose this fresh appearance, which Is not a
Georgia has nearly 100000 bearing
fruit trees.
Poultry confined to n small area In tho
orchard Will destroy the pupn OF the apple
mnggot.
a fruit tree In every fence corner would
look better than weeds. IL your orchard
fun OF weeds and other litter to provide u
snug home for mice?
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
SUGGESTIONS THAT MAY
HELP

~ WV W Ctuul TEST 4tttuB w uuHTI1
Of milk at. each milking, taken away Ave
miles and housed In a strange stable gave
less than ono quart at the evening milking
md only four quarts ut tho next morn
She was .daven en- the journey very
slowly and allowed to stop several times for
utmost kindness. yet the irregularity Of her
daily routine life decreased the milk yield
60 per cent for the day; and nearly 20 per
Dairy cows should be fed and MIXED
with ciock-like regularity. They. should be
given the privilege. and Induced to drink
gumed.
Avoid unnecessary change Of water with
dairy COWS. because mary viii not drink
trom Il strange well until they arc starved
No domestic animal should be compelled
to drink icc-cold water In winter. That
pumped from u deep well and given to the
stock Immediately In about the right tam
perature.
Tho hog by nature loves water. and shade
during the summer. but 1t mould have dry
aud very warm quarters In WINTER.
where insufficient protection from storms
and the cold are given. and many are IN
one pen. hogs Will lie In heaps one upon
the ot.er in order to keep warm and the
weakest suffer and oGen perish.
The hog by nature cannot stand dust.
when hogs cough, II the pen be dry; aprInkle
niusty or dusty material.
nv IN IL WY b'H' 'l'AN w Wv g'Hi
TO move and transplant large shade trees.
TAX" them up with u largo ball OF frozen
soil which holds without injury an immense
number of feeding roots,
Drag down STALKS and tail weeds in win
ter when the ground IS frozen or dry. In
this condition they will catch the shows
and rains, become rotten, make piowing
easier, and sooner become available plant
food when turned under.
On hilIy land inclined to wash, watch the
soil during winter, and MI dopressions and
gullios with stalks. straw and any rubbish
that VIII hold the soil and catch any that
mny be washed In from roads and adjacent
fields. = 90.
Keep the barn. stables. hog pea and
poultry houses clean OF litter and i.nnurc.
Of Canada has issued = statement that tho
western wheat crop Of that country Will
be 81, 900. 900 bushels. or this only one
fourth win grade No. ! hard.
A large number OF German farmers In
Missouri are selling their land from 500
to $l25 per acre and are going farther west
In search OF cheaper land.
Railroads Of the south are making great
efforts to induce farmers In the con- north
'rn regions to go down there. Although
there are thousands Of improved farms that
have been allowed to deteriorate through
bad management there Is practically no
wild and vacant lands to be had In that
country.
The scarcity Of squads has Induced certain
interruptions persons % substitute very
public as pigeons. The reason squads are
so scarce il because so many OF them are
sold as quail.
Ten Of King Edwards English Shire
horses are being exhibited In this country
although not for competition. These horses
are the descendants OF the great Shiren
that were once ridden by the knights at inc
wars aud tournaments OF England.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
THE MOST POPULAR BREEDS

ITO THE h~cRinnor in poultry raising the
flllc~iuE notes about breeds may bc
hclnful:
The White Wyandotte la n steady layer
of good rycrage rised eggs, the color vary
Ing from n tint IN n nice brown. Excellent
winter layers. The leading breed for bToii-
crg, and popular for small roasting fowls.
The silver and the Hun Wyandottes are
also good breeds with about the same
merits,
The Barred. white and Run Plymouth
Rocks are lnrger sized birds than the
Wyandot,,n. and are good layers I not too
literally fed On Carbonaccous foods, They
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
COST or BUTTER

Statistics carefully complied from all OF
ngc cost for manufacturing butter IL about
four cents n pound In u reamcry that
makes 0 1000 pJundA of butter In u year:
one and threc-fourths. cents In n cream
cry that makes 100. 900 and about ono
md one-half cents where the creamery
makes 100000 pounds. This means that
other things being equal the farmer who
patronlEcs the large creamery Will receive
about two cents per pound more for his
butter than the patron Of the small cream
cry. AS the average Minnesota COW Iro-
ducos about 1G5 pounds q. Dutter In u
year her annual earning capacity Is S"!D
more where her product is taken TO a large
creamery than when taken 70 q small on,:
The above figures are suggestive In that
they show tho error Of starting creameries
in localities where there Is u shortage OK
rCW9.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
PREPARED FOODS

I hnvc been feeding a laying food and
never had my hens lay SO we'll before
through the winter months az tboy have
this year. They seem to like 1t very muci
and to thrive well on It. ! have also usca
a chick food and like 1t very much indeed.
! would not go without II II It cost mo
SO n hundred weight. ! ordered 500
pounds early this spring 80 as to DO sure.
to get 1t by the time | have some chicks.
II does away with all worry and FLUSHING
and there Ii no waste whatever IN feeding
II. IL Is needless to say that l heartily
recommend IL to poultrymen.--F. s. Ben!a-
min. :.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
HOW 6 JOHN
FIGURES IT

Farming IL n profession. and only WHOM
II Is 50 regarded will 1t be accorded It
proper place among honorable nvocations.
The ideal farmer In made out OF the child
OF the farm he has been developed by edu-
cation and science. Tho forme he secures
from the common schools and the latter at
the agricultural college or from farm jour
nails,
One OF the most potent factors In advanc-
ing agriculture IL the fair. No other lhstt-
tuition offers such opportunities to the farm
or for acquiring profitable knowledge, He
IL there instructed In his special line OF
work. lie is stimulated and encouraged 70
give his best efforts To the bctterment VI
his products. He IL made n better farmer.
A straw stack Is u fne thing for me
farm animals to use as q sort Oh winter
house these cold days. but see that they
are properly housed Mt night.
The trouble with many OF us Is, we lack
pade Ia our work, and the reason we DO Got
Is because our work IL done In n careless
siipshod manner. II IL u poor rule that
will not work both ways therefore,. t2 nc
proud Of our work we ought to do II Well
WAR ON LIQUOR AND TOBACCO
The Kansas Anti Liquor Society has scoptsd q new
plan tn night the liquor trsfhe. IL IL mailing frec n
recipe fmr the cure Of the liquor habit. II eau hc
given secretly in coffee or food. Also one for the
tona~ro a. bit that can he given secretly. The only
request fhcy make " that you do not syll the recipes,
mi give tree copies 10 friends. Their nidre,s II
Room 10 Gray, Bldg KANSAS si'y' MO.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

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