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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
RUFF ADMITS HE IS GUILTY
HE HAD SINNED IN BEHALF OF
POLITICAL MACHINE.
Said to Have Been Broker Between
Public Service Corporation and
Board of Supervisors.

San Francisco, May 16.-Pleading
political machine, which it was his
province to build in the interest of the
friends he represented, Abraham Ruef,
fallen political boss and formerly
campaign manager for Mayor Eugene
Schmitz, faced the court and in a
broken voice pleaded guilty to the
charge of extOrtion. He is still under
Indictment for bribery in connection
with his alleged campaign methods.
List of Indictments.
Of the sixty-three counts of bribery
against RUef, seventeen were in IN
nection with the granting of the over
head trolley franchise to the United
Railroad company Immediately after
the disaster Of April, 1906. Seventeen
/ were based upon the money alleged to
have been spent by the gas company
to secure an S5-cent gas rate as
against a 75-cent rate: thirteen relat-
ed to the passing of money by the
Home Telephone company to obtain a
franchise for a bid of $4,000, and
which it had been declared was worth
at least 81, 900, 900, and eighteen in
dictments were based upon the alleged
bribing of supervisors by Ruef to grant
fight permits only to the sO-called fight
trust of this city, which is composed OF
Eddie Graney, Morris Levey, James
CoffrOth and Willis Britt.
The money in all these cases was
charged to have been handled by Ruef,
who, according to Heney and Burns
was the agent and broker between the
public service corporations and board
of supervisors, and a sort of general
distributing agent for all who desired
privileges from the supervisors.
Judge Coffey fixed the bail at $4,000
On each Indictment, or a total OF
SG40, 900 for Ruef.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
Double Appeal Opposed.

Attorney Priest stated to the court
that he desired 10 file a bill of eXcep-
tons asking for copies of the certl-
fed records used in the case. Judge
Adams said he did not think the bill
Of exceptions necessary.
Priest then presented his applica-
ton for the double-barreled appeal.
and also offered a form OF a superse-
IDEAS bond.
AS to the bond. Judge Barclay said
he had no suggestion to make to the
court as to it's amount. He said, how
ever. that he thought the bond ought
to be constructed so that in the event
of forfeiture the United States and
oher interested parties might benefit.
This was done as a p~recaution to
protect any interest that the state of
Texas might have in the matter, and
Judge Adams directed Judge Priest to
so word the bonds. Judge Adams then
announced that a bond of $4,000 on
each appeal would be required, and At
torney Priest offered himself as surety
and was accepted by the court.
Judge Adams gave Pierce and his at
torney an hour in which to prepare the
bonds, and directed that they appear
before him In chambers and sign them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-25
TWO APPEALS large BOND
)iL MAGNATE WILL CARRY TEXAS
CASE TO TWO COURTS
HEARING NOT UNTIL NEXT OCTOBER
Indictment May Contain Errors, out
Only State Court Can Pass
Upon Charge Contained.

st. Louis, May 16.-H. Clay PIERCE,
millionaire chairman of the board OF
directors of the Waters-Pierce Oil Co,
whose application for a writ OF haDeas
corpus to prevent his ~eXtradition to
Texas to answer an indictment for
false swearing was denied by Judge
Adams Wednesday, took an appeal TO
both the United States supreme court
and the United States circuit court or
a~pDeals. He vas released on two
bonds of $4,000 each, with his attor-
new. former Judge Henry S. Priest, as
surety.
There was some question in the
mind of Pierce's lawyers as to which
court to appeal the case. AS an abun-
dant p%recaution Attorney Priest pre-
| scented to Judge Adams applications
for appeals to the supreme court and
the court of appeals. Under the law
an appeal can be taken to the supreme
court only on the question OF Jurisdic-
ton. An appeal to the court OF APP
peals Is allowable On the questions
relative to the merits OF the indict-
ment.
The case cannot possibly be heard
before next October, when the United
States supreme court meets. The
court OF appeals will not meet until
December. The case ONE under the
head of privileged matters, and may
be taken up Immediately by either
court.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
To Guard Against Mites.

When once we allow mites to get
foothold in the poultry house it re-
quires the hardest kind of work to get
rid of them. 1t is much easier to
guard against them and prevent their
appearance.
If we could build the kind of
house we wanted, we should build
concrete building, where there would
be no cracks for the mites to multi
ply in.
We shall keep the walls whitewash-
ed, and on the concrete floor we
should sprinkle dry earth and little
lime. We should keep the roosts
saturated with kerosene and keep a
box of dust at hand, SO that the fowls
could take a roll when so disposed.
W" believe 1t possible to have
flock of fowls absolutely free of mites
at all times, but we cannot afford to
trust to luck and expect Providence
to help us in Our work.
We must start with a definite idea
III view, and we must follow our plans
to the minutest detail, even though at
times we feel that there is no need
20 continue our WOrk.-Farm Pro-
greSS.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
Inferti1e Eggs Keep Best.

Those who know say that eggs that
have not been fertilized keep twice as
long as fertile ones, and in all seasons
Of the year. Even in the summer
months, and in transit, this is true.
The reason is simple. The egg that
has been fertilized only deteriorates
through age; the others quickly lose
their freshness when exposed to sum-
mer heat This conclusion is fully ap-
preciated by egg shippers. They al
ways advise the separation of male
birds from the laying hens for a part
of the year as a means Of increasing
the keeping quality of the eggs in the
way above mentioned. Much Of the
summer loss could be prevented were
this plan more generally followed.
The blood spots so often seen in
summer eggs are caused by letting
the cocks run with the flock. The least
taint of this kind naturally puts eggs
in the lowest grades for table use.
(The above is from the Wisconsin
Farmer 1t does not do the infertile
egg justice. An infertile egg kept in
cold storage, would simply dry up
until nothing but solid matter was lett
in the shell it would not spoil. An
nfertile egg may be kept in an incu
bator for the whole three weeks and
except that it has dried up consider
able, will still be good. If you are
catering for a good trade in fresh
eggs, do not keep a male with your
laying hens, they will lay just as many
eggs and you can always guarantee
them to be good Ed)
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
Meat for Layers.

One of the best foods for making
hens lay is lean meat. When the
supply of eggs fail, stop all other feeds
and feed lean meat or liver, and
cheap meats will answer, and it will
be found superior to anything else
that can be used. Green bone, con-
tanning a large proportion Of lean
meat, is even better, provided the fat
portions are removed from the bone.
1t will be found cheaper than grain,
because it will make eggs. One rea-
son why the hens fail to lay when they
have plenty of grain is that they re-
quire change, and meat supplies the
needful. If the hens are fat, give one
ounce of lean meat each day, allowing
no other feed for week or two, and
watch the results.-Colman's Rural
World
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
Rhea Lays $500 Egg.

The Rhea in the Bronx Zoo has
laid an egg worth $500. 1t is the
first rhea egg ever produced in Amer
ica, and if it matches worlds record
as we'll as the egg will be smashed
A rhea was never hatched. in capitivi-
ty. AS soon as the egg arrived it was
put in an incubator and man set to
guard it. 1t ought to be chick in
five weeks. A rhea egg was once laid
in London but it didn't hatch-S Oh h.
western Stockman. (The Rhea is the
American representative of the Os-
trich family, native of South Amer
lea. Ed.)
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
POULTRY DEPARTMENT

the bird to give battle to an intruder,
large or small. AS mothers the hens
have no equals. Quiet on the nest,
regular in their coming off and return
ing, they rarely fail to bring off good
broods and to battle for the chicks.
For the table the Games cannot be
excelled Cock fighting may be re-
prehensible practice, but man is to
blame. The Games are deceiving in
weight. They may seem small, but
are close feathered and when lifted
feel very heavy. Some birds reach
eight or nine pounds each. 1t is a
mistaken idea that breeding Games is
for the purpose of fighting. They are
bred for their real merits, and for
pleasure, by those who admire their
beauty, and it requires as much care
to breed them true to feather as for
other arleties.-Mirror and Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
Kerosene Emulsion.

A subscriber asks for the method
of preparing kerosene emulsion. For
lice it should be strong. 1t is made
as follows Two gallons kerosene,
one gallon water, one pound bar Of
soap, one pint crude carbolic acid.
Boil the soap in water until dissolved; 3;
remove from the fire and while the
water is boiling hot add the kerosene
and acid, churning with spray pump
for ten minutes, and then add six
gallons of hot water, stirring we'll.
Apply on walls, floors, roosts, fences,
yards, ETC. A second application
should be made in ten days.-Wal-
laCe'S Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02

are properly bred and carefully attend
ed to.
Every poultryman should try to con-
duct his business as carefully as he
would any other business, for it is the
small savings that make for profit in
every business. Unnecessary losses have
no excuse in any business, and poultry
men who aspire to become masters of
the business should try to prevent them.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
POulards.

Here is an item of information,
from the Journal of Agriculture,
which may be of interest but we do
not believe will have any practical
value to American poultry keepers
It is as follows:
A reader wants to know what pOu-
lardes are. He has seen the name
mentioned frequently, but his diction-
ary does not give it. Poulardes is
name given by the French to pullets
which have been deprived of their
power to produce eggs. That is, the
organs Of reproduction have been
removed or operated on in such a way
that they become useless. In heifers
and female dogs the operation is call
ed spaying.
In France the operation is gener-
ally performed by removing the
ovary; however, it has been found that
by simply dividing the oviduct with
a sharp knife the result will be the
same. The operation may be perform
ed IN the following manner: The
flank should be exposed in the same
manner as is done when the male
Olluo dIe CdpO1nZeQ, Dut the 1nC1S1On
should be made close to the sidebone.
the lower bowel will then be seen and
close beside it the oviduct, which is
easily drawn forward with a blunt
hook and cut across. This entirely
stops the development of the oviduct
and causes the bird to attain great
size: Generally speaking, capons and
poulardes exceed in weight about one
fourth what the same birds would
have been if fattened in their natur-
al state. The flesh is whittier and more
delicate, the development plumper and
the growth more rapid and at least
outlay of feed and attention.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
Game Fowls.

The superiority of the Game over
all other fowls is attested in the skill,
hardihood and courage which impels
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
A Woman's Chicks.

A Woman's Chicks.
A Florida correspondent of the
Southern Rura1ist says:
[ have the White Leghorns and
Rhode Island Reds. AS yet [ do not
know which | like best, I like them
both so we'll | raised my LeghOrns
last year from some fine eggs [ order
ed. have thirty-three nice hens and
they have done fine, commenced lay
ing i'll November, and have averaged
about nineteen eggs day ever since.
They are mOulting now but still lay
ing fine. [ got eggs from the two
finest Rhode Island Reds yards in
Florida this spring and raised Io3 out
of Io4 Matched. l don't think that can
be beaten. | raised $50 Leghorns,
sold all the cockrels except the very
finest at 80 and IS cents apiece. The
Reds | had to keep until they were
feathered good and got from 40 to so
cents for them. This has been lucky
year for me, for there were very few
chickens raised on account of it being
so dry and so many chiggers I rails
ed mine in little yards, each incubator
bunch to itself and kept everything
scrupulously clean, and used dry feed
entirely in hoppers: How they did
grow They just jumped. Sold the
Leghorns for 80 to IS cents at twelve
weeks old. | used to lose lots of chick
ems raising them in the old way, but
since [ confne them to small yards,
feed dry feed, keep it before them all
the time and give them plenty of
fresh water and green feed, keep grit,
charcoal and oyster shell before them
all the time, | raise nearly all [ hatch.
OF course some accidents happen
sometimes, and | lose a few that way.
will have two hundred nice hens
next year. Have the Leghorns on
free range and the Reds in a four
acre grove. / will select few of the
finest, and have a pen of Rhode Is
land Reds and one of Leghorns to
hatch from next year, and keep the
rest for laying for market. I have
the eggs engaged at good price.
>1--
To lose chicks by disease, over crowd
ing, stress of weather, or insect or ami
NAL enemies, is to show carelessness that
40 AAAO~ANuOc'OAO, OCCCIu0O uCd1CLy
which are properly fed and properly
protected, have about as good a chance
to live as any other farm stock. The
same may be said of flock of hens.
If the old hens are weeded out, as they
should be every year, the flock will con
sist of young, healthy and vigorous
birds. Protect them from animal
enemies and keep the sleeping quarters
free from insects and there should not
be loss.
Often a flock is allowed to run down
in vitality by being kept in quarters
too close for health. At other times,
cracks which breed draughts are allow
ed to remain open and roup gets in.
Nine times in ten the careless poultry
keeper will be found wondering where
his flock could have become infected with
disease when the cause is patent to
every one who observes the condition
under which it is kept.
Given good care, proper wholesome
feed and pure water, the health of a
flock will remain perfect year after year.
Where hens are allowed to sit week
after week without being broken up,
disease is likely to creep in; and oc-
casionally case of tuberculosis, the
origin of which is hard to determine,
but this is rare disease where fowls
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02

Don't feed your chicks wet, slop
py food. 1t is not natures way, and
the best is only the cheapest when it
comes to question of food.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-25
EX.MARSHAL ASSAULTS
A BANK CASHIER

Dycusburg. KY. ian. 25.-Late
yesterday afternoon John -. Greg
ory, cashier Of the Peoples bank.
was assaulted bv Edward Gregory.
a retired marshal of the town.
1t is said that Edward Greg
ory attempted to rob the bank after
he had assaulted the cashier. He
walked into the bank as the cashie"
was arranging the time lock and
struck him a blow over the head
with a hatchet.
The cashier fell to the floor and
cried for help and the assailant fed
to his home. His house was sur
rounded by posse Of citizens, who
overpowered Gregory, who Is now
in chains and heavily guarded, ow-
ing to the great fellng against the
mal.
The men, while having the same
name. are not related. The wounded
man Is one of the popular citizens
of the town, and is in serious con-
lition. He may die before morning
1t is feared that mob will be
formed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-25
Catarrh ofthe Stomach
A Pleasant, Simple, but Safe
and Effectual Cure for it
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY.

Catarrh of the stomach has long
been considered the next thing to
incurable. The usual symptoms are
Il full or bloating sensation after
eating, accompanied sometimes with
sour or watery risings, a formation
of gases, causing pressure OH the
heart and lungs and difficult BREATH
ing, headaches, fckle appetite, ner-
vousncss and general played out.
languid feeling.
There Is often foul taste In the
mouth, coated tongue and IL the in
terror OF the stomach could be seen
1t would show q Shiny. inflamed con-
dition.
The cure for this common and OBJ
|stinate trouble Is found IN treat
ment which causes the food TO be
readily, thoroughly digcstcd before It
has time TO ferment and irritate the
delicate mucous surfaces of the stom-
ach. To secure a prompt and healthy
digestion is the one necessary thing
to do, and when normal digestion is
secured the catarrhal condition will
have disappeared
According TO DR.. Haranson. the
safest and best treatment Is to use
after each meal tablet. composed
OF Diastase. Ascptlc Pepsin, little
Nux. Golden Seal and fruit acids
These tablets can now be found at
i all drug stores under the name Of
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being Il patent medicine can bc used
with perfect safety aud assurance
that healthy appetite and thorough
digestion will follow their regular
use after meals.
Mr.. Il. S. Workman. Chicago
HIS. writes: "Catarrll is local
condition resulting from a neglected
cold in the head, whereby the lining
membrane of the nose becomes in.
famed and the poisonous discharge
therelrom passing backward into the
throat reaches the stomach. thus pro.
ducing catarrh of the stomach. Med.
ical authorities prescribed for me
for three years for catarrh Of stom.
ach without cure, but today | am tn,
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box of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets
! cannot find Appropriate words to OK.
press my good feeling. hav,
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from their use"
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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-25
Had Not Learned Il Yet.

A bank official, who has many anus.
Ing stories at his tongues end, tells of
a stolid German woman who went into
tho bank ono morning to deposit lat
roll of bills, and open an account.
She was asked to sign her name in
the book reserved for the signatures
of depostors, and began to do so with
many twistings of her face and pauses
after the painful completion Of each
letter.
Suddenly she stopped, and after a
period Of dismayed reflection looked
appealngly at the benevolent young
man on the other side of the broad
writing shelf.
Il haf Katrina DONE" she said,
pointing to her work with the PEN
"bnt my socont name, don't p'lieve |
can write him. | don't pecn marriet
to dis man long alretty--only long as
yesterday, y,"-Youth's Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-25
THE SITUATION AT KINGSTON.
Three Thousand People are Home'es'
and 500 Corpscs Have Been Buried.

London, Jan. 25.--The colonial Office
has received several kilograms IRON
Sir Alexander Swettenham, the gov
ernor of Jamaica. explaining the Incl
dent with Rear Admiral Davis, but MOI
one is of such character that the au
thorities are prepared to give IL to
the public.
The foreign Office says IL has had M
further communication from Wash
ington, and that with the receipt ol
President Roosevelt's telegram the
International side of tho question is
regarded as settled. At the same
time it is possible that when Swetten
hams explanation is received in fnl
there will be further communication
with the government of the Unitec
States. The Associated Press gained
the impression at the government of
fees Thursday that Swcttcnhams
career Ia al an end.
Last evening the colonial Office gave
out two reports received from the gov
crnor on conditions In Jamaica. lie
says that up to date 500 bodies have
been buried, in addition TO number
OF remains that could not be identi
fed. The governor estimates that
200 bodies are still buried in the
ruins. and that it probably will take
year to remove the debris.
The main thoroughfarcs of Kings
ton have been cleared, the street car
lines are in operation and the people
are living In outhouses and the Less
damaged buildings There are 5000
homeless persons in temporary shell
ters erected in the gardens, on the
public squares and at the race course
The number Of homeless ones is be
ing decreased, as work is plentiful
and many persons have been given
free passage out of the city.