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The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24
DOingS at The National Capital
THE ICE HAS BROKEN-GOOD
WORK COMMENCED.
j. M. Townsend Appointed Recorder
of the Land office and J. r.
Lynch, Fourth Auditor of
the Treasury.
Mississippi gets the Larger Plum
The First Auditor will be a N, gro
from the South.
Candidates for Foreign Points get
ting restless
Kansas Senators on the race ques-
ton.
Mississippi gets the Larger Plum
The First Auditor will be N, gre
from the South.
candidates tor Foreign Points get
ting restless
Kansas Senators on the race ques-
ton.
Especial to the Citizen |

Washington, May 10. Especially
President Harrison has at last
broken the lee by the appointment Of
Rev. j M. Townsend of Indiana, as
Recorder of the Land office, and John
r. Lynch of Mississippi, as Fourth
Auditor of the Treasury. The former
has about 27 clerks, mostly ladies,
with salaries ranging from $500 to
$500 per year, while the Recorder
draws $4,000 per year, he was sworn
in, and took 80 days leave of absence
TO enable himself TO arrange his per-
sonal effects prior TO moving to
Washington for years.
John r. Lynch will draw $4,000
each year for four years, has AZ clerks
under him, with salaries ranging
from $500 to $3.50 each. The most
noticeable feature is that the largest
appointment should go to Mississippi
and the smaller one to Indiana. Mis-
sissippi being Democratic beyond
any question while Indiana was re-
claimed by the Republican party in
the last campaign by q scant MAORI
ity and which was effected unques-
tionably by reason of Negro loyalty.
SO far your correspondent has guessed
right, one of the old guard has been
provided for, and look out next to
hear the appointments of Messrs.
Bruce Ane Douglass.
We predicted, in one of our letters
that the approaching fiscal year would
bring changes. Since, there has been
four of the six Auditors appointed
aud a goodly number Of lesser places
T'is said that the first Auditor will
be Negro from the south. The can
didates for Foreign points are getting
restless. Very few have been made up
to date and the policy seems to lndl-
cate that the present incumbents will
be allowed to finish out their time OF
appointment For the benefit Of our
Haytlan candidate tbs we'll to add
perhaps that if dame rumor can be re-
lied upon, shat Post will soon be
| filed.
The Kansas Senators are not held
in very high esteem by the colored
men over the country. We are called
upon almost daily to defend our team
touching their relation near the great
race question, not that they need or
care for such, but from local pride.
They are regarded as strong and
able men however, and | may add,
that II this be true, they are brave
men. and If so will generally be found
| on the side OF right.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24
SERIOUS SHOOTING ARRAY.
Between two highly respected colored
citizens of Wichita. 9th
er Notes.
Wichita, Kans., May 21st.


The citizens Of the here to fore
quiet and orderly Second Ward Of
this city, were thrown into fever
of excitement about 2 o'clock today
by the serious shooting of W. s.
Slater by Wellington Starnes.
Starnes and Slater live in adjoining
houses just south of the A. M. E.
church, and up to about two months
ago, when they had some trouble
about Starne's chickens running
over Skaters garden, always lived
on the most friendly and neighbOrly
terms. Today they again had words
and both drew revolvers. Starnai
fired, the bullet just glazed Slater
breast, who dropped his revolver and
ran, Starnes then fired three more
shots all of which took effect; tive in
the lungs and the third passed
through the right hip. Slater ran
about hundred yards and fell, when
he was picked up and carried first to
the Exchange Hotel and then to hi'
home on a stretcher, and medical as
sistance summoned. Slater now lief
in a precarious condition, and hi
physicians say that his recovery ii
very doubtful. Starnes gave himself
up to constable Cone and is now in
Jail.
Last Saturday night at lawn fet'
a row occurred between some yOunt
fellows over a package of Cigarette
in which Dick Steward, son of al
old and we'll known citizen of Topeka
was stabbed. One ofyoung Steward
fingers was almost severed from tn
hand, and he received q deep anC
ugly cash near the left collar bene
At this writing however. he is slowl.
improving.
The Odd Fellows entertainment
last Thursday evening was success
and reflects credit upon the organic
alton.
We have been reli ably informe'
that the plans for the A. II. L
church, are now being, drawn an
when completed, the building will n
doubt be magnificent structure.
The fire marshal Of this city, Ia
| reported in favor of additional FIR
protection, and it is reliably rumore
| that the six new 6remen to be aF
pointed will be colOred men:
TX. Y. L."
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24
KELLEY ELECTED
THE CITIZENS ADVICE TAKEN.

AT the election held last Tuesday,
Hon. Harrison Kelley was elected
without any opposition. The C1TI-
ZEN is glad to record his election, as
he is friend of the race. We made
fight to keep the colored men away
from the polls, we did it, not because
We disliked Mr.. Kelley, but because
our people were dissatisfied. We
have not been treated right by either
state or national administrations, and
the policy outlined, we deemed
against the race. Our course has
been endorsed. On election day the
Sd ward, which is the heaviest col
Ored ward, only six colcred votes
were polled. In soldier Township
only seven votes were polled, either
Of these, usually votes three to four
hundred. Out Of the 1900 colOred
votes Of Shawnee. not 100 votes were
cast, the same falling off is noticed
throughout the district.
LESSON.
This will teach our party leaders
that the colored people are dissatis
fed, and that in Kansas, colored
Newspaper has influence with color
ed men,
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24
NOTICE.

ii. Mortar, who has been act
!, Business Manager for the
nst,ru ,ince its inception, is now
s,,.r,l travelling Agent, and as
i |, authorized to solicit and col
\ br lie CITIZEN wherever he
!, D All matter for publication
/ ,h,r business pertaining to the
N. must be sent direct to Il. W.
Nd Editor and Business Mana
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

Europe l. all very well. but don't
you thlnk IL IL only fair - - Amer
al TO know your own country thor
oughly? Try the American Alps"
ou the South Park Division Of tie
Union Pacific in Colorado this sum-
mer. There IL nothing like them Ia
Switzerland.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

still continue to vote it," The CIr1-
ZEN does not indorse any such blind
partisan devotion. We. shall vote
the Republican ticket when by SO
doing, it will advance the interests of
the race, other wise we shall reserve
the right to stay at home.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

Lated out at the Court House
nHdiE that Col. John M. Bro xn is
iandaats for District Court Clerk
VI Esq your eyes open, there are
haEln ahead.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

| Hssolorsd people are sending pc
thufgn every part Of the state
uEng Gov. Humphrey to appoint
hlePics.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

Rumors are afioat that the CrTI-
ZEN will soon be no more. Don't be
alarmed friends, we are here to stay.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

MCrIzEN is not run in the in
mdny political party. Its
lsAIll be the promotion Of the
lga ause, first, last, and all
tam
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

asfnd from letters, that our an
''lncensnt Of Hon. W. A. Price
y member Of State Board Of Char
na, meets With favor among white as
ven 8 cOlOrea people all over the
state,
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

~. i, Monday evening at
''can meeting at the
three colored men
slng some dissatisfaction
swing proper recognition
,.,l,:' y me party said, 1--WE
Il. s'''cans and can't be any
,ss. aAd i the party should
Y On the ticket We would
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

! fAlllIp A. Bell, the Oldest
journalist in America, late
! ' 'as San Francisco "Eleva-
.s ~ % the 18th ult., at the
years. LIE died a pauper.
|, ~ commentary on the Ne
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

V,,,k for Hon. W. A. Price for
ID Board Of Charities.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

\. - ! that the only obstacle
~ ''0l' Y. A. Prices receiv-
I'm. appointment as member Of
IL beard Of Charities is, that
= Topeka. Although Mr..
sss,p 'actlclng law in this city,
n = Stlll in Peru, Chautaqua
n :, another cob web swept
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

We don't think the Governor
Y ne'Ia refuse e appoint W. A.
u I. because b is colored. His
'',l'a'l'ns are good, and We know
1 y recommendations are better
Y nan now applying for the
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

IN
award +. Horn, who pub
I'M PAPER called Justice some
,'. \ 70 Tennessee, is the latest
s,,.' !. Claimant to the title Of
~. harrison man" He prob
- the claim in the hope
49,. ~ 10 the shape Of an office,
II, le nm, which it likely
t.. A0rn.-Kansas Newspap-
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-24

line.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
The Worlds geological Gardens.

There are in the United States six ZOO
logical gardens-P Philadelphia, New York,
Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis and San
Francisco. The National Government has
nothing to do with any of these institu-
tions, which are maintained either by the
cities or by local enterprise. There is
scarcely nation in Europe that has not
its 1900" and some Of them have several
In Great Britain, beside the famous insti-
tuition in London, there are parks of this
character in Bristol, Manchester and Dub
lin. France has two gardens in Paris,
each devoted in part to geological col
lections, and also has parks in Marselles
and Tours. Belgium has such gardens at
Ghent and Antwerp. In the Netherlands
there are "zoosn in Amsterdam, the
Hague and Rotterdam. The German
cities provided with such institutions are
Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfort, Dresden,
Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munster, Cologne,
Breslau and Leipsic Italy has garden
at Turin, Austria one at Vienna, Hungary
one at Pesth, Russia one in st. Peters,
burg and one in Moscow, Portugal one in
Lisbon, Spain one in Madrid, Denmark
one in Copenhagen, and Switzerland one
in Basle. India boasts of three, at Cal
cutta, Bombay and Madras. Java has
such a garden in Batavia; The Straits
settlements have one in Singapore; Aus
tralians have geological gardens in Mel
bourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane,
and Chilli maintains one at st. Jago.-
Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
PLANTING FOR HONEY.

This subject is just now receiving much
attention. The Western Beeleeper says
that the attempt to make more reliable
and more profitable an already remunera-
tive pursuit by planting for honey, is only
in keeping with the progress that apiculi
ture has made; and Il the unfavorable sea-
son Just past has developed nothing moro
than to show the desirability of artificial
pasturage, 1888 will have no unimport.
ant place in its development.
We believe that much lies in store for
our industry resulting from experiments
in this direction.
While our country is abundant in natu-
raj flora, every section having its flowers
peculiar to it that bloom at different times
in the year, it may be seen that a longer
succession Of bloom can be had by the
propagation of different plants. Not only
so, but plants that are deep rooted and
particularly adapted to dry countries, may
be equally well adapted to dry seasons.
Allow me TO conjecture that if the en-
thusiasm would be put in this direction
that has marked other departures of the
business, we would be surprised at the re-
suits. Flowers that now bloom unseen
so far as their practical adoption by tbs
Bookkeeping fraternity is concerned, would
be brought into prominence. Yes, flow,
ers that to-day ''waste their sweetness on
the desert air. would be cultivated for
honey.
Rightfully the Government is lendinga
helping hand in this direction. 1t can
afford it better than an individual, and
while we will watch with interest Pro
fessor Cooks acres of Rocky Mountain
bee plant, Chapman honey plant, pleurisy
root, and others, we would not depreciate
the Importance of individual experiment
ing and research.
Almost every bee-keeper naturally be-
comes and should be botanist, and in
vestigate fully the merits of the flora of
his vicinity, and those that would thrive
to advantage, and not only investigate
but let the results of his investigations be
known.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
Japanese Kindness.

A picture of japanese life drawn by
Professor Morse shows such a pleasant re-
lation existing between the human and
the brute creation that no Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is
needed:
Birds build their nests in the city
houses, wild fowl, geese and ducks
alight in the public parks, wild deer trot
about the street He had actually been
followed by wild deer in the streets, nib
bling melon rind out of his hand, as tame
as calves and lambs on our Michigan
farms. A dog goes to sleep in the busiest
streets; men turn aside so rs not to dis
turb him. One day a beautiful heron
alighted on the limb of tree, and the
busy, jostling throng stopped. Every
mans hand went into his pocket, just as
they would with us, but instead of bring
ing out 'popper," out came pencil and
sketching paper.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
spanish CEDAR in West virginia.

Says the Philadelphia Rguirer: \ tall
man walking down Chestnut street
laughingly responded to the inquiry of d
friend as to what he was doing:
"Sawing Spanish cedar boards in West
Virginia for cigar box makers"
To the remark that no Spanish cedar
grew in West Virginia he replied "And
not enough anywhere else for the de-
mand. We saw up poplar logs into thC
thin boards, and the cigarmakers dye
them brown with cedar extract that gives
the boxes proper color and odor." The
logs are sawn with ribbon saws that
make little sawdust to waste. Nearly all
boxes used by American cigarmakers are
made from this wood.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29

Here's a little romance of the street !:
Some years ago a well-known firm en-
gagged an office boy of unusual brightness
and gentloness. For some years he
worked on, delivering stock, making
comparisons, ETC., until, finally he was
promoted to clerkship. His salary was
large enough to enable him to take a flyer
now and then in the bucket-shop. One
afternoon one of the boys was told to go
with message to famous bull Office
The boy not looking exactly well, the
clerk volunteered to deliver the message
In the bull Office he saw for the first time
one Of the prettiest little typewriters in
existence, and lost his heart to her. His
tongue didn't tell her so, but his eyes had
Petrarch's sonnets in them. She read the
sonnets, liked them so well that she got
them by heart, and they became engaged.
Well, every time that bull firm bought n
thousand shares of stock, that young man
bought hundred or two, and every
time that firm stood from under, that re-
markable young man got out, too. When
he owned about $500, 600 he married his
little mine, and now he is worth about
one million dollars, sends in his orders
from the finest house in New jersey,
comes over about once a week Just to take
a look round, and he is the same quiet,
gentlemanly, serene trader that he was
when Petrarch's incompatible sonnets
glowed in his eyes, until they were photo
graphed upon the tablets of the soul of
the little typewriter. Once Week.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

AEAAhh an N-NANbA@N -NbAAos
Trim your apple trees.
Cutworms do not like buckwheat.
Don't feed corn to sows with pig.
Don't take any chances on poor seed
Sow blue grass and red-top for lawn.
If you have not made your hot bed yet
do it now.
Peas will stand considerable frost;
beans will not.
Spring calves should not be allowed to
,Ee down on wet beds.
There's no way of cleaning dirty milk.
Take an ounce of prevention.
The best way to keep hen from eating
her eggs is to make pot-pic of her.
Set out at least one tree during the
spring for each member of the family.
If you choose butter making, see that
your cows give milk rich in butter fat.
Cabbage, caulifower, tomato and let
tuce seed ought to be sown by this time.
1t is best to remove the cream while
the milk is sweet, and ripen it after
ward.
Early varieties of grains, fruits or vege-
tables, are scarcely ever as productive as
late ones.
English farmers assert that there is no
question about sheep taking readily to
good sweet silage and doing well on it.
Don't attempt too much. Hatch no
more chicks than you have range, time
and money to keep healthy and strong.
During the warm weather spinach
should never be washed before shipping;
it goes to market in much better order
dry.
Test every COW, and do not be content
with your herd until it averages 300
pounds of butter, or 75O pounds of cheese
yearly per COW.
Select bull that is from family bet
ter in your line of dairying than your
herd. This is a guaranty Of improve
ment in the offspring.
An extra pit of ensilage provided
against the day of summer want, when
droughts and fierce heats wither and
burn, will be a good soiling crop.
w utTeNtT Jlt SUI IL III proper COnul-
ton to work and crumbles before the
plow, or when stirred by the fork or
spade, a large share of the hardy seeds
may be sown.
1t is the opinion of prominent ento-
mologist that arsenical poisons cannot in
any instance be as advantageously APP
piled for the destruction OF insects in dry
mixture as in water.
1t is claimed that wheat br as food
'Or cows does not provide the essentials
,or butter making; that, while the yield
If milk is large, the cream from it rises
lowly and churns with difficulty.
The best temperature in which to ripen
ream is about sixty degrees. 1t should
,e kept cool, not below forty degrees,
ind the temperature be slowly raised to the
desired point for ripening and churning.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
MEAITHY HOGS.

The best manner of fattening hogs hat
not been improved since 1 was lad,
writes farmer to the New York Tribtnei
They were turned into a clover field al
soon as the clover began to blossom.
Peas were sown in an adjoining field. Ii
August, when the clover began to fail,
peas were ripening. A sufficient supply
for the animals was raked up and throwIl
over the fence twice a day. When tn,
peas were fully ripe they were ralled and
stacked adjoining the fence, and fed oui
as needed. When the peas were gone, OF
when cold weather set in, the hogs were
taken to the pen at the barn and fed corr
about a month "to finish them Off
There were pure water, plenty of shad,
and temporary shelter from storms in tn,
field, and the animals were given sal
twice a week. Wintered hogs of no par
ticular breed made a weight of 400 tc
500, and the spring pigs $50. The con
ditions for growth of the animals and
quality of pork-embracing pure air
clean water, exercise and balanced ration
cannot be surpassed. Peas do best OF
a soil of medium fertility. They vert
broadcasted, four bushels to the acre,
and plowed in, the plow running fom
inches deep; thirty to forty bushels an
acre was raised, and they filled niche in
hogfarming.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
The Clouds Rained Mud.

\ heavy rain fell at Green Bay, Wis,
recently, bearing with it a large quantity
Of mud, which soiled garments ON the
line, the windows, tops and sides of
houses, and everything facing the cast,
from which direction the rain came.
Many have laughed and secuted at the
idea, but the fact has been established
beyond doubt. Sergeant Schley, Of the
Signal Office, says that he measured the
water in the rain gauge, without noticing
any popularity. On turning it out the
water was black and inlly in appearance.
On the roof was deposited foreign sedi-
ment, which closely resembles emery
powder. When wet it is blackish in
color, and when dry is an impalpable
powder Of a dark gray hue He will
make a special report to the Signal
Service Bureau at Washington, and will
send some of the powder for analysis
Chicago Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
THE rNr1urNcrs OF prronfsrlftoN

Few subjects have claimed a greater
share of public attention than the rapid
clearing up Of the timber portions of tho
country as is evidenced by the action OF
the General Government and those of the
States in encouraging tree-planting to in
some measure restore the loss Heretofore
there has been general concurrence in
the belief that the rain supply was greatly
endangered, but more recent experiences
have tended to shake belief in that theory.
Other bad effects were also supposed TO
result, and for this reason information,
gathered from State where the clearing
up has been of a most extensive character,
will be of general interest.
In answer to questions on This subject
sent out by the Michigan Forestry Com
mission to intelligent observers in some of.
the southern counties of the State tine fol-
lowing brief abstract from the replies re-
ceived will serve TO show their general
character: % ''Peaches and the more
tender apples, once hardy, are not able to
resist the recent hard winters. l think
this colder climate is due 10 the removal
OF forests. If the springs, brooks and
rivers have changed / have not noticed
1t. % "There IS a belief that we have
more frequent and severe winds than
when the country was newer Formerly
there was a gradual warming up Of
things as winter merged into
spring, In latter years we have
more sudden changes, with a greater
range of temperature" (3) Il concede
that deforestaion has let down the
forces OF the upper air current 100 feet
or SO and that il is five degrees colder for
want of forest protection (4l 'The
sudden changes and the extreme drouehts
OF the past ten Years or more are, in my
opinion, the effect Of deforcstatiou. s.
(5l "In 1925 the whole interior Of
Michigan was "a dense forest Down tC
about 1884 peaches had been "a certain
crop. Since about that period the fruit
buds have been winter-killcd AZ least three
years out OF five, eviuoing the fact thai
as the forests disappeared temperature
reached lower extremes. 90 "Tht
tendency seems 90 be for winter weather
10 continue later into the spring months
and for autumn weather 10 continue much
later than formerly Orchard crops ar,
much less certain C5J 'Deforestation
Is causing drought, less rainfall and
heavier and more frequent winds 1t ha,
also caused the failure Of many spring.
and shallow wells (SJ "Heavy and
destructive winds more frequent and Sc
vere' droughts more frequent and
longer continuance; heat of summer an{
cold OF winter often more intense. "-Nei
ioTk World.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-29
WASTE oF FOOD.

Food is wasted when an animal "a eX-
posed to excessive cold; when it is de-
prived of sufficient water; when it is conf
PEELED TO drink ice cold water; when it is
worried, driven about, or chased by
dogs, and, in short, whenever it is not
comfortable, happy and contented. Even
irregular feeding is a waste of food, and
sheep especially, which are nervous
creatures, will get poor in few days, or
will not fatten if they are fed at irregular
hours In a dairy, irregular feeding will
cause a loss of milk and of course this is
really waste of food, and waste of
food to which no thrifty farmer will
willingly submit.-Ameriodn Agricultur-
iSt.