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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08
ANIMAL SPORTS.
Puzzling Ways of White Mice. Blind Kit
tens and Wolf Pups.


tens and Wolf Pups.
did you ever keep white mice?' said
naturalist. "Ncver did, Ell? Well,
they are very interesting creatures, but
they exhibit one freak occasionally
which has puzzled me q great deal OF
course, you know that they are albinos
that is to say. lusus naturae. Now
and then among ordinary gray mice
one or two white ones will be born. It
is the same with rats Because they
are odd and pretty such albiuos are
sometimes preserved and a pair of them
bred from Naturally. they tend to re-
produce albinism in their progeny, but
some of the latter from generation to
generation are gray, reverting to the
original and normal color of the stock.
The gray ones, however, are destroyed
always by the fancier, and at length a
pure strain OF white mice is obtained.
Precisely the same thing is done with
white rabbits, which are likewise
albinos. All white cats are apt to have
pink eyes and to be nearly or quite
blind. AS for the mice, even in q race
Of white ones that has loug been cult
waited by selection q gray specimen is
likely to turn up occasionally"
All gray, like the ordinary mice?"
Exactly so. Now it is just here that
the puzzle speak of comes in. Take a
litter of white IN ice in which there are
a couple of gray ones and you will find
that the behavior of the gray mice is
altogether different from that of their
white brothers and sisters. Whereas
the white ones show no fear of human
beings whatever, having become accus-
toned to them through many genera
tons, the gray mice from the earliest
infancy exhibit a dread of man. In
fact, they behave precisely as small
wild mice in nest would do. Evidently
in reverting to the color of their un-
tanned ancestors they have at the same
time resumed the instincts of the la ter.
Is not that very strange? No, / cannot
pretend to account for it. 1t is psy-
Geological problem, too deep for science
to do more than guess at For reasons
which we are not able to comprehend
there is certain relation between color
and disposition in animals For exam
pie, it is well known that white horses
are the most gentle. Did you ever see
a wolf pup?"
Never"
''Of course, many OF our finest breeds
of dogs are descen ded from wolves But
take newly-born wolf pup and pro-
cure its adoption by dog for nursing.
1t takes kindly to it's foster-mother and
usually thrives, but actually before its
eyes are open it shows fear of human
beings. 1t is the same way with blind
kittens. Before they have opened their
eyes they will spit and bristle up il
1anything that smells of dog be
brought near them. That is what is
commonly termed instinct But wha,
is instinct? 1t is inherited experience,
The kittens are afraid of dogs, though
they have never seen one, for the
reason that their progenitors for thou
sands of generations have recognized
the canine tribe as hostile. Beasts have
the same kind of intelligence as is pos
sess ed by a man, though less of it, but
they have great advantage over man
kind in this inheritance Of experience
which human beings enjoy scarcely
any thing of--Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08

and stood still till Lemuel was tired
out and the storm was over.
Then he prickei up his ears and
started on again, at the same unobtru-
size, patient leisurely walk.
And Mr.. Lemuel Finkenbi lder has n
horse, warranted kind, gentle and per-
fectly safe for woman to drive, that
he will sell to anybody that wants him,
for about 'steeu dollars, with halter
thrown in.-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08

Rev. Mr.. Drovsie-By the way, OBJ
served on Sunday last that you got up
suddenly and left the church before my
sermon was over | was deeply panied,
and hope you can offer some explanation.
Theological Student-O, yes, sir; over
since was q boy l have been a SOM
mbulist--Life. .
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08

Banks lin the newspaper l;ne)-I put
in five days hard work hunting up the
points for that article and don't be-
lieve anybody read it half through.
What's the use of man working hun
self to death? His labor isn't appre-
ciated.
Rivers lin the same Il" The good
man, Banks, doesn't expect TO get his
reward in this world. lie gets ii in
the next.
Banks with a sigbl-I hope won't
have to wait very long for mine.
Rivers with fos,ing)-So do your
readers, old fellow. So do your read
crS.-Chicago Tribrne.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08
Popularity.

She-Who is the most popular man in
your club?
He-l am.
She-Isn't it rather conceited of you
20 say that?
He-O, no: it is merely equivalent TO
saying that lose more money at poker
than any of the other member Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08
A PAIR OF GRAYS.
The Mystery Concerning Them Has
Never Been Explained.

NE terribly cold
winters morn
ing, Ivan 1vano-
witch, chief of
polio e, w s
walking up and
down his COM
fort a b | VI u r.
nished Office, APP
parently d C c p
in thought; and
not very pleas
ant t h o u 6 h t
either, to judge
from the dark
frown w h i C h
disfgured h i s
usually d.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08

of this Giving tomb" on whose word
depended the life and liberty of its in
mates, enticing him with its warm
rays to look out for moment on the
clear cold day. And indirectly those
same warm rays brought liberty and
life to one who had despaired of both
Seconds grow into minutes, minutes
into hours. and still Ivan stood by the
window, till the darkening twilight
warned him that il he did not bestir
himself, his last idea, the last chance
of attaining his cherished beet, would
fail him forever.
The next day the whole population
of N were thrown into n state of
widest terror and confusion, for s.,
the notorious burglar, who had been
captured with the greatest difficulty
and danger, had somehow managed TO
effect his escape during the night
1t was terribly cold night, the
thermometer registering many degrees
below zero, the huge icicles-some of
them measuring rs much as one or two
feet long-hanging from the trees, the
trees themselves looking like specters
in the black darkness Not n night for
man or beast to be out. So thought
at least a man rs he trudged steadily
on through dense pine forest his
heavy tread leaving scarcely any inn
preston on the hard snow. He was
wrapped in a sheepskin cloak such as
is usually worn by the peasants, and
his fur cap was pulled well over his
ears, almost concealiug the upper par.
OF his face. His rough beard and long
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08


all and everything around them. Then
he who was watching them slid quickly
from the sledge, and hastily but quiet
ly cut through the thick ropes which
take the place of harness, and silently
disappeared with the submissive ami
mails into the forest.
A few hours later a cry of "Fire" was
How il originated no one could tell
The ''dvornik" or porter had looked
carefully round before turning in for
the night. Everything had been in or
der; the different buildings all safely
secured and locked. True, ut this sea-
son the wood was so dry. the lofts in
the roofs so packed with hay, that the
slightest spark would be sufficient to
ignite them. Some careless servant,
perchance, had, while lighting his
cigarette, dropped match, which had
| smoldered unperccived, till it burst
suddenly into flame. The reflection
| could be seen for miles round. Every
| thing was soon in the widest confu-
| sion; servants hurried hither and
thither; the wells were pumped for
waterfall in vain-every drop was
frozen. and the flames unchecked
mounted higher and higher. The
stables appeared to have caught first,
and when discovered were already one
mass of fire. The beautiful occupants,
the pride of their masters heart, had
persisted.
| The next day the strictest inquiries
were made, but with no result Sim
| ply piece OF carelessness, it seemed,
with terribly disastrous consequences.
No one dreamed of connecting the COM
plant of two drunken peasants. that
they had been robbed of their wretched
animals that same night. with the I'M
timely end of the famous "grays."
Why should they? There could be no
possible connection between the two.
AT the governors reception that win
ter, Ivan Ivanovitch, amid general ex-
CARNATIONS of admiration and aston
ishment, smiling and nodding, dashed
up in his splendid sledge, drawn
by the loveliest pair of grays
imaginable. Count c.. who stood
at the entrance talking to high off,
cial, turned hastily to his companion.
''Confound it," said he. IF l had not
seen with my own eyes their very
bones lying charred and blackened in
the stables, could have sworn these
were my horses aliveagain."
s., the famous burglar. was never
recaptured. Some say he escaped to
America where he bought land and
settled down as u comparatively rich
man. How he obtained the means and
money remains u profound secret
Chambers journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08

(which do you like best, Mollic,
pie or pudding?" asked the caller.
PIE and pudding" replied Mollie.-
Harper's Bazaar.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08

When man buys porous plaster
he generally sticks to his bargain
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-08

s., the famous burglar. was never
recaptured. Some say he escaped to
America. where he bought land and
settled down as u comparatively rich
man. How he obtained the means and
money remains II profound secret.
Chambers Journal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11

make garden crop, unless the land has
previously been enriched by a series OF
heavy manuTiuCS.
Aost OF the failures In Ctg E.rg garden
spots me from deficient u.ilnrlu- There
Is q limit ID the amount Lst can be profita-
by pl3we! 3nder. IL Is uO- enough to
brlng even 60 farming la.d up to the
garden standard in a iagle year.
In Gardening for Profit" Peter Hender-
son advises TO manure as heavily as the
land VIII bear the first season, Id plant POI
tatoes on freshly turned sod. The next
year manure heavily again, and the potato
crop having been kept clean, will leave the
land IN fine tilth for vegetables that demand
higher msnuring than potatoes will stand
without roSting the tubers. This second
year manuring for garden vegetables sug-
gests that for them manure needs 10 be in
the most available form, that Of nitrate, to
produce the bsst results. The first year
ammonials formed by decomposing vegeta-
Ole ana animal manures. The second year
there Is combined with this what is left over
from the previous season, and is generally
changed to a nitrate by union with some
mineral element of plant food,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11


as Lucern a good plant for this section,
and will it thrive on sandy lands How
much seed should be sowed to the acre, and
what manure would be bestm A. B. F.
II the land is rich, either naturally or
made 80 by proper application of manure,
Lucern, or Alfalfa, es it is more generally
called, can be made to co we'll on any good,
sandy soil, especially if it has q good sub
soil.
We should much prefer to SOW it in th 9
fall or early winter, sowing it broadcast
every time, using enough seed to in
sure perfect stand uniformly over the
field. Il depends upon the quality of the
seeds whether ten, fifteen, or twenty pounds
Will prove the proper quantity to SOW.
WIKI the land put in prime condition to re-
celye the seeds ten pounds of first-class seed
could be made to sow an acre very satisfac-
torlIy but taking the seeds as they come
twenty pounds Will come nearer being the
proper quantity to SOW to insure a perfect
STAND, II the seeds are perfectly fresh ten
pounds Will be sufficient, but if they have
been kept some time many Of them
Will have lost their vitality, and all due al
bWSnce must be made for this. 1t may re,
qure twenty to thirty pounds of such seed
oglVe perfect stand
Tue advantage of sowing in the fall or
carry winter is the plants get es5a blished
ueIore the spontaneous growth of weeds
appears. On clean land sowings in Feb
FlaTy will do very well.
Prepare the land thoroughly. narrowing
n n Is much good fertilizer as you can af-
i5rl sow the seeds evenly, and then roll
lne lana, This is all the covering the seeds
l leeu' II you have no roller borrow one for
we purpose. IL you can not borrow a
IoIer use drag to smooth The land. Grass
anu clover seeds cannot be put in properly
SI!nout the use of harrow and roller. One
GuJectlon TO the use of stable or lot manure
le quaatlty Of grass and weed seeds it
contains
5n cotton seed and acid phosphate and bone
C co,n makes better application for Luz
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11

are very poor. Nothing for our cattle to
sn9slst on but the wire grass Of the forest,
which Is poor" Il : -
Mount Tabor. l.
q. 5. L. has -... c)umauc.d ,, .h.ns
about improved pastures a moment too
soon. Good pastures and meadows are
things our farmers have neglected TO their
very great injury. Southern farming will
never be put on any very high plane until
our farmers come to regard them at their
true value. The full value OF Melilotls is
not to be secured by pasturirg. It is a
meadow plant rather than a pasture plant.
Melllotus is a biennial, and our most
profitable pastures are those made out of
perennial grasses. 1t is a great waste To
pasture Melilotus, as so much Of it is ruined
oT the trampliDg OF stock. As soil reno
Vator and for soiling purposes or hay IL is
unsurpassed. Very few farmers know how
70 economlze good pasture when they get
IN. we nave seen good pastures ruined from
Deing trampled to death in wet weather. and
Inen We have seen a promising pasture
spoileo by premature pasturage of it, and
tnen TOO late pasturage in the fall
from the number of letters we receive
relative to the subject of pastures ana
meadows we judge many will give it the
attention it deserves.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
Compact Soil for Onions.

Whatever the character Of soil onions
are planted on, it must be well compacted.
This is difficult where a sod is plowed under
or the land is fortified with coarse manure.
A year or two of previous cultivation in
some hoed crop with heavy manuring for
each crop, prepares the land as well as any
thing. If left naked through winter, top
dress it early in spring with only the finest
compost, and then cultivate 10 the depth Of
three inches and roll the ground before
seeding. Some phosphate and potash should
also be added. Onion ground cannot be too
rich if enriched the right way. No one can
afford 10 waste labor required to grow a
large onion crop on poorly MANFRED OF
poorly prepared soil.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
Soil Watar.

There is always more or less carbonic acid
gas IN the soil. 1t is the result of decompo-
sition, generally Of vegetable matter It is a
powerful agent in making fertility soluble,
and thus helps vegetation. though It seems
probable that no carbon enters plants
through their roots, but only as it is alb
sorbed by the leaves. How effective this
carbonlc acid gas is in helping Ga fermen :
tation may be noted in the difference be-
tween common rain water and the same
after it has perc0lated through few inches
OF soil filled with decomposing vegetable
matter Clothes soaked several days in
pure rain water remain unrotted. Add a
little soil with it aud they rot RAPIDLY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
VERIFYING A STORY.
The Christmas Romance ofCorpl. Bert.
rand, Once Of Spokane.

The Christmas Romance ofCorDl. Bert.
rand, Once OF Spokane.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
He parted with his business, worth $780,
coo, left his beautiful home at Spokane.
Wash. gave up the bright prospects Of
a money making commercial career to be-
come a private in cavalry regiment OF
the United States ARMY And ali because
he thought the love of his wife had begun
to diminish, and because the dream Of bliss
which filed his youthful mind when he
wooed and won his blushing bride had not
been realized.
Such, in few words, is the story which
was telegraphed to the Globe Democrat
yesterday of w. E. Bertrand Of Spokane
There was, however, this additional touch
OF poetry about it-that on this Christmas
day the fond and grief-stricken wife, who
for three months had seen nothing but
visions Of the corpse Of her beloved spouse
at the bottom of the Spokane falls or by
some deserted spot on the lonely roadside
bad received a letter from him, showing
that he was still in the flesh. The river had
been dragged and a general search had boon
made. Here is a copy of the telegram:
SPOKANE, VASE, Dec. 24.-Willlam z.
Bertrand a wholesale grocer of this CRY,
mysteriously disappeared three months age,
leaving business worth 100000 IL was
thought he had been murdered. The river
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
FARM AND GARDEN TOPICS.
Cabbage Growing.


There is no crop probably that gives the
-..4aner or trucker more pleasure and profit
s..n well-grown crop of cabbages-a
-, for instance, where not more than 10
-, cont Of the plants is lost through the
rr,,sges Of cut worm and other causes, and
rbaer 90 per cent. Of the remaining plant
ro.la perfect heads, ranging from to 10
a,rrds each. This constitutes swell
.-ovna crop Of cabbages in the south, though
!, NAV not be considered such in the cab
,sco regions Of the northwest, New Eng
Ind or Long Island. . A crop of 1900 hard
t..ds averaging six or seven pounds each,
!. certainly to be regarded as a very fair
.-on IN our latitude. There are plenty of
.sbbeqe growers who do not attain such
.,c,e.s one year in three, even though they
rsv have very good land. The trouble with
ham ia they use seeds that are of uncertain
'-iTn and OF varieties that are not suited to
.bar soil or climate. Success in cabbage
ontrre depeuds chiefly on the Use of WE'LL
b-ai seeds Of one or the other of the varie-
,ias that are hest adapted TO the climate,
pr "we.l-b redn seeds are meant those that
lave haen saved from perfect heads, and all
tba light and imperfect ones winnowed out.
Thare ia no question that a very large guam
fty Of cabbage seeds are sold every year
hat are not worth carrying home Many
are attracted by the low price at which
These seeds are sold. buy them, and after
cong to all the trouble that would bring
Success with good seeds find their venture
ends in failure. 1t is a maxim Of cabbage
culture that it will not pay to use poor seeds
OF any price.
First-clase seeds are not to be had for 81
ms2a pound, for it will cost more than
hat TO save such seeds-seeds that will
make plants 90 or IS per cent. of which will
develop into a large hard head.
The secret Of fine crop of cabbages con-
ssts in having the right kind Of seeds.
Good land and good cultivation will do the
rest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11

A semi fiendish delight often seems to possess
people Of strong nerves in sneering at those
with weak ones. The irr liability Of the nervous
bvpochondriac is ridiculed as natural i'll tenn
per The very genuine and distressing symp-
toms from which be suffers are made light Of.
He or ''she is crank" is the cheerful sort
of sympathy with which the nervous invalid
meets from the unfeeling and the thoughtIess.
AT the same time no complaint is more defined
and real none has more easily explainable
origin when il is chronic Imperfect digestion
and assimilation are always accompanied by
nervous debility and anxiety. Build up the
powers of assimilation and digestion with Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, and nervous symp-
TOMS sick headaches aud a generally fee BILE
condition of the symptoms are remedied. Re
member that fearful ravages are produced by
la grippe among weakly, nervous people. Hos
letters stomach Bitters cures 1t, and prevents
malaria, rheumatism and kidney complaint
I'd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
Planting Trees for PROFIT.

There is probably much land that is no
longer fertile enough to pay for cultivation
that will pay better in properly planted
forest trees than in anything else. There is
first cost in getting the stock and setting
it out; but after few years the trees will
need thinning, and if of the right kind of
trees, sprouts will come up without any
cost or trouble to the owner. The trees
should be In rows so that cultivation can go
until their shade and fallen leaves mulch
the surface and prevent the geOwth of grass
and weeds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
TO REvoLUrIONIza HAYTI.
An Alleged Movement to Overthrow
President HippolYte

An Alleged Movement to Overthrow
President Hippolyte.
The discovery, says Saturdays New York
Herald, has just been made by Mr.. Price,
the Haytian minister to the United States.
OF a revolutionary movement having for its
object the overthrow of President Hippolyte
Of Hayti.
The revolutionary party. he has found,
has fitted out In this country a maa-of-war,
equipped with all the appliances OF modern
warfare, which is Intended to be used by the
Haysian political exiles in Jamaica to capt
ure Port-eu-Priuce and establish new gov
eminent.
Minister Price has denounced the reyo-
lntionary movement to the government at
Washington, and It 10 TO be expected that
the detective machinery of the state depart
ment will be set in motion to-day for the
capture Of the man-of-war and the arrest
of the agents here. Government agents
will seize the ship-if they can find her.
The chances are, however, that the revo-
lutionary vessel is already far out to sea.
where the Haytian vessel will have a merry
time finding her.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
Bone Manure for Hens.

There is phosphorus in eggs as vol as lime
in their shells. The lack of these materials
in winter is often one reas IN why hens do not
lay well. We have fed the commercial
phosphate to hens, mixed with grain, and
they ate the first almost assgreediy as the
other. But ground bone is cheaper as well
as better. The gizzard will grind it so that
the hen will get most of the good available
from IL
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
Poultry for Farmers Tables.

Poultry is nutritious and easily dgested
and for these reasons the farmer who grows
it should reserve good supply for his own
table. He can afford the best as well as
anybody. If be goes wholly on the princi-
pie of saving by combining his meat diet to
salt pork, it is ten to one that be loses more
through inactivity of his mind because of
this ildigestible diet than he saves by its de-
creased cost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-11
NURSERY.
KIESLING'S NURSERY.

WHITE BLUFF ROAD.
DLANTS, Bouquets, Designs, Cut Flowers
L furnished 10 order. Leave orders at DAVIS
BROS, cor, Bull and YORK sts. The Belt Raj
gay passes through the nursery. Teelphons2