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The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24
Star of the South.

Go to velasco for health. sea air and
comfort; where ships too deep for all other
Texas ports sail 10 and and out with ease;
where fruits rlpon earlier and pay better
than in California; where the soil 10 q natural
hot-bed. Fresh vegetables all winter.
Coolest day in three years, % degrees above
zero. warmes day, % degrees. yelasco
offers the best Investments In the south.
Write the c~osnzRoIAL CLuB, velasco, Texas.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24

From the Nevada Post.
One of the saddest spectacles ever
seen was that witnessed at the asy-
lum yesterday when Louis Conley,
of Henry county, arrived there with
his insane wife and three children,
the youngest only six weeks of age.
The children were brought along in
order to get the mother to leave
home. The parting at the asylum
was touching beyond description.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24
From the Mexico Ledger.

From the Mexico Ledger.
Phil Rebman has examined the
fruit very closely and says that the
report that we would have no apples
is without foundation. The late
frosts injured the early apples,
peaches and pears, but the prospect
is now is that there will be a splendid
crop of late apples, cherries and
plums. If nothing happens Missouri
will have an unusually good crop of
fruit.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24

1916, 19,677j in 1856, 31,35S; in
1865, 44,S87; in 1876, 80, 1856; in
1856, 1881; the present member
ship is 1870, 53S, besides a colored
membership of over 5000.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24

From the Bethany Democrat.
A load of fine horses was shipped
from here last Saturday. Lots of
good horses have been shipped out
of this county during the past six
months, for nearly nothing-s6 to
s75 being the maximum price paid,
where the same horses a year &
would have sold for 800 to 1925.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24

From the Sedalia Democrat.
By an oversight the assessment OF
the property for city taxation in
Nevada, Vernon county, was erro-
neously made and no city taxes can
be collected this year. In the emer
gency the city will have to issue
bonds to pay current expenses.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24
From the Hamilton Advocate.

TTUIT VHt THIIIIItUH hUNUUHCVs
Frank Kershaw, of the Bonanza
county, had the misfortune to lose
an eye last week. He was at the
blacksmith shop at Bonanza, having
a pillow sharpened and was standing
near by the anvil, when a scale
of red hot iron flew off and struck
him squarely in the eye, destroying
the sight.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24

From the Mexico Ledger.
General w. II. KEENAN,, of Mexico,
did not attend the celebration of the
Alton bridge as a member of Cover
nor stones staff. He says he got
enough of Alton during the war when
he was in the penitentiary there.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-24
ABOUT ~MlSSOURIANS.


Thievery is becoming common.
Monday night Mr.. j. H. Loomis' ice
house was broken into and about
1000 pounds taken.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price. re

The department Of agriculture will
soon adopt some distinctive design Of
tags to designate the condition of
meats from cattle slaughtered for the
purposes of interstate or foreign COM
merce. Complaints have reached the
department recently to the effect that
dealers in towns and cities of the
states where the cattle are slaughtered
sell meat that has been condemned by
the government inspectors. The gov
ernment's general jurisdiction only
extends to meats intended for con-
sumption outside the state, and it is
powerless to prevent the sale locally
of condemned flesh. A new arrange
ment will provide that a shining gilt
tag be attached to meat that has been
inspected and approved, and green
tag be attached to meat inspected and
condemned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
American Tea.

Some fine specimens of American
tea have been sent from Fayette, N.
c., this season to northern markets,
and, according to the New York Even
ing Post, the results of the sales seem
to indicate that the culture Of this
crop in parts Of the south may yet
lead to large fortunes. 1t Is not gen.
orally known that attempts were
made to establish tea gardens here be-
fore the war, and since the end of that
outbreak systematic efforts have been
made to revive the old gardens. Prof.
Massey Of the State agricultural col
lege has been instrumental in trying
to spread information among the farm
ers concerning the culture of tea, and
few have been induced to put out
gardens. The tea sent from the old
Smith farm this season brought 80
cents pound, and some from the
Summerville gardens in South Caro-
lima brought as high as 81 pound.
Last summer the tea cut at Summer
Vile amounted to dozen or two
pounds, and this year several times
that amount has been sold. DR.. Shep-
ard says that the leaf grown in the
south is better for black than for green
tea and that the cost of picking is
about 25 cents a pound of cured tea
On large scale, with the best appa-
ratus for gathering and curing, this
cost might be largely reduced. He
feels confident, however, that cheap
rate culture could never be made
profitable here on account OF
the lower wages that rule in
Japan and India and China, but
the higher grade teas can be grown
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

with considerable profit DIR. Shep-
ard is increasing his tea gardens
every year, and when the plants are
old enough to yield go"d crops he pro-
poses to put in good machinery and
start into tea selling or money.
Prof. Massey says that the finest
tea he ever tasted was grown in
the south, and he has no doubt but
it will be future profitable
crop in the Carolinas. Mr.. Jack
son, an expert tea grower from As
sam, who had charge of the Summer
vile plantation under Gen. lie Due,
says that with negro labor he can
raise tea more cheaply than is done
with coolie labor in India, because of
its greater reliability. In regard to
the hardness of the tea plant, all OBJ.
servers seem to agree that north OF
thirty-five degrees it is unwise to at
tempt to cultivate it. Around Old
Point Comfort where some plants
have been growing more or less feebly
for years, the winters cut the plants
buddy, and on the upper part of the
Delaware peninsular they were en-
tirely killed. But south Of thess
points, in the piney woods country
extending from Raleigh to the gulf,
tea plants can be grown with great
success, and the time may not be far
distant when American tea will com.
pete openly in the market with that
shipped from China, Japan and India.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

MANURE FOR RAsPBERRIEs No other
fertilizer is nearly so popular among
growers as stable manure. In replies
to questions sent to growers asking
what fertilizer is found to be most
satisfactory, stable manure is
mentioned forty four times, while
wood ashes ranks next, being
mentioned twenty-four times. The
next choice is commercial ferti-
lizer and ground bone or bone meal,
each Of which is mentioned four
times. Four growers also say that
they use no fertilizers at all; these
live in the west. A number of other
things are mentioned from one to
three times in these replies, among
which are superphosphate. compost,
leaves, mulch of any kind, etc Ashes
and manure mulch are mentioned
three times as giving good satisfaction.
Cornell Bulletin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AORICULTURISTS
Some % to Date Hints About Cultiva-
tion of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture viticuiture and Fiori-
culture.
Prevention of Potato Bl,sh.

Bulletin 90 of the New Hampshire
station says: The potato crop is liable
to serious losses from two sources,
which losses are to great extent pre-
ventable. These two sources of loss
are the Colorado beetle, or potato bug,
and the blight or rust. Every farmer
knows how to deal with the potato
bug. Paris green Is the sovereign
remedy, but it is only within a COM
paratively few years that successful
treatment has been found for the
blight 1t seems now, however, that
an effective remedy has been found in
the Bordeaux mixture.
CAUSE OF BLIGHT
The blight is caused by tho growth
in the potato vines of minute parasitic
plants, known as fungi. There are
two distinct species of fungi which
produce the blight in potatoes-one,
known botanically as Macrosporium
solani, causes what is now known as
the early blight, the other, Phytoph-
thora infestans, causes the late blight
which has been the most common and
destructive. Blight, rust, and rot are
the various names by which it has
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

thus attacked are very likely to decay,
and great loss occurs, not only before
they are dug but even after they are
stored in the cellar. II the conditions
there should be favorable. The
threads of the fungus 1--we over winter
in the tubers. which, II ussd for seed,
serve to start the disease again the
following summer.
TREATMENT.
II It can be avoided, potatoes which
are known to be diseased or which
have been grown in q field attacked by
the blight should not be used for seed.
However, remedy has been found
which, II used in season, seems
to be very efficient in check
ing or preventing the dis
ease. This remedy is the Bordeaux
mixture, which, when applied to the
vines, destroys the vitality Of the
spores with which it comes in contact
and thus prevents the infection Of
healthy plants. 1t should be applied,
If possible, before the disease makes
its appearance, at least by the last of
July, and the applications should be
repeated at intervals of ten to four
teen days, and oftener If the mixture
is washed off by rains, until the tubers
have matured. Usually three applica-
tions will be sufficient but fourth
may sometimes be required.
EXAMPLES
In experiments made in the sum-
mer of 1892, the vines on the sprayed
plots remained green from ono to four
weeks longer than those OF the un-
sprayed plots.
In one case the yield of merchanta-
BILE potatoes from the sprayed plot
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
psnsnd on Home Markets.

Depeuu ON hOhe Mhrkets.
w. ID. Grant writes thus in Utica
Herald: While in England I was
very much surprised at the enormous
consignments of butter from the Aus
tralian colonies. Last winter the i'm
ports into Great Britain increased 100
per cent over the previous year, and
this season learn upon very good
authority that the importations will
amount to fully $lO,ooo,0O butter,
and $1,000, 900 for cheese. This is very
surprising when one takes into con-
sideration the fact that they have
only been at it for the past four or
five years, but on account of the low
price of other farm truck in that
country, they find dairy products pay
the farmers the best, and the govern
ments of different colonies are putting
up bonuses for the dairymen who go
into the export dairy trade. So that
it can easily be seen that if the colo
MES supply Great Britain in the win
ter months with the butter and cheese,
our export business will consequently
diminish and it will be compulsory
for US to consume our dairy products
at home; and there is no doubt what
ever in my mind that IL we give the
consumers Of this country good ar
ticle, and Danish bosh butter and lard
cheese, we will in few years be i'm
porters instead of exporters of dairy
produce, and dairy farming in
New York state will grow to
be one of the most lucrative bust.
nesses that there is in this country.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
Didn't Expect Him,

1t seems to be the ambition of all
young wives to look we'll when any
one calls
young bride heard ring at the
front door.
The maid was out and she rushed
upstairs to arrange her toilet little
before admitting the caller
There was moment of lightning
work before the dressing table.
Quicker than it takes to tell it. a
ribbon was fastened to her throat, a
flower stabbed into her hair. a fash
of powder on her face. and she was
at the door-all smiles and bushes
The gentleman" said he had the
cheapest clothes lines that could be
bought for the money.-Spare Mo.
ments
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

been called This disease seems to
have been especially prevalent during
the last few years, doubtless owing to
The peculiar conditions presented by
he weather, q warm and moist season
oeing most favorable to it's develop
ment.
TINE OF APPEARANCE.
1t usually makes its first appearance
during the month Of August when the
vines of the later varieties are in full
growth. Early varieties often escape
its attacks altogether. The leaves are
the first to show its effects. They
become more or less discolored, then
begin at the edge to turn brown and
curl up, or, If the weather be very
damp, to rot. II leaf which is only
partly dead is closely examined there
will be seen on the under surface, es-
pecially along either side of the line
separating the dead portion from the
living. q very fine white fuzz; this
consists of the spore stalks Of the
fungus which is growing within the
tissues of the leaf and which consti-
tutes the sole cause of the
disease. If portion of the Leaf
thus affected be placed under
a suitable power of the microscope, the
fine white branching stalks may be
plainly seen growing out Of the breath
ing pores or storeata in the epidermis,
sometimes one and sometimes several
growing from single opening; on the
sides and tips Of their branches will
be seen little white egg-shaped bodies;
these are the spores or seed OF the
fungus causing the blight.
THE REAL PLANT.
II the interior of leaf be examined
there will be found running in all
directions among the cells, especially
those of the under side of the leaf, fine
white threads which are the mycelium
or the body of the fungous plant
These threads absorb from the cells
among which they run the nutriment
which has been elaborated for the use
of the potato itself, and cause them
to die and shrivel up or decay. The
spores as soon as they are
mature are very readily broken
off from their stalks, and be-
ing SO light are easily borne by
the wind to healthy vines where
they terminate in any moisture they
may find upon the leaves or stems and
make their way through the skin or
epidermis into the succulent tissues
beneath, where the threads develop
and in their turn send out crop of
spores which help to spread the
disease.
RAPIDITY OF SPREAD.
II the weather is sufficiently warm
and damp this development and spread
is very rapid, so that large field OF
apparently healthy vines may be en-
tirely killed In q very few days. II
this destruction Of the tops occur
early. the tubers can not mature and
the yield will be light one and Of in
ferior quality; moreover, the fungus 10
not confined to the tops but makes Its
way into the tubers also. The potatoes
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

FIELD BEANs-We msy have said it
before, but it will do to repeat now as
reminder, that a crop of common
field beans is a good thing to put in II
you have q piece of land to spare
They do not require very rich soil, nor
is the cultivation very laborious. But
1t should be clean culture from the
start, as the crop can not make head
way against weeds. The harvesting
also must be done with great care, not
allowing the beans to lie upon the
ground II it is at all wet A good
crop should pay at least as well as a
crop of wheat, and has the good point
that it helps to distribute the labor
over q larger portion Of the year.
After the beans are harvested they
may be stored and threshed out at
any time during the winter. This
often win enable you to employ with
profit some time which otherwise
could not be used to much advantage.
Rural Canadian.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
The Ratort Courtaous

II was about 10 o'clock one of thos,
recent uncool mornings. and the hiret
girl, with bad temper and q bucket
of warm soapsuds, was down on bel
knees currying the kitchen doorsteps
when surreptitious tramp ap
preached, quite unbeknownst to her.
SO to speak, until he was within
speaking distance.
Good morning, men," he said.
She looked over her shoulder at him
without responding to his greeting.
rs this hot enough for you?" he
added softly.
The hired girl rose to her feet with
the bucket of soapsuds in her hand,
and the next minute she had soused II
all over him.
us that hot enough for you?" she
remarked, and the tramp went away
SO rapidly she wondered If he had ever
been there Detroit Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

SEEDLEss GRAPEs-It has been stated
in recent essay by prominent hor-
ticulturist that seedless grapes are
produced by growing a plant from
cuttings for several successive gener-
atoms The theory is that plant
becomes accustomed to this mode of
propagation, and then the natural
process Of producing seeds become 8
abortive by disuse. While those of
wide experience may smile at this
speculation. it is really one on which
many scientific men differ. That
there is no ground whatever for be-
lieving that seedless grapes can be
produced in this way is evident from
the case of the red currant in our gar.
dens This has been continuously
propagated by cuttings from the time
when the Romans had sway in Eng
land, and yet, as it is we'll known, it
produces seeds as freely to-day as If
it had been raised continuously from
seeds for couple Of thousand Of
years. Just how nature does produce
the seedless grapes is not yet we'll
known; and the honest answer to the
questions as to how seedless grapes
are produced would be to say that 1--WE
don't know."-Meehan's Monthly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

RAsPBERRIEs succeed on almost all
good soils, yet to secure the most
profitable results they should have one
which is well drained but moist and
easily worked. A sandy or clay loan
is excellent The one thing which
they will not abide is wet. heavy
soil or standing water about the roots
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

Mr. Surplice-of course, summer re
sorts offer worldly temptations, Miss
Julie; but must say | was shocked
to hear you singing secular songs on
the holy Sabbath day.
Miss Julie-Oh, yes, Mr.. Surprics
but you don't understand. ! was
singing song called Last Night, +"
and that made it Saturday, you know
Truth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
He vuitted This World.

The beautiful Nine " was
greatly distressed a short while since.
Her husband had forsaken her, leaving
behind him note as follows,
Farewell, dear Adelaide, I am
gu sting this world" ~
Two days later the lamented hu,.
band returned to the wife of his bosoai
in the best of spirite. He had been !,
in q balloon. Ill Carlino.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

CULTIVATION to prevent rapid evap-
grafton is best done Immediately after
a heavy fall Of rain. As a rule, this
cultivation should be shallow, leaving
thin stratum of the surface soil fine
ly pulverized. This will keep 1t from
caking and form mulch, which re-
tards the loss Of moisture by evapora-
ton
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
DONALDSON ROBERTSON.
1t Didn't Work.

John" said the poets wife," an
other of your poems has appeared"
"Well?' he replied.
oh nothing; only was thinking
how we'll sonnet rhymes with new
bonnet"
Eyes, that's so; and so does stan "a
rhyme with bonanza but it ain one
by whole lot"-Indianapolis Jour-
nal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

CuRRANT IcE-Pick two pounds OF
ripe, red currants and half pound OF
raspberries; rub the pulp through fine
hair sieve into an earthen pastry ves-
sci or new dish; add about pint
and half of thick syrup. Put this
into . freezer and freeze in the ordi-
nary way.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
Unreliable Chinese.

'The Chinese are very persistent"
remarked Miss Learned to q gentle
man visitor.
II don't know about that. 1t seems
to me the character of a Chinaman is
apt to be wishe-washy."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
what She Was Mean. For

A lady of great beauty and attrac
tions, who was an ardent admirer OF
Ireland, once crowned her praise of it
at party by saying: 81 think | was
meant for an Irish woman"
"Madmam," rejoined witty son OF
Erin, who happened to be present,
thousands would back me in saving
you were meant for an Irishman."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
A Puzzler.

Nellie Cooking at the picture of
Adam and Eve)-Say, BERTHE. which is
Adam and which is Eve?
Bertie-Don't be silly! how can any
one tell that when they are not
dressed!-Truth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
A GROUP OF ANGoRA GoATs-FARMERs' REVIEW

was about one-third greater than that
from similar unsprayed plot, while
on two other sprayed plots the yield
was one-half greater than on the un-
sprayed plot.
In another case, in different field,
small sprayed plot yielded three
times as many merchautable potatoes
as the corresponding unsprayed plot,
while the weight of rotten potatoes on
the unsprayed plot was three times as
great as on the sprayed plot.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

STRAWBERRY p ants are either stami-
nate or pistilaJe male or female).
Staminate (male) plants should be set
every third or fourth row.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

The porcupine is called SO because
his name comes from two Latin words
meaning thorny pig.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

Soap bubbles are round because
every part of their surface is equally
pressed by the atmosphere
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
In Memory of Tow Men.

The following epitaph is to be found
in the Cross Kirk Yark. shetland, Or
a handsome mausoleum;
DONALDSON ROBERTSON.
Born LIST January; died 9TH June,
1s4s aged 90 years. lie was peace
full and quiet man. and to all appear
ance sincere Christian. His death
was very much lamented, which was
caused by the stupidity of
LAURENCE TULIocK OF cLoTnERToN,
who sold him nitre instead of EPSON
salts, by which Ike was killed in the
space of three hourt after taking a
dose OF it. Persons Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

Karl's Glover Root Tea,
The great Blood purifier freshness and clearness
tothe Complexion nnd cures co. tpation. 81
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

"Hauson's Magic Corn Balve.~
Warranted To cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for II. Price Is cents.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
GOOD BllndIur nr.tt.,.

''She seems to be blind to his
faults"
"Yes; he threw his dust in her
eyes"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

A St Louis man lost his life recently
while attempting to save a drowning
dog. The brute was saved.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

Good NANNY boy, saw you come
out OF that saloon. hope you are
not so depraved as to drink beer?
Boy-Oh. no. sir; you do me wrong.
went in to buy some cigaroots an
pass counterfeit dollar on de new
bartender Truth.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25

When Answering Advertisements Kindly
Mention thi" PAPER.