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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-20
a Spfcudid Catch,

The Old Lady-Would John be
good catch for Mary?
The Old Man-Splendid! He's In tho
football business and his life is insured
for $1o,00Q.-.Atlanta Constitution,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-20

Discouraged THcn.
Aiinlstcr-So you say that you saw
some boys out fishing on Sunday, Bob
bic. hope you did something to dis
courage them.
Eobbie-Oh, yes, sir, stole their bait
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-20

A Year of Fire in Baltimore.
The aggregate damage by fire in Balti-
more, Md, in 1894, as compiled by the Fire
Department, was S542 1929. The depart
ment responded to S31 alarms.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-20

OUTSIDE A FISHMONGER'S WINDOW
In London. if folks iiitoset;cr are put.
A lre may be dropt. or i quiz may De cut.
Wechangc without end: and Il lazy. o u.
All wants are IT hand. and all wishes 1T Will
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08

facts in the experiments show that the
great loss occasioned by the removal of
many valuable ruit-bearing canes cut
from the parent stem in the prunlngs
does not have adequate compensation in
the increased size of the berry nor in the
supposed improvement of flavor. Con
noisseurs tell us that the scuppernOng
grape and it's pure wines are good
enough even as products of the unpruned
vine. This appears to be one instance
where it is we'll enough to let nature
have her way, only assisting her in
making a convenience for yourself in
gathering the fruitage-
The scuppernong is unlike the major
ity of grapevines in another respect. 1t
does not come into full bearing until
nature has taken her rown good time to
produce sufficient roots and rootlets to
sustain properly the fruit crop which
develops on the canes. In the case OF
many of our best domestic or cultivated
grapes, the tendency is to overbear, and
to overbear especially in the tender ages.
And hence the necessity for the regular
cutting uack for two or three years be-
fore allowing any fruit to grow In
some of the varieties, the vine will die
before it's fourth year if allowed to grow
all the fruit it's unpruned branches will
start. The scuppernong seldom pro-
duces good crop before it's fifth year.
In the meantime the roots have run far
beyond the length of the topmost canes,
while the soil beneath is one mass OF
tiny and tough rootlets and suckers,
which absorb and feed on every kind OF
fertilizer that can be reached by them
in their qualifications. By all means
give the scuppernong a liberal allowance
of plant food, and then let the canes
grow to their utmost extent and limit
keeping a good and secure trellis under
neath.-M. V. Moore, Alabama, in
American Agriculturist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08
The Cocoa Bean.

The cocoa bean, from which choco-
late and cocoa are made, is the seed of
a mushy pod something like a melon,
which is the fruit of the cocoa tree.
The pod is not edible. The cocoa tree
is found in all tropical countries, and
over a score of varieties are known to
the commercial world. Central Amer
lea, Mexico, Northern South America,
the West and East Indies and Brazil
send the cocoa beans to Europe and
America. The best of all is the high
grade Caracas cocoa, but this grade does
not come to America, for the American
people are not yet educated up to cocoa
at 81 pound.
The cocoa bean is about the size of
pecan nut and reddish chocolate In
color. The shell is thin and brittle and
easily breaks when pinched lightly.
The kernel of the beal is called the nib,
and it is from the nibs that chocolate
and cocoa are made. The beans are
brought to the Chicago works in the
bags in which they were shipped, and
carried TO The top floor and roasted.
The roasting is done IN cylindrical
machine which turns slowly around
over coal fire. The bean is roasted
for the purpose of making the shells so
brittle that they will come off easily.
AS soon as the beans are placed in the
rooster the skill and care of the work
men come into play, for the cocoa bean
must have it's heat and cold just so or
something will go wrong. The heat in
the rooster must be just right, and
when the roasted beans are taken out
and placed in large boxes they must be
cooled properly or the cocoa will suffer.
- Chicago Record.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08

air. These young, growing roots are
almost all at the extremlties, and the
mound of earth around the trunk would
not in the slightest degree injure these
outer roots.
Whenever a valued tree is somewhat
buried, it is customary to leave space
around the trunk, perhaps building a
dry wall, in order to keep the earth
from getting near the trunk; but this is
not that the earth is injurious, but to
give chance for water to flow freely
down into the soil, and the flow Of water
always leads to flow of air following
the water. These remarks are suggested
by an article in an agricultural paper,
stating that the apple borer and the
peach borer have been kept out of the
trunks of trees by making mound of
earth around the trunks.-Meehans'
Monthly.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08
Diseases of Peach Trees

Some years ago gentleman residing
near Cincinnati created d sensation by
what he regarded new method of keep
ing peach trees healthy. All he did was
tc pile earth around the trees, the mound
reaching up to the branches. 1t took
several cart loads of earth to make these
mounds, and the little orchard had the
appearance of bushes growing out OF the
top of the cone of earth. Everyone used
to look on and laugh at the thought OF
burying up the trunk of tree in order
to make it healthy; but there were the
trees and undoubtedly models of health
Those who saw, simply stated their be-
lief that it was coincidence, and that
the trees would probably have been as
healthy without the mound of earth, as
with it. Since it has become to be we'll
recognized that many OF the diseases OF
plants, not merely of the peach tree, but
of other trees are caused by the mycel-
ium of minute fungus attacking the
roots, it is not at all unlikely that this
mound of earth operated benefcially by
preventing the growth OF the fungus
which preys on the roots of trees. 1t is
now we'll understood chat all plants of
low order of vegetation, which we know
as fungi will only grow under peculiar
combination of circumstances. Among
other things they must be near the sur
face of the earth, and if buried to
depth they would be under mound, it
is unlikely that fungi would find salts
factory home.
Some will say right here that they
thought burying up the trunks of trees
and covering the surface roots with
earth was destructive to health. But
the burying itself is not the reason trees
die when earth is piled over them to a
considerable depth, but from the fact
h at the young growing roots do not get
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafne SIS
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eu-
stachian tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbiing sound or
imperfect hearing and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever.
nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrah which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred dollarsces.
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY e. CO.,
Toledo, 0.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08

first year. They may be planted in fall
or spring. Gut as potatoes only smaller
and every eye or piece of eye will grow.
Plant in rows three and one-half feet
apart, eighteen inches in the row. Plow
deep, plant shallow, say two inches.
They grow with stout, vigorous stalk,
like corn, from eight to twelve feet high
and need the same culture, but will do
with great deal less. Since the tops
soon cover the whole ground, they will
keep the weeds down themselves and
need no hoeing. The second year break
up the ground as for corn; the plants
will come thick all over the surface.
Run though each way with cultivator
when few inches high.-Denver Field
and Farm.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08
Pruning the Scuppernong Grapevine.

Among the old growers of the scupper-
nong grape the idea has long obtained
that it is injurious to both fruit and vine
to prune the branches, or to plOw about
the roots. Hence most of the vines
have been allowed to grow unrestrained
and without soil cultivation for years.
All that is regarded as necessary is to
keep good high trellis upon which the
canes Can freely spread and offer ease
and convenience in the gathering Of the
grapes. Piling muck and leaf mold
about the main vine at the root is also
recommended when the soil is naturally
thin.
But recent experiments at the Ala
bama state experiment station at Au-
burn-as well as elsewhere-have shown
conclusively that injurious results do
not always follow close and severe prun-
ing of the vines, nor from close Guilt
vations about the roots with the plow
It NAV be said also that no decidedly
good results have been obtained in
regular prunings of the vine. 1t was
thought for while that both size and
quality of the fruit were improved by
the close pruning; but while this BELIEF
was questioned, or denied sharply, the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
Priests Must Not Ride Blcy
cleS.

WILMINGTON, Feb S-ReV. Frlar
Sylvester Jeorg, of the Catholic Church
of the Sacred Heart, hid controversy
with some of the Wilmington clergy
about riding bicycles, and be wrote to
Rome for decision. Cardinal Isidorus
sent him decisien rendered last Sep
tember by the holy see A bishop 10
Hungary, forbibdiug one of his priests
to ride a bicycle, controversy resulted
and the bishop ap ealed to Rome. The
holy see gave this decision
I'VE embrace your action aud your
decision in the above matter. because
the decision will save priests from being
Injured and prohibit them FROM setting
a bad example and keep them from be-
ing joked by fellow priests y
The letter is signed by Cardinal Isl
dorus. The receipt Of the letter has
caused a sensation in this city, as near
y every priest rides machine Bishop
Curtis. although he is 64 years of age,
being one of the most enthusiastic rid
ers here
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
Flames in Florence.
The City Suffers a Serious
Misfortune.

FLORENCE, Feb. 11.-Florence suf-
fered serious loss tonight The
electric light power house and ice
factory were burned to the ground.
The estimated value is about S25, 900;
Insurance about $4,000.
The fire started about half-past 8
o'clock in the stable to the oorth Of the
factory its origin is unknown. Three
horses and a quantity Of forage we're
lost 10 this building From there the
flames spread to the ice factory. About
Eve minutes later they reached the
ammonia pipe and after that the build
ing was doomed. together with the
electric light works adjoining A few
movable articles we're saved, but the
loss was practically total. Nothing
could be doae by the 6remen. Possibly
on account of the severity of the
weather snow being on the ground
aud falling, and pipes aud wells frozen
they did not succeed in preventing
the flames extending from the stables.
As soon as the factory caught, they
could do nothing beyond protecting
dwellings in the neighborhood.
Many a time has the whistle of these
works given warning of tires. 1t did
SO to night. but for the last time aud
when the roof had fallen in and its
pipes were twisted aud bent by the
heat, it's shrill uotes SOUNDED mourn
full cry, as if it knew that it was dying
This strange sound lasted about i've or
ten minutes From time to time would
be heard the explosions of the ammonia
tanks
The entire property, building aod
apparatus, were heavily mor'gaged, aud
the Insurance will probably 60 t 'be
mortgages 1t is feared that it will be
long time before We will again have
the bright lights shining on our streets
They had become welI-nigh necessity.
The name of the company which ope-
rated these works was the Florence lm-
provemeot and Manufacturing Com
pany. jerome ?. Chase, President.
They were leased and operated by w
+. Ludlow & Son.-ColunaJta State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13

that we hold dear and sacred. let us
exhaust all means, methods and nego.
tiatlons for peace before we appeal
to the negro or declare war, for that
is what it means.
"In my opinion there has never
been time in the history of the
State which demands more patriotic
action and sacrifice of more personal
prejudices, feelings or ambitions
among the white people than the
present No matter what our perso-
nal wrongs or animosities may be,
it will do no good to harp on the past
or to 'look tor eggs in last years S
birds nest Our way and duty lie
in the present aud the future. There
are many people who believe that
everything is at sea and that there
are no principles or parties left in the
State. For my par: | know that the
principle of white supremacy and the
true principles of Democracy are still
alive in the hearts of our people. and
I propose to stick to the old ship as
long as there is plank left. | know
that there are wrongs-personal and
political-to be righted, but these
should be left for time and "a more
convenient season to settle.
"There are no questions involved
in the Constitutional convention, if
handled wisely, which our people
should not be able to agree upon;
and nothing keeps them apart now
but feelings, bitterness, prejudice and
distrust engendered by the struggles
of the last four years, in which | am
willing to acknowledge there have
been some serious wrongs and mis-
takes and mismanagements
knowing, as | believe do, the
greatest dangers to the State and my
highest duty to her in this emerg.
ency, do not hesitate to say that |
shall not be persuaded by irreconcil.
ables on one side or driven by ex-
tremists on the other, from standing
by our white people-the Democrat
ic party-in their conferences. con-
ventions and primaries, for therein
alone do l see any hope for white
supremacy and civilization, good
government and real peace and pros
perity.''
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13

1t is generally understood 10 Colum-
bia that Gov. John Gary Evans, of
South Carolina. vii! be married about
February 18th. The governor, when
the subject is mentioned, sluiles and
neither adults nor denies the truth Of
the rumor. His 6auce is said to be a
a Baltimore lady, prominent 10 social
circles.
Republican editors iu every state and
territory have been asked BY the Gin
ciupasi Commercial Gazette as to their
preferences for presidential nominees
and the great majority name the Big
Four from whom a candidate should be
selected in the following order; Mckin-
ley, Harrison. Reed aod Allison. The
man from Maine takes third place and
be will have to be wary and wise dur
iug the next session of congress to bold
it. His state has but few votes in a
onvention .-Nashcale Aaae:ican.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
Comes up This " eek.
The Dispensary Law Before
the u. S. Supreme Court.
State. FebruarY -.

1t will now be only few days be-
fore the State dispensary law will be
before the Supreme Court Of the
United States and that highest of all
legal tribunals will be asked to pass
directly on the constitutionality Of
that feature relating to the taking
away OF the right OF citizen of this
State to purchase liquor outside of
the State and have it shipped in to
him for his own use. 1t is a vitally
important question, and if it be
decided that this feature of the law
is unconstitutional, then the dispen
sary law must of necessity become
a dead letter as money making
measure.
The State has already mentioned
that this test case was to be brought
in the United States Supreme Court.
coming up from the Aiken case, and
that Messrs Croft & Chafee and
Obear & Douglass were to be the
legal motors 1t was further stated
that they were busy preparing the
papers.
Information came from Washington
yesterday that these attorneys had
already filed their application for a
writ of error to be issued, and that
the argument Of the case has been
set for the latter part of this week.
1t is thus seen that the case is for the
first time presented to the highest
court in the land on direct question
of its constitutionality. If the writ
is granted, The State will give in full
all of the papers in the case. The
counsel are very confident of win
ming on this matter, which has never
vet been touched on, and which
many Of the leading attorneys of the
country consider the weakest point
in the entire lazy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
The War in China.
Details of The Wei.Hai.WeI
Fight. War Ships ata Dis
advantage.

LONDON, Feb l0.-The Central
News correspondent in Peking tele-
graphs that the Chinese government
is consulting with the diplomats con-
cerning the new powers to be exercis-
ed by the peace ENJOYS to Japan.
The Central News correspondent in
Toxic has these details of the recent
fighting at Wei-HaiWei.
con the night of January 80, the
japanese torpedo feet entered the
bay at Wei Hal Wei, but the Japa-
nese in the western forts, supposing
that the boats were from the Chinese
squadron, opened heavy fire and
compelled them to withdraw Janu-
airy 81. was raw and clustering
Towards evening it showed heavily.
The warships, their guns and the
torpedo boats were coated with ice
FIVE inches thick and were at too
great disadvantage to venture an
attack. The second attempt upon
the Chinese was deferred until the
night of February ., when an advance
of the torpedo boats was ordered.
The Chinese were on the watch, how
ever, and scouts discovered the
japanese in time to give general
warning. The torpedo feet was
forced to withdraw without even ap-
ploaching the Chinese squadron
February 8 was passed in prepara-
tions Tor another attack. On the
night of February 4, the Chinese were
less vigilant than formerly. The
Japanese torpedo boat Ming Ling
stole in upon the Chinese feet and
while entirely unobserved. launched
two torpedoes at the Ting Yuen.
The t;g ironclad began to 60 down
almost Immediately after being struck.
The Ming Ling lost eight men in get
ting away. Fifteen other torpedo
boats took part in the attack and two
of them broke their propellers on
rocks or floating distractions. On
the night of the 9Th, one Japanese
torpedo boat approached the Chinese
feet aud LAUGHED seven torpedoes,
sinking two warships and gun
boat.
The correspondent in Toxic says
that the Chinese still hold forts on the
Island of Liu Kung Tao. On the 9th,
the Japanese made an unsuccessful
attack upon the uncaptured forts.
On the 7th, the cruisers and gun
boats aided the attacking japanese
troops with hot cannonade, but the
main forts remained in the enemy's
hands.
Of the forts captured by the Japa-
nese at Wei Hal Wei, the western
group is useless, but the eastern
group is in line condition aud is arm
ed throughout with excellent gus,
which are of great use to the Japa-
nese marines
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
Deceptive Legislation.

in tile suit tnaC was Drought
against the sugar trust ~ the United
States Supreme Court, for the en-
forcement of the antitrust law, the
trust came out victorious, as there
were defects in the law which COM
PEELED the Court 10 declare it an IN
effective enactment.
A remarkable coincidence in this
case was that Republican Ex-senator
Edmupds, who was the author of the
anti trust law, appeared before the
Court as the attorney for the sugar
trust, and made the argument which
convinced that tribunal that the stat
ute, which he himself had drawn up,
was worthless measure 80 far as it's
intended purpose was concerned.
In this case we have goou exhibit
of the manner in which Republican
statesmen act in regard to those
monopolies known as trusts. Ed
munds, to whom was delegated the
duty of getting up a law that would
suppress such monopolistic, combina
tions, drew it in a way that rendered
it untenable before a judicial
tribunal, and then, as the attorney
of the sugar trust, he appeared be-
fore the Supreme Court and con-
vinced it that his antitrust law was
of no account No person knew
better than he that it was fraud, for
when he framed it his evident pur-
pose was to make it an ineffective
law.-BeNetonte Pa. Watchmam
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13
The Railroad Blockade.
It is Being Slowly Ralsed-Condl-
ton of Several Roads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Commuuica.
ton between Washington and the
South. which has been suspended for
three days because Of big snow drifts
between this city and Alexandria Va.
was opened up this morning. aud traiOs
are DOW running with some degree OF
regularity. Traius from the East are
also arriving with slight delay. and the
New York, Pbiladelpbia and Baltimore
papers reached Washington at the u.s.
ual hour this morning for the first time
since last Thursday. Beyond tepa-
cious blockades on the Frederick branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. i.
that system was in better shape this
morning than it has been since the
storm began. The road is open to
Philadelphia and New York. aud trains
are arriving and departing several hours
late. Trains from Pittsburg, Cincin-
natl and the West are arriving irregu.
larry. The Pennsylvania and the
Southern railroads claim to have over
come the embargo. and the Norfolk and
Western is hopeful of getting its trains
out and 10 within twenty-four hours.
Pennsylvania and Southern trains are
arriving and departing at from three to
four hours behind the regular schedule.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-13

Fourteen New York pilot boats,
with two hundred men on board, are
missing. 1t is thought that they
stood out to sea to keep fro", being
blown ashore.
Judge Charles Gayarree, the emf
nent Louisiana jurist and historian
died at his home in New Orleans on
Sunday night, aged 80 years.
VIM w. Fuller, of Durham, \. G ,
has been employed as Chief Attor-
ney of the American Tobacco Com
pany at salary of $50, 600 a year.
Mrs. William Seibert and two
chrldren broke through the ice In
the Ohio river and were drowned.
The Bank of Leesburg. Fla, has
made an assignment. 1t will be able
10 pay all obligations.
Will Jones, of Putnam County,
Ca, broke through the ice on pond
while out skating and was drowned
in sight of party of friends.
Nashville, Tenn, has decided to
hold an exposition next year, and has
asked for a government appropriation
and exhibit.
The New York pilot boat America
rescued eight men from schooner
fifteen minutes before it went down.
Work on the Economy Mill of
Greenville will begin at once. One
hundred thousand dollars will be ex-
pended on this mill.
The customs receipts at New York
were more than S2,000,000 less for
the first ten days of February than
the last ten days of January.
The Italians are raising riots in
resistance to the attempt OF the
government to collect grain tax
The Belmont Morgan Syndicate
will not take any active steps to float
the United States 4 per cent. bonds
until it is settled whether Congress
will authorize 3 per cent. gold
bond
The Belmont Bond Syndicate has
commenced to deposit gold for the
new bonds, million and a halt has
been paid into the Treasury already
The Birmingham Age-Herold was
scld out at auction and bought by
Frank P. O'Brien for $40, ,0l0.