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1t is understood that Secretary Alg 4r will
appear before the Committee on Military
Affairs soon after the holIda recess and ex-
plain at length the requirements of the War
Department,

There are between forty and fifty Pres
idential offices In the Stnte of Illinois
in Democratic districts on which Sen ltors
Mason ard CuIIom cannot agree They.aCh
have their own friends whom they wish 10
take care of and neither will give way to
the other. The rivalry for preference las
been of a friendly character but it !as now
reached point where the result in these
offices nGst he finally determined. YES
terdoy both Senator'S had another long con
ference and found they were as far apa IT as
ever. Finally they hi hitupon happy solution.
Each Senator agreed that in these lisp tied
cases the papers should be sen to- heiepart-
ment and the Postoffice Department should
make the appointments solely upon the
papers that were flied in each case. The
Senators will keep ont of it altogether.
and upon the department will iail the re-
sponsihility for the selections that may he
made.
The times., 1897-12-28
The Care of Providence.

From the Chicago Tines Herald9
The editor OF the Indiana County (Pa9
Messenger is iD luck. He says: "a big
turkey. having the consciousness or the tit
ness of things, strayed into our yard Sun
day night. The owner can have 1t on ap-
plicatioI,, hut if he doesn't call before TO-
night We Will eat it instead OF the mack
erel We intended to sit down to-
The times., 1897-12-28

The report that the most extensive
relief expedition for Cuba yet sent from
this country succeeded in getting away
from Punta Gorda, Fla, on Chsstmas 5
Eve. if true. is joyful tidings to friends
of liberty and humanity everywhere.
Three big steamers, loaded with heavy
artillery, dynamite throwers, small arms;
ammunition and other supplies Will he
a noble Christmas present to the heroic
army Of the republic.
The times., 1897-12-28
A Reminder

u planning heart
The balm was never grown to heal thy
smart;
But otiie erss sigh the same: up, SOW for these
And grow the herb of grace To give them
ease
And neal my own wound aIso?' HAPPY so;
0r-haply never; that 1 do not know:
'Tis not for that we sow,
The times., 1897-12-28

Senator Pritcbard, chairina OF the
Committee on Civil Service Reform, is
pressing for an ella abOrate investigation or
the working OF the civil service reform
laws in the revenue and customs depart
ments of the Government, and Will pro-
ceed with that branch of the investigation
immediately after the holidays. He eX-
poets to get some testimony fully as lively
and seLss tional as that given the other
da by Commissioner of Pensions Evans
The times., 1897-12-28

Walker Whiteside, the tragedian, says
tha the won derful thing about Shakespeare
is his perennial freshness. The wonderful
thing about him from the audiences point
of view is the perennial freshness of the
actors who play him.
The times., 1897-12-28

A minister in a New York town beat
his wife because she refused to let him feed
the cat in the dining room, and the court
of that town let him off with s. fine.
The only respectable person concerned IN
this affair appears to have been the cat.
The times., 1897-12-28
Keeping Him Occupied

From the Omaha World Herald.l
If the sun is engaged in throwing off
new world, Emperor William should he
about preparations to run it. 1t wodld
not do to let little new world roam
around through space without guar
dian,
The times., 1897-12-28

The Hungarian exile Of the New YORK
World informs Mr. Bryan that he can DC
taken back into the Democratic party
even now, If he viii change his fina icial
views and adopt the Paiitzerian code of
morals. When such things are possible 1t
may he stated as a fact that the liberty
of the American press is not in danger.
The times., 1897-12-28
Circulation Statement.

Communications intended for publication
IN The Times Should be terseiy aud plainly
,sritten and must an oil cases be accompanied
bp tie name and address Of dhe acrfter he
iected communications soiH not be preserved.
and o,aiy manuscripts Of obcioas impoTtancs
uiU be returned TO their authors.
The times., 1897-12-28
lightning Calculation.

(From the Chicago Times Herald.
a medical authority asserts that so
long a. {, scorcher brea thes through his nose
instead OF his mouth there is no danger"
But how is pedestrian to know when
seorcher bears down in his directionn a top
speed whether the fellow is brea hing
Though his nose or not?
The times., 1897-12-28
Our Mutual Friend.

tFrom the Somerville Citizen.)
We All know Experience. He isn't
stuck UP. The grip Of his hand or lis
love pat on your shoulder is thing to
remember for a lifetime. Fine, hearty
fellow, isn't he? and SO neighborly.
The times., 1897-12-28

Readers Of The, Times ,chO may at any
tire be sindble 10 procure copies Of it at any
retos stand, railroad station or on railroad
trains ,ciN confer Javor atpon the manage
nent By sending TO this Office Information OF
ihe fact.
The times., 1897-12-28

The latest from Columbus has it That
Hanna needs two votes to win his
senatorship. We offer him the romph-
ments of the season. If that is al he e.
auires, he will get off vast deal
cheaper than we ever had any idea he
cnuIdi
The times., 1897-12-28
The Pinrree yeretahles

(From the Detroit Free Press.)
Several cans OF Gov. Pingree's Nineteenth
Century Club speech were inadvertently ;eft
in the annual meeting OF the farmers clubs
at Lansing. Owner can Recover same v
applying to the senate chamber janitor
and paying for this notice.
The times., 1897-12-28
Aunronriated-

(From the Indianapolis JournalI
us yout play copyrighted?" asked the
intimate friend.
Oh said the drama tist, with after
indifference, some Of it was, probably.
The times., 1897-12-28

Mr.. Charles Page Bryan wishes it under
stood that when he says lie wants to be
supported he does not mean that he wants
to be held up. There is material diff
ference between the two.
The times., 1897-12-28

There are people who seem to take the
view that China is just now sort Cr
barga in counter, with naval stations
marked down to eight y-nine cents.
The times., 1897-12-28
Arctic Papers Please Copy.

tFroni the Omaha World Herald.)
What the world is pining for is an Arctic
explorer who Will go az far north as pos
sibie and then refrain from lecturing about
himself
The times., 1897-12-28

Friday night sessions to consider pen sion
bills will be commenced by the House very
soon fter Congress reassembles. Their
will be a very large number OF these ILLS
introduced and il will require session Of
one night each week To dispose of hem,
There is a prevailing impression that ,Hon-
gress will not he as lavish this session
as it has III former ones relative TO pensions.
The times., 1897-12-28

II woLld have given ST. a minute Tor
about ten njnltes In which to reply to
Mr.. Smslley," said Senator Hawley yes
terday, referring to the speech made by
the famous correspondent at the New York
dinner Of Tuesday. 'Of course, on an
occasion of that kind you could not resent
a speech, but / could not resist the temp
tation To enter brief protest against
what Mr.. Smalley had said. He was
wrong in sentiment, and the American
people do not indorse It, L could not do
less than protest.
The times., 1897-12-28

The ax is soon 10 fan upon the head
of a idow of former United states
Senator, no is holding Il small PresidaL-
tial office. That widow is Mrs. kenna.
the wife OF the late Senator Kenna, of
West Vireinis. he was a Young nun
comparativ ely, and died in his prime.
He died poor and left his family .itsle
beside his name Mrs. Kenna was 3p-
pointed postmaster at Charleston, W Va.
where she has served with credit to her self
and To the great satisfaction of the people
of the community. When the admin stra-
tion changed, it was not thought that any
change would lie made in this office, owing
to the person who filled the position,
but the hunger and thirst OF the spuilSmen
for office did not permit them to overlook
this place. The demand was made ipon
the Repu biican member of Congress ana
upon Ser atoI Elkins for the office. When
it became known that this demand lad
been m5de, several Democratic Sen tors
and one or two broad gauged Republicans
urged the President to leave Mrs. Kenna,
q WORTHY woman, in the office, aad there
was an intimation that this wou.l be
done. A change appears to have com. Jver
the mind of the President, however. Tor
yesterday IL was semi officially auno need
that as soon as the Senate recon +ened
the name Of A. o. Petty would be sent
to the Senate for this place. The Post
master to be is well named.
The times., 1897-12-28
O lonely SOuli

O lonely souli
Perchance the oIher half that makes thy
whole
Was broken in the mold; but all around
Such manned and useless fragments NAV
be found.
Go, show them how one grand mosaic
plan
May form itself of broken lives of man.
''And the one Friend among them find?"
PerchanCe;
Yet, whether Fate that gift denies or
grants,
Still look not thou askance-
o dreaming braint
Thou never shalt possess thy plot in Spain;
But in thy IaDguid hand lies power to do
Deeds whereby dreams Of others shall come
true,
And see fulfilled my own fond visions?"
Nay,
1t is promised. Stiil-what seer can say?
There lies no nearer way,
Louise Belts Edwards, In Harper Mag.
aZine.
The times., 1897-12-28
Capt. C. W. RIGGS.

TIE crowds that visited the
Wigwam yesterday convinced us
hat many intending purchasers
POSTPONED their visit Until after the
Christmas rush was over. That
none may be disappointed. we have
arranged for this vast display OF
The times., 1897-12-28

The secret service agents OF tue Govern
ment arenow Being ordered into Ohio For
several days past that State has been the
rendezvous for allthe agents of this service
who could po ssibly be spared from tue Gov
ernment work, and they are not there on
Governn ent labors, either. These men have
been called from their legitimate duti IS at
the orders Of Hanna and sent into Ohio for
the sole purpose of dogging thefootsteps of
Senator Foraker, Gov Bushnell, Charles
KurtZ, and other anti-Hauna leaders, and
Of shade wing the doings and incomings and
outgoings of those members of tue leg.s
lature who are suppos ed to benot intensely
Jealous in the Hanna case. This is one If
the bnliantideasof Major Dick. THE Hanna
men art crying bribery, and saying that
bribes areheing offered to prev ent the men
who love Hanna from voting their SEMI
ments.
II the re is to be bribery in the Ohio
Senatorial campaign the people of that
State LBow quite we'll on which side of
the fight to look for the briber. These
secret Sci vice agents are being used to
prevent hearty cooperation on the part
of the OF ponents of Hanna, and it would
not be at all surprising If, towards the
time for the holding of the joint ballot,
few arrests should be made just for the
purpose or carrying out the bluff that mas
hitherto been put up. Never before rave
Federal employees been So frequently called
upon to neglect their legitimate duties as
in the present campaign OF Hanna for Ie-
election, They were summoned into the
State at the time OF the convention; again
durjup fhe closing d9yS of tha oIact;on
campaign, and now when Hanna Is so
sorely pressed in his contest with the mem.
bers OF the legislature; Mr.. Hanna is
costing the people OF this country money
He is an expensive luxury.
The times., 1897-12-28
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Since Senator Lodge became chairman
of the Committee op Printing there has
been quite number Of improvements
made in connection with the public print.
ing. Take the Congressional Directory for
an instance. 1t is now more completely
indexed than heretofore, and it's circ,Ila tion
has beer enlarged. Bound copies are now
furnished not only to the, newspaper cor
respondents, but 10 tile home offices of
their papers as well. Bound copies with
the names inscribed on the title page are
also sent to the wives and daughters cf
members OF Congress, to chiefs of divisions
The times., 1897-12-28

in the executive departments, etc The
Directory is fast becoming valuable and
standard book for Congressional refer
The times., 1897-12-28
Che .,aA.a Uimes
The Washington Times Company.

,nonNING, EVENING AND sUNDAY,)
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-04
The Uses of Fruit.

OF all the classes of Natures edible
productions, that of fruit is most
pleasing to the senses. That fruit
alone will not sustain life for a pro-
longed period is true, but that the or
ganic salts and acids of fruit are nee
essary to the maintenance of perfect
health is equally correct. Professor
A. r. Elliot, in the Dietetic and Hy-
gienic Gazette, summarizes the uses
of fruit as follows:
1. To furnish variety to the diet.
2. To relieve thirst and introduce
water into the system.
8. To furnish nutriment.
4. To supply organic salts essential
to proper nutrition.
5. To stimulate the kidneys, in
crease the flow of urine and lower its
acidity.
6. TO act as laxatives.
7. To stimulate and improve,appe-
tite. and digestion.
s. To act as antiscorbutics.
Concerning the mode of preparation,
ripe fruits as rule do not need to be
cooked, and are much more palatable
and equally nutritious in the upcooked
state. The proper time to eat fruit Is
either at the beginning of the meal or
between meals, when they aid diges-
ton and exert the greater laxative eff
feet. Taken at the completion of a
meal, they dilute the gastric juice and
tend to embarrass digestion.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-04

A great dry goods store IN Chicago
has recently established IN Its own
building a school where the employees
are given free instruction In common
and advanced branches OF learning.
Under such fostering influences the
smallest cash-boy learns that intelli-
gence rules the world, and that an am
bition for education Is manly. Sup
pose all business men should manifest
the spirit of helpfulness here shown.
Suppose, too, they avoided forcing the
wages of persons In their employ down
to the last dollar under which employ.
ment can be obtained. Suppose. also,
that wise, yet generous consideration
was shown In the payment OF wages.
Would employees then be restless ana
resentful? The uneasy mischief-mak-
ers would still be heard. They would
make trouble under any condition OF
life. But the estranged attitude OF the
majority of our employees TOWARD en-
ployers would be modified. Hardly
more than the lifetime Of one genera
ton would be required to so nearly OBJ
literate 1t, that 1t would no longer be a
threatening cloud under which the
malign influences of discomfort and an
archy hope to control the future Of the
nation,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-04
it is very green, more sound corn will
be secured by cutting and shocking
than by allowing the corn to stand on
the stalk and take the chances.
Farm and Garden Notes.


Butter-makers' motto: Cleanliness
is next to godliness.
.'Make the cow happy if you would
have her do her BEST" says Professor
Willard.
Pasture and puSe water are oft neg
lected essentials to successful summer
.swine-raising.
Better breeding, feeding and weed
ing are demanded in the livestock and
dairy Industries. :.
Ripened cream should be thick and
smooth when put into the churn-not
lumpy, neither sloppy.
Ticks and scab are overcome by Dip
ping the sheep and lambs. This
should be done at shearing time.
Continue to feed O little of that
fifteen-cent oats and corn. 1t doesn't
pay to cut the grain ration off entirely
the day the animals are turned out TO
grass.
Entirely too little attention is given
to the shape and fitting qualities of
the horse-collars: particularly as to
the width thereof. The collars should
fit the sides of-the neck closely, with
out pinching.
United States butter COWS produce
an estimated annual average of 100
pounds butter per COW. This is not
much more than half the yield that
should be produced, and what are we
going to do about it?
Many successful swine growers we
know rake up the corn cobs, burn them,
and when in the form of bright, live
Goals throw water on portion of the
pile, thus making charcoal and ashes
for the hogs to eat. A little salt may
be added.
Sheep surpass all other domestic
animals in bringing mp and cleaning
up weedy, brushy, poverty stricken
lands. If you have patch of this
kind turn them in and let them 4'sub-
due and replenish the earth" in that
particular spot, at least.
Young immature mothers are often
permanently stunted because of the
double drain upon the system in that
they must provide for their own growth
and that of their offspring; their own
ers often taking no thought to provide
Injurious food in quantities to meet the
| increased demands.
Well arranged stables with good
care will preclude the necessity oil
| waiting tho oo1vs, uddarq on1v,in fox
ceptional cases. When out they will
select clean place to lie in if they
have chance, Simply wipe the nd
der carefully with dry cloth or the
bare hand to remove any bits of litter
that may adhere, push the pail under
and milk at once. Should the teats
become chafed, rub little vaselne OF
raw linseed oil on the hands before
milking.-Agricultural Epitomist.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-04
freed by q Bull.

A Norwich Conn., trout fisherman
found himself in critical predicament
a day or two ago. Early in the morn
ing, with rod and bait, he set out for
a days sport, and was soon patrolling
the banks of Beaver Brook, in the
Franklin meadows. After toiling hard
for some time he succeeded in catch
ing one little trout, and that was all,
for later in the forenoon q big bull
chased him. The lone fisherman
climbed tree in his attempt to escape
from. the fiery animal. 1t was too
late in the day when he was per-
mitted to descend to the ground again
to continue fishing, and so he has not
as yet put his catch on exhibition.
Some of his friends, not knowing how
his luck was running, sent in orders
for half dozen of his horned game.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-04

The statement is made by writer In
the Apotheker Zeitung that a remark
able. kind of paper is produced In Corea
entirely by manual labor and without
the use of machinery. Its quality ex-
GELS that of the very best made in
China or Japan. The raw material
used for this paper Is obtained from the
bark of Broussonetia papyrifera,
which Is collected in the spring and
beaten in water containing a large ad.
mixture of wood ashes, until reduced
to thick pulp; this is taken in large
ladies and spread upon frames of bam-
boo, and in this way formed into thin
sheets. Another kind of paper is pro-
duced from old scraps trodden into
pulp, much in the same way that grape
juice is expressed in some countries
a process of pulping which, though
slow, has the advantage of not break
ing the fiber SO much as when ma
chinery is used; then, after the pulp
has been made into paper, the sheets
are piled up to the height of six feet
and cut into pieces, to be again sub
jected to the feet stamping-at- the
same time the roots and seeds of a
plant called "tackpoui" are added, the
soluble parts of which are supposed to
give tenacity and toughness to- the
paper
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-04
Corean Paper.

The statement Is made by q writer IN
the Apotheker Zeitung that a remark.
able kind Of paper is produced in Corea
entirely by manual labor and without
the use of machinery. Its quality ex.
GELS that of the very best made in
China or Japan. The raw material
used for this paper Is obtained from the
bark Of Broussonetia papyrifera,
which Is collected in the spring and
beaten in water containing q large ad-
mixture Of wood ashes, until reduced
to thick pulp; this is taken in large
ladies' and spread upon frames Of bam-
boo, and In this way formed into thin
sheets. Another kind Of paper is pro-
duced from old scraps trodden into
pulp, much In the same way that grape
Juice Is expressed In some countries
a process Of pulping which, though
slow, has the advantage Of not break.
ing the fiber so much as when ma
chinery is used; then, after the pulp
has been made into paper, the sheets
are piled up to the height of six feet
and cut into pieces, to be again sub
iected to the feet stamping-at the
same time the roots and seeds of a
plant called "tackpoui' are added, the
soluble parts of which are supposed to
give tenacity and toughness to the
paper
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-09-04
Poultry in Orchards.

Mr.. Tegetmeier, the famous English
authority ON poultry, in commenting
on report of the Rhode Island Ex-
pertinent Station regarding the value
of fowls to orchards, says:
''For many years have advocated
the introduction of poultry into apple
orchards, maintaining that they do
good service, two very distinct modes
first, by manuring the ground, and,
secondly, by the destruction of in
sects and grubs that hibernate in the
soil.
"The apple maggot appears to be
extending in America, attacking the
favorite Baldwin, which is SO well
known as being imported largely into
this country, and rendering it entirely
unfit for use, but the spraying the
trees with Bordeaux mixture and Paris
green has appeared to prevent all SER
ious attacks. of this insect. In the
mature state this insect is fly, which
deposits its eggs in the pulp OF the
apple beneath the skin. The young
maggots grow within the fruit, which
they render worthless, and when ma
ture emerge from the apple and go
into the ground, lying in the pupa state
beneath the surface soil among the
grass roots. Samples of the earth, six
inches square, were taken, and the
number of maggots under the trees
varied according to the size, from l.
900 to more than IL, 900 under each
tree, the pup@ somewhat resembling
kernels of wheat.
''Now comes the point which was
particularly interesting to me. The
experiment was tried as to whether
poultry, if confined to a small range
and encouraged to scratch, would de-
stroy the pup@. A large movable
wire fence was placed about tree
whose fruit had been destroyed by in
sects. One side of the fence was
raised, and about fifty hens were called
into the Enclosure. The fence was let
down and they were confined to the
space around the tree. As soon as
they had eaten the corn they natur-
ally began to scratch for the pup@,
aud in thescourse of three or four days
it was found that the latter had disap-
peared. AS these insects remain in
the pup@e state from the fall of the
apple to the following spring, when
they appear, it may be expected that
next year the number of flies breeding
the apple maggot will be greatly di-
minished in the localities where the
plan is followed.
.'From personal experience, extend
ing over many years, I can speak posi-
lively of the advantages of allowing
fowls and chickens free range in apple
orchards. They not only manure the
soil and destroy all insects harborine
in it, but they find, for some weeks, al
least,a considerable proportion of then
own food-the windfalls, which they
devour greedily, with any grubs they
may contain.
''The raising of poultry for sale may
be much more advantageously carried
on where the land is made to produce
two crops-namely, apples and eggs
than where only one is gathered.