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The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA.
New Courses of Study-New Blood In the
Faculty-Redu led Expenses.

Faculty-Redu led Expenses.
The new courses of study adopted
by the faculty and approved by the
BOARD of trustees, places the University
of Alabama abreast of the leading up
to-date colleges and universities of the
lard.
The A. B. course is practically fixed
or constant through the Junior year.
In the Senior year it is largely eiec'
tive
In the B. S. course the right of elec-
ton begins much earlier, and is much
more extensive. Ia each case the
student must make up eighteen hours
week in recitations. Later it is ex-
pected that graduate work will be ar
ranged, leading to the higher degrees
of M. A. and q. E.
There are several new men in the
faculty. They are:
DR.. James X. Powers, President.
Dr. George S. Wilkins, Engineering,
DR.. W. B. Saffold, Greek.
DR.. John Y, Graham, Biology, and
Judge W. S. Thoriugton, Dean of the
Law Department.
All in all, it is doubtful if the Uni
versity of Alabama ever had stronger
faculty in all it's history-Tuscaloosa
Evening Times.
A years expenses for cadets have
been reduced from S172. 80 to S130.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
BOTTOM HEAT FOR PLANTING.

The difficulty with early spring
planting is always because the soil is
too cold. This causes the seed to
germinate too slowly. But SO soon as
the seed begins to sprout warmth is
generated by the act. Carbonic acid
gas is developed, and this aids in
making the soil warmer. Hence the
advantage Of putting some manure
under the seed when it is planted
early, SO as to hasten termination.
There is the further advantage of do
ing this early in spring, because the
abundant rains that fall then make the
manure soluble, and greatly increase
its effectiveness.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
PREPARE EARLY FOR DROUTH,

Almost every season, no matter how
abundant the supply of moisture in
the early months, there comes period
of drouth in July, August Or early
September which shortens many
crops, taking away all the profit. The
effect is usually more noticeable if the
drouth follows a spring and summer
marked by excessive precipitation, for
the ground has been packed by the
heavy beating of the rain and the
chances are that in the anxiety to get
to work in the spring, the fields have
been plowed and narrowed while wet.
Such land is in poor condition to with
stand dry weather later in the season
unless very judiciously handled. If
the rain should continue throughout
the season, of course there will be
little need of special treatment, but
this condition of affairs seldom exists.
The best possible preparation for
drouth is to plow the ground to good
depth, thoroughly pulverize the seed
bed, compact it and then with a light
harrow loosen the upper two Or three
inches of soil.
For small grain crops as we'll as
newly seeded grass fields, this is about
all that can be done. In other words,
the drouth has to be prepared for
entirely before seeding with these
crops. But not so with corn. The
method of culture has much to do
with the ability of the crop to with
stand drouth. Cultivate as little and
as shallow as possible consistent with
the keeping down Of weeds and pres
ervation of q dust mulch. It is COM
mon error to cultivate deeply the first
time, but if the corn has attained a
height of four or five inches, roots
foot or more long will have been
formed and many Of these will be
broken by the cultivator shovels if
they are run deep the first time.
The best way for the grower to con-
vince himself of this is to trace out the
root systems Of corn plants at different
ages. It will be an object lesson and
do more to prove the necessity Of
shallow culture than hours of scientif-
ic explanation.
Cultivate the corn as often as the
surface becomes compact. This may
seem unnecessary at times, but deter
limitations of soil moisture in fields
stirred frequently and those given or
dinary cultivation show that the fre-
quent stirring conserves water much
the best and the crop yields are cor
respondingly greater. After the crop
is ''laid by" heavy beating rain will
frequently form hard crust, to the
great detriment of the corn plants. If
this crust can be broken up the in
creased yield will more than pay for
the labor. This work can only be nc
complished by using some implement
that one horse can draw. SO that the
rows of tall corn will not be injured.
One section of spring toothed har-
row answers very well. There are
several single cultivators on the mar
ket which do the work very nicely.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
Commercial Use OF Carnets.

"The average man, I presume,
imagines that garnets are used in our
line of business exclusively" remarked
State street jeweller the other day,
whereas in fact the jewelry trade cuts
small figure in the garnet industry.
About 1000 tons Of garnets are used
every year in this country for making
sandpaper. Avery small proportion
of the garnets have any value to the
lapidary, and the best are only semi
precious stones. The costliest come
from the Adirondack regions and from
Delaware county, Pa. Up in Alaska,
near the town of Wrangel, is a verit-
able garnet mountain, and corpora
tion has recently been organized to de-
velop it. The Alaska garnets are said
to- be unusually 6ne. Chicago Times
Herald.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
POULTRY TN PEACH ORCHARDS.

Except when its fruit is ripening,
the peach orchard will not be injured,
but only benefited by being made the
free range for fowls. If the soil around
the tree is kept loose, and an occa-
sional handful of grain thrown in, and
covered, the fowls will spend much Of
their time scratching around the trees,
and will effectually prevent the borer
from depositing its egg, The hens
like change Of diet, and with some
grain will eat all kinds of insects they
discover in the soil or around the
trees.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
Keep the Mouth Shut,

If you would avoid colds, keep tho
mouth shut when coming out /. Of an
over-heated room, especially ilate at
night, and breathe through the nose:
Chllls are apt to ensue whelp people
talk freely while out Of doors 'lst after
leaving room full Of hot( afr, and
thcater-goers who discuss <and laugh
over the play on their waH home are
inviting Illness 1t is. In Nact, during
youth that the greater num- sber Of man
kind contract habits Of Inflammation
which make their whole lif9 tissue of
disorders. ~- -,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
A nerce antl>Jew ag,taron Is IN nro,-

A nerce anti>Jew agitation is In prog.
ress IN Austria, and 1t is so violent
that 1t Will probably cause a great cx-
odus. There are at least 1000 900 jews
IN Austria, about one-fourth as MANY
as IN Russia. A few are very rich, but
tue hasses are very poor. II is the very
poor who will suffer most from the hos.
tile legislation and action of the gov
ernment now In prospect. Natura)}v
many are trying to get out Of the conn.
try and will come to the United States
where pre1udices Of race and religion
are not so powerful as In Austria md
Russia
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Isems Of Interest on Agricultural
Topics.
MiIet as Catch Crop-Poultry In French
Orchards Heat for Planting,
ETC., Etc,
MILLET AS A CATCH CROP,

Millet is valuable catch crop; Can
be sown late and yet give a large
yield of good hay If cut in season.
about the time the seeds form and
before they are sufficiently ma
tured to grow-and the hay prop
erly cured and secured. Ripe millet
makes poor hay, the nutritive elements
having entered the seed, which, by
the way, should never be fed to horses
because Of its effect upon the kidneys.
The Epitomist,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
one.third OF the Line Has Been Com.
pleted and Trains Arc Running.

pleted and Trains Arc Running.
Since the beginning OF the regular
service between Tscheljabinsk and the
bridge over the Obi, Oct. 10, 1896,
trains run only thrice week, Sunday,
Tuesday and Thursday. These trains
accomplish the distance Of $50 miles in
tifty-one hours. The tickets cost:
FIRST class, $50; second class, S23.25,
and third class, s15.75. Each Of tie
three classes is provided With sleeping
arrangements; yet as often happens in
Russia, the travellers bring their own
beds and samovars, or tea urns, with
them, besides other articles. But one
must not think that the cars on the
Siberian railway are fitted up with all
the comfort Of European or American
trains de luxe" Even the ordinary
station accommodation IS only Just be.
Ing gradually completed; for example,
the lack Of refreshment rooms has been
In many places and Is still supplied
BY the peasants of the neighboring re-
gion, who come down to the stations
with bread, cheese, butter, meat and
baked fish. These small defects in the
management will naturally soon van.
tsh. For, although for the present It x
but single line Of rails, yet the line Il
destined for considerable traffic In the
future, as can be seen from the fact
that as start 1000 locomotives, 5000
employees and $4,000 freight cars were
decided upon. This staff and rolling
stock will allow, on completion OF the
whole line, Of train composed Of one
engine, one or two employees and eight
cen freight cars for each mile.
AS one-third part of this gigantic rail-
way Is now ready, 1t can be conceived
that already $15O,o00,C0O out Of the
estimated general cost Of S345, 100000
have been spent. The line has, more
over, in this brief space, shown its in
fluence on the colonization Of Siberia,
as the western portions of 1t have been
brought, piece by piece, into working
order. The colonization has greatly
Increased along the line since 1895, and
the hope of the Russian Government Is
being rapidly fulfilled, that the cultiva-
ton Of the swampy Taiga district on
both sides Of the line will proceed at q
quicker rate than hitherto; the swarms
Of flies make this district terrible In
summer. Up to the present there Is no
data as to the influence Of the construc-
tion Of the line upon trade; there can,
however, be no doubt that this infu.
ence does exist to q considerable de-
gree, as also an influence for good as
regards the administrative system in
Siberia. The Russian officials and sol.
Mers, who were often hitherto month
after month on the journey ere they
reached their destination In Siberia,
will, at all events, Joyfully greet this
connection by railway; It's importance
from the point Of view Of transporting
troops Is clearly seen from the faa
that Russia at this moment has In
Eastern Siberia alone an army OF co..
30 men.-New York Tribune.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

In the Eastern situation Greece to-
day is the only nation which has dared
to take a stand for civilization and
progress, and II she Is vanquished In
the impending struggle 1t will be to the
everlasting disgrace Of the six big bull
lies who are handicapping her.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Several young ladies living on Kis.
sam street. Cleveland, have petitioned
the City Council to change the name of
the street. They'll continue to reside
on that street, however, just the same,
no matter what 1t Ia called, and the
boys will continue lowell, to jnstify
the present name
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Another Vanderbilt scion has mar
rled chorus girl. The trouble Is not
with the rich young men of New York.
out with the rich young women. They
must be hopelessly homely or hope
iessiy stupid, else they would never be
cut out by chorus girls.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Senator Morgan proposed a new tes,
for the immigrant-a knowledge and
understanding OF the teH command.
ments. If he will add provision THAI
the immigrant shall have Kept all thesa
from his youth up be will probably he,
able to put an effective check on the
incoming tide for several centuries to
come.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
Men tire Of everything else; 1t Is d
wonder they do not tire Of life.


Ut would be worth 80 cents. One hours free
dom from the terrible irritating itch Of tetter is
worth more than whole box Of Tstterine costs
1t will cure-sure, and it's the only thing that
will cure. 30 cents at drug stores, or by mail
from j. T. Shuptrine, Savannah. Ga.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
Had a Right To.

Office Boy-Jimmy, listen to the ed.
ltor! He's swearing like sailor
Stenographer-He's got a right to:
Mr.. Longhair, the poet, was In here and
left lot Of blank" verse a minute
ago.-Cinclnnati Commercial Tribune
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Fits permanently CURED. No ats or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Klines Great
Nerve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free
DR. Il. d. KLINE, Ltd. 81 Arch st, Phila. Pa.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Over 700 people assembled near Atcbison
TO engage In wolf hunt. They captured
about 200 jack-rabbits, but not a wolf was
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No. !
Ills, April II, 1894
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing innamma-
zion, aliays pain. cures wind collie 26c.a bottle.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Albert Burch, West Toledo, Ohio, says:
Halls Catarrh Cure saved my life" Write
him for particulars Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

Ifaffiicted with soreeyesuseD DR.. Isaac Thomp.
sons Eve-water. Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

HARVESTING OATS ON A SMALL SCALE.
I like to cut oats before they are
fairly ripe. If harvested when the
kernels are just beginning to harden,
the straw will he almost as good to
feed as hay and the grain will be
bright and rich, says F. l.. Vincent, of
New York.
I usually let my oats lie in the
swath for day or two, until well
dried out. Then they are raked,
bound and set up in shocks of ten
bundles. There is room for great
deal of care in this part of the work.
Grain carelessly put up will in stormy
weather become wet easily. My way
is to set up eight bundles ''two and
two." Then I take two bundles and
standing them on the butt end, split
them by pulling the heads down to-
ward the ground until half the bundle
has heen treated in that way. Then I
turn the handles over the top of the
shock, one on one end, and one on the
other, butts together. These form
cap which will, after fairly settled,
greatly protect the shock from injury
by storm. Some hold the bundles
against their bodies while preparing
them for caps, and others bind part OF
their bundles with the band nearest to
the butt, and use these for caps. No
doubt they do make better caps. The
Dutch cap is made by setting the
bundles in round shock, and open
ing one large bundle so that it will
stand with the butt upward, covering
the entire top of the shock. This is
good way to put up grain.
After the grain has stood for o week
or two, depending upon the weather,
it will do to go in. If the shocks seem
damp, it may be necessary to set them
apart for a few hours in the sunshine.
OF course, if one has a large crop,
and uses a reaper and binder, it may
be necessary to let the grain stand a
little longer before cutting, but even
then it may be done before the crop is
dead ripe. 1t will not shell then, the
grain will be much finer, and the straw
great deal nicer. Oat straw is
coming to be valued much more highly
than formerly. 1t used to be common
to see great stacks of straw rotting or
burning down in the field or near the
barn. We have learned that straw
has a good market value, and that we
may add many dollars to our receipts
for the year by cutting oats early and
properly caring for them.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03
,rly arranging the screens. If barn

erly arranging the screens. If barn
floor is available, the peas can be
tramped out with horses and cleaned
with tanning mill. This, of course,
is q somewhat tedious process, but
where only few bushels are wanted
for seed 1t answers very well.
Store the peas in d dry place, put
ting In sacks or bins. If there is any
danger from the pea or bean weevil,
put into d tight bin, OF better, a
tight box and place an open vessel
containing carbon bisulphide on the
top. The bisulphide being heavier
than the air, will settle down through
9he peas, effectually destroying all in
sect life.-New England Homestead.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-03

If you owe a man, don't imagine that
he will keep the fact to himself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-28
The Herald Goes

Into the homes of Utah. The
merchants trade comes from the
homes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-28

patch a small party of northwest
mounted police as soon as possible.
They will move north by way of the
Peace river to the Laird, and thence
by way Of the Dease to the Pelly, which
joins the Yukon at Fort Selkirk, 40
miles above Dawson City, and but 100
miles above Stewart river, where, ac-
cording to present indications, the bulk
Of prospecting viii be done next year
1t is generally believed here that the
richness of the Klondike will pale into
lnSlgnificance when the wonders of the
Stewart are unfolded next season.
1t is understood to be the policy of
the department to refrain from giving
out any information which would tend
10 increase the gold excitement at the
present time. SO that every opportunity
might be had to perfect the arrange
ments for Yukon administration and
enable them to cope with the situation
when the inevitable rush takes place.
The proposed new route has been
covered by Mr.. Dawson by canoe from
Dawes lake by way of the Upper Laird,
but the proposed land journey from Ed
monitor by way of the Peace river is
projected through about 400 miles Of
absolutely unknown territory Should
the police exploration party report fav
orably upon this route it will doubtless
become the cattle trail of the future.
It may be impossible to make the
drive in one season, but abundance of
feed is reported along the route as far
as known, so that the cattle can be
wintered at some point on the way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-28
MANY START OUT.
Many, Also, Return Foot Sore and
Disheartened.

Port Townsend. Wash, Aug, 81
Andrew WATSON, banker and excel
lector Of customs. who left with
party of seven for the KIondike, has
written to his wife from Skaguay as
follows:
There are about 5000 men and /. 500
horses here, making up the most for
lorn lot that you ever saw. About half
or them have given up and the other
half either curse or cry. Taking it all
together, / never saw such a condition
of affairs At Dyea, there are nearly
as many as here. and am told they
are in tAe same condition.
God only knows what will become
of those headed this way, for none but
with horses viii get through. ! do not
believe that one in 100 will get through
Many have started out, but just as
many have returned footsore and dis
heartened.
Outfits can be bought here for a
song. The authorities should stop the
tide of immigration that is coming this
way. It is suicidal to a prospector to
come at this time, for the blockade
here Will be followed by one on the
trail. 1 am firmly convinced that even
after the trail is opened TO traffic, that
the crush of horses will be even
greater on the mountain than the crush
of men here. 1t is dscouraging to see
the pitiful condition of thousands here
One here who has horse is even help
less I never saw SO many men
waa kan ,.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-28
RUSE OF ESCAPED CONVCTS
TRAVELLED FOR MANY MILES IN
THE BOISE RIVER.
Men on the Trail of Idaho Criminals
Say They Will Bring Them Back
or Never Return Themselves.
Especial to The Herald.)

Boise, Ida, Aug. 27.-Deputy Sheriff
Andy Robinson returned from the
mountains TO-DAY. where he has been
engaged in man hunt for ,Turnbough
and Coleman. the escaped convicts
from the Idaho penitentiary. Robinson
has given up the chase and expresses
the belief that the men will not be
captured.
1t was found that the escapes tray
eled for. many miles in the water of the
north fork of the Boise river, the rug
gedness of the banks of which stream
makes it impossible to get through on
horseback. In this manner they threw
the posse off the scent and had clear
sailing when they emerged into the
open country. The desperate means re-
sorted to BY the convicts tends to con-
firm the suspicion that they are wanted
in some other state for crimes more
serious than those for which they were
incarcerated here.
At one place. an isolated camp where
they stopped, they boldly announced
that they were runaway convicts. but
they would never be taken alive. The
man who some time after impaired this
information to the officers, said they
were heavily armed. describing the
weapons stolen from the sheep herder
and DresDector.
The officials of the penitentiary say
they will leave no stone unturned to
apprehend them. They have some cele-
brated man hunters on the trail. and
these send back word that they will
bring the convicts back. dead or alive
or never return themselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-28
Will Go to San Sebastian.

Washington, Aug. 27.-General Wood
ford. minister to Spain, has cabled the
state department that he will leave
Paris on the S31st for San Sebastian.
where the queen regent is spending the
summer.
Recent reports from Spain said that
the queen regent would not receive
Minister Woodford until she returned to
Madrid, but the state department has
been aware for some time that Cen
eral Woodford would be received at
San Sebastian, unless the queen con-
templated returning to Madrid, very
soon after his arrival in Spain. 1t has
been unusual to receive foreign minis
tiers where courts have not been es-
tablished and no court has been main
tanned at San Sebastian.
While there has been no apparent
hurry by General Woodford to reach his
destination, yet the fact is apparent
that he would not go to San Sebastian
TO she received out of the ordinary Gus
tom unless it was felt that he ought
soon to begin to carry out his instruc-
tons as to the policy OF the United
States regarding Cuba AS soon as
General Woodford is received, he will
be in a position to open negotiations
with the Spanish minister of foreign
affairs who could not recognize him as
minister until he had been received by
the sovereign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-28
DEPENDING ON CHARITY.
Many Hungry Men May Cause Seri-
Gus Trouble.

washington, Aug. 27.-Several COM
plants have reached the treasury de-
partment recently that large numbers
of men bound for the Klondike coun-
try. but without provisions or money,
are now being landed at st. Michaels,
Alaska. None of the regular lines of
steamers. it is said, VIII book parties
for the Klondike who are not provided
with a sufficient amount Of provisions
and money to maintain themselves for
a reasonable time without danger of
suffering. Some Of the tramp lines of
steamers, however. are said to ship any
one who can pay for his passage with
out regard to the future. The result is
said TO be that a considerable crowd is
accommodating in the vicinity of St
Michaels who are already becoming de-
pendent upon the charity of others for
their food. This unexpected situation,
it is feared, Will lead to trouble before
the winter is over and the treasury
department has been asked to inter
fere to prevent vessels from taking to
Alaska persons not properly provided
with subsistence. No way of eXercis-
ing any federal authority in the premi-
ses has yet been discovered and il is
altogether unlikely that in the absence
of action on the part of the states
whence the vessels sail, any restraint
whatever can be exercised