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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
A GREEN GREENLAND.
Striking Evidences of II Former Luxuri-
ant Tropical Growth.

Striking Evidences of Il Former Luxuri-
ant Tropical Growth.
Two eminent scientists connected
with the Smithsonian institution here
at Washington, who accompanied the
Peary expedition to the Polar regions,
but who were bent on business of their
own, have just returned from the
wilds of West Greenland, bringing
with them very valuable specimens for
the National Museum. In region of
everlasting ice and snow Professor
David White and Professor Schuchert
have been exploring luxuriant tropical
forests, beautiful specimens 'of which
make up the chief part of their collec-
ton. Fossils of the tulip tree, the
poplar, the magnolia, the willow, the
eucalyptus, the palm, and the curious
tropical dwarf called 'cycad'' all
these and many more are among the
remains of an ancient age-when
Greenland was in truth "a green
land" that have now been discovered
by these scientists and their party.
Greenland was once upon time a
tropical country, That is proved alb
solutely by the remains of an extern
sive tropical fora. Where now a
sheet of solid ice over mile thick COW
ers mountain and valley. and mighty
frozen rivers called glaciers max e their
way to the sea, and hatch icebergs,
there was in earlier days, verdure-
clad wilderness of luxuriant vegeta-
ton. But all this disappeared from
| the face of the earth several millions
of years ago, and only their fossil re-
mains are found buried in the strata
| of the rocks.
The finding of the oldest hardwood
plant in the world was perhaps the
most interesting discovery Of the ex-
pedition. It was species of poplar, and
the tree grew during the epoch already
described is to say, in all probabil
ity, not less than 5000, 600 years ago
Apparently at that time the climate O.
Greenland was much like that of ou1
Gulf states today. All the evidences
seem to point to the conclusion tina
climates all over the world i'll that an
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
Eggs That Don't Hatch.

II have been experimenting le
on the eggs from certain hens 70
out If there is any great difference
the way they hatch, their vitality
and have been greatly intereste,
the discoveries. The eggs from
abnormally fat hens seldom h.
The chicken usually dies on or a
the twelfth day of incubation. "
an egg matches day or two in advs
OF time, one usually concludes tina
was quite fresh when put in. but
now find that it is the eggs from t
active and most healthy hens tl
break the shells first.
Five eggs from little game he
which were all over five days oil
were the first to hatch. Invariab
the egg from the sleepy, law b
matches late. Out of twenty-se.
hens whose eggs experimental !,
!! found two quite sterile. They b
lay fine, large eggs of good shape
shell, but though I must have tr
a dozen of their eggs, not one
ever had sign of chicken. I hs
even mated them with different roo
ers, but without avail; and, stran
to say; they are the worst temper,
hens in the ard, always quarreli
and beating le others. ."-Fancie.
Gazette.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
Farm and Ga&otes.

Don't fool aroundcattle in pas
ture with new doga
Generally speakintmers use toe
few eggs and too mlprk on theil
tables. There is NO 9smore nutri.
tious than fresh egg
The October pig 10 into land
abounding in soft, ulent foods.
He should have chto make the
most of these while ast.
A great big muddlyard is not
the thing for comforrofit. Better
cut it down cne-half then keer
we'll bedded down wraw, ETC.
anything to catch AMI the valu.
able juices and keep Inimals and
their owner clean ane eortable.
One of the most Cd mistakes
among mixers is in to milk
clean. A little carelB or undue
haste to get through results in
considerable loss dirald the per-
manent injury of the The milk
should be drawn cleaquickly as
may be. q
In some sections tytures are
short now, and from same sec.
tions come complaintdtter milk
and ill-favored butteN chances
are that in nine cases ten we eds
are the cause. Thosdhve clean
pastures and pure wa1 no kick
coming.
Those who have haemost ex.
perience with cement Are loud.
est in their praise. lily, clean.
liness, warmth, manwing are
among their points. he horse
stalls must be kept 81 bedded
that the moisture will Sbsorbed,
otherwise cement flooIs neither
comfortable nor healths
This fall and winter of the
poultry house should thorough
as the spring cleaninake out
| about four OF five inchethe old
earth floor and replace 1e, dry,
clean dirt, and see that foor is
some six inches higher tie out.
side ground. Give the 3f roost
a good heavy coat of Nsh. il
will make it more cheering the
long cold winter.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
nIanurinc Hop Wires.

Hops in recent years have been an
unprofitable crop. Part of this is due to
the fact that their low price has in
duced neglecs of the vines. A shovel
full of manure thrown over each hill
will protect the roots from being in
iured by frost. The manure will also
make vigorous growth after it is
nixed with the soil, as it is sure to be
in spring when the hill is dug into in
order to remove all surplus roots. =
Boston Clltivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
Never AWake.

Some people will never wake up till tt
last horn blows, and then they'll ask
that's the horn for dinner. Delays are dan
gerous and ruinous. Thousands can say ii
they hadn't put off an opportunity, they
would nave been rich and happy. Some
never know they have rheumatism until
crippled by it, and all the while in pain
thinking 1t will pass off. But st. Jacob
OH never delays, and is always wide awake
1t goes straight to its work of cure in q
business way. and cures rheumatism in any
form and at It's worst stage. It's live
remedy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
Superphosphate for Turnips.

It was long ago the discovery Of
English farmers that bone manure, as
they called lime phosphate, was good
for the turnip crop. This was often
fed on the land where grown, and the
field thus fertilized with the sheep
droppings was afterward sown with
wheat or other grain. Usually sheep
given turnip patch to feed down
were well fed with grain or linseed
meal, which made much richer manure
than turnips would do.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
A Town without a Mayor.

According to the st. James Gaze
at Bury st. Edmunds Town Cou,
the deputy mayor said he had to
nounce with regret that up to the
sent no suitable inhabitant of
borough had been found willine
undertake the important duties
Mayor for the ensuing year.
meeting would therefore be adjou
lor a month IN the hope that some
would be forthcoming during
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
HoW's This :?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fo,
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j: CHENEY & Co., Toledo O.
We, the undersigned, have known n T Che.
ney for the last Is years. and believe him ne r.
fectly honorable in all business transactions
tion made by their firm
WEST a TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous su-
faces OF the system. Testimonials sent fire
Pr1ce, 15c; per bottle Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
Painting Farm Mach.ery Cheaplx.

rAihting FArm Machtery CheapIy.
The wooden parts o#all farm ma.
chinery should be panied every three
or four years and the ion parts that
are worn should have coat of paint
every season and the ooner after the
seasons work is over he better, saws
the New England Homestead. No mat
ter how we'll projected, the polished
metal portions viii draw dampness and
corrode. Some gnase the mold boards,
shares, ETC., buthis does more harm
than good. Th'lproPer way is to
paint them.
Get five or 81, gallons of raw lin
seed oil, gallol or two of white lead,
small box of p'ussian blue, a small
box of chrome yellow in paste form,
and 10 to Is pounds ofvenetian red in
powder. For the woolen parts there
is nothing better than venetian red
and raw linseed oil. he mixture will
make dark red. IT bright red is
preferred, mix some hrome yellow
with it in the propolfa of Is parts of
venetian red to one bit of yellow.
This makes vermillid The brightest
red known. If blue Bwanted, mix
white lead four partswith one of
prussian blue. This W give dark
blue which can be mad,as light as
wanted by adding whit Green is
made by mixing yellowld blue. Any
of these colors will aver for the
wooden portions of the.chinery. Do
not use any drier as \ paint will
last much longer withdit. In win
ter much longer timetween coats
is required for paint t. by than in
summer, but when it b ecome solid
it lasts much longer th II it dries
rapidly.
Do not use white to paint
metal surfaces of any I for the
acetic acid il contains nd to COR
rode them. For all I d Of work
use venetian red and ret some
of the common BLACK sold es-
pecially for this pu For the
portions which are +. to scour,
mold boards, plow S d similar
! points, ETC., use ap Q as fol-
lows: Mix yellow ocA 1 coal tar
and thin to q Won consistency
with t1rpentine. 6ll etfectually
pre-, mt rusting buSwill rub off
quite readily when low is to be
used. e
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
In the Fullness of

"Mabel, how long has poon.
amore been coming to Sc
s'Four years, papa"
"You can tell him Ithil long
enough"
"He knows it is. Hehg to
see YOU next time. "-Chic&une
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
sqEkknEN
S~Sv

more likely to than any other we
know. Those who gov onion seed,
and who always plant the onions late
in November or early in December,
throw deep ridge of earth over
them with plow. Of course this
ridge freezes and SO loes the onion
beneath it, but the oCering is deep
enough SO that the onion remains
frozen all winter. Inthis way much
better stand of onion can be got and
much heavier seed tan is possible
where spring planting of onions is
practiced. As the slver-skin onion
grows well under lis treatment, it
can probably be kept frozen under
hay in dry loft wher the conditions
are much the same, exept that in the
loft the onion can oe Apt much dryer
while it is thawing outhan it can in
the soil. Cltivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Every adult male Mohammedan fs liabl
to military service, except those who wer
born In ConstRntinople.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Fits permanently cured No fits or neryo,
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's CIR
Nerve Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatisef
UR. II. II. KLINE. Ltd, 93l Arch St Phila
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Childre

successfully used by Mother Gray. for years
1,,iIf nurse & IN the Ghildrens Home, New York
certain cure for Stomach Troubles, Head
ache and Feverishness in Children. They
destroy Worms and never fail. At all drug
gists'. % cts. Sample sent FREE. Addres
Allen s. OlmSted. Leroy N Y
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

The swiftest fish is the dolphin. 1t cal
swim for short distances at the rate o
twenty-five miles an hour.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for childre.
teeth1ng, softens thu gums, reduces infiamua
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 26c bot le
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

The Boston and Maine Railroad has been
over six years in changing the color of its
passenger cars, which number 1920.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Englishmen drink five times as much tea
as coffee; Americans eight times as much
coffee as tea
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Observations have shown that she
sightedness is far more common with Ii,
than with dark eyes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

IN ten years school attendance in Buffalo,
N. Y, has more than doubled. althonyh the
population has not increased in such pro.
norton -
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no eoua,
as as Cough medicine;-F NJ. ABBoTT, 3S3 Sen
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

The jewels belonging to the British Crown
are supposed to be worth three millions Of
money.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

1t takes about three seconds for a me.
sage to go from one end of the Atlanti
cable to the other.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

To Cure A Cold in Ono Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund money If it fails to cure, 2Sc.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Florida literature secured free upon appli-
Plant System, 25l Broadway, n Y.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

The hair on the head Of most OF the do
In this country is made from the hair of t!
Angora goat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best,
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

Red, angry, sleep-destroying eruptions Vie
toacti9n or Gienn's sulphur Soap. Ofdrugpj
Hill's Hair d w Whisker Dye, black or hrnMn
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-01-06

One pound of cork is sufficient to support
a man of ordinary size in the water.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-04
The Minority Will Rule.

The voters have spoken and minor
ity administration will direct the public
affairs of st. Paul for the next two
years. Mr.. Kiefer goes into the mayor s
chair with a majority of the voters de-
claring that they did not want him,
but wanted some other man. The net
result is a continuance of the misrule
Of the past two years, which the ma
jority now make ineffective protest
against. The administration of Kiefer
cannot be better than was that Of Do
ran; let us pray that it may not be
worse.
The one fact that stands out so
prominently that every voter who re-
fused to cast his ballot for the Repub-
lican candidates cannot miss it or es-
cape its significance is that, discard
ing the Republican vote for DIR. Schiff-
mann entirely, majority Of the voters
are compelled, through the folly of a
portion of them, to submit to the rule
of minority.
The city is not Republican. If a
Republican administration rules, it is
because of the division of, the opposi-
ton. 1t is another case of organiza-
tion triumphing over disorganization.
1t is only under such conditions that
blatherskites and grafters can make
their bargains and deals and accom-
plish anything. Against organization
they would be impotent. .
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-04
LONG CALLS FOR FUNDS.
Congress Asked for Twenty Mill
ions for the Navy.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The secretary Of
the navy has sent to the secretary Of the
treasury for transmission TO congress, to be
included in the urgent deficiency bill esti
mates of appropriations required by the navy
department to complete the service OF the
current fiscal year and the next fiscal year.
ending June 80. 1899. amounting to SIS, $4,000
TIL Is in addition to the S34. ,99S asked FOR
last week by the secretary Of war.
The items specified are as follows; Coast
signal system, etc. $4,000; equipment OF
vessels. including coal. ETC., 81, ,00O,C0O; steam
machinery. labor and material for repairing
vessels. etc, 81 2i5, 900; construction and re-
pair Of vessels. 81, 900; ordnance and
ordnance stores, etc, s40O. 600; for purchase
Of contingent stores, transportation of sup
plies, ETC., $50 000 same for 1899, S200 coo; pro
visions. labor. pay officers, ETC.. 1898.
s, ,cO0, COO: same for 1S99 $1,000, 900; for keep
ing vessels attached to Asiatic squadron pro-
visioned and supplied with coel, ammunition
and stores. transportation Of which the Sec
retary says will probably necessitate at least
the charter and possibly the purchase OF a
number of suitable vessels, also to increase
the number CT small craft attached to the
various squadrons or to replace such as may
be disabled, and to meet contingencies, etc,
net to be foreseen. $40. COO, 600 Total, SlS,4TO.
000.
The secretary this afternoon made appli-
cation for an emergency appropriation OF
81, ,505, 500 for the Of the bureau of yards
and docks. This is in addition TO the SlS,
10000 asked for this morning,
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-04
in partnership in the serious work of
the world"

in partnership In the serious work Of
the world"
Not only did he declare that we are
partners with those enemies of only
few years ago. but we are of the same
stock and he is proud Of it. If it Is
true that we look closely after our own
interests, our present ambassador says,
sin the spirit of pride rather than of
contrition, that 1t only shows what
stock we are Of" In a peroration,
which was impressive" and "elicited
outbursts of cheering" this successor to
the sycophantic Bayard recalled the
sudden illumination through the fog by
searchlight Of the British and Ameri-
can flags flying on the cruiser Brooklyn
during the jubilee festivities as happy
augury and closed his response by
expressing the hope that the two flags
might ever float united" Did Bayard
ever do worse? Was he ever more
abject? Did he ever talk about flags
floating forever united? What has come
over the spirit of our Republican
watch dogs? Where is their warning
bark now?
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-04
Dupsd

This ought to be the wind-up of Err
win among the laboring men. Provid-
ed with the sinews of war from sources
which it dared not communicate to it's
followers, the Erwin gang went into
the field deliberately to dupe the work.
ingmen. Night after night it's candi-
date declared that he expected to be
elected mayor. He actually pictured
the reform" which he proposed to in
augurate after he was seated in the
city hail. Two years ago he pledged
to the same audiences his life as a.
guarantee of the excellence of -Doran's S
administration. He played upon their
credulity then. He repeated it this
year.
The workingmen must tire of such
a false prophet. To be elected mayor
required nine thousand votes, and Err
win did not receive half that number.
There never was any time when it was
possible for him to have gotten more
than what is finally allowed him.
The inference is clear that the Erwin
gang never expected to do more than to
draw away Democratic votes and aid
in the election of Kiefer. It's members
have proved themselves to be the
Hessians of this campaign.
Those workingme who trusted Erwin
When he told them he would be elected
if they would vote for him for mayor
have again been duped. They are the
ones to reckon with him.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-04
Somebodies and Nobodies.

Capt. Gen. Blanco sends out to the
pro-SpaniSh CubanS a pronunciamentO
that has all the fervid rhetoric Of a
BombaStes Furioso. He accepts the
challenge to war with all the energy
inspired by the glorious history" OF
Spain, and a pride that will never
consent to see Spain's rights and rea-
son trampled upon by a nation of no.
bodies" From which We infer that
Blanco classes nations as composed Of
Somebodies and Nobodies and puts
Spaniards in the first and Americans
in the second class. The conclusion
follows that Blanco is not familiar with
that history which ne calls glorious
Were he familiar with it during the
| space covered by no more than the
last three centuries, he would modify
| his admiration and subdue his pride.
| 1t is barely three hundred years since
all of Spain's power was insufficient to
reduce to subjection the rebellious
| DutchElen of the Netherlands. 1t is
| two hundred and fifty years since she
| lost little Portugal. 1t is a little less
| than two hundred years since she lost
| GibraIter. 1t is one hundred and thir-
| ty-six years since the city from which
| he issues his pronunciamento surrend-
! cred to the English, and a Spanish
force of $1,000 laid down it's arms to an
English one Of 14000. 1t Is less than a
century since Napoleon swept over
| Spain Within three-fourths Of a CEN
tury Spain has lost every foot of her
| possessions on this continent, and the
century will close upon her expulsion
| from the last foot of soil held by her
on this hemisphere.
| And all this long line of defeats, ex-
cept that inflicted by the French, has
| been inflicted upon Spain by the an
| cestors of the people whom Blanco
now terms Nobodies. And the children
of Nobodies will complete on this con-
| tinent the work Of their ancestors and
send these arrogant supercilious, pride
| puffed Somebodies another step along
that downward course their people
have been sliding since the day when
| Charles V took off his crown, laid down
his scepter and sought peace in a mon
astery. No wonder they hate these
| Nobodies.
The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-04
Organize! Organized Organize!

The Democracy of st. Paul made a
sturdy, intelligent fight, and has MOTH
ing to be ashamed Of It's meetings
were we'll planned and well attended.
There was evident, up and down the
line, the determination to win. This
composition of the ticket when con-
f1icting interests composed their differ
ences and presented to the voters a
body Of model Democrats for candi-
dates. AS the campaign progressed
this spirit of concerted and harmonious
effort grew and became stronger and
is again united. 1t owes it to itself to
put it's affairs into shape for the fall
campaign, and after that for the cam
paign of 1900.
Its first duty is to organize, and or
ganize thoroughly. Recognizing the
precinct as the foundation, the party
can afford to lose no time in erecting
upon 1t an organization that will pene-
trate to every part Of Ramsey county.
Without organization the cause of
Democracy, which Is the cause of the
people, is hopeless. Without definite
aims, they may continue to paw the air
and pound the tympanum, and con-
found the process with practical poll
tics.
The results Of yesterday show that
the Democracy hereabouts is alive,
alert and phenomenally vigorous. The
unterrified are ready for another strug-
gle. Their leaders should never carry
them into another conflict without
proper arms and equipments. The
watchword should now become:
Organize! Crganize! Organize!