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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

killed, and we'd all get killed that
day, the bullets came so thick. I saw
men knew get hit.
81 kept run of my father by the
bugle, mostly. Did I see many
wounded? Yes, carried water to em
when could. Sometimes l had to
pour it into their mouths, but most of
the men I saw wounded were able to
get on their elbows to drink.
"I've got plenty of relics for my
mother-Spanish cartridges and other
Spanish relics. I'm going back to
school. I'm in the fifth grade"
The boy seems to have suddenly be-
come aged by his experiences. He is
only little chap, with big brown
eyes and long lashes, and he says he
does so want to see his mother and
sisters.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
YOUNG HERO OF SANTIAGO.
Charles Escudero, OF OHIO. Ago FOurteens
Carried Water to the Wounded
on San Juan Hill.

Although Charles Escudero, four
teen years old, doesn't realize it yet,
time will show that as the water boy
of the Ninth Infantry in Cuba he was
as much hero as any man who car
ried gun in the wild fight and
fearless charge up San Juan hill.
Charlie arrived at New York City,
few days ago, on the transport Lou
isiana and was shipped to his home,
Columbus, Ohio, by the Children's
Aid Society.
Charlie looked like picturesque re-
concentrate, wearing a regulation
brown cavalry hat, an old brown jacket
and pair of trousers much the worse
for the Santiago campaign. The rem
nants of the shoes that carried him up
the rocky hill of San Juan held his
feet, and blue flannel shirt, much too
large, was Tapped about him.
His father was bugler in the Ninth
Infantry, which Charlie managed to
join at Tampa. There he was snug
gled on transport, and when he got
to Cuba he was told he might act as
water boy for the Ninth Infantry.
He was in all the fighting at Santi-
ago and wherever there was man of
the Ninth with his gun there the
water boy went at the call of the SOL
dier.
Charlie is modest in his stories of
what he did at San Juan hill.
81 carried water to the soldiers.
My father is bugler and I was with
him nights. When there was fight
ing had to work. When I saw our
men getting killed I wished had
gun, but had to carry water. had
four canteens. One held about two
quarts. The men firing would see
me and yell to ask if I'd got any
water If they were all empty went
to the creek and filled them. At the
last it got long way to go. Wasn't
1 afraid?' 1 just thought I'd get
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

names have been all-poweriul in the
peninsula. Rafael Molina y Sanchez
(called Lagartijo) and Salvador San
chez (Frascuelo) have done for their
trade what John L. Sullivan did
for the fighting business in America.
They refused to fight for the COM
paratively small pay of their predeces-
sors, and by reason of their popularity
were able to make extraordinary terms
with the Spanish public and impress
arios. The profession is grateful to
them to-day, now that they are in
their old age, and they are still called
by courtesy the two stars of Spain.
Lagartijo, in particular, was always a
ferocious fellow, insisting that the
public should have its full of blood
and excitement.
Nowadays the success of the fight
ers does not depend SO much on the
applause of wealth and beauty in the
boxes as it does on the fidelity of the
respectable middle public in the
reserved seats of the grada, to Say
nothing of the yelling pop,llace on the
stone benches Immediately around the
arena. AS for the modern Spanish
lover, he feels that he is doing great
deal when he pays the admission price
to the grada for his sweetheart and
her mother. The Spanish lover is,
ordinarily, spoony, and the, Spanish
girl is seemingly ordinarily, timid to
degree; the Spanish mother is very
often pretentious, and the whole mid
die class and lower class population
astonishingly democratic and out
spoken.
This, then, is the bull-fght, and the
spirit of the bull-fght audience. The
audience is composed of every type oi
citizen--the respectable and good. as
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ESPAINS BRUTAL BULLFIGHTS
CHARACTERISTICS
DEeENERAcY


most degraded of all bull-fghters, the
picadores, so little-thought-of by the
people themselves that the lowest,
cheapest brand of Spanish cigarettes
are called, with one consent, the plea
dores. 1t is the trade of these gentle
men-who ride im malways, it is said,
half drunk-to see that the bind-folded
horses which they ride are properly
ruined by the bull; it is their trade to
spear the bull with a long lance, to
irritate him, and to save themselves.
They, themselves, are protected on the
legs by iron sheathings. After two or
four or even eight horses have been
gored and tossed and tumbled, and
are dragged away dead and bleeding,
the trumpet sounds and very differ
ent set of men dash into the wide bull
ring.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Trellis for Tomatoes.

While the tomato can be and often
Is grown with its vines lying on the
ground, the fruit rlpens more evenly
and perfectly, besides producing a
larger crop, if the vines are supported
by trellis of some kind. 1t may be
nothing more than stick forked
like ''y" and with long enough
stem to set firmly in the ground. But
if the soil is rich and the tomato vines
are heavy, a row of strong stakes with
a wire wound around each at the
height OF eighteen inches will give
better satisfaction. When the vines
turn to grow downwards the part be-
low will blossom and fruit more abund-
antly than before.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

mercenary show; and with the
Spanish dons content to patronize it
in the simple act of paying for their
seats.
Romero found the national sport
"degenerated" to simple conflict be-
tween bull and professional with
out-a- a-profession. Apart from the lack
of noble Spanish blood in the bull
fighter. the degeneracy appears to
have consisted in an exchange of the
heavy armor in which chivalry was
won't to prudently envelop itself for
the cheaper suit of padded leather and
shirt of mail of the time and trade.
Pedro Romero, first, threw aside
every kind of protection, appearing as
gymnast, light, graceful and exact;
and secondly, to counterbalance the
obvious disadvantage, hit upon the
device of "tiring out" the bull by a
whole series of preliminary exer-
cises," to be performed by under
studies. lie invented, also, a new and
very dangerous method of killing the
animal, single sword-blow, which
must penetrate certain spot behind
the shoulder of The bull, while the
bull-fighter perilously faced him. How
much this was "degenerating" from
the prudence of the old aristocrats
who, in their knightly armor. speared
the bull from the backs of their war;
horses, and hacked at him, when un-
seated, with their battle-axes. is a
question rather delicate than difficult
to answer.
During the past twenty years two
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
that the chickens fed milk and grain

that the chickens fed milk and grain
ate some considerable more grain than
did those receiving no milk. The re-
suits also show that the chickens Of
lot one, receiving no milk, made an
average weekly gain of 1852 ounces.
while those fed milk made gain per
week of A. 46 ounces, or over one
fourth pound The chickens fed milk
made more rapid and uniform gain
than those fed grain only. The gen.
eral results of the feeding in every
way seemed to show the superior in
fuence of the skim milk on the growth
of the birds. American Agricultur-
ist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Injurious Weeds.

From time to time this country is
startled by publications issued from
high schools and colleges as to the
appearance of this or that weed in
some localities and warming ultiva-
tors against them.
Learned and long descriptions are
given OF these particular weeds and
general alarm is excited by supposed
new trouble. Very few of these new
weeds are worthy, however, of a
thought, SO far as particular cultiva-
tion OF the soil is concerned. The
cultivator expects to hoe and cultivate
among his crop, and one weed is no
more to him than another. This is
especially true of annual weeds, which
do not flower until after the cultivator
has been through. The prickly let
tuce is an illustration of this; its bo-
tanical name is lactuca scariola. Con-
tinuous warning against its appear
ance is heard everywhere, but it does
not come into flower until July, and
long before that the cultivator has
destroyed it. No cultivator need fear
any annual weed. Serious trouble
comes from those which have running
root stocks. In that case every little
piece OF root will make new plant.
In this list we might name the Cana
dian thistle, the English bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis), the so-called
sachaline (Polygonum sachalinense,
Solanum Carolinsum) and the uch
grass (Triticum repens). And even
these can be destroyed by two or
three successive hoeings or cultivat-
lngs. 1t is an exceptional case when
n plant lives without leaves during
one season. The old question of
dealing with destructive weeds is
very simple one-we have either to
hoe them out before they have
chance of making seeds or prevent
them from having perfect leaves dur
ing one seasons growth. The intell,
gent cultivator knows this so we'll that
he is not alarmed by the appearance
of new weed, but rather enjoys it
as 1T adds somewhat to his botanical
knowledge. --Meehan's Monthly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Season for Deem PIowinr.

If there is ever time when deep
plowing is advisable it is in summer,
especially if some green manure can
be turned under the furrow. This
will heat rapidly in hot weather, and
the gases from its fermen tation rising
through the soil will mellow it more
than can be done by the most thor
ough cultivation when such land is
deep plowed in spring. In fact most
spring plowing ought to be very
shallow, as the air is not warm enough
to warm through deep furrow, and
therefore, If vegetation is then deeply
plowed in it rots very slowly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
! FOR Farm AND GARDEN.
Topdressing Meadows.

In topdressing meadows with fresh
yard manure, directly after moving,
there is naturally some loss by evap-
oration, but this is not nearly as great
as is generally supposed, and this is
also more than counterbalanced by
the protection it provides against sun
and drouth. In winter and early
spring the loss from evaporation is
but infinitesimal. If the manure is
properly composted it may be applied
as topdressing at any time without
danger of loss.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

half the matadors of history have
found their death in the ring.
1t is in vain that the Spanish de-
fend their bull-fghts as "the heroic
games" of their ancestors, "conse-
Grated by antiquity" The truth is
the ancestors of their ancestors long
ago abandoned the corrida to paid
professionals of low birth. Spanish
bull-fights ceased to possess anything
of the old chivalry when chivalry it.
self expired, more than two centuries
ago. Apologists of the ring, indeed,
claim for the end Of ''the aristocra,ic
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Care Of House Wells.

There should be an enclosed build
ing over every well from which water
is to be taken for family use. Multi
tudes of insects and even small ami
mails fall into the we'll if it is exposed
to the air and has no curb around it.
So, too, there is always much dust
blown into it. and the rays of the sun
shining down make the water too warm
to use during hot weather. Every
time bucket is lowered into the
water it carries some of the warmth it
has absorbed from contact with the
summer air,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

to give the bull smell of blood, that
being naturally what he himself is
fighting for. Lastly-it must be said,
unhappily-it is to give the people
themselves sight of blood
I believe this latter to be absolutely
true, in spite of all denials of Span
iards. The audience seems to like the
blood of mangled horses!
And now, while the bull is being
tainted in the ring, almost at the be-
ginning, the horses, blindfolded, are
therefore being slowly ridden around
to him. Upon them are mounted tae
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

of pea green, silvery white and pink /;
of scarlet, black, dark blue and white
and over all of it the brilliant sun
light, the perfumes of spring in the
sweet air, and the enthusiasm OF a
mighty audience that moves and
shouts and blazes with excitement.
The ring at Tarragona, for example
little, old, lost to- o-the-world Tara
gona-gives seats for $1,000 people
more than the entire population of
that backward town along the Medi-
terranean; and yet, the seats are often
full, for the country people for miles
around flock in, on foot, on donkeys,
asses, horses and in bullock carts. SO
that when the big band strikes up the
old barbaric march, and the thousands
on the benches move themselves un-
easily, and shout down greetings to
their favorite fighters, you have a
scene before you not to be forgotten.
The central idea of bull-fght, the
Spanish will tell the visitor, is to dis
play the courage and dexterity of men.
It is acknowledged that the bull is
more than mans match-the bull
with his strength, ferocity and sharp
horns, and the man alone, armed with
sleder sword. Again, it is essential
that the bull should be killed with but
one single stroke, given while the
swordsman, the espada, faces him.
This stroke must also be delivered in
one special spot, behind the shoulders,
to penetrate the heart. Should it
glance and strike the lungs instead,
so that the bull will drop blood from
his mouth, the audience is disgusted,
and expresses its disgust. All this is
delicate and dangerous work, and it
requires preparation to make con-
ditions equal for both parties, man
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

we'll as the depraved. Little children
suck their oranges contentedly while
the miserable horses are squealing
with pain, their entrails protruding
from their ruined bellies. It seems
to be only question of getting used
to it, They say you can get used to
anything.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

this regard all through the eight
eenth century, there is reason to give
the date of s'the accession of the
Bourbons" its mere sentimental
value. The chronicles of the ring
begin again in ITO, with the name
of the plebeian Pedro Romero; with
the Corrida de Toros in full swing as
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
WIfe,s Bath Money In Turkey.

Among the Turks bath money forms
an item in every marriage contract,
the husband engaging tc allow his
wife . certain sum for bathing pur-
poses. If i. he withheld, she has
only to go hefvre the cadi and turn
her slipper upside down. If the COM
plant be not then redressed it is q
sufficient gsouIi for divorce.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
Consumption of Coal.

The consumption of coal per head of
population is lowest in Austria, where
it is only one-sixth ton per annum. and
highest in Great Britain, where each
person averages three and hree-tenths
tons each year. In the United States
the average is two and one-fourth tons
year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
LID SPAIN, despite

LID SPAIN, despite
the disgusting i'm
morality of the
thing, knows Of
no sight more
stirring and i'm
posing than the
first part OF an ex-
pensive bull fight,
with the C g r E.
monious entrance
to the blare of
trumpets; the pro-
cession of historic
costumes of Grim
son, pale blue,
white and canary ;
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01
The Time It Failed.
o year.

Mrs. Callahan-"Don't yez re-
mimber OF told yez tn marnin' not to
go in swimmin' to-day"
Patsy Callahan-"Oh, come of.
mudder. Youse want me ter say yes,
an den you're goin' ter say, 'Fergit it
an remember de Maine. Judge.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-01

Russia is said to own 10000
horses-nearly one-half of the whole
number in existence.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-12
Trains Without Engineers.

A fireman on Pittsburg & Chi
cago locomotive, drawing fast
passenger train Saturday night,
observation-disclosures, @. discovered tina,
the engineer was not at his post
nor on the engine. The fireman
stopped the train. The conductor
ordered the train run back, aud the
engineer was found lying uncon-
scious beside the track, with his
skull badly fractured. 1t is thought
he climbed out upon the running.
board, and, losing his balance, fell
to the ground.
A similar incident occurred on
another one Of the eastern routes
recently. The train had been rum
uing at a terrific speed for about
thirty minutes, and having passed
two stations without any signal
from the man at the throttle, the
fireman became alarmed and climb
ed into the cab to ascertain what
was the matter. There he found
the engineer dead, with deep cash
in his head, having been killed by
being struck, it is thought, with a
piece of flying timber. There were
200 passengers on board.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-12
HANDLED A LIVE WIRE.

Two Men ecloctrocuted ON street In Hon
Olulu.
Honolulu advices received Nov. =
tell of the electrocution Of Thomas
Hannah, of San francisco, mem
Der of Company l, New York en-
yineers. and a native hackman, also
the narrow escape from death o.
Private Gertz Of San Francisco, on
the night of October %.
Hannah and Gertz were in car.
rage on their way to camp. Inc
night was dark and stormy. In Inc
heart Of the city their journey waf
obstructed by horse lying IN the
street near a deserted hack. Near
by the body Of maa was seen
Alighting, Hannah placed his
hands on the body to laft It. and DC
was stricken dead instantly ~ =
current OF about 1000 volts.
Gertz placed bis hand on Hannah
and he was hurled TO the ground
A firemaa seized him by the shoes
and pulled him away from the dead
" current, thus saving his life.
The electric current calase from 9
live wire that had fallen to tho street
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-12
Republican Victories.

The result of the elections in the
forty-two states Tuesday shows thai
the Republicans have more than
h cid their own, so far as state anc
legislative tickets are concerned.
Theodore Roosevelt is elected
Governor of New York by major
i.y of 10000 and the returns indi-
cate that Legislature will have q
majority on joint ballot which in
sures the election of Republican
United States Senator in place Of
Senator Murphy.
Indications are that the Demo
Gratis will control the next House
of Representatives.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-12
INNOCENT MAN HANGED.
Fact Disclosed by . Memoranum Loft by
. Mob's Victim.

A dispatch from Macon, Ga, No
vember 9th, says: II. S. Young, a
railroad man here, has found among
some plumber bequeathed to him
by the negro, Simon Cooper, who
was lynched at Maysville, S. c., two
years ago,a memorandum book con-
tanning detailed account of several
mysterious murders in Georgia and
South Carolina. one of them being
the famous Voolfolk tragedy, near
Macon, when nine members were
slain, only one, Tom Voolfolk, es-
Gaping. He was the eldest son, aud
after two court trials was hanged
for murder, because of circumstan-
tial evidence against him. The
South Carolinian, in the memoran-
dunn, says he killed the Voolfolk
family, and was especially anxious
to kill Tom. In the last line Of
the memorandum is the sentence !:
tom was too sly for me that night,
but Pm even with him at last. "
This is supposed to refer to Toms
execution. A great many people
have alwas believed Tom guiltless.
His lawyer John Rutherford, dur
I ing = ten-hour speech in the court
house, exclaimed II swear before
Almighty God believe Tom Wool
folk did not kill those people"
The negro was one Of the most
notorious criminals ever run to
cover in the South. He is known
to have killed no less than ten peo-
pie besides the Voolfolk family
His diary tallies almost perfectly
with Tom Woolfolk's account OF
the murder of that family.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-12
THE COUNTY ELECTION.
The Populists Get Away with Nearly
All the Offices.

The populists won a victory at
the county election. The Demo-
cratic Silver Republican ticket was
badly beaten, and we'll does it de.
serve the fate, for with few excep.
tons it was the weakest ticket ever
put up in Blaine county.
The Populists have elected auditor,
and recorder, assessor and collector,
sheriff, treasurer, superintendent oil
public instruction, state senator
two representatives and county at.
torney.
The fusionists get what is left
three commissioners and probate
Judge.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-11-12
A 0ruesome Experience.

Some Une has said that trained
nurses grow hardened to their work.
but the sudden gush of tears which
now and then blinds nurse in the
hospital wards at Montauk would
prove the contrary. Especially hard
upon these nurses are the night ex-
periences, when life ebbs low and
the strain of silence and darkness
is over them. Said one soft-eyed
night nurse:
"Oh, if you could have seen my
fret patient! He was a lovely boy
Of 10, from somewhere out on the
Mexican border. In the four days
in which he was under my charge
| grew very much attached to him,
but suddenly, when | was perfectly
sure he would soon get we'll, a vio-
lent change came and in spite of
every care he died. My heart failed
me completely, but there was no
time for weakness. Too many cases
were needing attention.
II was put in another ward tenn
porarily aud took especial charge Of
one very peculiar patient. He lay
stolidly staring at me without a
particle of expression his in eyes,
and by apathy rather than by real
opposition refused all nourishment
and medicine. | couldn't induce
him to speak at first, and it took
ten minutes Of coaxing to persuade
him to swallow teaspoonful of
beef tea. Finally he did 50, how
ever, and after another five minutes
he consented to take another and
then another, the stolid expression
presently changing into one of in
telligence.
If you could have seen the
change Why, he laughed and joked
and made such grimaces that my
orderly and l were convulsed with
laughter. and even the weak men on
the neighboring cots feebly Joined
in the laugh. His nonsense was
absolutely contagious, so much SO
that at last | was obliged to slip
away into the dispensary to give
! him an opportunity to sober down,
and incidentally to prepare some
matted milk, When l returned five
minutes later his expression was
still a laughing one, and the order
ly, although attending another pa,
tient, gave me knowing smile as
| leaned over the weak mans cot
But this time the patient did moi
speak. He was dead, with the smile
still on his lips and strange, half.
mischievous wink lingering about
bis eyes.-CoIier's Weekly.