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The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
HINTS ON SWINE FEEDING.
spanish Peanuts Cowpess aud Sweet Pot.-
toes a. Food for PIg.-Re.uIt. of
AiAb4ms Experiments.

The Alabama Agricultural Expert
ment station has recently issued a bull
letin on Peanuts. Cowpeas and Sweet
Potatoes as Food for Pigs Summariz-
ing the experiments. Mr.. J. F. Duggar,
agriculturlst Of the station, SAYS:
Spanish peanuts, when harvested BY
young pigs, were converted into pork
worth. al three cents per pound, SIS "a
per acre Of peanuts, when all condi-
tious were favorable. In another field.
with only half a staud Of plants, the
value Of the pork from an acre Of
Spanish peanuts was sl0s+ and ST. 50
in two experiments. Under favor
able conditions POrk live weight)
was produced az the rate Of
1895 pounds per acre Of peanuts. sup
plemented By SIS bushels Of corn
With half a stand Of plants. an acre Of
spanish peanuts produced unsided
pork at the rate Of 25l pounds per acre,
and AZ the rate Of SO pounds per acre
when the acre Of peanuts was supple
mented with $50 bushels Of corn
When ted to pigs in pens only 2 5
pounds Of unhulled Spanish peanuts
were required TO produce each pound
Of increase in live weight This is
equal 70 2 pounds OF increase. worth
q cents, as a return ior each bushei OF
peanuts eaten.
"shoats pastured on nearly matured
oowpess and supplied with corn made
sim0st three times the gain in
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
ken The shrrp Ia

Having considerable experience IN
handling wool, 1 offer your readers the
following points: There is q very
marked difference between wool grown
On poor sheep and wool grown ou a
fat sheep. The fat Sleeps wool IS
worth about double that Of poor
sheep, pound for pound An expert
eneed person could separate the
deeces, the poor from the fat. as fast as
he could handle them Take = little
wool in your hand, press it into a
wad, then let it spring out IL grown
On fat sheep it viii spring out 20 its
full extent like sldia rubber; il grown
on poor sheep it viii spring out part
Of the way and crawl a little farther,
but not the full limit The crawling
is q sure indication of poverty When
sheep are very poor the wool is brittle,
and not much better than shOddy 1
am the son and grandson Of wool aud
fur hat-makers, and was raised in =
hat shop myself, and know what I an
talking about. II you would have val
uable wool for cloth or other purposes,
keep fat sheep. VI. Workman,
IN Dixie Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
HERE AND THERE.

"A great many men are now losing
large sums of money By not having
cattle TO eat the fine grass with which
some Of the great ranges are bur-
dened.
There is too much work about .
crop Of cotton to justify any waste that
can be avoided Therefore cotton pick
ing should begin as soon as few boils
on each stalk are open. The first bolls
by rain and dust.
By the rules Of the condensed milk
factory at Newport. Me. each patron
is required 70 keep his COW stables con-
stantly whitewasked- II has been
found BY experience that whitewash
has a marked effect in the production
of clean, healthy milk.
There is one place where luck does
not count, and that is the dairy You
can not produce good butter By acci.
dent, neither do cows give their riches,
milk 70 q man who stands at the door
and waits.
A slight coating Of coal oil given
to seed peas in the autumn is said 10
destroy the pea weavel, and procure a
good crop the following season alnos,
free from this pest
Did you ever stop 10 consider the
fact that the horse IS the-only domestic
animal that perspires freely? such ia
the case, and their need u water IS in
creased as the amount Of Precipitation
increases.
"A dirt floor is good enough for .
poultry house. IL should be 50 filed
in as 70 raise it several inches above
the general level As the droppin9s,
scrapings and sweepi8gs are removed.
this viii be lowered; therefore once or
twice a year load or two OF saud or
sandy loan should be added
The sheep men are getting on TOP
with neatness and dispatch How ua-
fortunate il IS for some people that they
can not read the future. IL they mad
only known which way the wind vas
blowing, they could have bought sheen
when they were cheap aul now they
would be smiling al OEes
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Z the German empire fzsfe are 20
lsss=3 Il fever fhaa C-5ss Tssfs2- iesaA'
bs.Hgozs for sssry 1z-s.9z u he F''217z-
fioz.
Fer Marriage has made iralsza-
.fr.z of gsIzaess noFeL The Jeaio1sleA
a \ Couutrr Town Tie book depicts
Frsreh @lelnstadeFei' admirably
AlressT steps are being aiken il E1g-
lad fo- proper eommeuoFafiOn o.
~ I've hunaredth anni7e-szff of he
dss.h q Chaser, which VII ozg-'F u
toaer =. 1900.
Pr9t L Budd. wbo has Just re-
tired from the department Of Loriiea.-
tgre Al tie IoNa college. ..ill cevois Al
O. LIS future tine o writings Deaflhg
o. lis ehossE subject
Ieslzndic scholars wiz y pleased 10
hear tha. Dr.. Jon-sfetazssoH. noE o.
Loafon- : a. work On the compilation
Of 3 dictionary Of both tie ancient ana
-ras-rn IeeIzndic language
4shor1 history o. the wy 'iih SPAN
il t.sfng written for the Frederick 4
Stokes company bY Marion Wilcox. and
R5ehard Harding DaFis IS also doing tie
sane thing for The seribners-
4 bad shot shjle pheasant shooting
has cost Hon. John TuftOn. eldest son
ot Lord H0thfeld. 500 lie fred the
charge INTO the face Of ore Of Is beat
erg. reuderl-g the man totally blind.
With tie sale Of Tie third par 2f The
ear q Ash1ernham's collection The
nost remarkable English book sale Of
The century h. come 70 an end. The
printed books brought 4 . total OF
ss9s.410 for 4.975 lots. and took 20 dafs
70 sci.
Contrary . the experience Of most
trzzslstors. whose fate i Is 70 reap lit
lie Of honor and less OF pay for their
paiustakfIg work jeremiah Curtin, tie
trznslater Of QUO Sadfs." Is said 70
have realized s35.010 - his share Of the
unprecedented sales OF sieHkiewicz'
masterpiece
Mr. Kensit. the London bookseller
who started The new militant anti
ritsalistic campaign. was q choir bey
IL rituaIist church az the age Of 15.
lie then became firmly convinced that
ritualistie services were 10 better than
mere limitations Of Romish services. -
and took . street preaching
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The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
VII AND WISDOM

wexer pat o9 fz5l tomorrow =.
that ) due te-1ax-LA-W. B1lIs.i.' ''i
sbe--Do g0z PLAY whissg- \.
-Sos ! scaefiEzes zgrk a it-Ch'
eago Nsws.
Wbsa sensible people kees cr.s. =.
fools are able 70 make quite a ro9ss ,-'
atchisoB Globe
some foIkz.- sad Uaele Fh.
..Tnakes yer abk eb eircu@-hoss NJ
gaIlops tel eey.z out o bref. bu. ~
rebbeE eits noahsh.s - Wasbiss.s!
star.
Young Isases--Den yon EoBId a
Fise : young man . owa his o,r
homez7 Cd Rosenbauu--Yes. ma.
a. many oder beePle.z homes a /.
gau.s-Puck.
The Judge = -Nsior- there's SOM.
thing really Intoxicating sbou, ~,
young woman over there TheWsio.
That's 50. Must 5e the eorksers.
eurls. Boston Transcript.
RialfO-..There Is oae thing Ieanno.
understand Nay EHpp--What {
fhat2s' Eialto--Thsy aINays g;,a
thinking parts . the actors with n.
least brains. Town Topics.
A Nugget Of Wisdom.--Tha, tor
tune teller said Il ! paid her S i.
would reveal 10 ne Why I don. o.,
rich did you give i 10 herr sYes
and she told ne had . great veat,
ness for tooiing away nOney.--Chica.
20 Daily News.
TIE Whole Stery.-..When a nan +,
angry he tells you what h thinks q.
you Yes and when a woman /,
angry she tells you what she thinks n
you and what everybody eIse thinks Of
you.a-Chieago Record.
OppoTiunities.-~When : came 10
This town. Is years ago" said the lead.
ing citizen. Il had onIy 30 cents in nv
pocket" However the town evnic
kindly added, there were other pock.
efs.--IldianapoIis Journal
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
OTHER BRAVE HOBSONS.
Gallant Act of BOY, Who Afterward
Became an Admiral in the
English Navy.

Lieut.. Hobson's deed Ct bravery On
the IerTimac.s writes an English army
ofHcer. may remind Us @ an English
boy Of the sane name-Hobson-born
al Bencharch. Isle Of Wight. whose
drunken father apprentieed him TO the
village tailor. who used him cruelty.
This was during the war between
France ard England. One DAY news
came thai the English feet was in the
Ofhng. Young Hobson ran down a back
lane % TIE shore. showed of in the first
roWboat be found handy. pulled for the
foremost vessel and there and then en-
listed in what afterward prored 10 be
The aCmiral's own ship. Our 10 sea
-heY sighted the enemy. The two
fleets engaged in the channel. and the
admiral's ship was locked yardarm and
yardarm with the leading ship of the
French feet.
While the fight ragged the lad Hob
son asked an able seaman: What are
We trying 10 dO?'
Do you see that flag up there@
said the sailor. pointing to the French
mans masthead.
Yes said the boy.
"'Well. we want to get that down.
said the man.
Presently the English crew raised a
mighty shout of exultation. and the
French saw that their flag was gone.
Instantly the order to board was
obeyed, and after a short resistance the
French ship surrendered.
"'Who saw the French colors shot
away?
Nobody could answer until little
figure was seen sliding down the
shrouds with something wrapped
around his arm. 1t was young Hob
son. Cnobserved he had crossed the
yards from his own to the enemy's
masthead. and in the heat of the action
had cut the Frenchman's flag from its
halyards and taken possession of il.
The boy was promoted to the quarter
deck. and by continued gallantry he
rose step by step till he became Ad-
miral HobsOn.
1T was a Capt. Hobson who com
manded body of English irregular
horse during the Indian mutiuv. and
with his company committed a score of
acts Of magnificent prowess. He sue
ceeded in capturing the emperor of
Delhia and his two sons, and carried them
away with only half dozen of his
men with him in the face of a com
plete army Of mutineers. Seeing that
he was followed he turned to the en-
peror and said:
VIII give you your choice, either
you motion 10 your people there not to
follow US or l will shoot YOU and YOUR
sons
The emperor refused and Capt. Hob
son motioned to the troopers who had
charge Of the young princes to shoot
both boys through the head. This was
promptly done and Capt. Hobson then
presented bis pistol at the emreror.
and told him that he would shoot If his
troops continued to give chase. The
emperor managed TO convey his danger
10 his followers and literally. with a
pistol at his head. the fallen monarch
was conveyed in triumph 10 the Brit
ish lines dozen miles away. This, /
believe. Is another origin cf the
proverb: 'HObson's choice"
Mail and Express.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17

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MnrrIage and PnIifenrn

Wife-There is no doubt about il
marriage does improve mans polite.
ness.
Husband-How SO?
Well you frequently get up and
ofer me your chair now. Before we
were married you always wanted to
keep half."-N. y. Journal.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
PARTY EMBLEMS

Probably the most popular emblem
nowadays in England is the nrimros.
Of April 10.
Inc violet was the Bonapartist en-
Diem and many duels we're fought over
the little blue fower.
Admirers Of Gen. BoulsnFer used 10
buttouholes. " '-sii
IA france orleanists wear whit,
cases and followers of the house q,
S'in DvGioOn les Blsncs sd'Espagns") wear
white carnations.
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0n- -IiAeh.

Capt. Spudd-Handel-B has been
detailed 20 take charge Of the mule
trains.
Lieut.. Ruddy-Why, didn't know nc
had had any experience with mules
He hasn't. But did you ever hap
pen to hear him when he had pune
tured his tire ?'-Puck.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17

Nowadays anti-Semites in Ageris
have taken the cornfower as their
badge, but in Austria this party az
ways wears white carnation. Inc
cornfiower was the favorite flower OF
the old Emperor William of Germany
and loyal Germans used owear bunch
ese of it in his honor.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17

On the day OF Parnell's death his fol-
lowers wear a sprig Of ivy. Jacobites
sport oak leaves on Royal Oak day May
%, and ever since the birthday ofJsmd
Ill, inls6s, they have worn white roses
on June 10. Red carnations are also
9 Jacobite emblem.
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
whisky Frozen by Liquid Air

a tablespoonful Of liquid air poured
on a fluid ounce Of whisky will freeze
IL a. once into Fat scales. As an agent
Of destruction liquid ar is enormously
powerful. but no useful % iest IA been
found for it as Jet
The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
Lake Ontario.

Lake Ontario is 24T feet above the
ocean, Erie 5T3. Huron. 5S1, Superior
Coz.
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The Van Buren press., 1898-09-17
Come along, snowdon," I cried.
Coming he answered.

following the retreating beggar, he
took a long step into the muddy street.
slipped. fell; cab swooped ou; Of the
darkness. and-Snowdou. Of Pleasant
Valley. was over the edge Of the world
and into the Valley Of the Shadow Of
Death.-Black and White.
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Two Sinners Of
Pleasant VALLEY.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-10

LONDON, July 1O.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Observer says: THE army
is the obstacle to peace. 1t is unwilling to
yield without further fighting. General
Blanco and the other military leaders are
ashamed to ask for peace without testing
their fighting capabilities with the Ameri-
cans. If they are deprived of the oppor-
tunity they will rise and fight in Spain
against the government and in Cuba on
their own account against the invaders.
This is the explanation of the perplexity
and irresolution of the government. In to-
days Cabinet council three different views
were advanced, Lieutenant General Correa,
minister of war, favoring war to the end;
Duke Aimodovar de Rio the foreign minis
ter, supporting the opening Of peace nego-
tiations with the concurrence of the pow
ers, and Senior Gamazo. minister of public
Instruction, proposing to treat for peace d.
rectly with the United States. The leaders
Of the army in Madrid have held meet
ing, but the resolutions adopted by them
have not been divulged''
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Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
OFF SANTIAGO De CUBA, July s, noon.
by the Associated Press dispatch boat Gym
thia II, via Port Antonio. jamaica July o.
10 a. M, by way of Kingston, Jamaica, July
9, 10:15 a. m.-Boat crews from the Texas
and the Associated Press dispatch boat
landed this morning the wrecks of the
Almirante Oquendo, and Infanta Maria
Teresa. Commodore Schley saw some Span
iards on board of them and thought our men
had better take their arms, but the Span
iards would not wait. When the Americans
neared the ships they saw the Spaniards
leaping off and swimming ashore Not
shot was fired, however. Probably the
Spaniards had been looting.
The wrecks are described as looking like
big steel buildings after destruction by fire.
The deck beams Of the warships are twisted
as if the flames had the power of a tre-
mendous explosion. Side armor plates
weighing tons had been wrenched off and
there were many evidences in the huge
holds, of where the shots of the BROOKLYN
and Oregon had landed. The decks were
strewn with officers uniforms. provisions
and some small arms. All the guns are
ruined except an eleven-inch gun in the for
ward turret of the Infanta Maria Teresa
which appear to be in perfect order. There
is no hope of floating the Spanish ships.
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here to turn the captured communities to
the Cubans without very careful considera-
ton of the consequences involved, not only
from the point Of moral obligation on the
United States as a civilized nation, but also
from that of sound political considerations
The reports that are reiterated as to the
brutal attitude of the Cubans toward the
Spanish who surrendered near Santiago
have caused a great deal of disquet here,
and it is believed that our military and
naval commanders will be expected to see
to 1t that the CubanS are held to the strict
est observance of the rules of civilized
warfare, under pain of being severely dealt
with.
There is the strongest indisposition on the
part of the strategists to entertain favor
ably the proposition said to be under con-
sideration at Madrid looking to an armistice
of ten days in order to consider terms of
peace. They believe that the United States
has everything to lose and nothing to gain
by accepting such proposition. During
that time Camara's squadron might find
safe lodgment in some strongly fortified
coast town like Ferro and thus elude Wat
sons pursuit. However, history shows that
the directors of successful armies always
are averse to ceasing military operations
until unconditional capitulation is achieved,
and that it requires the strong hand of
diplomacy to bring about the short pause
before the final consummation of peace
necessary to reach common understand
ing.
The War Department is advised that Ran
dolphs six batteries of artillery the Dis
trict of Columbia regiment and a regiment
of Illinois infantry, which left Tampa sew
eral days ago, have reached Santiago.
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wATsoN's SQUADRON.
Indiana or Massachusetts May BE
Substituted for the Iowa.

WASHINGTON, July g. - Naval officials
feel that another change may have to be
made in the makeup of the Eastern squad
ron which is to strike a blow against the
Spanish coast. as the battle ship Iowa suf-
fered some hard knocks during the recent
naval battle with Cervera's squadron. and
it may be necessary to substitute one of
the other battle ships pending repairs on
the Iowa No decision on the change has
been reached thus far, as the department
has not received the report showing the
exact condition of our ships after the bat
tie. In the meantime the Associated Press
interview with Capt. Robley Evans, of the
Iowa. leads the naval officials to believe
that the Iowa will require considerable over
hauling before she is ready for trip across
the ocean. According to Captain Evanss
story of the battle, the Iowa was struck
twice by Spanish shells, and one shell ex-
ploded. while the other is imebedded, I'M
exploded. near the water line Of the ship.
This last shot may prove troublesome. as
an unexpioded shell near the water line is
CONTINUED on Second Page)
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Protest Against COlVell.
WASHINGTON, July e.-As

WASHINGTON, July 9.-As
was anticipated by the authorities
here, the conduct Of some newspa-
pers in crediting to Lieutenant Col
well, United States naval attache
at London, certain statements rela-
tive to the probability of peace
being declared, has resulted in dis
agreeable action. The Spanish
Ambassador at London has lodged
with the British Foreign Office an
official protest against the continu-
ance in London of Lieutenant Coll
well and the conduct by him of a
secret news system. 1t is not
doubted that the matter can be ex-
planned satisfactorily by the State
Department, but some indignation
has been expressed at the publica-
ton by some American newspapers
such as this calculated to danger
ously interrupt our special service
abroad.
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Simpsons Alleged Threat.
abroad.

MADRID, July 9.-It is rumored
here that the Spanish government
has received a dispatch from Cap
tain General Blanco announcing
that Rear Admiral Sampson has
sent him a Geographic dispatch
summoning the Spanish captain
general to order the evacuation of
Cuba within forty-eight hours, and
adding that otherwise he would
lombard all the forts in Cuba.
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Cristobal Colon, and it is certain that the
Almirante Oquendo opened fire while within
the channel.
When clear Of the entrance the Cristobal
Colon went anead at her maximum speed
The Infanta Maria Teresa at $780, when
hardly clear of the entrance, was seen to
be on fire in her afterpart. and a few mo-
ments afterwards was headed for the beach
A quarter Of an hour later the Almirante
Oquendo was seen to be on fire, and She
too, was headed for the beach at the same
point.
THE Vizcaya and the Cristobal Colon
continued the fight. The former about IL
o'clock. seeing herself overhauled by the
Brooklyn, Unanswered as if to ram, and
without doubt at that moment must have
received the projectiles that started the fire
on her the same as on the other two ships,
and she was seen to head for the beach in
order to strand herself.
1.-The Cristobal Colon alone remained. sus-
tanning the fire of the Brooklyn. the only
ship within range, but few moments later
she observed the Oregon closing UP, and
later the same with the other ships. The
projectiles Of the Oregon began reaching us
at p. m, and that, together with the fact
that it was not possible to fight with the
after guns and on account of the Colon's
lack of large-caliber pieces and the GER
tainty of being overhauled by the whole
American squadron in few hours, left no
other remedy than to run ashore in order to
avoid useless sacrifice of life The admiral
made no signs while at sea, the Instructions
having been given the captains the morn
ing previous