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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
MERGERS GOOD WORK
He Kept Hits Of the Bostons Well
Scattered.
GAME FULL OF AGGRESSIVENESS
As Brooklyn Won We Do Not
Gain on the Grooms.
CTT PENT CDnpTINn NEUIG
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

TOday's Schedule and Weather.
Washington at Boston-clear.
Baltimore at Brooklyn-clear.
Cincinnati at Chicago-clear.
Cleveland at Pittsburg-clear.
New York at Philadelphia-clear
Louisville at st. Louis-clear.
Sunday Games.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
Pittsburg at Cleveland.
Louisville at st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
BROOKLYN, s; BnItimore q

The Bridegrooms pulled themselves to-
gether yesterday on the Brooklyn grounds
and won from the Baltimores by to g.
Both clubs fielded poorly, but the home
club hit Hughes with men on bases, while
Dunno kept the hits scattered.
Brooklyn. ...... 2 2 OO2 1 Ox-s II 4
baltimore. o o O 3-8 Q ?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
New York, 10; Philadelphia, 4.

The Phillies We're easily defeated at New
York yesterday by the Giants, the score be-
ing Is to 4. Donohue started to pitch for
the Quaker lads, but was batted out of the
box and Dunkle, who took his place was
very easy, Meekin pitched winning bali
for his club.
Il. II. f.
Philadelphia. 3 q o o O o. IL g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18

The Browns celebrated their home COM
ing to st. Louis yesterday by defeating the
Louisvilles by to 8. The Colonels PLAYED
listlessly, both in the field and at the bat
which was big contrast to the home
clubs snappy game.
st; Louis. 9 0 Ks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
Base Ball Notes.

lap they make Is a good one, considering
the number of strokes.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Money In Hay.

In many Of the Western States the
price for hay frequently falls as low
as S. a ton, yet there is a profit in it at
that price. In many of the Eastern and
Southern States prices range from $11
to SIS ton, often more, and there is
money.in the crop at these prices. Even
where the soil is light and sandy and
the expense for obtaining a good "bOt-
tom" for hay is heavy, there are many
hay farms devoted wholly to the rails
ing of clover and timothy hay In the
hay sections of the South hay retails at
from $12 to SIG ton, and it is a re-
Election on the farmers that they will
continue to pay that price for the prod
uct from other States when they could
easily and cheaply raise it themselves.
1t is as unbusiness-like for the Geor-
gia farmer to buy hay at these prices
and sell cotton for about what it costs
to raise it as it is for farmers in some
Western States to do the same thing
with corn Yet both do it and will con-
tinue until persuaded by sheer despera-
tion to devote some portion Of the cot
ton and corn ground to raising their
own hay. Then they will wonder why
they hadn't thought Of it before.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Cement Floors,

A permanent cement floor for cellars
or buildings may be inexpensively made
as follows: Use the best Portland ce-
ment, for though 1t costs nearly three
times more than the common cement,
1t will stand a much larger mixture Of
sand and gravel. Two barrels Of sand
are necessary for each barrel of cement,
and the screen through which it is
sifted should be of such mesh (usu-
ally Quarter-inch) that the sand will be
coarse and sharp. A space Of a foot
deep and Of the necessary width and
length should be exCavated and filled in
to within three inches of the top with
coarse gravel, which should be pounded
down solidly as each shovelful is thrown
in. Mix ten parts of gravel with one
of cement and thoroughly dampen It..
Spread this mixture evenly on the gravel
in the excavation, pressing 1t down
firmly; then take the remainder Of the
cement and mix it with double its bulk
of sharp sand until it Is about the con-
sistency Of thin mortar. Spread this
evenly on top of the other to height
even with the surface of the ground. II
protected from the sun for day and
sprinkled two or three times during the
day 1t will be sufficiently hard in twen-
ty-four hours to bear a mans weight.
In case bricks are not used as a bank
against which to build the cement,
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Farmers Tables.

Last season Wisconsin farmers club
passed a resolution Ito have nothing on
our tables that is not raised on our
FARMS" says an exchange. At recent
meeting of the club reports were called
for, and large number reported very
favorably upon the results. A strict
adherence to. the resolution had on
many farms resulted in greatly in
creased variety of garden products and
a surprising increase in bank accounts.
One all-wheat farmer was compelled, in
order to carry out the resolution, to
abandon his previous system Of farming
with the result that, while his cash re-
ceipts were $400 less than the previous
year, his net profits were 5000 greater
Under the plan of growing money crops
and relying on their proceeds to supply
the wants of the family, the farmer
may handle more money, but a good
deal less of it stays in his pocket-book,
and a good many wants Of the family
go unsupplied because the proceeds
won't reach, whereas, with farm on
which the making Of home and sup
plying its wants are the first consider
alton, the receipt Of cash income be-
ing made subsidiary thereto, the family
live better, enjoy life more, and, with
well-directed effort, have more money
at the end of the year.-Progressive
Farmer
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13

grass time. Fall turnips may be soWn
from now till the middle Of August for
late fall feeding. Well-rOtted sod
ground is the best for this crop, and
should be pulverized as finely as pos
sible. Sow the seed broadcast, about
five pounds to the acre, and cover with
the harrow. No labor beyond this is
required. The growth will be rapid
and two months after sowing sheep may
be pastured freely on the turnips with
good results. II sheep are not owned
the roots may be allowed to mature and
will go toward keeping up a well-bal-
anced ration when fed to stock.
the clover field. pfiot- too
Growing clover is practically a new
industry with farmers and few Of them
fully understand the treatment the clo-
yer field requires. The use of crimson
clover to add nitrogen to the soil has
been fully explained in this department
and when it is grown for that purpose
its full strength and value should go
into the soil. When clover is grown for
hay the crop should be cut sufficiently
early to permit new growth of several
inches. This will act as a mulch for the
young roots during the winter. While
clover is by no means tender plant
in our cold climates at least, the roots
require just the winter protection af-
forded by the late fall second growth.
It must be remembered that we cannot
have the crop of clover hay and pasture
as we'll, for while timothy will stand
the close pasturing after haying clover
will not, and we must either make up
our minds to relinquish either the hay
crop or the pasture, especially on young
fields. Pasturing is just as detrimental
to the clover that is to be turned under
as to the field designed for hay.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Oats for Hog Pasture.

Green oats make one Of the best pas
lures for hogs and especially for sows
and young pigs. The oats should be
sowed rather thlCkly and the hogs can
be turned onto them when the oats are
about four inches high. The hogs and
pigs should have rings in their noses to
prevent their roofing. The oats will
furnish a large amount Of summer pas
ture and II not grazed too closely will
continue to grow and furnish feed for
a long time. With oats for summer pas
ture and winter rye for fall and winter
pasture hogs can be grazed for large
part Of the year, and the grazing is far
better and much cheaper than an entire
grain diet and they will not be as likely
to have cholera or other diseases.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Scrub Stock.

All the tendencies are against the
scrubs and in favor Of well-bred, quick
ly-maturing stock Of good form and
thrifty appearance. It costs less to
keep and raise well-bred, quickly-matur-
ing animals, and they always bring bet
ter prices in the market than scrubby,
inferior ones, and the farmer gains in
three ways by keeping the best stock.
First, because 1t costs him less to grow
it; second, 1t brings him more in the
market, and, third, it gives him repu-
tation for keeping the best, and this
always helps him in making ready sales
at the best prices. No farmer can af-
ford to keep scrub stock Of any kind
any more than he can now afford to cut
his small grain with the Old-fashioned
hand sickle or tend his corn field wholly
with the old-fashiOned hand hoe. Keep
selecting the best for breeding purposes
and in a very few years the entire stock
will show a high degree of excellence
in size, appearance and quality.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Peach Legend.

The Japanese claim to have first dis
covered and utilized the peach and they
have a quaint legend in regard to how
1t happened, which is as follows
"A pious old couple, stricken with
years and poverty, subsisted by begging
One day on the highway the woman
found the beautiful ripe fruit She did
not selfishly eat the luscious peach
alone, although almost famished, but
took 1t home to divide with her hus-
band AS the knife cut into it the fruit
opened and an infant sprang forth who
told the astonished beggars that he was
the god Shin To, and had accidentally
fallen from the Japanese heaven while
at play with some other gods and god
desses. For extricating him from the
peach, Shin To gave the Japs its seed
to plant, and told them Its product
would make them wealthy"
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
narrowing Corn.

In the olden day it was the common
practice to go over the corn field at least
least three times during the season with
the hoe to hill up. The great item in
the expense of growing corn in this day
is labor, and in the effort to reduce this
expense the harrow will save many dol
lars In some sections this work with
the harrow has been so recently dis
covered that it Is termed "the new corn
culture" The corn Is planted In drills
whether grown for fodder or grain, so
the loss Of an occasional stalk by the
work of the harrow will not leave a
vacancy in the row. A smoothing har-
row Is used from the time the corn is
through the ground, running lengthwise
or crosswise, until the corn is six inches
high This plan of cultivation will keep
the ground clear Of weeds and accom-
plish all the work of the hoe easier
and at less expense. When the weeder
is used for this work instead of the
harrow, more or less hand work must
be done with the hoe.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Fall Wheat.

Wheat following potatoes generally
results in heavy crop, and as the price
Of wheat will probably remain at pay
ing figure for some time some ground
may be pToftably used for wheat in the
fall. II the potatoes have been we'll cul-
tiVated no additional preparation Of the
lard will be necessary for the wheat af-
ter Che potatoes are dug with the pos
sible exception Of going over the ground
once with smoothing harrow.
Doubtless the best preparation of the
soil for a wheat crop is to turn under a
clover field, grow potatoes on it and
follow in the fall with wheat. The cul-
tivation of the potatoes will put the soil
in good condition for the wheat, which
will receive the benefit of the plant food
in the clover from the moment the seed
wheat is put In the ground.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13

"Sugar lambs" are lambs that are fat
tened on sugar beets and finished on
corn. They have been tried in Colorado
and the results have proved so satisfac-
tory that the number will be greatly in
creased next winter and "sugar lambs"
are likely to become a standard article
in the markets. The beets are worth 81
per ton at the sugar factory, but they
are worth So a ton for feeding cattle and
sheep and for feeding purposes do not
require the care and labor that they do
for use at the factory. There Is no good
reason why there should not be sugar
beef" and sugar pork" as we'll as sugar
lambs" Cattle and hogs thrive on SUI
gar beets, and when finished on corn the
meat would be firm, wholesome and
sweet.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
MuzzIlng Ducks.

The hero of this tale is baggageman
ON the Santa Fe line. He has been aC-
customed to doze on his passage from
Hutchinson to Kansas City, but then it
happened-just how is a point not ex-
plained-that night after night his car
contained two or three coops of live
ducks. The baggageman's doing was
at an end. The almost constant Quack-
ing Of the ducks, who could not under
stand their strange environment, would
not permit Of sleep.
For many nights, as he lay awake, he
planned relief He thought OF stringing
the ducks or chloroforming them, but
neither expedient seemed good. Then
bright idea came to him.
The next night he had two coops Of
unusually vociferous ducks. AS soon as
1t came time to sleep he wrenched slat
from one of the coops. reached in, and
pulled out a duck. From his pocket he
took small rubber band, which he
slipped over the ducks bill just back
OF the nostrils. The duck tried to quack.
but the rubber band, while it stretched
a little, would not permit the duck to
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Poultry Ralsers.

Women, as a rule, are among our most
successful poultry raisers This is from
the fact that they are by nature born
mothers and possessed Of the needful
qualities that enable them to give the
careful, patient attention to detail
which is the key to success in this bust
ness. There are a great number of
women that make very respectable
living at poultry raising. There are
many discontented, fretful girls among
our farmers daughters, made so, gem
orally, from longing for amusement
and pin money. To such we would like
to name poultry raising as a pursuit
that will afford an infinite amount of
healthy, harmless amusement and quite
a good sum Of pin money, so desired by
the ambitious farmers daughter. Try
1t, and you will no longer have q de-
sire for the city life, with It's hollow
emptiness, utter vainglory and con-
taminating influences, destroying both
health and soul.-Southern Farm.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Australian Eggs.

Australian eggs are now shipped all
the way to London, England, and are
sold there for "fresh laid" These eggs
pass across the equator and through the
Red sea. The steamer takes five to six
weeks from the island continent. They
are laid at one end Of the earth and sold
at the other. These eggs are shipped by
the Australian poultry keepers to their
London cold store, in refrigerated cham
bers, and sold in London when eggs are
scarce there, and, hence, very dear
Thousands Of dozens are in ordinary
cardboard divisioned boxes, which are
filled with dry pea husks lne ship
ments are made from November to jan
uary, this being the spring and early
summer season In the antipOdes.--
Prairie Farmer.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Handy Sheep.

For finishing entirely on dry feed the
New Mexican sheep are the best we can
got from the West. They fiji out well,
dress good per cent, and the buyers
like them at an extra price. The de-
scendants of the hardy Mexican Merino
left there by the early Spanish eXplor-
ers, they have always been accustomed
to dry feed and hardship, and respond
quickly to good feed and care; they do
not make as heavy weights, but the mar
ket is usually as good for the handy
sheep" of eighty to 100 pounds, If fat
and smooth, as 1t is for heavier ones,
and often 1t is better. The day OF bulk
is past, the era of quality and finish is
coming in.-E. d. King, Of Burlington,
Kas.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Poultry Feeding.

All who raise poultry recognize the
fact that it is impossible to give any
definite rule for feeding, either as to
quantity or variety, and that the cOndi-
tions surrounding each individual flock
must be taken into consideration in sup
plying ration 1t is also generally rec
ognized that different breeds require
different courses of treatment and feed
ing for the best results. There are,
however, few general rules which ap-
ply to feeding all breeds In feeding
for egg production, only sweet feed gen.
orally will produce the proper flavor in
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13

and grown entirely for pickling. Give
the plants the same soil and culture as
for summer use, and pick them when
they are in the proper condition to eat
fresh. II a larger crop is raised than is
needed for immediate use for pickles
they may be put in brine and taken out
when needed, and this is the best way
to handle them in either large or small
needed for immediate use for pickles
cook as for the table and put in strong
pure vinegar when cold In twenty-fOur
hours they will be ready for table use.
A ready sale may be worked up for this
product If only the clear, unblemished
beans are selected. They could be
picked and marketed in small quanti-
ties among customers previously Sc
cured.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Fall Feeding.
cured.

Farmers, as a rule. are inclined to
give too much attention to early crops
and crops designed for winter feeding,
neglecting those that might be fed prof
ltably in the field or, harvested, used
for late fall feeding. AS result, IL the
winter supply is at all scant II Is fed
out long before spring, and food must be
bought to carry the stock along until
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
Reans for Pickles.

The Golden wax bean shown in this
illustration is one of the best varieties
of string beans for summer use and by
far the best of all varieties for pickling
purposes. From now until the Iast of
July seed Of this variety may be planted
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
From Actual Experience.

open it's bill far enough to use its
tongue. Only a murmur came from 1t.
One by one the ducks were muzzled, and
the baggageman rested comfortably
Kansas City Star.
The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13

planks foot wide will answer the pur-
pose, the cement floor being built only to
the top Of the planks to make an even
floor surface.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-25


Herschell has taken o prominent part
in the deliberations of the judicial com.
mittee Of the privy council within re-
cent years, and delivered the Judgment
upon the reference as to jurisdiction in
the inland fisheries as between the Do
minion and the provinces. He has been
twice lord high chancellor of Great
Britain, during Mr.. Gladstone's admin.
istrations of 1886 and 1892.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier Of the
Dominion Of Canada, is the next most
prominent member Of the British com.
mission. He has been prominent in
Canadian politics since 1874. His sue.
cess in securing to Canada the freest
possible measure Of action in interna-
tional tariff matters and the readiness
of Great Britain to agree with his plans
have distinguished him as diplomatist.
Sir Louis H. Davies was one Of the
Canadian counsel before the interna.
tiOnal fishery commission at Halifax in
1877 He has been premier and attorney
general Of Prince Edward Island, and
was appointed minister of marine and
fisheries in the Laurier cabinet in 1896.
Sir Richard Cartwright has been one
of the most prominent men i'll Canada
for the last 90 or 20 years He is an
avowed free trader, although tied up to
a policy of protection just now, and he
has always been prominent in planning
negotiations with this country for reci-
procity.
John Charlton has no knightly title.
He is plain NJ. p. But he has been a
member of the Dominion parliament
since 1872, and he believes that mo
public issue rivals in importance the
necessity for seeking to increase the
prosperity of Canada by obtaining
more liberal trade relations with the
United States.
Soon after Mr.. McKinley's election
10 the presidency Mr.. Charlton called
on him at Canton, o., and secured from
the president elect the assurance that
any delegation from Canada would be
oourteously received. Mr.. Charlton as
sumed the polite reply to be favorable,
and so reported 70 his government His
appointment as one Of the commission
ers was objected to by portion of the
Canadian press because he is engaged
in the lumber business in Michigan and
at Tonawanda, but Premier Laurier
was unmoved. Mr.. Charlton's practical
experience will be useful to the com
mission.
Newfoundland request to be repre-.
sented at the conference has been grant
ed by the British colonial Office, and
SiE James Winter, premier of the col
ony, has been chosen as the sixth mem.
ber Of the British commission.
The legislative council chamber, in
the legislative buildings at Quebec,
where thu meetings are being held,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-25

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, QUEBEC.
while they would like to sell us more
of their grain, potatoes and lumber
Between individuals this international
conference would amount TO a conversa-
tion something like this:
"HellO, Jonathan Haven't seen you
since the scrap. Ny eye, but you did
give that fellow sound thrashing He
deserved it too"
Thanks, neighbor. Glad to see you
again"
Same TO you, old fellow. By the
way, come over some evening soon. We
ought to be more neighborly."
And that is exactly what the grave,
gray haired diplomats who are today
gathered in Quebec are trying to say to
each other. They would say it in so
many words, too, were they not bound
by diplomatic conventions which
change their talk into rounded periods
and involved sentences.
But in order that these neighborly
relations may have fair chance for
life it has wisely been decided that all
the unsettled points of friction on which
they have barked their shins in years
past shall first be removed. One Of
these points, which has been a source Of
great annoyance to both countries, is
the sealing question.
1t is dry subject, but it may be
briefly summed up. Uncle Sam owns
the islands on which the fur seals for a
short time each summer make their
home. The rest of the time the seals
range the ocean. 1t is while they are
rowing about the northern Pacific that
the Canadian sealers hunt and slay
them. Uncle Sam objects to this and
calls it pelagic sealing, He claims that
the seals are just as much his property
while they are swimming about the
ocean as when they are resting on the
rocks of the Pribilof islands. He says
they are his seals, just as the pigeons
which fly for miles avg from their
cots are still owned by individuals.
The Canadians have never admitted
this claim 10 be a just one, and they
have gone on killing the seals. We
have protested time and again. There
have been reams Of diplomatic cove,
spondence on the subject, but up to
date il has never been settled.
Then there is the old dispute concern
ing the Atlantic fisheries, involving the
three mile limit, the bait question and
other side issues. Next come reciprocal
trade relations, the bonding privilege,
the importation Of alien labor and in
ternational mining regulations.
If all of these perplexed questions are
settled, it will be little short Of mira
Gle, for they have been the subjects for
long debates in previous years. But
probably no commission ever met under
more favorable conditions and we are
somewhat justified in expecting great
things.
Questions such as these demanded the
appointment of very capable men, and
the caliber of those chosen by both ma
tions shows plainly that each has re.
alizing sense of the important task lying
before the commission.
The United States commissioners are
Senator Fairbanks, chairman Of the
sen ,te committee ON immigration Sen
ator George Gray, who took prom
inent part in the tariff legislation OF
1894 and 1897; John w. Foster, former
secretary of state; Representative Ding
ley Joint author Of two tariffs; Repre.