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The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
TO BEGINNERS IN FICTION.
Good Advice for Those Who At
tempt to Write Books.

Read up on the United States his
tory-you will get some useful infor-
nation, anyway-and see what you can
do with that. Don't take your scene
from France or Italy, where you have
never been. Home is nearer and just
as good. If you can light upon an
idea which has not been done to death,
or a situation unhackneyed or unfa-
miliar. make the most Of it. New Eng
land has been so run upon that it af-
fords material only to a few experts;
the middle states and those between
the Ohio and the Rockies, locally speak
ing, are a poor literary field; but the
south and far west are not worked out
yet. Avoid dialect; as a main reliance
it's day is done. Avoid "hifalutin," :"
spread-eagle and rip-roaring styles;
they are of the yet remoter past. Don't
write tales of literary life till you know
it as thoroughly as Mr.. Howells does
Find out what your bent is, if you have
any, and what you have to say, if any
thing; if not, seek other pursuits. Re-
member that a poor story or essay is of
less value than peck of inferior ap-
pies, and that the author of bad novel
is entitled to no more respect than n
shoemaker or farmer who does not un-
derstand his business. The pioneers
of our literature may have done what
now seems poor work, but knew no bet
Ner then, and had nothing better; they
were pioneers, and as such entitled to a
place in history; but nobody is going to
write the history of the multifarious lit
erar. efforts of our time that come to
nothing.
Whatever you do, take pains with it.
Try at least 10 write good English: /:
learn TO criticise and correct your work:
put your best into every sentence. II
you are too lazy and careless TO do that.
better go into trade or politics; IL is
easier to become a congressman or mil
'onaire than a real author, and we have
many bad story-tellers as it is.-Lip-
49,
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15

70, a try de pieass Bhe asa foles an1
children bF filing them Up with
things good to eaa. sepeelatlY with rlri2
fries aad a. sorts Of swseJnIeats and
1as6ry Every thing has TO swim n
butter o. GREASE of some kind add 4
meal IS not considered eomp plesz, even Il
it consisted Of The aIeess fowls, fried o.
baked. Of hsh assh O. fowl. with
sal ads, the very perfection Of potatoes,
splendid white bread, ede., Unless for
lowed by fieh paddings pies, various
kinds Of cakes, cookies, etc These
lnxafious meals aad dishes are never
seen on the tables Of the European
small farmer How can our ordinary
farmers, with an Income Of a very few
hundred dollars year expect 10 have
shem on eheirs every day. and still
make both ends ueet2's why a. this
.sofeadg' True. ne like 10 make =
ntble show But what our women
folks meaa as q kindness to Us a
really one OF the greatest injuries
they can do Us, and tAIs not only
on account Of the cost Of these things.
Meat and potatoes taste 50 good that
we are tempted To make a good hearty
meal Of them. and then afterwafd the
pies and rieh cakes and preserves and
all the other things are act before Us
and qqec can not resist, ThHs overloaded
ssomaehs are the rule, and ia eonse-
qEenee we have a. SORTS Of ailments
and constant need Of the services Of
doctors, and must spend lots Of money
for a. sorts of medicines. And the
sick can not work. In short, the mis-
sal1en kindness Of wives aud daughters
ruins the health If those they love-
and kills off farmers and members of
farmers families by the wholesale,
aad4 Of course. keeps even those poor
Who otherwise might get along very
nicely with moderate income arm
and Preside.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
Lice on Live ssae X.

Loasiness IS largely the result Of
stintIag feed and the neglect TO groom
properly. Stock kept ia a thrifty,
growing condition are rarely. 4 ever,
infested by these pests unless they
come in contract with animals that are
InfesIe- But one lousy animal running
with other stock will soon communI-
cate the lice To AL When the insects
once get start they multiply 50 rapid
ly that 10 q short time the animal Is
fairly alive with them and is kept ia
perfect torment. l. Is next 10 fmpo4-
siole to get a lousy animal into a
thrifty condition until the lice are got
ten rid Of
Stock that have to lie out, exposed to
cold and storms, and are Ill-fed. are al
most certain TO become infected Lais Is
so much the case taaE it seems that poor
condition breeds lice As with all
other ills to which stock 5 Liable, pre-
yengi0n IS much better than cure.
Feeding well, giving clean, comfDrLa-
Dlc quarters with proper grooming. 50
as 70 keep the skin clean will keep lice
from getting a start.
One Of the best I not the best rem
edies IS stayes-acre seeds. thoroughly
bruised, and vinegar. This lotion viii
not only XII the Ice, but destroy the
nests as well. The staVes-acre seeds
brushed and made into an ointment
with lard IS also good remedy. It
viii De good plan to repeat the ap-
pLIcation Ia ten days or two weeks.
especially Il the animals are badly af-
fected. In mid cases common tobac.
co stepped in water and sponged
over the skin WiIl rid tine ami.
NAL Of lice. Still another rem.
edy is 10 take one ounce
Of tobacco, two ounces Of ground white
hellebore, with about two pints and a
half Of vinegar; boil all well together,
strain and then sponge the animals
with it.
Feeding sulphur is also a good aid
in ridding animals Of lice. The obi.c-
tion to it is that IL while it is in the
system the animal should get wet con-
siderable injury may result. The quar-.
ters should be thoroughly cleaned up
and whitewashed. 1t will help IL car.
bolic acid is added to the whitewash.
Generally it will pay to repeat the
whItewash in week or ten day S.
When stock have been allowed to run
together, If a portion Of them show
that they are infested with these pests
it is best to treat all of them.-RuraI
] World
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
The PREHISTORIC DOG.
Breed. known In Europe Thoasands
of Years h. c.

In the Roman period not only were
sight hounds and scent hounds fuzzy
differentiated, but there were also va
rious kinds Of lapdogs and housedogs,
although noRe quite Ike our modern
breeds. Even as far back as about 5000
3. C.. Egyptian frescoes show not only
preFhound-Iike breeds, but one with
dropping ears like a hound, and third,
which has been compared TO the mod
eru taruspEf: while housedogs and lap
dogs came IN soon afterward. Whether
anv Of these are the direct ancestors
of modern breeds Or whether all such
have been produced BY subsequent
crossing is very difficult question TO
answer, more especially when We rec
oIleet that Il an ancient Egyptian ar
tist had 10 draw the portrait Of mod
ern dog il would be very doubtful
whether it would be recognized by the
master or mistress
But the record Of the antiquity of do
mestieated dogs does not even stop with
the earliest known Egyptian monu.
ments. Not only were such breeds
known in Europe during the iron and
bronze ages but also during the ante
cedentneolithico rpolished stoneperiod.
These have been described by Profs.
Rutimeyer and Woldrich. and those
who are acquainted with the difficulty
Of distinguishing between some Of the
living species by their skulls alone will
understand the laboriOus nature of the
task. Still these authorities appear 10
have made out that the Swiss neolithic
dog (Canis palustris) had certain
cranial resemblance to both bounds and
spaniels, and thus indicated an ad-
vanced type, which is considered to
have been derived from neither wolves
nor jackals. but from some species now
extinct. Two other breeds have also
been recognized from the superficial
deposits Of the continent; and if, as is
very likely 10 be the case, any or all OF
these races are the forerunners Of some
of the modern breeds, it will readily be
understood how complex is the origin
of the mixed group which we now call
canis familiaris.-Knowled
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

In IL reoorted that Pierre Lott will
deffaffeIv retire from the French navy
sooa and devote himself entirely %
literary work
The citizens q Liverpool have On
hand a fund for 4 monument 10 NFss
Henans. one of the first women to en-
ter the field of English poetry
-Xmhassador John Hay viii start on
his proposed Vile journey about the
middle OF January and viii be accom-
panied bg his wife and daughter
William Stevens Fielding, fnaeial
minister of Canada. began life a. a re-
porter ON a little country nefV spa per
and advanced himself by his md fustry
and keen interest 70 politics
Miss Hamilton. or rather DR.. Ham
5Ftsa. the English woman Who has been
court physician Of Asghauistan for
mani Years. SAYS 1t is totally lmPosst.
bre for a westerner 10 understand N
oriental
Dir. d. z. De sfmone4 of Naples and
Felix seghezza, Of Genoa are IN san
Francisco making arrangements for a
miduinter exploring tffp from Ash.
croft British Columbia. 70 the rivers o.
the Yukon system
IT is said that neither Du Aaurier
nor the publishers of '1TriIby' sent
COPY of the book 80 the author Of Ben
Bolt In fact the latter claims that hs
has not read the book at ell and does not
even know the story.
pr. Susan E. Edison, the well-known
woman physician who died in Wash
fneton not long ago. was personal
friend of James G. Blaine, who de-
clarsd that she was the only woman he
knew who ueY.r talked about herself.
-Dr.J. F. Alexander. president Of the
Georgia beard Of health, has suggested
that negroes who refuse 10 be qaccin-
ated shall not be hired. He believes that
such q course would soon stamp cut
small pox from among the coIored peo-
IL
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
HERE AND THERE.

1t is mistake not to feed the
breeding ewes well from the time the
milk is dried up until the ram seryes
them.
An outfit Of tools TO do the repair
ing Of machinery and implements will
not only save time and money, but
will accustom the boys to the use OF
tools.
The average farmer ought not to
be obliged TO buy much meat. Cure
and store away good supply. 1t is
better and more economical than buy
ing.
Every thing freezable having been
stored, it behooyes the farmer to COM
plete the corn husSing as rapidly as
possible. The crop can not be cribbed
too soon.
To train a shepherd puppy to drive
cows and sheep, be sure that his sire
and dam were trained to do what you
wish Of the pup, and that he naturally
goes 10 the heel and not the head.
"A good slone-boat is very handy
thing on the farm, especially in winter
and spring Get a good log or two to
mill and have some planks sawed out
The rest you can do yourself.
Are the gates all in good repair?
| There is no better time of the year
than now 10 attend such things. Every
good gate should have cCat of paint;
they last much longer and look better.
"A good COW will make more pounds
of human food in year than a steer
will make in lifetime, and you have
the COW left over for another year, and
the same programme can be repeated.
Think over your work and plan
out the best ways of doing things.
Talk with the boys; let them express
their ideas. 1t will develop their
minds, and you will often be pleasant
1 ly astonished at some of their sugges-
4 tions
! DO not be frightened il your cows
are large eaters, for it is pretty sure
indication that they have something
of value to give you in return. All
! that you can induce a COW to eat and
digest, above that needed for support,
will 90 direct. 90 profit
A hoc.S Of poultry on any farm can
/ be made the source of a neat income
/ bu. even should the i0riuer only raise
I enough fot his own family, selling
never an cgg nor "A feather, they viii
pay better than anything else rcquir-
lux same outlay of time and money
Mend the gates; gravel the walks;
patch lealSy roofs; put a board floor in
+ the stable and COW sheds; nail boards
/ on the walls of barus and other ont
/ houses, il any are missing. Snug up
all gour surroundings for the cold
! weather that is near.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
VII Afto vgzcEl.


geben two hearts begin to beat a.
one ehey are apt to beat with more
than the average Fapidity-Pgels.
-ssvybat il the difference between a
vfoITnfst and a ffddIer% ~ fiddler a.
wags snoqs how to play Money
1fasl. 70 Chicago Record
Folks keep fndin' er heap o fault
,rf4 dfz here life said Uncle Eoen=
.Bsf les de- same, dar's mighty few ob-
,g dat doessaf wish dar WIS more Of It. =
Washington Star.
-Hogau--''Oi wonder Who VIII Dc n
last man on earth4@ Grogan-=O dun
ma aanv more than you. Bat it IS to be
hooed that he'll be an oondertakerr SO
he will know how to bury himself d
eeptIq. q.r-Indianapolis Journal
--yybo i YOUR stfnguished friend 2ss
oh he's private secretary TO one OF the
csbira+ members "And who il the
fnsfrpifcant-Iookfng fellow accom-
panyf1g hfmgF That's the cabinet
Tne.5er.--Philadslphia North Ameri-
can.
kind LADY, am sure you would
learn to love INV children" Nurse
.-yvhat wages do You pay?g Kind Lady
Fourteen dollars a month Nurse
81 am afraid. ma'am. ! could only be
aHeefiouate with them at that price
Puck.
Wherein They Differ.-~So, SIR.
said the rabid free thinker, the idea
that there is a God never for moment
has entered ny head Same way
with nv dog" replied the deacon but
he doesn't 90 round bowling about it."
Chicago News.
-RaDturous Youth-"Mildred-
would ask for no happier eternity than
TO be permitted 70 sit BY your side and
press YOUR hand once in great, great
while Miss Miidred-"Well. you're
entirely too lazy a lover to suit me-
Cleveland Leader.
Cause and Efect.-Biggs-"Why.
what causes your little boy to cry so .
Diees-"It is the result Of his absence
of mind" Biggs-"Absence OF mind
How is that?" Diggs-~Well, you see,
he didn't mind what his mother told
him. SO had to punish him."-Chscego
News
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
When niagara VIII Run Dry,

DIR. G. X. Gilbert, Of the geological
survey, says that comparison of gauge
records for period of 20 years shows
that the land surrounding the great
lakes is being gradually tilted from
northeast to southwest at such a rate
that, of two points 100 miles apart, the
northern rises five inches with refer
ence to the southern in 100 years. At
Chicago the lake level rises about one
inch in ten years. DIR. Gilbert predicts
that, if this movement continues. in
about 5000 years all the upper lakes
will discharge into the Illinois river,
the Detroit and st. Clair riverswill flow
backward, carrying the water of Lake
Erie into Lake Huron, and the Niagara
river viii run dry.-Youth's Compan-
ton.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
BUILT ON HARDENED EARTH.
Sew Method of Laying Foundations
on soft Ground Tried In Paris


At recent meeting Of the Society OF
Cyil Engineers Of France a simple
method Of constructing foundations in
soft earth was discussed; this account
of the method is from the issues OF the
Moniteur Industriel:
The method is due to " Louis Dulae,
and consists In an ingenious mechan-
fcal compression Of the soil. Il IS well
known that, when stake is driven into
the ground, compression Of The sur
rounding soil takes place, equal in vol
ume to that displaced by the stake.
In the method Of VI. Dulac an appara-
tus ike a piledriver is erected, but, in
stead of the ordinary hammer head
ram. heavy cone Is allowed to drop,
point down. in such manner thatit
makes a hole, the size and depth Of
which depend upon the diameter Of the
cone and the height from which ii has
fallen.
The cone generally used is from 2t
to 30 inches in diameter. weighing
about 5000 pounds, and it is dropped
from a height of 80 to 40 feet. With a
drop OF this sort hole equal in diam
eter to that of the cone and 20 TO 30 feet
deep may be made in a few hours, the
time and depth depending of course
upon the nature Of the soil.
The whole area upon which the struc-
ture is to be erected is thus treated, the
holes being five 10 six feet apart be-
tween ceuters, and the result is the CONF
preston Of the soil between the holes
TO an extent governed by the diam
eter and distance between them.
After the holes have thus been made.
they are gradually filed with con-
crete made of broken stone or cinder
and hydraulic lime or cement. The
concrete is thrown In in shallow layers
and pounded by allowing a spherical
weight of about 1000 pounds TO drop
from about the same height as that
from which the cone was dropped
The effect of this procedure is to drive
the more liquid portion of the concrete
into the walls of the pits. and thus,
when the latter are filled and the con-
crete has become hard, the foundation
consists not only of the buried pillars
of stone and cement, but also of the
compressed earth partly charged with
cement.
This method of making foundations
has been used with much success in
various portions of Paris, some of the
locations being considered very diff
cult owing to the soft nature of the
soil; and the system is now being used
to prepare the ground for the erection
of some of the buildings for the expo
sition of 1900.-Boston Globe.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
SOME DEFINITIONS.

sawdust-Money paid to the writer's
Of wise saws.
Matrimony-One of the United States
that isn't on the map.
Misunderstanding that only the
party out of power can see the need of.
Maiches-Said to be made in Heaven,
but retailed in Chicago at two cents per
box.-Chieago News.
misunderstanding a man likes to
hug, especially II it's in the form Of a
woman.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
WHY FARMERS ARE POOR.
EItravagancss OF the Table Are Largely
Ksapousibie.

Respousibie.
appreciate the good qualities Of our
American women too much 10 wish TO
find fault with them. As a husband,
aud father oil Hughtcrs, and with a
wide acquaintance aud relationship, 1
look upon the women OF tins country
as lovely and lovable creatures. OF
course, like every thing on the face of
the earth, they have some failings. We
could not like them half SO we'll If
they did not, and II, like the stars IN
the heavens they would only dazzle
us with their immaculate brilliancy
and perfection. One of the failings Of
farmers wives aud daughters although
originating in warm heart aud "a
spirit of kindness aud generosity, is
50 far-reaching in its bad effects that
we should try to make woman
kind see II in its true light. To
do this may take time and much
effort in argument and persuasion, etc,
but any change for the better would
be worth al this effort. 1 refer 10 the
rather general inclination TO extrava-
gance in preparing meals and fixing up
dishes, both for the family and espe-
cially for company. What "a contrast
there is in this respect between farm-
crs' families in Europe and America.
There the utmost irugality prevails
aud Keeps the small farmer out of
debt, free from worry aud iu perfect
health. Plain food, plainly cooked,
without extra trimmings aud lavor-
iugs no pie nor pastry. except plain,
wholesome cakes on holiday Or festive
occasions; no tea, and only the weak
est kind of coffee, and that often made
of rousted barley, chiclry, etc; that is
Tie way ia Europe. liere our women
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
KITCHEN HELPS.

Clean broorls by dipping in and out
q amJaoHiG water.
II oyster shells are occasionally
rleced 60 litchen stoves it win be
found iEut eiinkers will never appear.
Throw some salt on he kitchen stove
If grease IS spiuea or it ard odor will be
prevented
u or oil O. g.s stove is used box OF
.an' shou'a be aePi handy In c1se Of ac-
r'ff'' 'as Is .7 the best th!ng with which
b rui out Gse.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
An Execution.

First Tramp-You're the worst ever
see. You won't believe thing unless
you see it.
Second Tramp-oh, yes, I will. I
know I have a terrible thirst, but I
can't see it-Yonkers Statesman
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
A Poser,

Editor-Can you read Scotch dialect2
Wriier-Why, have written several
stories in it, sir.
u know; but can you read II P"-N. Y.
journal.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15

In the Jail yard OF a Mexican prison
the warden has caused n phonograph
10 be placed which repeats 10 the con
victs the charges made against them in
the voices Of their victims.
The Van Buren press., 1898-01-15
In tbr Museum

The Snake Charmcr--l'd like TO know
what the India Rubber Man has on his
mind.
The Circassian Priuecss-lt's casy
enough TO draw him out.-N. y. World.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-06-03
Los Estados- -Unidos
r Z sen A HIST RIGA

-Por vez primera pis6 terreno norteame.
'i!cano, esembarcando en- la Florida, una
"exped!clon espaiola al mando de Juan Ponce
de Leon T@nto 6sta COMO otras ue varias
naciones que despues llegaron suoesivamenre,
no pudleron fundar eetableci mieDtos perma.
Eentee, abandonando las costas tras someras
explorscloDes.
Ddranta el reiDado dc Jacobo /, de In.
glaterra, sc promovieron expedioiones de
mas importancia, s partir de esta 6poca, la
~emigraclon do ingleses Ia naeva colonia
>aumento de tai suerte, que Carlos I creyd
~neoeaaria prohioir'a en- 1857.
No era solo In nglaterra la que provefa de
>coloncs esta region del Nuevo Mundo, pues
tamelen Holauda y, sobre todo, los persegui.
dos prote:tantes &c AEemanis, ]e daban IN
gran contngente. Sin embargo, al terminsr
el sislo XVII predominaba IL raGa inglesa;
Espala solo poeefa la Florida; los franceses
<habfan poblsdo ell Estado de Luisiana, fun.
dando Nueva Orleans los indlgenas ocu.
pabao el centric y ell Osste del terrltorio.
Las trece colonias inglesas de Massa.
chuFette, Nueva Hampshire, Rhode Island,
CoEnecticct, Nueva York, Nueva Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur Geor.
gla. mantuvleyon dnrante todo e eiglo
XVIII frecuentes eubevacjones contra Ia
NAe1iOPolA, Po1 Aos lmPuestos T VeJ2oaoDes dc
que SO crefan vfctlmas. semejante malestar
estalto de una manera formidable ell aflo
l776, dichos Estados, reunidos en- Congre.
so, EN- Filadel6a, proclamsron solemnem ente
eu independencia declararon la guerra al
RENO Ucido. Larga rehida fu6 esta; los
confederados, al mando de Jorge Washin.
gton, aupque siempre pelearon con verdadero
corsje, hubieran sncumbdo ante los podero.
sos elementos ds que disponfa Inglaterra, 81,
al fin. no hubieran reconocido So indepen
denc'a t'ranoia, Espaf'a Holanda, prestan
| doles etcaz auxlio por mar TERRA. Por
fin 1nglaterra tuvo que ceder, frmando la
paz en- Versailles en- 1888. I'm virtud de este
tratado Es2ana reoobro ia Florida.
FL odio que hab{an engendrado las Al.
/ teziores lachas entire ambas potencias, hizo
que, despu6s de varios contlictos resueltos
por la diplomsois, estal)a.a otra guerra en-
6als-a, que dur6 tres amos termino por un
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-06-03

'oes, corrfa su cargo ks> seod6n de Fe-uel1so-
y los negocados de Ayuntamientc Diputa'
*ci6n, Comuricaciones, CArcelts y Preside,
'Ssnidad Orden pdblico y Policfa spivo en-
.el 6ltimo Ia alta inspeocion >enrs& 'mlsmo.
Entire aquelos gastos de Ia secretar1a
del Gobierno general, estaban comprendldos
aos de los negoc'ados de Instruction publio3
y Agriculture, Iodustria y Cornsrcio, nego
"oiados que estuvieron easi hiempre cargo
de dos ohoiales y dos eacribientes. estos
servicios que, entonces, costaban menos de
5000 pesos. importan hoy, segdn qa1eda dc.
nnostrado, $43, 1870, sin que, has'a ahors,
~aqu6llos vengan dando mayor fruto lue el
que ofrecieron antes, no, sin duda, por falta
dc voluntad de slgunos de los fouciouarios q
=actualmente des pachan los asuntos que radl'
can en- las secretaries de que hablamos, slno
sporque estas no tienen 81 radi" de accl6n
que lustihque ex'stencia. $3.50 X. x. X.