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The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

do this successfully tre caralt 0ush should be growI from cut ting. which is usually done with bot tom heat. Usualy a setting a l ting or making Q Ia. number buds are buried under -ha o,t Each hese makes its indeI la6enr growth A-d IS really a sepaTats plant "a=2 bushes come up around eUfraa- tree. .ae own er should dig down to the parent root and take up all of that which belongs to the cutting. It is best only to leave a clump of roots at the base of the cut ting. Trying to get more roots than belong to plants is the main reason why they sucker so much as they do.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Paris Green for squash Rorer..

v
 One of the worst pests or the garden is the squash or cucumber stalk borer. All its operation are confined to a part of the main stem near the root. Once inside the stalk the borer Is safe from any outward application. But if his presence is seen quickly enough, the bOrer may be dug out with q knife and the plant will be saved. II 8 strong solution of paris green in water is spread over the squash or other vine stem for two or three feet from its roots, the parent fly will lay her eggs as usual, and when these hatch out, as they do in two or three days when the young borer begins eating his way into the stalk, his first mouthful will De his last
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

Sunday as day for fighting is won- derfully popular. Not only is past his tory full of instances of battles fought upon the day of rest, but the United States and Spain are making history now in which the two most important engagements have taken place on Sun day. It seems strange, indeed, that the very day made sacred to the Prince of Peace should so often be that on which war in all it's awful power awakes, and, amid the thunder of cannon, hurls thousands of human beings to destruc- ton. Montejo was defeated in Manila bay on Sunday, and two months later Cervera's fleet was blown to pieces off Santiago ca the same day of the week.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
The Improvement of stock.

It is estimated that the number of cows in the United States used for pro- ducing milk from which butter is made reaches 100000. and that the aver age amount of butter per COW Is 125 pounds for one year making 8 total of 1,375,OOO,OOO pounds of butter. Esti- mating at 125 pounds per cow shows that the average is low. The cows can double their average if breed and feed" are made 10 enter more largely into dairying. There are cows used solely for supplying cheese factories, and also milk for immediate coDsump- tion, the item O. butter only being talk en to point out the enormous value of cows on the farm and their usefulness to farmers.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
COckatOos.

The cockatoos constitute a branch of the great parrot family, and, with the exception of the species which inhabits the Philippine islands, are peculiar to the Australasian region.
 Leadbeater's cockatoo is one of the most beautiful of the group, his white plumage being tinged with rose color w. T. Greene, the great authority on cage parrots, describes it aptly as ''rasp- berry and cream" color-but as his mental endowments are by no means equal to his personal attractions he is less popular as pet than species with more intelligence than good looks. One point in his favor must be mentioned he is less determined screamer than the majority of cockatoos. This, how ever, is not saying much. In his native woods of South Australia Leadbeater's eockatoo is very shy and difficult to ap- proach. The birds sent to Europe, no doubt taken as nestlings in the majori- ty of instances, remain usually wild and suspicious, though they bear con- fnement we'll and do not suffer from the cold.
 At home in Australia the cockatoo is not beloved of the farmer, and it can be we'll imagined that flock of these big birds, amounting often to thousands, commit fearful havoc upon the crops. Hence it is shot down as remorselessly as the sparrow in England when it grows too numerous to be acceptable to the agriculturist. Like the rest of the genus, this cockatoo usually makes it's nest in a hollow tree, where the hen lays two pure white eggs.-St. Louis RaDuhlic
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Cutting Grass Closely.

With the very sharpest scythe, 1t is possible on land free from stones to cut grass closer to the ground than a mow- ing machine can be run. But the aver age machine-cut meadow will be cut more closely than 1t is likely to be cut by hand. This Is often a matter of much importance. as grass grows much more heavily close to the ground, and an inch lower in cutting makes often difference of two or three hundred pounds of hay. When clover is beaten down by rains the difference between low and high cutting Is often much more than this.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Beuus.

The cultivation of beans is not diff cult, as they can be grown with the same labor tha s required for corn. The harvesting of the crop Is the objec- tion, but there are now bean harvest CTS which save much Of the labor for merly done by hand. Care Is also re- quired in storing the vines to prevent injury, the threshing of the pods being done late in the fall or in winter on the barn floor, whicA work is performed by a bean thresher. an implement which was unknown a few years ago.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
To Prevent Hillside wasbius.

very serious mistake which l made when began to farm was in running the rows up and down the slopes on rolling land. When heavy rains fell the water would follow the'rows, wa shing away the soil and damaging both land and crop. For the last three years I have run my rows on q level. and my land has improved as rapidly as 1t went down under the old straight row sys- tem.-Practical Farmer
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Rnnv ATtIk.

Ropy milk is caused by a bacteria. but 1t is not yet known how this bac- teria gets into the milk unless t is from the body of the COW. Wash the udder. teats and body of tue COW before milk ing; also, see that the vessel and hands of the milker are clean The animal heat in the milk should be remoy ed as soon as possible by passing the milk over a cold surface or through a pipe surrounded by ice.-American Agricul- turiSt.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Growing Cucuulbers for Pickles.

Growing Cucumber for Pickles.
 When growing cucumbers for pick les it Is necessary to pick off the cu- cumbers before they exceed two inches in length. Should the vines be permit ted to fulfill their missloB-growing seed-they will cease to be productive, hence not a single cucumber on g. vine should be allowed to mature. As long as the small cucumbers are picked off 1t will increase the numbers, as the vine will continue t. supply others in their place in the effort 10 mature them. A few vines well managed will produce a large number of cucumbers of pickling size.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

San Francisco has a new charter, in which the referendum is a salient fea- ture. It has been adopted by a vote of I,3S6 for to 12,025 against. One provision of the charter is that no new franchise whatever, for lighting, water or street railway lines, can be granted without it is ratified by vote of the people at t1e next municipal election.
 i. 70" railway franchise can be lHn>E at l within ninety days of its expiration, nd then it's renewal must be decided by the voters, if 15 per cent. 3f their number sign a petition to that e-1o~.- tflg4 new franchises for street railways are secured they run for only twenty five years. This is the begin ming of a movement that is likely to spread rapidly in this country. The growing exactions of corporations and the increasing venality of common councils in cities have left the people no alternative except to take into their own hands powers which it is nc long CT safe to intrust to men who use office for increasing private gains and with out the slightest regard for the rights or wishes of their constituents.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
RoaG Restrictions In Baden.

Not single mechanical vehicle can run on the roads of the Grand Duchy of Baden until the driver makes declara- tion to the central authorities, who will give to him, after long investigation, authority to run upon certain road decided upon in advance. After the au- thority is received the driver is bound Oy an almost endless number of restrio. tiOns
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
CaterpilIRr IIemedr-

Every year we hear of caterpillars destroying whole orchards. There is nothing so easy to dispose Of Bore a hole in the tree deep enough to reach the sap, fill the hole with sulphur and plug 1t up. The sap takes the sulphur to every limb and twig. and. the cater. pillars disappear at Once.-Waterbury American.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

A correspondent says that the Amer ican soldiers were greatly disappointed because they found no good tobacco in Santiago. If they want to secure 'pure Havana" cigars at first hand they should waste no time in Cuba but bOm- bard Connecticut
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

A Spanish paper calls attention to the fact that Russia on a war footing has 2,5JOO00 soldiers, while Germany has 2,300,000, France has 2,200,000 and Austro-Hungary 100000. Well, what of thatf Numbers do not always count. IT they did the mosquitoes would gov ern New Jersey.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

seven million dollars. apply with ten fold force to Porto Rice. with it's six good harbors 10 the one of St. Thomas, and it's commercial as well as strategi, cal potentialities.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
SAWED OFF HIS OWN LEG.
Nerve of a Pioneer Gold
 Prospector.


 Few old miners have not heard of the Pegleg mine, located in the vicinity of Death Valley, which has been a legend in mining circles for nearly fifty years. Numerous expeditions have been or sanized for the rediscovery of this fa- nous lost mine. The originator of the story of a marvelously rich mine locat- ed in the terra incognitO of which Death Valley is the central point was Pegleg Smith, a famous pioneer long before the discovery of gold in California. In his earlier career his operations were confined mainly to the overland trail on which he was employed as freight CT and guide.
 The circumstances which gave rise to the sObriquet by which he was univer- sally known was a most thrilling cpl sode. While hauling load of freight between the widely separated posts of that early day he was jOlted from his wagon, and falling under it's wheels had his leg so badly crushed that it was evident that his only hope of life lay in amputation. But he was alone on the trail in the heart of the mountains, and the nearest surgeon was at the military post of Fort Laramie, hundreds of miles away. He was a man of iron nerve, however, and did not hesitate an instant after he had learned the extent of his injuries.
 With his jackknife and saw he per formed the amputation himself, ban. daged the stump as best he could, and in his crippled condition built himself a shelter and subsisted on the prOvi- sions in his wagon until he was found
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

VI OH1 1" 4NO"SPdPtT OuCpuLs
 The total number of copies of news papers printed throughout the world in one year is 12,OOO,OOO,0OO. To print these requires 781 ,240 tons of paper, or 1,562, ,OO pounds, while 1t would take the fastest press in London 333 years to print single years edition, which would produce stack of papers nearly fifty miles high.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Rock Elm a Valuable wood,

There is good demand for rock elm fin Great Britain, where t is put D va rious uses and brings high prices. Doubtless many farmers WhO have woodland can find specimens of this tree on their premises which would give them a handsone profit ie cut and sold.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

Sixteen thousand American soldiers obliged 25,O00 Spanish soldiers to sur render at Santiago. If there is any glory in that for Spain she is welcome fo if
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
They Lske Tnrnstnes.

A kind of vegetable food not often raised for poultry, but which they greatly apprecia te, Is tomatoes. If bar reled up in the cellar the green ones will keep well into cold weather. fur. nishing an acceptable change.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

A woman who has asked for a di- vorce alleges in her petition that her husbands love has melted" It must have been pretty fervent while it lasted
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

The Undertakers' Review prints a strong editorial denunciatiOn of "adul- terated coffins." This does look like an unjustifiable imposition, on the dead.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

Germany will gain nothing by trying to run down American diplomats. A Berlin bicyclist collided with Ambas- sador White the other day and landed in iail
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

Most old vets who have lost their arms in war feel proud of it, but the soldiers of Torars army did not look at 1t that way.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

Those Spaniards at. Santiago, al- though they had little to eat, proved by their Notifications that they were great trencher men.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

Cervera has no cause for complaint. No matter what happened off Santiago, his squadron was at the bottom of it oil
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

While the Spanish soldiers may give up their arms, they have too much re- spect for their personal safety to sur render their legs.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

They've stopped calling us 'Yankee pigs" Meanwhile it may be asked what bearing this has on the relative might of the pen and the sword?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Daily Addition to the se.

The quantity of water discharged ev- cry day into the sea by all the rivers of the world has been estimated to be about thirty-six cubic miles.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

It is moved and seconded that Gen. Shafter be made permanent chairman of the Fat Mans Club of America.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Currant Bushes in Tree Fo-r

It is much easier to care for currant plantation if the bushes are grown singly in tree form, instead of growing in clumps. as they usually are. But to
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
The Americanized Emixrant.

have remarked, for my part, that the Americanization of the European emigrant is the result of success. The man who succeeds becomes American with facility truly prodigious, but he who fails remains European.
 Thus it is that a certain part of Chi cago constitutes a veritable interna- tional sink where the French, the Swedes, the Germans, the Slays, the Italians, dwell in groups, retaining in their misery the distinctive marks of their nationality, the language and the habits of their races.
 On the other hand, the Americaniza- tion of the others is perhaps not so com- plete at bottom as it is in appearance. The future alone can tell. It remains true none the less that in single gen. bration Europe seems to have lost all influence over the sons of those who have abandoned her to fix themselves in the new world, and who have been able to make any position for themselves there, however modest. There is in the air they breathe, in the life they live, something which takes their youth, their enthusiasm, and inoculates it in some way with all the hereditary Amer ican possessions and ideas.-Paris Re- v-a Bleue
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

Inasmuch as 1t was one itself, it seems quite proper that Morro should be situated on a bluff.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

The Department of Agriculture re- ports that ''the notolophus leucostigma ls killing trees. Why not shoot it?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

Ttisa curious fact that an idle rumor Is about the busiest thing going.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01

It's only a mans heirs who are ever really interested In his ailments.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
Spain's Popular Beverage.

"Horchata de chufa, '" is the singular name of ttse most popular drink in Mad rid. This is made from a nut called "chufa, yielding milky liquid when reduced to pulp. This is diluted with water, and forms a most cooling and re- freshing drink However, it is an ac- quired taste. Very few like it at the first trial. The horchata may be made from different kinds of nuts. The al- mond is used also.
 Strange to relate, the horchata de chufa is always sold where mating is kept for sale, so that when you spy a roll of the latter outside the store door, it is sufficient indication that in that particular place you may procure glass of the horchata. In spite of inquiries, 1 was unable to discover the origin of the singular combination of articles on sale.-Truth.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-01
BEinG Finger Nails.

The chief finger nail chewers of the world are the French, and it was re- gently stated upon reliable authority that nearly two-thirds of French school children are addicted to the habit.
 Even for grown people there is hard ly any habit, aside from the confirmed abuse of narcotics, more difficult to overcome than the habit of biting the finger nails. It requires strong mental effort and constant vigilance to do this, for once person has become thorough ly addicted to the habit he does it un- consciously, and is only reminded that he is marring himself when he gets one of his nails gnawed down to the quick. All manner of remedies have been ad- vanced for the cure of the finger nail biting habit, including the placing of injurious and bitter compositions on the ends of the fingers, but none of the rem- edies amounts to much.
 The only way to stop biting the fin ger nails is to stop. The Americans are next to the French in the finger nail biting habit, probably because the Americans, as whole, are an exceed ingly nervous people. A man who &C., complishes his determination to knock off biting his finger nails may, by in cessant manicuring, get them to look fairly we'll within year or so, but fin ger nail biting, if long persisted in, ruins the shape of the ends of the fin gers and the nails can never be brought to look as we'll as those of the persons who permit their nails to grow as they were intended to grow.-Washington Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08

New York, Sept. THE United
States transport OLDHAM, having on
board Major General Nelson A. Miles
and his staff, General Greenleaf, Cap
tain Whitney, the Second regiment of
Wisconsin volunteers, consisting of 80
officers and 800 men, and the hospital
corps from Porto Rico, arrived here
today Mrs. Miles, son and daughter
were also on board the transport, which
sailed from Ponce on Sept. 1. The sur
geon in charge reported all well and no
sickness or deaths during the voyage.
The troops were in the best of spirits.
The big transport was decorated pro-
fusely with palms and draped with
flags. From the fore truck was flying
the American ensign over a large
Spanish flag, while long strings of in
ternational code flags were floating
from each masthead to the rails.
General Miles admitted to the Associ-
ated Press reporter, who interviewed
him while the OLDHAM was lying off
Liberty island the substantial accuracy
of the statement attributed to him by
the Kansas City Stars correspondent
at Ponce, Porto Rico.
There are" General Miles said to
minor inaccuracies in the published
reports, such as usually occur in such
interviews. [ do not care to point out
the inaccuracies referred to at this
time; they are unimportant.
1T is true that l requested that my
troops in Porto Rico, on their return
home, should be allowed to camp
somewhere near New York, preferably
Brooklyn Heights, Fort Waosvorth or
Governors island. 1 also requested of
the war department that the troops
be allowed to march through New York
City. l never intended to parade my
self, as l shall go to Washington in a
few days and would not be here at the
time of the contemplated parade.
Il asked that the Wisconsin men
aboard the OLDHAM be permitted to stay
in this vicinity for a day or two TO
give them a chance to see the city 1t
would do no harm to let those western
boys get glimpse of New York Sure
ly they merit it. Many of them. 1
perhaps will never have another OPP
portunity to see it.
ITO my first request, namely that
my troops be permitted to camp here
abouts in the neighborhood of Brook
Ign Heights, and that they be allowed
to parade, / have received no reply.
To nv second request received a re-
ply al Quarantine this morning, order
ing the Wisconsin boys home forth
with. The men will go from the trans
ports directly to the cars
i shah stay in the city day or two
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08
The Man Killed.

Denver, Colo, Sept. Charles Har-
ris, who was killed this morning in the
fight between factions of the silver Re
publican party at Colorado Springs
for possession of the hall in which the
state convention is to be held tomor-
row, came to Denver five years ago
from Omaha, where he formerly held
the Office of deputy United States mar
shall. He is a carpenter by trade, about
30 years of age, and has a wife and
two children. For a time he was a
member of the Denver fire department,
and of late he has been in the employ
of the Gulf railroad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-08

sight of land they should sail as
straight as steam power could bear
them to the gate of the Antilles and
the key of the whole positiOn-POrtO
Rico. Then, having seized and occu-
pied that island, a movement TO Cuba
was to follow by means of a strong
cavalry force, which was to be organ
lied and equipped by August or Sep
TENDER. He contemplated that 10000
cavalry thrown to the center of Cuba,
cutting the Spanish forces in two and
moving west to Havana by the time
the rainy season was over and it would
be possible to maneuver an army; we
could move against that city a well
organized, well equipped and well dis
ciplined army and complete the cap
tu~e of the Spanish forces. The en-
closure of Cervera's fleet in the harbor
of Santiago changed the condition and
made it necessary to move a military
force to that point.
WANTED TO GO.
General Miles, while at Tampa or
ganizing the expedition, felt the i'm
portance of the enterprise so greatly
that he requested permission to &C
company that expedition, or to organ
ize another to join it. This was not
granted, so far as accompanying that
expedition was concerned, but author
ity was granted to equip a second for
movement and operation against the
enemy in Cuba and Porto Rico
However, before this expedition was
equipped, calls were made for addi-
tional forces TO go to Santiago and
they were Immediately forwarded. On
the third day of July General Shafter
telegraphed that his losses had been
greatly nder-estimated; that he met
CT
anticipated and that he was seriously
considering the advisability of falling
back to position five miles to the rear
and that he had not been able to be up
during the past four days.
Under such circumstances General
Miles telegraphed General Shafter that
he would be with him within a week,
with strong reinforcements. Of course
taking the troops prepared for the Sec
ond expedition, which had been ordered
by the president to operate against the
enemy in Cuba, as we'll as in Porto
Rico. These reinforcements were
pushed rapidly forward and some of
them arrived in advance of the COM
manding general and were put in posi-
ton in the trenches around Santiago.
HAD FULL AUTHORITY.
Under verbal instructions Of the
president General Miles was directed
to go wherever he deemed his presence
was required and that he should give
such directions as in his opinion were
best for the army and the government
These were the circumstances under
which General Miles left Washington
Arriving at Santiago, July IL, not as
a private individual nor as a visitor,
any pretense that he went there dis
robed of his authority or official ca
pacity is too childish to be considered
by sensible men. From the moment he
arrived at Santiago he was responsible
for what might occur. He arrived there
with the Yale. Columbia and Rita,
loaded with infantry and three ships