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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-03

Jules Lemaitre, a most accomplished
classical scholar, of exceptional attain
ments In his knowledge of Latin. has re-
Gently written two articles in the Paris FL
caro- setting forth at length his view that
the study of Latin is a waste of time. saws
the Portland Oregonian Lemaitre, who
stands in the front rank of Frenchmen of
superior literary power, says that he owes
the formation of his heart and mind to the
Bible, to Montaigne, Pascal, Rousseau.
Chateaubriand, Lamartine Michelet
Sainte Beuve, Tame and Renan He con-
fesses that he Is ignorant of the English
language, spoken by one-half the world
and his German is simply pitable Lemai-
tire grants that the study Of dead Ian
guages is useful as an exercise of the mind
but holds that the study of living is lust
as valuable that the intellectual and NOR
al substance of antique literature reaches
the minds of our children vastly enriched
by the English, the German. the Italian
and the Spanish writers. If the benefit of
Latin and Greek, then, is so small to a
man who knows it very well like himself
what profit, Lemaitre asks. can it be to
nine-tenths Of cOlleglanS, VINO appear TO
learn it, but who DO not know it, never
can know il. The mass Of young men of the
middle classes, when they reach the age of
nineteen or twenty, are, Notwithstanding
the time they devote to the classics NOT
only so ignorant that they cannon read
huently a page of Virgil, but are also ig-
norant of English and German, geography
and natural science; so that the average
I rench bachelor of arts is a prodigy OF
substantial ignorance and empty acquire
ments. These views are not peculiar TO this
eminent Frenchmdn They We're set forth
at length by the late Prof Blackie, who
for 80 years occupied the Greek chair In the
great Scotch University of Glasgow Prof
Blackie agreed with Lemaitre that the
study of the classics was useful only TO
those who love them, but hurtful to others
The ephemeral study of the classics which
gives every college boy a mere smattering
of Latin and Greek, Prof Blackie de-
nounces as waste of time, and a great
English teacher of classics, Prof. Farrar,
heartily agreed with him.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
Keep the Chickens Growing.

Now that the Matching season has
ended more time can be devoted to
keeping the chicks constantly grow
'ng. The first few months of a chick s
existence determines its value at ma
;urity. If allowed to get stunted no
amount of care ever after will remove
the trouble. See to it that they are
regularly fed and watered, at least
three times daily, and do not allow
the coops and yards to become foul.
After few weeks old give them
plenty of good sound grain, such as
wheat and cracked corn and be sure
aot to overlook plentiful supply of
good sharp grit.
Examine the mother hens at least
once week to see that no lice are on
.hem. Should there be any, an ap-
plication of grease under the wings
and on top of the head will suffice to
rid both her and the chicks of them.
After the chicks are weaned watch
them carefully at night and see that
.hey return to their coops. If fallowed
to roost on perches their breastbones
will become crooked and they will not
do so well as they would if roosting
in the COOP.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
keeps the bottom Of the pail free from

keeps the bottom Of the pail free from
particles of manure, which are sure to
adhere to pail when set directly on
the floor, but raises the pail, SO if the
cow occasionally kicks she is not SO
liable to place her foot in the pail, up
setting it, and ones temper, too.
But what is the little box for?
Every dairyman knows the necessity
of brushing the udder before milking.
especially in the morning when cows
are kept in the stable or in yards. A
small woolen cloth can be kept in
this box, and when the milker sits
down to his work all he has to do is to
place the pail on his knee, reach under
the seat of the stool and get the cloth,
clean the udder, put back the cloth
and go to work. The cloth is always
at hand and there is not half the dust
set in motion as when the cloth is
used separately on the cows and
thrown from one to the other. .-Agri-
cultural Epitomist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
he WROTE "olxlE."

Dan Emmett Lives to See the North and
south Sing HIS Famous Song ToR ether.
Perhaps very few people know that
Dan Emmett, who wrote Dixie" is
still living.
His home is in Mount Vernon, Ohio,
where he was born and where he
hopes to end his days. The old man
is picturesque figure on the streets
of the town. In his prime he was one
Of the mid-century dandies of New
York City, but now, with calm indif-
ference to the conventional, he usu-
ally carries long staff and wears his
coat fastened in at the waist by bit
of rope.
His home is little cottage on the
edge of the town, where he lives en-
tirely alone. On almost any warm af-
ternoon he can be found seated before
his door reading, but he is ready
enough to talk with the chance visit
or, whose curiosity to meet the COM
poser of one of the national songs of
America has brought him out from
town.
It was this curiosity that took me
to the cottage. The old composer was
seated in the shade by his house with
book open before him. As I went
up the path 1 said, for I had some
doubt in my own mind:
care you Dan Emmett, who wrote
'Dixie'?''
"Well, have heard of the fellow;
sit down" and he motioned to the
steps.
"Won't you tell me how the song
was written?"
'Like most everything else 1 ever
did, because it had to be done. One
Saturday night, in 1859, as I was
leaving Bryant's Theatre, where I was
playing, Bryant called after me, I
want a walk round for Monday, Dam
The next day it rained and stayed
indoors. At first when went at the
song couldn't get anything. But a
line, 4 wish was in Dixie, kept re-
peating itself in my mind, and finally
took it for my start. The rest wasn't
long in coming. And that's the story
of how Dixie was written.
1T made hit at once, and before
the end of the week everybody in New
York was whistling it. Then the
South took it up and claimed it for its
own. sold the copyright for $500.
which was all ever made from it.
Til show you my first copy" He
went into the house and returned in
moment with a yellow, worn-looking
manuscript in his hand.
That's Dixie" he said. 81 am
going to give it to some historical So
ciety in the South one of these days,
for, though was born here in Ohio,
count myself Southerner, rs my
father was Virginian."
Half century ago Emmett was a
famous minstrel Those were the
balmy days of burnt cork art, when
Bryant's Theatre on lower Broadway
was one of the most popular resorts in
New York City. Emmett was born in
1915, at Mount Vernon. He began
life as printer, but'so abandoned
his trade to join the band of circus
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
Burdock as a Vegetable.

What is even regarded as vile weed
can, with little stretch of imagina-
lion, be turned into an ornamental
plant or delicious vegetable. This is
especially the case with the common
5urdock, Lappa major. Schoolboys
all know it from gathering the burs
and compressing them into ball, they
being held together by the curved
points of the floral involucre. This is
all they know about it. It is difficult
to see anything more to be despised
in the burdock leaf than in the leaf of
the rhubarb. 1t appears that it is
largely used in China for food. But
It is stated that, if the stalks be cut
aown before the flowers expand and
then be boiled, the taste is relishe1
equally with asparagus. The leaves,
when young, are boiled and eaten as
we eat spinach. In Japan it is in
universal use. Thousands of acres
are devoted to its culture But in
.his case the root is the object. 1t
requires deep soil to get the roots to
the best advantage. The common
name in China is gobbo-a name,
however, which need not replace our
common one of burdock. .-Meehan's s
Monthly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
Marketing the Cherry Crop.

In almost every neighborhood many
farmers have greater supply of cher
ries than are needed for home use, and
as the fruit is regarded as too small to
pay for the trouble Of picking and
marketing it, much of it is left to be
rotted or eaten by birds. The fact is
that small as the cherry is, it is one of
the most profitable fruit crops that
can be grown. Cherries need to be
picked with their stems, must not be
bruised, and must be placed in clean
baskets holding fifteen to twenty
pounds each. They are usually sold
by the pound and are marketed in all
the cities where this fruit is to be
found in its season on fruit stands.
The sour cherries of the Morello stock
are mostly used for canning and for
making pies. The Montmorency is a
comparatively new sour cherry, and
we know it to be valuable variety
where found. 1t is not best to have
many varieties when cherries are
grown for market. The black Tar
tartan is large, dark red sort, that is
nearly black when at its best. It is
the standard sort and is more largely
sold and better liked By the fruit
dealers than any other. r.-American
Cultivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28

ments of the service, infantry, artillery
and cavalry, are like the once popular
Norfolk jacket, with belt of the same
material. The trimmings are of the
same style, but of different colors, blue
for the infantry, red for the artillery
and yellow for the cavalry.
This trimming, which lends an at
tractive bit of color to the uniforms.
consists of deep facing at the ends of
the sleeves, over the lapels of the two
upper pockets, shoulder straps and
around the low cut military collar.
The trousers are perfectly plain.
The uniforms of privates and non
commissioned officers are worth about
SO each. Four big pockets are made
in the coats.
Dressed in these suits, with the
light underwear being provided by
the Government, the soldiers will feel
like new men. No attempt probably
will be made to carry the kit on forced
marches, except when absolutely nec-
cessary.
Officers will wear uniforms of finer,
but no more comfortable, material
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28

company. He was not long in discov-
ering that he could compose songs of
the kind in use by clowns. One of
the finest OF these was cold Dan
Vucker," of pleasant if inebriate
memory. It's success was so great
that Emmett followed it with many
others.
Finally he took to impersonations,
singing his own songs in the ring,
while he accompanied himself on the
banjo. He made speciality of old
men. and blackened his face and
donned wig of kinky white hair. He
became such favorite with the pat
rons of the circus in the South and
West that at last, partly by chance
and partly through intention, he in.
vaded the stage himself.
This was some time in 1912, at the
old Chatham Theatre in New York
city, when, with two companions, he
gave a mixed performance, made up
largely of songs and dances typical of
slave life and character. The little
troupe was billed as the virginia
Minstrels, and their popularity with
the public was instantaneous.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
summerlne Cattle ON Csrass.

don't know of any subject more
timely than how cattle of all kinds
should be treated while living on
grass. The common method with
most farmers is to let them all run
together-calves that are fed by hand
excepted-many or few, large OF small,
just one pasture and generally too
small fer the number that must get q
good Ii, ing or be half starved. Then
close grazing and often long dry spells
and good number of cattle following
each other day after day, reaching
through fences and in the hot weather
the field looking so bare that the
grass roots are often killed out en-
tirely.
This is no overdrawn picture. How
can COW give good yield of milk, or
young cattle take on much growth or
flesh under such conditions? Unless
they get satisfactory feed and in
reasonable time they cannot spare the
time needed for rest and to chew their
cud.
Every farmer should have two or
more pastures. Milk cows do better
alone, but if that cannot be had there
should be at least two pastures, so
that one of them could be rested a
while, and if favorable weather pre-
walls two or three weeks will start the
grass, so that when You turn on it
again you Just watch the difference in
the growth and yield and see the grass
start up in the one vacated This is
better way than if the number of
acres were all in one lot. I hope those
interested will try it. +
Where cattle are compelled to eat
off the blades of grass scarcely an inch
high, and probably destroy others just
peeping out, ten days, if left grow,
would furnish twenty times as much
feed and no injury occur to the roots.
People tell of leaks and losses on
the farm, but too close grazing is the
biggest one I know of. Then there
is a big talk about calves dying from
scours, etc., but it is generally those
that feed their cows such big lot of
stimulating nostrums of different
kinds that makes the milk rank poison
to their offspring. Calves from such
pampered matrons are as good as sick
Mt birth. Cows should be fed almost
entirely on what you can raise on
your own farm, and then, like common
farmers, losses would disappear. It
is risky to buy cows of some men.
If calves get the scours we stir -four
in their warm milk, and an egg, too,
until we get it checked. We teach
them to eat oats and ground feed and
keep hay before them all the time un-
til turned onto grass. When cows
scour badly on tame hay and mill feed
make real hard boiled dumpling Of
-four and water only, boil it until hard
and when cool cut into pieces and feed
it to them; it will quickly stop the
scours. This recipe is worth dollars
if it works for others like it has for us.
may tell you what pastures are like
in England, and how they keep them
good all the time. They have u more
moist climate than we have, but we
could greatly improve ours by follow
ing their methods. William Oxley in
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28

which will greatly add to the comfort
and general appearance of the soldiers.
Already 1000 of these suits have been
completed and shipped to Tampa to
be forwarded to Cuba for General
Skaters command
The new campaign uniform for in
fantry is made of canvas duck or drill.
Its distinguishing feature is Norfolk
jacket, or blouse effect with box
plait down the back. There are four
pockets in the front and five buttons.
The two upper pockets are faced with
blue cloth, the epaulet straps, cuffs
and collars being of the same material
and color.
The uniform is made with felled
seams. Brown canvas leggings some
what darker than the uniform are
used. A web cartridge belt, blue
woolen blanket, haversack to contain
tin plate, knife, fork and spoon and
rations, water bottle and tin cup
complete the equipment. No KNAPP
sack is used.
The trimmings of the cavalry uni
form are yellow and of the artillery
red.
Regulation army uniforms now in
use are lined and weigh about eight
pounds, being better suited for use in
the Arctic regions than in climate
where the suns rays are as hot as the
blasts from furnace. The lining
carefully sewed inside the coats makes
them doubly warm, and officers do not
wonder that the men under them cast
the garments aside in disgust.
Different from any uniform ever be-
fore worn by any United States troops
are the new styles adopted, and they
are as attractive looking as they are
durable. The cloths used in the suits
for the Cuban campaign are what are
known to the trade as drill weave and
duck. Housewives would call the first
named material cotton drilling.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28

manufacturers and jobbers in that
line of business are invited to submit
tracted for must be ready on time and
delivered to the Government. When
they are delivered they are inspected
by Government officials and, if all
right, accepted. Then they are for
warded to the store house of the army
at Philadelphia to await orders.
When regiment is recruited and
sworn INTO the United States service,
the captain Of each company makes
out requ isition for the number of
uniforms needed and forwards the
requisition to the quartermaster of the
regiment. The colonel approves of
the requisition, and then it is for
warded to the brigade quartermaster,
who, if he has not the clothes required
on hand, makes requisition on the
corps quartermaster. The latter, when
uniforms are needed, makes requisi.
tion on the quartermaster- general, who
draws the supplies needed from the
depot at Philadelphia.
Upon the delivery of the clothing to
the regimental quartermaster, the
captains of the several companies are
notified. The captains march their
men to headquarters and there they
receive the clothing apportioned to
them and for which the captain gives
q receipt to the regimental quarter
master, who keeps it for his voucher.
The same formula for the issuing of
clothing is followed in the navy.
The army and navy uniforms are
made in nearly every large city of the
Union, and the cost of those for the
privates is about IS, Gnd those for
men before the mast is about So per
man. The officers uniforms range in
price from $50 to $75. A bullet will,
however, pierce the one as quickly as
the other. The uniform of the gem
eral officers Of the army is double.
breasted blouse of dark blue cloth or
serge, with four outside patch pockets
with flaps, rolling collar, with two
rows of buttons, grouped according to
rank, of the same kind as those worn
on the dress coat. For all other Of
ficers o single-breasted blouse is worn,
!
outside pockets with flaps, falling COL
lar. with five buttons in front of the
same kind as those worn on the dress
coat. The skirt of the dress coat ex-
tends from one-third to one-half the
distance from the hip joint to the
knee.
Quite as important as the clothes
are the shoes. For Cuban service the
men will wear dark brown canvas
clothes, but the shoes will be the
same as worn at home. They are COM
mon brogans, these shoes, stout of
upper and mighty of sole and heel.
In fact, the army shoe is not thing
OF beauty, but on the march it is a Joy
forever, as every veteran knows. They
are made of cowhide, and, if possible,
of the hide Of very tough COW at
that. They are exceedingly broad of
sole and heel, and are made with the
double view of securing durability y and
comfort.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28

of war, and especially at the begin
ming of hostilities, when the public
are crying for million men to be
enlisted, clothed and put at the front
in minute, the task assumes the
proportions of mountain in fog.
Take the quartermaster- general, for
instance. 1t is his duty to see that
the big army which he. President
has called to give battle to the Span
ish is clothed at the very earliest pos
sible moment. His usual sources OF
supply are quickly exhausted. 9th
ers must be found. The clothing
must be made. The first thing the
quartermaster-g general does is to as-
certain. as nearly as possible. the ex-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
APrac.ical Milking stool.

The observing farm student is sure
to come in contact with new ways and
new implements when travelling
through the country, no matter whether
he is on business or pleasure. Some
of the best methods and most simple
homemade implements are lying side
by side in our farm homes waiting tor
some one to "happen along" to make
known to the world these hidden
treasurer.
One of these simple devices is found
in the milking stool. 1t is made with
three or four short legs, just as the
mixer thinks most convenient. Di-
rectly on top of this short-legged stool
is small box, the top of which forms
the seat of the stool. The lower part
Oh under board of the box extends out
under the COW to support the milk
pail when milking. This not only
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
NJ

Dispatches from Cuba tell how the
soldiers of our army, burdened with
hot flannel uniforms and heavy out
fits, are throwing away everything
they can on the march, even their
coats. IL the terrible heat every
ounce of weight adds to discomfort
while marching, and, regardless of the
future, men are casting aside blankets,
extra clothing, tin plates and other
articles in their Merriam kits, caring
only to tighten their burdens.
Men in regular marching order who
have been sent to Cuba, volunteers as
we'll as regulars, carry in all nearly
sixty pounds, including their rifles,
enough to stagger man in cool
climate. This casting away of every
superauous article is not new prac-
tice, for it was done by tens of thous-
ands of men in the Civil War and
has been done by soldiers in al
most all other wars.
Recognizing the unftness of the
regulation uniforms for the tropics,
the Government is having 40, 900 cot
ton drilling and duck uniforms made,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
To Grow Lima Beans.

There are two methods OF growing
Limas. One is to grow them on poles
and the other on wires. Where the
largest crop is desired and poles are
easily obtained it is the best plan.
When poles are not at hand, and one
cares for the ornamental appearance
Of the garden, very good crop can be
grown by using wires to support the
zines. When grown in this way one
row forty or fifty feet long will supply
family. Limas, like all the good
shings from the garden, require rich
soil. My experience is that 1 can
grow the best crop with stable man
ure. American Gardening.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28
Tarrsd Paper for Cabbage Maggot.


We have often suffered good deal
OF loss on account Of maggots destroy
ing'a large proportion of our early
cabbages. If we believe what some
of the experiment stations tell US,
then the collars OF tarred felt (roofng
felt put around the stems of plants
near the surface of the ground are a
very effective means of protecting cab
bage and similar plants from the mag
gots' ravages. The reports show that
the loss in treated fields has been
very small. The labor adjusting the
collars also is considerable. The only
trouble seems to be to get the collars.
They are not kept on sale so far as 1
know. So the only thing that L could
see was left for me to do was to make
them myself. A certain professor
long since devised tool to cut the
collars out of sheets of roofng-felt
with neatness and dispatch. I gave
my blacksmith orders with full in
structions to make one of the cutters
after his pattern and expected to set q
man at it to make the collars in rather
large quantities. so as to be able not
only to have my own supply in readi-
ness, but a'so to furnish them at q
slight advance on cost to any of my
neighbors and friends that might de-
sire to try them. But it has taken my
blacksmith much longer to get the
tool made than expected, and, finally
the time for using the collars has ar
rived and have just received this
''collar cutter" This sets the matter
right so far as my own planting is
concerned but I cannot help out my
friends as promptly as l would have
liked. Neither have as yet been able
to figure out the price at which the
collars can be put on the market. I
believe that they should ibe kept by
seedsmen and plant dealers, and that
many could be sold at a good profit.
Local plantsmen might procure cut
ter and furnish the collars to their
customers.-T Greiner in Farm and
Fireside,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-07-28

Suits OF these materials weigh less
than half as much as the uniforms now
in use, and because of their looser
weave are much cooler. The cotton
drill uniforms, which are of light
buff color, weigh just two pounds and
fourteen ounces, while the duck, which
are light reddish tan, weigh four ounces
more.
No colors could be found bet
Ter adapted for service in country
where the men are exposed to dust and
dirt in all kinds of weather, and even
sfter hard, long campaign it is ex-
oected the uniforms will still present
fairly respectable appearance.
In style the coats for all depart