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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21
HEAD LICE ON CHICKS.
They Get Along the Arteries In tho
Throat and In the end XIII
the Little Fowls.

Very often the poultry-keeper is GER
tain there are no lice on his fowls be-
cause he cannot find any about the
perches, The little insects, red in color,
that ure found about the perches and in
cracks about the poultry house are not
true lice. They are mites more like a
little spider, but the true poultry louise
is another sort of an insect altoge Their.
The gray Ct yellow poultry louise is
many times larger than the red mite
and has different habits. The mite
leaves the fowl it has been preying on as
soon as daylight comes, while the big
louise takes up his home among the
feathers and stays there day and night,
The mite deposits its eggs in cracks and
crevices while the louise attaches its
eggs 70 the plumage of the fowls, usual
ly under the wing, about the head and
between the legs.
These lice may be plentiful before
their presence is discovered. They are
oftenest found doing damage to young
chicks and turkeys, If "A chick or pouIt
begins to droop it is pretty good sign
that the big lice have got on it and are
sucking its life-blood away pretty rap
idly. They get on the head and along
the arteries in the throat and increase
in numbers until they kill the little fowl
in the end, They deprive the bird of
blood and this weakens its vitality UNI
I'll digestive troubles begin and finally
it dies, its death being very often at
tributed to cholera" or some unknown
disease, while lice were the destroyers.
Grease of any kind Is sure death to
these lice, the least particle of it kill
ing them on contact. Greasing chick
ems makes them look bad and often
where it is overdone leads to plastering
the down to the body in such manner
that it does not protect them from the
cold and they die. Persian insect pow
der is sure death to the lice. 1t is cheap
and easily applied with the ordinary
powder gun that can be bought at drug
stores FOR 25 cents. 1t does not hurt
the young fowls at all, and where they
are running with hen it may be APP
piled by thoroughly busting her feath-
ers with the insect powder after she
has settled for the night. From her
the powder gets on the chicks and
the lice are killed, The powder should
be applied repeatedly at intervals of
four or five days in order to kill the lice
that hatch from the eggs deposited be-
fore the first treatment is given. The
powder soon loses its effect when eX-
posed to the open air and care should
be taken to get it fresh when buying
and keep it in some tight vessel until
used. A baking powder can or wide
mouthed bottle makes good recep-
tacle for it.-Farmers' Voice.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21

tach the eyener of the rear team to
one end, the upper end for conyen-
fence, and that of the forward team
to the lower end, This will work per-
fectly with team of four horses.
If but three are used the central
hole should be one-third of the dis
lance between the end holes and the
single horse attached to the long end.
For six horses use the evener as de-
signed for four horses for the two
leading teams, then use the three
horse evener inverted for the wheel
horses. BY drilling the ceutral hole
two-fifths of the distance between the
end holes, this evener will be adapted
to five horses worked in the awkward
fashion of three abreast and two on
the lead, or, as they are less often
used, two on the pole and three on the
lead.-American AgricuIturist.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21
Especial Correspondence

Il HAVING been employed by the
d. late p. r. Barnum as his special
XII y foreign agent, my business
being to capture, collect, pur-
chase and ship to America wild
.nimaIs, birds, reptiles and GU
riositics Of all descriptions, and
TO procure specimens of strange,
wild, uncivili2ed races, made several
visits extending over n term of Is
years to that portion of the earth's
surface geographically known as the
Malay archipelago OF which the Phil
Ippine islands constitute large and
Important part. My peculiar occu-
0ation brought me in direct and in"
climate associations and dealings with
Che various races and tribes that In
habit Che hundreds of islands scat
tered throughout that vast region.
waa thus enabled to gain an accurate
Slhowledge OF their characteristics,
ulanrcrs, customs and habits. AS
&here are over 200 different tribes in
Ghe Philippines, each with their local
differences Of language and customs,
7t is impossible for anyone to form
proper opinion or write truthful de-
,scription of that country from what
could be learned by a few days sojourn
in Manila. Although the Spanish have
been the nominal rulers and in pos
session OF the Philippines for over
800 years, they have not colonized
them in the sense that we use that
word, for excluding the civil, military
aud clerical officials who are only
birds of passage" and are there for
EIte express purpose of "feathering
Chcir nests" returning to their homes
when that has been accomplished, the
Spanish residents, all other European
llaCionallties, and the Chinese and
I1aYf-castes, do not constitute above
five per cent. of the 100000 inhabit-
ants. 1t will thus be seen that the
dark-hued races found there by the
first discoveries still form the great
bulk of population. Those of Malay
origin are the most numerous and inn
pOrtant. They are subdivided into
several tribes, but those who inhabit
Che larger islands of Luzon, Mindora,
&ebu and Panay-locally known as
TagaIs-are the most intelligent and
progressive. They are the "bone and
asinew" Of the country, are the small
traders, farmers, hunters and serv-
ants, are of peaceful, amiable, good
natured disposition.
The word veracity has been omitted
.from their vocabulary, they being al
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21

qnost without exception monumental
,prevariCators," and their ideas of prop
'erty rights can be best explained by
stating that they never have been
tkROWn to omit appropriating "other
ypcople's money" at every favorable OPP
tgortunity. They have, however, some
unique traits of honor, and when they
have once pledged their word, in the
name of Allah, they will faithfully per-
form the obligation even at the risk Of
their lives, and you can entrust them to
deliver large sums of money to remote
places in the interior, through a region
known to be swarming with robbers,
land your cash is as safe as though in
tahe hands Of an express company, But
aGtSer procuring a receipt showing it's
safe delivery to the proper person, they
consider themselves no longer bound to
their agreement, and would not hest
tEsfe TO kill the receiver in order to re-
Sgain possession of the money. They are
tlRFeterate gamblers, and have innumer-
ITbie games of chance, played with both
yards end dice. But the great national
pasGme is cockfghting, None are so
poor that they do not possess few
game fowls; the smallest hamlet has
its cockpit, and match between noted
fowls will draw the whole population
from the surrounding country, and
large amounts of money change hands
over the result, They are universally
Alohammedans in religion, and are
usually temperate, using neither spir-
It's nor opium. AS a rule they have but
one wife, although they can have as
cnany as four, that being the limit even
for the richest. Notwithstanding their
natural disposition of amiability they
are, when reused to anger or in war;
Care, bloodthirsty, vindictive savages.
they are brave, courageous fighters,
but do not make good material for SOL
hiers as they will not submit to rigid
discipline. Those in the interior are
dressed in real Malay style, with gay
cOiored turban, short jacket, a sorong
or skirt of plaid cloth reaching from
tthe hips to the ankle, and wooden san
rdals. The women are generally quite
Ipretty. They are small, plump and ex-
rtremely graceful. They are more in
dustFious than the men, and are noted
for their skill in embroidery and other
fancy articles.
The Bisayans, as those who live on
the sea shore and on the islets are
called, are the most expert divers and
swimmers known, many of them be-
ing employed by the pearling fleets
chat operates in the bay Of Bengal and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21
HORRORS OF BATTLE.
Interesting Information Relating TO
the Destruction of the Spanish
Fleet near Manila.

Assistant Engineer Henry Schoen-
born, of the revenue cutter McCulloch,
in letter to his mother, who lives in
Washington, D. c., gives some new de-
tails OF the horrors OF the battle Of
Manila. In his letter he says:
"Since we have been here l have been
on shore Mt Cavite several times to see
the results OF the battle, and do not
think | will go again, as IL is terrible.
| visited one Of the Spanish men-of-
war, which had been partially sunk by
the shells from our ships, and you
could see the Spanish men lying
around on decks and over their guns
all shot to pieces, some with no legs
and others with their heads gone. 1t
certainly was terrible. That same aft
'ernoon our vessels sent men to gather
up all of the dead bodies and bury
them on shore. The Spanish, when
they surrendered, did not stop to bury
their dead or take care OF the wound
ed, but fled to Manila. also visited
the arsenal and navy yard at Cavite,
and it was at the latter place that l
realized what damage could be done
with an eght-inch shell. The shells
from the guns Of our fleet had gone
through whole rows of brick buildings
and torn them all to pieces; others
had gone through buildings and then
exploded, and there was nothing left
Of the buildings, I also visited the
Spanish admiral's house, and, strange
to say, one of the shells of our vessels
had gone into the admiral's room and
exploded, and there were only few
things left whole"
George Alvin Lord, the paymaster on
the revenue cutter McCulloch. arrived
in Washington recently and he too
furnishes some new ana interesting
information. In an interview he said:
1--WE had been told before the fleet
reached Manila that the Spanish guns
were old, obsolete affairs that would
Jump out of their mountings at first
discharge. This old battery at the
mouth of the Pasig river was not used
by the spaniards, Their shore bat
teries at Cavite and Corregidor con-
tanned some Of the finest modern
Krupp guns, well mounted and of
larger caliber than any guns in our
fleet. The idea that our fleet was OPP
posed only by Anticipated, decrepit old
artillery is nonsense, as we learned
when our men were seat ashore at
Cavite after the fight to blow up the
batteries and destroy the guns, The
shot that struck the Baltimore showed
what kind of guns the Spaniards had.
1t was the only shot that pierced our
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BULLETIN TO THE FLEET.
port Concerning the Battle with the
Spanish Squadron.

Washington, July 1.-the substance
of Admiral SIMPSONS report of the de-
struction Of Cervera's fleet off Santi-
ago on Sunday. the Sd inst, which has
been so anxiously awaited at the navy
department and elsewhere in Wash
ington official circles, was received
yesterday in the form of the official
bulletin issued to the fleet from the
flagship New York, describing the ac-
ton with the Spanish vessels. The
bulletin reads:
This is a red-letter day for the American
navy as dating the entire destruction of ADJ
miral Cervera's formidable fleet, the Infanta
Maria Teresa, Vizcaya, Oquendo, Cristobal
Colon and the deep-sea torpedo boats Furor
and Pluton. The flagship had started from
her station about nine o'clock to go to SibOney,
where the admiral had proposed going for
consultation with Gen Shafter. When about
one mile from the bay the Span
ish feet was observed coming out
and making westward, when the
flagship at once put about to rejoin. The exit
was remarkably sudden, and the pace sustained
by the enemy was such that the flagship was
more a spectator than an actual participant,
having an opportunity for firing only one shot,
which was at torpedo-hoat destroyer
Though at no time close enough to fire on the
larger ships, there was fine view Of the sue
cesSlve steps Of the victory, and finally OF
forming one in the long and successful chase OF
the Colon.
1t is, of course, much to be regretted that we
were not able to save anything out Of the gen.
eral wreck All but the Cristobal Colon were
total wrecks early in the action, being fired by
shells after the long chase OF about so miles
in which. until one p. M. the Oregon Brooklyn,
Texas Vixen and New York took part, in the
order named, when the Brooklyn drew some
what ahead and finally brought the Colon to
bay when she was run ashore and surrendered
When boarded her bow was in eight feet Of
water and her stern In 10 feet There was ther
a considerable quantity Of water in the engine
room. Officers and men were sent from the
Oregon to take chargeof her but she gradually
sank, chiefly from ALL her sea cocks having been
opened, which our people were not able to gel
at 1t is probable that we may he able to raise
her. At least, it is to be so hoped
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21
HINTS FOR BEEKEEPERS.

The poorest food gathered by bees
is the juice of fruits-honey dew.
Thick well-ripened honey will not
granulate so readily as that which
is thin.
Dry and warm is the rule for honey
if you want it to retain it's flavor and
richness. Never put it in a cellar.
Uniting colonies will usually be more
successful if you kill the condemned
queens two or three days before unit
ing.
Narrow bottom causes the bees to
build their combs clear down to the
bottom and attach their combs to
them.
Have your new hives ready and the
new colonies swarming over full when
the honey flow comes. This is where
luck comes in.
When returning frames to the hive
adjust them slowly and carefully. Then
no bees will be pinched or crowded be-
tween the frames.
One of the best places to locate the
hives is in the orchard. There usually
they will be free from annoyances that
are likely to arise when the hives are
placed elsewhere.
One person with very little help
can easily attend to 100 colonies OF
bees if comb honey is the product
More help will be needed if extracted
honey is the object.-St. Louis Re
public. --1--------.---..A.-i
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and Independent of Spanish rule.
They are divided into clans and are
ruled by local headmen called rajahs.
The Aetas, or aborigines inhabit the
most inaccessible portions of the large
islands. They are appropriately and
truthfully called the Spanish Negritos
Qittle negros), which aptly describes
them, as they arc almost pigmies, often
less than four feet in height. They are
jet black, woolly-headed, puny, sickly,
miserable, repulsive wretches, and can
be rated among the very lowest grades
of humanity. They are armed with
spears or assegais, bows and arrows,
and blow guns, and are experts in
their use. They use poison on the tips
of their spears and arrows which is
deadly, and lead a,nomadic life, seldom
remaining long in one place. They are
never at loss for food, and do not
give n thought to the morrow, nature
having been so lavish to those people
that vigorous shake of the tree that
shelters them over night will furnish
them with square meal" in the
morning. Their only clothing is a
bark loin cloth. They are pagans, and
believe and practice all sorts of sor-
Gerry and witchcraft. They are pure
Papuans, and practice polygamy, are
cunning, treacherous, but also
courageous. They are rapidly dmin-
ishing, and will soon become extinct
The half-castes, or, as they are
called in this country, Mezitos, while
small in numbers are more influential
and important than any Of the mixed
races, particularly the Spanish Mesti-
EOS, who are generally merchants and
are often quite wealthy. They are also
employed in the government service
rs clerks and private secretaries, are
petty Office holders and much more eff
flcient than the imported Spaniard.
Both the men and women are unusu-
ally good looking. They will play an
important part in the future destinies
Of these islands, no matter in whose
hands they may ultimately remain.
There are many Mestizos of Chinese
descent, and these follow the trades
of their Chinese fathers, whatever that
may be. Many of them, especially
children of wealthy parents, are sent
to China when young and receive an
education at the best Chinese institu-
tions. They dress and otherwise
adopt all the habits peculiar to their
fathers land, and look and act like full
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ships worthy of mention. 1t was At
armor-piercing shot, and struck and
entered the upper gun deck line, de-
flecting slightly upward, scattering
splinters from three or four feet of
deck next the ships side, which slight
ly wounded five or six of Ensign r.
wins gun crew. 1t went through the
engine room hatch, and then glanc-
ing on the recoil chamber of one of the
siX-inch guns struck the circular shield
of heavy steel in front of it. Follow
ing around the concave surface of the
shield, the shot came back across the
deck toward the side from which it en-
tered, struck and bent a ladder on one
of the big ventilators and fell upon the
deck. One of the guns crew, leaning
against the ventilator, was thrown
senseless on the deck, and was carried
below, but shortly surprised the sur
geons by getting up and walking back
to his gun, doing his duty to the end Of
the fight.
"It was a grand sight all the night
after the fight to see the burning ships,
which lit up the sky with their flames,
with occasionally an explosion, as the
magazines ignited. saw a sample OF
the horrors of war on Monday after
noon, when in a rowboat we went
around the charred skeleton of tho
Reina Cristina. Rounding the stern
something unusual showed on the pro-
jecting sponsor of forward gun,
which on near inspection proved to
be a corpse of a Spaniard, nude, save
for belt about his waist, both legs
shot off at the knee and other horrible
wounds. Owing TO the body being on
the sponsor outside the hull it had not
been burned, and was one of the most
grewsome sights I ever saw, and ]
could not but be thankful that there
were no such sights seen on our ship,
but which had been averted only by
the hand of divine Providence which
watched over us that Sunday morn
ing"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21
un,v tn SInI,e Lime.

To Stake lime properly three pints of
water to one pound of lime are re-
CURED. Lukewarm water is the best,
which is not always to be had when
shaking large quantities of lime. If
slaked in a box or vat put the neces-
sary quantity of water in first, then
put in the required amount Of lime.
During the progress of shaking it is
well to cover the box or vat and the
same should be stirred occasionally
for the purpose of placing the lime so
that all will receive it's share of water,
Do not put the lime in the vessel first
and put the water on by turning it
from a hydrant or pouring it in with
buckets. If you do the whitewash viii
be granular and lumpy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21
To Prevent smut in whent.

Smut in wheat may be prevented by
putting bag of wheat in barrel Of
cool water and leave it until all the
seeds are moist, usually two or three
minutes. Drain off surplus cold water,
then immerse for minute or two in
a second barrel containing warm wa
ter. The object of this is to warm the
wheat so that it will not cool the water
in a third barrel. When warm, plunge
quickly in the third barrel and leave it
is minutes. Keep the temperature (by
steady thermometer test between 100
and 1S4 degrees, preferably at 49,. Re-
move wheat after Is minutes and
spread on floor, that has never had
smutted wheat, to dry.-Prof. II. Gar
man, Ky. Exp. Sta.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-21
RYE FOR PASTURE.
In Many Respects Its Value Is Greater
Than That of Amy Other
Northwestern Crop.

Rye is one of the most valuable
plants that we are likely to have in
this northwestern country and espe-
cially in sandy soils. But it has not
as yet been generally grown for such
use, and it does not matter very much
whether it is wanted for sheep, cattle,
swine or horses, it is highly useful in
any case. There ere but few sections
in all the northwest, says Prof. Shaw
in Farm, Stock and Home, where it
will not stand the rigors of the win
ter, and there is no kind of soil on
which it will fail to make more or
less growth, unless it is soil soaked
with water in the winter, or unduly
impregnated with alkali. And after
the rye has served it's purpose in pro-
yiding pasture there are but few To-
calities in which it cannot be followed
by another crop the same season.
When winter rye is sown for pasture,
it should always be as early as Sep
TENDER, and if it is to be pastured in
the autumn, it should be soNrn as early
as the LIST of August. But, il is evil
dent in dry seasons it may not germi-
nate thus early. The difficulty may be
obviated sometimes by narrowing and
rolling the land alternately after it
has been plowed. Moisture will i'll this
way be brought to the surface. And
when the crop is pastured in the fall
it should not be eaten too bare to-
ward the approach of winter. When
thus eaten, and Il hard winter follows,
the produce of the rye will be much
less the following season. And when
rye is sown so late that it enters the
winter in weak condition, the results
the following spring will also be disap-
pointing. The growth will be much
more feeble than that of rye which
has gone into the winter in a strong
and vigorous condition. Because of
this late sowing many who have sown
rye have been led to under-value it as
a pasture. 1t may be sown in with
corn at the last cultivation, out the
plan that would make it follow small
grain is a grand one, for then the
blowing of the land buries an army of
weeds and thus greatly helps to clean
the land.
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MILES ASSUMES COMMAND.
He VIII Temporarily Direct the Land
Forces About Santiago, but Will Re-
main There Only Few Days.

New York, July IA dispatch to
the New York Herald says: Maj. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, who assumed com
mand of the American forces on the
island, promises to take Santiago with
in three days. He declares that the
campaign must end quickly. With
that object in view the American com.
mander yesterday FASTENED to the
front and took charge. He found AZ
pieces of light artillery mounted and
ready for use. Gen. Miles was en-.
Enthusiastically received by his troops
when he appeared at the front
He arrived during a driving
rainstorm and was accompanied by
3, 1000 reinforcements from the Yale and
the Columbia. Shocked at the condi.
ton he found Siboney in, Gen. Miles
Immediately ordered that the town ba
destroyed by fire. He decided upon
this as a sanitary measure. Ambu'
lances constantly arrive at Siboney
with sick and wounded. Gen. Duf.
field, who is confined in the hospital, is
in very serious condition.
To the correspondent of the Assoc
ciated press, who accompanied him tc
the front, Gen. Miles said:
have not come down here to take command
and shall probably remain but few days L
is too late to make any changes in the plan oil
campaign, even If 1 desired to do So But
have no complaint to make. Things seem ts
be moving in good shape L intend to looh
over our lines and positions and study the sit
uatiOn thoroughly; but will not interfere in
the conduct of the campaign This Is likely Il
be the only trip 1 shall make to the front