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Evening journal., 1898-08-06

Last evening the Department OF
Elections instructed registrars in their
duties.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

who was Genoese, seized pinch of
the ashes in the chest and placed
them in a crystal vial. A ribbon was
attached to the vial, bearing an in
scription in Italian to this effect:
"Ashes of the immortal Christopher
Columbus, discovered in the Cathedral
of San Domingo the 10th of September,
1877. To the City of Genoa, from
her affectionate sons, Giobatta and
Luigi Cambiaso.
When the vial arrived at Genoa the
municipality decided to preserve it in
an urn OF bronze. The urn was
executed IN 1886 by Pandiani, of
Milan. 1t is in the style of the seven
teenth century. Four sea horses sus
tain it at the corners, and graceful de-
signs adorn the frame, which bears on
each side the arms of Genoa. The
whole is surmounted by a female
figure representing Genoa, the Queen
of the Mediterranean. The left hand
rests upon an anchor, and with the
right the figure holds aloft the wreath
of victory.
Pavia received similar honor, for
at her university the discoverer of the
New World completed his studies.
The ashes were placed in a small
pyramid of crystal, and that was de-
posted in splendid receptacle.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

and sacred relics of Spanish rule, tc
Havana, where they have since re-
mained. AS matter of fact historians
are now agreed that the bones which
the Spaniards conveyed to their only
remaining possessions in the Western
Hemisphere were not those of the great
navigator, but of his son, Diego Col
umbus, a former Governor General of
Santo Domingo, who was buried in
the same sepulchre with his father.
The certainty that the Spaniards had
made blunder in removing the body
was established through very curious
circumstance.
Just before his death, Columbus,
greatly aggrieved by the injustice and
cruelty with which he had been treat
ed by the people for whom he had
done SO much, requested that the
chains in which he had been brought
back prisoner from his last voyage
to the West Indies, and which he al
ways kept in his room as memento
of Spanish gratitude, might be buried
in the coffin with him. His request
was scrupulously regarded by the
members of his family, and without
the knowledge of the Spanish officers
these relics were placed in his coffin
before it was finally sealed.
A Frenchman who chanced upon
some autograph letters written by the
explorer found among other interest
ing documents the navigator's will.
He was struck by the strange clause
relating to the shackles, and made in
quiries whether or not any such things
were found when the coffin was re.
moved from the tomb in Santo Do
mingo. As no one remembered to
have heard of any such thing, an in
vestigation was set on foot, with the
result that the bones of Columbus
were found to be still peacefully re-
posing in the new French colony. As
matter of course, the Spaniards have
derided the notion that they could by
any possibility have made mistake,
but subsequent discoveries have only
tended to strengthen the idea that the
Spaniards had merely given one more
example to the world of the careless
ness and superfciality with which they
carry out all their official acts.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Do Not Pasture Meadows in Autumn.

Do Not Pasture Meadows in Autumn.
There is no time of the year when
we farmers should be more careful OF
our next years hay crop than just
now. It is an old practice and bad
one which some of us have followed
for generations, of turning stock into
the meadow just as soon as the hay is
we'll secured. I have found from re.
peated trials that it causes loss in
the long run and no longer sanction
such methods OF course, every dry
year pasture gets short in July, August
and September, SO when the farmer
sees good living for his stock III his
newly mown meadow it is great
temptation to turn them in, and in
nine cases out of ten in goes the
stock.
How much better would it be if
farmers would only get into the habit
OF sowing plenty of fodder corn early
in the spring and summer, having it
to use at this time of year when it is
80 much needed and so we'll liked by
the stock. No doubt in some sections
nearly all farmers have been taught
the result of pasturing meadows in the
fall from experience, but in parts of
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana have
observed that farmers are pasturing
their meadows. The ground is so
bare when winter sets in that much
damage is done to the unprotected
plant roots.
The best crop of mixed hay I ever
hn q
wheat was cut several showers brought
forth the seeding to such an extent
that several neighbors warned me
that if I did not cut and remove this
second growth from the field it would
smother out the plant life and ruin
the crop for the coming season. From
what 1 had read on the subject was
led to believe that no damage would
result from letting it re main, but on
the other hand great and lasting re-
suits would be accomplished toward
the rebuilding of soil fertility. Had
this surplus crop been harvested it
would have made two tons of hay per
acre; so you can see it was large
amount of green stuff to let go back
on the ground. In the spring 1 rolled
down the dead clover and what other
grasses there were lit should have
been cut in the faln and got the best
crop in my experience.
This was not the end, however, OF
SO great nourishing crop. Today
this same field produces the best crops
on my farm, and the reader may be
sure that hereafter what growth comes
after the first cutting June clover ex-
cepted) either from wheat, oats or hay
it will remain on the ground for two
purposes-one, the rebuilding of the
soil and the other winter protection.
Elias F. Brown in American Agri-
culturist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
The Killing of Lieutenant Wansboro.

Close in front of me a slight and
boyish lieutenant compelled my atten-
tion by his persistent and reckless
gallantry. Whenever a man was hit
he would dart to his assistance regard
less of the fire that this exposure in
evitably drew. Suddenly he sprang
to his feet gazing intently into the
village, but what he saw we never
knew, for he was instantly shot
through the heart and fell over back.
ward, clutching at the air. 1 followed
the men who carried him to the road
and asked them his name. "Second
Lieutenant Wansboro, sir, of the
Seventh Infantry, and you will never
see his better. He fought like lit
tie tiger" A few convuisive gasps
and the poor boy WAS dead, and as we
laid him in shady spot by the side
of the road the sergeant reverently
drew handkerchief over his face and
said, "Good-by, Lieutenant, you were
brave little officer, and you died like
a true soldier" Who would wish
better end.-A. H. Lee, R. A., British
Military Attache, in Scribner's.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Estab,isptne a Strawberry Bed.

Young, vigorous strawberry plants
set out during the month of August
stand an excellent chance of forming a
frst-class bed for summer and fall,
and of yielding the next season large
crop of fine berries. Preparatory to
setting plants, choose the richest and
best-tilled plot of ground which is
available for use. 1t is also highly
important that the land upon which
strawberries are to be grown has been
well kept and is reasonably free from
weed seeds, for wedding is the most
expensive and unsatisfactory labor
connected with strawberry culture.
AS the strawberry needs lots OF
plant food to do its best, we may APP
ply some we'll rotted horse or COW
manure, or if such is not available, we
can use what is actually better for the
purpose, namely, highgrade unbleached
hardwood ashes, which, for all fruits,
are an unsurpassed fertilizer. natural
and effective. A scotsman in this
vicinity once applied large dressing
of ashes to an acre of ground, which,
few years later was set to straw
berries. The large crops of magnifi-
cent berries which this piece of land
produced for several consecutive years
were proof positive of the fondness of
the strawberry plant for wood ashes.
We would apply the ashes to straw
berry ground at the rate of from three
to four tons an acre, spreading the
same broadcast and thoroughly har-
rowing it into the soil. The addition
of from one-half to whole ton of
finely ground bone to each acre will
be wise practice. With such fertil-
izing and careful preparation of the
soil, we are ready to set the plants.
Several plans of culture, each hav-
ing its advocates, prevail. We can
confine the plants to hills, or we can
have the densely matted row, OF the
thinly matted row. The largest and
finest berries are grown by hill cul-
ture, while the matted row usually
gives largest crops. The writer favors
the thinly matted rows as giving large
berries with good crops. The idea
in this practice is to have the plants
cover the ground well except in the
paths, apd yet to allow each plant
plenty of room to attain a complete
development In setting the plants
we may strike out rows three feet
apart and set the plants one foot apart
in the row. Good culture and plenty
of moisture will encourage the rapid
formation of runners and new plants.
Give the plants attention while they
are layering, so that they may become
uniformly distributed over the ground,
thus avoiding either crowding or bare
spots. M. Sumner Perkins in Col
mans Rural World.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
A Dinosaurs sixty Feet Long.

Remains of the largest reptiles that
ever lived were discoved in large num-
bers recently by Mr.. Lambe, F. G.
s., Of the Geological Survey of Can
ada. Mr.. Lambe spent two months
in the Red Deer district, north of Med
icine Hat, in the Northwest Territories
of Canada, and as result has secured
some splendid fossil remains. The
fossils are the remains of dinosaurs
found in the cretaceous rocks.
The dinosaurs were reptiles varying
from twenty to sixty feet in length.
Some of them had three horns, one
over the nose, the others near the
eyes. They were either herbivorous
or carnivorous, and existed ages be-
fore the mastodons. Mr.. Lambe also
discovered the remains Of turtles, alli-
gators and fish. In removing the fos-
sils from the rocks great care had to be
exercised, as the remains are exceed
ingly heavy, and the work of getting
them to cump was slow and laborious.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Harvesting Potatoes.

One reason why potatoes frequently
bring low prices is that they are
bruised or cut in digg ng. When the
tuber is thus injured in its tender and
moist state it rots quickly. Hardly
one grower in dozen realizes how
tender freshly dug potatoes really are,
and the habit of roughly dumping
them into barrels or wagons is almost
universal. Then there is the common
practice of asserting them as soon as
they are dug, which should not be
done unless they are designed for i'm
mediate shipment. After digging,
store the tubers in cool, dry and
dark placs that should be kept at an
uniform temperature. Assert into
grades after they nave been dug for
two or three weeks, and If they are to
be stored for any considerable length
of time, they shou d be closely ex-
amined Mt least once week for dis
eased specimens. In mark citing, the
same careful handling should be OBJ
served as in harvesting in order to
put the tubers on the market in the
best possible condition for the highest
prices.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Bone and Eggs.

In selling eggs at market price the
question of profit hinges on the cost
Of the production of eggs. The keep
ers of pure-bred poultry is, the
fancier, who raises only fancy stock
and who gets from one to five dollars
a setting for his eggs, and the same
figures for his fowls-has no need to
count the cost so closely in the pro-
duction of his stock, as the prices OBJ
tained are sufficient to cover even ex-
travagant outlay, and to leave good
margin of profit.
With the marketer, however, it is
quite different. He must bring his
bill of expenses low in order to real
ize any profit in eggs. In this con-
nection we would suggest the free use
of one of the modern inventions for
the poultry yard-the bone cutter, not
the dry bone crusher, but the green
bone cutter, and the liberal use of
green cut bone in feeding the laying
stock. With the writer, green bones,
fresh from the butcher, are obtain
able at SO cents per 100 pounds, and
their value as food, in the production
of eggs, is worth from three to five
cents pound. In fact, the fresh-cut
bone we find the best and cheapest
egg-food that we can buy. There is
certainly good margin of profit in
selling eggs at market prices when the
hens are fed plenty of fresh-cut, clean
bone. OF course it must not be fed
exclusively. But it may, we believe,
constitute third of the feed given
the hens without any bad effects. Too
much bone will cause dysentery or
bowel trouble. But with the coming
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

to the ceremony because cable dis
patch received reported that General
Toral had been murdered in Madrid
the day before, and fears were enter
tanned that disorders might occur if
the public and military came together
in great numbers.
Some of the more rabid Spaniards
go to the length of saying that the
whole ceremony was a farce, the
Washington Government having OBJ
jected to the removal of the remains
and their Government going through
the pantomime in order to make the
public believe that the remains, which
really are left there, were shipped to
Spain.
SPANS pitiful appeal to be permit
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
cathedral in which it is situated. how

cathedral in which it is situated, how
ever, is very handsome structure.
The bones were in plain stone vault
made of marble, placed to the right
of and at the foot of the main altar.
The stone vault surmounted by bust
supposed to resemble the explorer,
but said to differ in every detail from
his portraits. The bones of Colum-
bus, the Spaniards say, were taken to
Havana in 1895 and placed in grave
dug under the spot where the vault
now stands. In 1922 the Spaniards
in Cuba erected the present tomb and
placed beneath the bust of Columbus
the following inscription:
o. grand Columbus
In this urn enShrined
A thousand centuries
Thy bones shall guard!
thousand ages keep thine image fresh,
In token OF our nations gratitude.
When the supposed bones of Colum-
bus were removed from Santo DOM
lingo, the ceremony was made the oc-
casion for display of Spanish gran
deur such as had never before been
seen in She Western Hemisphere.
1t !, easy to concede that the lead
chest found at San Domingo was not
the one in which the bones of the
Admiral were taken to San Domingo,
for it is generally admitted that the
name America, which appeared on the
casket, was used before 1909, and the
Gothic characters in the interior of the
chest were not common until the
seventeenth century.
The circumstance that the chest
found at San Domingo is small, also
confirms the suspicion that it was
made to contain half a skeleton. That
sent to Havana, although of the same
length and depth was wider, perhaps
to give more room to the hip bones
and the skull, besides the other bones
corresponding to those found at San
Domingo.
The San Domingo chest contained
some fragments of lead which bear the
unmistakable signs of age. This sug-
gests the probability that the chest
was cast from an older one.
After distinguished career in Eu-
rope and Asia, Mgr. Roccococchia, the
discoverer Of the remains of Columbus
at San Domingo. was made Bishop at
Orope, Vicar of San Domingo, and
delegate to Hayti and Venezuela in
1874. The leaden chest was found on
September 10, 1877. The work in the
cathedral had just begun when hid
den tomb was discovered at the left
OF the altar. A leaden chest was
found. 1t contained the remains of
Don Pietro Colombo, the discoverer's
grandson
The chest containing the bones of
Columbus was at the right of the first
When the discovery was made, be.
sides Mgr. Cocchia, the italian Con.
sui; Giobatta Cambiaso. his brother,
Luigi, and the authorities of San
Domingo, were present. The Consul,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
THE BONES OF COLUMBUS. s
---------- y.
Mystery Enshrouds the Final Resting Place Of q
the Great Discoverer. ss

Mystery and secrecy surround the
exhumation in Havana, Cuba. of the
remains of Columbus, and this fact
has given rise to grave rumors, which
appear to have some foundation, as
there has been no attempt at denial
from any source. The removal of the
remains was effected behind the closed
doors of the Cathedral, which were
guarded by an armed forced. Few OF
the authorities were present, the
names of those who were to attend be-
ing handed to the Chief of Police the
night before in General Blanco's own
handwriting.
No official account of the ceremony
or statement regarding t condition
of the remains has been public.
but it has leaked out from an authori-
tative source that they are not in the
same condition as when they were
placed in the niche.
When the remains were placed in
the mausoleum a small cask t was en-
closed, containing coins, gold and
silver medals, precious stones and
rolls of parchment, as was then the
custom upon the occasion of burial.
It appears that this casket had been
tampered with and rifed of it's con-
tents, and further rumors say that
only portions of the remains are left.
Gossip and speculation are rife, the
exact truth of which the authorities
make no effort to affirm or contradict.
A quasi i-official explanation, however,
is to the effect that secrecy was given
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
NEW HEAD OF THE MORMON CHURCH,
Lorenzo Snow President of the Latter Day
Saints, a Forceful Character.

Lorenzo snow PRESIDENT OF the Latter Day
Saints, Forceful Character.
Lorenzo Snow, the newly chosen
President of the Latter Day Saints, il
one of the most forceful characters in
Mormondom. He is an Ohioan by
birth, and, strange to say, is product
of the famous Oberlin College, the
alma mater of SO many distinguished
men before him. Mr.. Snow had heard
of the Mormons and was first intro
duced into their circle by visit to his
sisters at Kirkland, Ohio, which was
then a Mormon centre. He became
convinced that the book of Mormon
was the truth, and, being a man of
decided character, he determined to
give up his life to the cause. AS
missionary in the Mormon religion he
travelled at home and abroad, and his
labors were always successful. There
is scarcely place in the United States
which he has not visited on his errand
of proselyting, and he has been mem
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

of the world and each one is sepai ately
worshiped as the real article. One Of
these is in Havana, one is in Santo
Domingo, one is in Genoa, Italy, and
one is in ValIadolid, Spain.
When Santo Domingo, where his
body was inferred after having been
brought from it's resting place in
Seville, became possession of France,
the Spaniards removed what they sup
posed to be the bones of Columbus,
with many of the other valuable and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
| FOR FARM AND GARDEN.

Thorough Prepp ration for Wheat Pays.
The past season one field at tho
Kansas experiment station was given
thorough treatment before seeding.
It was narrowed, disked and dragged
until fine dust mulch four inches
deep was formed. This yielded 223
bushels per acre, weighing 54.7
pounds. Another field given ordinary
tr atment yielded 10 bushels weigh
ing 53.7 pounds. This is difference
Of nearly 18 per cent. in favor Of good
culture.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

The embroidered coat worn by
French academician costs $125, the
white cloth waistcoat So and the
striped trousers SIT. The plumed
hat and box are down for $50 and the
sword, with scabbard, for $12. Total,
&172.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

of cooler or cold weather the heas can
eat great deal of it to advantage.
The cut bone is cheap and it stim.
ulates laying wonderfully. We be.
lieve that every person who is produo
ing eggs for market should utilize, ~
hen food, the cheap and wholesome
bones, that can be had at any butcher
shop. III. B. Greer in Agricultural
Epitomist,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

Der of the Norman faith from the earli-
est days, when the celebrated Zion in
Missouri was the hope of the followers
of Joe Smith. Elder Snow is truly an
elder. He is now eighty-four years
old, but in perfect health and possessed
of all the keen mental faculties that
are requisite for leadership of the
Mormon Church.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

great discoverer, but they assert that
they already have them and are pre-
pared to back up the assertion with
all sorts Of proof. There is quartet
of Colum bian graves in different parts
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

Bees are said to see an enormous
distance. When absent from their
hive they go up in the air till they see
their home, and then fly toward it in
q straight line.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Build the Poultry House Now.

At this season of the year, before
there is need for shelter, houses needed
for poultry should be built. How to
build them, what size they should be
aud where located are largely matters
for each one to decide for himself.
Good ventilation, light, dryness and
warmth are all necessary no matter
where the building is to be, and if
possible scratching shed, such as re-
Gently illustrated and described in
this department, should be provided
for or added to buildings al
ready erected. For the beginner in
poultry raising, comfortable house
that will do for from twelve to eigh-
teen hens can be built at an expense
OF about twenty dollars if one does
the work himself. $ Such house
would be about twenty feet long by
ten feet wide, sheathed and battened
and the roof covered with building
paper. 1t would also include doors
and windows. If scratching shed
is provided in connection with such a
building from six to ten additional
hens can be easily cared for, as the
house proper would only be occupied
at roosting time and the hens huddle
close together at night, requiring very
little room. The floor of the house as
we'll as the scratch shed should be
kept covered with litter so that the
hens will be kept busy scratching it
over.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Loss of New Swarme.

Every beekeeper who relies on
gathering his swarms of bees after
they have escaped from the hive knows
that despite his best efforts, some of
the largest and earliest Of his swarms
take to the woods, and become the
common property, by law, Of whoever
can find them. But if the beekeeper
be active, he can, after finding which
direction the swarm is going, follow
Us fast as he can and locate it's new
residence. In such case the swarm is
no longer wild one but belongs to
the owner of the bees fro n which it
came. 1t is usual in the fall to stupefy
these bees with smoke, taking the
honey out of the tree. We have
known beekee' ers to take up all Of
the stupetied bees they can find, being
sure to secure the queen, put all to-
ge her in hive with some honey for
winter feed, and have a new swarm in
their apiary next spring. Tut usually
these bees are not very successful.
Probably those of them which remem-
bered their previous life made the
mistake when going out to secure
honey of trying to find their old home
in the woods. s.-American Cultivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

SLAB OVER THE COLUMBUS TOMB AT
HAVANA.