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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-14

by Joseph Chamberlain
No Effort to Veil the
Meaning Of His Words
No Diplomatic Trim
ming--A Plain Declara-
ton in Favor Of an Ali
anCe and Com m or
Action.
London, May 13.-The Rt. Hon.
Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary OF
State for the Colonies, made an i'm
portant speech on pubic affairs at
Binghampton this evening.
Mr.. Chamberlain, after deprecat-
ing the constant assertions in GER
tain quarters that Lord Salisbury
was "discredited" and the govern
ment weak and vacillating," said:
IF foreign countries believe and
act upon those statements they will
find themselves much mistaken and
that courteous diplomacy and
graceful concessions are not incom-
patible with a firm maintenance
of the country's honor and inter-
ects."
Then declaring that he intended
to make "a plain statement of facts,
unfettered by the mysteries of the
diplomacy of half a century ago."
Mr.. Chamberlain said he would ac-
cept the judgment of the people as
willingly as that Of the wisest dip
lomatist in the world.
Referring to the policy Of the
strict isolation that England has
e-i,, ~ H,,,,, 4
remarked that this had been per
fectly justifable, but he added:
THE time has arrived when
Great Britain may be confronted
by a combination of powers, and
our first duty therefore is to draw
all parts of the empire into close
unity and our next to maintain the
bonds Of permanent unity with
our kinsmen across the Atlantic"
cloud cheers)
There is a powerful and gener-
Gus nation" said Mr.. Chamber
lain, Speaking our language, bred
of our race, and having interests
identical with ours. | would go
SO faS as to say that, terrible as war
may be, even war itself would be
cheaply purchased if in a great and
noble cause the Stars and Stripes
and the Union Jack should wave
together over an Anglo-Saxon al
lance. prolonged cheers)
TT is one of the most satisfac-
tory results Of Lord Salisbury's
policy, that at the present time
these two great nations understand
each other better than they ever
have done since, over a century
ago, they were separated by the
bunder of a British government
Mr.. Chamberlain proceeded to
draw a gloomy picture Of the stu
alton in China, where we have to
count with Russia as in Afghanis-
tan, except that we do not possess
an army or a defensive frontier in
China and cannot therefore injure
Russia without an ally. The fate
of the whole Chinese Empire is in
volved and our interests are so
enormous that no more vital ques-
ton was ever presented for decis-
ion to the British nation and
British government Unless the
fate of China is to be decided with
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-14
SAN JUAN COMMANDMENT
ACCURATELY DESCRIBED
BY a Correspondent Who Witnessed It From
the Bridge Of the Flagship Iowa.

The Action Began at SIS a. m. and Lasted Just
Three Hours---Nine Vessels Took Part in the
Target PraCtiCe---One Man Was Killed and
Another Died from the Heat---Results Not AS
Certainabe.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-14
SIMPSONS MESSAGE.

Washington. May 13.-At 1920
this morning the Navy Department
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-14

Nonometallists, Bimet-
allists. Populists. and all
o,her lists read the Sun
3sv Register. Why? Il
5as all the news, and
.rends double to treble
More than any competi-
ten.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-14

To Advertisers If the
cost be a little more, the
returns make it up; for
the Register is the recog.
nlzed family and home
paper IN the city ami
neighborhood
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
Current Notes of Interesting and Instructive
Discoveries and Inventions.

head over the ear, leaving both hand:
free Tor transcribing messages or otheI
work. 1t also has a very neat silb
conducting cord, with specially design
ed terminals. SO that the instrument
can be conveniently and quickly at
tached to or disconnected from tina
ordinary instrument of a telegraph
line.
Inc employment of the art of teie-
graphing has SO far developed at the
present time that the telegraph oper,
ator is found in one corner of many
brokers' as well as newspaper Offices,
police stations. etc, and in such places
1t is desired to maintain for the tran
saction Of other business as much quiet
as possible. The Morse watch secures
that end by permitting the telegraph,
Ing to go On to all intents and pur,
poses in silence.
Probably the most important use,
however, that the Morse watch will
serve is in connection with the mill.
tary telegraphs and all Offices whert
absolute secrecy is one OF the first re
Quirements.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
Eject Of Lime ON tho System.

A medical scientist is authority for
the statement that children and old
people especially suffer from lack Of
lime in the system. Persons who hab-
itually drink soft water, while they
may enjoy immunity from certain Of
the ills of life, expose themselves to
others perhaps quite as much to be
avoided Hard water helps the teeth
and the bones by furnishing lime.
which is necessary to health. growth
and development. Old persons who
drink but little lose their teeth more
quickly than those who take rea-
sonable amount of drinking water
Lime. or food products in which it
should be a part of the reg
ular supply furnished to the system
One Of the most valuable vegetable for
this purpose is the yellow turnip or
rutabaga, which should be given to
growing children at least once a week.
Properly prepared. it is very relish
able and its food value has never been
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
NEBRASKA GOES FUSION,

O,GAHA. Neh, Nov. i2.-UnoAcial
returns from Nebraska indicate the
election of Poynter. the Fusion candi-
date for governor, by 1900 over Hay
ward. Republican The balance of the
Fusion state ticket will have about the
same plurality.
The state legislature will be Repub-
hcan on joint ballot by from 6 to 8, in
surfing the election of Republican to
succeed Senator Allen in the senate.
For congress, Burkett, Republican. in
the First; Mercer, Republican, in the
Second; Robinson. Fusion, in the
Third, and Green, Fusion. in the Sixth,
are elected. In the Fourth and Fifth
the vote is close, favoring Sutherland.
Fusion. in the Fifth, and Hinshaw,
Republican, in the Fourth. In the
latter district the official count may be
required to decide.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
Natural Power.

Dwellers in hilly countries do not
seem to appreciate the advantages that
may be gained by the use Of the noun
tain streams that abound in such
regions. 1t is rare indeed to see any
use made of brooks and wayside
springs. This is the more remarkable,
as their employment would be a great
saving in time and labor to all those
who press them into service. All over
the country there are farms and coun-
try seats where a few days labor and
q comparatively trifling expense would
solve the problem for years to come.
Most of these SIRENS would supply a
small dam or a turbine. giving an
abundance of water in this way or
working a pump placed in the already
existing well. A small turbine requires
but very little power. and may be at
tached to an artesian we'll in such a
manner as to give a water supply
abundant not only for family use and
stock but for irrigating purposes as
well.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
IDENTIFIED AS THE T-,ESA.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 12-The officials
at the navy department were inter-
ested in the news from Nassau identi-
flying clearly the steamship lying off
Cat island as the Maria Teresa. The
legal status of the vessel has been con.
sidered cursorily, and in the opinion
OF the department the title of the
United States to her is unimpaired,
Notwithstanding the fact that it was
necessary to abandon her for time.
The navy department has decided
that court of inquiry shall be held to
determine whether the abandonment
OF the Teresa at sea was justifable,
and, If not. who was responsible.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
EARN AND HOME.
Up-to-Date Farming in the United States.

OF the food contained in It. This dis
solvable matter is washed down by tn
light showers to. say, two or three fee
tn depth. As soon as the shower ceas
IS the sun begins its work Of evapora
ton at the surface of the soil and tn,
moisture that has fallen begins to as
eend towards the top Of the ground
In the course Of few hours or day:
all the moisture has been drawn to thu
top and the mineral matter it contain
ed has been deposited at the surface ol
the soil. Often this amount is SC
small that it is not detachable. But in
the course Of years the constant repe-
tition of this process results in placing
thick layer of the alkali in the upper
part Of the soil. As a result plants
cease to grow and seeds even fail to
terminate.
The same result on similar soils does
not occur in the eastern states, for the
reason that the rainfall is SO great that
much Of the water does not pass back
through the soil but runs OF into the
streams and rivers, carrying with 1t the
mineral matter that became soluble
as it passed through the soil.
1t Is only in the regions Of light rain
tall and great percentage of evapora-
ton. that the mineral matter is depos-
tied at the surface. In the case OF the
irrigated districts the alkali lands have
been made largely by the seepage of
water from the higher lands. Thus a
highland is irrigated and much of the
water seeps onto the lands below car
rying with it large amount Of min
eral matter. The low lands are also
irrigated and the waters they naturally
receive are evaporated. But in addi-
ton the seepage water filed with min
eral matter is evaporated and the soil
receives a double stock of alkali.
About the only remedies seem to be
the growing of crops that will take up
a good deal of alkai and the cultiva-
ton OF the soil on the surface to pre-
vent evaporation as far as possible ex-
cept through the leaves of the growing
plants. The cereals that grow best
on alkali soils are rye and barley, but
these do not do as we'll as the root
crops, such as beets, turnips and car
rots. Alfalfa and clover will do fairly
well when once started, but it is not
easy to get them we'll established.
lands can be flooded and wen-
drained alkali may be washed out suf-
70 Ix:-
the growing of many kinds of crops.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
To Prevent Awful Accidents.

The accidents with rack saws work.
ing rough timber, unlike accidents
with ordinary saw benches, are chiefly
due to workmen stumbling or slipping
While moving the logs, and a fall onts
the saw teeth leads to fearful conse.
quences. The rack-saw guard depict
ed In the illustration is an English de-
vice to prevent accidents of this kind
and as the guard is self-sustainins
and Is adjustable by a touch of the
hand, while at the same time it pre-.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
An Apple Picker.

m AppAo f1cxefs
So much trouble is experienced by
orchardists in gathering fruits that de-
vices OF various sorts have been en-
ployed to remove the fruit without in
jury. One OF the simplest OF these is
long pole to which is attached ring
or holder, and canvas bag. The bag
may be OF any shape, but the long
tube seems to be preferred. This has
been used in some orchards for a
number Of years. The greatest diff
Guilty seems to be in devising a pole or
stick sufficiently light to be manage
able. A bamboo fishing rod has been
employed for this use with very salts
factory results. 1t is light and suffi-
GENTLY firm for the purpose. The adj
vantage of the tube is that as soon as
the fruit is released from the stem it
rolls down within reach of the opera
tor. but where bag is employed the
upper end Of the picker becomes heavy
with the accumulated product. Some
of these simple devices will save
great amount of fruit as well as time
and strength, and maybe life and limb.
Climbing to the top Of pear or peach
tree is hazardous business, and only
q very light person can do this in
safety with ordinary ladders. There
fore a gatherer of some sort is almost
necessity. There has been some
discussion Of late about patenting
such devices, but the idea is old and
was utilized score Of years ago. 1t
might be possible to arrange some
Improvement in existing models. but
the idea proper is not patentable.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
Alkall Soils.

Farmers in the West are occasionally
troubled with what they call alkali
soils. When the locality is so far west
that it is within the semi-arid belt the
trouble is still more pronounced and
frequent In the regions that depend
almost entirely on irrigation, large
quantities Of land have been put out o.
cultivation by the alkaH, even In places
where the land In its wild state bore
good crops. In the latter cases the ir-
rig1tfon Of the land has been the direct
cause Of the aridity, strange as this
may seem.
The process Of making what IL
known Is an alkali soil is about as fol-
lows: The soil must be in q state at
orst where its mineral constituents are
readily dissolved, that Il, readily COM
Dax1elyu1y speakin4 for even n The
my Afsnelye1 soi1 u Voe[1
p N 60
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17

sents no OBSTACLE to the action Of the
sawyer, it will doubtless be welcomed
by workmen. A standard secured at
the side of the bed carries an arm adj
Unstable vertically to suit saws of diff
ferent diameters. On the extremity OF
the arm socket is fixed, to which a
pair Of dished steel wings are indepen-
IDENTIFY pivoted. and these wings are
supported by CONFERENCE.-The on chains
passed over pulleys fixed On beam
overhead. The action of these wings
is so apparent in the engraving and the
construction is so simple. that nc
further explanation is necessary.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17


&c. Pellet, Atlantic, Iowa, sends q
specimen Of spiny plant with the fol-
lowing communication: Il enclose q
branch from q weed that I found In .
pasture about ten miles northeast OF
here. It grows in q manner much re-
sembling the tumbling weed and about
Is inches across in large specimens. As
I had never seen them growing before
I thought that perhaps they might be
Russian thistle and write to inquire.
Please give me some information con-
corning the weed and il 1t Is the Rus
sian thistle should any other than or
binary means be resorted to to get rid
of them?"
This weed has become common In
many portions of this state. as well as
in Illinois and Missouri. This plant
was originally native to the plains
country as far east as the Missouri
river, but since breaking and cultiva-
ton Of the prairies 1t has become COM
mon in the states Of Texas, Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado and the Dakotas.
Solanum rostratum, spiny night
shade, or Buffalo bur Is an annual
somewhat hoary or yellowish. with .
copious woolly stellate pubescenee, one
to two feet high. spreading specimens
occasionally five feet across, globular,
leaves interruptedly bipinnatifid or
only once pinnatifid, lobes roundish.
obtuse and repand, armed with straight
bristles, corolla yellow, about an inch
in diameter, slightly irregular. short
lobes, broadly ovate, calyx priekly, adj
herring to the fruit, at least fitting very
Stamens as well as style. de-
clines, anthers taper upward. linear
dissimilar, the lowest one
much longer and larger, with an in
curved beak. Inasmuch as this weed
is an annual it can easily be extermin-
ated by cutting off the young plants be-
low the ground and this should be done
before the pods are formed II the
plants are older they should be cut OF
and burned.-L. H. Pammel in Farmers
Review.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17

his points In regard to e aaO 1eEe0G
ones. We wish to again call attention
to the statement made In our previous
articles that the movement Of water In
the soil Is always upward - soon q
the surface has become free from
standing water at all times Of the year
unless frozen hard. That Is, as soon
after a rain Is over, and the surface
is free from Ill drops or small pools
Of water the evaporation has set in
and water Is moving to the surface
by capillary attraction. and In this up
ward movement 1t always carries with
1t to the surface such fertilizing ele-
ments as it may be able to take In
solution. Farmers should make study
Of the principles of science that ares
of vital Importance in their occupa-
ton and learn to benefit by those I'M
laws.-L. H. Read.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17

Gamma Roots-The beautiful modern
varieties Of the Gamma will endure frost
that will blacken the tomato. coleus
and many other tender species. but the
frost that blackens the Gamma tops will
seriously injure the crowns and spoil
the bulbs. Hence at this season We
mulch the ground under the plants
with moss. chat, or other material. to
protect the crowns. It Is best not 70
dig the bulbs while the tops are green
as the fleshy roots are not yet properly
ripened. II mulched the crowns WIN
b In prime order when the foliage u
frosted and begins to dry. After dry
lng n ne heated rooms store IN dry
~ IA eleooe q otA1g ~ roo0 t11e
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
Elouuence and Indigestion.

An Observant critic is authority for
the statement that the after-dinrer
speaker must either restrict himself
to few simple dishes, and these very
sparsely partaken of, or run the risk
OF violent attack of Indigestion with
possible serious consequences. He
says that all good after-dinner speak
ers are dyspeptics, and attribute much
OF this state of things to the effect of
the nervous strain incident to the prep
ration for the speech to come. In
stead OF enjoying his meal, the orator
Is full Of anxiety as to the success
of his address. The vital force ordi-
nariiy used by the digestive apparatus
in the performance of its functions is
diverted to the brain leaving little.
II any. to carry on the work Of diges-
ton and assimilation. This is a seri-
GUS affair and one that demands the
attention Of diners out. Once It be-
comes understood men of intellect will
be unwilling to risk the horrors Of
dyspepsia for the sake of distinguish
ing themselves as after-dinner orators.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
The Manure Question.

DR.. Robert c. Morris, in a recent is
sue OF the Farmers Review, makes
some comments upon my articles
upon applying manure, and al
though in many respects he agrees
with the principles of agricultural
science given in those articles, yet it is
plain to see that he has not been fully
converted to the truth. wish to call
attention to few points upon which
think he needs more light HE says
top dress all fall sown seeds, but pillow
it under for spring planted seeds"
There may be cases where it is ad-
visable to top dress fall sown crops.
but as general rule l would emphat-
ically condemn such a practice for rea-
sons made plain in my previous arti-
cles. 1t is much better to put the land
in good condition before the previous
crop was grown, so that no coat of
manure will be needed for the fall
sown grains. There is often cases
where small patches, like knobs where
the snow blows OF would be improved
by light top dressing of strawy ma
nure in the fall, but there is but little
need for the farmer to hold his manure
until rotten and much Of its value al
ready wasted in order to have II to
apply in the fall. We often find mar
ket gardeners using rotten manure; for
certain crops there is much advantage
In so doing, but for common farm
crops it is much better to put all ma
nure into the soil and let It rot there
where the soil will take up not only
the fertilizing elements of the manure
but the gases liberated by the decom-
position of the manure serve a double
purpose BY liberating some of the
locked up fertility which was already
in the soil. Mr.. Morris seems to i'm
ply that during the winter months
there was a constant downward flow
OF water in the soil, but this Is not
the fact. Whenever the ground freezes
and remains frozen for any length Of
time there is but very little move
ment of water, but when we get sever
al days Of pleasant weather. freezing
slightly at night and thawing out In |
the day, there is quite perceptible
rise of water from below, especially |
II the wind blows enough to dry the |
surface.
Conditions vary to quite an extent
In different parts Of the country. but
the laws Of true science are the same
everywhere. In this section the ground
Is usually frozen solid for from two
to four months, and during that time
no manure should ever be spread upon
the land, for when thaw comes
much Of it will be washed away and
ost before the ground becomes thawed
enough to soak it in. Nearly all of
he manure made upon the farm is
made during the winter months, and
many OF our institute workers have
,een teaching the farmers that they
,ught tc draw it onto the fields from
lay to day and spread it at once. We
consider this entirely wrong. and
vould recommend instead that 1t be
,iled up under a good roof. where it
yould be safe from all washing and
hat It be applied In the spring and
lowed under deeply. where 1t win rot
nd enrich the soil. II no roof can be
I'd to pile It under then PIE It up
! sncA nanner that Il MN wash
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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
KISSED BY TWENTY-FIVE GIRLS

Dies MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 14-Osborn
Warden Deignan, who was ut the helm.
of the Merrimac when Hobson took it
into Santiago, on arrival at his home
In Stuart, Iowa. was kissed by twenty.
four ladies besides his mother.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-11-17
Asparo ;us Culture.

A correspondent asks for informa-
ton on how to set asparagus beds.
Make your beds five feet wide and as
long as you want them. Dig up the
ground IS inches in depth, or more II
the soil will allow it. Work in some
good, well-rotted manure and let 1t lie
in the rough till spring. Just before
the young plants show signs of growth
in the spring take two-year-old seed
lings, separate them and place on top
Of your bed previously talked over and
raked down leveD, lay the plants one
foot apart each way, that Is, four rows
in a five-foot bed. Spread the long
roots out even all around and cover
them with three inches of soil. with
a sprinkling Of salt on top. Scatter on
some more salt in June. Let the plants
grow till they ripen of in the follow
ing autumn, then cover the bed over
with four inches of good rich soil. That
will put the roots seven inches deep.
Every autumn cover the bed with q
good layer of manure, and take 1t OF
again in the spring. That will keep
the bed rich. Sprinkle On salt twice
every year. Asparagus being a native
of salt marshes, will stand quite lot
of salt. When the plants are ready to
cut, the frost will not hurt them. In
cutting go below the soil for two to
three inches.-J. NJ.
I set two acres of asparagus as
follows: The ground had been in corn
the year before. l broke and raked
and burned the corn stalks the same
as if for corn. Then, instead Of plow-
ing the ground, ! took 14-inch two
horse pillow and plowed out every
fourth row of corn roots, then set
deep furrow in the middle between
each two rows that were left standing.
I dropped the plants eighteen inches
apart in the burrows and covered them
to a depth of two inches with the cul-
tivator. This gave three rows Of AZ
paragus where four rows Of corn had
been, making them about i've feet
apart. Afterwards / cultivated just
The same as l would have cultivated
Tor corn, with the exception that the
irst year grew beans between the
lows in the fall. The asparagus grass"
should not be cut the first or second
,ears II good strong growth is wished
or. It will take several years to bring
he bed to its full yielding capacity.
md If any one relies on Chicago and
imilar markets for returns they will
ind TO profit in the market, Is my ex-
J. C.