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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-19
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WABHISoToN, Aug. 12.--Secretarv Day
gave out this statement OF the provisions
Of the protocol:
"Spain will relinquish all claim OF soy-
ereignty over and title TO Cuba.
"Porto Rico and other Spanish islands
in the West Indies and an island in the
Ladrones, TO be selected by the United
States, shall be ceded 10 the latter.
1.-THE United States shall occupy and
hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila.
pending the conclusion of the treaty OF
peace, which shall determine the control
disposition and government OF the Philip
pines.
Cuba, Porto Rico and other Spanish
islands in the West Indies shall be i'm
mediately evacuated.
commissioners 10 be appointed with
in 10 days, shall within 90 days Of the
signing OF the protocol, meet at Havana
and San Juan respectively TO arrange
and execute the details OF the evacua-
ton.
"rhe United States and Spain shall
each appoint not more than five COM
missioners TO negotiate and conclude the
treaty Of peace. The commissioners are
70 meet al Paris not later than the lst Of
October.
.'on the signing of the portocol, hos
tilities viii be suspended, and notice 10
that effect viii be given as soon as pos
sible but each government to the COM
manders OF its military and naval
forces"
Ready Fer Business
VANCOUVER, Aug. 12.-It is rumored
here that the steamers Tartar and Athe-
mia are being held in the harbor for tbs
purpose OF transporting troops 10 Chins
IN case Russia makes any hostile move
Both steamers are spendidly exuipped
and viii carry 800 or 700 soldiers.
| An Era or Expansion
| VANCOUVER Aug. I2.-Maii advices re
ceived here say that the British war
ship Mohawk has raised the British fla:
over the Santa Cruise and Duff island
and taken formal possession OF them
The islands are in q remote part OF tn
South Pacific.
Germany Is reported to be trying &
annex samona. Premier Redd0n O
New leland states that such a rumo
has been current for some time.
| mig War Gisaa
LONDON, Aug. I2.-The morning pa
pers express the growing Indignation {
the country At the position Of affairs j
: China The Daily Cratic says:
'Ii snis state Of things continues. th
, guns will go of themselves.
Evea yexavfms IA aet
NAPLES Aug l2.-Mount Yezuvius
nov in state of eruption from a ne
crater. The eruption is supposed 10
connected with seismic disturbances fe
at Aessina and In Southern Italy.
Peace Assured
4 MADRID. Aug. 1i.-The goyernmeI
has received the protocol and the cabin
council ad diOurned AZ 8 p m having a
proved it. The government will wire }
Cambon tonight empowering him
Q sign the preliminaries Of peace.
ri The day has been diplomatiezlly one
a the busiest since the oufhrerk oil q
war. There have been no fever thi
three cabinet ooancils, in addition
various other diplomatic conferences.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-19


CAvTTE, Aug. 'S.-The A nericans are dis
gnsted at the conduct of Aquinaldo.
whose power Is weakening, owing to the
TACT that the Philippines are realizing the
unsuostantiaity Of his promises.
Two insnrgent steamers are now in
Manila bay provisioning to insure Aauin-
aldo escape, If necessary.
On Porte Rice
CoAMo. Porto Rico, Aug. l0.-Troop c,
OF New YORK, pursued the party OF flee
ing Sprnish troops after the capture of
Coamo yesterday, distance of four
miIes, along the road to Aybonito, The
Americans were checked at the Cuyon
river, where the Spaniards had blown
up the bridge, and were shelled from a
Spanish battery on the crest of Azonite
mountain.
RetafareemeuIs.
WASHINGTON General Merritt's force
in the PHILIPPINES is to be increased by
the 200 men nowIat San Francisco, which
viii be sent as soon as the transports
can be secured.
Cuban yieiericS
NEW YoRE Aug. l0.-The Cbuan innta
in this city has the following Cuban adj
vices:
The American arms sent into Cnba on
the last Nunex expedition on the govern
ment steamer Wanderer have been used
with good effects by the Cubn Soldiers
under Gomez, Dial and Roios. News of
Cuban victories in the western provinces
has reached here, one of the battles being
the largest and most important ever
fought in that part of the island.
No German Interference.
ifSEArTLK Aug. l0.-Carl Warner, head
engineer of the German fleet at Manila,
who arrived from the Orient was inter
viewed, and said;
There was no German Interference.
The ships went to Manila to COAX Seven
German ships are now there. The
priests, nuns and Chinese are fleeing from
the. Philippines.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-19

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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-19
On Psrts Rice.
ReanEarcemeaIA.

WASHINGTON General Merritt's force
in the PHILIPPINES is to be increased by
the 200 men nowlat San Francisco, which
viii be sent as soon as the transports
can be secured.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-19
Ready for RaAlnesa

VANCOUVER, Aug. 12.-It is rumored
here that the steamers Tartar and Athe-
MIA are being held in the harbor for the
purpose OF transporting troops 10 China
IN case Russia makes any hostile move.
Both steamers are spendidly exuipped,
and viii carry 800 or 700 soldiers.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-19

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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-08-19

NAPLES Aug I2.-Mount Vezuvius Is
nov in state of eruption from a new
crater. The eruption is supposed 10 be
connected with seismic disturbances felt
at AessinA and In Southern Italy.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
A uniuue Pipe.

A novel pipe for transmitting hydrau
lie pressure is in use at the Victoria
bridge, near the mouth of the Rivcl
Dee, England. AS described In the Eli
cheering News, it consists Of a solid
drawn lead pipe, covered with ciost
coils Of copper wire, and is used fol
conveying water at $50 pounds pei
square inch pressure from one side OF
the river to the other to operate thu
machinery Of q span Of the swing
bridge. At first a copper pipe one and
a half inches in diameter, jointed with
screwed unions, was used, but thu
securing action Of the tide washed ou
the bed Of the river, left the pipe un
supported in two places and caused 4
to leak. The new pipe made of lead
wrapped with copper wire, is mor'
flexible than the old one, and 1t Is ey
pected it will work more satisfactorily
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
New Trade For Women.

A large firm of furniture removers
in London have recently added to
their staff lady whose special bust
ness it is to advise newly removing
householder concerning the DISPOSE
ton of his belongings.
She takes all the responsibility
about the placing of each chair, table
and knickknack. The householder
simply leaves his house one morning
as usual, and returns at night to his
new dwelling to find all the furniture
in its place, and everything indie
scribably improved and homelike.
The ''adviser" has most refined
taste, and this, added to the knack of
being able to picture the look of a
room with any possible arrangement of
the contents, enables her to transform
the most unpromising material into
veritable .'bowers of ease and de-
light"
Her fee (half-a-guinea per room) in
cludes three visits-to the house in
order to view the furniture she IS
about to place-to the new residence
to note the size and disposition of the
rooms, and final one to see that her
instructions are being carried out by
the furniture removers.-New York
journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
Boy In the Bundle.

An Iowa boy recently passed through
an experience which he will not forget
if he lives to be 100 years old. He is
only five years old, and one day, when
his father went to the wheat field to
drive the harvester, he took him along
aud perched him on the high seat at
his side.
For time all this was very inter-
esting, but presently the little fellow
grew tired and began to squirm and
complain. Andthen, just as his father
was leaning over to look more closely
at some of the machinery, off tumbled
the little fellow to the conveyor. He
shrieked just once and his ia her tried
vainly to stop the horses. But before
he could even slacken the speed the
boy had been driven up through the
elevator canvas with half bundle of
wheat, the binding Irvine had twisted
swiftly around his neck and legs and
he was rolled out on the wide carrier
securely bound in a wheat bundle. He
was almost choked, and there was a
tiny bit of skin torn from his shout
der, but otherwise he was unhurt
when his father cut the string and
helped him up again. But worse
frightened boy would have been hard
to find.-Chicago Record.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
Novel Small Change.

A very interesting report on the trade
Of Ads Abbaba, Abyssinia, compiled
by Mr.. Kennel Rodd, has just been
Issued by the foreign office.
The products exported from that part
Of the country are gold, ivory. civet,
wax and coffee. The market for the
two former Is largely controlled by
the Emperor Menelik, who receives
his tribute in this form. This partial
monopoly and the competition of mer-
chants importing goods from the coast
to obtain gold to send back have driven
up the value, and gold has nearly dou-
bled in price since last year. The value
of ivory has also advanced.
Dealing with weights and currencies,
Mr.. Rodd adds that 1t Is remarkable
that the prestige Of the Emperor Meme
Xix has not succeeded in popularizing
the new dollar stamped with his head.
The only small change for the dollar
consists either of rifle cartridges or Of
pieces of rock salt some eight inches
long, tapering to either end, and about
two inches broad in the thickest part.
Cartridges have come into use as small
change of recent years, but they are
easily tempered with, charcoal being
substituted for the powder, and are,
therefore, an unsatisfactory medium OF
exchange.-London Mail.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
Hoed's pills cure indigestion, biliousnsss.

Siberia Is not an arctic waste, peo-
pied by few Russian convicts, but an
immense country with vast resources
Impatiently awaiting development.
This the new transcontinental railway
will at least begin, and at a date pos
Hb,y not remote the markets Of the
world will have to count with the pro
iucts of a region of which great part
Is as rich as any on earth. An English
military attache who recently travelled
overland from ST. Petersburg to vladi.
vostock by the new route says that the
line will open UP both agricultural and
mineral resources which for practical
purposes are almost inexhaustible. ST..
IBERIA, he declares, can produce about
svery kind Of cereal and all sorts of
i've stock, and 1t possesses in abundant
quantities the more important miner
ais, precious and other. Owing to the
enormous distance and the cost Of
transport, the Russians have hitherto
had no opportunity to place their 81.
berian produce on the. great European
markets, but for years past the author
tties have been gradually. and there
fore permanently, developing the coun.
try. The construction of a railway
through Manchuria will open up a
country exceedingly rich in gold and
highly valuable from an agricultural
point Of view.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
kLoNplkE's SCHOOL HOUSE
Shipped In the Hold Of Steamer All
Ready to Be Mailed Together.

shipped In the Hold Of Steamer All
Ready to Be Nailed Together.
The first schoolhouse in the Klondike
was made In sections ready to be fitted
and nailed together at once upon reach
Ing its destination, and was shipped In
the hold Of the steamer Humboldt. It's
teacher will be Mrs. l.. G. Rowland.
'sThe idea Of teaching school In the
KIondike is not entirely my own" said
Mrs. Rowland. you see, my husband
Is going up there and when we were
discussing things somebody mentioned
that It would be good idea Tor me to
start q school. This interested me. 40
I had heard how hard 1t was to DO
nothing In that land, and began to
discuss it among the company that was
going up on the Humboldt. The result
was that we decided to carry out the
idea and at once began to get pointer
from people who knew all about the
country. The school building may look
little peculiar, but 1t is built accord
Ing to directions. There Is fat, slop
Ing roof, so that the snow can be easily
shoyeled OF. The windows are high
above the ground. That is to prevent
the snow from drifting over them
Everything has been considered that
will I've conducive to comfort We have
1 big wood stove that will be placed In
4 corner and ought to keep things
warm. There will be only one door,
and that will open into small room
through which door will open into .he
schoolroom. This part Of the building
will BIZ arranged so that one door must
be closed before the other can be
opened. This will avoid all draughts."
do you think you can get any
pupilsY' was asked.
ooh, yes. People who have been up
there tell me there are q number OF
children only too anxious for instruc.
ton. And, besides this, am sure there
will he a number Of grown people who
would be glad to put in few months
studying when they cannot work In
the mines. am very sanguine Of sue.
ceSS"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
Drawing Sand ON Gardens.

That the texture of heavy soils may
be greatly improved by intermixing
them VITA sand has long been under
stood. 1t is net much practiced, how
ever, because even where sand can be
had near the field to be benefited by
it the work CT loading, drawing and
spreading 1t is enormous in proportion
to the benefit. Most of the advantages
of making clay soil more mellow and
less retentive of water are secured by
running underdrains through the
piece. Yet it is a fact that melons
will grow much better in sandy soil
than they can be made to do on clay,
however mellow the soil be made. A
half load of sand brought and dumped
where a melon hill is to be, and prop
erly fertilized, will bring better melons
than can be grown without it. Whether
this will pay is more doubtful. We
saw it done once, the man making the
experiment having plenty of sand
thirty rods away from his garden,
which was heavy soil. The work was
done mostly in the winter, and each
load CT sand was spread into two
squares of seven by eight feet each,
in the middle of which, the melon hill
was planted the following spring. But
though good many loads were drawn
into the garden, the addition of so
much sand did less to make the gar
den soil friable than did the good I'M
derdrain which the farmers son after
wards put under it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
Keeping Mineral Fertilizers.

There ought to be no trouble in
keeping mineral fertilizers until spring
in good condition for drilling or put
ting in the hill if you put it in dry
place. So far from losing its effective
ness>we think the phosphate will be
more effective than when it came from
the factory. We have often used new
phosphate and have generally found it
so moist that it is hard to drill, but
when kept six months the phosphate
will be dried out, and while less in
weight will for that reason have its
fertilizing properties in more concen-
trated form. We usually kept bags or
barrels of phosphate in a room adioin-
ing the horse stable. No doubt the
sulphuric acid in phosphate united
with the ammonia from the horse
manure. But if we had this to do
over again we should mix the phos-
plate with either cow or horse manure,
trusting that its sulphuric acid would
unite with the ammonia of the manure
pile and with the lime of its original
compound. 1t is possible every win
ter, we believe, to thus mix phosphate
and manure together and reduce them
both to a condition of fine powder.
Such fertilizer will, we believe, be
more effective on any crop than either
the manure o. the phosphate used
separately,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
woollen Fabrics.

Among the woollen materials most
worn this season is woollen poplin,
plain or of various colors mixed, such
IS Sevres blue. indigo, navy blue,
coffee color, beaver, beige, fougere
green, etc.
Another novelty is that of tissus-
passementerie, which gives the.effect OF
,ilk ribbons passed through network
If mohair. Tartan materials are also
made in mohair in small checks on q
ilk ground of the same colors.
Another kind of meterial is sort oi
diagonal, in which are mixed brilliant
threads, which give lustre to the
stuff.
Another tissue is q cloth with a black
warp and colored welt, blue. red or
brown, which produces very pretty
changing effect.
Other materials worn are amazon
cloth, chine cloth, covert coat cloth
aud whipcord.
In the way of ornaments, I have seen
applications of cloth of different colors,
generally shaded, piped, braided and
embroidered with small steel beads.
Mohair braids are also laid on in
,urls, grouped or isolated and sewn
along one edge or both edges.
Lastly some very pretty embroider-
les are made resembling lace cut up,
laid on over ground of gauze, that
can be sewn on the material, which
produces the effect of being embroid-
cred direct son the dress.-New York
Herald.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
Owls Now in Favor.

Owls are the latest trimmings" for
women's hats. From time immemorial
the owl has been known as the bird of
night. shrinking from the glare OF
sunshine and finding the greatest COM
fort in dark caves and the hollows of
old trees. coming forth only at night,
but now, under fashions latest de-
cree, this bird of darkness is in evil
dence on every side, and his broad,
fat face, small eyes and hooked beak
surmount fresh, rosy, youthful faces
and form by contrast strange frame
for the female faces they adorn.
During last summer few ultra
fashionable women had two or three
great owl heads crushed in among the
wings and ribbons on their travelling
hats, and from the very oddity of the
idea the hats were striking and stylish.
Not content with heads, fashion has
now decreed that the whole bird shall
adorn the fall and winter sailors and
toques.
In spite of the society formed to
prevent the killing of birds for ora.
menting millinery and the thousands
of signatures affixed to the numerous
petitions sent broadcast all over the
country, in which women pledge
themselves not to wear birds o.
feathers of any kind on their hats, thi,
is essentially a bird year, apd tao
favorite of all the feathered tribe is ii,
owl.
To be strictly fashionable the hea !
wings and tail feathers Of the bird
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12

ring in meal. I fed several pigs
through the winter wholly on this,
with the exception of a daily throwing
in of uncooked Hubbard squash. The
animals did fairly well under this reg.
linen. but the gain from the invest.
ment was not sufficient to warrant q
repetition. The beans, after soaking
for twenty-four hours, were SO inn
proved in appearance that with very
little hand picking they were usual y
in good condition for family use, the
defects being mostly but stains Ola the
surface, which were removed by the
water. When, therefore, beans are
'high-priced, the poor man might save
a penny when he can buy this class by
the barrel OF the usual price at which
they are sold, viz, about one cent a
quart. The pea waste which is left
from those I raise for seed purposes, O
mass of halves, small sized, skin
cracked or rotten peas, I have been
able to utilize with results that were
much more satisfactory; for whereas
hogs, if not brought pretty near to the
borders of starvation, will not eat
beans unless accompanied with other
food, they always welcome peas.
My way of preparing them is first to
soak, or rather sink them in water,
when the rotten ones rise to the sur.
face and are easily skinned off. By
pouring the peas into the water rather
than water on to the peas, and in
either case giving them little stirring,
I find I am able to secure large pro.
portion of the rotten ones. After soak.
ing the peas twenty-four hours the
water is drained off, and I boil them
to soft, pulpy condition. In the
pea growing countries I understand il
is the practice to feed after they are
soaked and swollen without cooking,
but as the waste I am handling is old,
and as utilize heat that would other
wise be wasted, Iprefer to cook them.
My hogs, which average 200 pounds
live weight, eat heartily six quarts
each of this waste, measured when dry
daily, and grow like weeds, weighing
considerably more than one of the
same lot kept by my neighbor, who
feeds his on the mixture of cornmeal
and shorts. As the peas fed would
otherwise be thrown on the dung heap,
the cost of feeding them is merely the
labor attending it.-J. J. Fl. Gregory,
Marblehead, in New York Tribune.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
Latest Fashion Novelties.

Long, thin silk scarfs for the neck.
Soft tones of green in suede gloves.
Plaid and fancy hosiery in brilliant
array.
Net by the yard crossed with braid
for vests.
Long listers of plain cloth with fur
finishing.
Shirts having but two seams, back
and front.
Russian blouses and shirt waists OF
velveteen.
Corduroy costumes trimmed with
jet and fur.
Cloth costumes made up with plaid
accessories.
Fur coats showing loose front and
belted back.
Fancy muffs and collars in two con-
trasting furs.
Collars of silk with gauze ruche
and cravat bow.
vicuna cloths in black and colors
for tailored suits.
Plaitings of shaded silk for puff ef-
fects on large hats.
Plaitings of narrow ribbon or silk
for dress trimmings.
Tailor suits of rough black goods
trimmed with braid.
Glass lamp shades in translucent
and enameled effects.
Girls plaid frocks made with the
blocks bias or straight.
Short petticoats of crepon trimmed
with lace or silk embroidery.
Suits showing sleeves, belt and yoke
of velvet and blouse and skirt of cloth,
MORE velour or drap d'ete.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1898-02-12
The Are of Women.

The common objection among
womankind to letting their ages be
known is not shared by the women of
Japan, who actually display their age
in the arrangement of their hair.
Girls from nine to fifteen wear their
hair interlaced with red Grape describ-
ing half-circle around the head, the
forehead being left free with curl at
each side. From fifteen to thirty, the
hair is dressed very high on the fore
head, and put up at the back in the
shape of fan or butterfly, with inter-
lacing of silver cord and decoration
of colored balls. Beyond thirty, a
woman twists her hair around shell
pin, placed horizontally at the back OF
the head. Widows also designate
themselves and whether or not they
desire to marry again.-Detroit Free
| Press.