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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
THE TROUBLESOME DUST.
Why the Scientist Appreciates 1t More
Than the Housewife.

The bane of the ideal housekeeper 8
life is dust; and yet the seemingly in
significant, exasperating dust has
been study of scientists for CEN
tury. ''When beam of sunlight en-
ters a darkened room it can be seen
along its whole course says one
writer. ''The light is reflected to ev-
cry side and made to reach the eye by
the dust in the air of the room; we do
not see the sunbeam but the dust
which is illumined by it. AS unim-
portant as this curious stuff seems, it
plays conspicuous part in nature; it
is what makes the sky appear blue
and when we look at the sky we see
the dust illuminated by the sun. Light
goes through all the gases the dust
catches it reflects it in every direction
md so causes the whole atmosphere
to appear clear, in the same way that
it makes the sunbeam visible in the
dark room.
''Without this strange, wonderful
dust there would be no blue sky-it
would be as dark or darker than en-
moonless nights. The glowing disk OF
the sun would stand Immediately
against the black background, thus
producing binding light where the
suns rays fall, and deep black shad-
ows where they do not. 1t is to dust
that we owe the moderately tempered
daylight adapted to our eyes; and it is
dust that contributes to the beauty of
the scenery. The finest dust gives
the blue tone to the sky while the
,oarser kind produces an almost black
appearance.
''The clouds consist of dust and va
por; if there be only little dust all
the vapor is precipitated upon it, and
so load the clouds with water that
they sink in heavy drops to the ground.
Without dust the vapor would pene-
rate houses, making everything mold
with damp; we should feel upon 60
ing out that our clothes were becom-
ing saturated and umbrellas would be
useless protection. 1t is hard, in
deed, to conceive how different every
thing would be if there were no dust;
this trivial, common stuff has its con-
siderable part in the process of nature,
and there is much of the wonderful
and mysterious concealed in its fiImy
narticleS -
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
Colds and Roup in Fowls.

This is the season when fowls are
subject to colds, which if not prompt
ly checked, will soon develop roup.
A few days of warm, rainy weather,
followed by extremely cold nights,
will demand prompt attention for the
flock.
Make trip to the roosting room
every night before retiring, and quiet
ly listen to the breathing of the birds.
Those with the first symptoms of cold
will breathe heavily, gradually in
creasing, until soon that peculiar gasp
which no one can mistake is easily To-
Gated. Then take the bird gently to
a warm, dry room, bathe the head
with warm water and CASTLE soap;
annoint with vaseline, inject a few
drops of kerosene in nostrils, and let
it remain quiet during the next few
days. Feed light diet, such as stale
bread and crackers, but do not give
any grain.
When cure has been effected, do
not hastily return the bird to the
poultry house. Be sure that no sign
of disease remains, for relapse is by
far more difficult to cure than the first
attack.
A few drops of Douglas mixture,
added daily to drinking water, will do
much to ward off colds. But aside
from this tonic your fowls need no
other physic. w. II. Cambron in
Farm and Home.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Hoods Pills cure all liver ills. e5 ce
Burned the MortgaKe.

Everybody connected with the Wells
Congregational Church, at goth ano
Sidney streets, South Side, made ii
point to attend the gathering held
last evening in celebration of the free
ing of the church from the mortgage
which has hung over the congregation
for some time, Notwithstanding great
efforts to liquidate it. The entertain
ment took the form of o musicale and
supper, and of course there We're
speeches and congratulations and in
eidental merrymaking as beftted such
an event in the history of the organi-
zation. A novel and quite dramatic
feature was the burning of the mort
gage by Mr.. Rees Jones and Mr.. T..
Worthington, two of the oldest mem
bers of the church. -Pittsburg Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
Twelfth Massachusetts at Antietam.


At the reunion of the survivors of
the Twelfth Massachusetts, in this city
Wednesday, Secretary Kimball made
the following statement:
81 am aware that it is startling
statement to make that the loss of the
Twelfth Massachusetts at Antietam
was the highest in percentage of any
organization, Union or Confederate.
in any one battle of the civil war, and
even the highest of any organization
in the entire world, in modern times,
in civilized warfare, under normal
conditions, but is there not good
reason to believe it to be true?
"The fighting was terrific, as every
one knows. Let me simply say tina,
a letter which wrote to friend on
the 3Oth of September, 1862, says my
company (A) had twenty-five men
killed and wounded out of thirty, and
of the eight who escaped 'unhurt five
had missiles strike either their cloth.
ing or equipments. Only thirty-twe
marched off the field under the flag Of
the regiment when relieved by the
Twelfth Corps. One of the Confed
crate regiments, the First Texas
Hoods division, which we encoun
tered in our advance through the
cornfield, and which afterward occu
pied a position little to our right
had 1856 killed and wounded out o
226 taken into action---a percentag,
! of loss OF 1928. boston Globe.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
Care of Young Heifers.

Most of the difficulties in growing
valuable cows, where the breeding
has been what it should be, come from
their feeding. 1t is hard to say
whether the fattening or the starva-
tion policy is worse for the future of
the COW. BY the first she is made fit
only for the butcher. By the second
the animal is stunted and it's digestion
impaired so that it is little good for
any purpose. There should be an
abundance of food, and good share
of this should be succulent, so as to
furnish nutrition in bulky form and
stimulate the glands that carry the
milk. All the large producing
breeds of COWS have originated in mild
and moist climates, where succulent
feed can be had during most of the
year. Ensilage is good feed for heif
ers, though if it be of corn fodder
some dry clover hay should be fed
with it to increase the material for
growth If clover cannot be had
small ration of wheat bran mixed with
the corn ensilage will make better
feed than ensilage alone.
We believe in breeding heifers
early, and at the same time feed liber-
ally of food that will make growth
rather than fatten. If heifer drops
her first calf when she is year and a
half old she will always be better
mixer than if she were kept from
breeding until year later. If the
heifer is too small let there be long
time between the first and second
breeding, and in the meantime feed
more literally than ever, but not with
corn. Some oats may, however, be
given, if the milk production is large
enough to keep the heifer thin in
flesh, but the grain feeding should be
stopped when the heifer dries off as
she approaches her second parturition.
Heifers thus managed will be about as
large as if they We're kept until they
were past two years old before being
bred, and they will all their lives be
much better mixers. Boston Guilt
vator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
!%M&knntN


and then only making bare living.
as twenty-four out OF every twenty
five do?
A farmer does not need to run
fifty or 100 acre farm to feed COW, a
horse or team, and SOW and pigs, and
a few chickens. This can, and is
usually done on the garden and or
chard part of the farm.
If the average farmer would keep an
accurate account of his income from
the part of the farm in question. ]
think he would find it to be of much
more importance than he is aware of,
He has never learned to count the
worth of the egg he ate for breakfast,
or that glass of milk he drank, OF that
excellent spread of apple butter he had
on his bread, or that chicken pot pie,
or the one hundred and one similar
items; these he forgets to count in his
living. If he lived in town where all
these things cost money and are in the
expense column, he would then real.
ize the value of them.
But besides all this, when the gar
den and orchard are properly cared
for, the pay comes in more ways than
one. We do not only work for pay OF
money alone, we want satisfaction,
pleasure, enjoyment from our labor.
1 fail to see the enjoyment in fol.
lowing the plow and harrow over
clods and through dust, day after day
for bare living, when that same farm
er could grow as much corn on one
acre we'll titled as he can on five, or.
dinarily farmed.
I wish to magnify the importance oi
the little garden and orchard well
titled, as there is where the pleasure
as well as the profit comes in.
And word more on the pleasure
side of this subject, would not the
wife of your bosom be ten times more
happy when the vegetable garden and
home orchard are properly cared for: ::
e. S. Livingston in Farm, Field
and Fireside.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
The Growing of Parsnips.

The parsnip naturally puts it's roots
down more deeply than any other of
the esculent roots. It needs rich
soil. If the subsoil has not been en-
riched it should be pulverized with a
subsoil pillow, and not brought to the
surface. We have seen parsnips that
were fully Is inches long, of which all
the growth except two or three inches
was below the ground. In harvesting
parsnips furrow should be thrown
from the rows, leaving the side of the
furrow as close as possible to the
roots. No root is better than the
parsnip for milch cows.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
vegetable Garden and Home Orchard.

Vegetable Garden and ii Tome Orchard.
The time spent in making and tax
ing care of the vegetable garden and
home orchard is the most valuable
time spent by the farmer.
I reach this conclusion by this mode
of reasoning: If a farmer would work
for just living off his farm, what
process would he follow? Would he
not proceed to plant just what he
needed of the necessaries of life, say
one acre wheat, one-half acre pota-
toes, one acre fruit, one-half acre
vegetable garden, perhaps two acres
for corn and oats? This would raise
living for family of six persons.
In fact, 1 think, the garden and or
chard 80 important, and would pay so
we'll, that if the farmer would reverse
the order of things and give practically
all his time to growing living from
his farm, which would only take, say,
five acres of it, and oh, how he could
make that five acres yield with the
time he would have to give to it.
It seems to me he could figure a
living out of five acres SO cultivated.
Would this not be more satisfactory
than spreading over fifty or 100 acres
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
As,,exille and Hot snrinr. n =

In the glorious mountains of Western North
Carolina, most charming resorts on the Amer
ing mountain air, high and dry altitude and
perfect hotel service. reached by the South
trn Railway, only 22 hours ride from New
YORK in through Pullman Cars. For full par.
liculars call on or address Alex s. Thweatt.
Eastern Passenger Agent, 27l Broadway,
The castle of Godfrey of Bouillon in the
Ardennes is to be restored by King Leopold
OF Belgium
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

The completion of Comm lwealth
avenue extension, Boston, ma tes con-
tinuous avenue 100 feet wide from the
Public Gardens to the Charles River
in Newton, II. IA miles.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
oh, what splendid Gomez.

Mr.. Goodman, Williams Co., Ill.,, writes.
"From one package Salzer's German Coffee
Berry costing 15c grew 800 lbs. of better
coffee than can buy in stores at 80 cents a
ID. A. G /
A package Of this coffee and big seed and
plant catalogue is sent you by John A.
Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis. upon re-
eeipt of Is cents stamps and this notice
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie 25c. a bottle
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
r,rs. w. R. BATES. nansfieId. La. writes:

"Before writing to you l suffered
dreadfully from painful mensVua
ton, leucorrhea and sore feeling II
the lower part of the bowels. Nowlm
friends want to know what makes m
look so we'll. Idonot hesitate one r
ute in telling them what has brou
about this great change. l cal
praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veget'
Compound enough. 1t is the grea
remedy of the age"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
Conservative Investors

Can largely increase their income by placing
their accounts in my hands. Twenty years OF
Wall Street experience, in addition to reliable
INSIDE INFORMATION, enables me to advise
you most successfully. Write for particulars,
to invest. CHARLES HUGHES, Invest
ment Broker 63 Wall Street, New York
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

A fair lady becomes still fairer by using that
sniutary beauliiier, Glenn's sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair &Whisker Dye, piack or brown 5Oc
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

1t is stated that there are so 600 barmaids
in England, whose hours average fourteen
daily for wage Of los. per week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

For Whooping Cough. Piso's Cure is sue.
cessfui remedy.-M.P p. DIETER, 81 Throop Ave
Brooklyn, N. Y, n ov. 4. 1884,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

The largest mass of pure rock salt in the
world is in Galicia, Hungary
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

1t Is said that there Is in Sonora n tribe
OF Indians with yellow hair and blue ewes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

In Australian markets rabbits sell at six
cents apiece.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

Chew Star Tobacco-The Best.
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

Florida literature secured free upon appli-
,ation to }. j. Farnsworth, East'n Pass. Ag't.
Plant System, 26I Broadway, N. Y.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

ton of oil has been obtained from the
tongue Of a single whale.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

Afghan women are never jealous of each
other.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

Sixty languages are spoken in the empire
governed by the Czar of Russia.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10

Ts Cure A Geld In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 20
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-03-10
RELIEF FROM PAIN.
Women Everywhere Express their
Gratitude to Mrs. PinEham.
hrs. T. A. WALDEN. Gibson. a... writes

hrs. T. A. WALDEN. Gibson. Ga, writea'
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-Before t
ing your medicine, life was bur
to me. I never saw q we'll day
my monthly period I suffered =
misery, and a great deal of the
was troubled with a severe paiA
side. Before finishing the first
of your Vegetable Compound A
tell it was doing me good. l coHti
its use, also used the Liver Pills,
Sanative Wash, and have been great
helped. / would like to have you u
my letter for the benefit of others.
IRIS. FLORENCE A. WOLFE, SIS nulbcrr,
St., Lancaster. Ohio, writes:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAN:-For two
wears l was troubled with What the
local physicians told me was infiamma
ton of the womb. Every month sui
fered terribly. had taken enough
medicine from the doctors to cure any
one, but obtained relief for sho-1
time only. Atlast I concluded to write
to you in regard to my case, and car
say that by following your advice an.
now pefectly WELL"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-12

Rev. !. u. 7. Morris came down from
f. Worth yesterday and brought with
hin a bright little 5year.old boy who
has found happy home with Mr.. aud
Mrs. BuckhauIts who reside near Bry-
an. DR., Morris is superintendent Of the
Texas Childrons' home Society aud IL
continually placing homeless children
in good homes in all parts Of the state
sheriff /, c. GdGth Of Montgomery
was here yesterday and returned home
In the afe noon with.a negro named
Monroe Anderson whois wanted In that
county on an OLD charge OF assault to
murder.
Found-A plush cape near Fiuk's fur
niture shop. Owner can learn Of It's
whereabouts At Eagle Office by paying
for this notice. IS
Sam Traut, b. +. Smith and S. vii.
liams, prominent cattle men Of North
Grimes county, wereiu Bryan yesterday.
They sold Ia bead OF cattle to Ed Far.
quhar.
The ladies Of the Methodist church
will give cake sale Saturday afternoon
at the residence Of Mr.. VI. D.Cole. SO
George Dunlap aud George Harrison
we're here from Millican.yesierday
Good House For Rent.-Apply to G.
A. Adams. ~
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-12
AUXILIARY CRUISERS.
Move to Transform Merchant Marine
Into Fi4-iing Vessels.
MOST MATERIAL ON HAND.
The Ouiy Delay would Be the Guns
aud These Could BE Made La
short order Numerous Oners
OF Battieshlps.

Washington, March IA confer.
cnco was held here In the Office Of As.
sistant Secretary Roosevelt 10 map out
plans for arming and cquipping mer'
chant vessels a. auxiliary cruisers. Mr.
Roosevelt presided and others present
were Captain Crowninshield Of the bu.
reau Of navigation, Captain O'Niol OF
the bureau Of ordnance, Chief Hichborn
Of the bureau Of construction and Com.
mander Bradford Of the bureau Of yards
and docks. This meeting had been pre-
cedod by call from President Griscom
Of the international Navigation com.
pany, which owns the four ships, Sc.
Louis, 81 Paul, Paris and New York.
The work Of transforming these boats
into fighters could b. accomplished read.
lily within two weeks time o. all mater.
ials except the guns are on hand. The
bureau Of ordinances could not supply
oil the guns required in that short time,
although seventy or more arc available.
The proposed batteries for the auxili.
sry cruisers consist In the case Of the
steamships 81. Louis and st. Paul Of
eight 6.inch guns, four G.pounders and
four machine guns; the New York and
Paris II 6-inch G.pounders and six ma.
chine suns IL Is designed 10 give yes.
sells Of the Caracas aud Seneca type a
main battery Of eight finch guns and
from six TO eight npii.dre magazine
guns. Those OF the Nigilancia class are
designed 20 have a main battery Of six
j-inch and four l-inch guns, four /.
Founders and three machine guns The
batteries Of the auxiliary cruisers on the
Pacific coast are substantially similar,
5-inch guns being the largest ones de.
signed for use IN that service.
Cablegnms are pouring into Secretary
Longs office Of offers of ships and some
lro the ships which II has been reported
Spain had already bought II can be
said none will b. purchased until IN.
spected thoroughly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-12
A HOUSE WARMING.
The Beautiful Home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Il. Saunders a Scene
OF social GaIety.

A house warming" In the south has
ever been al occasion for the display Of
marked hospitality ofthat whoe souIed
sort which dispels he influence OF for
mali aud mares one feel In .iu.h hat
Il IL good TO be there. The guests on
such an occasion ale imbued with a
spifl Of good fellowship seldom ez9eri-
enced and never 70 gotten.
The young peoole Of b van We e ior u.
nate enough last evening to participate
10 just sucn house warming gwen by
Miss Allie Saunders at he new home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.
Saunders. Toe house, which has just
been finished anu occupied by he am
lily. 10 a two s,ofy boz ding OF modern
architecture. handsome, conveniently
arranged aud elegantly finished and
furnished throughout.
AL Of the lower floor was gwen over
to the reign o. pleasu e. 1he eli
esance Of al the apartments left
li.tle room TO- other decorations
which were confined to palms,
ferns, geraniums and cut flowers. Tie
guests were cordially received in the
hall by Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders, Miss
Allie Saunders, Miss Florence llacman
and Miss Dona Coulter, and made to
feel at home Immediately, TIE large
double parlors TO the right were
reserved for dancing, the carpets being
purposely left OF Of the polished floor.
To the left cosy sitting room invited
those inclined towards conversation.
The attendance was large and a merrier
party Of young people never "chaged
the glowing hours either in Bryan or
"Belgium's capital"
During the evening q luncheon Of
salads, olives, sailed almonds, sand
wiches, Saratoga fakes and cheese
stravs, followed by ices aud cakes, was
served in the pretty dining room.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-12
City Council
Nucn IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED

Nucn IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED
ATTnENEErING.
The city council me, in regular sec
sion last night, all officers being pres.
ent except Alderman Wilson.
Minutes Of last meeting read aud ap.
proyedi reports approved sundry bills
approved aud ordered paid.
Fire committee was granted further
time and the secretary requested to
communicate with manufacturer and
advertise in the FiTeman's Journal for
bids on a combination hose cart and
chemical engine 10 be submitted TO the
council Al it, next meeting by repre-
sentatyes Of the manufacturers.
Mr.. Harris reported that he had con-
tracte with II. j. MacNair for a rev
map Of the city.
The light committee reported the re-
suli OF the test Of the arc lights and a
motion prevailed authorizing the sec.
rotary 10 pay for the lights for the full
time they nave been In operation ae-
cording 10 the service given 10 shown
by the test, viz: to pay for sos candle
power for each light, THAT being
the averaged alter deducting the sum
already paid the company for said
lights and providing further II such an
arrangement was not satisfactory to the
company the latter might take such
steps as thep saw IT,.
A request for refunding part Of Ia,
taxes assessed against the NJ. and T.
bank for 1881 was deferred until nexi
meeting.
Mr.. Bob Taylor petiiionod tie coun.
ell for donation towards sprinkling
the streets to supplement q subscrip.
lion TO be raised among the business
men Tor that pnipose. MIR. Taylor
proposes 10 sprinkle from beyond the
academy Of music on Mmn stteet to @
5. Parker's office, aud the three inter,
sectng streets from the railroad On the
east 10 Bryan street on the west. Tn,
matter was postponed until next meet,
ing 10 give Mr.. Taylor an opportunity
to see how much no can raise by Sub
scripton, aud also to see II the water
in the well at city hall can be utilized
for the purpose by means Of wind
mill.
Mr.. Donnelly, representing Donnelly
4 Loonoy, manufacturers Of acetelynt
gas, asked for franchise 10 lay pipes
in the city for house and street light.
ing purposes. The reqsest was grant
cd with the understanding that speci.
ticatiSns Of a satisfactory character
coyeing the details OF the franchise
shall be submitted to the council at
It's next meeting,
Adjourned.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-12

Parks & Waldrop, the popular mems
furnishors, announce that they will oc.
cupy the Smith building Wye stand)
alter April let, and will 1t II up 30 as to
make Il one Of the handsomest stores Of
the Kind in the state. As a result Of en-.
lerprising business methods and good
iaste ia buying these young men have
within 40 incredibly shor. time builtup
a h0uushing business that has entirely
ouigroWn their present quarters, which
are TOO small Tor the proper display Of
their largo and well assorted stock.
They 4bundantIy deserve the success
they have achieved, and the Eagle sin.
cerely hopes their future prosperity viii
be even greater than that OF the past.