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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-16
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En- la Hacienda Amelia 200 quin
tales hierro gaIvanizado en- planchas,
usado, l0yeguas, 10 potrancas y 10
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-16

LlamamoA Ia stenCi6n de nuestros
leCtoros sobre el interesante artioulo de
nuestro colaborsdor doctor Amadeo SO.
bta el padecimiento de la ansmia.
Es un trabajo que convene leerGe.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-16

la casa Fritze, Luudt Cia ha reoi
bido nltimamente una nueva remess de
la aoreditada aqua mineral de sTepli
y esta vendiendo lacaja de 100 med ].
botelIas 8 5 Is moneda corriente.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1899-12-16

La sehora Rodulfa Peha J el 'eho
Lorenzo Algarfn, padres de crisnSa d
la joven Eduardo Ortiz, que falleci'
aver en- eSta ciudad, hacen saber 4 10
deudos de la fuada, residences en- Ga
guas, tan triste nueva por medic de es
tas lineas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
MusIsmelon from siberia.

1t is reported that the department Of
agriculture has secured from Siberia
seeds of a new muskmelon, which re-
sembles a watermelon in color and APP
pearance while growing, but does not
ripen on the vines. Pick it and put it
away as we do pears, and it will be eat
able in the winter. One grower in
Utah reported raising one which
weighed II pounds, and was ripe and
just fit for eating on January TO- They
are said to succeed well in Utah and
California on irrigated lands, but do not
thrive well in the eastern states, but if
they can grow them there profitabIy
and they prove good, we may expect to
see them here as winter luxury. They
ought to stand transportation well if
shipped green.-American CultivatOr.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

have known many housewives and
many varieties of paste and cement in
the course of a brief but useless life,
and l have never yet met with an in
stance where anything mended by a
woman with any of the devices in gues-
ton has remained mended for ten con-
secutive minutes when subjected to the
slightest strain, says Pearson's Maya
zine.
A woman can mend saucer with ce-
ment, and its broken parts will con-
tinue to adhere until some one picks it
up. She can also mend an umbrella
handle with gum, and it will present a
decent appearance until some one tries
to take it from the umbrella stand.
This, however, is not the sort of mend.
ing which the woman desires, and it is
needless to say that it is worse than no
mending whatever.
Yet, although every woman who has
reached the age of IS has probably
made 45O attempts to mend things,
every one of which has failed, she will
still continue to believe that broken
articles can be firmly and permanently
mended with her favorite sticking mix
ture. Whence comes this indomitable
faith? Echo declines to return any an
swer whatever.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

his mother-in-law-elect, says the New
York World. He had never done any.
thing better in an artistic sense, and
his friends gave him credit for uneX.
pected diplomacy. The course of true
love seemed strewn with roses, and the
picture had the place of honor in his
studio. Then, all at once the bride-to-
be was whisked off to Europe and Wa
gers found himself Tilted man.
For little while he was inconsolable.
Then he rallied his spirits and spread
feast for the boys in the old den.
When the champagne sparkled in the
glasses the speeches began, but, with
rare delicacy, the subject of his recent
masterpiece was not mentioned, al
though everybody noticed that the
place it had occupied knew it no more.
Then Wagers rose, and his smile was
mellow as the moon.
Gentlemen" he said, ''when Cleo
patra, lovely sorceress of the Nile, gave
banquet to her fr'en's she dissolved a
pearl in wine. But l, gentlemen, go TIL
fair serpent one better. I've dissolved
my mother-in-law."
And so he had, by the aid of the pawn
broker around the corner, to raise funds
for the feast.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
CARE OF YOUNG TREES.
without "a Good Root or Stem Plant
Makes But Little Progress
in Growth.

A large proportion of the trees that
are lost in resetting die because they
have been injured when they were
taken up. Without good root or stem
tree can make but little progress in
growth. In digging up trees the surface
soil should be removed to the root sys-
tenn, then trench dug around the tree
outside the mass of roots; then by cut
ting under the roots with a sharp
spade on each side, the tree may be
loosened from the soil with good sup
ply of young growing roots. If the tree
is large, the trench must be made
around the roots to the depth of the low
est, and the roots gradually loosened
and freed from the soil
No matter how carefully a tree is dug,
many of the young feeding roots will be
injured or destroyed. Thus only small
amount of sap can be supplied to the
branches and buds, which nevertheless
continue to evaporate large amount
of water; thus the tree often starts very
slowly and sometimes fails entirely.
BY removing the branches and buds in
proportion to the injury of the roots,
balance is maintained. All injured
roots should be cut off clean with a
knife and the wounds of large roots
should be painted over with some water
proof covering.
When trees are planted the roots
should have a fine mellow bed of soil,
which should be pressed firmly in con-
tact with every fiber, leaving no air
space around them, and all should be
spread out in natural position. The soil
should be pressed very firmly around ell
the roots, so that the new roots will be
encouraged to make rapid growth. If
the soil in which the tree is planted
is the same as the one from which it
was taken, the tree should be set the
same depth as it was before it was re-
moved. If the soil is heavier, the tree
should be shallower; if lighter, it
should be placed deeper. The surface
of the soil which is over the roots should
be fine and light because the capillarity
is then broken up and the moisture
cannot escape.-W. H. Moore, in Farm
ers' Voice.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

collar. He waited until the time was
ripe, and then one Sunday morning he
turned to the gentlemen about him
and smilingly said
81 think we will go out and bring in
these Yankee ships before they grow
old and useless. Tell my heroic engi-
neers to get up steam, and ask my gal
liant sailors to step to the guns
Our fleet steamed out. The enemy
at once sought to run away as n mat
ter of course, but our ships dasiled
among them. firing right and left.
Some 20 of the pig" vessels had been
sent to the bottom, and the rest of the
fleet were flying in terror from the
awful missiles flung from our guns,
when Providence willed it that every
heroic Spanish officer and man should
suddenly forget the exclamation: Ca
ramba!" Try as they could, not man
could shout it, Some cried: mon
Dieu" and some "B'Goshl" but no one
cried "Caramba!" In this awful emer-
gency there was nothing left for our
brave admiral but to signal each of his
ships to run ashore and try and pick up
the lost exclamation. They accord
ingly sought the beach, and, being
somewhat weary and discouraged, our
gallant men waded ashore and con-
cluded to stay there. Spanish honor
was saved again, and the queen regent
ordered the bells rung in every town in
Spain for three successive days. 1t is
rumored that three OF Senior SIMPSONS
ships got away, but our magnificent
Gen. Weyler has started out in canoe
to follow and capture them single
handed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
CARE OF DIRT-ROADs.
II Ii best 60 I2eeD Them In ReDnlR
by Contract. Says II Govern
ment Expert.

i. &. Harrison, government road ex-
pert, has been giving the farmers and
others interested in the building and
maintaining of dirt-roads some valu-
able advice. Inasmuch as dirt-roads
must continue to predominant in many
parts of the country, for years to come,
his remarks are worthy of careful con-
sideration. He says:
Except when the frost is coming out
of the ground in the spring, it will be
quite possible to build ordinary dirt
roads so that they will be very satisfac-
tory, and so that they can be kept in
good condition throughout the year ex-
cept during few weeks of spring thaw.
The best way, after the road is properly
built, is to hire somebody in the vicin-
ity, some laboring man, for instance, to
keep in repair permanently a particular
stretch of road. He can start out then
just after every rain when he wouldn't
be working in his fields, and with a
single shovel he can make all necessary
repairs to the road If water is collect
ing in any spot, he can open up little
ditch and let the water drain off prop
erly, although If the road was properly
built this would rarely occur. He can
toss stones to one side that the rain has
washed down. And, especially, he can
look to see that no holes are forming. A
little hollow starts in n road, The next
wagon scoops out trifie more dirt, an
otherwagon another trifle. Soon there's
a big hole. 1t rains. Water collects in
the hole and forms mud, and then the
mud clings to the wagon wheels and the
hole grows faster than ever. But if, in
the beginning, the road repairer had
filled in the small hollow with his shovel
and some dirt, and stamped the earth
down bit, then the wagons would have
packed the dirt like roller and the hole
would never have got chance to grow.
TITS best to have roads kept in repair
by contract, for then it's to the interest
of the contractor to exercise constant
care"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
OUTDOOR MUSHROOM BED.

ter. The north side boards may be
nailed fast, and the south side left NOV
able, leaving in the south side six inches
of space for ventilation at the top,
where the overhanging rafters of the
north keep rain out.
When gathering mushrooms, the
south side boards may be taken off to
allow space to reach in freely. The only
attention bed of this kind needs is u
slight watering when the crop is being
cut, and covering of litter or long
manure to keep off sun and frost. The
bed must not be water-soaked, and to
prevent this the ground has to be care
fully graded, so as to turn water. Dur
ing July and August, the bed is allowed
TO become dry on the surface, and is not
watered to start the crop again until
September.-Rural New Yorker.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
Hogs Like A1fnlfn Hnx.

During the past week the farm de-
partment of the Kansas Agrcultuy.l
college has been buying hogs to repeat
the Kaffir feeding experiment. The
herd arrived late one evening and were
turned into the paved barnyard. About
a bushel of whole Kaffir was thrown
onto the pavement for them and close
by an armful of fine alfalfa hay. The
hogs began eating the Kaffir very greed
lily, and in moving about one by one
came in contact with the hay. They
did not spit out the Kafir to eat the
hay, but their actions showed that the
hay suited them better; and the next
morning there was less alfalfa than
Kaffir left where the hogs were fed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

A writer in the Contemporary Review
claims that there are other points of
similarity between the Russians and
Americans besides the bigness of their
territory and their industrial under
takings, He says: What impressed
me most about the educated Muscovite,
however, was his extreme nervousness.
He is conscious that his country has
Jagged behind western nations; he is
also conscious that it has been going
forward this last decade by leaps and
by bounds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

When in Shanghai Prince and Prin-
cess Henry of Prussia were given an
amusing example of Chinese politeness.
While visiting notable mandarin their
host asked through the interpreter the
age of Prince Henry. On being told
that the emperor's brother is little
over SO the mandarin turned to the
prince and said: "You appear So" He
then inquired the age of the princess,
who is SO. The interpreter, Herr Voigt,
an honest citizen of Stettin, hesitated
to inform the princess what the man.
DARN replied on learning her age.
Prince Henry. however, has smatter-
ing of Chinese, and laughingly COM
manded: "Out with it, Voigt!" The
Chinese flatterer had told the princess:
'You look co."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
rlght on Narrow TIren.

There is bill in the Massachusetts
senate to prohibit the use of narrow
tread wagons on the public roads of
the state, and its passage is urged by
the bicyclers and all who contend for
good roads. 1t is waste of public
money, it is urged to spend it in maxi
ing roads and then to permit the roads
to be cut up by narrow-tired wagon
wheels. A narrow-tired wagon wheel
sinks deep through the surface of q
road and makes it rough and uneven,
and the ruts and holes prevent drain
age and keep the road bad 1t is also
contended that, although the substi-
tuition of broad for narrow tires will
involve considerable cost, yet it will
be an economy in the diminished cost
of hauling. The broad-tread wagon
wheel, so far from injuring the roads,
acts almost as a roller, making them
smooth and compact.-Baltimore Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
COULD HAVE DRIVEN OFF THE YANKEE
CRUISERS.

Spanish soldiers, and after such repeat
ed displays of desperation as must elicit
the admiration of the world, our army
decided to return to Spain and see how
things were getting on. 1t therefore
laid down its arms and invited the
pigs" to enter and take possession of
the city, and be at the trouble and ex-
pense of running it. 1t was in no sense
an American victory. On the other
hand, those sordid wretches received
such an object lesson in Spanish BRAY
cry that Senior Shafter himself admits
to having lost go pounds of fat in one
brief week. Caramba There were
those of our people who said we could
not defeat the Americans in a year.
What do they think now? Spain has
again taken her place on the pinnacle
Of greatness, and Spanish honor shines
like new gold from the mint Let us
press forward until the United States
is ours to the last acre. C-a-r-a-m-b-a!
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
NEPHEW OF HIS UNCLE.
The ExDcdient Employed by u French
Explorer 20 Get on with the
Niger Natives.

Lieut.. Hourst, the Frenchman who
made himself famous awhile ago by
sailing down the Niger from its upper
waters TO its mouth, has just published
book describing the journey. Every
part Of the river he saw had been pre-
yiously visited, but he was the first tray
eler who Travelled down the entire river.
His journey was great success in spite
Of the rapids and the enmity of some
natives, with whom, however, he did
not come to blows.
Hourst attributes his success largely
to the fact that he was advised by one
OF the Mohammedan natives, an elderly
man, who had seen Barth during that
explorers great journey to represent
himself as being the son or nephew Of
the famous German. The man told
Hourst that no white man that ever
clmc into the country had made so
good an impression upon the people as
Barth had done. The fame of the eX-
plorer had been handed down from IA
ther to son, and all the more intelligent
people Of the western Soudan knew Of
the great man, had heard how much he
was liked by their fathers, and would
exert themselves to show their friend
ship for anyone connected with him by
family ties,
Hourst acted on the hint. All along
his journey down the river he caused
himself to be heralded as the nephew of
Barth, and in many places he was re-
ceiyed with special hospitality on this
account. Inasmuch as he never fired
gun at native, but treated all with
courtesy and consideration, it is likely
that any other member of Barth's
family" who may visit the Niger will
meet with kindly reception.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
FIRST WARM DAY.
The Country Folk In Southeastern
Pennsylvania Cali II "A Wealth
er Breeder.

In southeastern Pennsylvania there
comes a day in February that brings
with II an indehnabe sense Of Joyous.
ness. A southern wind wanders up the
Delaware with a touch Of spring in
it's air that quickens, for the first time,
the slumbering life. 1t is then, says APP
pletons Popular Science Monthly, that
those mysterious forces in the cells of
living things begin their subtle work.
hidden In the dark, underground store
houses of plants and the sluggish It's
sues of animals buried in their winter
sleep. On such day the grounding
ventures from his burrow, some restless
bee is lured from the hive to wander
disconsolate over bare fields, snake
crawls from its hole to bask awhile in
the sunshine, and one looks instructive
ly for the first breaking of the earth
that tells of the early crocus and the
peeping forth of daffodils. The south
erly wind Is more than apt to be n tell
tale, for with all its springtime softness
1t is drawing towards some storm CEN
ter, near or remote, that will inevitably
follow with rough weather in its sweep.
The countrywide rightly call such a
day weather breeder" and even the
grounding knows its portent in the
very sign of its shadow. Come as it
will, the day is really day borrowed
in advance from the spring, as though
to hearten one through all the dreary
days that will follow, and, in starting
the growing forces of vegetation, to
make ready for the seasons coming.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

One morning in the month Of May,
when two-thrds of the heroic officers
and sailors of the Spanish feet at Ma
Mia were ashore to witness game
Of football, II person named Senior
Dewey, who is believed to have been
an American, came sailing into the
hnrbor with nn armada, and without
even saying good morning to our brave
admiral. he ordered his ships to open
fire.
"Caramba, but that is Yankee
trick" shouted tae admiral to those
around him, aud he at once ordered
his gums to reply.
The battle lasted for hours, The
waters OF the bay were red with blood,
Victory was with the noble Spaniards,
and Senior Dewey had already ordered
his few remaining ships TO surrender,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
watercress for Marketing.

A good deal of money may be secured
from many small streams where water
cress either grows naturally or could
be made to do so by judicious seeding
and planting. The cress seeds album.
dainty after its season of growth is
over, and when a stream is once stocked
with it the growth of the plant is apt
TO increase. In some places gardeners
have made artificial beds which they
have planted with the cress, running
from the stream into little coves which
can be easily kept under water. The
first cress of the season brings fancy
prices at the large hotels and restaur-
ants. The cress has sprightly spicy
taste that IL almost universally liked,
and it is believed by many that it has
medicinal virtues that give it especial
value as a tonic to the stomach at the
time when it first makes its appear
AnCe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
MUSHROOMS OUTDOORS.
How Profitable Crop Can De Raised
Outside Roth in the Spring
and Autumn.

First dig out a trench five feet wide
and IA to l6 inches deep, sloping to
wards the center. Mix together manure
and soil, and form bed in the trench
high enough to be nine inches above the
level when well tramped down. The
shelter is formed with three by four
hemlock for span roof, allowing the
north side rafter to overlap the south
eight inches. The lengthwise boards
overlap like single roof to turn wa
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
THEIR PET BELIEF.
Nearly All Women Think They Have
Fine Knnck for Mend
Ing Things.

If there is a woman who can lay her
hand on her heart, or the region where
it ought to be, and solemnly declare
that she has ever succeeded in mending
anything permanently with paste, gum
or cement, | should like to meet her. /
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

About the time our heroic Admiral
Cervera was destroying the Yankee
fleet off the port Of Santiago, Senior
Shafter landed near there with many
thousand mistaken persons at his back.
They had come to capture the historic
city, but were mistaken in thinking it
would fall an easy prey. We permit
ted the pigs" to come forward a few
miles, and then we opened the battle.
They outnumbered us twenty to one,
but no odds are great enough to dismay
Spanish soldier. We killed and
killed. All the rivers for miles around
ran red with blood. Time and again
the hirelings of Senior Shafter were
coaXed or driven forward, but time and
time again our gallant men shot them
down and defantly shouted: "Caram-
bal" After such heroic sacrifices as
were never endured by other than
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
Bad Road. stop business.

The packers at some of the potteries
of East Liverpool, Pa, have had to
stop work because the roads in the VIZ
cinity are so bad the farmers are an
able to bring any straw for the pack
ing of the pottery. 1t probable straw
will be shipped in by rail from towns
possessing sufficient enterprise to
maintain a system of passable high
ways.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
More Precious Than Diamonds.

Among the rarest of precious stones
the green garnet is probably the most
valuable, This gem is of superb, rich
shade, far more brilliant than that of
the emerald. A green garnet easily
commands double the price of pure
diamond of equal size, because it is so
exceedingly rare, while red garnets are
so common that their cost is trifling.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

ind haircut he fingered on.
One day large feet belonging to the
'ipig" government made it's appear.
aance before the port, but our admiral
was not alarmed. On the contrary, he
ssmiled and rubbed his hands and said:
II will wait until they have sent me
:all their vessels, and then we will run
.out and gobble them to the last one
How kind of Senior Sampson to increase
The Spanish navy"
Our heroic Cervera was in no hurry
Spanish honor never sweats its shirt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
A Pertinent Queation.

The weak fellow was making the gipl
tired by his long and vapid talk on the
advancement of women.
"Don't you ever wish you were a
MANI" he asked, as kind of clincher.
NO" she responded, in the sweetest,
most womanly way; do you?"-IYt-
Bits.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01
A HnnnY MlAa.

A Georgia paper, printed in locality
where bullets have tendency to fly,
chronicles an office accident" thus:
'The bullet passed entirely through
the chest of our foreman, Mr.. Jones,
but fortunately missed a plate glass
window, which cost considerable
money."-Minneapolis Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-01

Askins--So it is true that the wheel
craze is subsiding?
Humper-No; the man bought mine
from calls on me every month, just as
rabid as ever.-Puck.
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