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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Sweet Potato Information.

The sweet potato is most commonly
propagated by means of the buds or
shoots from the roots, which are
called sets. The roots are planted in
hotbeds and the sets which develop
are removed and transplunted in the
field. This crop is sometimes grown
from vine cuttings.
For tightening the labor of trans
planting sweet potato sets, wooden
tongs, or transplanters drawn by
horses, may be used.
In experiments at the Alabama
station cuttings gave slightly larger
yield than sets; at the Louisiana station
sets produced the larger crop. In
Louisiana vine cuttings sixteen to
twenty four inches long gave larger
yields than shorter cuttings. 1t is
generally regarded as Improbable to
move sweet potato vines after last cul-
tivation.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Poultry as a Bread winner.

Can an inexperienced person make
a living from poultry? This question
is often asked but seldom answered
satisfactorily to the beginner. That
it requires experience as well as prac-
tical knowledge to successfully raise
and market poultry in any consider
able quantity is certain, espe cially
since the Introduction of the incuba-
tor and brooder have so largely sup
planted the time-honored hen in her
maternal duties of caring for the
young chicks.
The fault with most people when
engaging in the hen business is de-
sire to possess a large number of fowl
before they learn to care for and pro-
tect them from disease. They assume
that it is nothing to hatch chickens,
and in this they are right, especially if
they possess an incubator. The real
trouble begins after the young chicks
are out of the shell, in p, operly minis
tering to their voracious appetites,
and preparing their systems for the
severe task of putting forth their dress
of feathers, this, as all breeders know,
being the most critical period in the
lives of the young chicks. Numerous
persons, both male and female, have
taken up the business and made n sue
cess of it without previons experience,
but in a majority of cases they start
in modest way with few hens the
first year, and work into it gradually,
thereby gaining knowledge that no
amount of reading could impart. A
good paper, devoted wholly or in part
to the subject is great aid, bat
''practice makes perfect" and it is
essential to begin at the bottom and
work out and prove yourself the ideas
cleaned from your books.
Poultry raising in its various phases
is a science, but we can answer the
question that heads this article in the
affirmative, provided the would-be
poultryman has capital sufficient to
equip small plant, and patience and
diligence to enable him to work eau
tiously, and build up his business as
he attains to knowledge. American
Cultivator
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
COSTUME OF SILK.

of the shortest, and short even as re.
CARDS the elongated front, which can
be called long only because the back
is so far from that. The way in
which the braid is applied seems
more in keeping with the idea of
the tailor-made gown than does the
wandering floral pattern that is often
used. Mink fur lines the high collar,
and mink plays an important part on
the hat, where it forms the crown.
The charms of black and white are
to be seen in an extremely plain but
very fetching gown. The skirt of
black cloth is unrelieved with the ex-
ception of a row of white stitching.
The dainty little bolero is bordered
by row of the white stitching, too,
and is fastened with buttons of black
and white. On the revers and collar
another note is brought to bear, for
they are faced not with white. but with
a delicate corn-colored material. The
toque brings the black, the white and
the yellow into combination by using
black and white plaid with narrow
line of the yellow running through
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

across the front, in many cases, mp
pear to fasten the skirt. Others, again
have a wide black velvet band from
the centre of high stock, secured in
front by buckle. The favorite way,
however, is to thread white lace WITH
narrow velvet and use the lace as
trimming. Entire gowns are made oi
this velvet, threaded with insertion,
sewed deftly together.
A beautiful toilet of ecru guipurt
has two small capes covering the
shoulders, the one over the other.
These and the standing collar, also OF
guipure, are threaded with very mar
row black velvet. A torsode of black
velvet descends in front to the waist,
while black velvet bows continue the
effect on the front of the skirt.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
How the Enslish,nan Told It.

Here is joke which comes from the
Erin, Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht.
Names were given to the writer, but
they are suppressed for obvious rea-
sons.
A young woman on the Erin while
every one was waiting for wind asked :
"What slang expression which you
have in America pleases pussy cat?"
The listeners all gave itup, of course.
"Why, rubber neck, was the reply.
One of Sir Thomas's British friends
heard it, and thought it was so good
that he called friend up to hear the
conundrum. The one summoned
came all expectancy. The enthusi-
astic admirer of the story could not
wait for the young woman who had
originally sprung the joke to repeat
it, but started to tell it himself.
''What slang expression which you
have IN America pleases a pussy cat?"
he asked.
The new man also gave it up.
"Why, smooth her back" was the
reply, and the answer brought out a
greater roar than had greeted the orig
inal story. New York Tribune.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
The Best Paws Best.

The great difficulty in making farms
pay is that most farm crops cannot be
assorted into good, better and best.
They must be sold at so nearly uni
form price that there is no money in
it. In stock growing and in fruit
growing such wide differences in value
can be made that it is possible to
charge the very rich, who always want
the best, whatever the best is worth
more, and, if it be not too easily pro-
duced, more than this. So long as a
man grows only for the universal mar
ket, he must sell at prices which even
the poorest can pay. But let him grow
something better than can be found in
the market, and he can get enough
higher prices to pay him double for all
his extra trouble. This is the secret
of getting rich in all kinds of busi-
ness. Money is to be got from those
who have it, and not from those who
have it not. Does this forget the
poor? Not at all. The struggle to
improve quality is always chang ging it's
ground. The best of one year is thus
placed within the reach of all few
years later, and another best has
taken its place.
Barring accidents from untimely
frosts, it is the best fruit that pays
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
| FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
Pigs Before and After WEAVING

1t was found at the Wisconsin
station that pigs when fed with the SOW
before weaving made more economical
gains than the same pigs did after
weaving, the difference in favor of the
former method being 20 per cent. 1t
took 237 pounds of grain, half corn
meal and half shorts, together with
Ats pounds OF creamery separator
skim-mill to produce 100 pounds of
gain with SOW and pigs before wean-
ing, while the same pigs after wean-
ing required 2SS pounds OF meal and
SIC pounds of milk. This shows the
value of feeding the young pigs
through the SOW.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Farm and Garden Notes.

Do not urge the horse to drink
water which he refuses, because it is
probably hard and unwholesome.
1t is a good plan to have clean water
always accessible to the horse while in
the stable. 1t IS natural for horse
to drink when thirsty.
Brush the udder and surrounding
parts just before milking, and wipe
them with a clean, damp cloth OF
sponge.
II is useless to attempt to keep well
anima's in IL healthy condition where
they are compelled to eat and sleer
with sick ones.
Going from ! OF stable into the
cold air suddenly should be avoided,
as also to the contrary, as it produce;
colds and violent infammations.
Barley meal is good for hog, pro-
vided some muscle eforming material
is fed with it. This can be supplied
in clover hay, green clover, shorts and
the like.
Hens sitting late in the season will
often do well on nest on the bare
turf in shady place. The nest is
followed out just enough to put in e
little straw and to retain the eggs.
Forbid drugs being administered te
your horse without your knowledge,
especially nitre. They are not needed
to keep the animal in health, and may
do the greatest and most sud lien mis-
chief.
Give ine horse as much water as ht
will drink three times day or often
er. When frequently watered horse
will drink less on the whole than
watered at long intervals, and will no
do himself any injury.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Caring for Celery.

AS celery grows naturally,it it spreads
on the surface of the ground like the
carrot. Hence, the first process by
which celery is treated is termed
''handling;" by it the leaf stalks of
each plant are drawn together and
some earth pressed firmly around
them by the hands, to hold them in
an upright position. After this is
done, more earth is drawn towards
the plants with hoe, until there is
enough to prevent their spreading
open, says the Rural World. If the
celery is Intended for marketing pre-
vious to December !, it should be
banked up or otherwise bleached in
the field. Banking up is done i'm
mediately after handling" 1t con-
sists in plowing earth against the
celery to begin with and then finish
ing it off with a shovel or wide hoe
until the earth is banked up to the
full height of the celery. This had
better be done in several operations
as the plants grow and need it.
Celery that is to be used early
should be bleached with boards.
Those ten inches wide are the best.
The plants are generally handled be-
fore the boards are put on. A board
should be put upon each side of the
row quite close to the plants and be
held in place with peg. If for any
reason there are vacancies in the row
or the plants are not close enough to
exclude light from the stalks when
the boards are put up, the vacancies
may be filled with hay or straw. For
late autumn use. it is best to bleach
with earth, as it also protects from
frosts.
Celery will stand many light frosts,
but hard freezing is liable to injure it,
and it should never be handled when
frozen. 1t is seldom safe to allow it
to remain unprotected in the ground
after the first of November in this lat
titude. The plants are generally lifted
with spade after a furrow bas been
plowed away from the row on one
side. Most of the soil should be taken
off the roots and the old outside leaves
removed before storing. In this sec
ton to keep well, celery should be
stored in cold, moist cellar or frost
proof shed. If it does not whiten
quickly enough, the plants may be
watered and kept warm and thus
started into growth, which results in
forming the tender white shoots very
quickly.
For home use a good way to keep
celery is to pack the plants closely to-
gether, upright, in boxes twelve by
eighteen inches wide, with the bottom
covered with moist sand, little of
which should be worked in among
the roots. There is no need of hav
ing sand between the plants These
boxes, when packed, should be kept
in cold, damp cellar.
The bleaching of celery is simply
the result of the plant making growth
in the dark, and bleached celery will
keep but short time and should be
used as soon as whitened. Celery for
use in the latter part of winter should
be quite green in color when put into
winter storage, for early winter use it
should be partly bleached when stored.
For winter use, celery should be left
out as late as is safe in the fall, so that
the cellar or pit where it is to be
stored may be thoroughly cooled off
before it is put in.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Hit by Twenty seven Bullets at Ono

Among those who arrived at San
Francisco by transport the other day
was d. w. Krider, of Wharton, Ohio.
Of Battery X, Third Artillery, who
gained the distinction of being the
worst wounded man in the war. In
February last he was with his battery
n native attack on Manila, when word
came to fall back. Utah Battery was
given the same order, but failed to
observe it, and shrapnel shell from
this battery exploded. Two men were
killed and Krider received twenty-six
wounds from the shrapnel bullets,
while at the same time Mauser bull
let passed through him. Krider still
carries some of the bullets, and it is
doubtful if he will ever recover his
health and strength.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Three of the Seasons Triunphs.


On many models lace motives are
mingled and form part of the appliqued
garniture. The arrangement requires
taste, but when properly treated the
effect is absolutely charming. To look
it's best the shade chosen for this style
of trimming must not correspond ex-
actly with that of the dress, but in
preference be q shade or two lighter
when the lace which accompanies it is
white, and darker in the case of black
lace being chosen. One of the most
striking costumes of the season is
shown in the large engraving. 1t is a
piece-dyed robe with scarf draperies
of fancy material, and is from the Dry
Goods Economist. The costume on
the left of the large engraving repre-
sents tailor-ma princess robe of
Dresden blue satin de laine, trimmed
with scroll design iu steel beads. A
similar adornment conceals the back
seam on the skirt and corsage.
The central figure shows q
rich silk visiting dress of ''roseau"
green, with side panels of handsome
cream-colored renaissance lac framed
. on either side by three folds of dark
green velvet. The bodice, which
buhges slightly in front, but without
fullhess, has bretelles and epaulettes
of the same lace, which terminate at
the shoulder seam. Cuffs of the same
at the wrists. Small embroidered
cambria collar with long "Regate"
crayat of roseau- green silk.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
the most profit and that can be grown

the most profit and that can be grown
most cheaI ly if the average of years is
considered. The labor OF spraying
with insecticides and with fungicides
to make the fruit fair, and the further
labor of thinning it, produces SO much
more fruit every year that it can be
sold with profit within the reach of
all. The very rich will still get the
best and pay for it, but the poorest
will get more and better fruit than
they ever before enjoyed. -Massachu-
setts Ploughman.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Save the NicISeIs.

From saving, comes having. Ask your
grocer how you can save 15c by investing
&c. He can tell you just how you can get
one large 10c package Of "Red Cross
starch, one large 10c package of "Hubin-
gers Best" starch, with the premiums, two
beautiful Shakespeare panels, printed in
twelve beautiful colors, or one Twentieth
Century Girl Calendar, all for be. Ask your
grocer for this starch and obtain these
beautiful Christmas presents flee.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Record for killing Dogs.

DR.. Henry J. Schenck has just com
pleted his twelfth year as dog con
stable.of Boston, during which tim.
he has killed over 10000 unlicensed
dogs. He gets 81 for each dog h,
kills, but his expenses are not small
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Ether Drinking Prohibited in Prussia.
coPyaIoHr Ieoo PRocIrR GAMBLE co. c.sciwaAr

EtHer DrIhKiHE TTOhIbIted III PrussIa.
Ether drinking in the neighborhood
of Memel, Prussia, has become so gen.
eral that the authorities have been
forced to take measures against the
evil. 1t is now forbid den under heavy
penalties to sell ether for drinking
purposes, and no dealer is allo led to
supply ether unless the customer pre-
sents a certificate from the police to
the effect that the drug will not be
used as a tipple. Visitors to Mer"el
say that ether drinking as habit is
indulged in by the greater portion Of
the working population. Correspond
ence in New York Times.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Two Pretty Effects.

A pretty effect in braid is shown in
it's application on blue cloth tailor
made suit. The tunic appears in this
York Sun, over very plain overskirt
and trimmed with black braid in con-
ventional designs. The coat is one
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

certainly are worn. Of course they
should be the exclusive property of
the youthful and slender, for ample
proportions find no strength or refuge
in their straight trying lines. Every
thing except dress coat, that fairly
lays itself out in its gorgeous revers,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Bangs Are Becoming Popular.

Bangs are slowly but surely super
seding the pompadour. The most
novel feature of the coiffure is the
pouch at the back. 1t is often so ex
aggerated that it hangs over the col
lar. The scold locks are caught up
the middle of the pouch with dainty
bit of a gold lace pin and luxurious
head of hair is affected by padding the
pouch with a wide pompadour roll.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
How Skirts Are Made.

Skirts are still made to touch in the
frcnt aud sides, with quite dip in
the back, but have plaits at the waist
line, rather than the perfectly plain
effect. None of the new gowns are
gathered at the back.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
PRINCESS DRESS.

fly front, too, and there, only few
inches below the chin, opens back with
modestly small silk-faced lapels.
Again, everything except dress
coat, the eccentricities and preroga-
tives of which will be dwelt upon later,
has pockets, plenty of them, and for
true service designed. A Raglan
pocket, for instance, when it is nobly
planned, has a right-hand slip in its
skirts that opens into capacious silk
lined pocket, and then there is, on the
same side, breast pocket. A ticket
pocket is it's descriptive title given by
the tailor men, and if this coat is used
for travelling the virtues of that upper
pocket can be tested and appreciated.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

Owing to the scarcity of wood ant
coal in Ontario, Canada, an effort ha,
been made during the past six month
to utilize peat for fuel.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

Do not wash your hands and face with common
laundry soap, or if you do don't complain when you
find them rough, hard and chapped. Ordinary laundry
soaps good for scubbng floors, but not for the skim
Ivory Soap makes creamy aher that rnses easily and
takes the dirt with it. The natural oil of the skin
washed with Ivory Soap is not removed, and the skin is
left soft and smooth
1T FLOATS.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
The Non. Geo. Starr Writes

No. VAN NESS PLACE, NEW YORK.
DIR. RADwAY-With me your Relief has worked
wonde.s. For the last tn years 1 have had
frequent and severe attacks of Siatlca, sometimes
extending from the lumbar regions y my ankle
and at times to both lower limos.
During the time have been afflicted have tr ed
almost all the remedie recomm -nded bs wise mex
and fools, hoping TO find relief, but all proved to
be failures.
l have tried various kinds of baths, manipula~
tions, outward application of liniments t9o
to IN 'ntion. and prescriptions of the most
eminent ply ysicians, all of which failed TO givo
relief
Last September, at the urgent request of FRIEND
(who had been afflicted MYSELF 1 was induced
., try your remedy. was then suffering fesrfully
with one of my old turns. To my surprise and de-
light the first application gave me after ba tn,
ing and rubb ng the parts affected, leaving tho
limbs in a warm glow, created by the Relief. In
though have slight periodical attacks approach
ing a change of weather. know now how to cucS
myself and feel quite maste" of tho situation.
RADWAf'S READY RELIEF is my friend.
never travel without a bottle in my valse.
GEO STARR
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
| NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Designs For Costumes That Have Be-
come Popular in the Metropolis.

New YORK CITY Especially On the
street it is now possible to take stock
of the new coats, and great many
full-box shapes with Raglan shoulders
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Black Velvet Much Used.

Black velvet is seen in some form
cn yearly all light gowns. Bands
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

Plso's Cure is wonderful Cough medicine.
Mrs. w. PICKETT, Van Siclen and Blake
Aves, Brooklyn, n. Y, Oct. 26, 1891.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

The class of 1903 at Harvard contains
over 500 students.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

There are five thousand theatres in
he United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
GERMANY AFTER TRADE.
Has Contracted to Pay 100000 G
Year Subsidy to an Asiatic
Steamer Line.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The great in
terest in Asiatic commerce which other
nations we'll as the United States are
now feeling is illustrated in a recent
subsidy agreement made by the Ger
man government with the Lloyd Steam
ship line by which it proposes to pay
more than $1,000000 a year for a IS
steamship lines to ply between German
Australia, and certain ports of Ocean
lea. Four steamers are, under this con-
tract, to be built for the Chinese and
Japanese service, to be of not less than
5000 tons. and those for the Australian
line are to be not less than 300 tons.
All the ships are to be built in German
yards, and German material is to be
used as far as possible all admiralty re-
Quirements to be carried out in them,
they can readily be utilized for war
purposes when necessary.
1t is also announced that a Bremen
firm intends to establish with steam
ers now being built for that purpose
steamship line on the Yangtse Kiang
in China, to ply between Shanghai and
Hankow. By the aid OF this line, which
will connect with the subsidized lines
running from Hamburg to Shanghai,
German dealers and German interests
will be in direct communication not on
~ with Shanghai, which has two-thirds
of the import trade of China, but also
with Hankow, one of the most import
ant commercial cities of China, and
having a population of about 10000
It is now being connected with Pekin
by railroad. German exports to Asia
andOceanica have more than Quadrupled
in the decade ended in 1896.