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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
The market gardeners grow celery

The market gardeners grow celery
as an annual. and by taking the
thriftiest plants and allowing them to
seed. they have developed several
varieties of large-leaved sage, which it
is always better to use as seed when
setting out new plantations. Sage,
may, however, be spread from the
root. This requires no annual plant
ing of the seed, and of course keeps
the large leaved variety pure, though
after being grown in clump the
plant will be less vigorous and have
smaller leaves. The layered sage
stem, with its lower leaves stripped off
and covered, roots very quickly. and
this can be done any time in midsum-
mer and secure well-i ooted plant
next year. Most of the old sage beds
in the country are grown from layers.
This is why they grow in clumps, as
the layer has some dormant buds
which send up shoots the following
season. The sage plant is best grown
from seed which may be sown now,
and get growth enough to live through
the winter if the top is cut down in
the fall, pretty close to the ground,
and covered with forkful of manure.
This winter covering is important to
keep the sage roots from heaving out
in winter by alternate freezing and
thawing
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

agriculturist. In Cape Colony nearly
the whole of the wheat growing
is done by the Dutch farmers OF
the Western province. In the in
terror the bulk of the grain used is
supplied by the Dutch farmer of the
Transvaal The whole of the fruit
crop is produced by Beers. Even far
up in Bechauanaland you will find
Boer wagons from the Republic
loaded up with fruit, oat forage and
other products.
The Beers, in short, are pastoral
folk, stolidly content to be that and
nothing else. They shun towns. shop
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

to those who are without them; and
as for forage, the velt is trusted to
supply it at need. The commandant,
who is the Dutch equivalent of the
English colonel, drills his forces as
best he may; and certain amount
of military discipline is easily ac-
quired, despite the rather slouchy ap-
pearance, due in part to the absence
of uniforms. except in the case of the
commandants. the other officers, and
the estate Artillery"
The Boer much resembles our Amer
ican Apache in his ability to live on
the shadow of things when in the
field. A writer of South Africa, in a
contribution to London paper, calls
attention to the ability of the Boer to
live on rations which an ordinary
trooper would not endure and his ca
pacity to travel great distances with
horse in incredibly short time.
The Boer knows every road and
trail of the Transvaal; as hunter he
knows the devious ways of the wastes
beyond. He is an asriculturist and a
hunter. By the law of self-preserva-
tion he has learned the willy ways of
the savage whom he displaced in the
Transvaal. The cretrecesses of the
mountains are at mis- command AS a
horseman he much resembles our
American cowboy. He can ride on top
of the saddle, or over his horses
neck, or Cossask fashion, with one
foot in the stirrup, one leg on the sad
die and his head and shoulders on the
ground. His horse is part of his fam
lily life. The beasts are very hardy,
sure-footed and affectionate. Then,
too, the Boer is Injured to the hard
ships of the mountains, to long horse
back journeys, scant allowances of
food, treks OIL which the water supply
is scarce.
In the campaign of 1881 against the
English the Boer took good care that
his forces never faced the enemy in
the open field. He never offered open
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
Poultry Notes.

1t is possible to improve the egg
laying qualities of any flock by careful
selection.
The farmer who tries two colonies
of birds this winter will want four
next winter.
1t is good plan to give laying hens
an occasional feed of corn that has
been burned until it is charcoal.
The color of an egg has nothing to
do with its nutritive value. A white
egg is Just as good as brown one.
A party gave dollar for a horse,
killed it, sold the hide for $1.25 and
had the meat for his chickens for his
trouble.
If you havn't got bone mill feed
Clipped meat scraps or sausage to the
fowls meat is just about as good as
bone, anyhow.
The hen is the most profitable of
all birds kept on the farm, but it is
we'll where one can to have ducks,
turkeys and geese.
If the hens are too fat to lay or
moult we'll, feed them but once a day
if yarded, or not at all if free, until
reduced in weight.
The first three days that hen sits
on her eggs she should attend faith
fully to business in order to start the
''ieck" to growing.
One brood at time is best for the
farm unless the farmer has money and
time to build the yards and houses to
keep the birds apart.
Ground oats, when made from a
good quality Of grain, is one of the
best parts of the morning mash. II
produces muscle, bone and feathers
not fat.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
Liked Them in Groups.

Albeit an attractive young miss ir
most ways, like many other young
animals it was her habit to wolf hel
food OF this her mhther tried tc
break her, and on this particular oc
casion was demonstrating because o.
the number of peas Alice seemed te
think it necessary to consume at 6
mouthful.
"Take fewer peas on your fork,
Alice. Why should you want to take
so many at one time?"
"They taste so much better wheI
eaten in groups,' was Alice's unex
pected explanation.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
A Rem arkable Girl.

Helen Keller. the deaf, dumb and
blind girl, whose requirements have
attracted the attention of all students
of educational methods, spent last
summer at Wrentham, Mass, as
the guest of Mrs. J. e. Chamberlain.
She keeps up her study of Greek and
Arabic, and writes her exercises on a
typewriting machine especially de-
signed for these languages, with inter
changeable cylinders. By way of ex-
ercise she delights in climbing trees,
and she is an excellent swimmer,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
Now Way of Planting Stra awberries.

1t has been found that it costs more
to cultivate q spring-set strawberry
bed during its first six weeks than for
any other period of its life. Atten-
ton must be given at the very time
that other items of farm work need
looking after If this care is withheld
the bed will become a mass of weeds
and will be so checked that it may
never recover. The following method
which is in use in some sections of
New York state and which the writer
has tested in small way, will be
found as practical as it is simple.
The young plants are removed from
the field in the usual manner, but are
taken to previously arranged bed of
good soil where they are planted, after
being trimmed of old leaves and in
jured and superfuous roots. The
shortening of the remaining roots is
rapidly done as follows: The plant is
held in the left hand, leaves up, the
collar grasped by the thumb and first
finger, the hand is closed around the
roots, which are shipped off by means
OF d pair of shears. In the bed the
plants are set in rows about foot
apart and an inch apart in the rows.
They are shaded until they have be-
come established and mulch of well
rotted stable manure that is free from
straw is applied. The plants are
sprayed with Bordeaux mixture every
ten days or two weeks, and watered
if necessary. The ground is soaked
just before they are to be removed to
the field. They are then lifted, set
closely upon trays and carried to the
field. They are remarkably well pro-
vlded with roots and suffer no check
when set in the permanent rows.
While the plants are in the beds the
field is being prepared. 1t is plowed,
narrowed and thoroughly fined by
means of a weeder run over it once a
week OF ten days, and after each rain.
1t not only pulverizes the surface but
kills weeds and turns up any grubs
and worms for the birds to remove.
The plants have, by this method,
warm bed to start in, which is very
different from the usual cold comfort
forced upon them in early spring,
when, in order to be ready, the
ground frequently has to be plowed
before it should be touched. The re-
naming treatment is the s me as for
other beds.
This method permits of easier spray
ing of the plants for disease, which
operation occupies less time and re-
quires less fungicide by far than is
used in the open field. A double
saving is thus effected. No spraying
is usually needed in the field after the
plants are set, unless the germs of
disease are already present in great
quantity in it. Much more time is
allowed for transplanting since it may
be done when the greatest rush Of
spring work is over. Shipments of
plants that arrive late can sometimes
be saved from utter loss by this plan.
Lastly, plants grown in this way are
in every respect equal to pot grown
plants. M. &. Kains in the Epito-
mist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
Weeds on the Roadside.

Not many farmers bother them
selves about the weeds that grow
alongside their farms on the roads, and,
as a rule, not many road overseors
care whether the weeds grow on the
roads OF not; but these same weeds
produce seed and keep the farm well
supplied with weeds every year, which
cost the farmers large sums to destroy.
The wise farmer will keep the weeds
down at his own expense if they grow
on the road.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
Altered a Trihe.

One small girl says to another
'They are not saying rubberneck any
more"
''Why not?" asks the other with
some Joy.
Because they are saying peuin
sula," says the one.
"And why PENINSULA" says the
other, innocently.
because it stretches out to sea, u
says the one.-"Worcester Mass.
Gazette.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

which she vastly enjoys. Helen puz-
zles new visitors by telling the color
of the flowers they bring. She can
even distinguish white and yellow
pansy from purple one, and red
from white rose. Her explanation
is that the petal of the darker colored
flowers are thicker than those Of the
lighter ones.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
German viceroy In the Caroline..

A correspondent of the Berlin
Tageblatt calls attention to the fact
that a German was Viceroy of the
Caroline Islands thirty-fve years
ago. His name was Teteus, and he
was captain of ship which exported
snails to China. IN 1865 he married
one of the daughters of the liking"
OF the Carolines and bought of him
one of the islands.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
! FOR FARM AND GARDEN. |
Have Things up to the Handle

A we'll known writer on agricultural
subjects says that especially in seed
ing should there never be any hap
hazard ways. Even in giving milk to
the calves should the process be the
rule. The calf should have its ration
statedly, should have it sweet, and
should have it warm. Over feeding is
injurious, but feeding cold milk is
worse.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
TYPES BoER INFANTRY CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY.

engagement. He chose his eyrie in
the mountain gorges, and from that
vantage point he picked off the foe at
his will. Even when he assaulted Ma
iuba Hill he came up rock by rock,
squirming like a snake, twisting in
and ont and not firing until he bad a
meek 10 nit.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

cured in the sun, and called "bil-
tong" concentrate in the specified
"dorp" or village, where they invaria-
bly, meet in the market place--the
church, iron gated, iron steepled, in
the background. Arms are distributed
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
Male Goats Among Sheep.

A correspondent of the Charleston
News and Courier sends the following
information, based on personal ex-
perience, to the farmers of South
Carolina: "If you put among flock
of sheep from three to four male goats
the dogs will rarely attack them.
Sheep always run to the goats for pro-
tection."
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

The Government of the South Afri-
can Republic is empowered to call
at any time the burghers for armed
service. The Field Cornet of each
district goes round and serves a no.
tice on the conscripts, who, mounted
and fortified against hunger for ten
days by srrply OF buck or beef,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
She Caught Him

Patrice-"You know, Will said he'd
like to be caught playing golf"
Patience-"Yes.
"Well, caught him on the links
this cry afternoon. We're engaged. I"
-YcRkers Statesman.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
Novel Sport in the Far East,

The effete Partisan has just taken
up the sport of fish contests. Oriental
sporting men in Siam, Cochin China
and some parts of japan have long
taken great delight in the lively con-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02
WHEN JOHN BULL LEFT Us.
A Monument in Boston Will Golnmem
orate the Historical Event.

orate the Historical Event.
"It is with the greatest pleasure in.
form you that on Sunday last. the 18th
inst. 1776), about 9 o'clock in the
forenoon, the ministerial army evacuat-
ed the town of Boston, and that the
forces of the United Colonies are now
in actual possession thereof. I beg
leave to congratulate you, sir, and the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

tests of the little fighting fish which
are bred in the East for this particular
purpose. The little finny belligerents
are prettily colored red and blue fish,
and when it comes to matter of fight
'rg 8 81, stick % il 20 the death.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-02

keeping and gold minip ask
only to live in me- .aegree of
comfort, in rude to provide
for their child grow up and
to be let alo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Clerk of the House Committee to Pre-
pare Drafts.

Mr.. Charles c. Courts clerk of the House
committee on appropriations has returned
to his desk at the Capitol and will soon take
up the work of preparing the first draft of
the annual appropriation bills from the es-
Inmates submitted by the departments of
the government.
The District OF Columbia bill will be the
first one framed and will be ready by the
time the committee on appropria tions is
named, so that the subcommittee can go to
work upon it Immediately
The District estimates are now in.
1t is customary al the beginning of the
second session of Congress for some of the
subcommittees of the appropriations COM
mittee to meet late in November or early
in December, in advance of the assembling
of Congress, and lay out a program Of ac-
ton AT tn commencement of each new
Congress there is, of course no committee
and this duty devolves upon the clerk
There is probably no doubt that Mr. Cam
non of lllinOiL VIII be chairman of the COM
mittee again There will be several changes
in the personnel of the committee Mr.
Northway of Ohio is dead, Mr. Pitney of
New Jersey re signed from Congress to en-
ter the state senate, Mr.. Stone of Penn
sylVania left TO go into the governors chair
of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Sayers to fill a like
position in the commonwealth of Texas and
Mr., DOckery TO enter the gubernatOrial
race in Missouri, and Mr.. Belden of New
York was not reelected. There will be
keen competition for the vacancies thus
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
TO REINFORCE GEN. OTIS.
Orders Given for the 4Sth Infantry TO
Leave Fort Thomas

The Secretary Of War has directed that
Volunteers, be relieved from duty at Fort
Thomas, Ky. and on the 9TH day of No
vember proceed fully armed and equipped
with 2DO rounds of ammunition per man
and proper tentage, by rail To San Fran
cisco, Cal, preparatory for embarkation at
that point for the Philippine Islands.
Mounted Offices may take their horses.
Personal baggage should be limited To
clothing actually necessary for immediate
field service. Prior to departure from sta
ton the regiment will be subjected to med
zeal inspection and all sick and suspects
lett behind, and measures will be taken to
insure a satisfactory sanitary condition Of
railroad cars before the troops are embark
ed therein.
The quartermaster department will pro-
vide necessary transportation, subsistence
department suitable rations and the med
ical department proper medical attendance
and supplies.
Information received by the transporta-
ton department of the quartermaster gem
erals office indicates that the shipmeut of
troops to Manila has been delayed recently
by the bad weather prevailing on the Pa
cific coast. The transports Tartar, Peking
Newport and Manauense, which were to
have sailed on the 2lst, have been held up
because the water was SO rough that a
great deal of the soldiers luggage which
was not boxed could not be loaded without
drenching it These four vessels have a
capacity of 10 officers and $500 men. 1t
is hoped to get them off in a few days 1T
most. There are now about fourteen regi-
ments yet TO start for Manila, and the de-
partment still feels satisfied that they can
all be carried there by Christmas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
BISHOP SATTERLEE SPEAKS.
Responds to Address of Welcome at
st. Louis. Mo.

ST. LOUIS, October 24.-Between two and
three hundred bishops and clergymen OF the
Protestant Episcopal churches of the United
States are assembled here to attend the
annual missionary council, which met to-
day, and will continue in session through
out the week.
Preceding the business session today the
delegates met in Christ Church Cathedral
An elaborate service was held, the twenty
five bishops present being seated in the
chancel
Bishop Thomas Underwood Dudley of
Kentucky preached the sermon, which was
followed by the holy communion of the
Lords supper. Immediately after the close
of the service before leaving the cathedral,
Bishop Tuttle of ST. Louis delivered an ad-
dress of welcome to the members of the
council, and this was responded to by Bish-
op Henry Y Satterlee of Washington, D. c.
At the conclusion of the services at the
cathedral recess until 2;30 .. m. was TAX
en- 10 enable the delegates to take lunch
at the Planters Hotel. The afternoon
session of the council was held in St Pc
ters Church The time was taken up with
the presentation and discussion of papers
The house of bishops will hold a meeting
Ihursday afternoon for the purpose Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
TROUBLE FEARED AT NACO
American Cowboys Threaten Raid Into
Mexico.
Their Object is to Release Imprison.
ed COmrades-NeXica Troops
MassinG at Jail.

Ell PASO, Tex, October 24.-Advices
from Bisbee, Ariz., describe the situation
at NacO critical. 1t has been learned
that James Ryan, killed by the Mexicans
on Sunday, was a British subject. and
steps are being taken by British residents
of NacO to have the affair invest gated by
their government. Joe Rhodes and George
Marts, captured by the MeXicans, are still
in jail on the Mexican side of the line and
are kept incommunicado.
The cowboys on this side of the border
learned today that the prisoners would be
removed to an interior town for trial, and
they are determined not to let the removal
take place, as they fear to trust their
friends to the Mexican guards, beliying
1t means certain death.
Fully 100 cowboys, armed with Winches-
tiers, are assembled at Naco and threats
of violence are heard on every side. The
Mexican garrison has been reinforced by
200 rurales, fifty coradOs and number OF
guards. Colonel Kosterlitsky and General
Foshio of the Mexican army in Sonora
have been ordered from Magdalena and
are now on their way to Naco. Both Off
GERS have been engaged in the conflict
against the Yaqui Indians.
Serious trouble is impending at Naco,
and unless the United States troops pre-
vent it a bloody encounter is sure to result.
AS a base ball excursion from Bisbee.
Ariz, was about to leave Naco, Mexico,
Sunday a fight started between Mexican
guards and American cowboys. Four Mex
leans were killed and one seriously wound
ed. An American named Ryan was in
stantly killed and Dan Burgess, a miner, of
Bisbee, was shot through the leg.
The fight was the result of row on the
Mexican side of the line between Americans
and Mexicans. The guards attempted to
arrest the Americans, who retreated toward
the line. Just before they reached the line
the guards opened fire, which was promptly
Nl,n nclIn +it,tr1 1.t- tod In
utes. Cowboys from the American side
rushed to the aid of their friends.
An American named Montgomery, who
was in the fight, is missing. Joe Rhodes,
cowboy, was Jailed on the Mexican side
of the line. Excitement is intense and a
posse is forming to rescue Rhodes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
HuNDHAUsEN GETS TWENTY YEARS
He Was an AccOmpIice in Murder of
Walter kOeIIer

CHICAGO, October 24.-Herman Humid
hausen OF Herman, Mo, who has been on
trlal for completely in the murder of Wal
ter f. koeller, September q was sentenced
To-Day to twenty years in the penitentiary
Hundhausen and Richard Honeck his
partner in the crime, went to KoeIIer's
room, where the latter was sick, and stab
bed koeller to DEATH Honeck and Humid
hausen were arrested the same night while
trying to escape from the city. During the
trlal Hundhausen declared he did not know
Honeck intended to Kill koeler. After it
was done, however, he concluded to stay
with Honeck and take half of the blame
In his cell today HOneck asserted that
Hundhausens story was true
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFICES.
important Opinion of the Atforpex
General on the Subject

Acting Attorney General Boyd, in an
opinion rendered today to the Postmaster
General, overrules the civil service COM
mission in an important matter affecting
the classification of clerks in free deliv-
cry office which has been discontinued af-
ter having once been classified. Briefly the
case hinges upon the appointment of a
clerk to such an Office in the interim be-
tween Its discontinuance as classified Of
fee and its reclassifcation, and the classi-
'ficatfon of the clerk by reason of the
change. The civil service commission ruled
That In view of the fact that the Office had
once been classified, it was always classi-
fled and its discontinuance did not affect
its status as far as its classification went
In other words, that no clerk could be ap-
pointed to an office after it had once been
discontinued and after its Reconsideration
obtain status in the classified service
The acting attorney general rules to the
contrary, and in a long and exhaustive
opinion gives his reasons therefor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-24
SWORD FOR ADMIRAL SAMPSON.
presentation Will Take Place Mt
Trenton TOmOrroW Afternoon

TRENTON, N. J., October 24-Arrange-
ments were completed today for the pre-
Sentation of the sword to Admiral Sampson
by the state of New Jersey. The admiral
and family will arrive in Trenton at 6
CLOCK tomorrow morning, and will be es-
corted to the home of Assistant Adiutant
General Olichant, and will be followed by
the other invited naval officers, who will
reach here about noon. Col. Olichant is a
graduate of Annapolis, and is personally
acquainted with Admiral Sampson and the
naval offlcers expected to be present
ADMIRAL Sampson at 10 o'clock will visit
sne STATE mousse and will be formally pre-
sehted to the governor. At 1O:30 O'Clock
Nv ne VIII go to the state schools, where he
SnI Dn De presented with flag by Miss Helen
Rarker. granddaughter of the lpte Coy.
r. taFher. AT go o'clock the sword presen-
tauon Will take place in the assembly
Chdmper at the state house Gov Voor-
4eeS Will make the presentation speech
rouoWlng these exercises the admiral will
go 10 the executive chamber, where a re-
ception Will he held. During the ceremo-
mes the state house will be in charge of y
detail OF New Jersey naval reserves.