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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

versatile and useful thing. In some
respects it has threatened to supersede
the horse, that faithful animal which
has so many times been turned out to
die, only to be resurrected to a career
of prolonged usefulness. The horse
is still with us, and the automobile
promises to occupy very large place
in the activities of men, but there is
no warfare between the two. 1t is not
possible that the horse will disappear
or revert to the five .toed thing he was
in remote periods of the worlds life.
There will always be a field for the
horse, at least to browse in, if not for
many of the uses for which man has
found him indispensable. So that in
celebrating the vogue Of the automo-
bile there is no reason to chant an
elegy of the horse. There are many
who will take to the new form of pro-
pulsion; there are others who will
never forsake the horse.
Some conception of the marvellous
expansion of the automobile idea may
be gathered from the casual announce
ment that contract has recently been
made for the manufacture of 4200 cleo
trio vehicles, or automobiles, involv-
ing an expenditure OF over IS, 900, 600.
That is a large amount for investment,
especially in new enterprise, but if
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

The best time and the surest way to
clear the garden of insects, is to start
the fight III the fall of the year, and
by annual rotation of the plants. The
destructive caterpillar and bug go
underground in September or about the
irst OF October, there changing to a
loupa, and so remaining during the en-
tire winter.
Following one of the instructive
laws of their nature, these insects
burrow sufficiently deep to escape the
injurious influences of freezing
weather. Our severest winters will
never freeze unbroken land beyond a
depth Of one or two inches. The pupa
will be generally found at depth of
from three to five inches, and ii the
ground remains undisturbed, the moth
appears early in the following spring.
arrayed in all its glory, refreshed by
a nice little Rip Van Wrinkle sleep.
improved by the metamorphosis which
has again taken place in its life's his
tory of evolution, and is ready to COM
mence laying eggs, thus starting the
ball in motion which gives so much
worry and trouble to the gardener.
If the garden soil is turned, by plow-
ing or spading, to depth of six inches
and thoroughly narrowed during the
month of November, the pupa are
turned up out of their cosy beds and
brought to or near the surface. Be-
ing at that time in dormant state,
the pupa must submit to the future
death-dealing consequences of cold
weather, for they could not burrew
again if they would, and thousands
will find wintry grave where they
had anticipated warm and comfort-
able berth. Atlanta Journal
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
The Pea Weevil.

Gardeners need no introduction to
the pea weevil The adult beetle de-
posits its small yellow egg on the out
side of the growing pea pod early in
the summer, and the young grub or
larvae which hatch from them, gnaw
through the pod to the partially de-
veloped seeds within. They enter
these peas and feed upon their sub
stance, remaining in them after the
crop is harvested. When the grubs
are full grown they change to the So
called pupa or chrysalis state, and in
due time become perfect beetles.
Experiments made at the time of
ripening of the peas show that the
grubs are, as a rule, only about half
grown, some being very small and
others nearly full grown. From this
it is inferred that the insects have
done only a small part of the damage
they would do if left unmolested, so
that if the grubs could be killed at
this time by some method which would
not injure the terminating powers of
the peas, the value of the latter, either
for food or seed, would be greatly en-
hanced. Experiments have been
made with view to learning whether
the larvae could be destroyed by heat
without injury to the peas, and it has
been found that when the peas are ex-
posed one hour to 145 degrees the
grubs are killed without impairing the
terminating powers of the seed. An
ordinary gasoline stove oven with a
kerosene lamp under it, was used in
conducting the experiments. To be
of more advantage, the remedy should
be applied as soon as possible after
the peas are fully ripe. The Epito-
mist
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
Selection of Seed Wheat.

Any farmer who has ever closely
observed q wheat field just before
ripening, has noticed that there is a
great difference in the heads. Some
are early, large and we'll shaped;while
others have just the opposite qualities.
The observing farmer may make those
qualities basis for selection. Every
farmer should plan to select the choic-
est heads from his wheat fields for a
start in choice seed wheat. There is
no time better for this work than the
week prior to the ripening of the crop.
At this time the farmer should go
through the field and mark the plants
that seem to fit his ideal. When the
crop is harvested only the choicest
heads from the marked plants should
be saved, and only the finest grains
sown. If this process is kept up for
several years the farmer may originate
an improved variety.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
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New YORK CRY (SpeciaD. THE
foretold time when Carriages with
out horses shall go" has come, and
the end of the century finds the self
propelling vehicle an established fac
tor of everyday life. This is demon
strated by the organization OF the Au-
tomobile Club of America for the de-
velopment of the motor-carriage as a
source of ST rt and pleasure, the for
nation of gigantic trust for the COM
mercial exploitation of electric street
traction i'll this country, and the lay-
ing of plans for an international ace
between French and American a1.to-
mobiles-all events of the past few
weeks.
: So quicklyldo the 81 ew.. things be-
come old, and so readily do people
adapt themselves to the marvellous
contriyances which modern inventive
ingenuity has devised, that the auto
mobile, but brief time ago unknown,
no longer arouses more than q pass
ing curiosity. And yet it is one OF
the most interesting of latter-day inv
ventions of the annihilation OF space
and time. In spite of it's comparative
youth, it may be found everywhere
in Paris, France, and in Paris, Ky. Il
adapts itself to multitude of needs,
for it may be my lady's victoria or the
butchers cart. 1t hauls packages
and passengers. 1t runs over coun-
try-roads and city asphalt. 1t diversi-
fies life by the sea and it makes the
city streets more interesting than ever.
1t may be bought, hired or borrowed.
1t eats no oats or hay, but it may sub
sist on electricity or feed on petroleum
or gasoline. 1t is good at sprinting or
at long-distance travels. 1t climbs
hills, speeds over fiat surfaces and it
may even turn fip-faps, as the recent
experience of a young experimenter at
Newport has demonstrated. Altogether
the automobile, in its various mani
festations and uses. is an exceedingly
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
and foreign made machines.

and foreign made machines.
For the future, the automobile holds
out the promise of city practically
free from the maddening street noises
that make modern urban existence more
or less torture. Cobble pavements
are laid to resist metal tires and the
pounding OF steel-shod horses. With
every vehicle motor driven, AMI every
wheel pneumatic-ti tired, all pavements
can be of asphalt. Not only will the
rumbling of heavy trucks and the clat-
ter of hoof-beats disappear, but there
will be no more tracks to cut up the
streets, since electric omnibuses,
carrying as many people and moving
as swiftly as the electric cars of to-
day, will take the place of street rail-
ways. Having already conquered the
rail, electricity will then have made
itself master of the highway as well.
Rapid transit for long distances being
supplied by electric trains in clean,
cool, brillantly-lighted subways, the
elevated roads will be no more. The
removal of the horse from the streets
will not only make them noiseless,
but will practically solve the problem
of street-cleaning and greatly improve
the sanitary conditions of urban life,
reducing the amount of street refuse
to minimum. With clean, smooth
thoroughfares, through which swift,
air-shod, easy-riding vehicles da1t
noiselessly, it will no longer be neces-
sary to seek the country for rest and
quiet.
Once the horseless age is in full
sway, every man will have his own
automobile, and the bicycle, which
has already, to some extent, supplant-
ed the horse, will in turn be shelved,
save for purposes of sport. With the
universal development of sources of
supply of electricity, the electromo-
bile will take the place of all other
forms of traction, and plugs will be
provided in the streets from which
the automobilist may take his supply
of power by nickle in the-slot de-
vice, while along rural highways
power stations will be established so
that journeys of any distance may be
undertaken. Even on the farm, auto
wains will do the heavy burden carry
ing. The horse may still be harnessed
to the plow, may still furnish sport on
the race-course and riding exercise for
the few, but no longer will he be the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

do not contract the disease, and whilo
it may occur in old cattle, it is not
liable to do so The disease occurs
most frequently in cattle in high state
of nutrition and grazing upon rich
pasture, and is caused by germ that
is found in the soil and on the grass,
especially in low OF bottom land. The
disease is not contagious but the oc-
currence of one OF two cases upon
certain field shows local infection and
indicates that other cattle may suffer
in like manner.
The general symptoms are dullness,
loss of appetite, cessation of rumina-
tion, fever, stiffness and lameness.
Swellings occur under the skin, about
the flank, thigh, behind the fore limb
and breast. These swellings may be
the first thing noticed. They may be
small or quite diffuse. They are pain
full at first, but later become insensi-
tive. They pit and crackle under
pressure, and if opened reddish
black fluid will be discharged. The
disease lasts from few hours to two
or three days and nearly always proves
fatal In old cattle the course is
somewhat slower
Medicinal treatment is not a sue
cess. A few animals will recover
under good treatment, but there is nc
particular line that can be followed
with fair degree of success. Tine
ture of muriate Of iron may be given
in doses of one tablespoonful for each
thousand pounds live weight every
four hours. In the interval similar
dose of chorate OF potash may be ad.
ministered.
The better method is to use pre-
ventive measures, which consist in
vaccination. People owning pastures
where such disease is known to exist,
can vaccinate their stock early in the
season, and feel assured that there
will be little or no loss. Vaccination
has been solargely used and thorough
ly tried by experiment stations and by
individuals that it is no longer an ex-
pertinent. Last year large number
of cases were reported in this state and
it is to be expected that the disease
will soon recur again this year.-
Farm, Field and Fireside.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
of the snake and hangs there like
grim death, while the startled snake

of the snake and hangs there like
grim death, while the startled snake
wraps around the mongoose in Lao
coon folds. After a moment or two
the snake unkiuks and the :mongoose
is dragged off. The magician dis
plays the defeated snake, which still
wriggles in his death agonies. Some
skeptics are cynical enough to say
that the snake is afterward resuscitat-
ed for future gallant battles with the
mongoose.
All this time the cloth remained
peaceful and quiet, and there were no
uneasy movements of its folds to in
dicate that the mango crop was -four
ishing. The juggler now turned his
attention to it, however, poked lis
hands under the cloth, and after a
few seconds of mysterious fumbling
triumphantly threw off the cloth, and
10. there was little bunch of leaves
about as big as sprig of watercress
sticking up dejectedly from the damp
earth. This was straightway deluged
with some water and the cloth again
thrown over it.
Once more there was diversion.
This time an exhibition of :sLell
game, in which the luggler showed
considerable dexterity in placing the
little ball where you didn't think it
would be. Still the cloth revealed no
disposition to bulge skyward, and a
second time the juggler fumbled un
der it, talking hurriedly in Hindus-
tani and making the occasion as inter-
esting as possible. After much pok.
ing around he finally threw Off the
cloth with glad cry, and there was
mango tree foot high, with adult
leaves which glistened with moisture.
When his spectators had gazed at it
for while he pulled the little tree up
by the roots, and there was mango
seed attached, with little sprouts
springing out from it.
The trick was over, the juggler's
harvest of rupees and annas began,
and soon his crowd faded away. A
few minutes later, fl ON half-hidden
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

in its own length. 1t is the facility
with which these wagons can be sent
around corner or worked through a
winding lane between lines of other
wagons and drays that makes the new
motor cart valuable.
Automobilists in this country are
greatly interested in the attempt Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Davis to make
the run to San Francisco in a motor
carriage. Their automobile resembles
road phaeton. The motor is con-
cealed under the seat. The driver
sits on the left of the seat. With his
right hand he controls the direction
of the vehicle. Two levers on his
left regulate the speed. The automo-
bile must be supplied with gasoline
and water every few miles.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

Mexico, and the French say he car
ried his entrails in his hat until he
found surgeon. The present coat
for his stomach is silver plate, and
he firmly declares that he experiences
all the violent fluctuations in the value
of the metal. Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew says that ''his conduct after he
defeated the Commune in 1871 is the
one incident indelibly impressed with
all the horrors of the time upon nay
memory. He corralled large section
of the population Of Paris. AS these
men and women were driven before
him he seized the ends of the fingers
of each and bent back the hand. If
the palm was black they were shot,
the men as participantsin in the fighting,
the women as guilty of incendiarism
with petroleum. To the appeals of
the old, he answered, you have lived
long enough and of the young, 'it is
a mercy to save you from the dangers
of living"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
Schoolboy Won the Prize.

"Now," said schoolmaster, as he
displayed bright five-shilling piece
between the tips of his finger and
thumb, "the first boy OF girl that puts
q riddle to me which cannot answer
will receive this as gift"
"Any more?" he asked, as soon as
silence was restored, and no one had
claimed the coin.
eyes, SIR" sang out little fellow
from the farther end of the school.
"Why am like the Prince of Wales"
''The Prince of Wales" said the
master, .houghtfully. "The Prince
OF Wa!es?" he repeated to himself.
Really, Johnny, see no resemblance
in you; I'll give it up"
Because" cried the lad ioyfully,
I'm waiting for the crown. London
Tit-BkJ.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
SOME HINDU fAeLes EXPOSED.
The Magical Mango Trick Seems Very
Tame at C10ae Range.

The Magical Mango Trick Seems Very
Tame at Close Range.
In the days Of Marco Polo the mango,
trick may have been a marvellous feat,
but when first saw the Indian jug.
gler beginning the preparations for
it, writes J. T. McCutcheon, in
the Chicago Record, I was half
prepared by the travellers tales
to see graceful tree spring
quickly into life and subsequently see
somebody climb it and pick quantities
of nice, ripe mangoes. Nothing of the
kind happened, as will be seen by the
following description of the mango
trick as it is really performed.
The juggler, with big bag of prop
critics, arrives on the scene and i'm
mediately begins to talk excitedly,
meanwhile unpacking various recep.
tacles taken from the bag. He squats
down, pipes few notes on wheezy
reed whistle and the show begins.
From his belongings he takes little
tin can about the size OF cove oyster
can, fills it with dirt and saturates the
dirt with water. Then he holds up
mango seed to show that there is moth
ing concealed by his sleeves; counts
eek, do, tin, char" or zone. two,
three, four" and imbeds the seed in
the moist earth. He spreads large
cloth over the can and several feet of
circumjacent ground. Then he plays
few more notes on his reed instru-
ment and allows the seed few min.
utes in which to take root and develop
into glorious shade tree. While he
is waiting he unfolds some snakes from
a small basket, takes mongoose from
bag and entertains his audience with
combat between the mongoose and
one of the snakes.
SEX, do, tin, char; one, two, sree,
four-rlenty fght-very good mon
goose-biga snake-four rupee mon
goose-two rupee snake-mongoose
fight snake. Look-gentlymans-
plenty big fight"
The snake, spiritless and not at all
in fighting mood, is Eeld up by his
tail, and the mongoose, whose only oh.
ject in life is to get back into the snug
bag, is "sicked" on the snake, and
the thrilling contest begins. They
don't appear to notice one another,
and for awhile it looks like draw.
Finally the mongoose snaps the neck
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

ton is slight. A charge of electricity
for one run may be had for sixty cents.
The gasoline for an eleven hundred
mile trip, made by carriage
from Cleveland, Ohio, to New York
recently, cost less than six dollars;
and William G. Tiffany relates that
the fuel for two days journey through
Touraine cost him but three dollars.
M. Charron, of Paris, who was shall
lenged to an international automobile
race by Alexander Winton, recently
proposed stake of one hundred thou
sand francs, the object being to demon
strate the possibilities of American
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
Buckwheat in Orchards.

There is no grain crop that can be
grown in orchards with better advan-
tage than buckwheat. 1t is not ex-
haustive, and it's broad leaves shade
the soil so that it does not make the
land dry as other grain crops do.
Besides, one of the effects of buck
wheat growing is to keep the soil mel
low SO that every rain will soak into
the soil instead of remaining on the
surface until winds and sun have dried
out the moisture. 1t is the practice of
some orchardists to SOW. buckwheat in
orchards two or three times each
year, plowing under the growth as
soon as it is in blossom or before.
This fills the soil with vegetable mat
ter, making it very porous. 1t often
turns the last buckwheat growth to
humic acid if wet winter follows.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
Frances Most PICTURESQUE General.

General the Marquis de Gallifet, the
French Secretary of War, shot 35, 900
Socialists in 1871. General de Gal
liffet is the picturesque figure of the
Cabinet. He captures the magma
tion of the country. He is admitted
on all sides to be the ablest and most
brilliant cavalry officer in Europe.
Hale and handsome at seventy his life
is one long series Of daredevil adven-
lures in wars and in love. An explod-
ing she'll tore open his abdomen in
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

it proves anything, it proves that the
automobile is no inconsidcrable factor
in modern life, and that the making
and using OF electric cabs and carts
have assumed vast proportions.
A motor carriage is cxpensiyeto be-
gin with; but, taking into coasidera-
ton that there are no horses to be
bought with il, the extra cost is moro
apparent than real. An electric cab
costs some fifteen hundied dollars to
buiIl, and the more delicate and ele.
CANT private vehicles run up into the
thousands. Bot The expense Of opera
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
chief bearer of mans burdens. W

chief bearer of mans burdens. Who
will say he has not earned rest?
The General Postoffice automobile
mail carts are being subjected to a
severe test by the postal authorities
of London, and it is believed that
they will be put in general use. Those
who have watched the new vehicle
say they are faster than any that have
yet been tried Their appearance is
up to date in every way.
Imagine wagon. not unlike the
mail wagons of New York with all I'M
meme hood ever the drivers seat,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
| FOR FARM ARD GARDEN.
spadiny Around Trees.

The ground around the trunks OF
i.uiS trees should be kept free from
grass and weeds. Perhaps the best
way if the tree is near a henyard is to
spade up the soil for two or three feet
on each side, leaving it as mellow as
possible. The hens will quickly find
this mellow soil and make dust bath
of it. Under the shade of the tree the
dust bath will be dry after most sum-
mer rains that wet the soil outside.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

The telephone is much more used in
Berlin, where there are about $4,000
subscribers, than in Vienna where
there az only 10,5J0.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24
An Infectious Cattle Disease.

Black leg or black quarter is an
acute infectious disease usually af-
fecting young cattle from six months
to two years of age. Sucking calves
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

seat on the hotel veranda, saw the
wizard over across the atreet, beneath
the big shade trees, folding up the
mango tree and tucking it compactly
into small bag.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-08-24

The front wheels of the wagon are
small enough to swing under the body
of the vehicle. They work on pivot
and the wagon can be turned almost
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