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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
Poultry Notes.


Close, damp quarters will breed
roup.
Keep houses open as much as pos
sible to insure dryness.
Fresh air, exercise, green food and
cut fresh bone or meat make fertile
eggs.
Feed less corn, barley and wheat
and more oats as the weather gets
warmer.
Give your fowls the best of care in
clean, pure water, wholesome food
and dry quarters.
Be on the lookout for sudden
changes in the weather, and see that
stock is properly protected.
Be sure that there is plenty of dry
dust in the dust bnth. A little tobac
co dust or slaked lime makes good
addition to the dlst bath, and mikes
it more effective.
1t does not pay to spend much time
fussing and doctoring small chicks.
You may keep them alive week or
so, but they usually die. Better kill
them at the start of the sickness, and
give the time and labor saved to doing
better by the we'll chicks.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
Reducing IA Trees Head.

One of the results to be gained by
reducing the head of a tree or cutting
back the limbs when it is transplanted
is that it will afford less surface to
catch the wind, and the tree will not
be blown about or bent over before the
roots get we'll esta blished in the soil.
In large proportion of apple or
chards, either young or old, one can
tell at glance the direction from
which comes the M ost prevalent high
winds, as all the trees lean away from
it, 1t is almost i'm possible to entirely
prevent this where there is no hill or
wood to act as windbreak to protect
them, but by planting them leaning a
little toward the windy point, and
keeping the tops we'll pruned, the
trouble can be lessened so that it will
not amount to deformity in the or
chard.
When the new growth starts the
branches will be thicker, and by lit
tie care in pruning, or, bettor still, in
rubbing off binds as they start, the
shape of the tree can be made almost
what it is desired to be, although it is
not we'll to try to force 1t far out OF it's
most natural form. Anupright grower
should still be upright, and low,
spreading tree should not be made to
take the upright form. But they can
be controlled so as not to be exagger-
ated specimens Of their own type.
Two things should be always borne
in mind when pruning or shaping the
top of tree, the convenience of spray
ing and OF picking the fruit Spray
ing properly at the proper times has
become or will soon become All abso-
lutte necessity in our apple orchards,
as those who do not practice it will
find their fruit so much inferior to
that offered by those who do spray as
to almost unmerchantable in the years
of plenty. If it increases the produc-
tion of good fruit 80 as to reduce
prices, it may be more to the benefit
of the consumer than of the producer,
but with better fruit and more care in
asserting, handling and packing. the
European demand will increase more
rapidly than our average production
increases for many years to come,
while lower prices would stimulate and
increase the demand in the home
market. Cultivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
Best Methods with Potatoes.

My plan for the past six years has
been to plant on run-out sward land
that is naturally we'll drained. Plow
deeply, work the ground we'll with
disk harrow and follow with spring
tooth, then furrow out about five or
six inches deep and scatter in good
handful of potato fertilizer. Kick on
some dirt and drop on one piece OF
seed and cover lightly. Hills may be
about eighteen or twenty inches apart.
Begin to stir the whole surface with
light cultivator or weeder soon as
the potatoes begin to break ground.
Do this as often as every week, letting
the cultivator throw in little soil
each time, then go through with hand
hoe, destroying all weeds and filling
in little dirt, but making no high,
round hill.
select best potatoes for seed, cut
into pieces of two or three good eyes.
I use no barnyard dressing whatever,
as it has tendency to make potatoes
scabby and to rot. Plant as early as
practicable, so that they may make
their growth early. Dig for winter
use not until into Septem Der. BY the
above method I have nothing but
smooth, sound potatoes and also a
good yield. g. B. Pierce in New
England Homestead.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
cu,tiya,inr sweet Peas.

1t would be difficult to name n more
popular annual than the sweet pea.
It's dainty form, rich and delicate col
oring, delicious fragrance and great
endurance, are qualities, single one
OF which should insure for this flower
our fostering love. As source of
supply for cut flowers it is unsur-
passed, its product being equally ap.
propriate for the dining room, pulpit
or cemetery; and a daily picking but
increases the supply of blossoms. In
fact, one must keep them picked if
she would have the blooming season a
protracted one, for the forming OF
even few seed pods soon destroys
the vitality of the plant; and it is bet
ter. in the end, to buy seed from the
florist each year, than to iniure the
crop of flowers by allowing seed pods
to form.
Sweet peas to attain, their highest
excellence, must be planted as soon as
the cronnd cnD he workAl in sprinO.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

made herself useful to the army
There is pretty story told of Aguin.
aldo's wooing, but how much truth
there is in it it is impossible to tell
During the first rebellion against
Spain, when the Spanish soldiers were
committing almost every outrage con.
ceivable on the Filipinos, troop OF
soldiers was sent to arrest planter
who was supposed to be aiding the
rebels. Somehow Aguinaldo heard OF
the intended capture, and, at great
risk to himself, went to the planters
house, informed him of his danger,
and took him and his daughter to
place of safety. While in retire at
Aguinaldo's kindness to them, in
many ways saving them from capture,
softened the heart of the planters fair
daughter, and Aguinaldo made love to
her after the fashion of the Filipino
youth, which does not differ materi-
ally from the fashion the wide world
over In the course of time they were
married.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
The insurgent leader is now abor

The insurgent leader is now about
thirty years of age. He is mestizo
that is, of mixed Spanish and native
blood. He is of medium height and
slender in appearance, these physical
characteristics being common to the
Filipino. Aguiaaldo's father was
planter in the province of Cavite. His
mother has Chinese blood coursing
through her veins, being the daughter
of a Chinaman and native woman.
Aguinaldo's grandfather, on his
fathers side. was Spaniard, who
married native woman, and hence
the racial features of Aguinaldo are
accounted for.
Aguinaldo's mother has had little to
do with the career of her son, for he
was sent away at an early age. His
mother and sister, however. have lived
upon their small plantation, which
produces enough for them to gain
their livelihood. Miss Aguinaldo
yJamy, the sister, is small IN statue,
possesses an olive complexion, and is
quite active physically. She helps
her mother, and though she has often
been woed, has not yet been won by
any of her admirers. She is domestic
in her tastes, has no vanity, except
that common to her sex, and is true
to her friends. She is o charming
Filipino damsel, and good type of
the mestizos of the islands.
OF Aguinaldo's wife very little is
known. She has been doing good
work among the soldiers of her hus-
bands army in attending to the sick.
She has organized a hospital corps,
somewhat modelled after our Red
Cross Society, and in many ways has
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

To wait until the soil is warm, is not
only unnecessary, but unwise, for it
invites delay that will court injury
during the summer drouth. Some
advocate fall planting, and this is ad.
visable where the ground does not
heave badly. Seeds should be sown
from four to eight inches deep, accord
ing to the heavy or light nature of the
soil. The support can be much more
firmly secured if supplied at the time
of planting. before the ground becomes
hard. Wire netting forms the best
support, though even brush does very
we'll.
Among the bewildering varieties now
offered one may become confused, yet,
after all, she cannot go far astray, for
so many Of them are good. II the
purse is contracted, the mixed packet
will be found the most economical.
If some of the choice collections are
chosen there is opportunity ior care
in securing harmonious blending of
colors. Thus at one end of the screen
may be grouped, the reds, pinks, ETC.,
gradually shading to pure white while
on the other side the various shades of
lavender, blue and purple may be
combined. This harmony in colors
should also be borne in mind in the
arrangement OF cut flowers, several
stems of each color being grouped to-
gether, being much more pleasing than
promiscuous mixing of individual
horets. The Epitomist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
Half the l0orld
is Bill Heathen.
The Ratio Increasing Yearly. {

Now that the United States has ac-
quired several alien peoples in the
East and IN the West, and other
civilized nations are reaching for their
respective slices of China, that big
heather nation, the efforts |of Christian
missionaries are redoubled to convert
the alien peoples. Protestants are
turning their efforts, not only toward
China, but toward Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines, while the work
of the Roman Catholics is directed to
holding what has been gained in these
three localities and making new con-
verts in China.
There is plenty CT room and field
for their work. The latest figures,
prepared this year to show what has
been done up to this end of the GEN.
tury, show that more than half of the
world is still heather or pagan. Ac-
cording to these figures the Protest
ants constitute only 4-10 per cent.
of the people in the world; the Roman
Catholics, IA $40 per cent; the
Greek, Armenian and Abyssinian
churches, per cent, and the Jews,
4-1O of l per cent, making total
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

percentage of 81 Clio. And this is
without counting those who live in
Christian countries but do not believe
in any creed or go to any church.
On the other hand, the Mahometans
constitute 13 ITO per cent. of the
worlds population, the Buddhists and
Brahmins 46 2-10, and all others,
pagans and heathens, 8 6-10 per cent.
Leaving the Mahometans out of the
question, the percentage of pagans
and heathens is "a $40.
The figures on which these per-
cottages are based assume that the
population of the world is 1,452. .000,.
900, made up of 1877, 100000 Protest
ants, 216, 100000 Roman Catholics,F i
95,000,000 Greeks, Armenians and
Abyssinians, 672,000,0O0 Buddhists
and Brahmins, 2OO,00O,0 900 Mahome~
tans, 100000 Jews and 125, ,000,0 900
of other creeds. The total number of
Christians is 44S,0O0, 900, and the
total number of others is 1,004. .000.-
900.
So, after century of the most ac-
tive and concerted missionary effort
since the beginning of the Christian
era, there still are upward of 800, ,0OO,-
900 persons in the world who have not
embraced the Gospel.
More striking than this even is the
fact that heathenism is increasing as
compared with Christianity. By
natural increase Of birth there are
go, 100000 more heathens in the
world to-day than there were in the
beginning of this century. And they
continue to increase by 100000
year. This is far beyond the increase.
from year to year, in the number of
converts to Christianity in heathen
lands.
The United States has more Catho-
lies than adherents of any other re-
ligious sect. Next come the Meth
odists, and after them the Baptists.
The total number of church communi-
cants, according to the Baptist Year
Book, is %, 443, ia, which is about
third of the whole population. The
greatest strength OF the Catholics is in
New England and New York.
The Methodists and the Baptists are
widely dispersed, their heaviest
strength being in the Southern States.
The Methodists have 5,S9S,094 adj
herents, and the Baptists 4,479,261.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
}FUNSTON'S STIRRING CAREER
Has Sought Adventure in Many Places
and Has Never Shirked Danger.

A red-headed man with low, sweet
voice, is making the Twentieth Kan
sas the most famous American regi-
ment now fighting the Filipinos. He
only weighs lis pounds, but-he can
fight. More than that, he will fight.
The story of Brigadier General Fred
Funston, late Colonel of the Twenti-
eth Kansas. reads more like a tale
from the exploits of the "White Com
pany," romance of knightly times,
than a matter of fact relation of what
a nineteenth century jayhawker has
done.
Funston's character as soldier and
combatant is summed up in the terse
expression of one Of his own men
"bottled vitriol."
The Twentieth Kansas is not regi-
ment composed of handsome men. AS
beauty show it would go into bank.
ruptcy. So far as possible every man
in it was selected for his ability to en-
dure and fight and not with view to
his good looks. The selection of the
men was largely left to Funston, and
that his Judgment was exceptionally
good is proved by the terrible deeds
his men are performing on the island
of LuZon.
The men are Kansas farmers, of the
ny-handed type, bullwhackers from
the plains, blacksmiths, city laborers,
descendants not only of the old Free
Soil settlers, but of the early Confed-
crate rangers; men who can shoot,
swim, live on air, and sing hymn.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

to the very door of death. OF practi-
cally no physique, but five feet foss
inches in height, his endurance an1
escape make him one of the most re.
markable personages connected with
the American army.
Love-making and fighting are all one
to the brave General Funston. He
wooed and won his pretty wife with
the same vim he showed in battle. He
met Miss Edna Blankard, of Oakland,
CAL, music teacher, while in camp
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

thigh crushed by horse plunging
during battle, his system racked by
Cuban fever. He was captured by the
Spaniards in Cuba and sentenced to
death, but escaped While on an ex-
pedition to Alaska he was pitched into
the Yukon River and narrowly escaped
drowning. Within the circumference
of the arctic circle he was nearly frozen
to death, and then fought pneumonia
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

tegraphy will
twenty-five DID, but his work has already
gladly for his invention
admittedly the foremost
has been the successful scientific
enwhoare
England which he sent without wires for distance OF thirty
message
he French the English coast but the French at st
investigating the
agreed permit Marcon to build his sta
the could be operated the Atlantic
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
! FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
Aim in cultivating Soil.

A farmers aim in handling his soil
to the best advantage ought to be with
the idea OF maintaining proper mols-
ture, and to cultivate sufficiently to
prevent such free circulation of air as
will dry out the soil, yet sufficient air
should be allowed to enter the soil to
permit the growth of roots. When he
gets this happy medium he has struck
IL
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

Funston fought in Cuba with tho
Cuban army until the destruction of
the Maine brought him back to his
own country. He is but thirty-thrsc
years old, yet he has engaged in
twenty three battles in Cuba and six
or more in Luzon. His left arm has
been matilated for life by shell his
lungs pierced BY MA1se7 b1"~l h.,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

"This," said Turf Knutt, as he be.
gan his meal on the back porcn with
the quarter-section of pie the good
woman OF the house had handed out,
sis the enterin' wedge. Chicago
Tribune.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

The Presbyterians are found in great
est strength in New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, and thence westward,
and their church membership is L.
552, 401. The Lutherans, 1920, 552,
are mainly in the Northern States of
the Mississippi Valley, where also the
Christians are, especially. The
strength of the Congregationalists
1925, ,S64 is in New England. In
Western Connecticut is the heaviest
strength of the Episcopalians, who al
together number 6SS,347. The re-
mainder belong to scattered creeds
and sects.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

in San Francisco, and married her in
three weeks time. She is with him
in the Philippines, having been
smugg!ed on board transport by her
husband IN the disguise OF a soldier
boy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25
HoME.LIFE OF AcvlNALoo.

ais Mother, Sister and Wife Are Caring
For the Insurgent Wounded.
The character and life of Felipe
Aguinaldo, the Filipino leader and
general of the insurgents who have
rebelled against the authority OF the
United States, are somewhat familiar
to the people of this country. Aguin-
aldo, however, has a wife, mother
and sister, to whom very little atten-
ton has been directed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

Iron furnaces with a capacity of
1900, 600 tons year are idle because
they are out Of date.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-25

TO suffer is the lot OF all those wbo
proai forward. ahead Of the world.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
A BAD BREAK.
drs. WaEEtunE's Habit OF Talking
Gets Her Into an Awkward
situation.

1t was at a.concert given by the chill
iren of the town and Mrs. Waggtung
lad fallen into friendly conversation
With a woman sitting next to her. A
bag of chocolates in the possession of
Mrs. Waggtung and politely protfered
% her new acquaintance made them
:riendlier and more loquacious than
ever
YES" Mrs Waggtung said during
Inc intermission, II do hate to see pa
rents overdress their children. 1 think
hat the simpler a child is dressed the
better, and it is positively painful TO
he TO see little child overdressed. OF
course, it makes the child self-con-
scious and takes away SO much of the
grace of childhood. One of my neigh
oors. of course I wouldn't mention her
name, does show such poor taste dress
ng her little girls. She tricks them out
u silks and satins and even puts snowy
ewelry on them!"
'How sbocking!"
"ves, / think so too. 1t is simply
.ainful to see them dressed for any
public occasion And ] think that
some of those children up there on
he platform are so dreadfully dressed.
What could possess any sane person to
trick a child out as that little girl sit
ing at the end of the first row of little
girls is dressed-the little girl in pink,
with pink shoes, pink silk stockings, a
pink satin sash and white and pink ri b.
bons fiuttering all over her! And she
has on a string of gold beads and lit
lie diamond bracelet. OF course, they
are only imitation diamonds. Anyone
aan see that But the idea of putting
iewelry of any kind on child like that!
See how self-conscious the poor little
! thing is. ] declare if it isn't simply
criminal to dress a child like that. and
The poor little creatures mother ought
| to- be prosecuted, and 1 should tell her
SOL"
"You would, aigh?"
eyes, / would! I-I-why-I hope"
''You have told her so, madamI"
'Why-I-I-"
It'll let you know that that is my lit
tie girl you've been talking about so
and / can tell you that"
'I-I-eNcuse me. i see friend OF
| mine sitting over on the other side OF
the hall, and 1 must see her for few
minutes, excuse me, please. EN-. \.
World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
WE EAT TOO MUCH.
A Restricted Diet Is the Main Cure
OF All the Famous Spas and
Health Resorts.

Of the many cures ia vogue, and rec
ognized from their records as worthy
the name, nine-tsnths OF tt EN- depend
upon reducing fhe diet for their effect
iyenesS.
a widespread fad during the last few
years has been the mo breakfast cure,
and thousands of dyspeptics have
gained health, the stout have grown
thin and the thin have grown stout, ali
through lifting the burden from over
taxed digestions. An equally popular
cure preceding this was ne leaving OF
of the evening intellectually effective,
of course, just as mo midday meal
cure" would be if it should be promul-
gated.
One of the most splendid cures for
all ills in Europe is the grape cure.
practiced in Germany: and y Is said
that anyone taking the treatment crops
off tie wear and tear of five years
actually renews himself by SO much
The sanitariums where this treatment
is given are beautifully and hea;lhful-
ly situated and comfortably appointed.
The patient is given nothing out infer
mented grape juice for period of four
weeks-beginning with a generous
amount, decreased to a minimum allow
ance (as little as the system VIII bear
without great weakening) and gradu-
ally increased TO the first amount.
At all. European spas and American
springs where people are so benefited.
what is the course? A restricted diet
and a flooding of the system with pure
water-resting and washing the sys-
tenn. in other words.
Animals, those not dominated by the
habits and bought-atmosphere of man.
do not overeat. and Even domestic aui-
mails stop short in their nourishment
when in any wise i'll. A dog will bury
food not Immediately required; other
animals leave of before OF at reple-
ton. Man alone will eat without hun
ger, solely to tickle his palate. being.
indeed. the only gorging animal save
(truth is merciless) the occupant of
the sty.-Ella Morris Kretschmar, in
Woman's Home Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10

ablest woman appearing on the plat
form in America-the most attractive.
She has magnetism, fire, high pur-
pose, earnestness and deep sincerity.
All of these are the definition of elo-
quence and success.
mir. Zangwill gives the people their
moneys worth. His lecture on the
Ghetto is one of the most interesting I
have heard, and ] have heard a great
many. His lecture on the Drama ns
a Fine Art has set people to thinking
and talking. 1 have no hesitation in
saying that Mr.. Zangwi1 is one of the
successes of the lecture platform in
America.
$50 we have come all the way from
Dickens to Zangwill-a period of over
80 year@and have touched upon
the principal celebrities who came from
ocross the water to entertain or in
struct the American people from the
platform. There Is one man yet whom
] should mentiou-Rev. DIR. Joseph Par
ker. who came during the season Of
tsS6-s7. the year after Henry Ward
Beecher died. DR.. Parker is the great
est pulpit orator living. but not the
greatest preacher" PAUL KEsTER-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-02-10
Boiled Egg Dressing.

Allow one egg TO every two persons
and boil for 20 minutes. Remove the
shells at once and place the yoll<s in a
deep dish. reserving the whites to BE-
cut INTO dice and mixed with the meat
To the cooked SoIks add one raw one
if the numDer does not exceed ten. two
If a greater number are used. aid re-
duce the whole TO a smooth paste with
wooden spoon. or. if preferred. an
eiastic-bladed knife. but never use steel
after oil and vinegar are added. Add
olive oil, little by little, stirring steadily
all the time. until a sufficient quantity
has been used; then season will salt,
cayenne pepper. mustard and lemon
juice to suit the taste. The foundation
once made. more or less oil can be
added as required; but. as rule. six
eggs call for one pint. Should the mix
fure curdle in the process of making.
add a few drops of lemon juice and 4
little mustard and stir them well in
when it will once more become smooth.
and oil can again be added until the full
quantity has been used--Bosto on Globe