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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08

depth OF eight or ten inches. Ifths
soil is we'll prepared on the start it
will require less work to keep it in
good condition. Plants one or two
years old should be used, never those
taken from an old bed. Set the plants
18 inches apart in the row, and this
rows three feet apart. This may seem
like considerable room, but it will be
found sufficiently close, for the roots
will entirely fill the soil in few years.
Make the holes large, so that the roots
can be spread out in their natural
position. Set the plants so that the
crowns will be from five to eight inch
es below the surface, according to
the character Of the SOIL The heavier
the soil the less covering they should
have. Cover only few inches deer
at first, firming the soil we'll about the
roots, and allowing the remainder to
be worked in by the subsequent cul
tivation.
Give thorough cultivation during
the growing season. and in the fall cut
the tops and burn them on the ground
to destroy the seed, which, if allowed
to grow, will make mess of young
plants-the worst kind of weed in an
asparagus bed. The following spring
put on a good coating of fine manure
and spade it in with spading fork as
early as the ground will work we'll.
In spading, care should be taken
not to injure the crowns of the plants.
This treatm ent should be repeated
each succeeding year. If the plants
have made good, strong growth the
first season, they may be cut few
times the following spring, but it is
better to let them grow two years be-
fore cutting, that they may become
well established and have a good,
strong root system. In cutting, use
sharp knife and sever the stalk a
couple of inches below the surface of
the soil. Always cut everything clean,
even though it is not fit for use, be-
cause when IL few stalks are allowed
to grow up, the plant will cease to
throw out new shoots.
For the first few years the bed
should not be cut for more than three
or four weeks, but after the plants
have become strong and the crowns
large, the cutting may be continued
until the middle or last of June with
out injury. Then allow the tops to
grow and assimilate food to be stored
up in the roots for the succeeding
crops. Fifty or 100 plants, if well
cared for, will after three years growth
produce all the asparagus an ordinary
family can use. 1t comes early IN the
season, when everyone is hungry for
something green. 1t is very easily
prepared. The stalks are in the best
condition for use when they are from
three to five inches high. When they
get too old they become tough and
woody. They will be tender when
cooked if they will snap readily when
bent. American Agriculturist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08
Well Bred Bees.

The apiarist is usually very care
full breeder of bees. He rears queens
only from choice stocks, those that
have the qualities he wishes to more
fully develop, and thus produces a
strain of bees much ahead of the or
dinary. All breeding in this line
centres in the queen. If colony of
bees do not come up to standard re-
quirements the queen suffers the pen
atty, and when she is dispatched an
entire change of stock takes place,
providing new queen is introduced
In her place. Great is the difference
in colonies of bees or bees produced
by different queens. This is true not
only Of different races OF bees, but
colonies of the same race or variety.
Since the Introduction of the italian
bees into this country, color has be-
come an important factor in breeding,
as by color only can we designate the
Italian bee from any other at first
sight. Color of itself is not the only
difference, however, for the character
istics OF the Italian bees are quite diff
ferent from the native bees. 1t is
generally conceded that the italian
bees have more desirable qualities
than any other race, aud the expert
breeder adopts this race as foun la-
ton to breed upon and thus improves
81 the line q certain qualiti he
wishes e attain. 80 e. -
Many good points may be obtained
to considerable degree in careful
breeding, namely, energy. prolific
ness, gentleness, non-swarming, en-
durance, color, etc. Some colonies of
bees are more energetic than others,
and the result is they store larger
surplus of honey than others when
the conditions are the same. Some
queens and strains of queens are moro
prolific than others, and flI their
hives with brood and bees rapidly and
early, and arc in the field with more
laborers when the honey season opens
and naturally storo moro honey. The
gentle bees allow themselves to be
handled and manipulated in the hive
without resistance, and much better
job OF work can DO done with them.
Tho non-swarmers continue to store
honey as long as they have place to
store it, and do not lose any time
swarmiug or attempting to swarm if
tho apiari.t does his part. Farm,
Field and Tireside.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08
Growing watercress for Market.

A good deal of money may be Sc
cured from many small streams where
watercress either grows naturally or
could be made to do so by judicious
seeding and planting. The cress
seeds abundantly after its season of
growth is over, and when stream is
once stocked with it the growth of the
plant is apt to increase. In some
places gardeners have made artificial
beds which they have planted with
the cress, running from the stream
into little coves which can be easily
kept under water. The first cress of
the season brings fancy prices at the
large hotels and restaurants. The
cress has sprightly spicy taste that
is almost universally liked, and it is
believed by many that it has medicinal
virtues that give it especial value as
tonic to the stomach when it first
makes its appearance.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08
The Value of the Separator.

A. X. Hyatt tells in the Indiana
Farmer his opinion of the separator
after using one five years. He bought
it that he might be able to feed better
the twenty calves year that he de-
sired to raise, and he says:
"The separator gave us at least two
pounds more butter day than we
could get by deep setting. We got
from three to five pounds more butter
day by running it through the sop
arator st home warm than we were
credited with for the same milk at the
creamery. Two hundred pounds of
milk fresh from the COW and warm
from the separator seemed to make
more gain with young pigs and calves
than double tho pounds as we got it
from the creamery. Microbes and
flies and rinsings do not seem to set
well on the stomachs of young stock.
The separator would save us trip
every morning to the creamery, and
often an hour or two waiting for our
milk 1t would save our aerating and
cooling our nights milk. 1t would
save three or four cents for making
our milk into butter, and we could get
three or four more cents for our but
ter if we made it than Elgin prices, or
from the factory"
That is strong testimony from prac-
teal dairyman, and he adds that the
first year he raised thirty-s calves
instead of his usual twenty, and the
extra sixteen could have been sold for
enough to pay for the SEPARATOR
American Cultivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08
Fragrant F1owering Plants.

Some flower lovers care ouly for
dainty coors i'll flowers, while others
find pleasure oaly in the fragrant sort.
In many flowers dainty coloring and
delightful fragrance are combined.
Some of our most snowy flowers pos
sess no fragrance as the hibi-
sons. hydraagea, dahlia and gladiolus
while some of the tiniest flowers
emit the most delightful fragrance.
All of the spring towering bulbs
and most of the lilies are very fra
grant, but when we think of fragrant
towering pot plants, they are not very
numerous. OF all our fragrant flower
ing pot plants there is nothing more
universally popular than the hello
trope, with its dainty blue, purple and
white flowers and delightful perfume.
Where one can care for them over
winter, they will live for years and
grow into large plants.
l find the best treatment for plants
that have been bedded out over sum-
mer is to cut back all the branches to
within few inches of the ground;
they then branch more freely and give
greater abundance of bloom during
the second summer. Heliotrope is
valuable either for pot culture or for
bedding out i'll summer. When
bedded out and given rich soil, sun
shine and plenty of moisture, small
plants will grow into large specimens
by the end of summer, and attain the
height of about three feet. Although
all heliotropes are fragrant, the fow-
ers of some sorts are larger and much
more fragrant than others.
The carnation is one OF the we'll
known, fragrant towering plants which
combines both beauty and fragrance,
and is so free towering and easily
grown that almost anyone can succeed
with it. There are many excellent
being added eael yssT. fhe most II, i'm, IN
gssSs5 e 5 k !ss 8! asf sSf2 bss9 Sss'aa d
as ;fSt!y hsRRsg hiRgss ss sd ii Asis' s .sKdss sg1ss
fS6nd in any other flower except blue.
We find thSr irom the deepest Grim
sou 70 tie dsintiSat sea she'll pinks.
Then there sro some few whites, as
white as sltT; but most whites are
slightly tinged wi!t color. There are
some clear yellows, but most of the
yellows are pencled and blotched with
other color, usually red.
Then there are jasmine, the sweet
est of all flowers, the bouvardias, with
jasmine-like fragrance, ana the tall
oleanders, With vani!la-like fragrance.
Some of our ANNALS are very sweet
ly scented. A few of the verbenas are
very fragrant, but not all. A vase
filled with flowers OF the phlox drum
mondi will perfume whole room with
a very agreeable odor. Nasturtiums,
with their distinct spicy odor, have
lost none of their popularity, although
they are'old fashioned plants. Late
Of a summer evening a bed of single
petunias will perfume the air with o
very pleasant fragrance.
The pansy, sweet-alyssum and
candytuft all possess some fragrance,
although it is not very distinct in the
first two. Geraniutrs must not be
forgotten, nor violets. disputing for
the crown with the rose. e.-Laura
Jones in the Epitcmist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08
SSStsSSs'<SS'sNJSJOt JOt3Ot3eJJI3CJCCC
Most Wonderful
of Gas Wells,
INDIANA's GOLD VEsUvlUs."

"Old Vesuvius, at Anderson, Ind,
is no more. The greatest and most
remarkable gas we'll of them all was
packed few weeks ago and from
thing of splendor, attracting sight
seers from almost every State in the
Union-drawing the American Asso-
citation of Scientists all the way from
Boston in special train---it has sunk
to the level OF a common, every day,
deep-water we'll. It was an expensive
thing of beauty. Figuring on basis
of coal at ordinary market prices, it IS
estimated that $2,3O0,00 worth of
natural gas was wasted every year that
old Vesuvius might rule as one of the
greatest gas wells of history.
The Indiana natural gas fields were
opened in 1886, and Vesuvius was
brought into activity in the following
year. The discovery of the Indiana
deposit was due to the grandeur of the
Korg well at Findlay, Ohio. which mp
to the time OF the discovery of Yes
uvius, was the greatest of them all.
SO wonderful were the illuminations
from the old Korg we'll that excur-
SlOQS were run 10 LDEI HUlUL from
every section Of the central States,
while many went even greater dis
tance to witness the display. 1t was
this, in fact, that started the great
natural gas fever which spread all
over the country between 1884 and
1888.
Among the excursionists from In
diana were dozen or more from a
hamlet called Eaton. Eaton, then as
now, was only speck on the map,
while many maps did not even give it
recognition. Twenty years previous
to this party of Fort Wayne capital
lists had drilled at Eaton in search Of
coal. After getting down 600 feet,
they were compelled to abandon the
driller because of opening a deposit of
''most maladol Gus vapor." They gave
up their search for the coal vein and
i'll order to shut off the ''stink" they
drove long wooden plug into the
opening. Then the we'll was forgot
ten.
The excursionists from Eaton who
went to Findlay to witness the great
Korg well display, notice the peculiar
odor of the escaping gas, 1t struck
them that there was some similarity
between that peculiar smell and the
smell which they had found around
the old well, twenty years before.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08

from restless and progressive neigh
bors. The first people from the main
land to appear as conquerors on a
large scale may have been the so-called
Indonesiens; but these in turn we're
displaced, in the more desirable por-
tions of the archipelago, by hordes of
Asiatics coming from the Malay Pen
insula by way of Borneo-the first
incursion being led by Tagals, and
the second by Visayans. The third
and last wave of Malay invasion cul-
minated about the middle of the six
teenth century, not far from the time
when the Spaniards arrived upon the
scene and established themselves in
the Visayas and Luzon.
The editor of the Dictionnaire de
Geographic Universelle estimates the
total population of the archipelago at
about 5000, 900, but fails to give con-
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08
| FOR FARM AND GARDEN.
Teaching Calves to Lead.

lit is often great inconvenience
when it is found that grown COW
cannot be led, but must be driven.
The accomplishment is one that
should always be acquired in calfhood
and once learned it will never be for
gotten. If there is any pulling back
while the calf is being taught its first
lesson, some one behind to urge it
forward will be needed. and may be a
turn of the rope around the animals
nose, so as to make halter of it, will
be advisable to prevent the calf break
ing away from the leader. A hole
bored through the nose and ring in
serted will make the teaching of the
calf to be led still easier. The ring in
the nose is often great convenience
as the animal grows older.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08
Cu,tivatinc A.pararu,.

A moderately lighi soil is prefer
able for the culture of asparagus, but
any good garden soil will answer. Put
on all the well-rotted manure you can
r!ow untler; and work the soil fipe to
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08

the most aristocratic British society.
The chances are that Virginia Bon.
ynge cared little for her first noble
love, for she soon forgot him and mar
ried the Viscount Deerhurst, who
loved her in spite of the fact that she
was the daughter of miner and a
convict.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08

The population Of Jerusalem has
been rapidly increasing, Of late, and is
now about Is, 900 OF these. 2S, are
Jews
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08

secure trustworthy information on this
ad?-Marrion Wilcox, in Harper's
Weekly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-08

Bridgeport, Ohio, has issued bonds
for $4,000, with which to pave every
street in town.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-04
BACK TO ROME"

London, May 3.-Bishop Whipple Of
 Minnesota, whom the papers here de-
 scribe as the most st:,king figure at the church missionary centenary eel ebrations, has been liOniZed every
 where since his stay in England The
 bishCp has just returned from a visit
 to Oxford university, and is going to Cambridge next week. In the course of an interview Bishop Whipple said that he had seen all the leading churchmen here, and as a result view ed the ritualistic controversy calmly There was certainly, he said, no ne cessity of panic. AS showing the diff ference between England and America the bishop said he could mention the fact that never, during his episcopate of forty years had he experienced the disobedience of clergyman in his diocese. Bishop Whippla said that he thought it an absolute impossibility that England should ever go back to Rome, and as far as America IS con- cerned, there is no such tendency any where. Conversation with the heads of the church in England and Amer lea, however, convinced him that there is a widespread desire for unity. Speaking of Americartsm in the Ro- man Catholic church, Bishop Whipple said he believed it was a passing phase, with permanent effect Bishop Whippie eulCgized Archbishop Ire land, whose great efforts for good as a ncighbor he had watched with great pleasure, and whose liberal kindpess toward other churches could not be doubted.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-04
UNITED STATES MARsHAL,s SALE

United States of America, plaintiff, ys Fred
 eriek W. Smith, Herbert II. Logan, Samuel
 Franklin, Lincoln Fowler, William J. Mur-
 phy Henry F. Kemp, Jerry Millay, Nathan
 A. Morford, William Christy, Sabine Otero,
 William D. Fulwile-, EphTaim J. Bennitt and
 Mariana c. Samaniego. defendants.
 Under and by virtue of an execution iss ued out of the United States District Court of the First Judicial District of the Territory of Ari- zona, on the 20th day of February, 1s99 and to me as United States Marshal for the Territory Of Arizona, duly directed and delivered on judgment rendered in the said court in the above entitled action on the 18th day of Feb ruary, 1891, for the sum of five thousand and nine hundred and thirty-four and 96-1OO dol lars (s5, 96), with interest thereon at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum from said 18th day of February, 1e91 until paid, in favor of the United States of America and against the above named defendants, and for the fur ther sum of twelve dollars Cs12 .Oo) costs in the Supreme Court of the Territory of Arizona, and all costs and accruing costs subsequent to said date, including costs of sale, have this day duly seized and levied upon, in the manner and form required by law, the right, title and interest of the said defendant or either of them, in and to that certain cal estate and premises situate, lying and being in Maricopa County, Arizona Territory, described as fol- lows, tO-wit:
 Nw14 of sec. 6, tp. N, R E.
 Also the seL of the sw14 of sec. 6, tp. \, RAE
 Also the west 60 acres of s13 of seH of sec. 6, tp.1N, R3 E.
 Also the neI4 sec. p, tp. 2N,R 3E.
 Also the sl@ of sec 25 tp N, R E.
 Also lot II in block 31 in Grand Avenue Addi- ton to the City of Phoenix.
 Also the neA, the e1z of the nw4, and the swl4 of nwlz of sec. g, tp N, R E.
 Also the nw14, w1a of the neA and the se14 of the neI4 of sec. P. tp. 3 N, RE.
 Also the seL4 of sec. 2, tp ? N, R4E
 Also the w15, sel4 of the uw14, sec. 32, tp. N, R3E.
 so the se14 of the se14 and the s12 of the sw14 of the sw14 of sec. P, tp. N, R2E.
 Also the ne4 of The se4 of see. 22 tp. N, R2E.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-04

Proposals for the Construction of a
 Sewerage System, 6 Etc
 Bids will be received by the under signed at his office in the City of Pres colt, A. T.. until 3 p. m. April 20, 1899, for the construction of complete sewerage system, the completion of and roofing of the present distributing res ervoir, the construction of a sub merged reservoir or dam across Gran lte creek below the new pumping plant north of the city; the furnishing and laying of about 5000 feet Of new water service pipe and the taking up and re- laying of about 4,000 feet of old water service pipe.
 Plans and specifications for the above work can be examined at the of flee of the city surveyor
 All bids must be accompanied with a certified check of $2,500 to guarantee the good faith of the bidder.
 Bids will be opened at p. m., April 5U, 1899.
 Council reserves the right to rejec. any or all bids. J. P. BAUDER.
 Clerk of Common Council,
Arizona republican., 1899-05-04
First notification, March 31. 1899.

PROPOSALS FOR CON5T AUCTION of School Buildings, Water and Sewer System and Gaso- line Gas Plant. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C., April 6, 1899 Sealed Proposals, indorsed : 'Proposals for School Building" Water and Sewerage System," Gasoline Gas Plant ? San Carlos Agency, and addressed to he Com Il issiOner or Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C., will be received at this Office until l o'clock p. m. of Monday. May Sth, 1899, for furnishing and delivering the necessary materials and labor required in the construction and ccmple- tion at the San Carlos Agency, A T, of two adobe domitories, dining hall and kitchen, school building, two Outhouses, water and sewer and irrigation systems, separate bids for which irrigation system must be submitted distinct from the sewer and water systems, and gasoline gas plant, in strict accordance with plans, specifications and instructions to bid ders, which may be examined at this Office, the U. S. Indian Warehouse No. 1902 State St., Chicago, Ill.,, the Builders X Traders Ex- change, Omaha, Neb, the Northwestern Man ufa acturers' Association, st Paul, Minn., the the '.Arizona Republican" of Phoenix, A. T., the Times of Los Angeles, Cal, and the "Chronicle,' of San Francisco, Cal, and at the San Carlos Agency, A. T For any additional information apply to this Office, or to Capt. II. P. Ritzius, U. S. Indian Agent, San Carlos, A. T. (Signed) W. A. JONES,
 Commissioner
Arizona republican., 1899-05-04
SALE OF BONDS
For School District No. 4, Maricop;
 County, Arizona.

Notice is hereby given that the board of supervisors of Maricopa coun- ty, Arizona Territory, will receive sealed bids until Thursday, May the 4th, 1899. at II a. m. Of said day, for the sale of ($7,O00) seven thousand dollars (20) twenty year CD seven per cent bonds of the denomination of ($1O0) one hundred each. Said bonds being payable in (1O) ten years, at the option of said district, both prin- cipal and interest Gnterest payable an nually) payable in gold coin of the United States at the office of the county treasurer in Phoenix, Maricopa coun- ty, Arizona.
 The bids win be opened by the board of supervisors at their office in the city of Phoenix, on May 1, 1899, at Il a. m. of said day.
 The board reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids. Bids to be ad- dressed to John Gray. clerk of the board of supervisors and marked bids for school district bonds No. 4. Of Maricopa county, and have copy of this advertisement attached thereto. By order of the board of supervisors made and of record the 18th day of April, 1899. JOHN GRAY,
 Clerk of thei Board.
 First publication. April 19, 1899.
Arizona republican., 1899-05-04

PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION of School Building, and Sewer and Water Systems De partment of the Interior, Office of Indian Af- fairs Washington, D. C., April G, 1899. Sealed Proposals, indorsed Proposals for School Build ing" or Water and se"er System for Pima Agency" and addressed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D. C., will be re ceived at this Office until one o'clock p. m. of Monday May 8, 1899, for furnishing and deliver ing the necessary materials and labor required in the erection and completion at the Pima Agency, A. T., of one brick school house and bidders, which may be examined a this office, the [. s. Indian Warehouse, No. 1902 State St |, Chicago, III, the Builders I& Traders Exchange, Omaha, Neb., the Northwestern Manufacturers Association, St. Paul, Minn., the office of ''Ariz- ona Republican" of Phoenix. A. T., the "Times' of Los Angels, Cal. the "Chronicle," of San Francisco, Cal, and the Pima Agency, A T. For any additional information apply to this Office or to Elwood Hadley, U s. Indian Agent Pima Agency, A. T. w. A. JONES,
 Commissioner.