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The Portland daily press., 1900-01-08
BowDOIN CLUB OF BOSTON.

Boston, January THE January meet
ing Of the Bowdoin club Of Boston was
held last evening at the Copley SQUARE
hotel. 1hers were 80 graduates In attsn'
dance. The meeting was chiefly social
In Its character. mstsees of intsrsst TO
Bowdoin graduates being informally dis
oussed. Ths president, Geergs N. Whit
aksr, "a, was In the chair.
special topics that wsrs considered
we're the condition Of athletics at Bow
doin, especial strsss bsine laid on the H.
Iatiun OF the erAduatss' advisory asboci-
attou TO the Undergraduate Dodv. and
the coming glse club concert In I 10 city
by the BoWdoin club.
Speeches vera made BY the guest OF
hcncr, Hon. Thomas J. Emery. IS; OIL
YER CTocker Stsvsss, TO, president OF the
association Of Bowdoin alu mnt Of Boston
and vicinity; Prof. A. n. burton OF the
NJ I. T., and George X. Swassy, '75.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-08
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Jan. I. taken at
D. m, meridian time, the observation foI
each section being given in this order
Temperature, direction of wind, state Of
weather.
Boston. 40. S. cloudy; New York, a.
S, cloudy; Philadelphis. A.. s, clear
Washington. ~. s. clear; Albany. AZ. ),
rain; buffalo. 3s. w, cloudy; Detroit, 4,
w, clear; Chicago, 40. NV, clear; st
clear; BIsmarck, 10, N, clear; Jack
s3L vile. 90. NE. partly cloudy.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-08
SYMPATHY OF HIBERNIANs.

Albany. N. Y. January 1.-THE Ano-
lent Order Of Aibernians OF Albany coun'
tv In convention here today adopted reso-
lutions Offering their heartiest congrata-
lations to the Beers for the "gallant tight
whiuh they are making for the protection
of their lives and liberty" and promising
aid In case their national officers should
see ! t to order call to strike blow at
England.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-08
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

Portland. Jan. 0. HOl-Ihs local
weather bureau records the following;
Sa barometer, 3o364: thermome-
ter. 16; dew point. II: real humidity, ~;
direction of wind. w; wind velocity, 5;
state of weather, clear.
sp. m.-Barometer, 29.934; thermome-
ter, 37.2: dew point, 80; real humidity,
"A; direction of wind, SW; wind velocity,
10; state of weather. threatening.
Max temp, 81; min. temp, IS; mean
temp, 25; max wind velocity, "A SW;
precipitation-trace.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-08
His Dramatic Rescue
From Death.
Gen. TinO Had Ordered Party to
be Shot.

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nanv.
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them with cobbls stones, the only wsa
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-08
COMPANY SURRENDERED.
serious "Accidents 20 Part Of Genera
French's Troops.

serious s"Accident'' 20 Part Of General
French's Troops.
London, Janusry THE war office
publishes the following despatoh from
General Forester Walk er. com mAnding ss
Cape Tov n:
.Gsnersi French reports under data Of
January 6:
The situation Is much the same rs yes-
tsrday but regret to report that SER
OTIS accident has hap pened to the first
battalion Of the Suffolk regiment.
From news just come to hand from
them. / gather that, with the authority
and with the knowledge Of Gen. Frsnth,
four companies Of the ilrst battalion ad-
vanosd by night against q low hill, ono
mills from their camp. They attacked at
dawn. Lieut.. Col. Watson, command
Ing, gave orders to charge. He was ct
oncs wounded. Osdsrs for retirement
were given.
Three quarters OF the force rstreated to
camp. The remainder held their ground
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-08
SO MANY BLACK EYES

from stick OF wood flying up while chop
ping kindlings could be avoided by u'ing
BBNsoN's ALWAYS READY CHARCOAL
for klndling the FIRE. II is cheaper beside'.
BIG BAGl iOc AT ALL GRoCERs.
The Portland daily press., 1900-01-08
A WEEK OF TALK.
Lots efor.tery Laid Out for the senate
This Week.

washington. January 7.--Ths week In
the Senate necessarily viii he given up
largely TO speeohmsking. Besinnine
Monday morning, Senator Psttigrew'a
resolution asking for information con-
cerning the Philippine war will come up
and he and probably other senators will
speak upon II. This will occur during the
morning hour. Seantor Morgan has
given no: ics Of . speech on Monday, In
which be will discuss the race question
in the South. II any time 10 left that
day 10 will be devoted to the continuation
OF the discussion Of the financial bill,
some Of the Senator'S In the opposition
replying /, Mr.. Aidrioh. Tuesday Ssna.
tor Beveridgs will deliver his speech On
the Philippine problem and Wednesday
will be dsvoted to euIosiss Of the lats
Woe President Hobart.
The greater part OF the remainder Of
the week will be devotsd to nnAnca the
object Of the manaesrs Of the financial
bill b,ing to give as much time ~ possi-
BILE TO this measure until Il 10 acted up
vu.- II 10 now rndsrft pod that almost
all the Senators opposed to the bill viii
talk upon IL bsfore the vote shall be tax
en-, but there has not Jet bsan any ar
ransemsnt of the order IN which thsy
will address the Senate.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington. January 7-Thsrs is no
prosr us In the House for the present
week. The only esrtain feature IL the
consideration Of the urgent deficiency sp.
Precipitation bill 10 will be ready Tues.
day or Wednesday. Il Will contain al
most $50, ,CO0,0C0 for the army and navy
and while 10 will pass when u reaches
. vote, IL may pssoipit ats stormy de-
bate upon the conduct Of the war In the
Philippines. Ths answer Of Secretary
Gage to the House resolution regarding
the deposit Of government funds In ma
tional banks IL expected early In the
week. The report will not constitute .
privileged question which viii open mp
deba to but II IL ID deemed unsatisfactory
to any one resolutions Of invssti CATION
may follow. The kobsrts cssS Will not
get before the House until the end Of the
week at the earliest and probably not
then. The hearings have bssa sdjourned
until Wednesday and It 10 hardly likely
that the report can bs prepared In time
for presentation this weak.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
Some Fertilizer Facts.

If mineral fertilizer be needed, gen.
eral experience teaches that acid phos-
plate is by far the more profitable. This
can be still better understood when we
have explained some principles of acid
phosphate manufacture. The finely
ground lime phosphate rock Is treated
with about an equal weight of strong
place, so that part of the phosphoric
acid becomes soluble in water. Another
part, though less soluble, is made read
lily available to growing crops; while
a small amount still retains it's insol-
uble and unavailable character. One
other important change has taken
place. The sulphuric acid has COM
bined with the lime, making lime sui
phate, commonly called gypsum or
land plaster, SO that IL forms nearly
one-half of the total weight Of the acid
phosphate. 1t is now well established
that this plaster frees large amounts OF
insoluble soil potash, and so makes the
fertilizer element which is so much
the most abundant in our soils avail
able for plant use. Hence. acid phos-
phate supplies phosphoric acid directly
and potash indirectly. The two or
three per cent of potash in the average
mixture Of acid phosphate and potash
is perfectly justifiable, as a small
amount Of this element may give the
crop better start and may even be a
YonnncCttu nT1u no nj nf n
available phosphoric acid is used dur
ing the first year of its application. 1t
has been found best to apply consider
ably more than the crop will remove.
Three hundred pounds for a soil in
good condition would not be excessive
for general farm crops.
Something should now be said in
favor of the ammoniated fertilizer.
For example, 1t is often used with prof
it on strong lands when one exhaust
ing crop follows another, as wheat
after corn. A little easily available
nitrogen is furnished. so that the
wheat gets a better start, after which
it can forage more vigorously for it.
self
In conclusion, rely first OF all on
cowpeas and stable manure. Try min
eral fertilizers, acid phosphate in par
ticular, as valuable helps. Buy acid
phosphate, muriate of potash. and cot
ton-seed meal by themselves, so that
you can make your own experiments
and mix your own goods to suit your
crop and soil.-Charles A. Mooers,
Chemist, Tennessee Agricultural Col
lege.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
The Chlnch Bug Fungus.

A communication from the Ohio Az
ricultural College, says: With favora-
BILE meteorological conditions, the
threadlike branches of the fungus will
take possession of the interior OF the
bug. When the bug dies, branches are
pushed out through the body and pro-
duce clusters of minute capsules filled
with spores. Sometimes these clusters
are so thick on the dead bugs as to
almost obscure the body. and only the
legs are visible, or the bugs may be
clustered on plant. dead and covered
with fungus. Now. as these capsules
containing the spores burst, they re-
lease the spores and these may be still!
further diffused by the wind, so that it
is easy to see how one diseased bug
among a mass OF several hundred may
affect the whole of them. and II some
of the infected ones. before becoming
helpless, stray to distance, the infec-
ton is carried from place to place and
in this way diffused from field to field.
Thus 1t will be observed that however
easily large masses of bugs may be de-
stroyed by this fungus enemy, under
favorable conditions, the prospect or
its working is not very encouraging ii
either the bugs are badly scattered or
the weather is dry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

Sugar Beet, Experiments in Nebraska.
The sugar beet experiments were
continued in 1899 on land in the Platte
river valley at Ames, Dodge county,
Nebraska. The Standard Cattle Co.,
located at that point, in addition to
furnishing land for the experiment
plots also placed two thousand acres
station, for experimental purposes. This
area comprised considerable number
of varieties of beets, also soils of diff
ferent character, treatment, cropping,
etc. 1t was thus possible to carry on
part OF the experimental work on
very large scale. In spacing beets the
most satisfactory results were obtained
by having the space between the rows
Of beets eighteen inches, with beets
eight inches apart in the row. This ad-
mits of horse cultivation and yet
brings the plants sufficiently close to-
gether to prevent their growing too
large.
Experiments In 1899 and previous
years have shown that shallow culti-
walton throughout the growing season
is desirable. Deep cultivation dries out
the soil to greater depth and de-
creases the yield of beets. This is
true on both heavy and light soil in Ne
braska. Three to four inches is deep
enough to cultivate and hoe the beets.
The use of commercial fertilizers and
of barnyard manure increased mate
rally the yield per acre, but not the
sugar content or purity of the beets.
The advantage to be derived from the
use of commercial fertilizers is not suf-
ficient to pay for their cost. With barn
yard manure, however, the case is en-
tirely different, and its use either for
a previous crop or directly for the beet
crop was profitable.
OF the varieties tested during 1898
and 1899, on both heavy and light soil,
the best were the original Klein Wang
lebener, Pioneer Klein Wanzlebener,
Vilmorin, Drumez Elite and Knauer.
A very striking difference was to be
noticed in beets growing in different
soils. The fields covered by the expert
ments included both sandy loan soil
and compact clay. A comparison of
these soils for beet raising both in a
year Of average rainfall uS9S) and of
excessive rainfall (1S99 showed that
the heavy soil produced very much bet
ter beets, although they did not ma
ture so rapidly as did those on the
lighter soil.
No successful method of treating the
leaf spot disease haG thus far been dis
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

II may be interesting to Its friends TO
know OF the tremendous gain In pOpu-
larity and usefulness of one of the oldest
aids to the weaker sex. 1t is upwards Of
fifty years since the first WheclCr a. w l.
son sewing machine was made, and dur
ing that time the business OF the com
pany has steadily grown. until now their
machines are used by the millions and are
known In every civilized country In the
world. In cities there are large number
OF women who earn their living entirely
by sewing These workers find that they
can do more work on The No. ., and
therefore earn more money than with
other makes This advantage Is account
ed for because of the rapid sewing and
easy running qualities of the No. 9. II be-
ing able to sew about three yards while
the ordinary shuttle machine sews two.
The Wheeler a. Wilson Co have been the
most progressive In adapting new and
labor saving devices to their family sew
ing machine they being the first to In
troduce ball bearings and having the only
lock stitch machine without a shuttle.
Their machine to-day Is claimed 10 be
without peer for simplicity and durabil-
ity. Competition" a handsome half
tone engraving which IL attracting con-
siderable attention, is being mailed free
to any one writing for II to the Wheeler
az Wilson Mfg Co.. Chicago, Ill.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

In our illustration l, 1, show the male
insect both natural size and enlarged.
The male, it will be seen. is little
smaller than the female. which is
shown in both natural and enlarged
size at 2, 2. The larva or maggot is
shown at 3 and 5. At and are
shown the flaxseeds.
This insect was first noticed on Long
Island in the year 1776, and was called
Hessian Fly, on account of the belief
that it was brought over in wheat
straw by the Hessians. The presence
in the flaxseed state of this insect be-
tween the leaf and stalk of wheat
causes the stem to swell and the leaves
to wither and die. The body Of the
female is rather slender, uniformly
dark brown, the head is round but
somewhat fiattened, the eyes are black,
the wings uniformly dull smoky
brown, while the legs are paler brown
body. The male is rather smaller
than the female, being distinguished
by the long, slender abdomen and the
longer and more hairy antennae, In
which there are twenty joints.
The egg is of a pale red color, very
minute in size. about fifteenth of an
inch in length. The eggs are usually
laid on the upper side Of the blade near
where it joins the stock or crown of
the root The eggs hatch in from
four days to two or three weeks. &C
cording to the weather, and the larva
makes its way down to the base of the
sheath. Here it fastens lengthwise and
head downwards to the tender stalk,
and lives upon the sap. 1t does not
grow on the stalk, nor does it enter the
central cavity thereof, but as it in
creases in size it gradually becomes
imbedded in the substance of it, caus-
ing it to swell and the plant to turn
yellow and die. BY the end of Novem-
Der they assume the 'fiaxseed" state,
and may, on the removal of the lower
leaves, be found as little brown, oval,
cylindrical, smooth bodies, little
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25

Growth Is slow: there is only one
brood, and, when not excessively
abundant, the insect does not do much
injury. AS a matter of fact. however,
it does often become excessively
abundant, and lilacs, for instance, may
become so covered that no portion of
the bark can be seen between the
scales. The male scales are about one
sixteenth of an inch long, and the fe-
males about double that length.
Walnut and butternut trees are very
susceptible to the attacks of this spe-
cies, and are sometimes killed even
when OF considerable size. Among
fruit trees apples are the most suscep-
tible and branches are occasionally de-
stroyed. Young trees may be killed in
some instances, but old trees are rarely
much harmed. or the shade trees will
low and maple are sometimes severely
injured.
The remedy Is to spray with kero-
sene emulsion when the larvae are
Matching, at which time they are killed
by even a weak solution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
Outlook for Cattle Prices.

For many years to come the prices
of cattle must be good. especially for
the better class of meat. The recent
depression had the effect of checking
the breeding of cattle OF all kinds and
the number of cattle in the country fell
steadily for a number of years. The
result of that curtailment of the cat
tie supply is that the base on which to
produce the vast numbers now annu-
ally required is restricted. There is
another factor that enters very large
ly into the solution OF the problem and
that is that the people are demanding
more than ever finer quality Of beef.
There was probable never time when
the difference between the poorest and
best meats in the markets was so
great as it is today. So 1t comes about
that in the city of Chicago one can get
porterhouse steak at rs cents a pound
or at IL cents pound. and at all
prices between the two. The quality
Of the steaks varies, of course, accord
ing to the prices. except when poor
meat is dishonesty palmed off on the
customer for high-quality meat. The
difference in prices indicates that the
high-quality meats are in great de-
mand. These high-quality meats come
from pure-bred and grade stock. The
increasing prices for the high-quality
meats indicate that the money in the
future for cattle raisers Is In well-bred
animals. Most assuredly that man that
is doing his best to grade up his herd
of cattle is paving the way for good
money returns in the future. The
experience of the past few years, when
men rushed out of the business Of
breeding good cattle because there was
a temporary fall in the values, should
teach men today that the course Of
wisdom lies in steadily improving the
quality of their cattle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
NEW OFFICIAL or The ST. PAUL.
+. A. Miller Appointed General Passen-
ger gent OF the Big system.


ger gent OF the Big system.
+. A. Miller, brother of Roswell
p. Miller, chairman OF the board of d.
rectors OF the Chicago. Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railroad company, has been
appointed general passenger agent of
that system defective Oct. 10. 1900) to
succeed George II. Heafford, recently
resigned. The appointment OF Mr.,
Miller to the head OF the st. Paul pas
senger department was not unexpected,
as he has been for several years the
principal assistant general passenger
agent OF the company. making ms
headquarters in the Marquette build
ing. There will be no assistant APP
pointed to succeed Mr.. Miller. The
two other assistants, Messrs. Marsh
and Merrill, will continue in their old
positions,
General Passenger Agent Miller is
widely known in the railway world,
and is one OF the most popular of pas
senger officials. He began his railroad
career Ia 1874, and his good nature,
character snu ability have steadily adj
vanced him ~ the service of the st.
Paul system since 1888, when he en-
tered the company's employ as a clerk
in the passenger department, of which
he now becomes the head. Mr.. Miller
was born at Hartford. Pa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
Knew All About Genius.

From the Atlanta Constitution: 81
have just finished a sonnet" said the
poet.
Thank heaven!" exclaimed the wife,
"that'll buy beefsteak and a sack of
fiour!"
And here is an ode for the state
fair"
How fortunate! Ham is Is cents
a pound. and we haven't had any in
six weeks!"
Il have also written a love song
which is as tender as an April rose"
What dear, sweet soul you are!
I'm sure that's good for n can of lard
and gallon of molasses!"
Woman" said the poet, sternly,
do you know what genius is?"
Yes" she said. thoughtfully. Some
times it's telling the butcher to call
again, shutting the door on the baker,
hidin' from the house rent man, and
singing, when Sunday comes, 4 would
not live always; ask not to stay!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-10-25
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1NlJll()ROl!!!l
She Knew where He Was.

From the Cleveland Leader: A
party of young men We're taking din
ner few nights ago at a fashionable
cafe, when one of them, who is some
what of jester. called the waiter and
said:
John, go and call Main -. II a
woman answers 1t will be my wife.
Tell her that l instructed you to say
that / am in the police station for a
few hours and will not be at home for
dinner. Say to her that the possibili-
ties are that shall not be at home to-
night. Understand me, sir?"
John winked couple of times in a
knowing way. bowed deferentially, and
suggested
"Supposin'--''
"Supposing nothing, sir, II she asks
who is talking tell her 1t is the turn
key at the central station, and she'll
never know who told her the lie."
The waiter shambled away and was
presently seen to be having good deal
of fun with himself. The jester in
ferred that it might have something
to do with his case and called him
over.
What's amusing you, John?"
Wouldn't like to tell you, sir--a'
least, right here"
Il guess these fellows understand
let 'er CO."
"Missus says to tell her husband sh,
is glad he is so nicely located for thu
night-she knows where he is foj
once"