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The evening times., 1900-09-10
THE PROTOCOL SIGNED.
Russia Agrees to Arbitrate ths
Claims of Americans.

The Acting Secretary OF State, DR.. Hill,
has received this despatch from Pierce, the
American Charge d'ATaires in St Peters
burg:
The protocol for the arbitration for the
claims of the United States citizens for
the seizure OF vessels in the North Pacific
by Russia was signed today at noon"
The signing OF this protocol terminates
negotiations which have covered q period
of FIVE or six years. The amount Of the
claims 10 be arbitrated is nearly $400 900.
The evening times., 1900-09-10
Discrimination With the Bayonet.

The new commeFcialism has failed to make its
purposes altogether plain to the allied forces
The troops have not caught the spirit of the mar
ket -grabbers and are unable to realize appar-
emily, that every time Chinese is slaughtered
an actual a prospective customer is lost to the
Christian trader 4 rational policy would
be TO butcher only Chinese who cannot prove that
they consume western products. whose poverty
is so hopeless that they can become profifa-
bic customers OF western trade promoters As
long as trade is compelled to pay for the bayonet
the bayonet ought TO exercise little intelligent
Il d:Sc
The evening times., 1900-09-10

aware that the American masses know
the same thing. He should not allow him.
self to grow angry and get the blood in
his craniaI vacuum when, the populace
recognizes the extreme humor Of his po-
sition on the issue
The evening times., 1900-09-10
The Argument of Despots.

tFINTfl AaflssEs
There Is no argument that the imperialists OF
the Hanna Mckinley party bring forward in
justification OF their course toward the Flipinos
excep, the one that has been used by desotti
from time irnmernorial in support OF their r nj
to rule subject people by the strong aud to
crush their iberties by the tyrant agency of mill
--lr--
The evening times., 1900-09-10
a yioIeut Partisan.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.l
Blocker is so easily esTied away by his feel
ings.''
is he?'
He went to political meeting the other night
where one OF the candidates speeches ground
out of pbonoeraph.
YES"
well, he got so mad at something the machine
said that he flung egg at it and mashed 4
CYLINDER
The evening times., 1900-09-10

The Empress Dowager and her party felt
sure that when the allies marched up to
the Forbidden City the spirits of departed
emperoTs and expresses. aided by the
ghosts of an army of Manchu princes,
would appear and simply obliterate the
foreign devils. That seems to the people
OF enlightened America most silly and
childish superstition; but, in fact. it is
not a bit more so than the endless prayer
chain nightmare of the Indiana Prohibition
females who fancy that they can enlist the
powers of heaven in their desire 10 throw
mud at President Mckinley for his prop
er and righteous stand on the Army can
teen question.
The evening times., 1900-09-10

As to MinnesOta.-The result of the
recent State Convention in Minnesota
shows that the fusion forces arc working
together in such perfect harmony that
some of the Democratic managers are in
clined to remove that State from their
doubtful column and put it in their list of
safe Bryan States. The foreign vote is
the determining factor in all contests in
Minnesota, and it was owing TO the fact
that this vote was frightened into the
support of Mr. Mckinley on the currency
question that he carried Minnesota in 1895
by the unprecedented plurality of $1,000.
The issue of Imperialism, together with
the Administration partiality to Eng
land in the Boer war, has arraigned the
foreign vote of Minnesota almost solidly
on the side of Mr., Bryan in this contest.
Then, again, the Hon. Charles a. Towne
has more than once shown his power in
campaign of the State during the next
two months it is confidently believed that
he Will make hundreds OF converts TO Bry-
an and Stevenson Governor John Lind.
also like Towne a former Republican. al
ready has taken the stump fer the Kan
sas City platform and ticket, and as ne is
pleading for his own reelection as well as
for the election of Bryan it is not doubt
cd that he Will make himself felt
The evening times., 1900-09-10
A Diplomatic Middle.

(From the PittsbuTg UIspatch.)
The Pekin business having reached the stage
of internatona! notes and enquiries it Is rapidly
assuming the aspect OF intricate muddfe which
bids fair be made ineXnieable by the disposi-
ton OF each rower TO maneuvre against the others
The evening times., 1900-09-10
Filled with Water.

From Harper's Bazar.)
@.ffow do you feel now?H asked his rcscucrs.
Like a Jersey trust.'' gasped the half drowned
man, family.
Then they rolled him ON the barrel some mote.
ior they, too, were ffIancieIs.
The evening times., 1900-09-10

The arrival of Prince Ching at Pekin and
the nearly simultaneous appearance of a
new edict appointing Ii Hung Chang as
peace envoy, are taken as evidences that
the Imperial Chinese Government at last
is sick of the war and wants to put an end
to it. If this position be correct. the mas
sacre of native Christians and other dis
orderly proceedings should cease at once,
as there is no good reason to doubt the
power of the Empress Dowager TO restore
order if she chooses to do so.
The evening times., 1900-09-10
IInays ReadN.

{Froln the Baltimore Americana
General Wheeler is ready 10 volunteer again if
the United states shall find itself al war. This
buoyant. enthusiastic and irTepressibly optimistic
sexagenarian warrior IS an inspiration youth
and pride to old men,
The evening times., 1900-09-10
An 0n,uiou of tbc c.

IRON the New YORK Post.1
We are among those who believe that the pres
ent Gar is rrue friend OF humanity, and that in
the present instance he Is pursuing po.icy nef
of leng-headed aggrandssnlent and rapine but Of
peaceful development of commerce.
The evening times., 1900-09-10
CURRENT HUMOR.
Sticking to His Statement.

(From The Chicago Tribune)
Dissatisfied Customer-You said these crackers
were rich with butter
Grocer-So they are, sir. Try them with butter
and you'll Anything l can show you,
madam?
The evening times., 1900-09-10
4 Deeper scheme.
lL,ro..a He Rn.tnn TransorE,,t /

(trom the Boston Transcrlpt-l
Mrs Greene-When Charles comes home late at
night ] always give him good talking to.
Mrs. Gray-When Jack comes home late, say
nothing but let him do the taking In that way,
Won see | find oat Just what condition he Is in.
The evening times., 1900-09-10
Their Condition Explained.
(From Life.)

'.Br'er Johnson said the elder OF one of the
coored churches to the recently appointed pastor
what does yo' tink of de congregashun?"
We'll Br'er Jones, sence yo' asks me. ! mus
say dey is er scrgbby looin Set
why. what does yo' mean, Br'er Johnson? Dey
has mo- camp meetin's and get 'lgion oftener dan
mos eny ceneregashnn in de town.
Oats jes it. Br'er Jones, dat's jes' it. Dey
has done wore out de seats OF dey pants back
slidin' and de knees er prayin' fer fo'gihness. -
The evening times., 1900-09-10
The Eirsf Ont

Minister WI this morning presented %
the State Department an Imperial edirt,
dated August %, appointing Ii Hung
Chang envoy pienipotentiary to negotiate
for peace with all foreign powers. The
Administration has decided 10 accept the
ediet as genuine, 10 recognize Ii, and TO
proceed at once TO negotiate, We presume,
independently of and without reference TO
other parties 10 the invasion.
This policy is so evidently dictated by
Mr. MckinIey's panic born desire to scuJ-
tie out of China in any way and on any
terms as quickly as the Almighty will let
him that it does net require elucidatfon
or dis aussion at this time. We may have
something 10 say with regard TO it later.
The evening times., 1900-09-10

The occupation of Lydenburg by the
British last Thursday. and the fianki1g
movement by Sir Redvers Butler while
followed. appear 10 have cut off the Boer
retreat to the north, and Kruger, Steyn.
and Botha and their followers probably
have only the choice left them of retiring
into Portu~uese territory, which may now
be even inpractica BILE. or making a trek
TO German East Africa where they might
be allowed to settle away from the sAa low
OF the hated British flag. 1t is said that
they are talking of doing the latter. if
they are ii would seem the part of w:e-
dom for Lord Roberts to cooperate win
them, IN German territory they would
feel comparatively at home and anon :
their own kinsmen. The Kaiser would
gain some admirable colonists who might
come in handy if ever he should fall out
with England, and the situation in South
Africa would be quickly cleared Up, at
least for the time being.
The evening times., 1900-09-10

Prompt relief in sick headache, dizziness nausea,
constipation pein in the side guaranteed 10 those
using Calter's Little Liver Pills. One :, dose
Small price Small dose. Small pill.
The evening times., 1900-09-10

Changes iR New ork.-As intimated
by The Times several days ago. it ap-
pears more than probable that a number
of changes will be made in the Tammany
Congressional delegation. That Lovy.
Rupert, Chanler, and Bradley have been
married for slaughter seems certain, and
i. is thought that their successors viii
be named by Croker at Saratoga tbs
week, TO be ratified by district conyen-
tions later. It is given out that Croker
desires "a discipline this quartette for
voting for tie Republican Gold Standard
bill at the last session of Congress,
though ii is generally believed that cLner
and more powerful reasons have i'm
peIIed the boss TO put their names in his
doom book. Rupert represents an infiu-
entail element of German voters ii New
York city, who, it is feared, may be Of
Tended by his sacrifice Young Nj. Chan
Ter stands for an element in politics
which the Tammany machine has long
been cultivating, and if he is 10 be 50
soon done for il must indicate that
some more valuable material of
tuted for him. Levy represents
A--Aself only, so that his loss
Viii not materially affect the partys
prospects. 1t is persistently reported
hat the Hon. Amos J. Cummings also
ras incurred the displeasure of Croker.
mainly because of his friendly relations
with former newspaper associates. 5and
that Cummings will be politely invited by
the Tammany braves to stand aside for
a man more acceptable TO Croker. II the
Platt machine nominateS young Corne
illus Vanderbilt for Congress in one of
the city districts it is believed the Tam
many forces will pit against him some
man with milIions-perhaps one of the
Belmonts In view of the fact that Perry
Belmont has had his fling in Congr SIS,
it is believed that his brother, O. H P,
will be selected by Croker TO opp-sa
Vanderbilt.
The evening times., 1900-09-10
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Is nm Neutrality-suspicious. question

Is Hill Weakening :-This question is
made pertinent by reason of the apparent
fact that the Sage of Wolfert's Roost will
not present the name of the Hon. Bird
S. Coler TO the Democratic State Conven-
tion at Saratoga tomorrow for Governor
There can be no doubt at all that Coler
would be defeated by large majority If
Hill should present his name, but the
former Senator has been declaring ever
since Coler's defeat was made certain
hat he would fight for him to the last
ditch anyhow in order to develop as fully
as possible for the public delectetion the
game that the mighty Mr.. Croker is work
ing. Just what this game is nobody ex-
cept Croker and few of his trusted lieu
tenants seemingly know. 1t is conceded
~ everybody processing any sort OF &C
quaintance with New York politics that
Coler would be elected if nominated. The
Croker followers, however, claim that any
good Democrat can beat MIR Platt's lob
0yist tor Governor, and for this reason
they justify themselves in their uncom-
p I using fight on Coler- It is very we'll
understood. too that Croker's next aim
after defeating S5Ier is to destroy utter
y HilPs leadership of the State De
mocrac, as contradistinguished from the
Darty in Greater New York, which, or
course, is controlled by Croker
through TaInmany Hall. AT the same time
Croker is committed to the nomination OF
some upstate man who has been more or
less intimately identified with the Hill fac
tion. In any other community than New
York this would be regarded as a sort of
dog fall, if not an outright defeat OF Crok-
er But it appears that the Tammany
paign that the Hill man he nominates fer
Governor will be- completely under the
control of campaign managers named by
Croker, and thus if the candidate IS elect
ed he will go into office SO bound up IN
pledges to Croker that Hills influence at
Albany will be reduced TO the vanishing
point. 1t is by this method that Hill viii
re entirely eliminated from the politics Of
New York and then if the Democrats car
" the Legislature next year which Is TO
elect the successor TO Senator Platt, Crok~
er and not Hill can lay claim 10 that office
Still il is believed that if Hill will hight
vigorously at Saratoga tomorrow for Co
ler's nomination he can force some yaIus-
BILE concessions from the Croker cabal, ant
thus save himself from total annihllaJlon-
Il is eonteuded also that such hsnt
would do the party much good instead OF
harm, and would strengthen HllIs pos
tion in the national Democracy lmneas-
urabIy However. Croker tauntingly
boasts that Hill is a gutter and not a
fighter. and the course of events at Sara
tcga during the next two days Will show
if Croker's estimate of Hill is correct.
The evening times., 1900-09-10
sir. 3iauIey Is Modest.-The Hon

SiF. 1iaHiey Is hodest.-Thc Hon Joe
Manley who still acts and talks as if he
were the whole thing in Maine, says that
he will be entirely satisfied if the Repub-
licars come out of the scrimmage in that
State with majority of twenty thousand.
Judge Bartlett Tripp, erstwhile Cleveland
Democrat, has been campaigning Ia Mare
for TWO or three weeks and told the Pre5.-
dent a few days ago that the Gold Iiemo-
crass of the Pine Tree State would return
almost bodily to the fold this year. Man
ley's forecast seems TO be based upon the
same observations made by Trip. -Four
years ago Mr. Mckinley carried Maine by
nearly forty-sfX thousand majority. What
proportion of this unprecedented majority
came from the Democratic household is
not accurately determinable. But certain
ly not as many as twenty-siX thousand
Maine Democrats voted the Republican
ticket in 1896 Indeed. if half that num-
Der of Democrats in the Pine Tree State
deserted Bryan for McKinley-and that
700 when one of their most distinguished
citizens was Bryan's running mate-the
proportion of deseTtions i'll Maine was
about the largest of any section of the
country with the possible exception OF New
YorR If Manleys prediction proves true IL
will show indisputably that Mr.. Mckinley 8
repeated appeals 10 the Gold Democrats are
falling upon deaf ears and that Secretary
Cages alarming discovery that the gold
standard is yet in danger has not fright
ened the voters who made Mr.. Mckinley 5
election possible The result Of the Yer
mont election shows that the currency
question is not even an issue of the cam
paign in spite of the heroic efforts of the
Mckinley managers to make 1t the para
mount issue, and when the Maine voters
emphasize this fact il is believed the Re
publicans viii change their tactics and
boldly face the issues presented by the
Kansas City platform.
The evening times., 1900-09-10

Call for HeuIich's prize medal beer Il you want
a pure and Wholesome article.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15
AShevflIe. N. @.

Few regions have been more richly en-
dowed by Nature than that famous section
Of Western North Carolina POLITICALLY
termed the Land Of the Sky" 1t has a eli
mate so dry and health-giving that it has be-
come known the world over as a natural SAN
itarium for the cure of all troubles Of a pull
monary or bronchial nature.
Asheville, the center Of this beautiful
northumberland plateau, is the highest
city east Of Denver, and is a busy, thriving
place of 1900 inhabitants, with all the
mOdernisms of city life. The city lies Just
at the point where the beautiful French
Broad and SWannanoa Rivers Join their
crystal waters.
Within the city or in its suburbs many
people Of wealth have built beautiful and
expensive homes, and most notable among
them being the chateau Of Mr.. George w.
Vanderbilt, which, with it's great estate, has
cost upwards of four million dollars.
Asheville is an all-the.year resort, for the
great mountains protect it in the winter
from the cold winds, and its summer climate
is made delightful because of it's altitude.
For descriptive matter of Asheville and
vicinity, call on any Southern Railway
Agent, or write Mr.. G. A. Benscoter, A. G..
?. A., Chattanooga, Tenn,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15
NESTS FOR LAYERS.
Rest Material 10 Dry Earth on che
Bottom. With Chopped Hay
Over the Earth.

Many claim that the nests should Be
on the ground, but all claims that hens
should have their nests on the moist
ground are but theories, and unsup-
ported by facts. What is required for
the hen in winter is d snug, warm loca-
ton, while Ia summer she should have
a cool place. The best material for a
nest Is dry earth on the bottom, with
chopped hay over the earth. Then
dust the nest, hens and eggs with Per
sian insect powder, put a small guam.
tity Of tobacco refuse in the nest and
clean it out thoroughly should an egg
become broken or the nest foul. The
broken eggs viii cause lice quicker than
anything else. But first see that the
hen has no lice, then give her good
eggs and she win bring off a brood if
she has a warm and comfortable nest.
The nest should be made movable, so
as to be taken outside for cleaning,
and 1t should neSer be placed where any
Of the fowls al cause it to be filthy or
roost upon it It should never be so
high as to compel efforts to reach it, as
the large breeds win prefer to lay on
the ground rather than to reach a high
nest, even when footway is provided. to
say nothing of the fact that some of
thehenslearn to fly w & fence by first
learning to reach a high nest. Never
have the nest in a-barrel or so con-
structed that the hen must jump down
to 1t, as broken eggs will be the conse-
quence, but rather so place the en-
trance as to permit her to walk in upon
the eggs. The nest should be placed in
q dark position, or so arranged that
the interior will be somewhat dark,
which will be a partial protection
against egg eating. For a flock of one
dozen hens, four nests will be sufficient.
American Gardening.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15
TAKING THE CENSUS.
An EnumeratoF Meets with one
woman who Didn't Wisbb.id
Any OF the Detana.

"Oh, yer, TknoW yea are tho census man.
Warm day, take q seat. I've gotten all the
facts for you. Ny husband, John Moore, Is
40; / am 80; we have seven children; they
are all well now"
But" put IN the census man, relates
the Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Eyes, yes; you needn't ask me any cues
lions. I'm telling you fast as / can. Tommy,
our oldest boy, had the measles when he was
three. He first began to walk when he was
eight months old and the day after he was
ten months old he could walk clear around
the room without holding on to anything.
He fell down the stairs when ho was four
years three months and thirteen days old,
but it didn't hurt him any, and he liked ice
cream from the first time he ever tasted it.
l can't get him to eat gravy, but he had his
first piece Of steak when he was is months
old. johnnie, the next to the Oldest"
Madam, stop, stop" cried the enumera-
tor, answer my questions. / don't want
to know any more about your children"
And then the woman got angry and the
census taker also lost his temper and left.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15
AMONG q POULTRY.

Nursing crippled, deformed and
stunted chicks is a waste of time and
energy.
AS to Matching chicks, this is the
best time not to do it. Break the news
gently to the broOdy hens.
Thin out the beets and other garden
truck and give them to the hens that
F shut in yards. They like the lawn
clippings, too.
Not everybody realizes how much
water the hen will drink if she can get
1t. Most people have an idea that she
can get all she needs in her own way;
but just try putting a painful of fresh
water every day where the flock a get
at it, and note results.
From July / to September, or
through the hot weather, the hens are
better of if shut entirely out of the
hen houses. Fix up roosts outside in
sheds, OF under a temporary roof on
poles,-Farm Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

a slight slant for drainage, the feed
cylinder is at q, and a yard or run
way begins at =. If the location al
lows a shallow ditch, the approach.
e, may be omitted. This tank may be 2,
8 or 4 feet wide or even more, according
to the supply Of running water. For an.
extensive duck ranch the idea is to have
the tank 300 or 400 feet long divided by
wire into sections for the accommoda-
Gon of scores Of fowls.
The ditch and the tank which lines
it may be so constructed that the depth
will be just sufficient to allow the ducks
to assume the position shown in the il
lustration, being enabled with a little
effort to reach the food which has been
dropped from above into the tanks.
While searching for the food their
necks and legs will be actively en-
plOyed, The author describes a svs-
tenn Of cylinder or feed boards which
extend the whole length of the tank,
and by striking with a hammer at one
end food is dropped from the board or
cylinder into each tank. This opera
ton, repeated several times a day by
the attendant, provides ample exer-
else.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15
Oats TOR Poultry Food.

We doubt if there is a better single
grain feed for poultry than oats. We
see that in n of the poultry journals
q writer is advocating it as a brand
new idea, and is advising others to try
1t. His articles seem to have met with
some criticism, the critics declaring
that oats are very dangerous, as the
sharp hulls win penetrate the thin
membrane Of the crop. It is very
strange that such opinions are held by
poultry raisers anywhere. We can
conceive Of such an accident If the oats
are fed when the fowls are very hungry
and water given afterwards. But If
fed IN any reasonable circumstances
the oats can do only good. The writer
has fed oats for years and to all ages
Of fowls and never had a mishap. Oats
are as valuable for chicks as for colts.
Farmers Review.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

Many egg handlers object to having
eggs washed before shipment; not that
they object to clean eggs. Oh, mol For
the latter bring more money and are
satisfactory to handle. But they
claim that washed eggs spoil quickly.
Without going into a scientific explana-
tion, it is said that washing renders the
shell more porous, and decomposition
soon begins. When the egg is candled,
its quality quickly shows up. A clean
egg OF poor quality will sell for less
than a dirty egg Of good quality,
though the latter will sell for less than
a clean egg Of good quality. The rem
edy is to have the eggs clean from the
start, and though this is often difficult
in wet weather, there is no need for the
large proportion Of dirty eggs now sent
to market.-Poultry Monthly,