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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-23

Ma6ana debe amanecer en- este puer-
20 Ell vapor americana que viene de We
lezuela.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-23

Anoche estaba sin farot frente a tea
tro ell coche del Alcalde. Sc IL llamo
la atenci6n al sargento de la policfa se-
1or Casals, para que formulars Ia de-
luncia. Veremos en- que para.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-23

No debutara en- ell teatro de la Capi-
tai mafiana, seg6n estsba anunciado, la
de la se6ora Martinez Casa
do, por estar comprometido ell teatro
para un bale de mascara. Su estreno
sera la semana proxima.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-23

La iuvantuJ q1e asisti6 anoche
al bsile del hotsl Ifltriao, nc habisba
.ino del 3r6ximo Dai de trajes que
s-le b~srA Ell Casino e. Domingo.
Sera ura fiesta que dsjara gratos re
ouerdos entire los socios del simpatico
centric.
La directiva se propone su vex
echar Ia casa por Ia ventana.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-23

Los abonados al Di0rio de Puerto
Rico que deseen contIuuar como tales
darante ell mes de Mario proximo, Sc
seryiran pagar ell recibo de dicho mes.
su presentation, sea antes del %
del corriente. Asf 10 exile la baena
marcha de la enpresa. Ill Agents.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-02-23

Todo anunci0 Communicate que SO
inserte en- este diari0 deberA salts
facerse 81 impOrte pOr adelantadO.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Use fresh mold for potting plants.
Never plant tree unless you are
willing to take care of it.
Trees on which the leaves remain
until spring are not healthy.
In commercial fruit growing, make
quality rather than quantity the aim.
It is best to plant out young trees
not more than two years old, rather
than older ones.
There is no use in planting out an
orchard unless the ground is well pre-
pared.
When setting out canes of black
berries and raspberries, cut them to
within six inches of the ground.-St,
Louis Republic.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08

I have hemp rope lines of the best ma
terial attached to heavy forged iron
bits. Formerly had small windlass
attached to each line, and by turning
the crank I could control the bulls, no
matter how hard they might pull.
Nowadays, however, [ drive them
without the use of windlass, with as
much ease and pleasure as though
they were pair of carriage horses.
"In addition to the superiority of the
buffalo cow over any of the standard
breeds now generally regarded as the
best in the world, her longevity must
be considered. I have seen some of
them so old that their horns had de-
cayed and dropped off. saw buffalo
COW in geological garden which was
known to be 81 years old, and 1 am
sure have seen wild COWS 10 or Is
years older. They are good milk cows
te1ligent, too, and there is no domestic
animal that is more affectionate."
The Lacey bill, after carefully de-
scribing the metes and bounds of the
proposed preserve for the American
bison," fixes the status of the contract
in the following words: ''The secretary
of the interior is hereby authorized
and directed to lease to Charles J.
Jones, of Topeka, Kan, his heirs and
assigns, the tract of land described in
section one of this act for period of
20 years, free of rental charge. Said
lease shall provide that the said
| Charles j. Jones, his heirs and assigns.
shall place upon said tract of land,
within one year from the passage Of
| ~ IL
and no less than 100 full-blooded Amer
lean bison, of sufficient number Of
| males and females for breeding pur-
| poses; that it shall be unlawful to sell,
kill, MAIN or destroy, or otherwise
| dispose of or remove from said tract oe
land by the said Charles J. Jones, his
heirs or assigns, or any other person or
persons whomsoever, any female bison
except for sanitary, scientific or hui
name purposes, during the continue
ance of this lease, unless the increase
should be in excess of one bison to each
500 acres of land in said tract, and exs
cept the excess of one male to every
20 female bison"
The bill is long one, but this extract
shows how carefully it has been drawn,
in order that the government may be
4 pIODCCGcO, anu IuC D1SOn
from any possibility of Jones or any
other person being tempted to take
undue advantage of the privilege grant
/ ed. A penalty is also provided that ''any
person violating any of the provisions
| of the act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing $500 or imprisonment of not exceed.
ing 90 days, or both fine and imprison-
ment."
''The proposed safeguards in the bill
meet with my entire approval" says
Col. Jones. t'While may be honest my.
self, and the committee may have per-
feet confidence in my integrity, my life
is like all other lives, and may not last
another day. I am Sc years of age, and
hope to live another 20 years at least.
But if my life should be snuffed out I
want the work to go on, and want it
SO guarded, that nobody can willfuIly
use this grant or lease for any personal
gain" sAzITH D. FRY.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08
LESSON FROM MARYLAND.
An Excellent Presentation of the
Economy Effected by the Com
structiOn of Good Roads.

A report recently made by the high
way division of the Maryland state
geological survey affords an excellent
presentation of the economy effected
by the construction of good roads. The
report shows that the cost of building
extensive roads is exceedingly small
compared with the saving effected by
the reduced cost of transportation.
The main country roads of the state
are 1,500 miles in length, and the cost
of thoroughly improving these roads
being placed at 900 mile, which will
provide the best kind of roads, the
total expense to the state would be
$6,0OO,OOO. A computa alton is made OF
the cost of hauling freight from the
farms to the markets. The report
states that "the average distance each
ton of freight is hauled to or from the
Maryland farm is 81 miles; the aver
age cost is 20 cents a mile per ton, or
$1.74 a ton for the whole haul. There
are about 100000 acres of farm land
in Maryland, and there is about one
ton of freight hauled annually per
acre to or from each farm. The total
cost, therefore, of the transpor tation
is over $8,50O,0O0 a year. The cost of
hauling in New Jersey has been re-
duced one-half since the roads were
improved. Therefore, by improving
Maryland roads one-half of this sum
could be saved
This calculation makes it appear
that the construction of good roads
would effect an annual saving to the
Maryland farmers of over $4,000, 900
every year, whereas the total cost of
building 1900 miles of improved roads
would be but 100000. The returns
on this investment would be tremen-
dous. This calculation as made in
Maryland applies equally well to Wis
consin and other states. The money
put in good roads pays enormous
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08

tered the rails from rail fences.
tried many kinds of fence, and finally
stretched barb wires around a sec
ton of $40 acres of land, and kept $50
buffaloes for a year, without any diff
fculty. The wire itself might have
been broken by them, but they ac-
cepted it as the limit of their range,
and they had no desire to break it.
The wire offered no obstruction to
their vision, and hence, as long as they
could have freedom of sight around
them, they had no fear of danger, and
no desire to break loose from a con-
fnement which was made agreeable to
them.
81 have demonstrated that the buff
falo can be domesticated. I have buff
falo milk which is sweeter, richer and.
more nourishing than the milk of any
other breed of COWS. The meat of the
buffalo is better than any produced by
the cattIemen of this country. The
tallow is better than any butter that
has ever been made, except butter
churned from the cream of buffalo
milk. With the aid of the government
I hope to be able to preserve for pos
terity the finest domestic animal given
to man for this continent. Inside OF
20 years there will be ten full genera
tions of buffalo growing into domes-
tic habits. Their wildness will disap-
pear, and their domesticity will in-
crease by heredity with each genera
ton.
81 have had considerable experience
in tanning these animals and teaching
them to work in yokes like steers. 1t
takes time and perfect patience. But
when they are properly and completely
broken they become accustomed to
restraint, and they exceed in courage
and strength any animal subjected by
man to assist in his burden or labor. I
have a team of seven-year-old bulls,
one of whom killed keeper who did
not know how to handle him. They
are gentle and work well together.
They draw feed to the other animals
on my ranch in winter, and are used in
blowing with excellent results in sum-
mer time.
cit was very difficult to teach the
vicious fellows to carry bits in their
mouths. But they do it now all right.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08

into the soil with its thin edge. A sim
gle horse should pull this leveler with
out difficulty, but, of course, one long
er and heavier could be constructed
which would require two-horse team,
doing faster and heavier work. Two
old pillow or cultivator handles can be-
utilized for this leveler while the
shoes can be made from two planl1s
from wornout drag or stoneboat. A
triangular piece Of plank nailed into
the angle between the plank leveler
and the shoe at either end keeps all the
parts united and in their proper place.
The ''dead burrows" that leave a field
SO unsightly and inconvenient to NOW,
can be leveled out by letting one end
run ahead of the other, using longer
chain in one ring.-N. Y. Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08

along in the afternoon bade them Az
geod-by and returned to falmouth
ssThe next morning about seven
O'Clock near the same spot where
found him, he crossed the Plank road
to communicate with Gen. Mott, who
was commanding the New Jersey brig
ade of his division, and started to re-
turn, and had nearly reached his old
place, when confederate sharpshoot-
er, located in a treesnot far in advance,
sent mimic ball through him, ard
he expired within less than half an houE
afterward- His body was brought back
to Falmouth, where I made a rude cof-
fin for him, and wrapped him IN a large
garrison flag that we always flew at
division headquarters, and sent him
tenderly home to Maine. He was q
good man, and a great soldier. and
Maine may always be proud of such q
heroic sontT-Syracuse Christian Adj
vocate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08

the tract. Moreover, Col. Jones says
that the buffalo is the greatest of all
liberty loving animals, and close con-
finement has caused many one to
die of broken heart.
81 am not a philanthropist," says
Col. Jones. 81 am simply trying to
do what seems to me duty. No man
has killed so many buffaloes as I have
killed, for my victims number many
thousands. For years made it my
business to kill them, and make money
out of their hides. Moreover, in my
early days, I used to kill them for
sport. Now deem it my duty to the
buffalo, and also to mankind on this
continent, to preserve the American
bison from extinction. Only few
years ago countless millions of these an
imals roamed over the plains of North
America. They had an absolute title
to, and possession of, many millions of
miles, as the Indians had to their hunt
ing grounds. They were the invincible
tribes of the plains and prairies. They
would never have been subdued but
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08

fail on our backs and burn through
blouse and shirt before we had any
warning. Every one of those burns
left a scar as lasting as that left by a
bullet, and those who carry them fret
even now over the discomfort, but
whenever there is pain from one OF
those old scars there comes back vivid
pictures of that. trying time in front
of our own artillery.
E'This throwing to the front of his
own batteries of men whose safety de-
pended on their strict obedience to or
ders illustrated the resourcefulness OF
one of the best strategists and fighters
among the generals of the civil war.
When the batteries ceased firing the
division was in position TO charge at
once on the advancing column that had
been demoralized by the effective artil-
lery fire. But that night the men OF
this same division showed their own
resourcefulness in fortifying their line
along what they realized was the key
to the position of the union army. They
had 10 intrenchment tools, but they
availed themselves of rails and stones
and earth to make a shelter. The next
morning they secured picks and show
ed intrenchments covering their whole
front.
ut so happened that no attack was
made by the enemy that day, and Wis
itors from the other divisions laughed
a little at our boys for spending so
much time on intrenchments that they
would probably have to leave. But at
two o'clock on the second day the con-
federates advanced in force against the
position held by this division, and with
out any preliminary skirmishing
opened a furious rife fire. Our men
dropped behind their intrenchments
and waited until the advancing line
came in close range; then opened
murderous fire. Again and again the
confederates charged, and every time
they were driven back. The point COW
cred by the intrenchments became the
center of a furious battle, and while
there was wavering on the right and
on the left, the line at that point, far
Their advanced than any other, stood
firm, and the men did not leave their
breastworks until they were ordered
forward in furious charge. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08
THE INTRRNcHING HABIT.
dierE In FOrtffyiHg Their
Firing Lines.

s'I have some ugly scars on my BODY
said the sergeant, (which would lead
a careless observer to believe I was
shot in the back; but wasn't. In ona
OF the battles of the civil war I was
one of several thousand men thrown to
the front rank of our own batteries
which were firing at an advancing con-
federate line We of the union division
were ordered to hug the ground as close
as possible, keep our heads down. and
ten full batteries, or 60 guns, blazed
away, sending shot and shell over us
into the confederate ranks.
1--WE were SO close to our own guns
that burning fragments of wadding or
powder, or sparks from the guns, would
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08
value of Small Change.

''It isn't safe to start out without a
pocketful of pennies any more" re-
marked member of the house the
other day. ''Yet I can remember that
when I came down into this section Of
the country, in army blue about 3S
years ago, a five-cent piece was very
small potatoes. We were camped
awhile out here in Virginia, and my
headquarters were in the big plantation
home. A son of tbs house and myself
became good friends, although he was
five and I nearly IS. One day, in lieu
of the candy which had forgotten to
bring him from the nearby town,
gave him a silver half dime. had for
gotten all akeut the incident, when
some two weeks later he came into my
room, and, opening his hand, held out
to me on his little pink palm the silver
piece had given him. 'Heah, Mr.. Cap
tain, you can have it back he said,
p1aintiyely. 1T won't buy muffin ; -
Washington Star.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08

his effects, keepsakes, money, etc., and
directed me how to send them to his
family if anything happened to him, and
I promised I would attend sacredly to
his wishes.
ST sat with him until after midnight,
and did my best to rally him, but failed
to do so. The next morning after
breakfast I found him still in the same
mood, and when we parted he was stiH
of the same feeling, though resolute to
do his duty. He went on to Chancel-
louisville at the head of his division,
and remained at Falmouth with my
train, as ordered. but after two or three
DAYS became anxious about the mat
tiers at Charlottesville, and leaving the
train in charge of my next senior Off
Ger, I rode to Charlottesville myself,
and there found him sitting on stump
by the roadside not far in advance of
the Charlottesville house, superin-
tending the planting of battery.
SCI greeted him heartily, and said to
him that though we had fierce fight
ing the evening before, and his division
had been holly engaged, yet he was
still ali right, and I hoped he would
dismiss his fears. He answered: Yes,
that is so, but the battle is not yet
over I rode on down to his headquar-
tiers. and lunched with the staHs and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08


for the extension of railroads across
the continent. Their territory had
been well nigh inaccessible, but rail-
roads made transportation cheap, and
Immediately there followed demand,
from all over the world, for the beau
tiful, warm, soft robes of the buff
falo.
.'The supply had to equal the de-
mand. Millions of buffalo hides an
nually were sent abroad, and other
millions were taken up in our own
country. The slaughter became so
widespread and of such proportions
that annihilation became simply a
question of brief period of time.
1sIn 1878, when first began thinking
of the necessity of preserving the buff
fa1o. there were fully 100000 still hv-
ing. Now there are less than 400 left.
I estimate that before the trans-conti-
mental railways were built there were
between 100000 and 100000 of
them. When 1 first seriously talked of
demonstrating the buffalo I was ridi-
culed by people who declared that the
widest of all animals could never be
brought within the control OF man.
They Sid that nothing but a stone
wall like the Chinese wall would ever
hold them. The vicious old bulls had
smashed many board fence, and scat
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08
The Locat1on of Creamertea.

When the agents of creamery con-
Germ are trying to place the stock of a
new outfit, seeking subscriptions from
the farmers of a community, it is not
a question of the proitableness of the
creamery at Elgin or any other dairy
district, but rather question of the
probability of getting full supply of
milk throughout the year for the
creamery that is proposed. Many
farmers can never be converted into
dairymen. 1t is only when full sup
ply of milk is absolutely assured for
the future that these stock subscrip-
lions become at all reasonably safe for
National Stockman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08
WANTS BISON SAVED.
Col. Buffalo jones' Plan Endorsed
by Many Congressman.
Asks for the Setting Apart OF a Large
Preserve for the American
Buffalo in the TERRITORY
of New Mexico.
Especial washington letter.

ID UFFALO JONES" is here,
and will remain until he
can accomplish the object
of his coming.
Congressman Lacey, of Iowa, chair
man of the committee on public lands,
has introduced a bill ''to set apart u
preserve for the American bison" and
1t is proposed to place this preserve in
charge of Buffalo Jones'"
Inasmuch as Congressman Lacey has
great influence in the house of repre-
sentatiYeS,. because he is chairman of
the committee on public lands, and in
asmuch as that committee will have
charge of the pending bill, it seems
likely that the measure will, in due
season, become a law. 1t is regarded
as a very important proposition by all
congressman who have had time to give
it consideration, and majority of
them seem to spontaneously favor it.
The proposed preserve is to be To-
Gated near the southeast corner of
the territory of New Mexico, and is to
he 40 miles square. Col. Jones says
that any smaller area would be use
less for many reasons. In the first
place, he says that the buffalo is liy-
ing barometer. He can tell when it
is going to rain, or snow, or
blow and he knows how to con-
duct himself accordingly. In a
range of 40 miles a buffalo can
take care of himself, and hide in can
yons, or race across the plateaus to
dry places, when snow or rain are
coming. There may be clear weather
on; one portion of a tract 40 miles
square, while exceedingly inclement
weather exists in some other part of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08
A FARMERS STORY.
Life Is Disseminating in More
ways Than One.

Good roads bring the farm close to
the city line. This is what a farmer
in Lincoln county, Wis, has to say
about the effect of bad roads: 'The
farmers in the town of Russell can
not get to Merrill with a load of hay
or a load of potatoes-the produce
they get their money from-and by
not being able to market their prod
uce they are compelled to get along
without clover seed, timothy seed,
some choice seed barley or spring
wheat or some new variety of farm
seed that may be very profitable to
them if they could get their truck to
market when there is a market value
on it. There have been a number of
new settlers to start in this spring, and
while these parties were moving in it
was very common to see one team get
nnired and lie down. The first team
that happened to come along would
hitch on to the team and draw them
out, and both teams draw the wagon
through by hitching it to long chain,
allowing the horses to- get on solid
ground. 1t takes two days to make
a trip of IS miles, and 1900 pounds
is a big load for a good team; SO by
the time the farmer gets home he has
been to more expense than the load
brings in the market. He has there
fore given away his load and worked
himself and team for two days for
nothing
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-03-08
HANDY LAND LEvELER.
Just the Thing for Farmers Whose
Premises or Rough Fields Re
quire Some Grading.

The cut shows handy, homemade
continuance for grading about ones
premises, or for leveling rough fields,
that are to be laid down to grass. 1t
is very important that grass fields be
assmooth as possible, to make machine
work in haying as easy as possible.
This leveler is a plank II feet long,
mounted on two shoes inches wide,
to keep the plank from cutting down