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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
THE MEMORY OF FISH.
sometA--es Keeps Them from Biting 9
Second Tune.

second Time.
Fisherman believe that a fish al
most caught first time does not easily
let itself be caught second time, that
he remembers the pain he suffered, and
that he even let's his companions know
his cruel experience. This Is easily
accounted for by their memory and
M. Semon gives an incident charac-
teristic of the subject which shows
that certain fish have their memory
seconded by a particular gift OF OBJ
in which he was sailing number OF
those curious fish called echineis re-
mora, one of the peculiarities OF which
is that on the top of the head they
have a kind of hook, which permits
them to attach themselves to a vessel
themselves. M. Semon wished to pro-
cure some specimens and threw into
the water hook baited with a piece
of crab. A first remora was soon
taken, but the others, having evidently
seen the capture, allowed the line to
without even touching it. They re-
manned attached to the vessel, regard
ing with an Indifferent eye the most
succulent bits that could be offered
them. M. Semon renewed the expert
ment, and in no case could he capture
two remoras belonging to the same
band These fish have evidently pow
.ers of observation and a well-deyeloped
memory.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
killing tho woods.

The main trouble with US farmers
Is that we do not kill the weeds be-
fore they have done mischief In dry
ing out the ground and robbing the
planted crop OF that much fertility that
1t takes to grow the weeds, even
though they are not allowed to go To
seed, says Homestead II takes year
or more because these big weeds decay
and are available AZ plant food. We
can't very well keep weeds from grow
ing, but we can keep them from doing
much damage by early and persistent
guilty alton. II your planted corn IL
well narrowed, 80 that there are no
clods, you can cultivate 1t the irst
time as soon as the first sprouts are
seen above ground, and you can do II
quickly, too, as II don't matter IL some
loose dirt does cover the sprouts. Az
ter such a cultivation. when the corn
Is three or four inches high, you can
use light harrow to advantage, not
alone on account of the weeds II will
KILL but mainly because 1t levels and
pulverizes the ground, making the sec
ond cultivation as much easier. new
er slant the teeth much when harrow
ing corn In this way. because find
that a slanting tooth cuts the plant
severely, and II there Is any trash.
stalks, ETC.. slanting tooth will drag
them for some distance anyway, and
tear out the corn. There Ii more room
under the harrow for old roots and
stalks to dodge the teeth. when they
1.-THE teeth) are straight or nearly SO.
and by watching carefully and stop
ping instantly when anything Is wrong
you can do good Job narrowing. I
nearly always harrow my corn after
It Is up, but / always cultivate II first.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

apples that will hold together for
weeks before being stored as well as
weeks after coming from the cold stor-
age house. II man buys barrel Of
apples for his family he wants to
know that they will last some weeks
till they can be used up. No. cold
storage has not diminished the neces-
sity for late keeping fruits.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
Dlsheveled.

From Judge: Beth was deeply In
terested in weeping willow that her
father had planted the night before on
the lawn. Come, mamma, hurry"
she called, as she looked from the sit
ting room window, land see this cum
ming little tree with its hair all down."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

Wood Ashes.--Wood ashes, besides
contrasting from to per cent of
potash. contain about 35 per cent of
lime, 15 per cent OF phosphoric acid
ana q to per cent Of magnesia. all OF
which ingredients under certain cir
cumstances may have special and
marked value of their own.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

Woods OF the Philippines.-One OF
the best known woods OF the Philip
pines Is termed "Molave." 1t is brown
in color, as hard as bone. has remark
able strength and susceptible OF high
finish. A government Official who has
been making study Of the resources
Of the islands states that they abound
in valuable hard woods, forests OF
which have. heretofore, been practice
ally untouched.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
Somewhat Different.

The Nadia man who has too many
wives is a bigamist, isn't he? The
Bachelor-Not necessarily. A bigamist
is a man who has two or more wives.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

must be left in the test during the
entire time Of fourteen days. but when
ever a seed has sprouted 1t must be cut
out with a sharp knife. One hundred
seed balls should produce at least $50
seedlings.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
Soil for CauliIiOwcr.

A deep, moist. clay soil Is the best
for caulihower. although good crops
can be grown on any good garden
soil. says Vick's. / cover the ground
two or three inches deep with stable
manure. and pillow II In. Then harrow
and furrow two and one-half feet
apart. II I have we'll rotted manure.
| scatter 1t in the furrow, and mix
II with the soil with the cultivator;
or. II the manure is not at hand. I set
the plants and In few days apply
around them little commercial fer
tilizer that is rich In nitrogen. Veg
etables OF which the leaves or stalks
are the edible parts need plenty OF nj
trogen in an available form. The
plants are tra.nsplanted at different
times from May until June. Cauli-
flower plants from the hotbed should
not be set too early, unless they are
well hardened, for they are more cas-
lily injured by frosts than cabbages. l
do the most OF the cultivation with tho
wheel hoe and horse cultivatOr.
To insure success in a dry season,
one must have some means of irrlga-
ton. have now irrigatlng works In
my market garden, 80 that may DO
prepared for drouths when they come.
The plants should not stop growing at
any time, hence the Importance OF irrl-
eating them during drouth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
The Piggery.

The winter housing OF hogs is not
an easy problem to deal with. says a
writer in Nebraska Farmer. The main
difficulty is encountered In getting
enough for the animals. When a man
has comparatively few hogs, he can
master this part Of the difficulty fairly
well: but when the numbers are large
and comprise all ages, sexes and
breeds, the real magnitude OF the ques-
ton is appreciated. Our buildings are
not well adapted to provide exercise,
and in the winter we are compelled
to confine animals more closely than
we would desire. We have been able
to obtain very satisfactory growth, but
have not yet convinced ourselves that
we are producing bacon OF the best
quality. A piggery. above all things,
should be dry and warm. We have
had best satisfaction from wooden
buildings, and prefer wood to anything
else for the walls of the building. We
have some cement floors, with planked
sleeping places, which are giving very
fair satisfaction: but our narrowing
pens are fioored with plank.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

Home Made and Commercial Ma
nures.-Farmers should look more to
the utilization OF home resources. He
who has not learned to husband his
farm manure, TO tickle his soil as
Prof. Roberts says, by tillage, to de-
stroy weeds at the right time. and
make use Of the legumes to gather
nitrogen, is not sufficiently advanced
TO hope to use fertilizers economically.
The experience Of the best European
agriculture shows that, husband our
resources as we will, we must still de-
pend to great extent upon CONNER
cial manures. The varying chemical
and physical character of soils, and
the special demands of innumerable
varieties OF plants render the problem
extremely complex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

Nitric Acid.-Nitrogen as nitrates,
such as nitrate OF soda and nitrate OF
potash, acts most quickly. Ammoniacal
nitrogen. as for example sulphate Of
ammonia. while 1t may possibly be
utilized directly by plants to slight
extent, is practically all changed to
nitric acid before its assimilation. For
this reason 1t cannot act quite as
quickly as nitrate nitrogen. Some loss
OF nitrogen is also possible, since as a
rule nitrogen as sulphate OF ammonia
has been found but about nine-tenths
as useful as the same amount OF nitro
gen In the form of nitrates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01
Artificial Sight.

An inventor has perfected an electro
al appliance, which he claims will
,nable the blind to see. This will
'ring much happiness to those who
. ave defective eyesight. Another great
discovery which will bring happiness
to those whose stomachs have become
deranged is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers. 1t is n certain cure for indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, malaria, fever and
ague.
A woman who is good buffer can
badly scare n man
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

Indy Randolph Churchill has inner
tied tho wit of her father, Uncle Lar
ry" Jerome, as she demonstrated upon
one occasion to an eminent British poll
itician. He was somewhat annoyed nc
the campaign she had made, and saidy
~ really don't understand, madam.
why or how II is that American ladies'
refuse to enter political life In their
own country. but overwhelm us hero
In England" THAT Is because you
have never travelled In tho states. The
men there are 30 Intelligent and pa-
triotic that they do not require the
services OF our sex as an educating
force"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

DIR. Westcott, one travelling from Pc
terborough to London, sat In the car
clergyman, with long upper lip and q
self-sltisfed expression, who bought
polite of Strawberries and ate them
with great enjoyment and comfort.
Then he wiped his fingers and threw
the basket out OF the window with
great elaboration. A passenger from
the corner said: "A dangerous thing,
sir, that is" After n moment's genial
reflection the Clergyman looking round.
said with sweet smile: I'VE live.
sir, In n world Of risksv'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-01

Geo. @. Cannon. the Utah statesman.
once attended an irrig tion congress.
ut which a drowsy delegate read pa
per on artesian wells. which he declar-
ed always brought water except where
they struck rock. He repeated this
statement several times. At the fourth
repetition he defled any one to deny
the proposition, whereupon Cannon
looked up and, in his full, musical
voice, asked: How do you account
for Moses's success?"
The sun., 1900-06-06
OREGON ELECTION.
Republicans Garry State by About
Six Thousand Plurality.

Portland. Or, June 5.-The Republic
ans carried the state iii the election by a
plurality of from 5000 to 1000 The re-
turns show that C. +. Wolverton, Repub-
lican, for justice Of the supreme court,
will have close to 1000 plurality, while
J. w. Bailey, Republican, for food and
dairy commissioner, will receive about
1000 plurality.
NJ. A. Moody, Republican, is reelected
to congress i'll the Second district by At
least 1000 plurality, and it may reach
6,000 In the First district returns show
that Tongue, Republican, has plurality
of about $500. The Democrats have
made gains in the legislature, but the in
dications are that the Republicans will
control both houses.
In Multnomah county, which usually
gives a Republican plurality of from
5000 to 5000, the citizens will probably
elect two of the four state senator's and
several of the representatives. There was
split in the Republican party in this
county, and one of the factions united
with the Democrats and Populists anC
nominated citizens ticket. The Demo
Gratis will also elect the district attorney
The sun., 1900-06-06
THE SITUATION In CHINA.
Minister Coneer Says Affairs Are
Very ScriOnH Now.

Washington. June 5.-rhe state de-
partment has received caElegram from
Minister, Conger, nj Picking. stating that
matters have taken much more serious
turn there. No details are given, but it
is indicated that the Boxers activity is
extending very closely to the Chinese
capital
The state department still finds itself
unable to do more than it has already or
dercd respecting the protection of Ameri-
can interests in China. Troops are not
available, and even if they were the gov
ernment here is dsinclined to participate
in any joint demonstration that would
menace the integrity of the Chinese en-
pire. This statement is Il sufficient an
swer to the intimation coming from the
British newspapers that United States
cooperation with British forces in China
would be welcomed.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from Shanghai:
"The China Gazette says it has the
highest authority for stating that the
dowager empress has ordered the tsung-
li-yamen to face all Europe rather than
to interfere with the Boxer movement.
Elsewhere it is asserted that the vice
roy has ordered the troops to oppose The
further landing of parties from foreign
warships and that the troops now engag-
ed in operations are designed to prevent
further foreign re-enforcements, reaching
Peking."
The following has been received from
| Tien-tsin:
"A correspondent visited Huang-Tsun
on the Peking Tien-tsin railway, and
found that the station had been burned
and two bridges damaged.
"The officer commanding the Chinese
troops on duty there said that POO of his
men had bolted and only 80 remained.
These fought well, killing a number OF
the Boxers. The bolting troops were
badly cut up in the adjacent broken coun
try. 1t is stated that so were killed oil
wounded. Some of their bodies were re
covered frightfully mutilated.
Bands of Boxers are patrolling the
neighborhood, but have not interfered
with the party of the Associated Press
representative.
"All the Chinese railway employees are
deserving their posts and the troops sent
to guard the stations appear TO be worse
than useless. A guard of $50 sent tc
Feng-Tai bolted at Lu-Kou- Chiao wher
they heard of the trouble at Huang
Tsun.'
The sun., 1900-06-06
IN THE BOXERS CORNER.

Terry AIcGovern will not accept Frank
Erne's challenge to fight at l2S pounds
Sam Harris places the limit at 1876
pounds.
Tommy West and Billy Hanrahan
have been matched to fight twenty-five
rounds at l5S pounds at New York on
June II.
frankie Welsh of Philadelphia, fought
Johnny Reagan of Brooklyn, in the pre-
liminary to the Strauss. Broderick bout
Monday night. Welsh had slightly the
better of it, although the referee called it
draw.
In speaking of his recent battle with
Corbett, Jeffries said Monday night that
the cause of the delay before the fight
was started was simply over money mat
ters. That in order to get Corbett in the
ring he had to give as the former request
ei-half of the purse.
Fred Stricken was easy for Kid Krause
Monday night at the Broadway
Club.
An ordinance making betting on prize
fights misdemeanor has been passed by
the Board of Supervisors of San Fran
cisco. The penalty fJr violation of the
The sun., 1900-06-06
Closing prices:
General Markets.

New York. June g.
FLOUR-State and western displayed mod
crate activity and steady tone without
auotable change; Minnesota PATENTS $360a
3s5: winter straghts. S3.35a3.45; winter extras
S255a2.s0. winter patents, S360a3.s5.
WHEAT-Dull, but steady on rejecting
strength in corn and lack of offerings July,
5:.a72 3-l6c.; September. a34a73 7-16c.
RYE-Dull state, 5Ta5sc., c. i. f. New York.
carlots; No . western, 6l16c f. o. b. atloat
CORN-Strong and higher on support by
provision houses and local coyering July, 43a
l3sSc: September, 43l9a43 9-1bc.
oATS-Quet, but steady; track, white, state,
27L5a3Ilac.; track, white, western. 27lna34l6c.
PoRK-Quiet; mess, Sll.75al2.5O: family,
SlS.5Oa14.50
LARD-Frm prime western steam, 7.071ac.
BUTTER-Barely steady; state dairy, lea
l9c.: state creamery, 1615a20c.
CHEESE-Strong; large dead white, 9sss
9l5c.; small white. S15aSAc.
EGGS-Firmer; state and Pennsylvania, 13
al4c.: western, lossoff, 12lsal3c.
SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining, 4lsc.:
centrifugal. 90 test, 4ssc.; refined strong;
| crushed, &C.: powdered, 5.70c.
TURPENTINE-Eas at 4S1sa49c.
MOLASSES-Pirm; New Orleans, 44a55c.
RICE-Firm; domestic. 4Aa611c.; Japan,
434a436c.
TALLoW-wesk; city, A4a4Ssc.; country.
| 4asa45sc.
HAY-Easy; shipping. e5s7Oc.; good TO
shoice, s0aS71fc.
The sun., 1900-06-06
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

AT the Young Mems Republican Club
Monday evening, Capt. Bush's ''rem-
nants' were defeated in a bowling con-
test by Capt. w. W. knox's team by one
point.
The four days clay pigeon shoot will
begin at Interstate Park, Queens, L. l.,
next Tuesday.
The New Jersey State Tennis cham
pionships will begin at Orange, N. j.,
next Monday.
1t looks now as if Princeton and the
University of Pennsylvania would be the
only two colleges to send full track
teams to Paris for the Olympic games
there.
The Yale and Princeton base ball
teams will play their second game this
season at Princeton next Saturday.
The sun., 1900-06-06

stephen Crane was born in Newark,
n. j., in the year 1870. He went to La
fayettc college, but did not graduate. He
attended the Syracuse university. He
was member of the Delta Epsilon fra
ternity.
He began writing when he was only 16
years old and wrote short stories for the
New York Tribune when he was IS. He
was the author of three novels, book
of verse on Lines" as he called them.
and series of six or seven short stories.
maggie, Girl of the Streets" was his
first novel. 1t was privately printed by
the author in 1891 and recently reissued.
"The Red Badge of Courage" his sec
ond, was published by ID. Appleton &
Co. in the autumn of 1895. Georges
Mother" his third, was published more
recently. THE Black Rider and Other
Lines" the little volume of verse alluded
ts, was published in the spring of 1898.
The sun., 1900-06-06
Disastrous Fire In New Jersey.

Mahwah. n. j., June 5.-The mansion
of the late J. o. Donner of the Standard
Oil company. on the Valley road, was to-
tally destroyed by fire, with its contents
The loss is about $4,000. Mrs. Wal
dron, who was a guest of Mrs. Donner
was seriously burned before she could
be rescued from the building. The fire
broke out from some unknown cause in
the room occupied by Mrs. Waldron
Mrs. Donner, her four children and the
servants were aroused by smoke pour.
ing into their rooms. The flames swept
through the vast structure so rapidly
that the inmates had barely time to es
cape. Mrs. Wadron's condition was SC
precarious that She was removed to a
hospital in New York.
The sun., 1900-06-06
TRADE inquiry In chicago.

Chicago, June Sat Governor Tan
ncr's request a committee of five prom
inent business men will investigate the
state grain registrars Office as conducted
by Major Dan Hogan. The committee
has been selected and its members ar,
John ]. Mitchell. president Illinois Trus
and Savings bank; John G. Black. pres
ident Continental National bank; Ernes
A. Hamll, president of the Corn Ex
change hank; l.. A. Walton, secretar!
Equitable Trust company; J. l.. Fife
member board of trade.
The sun., 1900-06-06
E. II. Permission In Court.

Albany. June 5.-Edward II. Dennis.
ton. charged with completely in the
frauds committed in connection with tho
Rochester school bill. appeared before
County Judge Gregory at chambers and
was admitted to bail in the sum of So,
600 to await the action Of the grand jury
now in session. Denniston, although sup
posed To be under arrest, was not in the
custody of an officer, being accompanied
by his father William III. Dennston, and
his counsel George. IL. Harris Of Roches,
ter. The former was accepted as bonds.
man for his son, qualifying UP to S15.-
O0D
The sun., 1900-06-06
Fifth Race.Two and one-half miles.
Sixth Race-Five and one-half fur
nnos O.uaar.olde Gnllinn
WITH BASE BALL PLAYERS.

The Young Defender base ball team
of New Castle has organized for the sea-
son and would be pleased to hear from
any team whose players are under Is
years OF age. Challenges should be sent
to Frank McGonigle.
The base ball enthusiasts of Smyrna
expect to hear good accounts from a
team OF colered men recently organized
in that Kent county town.
Base ball clubs from the county build
ings at Farnhurst played on Monday.
The nine from the ''old building won
by a score of IL to 10.
Directors OF the New Castle Athletic
Club have decided to purchase new uni
forms for the base ball team.
Dover base ballers will go up against
the New Castle Athletic Club at New
Castle next Saturday.
The sun., 1900-06-06
Mrs. John sherman Dead.

Mansfield. o., June 5.-Mrs. Sherman
wife of former Secretary of State John
Sherman, is dead, aged u years, with
out having rcgained consciousness from
stroke of paralysis. The Sherman
family returned ffom Washington May
% to spend the summer here in hope
that the change of climate and the rest
full manner of their lives might be oi
Benefit to both. While Mr.. and Mrs
Sherman were sitting on the piazza O
their home Sunday afternoon chatting
with visitors Mrs. Sherman sustained til,
shock which caused her death.
The sun., 1900-06-06
Big Political Parade Planned.

Philadelphia, June 5.--Arrangements
are nearly completed for the parade OF
clubs Monday night, June IS, the night
previous to the opening of the Republican
national convention. Grand Marshal
General Louis Wagner states that fully
25,000 men will be in line, and as re-
CARDS red fire and other usual attach,
ments of big parade in a presidential
year this will be the most brilliant spec.
tacle in political history. The committee
appointed 10 select uniform has decided
to recommend silk hats, frock coats, light
trousers, black shoes and black ties.