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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-29

place for religious worship That belongs
to the church or sectarian institution Ny
/ children receive in the church the only
religious instruction that / desire them to
receive. Their attendance at school is for
other purposes.
The commingling of religious worship
with everyday pursuits tends tc detract
from its sanctity and to destroy the de-
voutness of the participant which the
church and altar stimulate The great
objection to the methods of the Salvation
Army is that it caricatures religion, dra gs
IL in the gutter so TO speak. This to
which | object has only in a less degree
the same demerit the danger of lightly
regarding sacred things
Under the circumstances Mr. Root states
that he feels called upon 10 request the
Senator to consider the introduction of an
amendment to the District of Columbia
Appropriation bill abolishing sectarian ex-
ercises in the public schools.
The Commissioners have noted the re-
ceipt of the letters and ii is understood
Will refer them to the Board of Education
for their consideration and report
The Senate committee recently referred
TO the Commissioners for their considera-
ton and report House resolution No
1867. IAN act to provide additional force
at NuG WI anu the dllUSDOuSs OF
the District of Columbia" The bill was
forwarded by the Commissioners TO w H
StoUtenbuTgh, the intendent of The
Washington Asylum, who has now sub
mitted his report.
He informs the Commissioners that in
the estimates made for the institution for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1902, eleven
overseers at $500 per annum each were
asked for. This, he says. would be an
Increase to the present force of four men
Two of this number have been aided By
the House Appropriation bill. Mr. Stout
enburgh states that if Congress will pro-
vide for the six overseers mentioned in
this bill and eliminate the watchmen
named in it it will give the institution
all the force needed until the prop sed
new workhouse is ready for occupation.
He says the watchmen named In the
House bill are not deemed necessary.
Commissioner Ross has suggested to
his associates that a report embodying
the views of the Intendent be forwarded
to the committee.
III.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-29
The Raglan.

Sizes from 81 to ~ chest.
These coats are the same q n 90
as those you have seen at y MA
SIS ard SIS. POeOO
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-29

Whenever Tennille advertises reductions OF
prices on Mems Clothing you rest assured that
IL Is true Every article advertised today bona
fde reduction and there's better proof of this
assertion than to come here and see II with your
own eyes II at any time you are dissatisfied with
your purchase, Wen chesrfully refund your money
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-29
Bows S-piece Suits.

With vests, in blue cheviot and cas-
simeres, as well as chevlots; also fan
cy cheviots and cassimeres, as well as
some pretty striped wor- O. So
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-29

a very large selection of fine Striped
Worsteds in the newest pat-C p -
terms and designs; easily M ~
recognized as SO values. pOs "
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Good Place to Carry Collars.

A haberdasher was talking the other
day Of how young men who dance in
hot weather lay in an extra supply OF
collars, and when one willis exchange
it for fresh one. He told OF two
young fellows who were bound for a
dance at one of the suburban inns,
and had neglected to supply them
selves with extra collars when they
left hcme, so they stopped to buy them
of him. One was tall and thin, al i
the other was short and fat.
The thin fellow selected his collar,
ard instead of having it wrapped up
he placed it inside the band of his
hat. zone isn't enough for me; it
wouldn't last two Dances" said the fat
fellow. II guess I'll take three" How
are you going to carry them??" asked
his friend. "I'll show you," replied the
stout young man. He asked perEis-
sion to retire behind the counter for 4
minute, and, rolling up his trousers,
actually fastened the extra collars
around his leg, as though they had
been garters. rs.-Philadelphia Record
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Tcnemcnts in London.

During the past fifty years London
municipalities have constructed dwell
ings containing some 6132 rooms,
while organized private action has, in
the same period, provided buildings
containing 50,402 rooms. This total
is by no means exhaustive, since ii
does not take into account certain
semi-surburban dwellings, and could
not take note at all of all the work OF
private associations. In an eXamina-
tion of the cost of tenements DR..
Sykes has stated that the cost of con-
struction varies from $50 to 5000 per
room, for cost of goods, site and sew
ers, while the cost of building varies
from $16o per room in the country to
$675 in London County Council tene-
ments. There has been an enormous
increase in the cost of building in Lon
don of recent years, and wages in six
years have risen from twenty-five to
thirty-five per cent, while the hours
of labor have fallen ten to twelve per
cent.-Public Health.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Ethics of the Road.

The moral ethics of the road vary
very much in our minds according tc
our method of locomOtion, says the
Westminster Gazette. 1t may be quite
true that the sky and not the soul Is
changed to those who ross the sea,
but this does not apply to the differ
ent\conditions of being on wheels or on
foot. The same man who when walk.
ing regards with burning indignation
the coachman or the cabman or the
vandemon or the cyclist who nearly
runs him down in his moments OF alb
straction will when he in turn is rid
ing, use scathing winged words to-
ward the laundering wayfarer who
blindly steps into the roadway 2t the
wrong moment. And by peculiar
process of thought the narrower the
escape of the pedestrian the more furi-
Gus is the anger of the other. The only
solution Is for each to consider the
other a little more. But in spite OF
the argument used specially by cy-
clists that they themselves run the
greater risk when they run into any
body, the foot passenger may justly
be regarded as the weaker vessel, and
he fairly claims the greater need of
protection from the flying terrcr3 OF
tho road.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

the particular crop. If it is nitrogen,
potash or phosphates systematic
feeding of the soil and crops with this
particular form of fertilizer should be
made. In this way the soil will not
be robbed A great many sandy and
loose, porous soils permit nearly all
fertility to leach through, and if this
leak were stopped in some way there
would be better results obtained with
the crops. Such soil may require COM
mercial fertilizers in which the min
eral elements predominant. but at the
same time they need coarse plant food
or barnyard manure in order to i'm
prove the mechanical conditions of the
soil. Sometimes a liberal scattering
of forest leaves over the land and
plowing under in the fall. will do more
good than anything else. These leaves
will close up many of the holes, and
at the same time add some plant
food to the soil. Coarse straw and
barn yard litter performs the same ser
vice.-C. T. White. in American Cul-
tivator.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Wants His Home weekly.

The head of a large Market street
wholesale business house, man now
advanced in years, has been regular
subscriber to one Of the Bucks County
papers for fifty years. "He wouldn't
give it up for anything" said this
mans son. HE gets more real en-
joyment from it than from anything
he reads. A daily edition has been
started within the last ten years, but
he doesn't want that. He only gets
the weekly edition, which prints gos-
sip of personal nature from the vari-
Gus towns throughout the county. He
will pore over this by the hour, and his
comments on the various items of
news are often amusing. Scarcely a
name is mentioned that he doesn't say,
why, 1 used to go to school with his
father or L once licked his Uncle Jim
for tying my clothes up when we used
to go swimming in the Neshaminy.'
Philadelphia Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Adapting Crops to Soil.

When a man owns a farm of very
sandy land he makes a mistake to
attempt to raise crops which do best
on heavy fertile soils, for in so doing
he is handicapped from the start and
will undoubtedly fail to realize his
expectations. In farming the very first
step is to try to adapt the crops to
the soil. In this we merely follow ma
ture's example. There are crops
which will do well on nearly every
kind of soil found in the country. Only
a few barren soils refuse to produce
any kind of crops. If there is proper
amount Of moisture even the poorest
sandy soil can be made to yield some
paying crop.
Our corn requires rich, heavy soil,
and SO do most of our other heavy
crops, and such cereals should be
raised only on that kind of land. 1t
requires only little study and ex-
pertinent to find out pretty definitely
what crops best succeed on our farm.
Farms that have been declared run
down and too sandy to yield any crop
profitably have been made paying in
vestments by producing crops of
strawberries, asparagus and onions.
All that was required was the right
sort of man to discover the crop adapt
ed to the soil.
The question Of enriching the soil
should not of course be neglected,
sven though certain crop has been
ound to thrive on it. This is too often
short-sighted mistake which sooner
,r later manifests itself in an unpleas-
int way. If it is sandy soil there
something in it that supplies the
strawberries, asparagus or other crop
With nourshment. What is it that
sIe plants find in the soil to make
hem grow? This can be found ou.
W ascertaining the special needs of
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Application of Labor on Farms.

Labor is the farmers capital. 1t Will
give better results on ten acres than
on a hundred. proportionateiy, because
of concentration of effort on small
areas. The kinds of crop to grow
should be regulated by distance from
market, soil and demand. Farms that
are within easy reach of large markets
may be devoted exclusively to fruit,
but perishable articles cannot be
grown to advantage on farms that
are far from market and which are
not conveniently located near rail-
roads. A farm of ten acres will not
support a family if the owner attempt
to make a specially of wheat or corn
but such farm may be made to give
a profit if devoted to vegetables or
fruit. 1t is the intelligent application
of labor that enables the farmer to
realize on the capital invested in that
form. AS with any other business,
skill and industry give success. The
farmer who does not aim to produce
the best articles in demand does not
take advantage of his opportunities.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Fooled by u Woman.

Conductors don't always trlumph.
The other day Il sweet-faced litue ma,
tron ON n Castro street car looked up
at the knight of the punch with be-
wildering smile and said:
Il haven't a cent with me, but my
husband is to get on at Powell street,
and he will pay you. That will be all
right, won't it?'
Certainly" said the conductor,
ringing up fare-and he looked hap
py for several blocks.
When the car reached Powell street
she was the first off, and was on the
sidewalk before the conductor had re-
covered from his surprise.
THE nerve of her." he said. Its
a wonder she didn't ask for n trans
fer."-San Francisco News Letter
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Do Hens Pick Up Poison?

1t must be a careless poultry man
or farmer who leaves deadly poison
lying around where the fowls can get
at it, but it seems there are some
persons that do so. One of the
sources of loss in poultry when they
are allowed free range over the farm
is death from poisoning. We do not
mean the slow poisoning that results
from drinking impure puddles around
the vaults and manure heaps, and the
picking of material that is rotten or
decaying, and thus has become un-
wholesome. There is danger in this,
but we refer to the swallowing of that
which is known to be an active poison,
and yet is carelessly left where the
fowl can get at it.
Pals which have had paris green in
them are set down, perhaps WITH
enough of the solution in them to
tempt the hens to drink from them,
or with paste adhering that she must
poke her very inQuisitive bill into. Or
it may be the paint pot with its white
lead that does it's deadly work. Or
it may be only insects that have been
killed by some poison; though the
hen will seldom eat enough of them
to do her serious injury, the chickens
not infrequently do so when they have
a free range.
Particles of unslaked lime may be
picked up, which are but little less
dangerous than poison, and there are
others by which chickens and Older
fowls are lost, and if the entire flock
dies as result, we hear that chick
things should be carefully guarded
against but it is much easier to pro-
tect poultry when they are limited to
their own share Of the farm than when
they roam all over it.-Farm, Field
and FireSide
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Inexpensive way to Cool MIX.

To run all milk in a thin sheet over
a series of pipes filled with ice water
is all that is needed to aerate and cool
it; at the same time it is perhaps the
easiest and least expensive method Of
insuring long keeping. Such a series
of pipes can be prepared at small cost.
and with a strainer at the bottom or
place where milk passes out, there will
be but small chance of injurious bac-
terra increasing and multiplying there
SO rapidly as to insure an early ac-
cession of the rancid flavor. and sew
eral others of the many bad f1avors.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
A@BlESq6Al AMB E|34{ 9
Poultry and Tuberculosis.

The common barnyard fowl is said TO
be susceptible to tuberculosis, and the
washings from barnyards carry the
germs into adjoining wells and brooks.
thus communicating the disease to
man and animals. When roup or 9TH
er diseases appear in the fiocks or
fowls, the best remedy is total destruc-
ton of the birds. disinfection and
other fowls procured from healthy
stock
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right CAscARETs help nature,
cure you without a gripe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just lo
cents to start getting your health back. CAS-
cARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has G. &C. G.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

The man who shaves himself is always
getting in a scrape.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

IT requires no experience to dye with PUT
NAM FADRLEss DYES. Simply boiling your
goods in the dye is all that is necessary. Sold
by all druggists.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. powder for the feet. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweat.
ing, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores,
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

The new Metropolitan Railway of Paris
now carries daily average of ll5,OOO pas
sengers.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

Rev. H. p. Carson, Scotland, Dak., says!
''Two bottles of Halls Catarrh Cure complete.
ly cured my little girl Sold by Druggists, 75c
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton. aliays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottla
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Ladies Can Wear shoes

The American quail has been success,
fully acclmatized in Sweden.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

Sugar-coated compliments are some
times hard to swallow.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs.-WM
0, ENpsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

The first worlds fair was in London in
1871
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
Rest For the Bowels.

The first porcelain factory in America
was established in Philadelphia. IL
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

Actions speak louder than words, and
actors louder than either.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29

Many man gets pointer from the
finger of scorn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-17
Wet wedding Days Preferred.

The adage Happy is the bride that
the sun shines ON" is one that is I'M
known in many lands. y Breton bride
takes it unhappily when the day of her
wedding dawns bright and sunny. Rain
on her marriage morn is held to sig
Nifty that all her tears are shed and that
she will therefore have a happy mar
ried life.
1t Is said that the Era of Simbrisll
call the day before the wedding the
weeping day. and the bride and her girl
friends weep as much as possible with
the idea of getting the mourning of life
over, so that only what is joyful may
remain. In some countries this result is
attained by sousing the bride with wa
ter. The Greeks think that n thorough
drenching of the bride will bring her
lasting good fortune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-17
PERSONAL POINTS

DIR. J. F. Myers is in Springfield.
Jerome Applequist is in Chicago.
Mrs. f. H. Shallberg is visiting in
Geneseo.
Frank Davis has returned from a
few days visit with his parents in
Chicago.
Miss Mabel Babbitt left for her
home at Mt. Sterling, ILL.,, today to
spend the holidays.
Miss Sadie Sears returned home to
Geneseo after having been the guest
of Mrs. y. c. Hart.
Mrs Lou Thurber, of Creston. Iowa.
left for Chicago today after visit
Mrs. F.. c. Painter. of Custer. S. D..
started on her return home today af-
ter visiting with relatives in the
city.
Mrs. ID. II. Dean was called to Aledo
today by the death of her father, j.
NJ. ngmire, who passed away yester-
day.
The Misses Marian and Charlotte
Jones arrived from Chicago last even
ing for a few days visit with friends
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Phillips. of Lin
naeus. Mo-, arrived this morning for
Il visit with their son, +. III. Phillips,
and family.
Gen. c. G. Hilton and wife. OF Chi
cago, are at the Harper. Gen. Hill
ton, who was formerly adiutant-gen-
eral of the state, has host of friends
here who Will be delighted to meet
him. He will remain in the city
several days.
Drs. G. l.. Eyster and J. Il. Hollow
bush leave tonight for. Chicago to at
tend meeting of the Western Surgi-
cal association. DR.. c. {. Carter also
expects to be present. DR.. Hollow
bush is to respond to a toast at the
banquet tomorrow evening.
Maj. and Mrs. c. c. Townsend, of
Eng. are at the Harper
house, the major, who * attached to
the artillery branch of the Indian
military establishment, being on
tc-- of inspection of American mill
tary posts. His visit here is for the
purpose of seeing Rock Island arse
nal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-17
Crushed the DIAMOND.

Among historic diamonds one, the
"Piggott." has gone out of existence.
The story of its destruction is Il trag-
ical one. 1t was said to be worth $780,
600. The diamond came into the pos
session of Ali Pasha, who always wore
it i'm a green silk purse attached to his
girdle.
He was wearing it when he was
wounded by Reshid Pasha. knowing
that his wound was mortal, he imme-
diately retired to his divan. gave orders
that his favorite wife should be poison
ed and then delivered the diamond to
Captain D'Anglas with the order that
1t should be crushed TO powder in his
presence. His command was obeyed,
and the beautiful gem was utterly de-
stroyed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-17
SPECIAL AT YOUNG & MCoMBs
For wednesday AN Day and Evening.


When Knighthood was in Flower,
bv Caskoden, 79c.
Toy pianos, six keys. white or ma
hogany finish, 19c.
Man of war boats, 25c kind, for 15c.
Man of war boats, soc kind, ror 25c.
36-inch breakfast shawls, Wednes-
days sale price 19c.
A few ladies' suits, worth up to $50,
Wednesdays sale price SO.
Fur collarettes, electric seal, with
astrakan yoke, Wednesday 1928.
All trimmed millinery ut half price.
A full line of Moquet rugs just re-
ceived; beautiful patterns
20 black enameled clocks, iron, reg
ular value, worth up to $3.50, our
sale, price So.
Rogers silver plated berry spoon,
not $1.25, but only 79c. Engraving
free.
Aprons, Aprons White bordered
lawn, with deep, hem-stitched hem,
for this sale 19c.
Aprons, embroidered. ruflles and
tucked India linen, special price 4sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-17
SEES BLOWSTRUCK
Edwin Yer Bieste With Mime
When Fatal Assault Oc-
CURED.
TELLS HIS STORY TO THE JURY
Called Back After Starting for
Home Case I'm Circuit
Court.

Edwin Yer Bieste, the most impor-
tant witness i'm the Mime murder
case, now on trial i'm the circuit court
was placed on the stand this morn
ing. He is the young man who was
with Mime at the time he was at
tackled in the alley near De Smiths
saloon when the fatal wound was in
ficted, and himself rece;. ed ? severe
beating in the affray.
Yer Bieste told of the evening in
the saloon and how he and Mime
had Eeen engaged in a short fight as
they started home with men who
were waiting for them outside and
whom he could not identify. After
they had gone some distance he said
they were called back. as they
Thought, by De Smitt. and on return
ing were assaulted. Mime was
knocked down with Il piece of board
and Yer Bieste admitted drawing his
knife and striking at his assailants
till they finally laid him out His tes-
tlmony was resumed this afternoon.
Rules Out Inquest Testimony.
The other witness of the morning
was Mrs. De Smftt, who was cross
soilt SluCh To Ter STORY. as
prviously told. with the greatest fl
deity. The evidence taken before
the coroner's jury was all ruled out
by Judge Gest on the ground that the
witnesses were under duress and did
not understand the effect of their
statements upon their cases.
Cared for Wounded Man.
The testimony of Peter De Smitt
and his wife, Matilda De Smitt, was
continued yesterday afternoon. The
former told about the bringing of
Mime into the house after the fight
and caring for him during the night,
stating that the wounded man
vomited blood i'm the morning. Mrs
De Smitt corroborated her hus-
bands testimony and also told of
seeing the fight. She saw three men
waiting for Mime and Yer Bieste in
the dark alley and heard them say
about having Il board
ready. When the two came up the
three assaulted them. striking Mime
with board and after disposing of
him knocking Yer Bieste down and |
beating him badly. She told of dress
ing the wounds of the two men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-17
Morning Fire.

The absence of a fluc stop in "a
chimney at 914 Twenty-second street
led to the wall paper catching fire
about $50 this morning. The de-
partment was called. The building
is owned by L. s. cCabe and occu-
pied by the family of George Gruber.
The damage is nominal.