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The Republican journal., 1902-10-16

Now about the apple crop, The prices
depend Oh what the West has got and
there does not seem to be any way here
of knowing what to do yet. If it was
stocks and bonds there would be fam
ing accounts of what to do. But farmers
are not IN it that way. They want to
know what the price and prospect are.
Last year the crop of apples was large
ly sold for half price as it turned out
before the sale closed. Now little
about the yield. In orchards we'll
cared for the apples seem larger than
last year and the Baldwins lead with
less No. rs than last year. Some other
red tinged varieties are well up in the
yield. But the fall and soft green skin
ned varieties are failure. Even the
winter Tallman sweets are useless eX-
cept to feed to hogs and stock. Some few
We're gathered and sold early for pre-
serving, but later they Will have to go
to the hogs. The once famous naked
limo greening is covered with scale and
black spots and is useless and the yellow
beethoven got we'll spotted with the scab
and the apples are small land useless
Some few red varieties got dose OF fun
gus or black spots. On the whole the crop
of fan apples is a small one and green
skinned sweet winter varieties are
more OF less penetrated by an insect
sometimes called here the wire or rail
road worm. There is said to be no
| known remedy TO check them, and they
seem to be Oh the increase. Most any
red variety that lays on the ground a
short time is likely to get punctured
and something ike one third of the
! Maine crop is useless and our Profess
| sors of the College to look after these
| losses lave never said a word vet or
tried ally remedy that we know of. Our
| experience with BoTdeau' S mixture and
/ stuff to stop blight. scab and rust has
not been successful, nor has the spray
. ing OF apple trees 20 kill insects. But
| location, soil and varieties are not al
| ways The same ana While some varieties
so through fairly we'll other varieties
get peppered with rust and scab. It is
rather doubtful if anything can be got
into the circulation Of the sap by spray
ing the leaves; and how long it will last
sprayed into tree after drying We
have not yet been told. Poison buried
in the ground will lose It's virtue in
one day largely, and exposed to the air
it works off very quickly. When the
odor Of skunk gets on clothes they
are buried in the ground and the scent
soon disappears. But the scent would
also go if exposed to the ar in a snort
i'll poison would do the same.
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16

common testimony
of mothers that the
use of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
ton not only pro-
notes the mothers S
health but also gives
her strength to give
her child.
Favorite Pre-
scription " accom-
plishes these results
by tranquilizing the
nerves, promoting a
healthy appetite,
~
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16
A Quart Baby.

Now and again there is an item in the
newspapers concerning the birth of a
puny baby so small that a quart cup
holds it comfortably. If the article told
all the facts it would probably tell also
of a mother who in weakness and misery
had looked forward to the baby's advent
with shrinking and fear.
To have fine, healthy children the
mother must be healthy, and it is the
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16

the Federal palace, it is elliptical in
shape with a portico and stained glass
windows. 1t has three galleries, par
quette and box for the President of
the Republic in the centre Of the dress
circle. The house is lighted by cleo
tricity, and a handsome crystal chande-
lier for gas depends from the middle of
the roof. The seating capacity is about
three thousand The galleries are
adorned with portraits of famous poets
and composers, and the foyer-N hich is
very large room at the top of the
house-has many fine engravings and
large medallion of the omnipresent
Blanco.
There is a smaller theatre, which is
occupied the year round with opera
boutfe All Nenezuelans are passion
ately fond of music In the streets you
frequently meet blind guitar and man
dolin players, accompanied by their
squalid families. Many of them sing
and play eXquisitely, and you wonder
should be so utterly destitute until
you are informed that The appearance
OF distressing poverty is studiously cul-
tiVated, as it so touches the hearts Of
the benevolent that the musician who
thus dresses his part reaps a far
richer harvest than if he seemed more
prosperous. The guitar, by the way, is
the musical instrument par excellence
i'll Venezuela. There are very few peo-
pie iii the country WHO cannot play it,
with more OF less ''eXpressiou'; and
still feWel who are ignorant of the
more antique and classic "viheula' "a
round, plump bodied, old-iashioned
stringed instrument which enits a
sharp, peeyish note to the delight OF the
villagers and their bouncing partners.
| In times of peace, it is customary for
all the first families of this gay Cap
ital to have nights set apart for the re-
ception of their friends generally, With
out the necessity OF special invitations.
These informal ''at homes" are very
attractive While the padres de fam
iliaS indulge in guinea point whist, or
| bacarat, i'll d room apart, the young
folk in sala OF porto derive less costly
amusement from dancing and flirting
though closely watched by mamas and
duennas Chocolate, cakes, and ''dul-
cies'' are served, and each friend of the
| family is privileged to bring any chance
guest or acquaintance. AS a rule, the
upper classes of Spamsh-Americans
are much better educated than the aver
age Northerner, being specially well
up in music or the languages. At one
| of the above mentioned informal recep-
tions, in an adobe casa i'll far-off Vene-
zuela, foreigners are often astonished
to find themselves addres sed in their
own tongue, whatever it may being
! lish, French, German, Russian, Italian
by nearly everybody present: and to
hear selections from all the popular
operas of the day rendered in the fault
less style of professionals. The youth
lul dlloVoCldSs VI Y dldSds Ids CluU
called Gel Circulo de Amigos '(Circle
of Friends, which gives balls at regu-
lar intervals to which the beauty,
wealth and fashion of the vicinage are
bidden. 1t is easy for the educated for
eigner to secure an invitation to one of
these charming entertainments, through
the consul from his country.
FANNIE B. WARD.
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
ss@sssSs ss&ss sss ., Uz3AZSSzzw
The Worst Form.

Multitudes are singing praises of Kodol,
the new discovery which is making so many
sick people well and weak people strong by
digeSting what they eat, by cleansing and
ing their food into the kind of pure, rich
blood that makes you feel good all over.
Mrs. Cranfill of Troy, |. T., writes: For "a
number of years l was troubled with indi-
gestion and dyspepsia which grew into the
worst form. Finally l was induced to use
Kodol and after using four bottles l am en-
tirely cured. Heartily recommend Kodol to
all sufferers from Indigestion and dyspepsia.
Take a dose after meals. 1t digests what
you eat. R. II. Moody.
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16

Well, Edith, how do you like going to
school? Is your teacher nice?
No, don't like her one bit. She put me
in chair, and told me to sit there for the
present; and | sat and sat and sat and she
never gave me the present.
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16
Honored by Queen of Spain.

Mrs. Alie Barber Stephens of Phil,
adelphia Las won new laurels for
American art in Europe. She has been
commissioned by Maria Christina, the
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16

Swift-Im sure Friday must be an un-
lucky day I lost my purse with ten pounds
in it on a Friday Don't you call that un-
lucky?
Shaw-Yes; bad luck for you. But what
about the fellow who found it?
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16

Sadie said. 81 wonder what part of an
animal chop is. Is it leg?''
"Of course not," returned Alice. "It's
the jaw bone. Haven't you ever heard of
animals licking their chops?"
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16

tFlag station.
Limited tickets for Boston are now sold at
$500 from belfast and all stations on Branch.
Through tickets to all points W est and North
west via all routes, for sale by L. W. GEORGE,
Agent, Belfast. GEO. F. EVANS
Vice President and General Manager
F. E. BooTHBY, Gen'l Pass and Ticket Agent
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16
uoME LIFE IN CARACAS.
social and Political Conditions

these stormy times in
II course military rule pre-
.p capital. Soldiers patrol
- pd guard all the avenues
.' and are very particular
he business of people who
3t walking abroad after
...a When you are chal-
. -le words, "Alto. Quien
HYt Who goes there; or
. iye:: if you do not stop
M haven't the Spanish pass
of Your tongue you are
E.y to be punctured by a
a troWel-shaped bayonet
uHaGe III the region of the
> g lays wise foreigners stay
--- sunset and keep well
vicinity of the forts at
The other evening a
um the nited States was
...- toward his hotel after
with the /. 5. Consul.
.Lll gentleman had care
d nm III the cOuntersign
10 give the proper
ru Als umaccustomed
He words when lie was
ced at the intersection
10y tWo guards at once.
tr4At and confusion of
memory very naturally
Ae could not recall i
t- lesson in spanish. All
A8s Don't shoot: for
n+t shoot" OF course
unintelligible to the
Hi lang bang went the
u.a guards. Luckily no
lone to the American,
Iarkness and poor marks
l Iropped himself and his
ground, then sprang up
6eeT. lodging corners till
trI
4trroW streets of Caracas
With small sharp cobble
.r sidewalks are of Port
lhe several tramWay
arrow gauge, with queer
English make, each
ed with four benches.
LIES the bed of an ancient
said to have been dried
04red by some early earth
..e l, nothing Indian about
.Ht Is name, and no tribe is
.llud and hardy race that
found in the beautiful
yerywhere are traces of
-uth0uakes to which all
Slous are peculiarly sub
wear 1872 the whole city
.uu.at once and upwards
sand people were buried
The great "terrimote''
.av Thursday. when the
..H was assembled in the
i-l homage 10 the dav.
Sire mortality was greater
pe bad not been thus
ea 4 number of times
.r city has been partially
wlrimutrs and the people
.t dread Of another great
Htut the slightest prem-
-u.h as trembling OF the
-.ur Of doors, or rafting
t.e ,Assves. at any hour of
.Hry usl EN- masse TO the
.Ul-re topping walls will
..E to crush them. should
Il week. Won are likely,
-.t to see crowds of nm
rS. inst AS they sprano
., stampeding in one di-
few minutes later
.Ill,iugl lomAwards Vet
I-srtu} riti7pns are ex
tive ON the suhi4c+ of
md will annha+icaIlv
......rs that thera ara over
.,.s. i'm y-enezuela Shou)d
-rn with proofs of the
.snbp of ISL. and later dis
eIar character thew will
.o. the snhiect +o Galveston
.., bji2zards Minnesota
Common accidents bv fire
-.,ybAra
- most heautiful snot in
.I Canital is tho sinonlar
.. ll. of considerable height
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16
POOR s. SON.
s. lII[[AK{5Jl[$$6l II[ZgTIJl$6l

On and after June l6 1902, trains connecting
at Burnham and Waterville with through trains
for and from Bangor, Waterviile, Portland and
Boston, will run as follows:
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16
Good Night.

Goodnight.
The tiny stars peep out on high;
The Slvery moon; the dark blue sky
The zephyrs whisper; the owls cry
Goodnight
Goodnight
The busy marts of trade are still;
The water murmurs o'er the mill
While softly sings the whippoorwill,
Goodnight
Goodnight.
The children scamper Off to bed.
And "Now lay me down. is said;
The candle snutfed, the Bible read,
Goodnight.
Goodnight
The church bells toll the west winds sigh :;
Ihe hearth-fires flicker, and then die,
While prayer is raised to God on high,
Goodnight.
Goodnight.
SO when the night of death is nigh,
And Heavens gates before us lie,
Wen gently whisper as we die,
- Goodnight
Gordon V. May, in Leslie's Popular
NJ onthly.
Bildeck-I saw the doctors carriage at
your house yesterday. Anything serious
Gasser-1 should say so. He wanted to
collect his bill
The Republican journal., 1902-10-16

.--Gordon V. May, in Lesle's Popular
Monthly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-14
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, May WHEAT-Indifferen
cables and favorable growing weather for
crops depressed wheat at the opening to-
day The rains in the northwest spring
country had ceased and copious falls were
reported where most needed in Kansas and
Nebraska. Liquidation by late buyers Of
yesterday also set in somewhat literally
to 1zc lower. at 76ssM76c declined to
755s0t 753zc, and later steadfed near 757sc.
were p cars-none Of contract grade: Min
neapolis and Duluth reported 124 cars a to-
tai for the three points of 146 cars, against
40 cars last week, and 1888 cars year
ago
sales to the seaboard Influenced July wheat
to the top 76Ssc. but the recovery was not
held The statistician for the board made
a report indicating winter yield of 40
100000 bushels. and all the crowd forgot
yesterdays bullish government report and
unloaded until July closed weak, 3sc lower,
CORN-Gorn early was of a quiet. hest
tating nature Gables We're Indifferent but
receipts were very small and some light
buying on q fair character set in July
opened sc up to unchanged, at 63Q62tsc,
but showed a disposition to ease with
wheat. Most of the trade was local Spec
ulators are beginning to fight shy of this
pit because of the fear many express over
the dangerous possibilities for manipula-
ton by a leading house that is heavily
long of July and September stuff. July
fiuctuated very narrowly the first hour
and hung around 62s4c. Receipts were q
There was some fair corn buying as the
session advanced and the crowd was in
mate of % cars to arrive here tomorrow.
July sold up sharply to 637sc, but closed
only firm, &c up, at 635zc
OATS-Oats were quiet with no early
features. The tendency of the pit was to
ease with wheat and corn Some old July
stuff was offered and prices slipped off
trifie. July new started &c lower, at SIC,
and eased to 365sQ37c. Receipts were Sc
cars.
PROVISIONS Early active buying by
the same interests that have bulled provis-
ions of late Influenced strength in hog
products again. Hogs also were command
ing better prices and on fair demand for
pork in particular. prices advanced July
pork opened 21a@1213e up: At s17-50q17. 60.
July lard 212U5c up. at $1O.3I12, and July
ribs 5d71ac up at S9.75.
WHEAT Cash: No. , red sSaS4c: No
red, S1dS3c: No. = hard winter, 7Sd7S1ac;
No. 8 hard winter. 11kd7Sc. No. l north
ern spring T7lsQ79c; No. 2 northern spring
76G771zc: No. spring. T4Q76c.
CORNING. 3. 6306315e-
OATS-No. 2 1885, d4t1zc: No. 9. 431zc.
FLAX-Cash: Nv, S177; S.-W., S1.60;
May. S16l Sept. SIS --,.- G.. .e,,.
BARLEY-Sept.. 65071e.
TIMOTH Y-Sept. $500.
CI.OVER-CaSh: IS. 50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-14
NEED fewer men
Wheat Belt Will Not Require
Many Outsiders.
State Agent GerOw is Gather
ing Facts.
WILD STORIES INJURE.
Eastern Workmen Are Given a
False Impression.
STORIES INJURE.
Employment Office is Flooded
With Letters of Inquiry.

Letters are beginning to flow in upon
T. B. Gerow. state employn ent agent
from the east, asking how many men
Kansas viii need for the coming har-
vest, and what counties need help the
most. They come from men who want
to come to Kansas to find work in the
harvest fields. One letter from Mis-
souri, recently said there were so men in
that locality who would like to work
in the Kansas harvest fields this sum
mar.
These letters are caused largely by
stories sent out at the instigation of D.
w. Blaine, or interviews with him in
some Of the eastern papers Only last
week Golfers Weekly contained q pic
ture of Mr.Blaine and a statement writ
ten by a Wichita man that Kansas will
need 10000 men to help harvest the
wheat this year.
These figures are ludicrOus to those
who know the situation, but they may
men who believe them and who viii
come to Kansas expecting to find an
abundance of work in the harvest fields.
If the yield had been up to what it was
last year and there had been none plow-
ed up, with the increased acreage this
year, a small army of harvesters would
have been needed from the outside, but
considering the manner in which the
crop mas Dc6A cut SNORT the AZ QLES u
Mr.. Blaine are preDOsterOus.
Believing this to be true State EN-
ployment Agent GerOw a few days ago
sent out letters to 40 county clerks in
the principal wheat counties of the state
asking if their respective counties would
need any extra harvest hands from the
outside, and if so. an estimate Of how
many. Already he has received six re-
plies.
The county clerk of Barton county
the second largest wheat-growing coun-
ty in the state, says that Barton will
need comparatively few hands, perhaps
One-ffth as many as last year. The
clerks of four other counties say they
viii need no outside help, but that there
will be plenty of local hands to take
care of the harvest, and in Russell
than enough hands, and he asks Mr..
GerOw to let him know if any other
counties need help so that he can send
then some from Russell county.
Martin 8Iusil, one of the big wheat
raisers Of Barton county, is here at
tending the Knights Templar grand
cOmmandery, and he says the wheat is
heading out extremely short this year.
He is not Dragging on the wheat out
look, but he says the oats and barley
in Barton county look fine He also
says he sees nothing in the way of a
big corn crop this year. Farmers are
already cutting their first crop of alfal-
IA in Barton county.
Mr.. Musil knows a few things about
Kansas farming. as is evidenced by the
fact that he went to Barton county, set
Ting near EllinwOOd in the grasshopper
year, 1874 He had $500 when he went
there. Now he owns 900 acres of fine
land near EllinwOOd, and has 300 head
of cattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-14
New orks Stock.

Wall Street, New York, May 14-STOCKS
Prices opened higher on well distrib-
uted demand, gains reaching a point in
Reading, Northwestern Kansas City South
ern, Sugar and Hooking Coal. A higher
range of prices was an incentive to buy
ing. Colorado Fuel fell - points, which
was the only notable exception to the
Leading stocks fell away slightly from
their opening prices, but their relapse was
where. Reading and Louisville were the
leaders in the decline, but they soon met
AZ. General Electric 3lz, Northwestern 5,
North American 20 and Sugar preferred,
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Chi
cago terminal transfer preferred, Pitts
burg, c. c. and St. Louis Wheeling and
Lake Erie common and preferred. Chicago
and Eastern Illinois. W Westinghouse Elec-
tric and the Wabash stocks 1 to points.
colorado tuel Talied TO lu2 ana there was
a point rise before II o'clock in Union Pa
cific, Kansas and Texas preferred, Man
haitian and Amalgamated Copper, which
rallied some of the active stocks to the
Prices dropped again and the reaction
tennessee nsa coa cRieago o[ Terminal Trans
fer preferred, North American and Evans
Vile and Terre Haute. Anal gamated Cop
per Reading and ST. Paul touched the low
est of the morning. Some large blocks
of Union Pacific were bought later and
when it. recovered to the top other rail
roads hardened slightly on very dull trad
ing Hooking Valley. Cleveland. c. c. and
St Louis. Pressed Steel Car preferred and
Long Island were 1 to IL points higher,
Westinghouse Electric increased its rise
to points and Northwestern to 6. Bonds
were firm.
But few of the active stocks exceeded
X point range during the noon hour and
many of them We're not dealt in at all.
The market generally showed a firm UNI
dertone and ruled close to the best prices.
Evansville and Terre Haute preferred de-
clined points and Northwestern 49, points,
while Ann Arbor preferred New York
New Haven and Hartford. New York. Chi
cago and St. Louis second preferred and
ST. Louis Southwestern preferred improved
! to H points.
Canada Southern and International
PAPER rose a point. Twin City Rapid Tran
sit ~ and Ann Arbor preferred 30 points.
Rock Island reacted a point and Louisville,
Flec+pia o1ts iT bs e 81
the market continued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-14

asked what it meant. and received the
following reply:
Mr.. F. M. Riddle, Topeka, Kan.
Dear Sir Your letter Of March 20
came today. In answer I win say the
explanation OF the medal affair is that
I do not want the thing. Don't send it
to me anymore. Keep it, destroy it, do
anything with it except send it.
L mean no disrespect to the G. A R.
by this. I have been trying for some
two years to forget that I was so IN
fortunate as to belong to the famous
Twentieth I may say. however. that
I have a great deal of respect for most
Of the enlisted men of that regiment.
Please let me forget. Respectfully,
s'LARRANCE PAGE
Pages record shows that he was mus
tered in as a sergeant of Company H,
and that his home was at Lawrence.
Then he was promoted to be a quarter
master sergeant. but later was reduced
to the ranks. but the record does not
show for what cause. This is probably
the reason why he is trying to forget the
Twentieth He was wounded at
MindanaO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-14
COBURN AND WILSON.
Both Are Expected to Be at Beloit
July 10.

Whether or not the managers of the
EpwOrth League Chautauqua assem-
bly,, which viii be held at Beloit for
ten days convincing July II, expect to
have trouble is not known, but it is
suspected that they have sinister inten-
lions in arranging their programme for
Agricultural day, which will be on
Wednesday, July IS. They have secured
Secretary Coburn to preside that day.
and the principal speaker Will be Sec
rotary Wilson, of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. What more
could be wanted to, start troubled
Judge J. c. Postlethwaite. president Of
the Chautauqua association, and also
president of the Kansas State EpWorth
League. is in Topeka today, and he is
sembly. the first to be held in Beloit.
Heretofore it has met at Lincoln Park,
near Downs, but it has now been per-
manently located at Beloit.
A number of speakers of national
reputation will be on the programme of
the assembly but the big days Will be
Agricultural day on Wednesday. and
National day on Friday. July IS On
National day Gen. John 3. Gordon and
Congressman J. NJ Watson will speak
Then there will be receptions to state
and national officers, and also receptions
to the candidates of all parties for
state Offices, closing with a big q. A. r.
camp fire in the evening. Among other
speakers during the week will be Gov
ernor Stanley, Colonel Balm of Ken
lucky, Congressman Dolliver, besides a
number of lecturers of national repu-
tatiOn
The Beloit people are now erecting q
big auditorium in the assembly grounds
which are located just across the Solo
mon river from the main part of the
town Judge Postlethwaite estimates
that there win be from 10000 to Is 600
people present on the big days.