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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
A BIOGRAPHICAL BUG.
Takes a Great Deal of
Interest.

Behold in me the biographical bug"
said the young man with the jet eyes,
according to the New Orleans Times
Democrat, ''for l am it. am the latest
thing in the way of bug, brand new
addition to scientific nomenclature, a
sort of new spot on the sun, as it were.
Biographical bug! That sounds well,
does it not? The b. b. for short. The
symptoms and characteristics which
dlfterentiate the biographical bug
from all the other bugs in the buzzing
realm of bugdOm are not uninterest-
ing. There is, as a matter of fact,
something grewsomely fascinating
about this particular kind of mania.
which has so lately pulled me into its
excited and pulsing vortex. Fun? l
never had so much fun in all nv life be-
fore.
Looking at the thing now, taking
broad view of the perspective, the lit
tie amusementS which crowded into
my life in the erstwhile to thrill me
momentarily with a spasm of delight
seem dull indeed in comparison with
the newer sensations of the biopraDh-
zeal bug. Even the little climaxes.
when the feeling of ecstasy touched
the high water mark. are but leaden.
llfeless memories, prosaic, uninspiring
inanities.
Lately, in following out the routine
OF my calling, it became necessary for
me TO enter upon comprehensive
scheme of collecting the life sketches
OF various important personages: BIZ
ograpmes, in short, of men and women
VINO for one reason or another
nave rlveted the public attention. 7
now nave a collection of clippipps.
some serious, some funny, some in the
form OF narratives, while others are
anecdotal, even comical, that will make
some or the biographical encyclopedias
look ike the old blue-back speller.
where does the fun come inp Inst
mere You see, the collection of these
sketches has given me a direct per-
sonar interest in every immortal man
ana woman in the world. Toillustrate.
suppose the sultan of Morocco dies
forthwith | HE me to nv sketches
Whefe ind him duly revised. indexed.
e!aporated and handsomely bound and
9!iued and proceed to read all about
MN. Besides, | have in the same col
iectIon picture of him. So YOU see
Wnere the interesting feature of tbe
1nlng comes in from my standpoint.
why, L don't do thing now but watch
lor people to die. To be honest, if
may be honest without being harsh. 7
want men and women to die, so that 7
can nustIe out the biography and read
al ABOUT them, while furnishing .he
newspapers with few odd facts a bout
the late So-andSo. I suppose the
biographical bug is one of the most in
teresting of the vast and growing fam
lly and is the only one ENJOYING the
unique but grewsome dictinction of de-
lighting in death.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
HOUSEHOLD BITS.
re" suggestions Which should
Find Place in the Do
nestle Scrnpbook.

Even the prosaic Turkish bath towel
has come under the influence of Fart
nouveau. The latest productions show
borders i'll new art designs.
To remove stains from white and
delicate paint rub with a cloth wrung
out Of warm water and dipped into
prepared chalk.
AT housecleaning time, brighten tins
and other cooking utensils. Put them
all in the wash boiler and place on the
fire with plenty of water and liberal
amount of washing soda. Let them
boil for 20 minutes, remove the wash
boiler from the fire, but do not take
the tins out for three hours.
Ink stains on polished wood should
be touched with camel's hair brush
Or feather dipped in sweet spirits of
inter. Rub the spots Immediately
with a cloth dipped in sweet oil.
This is one way of washing hand
kerchiefs, recommended by an expert
enced housewife. Dip them in warm
water, soap each one on both sides,
fold loosely and put them in a pile in
a basin without water, to soak for an
hour or longer. Rub them on wash
board with large nailbrush dipped in
hot water boil for a few minutes.
rinse in clear water and dry Begin
the ironing in the center and not on
the border.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
THE BREEDING OF CORN.
New Agricultural Science That Fol-
lows the Same General Laws
as stock Breeding.

Corn breeding is modification of
live stock breeding, and follows the
same general laws and principles. 1t
is the application of principles of plant
and animal breeding to the corn plant.
The per cent. of sugar in the sugar
beet has been increas ed from three per
cent to 16 per cent. The ordinary beet
was improved by seed selection, so that
an enormous industry has been built
up and a new source of sugar given to
the world. This has been done with a
plant which seeds once in two years.
Corn produces a crop every year, a sin
gle seed producing return of over
thousand fold. From this great num-
Der of offspring, varying in size, shape,
color and composition, a selection can
be made which will develop any feature
of the seed or plant. By continued Sc
lection, these valuable attributes can
be fixed in the characteristics of the
plant, and the usefulness and impor-
tance of the cropincreased. To illus
trate the point: We have been able, by
selecting ears having long shanks to
increase the length of the shank nearly
two feet in five years selection. By Sc
lecting ears with tall stalks, we have
been able to increase the height of the
stalk almost three feet in five years
By selecting ears from plants having
wide leaves, we have been able to in
crease the average width of the leaf,
and by selecting ears from stalks hav-
ing narrow leaves, we have been able
to decrease the width of the leaf.-The
Cosmopolitan.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
The vitality Of seeds.

Accounts of the sprouting of seeds
after having been buried many years
or even centuries are usually open to
doubt, but DR.. Beal has shown by re-
liable tests that IL out of 81 species
had the power of terminating after 20
wears. To settle the interesting ques-
ton of extreme vitality is the purpose
of the experiments begun by the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
Seeds of 100 species, including common
garden and field plants, as well as
many grasses and weeds, have been
carefully placed in dry clay soil in pots
and buried, eight complete sets being
covered to a depth of six to eight inch
es. ~ sets to 20 inches and ~ sets to
three and one-half feet. A set from
each depth is to be tested at the end
of one, two, three, five, seven, ten, IS
and 20 years, and from the two deeper
lots at the end of rs, 500, 40 and so
years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
HINTS ON JELLY MAKING.
"au Bus OF Information Intended for
the Progressive Young
HOusekeeper.

The secret of successful Jelly mal,ipr
les IN the careful observation of a few
simple directions which must be fol-
lowed exactly or the jelly will be
cloudy, ropy and thin. In the first
place, use only perfect fruit and fine
graduated sugar. Over-ripe fruit and
cheap grade sugar will never make
good Jelly, says Good Housekeeping.
/ The kind of bags used for straining
the juice is another important point.
Three kinds are needed, made of mos
quito netting, cheesecloth and fan
mel. The mosquito net should he
doubled, cut in square of about Is
inches, then stitched on the machine
into a three-cornered bag with a
double seam and turned-in edges. A
strong tape should be fastened to each
side to form a loop across the ton.
The cheesecloth may be cut into
squares and trimmed or made into fri
angular-shaped bags, and the flannel
"a 5O-cent quality-should be tri-
angular in shape, and hemmed with
double seams. Use porcelain lined or
granite ware kettle, which is lighter
and easier to handle than the old-fasb-
Toned preserving kettle, quart meas
ure, a cup strainer, two good-sized
china pitchers, a wooden spoon and
wooden potato masher and scales
for weighing the sugar. The Jelly
glasses should be washed, dried and
placed on convenient shelf or table,
In rows, all ready for the hot iellv.
Good strong kitchen tumblers, costing
two or three cents apiece make salts
factory jelly glasses. Tin covered
tumblers nave proved troublesome in
my experience, as the tops corrode, are
hard to remove from the glasses, and
often the jelly has nodded underneath
the tin. Where jelly is to be packed
and sent a distance, tin covers are de-
sirable, otherwise paper cover is bet
fer
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
Green Pea TimbaIe for Scum.

Mash half cupful Of cooked green
peas and rub them through a colander
or sieve. Mix with spoonful of SOUP
stock and the beaten. whites of three
eggs. Season to taste with salt, pep
per and little powered mint. Beat
until well mixed, then press into shall
low square tin and steam in the oven
over pan of water until the white of
egg is set; then cut into small cubes
and drop them into the soup just be-
fore serving-N. Y. Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
CAUSE OF CLOUDBURSTS.
Weather Man Says Forest Fires In
One Section May Produce Hard
Rain in Another.

Following the recent floods which
cost so many lives and resulted in such
an enormous loss to property in Kan
sas and South Carolina, a scientific
statement as to the probable cause of
such conditions and which make such
floods possible is not untimely. Sec
ton Director j. w. Bauer, of the CO.
lumbia weather bureau, formerly Of
the New York and of the Mount Wash
ington stations, in an interview said
the great forest fires which have ragged
throughout New York and New Eng
land for the past few weeks are the
primary causes of the recent cloud
burst.
Meteorologists agree that before
condensation of the vapor of the at
mosphere is possible to produce even
the smallest drop of rain there must
be a nucleus of dust or some foreign
matter on which the condensation
takes place; the drop then enlarges by
additional or accretional condensation
until its weight is enough to cause it
to fall to the ground.
For the past three or four weeks
there have been extensive forest fires
throughout New York and New Eng
land. and as the prevailing winds dur
inc this time have been from the north
east much of this smoke and dust or
ashes has been drifting in this direc-
ton in a so finely divided condition
that it was not perceptible to the UNI
aided eve. 1t will also be recalled that
during one week, ending May &c, the
winds were westerly to southerly, and
that that week was particularly cloud
less. but as soon as the easterly to
northerly winds again set in the sky
was overcast nearly the whole time.
These forest fires, nearly 1000 miles
away, furnished the nuclei for the dis
aster at Pacolet, made the cloudburst
possible, in connection with the high
relative humidity of the air, the baro-
metric pressure favorable for thunder
storms, and the typographical fea-
lures of the country where it occurred.
1t is probable that somewhere with
in the drainage basin of the two forks
of the Pacolet river and its smaller
tributaries, the rainfall was exceed
ingly heavy, but if it was only five
inches in so short a time as the three
or four hours that the reports say the
rain lasted, it is enough to explain the
sudden rise of the river from a COM
paratively narrow stream to raging
expanse of water-Columbia Is. CT
Letter in Boston Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
Pineapple Pudding

One pound of bread crumbs, one
fourth pound of -four, one-fourth
pound of sugar, one-fourth pound of
suet, six ounces of preserved pineap-
pie, cut in small dice; mix all well to-
gether, then add two eggs and a little
milk and juice, and mix up to a very
thick batter, put in buttered dish and
boil or steam three hours; serve with
sweet sauce.-Good Literature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06

All finish of Georgia pine.
American glass, double thick.
Chimney showing above roof to be
faced with red press brick.
Exterior gf house painted white, sash
dark green.
Roof and end gables will have
shingles dipped in ereosote stain, a
bright red color.
The stairway from kitchen leads to
cellar.
Hardware is of neat design.
All material throughout is of good
kind, and all work to be done in
workman-like manner.
GEO. A. w. KNIT.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06

First story and second story ceilings
are nine feet; floor joist, 2xS; studding
2X4; rafters, PA. Outside walls
sheathed and sided with building pa
per, between floors double.
Plastering, two coat work.
Exterior, painted two coats.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06
At the Dime Museum.

Ella Famine (the Fat Woman)-I
wouldn't marry you if every design on
you was by one of the old masters.
When l say no, mean no, and no pow
er on earth can move me!
N. D. r. Ink (the tattooed MANI
Say, l guess you've Qever seen a steam
derrick at work!-Brooklyn Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-06

A new word has been coined for an.
plication to a sight-testing optician.
He is to be called an "optologlst."
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
LEaHL EpVERTIsEMERTG.

IN THE PROBATE COURT Of the County of MaricOpa. Territory of
 Arizona.
 Tn the matter of the estate of Henriet- ta Von s. Latham, deceased. Notice of sale of real estate at private sale. Notice is hereby given, That in pur suance of an order of the Probate Court in and for the County of Maricopa, Ter ritory of Arizona. made on the 18th day of May. 1903, in the matter of the estate of Henrietta VOn s. Latham, de- ceased, the undersigned, the eXecutor of the last will and testament of said decedent, will sell at private sale, to the highest bidder, subject to confirma- ton by said Probate Court, on Thurs day, the 4th day of June, 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the office of Harry |. Latham, al number - North Center street. in the City of Phoenix, in the said County of MaricOpa, Territory of Arizona. the following described real property, to-wit: Lots 2, 3, 4, ,, 6, z, 8. in Latham's Addition to the City of Phoenix, Marieopa County, Arizona Territory, according to the plat of said addition filed in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona. BluS VIII De IeCelNeu at lie OlllCt ol Harry I. Latham. formerly the office of Weirick S: Latham.
 Terms of Sale: Fifty per cent of purchase price at the time of sale and balance on confirmation.
 HARRY I. LATHAM, Executor of the last will and testament of Henrietta Von s. Latham, de ceased.
 Dated May 18th, 1903.
 First publication May 27.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02

Of the County of MaricOpa, Territory of
 Arizona.
 Tn the matter of the estate of Jacob
 Heinsohn, deceased. Notice by clerk
 of day fixed for hearing return of
 sale of real estate.
 PuI suant to an order of the proba te court, made on the 20th day of April. 1903. notice is hereby given that the California Safe Deposit and Trust com pany. as executor of the last will and testament of said deceased. made to the said court. and filed in the office of the clerk thereof on said day, return of sale made by it on the l6th day of May, 1903, under a previous order of said court, of the following real estate. and for the following named sum, to wit: The east one-half GEO of lot No. ten Q0), in block No 21. city of Phoe- nix, county of Maricopa and territory of Arizona; also lot No. three (3), in block No. four (D, in Montgomery addition to the city of Phoenix, county of Maricopa, territory of Arizona. That the first above described property was sold to Joseph Thalheimer for the sum of $l0.G0O0j. That the said second above described property was sold to Julia A. Lount for the sum of $275.O0. as will more fully appear from said return filed as aforesaid, and to which refer ence is hereby made for further par ticulars.
 And notice is hereby further given that Tuesday, the 2nd day of June, 1903 at 10 o'clock a. m., at the courtroom of said court at the courthouse in Phoe- nix, county of Maricopa. has been fixed for hearing the said return, when and where any person interested in the said estate may appear and file written ob- jectiOns to the confirmation of the said sale. and may be heard, and may pro- duce witnesses in support of such ob- jections.
 Dated May 2lst. 1903
 GEORGE KIRKLAND, Clerk.
 First publication May 23.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
THE BISHOP WAS WRONG.

Bishop Potter's advice to the people in the casual little allocutions which he is accustomed to deliver. is sometimes sound Usually, however it indicates that even a bishop may fail to inform himself properly on matters of public interest which he ventures to discuss. In talking one evening to q church club of workingmen. Bishop Potter thus addressed the reporters present:
 "Go to work, you gentlemen of the newspapers. who want wood pulp for your papers. and cut down the trees and see what a pesthouse you will make os New York. You cant have decent water unless somewhere or other you provide the means for gathering it.
 There is certainly an imputation here that the newspapers have been work ing for cheap wood pulp by advocating the cutting down of forests. The bis hop could not have made a graver mis- take, as he would know if he took the trouble to go back and read what the New York papers had to say about the Lewis water storage bill when it was before the legislature at the last ses- sion. This bill. which was advocated and lobbied for by the wood pulp com bination, was one of the grabs which were defeated by the practically unan- imcus denunCiation of the press of this city. If any paper favored it. the fact has escaped our attention.
 There is scarcely a leading American newspaper that mas not done more tC stimulate a sentiment in behalf Of for est preservation than all the clergy put together.-New York Mail and E.X- press.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of James G. Henshaw, de-
 ceased. Notice is hereby given by the
 undersigned. eXecutriX of the last will and testament of James G. Henshaw, deceased to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within ten months after the first publication of this mo- tice to the said execurrix at house No. 7O4 West Madison street. city of Phoe- nix. the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said ps-
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY

Must Have LuXuriant and Glossy Hair,
 No Matter What Color.
 The finest contour of a female face the sweetest smile of q female mouth, loses something if the head is crowned with scant hair. SCant and falling hair, it is now known. is caused by . Dard- site that bum ows into the scalp to the root of the hair where it saps the VI tality. The little white scales the germ throws up in borrowing are called dandruff. To cure dandruff perman- ently. then. and to stop falling hair that germ must be killed. Newbro's HerpiCide. an entirely new result of the chemical labora tory. destroys the dan drufT germ. and. Of course, stops the falling hair. and cures badness. Sold by leading druggists. Send 10 cents ir stamps for sample to The Herpicide CO. Detroit Michigan.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Homestead Entry No. 2517.

Department of the Interior, Land
 office at Tucson, Arizona, May F.
 1903
 Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing named settler has filed notice of his intention to- make final proof in support of his claim. and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court at Phoenix. Arizona, on Monday, June 15. 1903 viz: Hugh Robbereon. o; Agua Caliente, Arizona. for the S.W. H N.W. 1 6: NV. A S.W. II Sec. 25, and SEE. r NE. | Sec. 26, T &. F. II w. c. 6, s. E. E. & M.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land. viz:
 Frank Baxter. oi Agua Caliente. Ari- zona: James Phillips. of Agua Caliente, Arizona: George T. Grove. of Agua Caliente. Arizona: Henry A Gum. of Agua Caliente. Arizona.
 MILTON F. MOORE, Register.
 First publication May 14. 1903.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
Help Wanted

-~~>.-- = ---~~-------->~>---~~~~ WANTED-At once, chambermaid and waitress at Sixth Avenue hotel WANTED-Salesladies and salesmen at
 once at The Boston Store. Come early WANTED-Lady bookkeeper and cash
 fer at once. Apply N Y, this office. WANTED-A first-class cook. Apply early. Sixth Avenue hotel.
 SALESMAN WANTED-To sell our
 hardy northern grown nursery stock.
 Cash advanced weekly. Address Ore
 gon Nursery Co. Salem Or.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Homestead Entry No. 2673.

Department of the Interior. Land
 Office at Tucson, Arizona, May 3, 1903
 Notice is hereby given that the fol- loWing g-named settler has filed notice Of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim. and that said proof will be made before the Clerk oi the District Court at Phoenix, Arizona, ori Monday, June S. 1903. viz: Mable J. Morgan, widow of John F. Morgan, deceased. of Peoria, Arizona for the SE 14 Sec. s, T. 2 N. R. l F., c. & s. R. B. & M
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land viz Ulysses c. Young, Richard A. Tuck ey. William A. Hood and Archie w Bennett. all of Peoria, Arizona.
 MILTON E. MOORE. Register.
 First publication May ', 1903.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02

said Probate Court on Friday. the 5th day of June, A. D., 1909. at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m.. of said day. at the court room of said Court, al the court house in the city Of Phoenix. Maricopa County, Territory of Arizona, to show cause why an order should not be granted to said eXecutriX. to sell so much of the said real es- tate as shall be necessary and that a copy of this order be published four successive weeks in the Arizona Re publican, a newspaper printed and pub lished in the said County of MaricOpa. Dated May 9th, 1903.
 J. C. PHILLIPS,
 Judge of the Probate Court. First pub. May :. 1903.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02

MT. H. P. Burbage, a student at law. in Greenville, g. C., had been troubled for four or five years with a continuous cough which he says, greatly alarmed me, causing me to fear that I was in the first stages of consumption" MT. Burbage. having seen Chamberlain Cough Remedy advertised, concluded to try it. Now read what he says of it: 'I soon felt a remarkable change and after using two bottles of the twenty five cent size. was permanently cured Sold by all druggists.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
IN THE PROBATE COURT Of MaricOpa County, Territory
 Arizona.

In the Matter of the Eestate of Ernest
 W. Young, deceased. Order to show
 cause why order Of sale of req estate
 should not be made.
 It appearing to this court. by the pc tition this day presented and filed by Katie F. Young. the eXecutriX of the last will and testament oi Ernest w. Young, deceased, that it is necessary to sell the whole or some portion of the real estate and personal property of said decedent to pay the debts of de cedent and the expenses and charges of administration.
 It is therefore ordered by this court: That all persons interested in the es-
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
Situations Wanted

S~--~~~~c~~~->-~~-~>-~ ~-~->---~~-~--~-~~~~~-~~-~ WANTED-Situation by woman as cook city or country. Enquire Mills house, 6lS w. Washington st. Boom ? WANTED-A position as cook or at general housework; close to town Address Work" Republican office. WANTED-Light work on ranch; can take charge of ranch. 522 East Mon roe
 WANTED-Any kind of light work. Address 23S w. Jackson.
 WANTED-Position as children's nurse or housework; prefer leaving city. Miss Selma Johnson, care of MT Glassford, Rural Route No. 3. WANTED-Situation as assistant bar tender: six months experience. Ad- dress R. F. Misner, Capitol Hotel.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-02
INDIAN GU CSTOM.

On account of the thieving propensl- ties of the 'paleface. the Indians have abandoned their old burial custom of depositing yaluables belonging to the deceased with the corpse. The Breeze. of Bliss. I. T. is authority for the statement that the Indians now place money in the bank and put the certi- ficatc of deposit in the coffin for the dead Indian to take along to the Happy Hunting Grounds. as they have found this to be al much safer method.