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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

\ bunch of lambs will find abundant
Feed in the average corntield from the
time the corn dents until December
One who has tried this plan states
that the lambs will clean up the grass
and weeds first and. while they will
later browse some on the leaves of the
corn, rarely disturb the ears or break
down the stalks. Not only is such for
age waste that would count for moth
ing, but the devOuring of it ana the
tramping Of many seeds into the soil
mean an infinitely cleaner field the next
season. Sheep will do more for Il weedy,
unkept farm than almost any other
single agency ut the disposal Of the
tiller of The soil and n flock of them
should be kept on every well managed
farm, when the above plan can be
given a test.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

Several counties in Wyoming were
lately placed under quarantine by the
federal authorities for the purpose Of
preventing what is styled as the lip
and leg disease among sheep. an all
ment somewhat similar to the foot and
mouth disease in cattle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

4 sick animal on the farm should be
Isolated at once. This not only makes
it possible to give the special care
needed. but viii lessen the likelihood
Of spread Of the trouble provided it
should prove catagious.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

One of the many interesting exhibits
in the forestry building at the Seattle
exposition was a section of pile taken
from Galveston bay last year which
had been doing service for thirty
three years That it was able to with
stand the attacks Of the teredo. mol
tuscan borer. during this long period
was owing to the fact that it was
treated with creosote before being
driven. Had it not been SO treated II
would have been riddled and worth
less in very few months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

Ventura county, Cal. produces three
fourths of the worlds supply of lima
beans, the output last year being GS,-
OoO,OO0 pounds. worth $272O.COO to
the growers. This is one of the spe-
cial agricultural interests which i'm
press the traveller through southern
California, fields of beans in the dis
tTict devoted to growing them stretch
ing as far as the eye can reach. The
fields are planted TO permit of horse
cultivation and are kept remarkably
clean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

The State Poultry association of
Connecticut has brought pressure L"
bear Gn the members of the state lcg-
islature and secured the passage Of Il
bill which compels dealers to sell eggs
for what they really are. \ placard
must be placed in each receptacle con
tanning eggs stating whether they are
fresh or cold storage.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

There is one present day fad which
and that is the rapidly increasing tend
ency Of people in cities and smaller
towns and in some cases the country
of sleeping in tents on their porches or
In their back yards 1t has hcalthful-
ness and solid enjoyment to commend
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

If the little people who come into the
home are to reach a respectable ma
turity, scalding water fly poison. rough
on rats and headache tablets should So
far as possible be kept out of their
reach. Hardly Il week passes hut one
sees chronicied in the daily papers the
death of helpless little babies who run
afoul Of some one of these things.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

1t requires from four and one-quar
wheat TO make barrel Of flour. while
barrel Of -four will make about 80
one-pound Ioaves of bread.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

A town the writer visited the other
day was an Improvement over many
Others in that a considerable number
of its vacant lots were busy growing
alfalfa instead of being allowed to pro-
duce rank growth of burdock. mus
tard or what not. 1t furnished a good
bite of nutritious hay for COW or horse
and was quite an advertisement of the
possibilities of the soil of the locality.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

The high prices which have prevail
years have caused good many more
farmers TO stack their grain than for
many years past. due to their desire
to hold il and not market it with Il
rush as soon as thraShed. This vii
result in a brighter and better quality
of grain which of itself will fetch a
higher price than that badly discoi
ored. More than this. the stacking OF
the grain has made possible good prog
ress in the blowing OF the stubble and
the heading off Of a scad of weeds il
next years fields.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

While lime is in no sense subSti-
tute for manure and should not be used
with this thought in mind, it does serve
as corrective of soil conditions
sweetens sour soils and puts them in
shape to furnish food for growing
plant life. \ ton of lime per acre is
usually sufficient to set things right.
and it may be applied to the land with
manure in the shape of the freshly air
Stacked product Or it may be put on
alone.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

II is usually the tabby cats that are
most often found kicking around IN
der ones feet which are the poorest
mOusers and of least account.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

A heavy freeze which struck the
Michigan ard Wisconsin cranberry
fields at picking time ruined the or D.
Of many growers. As Il result Of this
the festive berry will he high at
Thanksgiving time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

The two or three. utrSses Of green
lima beans which come from the home
garden are such rare treat that they
pay well for the trouble taken ia rails
ing them
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

The natives OF Hawaii can't 20 out
in the back yard with a big slice Of
watermelon and enjoy ii with the
same zc~t as we do in America. if they
are fmicly ut all. for the melons grown
on the Islands are likely to be infpSt-
ed with maggotS. which appreciate a
good thing as much as folks do
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18
SpOhging the back Of an animal with
crude petroleum will TX the ticks.

If there happens TO be a woman's
club in the LeIglibUrhood. encourage
the good wife to Join it. II will widen
her outlook on life and furnish Il much
needed variety
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

One Of the surcst as well as most
profitable crops for the Pacific coast
horticulturiSt is the English walnut.
The trees are remarkably free from
the insect pests and fungus which :,
often attack fruit trees. while the crop
is one that is much less periShabIe and
can thus be held if prices are not sat
iSfactury.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

The demand of the age is for trained men
for life's activities, Positions assured to
those who have worked with a will.
Each department supplied with the most
modern and approved apparatus. Practical
work emphasized in all departments. Gradu-
ateS qualified to enter at once upon life's
work. Boarding department supplied with
all modern improvements: bath-l oOms,
steam heat, electric lights. New buildings
with modern improvements. Location un-
surpassed for health.
Tuition. books, heat. light, laundry, board,
medical attention, annual deposit, chemical
and athletic fees all included in the annual
charge of $50 per quarter, payable in ad-
vance.
Santorium for isolation of contagious
disease resident physician and trained nurse
in attendance.
CatalOg giving full particulars on applica
ton. Attention is called to the Two Years
Courses n Agricultural and Horticulture.
Failure to report promptly means loss Of
opportunity to student
Early application necessary for admit
tance.
Write for particulars
K. W. SYLVESTER, President,
College Park, Md
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18
IheMdryIdnd Agricultural College
College Park, Md.
MaryIand's School of T Technology
Fifty-third Year Opens Sept I4-i5
for Examinations,

Eight Courses of instruction leading &c
professional degree Of b. S.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18

Agricultural, Mechanical Engineer
Ing, Biological, Horticultural, Civil
Engineering, Chemical, General Eiec-
tricaI Engineering.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02

Whitla, was seen at her home in Nor
folk. Ohio, yesterday. When she was
given a description Of the oma un-
der arrest here. she exclaimed, THAT
woman again."
She then broke down and wept bit
terly. Mrs. Forker would say moth
ing more nor explain her remark.
The police we're able yesterday for
the first time positively to locate the
house in which the Whitla boy was
held in Cleveland. 1t is the Granger,
a downtown apartment house of the
better order.
Fear for Safety Of k~idnappers.
Pittsburg, March 26.-Fearing for
the safety of their prisoners if they
were taken to Sharon or the county
set at Mercer, officers last night
brought James H. Boyle and his wife,
accused of kidnapping Willie Whitla,
tothe Allegheny county Jail here. The
prisoners were guarded in their car by
sixteen detectives and officers.
The car was kept securely locked
and non one was granted admission to
the a except an Associated Press
correspondent and a few other news
paper men.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
FOREIGN.

The aerodome Silver Dart made two
successful flights. starting from the ice
in Baddeck bay at Baddeck, N. S.
According to the London Daily
Telegraph the Argentine republic has
actually placed the contracts for two
Dreadnaughts with German firms.
The astronomer Gaillot announced
before the Academy Of Sciences at
Paris that he had discovered two new
planets situated beyond Neptune,
which Is the outermost known planet
of the solar system.
Heavy rains resulted in serious
floods in various parts of the repub-
lie of Peru, entailing considerable
damage. A portion of the town of
lea has been swept away by a freshet
and landslides have stopped traffic
v the Central railroad.
Prince Michael Hilkof, a member
OF the council of the Russian empire
ana formerly minister Of communica-
tions. died suddenly in st. Petersburg.
To him belongs the credit of getting
the maximum amount of work out of
the Siberian railroad during the
Japanese war.
It is reported that 1000 arrests have
been made a. Jellalabad, Afghanstan,
in connection with the plot recently
discovered to murder the ameer the
heir apparent and the other members
of the royal family. According to ad-
vices patches of prisoners are being
blown from guns daily.
Sergeant Cortes, his son and Corporal
Richardo, three of the rural guard
who were identified with the late up
rising IN Santa Clara province. Cuba,
have been imprisoned at Fort San
Severino at Matanzas. The remain
der of the band, who are civilians,
have been held for trial in the civil
courts.
Smarting under a chastisement re-
ceived from his father, German Jime-
neg, a lad fifteen years old of Guadal-
ajara, Mexico, took revenge OF. his
parent by %loosening a heavy rock in
the wall of a we'll which the father
was digging and dropping 1t down
upon the man below. The father was
instantly killed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02

Cleveland police as the persons who
kidnapped him from the school at
Sharon. Pa, last Thursday and held
him for the $4,000 ransom, which
was paid by his father, Attorney
James P. Whitla. Monday.
Willie said the man, who gave the
name of James II. Boyle, was the n
who took him from school and carried
him through a %tortuous route to Cleve-
land, then to A%shtabula, back to this
city, and placed him in the house in
the East end. where he was held un-
til the money was paid.
Woman Acted Part Of Nurse.
Willie also declared that the woman
was the one who cared for him at the
house where he was detained and
who acted the part of a nurse.
Boyle said the m is his wife.
The police have no other identified
ton of the couple than the names
given. So far as the man is concern
ed, the police believe the name is
correct. Boyle is said to reside in
Sharon and IS a plumber by trade.
The woman. who is accredited with
being the wife of Boyle, declared soon
after her arrest that her Identification
would cause a sensation III Sharon.
When the identification was conplet-
ed Mr.. Whitla would say nothing re-
gording the woman. He said he knew
Boyle slightly.
&C Before Grand Jury.
Immediately after Willie Whitla
had seen the men and women at the
central police station they were t'Een
to the county court house and ne
appeared before the grand Jury. Tiny
were examined for the purpose Of aid
ing the jury in it's attempt to find an
indictment against the two prisoners.
Immediately after leaving the grand
jury room Mr.. and Mrs. Whitla, Willie
and the janitor of the Sharon school,
which Willie attended, left for Sh.-
ron
Accomplish Kills Self.
A woman known as Mary Diener,
who the police say may have been
an associate Of the kidnappers, Or
was implicated in the plot. committed
suicide yesterday by drinking NOR
phine. The woman drank the poison
while standing in front of a drug
store in the East end, not far from
the house in which Willie Whitla was
detained. She died in an ambulance
while being taken to a hospital.
'"That Woman Again."
Mrs. Maud Forker, who is the wife
Of Harry Forker, brother of Mrs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
SINS AND SINNERS.

Herman BrOckman, who is wanted
by the police in Milwaukee,, Wis. on
q charge of check forgery, wa arrest.
ed in Chicago.
Two men, suspected as being i'm.
plicated in the robbery Of the First
National Bank of Tmogene of $4,000,
ere arrested near Whitecloud, Iowa.
George Willard and George Carson,
two of the most notorious bank
sneaks, pickpockets and all around
thieves in this country, were arrested
at Cincinnati.
Samuel E. Schultz. a broker, former
director of the open board Of trade,
attempted to commit suicide in Chi
cago by swallowing a quantity of car
bolic acid. Dependency over recent
losses in wheat Is given as the cause.
Frederick Fl. Richardson, once a
prosperous manufacturer of Elmira, N.
Y, and wanted on a char ge of embez-
element, committed suicide at Harris
burg, Pa. when cornered in his hotel
by the police. Richardson had been
tracked from Chicago to Pittsburg and
then to Harrisburg.
Gov. Hughes announced that he had
denied the application for executive
clemency in the case of Mrs. Mary
Farmer, who is under sentence of
death at Auburn prison for the muir
der Of Mrs. Sarah Brennan at Browns
vile, near Watertown. Mrs. Farmer
will be executed some time next week.
Another killing which the police de-
clare should be added to the list of
crimes of the Black Hand society was
committed on q street of Brooklyn,
when Joseph Genaro. a cigarmaker
and supposed to be the father Of a
vaudeville performer Of that name.
was shot and killed in fusillade of
bullets that followed a me citing OF Ge-
naro and a crowd of seven Italians.
The police made several arrests.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
Man and Woman Arrested at
Cleveland Are Confronted
by Willie Whitla.
ACC0NPl|Ct TAKES POISON
Suicide Believed by POIice to Have
Been Implicated in PlOt-Grand
Jury Takes Case.

Cleveland, March 25.-In the arrest
here last night of a man and a woni-
an having &c. 100 in their possession
the police believe they have captured
the kidnappers of Willie Whitla. In
fact the woman in tbs case, whit is
somewhat befuddled. admitted that
she had been responsible for the kid
mapping. When placed in custody at
the central police station she said to
Capt. Shattuck: 81 am the one who
planned the whole thing. There will
be trouble for me and HI in Sharon
tomorrow"
Beneath the woman's skirt was
found $9,79O. All of it but $40 was
bound in packages with the original
slips placed on the money when
Whitla took it from the bank still
around it.
Capt. Norman Shattuck and Detec.
tive Frank Wood made the arrests
In the East end Of the city. When
near the police station the man broke
away from Detective Wood and ran
towards an alley. The policeman fired
two shots from his revolver into the
air and the man stopped. The WON
an made no attempt to escape.
Boy Given Ovation.
Sharon, Pa, March 25.-The whole
borough Of Sharon turned out last
night and participated in the demon
stration over the Homecoming Of
Willie Whitla, who, with his father,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02

It was the unanimous opinion OF the
officers that it would be safer not to
take any chances by exposing their
populace.
Armed Guard at His Cell.
Mercer, Pa, March %. Heavily
manacled to Sheriff Chess and guard
ed by several detectives, James Boyle,
n Of the kidnappers Of little Billy
Whitla, was brought here yesterday
from Pittsburg and lodged in the
Mercer county Jail. His wife, it Is
said. will be brought here from Pitts
burg today and the couple will be for
mally arraigned on a charge of kid
mapping in a few days.
Boyle feared violence on his arrival
in Mercer. and en- the Journey from
Fittshurg asked Sheriff Chess if he
thought tie crowd would harm him.
The prisoner looked greatly relieved
when he saw only a scattering of peo-
| pie at the Mercer station.
Armed Guard at Jail.
Poyle was hun ried into a waiting
bus ard taken t. the Jail. An armed
guard was rlaced in front of Boyle's
call and : ~patrclman will be stationed
outside the iail all night. Sheriff
Chess sai3 that the Jail would be
guarded Until the trial Of the Boyles
was OEer.
word that the authorities were
! bringing EC"!e 10 this place caused
small cLgwds TO gather at all stations
en- route Gcm Pittsburg. Over 200
people focked about the train at
Grove C&y and rcered in the car win
lows. There wee no demonstrations
CO violence during the trip, but Boyle
clearly slowed he vas nervous.
Want Boy in Vaudeville.
sharon. Ia. March 2S.-News that
James H. Eoy ie had been removed to
the Mercer county jail at Mercer was
received ere with little interest yes
teIday. Eoyle escaped from the Mer-
Ger county Jail several years ago,
when centred there on a minor
charge. Wien info, med yesterday
that Boyle had been returned to the
same Jail. James P. Whitla said:
II hope they will take every pre-
caution t. keep him safely. He is a
dangerous man in the community"
Since Boyle's escape the Jail has
been rebuilt and is now considered
safe.
An offer for Willie Whitla to go on
the vaudeville stage at $1,000 a week
has been received by his father. who
merely remarked:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
OTHERWISE.

e. H. Hartman has gone TO Paso
Robes. Cal, to take baths at the hot
springs. He is troubled with rheuma.
tism.
Bishop George d. Gillespie of the
Protestant Episcopal diocese of west.
ern Michigan, died at Grand RAPIDS
after a long illness.
The theatrical world Is interested in
the announcement that w. S. Gilbert
after 9 long rest, is writing a new
opera. The work is to be fanciful in
character, and will deal with fairies.
An interesting report in mining cir.
cles at Republic, Mich, is that the
Oliver Iron Mining company, the big
subsidiary concern which produced all
the Lake Superior ore used by the
United States Steel corporation. Is to
manufacture it's w explosives. The
plant will Re established on the Go.
gebic iron range.
Ignace Jan P~aderewski, the pianist,
who returned to New York from Min.
neapolis, after ~canceling three con
certs because Of the recurrence of his
old rheumatic trouble, was so much
improved that no physician was called
In. P~aderewskl's secretary, L. G..
Sharp. said that the pianist believed
q rest OF q few days alone would be
sufficient to cure the trouble.
The thirty-eigfth legislature Of Cal
ifornia has adjourned. Gov. Gillett
appeared before both houses and
thanked the members for having
strengthened his administration by
the enactment Of laws demanded by
the people.
President Taft, by executive order.
has changed the spelling Of the la
sale" national forest, IN Southeastern
utah. to LA SAL to conform to local
Of the name Of the Salt
called by the Spanish ia
evidently with reference to the
nj deposits found IN the region.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02

They will have to go higher than
that"
Woman ls identified.
Cleveland, March 28.-Chief Of Po-
lice Kohler, when shown a dispatch
from Chicago identifying Mrs. James
H. Boyle as Ann McDermott, said it
fully agreed with the information he
had, but which he had been unable
to confirm.
Information as to the exact identity
Of Mrs. Boyle came through a chance
statement made by William H. Beck
err, a Cleveland vessel owner. Becker
first suspected the identity of the
woman and arranged later to catch a
glimpse of her without being seen by
the prisoner.
"She is the daughter of my half-sis-
ter" Becker said.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN fPITOMf
Dlfest Of the News Worth Telling Con.
densed for the Busy
Reader.
AT CAPITAL.

Reed Knox, son of Secretary Of
State Knox, has been appointed con
6dential clerk to the secretary, vice
a. F. Neighbors. resigned.
An examination will be held in
Washington on May 26, q and % OF
such candidates for the consular serv'
ice as have been designated by the
president.
The secretary Of the treasury an
nounced the appointment of Charles
Dyer Morton of Chicago as assistant
secretary OF the treasury, to succeed
Louis "A. Coolidge, resigned.
An appropriation of a quarter of a
billion OF dollars is provided for the
establishment OF a national tubercular
s~anitarium in the State OF Colorado
IN . bill introduced in the house by
Representative SABBATH.
The president announced that he
would appoint Lloyd Bowers to be SO
Hector general, vice Henry Hoyt. re-
signed. Mr.. Bowers is general coun-
eel Of the Chicago & Northwestern
road. with headquarters at Chicago.
The president has announced that
he will nominate Henry A. Wise as
United States district attorney for
the Southern district Of New York.
20 succeed Henry L. Stimson, whose
resignation has been accepted by the
president.
The attorney general Of the United
States has asked Wade H. Ellis OF
Ohio to continue In. his present 70.
sttion % assistant to the attorney
general, and 1t was officially an.
nounced thst Mr.. Ellis had agreed to
do 20.
The safety Of passengers on rail
roads under the jurisdiction of the
interstate commerce commission il
sought by q bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Esch. Under the bill It
would be compulsory to construct
passenger coaches with frames OF
steel or other metals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
COUNTY TREASURER IS GONE.

st. Paul, March 26.-Peter w. Ehr.
resigned treasurer of Carlton county.
is missing and a shortage Of s3.S52.95
in the county's treasury was reported
to Gov. Johnson yesterday by Public
Examiner Anton Schafer.
Last July 1t is said a discrepancy
of $4,000 was found in Ehr's accounts.
but this was made good, it is claim
ed. by his bondsmen, and he was re.
elected to the Office.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
IMMIGRANTS MOVE WEST.

st. Paul, March 26.-About ten spe-
cial full-car consignments of immi.
grants, mostly from Northern Euro
pean countries, have passed through
St.. Paul the past seven days. Others
have passed through on regular coach
es. Immigration officials at the union
depot believe that more than 1000
Northern Europeans have gone West.
through st. Paul, during the past
week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
Student Kills Himself.

Fargo, March %. - Said to have
been Respondent over i'll health and
despairing over love affairs, F. Egge
Russell. a student of the agricultural
college, yesterday committed suicide
by shooting himself three times in
the head.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-02
Cans Has Tuberculosis.

Denver. March 31.--Joe Cans, for
mer worlds champion lightweight pu-
gilist, has developed tuberculosis of
the lungs and may never again be
seen in the ring. Referee Charlie
White is quoted as being responsible
for the statement.