Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 22, Petersburg, Pike County, 6 October 1899 — Page 3

1 The Town Occupied by Gen. MacArthur’s Troops After Half an Hour’s Fighting FIUPINOS SENT HOT FOOT NORTHM. <!**. Wheeler Conlwamded Oae Cel* ««» aad Cel. Bell Another la the Attack—43eu. Wheaton Posted with Two Real mental to Block the laaarveata* Uae of Retreat. Manila. Sept. 29, 10:10 a. m.—The movement against Porac, about eight miles from Bacolor, in Pampauga province, which began at daybreak, is conducted personally by Gen. MacArthur. Gen. Wheeler, with the Ninth regiment, and a battery, is advancing by two roads, while Gen. Wheaton, commanding the Twelfth and Seventeenth regiments, is moving to block the insurgents from retreating to the, . north. The Thirty-sixth regiment accompanies Gen. MacArthur. Pornc Was Captured ISantly. Manila, Sept. 28, 3:50 p. m.—Gen. MacArthur entered Porac after half an hour’s fighting. The American loss was slight, and the insurgent loss is not known. The enemy tied northword. When the Americans entered the town they found it practically deserted.

Moved In Two Column*. * The attacking party moved on Porac in two columns. The Ninth infantry, with two guns, from Santa liita, was commanded by Gen. Wheeler, and the Thirty-sixth infantry, under Col. Bell, with one gun, accompanied Gen. MacArthur from San Antonio. Struck Simultaneously. Both columns struck the town at nine o’clock, and opened a brisk fire, which was replied to by the enemy for half an hour. Then the insurgents fled, and the Americans marched over their trenches and took possession of the place, < The Insurgent Force. The insurgents are estimated to have numbered 600 men. Ten dead Filipipinoe were found, and a captain and Commissary of Mascarnd’s command were taken prisoners. \ The American loss was]five killed, .hut there were many .prostrations from the heat. J Englishmen from thiTinsurgent lines report that the Filpinos at Bap)fin have 7,000 new Japanese rifles. ^ A Demount ration mt Aagt-lei. Just before the iight, Smith’s command, at Angeles,! made a demonstration by firing armlery up the railroad track. / Liscum reported one casualty, and Bell reported fiur men of his regiment wounded. The artillery did not have any men injured.

The Movement >ot n Surprise. New York, Sept. 29—A special to the Herald from Washington, says: The movement of Generate MacArthur, Wheaton and Wheeler on Porac, as reported by cable from Manila, ia what the war department has been anticipating for the last fortnight. The general plans of this, movement were known to the officials, but they have refused to give out dispatches on this subject for fear the enemy would profit by the information. ThejAainy weather has delayed the movenftnt. * It is known to the war department that a considerable force of the army is in the vicinity of l'orac, and the general idea, it is believed, is \o break up the defense which the insurgents have prepared during the rainy season in order that their forces may be weakened when the time comes for a more extensive campaign. Gen. Otis’ purpose, as understood at the department, is to make short military ditours, whenever the weather permits, but it is not expected there will be a general advance all along the line before some time in November. Porac is situated 14 miles from Bacolor, and has a population of 8,500. MULES FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Two Star Steamships to Carry American Mules For the British Army tu South Africa. New Orleans, Sept. 29.—The British government has chartered two big steamships in Liverpool, of the Elder Dempster line, to sail for New Or- ^ leans and load mules, supplies, forage and teamsters for some South African port. The first of the vessels will be due ,in this port October 4% 5 and the second one a few days later; one will carry 700 mules, the other 1,200. Maj. H. J. Scobell closed his first contract for mules Wednesday. The number has not been made known. It is understood the purchase was made in St. Louis. THE WAY WITH AMERICANS. The Paris Temps Say* This la a Fortunate La ml, llecauae Our Heroes are Honeat. Paris, Sept. 29.:—The Temps, commenting on the enthusiasm attending Dewey’s return to America, says: “It is a happy country which can welcome a hero without fear of Cacsarism, militarism and socialism. It is a fortunate land where men of the Dewey type are straightforward, simple and honest, and- indulge no ambitious dream to overturn the government”

HOW TO PULL POSTS. A Difficult I'mderUkiDg That la Halt Bair hr the Excreta* of a Little Stratagea, We had a lot of old posts to pull and haul off. The ground was dry and the ^osts came up hard. We at first thought to take*a long pole and yank them out by main strength and awkwardness ivhile the team stood by; but decided upon a different plan and took with us merely a good length of chain and a piece of 2 by 8-inch stuff about 30 inches long. Father drove the team and 1 manipulat .d the chain, etc^ We started down on the right-hand side of and closs

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to the line of poets. In driving past a post he swung the team a little to the right, then slightly to the left, arid backed a few feet, bringing left hind wheel of wagon about in lime with post and within a few feet of it. One end of chain having been fastened around the axle near left wheel, I hooked the other.;,end around post close to ground, then lifted chain and set the piece of 2 by 8 under it with top end resting against post and lower end resting on the ground some 18 inches from post. As the team started slowly the post started skyXvard, then fell prostrate and was at once loaded into the wagon. When the end of the line was reached, in a short time, the job was complete and we were ready to drive?off with out load of posts.—George T. Pettit, iv Ohio Farmed. . SUGAR FOR SOLBIERS. Some Experiments Made la Germany Prove Its Value as a StrengrthImparttniK Ration. A paper was read recently at Metz, Germany, by Dr. Leitensdorfer, at a meeting of the local Army Surgeons’ society, on the subject of the use of sugar as food in the army. The lecturer based his remarks upon personal' observations. In three companies of soldiers ten men without means and of weak constitution were used for the tests, and ten strodger men to control the same. Before the experiments began, the weight, pulse at rest and pulse at work, and respiration Were taken fBr each individual. The stronger man having a pulse at rest of 80 or less showed an increase of 8 to 15 beats at work; the weaker ones, when subjected to the identical exercise, showed an increase as high as 30 beats above i 90 or over.

The sugar men received seven, and later on ten to twelve lumps of sugar a day, each lump being equal to five grammes. In some eases the amount was increased up to 27 grammes a day. The result of the experiemnt was the following: In scientific sense a favorable influence upon the capacity of the individual was shown at 50 to 60 grammes a day, added to the regular ration, the pulse and respiration being lower while at work than with those not fed on sugar, and then the men fed on sugsr showing an increase of weight greater than those who did not eat the sugar. The favorably influence of the sugar upon the muscles and fhef heart exhibited itself in greater endurance. From a practical point of view it wa$ determined: 1. That men like sugafc and it agrees with them. 2. That suj^ir satisfies both hunger ands thirst. 3. That sugar gives quick relief in case of hunger, faintness and exhaustion, owing to the fact that it is easily absorbed. The Agricultural Society of France on March 3, at the instance of its president, M. S. Tetard, resolved to request the government to allow a more important place to sugar in the army rations. The request has led to an order by the minister 6f war to the corps commanders to make experiments for the purpose of determining if, and to what extent, the addition of sugar to the ration would be profitable in the field.—Beet Sugar Gazette. - Make the Farm Home Happy. Some farmers have wives whom they work like slaves, and soon these once fair specimens of God’s work grow gray and wrinkled. If the drudgery continues, death follows and the farmer is left wifeless. There is something in this life to work for besides money. Wealth is a nice thing to have, but health is far greater and more necessary. A man or woman in good health is a millionaire though penniless. At the rate some farm women go about their endless tasks they are quite likely to lose the latter and miss the former. Their should be rest, recuperation and enjoyment in the farm home. It can be made the happiest place on earth if its owner so elects.—Farmers’ Voice. The Element o* Beauty. The element of beauty should not be lost sight of in the breeding of poultry,, Certainly the good-looking hen is not likely to lay any more eggs than the unsightly one. Nevertheless, there is a real value in having a flock uniform in color and marking, and withal beautiful. The young especially are stimulated by the beauty of the fowls to take an interest in them. This interest may develop into something of value to the ones that are moved by it.—Farmers' Review, , -V *W*

MEN IN THE PUBLIC EYE. A bust of ex-Spenker Reed it being exmited in bronze for the Maine legisla tore. Prof. Hadley, the new president oi file, rides a bicycle, plays whist and is sn enthusiast over golf. Since sharing his mustache Senates Deboe closely resembles President Me Kinley in appearance. When asked how old he was, Booker Washington told an interviewer that he did net know. Senator Hansbrough,of North Dakota, was galley boy in the composing-room of the San Francisco Chronicle in 1870. Chaplain Reaney, of the Olympia, was born on the English steamer Ironsides, of which his father was commander. G. W. Watts, the artist, although 83 fears of age, is always at work by four a. m., and says that is the secret of his good health. Attorney General Griggs is a crack ride shot and. may be a member of the New Jersey team that is to test its skill against the District of Columbia sharpshooters. Sir Alfred Milner is one of the most charitable-minded of men and hates scandal mongers. Cape Town gossips declare that he “would make excuses for a horse stealer.” ■ Among the ministers’ sons who haT« amounted to something” are Senatoi Hawley, Richard Watson Gilder, Henrj James, George Bancroft, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Presidents Cleveland and Arthur, Vice President Morton, half a dozen senators and 40 representatives.

RAILWAY NOTES. The Italian statistician Luigi Bodio reports in the Giornale degli Econo* raisti that the Italian railways carried in 1S97 nearly 12,500,000 foreign passengers, of whom 6,219,S13 traveled firstclass, 5,668,444 second and only 389,000 third. The somewhat sharp curves at Lineberg on the second division of the Bah timore &. Ohio railroad are being removed and replaced with a tangent, thus eliminating about 24,degrees of curvature. About 14,000 cubic yards of material will be excavated. Railway traveling in Algeria certainly leaves very much to be desired. From Algiers to Biskra is 400 miles, and it •requires 36 hours to perform the journey. The trip from Oran to Algiers is 263 miles, and this requires 12 hours. Sleeping cars are required on all night trains and restaurant cars on all through trains. The new clock on the Great Eastern railway terminus will, when completed, be one of the sights of London, for it will be one of the very largest clocks In the world. It is designed to show the correct time to all the 18 platforms in the station. The case is so large that it would comfortably hold ’ a dining party of four or five persons. The Central railroad of New Jersey has instituted examinations for its baggagemen. All of the men employed in the baggage department wiU be compelled to undergo an examination in order to; retain their positions. The examination will be in the nature of questions concerning the route of a piece of baggage from one station to another, and methods of tracing lost pieces of baggage, etc. POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The office puts in a lot of time dodg* tng the man. A man’s love is apt to be regulated by his digestion. A critic is usually a man who couldn’t have done it himself. Sooner or later pride is sure to stop on a stick of dynamite. Sometimes a man has to pay dearly for success after fairly earning it. THE MARKETS. © New York, Oct. 2. CATTLE—Native Steers....% 4 50 ©$ 6 60 COTTON—Middling . © 67 FLOUR—Winter Wheat.... S00 til 3 80 WHEAT-No. 2 Red......... 75%® 77* CORN—No. 2. © 40$ OATS-No. 2. FORK—New Mess. 9 00 © 9 60 ST. LOUIS. COTTON—Middling . © 6? BEEVES—Steers . 4 00 © 6 25 Cows and Heifers. 2 50 © 4 00 CALVES—(per luO). 4 50 © 6 75 HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 25 © 4 727 SHEEP—Fair to Choice.... 3 00 ® 3 75 FLOUR—Patents (new). 3 55 © 3 70 Other Grades..... 2 60 © 3 50 WHEAT—No. 2 Red Winter 73 © 737 CORN-No. 2.... © 32 OATS-No. 2. © 247 RYE—No. 2.... © 59 TOBACCO-Lugs . 3 SO © 850 Leaf Burley.... 4 50 © 12 00 HAY—Clear Timothy (new) 8 00 © 11 00 BUTTER—Choice Dairy.... 177*® 20 EGGS—Fresh ................ .... ® 15 PORK—StandardMess(new) .... ©9 00 JSACON—Clear Rib. LARD—Prime Steam.. CHICAGO. CATTLE—Native Steers— HOGS—Fair to Choice. 4 25 SHEEP—Fair to Choice.... 3 50 FLOUR—Winter Patents... 3 50 © Spring Patents... 3 40 ® WHEAT-No. 2 Spring. 73%® No. 2 Red. © CORN—No. 2.. 32 # OATS-No. 2. © PORK—Mess (new). 7 70 © KANSAS CITY. CATTLE—Native Steers.... 4 65 @ HOGS—All Grades. 4 25 © WHEAT—No. 2 Red. 69 © OATS—No. 2 White.. 24 © CORN-No. 2. „ 2S%© NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—High Grade.. 3 45 CORN—No. 2.. OATS—Western ............. .... HAY—Choice ...14 50 PORK-Standard Mess...... 9 50 BACON—Sides . 6$ COTTON_M1LOl{ifgvILLE. WHEAT—Nt*. 2 Red. 7174 CORN—No. 2. 347 OATS—No. 2 Mixed.... PCRK—New Mess. 9 50 BACON—Clear Ribs.... COTTON—Middling ... 4 50

HOUSEHOLD HINTS. If there it one thing on which the hiMMMwife prides herself, it is that of having her laundering done nicely, so that the wearing apparel may be the admiration of all. The washing ish small matter, any one almost can do that, but to have the linens present that flexible and glossy appearance after being ironed requires a fine quality of starch. Ask your grocer for a coupon book which will enable you to get the first two packages of this new starch—“Red Cross'* trade mark brand, also two of the children's Shakespeare pictures painted in twelve beautiful colors as natural as life, or the Twentieth Century Girl Calendar, all absolutely free. This is one of the grandest offers ever made to introduce “Red Cross" laundry starch, J. C. Hubluger’s latest invention. She Carried Him Off. - Hiintley—Furay thing, that elopement of Miss Long-waite and young Snipper. Author—Elopement? That was an abduction !—Philadelphia North American.

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Renting a House. Col. Blood (to Kentucky landlord)— Is there any water about the place, major? Kentucky Landlord (apologetically) —Well—er—yes, I believe there is a spring of fresh water in the back yard, but you ain’t compelled to go near it if you don’t want to, colonel.—N. Y. World. ( Hope Springs Eternal. Podsnip (meeting elderly person)— By Jove! Is it possible ? My old schoolteacher. By the way, do you remember that you said when I was in your class that I’d die on the gallows? Elderly Person—Well, you’re not dcad vet.-_._'

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