Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1901 — Page 6

POLITICS OF THE DAY

f DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK BRIGHT. While certain men are talking about •» toorgauizing the Democratic party, that • sterling old defender of the people’s fights is proceeding to reorganize itself. When, after the last national election, ‘♦he assertion was made that drastic !' uei hods were necessary to put thepary into tlie way of winning victories, it was claimed that time and McKin- . leyism were the best courses for any ills which might he causing defeats. The ranilidni‘Kß of tlie claim is now apparent. Not only did the recent town and -city elections result in almost general htemocratte victories, but the otln*r lay, in Maine, tlie choice of a successor jto Congressman Bontelle ended in ■4,what l» nothing less than Itepubliean disaster. Mr. Bontelle carried tin* district Inst fall by 10,000 majority. Llewellyn Powers, the Republican who (takes tiis place, thinks lie is fortunate if ids present majority foots up 3,000. ■ Bangor, which gave Boutelle nearly •000, goes for the Democratic candidate jiow hy 000. The Democrats seem to Jtiave made positive gains throughout .the district, wiiile tin' Republican vote -’is every where reduced. An election for Congress is directly <a test of political sentiment, and while •the Republicans still hold the Bangor •district a corresponding change would 'lose them many districts throughout tin* country and make the House of 'Representatives Democratic, The next Congressional election is too Jar abend for speculation. These straws {indicate only present currents. But they all indicate that 1001 is a Democratic year, if the Democratic party will Imt avail itself of the prevailing Itepubliean disgust. They also indicate that reorganization, or, rather, rehabilitation, is making progress among •Democrats, who are forgetting ttieir Retty differences and working together '»n old-time form.—New York News. Our Duty to the Cuban . What President Kruger wants is independence, and nut a "better government, with greater liberties." Here is i distinction that our government of freedom is losing sight of under the • lead of our expansionists. What struggling peoples like the Boers and Cubans want is Independence—-a preservation of their national individuality. That •stronger nations can give better laws to weaker ones does not justify the right of might. If the Cubans, for instance, do not use their independence to • conform to our Ideas of liberty that is •their business and not ours. Let them work out their own destiny. Our duty in the case is simply to see that their •independence as a nation shall be preserved. Indianapolis News. Blow at a Free Press. The beauties of a military government were handsomely illustrated by Governor General Wood when lie sup- . pressed a Havana newspaper and threw iis editor in prison for the publication •of a cartoon reflecting ou President Me Kin ley and himself. The cartoon repre sented the crucifixion of Cuba by Wood and McKinley, with public opinion weeping at the foot of /the cross. The cartoon was not commendable from the viewpoint of reverence for Christian history and good taste, but it was not for this reason that the paper was suppressed and Its islitor imprisoned; it was because he had dared to hold the constituted authorlth-s up to scorn.Indianapolis Press.

Wood Made Hitu«elf Kidiculoui. The editor of the Havana Discueion now floats this interesting line under the title bend of his newspaper; “Suppressed by Weyler, Get. 23, 1806; suspended by Wood, April 6, lit*»l In suppressing the paper temporarily ou account of a cartoon that ho considered offensive General Wood not only succeeded In making liituself devlightfully ridiculous, but lie made a substantial contribution to the increasing hostility of the Cubans toward the American government. There ought to he rational limits to the seriousness with which a niilliiarv governor takes • himself, even when lie Is the responsible agent of duty and dcstiey. Detroit Free I’ress. A Military Idea of Trill •«. General MacArthur telegraphs that (lie stealings of tho military ling in (he Philippines have been grossly exaggerated, and that they will not amount to much. All this has a familiar sound. Recent reports show 'that tin* discovered and admitted stealings in the Philippines amount already (o nearly S2OO,UUO, but ti is estimated by the military agent of heiicvoleut assimilation and McKinley pliatiiseelsm ns only a little trifle. Johnstown Dem--ocrat. Identified with tbe Trust.. If there Is any value iu the United States statutes luteuded to control the abuse* of the trusts the Attorney General Is the official who must put them in force. To appolut for this duty a • lawyer Intimately associated with the most far-reaching of all tlie trusts, and that with the expressed approval of Its promoters, seems deliberately to Identify the government with tlie Interests i.f this alarming combination In a way Hint popular opinion cannot fail i« reseat.—Philadelphia Times. Kina* Come Hlkli, The g|H>cinl committee of the House •of Coiuiiioiih recommend that the British nation appropriate for King Ed ' ward s personal and household ex-

penses for the coming fiscal year $2,500,000. This, by the way, Is for the King's exclusive use. His relatives swell Hie sum to $4,280,000 a year. It will thus be seen that kings come high. It is bad enough In England, hut when we take less resourceful countries like Italy and Austria, where the luxury of monarchy costs double what It does In Great. Britain, while a good part of the people are kept in rags to support it, it seems shocking.—Boston Globe. Sisniflcant Silence. Philander C. Knox was yesterday sworn in as attorney general and took his seat as a member of tin* cabinet. Now that th(> matter is fully consummated, will the chief Republican newspapers of the country find their voice to speak of it? Is it not so unusual as to lie extraordinary that a President can fill this important office without evoking a word of approval from the leading organs of tills party? Did such a thing ever happen before? It would be interesting to have tlie opinion of these Journals as to tlie wisdom and policy of appointing a chief counsel of the blllien-dollnr steel trust to administer tin* anti-trust laws.—New York World. Included in the Gran-l Total. While reckoning up the cost of the Philippine war the following items must not bo overlooked: The>Thirtythird infantry, which left Sail Francisco 1,300 strong, Inis just returned with only 700 names ou tlie muster roll; the Thirty-fourth, which went out 1,300 strong, brings back 801 men; from 100 to 150 men of each regiment were discharged in Manila, tlie remaining succumbing to disease and bullets. In tlie hold of Hie transport that carried the two regiments were the corpses of 250 soldiers who died in the Philippines. Philadelphia North American.

V Many Thrones Tottering. There is hardly a throne on the continent of Europe that may not lie upset in the course of tho next ten years. Germany’s, Austria’s, Italy’s, Belgium's, Portugal’s, Spain's—they are all more or less rickety and out of repair. II*J f of them at least are sure to go to smash before a great while. Even our little tin empire on wheels in Luzon will probably go to pieces before 1910. Hartford, Conn., Times.

Why lianna Oppo*e» Change. Mr. Hanna objects to electing United States Senators hy direct vote of the people. It is easy to understand why. Willi the people electing Senators by direct vote Mr. Hanna would not be one, two, three/in the running. It is easier to buy a Legislature than it is to buy a majority of a State’s voters, hence Mr. Hanna prefers tlie legislative election method. Omaha World-llerald. How Opinions Have Chancel. The Spaniards in Cuba want tlie island to stay in the control of the United States, it is said. The Spaniards are tine people, according to our annexationists, although, there was a time when the native Cubans were tlie patriots and we went to war in their cause. Nothing so changes one’s opinions as the point of view.—lndianapolis News. Why Knox Sacrifice.-! So Much. Doubtless now wo are to look out for an aggressive enforcement of the federal antitrust law. This must have been among the considerations leading Mr. Knox, of Pittsburg, to give up a $50,000 trust law % practice for an ss.(mni cabinet position.—Springfield, Mass., Republican. Others Arc Smart Also. Captain Carter’* partners in the theft of millions from the government are said to have been oornered, and in process of 11 mo may be punished. It certainly is not fair to the civilians to suppose that tlie army iwoviiled the only smart person in these proceedings,— Brooklyn Eagle. Ignore the Civil Service Law. All Ohio grand jury lias Ignored tlie charges brought by the civil service commission against prominent political workers. The Ohio people look upon tin* civil service laws in much the same manner tin* Maine people regard the prohibition laws. Washington Post. It Cost Hanna More. Mayor Toni I„ Johnson, of Cleveland, says in ids sworn expense account that his election cost him only $132. Another Cleveland resident can testify that no such bargain counter rates prevail in the negotiation of Ohio sctiutorsliips. Albany Argus.

In a Cemetery.

There are choice places even In a cemetery, in some parts of the world, the eastern portion, without regard to its situation. Is always deemed the most desirable. This preference nriscs from the old tradition that our Lord will appear front the cust. II Is also believed that the dead In the eastern portion will he tlie first to rise; then those iu tlie southern, western and northern iu order. In England it was once the custom to bury felons and other had character* on tlu* north aide of the church. The custom of laying tho dead in a certain direction is responsible for the Welsh designation for the cast wind; "The wlud of the dead men’s feet.’’ A pneumatic rocking-chair bus Just been patcuted. The air-cushions attached to the rockers are similar to ordinary cycle tlrea.

GARDEN AND FARM

FERTILIZERS VERSUS CROPS. The use of commercial fertilizers has prevented the falling off in the averages of staple crops in the East, the yields of which were decreasing every year. It Is almost impossible to produce sufficient manure on a large farm to retain Its fertility, and more fertilizers should be irned. FERTILIZING THE SOIL FOR SQUASH. Such crops as squash, cucumbers and melons should havs all fertilizers applied by broadcasting over the surface of the ground. If manure is applied It will also give good results if worked into the soil, although well-rotted manure in the hills will assist the plants at the start. FOOD FOR BEES. When the weather is warm enough for bees to fly, give them some finely ground corn meal, wheat or rye canaille, or the finer parts of sifted ground oats. Place in shallow pans, one to every four or five colonies, and do not put feed over one-haif inch deep. Avoid giving grain too finely ground like pure flour, as it would be liable to smother them. x A CONVENIENT BRACE AND BITS. It is oftentimes necessary to carry a brace and bits when working on the farm or lumbering. The most convenient way is to get a piece of soft timber as long as the bits, and bore the whole length of the bits into the end of the stick. Pour a little oil in each hole, to keep the bits from rusting. A block two inches square will hold all that are usually needed, and render them proof against the weather and damage from rough handling.

WHERE TO KEEP MILK. .The cellar Is not regarded as the best place for milk. It is claimed that the milk room should be above ground and be kept filled with pure and constantly changing air. Those who make the best butter, outside of the creameries, have excellent results by keeping the milk in shallow pans, from one and one-half to two and one-half inches deep, the temperature to be 60 degrees. This is considered one of the l>est plans for securing the fine, aromatic flavor and waxy grain to the butter. The milk should be skimmed at from 24 to 36 hours, the cream should ripen in from 12 to 24 hours, at 60 degrees. Dairy men must largely be governed IT? circumstances in making choice butter. ORADE MOTHERS, It seems to be a principle in breeding that when two animals of different breeds are mated, the influences of the one which is the nearest pure bred, if both arc in equal vigor and strength, will be the most potent in its effect upon the offspring. If one is weak or in poor condition, the other may attain the ascendency, as surely will be tlie case with the one that is of a pure bred and the other only a grade. When both are equal in breeding and health, it is, unsafe to predict which parent the offspring will most resemble, as it may vary accord-: ing to their condition at the time of mating. This will explain why many who have begun to grade up their herds by the use of a pure bred male have succeeded better than those who have tried to effect a cross between two good breeds. And this is true of poultry as of animals. SPECIAL CROPS. One of the objection;* to the farmer devoting himself to a special crop i 3 that he is likely to have to buy. or more often go without many things which he might produce at home at less cost than he buys them, and often he might be better repaid for his labor if he put it into production of such things as he needs to use at home. We think that a farmer should grow 1113 own supply of nearly every variety , of garden vegetables and email fruits, ; and produce his own pouity and eggs, if not his milk and butter. It may seem against the grain to devote as much time to an acre of gardens a 3 would do the work on four of f.v? acres of grain, or as much to the care of fifty hens as to three cows, but we work, or most of us have to, for the I profit there is in it, and there are I few things on the farm that will pay ! better for the capital invested and labor done than a well-carcd-for garden and poultry yard.—American Cultivator.

A HOUSE FOR SIXTY FOWLS. I am planning to build a hen-house 10x36 feet, divided into three peas, each 10x12, to accommodate 20 hens each. It will bo seven feet front and five feet rear, so that twelve foot of lumber will work without waste. Shall double board this with one-half or three-fourths Inch hemlock boards, with paper between, also paper roofing, Shall have either one full window or two half sliding windows in each pen with a three-foot door, opening outward. 1 expect to keep the doora open neqrly every day and when ahut at night It will he wanner than If there were more windows, will lay the sills on a stone foundation and fill In with sand or dirt for a floor to be kept well lirtared with chaff. Shall sell off or use for the table the hens In one pen every spring and use that pen for chickens, disposing of the roosters and keeping the pullets, 20 or 25, In the same pen to avoid the llfflculty of changing them around. The next year clear the next pen and ao

on, keeping none over three year*. I will have one male only in the tj/,t pen and use the eggs for sitting. It will take 2,100 feet of seasoned hemlock at sl4 per M, two rolls paper and the windows, nails and inside fixings will bring the cost up to SSO. —Edith W. Holton, in New England Homestead. WEEDS ARE OF SOME BENEFIT. Weeds are everywhere. Their presence should cause alarm. They choke the wheat in the field, annoy the gardener, thrive in the meadow, spring up by the roadside, rob cultivated plants of their nutriment, injure the crops by crowding and shading, make the cleaning of seeds difficult, while most of them are of little value as food for domestic animals. Yet weeds are of some benefit, for they induce more frequent and thorough cultivation, which helps crops. A new arrival of a weed of the first rank stimulates watchfulness. In occupying the soil after a crop has been removed, weeds prevent the loss of fertility by shading the ground. What enables a plant to become a weed? Sometimes by producing an enormous number of seeds; in other cases by the great vitality of their seeds. Some are very succulent, and even when pulled, ripen seeds. Soma seeds are difficult to separate from the seed of the crop cultivated. Some plants go to seed long before suspected, as no showy flowers announce the time of bloom. Some seeds and seedlike fruits are furnished with a balloon or sail, or grappling hooks. Some weeds defend themselves with forks or bayonets. Most of them are disagreeable in taste or odor, so that domestic animals leave them to occupy the ground and multiply.—The Epitomist.

HANDY FRUIT LADDERS. Many farmers have too few fruit ladders, and what they do have are often too heavy and hard to handle. A ladder to be used by carpenters or masons for carrying heavy loads to the top of buildings can hardly be too strong. There are generally men enough at hand to raise or move them as occasion requires, which is not very often, but in gathering fruit one needs a ladder that can be handled easily as one passes around a tree or goes from one tree to another. I have had good, strong ladders, that ; were not very heavy, made from white pine trees that grew and died i» thick groves of pines. There will be no pitch in such wood. If a live tree can be found of the desired size, and is cut j around at the butt to kill it, and then ! left to stand till it dies and is sea- I soned, it will be comparatively light j and very strong. After trimming off j what small limbs there are. and shav- j ing off the bark and as much of the | sap wood as necessary to bring it to j the right size, the holes should be j bored, after which the tree should be j split with a good splitting saw. White j oak or red oak makes good rounds if ' split from sound, straight grained tim- j her. Such a ladder should be safe for carrying bunches of shingles to the roof of a building. But for fruit ladders I prefer something lighter. I have made several very satisfactory ones from straight grain spruce boards that were but little more than an inch in thickness. In piles of one by six inch fencing stuff, as found in lumber yards, one can often find strips from the outside of the logs that are not only nearly free from knots, but are from an eighth to a quarter of an inch over thick. These will make excellent pieces for fruit ladders. I have three such, ranging from ten to nineteen feet in length. The longest one I can easily raise on end, and it is perfectly safe to mount to the top when properly placed against a tree. The boards are split with a saw on a diagonal line, so that when one 3ide is reversed, end for end, I have two pieces each three and one-half at one end by two and one-half at the other. After planing the sides and taking a shaving off from the corners and sandpapering to remove all slivers, the holes should be bored with a good extension lip bit. Inch holes are none too large for the lower end, but those near the top should be seven-eighths or even threequarters for the last two or three. My rounds have all been made from the butt of a butternut tree, and they -are strong enough and much lighter than oak. In working out the rounds I would have them larger in the middle than at the ends. The rounds should fit snugly In the holes at both ends, so that when tho ladder Is finished It will be almost like one solid piece. I always split the ends of the rounds after they are all in place and sawed off smooth, and then drive la hard wood wedges. This makes the ladder feel very firm and stiff. It should not be neceskary to say that, the wedges must be so set as not to strain the woo’d lengthwise of the grain. The bottom rounds should be the longest and grow shorter to the top. Made in this way, it will stand more firmly when in use and be easier to place on end. To make it still more secure, the end rounds and several between should be well pinned with hard wood pins driven Into small holes bored with a bit. Such* ladders, If kept painted and housed when not in user should last one a lifetime.—A. W. Cheever. In New York Tribune.

Last Survivor of a Famous Wreck.

J. Johnson, who died recently In Liverpool, was the last survivor of the famous wreck of the Berkenhead, the troopship that went down In Simon's bay In February, 1852, when only 184 men out of 633 got to shore. The troop* stood drawn up under arras on deck till the shir sank.

WASHINGTON GOSSIP

According to the latest official list, there are 10,440 public functionaries of various kinds and degrees employed exclusively in the District of Columbia eonducting the numerous departments and bureaus of • the federal government. These are the civilian appointees in tfie executive departments and do not include Senators and Representatives and several hundred employes of the housee who vibrate between the capital and their homes in other parts of the country. Nor does this aggregate include 350 or 400 army and navy officers, active and retired, who form a large permanent colony. The monthly compensation of thes» 19.446 civilian employes amounts to sl,635,708.81. Therefore the aggregate sum in salaries annually paid out in Washington by the government disbursing clerks reaches the enormous total of $19,628,505.72. Besides, probably not less than $3,000,000 additional goes to the Senators and Congressmen and their subordinates and perhaps $1,250,000 more to the army and navy officials, most of whom are of high rank with large pay, there being constantly in Washington not less than sixty generals and admirals, active and retired. These totals form a grand aggregate of $23,878,050.72 annually paid out in Washington in the single item of salaries.

Last year our national liquor bill amounted to $1,050,505,787, an average per capita of $13.94, or 17\68 gallons. In 1900 the people of Great Britain paid $804,458,590 for alcoholic drinks, an average per eapita of $17.29. Of this amount England paid $667,607,215, an average of $20.79 per head of population; Scotland, $71,529,505, nu average of $16.58, and Ireland, $65,322,070, an average of $14.50 per head. The aggregate shows a decrease in Great Britain from the previous year of $6,358,780. The people of the United States, however, are consuming larger quantities of alcoholic liquors than formerly. Last year the average of all alcoholic drinks per capita —17.6 S gallons—has only been exceeded once since 1891, when, in 1593, the average reached 18.20 gallons. 'More galionr of coffee are consumed' than any other drink or stimulant, amounting in 1900 to 1,257.985.296 gallons, compared with 1,221,500,160 gallons of beer. In 1900 we also consumed $37,312,608 worth of tea and $6,000,000 of cocoa, bringing the total for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to $1,228,674,925. an increase over 1899 of $81,777,103.

The statistics of foreign trade show that there has been a constant increase in the exports and a constant decrease in the imports. The figures for the nine months of the current fiscal year ending March 31 show a total of $1,140,170,728 merchandise an increase of $88,540,032 over the corresponding period in the previous year, which was the highest record in our history. At the same time the imports show a decrease of $42,292,639 compared with the nine months of the previous year, which makes the balance of trade In our favor $540,687,337 for nine,months, an increase of $128,832,671. The largest increase has been in the export of agricultural products. The export of manufactures is slightly less because of the interruption of trade with China and the fact that shipments to the Hawaiian Islands and Porto Rico are no longer included in the statistics of foreign commerce. Tlie government reserves as a monopoly the right to carry the mails. For the convenience of the public letters may be transmitted by express upon the payment of the regular express charges provided they are inclosed in government stamped envelopes. It is a violation of the law for an express company or individual to transport mails upon which the postage has not been paid in that way. An adhesive postage stamp will not do. Express companies arc not authorized to cancel imprinted stamped envelopes which they are permitted to deliver, but it is expected that the receiver will in opening the envelope render it untit for further ns*. Imported postage stamps cannot be cut from one envelope an l used upui another. Should a government stamped envelope be defaced any postmaster may redeem it if it bears no mark of having been previously used. Assistant Postmaster General Madden is receiving many replied to his circglr.r seeking the judgment of legitimate newspapers as to the propriety of ruling out of the second-class mails publications that depend upon premiums for their circulation. A large majority of the replies contain assurances that the publishers’ associations throughout the country will hack up the depaytuieut in any mousims it may take to suppress “fake" periodicals. The congressional appropriation of $3,000,000 for the extension of the rural delivery postal service becomes available in three months, and Chief Maehen of the I’ostotflce Department is now getting ready to spend it. The rural delivery routes cost an average of SSOO a year each, and, allowing $560,000 for clerical Hire and -other expenses, it will bo possible to establish about 5.000 new routes.

The President has appointed l seventeen new army chaplains and a board has been detailed to examine them ns to their qualifications. Among other things the board is instructed to inquire into their “moral character,” which is said to he very important iu the case of a chaplain. On the 30th of June next, in obedience to an act of Congress, all government aid to sectarian schools for the Ihdians or religious missions among them will bo ter-* minuted, but assurance* have been received from the boards of management of tho different denominations that their work will continue without interruption and nt their owu expense. Iu former years largt gums of money were paid to tbe variotu religious denominations -for sectarian schools, bnt since 1894 most of the appro oriations have been cut off.

Enfant Terrible.

lira. Blfkins (sweetly)—Do hare ffwrfft* er piece of cake, C’onsin John. Cousin John—Why, really. I’ve already had two; hut it’s so good I believe I will have a/hother. , v Little Jolimrte (excitedly)— Mu’s a wiuner! She said She’d bet you’d make a pijf of yourself!—Brooklyn Life.

If Coffee Poisons You.

ruins, your digestion, makes you nervous and sallow complexion ed, keeps you awake nights and act* against your system generally, trv Grain-O, the new food drink. It is made oI pure selected graiu and is healthful, nourishing and appetising. It ha* none of the bad effects of coffee, yet it ia just as pleasant to the taste, and wbew properly prepared can’t be told from the finest coffees. Costs about V* as much. It ia a healthful table drink for the children and adults. Ask year grocer for Grain-O. 15 and 25c.

No Danger.

Mrs. Featherweight (to eabby>—You’re •ore you won't mu away with me? Cabby—No, ma’am. I’ve been married these twjnty years!— I The King. What Do the Children Drtnkf Den’t give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nourishing and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-0 you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Orain-O is made of pure grains, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but mats about %as much. AH grocers sett it. 15c and 25c.

He Knew.

Teacher—What cause* the daily reinlutions of the earth? Little Bobby—Central America.

Lane's Family Medicine

Moves tbe bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache. Price 25 and 50c. Egypt exported last year 05.000 tons of sugar, 55,300 tons of which came to America. 1 Sirs. Winslow's Soothixo Hvntrr inr Children teething: sottens the gums, roouces ioßsmmstion. allays pain, cures wind colic. « oeolx a bottle.

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