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Show THE BATTLE OF 1893 CEN. JAMES B. WEAVER THE OUTLOOK. ON Wlih Renewal! Courage and Con fl done tba Mawaa of the l'eople Advance to tha I'onteat Against CUm Bluing Tlda of Indlguatlon. Uula The reaction in public sentiment since the campaign of 1896 is some-thin-g marvelous, and gives promise of overwhelming victory in approaching struggles. The people who were misled in the whirl of that memoraLle conflict began to comprehend the real situation before the smoke of battle had fairly cleared away. Their indignation is now rising like an ocean tils. It Is a dangerous thing for party leaders to attempt to secure power by false pretenses. When the party of the second part finally learn of the delusion, they smite back as with a thunderbolt hurled by the gods, and the refuge of lies is swept away. It is one thing to win upon the strength of lavish promises, reinforced at critical juncture by the corrupt use of money, fraud, and intimidation; bv. quite another to retain power in the jiidst of a sullsn and indignant people after those promises have all been broken. Every men who was intimidated is filled with resentment and every broken pledge gives birth to an avenger. The first end of their promisee looked well; but it was the view from the otl.er end that bus filled the people with wrath. Time and events have proven, and will continue to demonstrate, that every substantial assertion uttered by thn gold advocates was incorrect, and ever. promise made basely false and made to conceal had ulterior purposes. Lock at the subterfuge of international bimetallism, and its humiliating sequel. And again at the explicit promise of McKinley in his letter of acceptance .hat the party would "keep In circulation and as gned as gold all tbe silver and paper money now Included in the cuirency of the That this was an Insincere country. promise Is shown, three times over, by the treacherous platitudes concerning our currency embodied in the Inaugural address, by the currency message sent to the extra session of congress, and by the pitiable annual message of December 6. They constitute a substantial and reiterated plea of guilty on the part of the president to the charge of duplicity. Every sane man knoxs and will readily admit that McKltley would have been overwhelmingly defeated had he given expression to those views In his letter of acceptance. We charged at the time that he intended to do these very things, but the charge was bitterly denied. Why was tl is avowal Simof their real purposes wlthbi-idply to lead the people into a trap. The wily hunter was luring the Ran Into a concealed pit. The Indianapolis Junta and its protege, the bankers' commission, which has lately been in session behind closed doors at Washington, and even Secretary Gage, of the Presidents official family, have 8.1 given ue their estimate of the sanctity of these promises b?r boldly proceeding to outline a currency scheme for tbe administration and for if tbe congress in utter disregard pledge. They have coolly outdned a project, and are now urging U upon the country. Involving gold bonis, destruction of greenbacks, conti setion and bank domination, which Is so infamous that had it been disclosed before election as It has been since. It would have been rejected by tbe people No In a whirlwind of disapproval. power on earth could have saved them. Their plot is so grim and cruel as to suggest Homer's description of Scylla, as she bellowed from the dreadful passage which lead to hell: "Her jaws grin dreadful with three rows of teeth; Jagged thely stand, the gaping den of death. The people will revolt- against it. "Vengeance Is on the wing, and heaven In arms. What was it that caused the overwhelming popular revolt against Cleveland? It was not againBt the person, but the policy of the administration. It was his gold bonds and bank schemes, his attempt to retire the greenbacks, the revenue deficits under the Wilson tariff law, and his policy. Conceiving all these essential points, McKinley's administration Is an exact duplicate of Cleveland's, minus the latters backbone. With this one, minus quantity, the parallel is complete. The same evil counselors who thronged ihe white house when Cleveland was thre are all powerful within Its walls and the chamber of every cabinet official today. If there Is any difference the trust magnates are more potential there today than ever before. McKinley Is as completely within the power of his vicious advisers as was the weak and vacillating Louis XVI, when the catastrophe of 1789 fell upon him like a bolt from the sky. The thunderclan will come In our era from the ballot The world moves, and a free box. people will abide their time, which is hastening on with wonderful rapidity. James B. Weaver. te , ante-electi- on - The mission of the party is the abolition of all monopolies. The one nearest our hand Is the money monopoly. FARM DID HE DO WELL? tlia Man Who Voted for Present Cnudtilou. The closing of the great lumber mills at Glenbrook. Nevada, la an object lesson which some of our friends may study with profit. These mills have been in operation twenty-fou- r years, says the St jckton. Cal., Mail. The wages paid have been high. Mr. Bliss, the head of the concern, has treated his employes as friends and fellow workers not as mere machines to be used awhile and flung away when worn out. Perhaps nowhere in the world was there a happier or more propserous working community. The closing of the mint doors to silver has closed the silver mines of Nevada. The closing of the silver mines has ruined the lumber business. Nor bas the revivifying influence of protection succeeded in saving tbe life of sueh communities as this at Glenbrook. In the last election the majority of the men of California voted to kill the great industry of silver mining. Silver mining was killed. That result has filled the sleek speculators and rich schemers of Wall street with joy. But it has brought distress upon our neighbors, and prostrated the industries of the states which are near to us and which do business with us. The other night 200 wealthy gentlemen sat down to dine in New York, and when the costly feast had been eaten, and while the corks popped and the smoke of fragrant cigars curled upward, they rose to their feet and cheered the announcement of the chairman that silver was dead. The same week some 200 American workmen gathered in Glenbrook to learn that there was no longer work for them. They, too, were told that silver was dead. But they did not cheer. They went silently, soberly homeward to tell wives and children that the job was gone, that there was no bread winning for willing hands, and God knows what else of sorrowful tidings that come to a community thrown out of anti-silv- er work. There are those who will cheer with the enthusiastic Wall street gatherings. For our part we prefer to sympathize with the sorrowful Glenbrook folk. Over againBt the rich feast, the costly wines, the laughter and good cheer of the millionaires we set the silent mills, the empty larders and the distressed idleness of a once happy community of American workmen, and we ask the man who voted for all this, if he did well. POINTS FROM THE PRES9. When the people rule, robbera will have to go to work. New Era. An idle man Is a dangerous man. He cannot remain long Idle without inquiring into the cause of hie idleness. He need not be a philosopher to discover that the fault is that of the system, and the next step Is naturally to hold the present system in contempt International Woodworker. The amount of money or property to all the people of the United States by means of burglary since the government was founded does not equal the extortion In one year that they suffer from either of half a dozen combines and monopolies. It is not the little fellows whose depredations are hurting the people, but the big legal robberies. Appeal to Reason. loBt A state and government based on the power of wealth in the hands of the few cannot be Democratic, however boastful it may be about its (nominally) Democratic and Republican institutions. Wealth and the means of existence in the hands of the few always mean subjection and bondage for the many. Coming Nation. Wealth is some part of natures bounty, plus the toll and skill of a human being. Nature Is the source of wealth, man Is the extractor, miner and wealth Whoever enjoys artificer. without the application of his own labor to natures resources in some socially useful exertion, who obtains more wealth than the value of his own labor entitles him to, does so by the application of the labor of others, and is thus stealing from others a part of the results of their industry. Seven-oak- s. AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST AGRICULTURALIST. Soma lllata About l'p-to-D- Balkan provinces, Turkey, Russia and all Asia, South America and Mexico are either on a silver baBls or In suspension, except Japan, which has recently gone into bankruptcy In an effort to change from a silver to a gold basis. Silver Not Wlthont niimtin We have to do with Ideal theories. The two moneys have actually since the origin of human society. because the two together They arc necessary, by their quantity, to meet the needs of circulation. This necessity of two metals, has It ceased to exist? Is It established that the quantity of actual and prospective gold Is such that we can now renounce the use of silver without disaster? M. Rouland, governor of iie Bank of Knight-Watchma- n. co-exi- st France. culture. Cora Coltura The great Increase in the number of silos of late years has greatly Increased tho acreage of corn and each succeeding year farmers who have jnever grown corn for fodder before will grow it to a greater or less extent, and those who have grown it for years will Increase tbe amount of corn grown. Where to Plant. To answer this question satisfactorily we must know the life history and needs of the pl&nL We learn that it Is a native weed of America; that its home is in Guatemala, where it grows as of old; from there it was introduced by some Indian or early traveler into every state of the Union and Canada. Thus it is seen that it is a tropical plant, and to get it to grow to perfection we must give it as near natural conditions as possible. To obtain these we must plant it upon freshly decaying aod (clover Is the best), in warm soil, with a fair degree of moisture, but not wet. The land must be thoroughly prepared, and to obtain this It must be planted in the fall and cultivated thoroughly in the spring, so as to start every weed seed that la in the surface soil. It is better to cultivate In spring rather than to plow, because all grass that was turned down the fall before will be kept more readily In check, and Instead of turning np the damp, cold subsoil we get a deep, warm seed bed and are enabled to plant a week or ten days earlier; also when the soil is managed in this way it is better enabled to withstand drouth. Time to Sow. Sow as soon as the soil is thoroughly prepared, having given sufficient time between cultivation to allow all weed seeds to sprout, and when danger of frost is past Sow with the common seed drill, two sprouts to the drill, or if it he of a mall variety three may be left open. Sow at the rate of from one to one and a half pecks to the acre. Put in a couple of inches deep. If dry weather la feared it is well to roll. A few days after sowing a light harrow should be run over the field to break the crust and to kill weeds, and again as the plants are coming up, and at Intervals until It becomes too high. It is better to drag in the afternoon, as the stocks are tougher then. If the harrow is heavy or the field soft or full of grass roots this harrowing will often do more harm than good, as much of the corn will he pulled up. If a suitable harrow Is not at hand one can be easily made by taking three 2x6 pine boards and bolting them together in the form of a triangle and studding wire nails them with seven-inc- h driven up to the head. If the nails are slanted backward they will not be so likely to tear out the corn. When too high to harrow start the horse hoe and keep it going through the summer, not only as a weed cleaner, but also to keep the soil loose, so that It will retain the moisture. The cultivation should he shallow, so that the roots will not be injured. A harrow made something like the one described but small enough to go between the rows, is one of the best tools for cultivating the corn. The different kinds of weeders with long vibrating teeth are coming rapidly into use. With these the corn can be raked until it is over two feet high, and thus promotes great economy in cultivation. In order to get good returns we must keep weeds down and keep the surface well stirred to retain the moisture, !and this latter point is very important just after a rain in order to break Ithe cruaL When the corn is six or jelght feet high it is useless to continue working. It is better to sow rye at the rate of two bushels to the acre and work it with light cultivators. This rye will grow rapidly when the corn Is removed, afford a good fall pasturage, prevent leaching and washing away of plant food, and forms a nice sod to be turned under in the spring, which will be of great use in supplying humus to the succeeding crop. Varieties. Sow as a staple crop some variety which has proved Itself adapted to your locality. Where the season Is long the large varieties as Red Cob Ensilage and Mammoth Southern Sweet will doubtless mature sufficient for the silo. For a middle section Mammoth Cubian is probably one of the best, Learning Lalyera North Dakota, High Mixed and Grant Prolific are good, while for a more northern section an earlier corn, as .Longfellow or Comptons Early, would G. F. M. be better. Farm poultry does well In summer upon corn alone, simply because they have the run of the farm, can forage about, get insects, clovers and grasses to supplement their corn diet But in case of birds closely penned It is different, and in the winter season the poultry keeper must pay more attention to supplying a variety. Feed lean meat, freshly cut green bone, clover, cabbage, wheat, bran, oats and linseed meal to make with corn a round system of rations to supply every need. It is, of course, unnatural for hens to lay freely in the late fall and early winter months, yet this is Just the time we want eggs to get good prices. Manifestly we are to take special pains to get laying hens at this season. We must hatch our chicks in good season in spring, keep them growing well without any breaks; feed them from chlckenhood upon foods; get them started laying before very cold weather and then take all pains to keep them laying by feeding warm mashes in the morning and giving liberal rations of animal food. It is quite a business, this getting plenty of eggs in winter and is certainly well worth studying In order that one may become a master of this sort of craft. Farm poultry too often suffers from the evil effects of close This occurs by the farmers neglecting to send off the farm to secure a male bird to head the breeding flock. It will not do to pick out the "likeliest" young male raised upon the farm to breed from, and follow such a practice year after year. Send off and buy, or trade for, a cockerel every year or two to infuse fresh blood into the poultry stock This Is Important. Be satisfied only with the best blooded poultry to be obtained. Have things correspond, for upon a farm where blooded horses, cattle, sheep or swine are raised it does not seem consistent to keep a lot of mongrel, nondescript hens. Get some thoroughbred poultry that not only looks well, but does well. Do not despise the hen, for she asks no favors and will pay a good margin of profit when more pretentious stock Is doing nothing but eating. WM. P. PERKINS. Improved Fruit. The limit of improvements is not found in producing fruits of great size, beauty and sweetness. Thera are other desirable qualities that the horticulturist is anxious to obtain, and toward this end he is devoting his energies, says a writer in Lipplncotts. One of the most noticeable trends of the science of fruit culture is toward the elimination of undersirable organa. The thorns of some of the citrus fruit trees, and the prickles of such small berry bushes as the gooseberry, blackberry and raspberry, are protuberances that have outlived their usefulness and are highly unpleasant They not only puncture the ripening fruits, but they often make harvesting exceedingly Inhave long Gardeners convenient. wished to do away with these thorns and prickles, but It is only within a few years that systematic efforts have been made to eliminate them. The thorns are conspicuous organs of our cultivated plants that have ceased to be of any value, for their original purpose of protecting the plants from aniin the garmals has no force dens and fields. They should have been exterminated long ago. Through the careful selection of plants that happen to be thornless, stocks are obtained for a new race of thornless plants. Others are noted for a few thorns that grow on them, and by judicious selection of seeds and grafts from these the same work Is continued. Already gardeners have cultivated raspberry and blackberry canes that are entirely thornless, and by grafting Improved varieties on these the desired end will soon be reached. The wild orange trees have many more thorns on them than the budded stock, and the wild Florida lemons are thickly studded with thorn, while the grafted La France have none. to-d- ay Alders. The common sweet alder often becomes a nuisance, as its seeds are left by birds In the corners of old rail fences, where a clump of them will soon grow. It is not a difficult shrub to uproot and destroy, as its roots, like its top growth, is very soft, and easily cut All that is necessary Is to dig up the side of the clump next to the fence, and then hitch a span of horses to a chain bound tightly around the bush, close to the ground. As the horses pull, the roots will come Into view, and can be cut off with even a dull axe, as the strain on the roots will make them easily severed. It Is only the work cf two or three hours for two men and one team to destroy a large clump. If the fence can be taken down and the ground plowed and newly seeded, a fine turf wili.be a year hence in the space now occupied by worthless alders. Ex. ng AT THE GOLD CELEBRATION. I'teli l'loneere Are llunorrtl by the Ouldri San Francisco, Kiel. Jan. 25. Regarding the I'tah pioneers w ho were with Marshall when he discovered gold in California, in 1848, the Chronicle says: There ard but four survivors of the inen employed at Marshalls mill at Coloina, to whom he showed the gold he had found on the roillrace on January 24, 1818. These four pioneers arrived in the eity yesterday morning on the overland train from Ogden, as guests of the Association of California Pioneers. They are II. IV. Bigler, William J. Johnston, Azuriuh Smith and James L. Brown. They were received by a committee consisting of of J. II. Jewett, president of the association; General W. II. Pratt, John S. Ilittell and Almarin li. Paul. The visitors are installed at the Kuss home. 11. W. Bigler is suffering from a bad cold and his cough was so distressing that he was able to talk very little. He is over 83 years of age, bat is still apparently sound ami healthy. Before starting for San Francisco he had a stage ride of 130 miles to Milford, the nemest railroad station to his homo at ML George, I'tih. His mind is still active and his memory excellent, while his hearing is unimpaired. James L. Brown, who is about 70 rears of age, lives at Salt Lake City. He is the author of a book in which he tells the story of the discovery of gold ind some interesting incidents in connection with the important evenL Azariah Smith came all the way from Manti, Sanpete county, Utah, U attend the jubilee. Ue considers himself quite a young man still though his hair is white with the frost of 70 win- ter. William J. Johnston, the fonrth member of this remarkable party, is tall and of stalwart appearance, carrying himself erect and with something of a military air. He resides at Raymond, N. M. The four rodq in the procession in a position of honor especially reserved for them. They are all Mormons by the way, as were most of tlie men wlio worked at Mutter's mill at the time of tbe discovery of gold ' Gold Flmt Discovered by a Boy. Boise, Ida., Jan. 25. In connection with the celebration in Man Francisco of the discovery of gold in California, the story told by Nathan Smith of this itate is interesting. Before his death. Smith often told the story, and expressed a desire that the true history of the discovery should be published. Smith claimed to have been with Marshall. He said when they were deepening the tail race to the mill, the little son of one of the men was playing in the water. This man was named Kimmer. llis boy bothered him, showing nebbles that he picked from the water. Finally the boy picked up something bright and went to show it to his father. The latter impatiently ordered him to go away, and the boy sat down on the bank and cried. Marshall songht to comfort hitn, asking to see what he had. It proved to be the nugget that made Marshall and California famous. An Official Party. Chicago, Jan. 25. President Dole and party left Chicago via the Baltimore A Ohio railway at 3:05 a. m. and will arrive in Washington tomorrow. 's The party will occupy one of the cars and be under care of Third Assistant Secretary of State Cridler. During the journey the party will passthrough tlie thickly settled portion of Ohio, making brief stops at such points as Defiance, Tiffin, Mansfield, Newark, Lanesville, etc., and Wednesday morning they will pass through the historoR-cial- ic battlefield country along the Cumberland river lietween the Cumberland and Washington. Director of Mint Resign. Washington, Jan. 25. The resignation of 1L E. Preston as director of the mint has been tendered to the president, to take effect upon the appointment and qualification of his successor.Mr. Preston has been connected with the treasury department for more than forty-tw- o years. During the last four he has been director ot the mint years The president has sent to the senate the name of George E. Roberts of Fort D slge, la., for the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Preston. Smaller Farms. E. C. Bennett in 8rw Financial Measure. The large farmCorn Poultry Feed. Jan. 25. Senator Washington, Much has been said for and against er has a chance to make big hauls and a new financial introduced has corn as a feed for laying hens, chick- lay up more money in one season than of bill. denomination restricts the It ens, etc. Now corn is a good general the small farmer can in several. He notes and bills to the to lose more greenbacks treasury opportunity poultry feed and a cheap one no doubt also has as well. It la the staple diet of farm in one season, and the greater proba- of S3 and upward; provides that naof loss. It would be better for tional banks may issue currency np to poultry, but all this does not disprove bility fact that corn Is not the whole land if theICOfarms were none the par value of bonds deposited; rethe acres. well balanced and needs bran, oats, of them larger than duces the tax on circulation to meal linseed and other feeds to wheat, Drouth has cut In two tha profits of of 1 per cent, and allows national balance it and supply the protein which many farmers. hanks to be established with capital in cities of 30,000 population. u W&verly Republican: Ei-ki- ns well-kno- one-ha- lf 1 i Cultlve-ttu- n o ( tha Soil auil Field Thereof Horticulture. Viticulture anil Flori- , There are but few countries which pretend to have a gold circulation. Portugal, Spain, Italy, Austria, the TO the corn lacks. |