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G .A ND OLD PARTY.
PLIGHT OF THE LOUISIANA
SUGAR PLANTERS.
Betrayed Throught the Stupidity of Their
Onn Ilopresentatives-Tho Gold ReserVe -
serVe Bugaboo-A Nattonal Jistrava-
gancc-Nice Reform.
Bain in Louisiana.
The impending collapse of the sugar
industry of Louisiana is ono of the
most singular results of the incompe-
tency of Democratic tariff-makers. A
year ago the planters were ordering
new plants for their factories , entering -
ing into contracts for deliveries of
cane in the grinding season , and
counting with confidence upon
the payment of bounties under existing -
ing laws. 'Ihc bounty law was repealed -
pealed in August , they have been
making sugar at a loss during the last
two months , and with $12,000,000
withheld which they expected to receive -
ceive from the government , they cannot -
not pay their debts and are on the
vicegc of bankruptcy. That is their
situation as it is described in onrt of
the most striking letters of the Southern -
ern series written by our stall corrc-
spondent.
The Louisiana planters take the
ground that the government has violated -
lated a contract. Under the Mc-
ICinley law it was pledged to pay a
sugar bounty of two cents a pound
for fifteen years. With that contract
in force the planters invested $50- -
OOJ,0J0 in new machinery and factories -
tories and in improving their estates ,
and they made all their arrangements -
ments for the season of 1891. When
the season was half over , the bounty
law was repealed , and they were
abantoned to the mercies of their
creditors. They assert that there has
been a gross breach of public faith ,
and that , entirely apart from political
considerations or economic theories ,
they have an equitable claim upon
congress for the payment of last
year's bounty as a matter of common
justiPe.
What renders the plight of these
Southern planters more humiliating is
time consciousness that they have been
betrayed through the stupidity and
folly of representatives of their own
state. The Louisiana senators were
in a position to dictate terms to the
oc latlt majority , says the New
York Tribune , yet did not know how
to make use of their power and to
protect the interests of the state. A
Republican congress in repealing the
revenue sugar duties had not de-
t stroyed this Southern industry , but
had opened a new career of prosperity
for it under the bounty system.
Democratic tariff-makers were as
merciless and destructive to Louisiana
planters as a Republican congress had
been generous and magnanimous.
"They abrogated the system under
which the industry was making extra-
ordimary progress , and they did this
so unexpectedly and Wantonly that
the planters , who had invested their
$50,000,000 in betterments of all
kinds , are now at the mercy of their
creditors. The two Louisiana sen-
atora , after alternately dickering with
the refiners' trust and pleading their
devotion to the Democratic cause of
tariff reform , finally allowed the Gorman -
man bill to be enacted with the sugar
schedule arranged so as to . menace
the planters of their state with ruin
and bankruptcy. Senators Caffery
and Blanchard have a long account to
settle with their indignant home con-
ctitncncy.
\ , hat Will Be the Islrect.
't'here is no reason why there should
be an immediate panic even if the last
dollar of gold bullion should dksap-
pearfrom the treasury vaults. If a
panic should come it will be of the
gold ring's making and solely for their
own profit. And Cleveland himself is
tlieir chief instrument in preparing
the way for it.
But the banks which depend upon
the commercial interests of the coan-
try for their business are in good con-
ditWfl. The large merchants are in a
bettor condition than ever before.
Business interests of all kinds have
been sailing close to the shore ever
# since the Cleveland panic of 1893 and
the credit line leas been well guarded.
It is altogether probable that the
t ' coining of a premium on gold would
be followed by a sharp increase of
prices of all commodities and possibly
a stimulus to busine s that would be
far from ranicky in its general effects.
It is predicted on the other hand
that there would be a home rush of
foreign securities for liquidation that
would overtax the banks and bring no
cud of distress. That is a calamity
'cry without warrant. It is nonsense.
American securities are as sound and
strong as any in the world. They
.are even the best in the world.
If the country should go to a silver
'basis to-morrow every dollar due on
these : ecurities wouldbe - paid according -
ing to contract. The f naneial world
'knows this. There is no danger of
repudiation and no thought of it.
Nobody on dither side the ocean has
any fear of it.
The chances are that when those
who conspired to bring about the
present condition of the treasury find
1 , that they cannot work the scheme
1hev have in hand. they will be able
to cc that the financial skies al : : rtt
Learly as black as they were p tirtcct.
" 1'hey will discover that there mitt
be worse calamities than the Ilasstng
.of the countr ; to a temporary silver
.basis.-Kansas City Journal.
Gr , arm'c ? ru.ter y t arias.
A M1SFOUPi man , who does not be-
.ticvC in time possibility of throwing a
curved ball. " gfers a prise to any
bail-to.ser who will stand in line w.t m
ttvo takes and throw a ball so that it'
shat pas : on one sale of the first aadt
.on t'te ' other sidc'of the second. However
-ever it. may D. with curve pitCbcras'
thcreis reason to believe tliat'Sccre-
I
tary Gresham could set up a whole
row of diplomatic pins and throw
crooked enough to miss every one on
both sides at once. His curve is mar-
velous.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
A National Extravagance.
Of course the house committee decides -
cides that , Wafter a survey of our
coasts , " more war vessels must be
built. Always expenditure. Always
more and more furnishing for an
event that will come , if it ever does
come , only because our preparations
have invited it. Talk about lavish
pension expenditures. Talk about
protesting against a standing army.
Palk about river and harbor improvements -
ments as consuming the public sub-
stance. In all our history there' has
been no more criminal waste of
public money than this continuous
strengthening of a navy already
strong enough for every legitimate
need. 1Vo think with pity of the peoples -
ples cif Europe , tvllo are groaning beneath -
neath the weight of military establishments -
lishments which they detest but find
themselves unable to diminish. We
are approaching a similar fate. Year
after year we must add new cruisers
and battleships. Millions must be
piled on millions to pay for thorn.
'limo annual appropriation must be
swelled by other millions to maintain
the men to man them. And why ?
Because , "we must be in a position
such that no foreign nation will dare
offer us an insult. " We must have a
navy to "protect" us.
How were we protected in all the
years when we had not a warship of
the first rank on any sea , and when
our ports were open to any hostile
fleet that might have chosen to attack
our defenseless coasts ? Were we
stripped of our wealth and commerce ?
Was our security invaded , our great
seaports put under forced contribution -
tion ? On the contrary there never
was a period in our history when the
assurance of peace was more profound -
found , and when the other nations
dreamt less of disturbing it. If ever
this nation is drawn into a foreign
war , it will be because of a great , idle ,
useless navybrowsing around in other
waters and hunting a chance to pick a
quarreL To this end we are to spend
and spend and never cease. We have
now a navy more than ample for
offense or defense , says the St. Paul
Pioneer Press. But we are to spend
$12,0J0,000 immediately for more
battleships ; and this is the measure of
a tirno of profound depression and
poverty. When will the people pass
the word to their representatives to
stop this sort of thing ?
w hat Needless Exprnsol
The staunch Long Island schooner ,
the Donna T. Briggs , has been chartered -
tered to carry shells for President
Cleveland from Cambridge , lid. , to
Gray Gables , where they will be used
in making shell roads on the presi-
dent'ss place , and the question arises ,
Why did Mr. Cleveland do it ? rhy
charter a private vessel to carry
shells for him , and appropriate a government -
ernment lighthouse tender to freight
his own sacred person ? If Mr. Cleveland -
land has the right to employ the
Maple , the Violet , the John Rogers or
any other government vessel in his
duck-hunting excursions or his personal -
sonal trips to and from Gray Gables ,
he has a right to use either or all of
these vessels in carrying shells for his
private walks and roads. The wonder -
der is that he has not done so , and it
may still be his intention to make the
government shell out for the expense.
-New York Advertiser.
Uny Coadltion of Cleveland'3 Warts.
The New York Tribune has ascertained -
tained that one-sixth of all the men
employed in the iron industry are still
out of work. The basis of its computation -
tation is the output for a very r'cent
period. The test is a fair one. Little ,
if any , overtime is now being worked
at the great iron plants. There is
an occasional spurt here and there ,
but it does not last long. Short hours
are more frequently the rule. We
mention the fact almost two years
after the inauguration of the Cleveland -
land administration , because the iron
industry was among those which a
tariff reform party promised to put
into the condition of the traditional
green bay tree. - Philadelphia In-
quirer.
Partly True.
T'illman's assertion that the words
"Democrat" and "Republican" have
become a stench in the people's nostrils -
trils is true only as to the weld
. 'Democrat. " The November returns
show that they regard "Republican"
as a bouquet of violets , sweet-will-
iams and honeysuckles.
No Loner Democratic.
It is a curious , but indisputable ,
fact that Texas is no longer a Democratic -
cratic state , strictly speaking. That
is to say , the official returns of the
last election show. that there were not
so many votes cast for the Democratic
ticket as were cast for other tickets
by about 6,000.
itlr Adopted Grandad' . { Fat
rliile the mugwumps observe with
satisfaction that Mr. Cleveland can't
button Andrew Jackson's mantle at
the throat , they are unable to blind
themselves to the fact that he has to
stuff a good deal of newspaper under
the band of Andrew Jackson's lint.-
Detroit Tribune.
: siee ituform
Every Democratic measure looking
to a reform of the currency has been
an attack upon the national credit ,
and has set back what little tide was
flowing in the. direction of a business
revival.-Nett York Advertiser.
Tito texabt ' . the 'art
The medical cxnerts would proba
'bl , say that paranoia is what ails the
Uemo rat , so far as financial issues
ai'c concerned bnt'the coartry prefers.
U simpcr ; Toil and calls it atwliuity.
G D SUB SOILING.
SECOND ONLY IN IMPORTANCE
TO IRRIGATION.
The Benefits of Sabsolllnr as Set Forth
by the Experience of Yonngers & Co. ,
Proprietors of the Geneva Nurierlei-
Their Methods of Operation-A Plain
Statement from the Commencement of
Experiments Eight Years Ago.
Benefits of Subsoiling.
In answer to numerous inquiries in
regard to oux method of subsoiling we
will endeavor to present a plain statement -
ment from the commencement of our
experiments as conducted during the
past eight years at Geneva , Nebraska.
In the spring of 1887 we commenced on
our nursery grounds to prepare the
ground for planting in the ordinary
manner. We plowed the ground about
eight inches deep and planted our nursery -
sery stock , among which was a quantity -
ty of seedlings which were dug the
same fall In order to get the proper
length of root to successfully transplant -
plant the seedlings it became necessary
to get under them much deeper than.
the ground had been plowed , which
was accomplished by using a seedling
digger set to run nearly sixteen inches
deep. It required sic horses to do this
work and the ground was stirred up as
it had never been before. The next
season this field was planted to corn
and the yield was nearly 70 bushels
per acre , while land plowed in the ordinary -
nary way yielded only 35 bushels. This
led us to experiment in preparing the
soil , our motto being : "Plow deep and
thoroughly prepare the soil before
planting. "
Each succeeding year gave us good
results by deep stirring , though we did
not attain the full measure of succes in
our experiments until we began to use
a plow to subsoil the entire ground. In
the fall of 1891 we purchased a Napes
subsoil plow with which we succeeded
in gettting down to the depth of sixteen -
teen inches below the surface. Our
method is to first plow eight inches
deep with an ordinary 14-inch stirring
plow which is followed by the subsoil
plow running in the same furrow loosening -
ening the soil to the depth of eight
inches more but not throwing it to the
surface , This gives us a reservoir sixteen -
teen inches in depth to catch and retain -
tain all the moisture that falls , and we
are convinced that during the twenty-
three years we have resided in Filmore
county there has never been a season
when the rain-fall was not sufficient to
fill this reservoir with water before the
growing season commenced.
We have been asked the following
questions by correspondents :
Q.-11'hen do you subsoil-fall or
spring ?
A.-We have subsoiled both in spring
and fall with equally good results.
Q.-How many horses do you use ?
A.-We use three horses on each
plow , though two good horses will do
the work.
Q.-What kind of a plow do you use ?
-The Napes subsoil plow , manufactured -
factured by Deere & Co. , Moline , Dl.
Cost of plow , $1.4.00.
Q.-What is the nature of your soil ?
A.-See analyses of the soil , and letter -
ter of Prof. Whitney appended hereto.
Q.-Is your land upland or bottom ?
A.-It is upland prairie , the depth to
water being 11.4 feet.
Q.-What is the cost per acre of
plowing by your method ?
A.-As the subsoil plow is drawn by
a separate team and follows in the
same furrow behind the stirring plow ,
it simply amounts to one extra plow-
ing.
Q.-What is your method of cultivation -
tion ?
A.--Our method is first to harrow
each evening all the land plowed during -
ing the day. This breaks up the clods
before they become hardened , and prevents -
vents the soil from drying out by evap-
oration. Before planting we again
harrow and pulverize the surface with
a "float" We are then ready for plant-
ing.If
If we plant to small grain we drill
east ants west , leaving the surface just
as the drill leaves it. As the prevailing -
ing winds are from the north and south.
the surface being made rough east and
west helps to protect the grain and prevent -
vent blowing out.
If we plant to corn our method is to
plant about three or four inches deep ,
follow the planter with the harrow ,
and give surface cultivation , rl.n !
ning the cultivator teeth just deep' '
enough to destroy the weals and bread :
up the surface of the soil. We endeavor
to cultivate the corn just as soon after
each rain as the condition of the
ground will permit. If the rain be a
heavy one and the soil is firmly packed
it is of the utmost importance that the
crust be broken as soon as possible in
order to retain the moisture in the soil ,
the loose surface soil acting as a mulch
to prevent evaporation.
During the past exceedingly dry season -
son , our nursery stock : particularly
one field containing 800,000 apple trees
-was cultivated once a week. We
used a spring tooth cultivator merely
stirring the surface , and as a result of
this method of cultivation there was no
time during the entire season when the
earth would not ball in the hand under
slight pressure at a depth of three
inches below the surface. This condition -
tion was brought about by having a
deep subsoil reservoir to store up the
surplus moisture which fell during the
early part of the season , and retained
by frequently stirring the surface to
prevent evaporation.
We find that it is not necessary to
subsoil each season , but that once in
three years will answer all practical
purposes. If a field is subsoiled and
planted to corn the first , or first and
second year , then followed by
wheat or oats , the results will be satisfactory -
factory , though a slight falling off
will be noticed in the third crop after
subsoiling. IFor instance. A field
that was subsoiled in the fall of 1891
and cropped to corn seasons of ' 02
ahd'03 , was planted to oats in the
spring of ' 04 and produced a yield of
393 ( bushelsper acre ; while on another
portion of the same field which had
been subsoiled in the fall of ' 0- and
raised a crop of corn the season of ' 93 ,
the yield of oats was 443 bushels per
acre , showing a difference of 5 bushel
per acre in favor of the land which had
raised but one crop since subsoiling.
Now we will compare the results on
lard on the same farm not subsoiled.
Land subsoil plowed in the fall of 1892
and planted to corn in the fall of 1803 ,
yielded 75 bushels per acre ; while corn
on land not subsoiled , but otherwise
treated in identically the same manner ,
yielded but 36 bushels per acre. Land
subsoiled and planted topotatoesin the
spring of 1893 yielded 1"5 bushels per
acre , while the potato crop on land not
subsoiled was practically a failure.
This season (1894) ( ) the yield of potatoes
on subsoiled land was 96 bushels per
acre. The potatoes were planted on
the 18th of Nay , and on June 23 we had
the last heavy rain of the season. From
Juno 25 to August 16 we had 49-100
inch of rainfall , less than 3 inch in
fifty-four days , and still we raised a
fair crop of potatoes Rye on subsoiled
land yielded 30 % bushels per acre ; on
land not subsoiled 234 bushels. Oats
sown on land which had raised one
crop of corn since subsoiling yielded
443 ( bushels per acre , on land which
had raised two crops of corn since sub-
soiling , 39 bushels per acre ; on land
not subsoiled , 17 bushels per acre.
The corn on subsoiled land this season -
son was , by an error , planted too thick.
The planter had been used to drill corn
for fodder , and when we commenced to
plant the field corn the plates were not
changed. This error caused us the loss
of a corn crop this season , there being
as many as five to seven stalks in each
hi1L The corn stood the drouth and
hot winds without injury to the tassels ,
and wherever by accident it was thinned -
ned out the ears were well filled and
matured , and we have not the slightest
doubt but that with proper planting
and good cultivation , we can raise a
crop of corn with no more moisture than
we had this season of 189.4.
Just north of this field of subsoiled
corn , we had a piece of corn on land
not subsoiled. The two pieces were
planted from the same seed , on the
same day , with the same planter , and
received exactly the same after cultivation -
tion , there being nothing but a driveway -
way between the two pieces. The difference -
ference in these two fields was very
marked. The corn on subsoiled land
made a vigorous , healthy growth , the
stalks were large and tall , there was
an abundance of pollen up until the
fifteenth of August , notwithstanding
the fact of its having been planted entirely -
tirely too thick , yielded a little over 15
bushels of sound corn per acre. On the
land not subsoiled the stalks were not
more than two-thirds as tall , were
much smaller in diameter , the tassels
were completely withered by the hot
winds of July 2S , and there was not a
peck of corn on the entire field. We
are convinced from these facts that if
there is a fair amount of moisture in
the soil , hot winds are not necessarijy
fatal to a crop of corn.
One of our neighbors , Mr. J. H.
Heath , living a short distance from Geneva -
neva , succeeded in raising the best field
of corn in this neighborhood. His
method is to use a lister with a subsoil
attachment. lie runs time lister tcn
inches deep , the subsoil attachment
loosening the soil three or four incises
below that. He believes in thorough
cultivation , and this season his corn
averaged 20 bushels ber acre.
We append both the chemical and
mechanical analysis of the soil , together -
er with a letter from Hon. J. Sterling
Morton , also weather report from the
government station at this point.
Respectfully ,
YOU GEP S & Co.
VIEWS OF SECRETARY NORTON.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AG-
RICULTUIiE , OFFICE OF TIIE. SECRETARY ,
WAS1IINGTON , D. C. , Aug. 14 , 1894.-
lion A. J. Sawyer , Lincoln , Neb.-Dear
Sir : This department recently received
from the firm of Younger & Co. , Geneva -
va , Neb. , a sample of the surface soil
and corresponding subsoil which is supposed -
posed to represent a large amount of
soil in that section of Nebraska. These
samples were subjected to mechanical
analysis in the divisions of agricultural
soils. The result of this analysis are
so exceedingly interesting that I beg
to call yor attention to them and to ask
von to present them to the irrigation
convention about to assemble in your
state at Lincoln.
I enclose you herewith a copy of the
division of agricultural soils and also a
tabulated statement of the analysis ,
accompanied by specimens of the diL
frent ingredients contained in the
samples , arranged so as to make an interesting -
teresting object lesson of the result.
Exierience has shown that this soil
is very refractory and very dull-
cult to improve. In dry seasons
it produces almost nothing. It has
also been ascertained by experience
that this soil is greatly benefitted by
subsoiling and thorough cultivation.
The question to be answered by the
analysis was , therefore : Does the subsoil -
soil contain anything which enriches
the surface soil when it is brought up ,
or is the improvement resulting from
subsoiling anti cultivation due entirely
to the loosening of the soil ? The analysis -
alysis shows that the latter is the trne
explanation.
A chemical analysis of the samples
is being made and will be reported to
you later , but sufficient has been done
to show that there has been no considerable -
erable amount of lime or other chemical -
cal substance in the subsoil to explain
the favorable results of subsoiling.
These favorable results must , therefore -
fore , be wholly due to the loosening
and opening up of an otherwise impervious -
vious soiL
This soil and subsoil are both corn.-
posed almost wholy of very fine sand , .
silt and clay. There is also a large'
amount of organic natter containing
considerable nitrogen. Cultivated in
the ordinary manner , a soil of this.
character remains impervious to water
and air , and therefore very subject to
drouth , and although it contains manyy
elements of fertility , these cannot become -
come readily available ,
1vHY : TOT suBsoIL ?
Time practical suggestions which I
wish to submit to our friends is : Why
not subsoil and cultivate more thoroughly -
oughly ? Instead of digging ditches
let us first try subsoiling as a means of
catr.hing and holding the water that
nature supplies us on the spot.
The success that Messrs. Younger &
Co. have attained by subsoiling their
land , as now explained by this mechanical -
ical analysis , suggests that this is the
possible solution of the question that
the irrigation convention is called upon
to solve. My proposition , therefore , is ,
instead of digging ditches , subsoil and
cultivate thoroughly-
I remain , with warm personal regards -
gards and best wishes for the success
of the convention of irrigationists at
Lincoln , very truly yours ,
J. STERLING MORTON ,
Secretary.
CIIE3IICAL ANALYSIS ,
UNITED STATES DEPAPTUENT of Au-
. liICt'LTURE , DIVISION Ol3 CHEMISTRY ,
a
. - - -
WASHINGTON , D. G August 30 , 1894.-
Hon. Chas. W. Dabney , jr. , Assistant
Secretary.-Sir : I submit herewith the
result of the analysis of the samples of
of soil and subsoil from Younger & Co. ,
Geneva , Neb. , transmitted by you to'
this division for examination.
The analyses show a remarkable similarity -
ilarity between the two soils , indicating -
ing that the subsoil is practically as
rich in plant food as the soil itself. The
soil in its constitution is remarkably
similar to the typical blue grass soils of
Kentucky. Its great fertility depends
largely upon the high content of potash -
ash which it holds and on its content of
humus.
There is no basis for the idea which
is entertained by the owners of the
soil that the subsoil is of a manly na-
ture. It contains rather a low percentage -
age of lime carbonate. Its fertilizing
value as indicated above , and which
has been noticed by the people in the
vicinity , depends upon the abundance
of the plant food elements already
mentioned. Respectfully ,
11. 1 r. WILEY ,
Chief of Division.
DRESS SUITS TO RENT.
Facts About the Bu lnois , the Prlcoa
and the Men Who Hire Them.
More men than ever buy dross suits
nowadays , and more dress suits are
hired also. There are in Now York
probably fifty or sixty places where
dross suits can be hired , says the Sun
of that city. The cost varies from
fifty cents to $3 a night , depending on
localities and the character of the suit.
The wearers of hired dress suits include -
clude guests in hotels and visitors in
the city who have unexpectedly found
need of a dress suit. Dress suits are
sent daily in the season from this city
to Brooklyn and Long island , Hoboken ,
Jersey City and Staten island , and
frequently to places further away.
There is one establishment whose
solo business is renting dress suits.
Generally the business is carried on in
connection with some other trade.
Some men hire a dress suit once a
season , others two or three times , and
others again hire them season after
season , thus avoiding the trouble of
keeping dress suits of their own in
order. At the establishment devoted exclusively -
clusively to the business there are kept
in stock from 250 to 350 suits. The
suits are of good quality and fashionably -
ably cut. The charges run from $2
to $3 dollars. The latter price might
be charged for a suit that had never
been worn. A party of a dozen or
fifteen men hiring together would get
them at $1.50 each. Sometimes entire -
tire clubs , perhaps fifty or sixty men ,
hire suits forr a ball or reception. In
such cases they get them at perhaps
$1 a suit. When strangers want to
hire dress suits a depoite is sometimes
required , usually $20 or $25.
The ordinary life of a dress suit is
about two years. After that it is let
at a lower price , perhaps $1.50 , to be
worn in amateur minstrel entertainments -
ments , or for uses entailing harder
wear than it would be likely to get in
ordinary social service. In their final
estate the coats are sold to waiters for
$2.50 or $3. Such coats may be in
good order , and not much worn but
not in the current style.
Of course winter is the best season
for this buslness , but there is something -
thing doing the year round. It is not
unusual for men going away over Sunday -
day to lure dress suits to take away
with them. The best months of the
year are January and February ; the
greatest demand of all comes on the
nights of the great public balls.
If the Earth Wore Dlvided.
The share of land falling to each
Inhabitant of the globe , in the event
of a partition , might be set down as
twenty-three and one-half acres. .l'he
land surface of the globe contains , as
nearly as possible 33,600,000,00 acres ,
which , divided among the 1,500,000-
000 inhabitants which the world contains -
tains , according to the latest estimates ,
would give each of them the above-
named quantity. Taking the entire
population of the world there are
nearly twenty-nine inhabitants to
every square mile. The following
figures show the number of persons
( omitting fractions ) to the square mile
in the various divisions of the globe :
Europe eighty-eight ; Asia , forty-six ;
Africa , eighteen ; North Americanine ;
South America , four ; oceanic and pol
ar regions , . two.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Difficulty.
Dramatic Author-Mr. Manager , .
may I venture to ask whether my
three-act play has been accepted ?
Manager-Well , . you see , the three
members of the reading committee
have gone through it , and they have
come to. the conclusion that one act
will have to be struck out.
Author-Oh ! there is. no difficulty
about that ; it is not so bad after all.
Manager No , but unfortunately
each of the members wants to strike
out a different act !
Bigh Peals of Two Mountain Rango4
In the whole range of the Alps there
are but two peakswhicb measure more
than 15,000 feet in height , and only
six or seven that.go above 1.4,001) . In
the Himalaya range , however , there
are thousands of titanic cloud-
piercing peaks-ranging frozn 2i9.00.
feet downward. In the limited portion -
tion of that great range with which
the English geographers are familiar
there are 1,100 measured peaks which
will exceed 24,000 feet in height , and
not less than 3,000 separate peaks
which art ; taller than the giant of the
Alms.
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A man in Australia had a new and
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to the interpretation of the clause in
his marriage vows. "Till death deus
us part. " His wife died , luckily for
heras the following facts demonstrate ,
and since lie was bound only tilt death
to his wife , the husband refused to.
pay her funeral expenses , The court
promptly decided that a husband's.
duty only ceased when the undertal- : I
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