GRAND OLD PARTY. THE CANADIANS ARE IMMENSE. . LY PLEASED. Otur the Krltlnh Feature of the Ifllion* 4-'; Oorman Lhw — Dikiiffrrmia Ui'reilei 14'; A mini |f Wmocrata—A Ilimetalllat the Mitti—In 1807. The Canadians nre happy. They have *S'V got Jum what they want. They nre be t tor off than they ever hat ed to be. The bent they ever h i.md tor was r 'lino city, but now our Wilson revenue bill htu* riot only destroyed our own rev enue., but made free trade or allowed Canada to keep on ri tuilff against Ha state* higher than our own tarllt against them. The Canadians used to pay us a tariff >, on buckwheat, rye, oats, barley, wheat, hops, sheep, and finished lumber, when brought across the river at Ogdens JV burs. They»paid $300,000 a year Into the Ogdensburg custom house. They paid this tariff themselves. When we put the tariff on sheep, cattlo and eggs they went down Just thnt tariff In Canada. When we took the tariff off they went up again In Canadn. There $1 1” not a resident from Niagara Falla to Quebec, on either sldo, who doesn't say BO, Yesterday to settlo this question offi cially, for all the politicians lie so about It, I called at the Ogdensburg custom house, nays the Montreal correspondent of tho New York Hun. The collector was very kind to me, and his obliging and gentlemanly clerks gave all tho In formation I wanted. "How much money was received by this custom houso from the Canadians during tho month of January, 1891?” I asked. The clerk referred to the books and raid: "Just $22,439, and wo took in $25,415 In April, $24,031 lit May, $23,401 In Odtober, and $30,837 In November.” “Why did you receive so much In November?" I nsked. J. ."Well, the Canadians paid $11,000 on eggs and $13,500 on horses, and sheep, barley, etc., made the rest.” "Now," I asked, "what were the re ceipts under the Wilson bill for Novem ber, 1895?” Tho cleric looked at the book anil »«1U: "Just $7,337 for January, $0,174 f i i'.'r - ' - c - ■ A BtmetaU:»t the Man. There is mere or lets discussion in •astern papers over the" possible presi j denlitl candidates of next year. H is a Mttte early to begin that, for many ft • j , i changes may occur between this time and tho me-tlng of the nominating con ventions. Hut we may say that no can didate on the republican ticket will bo. acceptable to the west who Is not whol ly In fnvor of bimetallism. The republi can pnrty cannot regain Its hold upon the western vote without coming out clearly and definitely In favor of an American policy on the money question. The democratic party Is controlled by Now York Influences and the republican pnrty must show Itself to be free from those Influences.—Denver Republican. Shutting; Oat Oar Tattle. ■An was expected by those who know the real animus of the movement to exclude American cattle from France the government of that country refuses to make any satisfactory reply to the official protest by this country against the exclusion. A letter from Paris to tho Philadelphia Press by a well known French-Amerlcan says no disguise Is made there of tho fact that the ruling out was not done because of any dis ease discovered among American cat tle. but that the discrimination was made to satisfy the cattle growers of France, who demanded more protec tion. Hut the thing was overdone, if the decree had ruled out tho cattle of other countries besides the United States the uctlon would have been consistent and given no ground of complulnt that our cattle were especially discriminated against. The terms of the decree are un wise In the further particular that the parts of France from which came the protests are those which produce large quantities of wine and sugar. France has Increased tho duties on our wheat and flour and prohibited the Importa tion of our cattle, and this Is return for tho favors shown by our new tariff bill to her products. Surely President Cleve land would bo justified in retaliating, an recommended by the secretary of agriculture, and no one either at home or abroad could And fault with him for doing so. Yet It Is said there Is no pros pect that he will Interfere. Oue cattle now are excluded from France, Bel gium, Germany and Denmark, and all of them that go to England have to be slaughtered within twenty-four hours of their arrival. There are no indica tions that any of these restrictions will be removed. On the contrary, there are no Indications that any of these restrict ions will be removed. On the contrary, they are likely to be Increased. The German government has intimated an Intention to augment the bounty on sugar exported, thus offsetting the dis crimination of one-tenth of a cent In our tnrifL’ against bounty-paid sugar. If It does this It can keep on excluding American products and add to the list, while other nations can follow the ex ample If they do not fear such retalia tion by tho United States as It would he proper and dignified to make. The situation is pitiably annoying and all the more so as It has been brought about by democratic policies professed to be followed with the express object of Increasing our commerce with other countries. Of Interest to Farmers. The farmers of the United States should put on their thinking caps, and study the following statistics: During the seven months ending with January, our exports of breadstuffs were valued at$66,809.534, a decrease of $45,000,000. The value of our exports of wheat de clined from $43,867,768 to $26,997,136. of our corn from $18,033,867 to $5,216,591, and of our wheat flour from $43,956,200 to $31,878,933. That Is the way the de mocracy Is carrying out Its promise to obtain "the markets of the world" tor our farmers.—Toledo Blade. Haiti Lines nn Farmers. There Is a large agricultural district around Kent City. Mich., where the farmers are nearly all Interested In and keepers of sheep. They are all very much discouraged. Market lambs which two years ago sold readily for $3 at the farm now cannot be sold for more than $1.75, while the farmers have ceased to depend on their wool at all. With scarcely an exception every flock In this vicinity Is for sale. Sheep will be scarce ly animals In Michigan If the present system of free wool is continued. Mnm Candidates. The Democratic Pittsburg Post, which has been surveying the situation somewhat thoughtfully, concludes that "the democrats have no loud-mouthed candidates for the presidential nomina tion next year.” The only ones In sight are mum candidates, and the oldest In habitant can not remember a time when they were so scarce and mum,as at present. There isn*t even a loud mouthed barrel In the whole camp.— Cincinnati Times-Star. A Law Unto Himself. For the third time President Cleve land appointed a man by the name of Tinsley as postmaster at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. One would think that two rejections by the United States sen ate should satisfy the President that the advice and consent of that body cannot be secured In favor of Mr. Tins ley, but Mr. Cleveland is a very pecu liar man and the senate does not amount i to much in his estimation.—Denver Re | publican. [ That Is, in 1807. [ Minister Thurston’s unforgivable of I Tense in the eyes of our present admin ; istration was his advocacy of the an I nexation of Hawaii to the United States, j and not any infraction of the rules of i diplomatic intercourse. Mr. Thurston 1 may be persona non grata to a vast ma i jortty of the American people, and Ha S wall will bo annexed as soon as we can I set rid of Cleveland, Gresham et al. i , - Why We Have Free Wool. ' Dinis—Phwat do yez thoink, Mike? Wilson has bin to London and Grover, Wilson & Co., av bin th’ biggist buyers at th' London wool sales. •Mike—An' phwat does they want wid Inglish wool? Dinis—To pull over th’ eyes av th’ voters before diction. “rimet’e This?” ! fat—Phwat s this sugar trust they do ‘ be talkin’ about. Dials? j Dials—It's th' consarn that puts up> 1 th’ boodle to diet dimycrat Prlsidlnts ! Rn' congrisr.min. an' thrusts thim to pay j It tack wid usury. 1 , Entirely Aerepratitr. | ’Nationally and locally the republican • party is proiUlng immensely by the stu ( pidlty of its adversaries. The situation i* not brilliant, but it is entirely uc* ceptuble. • -iry■/> > - m FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. , Nom« I/p to Date Hint* About Cultiva tion of tho boll and Ylelda Thereof— Horticulture, Viticulture and flori culture. Kansu* and Irrigation* At least one of the western states has decided to And out what are the possi bilities of Irrigation. Kansas has passed a law creating a board of irriga tion survey and experiments. The sum of $30,000 per annum is appropriated to carry on the work. The scope of the work Is shown in Sec. 5, which reads as follows: In order that there may be made a practical test of the water supply on the uplands of western Kansas for ir rigation purposes, said board shall cause to be constructed twenty irriga tion wells and pumping stations or more if possible under this appropria tion, not more than one of which shall bo located in the same county, which shall be constructed and operated under the direction of said board in such manner that correct data of the depth of wells, quantity of water sup ply, kinds of pumps and power em ployed, and the capacity of each of said wells, and said board are hereby empowered to make a practical test of the so-called underflow water for the purpose of utilizing said underflow water for irrigation purposes, to make a full and complete examination of said underflow as they may be enabled to do with the means placed at their command to demonstrate the best method of raising water to the sur face, and storing it for irrigation pur poses, making as full and complete re ports of their investigations in detail, method and systems employed, extent of flow of water supply thus secured, the availability of such water supply to be utilixed; also to make observa tions, measurements and experiments to determine the quantity of water flowing annually in the streams west of the 98th meridian, and the amount of run-ofT or surface water and the practicability of storing the same for irrigation purposes in irrigating large areas and the probable cost per acre for such water supply and the extent to which it may be utilized; Provided, that no money shall be expended for the purchase of land, erection of per manent buildings or experimental farming. Growing Peanuts. Most of the people think that pea nuts cannot be grown in the north, but this is a mistake, as they will mature a crop as far north as northern Wis consin if the soil is suitable and the planting is done early, writes Frank Deane in Farm News. The early va rieties mature in about five months from planting. I prefer for garden purposes the small Spanish sort, as they mature early, are of finer flavor than the large Virginia nuts, and may be planted closer. I am not describ ing how to grow them ns a field crop now, though there are large, parts of southern lllioiis and of the Bection in that latitude where they would make a profitable crop. To grow four or five rods of them is not hard and the nuts will be found to be very nice to have through the winter. The ground should be plowed five inches deep at least and made very fine. The soil should be of such tex ture that it does not bake, for the pea nut has the peculiar property of bloom tug above the surfaco and then the flower spike tr- ns into the ground and the nut grows beneath the surface. If the surface is hard the spike cannot penetrate it and dies in a few hours. Soli that has a considerable proportion of sand is best aud lime is necessary to a good crop. For five rods of ground a bushel of air-slacked lime is about the proper quantity, and if this is sown after plowing it will become thorough ly mixed with the soil by the work of fining it and will be ready for the use of the plant. Wood ashes are good fertilizers and superphosphates show results when used on peanuts. For a garden plot the rows need not be more than thirty inches apart and the seeds may be planted eighteen inches apart in the rows, one kernel in a place for the larger sorts and two if Spanish nuts are planted. The seeds must be taken from the shells before planting, but the kernels must not be broken; Flant about the same time that corn is planted and about the same depth. Keep the sur face stirred and free from weeds and when the plants begin to bloom see to i it that the soil about the plant is loose. Terpentine Farms. The above reference to “turpentine farmr,” may not be understood at the north. In south Georgia and Alabama a few years ago was found one of the largest pine forests on the continent. It is now cut up by thousands of what are known as turpentine farms. A tract of from 600 to 5,000 acres is taken up by purchase or entry. The first in vestments ana improvements are in the way of stills for the manufacture of turpentine, resin, pitch, and other by products. During winter a squad of axmen is sent out to box the pine trees. The box is cut three to four inches deep, in cup form, and extends from one third to half way around the tree. The gum begins to run into the boxes in February and is gathered from day to day as the cups fill. When the first boxing begins to flow freely the new wood above is hewn off, giving a new flow. This is Repeated until the cut surface extends upward from two to four feet. The next season the cup ping is made on the other side of the tree. This exhausts the supply and the third season the logs are cut for lumber. That is the program with the thou sands of combined turpentine, resin, pitch, and lumber plants. But hun i dreds of turpentine stills are run by those who tap the trees in a way to keep up life in the trees for a number of years. Over millions of acres we see the cut-off lands where only the worthless trees are left and we rarely see a»pine tree that has not been half killed or wholly killed by the turpen tine men. During the few past yeare the main supply of what is known as “naval supplies” have come from this ! great pine forest Indeed tho supply • has exceeded the demand and prices * v' ' "- •* -•*. Jv- -i \ have run down to near the cost of pro* ductlon. The goose that has been lay* ing the golden eggs will Boon be dead. Perhaps no great forest of the world has been so rapidly destroyed and the Intelligent owners of orange orchards in Florida do not hesitate to say that the unprecedented freeze of this winter Is to a large extent due to the destruc tion of this protective belt on the north. Giant Flower* of Sumatra. One of the most remarkable discov eries, sensational in every particular, comes from Sumatra. Some years ago several botanists were traveling through the country In search of new things in plant life, when the natives told them of a gigantic flower, describ ing in such weird terms that at first they did not believe the account, but one day, Dr, Arnold, one of the party, came upon the wonder, says the North western Christian Advocate. He was not only amazed, but dumfounded, the strange object that met his eye making a profound impression upon him. Later he said: “To tell the truth, had I beenl alone and there had been no witnesses, I should, I think, have been fearful of mentioning the dimensions of this flower, so much does it exceed every flower I had ever seen or heard of.” Passing from the bush to some trees, the discoverer was confronted by a gi gantic flower, apparently growing alone without leaves or verdure, from the ground. The petals, five in number, were thick and fleshy, over an inch in thickness, while the center presented the appearance of a bowl, from which projected curious spikes. The entire flower was near four feet across; each petal weighed almost three pounds and the entire flower, if it could have been held up, would have entirely concealed the person holding it. The flower weighed, in some specimens, twenty five or thirty pounds. The nectary alone could catch and hold twelve pints of water. The new discovery was startling in many ways. It was a Mbwer without leaves or anything but the attachment to the earth—a complete puzzle—and at first it looked like a gigantic toad stool that had taken the form of a flower. Tipping one of the flowers over it was found that it grew from a deli cate leafless stem not larger than two fingers, and was, in short, a wonderful flower parasite growing and deriving its sustenance from the body of a huge vine that in turn wound around the trees of the forest. The story of this flower was received with incredulity, but it has since been seen by many, and been named, after Sir Stamford Raffles, rafflesia. No one would have thought of finding in Sumatra a giant ally of the little “wake robin;” but such a discovery came to Beccari, and amazed him equally as much as did the rafflesia Dr. Arnold. Beccari also had heard rumors from the natives of a flower higher than a man, and which at certain times gave out an odor that was fatal to man and beast. The Ital ian naturalist did not believe the latter, and determined to make a vigorous search for the man-killing plant. Fin ally, deep in the forest, he came upon it. It resembled a lily, but a giant; and from the center of the flower rose a spadix that was six feet in height— or as tall as a large man. The stalked leaves were ten feet long, the whole pe culiar plant taking up an area of 45 square feet. The diameter of thespathe was about three feet, bell shaped, with serrated edges of a delicate green tint, while upon the outside it was a rich purple hue. The odor was not poison ous. but was well calculated to keep both man and beast at a distance. A few years ago a friend of Beccari, ihe Marchese Corsi-Salviati of Florence, presented a potted tuber of this plant weighing fifty-seven pounds to the royal gardens at Kew, England, and one night :t bloomed to the astonishment and de light of those who saw it. The plant is called the giant-arum. Some European Cattle Feeds. The European correspondent of an exchange says: The employment of wheat, oats and barley in the feeding of fattening and milk stock, as well as rations for horses, gains ground. One Belgium "cattle broker,” sends daily wagon loads of condensed forage loaves to Paris, and must meet with a sale, since the consignments continue. It seems to be a compound of chaffed hay and straw, coarsely ground wheat, barley and beans, with perhaps a little of cotton seed cake and a trace of crushed oats. This mass is fermented, molded into loaves three feet long, and five pounds in weight. The feed is rel ished by cattle and horses. M. Wau thier, a dairy farmer in Belgium, feeds his seventy cows solely on that bread. In France, when wheat is substituted for cake 214 pounds of coarse wheaten meal are mixed with 7 pounds of chaffed fodder. Many prefer to em ploy the cereals in the form of loaves. M. Petltot “bakes his own bread,” for his stock; the dough is composed of 20 parts of rye flour, 20 parts of barley, 20 of first and second quality wheaten flour; 7 parts of leaven, and the rest of water. The bread is well salted, and is steeped one hour before being given to the animals. The dally ration con sists of 33 pounds of silo stuff, 614 pounds of the loaf bread, and 214 pounds of loaf hay, in two feeds. M. Petitot finds the food is better digested In this form, and suits adi ii ably, fat tening stock. The substitution of “bread” for hay and oats, has many partisans. The Marquis de Dampine estimates that 214 pounds of bread is equal to 13 pounds of hay and 414 pounds of oats. M. Pluochet employs barley loaves. 11 pounds of which he Antis to be equivalent in point of nu trition, to 9 of oats, and he, by this means effects a saving of nearly 214 francs per week, per horse; while in the case of fattening stock, the weekly 3conomy is 1 1-5 franc. Potato Scab.—We believe potato scab can be almost wholly eradicated by going at it in a scientific and business like way. says Field and Farm of Den ver, which add: “In Weld county sev eral years ago the disease was largely prevented by treating the seed to be planted for three hours in a solution of two ounces of corrosive sublimate in sixteen gallons of water. Where un treated seed was planted GO to 65 per cent of the crop was scabby, while treated seed had but 3.5 to 5.75 per cent scab. On high ground the scab was reduced to 2 per cent. Since that time the best potato growers in the Greeley district have used this remedy with greater or less success and we be lieve the remedy is generally consid ered the best that has yet been put into oractice.”—Eat. That Tired It a certain indication of impure and impov erished blood. If your blood could a ways be rich and pure, full of the rec corpuscles upon which the vitality de pends, you would never be weak, 01 Nervous! Boils, pimples, scrofula, sail rheum, would never trouble you. But our mode of living, shut in nil winter in poorly ventilated homes and shops, de pletes the blood and there is loss of appe tite, and weakness. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the standard remedy for this condition. It purifies, vitalizes and enriches the blood, overcomes that tired feeling, builds up tlie nerves- and gives perfect health. Bead this: “Our daughter, Blanche, when four years of age, had a humor break out on her hands and face, which our physician pronounced eczema. If the cold air reached her face or bands they would swell up, look almost purple, and headed blisters wonld form and break, Discharging a watery fluid , ing and itching would (i„ “'J wild. Unless hand* she would tear Jt k\ from her face and hand;”**] many doctors and many *'1 «t lot gave the case But our daughter Cora tl,’’ Sarsaparilla, to cure a ecjl, * near the left breast which much pain and after takloli, disappeared. Blanche, who is n„L had spent seven years of suft> concluded to give her JW rilla. She took 5 bottles ZlJri smooth and soft as a baby’s, the • rose petal. Her hands are white, where four months v0,l:\ blue and red and calloused oed leather. I cannot express mv, ' by pen or mouth. 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