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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1895)
(IRANI) 01,1) PARTY. LIVING TRUTHS OF THE RE PUBLICAN POLICY. Remit Treasury Itnport fiorve* at Another Rye-Opener to the FkIIou-n Who Voted for Free Trade—AlorketM Reins Closed Against Our 1’roduetn. The treasury department made a re port of the imports and exports of the United States a few days ngo, showing how the so-called Wilson law is open ing foreign markets to the producers of Ihfl United States and how the home ■narkot is expanding at the same time. 'The treasury department Is looked upon as reliable authority by some and will probably be accepted by those who try to defend the last tariff law. Accord ing to the report of the treasury depart ment the exports for March were $64, 875,007. This looks like a pretty -big bill of goods to Bell abroad, but our books for March of 1S94 show that wo .lioli! f70 f.»17 umrth nf irnrwlu This 1b a doorcase of $5,732,493 for one month under the operation of thla law, “framed In the Interest of the Ameri can people." For the nine months of the current fiscal year the exports were ■$86,567,ICO less than for the correspond tn* period a year ago. These are not ▼ery palatable figures for those who prefer following out a theory to reme dying a disastrous condition. But if we were unable to sell as much goods *hroad was It because wo were selling .no much at home and did we buy more •■of toe products of our own mills and factories than formerly under the in iquitous protective system? Well, not to any very great extent. The treas ury department says we didn't. For the month of March, 1895, the Increase ■of Imports over tho imports for the same month In the previous year was $3,739,433, and for the nine months of the fiscal year the Increase In Imports -over the Imports for the corresponding nine months of the previous protective year was $54,655,433. In other words, wo bought $64,655,433 more of foreign .goods in the nine months of the Wilson law than we did for the same period under the McKinley law, and at tho name time we sold $36,567,166 less of •■our goods to foreign countries—a gross loss of $141,222,609 In about nine months of this beneficent Wilson bill. In March of this year we bought $4, 419,800 more goods than wo sold; In March of last year wo sold $5,151,876 more than we bought. That’s the dif ference. That is how the foreign mar ket is being opened up to the Ameri can producer.—Kansas City Journal. Favorite Sons. The favorite sons are coming to the 'front, and each of them deserves to be iU favorite. It Is meet and proper that Iowa shall resolve to go to tho next na tlonal convention of republicans pledged to urge and to support the •claims of William B. Allison as a pres idential candidate. It is fit that Maine Lithall come as a unit for gallant Tom Reed. It would be in the naturo of the marvelous were Ohio to come with nil father name than that of McKinley on ‘.tta banners. It Is not to be expected that Indiana will come otherwise than us a force united for Harrison. It will uot be strange if Illinois march to the ■battle cry of Cullom. Michigan may come solidly for Alger. And there are •other favorite sons In other states. The •exceeding beauty of tho situation is ■this, that not an objectionable name y appears on the roll of favorite sons. As the Kentucky gentleman Bald, “Some brands are better than others, but, sah, they are all good." Furthermore, there is no name that Is likely to be : provocative of faction. Thero have Sheen times when two men of nearly •equal strength so swayed a convention -•as to make the nomination of either 1m ; possible and thus forced tho nomination i .of a less known and, possibly, a less de wtrable person. This danger docs not ; threaten the next convention. No man . as yet stands so pre-eminent as to . cause apprehension of his power to dic tate a nomination In the event of fatl rure to secure It for himself. There Is ran unusual quantity of good material to choose from, the delegates are likely to come up more evenly divided than -•usual, and the prospect is unusually propitious for a short, happy, and ef fective sessloh of the national conven tion.—Inter Ocean. The Farmer's I r.oml. 'This Is the way tho last tariff law ffosters the commerce of the United States and opens up the markets of the world to the American farmer. The cry <of the tariff reformers has been to let ■:the farmer sell where he can and buy where he wants to, to tear down the ‘“walls” which shut him nut from tho great markets of the worl-.l. The farm er has been willing all this time to sell as much flour to Cuba as he could, for the miller is but the middle man be tween the farmer and the bread eater. 3ul how has this market been affected 'by the last tariff law? During the first -four months of its operation there were •exported to Cuba 12,995 barrels of flour. During the corresponding period under the operation of Mr. Blaine's .reciprocity policy we exported 150,110 'barrels of flour, or twelve times as -much ns under the last tariff law. Last month we exported to Belgium $4,000, (00 less of breadstuffs than during tho month of March, 1S94. During the last sine months the decrease reached the enormous sum of $41,000,001) less than (or the corresponding period twelve months ago. The Belgian trr.de, which fa. or was, one of great commercial im portance and extensive proportions, is ■teadily dwindling under the so-called ■Wilson law. Instead of opening the -markets of the world to the farmer the law is continually closing them. It is building, not tearing walls down. It is uarrowlng, and not enlarging, the Uo •wtvm of the farmer’s operations. Dur Jsx the last nine months we exported $2,000,000 ln3H of wheat flour than nln months previously, ami the decline ha been headlong since the enactment o tho last tariff law, which period em braces almost the entire deficit. Th farmer has sold In the Belgian marke $3,000,000 less of wheat, $1,300,000 les of beef, and $06,000 less of salt beel The exports of provisions are $2,700,00 less than for the preceding nln months. The decline in the exports o butter has been 70 per cent. These ar not theories; they are conditions. The; are not partisan statements; they ar actual facts reported as statistics fur nlslied by democratic officials. Thi farmer can see how he is “protected' by democratic tarifT reform. He wouli prefer a little republican “free trade’ to such "protection.” An Expensive Congress. The volume annually prepared bj the clerkn of tho senate and house ap propriatlons committee showing th< exact appropriations and tho new of flees created has been prepared for thi last session of the Fifty-third congres: by Thomas P. Cleaves and J. P. Courts clerks respectively of the senate am house committees. The appropriations were as follows: Agricultural, $3,303, 750; army, $23,252,608; diplomatic anc consular, $1,574,458; District of Colum bia, $5,745,443; fortifications, $1,904,557 Indian, $3,762,751; legislative, execu tive and judicial, $21,891,718; military academy, $464,2G1; naval, $29,416,245 pensions, $141,318,570; postofflee, $89, 545,997; sundry civil, $46,568,160; defi ciencies, $9,825,373; miscellaneous $297,667; total general bills and miscel laneous, $383,934,564; permanent ap approprlations, $497,008,520. The sum propriatlons, $113,073,956; grand total ber of new offices specifically created Is 1.773, at an annual cost of $1,313,394 and the number omitted is 400, at at annual cost of $497,948, making a nel increase of 1,364 in number and $815, 376 in amount. Included In this in crease are the 1,000 additional seamen authorized to be enlisted in the navj and 315 additional deputy collectors and revenue agents in the lateral rev enue service to carry in effect the in come-tax law. In addition to the fore going there is a net increase in specific amounts appropriated for new offices where the number of such offices anc the amount of salary to individuals arc not specified, of $805,700. The numbei of salaries specifically increased is 119 at an annual cost of $39,506, and thi number of salaries specifically reducec Is sixty-nine, at an annual cost of $18, 328, making a net increase of fifty it number and of $21,177 in amount, mak ing a net total increase on account o salaries of officers, new and old, o; $1,642,253. Capital and Labor. In 1860, under the free-trade policy $785 of capital and $790 worth of rav material gave employment to one hanc who produced $1,438 in finished goods The value of products over cost of ma terial was $650. Of this sum labor re ceived $289, or about 44% per cent while capital had $350, or about 65^ per cent, for expenses and profit. It 1S90, undor the protective policy, it re quired $1,385 of capital and $1,095 it raw material for each hand employed The finished product amounted t< $1,988, or $893 above cost of material Of this amount labor received $485, oi about 54% Per cent, while capital hai $408, or about 45% per cent, revcrslns in the interest of labor the division o. not products. While the capital re quired to keep one hand employed hat to be increased 76 per cent from 1861 under a free-trade policy to 1890 undo: protection, and the needed raw mate rial was over one-third greater, th< product of labor was only increased 3; per cent. The Increase in earning: over the cost of material was $243 pei hand. Of this Increase labor receivec in increased wages $196, while capita only received $47 as its share of thi: gain. It will thus be seen that laboi has secured the greater portion of thi benefits of improved machinery am methods. ( uiivji The American sheep farmer am wool grower pays taxes for townshl] purposes; pays taxes for county pur poses; pays taxes for state purposes contributes to the building of churches contributes to the support of the min lstry; seeks to raise and educate hi children to be useful, Christian pcopl in the world. His lands are valued a $25 to $100 per acre. The Australia; sheep grower raises wool on land rented for a few cents per acre. Hi pays no township taxes; he pays m state taxes; ho pays no road or bridgi taxes; he supports no church or othe enlightening institution. He simpl; raises wool and now under the nev tarift law he comes into the Amerleai market and competes with the Ameri can farmer. This is ‘‘tariff reform” free wool to drive the American farme: out of business; to reduce him and hi family to want; to rob him of tb thousands of dollars that his shoe] were worth under protection. Canadian Lumber Coming. The lumbermen of Canada are bus; people. Some 6,000,000 logs have beei rafted into Colllngwood for the purposi of being cut up in the mills there. Thi work will provide employment unti fall, when another supply of logs wll be on hand, and all this lumber wouli have been cut in Sdginaw or Bay Cit; had protection remained to Americas lumber interests. Collingwood is om of the border towns of the Canadlas lumber industry and there are man; other larger towns where a greate amount of lumber is cut and sawed Free lumber will be of great advantagi to Canada, as also will be the lower du ties on barley, live stock, meats, am vegetables, besides others that ar< placed upon the free list. Americas democratic free-trade tariff tinkerini is a great thing tor the farmers of On tario. ; DAIRY AND POULTRY. - INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR 3 OUR RURAL READERS. t _ 3 flow Successful Farmers Operate This j Department of the Household—Illnta > as <o the Care of Uve Stock and [ l-oultrj. 1 l .. iHE SUCCESSFUL P feeding of calves s' ,and pigs upon separated milk Is a question that is engaging the seri ous attention of the Irish farmer, » writes Prof. Car roll in the Dairy World (London). Doubtless the ques tion is Important, turn wuen we iietii outu ic* marks as "The calves are dying by the score In my district,” “Separ ated milk is worse than water for calves,” and so on, there must be some grounds for consideration, as to wheth er separated milk is really the worth less stuff that some persons believe it to be. It is not alone in Ireland that the use of separated milk for calf and pig feeding is decried. In England a slight murmur of disapproval is raised. In America the believers and the unbe lievers are endeavoring to press their very different opinions upon the ques tion. It appears to me that if it can be shown in a certain district there are fifty farmers who use separated milk for calf feeding, and that of these fifty, forty-five are unsuccessful in raising their calves, and that five farmers raise their calves fairly well and with profit, it proves that there must be something beyond mere good luck that brings success to the five farmers. An American farmer writes: “Again and again in my expedience as a breeder of Holstelns, for the last ten years or since the introduction of sep arators, I have had men write that they would so like to buy a bull to improve their stock if they only had good skim milk to raise their calves, but that it ence of this matter . upon food would be an interesting study, and might form a subject for experiment. The Jm Fleche. This breed, which is not very largely kept, is of French origin, and not very neat in appearance, being tall and rather gaunt, says Bell's Mesesnger, It has not any crest whatever, but a very peculiar comb consisting of two horn-shaped serrations which stand up on the head. The birds have a red face and long wattles, and white ear lobes. Their plumage is a very glossy green, and carriage upright. Their legs are dark, with four toes on each foot, and quite free from leg feathering. Now as regards their qualities ,t.hey are splendid table birds, and in France are thought a great deal of for this purpose. Their flesh is beautifully white and Juicy and of good flavor. Some people like them better than any other breed for eating. They have black legs, which of sourBe are against them as market fowls. They frequent ly attain very great weights. They are not, however, such good layers as Houdans; in fact, they are far behind them in this respect, and In all proba bility this is the secret of their being so little sought after by English poul try keepers. Fortunately, the day has passed when poultry keepers went in for feather and beautiful carriage only. We advocate the most beautiful breeds that can be produced, provided the birds combine good laying qualities with their line plumage. It can be and, we are glad to say, is done by thous ands at the present time, who get the best birds they can, always making sure that they are good layers. An other great drawback with this breed is that they are very difficult to rear as chickens. They are not hardy, and need a great deal of attention, besides which they do not mature quickly. From this it will be seen that this breed is far behind many of those which have become so popular for their good qualities. Like many others, they have some ardent admirers, and these keep the breed before the public, they taking a delight in them. Host Product of Nations. Australia produces more pounds of meat per inhabitant than any other YOKOHAMA FOWLS. Above cut and following description are reproduced for the Farmers’ Re , view from the French of Ad. Benton. The Illustration Is of a cock and pul , lets of the Yokohama breed, and was sketched from nature In the “Jardin d’Acclimatatlon,” Paris. The long tail of the cock Is supposed to be the result ■ of long years of mechanical effort and , selection by the Japanese. The me chanical effort consists in tying heavy waa practically impossible to raise even good scrub calves on separated milk. Finding no great trouble my i self with raising the best of breeding stock on separated milk has led me ■ to look into the matter,' until I find that our creameries—in order to avoid the expense of a man to measure out the skim milk, and at the same time satis fy the greed of those patrons who are eternally trying to get something for nothing—run a hose each to the separ i at.or and the water tank, and run both with the same pump. This Is the prac tice that has given separated milk a bad name, and justly so, for the mix ture is practically worthless.” Here Is a case where adulteration had every 1 responsibility for non-success In feed ing calves upon separated milk. In considering the claims made for I separated milk as a food It must be , remembered that the most enthusiastic of its supporters do not attempt to set forth that It Is a perfect food material. ; ft Is a substance from which a very 1 valuable Ingredient has been almost wholly abstracted. This being so we must Ree the condition to which we na.ve brought our separated milk and > the measures to which we must resort i either for the purpose of restoring . something equal to what we have taken . away, or for the purpose of devising ! a system of feeding that will compen ’ sate in the altered character of the new food. Separated milk is what remains aft er butter fat and a small amount of an other animal matter have been re moved. Butter fat is supposed to be one of the most digestible of all fats. The necessity for fat in food is not a settled question, but there is every reason for belief in the theory that fat is extremely useful, and is probably a necessary Ingredient in the food of young animals. Dr. Pavey says: “It exerts a favorable influence over the assimilation of nitrogenous matter and the process of tissue formation and nu trition, and it may be said that there is strong reason to believe that the as sociation of a certain amount of fatty matter with the carbo-hydrates is prob ably necessary for the maintenance of the organism of perfect health. The belief is further entertained that its deficiency is sometimes the source of the developments of the tuberculous diathesis.” We may therefore take it that it is advisable that there should be fat contained in the milk that is supplied to young animals. As regards the other animal matter that has been removed from mechanic ally separated milk, it has been sug gested that in the slimy matter that is found attached to the bowl of the sep arator, after a quantity of milk is run through it, there may bo some sub stance that is necessary for digestion, and that probably it is owing to the want of this substance in separated milk that calves do not thrive upon such milk. The processes of digestion are very intricate, and small quanti ties of matter appear to have consid able influence over this very mysteri ous process; yet I cannot think that the matter that adheres to the bowl of the separator in cream separation is in whole or In part necessary for the digestion of milk when it is used for food. An investigation into the influ weights to the tails of young cocks as they rest on the roosts. Those whose tklls were elongated by this manner were chosen for breeders, and so on. The breasts of these fowls are red, with white spots. The upper part of the wings and the face are red, the tall of a greenish hue, the comb double, the wattles short, the feathers of the neck long and streaked with red.—Farmers’ Review. country and Italy the smallest amount per Inhabitant. The statistics for pro duction and consumption are as fol lows: Australia_ Argentine ... United States Ireland . Denmark .... Canada . France . Germany .... Great Britain Produces Consumes pounds per pounds per inhabitant, inhabitant. .300 .200 .178 .160 .128 .116 . 70 . 64 . 53 276 160 150 56 64 90 77 64 118 The Farm Dairy.—Which is better, for every farmer to have a small dairy connected with his farm, or for the •whole industry to be carried on by men that devote their whole efforts to dairying? The question perhaps is not an open one, as the farmer natural ly falls Into keeping a few cows with out anyone suggesting it. But these few poor and poorly kept cows can not be fairly called a farm dairy in the usual acceptation of the term. By a farm dairy we mean enough cows and good ones, to warrant having proper appliances for the work, such as a milk house and small separator. Certain ly every well ordered farm should have a well ordered dairy, with cows that are carefully selected, carefully tested and carefully handled. A good sized dairy is needed both to make handling the products advantageous, and also to produce a large quantity of manure for the farm. It seems to be obvious that a dairy of this kind on many farms will be more advantageous to the community in general than fewer but larger dairies. Spraying Apple Trees.—The Ameri can Gardening says: Spraying may be necessary to save the fruit from scab, but spraying will not insure fruit—and good fruit—unless it is supported by thorough tillage and proper feeding. Possibly the whole system of orchard treatment may have to be changed. If branches of adjoining rows interlace, the trees stand too closely together, and every other one, diagonally, ought to be cut out to give sun and air to the remaining ones. Then apply the spray. For the first application use the sim ple copper sulphate solution, one pound to 25 gallons of water, and spray until every branch and twig is dripping. Then plow the ground, and after that harrow often enough to keep the sur face fine and mellow all the time. Hundreds of Grasses.—During the last seven years the Mississippi experi ment station has tested more than COO different kinds of grasses in an en deavor to find those best suited to our special conditions. These different grasses have been procured from all parts of the world—from China and India, from southern Russia, Turkey, Egypt, and southern Africa; from Aus tralia, Brazil, and Mexico, and from many other countries, but with all our efforts we have been unable to find but very few which are really of great er value than are some of those which hare been grown here for many years. How much they suffer when nervous, freak and tired. Nervous prostration is a lingering, I racking, living death to those afflicted, though wholly imcomprehensible to others. The cause of this condition is impure and insufficient Blood. Make the blood pure, give it vitality and it will properly feed the nerves and make them strong. Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures nervousness because it acts di rectly upon the blood, making it rich and pure and endowing it with vitality and strength-giving power. No other medicine has such a record of cures. Thousands write that the,„ tensely with nervous^* by this great medicine up powers of Hood's 8amJ wonderful. Even a ^ cientt° create an app*^ that time on its healin ’ strengthening effects are The nerves become strong becomes natural and ref, 4,1 hands and limbs become, soon "life seems to go on, fort,"and perfect health is % is the work which Hood’s U is doing for hundreds of Hood’s Sarsaparill _Makes Pure Blood. B The Dee of the Hump. There are some men in this worlc who can answer most any question that is put to them, and sometime! when they do not really know wha1 they are talking about, they will give answers that are not bad. One ol these persons was once a keeper of th< London Zoo. lie was pestered to deatl by the questions which people asked, but he always gave an answer. On s recent occasion a countryman strollec in, and after looking curiously at ttu camel for a few moments, he turned t( the keeper and said: “I say, what’s he have a hump for?’ “What does he have a hump for?” re peated the keeper. “Yes. What’s the good of it?” askec the visitor. “Why—er—it makes a camel of him, of course,” replied the keeper aftei some hesitation. “People wouldn’1 travel to see him if he didn’t have thai hump Fact is, without it he might a: well be a cow. ” The stranger departed very well sat isfied.—Harper’s Young People. Dow Rate Harvest Excursions will he run from all stations on the AY abash railroad on May 21st and June 11th, to the south and south east. For full particulars apply to the nearest ticket agent of the Wabash or connecting lines, or to G. N. Clayton, N. W. Passenger Agent, 1415Farnam St., Omaha, Neb Farseeing. Dismal Dawson.—But why ain’t you in favor of this here good roads move ment? Everett Wrest—Because it won’t be nothing but movement. They’ll make the roads so good yit that folks will ex pect us to keep movin’ all the time, with no time for rest.—Indianapolis Journal. Information Wanted. Dismal Dawson—Kin you tell me where there is a first-class hotel? Pedestrian—I am somewhat of a stranger here, but I think there is one on—on—it is queer I can’t remember the name of the street. Dismal Dawson—Oh, never mind the street, friend. What alley is it on?— Indianapolis Journal. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $i bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. Jndgmcl From every tobacco chewerisw as to the merits of LORILLARM PLUG. All good judges of chewing ton have thus far been unanimous it p Bouncing it the best in quality,i most delicious iu flavor, the let every way. 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