fc: Y&' i '■ THE “PANIC” BLUFF, '- .• 7:fv NATIONAL BANK MSN QUICKLY BROUOHT TO THBlR SENSES. RvtMim Kmmiuf to Sncc««“fal Bank tbupant—torn to Financial In* aUtatlona Coder Democracy — How Maw Fork Banks Have Suffered. We believe jthat the threat which hae been used by certain politicians and tree-trade papers to create a financial panic, for the*purposo of defeating the ^nominatloii 8f Mr. McKinley, has been ■ taken With too much uneasiness. No 0oubt the threat was made In the heat Of anger and disappointment. But when Its effect Is analyzed It appears ridiculous. ■'In the first place it must be remem bered that all this talk against Mr. McKinley originates, and exists, only In. tlm columns of a few free-trade newiMpers and in the minds of a hand. - j ful of disgruntled republicans. The ' latter will recover, so we need not wor " ry further about them. As to the free trade papers, it is well known that they are simply trying to divert attention 1 from the ignominious muddle that ex ists In their own party. Therein they ~ < hove been successful. It is only nec essary to turn back to the files of these very papers of 1892 to refresh our mem £ ories upon all the wonderful good things, they promised the people in the event of. the election of a complete Democratic administration. Then their fight was for the repeal of the McKinley tariff, concerning which they printed falsehood after falsehood. They promised cheaper goads, more work, higher wages and lospr taxes. These alluring baits car ried the people. The authority asked for*was given to the Democratic party. The McKinley tariff was repealed and the Wilson monstrosity has reigned in lt^ stead. But with what results? It Is true that the prices of farm products haVe been cheapened, but there has been less work for the people, lower wtfges and higher taxes. The national revenue has been in Sore straits as well as the revenue of the individual. T£e very character of the tariff bill passed by the Democrats differed so wUely from the kind of measure that had been promised that it was stigma tised ap “party perfidy and party dis honor” by tho Democratic president and as a "rag-bag production” by the Democratic senator, Mr. Hill, of New York state. The Democratic free-trade press dare not face a discussion of the tariff question, so It Is now occupied In reviling the most prominent candi date for the Republican presidential nomination because It knows that hlB election will eradicate every tree-trade Idea from the country during the pres ent generation. The Democratic threat to create a financial panic Is a deliberate act of cowardice. That It was ever seriously Sustained by one solitary bank presi dent, be be Republican or Democrat, we can hardly credit. Who would be the greatest sufferers by a financial ppnlc? Tne bankers themselves. Bank presidettfb are merely salaried officers appointed to manage a bank’s finances, these finances consist of the money of the stockholders and depositors. Ah at tempt to create a panic would be a de liberate mismanagement of the trust jrpposcil in a president and it would *ery speedily result In hts dismissal. Mo barfk president would ever be per jnltted? <»y a majority of his board of directors, to play ducks and drakes ii with" «elr money or with that of the depositors. It would be a criminal act, iperKlng the severest punishment, and any Democratic paper that lends Itself thereto Is particeps criminis, and mor ally, if n9t legally, guilty sr u mu presidents, Dank directors and .bank stockholders will carefully consider- the condition of their hanks ♦when the McKinley tariff was In force, and compare It with their business to day. we have no hesitation in saying ^tfeat the unanimous verdict will be that a ^restoration of the McKinley era of prosperity is very much to be desired. The financial situation calls upon bankers to support the nomination of .MrJMoKlnley, not to allow spleen and •Nut .Judgment to control their more allure business Judgment. Bankers have large sums of money to lend, not to |eep,(die, and they know that they now, hg^e a plethora of idle money for which ftere is no demand. In 1892, on September 30, the national banks of the United States had <2.163,498,829 of money out on loan and discount that was earning Interest. This year, on ' Feflruary 28, their loans and discounts amounted only to <1,951,344,782, or <200,000,000 less than In the McKinley tariff year, The ,earnlngs and profits of the national banks hanuot be as sat isfactory as they were in l892,'- in& iey are even less satisfactory tbslfty their were last -Febn^ry. Why# so manufacturers are borrowers, and more of our industries are idle ow ing to the Democratic tariff. . In 1892, on September 30, before the elects on of a complete Democratic ad mbitftratioh, the amount of money cat deposit In the national-banka of the United States was <2,022,500,000. This year,' on February 28, It was only <1,«48,092,869, or <375,000,000 less than In the McKinley tariff year. With so much less money at their disposal the national banks have not the opportun r*^!P\r profitable business as tiaey possessed In 1892. Then money was in demand. Why? Because our Industries were in active operation on account of the Mc Kinley tariff. During the first four months of 1892 the volume of business transacted throughout the United States, as represented by bank clear ings, amounted to $20,933,879,840. Dur ing the first four months of the pres ent year it aggregated only $17,069,514, 662, a loss of $3,874,663,178 of business in only one-third of the year. This is a most serious matter. And why does this condition exist? Because of the free-trade tariff, which has lessened our industrial production, has de creased the earnings of our people and, consequently, has diminished our power of consumption. In 1892, on March 1, the net earn ings of all the national banks In the United States amounted to 134,363,000. On September 1 of 1895 the half year’s earnings had been only $23,498,671, al most $11,000,000 less than in 1892. Does this look as if McKlnleylsm had been a bad thing for the bankers? In 1892 the ratio of earnings to capital and surplus were 3.78 per cent. Last year it was only 2.57 per cent, a drop of 1.21 per cent under Wllsdnlsm. Now let us put these figures briefly together for the sober reflection of those who were reported as threatening to create a financial panic. Let them decide whether McKlnleylsm was such a bad thing for the stockholders whose money they use and care for, and whose serv ants they are: BUSINESS OP THE COUNTRY. January to April. Amount. 1892 ...$20,933,879,840 1896 . 17,059,614,662 Decrease, 1896 .$ 3,874,365,178 BUSINESS OP THE NATIONAL *"• 4 / BANKS. Loans and Discounts. Sept. 30, 1892............$ 2,163,498,829 Peb. 28, 1896. 1,951,344,782 toss in 1896.$ 202,164,047 Deposits. Sept. 30, 1892...$ 2,022,600,000 Feb. 28, 1896. 1,648,092,869 Loss in 1896.$ 374,407,131 Net Ratio to capital earnings, and surplus. March 1, ’92...$34,363,090 3.78 per cent. Sept. 1, *95... 23,498,671 2.67 per cent. Decrease, " 1896 ... $10,864,419 1.21 per cent. It seems idle to give a moment’s con sideration to the idea that any reputa ble financiers contemplate the creation Of a financial panic for the purpose of "downing” Mr. McKinley when they, know that their best business interests desire, and need, bis election'and a res toration of McKlnleylsm. In the foregoing review we have made no reference to the amount of losses of national banks through the unprecedented number of large manu facturing failures that have lately oc curred because of the operation of the Democratic tariff. It is an open secret that the banks of New York, during the last three years,have written off to profit and loss no less a sum than $2,000,000 of loans to concerns that have failed, and from which they never expect to realize one solitary cent. More McKlnleylsm 1b needed by the banks of the country, not less. Mr. J. Edward Simmons, president of the Fourth National bank of New York, one of the strongest Democrats in the Empire City, has stated the case concisely in the Herald, May 30: “Panic? We have been so deep in a hole for three years that things can’t ] get any lower.’* The "panic’’ scare has simply been a big Democratic bluff to defeat the nomination of the strongest protection candidate for the presidency, and the bluff has failed. •&, ■<, Trade lor t-armors—HOPS /tfem.1,1892. dpr.i,l896\ ifir n ***** ft v iHoKmteii Gorman ) Ona Pound HopS,Utald 8ujj How touch Su^art Idle tabor and Capital. Thousands of workingmen find them selves without employment or deprived of a full day's wages; capital lies Idle, consumption of all commodities dimin ishes by reason of a shrinkage of pur chasing power, and the country is in danger of another business crisis.—N. V. Press. . . Senator Pritchard's Saatlment. The McKinley law, reflecting as It did the patriotic wisdom and statesman ship of the Republican party, stimu lated and encouraged every single in dustry in which the Southern people were interested.—Hon. Jeter C. Pritch ard. U. S. Senator, of North Carolina. . s I, • '-V ■■.hv ~ • ■. FABM |AND; GABDEN, MATTERS OP INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. ■omo Cp-to-Data Blnta About Cultiva tion of tho ■oil and Vlalda Theraof— Hortlcultnra, Vltlculturo and Mori anltara T this season of the year cut worms do more or less dam age to nearly all crops, especially to tomatoes, cabbages and corn. When ever sod or grassy land is left until spring before being plowed, any crop which may be piamea on eucn tana vui m damaged by cut worms. The reason of this Is that the worms are nearly full grown in the spring, yet they need one good meal before forming Into pupae, a short time after which they come forth as night flying moths. The life history of the cut worms is about this: The moths lay their eggs in grass throughout the summer months, and after a few days these eggs hatch into small worms which feed upon the grass. The worms cast off their skin from time to time to ac commodate their increase in Size, and during the cooler weather of winter go deeper in the ground, being dormant for a time if the weather is very cold. Upon the approach of spring, the worms come forth for a finishing touch of growth and soon form pupae in the ground Just below the surface. Some time after this the moths are produced, and, after mating,' the females lay the eggs for another brood. With most species there is thus but one brood a year. Most farmers are beginning to realize the many advantages of fall plowing, and where sod land especial ly is plowed in the fall it will greatly lessen the number of cut worms and other insects on such land the follow ing spring. A good remedy for killing out the cut worms in the garden is to make up a mixture consisting of a quantity of bran or corn meal moist ened with water, to which is added a little Paris green and a little molasses or sugar, to give a sweetish taste. It is the Paris green that kills the worms, and this should be very thoroughly mixed with the bran, so as to have a uniform mixture. A spoonful of this mixture should be placed near the plants Just before night on the day the plants are set out. The cut worms work at night and will be killed by eating of the poisoned mixture. It is mush better, however, to place the mixture about in various part of a field a few days before planting, as it will then kill off the worms before any damage is done. H. E. Weed, Entomologist Mississippi Experiment Station, Agricultural College, Miss. Origin of tha Cabbage. Cabbage (Brasslca oleracea) is one of the vegetables brought into use at an early day, and although not so indis pensable as the potato, is nevertheless an esculent highly esteemed and has assumed an Importance that gives it a prominent position, hot only in the’ horticultural catalogue, but also in es timating the productions of our coun try. I have no statistics by which to estimate its value In this country, but when we learn that in London about one hundred million heads are annual ly sold, which, at five cents a head, would amount to $5,000,000 we may be prepared to estimate the amount raised in Illinois at a sum worthy of being taking into consideration in es timating the value of our productions. Just when and where it was first brought into use it is not possible to state now with certainty. A compara tively recent article in Hardwicke’s Science Gossip says that the plant from which the varieties in use in England originated is to be found along the southeast seacoast of England. But it Is certain that some of the varieties were early In use on the western side of the continent; also that kales or coleworts of some kind were long in use in Greece and Rome, as they are frequently mentioned by Greek and Roman writers and even directions given for their cultivation. It is also certain that various species of Bras slca are found lh different parts of the world.—Cyrus Thomas. Australian Balt Basil. . In view of the great interest now be ing taken In Australian salt bush (Atriplex semlbaccatum), the new-for age plant for alkali soils, Director Devol of the Experiment Station at Tucson, Arizona, sends the following brief method of growing it: The seeds are flat, somewhat heart shaped, about 1-10 inch long and of a brownish or reddish green color. If cov ered in wet soil when fresh they are apt to rot, but sown before a raln'and light ly covered with soil, or preferably cov ered with grass or weeds and kept moderately moist they will germinate readily. They may be started in boxes or hotbeds and transplanted to the field; but plants grown in this way do not resist drought so well-as those planted where they are to remain. While young the plants require water ing two or three times, but when well established they will resist quite severe droughts. Although a perennial plant it grows so rapidly that one cutting may be obtained the first season, and two the following season. It will grow in soil having more alkali than any other plant valuable for forage, and unlike most plants growing upon such soil it has a prostrate habit, growing to a height of but 6 to 12 inches and spreading over several square feet of ground. Single plants have been known to reach a spread of 16 feet, this, too, upon very alkaline soil. It is estimated that from 3 to 6 tons per acre of dried hay may be produced. Sheep and hogs relish It green and when mixed with about 1-3 its weight of other hay horses and cat tle eat it dried. ••mas ^ Varieties of 8travh«rrl«s. It Is almost impossible to advise the beginner what variety to plant, a variety which is very productive In one locality may prove the reverse in another, sometimes even in another field, soil, exposure and location being different No variety will do equally well on all soils. Reports in regard to varieties are very conflicting in differ ent localities. While one grower is satisfied and recommends a variety, an other is disgusted and is going to dis card it In general, we may say that those sorts which are successfully cul tivated over a large territory are most reliable; but he who goes a long ways from home to get advice in regard to varieties and treatment makes a seri ous mistake. These problems are purely local. The purpose for which we plant should be considered, 1. e., whether for home use or for market. For home use we may consider the characters of a variety in this manner; 1, quality, 2, yield, 3, hardiness. For market, this order should he reversed, thus: 1, hardiness, 2, yield, 3, quality. For market we want a firm berry of good size and color. Of the varieties grown on the Experimental Farm at Madison last summer, Warfield led them all In productiveness, yielding a third more than any other variety. Then came Haverland, Cloud, Eureka, Lady Rusk, Van Deman, Wilson aag Bubach. This was the second crop taken from these vines.—A. M. Ten Eyck. i/nmoo uof LiKn rial L»nu. It Is a plain Inhabiting Insect, but It may inhabit very limited, flat areas, in terspersed among more broken and ele vated areas. As illustrating this habit in Ohio, it may be stated that in 1894, it was found quite abundant in Cham paign, Logan and Hardin counties, with its greatest abundance in the latter and Wyandot county to the northeast, the two latter being of a more level topo graphy than the two former. This is fully illustrated by maps in Bulletin 69, of the Ohio Exp. Station. In 1895, the area of greatest abundance included only Wyandot and a portion of Hardin counties, Champaign suffering little, while to the south in Green and Clark counties, where, in 1894, it had been found sparingly, it did not occur in abundance at all, thus showing that it had drifted to the lower and flatter lands to the east, except in Wyandot and a portion of Hardin, where these conditions already obtained, and over run a wide range of practically flat country having a clay soil. A portion of the state laying to the west and north - west of Lake Erie, being the ancient bed of the preglacial lake, and the soil sandy Instead of clayey, was little if at all infested, whereas, the flat clay lands to the south and west were, in some localities literally overrun with these insects.—Ohio Bulletin. Why Bern Work In the Dark. Bees go out all day gathering honey and work at night in the hive, building their combs as perfectly as if an elec tric light were there all the time. Why do they prefer to work in the dark? is often asked. Every one knows that honey is a liquid with no solid sugar in it. After standing, it gradually as sumes a crystalline appearance, or granulates, and ultimately becomes a solid mass. Honey has been experi mentally enclosed in well corked flasks, some of which were kept in perfect darkness, while' the others were ex posed to the light. The result was that the portion exposed to the light soon crystallzed while that kept in,the dark remained unchanged. Here we see why the bees are so careful to obscure the glass windows which are placed in hives. The existence of the young de pends on the liquidity of the saccharine food presented to them, and if the light were allowed access to this, it would, in all probability, prove fatal to the inmates of the hive.—Ex. The Strawberry Bed. The new strawberry plant should not be allowed to bear fruit the first sea son. Pick off all fruit stems as soon as they appear. Three methods of train ing the strawberry are in use. The hill system, where all runners are removed. The narrow row, where only part of new runners are allowed to form plants; and the full matted row, where plants are allowed to fill all the space, excepting a narrow path between rows. All have advocates and all have special merits, depending on soil, climate, variety and grower. The full matted row is most used, being easiest to manage. Guard against too many plants in small space. They consume moisture, suffer from drouth and produce small berries. Each plant should hare from four to six in ches square space in which to grow and mature its fruits.—M. A. Thayer. Extent of Tree Roots.—It is common ly Bald that the roots of trees extend each way as far as their branches. But this is a very uncertain and unreliable rule. There are trees like the chestnut and pines, which grow in sandy soil, which send their roots far down into the subsoil, and have so few roots near the surface that the plow can be run nearly up to them. The elm, which grows best on low, wet land, has most of its roots near the surface. But it can send roots down to a depth of a three-foot tile drain, as we once learned to our cost, a large elm near the upper end of a newly-laid tile drain com pletely filling it after two or three years, so that the tile had all to be taken up. The tree was cut down and the new tile laid, with the result that the drain suffered no further obstruc tion.—Ex. Nitrogenous Fertilisers.—When a soil is rich in humus it is seldom neces sary to make any further application of nitrogenous fertilisers, and as all nitrogenous fertilizers are very quickly soluble, and are soon lost to the soil by both leaching and volatilizing, they should never be used until the crop has made a considerable growth. If the family cat lies with its back to the fire there will be a sauall. THE MIGHT OP COOKS. They Blmke philosophers. Philanthropists, Poets, War and Peace. “The scriptures say we must all be born again,” observed the philosopher as he ladled out his table d’hote soup, relates the New York Herald. “That’s right,” I replied, “but where did you find it?” “I take it on hearsay evidence. But what I want to say is that if I am to be born again and have anything more to do with It than I had the last time 1 would be born a cook.” “A cook!” I looked into the fathom less eyes of one reputed the best writer in New York. “Yes, sir, a cook. I have lived near ly sixty years, traveled much—studied more—produced something. I’ve seen men and women struggling among themselves for existence—for a little thing we call reputation—and for money. They make a few friends by the wayside, do a little dab of good here and there, die and are forgotten. Upon the hypothesis that we are all placed on earth for a purpose and that purpose is the happiness and better ment of our fellow creatures, I ask myself how best can a man live and labor to accomplish the chief end of existence? Ib it by robbing tens of thousands and distributing alms, to the few? Is it by healing the sick and feeding the poor? Is it by writing enchanting verses or by fulminating philosophical prose? mj ueur Doy, i nave conciuaea mai a cook has a greater Influence on man kind for good or evil than the greatest of the so-called learned professors. The cook makes and unmakes great men, as she or he happens to be good or bad. I am simply the product of the cook. Whatever I have produced the cook Is largely responsible for. Bad cookery has made great poets as well as bad husbands and murders— through indigestion. Byron, Shelley, Keats, Poe—indigestion. Caesar, Han nibal, Napoleon—all the bloody con querors of earth—indigestion. The physical system—the stomach—that boiler and engine room that furnishes the motive power for the mechanism of the brain, has for its fireman and engineer the cook. Cooks murder more persons every year than ever fell In a single battle; maim more in the same time than were ever wounded in the greatest war. Cooks make war pos sible. “But, on the other hand, cooks have wrought both physical beauty and mental greatness. They have subtly inspired strength of character and goodness of heart. If they have cre ated the cynic and the miser they must be credited with the philosopher and the philanthropist. If they are direct ly responsible for bloody wars they have also inclined men’s hearts to peace and good will. Even their er rors, as I have said, have made men great, especially In poetry and war. “The cook may die to us unknown, but the product of his art lies in us and our work and in our blood and bone and brain from generation to generation!” EIGHTY-FOUR YEARS. 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