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NEBRASKA STATE CONVENTIONS
HARMONIOUS ASSEMBLIES OF THE DIFFERENT POLITICAL CREEDS
OF THIS GREAT COMMONWEALTH.
FULL TEXT OF THE PLATFOflMS ADOPTED
Republican, Peoples-Independent, and Prohibition Parties at Lincoln, and
Democrats at Fremont, Convene, Orate and Adjourn
in Utmost Harmony
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
The republicans of tlto stato In conven
tion akjeuiblcil ut Lincoln Tuesday
seemed to be In control of tlio followers
mid supporters of l'leslJent Taft. who
held RUih supremacy that they could have
pasted any resolutions they saw lit, but
who for tho c.Uto of harmony which was
not slow In comtnjr, contented themselves
with an endorsement of the administra
tion In no uncertain terms and stopped
short of any refcrenco to candidates for
ottlcc In the future. The opponents of tho
president, active, during the morning In
tryine to cecuro some sort of a compro
mise which would not biliu; on a light,
listened to the reading of tho laudatory
resolutions, sotno of them refusing to
nrrco with tho sentiment, others rising
with the majority In endorsement of the
specific tilings tho resolutions set forth
that President Taft had done. No men
tion was m.tdo of reciprocity.
By far tho most extensive resolution
pmentcd was that deallui; with tho prcnl
dent and his conduct as executive of the
nation. Ho was placed in the samo cate
gory with several other republican presi
dents of the last half century, and e3po
cl.il reference made to some of tho thlns.-i
liu had done as president. The resolution
ndcil wltli the expression "and wo heart
ily endorse his statesmanlike administra
tion." Many of tho Insurgents saw In the
failure la mention his candidacy for a
tetond term a partial victory for thorn,
took what was said as good enough and
when Chairman JclTilos called for a ris
ing vote In order to neo how large the
majority for tho administration was, not
more than thirty delegates bat In their
is U s, refusing to Join In the Keuctal har
mony. The Resolutions.
Following nro tho resolutions:
"Hejolclng In the glorious record of the
republican party, which has given tho
nation tho Illustrious names of Lincoln.
Grant, Gat field, JIcKinlev. Itooscvelt and
Taft, and rcilllrmlug our devotion to re
publican principles, we. thu republicans
of Nebraska, congratulate the couutiy on
Its continued peace, piogress mid prosper
ity under tho wise guidance of our re
publican president.
"The arbitration treaties whoso negoti
ation lie has Inspired mark a notable step
toward world peace nnd In only ln.isor do
urer his tactfulncss In maintaining neu
trality and avoiding international compli
cations during tho revolution in Mexico.
lie Is proving his devotion to tho right
policy of conservation of our national re
sources. He is prosecuting tho Illegal
trurts and combines without fear or
f.ior. He Is Instituting leforms in tho
administration of tho government which
make lor economy and elllclency. Wo
havo every contldenco In tho unselfish
patriotism and conscientious devotion to
public d-ity of William Howard Taft and
we heartily endorse his statesmanlike ad
ministration. "Wo commend our republican ropres
santatlves In both branches of congress
for tho conscientious nnd patriotic man
ner in which they have met the great is
sues confronting them.
"Under our republican governor, Ches
ter II. Aldrlch. nnd his republic assocl
ntcs in tho state house the affairs of tho
stato are being administered with solo re
gard to tho public interest and tho laws
fearlessly and Impartially enforced.
"The Btntu institutions are being reor
ganized and conducted on more business
llko basis but with evory duo consldcra
' tlon for tho wards of the state.
"The railroad and public service cor
porations arc being restrained from extor
tion and unjust dlsctlinbinflon. The
lights of tho peoplo aro being safeguard
ed In overy direction to mnko tho Ne
braska motto. 'Equality before tho law,'
living reality.
"i-'or all tills the republican partv right
fully claims credit, ns also for tho, pro
gressive legislation whoso enactment has
been possible only by tho co-operation of
republican law makers nnd the approval
of a republican executive, no less than
for tho blocking by executive veto of
vicious or purely nartlsin measures pro
posed solely for political effect.
"Nebraska has always taken pride In Its
educational Institutions and we pledge
liberal support to tho state university in
nil of Its branches, and In view of the
predominant agricultural Interests of tho
state we specially commend tho work be
ing done by the agricultural college and
schools." . .
On motion of a Thayer county delegate,
the chair ordered tho Incorporation of the
names of Presidents Hayes nnd Harrison
among tho illustrious presidents men
tioned in the first paragraph of the
fdaced In there morelv as a method of
padlng up to the mild endorsement of
the president which followed.
John L. Kennedy wrote out a resolu
tion In commemoration of Lieutenant
(lovernor Hopewell, who died last spring,
which resolution was adopted by a rising
New Central Committee.
The new central committee contain
only nine old members. Douglas county,
following the senatorial reapportionment,
has five Instead of three members. The
new committee retained Husenetter and
Douglas as chairman and secretary tem
porarily and will meet again after the
primaries to choose a new set of of
ficers. The new committee follows:
District. Name. Residence.
No. 1 Ed Ferneau. Auburn.
No, 2 M. T. Harrison, Dunbar.
No. 3 B. E. Hendrtoks. "Wahoo.
No. 4 A. W. Jefferles. Omaha.
No, 4 A. C. Pancoast, Omaha.
No. 4 M. Ii. Learned. Omaha.
Ko, 4 Frank Sliotwcll. Omaha.
No. 4 E. O. Brallay, Omaha.
No. 5 E. K. (lurney, Fremont.
No. E. D. Wlgton. Lyons,
No. 7 C. McNIsh, Wlsner
No, tw, H. Needham. Wlsner.
No. ! TJeorge Coupland. Elgin,
No, 10 George Wertx, Schuyler.
No. 11 Carl Kramer. Columbus.
No. 15 Dr. F. A. Marsh, Reward.
No. 138. W. Burnham, Lincoln.
No. 13 F. E. Edgcrton, Lincoln.
No. J4 A. n. Spencer, Barneston.
No. IB Dr. F. Wilcox, Hubboll.
No. 16 Anton Dredla, Crete.
No. 17 W. J. Farley. Aurora.
No, 18 C. B. Heustlnger. Grand Island.
No. ID H. a. Thomas, Harvard.
No. 20 Oeorge I.vnns, Nelson.
No. 21 C. W. McCoonaughoy, Holdregt.
No. 12 N. P. McDonald, Kearney.
No. 23 T. T. Vnrney. Anslev.
No. 24 -D. C. Johns, Burwell.
No. 25 O. E. Elder. North Platte.
No. 2(1 J. H. McCarl. McCook.
No. 27 .T. M. Lvnch, Bridgeport.
No. 28 E. H. Boyd, Alliance.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
T-,nf Wnh Nebraska's democracy
at Its annual convention here Tuesday
adopted a vigorous piauorm wunoui
.., .i.. i.aim In hn convention of 886
delegiitesT made plans for Its fight at .thu
coming election, eiocieu . n v.,
tnll committee with John C. Bvrnen ro
elocled as its chairman and Leo Matthews
re-elected as Us secretary, heard demo
crat o uddrenos and sent Its delegates
"ome cheerful and In righting trim
against the common enemy- ,...
The resolutions reaffirm the well known
prlactplts of democracy, warmly commtna
i
the democratic congress for living up to
tho democratic promises, and call atten
tion to tho fact that republicans lira also
believing In them, ns shown by repub
lican support for Canadian reciprocity;
warmly commend the last democratic
legislature and its acts, partlculatly tho
law which enables tho election of dele
gates to national conventions by popular
vote ami the preferential voto on presi
dential candidates: und makes a stirring
appeal to tho democrats and to tho peo-
pio or Nebraska to light for bipartisan
representation on thrco governmental
bodies to bo lilted at thu coming election
thu supreme coutt. tho boaid of univer
sity regents and tho stutu railway com
mission, Tho convention adjourned at 5:30 p. m.
What oncu promised to be ono of tho
most stormy state conventions that tho
democitits of N'olmi.Mka have ever known
turned o.it to bu hurmoulous and enthusi
astic. Tho democrat delegates fioui out
In the statu wcio happily dUippolntrd ut
the pactilu attitude ui' tho Oouuius county
delcal!uii, uud thu Lancaster county del
egation was likewise apparently willing to
suit endur all of Its put Ideas In the In
terest of hatmuny.
Several lrleiids of Ilryan presented rcs
olutlouu ouluglxlug htm, but tliusj weiu
not lucoiporatetl, in puisuaucc of thu
peace pact. Tim icsofutlons su Ilnally
udopied were largely diavvii by Hhallon
lioiucr. The s.-cuud plank was thu work
of Air. .Mi; mill', ui was also thu on a relat
ing to se.'Vtca pensions. It doesn't men
tion liry.tu'it name, but It lu uu endorse
ment ot him, if lead cloxely.
This was thu Hist tlmu lu twenty-one
years Unit Um name of Ilryan dues not
appear lu a democratic statu piitform.
That no light was mudo to liibi.rt It,
coupled with Homo eulogy of thu leader,
was duo to tho fact that Mr. liryau t
q.ui'Stcd his friends thai nothing bo done
to creatu any trouble. Tho two times
that his name was mentioned lu speeches
draw faith enthusiastic upplauec. and
tiiends of his among tho dulegates felt
that If a light had been precipitated they
could havo won.
Tho State Committee.
Tho convention tool: a recess whllo the
delegations selected me state coinmlttuc
as follows: Senatorial district No. 1, J. S.
McCarty, Aubuiu; No. ::, J. S. Livingston,
I'luttsmouth: No. S, W. D. tichual. Spring
Hold; No. 4, Charles 12. Fanning, ucorgu
Ilosurs, John A. Itliic. Omaha; Fred lleff
llnger, South Omaha; Chnilcs A. Tracy,
llensou: No. 5, Waldo Wlnteisteen. Fro
mont; No. C, M. W. Murray, Ponder; No.
7. F. D. Hunker, West Point; No. 8, F. P.
O'G.ara, Ilaitlngton; No. it, J. T. Brady.
Albion; No. 10, Harry 1). Miller, Stanton;
No. 11, C. M. Gruentliur, Columbus; No,
12, O. E. Uernecker, .Sowaru; No. 13, P.
L. Hall, A. S. Tlbbcts. Lincoln; No. 14,
J. II. McCann, Beatrice; N& 15, Dan Kav
anaugh.' Fairbury No. 1U. W. S. Collett,
Crete; No. 17, A. B. Spraguo. Aurora; No.
IS, F. J. Taylor, St. Paul; No. 19. It. B.
Wulilqulst, Hastings: No. 20, Gcorgu K.
Hall. Franklin; No. 21. J. II. Mooncy.
Arapahoe; No. J J, W. F. Bailey, Kearney;
No, 23, II. M. Davis. Old: No. 24. J. F.
O'Donncll. O'NoIll; No. 25. Ceo. C. Gll
1am, Lexington: No. 2J, N. J. Uerllug,
tndlar.ola; No. 27, Boburt Ciiaham, Cle
mau; No. 2S, C. A. Buby, Valuutlne.
Tho Platform.
"Tho democracy of Nebraska In .con
vention a&semblcu reaitiims Its allcglauco
to tho fundamental principles of thu party
as enunciated lu tho statu and national
plattoi ins' of l'JOS. Wu point with pride
to tliu leadership thu dumocrnuy ot Ne
braska has taken during thu last quarter
of u century in thu lulorms ulrehdy uu
oompllslied as well as those that uro in
process of accomplishment. It was the
voice of Nebraska democracy that pleaded
persistently, and in tho facu of great dis
couragement, for tho election ot senators
by tho people; for the Income tax; for
tariff rovlston in tho Interests of the con
sumers; for tho free listing of products
of tho trusts; for tho publicity of cam
paign fund receipts and expenditures; for
gu.'irantuu of bank deposits; for the regu
lation of railroads; for, tho support of tho
rights of tho states, and tho pieservation
of tho general government In its whole
constitutional vigor; for tho prevention of
the establishment of u 'twilight zono' be
twceji tho nation and the stato, in which
exploiting interests might tako refuge
from both; for tho preservation of our
constitutional form, without impairing
through legislation by courts or other
wise; for tho vindication of tho truth that
'a prlvato monopoly Is indefensible and
intolerable,' and finally for tho broad
democratic doctrine that tho people may
safely bo ontrusted with tho control of
their own government.
"We congratulute tho nation that dem
ocratic principles are rapidly winning
favor In all sections of the country and
with fair-minded men of all parties. We
rejoice in the loyalty shown to the prin
ciple by tho democratic members of the
national senate and house of representa
tives. "We view with prldo the splendid quali
ties of faithful leadership displayed by
patriotic and courageous democratic gov
ernors. The record that has been made
Is proof that democracy Is entitled to rule,
because of the high Ideals of government
It stands for and that It can bo tiustcd to
guard the rights of the people because of
the loyalty, experience and capacity
Bhown by those whom It has entrusted
wtth power. With confidence we ask for
comparisons of the records of democratic
faithfulness with that of republican un
faithfulness. Tho rising of democratic
ideals with the towering of republican
stundardsof political morality and popu
larity, the popularity of democratic legis
lation with tho growing odium attached
to republican policies.
"Wo point to the fact that democratic
principles are triumphant in public opin
ion and that the republican party Is be
ing forced to gradually abandon Its at
tempt to hold tho republican rank and
ftlo to longer support tho so-called pro
tective UrliT policy of that party. Whllo
wo legrot that thoro was not u demo
cratic president and a democratic senuto
to mako possible a beginning of tariff re
vision by striking tho first blow at the
protection now accorded all trust prod
ucts In tho present tariff bill, wo point to
the Taft reciprocity measure as proof that
tho republican party Is now abandoning
even the f.retenso that its protective pol
icy 1 for the benefit of tho American
farmer. The democratic freo list tnrllt
bill Is proof that our party has taken a
tlrst step lu the right direction and can
be trusted when It In given power to re
duce tho tariff which feeds the trusts
nnd fattens them ut tho expense of the
farmers of the nation.
"Wo favor tho early passage of a ser
vlco pension bill. , Wo commend tho dem
ocratic leprcsentattvcs of this stato for
their support of such a measure In tho
last congtess, and urge our senators and
representatives In tlio present congress
to earnest effort along that line to thu
end that this long deferred net of justice
to tho old veterans will speedily becomu
u law,
"This convention commends and en
dorses the record of the late democratic
legislature and congratulates It upon Its
fidelity to tho platform pledges upon
which Its members were elected. We en
dorso tho law which that legislature en
acted for the election by the people of
delegates to the national convention, and
for the Instructions of those delegates bj
the ptopls as to whom thsy shall support
for president and vice-president and the
constitutional iimondmuut piovldlug for
thu iultl.uivo nnd irferciulum, wheiuby
tlio pioplo themselves ate glviut tlio powur
to Ilnally settle local questions of govern
ment or political differences by a dliect
voto, to which amendment wo plcdgu our
support.
"Wo submit that tho Issue presented In
the approaching campaign Is whotlier any
but lepubllcau citizens uiu entitled to rep
resentation in thu supremo court, on tne
railway lommslslou or boird of regents
of the stato uulveislty. Wu further urge
upon thu peoplo of this statu thu gleat
Importaiicu of settling these, questions
alight. What douiiiuiatlo ropiescntatloii
In congress has donl) for tho people may
bo seen by conti listing the ptcseut con
gress with tho last tepubllean congress.
What democratic representation lu the
various legislatures has iluno Is shown In
thu long list of ptogicsslco laws which
such legislatures havo p.ixscd. Because
of thu leooid in.tilu by thu last two dem
ocratic legislatures mid tho leadership of
Nebraska democracy It hits tho foremost
place among the states of the nation us
a lender in all matters of progressive
legislation which tends to promote thu
Interest of thu commonwealth nnd keeps
tho povvciH of government closest to the
people.
"Wo submit that n congress, or a legls
liiluio, composed exclusively of membets
of one party, would not bu for tho publlu
welfare. Wu further declare that It Is ns
Important to have li,otli schools or politi
cal thought represented lu tho ouprcmo
court, which Interprets the laws, us In
thu leglsl.itl'ro which makes them.
"TheiD uio scoies of thousands of No
braskans who uro tlut icpuhllcaus, who
contribute! their full share of taxes to thu
nuppoit of thu uulveislty und who have
a ii Idc und Interest lu Its felfaru, and It
should ho their right, us well as to thu
best Intel est of thu university Itself, to
havo them tepicsuuted In Its manage
ment. Thu railway commission Is onu of
tho most. Important boards under our
constitution. Its pttrnnsu lu to guard tho
Intel ests of tho general public In dealing
with tho great transportation companies.
It Is of thu greatest Importance that this
commKsion snail not l.eeome a partisan
iiiHuumon, unit tnereroro we iuii mat
tho lest of tho electorate of tho Btntu
that does not align Itself with tho repub
lican party bu uccoidcd representation
upon tills board.
"Wo deplore tho veto of tho non-parti-mi
linllcl.iiy net by n, tepubllean gover
nor and wo Invito fair-minded republic
ans to Join with us lu the coming elec
tion to help us elect threo democratic
Judges to the nuprcme court, two demo
cralle regents of the stato university nnd
one demociatlc railway commissioner, so
that tho democratic citizens of thin state
miy ho accorded a minority representa
tion In these various bodies. Wo submit
that this will bo as much to thu Interest
of republicans, who desire unod and rep
leseutntlve government ns to the Interest
of tho democratic patty Itself."
PEOPLESINDEPENDENT PARTY
CONVENTION
Distinct Intimation that tho people's In
dependent party of Nohinska Is no longer
willing to be tho tall und of a denio-cralla-pipullsfnlllnnco
was given by del
egates of the peopleit party, nsscmblcd In
stato convention In Lincoln Tuesday. By
no open avowal was Nebraska democracy
uotllled that It could not count with cor
tnlnty upon tlio futuio blind support of
the populists. Thu tendency for an Inde
pendent policy wan repeatedly ovident,
however, lil the acta of tho convention
and In tlio remarks of Individual speak
ers. W. J. Bryan rccolved enthusiastic ac
claim at the hands of the populists when
resolution;! were read which lauded him
abovo any other leader of tho people's
party. Hx-flovcrnor Sliallcnberger was
Indirectly reared for hl3 nou-acceptancu
of a populist nomination becauco it wan
not accompanied hy the democratic lead
ership. Finally, Chairman Manuel of tlio
statu commltten was not only tendered
a voto of thanks for his service In man
aging campaigns for six' years past, but
Ills acts as amhoilr.cd loader of the party,
with specific Inclusion of his bolt of
Dahlmau nnd his support of Aldrlch
were unanimously cudoised.
State Central Committee. ,
Sstnto central committeeman were
named as follows: J. N. Miller of Adams,
J. S. Blgland of Boono, W. G. Ilyder of
Buffalo, W. II. Taylor of Butler. K. It.
Cowan of Clay. T. H. Tibbies of Comings,
J. A. Ollls of Custer. W. H. Taft of
Dawson, IJ. E. Thomas. W. B. Fletcher
nnd T. It. Porter of Douglas, Q. E. Bo
zarth of Gosper. J. S. Oroavcnor of Ham
ilton, Charles Cell of Howard. F. D. Eage.r
ami W. F. Porter of Lnncanter. J. D.
Bishop of Nemaha. J. S. Kennedy of
Kearney and Phelps. Joel Hanson of
Poll;. C. W. Lemar of Saunders. If. F.
Waesman of Sheridan and O. C. Tool of
Webster.
Tho Platform.
"Tho people's Independent party of Nu
braska looks with satisfaction upon the
recuid it bus made an rujolces became
thu principles that it announced twenty
years ugo, although at thut tlm-j they
weiu met with denunciation, Ocrltlou and
contompt, havo now been uccepted In a
giu.itur or leas degreo by all p titled ami
all right-thinking men.
"Tho pcoplu's party was tho first to ad
vocato an income tax, the Initiative, ref
erendum and recall, postal savings banks,
tho regulation of railroads, and, if that
fulled, govitrnmont owmtrsiilp, the elec
tion of United States senators by direct
votu of tliu puoplo, tho direct primary,
working men's compensation for acci
dents, rural free delivery, Australian bal
lot, tho prohibition of child labor, the
government ownership of all natural
monopolies, such us water works, gas and
lighting. It sought to apply tho spirit of
thu declaration of independence und the
prcamblo to tho constitution to thu gov
omnium or this nation. It therefore op
posed government by injunction und tne
changing ot tho constitution by Judicial
Interpretation, fought monopoly in every
form, especially thoso monopolies that
wero founded on high tariff; It favored
organized labor und tegrcttcd the decision
of the courts that applied tho negligence
of the follow servant rule.
"All these positions nro now regardod
as based upon the natural rights of man
kind and uio statesmanlike policies that
the government must soon adopt.
"There Is only ono principle, and that
the most Important of all, that the other
parties have not accepted, and that Is the
quantity theory of money, whereby a sys
tem could bo adopted that would main
tain a general lovel of prices from year
to year. The rlso In prices that still con
tinues has demonstrated tho populist the
pry to bo correct und In the near future
If the Increase in thu output of gold con
tinues tho governments of the whole
world will have to adopt It
"Thero is today no great American
statesman, prominent in tho public oyo.
who has not achieved his greatness by
advocating ono or moro of the. cardinal
principles of the peoples Independent
party,
"In the battles of the last twenty years.
In which wo havo been assailed by all the
Interests, thero has been no braver llghtor
than W. J, Bryan. And to all who have
been on tho Mrlng lino and ospcolully to
w. J, Bryan wo send greetings.
'To these principles which wo havo so
long defended wo pledge our futuro sup
port, mid to treat all now Issues In the
samo spirit.
"We. believo In a supreme ciurt so con
stituted as to give assurance to our poo
Pio of ubsoluto fairness. Impartiality and
Justlco In Its deliberations, Judgments
und decrees,
"Thp 'non-partisan' Judiciary act having
been held unconstitutional wo thcrqfore
favor a bi-partisan court; that Is, ni.ido
up of members of different party atnlla
tlons, as Uio best means of securing fair
ness and Impartiality and for tho teton
tlon of tho confldcnco and respect of our
people.
"Tho peoplo's party having between
forty and forty-Iivo thousand votes in this
stato, demands a fair representation In
thu matter of nomination and eloctlon.'
"Wo favor a non-voting poll tax. with
penalties sufficient to insure tlio attend
ance at all primary and general elections
of all ablo-bodlrd electors In "ood health.
"No commend . last legislature for
the enactment of the long list of reform
laws, among which were tho Initiative,
the referendum, closed prlmnrv. tho mils
stockyards bill, tho not for the prnni t'on
of publlo morals, tho hoard of control for
state Institutions and other laws ulonz
the same Una,"
FARMn
GARDEN
u-r
TRAINING THE TOMATO VINES
Practiced by Few, but If Done In Mld
Summer It Will Greatly Increase
Yield of Fruit.
Very few nmntiMir.t prnctlco trim
mint; tomato vinos, but If till Is clone,
In mid-summer tluj ylolil of tlio fruit
Is very greatly lm-roaseil.
Kxtenslvo experiment! at various
experiment stations have developed
the fact that thu Itiercusu duo to trim-
Slnnle-Stem Training.
mlng Is great. At tho Mulno ntntlon
th!,s Ineieaso reached as high ns GO
per tent., and tho Rain In weight vvns
very marked. In ono Instance reaching
08 per cent.
Tho plants woro grown under ordi
nary Held culturo and they wcro start
ed In tho greenhouse, April 1st, plant
ed in tho Held Juno 1st and headed
back July 24th, August Sth and Sep
tember 5th.
Of course In milder climates thlB
work should be done earlier.
At each trimming thu leading
brnnches were shortened about six
inches nnd most of tho side shoots bo
low tho first clusters woro removed,
tho others being shortened, and tho
sunlight was thus freely ndmittcd.
Training tomatoes on wires to run
from five to ton feet high, lst becom
ing common practice, This 'method
IncreaFes tho yield, as the sunlight
reaches all tho fruit and makes pick
ing much easier.
It is not difficult to train vines in
this way, -and It can bo. dono in any
ordinary garden by means ot vlre3.
HERMAN 0NNES HAS ARRIVED
Farmer, Measuring Seven Feet Two,
Is Here to Look Over Ground
Going to Northern States.
It looks as though tho original ot
(he term "tall farmer" bad stepped
into tho limelight to prove in tho flesh
tho spirit of a Jest. Ono Herman
Onnes, a mlddlo-agcd farmer, arrived
on the Holland-American Steamship
Noordam, recently docked, and, ac
cording to tho ship's carpenter who
The Tallest Farmer.
did yie measuring with the lead lino,
represented littlo less than two fath
oms In height. .Tho farmer is pro
ceeding to the Northern States to look
over tho ground, and It is suggested
that he need but "look" around to ob
tain an opinion as to the land In sev
eral states at ono time. Farmer
Onnes modestly claims but seven (cet
two.
Reasonable Care of Garden Crops.
Don't use all your land for hogs
and corn and other general products.
Ralso fruit and garden on part of It
and glvo it tho same careful atten
tion that you do your prize stock.
You may be surprised to find that It Is
tho most profltablo part ot tho farm,
and the part that gives tho most sat
isfaction. Cultivation Forestalls Drought.
Do not neglect to cultlvhto tho sweet
potatoes. Keep up the cultivation and
maintain the mulch, If this Is prop
erly done they will stand a terrlllc
drought nnd dovelop potatoes when
tho late summer rains come,
VVXa
CABBAGE ALWAYS IN DEMAND
One of Most Universally Grown Cropt
and Finds Place In Home Oar- '
den and Truck Farm.
Cahbago U 0110 of tho most univer
sally cultivated of our garden plants,
Although it Is ono of tho coarser vego
tables It finds a place In thu homo gnr
den ns woll itn In the market gardon
and truck farm. In eomo sections ol
tho I'll 1 1 ed titatcs rabbago Is exten
sively grown bb a farm crop.
According to the last census New
York slate grow moro thntt 25,000
acres of cabbage; l'ensylvanla, nearly
ll.UOO; whllo Virginia grew about
10,000 acres. Tho threo slates men
tioned outrank nil others by ut least
2,000 acres. No adequnto estimate
enn bo plared on tho vuluo of this
crop, us It Hucttiutcs very docldodljr,
both In acreage nnd In price, from
year to year.
Kaily cabbage Is practically nil con
sumed ns a green vegetable. Tho lato
crop, on the other hand, Is handled ns
a fresh vegetable, ns a storage crop,
and lor tho manufacture of sauer
kraut. Cabbago is always In demand,
and nude! prcFcut condltlouj it Is
nlwnya available, ell her nH tho prod
uct of a southern truck farm or n
northern farm, garden, or sturago
house. 1
The group of cultivated plants
which has been derived from tho wild
cabbage presents a greater diversity
of form than that derived from any
other slnglo ancestral typo.
Wild cabbago Is a robust-growing
broad-leaved plant enjoying tho low,
moist nrons near the searonst of
southern Kurope. Tho most closely
allied form now In cultivation Is tho
collard. Tho wide variation In tho
gtottp Is Illustrated by tho diversity of
form shown In collards, kale, troo cab
lingo, marrow kale, caiillllowcr, and
lltttsgels sprouts. It Is almost beyond
the bounds of reason to believe that
till these forms havo been derived
from a common parcutugo, yet such is
tho fact.
In no truck crop does tho chnractet
of the reed count for moro than In
cnbbagc. It Is very essential that tho
crop come to marketable maturity
early, that tho heads bo uniform In
size and character, nnd that they
mature bo that tho whole crop can bo
harvested at two cuttings. Tho small
fc-nvlng made by tho purchaso of cheap
or Inferior teed Is usually paid for n
hundred times over In tho lesscnod
valuo of tho crop. A grower can not
Charleston Wakefield Cabbage.
afford to risk his crop for so small a
saving. Tho best seed that can bo
obtained is none too good, and any
thing short of this is not good busi
ness. Without highly viable seed of a
good strain, truo to typo, tho best
results cannot be expected.
Cabbago is a crop which Is grown
by overy market gardener locatod
within wagon-hauling dlstnnco of an
Important center of consumption. Tho
statistics of the distribution of the
cultivation of the cabbage clearly indi
cate tho fact that this is one of the
most importnnt crops grown by
market gardeners.
Tho countlos near each ot the Im
portant centers of population ot the
United States are almost universally
credited with a considerable acreage
of cabbage, thus showing that the
gardeners of these regions have given
considerable attention to the produc
tion of this crop.
The side-delivery rake has the edge
on the hay tedder.
Do not forget to cultivate the trees
set out this spring.
Straight corn rows are the trad
mark of a careful farmer.
Shallow cultivation conserves the
corn roots as well as the moisture.
An early rape patch full of hungry
pigs 1b tho most profitable spot on the
farm.
Treating small grains with formalin
is too important to be overlooked by
fanners.
Tho essentials of a good road are
good bridges, a dry road bed and
grades as low as possible.
Never cultivate your land deep.
Shullow and frequent cultivation Is
always best. Mako tho top soil as fine
as possible.
That final cultivation may moan ten
bushels more corn to the aero and less
pigeon grass seed in the farmer's shoos
ut busking time.
Get ahead ot tho season in all gar
den work. I)y and by the rush of
otaor things will como and a part of
this work may bo neglocted.
Plant n succession of beans, sweet
corn, radishes, lettuce and all other
quick-maturing vegetables so that
they may bo had for use nt all times,
The garden soil Is too expensive ran
tcrlal to Ho Idle for half tho growing
season when it is capable .of pro
ducing largo crops through cM tht
growing season,
r iT flTewlsilfl jcmftTOlTy awUsn
No Luck.
"I never do hnvo any such luck as
tho other boys!" complained young
Harold.
"Why, I am surprised!" nnnwered
his mother. "You have roller skatos,
a bicycle, a football suit, and a ticket
to tho gymnasium. Home boys would
think themselves very lucky if they
bad thoso things."
"Yes, but Wllllo Swaddllng's house
burned down, nnd ho helped to savo
things! .Tom Anderson's home was
robbed, and ho heard tho burglar!
And Jack Tumor Is sick, nnd the
neighbors nro carrying Ice cream and
stuff to him."
As a Tonic
and Regulator
You will find Hos
tetter's Stomach
Bitters absolutely
trustworthy. It is
backed by a 58 years'
record in cases of
Bloating, Flatulency,
Indigestion, Costive
ness, Cramps, Diar
rhoea, Malaria, Fever
and Ague.
TRY A BOTTLE TODAY
The genuine has our Private
Stamp over neck of bottlo. Itetuse
all others.
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Disappointed.
Knlckcr Was Hubbubs disappoint
ed In his hotiRe?
Docker Yes; what ho took to be
tho henhouso turned out to bo the
bungalow.
Important to Mothorii .
Examine carefully every bottlo ot
CASTOHIA, n safe nnd sure rcmixly for
infants and children, and see that it
Dears tho 7w ssiF ,T
Slgnaturo ot Caif7'cZtl
In Uso For Over 30 YearB.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoris
DECIDED NOT TO OPEN IT.
Callor I was thinking about open
Ing a drug store in this neighborhood.
Do you think ono is needed around
hero?
Resident Creat Idea. Thcro's no
place within ten blocks where a man
can buy stamps or seo the city direc
tory. Honors More Than Even. ,
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is not kindly
inclined to criticism of her work. At
a rehearsal ot a new play, ono morn
ing, her manager, Charles Frohman,
stopped Mrs. Campbell and said: "Mrs.
Campbell, It seems to me that those
lines should be delivered thus," repeat
ing tho lines in question. Mrs. Camp
bell drew hersolf up and said: "Mr.
Frohman, I am an artist." "That Is all
right, Mrs. Campbell," replied the ur
bane manager. "I assure you I will
never reveal your secret."
He Thought 80.
Eve Am I a well dressed womsat
Adam I guess so; you never wear
a fig leaf more than once.
A Triumph
Of Cooktry
Post
Toasties
Many delicious dunes
have been made from
Indian Com by the skill
and ingenuity of the ex
pert cook.
But none of these crea
tion excel j PostToast
iet in tempting the palate
"Toasties" axe a
luxury that make a delight
ful hot-weather economy.
The first package tells
its own story.
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