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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1890)
r THE OMAHA DAILY BEI3 , FRIDAY , APJRIL 4 , 1800. T Before the prohibitory Inw was passed , there Were Iwtwwn ninety nnd 1IJO saloons In the county which paid ori nn average of $150 each Into iht treasury- Our tuxes are heavy ntiil Increasing. Jn Clinton they have reached the limit , nearly 5 percent. Wo cannot Im prove our street * , neither can wo nwko pub lic1 Improvements.Vo woulil fnvor a license of * 7i".U , one-half of which would go to the comity nnd one-half to the municipality. JACK OX. \V S. H. Burnett , Preston Personally , I nm In fiwirof prohibition , but It antagonizes tlm wi-lfaiv < > f llm party Iwth In the Htnto and in the country nt hirgcnnw that party In com pleting the ( rival work of reform. 1 do not Know of one ojicii saloon in Preston , but In the eouni.v I hen-nit ) plenty of thorn. They 11111 periodically. Thin week there are eight In Bcllevuo , next week the.ro nro none. Then the.io inny bo : i do/en In Muqunliutn. This Jrregiilarlij COIIH-H from the iittoinpUt to en force th Inw. There arc ten good-sized towns in the county and u number of Hitwll village * . Nearly all of them , J think , Imvo their liquor. Ihoiigh I liellovo there arc no saloons In I'11'.toii. Andrews , Meyers orSa- bula. I don't Ihlnkthe county lius boon In jured because the county attorney has , Through lines , got moro than the cost of the prosecution. JOHXSOX. H. H. Fair-alt In Iowa City there was a determined effort when the prohibitory law Was enacted to enforce It , but without avail. The result Is n number of silicons moro or less open , ronduclcd by Irros | > onsibu < persons. Such plan's have had an Injurious ofToetupoii the business of the city. Three breweries , which gave employment to 'JOO men , nro closed , nnd yet the city is drained of Its money br other states. KOSMI'TII. George E Chirk , Algonu-Wo have had no Halonn since the prohibition law was enforced. Jlofore that time we bad three or four sa loons. They moved loMinnosotn. Therowos no bootli'gf.'ingdoni'because Iho Bluff wasgon- r.illy ordeii d by express. The companies in thiit'lino are a doing < i great business a great deal more than they did before the saloons moved awav. Prohibition is not enforced any more than it Is in Maine. I was raised in Unit Btutound know what prohibition means. I've oeen people tut Into houses and come out by backyards , wiping their months on their Hleoves. Our part of the country , of course , lias suffered somewhat , but the general de pression isn't to be attributed to prohibition , we did not receive much revenue from the saloons. The one we had paid only fi'iOO. The two others didn't pay anything. My own Idea Is that each township or incoriwratcd city should have the right to decide on the Client ion of license. The last time our people voted on the ciuestion of license , license won. If the question were submitted today I think it would win again. POWKSIIIKK. Elmer Jnkquay Malcolm Our county has a population of 1SX0. , ( It had four saloons. Grlnnell is the principal town. Prohibition Is as well enforced in our place as in any other town of the state. There are now half n doicn places in which liquor is sold. Liquor COIIKM in by the car load. It is sold by bootleggers - loggers , drug stores , in kegs ami bottles. AH you have to do is to walk in and get what you want. The law doesn't .stop the sale. It Himpiy ( "its out the name of the saloon from the public street. So far as the law is con cerned , it is a failure. Drinking has been transferred from the saloon to the private rcildonicYhcn I was mayor of the cltyund my term expired only u year ago. I found that the sentiment of the people did not uphold mo In trjing to enforce the law. I am in favor of high license and local option , which will give us a revenue. Now , we have prohi bition and free whisky without a revenue. If u high license law were passed there would ba perhaps two towns in our county which wuulil support saloons. An Appeal ( < > Republicans. Dns MOINKS , In. , April ! t. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hti : : . ] The anti-prohibi tion republicans are following up their move ment of yesterday by a direct appeal to the republicans in the legislature U ) change the prohibitory law. The executive committee of the now association has prepared an ad dress to the Joint republican caucus of the s"iiate and house , which was submitted to night. Among other things it says : "The .situation of the largest and most im portant cities of the state , and indeed of iiriny other communities , is doplorablo. To leave them as thev nro , subject to all the evils which absolute free whisky can inflict , is little less than tvason. There never was 'a time when fearless , high-minded action on the part of tlio republicans was so necessary as at this moment.'o l > cg that you will not fail to respond spend to the most urgent appeal for help and Justice that was over pivsentod to a legis lative body. You can not hesitate for party reasons. The party has already lost its mag- iiillceut majority solely on account of Its atti tude towards prohibit ion. The defection goes on every day. You must feel that the revulsion in public siutiinent is almost com plete , and nothing can bo moro certain than that the party will in tlio future .sustain and commend those who , in this critical Juncture , have the courage and the patriotism to do that which every Intelligent observer knows is essential to the success of the party. " WHAT 10XPIOHIIONCK THACI1HS. Clurksim on ( lie Iowa Anti-I'rolilliHIou Movement. WASHINGTON , April y. In nn Interview today regarding the nnti-prohibilion move ment in Iowa , First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson said : "It is impossible for any one outside of Iowa to understand the present foi'ling them unless they know nil the facts. Tlio prohibition law has had a seven- years'trial , and while it has proved an ad mirable law for the agricultural counties and smaller towns , it baa failed to llnd public opinion to enforce it In the larger cities and in counties on tlio Mississippi river , which are largely settled by people of KuroiH.au birth. It is an open fact that it cannot be enforced In such localities without n suite constabulary , which the temper of Iowa people would never permit. The repub lican party has never been united in the su | - port of the' measure. As many as 11 fty or sixty thousand it-publicans opposed it , but havegonb along with the party , willing to see the ex periment tried. Now , that it has boon tried seven years and has failed in part , they insist that the law should be amended to give prohi bition to M ) per cent of Iowa , whore public opinion favors and enforces it , but Una some other met hod of regulating and repressing the t rutHc should he given to the 'JO per cent of the slate where oxperioneo shows it can never lie enforced. The demand of vcster- day'.s convention for n silent platform will not bpsmressl'ul ; it is'not the temper of the Iowa people to bo silent on the question. The present legislature should , in my Judgment , modify the law as demanded by the experi ence of actual trial. The suggestion for another vote on the constitutional amendment does not meet the question. Seven vcars' ox- iH'rleneo should be followed tiy action. 1 do not K-llevo it right to veto anything of nn experimental character Into the constitution , and prohibition repub licans consented to a trial of prohibition for seven years. Tim prohibitionists should now 1)0 willing to try some other method. All good iK'oplo wish to reach such legislation as Will bo the ncnrest right ami the most reprof- si.-oof the liquor trallle , and if possible the destruction of it , but common sense must regulate in this as In all other matters. Iowa Is face to face with this question now nnd will meet It with conscience and wisdom. " "J1K ( iOIlS , WHAT'S XKIff" The Title of a Pamphlet Attributed It ) Kiupc.rnr M'illlnm. VIIINNV , April ! ! . A telegram from Berlin nnnomuv.s the publication of a pamphlet en titled , "Ho ( Iocs , What's New < " It is re ported that Emperor William himself Is the author. In any uiuso It betrays an Intimate knowledge of state affairs. It states that a B eeret society. Including among its members the cmix'ror , Cnprlvl anil General Duveruols , the minister of war , prui > osoa to reconcile the democratic parties alienated by Bismarck and that fho emperor has adopted the social theories of Lusullo nnd Talne. It compared him to Savonarola nnd Con- Htnntino , and says ho has taken the new social doctrine Into his own hands to save the tot tering thrones of Kuropo. The puuipUlat bus caused u sensation. 'J'lircij Clillflfoit Cremated. MiNMsmu.li ) , Minn. , April a. A Huron , H 1) , spec'al ' says the house of W. Urowu , war | UT < > , burned lust night nnd three chil- dr'uh were locked in dnrnb' ! their l > ; uxmU' ubsciui.1 , pcrhlicd. FROM THE MffREYE STATE I A Sensation In the Dos Moines Evangelical Association Conference. PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE. The School Book Uniformity Hill De feated In the House TJic.Stale Tax Levy Jail Delivery at Davenport. DK.S Moixcs , In. , April 3.-Specnl [ ! Tele gram to Tm'BKI' : . ] Quito n sensation was i wu.s created In Iho DCS Molncs conference of | Iho Evangelical association hero today when ' Bishop Bowman attempted lo lake Iho chair ' nnd preside. The conference refused lo ' recognl7C him as bishop , and elected the secretary - , rotary , Mr. E. F. Ult , as chairman , A lively ' colloquy followed , each man trying to got , Ihe chair. Finally Iho bishop look his scat and calling upon ! all who wanted to be regarded 03 true mem- ' hers of Iho as.soeliillon lo follow him , he left ] Ihe church. About a dozen men nnd women went with Win to his room us seccders. Ilo I threatened unit the next general conference i would sustain him and drop this conference | from membership in tlio association. The Dis : MOINTS , In. , April it.- The house this morning reconsidered its action on the iwo Johnson counly legalizing acts , nnd nlso of the board of supervisors bill passed yester day. Tlio.last was amended so that it would apply only to Dubuque , and other sections amended slightly and then passed again. A bill providing for llio payments of faro by parents of children to and from the institution for the deaf nnd dumb was passed. Ilolbroolc , on a question of privilege , read from a paper that a mem ber on Ihe floor yesterday had charged Unit part of the spoils occurring from the passage of the slnlo uniform lext book bill would be given lo certain members if they favored It. Ho wanted llio charge investigated , and moved the appointment of n com mittee of tlireo to report to the house on It. Dnbsou said that it was unnecessary , ns one member on the floor yesterday hud said ho had been of fered a consideration if ho would favor slalo uniformity. At first a majority of the house was in favor of following the matter up , but it was finally indefinitely postponed. Dis cussion on school books was resumed and con- Untied iinlil about noon , when a vole was reached. The house decided against stale uniformity by a vote of 52 to111. . The whole afternoon was taken up with amending tlio text book bill reported by the majority of tlio committee. The state uni formity bill was defeated this morning and Its friends are Irving to make other measures eni- bodv seine of tlio ideas. About ti o'clock Smith of Mitchell offered a resolution calling1 for the appointment of four members to in vestigate the charges of bribery. He said Unit two members told him they hud been of fered money for their votes. The resolution was adopted amid much excitement. Bribes have been offered from both sides , according to Iho slalcineiils of members , and it is going lo bo a good subject for investigation. The senate spent most of the morning dis cussing tlie state tax levy , and adopted a resolution elution providing for a U' ' < J mill levy for the novt biennial period , by a vote of " 0 to I3S. The senate spent the whole afternoon on the ways and means committee bill provid ing for a W/i mill state lax levy , presented In accordance with n resolution adopted lids morning. II was passed by a vote of ill lo 17. .Jail Delivery at Davenport. D.vvKNl'OKT , la. , April 'A. [ Special Tele gram lo I'm : BII : : . J Last night four prisoners escaped from the Scott county jiiil here by sawing out the iron bars in one of the win dows. One of the escaped prisoners is John Bradford , who was held for murder. Ho has served two lornis in the penitentiary and two years In llio reform school , mid is not yet'Jl years old. Convention of KndenvoiSocieties. . Cr.n.vu HAIMIW , la. , April 3. [ Special Tele gram to Tun Bui * . ] The Young People's En deavor society of tills district , composed of the counties of Dubuque , Jackson , Clinton , Delaware , Lynn and Jones , convened at the First Presbyterian chnrch this afternoon , with lf > ( ) delegates present. A reception was tendered President Chirk of Boston of the national association this evening. He Used a Clul ) . M.uisn.u.t.TOw.N , In. , April 3. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bii.j : : Charles McGownn and .lames McDjiiicls , engineer and ilreinan on the Central , got in an altercation last even ing and the former assaulted the hitter with n e'.ub , cutting u very bad gash in the head. McDanlels is seriously but not fatally hurt. McGownn was held to the grand Jury' for as- suult with intent to commit murder. A Despondent Kamicr Kiilehlcs. Oxroim MII.I.X , la. , April I ) . [ Special Tel- cgruni lo Tun Bin. : ] John Brodericlc , a Bo hemian farmer living about two miles north of this place , killed himself by shooting n bul let through his head. General despondency was the cause. An Ai.'cidcnlnl Shooting. Wn.roni ) , la. , April 3. [ Special Telegram lo TIM : Bii : : . ] Phil Sours iiiidClairMcCulcli- ins were oul bunling ducks Ibis afternoon. Sours' gun was discharged accidcnlnlly , shooting Clair in Iho back of Uio head , killing him instantly. Oat 3cal ! mill Jliirneil. OTTUMWA , In. , April it. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bnn.J The Ottumwu out inonl mill burned hist night. Loss sr > , Mn ) ; insured for S.-'tH ) . The Western machine works lose JIV-IX ) ; Insured. , .l KKHO'N IHWKLOPJIRXT. Tlio 1'nst Year an IJnpreoedeiitoilly Prosperous One. IiUiKDO , Tex. , April ; i. [ Sjieclal Telegram to Tin : BIE. ; ] Tlie board of nldernien elected April 1 were sworn in today. Tills board , which is composed of the most progressive property owners of this eitp , nro pledged to build a complete system of sewerage , three modern school houses and numerous other improvements the coming summer. The out going aldermen have loft an ideliblu stamp upon the city during their administration of twelve months. The following industries have been secured : The largest concentrator for the reduction of ores lu the United States , largo ore smelting works , the largest car and muchino shops west of the Mississippi river , cotton gin and milling works , tannery and shoo factories , a woolen mill , a wool scouring mill , two ekvlrlc light systems , mineral water bottling works , foundry and machine shops , a furniture factory , live miles of elec tric motor street railway , two steel bridges across the Klo ( Jrando river , nnd streols graded and widened. Tlio banking cnpllul 'of tlu > city has Increased | : UI per cent , the im ports ami exports from flJl , < XX ) to fclr > 00)00 ( ) per month , the population of Iho city from IMMO to lU.ooo. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent ujwn the Heights , the beautiful residence portion of Laredo , one of the niyst magnificent hotels In Texas has been built , and about live hundred residences lo encourage - courage iiwiiufncturlng'onterpriscs. This coun cil set apart f UKi.OCO worth of city [ property to IKI donated as bonuses. A largo portion of this yet remains subject to tlio demand of manufacturing untcrm-Ucs. The year has l > eon nu uiimivedentedly prosperous ono for Laredo , and the members of Iho now * elty council are dotcrmlncd to surpass the successful - ful efforts of their predecessors. Throe nig I/nrnioc I'alliircH , LASC.VSTKU , Pa. , April ; i. The failures of three supposedly wealthy farmers of this county were aimouuccd today ns follows : Benjamin L. Amber of Minor towusldp , lla- biUtles 19,000 , , assoU WT.UWJacob H. Hos teller of Mnnor , liabilities JIU.WW. assets ar,000 : Daniel K. Plefor of Kast Haintield , liabilities f 1-1,000 , , tussots about the same. NIMV Conies House , Klin. City. Absolutely flro proof. Flimsi and largest hotel In ICufisiis City. lTucxu > 'le < l in Its up- POilltlliiMltti. A3IKIIICAXH AT ttOME. Many Tourists Visit the Oily A > r Holy1 Week. [ f.rf/M ) ) ) ( I8M liH Jainrs ( Ionian 7lfnn l/.l / KOMI : , April ! ! . ( N'oy > - York Herald Cable Kneclnl to Tin : Bin : . ] A great many Amer icans have come to Koine for holy week. Among the latest arrivals are Mrs. George Letehworth , Miss Anna Loteliworth , Mrs , H. .H. Perkins , Uoslon ; Dr. and Mrs. Henry O. Mays , Misses Anna and Louisa Nevlns , New York : Mrs. William Hills , El Paso , To < . ; Kcv. II. Brockway and wife , Now York ; Mrs. C. K. Alwalor and daughter , Burling ton , Vu. : Prof. S. O. Menmer , South Orntige , N. J. : Mr. L. G. Wright , Mrs. M. E. Craig and Miss J. A. Tuft , New York ; G * K. N. Scotland wife , Boston ; Mis. S , L. Morrison , New York ; Mrs. John Corning , San , Francisco - cisco ; Itev. A. Nuhinesi'lier , Cincinnati : Mr. I-1. R Abbott , Now Haven ; Kev. William Hurt , Brooklyn : Miss Laura D. Oreinecault nnd Mrs. WilliamProslon Griffin , Nejv York ; Mr. Charles Bowles , Sail Francisco ; Mr. William Carson. Now York ; Mrs. K. Osrige , Sim Francisco ; Mrs. H. L. Stnllh nnd Miss M. B. Smith. Massachusetts ; Mr. Henry L. Smith , Providence , H. I. ; MU.1 Bruce , ICen- tuckv ; D. Hchiiff , wife and daughlir ; , New Yorlt ; Mrs. H. C. Shntluck imU Miss K. L. Shultiick , Cleveland ; Mr. O. A. Malcolm and wife , New York ; Miss Louisa Scollcld , Ver mont ; Mis * Josephine Harrison Denver , Col. ; Minn W. L. Mulhmd. Miss J. A. Miller , Pennsylvania ; Mr. O. A. Stassforth , Los Angeles , Cul. ; MM. Lucy A. Giles , Boston ; Mr. W. A. J. Sparks and wife , and Miss S. Norton , Illinois ; Miss L. Miildron. Missis sippi ; Mrs. Theresa Watson , Washington ; Mrs. H. B. Croft. Miss L. A. Dane nnd Miss Maude Button. Boston ; Mr. W. W. Cole and wife , New York ; Mr. L. M. Dennis and wife , Ithaca , N. Y. ; Mr. J. H. Brn/.ier. wife and daughter , Philadelphia ; N. Grant 'Hous ton , Mr. Miles Grant. Boston ; Mrs. A. II. HodgeU. Miss G. Allen Hodgett and Mr. W. Ernest Hodgett , Newton , Muss. ; Miss L. C. Haldemun and Mr. LunQsford Ifaldeman , jr. , Cleveland ; Mr. II. Griffith. Mr. J. T. Clrlnith and Mr. T. J. Griffith. California ; Mr. N. C. Collar , Boston ; Mr. 1 ( abort D. C. Word and Mr. Gardner Terry , Boston ; Mrs. Henry S. Warner and two daughters , New York. 11II ! ' HIS J1KA1 > A Dakota Man HOITOWH n Gun and Commits Suicide. Sioux F.U.UJ , S. D. April . " . -SpecialTele [ gram to Tin : Bun. ] A moil horrible suicide took place at the town of Hartford yesterday. C. Welder , the village Justice of the peace , was found dead in the middle of the wagon road running alongside Wall lake leading Inlo Iho village. The only witness of the suicide Hie of was Ihlrteen-year-old son Dolph Gains , who hud been hunting for geese on the hike. Ho was on his way homo when Welder met him. Welder nsked to borrow his loaded gun , which request was grunted , and by calling the atlenllon of the hid to a floclrof geese Wehler placed theniuz- ? lc of the gun into his mouth and pulled both triggers. The explosion literally blew the man's head all to pieces. PI'CCPS of br.iin were scattered fifteen feet away and portions of llio skull were found in a dozen different directions. There was noth ing of llio head remaining but Iho ears. No reason can be assigned for the suicide other tliini the fact thai Iho deceased has been for months brooding over imaginary troubles. Welder was a Gorman , well educated , about forty-six years of ago and the father of Ihlr- teen children. Tlircc Children J'.iu-ned to Death. HL-IIO.V , S. D. , April ! ) . [ Special Telegram to Tin : Bir. : . ] The residence of Wilhelm Brown , a German , burned last nfght , and his three children , aged live , three nnd one and a-half years , were ! burned to death. The par- cats locked the children in the bouse and went into the city , returning homo Into in Iho even ing to liml the house in ruins and their children dead. AX JltS'Jl'OIlICAT IIOUSJK Jll'JtXEH. Tlie Grcelcy Home at C N. Y. , Destroyed. Cn.UTAQ.fA , N. Y. , April y. The old Gree- ley home , built by Horace Greelcy in 1S51 , was destroyed by lire this morning. Since Mr. Greeloy's death the house has been owned by Miss Gabriel Greeley , life only surviving child. Miss Greeley was away at Pleasantvillo nl- lending church at the time. The fire made rapid progress and the servants were com pelled to leave the house without saving much property. It is believed $10,000 will cover the loss. (10 O It Clt ft I' I'll OSM'EUTS. Heavy Itnins Hailed AVIth Deli Iit by tlie Farmers. ST. PAUI , , Minn. , April II. Heavy rains have fallen till day in Minnesota mid Dakota. Farmers tire rejoiced over the crop prospect and are rapidly preparing for seeding. Hailed With Delight. KANSAS Cm' , Mo. , April ! . Dispatches from the southwest state that the rainfall for Iho past two days was general , extending from woslcin Missouri beyond the Colorado line and from the northern boundary of Kansas to Gainesville. Tex. It has been hailed witii delight by the farmers. Closer Trade ItclnlloiiN. TonoNio , April ! ! . In Iho Ontario legisla ture Graham , member for East Lampion , moved Unit in the opinion of the house it was desirable that closer trade ivlalioiis should exist between the United States and the Do minion of Canada , nnd Iho house therefore petitions Iho legislature of the Dominion of Canada to take such steps ns it deems expedi ent to bring about unrestricted reciprocity between the two countries. As the alteint- anco was small the dcbulo on the subject was adjourned. Crime at Kulo. Hfi.o , Neb. , April 11. [ Special Telegram lo Tin : BII : : . ] Two strangers engaged in buy ing old iron swooped down on Fortescue , Ihe llrst station east of here , and carted off a pile of railroad rails before the officers could nr- resl them. Bud Elshlro was nrrestcd this morning for smashing Uio pinto glass in Hnsford & Gag- non's store last night nnd extracting some goods. Ho was intoxicated. Women Friendly to France. WASHINGTON , April S. A number of well known ladies , includingtho wives of Senators Jones , McMillan , Payne and Hearst , Mrs. Whltchiw Heid , Miss Florence Bayard and Mrs. Frank Hnttnn , met yesterday at the house of Justice Field and decided to issue an address culling upon the women of America for contributions for a bronze statue to bo presented to France us a token of friendship. It's a CSaln I'mNew York. Nuw YOIIKApril ! ) . The produce exchange members were Jubilant hero today over tlio decision of the St. Louis board of trade to use the Now York market quotations instead of of Chicago pri'-cs. Tlio brokers said that the result of the Chicago board of trade shut ting off the quotations .would do no less than increase the New York business by at least double what It was. A Chinese .Jack the Kipper. HII.INA : : , Mont. , April ! ! . This mornim ; a disreputable colored woman wns found deaden on Clare atrect , horribly mutilated. A China man was last seen to Jcayo the woman's bouse running at , full speed up the street mid disappearing into n Chinese house. The po lice fulled to Identify him and arrested all in- mutes of the bouse , numbering over thirty. In Honor of AVIiltclaw Ucld. WASHISIITOX , April U. A dinner was given at the white house last night by President and Mrs. Harrison In honor of Whltehnv Heid , United States minister to France. The Death Hull. LONDON , April a. The marquis or Nor mandy Is dead , aged seventy-two. " At " djffei1- ent times ho held llio govefno 'shlji""of Nova Scotia , Greenland , Now Zealand and Victoria , Tlie Km ! of a Spree. SvxDiKoo , Cnl. , April a. M K. Alexander , son of General B. S. Alexander , U. S. A . wound up a spree today bv iMisontiii ; himself with strychnine. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS " i u 1' ' ! . Now Eaglamlers' ' Protest Against the ProPosed - Posed Duty on Hides. THE IDAHO ADMISSION BILL DEBATE. llender.Mon of Iowa Makes Home Willy Kemnrks . - iirliiKer HCCM the Usual I'liHTlie Montana Klrctlon Cases. April ! l. In the house to day the petition from the Now Kngland Shoe and Leather association against the Imposi tion of a duty upon hides and skins was pro duced and ordercM printed on the record. The reading of the petition was received with up- plnnse from the democratic side. The senate bill passed to enable tlio secre tary of the treasury to gather full nnd authentic Information as to the present condi tion nnd preservation of the fur interests of the government in the region of Alaska as compared with its condition in 1S70 ; also full Information as to the Impending extinction of the sea otter industry. Oncmotioii of Mr. HIM , of Illinois , from tlio committee on foreign a'rnlrs , the senate's con current resolution was agreed to requesting tlio president to Invite from time to time , 113 lit occasions may arise , negotiations with any government with whlo.1i the United Suites may have diplomatic relations to the end that differences and disputes arising between gov ernments which can not bo adjusted by diplo matic agency bo referred to arbitration. On Mr. Hilt's motion a resolution was adopted calling on the president for copies of the correspondence between the United States and Mexico relating to the seizure at Tamplco of the schooner Hebecca in 1S8I. A bill was passed amending the articles of war so ns to provide that when the punish ment for the conviction of n military offense is left with n courtrinnrtial the punishment in time of peace shall not bo In excess of tlio limit prescribed by the president ; nlso the senate bill amending the articles of war so us to provide Unit no person shall be tried or punished by court-martial for desertion in time of peace committed moro thatutwo years bc.foro tlio arraignment , unless the person shall in the meant imo hnvo absented himself from the United States. The house then resumed consideration of the Idaho admission bill. Mr. Perkins of Kansas concluded his speech in advocacy of the measure. Ho criticised the position taken by the gentleman from Illinois ( Mi- Springer ) upon this question ; contrasted it with the position taken by the gentleman at the time of the passage of the Kdmunds law , when ho voted against the motion to strike out the cluuso disfranchising polygnmists. Mr. Mansurof Missouri inquired why the gentleman bad not voted to disfranchise the Mormons of Wyoming. Mr. Perkins riipiigil that tlio question had not been presented , lp the committee. So far as ho knew there were no polygamists in Wyoming , but if tlioro were they would bo disfranchised undertho Kdmunds act. Mr. Stewart of. Vermont spoke in favor of the bill nnd denorinccd the practices and ' teachings of 'Mprmon church. The con stitution of Idaho w s in the line of the Ed munds bill , and was for the same purpose to- wit : The suppression of a great public evil. evil.Mr. Mr. Joseph of New Mexico presented the claims of bis territory for admission into the sisterhood of sUil.es. Mr. IJuckalcw. of. " Pennsylvania and Mr. Gates of Alabama ! thought the Idaho consti tution invaded thercligious domain. Mr. SprinRt-r of Illinois said that tlio major ity of the commltWo on territories had seen lit to frame the Idah/ ) bill In such a way ao to jeciiro partisan legislation instead of proper legislation to brlitg Uio dt.titA into the union. The minority would 'liller an amendment providing that a now convention In ) held and the constitution submitted to a vote of the people of the territory ; as bus has been done n the coses Of Dakota , Montana and Wash- ngton. The amendment required the Edmunds-Tucker test oath by every person voting upon the. constitution disfran chising the Mormons. Under the Kdmunds- Tucker law not 10 percent of the Mormons of Utah wcro disfranchised. Under tlio Idaho constitution not u member of thochurcli would bo allowed to vote. Ho charged the republicans , with the purpose of admitting the territories under such provisions as would insure an increase of their representation in the senate. The minority of the committee represented the people of the United States. It represented 5,50(1,1)01) ( ) ) democrats who voted for Cleveland , It represented the majority of tlio people because Cleveland received a popular majority , nnd it seemed from the various returns in municipal elections that the democratic party was not losing ground. When November , ISOcame , along the democratic party would elect n president who would represent the majority of the people , instead of a man who represented trusts and monopolies. Mr. Ijodgo supported the bill. Mr. Henderson of Iowa said the attitude of the democratic party was a familiar sight to the country. The democrutlo party was in its old breeching , pulling back , back , when the civilized win Id cried : "Forward and on ward 1" The democratic party was a polyga- mist. It had a batch of wives. Slavery was one , slave territory another , treason another. [ Derisive laughter on the democratic side. ] Mr. Henderson Ohl you recognize them ; you know their names and now you have polygamy for otto of your wives. Corrupt ballot boxes was one of your wives , and you hnvti been true to every one of them. [ Laugh ter. 1 You never loft their bed and board fern n single moment. I like your loyalty to them , but do not sneak behind constitutional shields to cover up your purpose. The people know where you aro. Stick to your women , boys ; wo will help Idaho stick to the principles she has advanced. ( Laughter and applause. ] After further debate a vote was taken on the amendment of the minority providing for a new constitutional convention. Uojcctcd yeas , 111 ; nays , 1A1. The next amendment , providing for n vote upon the present constitution. , was rejected by 101 to llil. The vote recurring on the passage - sago of the bill the democrats refrained from voting. One of the reading clerks noted down tlio names of thedemocrats present and refusing to vote. Tlio democrats say they in tend to make this a test ease and have the courts pass upon the constitutionality of the rules allowing the speaker to count a quorum. It had been intended to make one of the con tested election cases a test case , but as this could bo done onlyjiy a suit for salary brought in the court of eluluis , this course was aban doned and the pntiont action decided ii | > on. The bill passod- yeas 13l , nays 1 , the speaker ( Mr. Uuckalow ) 'counting a quorum. Ad journed. ' ' WAMIIXOTO.V , April : ! . In the senate today on motion of Mr. 'JCvlmumls it was ordered that tomorrow lining flood Friday the ad journment today shhll bo until Saturday. Mr. lllulr , lit lilsjtjwn request , was excused from further service on the committee on piibliolnndsnud'Mj-'PeUlgrLW ' wasappjinted in his stead. , . , , , , Mr. Lnwlor of Illinois Introduced a bill to test the science /t' / | . ' short spelling mid to es tablish 11KJ schools'-1 for that purpose. Hc- forrcd. " " . ; ' * The house thcif resumed consideration of the lllaho cnmmtsbiftii bill. Mr. Itlnir introduced a bill to regulate the inn1 diem of Inboivrs employed by the go v- ernmOnt , llxlng the lowest wages at fc'i per day , and had It referred to the committee on education and labor. Tim vlco president announced that ho o.v- ixscted to bo absent from Washington several days. Air. Cullom offered a resolution , which was agreed to , declaring Mr. Ingalls elected presi dent pro toniiKiro. Mr. Ingalls then entered upon the duties of providing ofllrcri The Montana election case was taken up as untlnishcd business and Mr. ( I ray resumed his argument on support of the claim of the two democratic claimants' The burden of Mr. Clray's argument was against the throw ing out of 171 votes , cast In precinct 'II , Silver How county. To vote for the resolution of the majority would be , ho said , to violate all the moot sacred traditions of Amvriciin his tory and American llbertj IK' prutfstcd against putting the odious marli uf the bur sinister on the state of Montana thus early In her career. The matter then went over until Monday. Thosennlo bill appropriating $75,000 fern n public buildlnir at Aurora , 111. , passed. The house bill to amend the census law bv providing for the tMiumer.ition of the Chinese population was road with the semite amendment. " Mr , Halo spoke of the demand from the Paclllo const and said the semite committee amendments wcro all In tlio direction of mak ing the bill UMS severe. Ho feared the com mittee had KOIIO too far In that direction. Mr. Kustls obJecU'd to the bill as providing penal statutes with reference to Chinese poo- mo residing hero by reason of treaty riglits. If the Chinese cxelusloii question was to bo reported It should Vie in the proper way and not undcuthOMhnm mid moohory of taking n census. The matter went over until Mommy. After an executive session the semite ad journed. A It A ILItOA It lll'MOIt. Tin ; Rook Islam ! Kl m-lnK on Iliiylujj I lie It , & M.'M KanmiM Ijlnpi. ATCIIISOX , Kan. , April a. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : Huii.l It Is rumored hero that the B. & M. is negotiating to sell to the Hock Island iln branch lines In the northwestern part of the state and retire from Kansas. The rumor Is based on the word of a man promi nently connected with the Lincoln land com pany , a n. & M. enterprise which operates in the northwest. At Alwood , Kawlins county , whore the land company has one of Its chief olllces , the rumor Is accepted ns truth posi tive. The purchase of these lines would give the Hock Island company complete posses sion of the northwest except In the Koptlb- lican and Solomon valleys , where Hie Union Pacific , Missouri Pncille and Santa Fo have Hues. s I'o it Ttxuxi : 11 vv. llasoltall. BOSTON , Mass. , April H. [ Special Telegram to TUB HKI : . ] Tlio Boston and Brooklyn brotherhood loams played at Worcester this morning , Boston winning by n score of 14 to 5. In the afternoon they played here , Brook lyn winning 0 to U. May Vlglil in New York. NEW YOIIK , April U. [ Sjiocliil Telegram to- Tnr. Br.i : . ] It is not at all improbable but that the long tallied of meeting of tlio giants in tlio llstic arena , John L. Sullivan and Pe ter Jackson , may take place in the rooms of the Puritan club. If all accounts nro tine , the directors of this club uro willing to putup a purse of $ y. > ,000 to secure the meeting of the gladiators in their own building. The Cnli _ fornia Athletic club has alrcadv spent consid erable lime trying to raise tlie purse front ? lii,0K ( ) loSiO,000 , nnd as yet seem undeter mined what to do in tlio matter. Gt'TTBxnnui , 2C. J. , April : ) . [ Special Tel egram to Tin : Br.n. ] In Iho first race today Wear.el stumbled and broke both forelegs. Ilo bad to bo shot. Jockey Grifliths was quite seriously hurt. Summary : Three-quarters of n mile Amalgam won , Politico second , Bob C third. Time 1 illij ! , . Selling , one mile Top Sawyer won , Heecho second , Thud Kowo third. Time 1 :4ti' : ! . Selling , half mile Priscilhi won. Eclipse second , Lord Hurry third. Time IS * , ' . Myers hotel stakes , thirteen-sixtentli miles Kenwood won , Flambeau second , Dalsyrian third. Time 1 : ' < X. One iiiiln Lotion won , Olendalo second , Wuhoo third. Time 1 : ll ! . Seven-eighths of a mile Ncptunus won , King Q. II. second , Wonderment third. Time -1 MX. WASHINGTON , April S. The weather was iineund the tracJrgood. Summary : All ages , six furlongs Beck won , Onward second , Fuiral B. third. Time 1 :17. : Handicap , three-year-olds nnd upwards , one mile Cornelia won , Frank Ward second. Pelnuin third. Time 1 :47. : Three-year-olds nnd upwards , six furlongs Shotover won , Nina A second , Faustina third. Time 1:17' : . . . Three-year-olds and npwards , milo and one- sixteenth Village M.iid won , Bess second , Uypsy King third. Time 1 : , r > : ) 'i. Three-year-olds and upwards , mile and one furlong , live hurdles Dead heat between Jim Murphy and Bossunio in - :07. : lu the run oil' Bassanio won. Time ! ill. : New Orleans Knurs. NEW Om.EAXs , La. , April { ! . The weather was warm and partly cloudy , and the track sloppy. Summary : Six furlongs Mnrchlmm won , Llda L. second , Skobeloff third. Time I : 'M . Five furlongs Bonnie Annie won , Fremont second , Ko.su Pearl third. Time 1:0ilf. : Handicap , mile nnd seventy yards ChurchIll - Ill Clark won , Orinlo second , Dyer third. Time lS' : . , . Two-yonr-olds , half mile Annie Brown won , Mouto Kosa second , Kutumi third. Time M. Five furlongs Wormanio won , Miss Fran cis second , Captain King third. Time 1:07. : Jt.Vt'I.V.K/M Tt-i > HM.llSfiLF. A Crazy Man Kiron His Homo and Jies in tlio Klume.s. Eoonoux , N. J. , April ! ! . George Lane , while temporarily insane , torrillcd his family consisting of bis wife nnd their children , by wishing them to remain quiet while he set lire to the house. Ho then set lire to abed in which was his little girl. Tlio house was soon in mimes. The neighbors managed to rescue the little one , although it was seriously burned. Ho then secured a shot gun and threatened death to all who tried to approach him. Ho was next seen to jump into the llames , and after a few groans all was quiet. Kliodc Islaml'N lu PIIOVIDIIXCI : , K. I. , April y. The next leg islature , so far as chosen , stands : Senate Kopublicans , SI ; democrats , 11 ; to bo rlinson , 4. House Uepublicnns , SI ; demo crats , S."i ; to be chosen , S."i. The election of a governor and general officers was thrown into the legislature and tlfty-livo votes are needed to assure n majority. Of the assembly members to bo elected at the supplementary election the republicans must get ten or the democrats nineteen to se cure a majority to elect state olllccrs. Tlio l''armliigtoii CriiNailcrtt. F-.MiMixiiTox , Mo. , April 51. Tlio crusading excltment Is still nt fever heat. This morn ing the ladies again went to the Delassas rail road station , four miles away , to meet the train , but they found no beer billed for Farm- iiiKton. No arrests have yet been made and it is not expected that any will bo until the brewers sno for damages. Two saloons closed and the proprietors say they will not attempt to reopen. A Cleveland Social Sensation. Ci.r.viii.Axn , O. , April . ' ( . [ Special Telegram to Tin : Br.i : . ] Dr. 1) . B. Smith , one of the most prominent physicians In Cleveland , was sued today by George Sinclair , n well known dry goods merchnnt , for W > , ( )00. ) Sinclair claims that Smith alienated the affections Of his wife. Smith is a candidate for the board of education , of which body ho bus been pres ident , and Ids relations with Mrs. Sinclair uro being discussed from one end of the city to the other. H" ' Hooillo Mixsi'.M'ouMinn. . , April . ' ! . [ Social Telegram to Tin : Bii.J-Tlm : : grand jury of this county has commenced an investigation of the charges of boodlerism made against certain members of the city council by the Minneapolis Daily Times. TliIulcK Kinlii Pasha SolllHli. Loxiiox , April 3.Tho Pall Mall Ci.izetto today publishes an interview with Sir Francis Dewlnton , who was connected with the Kmin Piislin relief committee. Sir Francis Is bit terly indignant with ICmln Pasha for entering the German service , and says ho regards him us a man absolutely devoid of gratitude and generosity. _ Magnanimous Stanley. LOXIKIX , April a. Stanley cables : "I no- ccpt Kmin's action ns proof that ho has recov ered from Ids accident. I wish him bon voy- njo. ; The goapel of enterprise Is spreading. " DDIII I'edro SerloiiKly 111. KID JANHIII. ) . April U News bus bion re ceived Unit Duut Pedro ocnuunlv ill ATTJl.JITTKIt JUA.JIOXIt ItOllllKIIY with n Tlili-f In till * PlllllH'lHftllNC. . CHICAGO , April n.-An exciting hand to hand encounter for ? 1MH ) worth of diamonds txvurred today In a room at the Palmer house. A young man registered Sunday under the inline of Hulph Allen. Today lie sent to sev eral jewelry stores asking that some diamonds bo sent for inspection , snying ho was laid up With a upr.iliiod ankle. Salesman Blglorwas soul from Hevmaus & Co. to make inquiries , mid found Allen npp.iivnlly nil right. He was still .susploious , however , and when ho returned with the gems had a porter stationed outside the room door. After dis cussing the proposed purchase several mo ments Allen grasped a heavy cane and felled Blgler to the Hour. The salesman struirgled up and grappled with Urn runiiui moiinwhilo yelling to the porter. The hitter lost bis wits and when Allen broke away and r.m down the hall allowed him to got past. To pcivotm who tried to stop Allen ho shouted , "Catoh tlr.it insane man , " pointing back. Time Keeper Drogg was not fooled , however , and captured Allen. A paper found on his person showed Unit ho ciuno from Washington and that possibly his right name is George A. Pierce. Ho refuses to dlsclo.-u' bis Identity , snying this wan the llrst time ho has ever been in trouble and charging it to liquor. Ho does riot want his folks to know it. Salesman Blgler has n severe scalp wound , but Is not seriously hurt. A Conductor I'alally Hliot. MII.W.UKII : : : ( Wls. , April : ) . I ) . W. Ains- worlli , a conductor on the Wisconsin Central , was brought to the city late tonight from Wauhoshu. Ho had been shot and fatally wounded at his home In Unit village. No one was present but the family and all an1 re ticent about the affair , which is regarded as mysterious. . - - ; . National Lead and Oil Company. AI.IIAXV , N. Y. , April. ! . Six leading con cerns manufacturing white load in this state and having a combined capital of $1,000,000 , today filed in the olllco of the .secretary of state a corttlleati ! of consolidation under the name of the National lead mid oil company of New York. Tlio Victim of Poliliclans. /tA\zin.vn , April . ' ! . Kmin Pasha accuses bo British consul of falsely describing him as the plaintiff in Tippoo Tib's case , the real plaintiff 'being Stanley. Emin appears mis taken in this , the real plaintiff being the Kmin relief committee. The general belief is that jMiliticians here are making a cutspaw of Kmin. Mormon KocrultH Kroni Utnli. OTTAWA , Out. , April il. Private advices from Cnlgurry indicate that SfilM Mormons nro expected from Utah this spring to join the .Mormon colony at Lees Creel ; , northwest territory. Till- : "IMit'O" OPIOItATOK. One of tin ; Crnl'l Dlsriissrs Mr. Itosc- \vatoi'"s IJei'cnt Argument. A contributor who HIIS ! himself "A Knilroad Opi'i'ati > r'nddres.-es tin.1 follow- iii T communication to the Minneapolis Tribune : In your nrtick- todny'y papiM1 , licnilod "TinKi'ijjn of ihu Plug1 Opcra- lor , " quoted from Editor Jtosuwntur's iirguinont to UKliou.su comimlluu : il Washington nnd favoring government control of tlio telegraph , tin * railroad operators nro represented 'in being un skilled. ' ' and "iiicoinpeloiil" to handle murisagOH containing words not found in their "limiteil vocabulary. " It occurs tome mo that but a very tmall proportion of the traveling public ivalii-o , as they glide swiftly over the iiiinii-roiis "sniooth- o.st roadbeds" and sleep the sweet , sleep of the just in the bteimi-hented , olectrie- lighted palnco cars of the counties.- ! rail way lilies that t his self-ramo iiicoiiipi-- toiil plug operator , this amateur hag- gage smasher and twitch lendimr tele graph man , whom Kditor Kosmvater characterizes as incompetent to receiv ) a telegram slating that Mary had reached homo safely , has resting on his shoulders each day more respoiibibilit.y than a car load of the gill-edged "com mercial" operators , whoso ability enti tles tliein to Iwico the railroad opera tor's pay. It is doubtful , extremely doubtful , it the dear public are aware that an en-or on the part of this incompetent plug op erator would oftentimes result in the lo-s oflife and this is just what would fre quently occur were the railroad plug lo fail to perform his duly. That the aver age commercial operator has more abil ity and salary than his railroad brother tlui ranks .of tin * is self-evident as com mercial telegraphers are recruited from the railronil plugs and iiiiie-tenlhs of the commercial telegraphers of today were tlm "railroad plugs' of a few yearn hack. A great reform is advocated by Hditor Uosowntoi1 , the telegraph business of the country is about to be wrested from the " grasp "of monopoly , and in the near fu ture we may look for free telegraphy , as all politicians will have annual franks. Why does not i-onio of our statesmen , anxious to pose as champions of labor , benefactors to mankind and enemies to monopoly , introduce a hill to baniMli the plug telegrapher from the land , which could ho iloiio easily and without , much expense. Kxaming boards could ho appointed and em powered to grant certificates to competent telegraphers , after Ihe manlier of our civil service appoint - meal ! ' , and railroads reiiiiivl | ( lo employ only regularly licensed telegraphers. Thiis , atone "fell swoop'1 us it wore , u telegrapher competent to do commercial work could ho placed in every olllco.in . the country and Iho i ? ° . " > telegrapher pro duct of tho' telegraph schools would he forovr stricken from the list. Nor would the telegraph school pro fessor's occupation ho taken from him , as the . only effect mioli a course would have would he to improve the service anil force him to bring his btinlonts up lo Ihe standard of ability as telegraphers before turning them loose on the cold , erue.1 world. At present thiiro is no standard of ability for railroad or commercial telegraphers , and almost any tyro with a siilllejont amount of gall can obtain a situation on Homo of the many roads , though ho may not he able to retain 11. The argu ment mnv bo advanced that this thin" should regulate itself , and that the railroad ollleials are the he.-tt judges of what amount of ability they require o [ telegraphers in llieir employ. J only remark if that the government in to con trol the telegraph business of tlio conn- I rv , it is surely of as much importance to' know that they have competent men handling train orders , whore a mistake Involves loss of lifes , as it is to Kecuro cheap telegraph rales for those who natrunl/e the commercial branch of bus iness ; ami it also appears Hint our great and glorious interstate conimlHsIom-rs couJd ho fully an well occupied securing safely of life and llmli for the people who support the railroads , as they have boon grinding railroad rates down to their granger ideas , and Indirectly hir ing these SJo plug telegraphers by driv ing the ralhvajs to reduce salaries so low that they are tumble lo secure compe tent telegnijihers for the salary they can alTord to pay. or ixTiitinT'r : < > TiiK FA it.init. Almost every farmer has had experience - i once with beed which fulled to grow. | Whole plantings are consmntly being lost from the use of bad bend , and whether the planting Is a plot in the vogolahlo garden or a liohl of corn , it hrlngH disappointment and loss and might have been avoided by a little care ill testing the st-i-il before planting. Thi' indhoda A U-til.iijj seeds are bim- plo niul require very llttlo time. Field needs , which are largo anil can be easily seen , may lie placed between two sods , which have lu-en th orotighly wet with wai'tn water , and If kept in one of the living rooniH of the house and oc casionally moistened will sprout within a week. Grass anil garden seed which are small can In pla-ed hi > lweeu two sheets1 of blotting paper and laid on n plate of moist sand in a warm room , if blotting paper is not nl hand a piece ( if llannel cloth will answer tin * same pur- nose , hul It requires more care to keep it damp. If 10(1 ( seeds a re tested in each case. th > number that will grow will he the "i'er cent1' of good seed in the whole lot. The ordinary living room of 'the house is warm enough to sprout seed , but care must he taken lo keep the room from getting too cold at night , seeds of which at least "o per cent will not , "row readily idiould not ho planted under any circumstances ami the tand- aril ought to he much higher. The value of test In- ; the seed which we In tend lo plant can he seen by relied- In- ; Hint out , of a bushel of need corn , which will pjant eight acres , only one- half of it mny grow. In this case wo will fit her line half Iho use of Iho lauder or replant ( he Held ami so have a In nro part of Iho crop Immature , in either case the loss from had seed would have bought { rood seed enough to plant beveral crops. Attention should he { riven the testing s-ceils lo be used Ihis spring , now. if llio matter is delayed Ihere may not he timn enough before planting to's-ecnre ( rood seed if Ihe supply on hand proves to bo had. A thorough test will cut otil tlm risk involved In planting weod1 * Farm- ei-M-annolailoi'd to take a risk on any thing under their control. Tliey are obliged to take risks enough on tlm Weather , insect * anil markets without adding to the list by their own negli gence. Some MIstakcH of Poultry Kaisers. American Farmer : To think that a man who has never been able to make n living at anything else-who linn failed in everything else , can go into Ihe poul try business ) and make a "grand miccc.-vs1' of it. it.To To try to keep 100 fowls through Iho winter in a house that is none too largo for half that number. To neglect to provide comfortable whi ter quarters for their poultry. To wasle food by throwing il on ll > , - floor instead of feeding in troughs or some other vessel. To do.se well fowls with all sorts of sltilT to "keep them well. " To think that any "poultry powder- . " or any "egg food" iii creation will make your hens lay unless 1 hey have proper food , coiiifortableqiiarters and good cniv besides. To cram oO cents' worth of drugs down llio throat of u sick chicken that would not be worth even til cents if il were well. well.To To ventilate the poultry house through craeicH in the walls or floor , and hole , in the roof. To feed one kind of food KW days in a year. To keep a lot of hens thai are three or four years old. To allow Iho poultry droppings to ac cumulate in the house Tor weeks at a time. To neglect lo supply green food reg ularly throughout ; the winter. To give all the wnsle milk to pigs. To huyan incubator before ! you know enough about poultry to sel a hen. To hatch out ! a lot of chicles in mid winter , or very early spring , unless you have a suitable place in which to raid * them. Fruit Growing. Ill these limes of depression il .stands Tanners and land owners in hand to look about and see if they cannot grow some crop that will pay them hotter than corn and oats. Now Iho system of fruit , growing should not he overlooked ns it can ho made a source of quite an inconm lo several thousand people not engaged in it. at present , say n idling about tlm thousands of dollars saved lo the strug gling farmers throughout thestate. Any man thai can grow a good crop of corn can grow a good crop of fruit. "Them is no excuse why every farmer cannot have plenty of frui't for Jiis own use at , lea- * ! ; good trees and vines can he bought very cheap compared with what they \ co-t a few years ago. I say plant lots of fruit. The people of the .state need the fruit. ] > uv Nebraska grown vines and troei. 1'ln-il dee ] ) and then care for what you phi it. There will he no trouble about get'Jng the Trull at llio prowr ) lime. This soil in especially adapted to th < > growth oT our choicest fruits. 'For in stance , hist fall 1 saw twenty bushels of line apples picked from a twelve-year-oid tree , twelve pounds of grape * from a. three-year-old vine , 'J-V1S ' worth of Mtraw- boi-ries from onenere of hind. The nhovn fruits were very poorly cared for and tlie result was only a moderate yield. A great many people think fruit growin- ; is a tiniiill imsincss and do not wish to devote any land Tor that purpose. This is n great mistake. The value of an acre of fruit of course depends on what kinds are groivn nnd the price rc-i-clvi-d. but uiually runs from SHOO to $ . ( ) ( . I believe ITU pus are the muni prolllahle. G. W. Al.iXANlilt. ; ) Notes. An excellent mode of growing early tomatoes , oguplnnts , etc. , in to scoop out a potato or turnip and fill the hollow with rich oarlh. Have only one plant to each potato. When the plant is of the desired bi/.o plant Iho potato ( earth and young plant ) and no chuck will ln > given tin * growth , lib the decay of tlm potato will iissiHt in providing food for the young plant. Where turnips can bo had they should he preferred lo potu- lo-i. Kgg shells Imvo also heoil used for Iho mime purpose with BUCCOS.-J , When plnnling corn Tor ensilage do not depend on wnch a crop us Iho rx- clnsivoTood for next Benson. KiiNlhign is invaluable to all wlm raise cattln , but Its value consists of providing Kiiciuilent food at a season when mieh food is i > ciirco. Grow grain and roots also. In order to provide a variety. Knsllnge Is the cheapest of all foods when properly used with grain mid hay. Jls ell'ects ni-u largely dietary and it invariably in- crensos Iho appetite and promotes di gestion. WKl.onO bri.'k Tor snle. J.I' . Weaver , Council Itlull's. Absolutely Puro. 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