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another, men all around him got upon tnelr
legs. 1t was all done quickly, but 1t was
plain to be seen that many OF them were
not thinking of rising, but seeing Dawes up,
they looked, ''Well, | guess if Dawes Is IN
favor OF this thing there's something in It.,
and so stretched themselves up. Mr.. Dawes
vote showed, too, that he was in favor Of
thorough investigation, of having definite in
stead of evasive answers to charges. On
Tuesday of this week, about four o'clock, when
the "bayonet" bill was brought up, and the
Democrats began to ''filibuster," an all night
session of 1t was only prevented by Mr..
Dawes's influencing enough Republicans to
vote in favor of adjournment, to carry it.
The temper of Butler and his followers was
to hold the House there all night, and per-
haps until final adjournment, June sd, IN an
improbable squabble. q,
As a speaker, Mr.. Dawes's style is plain
and earnest, with no attempt at show. or
dramatic effect; whenever he speaks he has
something to say, which he utters with sum-
cient voice and articulation to be distinctly
understood. 1t is said that he is not at ali
anxious to be reelected, but that fact should
only move the people of his district to proper
efforts to make his reelection sure; 1t Is so
often true that not the fittest man obtains an
Office, but rather the man who seeks IT,
Moreover, Mr.. Dawes should not be beaten
by Butler As the boy said, 'A feller don't
want to be run over by an infer nal swlll-cart,
even if it don't hurt him much"
FRUIT CULTURE-FACTs WORTH KNOW
ING.-As one surveys the pink and white
glories of the apple trees this spring, tne
question arises, how much fruit does an Inis
beauty promise? Sad experience teacnes US
that apples like ''leaves have their time 10
fall, )" and too often before they reach maturl-
kI.r.Nv oil fpTNlf
should have careful attention. Grass and
weeds around them are of no more benefit to
fruit trees than they are to corn and potatoes
Clear the sod and weeds for space OF ten
feet around the tree; thoroughly manure the
soil; wash the trunk " ith strong decoct1on
of soap, and refrain from the folly of white
washing, unless you wish to injure the tree
by stopping its pores, This will make
healthy tree. If you wish to retain the bios
SONS in the shape of fruit, girdle the limbs
1t has been tried and found to be perfect
success. In 1868 Mr.. p. r. Russell, then OF
Bolton, Mass, selected five healthy trees OF
different varieties, and, when in blow, girdled
large limb on each Those limbs had double
the fruit to be found on other parts OF the
same trees, and the apples were much larger
and smoother. In 1869 he repeated the ex-
pertinent with the same success. The trial
was made the same seasons on DIR. Gove's
farm in Bolton, and with a like effect. Mr..
Russell removing to Vineland, N. j., treated
his trees there in the same way, and was
again rewarded with apples large and fair,
that chung with tenacious grip to their
branches. The philosophy is simple. In
sects sting the fruit, which becoming sickly
drops to the ground. In the spring the sap
goes up the woody fiber of the tree, but re-
turns in the bark. Girdle the bark while the
tree is in blossom, or soon after, and the sap
cannot return till autumn, at which time the
girdled parts will have healed; hence the
limbs thus full of sap will have vitality
enough to retain the fruit. The channel
around the limbs, made with pen-knife,
clean through the bark, should be small,
about half the width of pipe-stem.-Hart-
ford Post.