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The Crops Of the Country.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. TO-
The following crop report was issued
by the Agricultural Department to.
day: The present crop of corn is the
first full average in rate of yield since
1880, which was the last of a series OF
six full crops of 26 to % bushels per
acre. The present crop, grown on an
area of from 73,000,000 to $4,000, 1000
acres, is slightly above an average for
a period OF 10 years, or 2i bushels per
acre. The highest rate of yield is 1861
bushels in Nebraska and Ohio.
The three corn growing States
which produce fOur-tenths of the en-
tire crop, Illinois. Iowa and Missouri,
each average several bushels per acre
less than in the census year: Illinois
81, Iowa 80, Missouri 80. Utah aver.
ages 36, Massachusetts, Connecticut
and ColOrado35. New Hampshire and
Rhode Island 81, Michigan SO, Wis.
cOnsin 80, Kansas 81. The Southern
States make an average yield. The
quality of corn is very good in the
East and South, medium in the cen
trail parts Of the West and somewhat
deprecated on the northern border,
from Michigan to Dakota.
The cotton returns of November
are local estimates of yield per acre.
They are somewhat higher than those
of the last two years, but materially
lower than those of 1880 and 1882.
The increase over the yield of last
year is most marked in Texas and
Georgia. In Arkansas and Tennes
see, where the average yield is usu-
ally higher, the rate is depressed by
the unfayorable conditions of August
and September. The rate of yield by
States is as follows:
Virginia, l52 pounds per acre ;
North Carolina, 157 South Carolina,
l42; Georgia, $50; Florida, 105 ; Ala
bama, AS; Mississippi, 1865; Loui-
siana, 223; Texas, 1872; Arkansas,
200; Tennessee, las. The weather
has been favorable for picking, and
killing frosts are only reported on the
northern border of the cotton belt.
The top crop is very light and in
many places scarcely an appreciable
quantity.
Drouth during the early fruitlng
period caused shedding or shriyel-
ing of bOlls, and reduced the yield in
North Carolina and South Carolina,
and parts of Texas. In a large por-
ton of the gulf coast area. east of
Texas, there was an excess of rain
and destructive storms, which prov
ed almost equally injurious. The in.
jury the caterpillar and boil worm
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
SATURDAY. NOV. IA, 1885.

The Cincinnati committee Of one
hundred evidently means business.
Shortly after the election when frauds
were first discovered and traced to
their origin warrants for the arrest OF
five of the statesmen were sworn out
and placed in the hands of the Chief
of Police. For reasons best known TO
himself that gentleman saw fit not 10
execute the warrants and appeared
to forget that he had them in his
possession until the committee sharply
reminded him of the fact by Drocur-
ing his arrest on Saturday for failure
to do his duty. This is a proceeding
In the right direction.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
,roeIv owned nv Northwestern mil

hugely owned by Northwestern mil.
lars, had been stored at interior
points and was rushed to market
merely to produce the impression
that the grain was being unloaded by
farmers. 1t is now evident that the
plan was in a measure successful, for
farmers throughout the Northwest
are shipping more freely on the de.
cline started, owing. no doubt, to a
fear that the market will be further
depressed. This feature of the grain
market constitutes about all that diff
fers from the situation one week ago.
The result is a tendency toward lower
prices, particularly in the absence of
an improvement in the foreign de-
mand, and backed by heavy in
crease In the visible supply. Indian
corn, as we'll as oats, are relatively
higher than wheat. Cash purchases
are heavier. Hog products are higher
on a better home and export de-
mand as we'll as in sympathy with
the price of corn.
The general movement of dry goods
has been light, and on the whole dis.
appointing. Wool is reported to be
steady and of moderate activity,
Manufacturers are well stocked, but
more liberal purchases are expected
to be made within six weeks. II is
reported that about % percent more
wool and worsted machinery is run
ming than one year ago.
The general trade situation Is not
changed within a week. At Boston
it is "good on spot" only at Phila-
delphia it is conducted on a model-
ate scale and with no features, at Bal
timore it is quiet, the regulAr distri.
button for the season being completed.
AT Cincinnati, -four. grain and pro-
visions are dull, and iron and coal
are improving. Cleveland exhibits
no renewed activity and at India
napOlis business is quiet with the
outlook for a moderate trade. At
Chicago it is reported that better
movement of goods is expected next
week. st. Louis, Memphis and
Louisville announce a fair and salts.
factory volume of transactions in sta
pie goods. At such cities as Peoria,
Des M0ines, Davenport and Milwau.
kee there has been a fairly successful
business. At Minneapolis and ST.
Paul there has been smaller volume
Of trade, and at Kansas City consid'
cradle activity.
Cotton has been dull and lower, flu.
lures some II points and spot about
4c., on the week. This was caused
by heavier visible supplies and light
demand from spinners and from
Liverpool. The demand for grocery
staples has been only moderate, with
sugar and Brazil coffee lower. Fancy
grades of butter and higher cheese il
dull with light export demand. Iron
and steel and coal present no feature:
as compared with last week.
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WASHINGTON News,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 10.-The
Courier Journal will publish to-mor-
row letters from one hundred and
sixty members of Congress, fifty-nine
Democrats and ninety-One Republic
cans. These letters are in response to
four questions sent out by a. o, Stea-
ley, the Washington correspondent
Of the Courier. Journal. as follows:
First-WOuld you favor an amend
ment to the rules Of the House pro-
yiding that the general appropriation
bills, except the legislative, Sundry
and Deficiency bills, shall be prepar-
ed and controlled hereafter by the
appropriate standing committees on
the several branches of the public
service?
Second-Do you favor any change
in the laws governing silver coinage
and silver certificates, and ESQ, what
notifications would you regard as
desirable?
Third-To what extent, in your
opinion, would revision of the tar
if and internal revenue laws be de-
sirable at the next session?
Fourth-WhO is your choice for
caucus nomination for speaker?
In the Democrat response AZ. un.
quaIifiPdly, favor an amendment of
the rules, 5 give qualified answer, 4
oppose change and are non-cOm-
initial. To the second or silver ques-
ton favor legislation, 40 oppose and
6 are non-committal. To the third or
tariff reform question, SO favor tariff
agitation, 3 oppose and 8 are nom
committal For speaker, 81 are for
Carlyle, for Randall and non.com-
initial.
The whole nun Der of Republican
members who responded are 81. For
amending the rules of the House, 48
unqualifledIy approve. ~ qualify
their answers, 8 oppose and % are
nOn-cOmmittaI. Sixty favor lpgisa-
ton on the silver question. Is oppose
and Is are nOn-cOmmittal. Seventy
five oppose tariff legislation, four IA
vor it and II are non-cOmmittal. For
speaker 30 are for Frank Hiscock, "a
for Reed, of Maine, II for Gov. Long,
of Massachusetts, and q are non-cOm-
initial.
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Picked and Smoked Meats.

AS rule, we keep our meats too
long in the brine, and too long in the
smoke house. This Is true especially
of ham and Side-bacOn for family use.
When meats are intended to keep all
summer, they must, of cOuIse be
penetrated by salt, and well smoked {;
but for winter and early spring use,'
it is far better to salt lightly, and
smoke very little. The English far
merS have the art Of doing this
great deal better than we. In many
cases the bacon is only two days in
the pickle. then dried for several
days, and finally smoked twenty four
to thirtysix hOurS.-enOugh to brown
the surface well. Such bacon is adap-
ted to frying, not to boiling. Fer
boiling, longer sailing is necessary,
and AS rule, dry sailed hams are
preferred. They are easily over
sailed however, and it requires an ex-
perienced hand to do the work we'll.
The famous Irish bacon is cured hy
rubbing in salt, or laying it a short
time in pickle, and not smoked at
all, but simply dried in cool weather
in a dry atmosphere. Sometimes it is
smoked for few hours, just to give
it fine color. When cooked, it is
sliced thin and fried, and is crisp and
delicious beyond anything we COM
monty get. Great quantities of choice
hams are shipped from this country
| to Great Britain, and as we learn, are
thus handled. They are shipped in
/ Just as weak brine as experience has
shown will keep them from tainting
on the voyage. On arrival, the casks
are opened, and the hams thrown to
soak in great vat. When the salt
is sufficiently drawn from the surface
they are taken out and beaten up in
to their original plump form, then
the trimmers take off a shaving ALI
around on the flesh side they are eX-
posed day in the smoke-hOuse, jusS
to give them a golden russell tint,
and they are then exposed for sale
We will warrant that slices of Such
hams, well broiIed, or even fried, will
in every quality beat the native
Americal home-cured article, out
and out.-AnseUico39 AgricHLtriSt.
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has been severe in Central Alabama,
in parts Of Texas. Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi, and in a few counties in
Georgia. Small loss from insects is
reported in States bordering on the
gulf coast.
The past month has been generally
favorable for picking, which is well
advanced, more than three. fourths of
the crop having been gathered. Rains
have interfered with harvesting more
in Georgia and Alabama than else
where. With good weather here
after, the proportion to he gathered
in December will be confined to To-
calities favored with a top crop worth
harvesting.
The potato crop is smaller than that
of 1884. in consequence of injury
from rot, which has reduced the New
YORK crop nearly one-third. There
is much complaint of rot in Wiscon-
sin and Iowa, and in some counties
in Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota
The reported yield Of hay per acre
averages II tons, and indicate crop
of over A, 900, 900 tons, nearly as large
as that of that last year. The buck
wheat crop will be large. The aver
age yield will exceed ii bushels pei
acre.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14

WASHINGTON, November 9.-Hon.
Frank Hurd has gone to Chicago to
attend the free trade conference which
begins on Wednesday. Before leav-
ing Washington he said that in his
opinion circular would be adopted
and scattered broadcast over the
country, having in view better
education Of the people on the SUBJ
iect of free trade.
Mr.. Hurd declared that nothing
could prevent the consideration of
the question during the coming ses-
sion of Congress. Messrs. Henry
Ward Beecher, David A, Wells,
Henry Watterson and a number of
other prominent free.traders are ex-
pected to attend the conference.
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expressed his views, and there is no
doubt that if the position of the adj
ministration is taken in that spirit
The result will be a defeat as over
whelming as Mr.. Morrison suffered
in his espousal of horizontal reduc-
ton.
Prudence would seem to dictate
that the administration should dodge
the tariff rock for the present. 1t
split the party once, and the attempt
to force free trade on the Democracy
will be as i'll advised this year as 1t
was in 1884. Then it served no pur-
pose but to test the strength of the
respective factions, for Republican
Senate and a Republican President
stood between Mr.. Morrison's bill
and the industries of the country.
The Republican President has gone,
but the Republican Senate is still on
guard, and, admitting that a bill
menacing the principles of protection
should pass the House, it would gel
no further. The Democratic party
would thus gain nothing in the way
of advancing the cause of free trade
and it would lose all the advantage
that it's present underlined position
gives it.
The question of the tariff did moi
properly enter into the Presidential
campaign of 1884, because the Dem.
ocratic party lacked the courage tC
declare its opinion, The Chicago
platform was preached as a free trade
platform in neighborhoOds where
free trade was popular. and in lOcali.
ties where protection was held in
favor it was proclaimed as declara-
ton in that interest. If bill be in.
trOduced in Congress and endorsed by
the administration, the people will
have the first practical Interpretation
of the Chicago platform and the first
reliable evidence of the position
which the Democratic party will
take in the next national struggle
If the bill be moderate in its tone il
will offend the MOrrison-H urd- Wat.
terson wing of the party; if it be
radical, it will incur the opposition
of Mr.. Randall and his followers, will
alarm the industrial interests and
soIidify the Republican party. The
Democratic party may so strongly en-
trenched that it can afford to precipi
tate struggle on this question. We
do not believe that it is but it may
rest assured that the Republican par
ty will enter the arena gladly,-BaL
timore Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
The Administration and the Tariff
Question.

A Washington despatch to the New
York World processes to throw light
upon the attitude Of the administra-
ton toward the tariff, but only serves
to render the doubt on that subject
yet more dense and impenetrable.
According to the World. the admin
istration will adhere closely to the
declaration of the Chicago platform.
AS that platform has never yet heen
interpreted alike by any two Demo-
Gratis, and rarely twice in the same
sense by the same Democrat, the
people will not get much satisfaction
out of the announcement that the
President will adhere to it.
We are told, however. in another
part Of the interview that the admin
istration will favor "a modification
of the existing tariff laws and the re-
organization of the tariff upon rev.
enue basis with incidental protec-
ton" This is quite as clear and
unmistakable as the utterance of the
Chicago platform, and may be in
terpreted with equal satisfaction by
Mr.. Randall and Mr.. Carlisle. The
only thing definite 10 be CLEANED from
the statement is that the administra-
ton fayors revision Of the tariff and
some measure of protection to our in.
dustries, bot as to the extent of the
revision to be made and the protec.
ton to be retained we are left wholly
in the dark. Mr.. Randall favors
certain amount of tariff revision and
so does Mr.. Carlisle, but whether we
are to have the revision of Randall
or the revision of Carlisle no man can
gather from this alleged important
declaration. The protection that Mr..
Carlisle may think incidental Mr..
Randall may regard as no protection
at all, and Mr.. Carlisle may be equal
~ fixed in his belief that the Randall
idea of Incidental protection is moth.
ing less than high. tariff heresy.
IfMr. Cleveland shapes his policy
on the question according to The
views OF his Cabinet, as heretofore
expressed, Mr.. Carlisle's heart will
be mellowed with joy but there are
many reasons why Mr.. Cleveland's
Cabinet may conclude that the pres
ent is not the time to throw off the
mask put on by the Chicago conven-
ton. Mr.. Morrison declared that the
tariff plank Of that body's platform
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
State of Trade.

NEW YORK, November 7.-Brad-
streets Journal, in its summary says {:
"There is no special feature in the
general trade situation as reported to
BrddStreets aside from the evident
attempts made in the Northwest to
depress the prices Of wheat. The
heavy rush of wheat to Minneapolis
within ten days past has not been the
result of excessive deliveries from
farmers hands, although efforts have
been made to produce that impress
sion. The wheat, which was already
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
Coed Results in Every Case.

D. A. Bradford, wholesale paper
dealer of Chattanooga, Tenn. writes,
that he was seriously afflicted with a
severe cold that settled on his lungs
had tried many remedies without
benefit. Being induced to try DR..
Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
ton, did so and was entirely cured
by use of few bottles. Since which
time he has used it in his family for
all Coughs and Colds with best re-
suits. This is the experience of thous-
ands whose lives have been saved by
this Wonderful Discovery. Trial
Bottles free at VIM, Nydegger's drug
store,
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premature discharge of a cartridge

premature discharge of a cartridge
while blasting, Since then he has
been lecturing on the "Spven Won
ders of the World" his travels, SELL
ing a medicine Of his own prepsra-
ton, and making living as best he
could. When passing through Gal
weston he stated he was on his way
to his Old home in Eastern Texas,
and did not seem to realize that when
he reached there he would find that
Old times were changed, old man
nerS gone.
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What Congress MAY Do.

New YORK, NOY. 10.-Congress.
man Negley, of Pittsburg, thinks that
the recent Democratic victory in this
State will have depressing effect on
the revival of trade. He said to.
night "It will undoubtedly emboI-
den the Democratic majority in the
House to tinker with the tariff. do
not apprehend that any tariff meas.
ures could be passed at the coming
session, but just as soon as Congress
begins TO talk about tine tariff manu-.
facturers get timld and hesitate about
going ahead, because they do not
know what is going to happen. This
will be the case when the Democrats
begin to talk this winter. A great
deal depends on Cleveland's recon-
mendations, however.
1.-THE Democrats have not yet got
rightly settled down, and the many
warning interests in the party will
have to be toned down so that they
will work together tremendously be.
fore they can hope to pass the many
important bills now pending. l do
not think Congress will do much
more than pass the regular appro-
prlation bills. The opposition to a
suspension of silver coinage will be
strong enough to prevent any legisa-
ton on that subject, and the proposed
treaties with Mexico and Cuba will
he rejected. spent several months
in the West Indies recently, and can
not see how this country is to be
benefited by a reciprocity treaty
with Cuba or any of the adjacent Is.
lands"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14

"YOu look sick. What is the mat
ter with you, anyhow ?" said Gus
De Smith on meeting GilhooIy.
my stomach is in an awful fix.
pve lost my appetite for whisky
can't drink drop"
Lost your appetite for whisky
have your Well, l pity the poor
devil who finds it, unless he has cred
II at the saloons. His sutferIngs viii
be terrible"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14

The attitude assumed by the pre-
lates of the Roman Catholic church
in,the United States toward the liquor
traffic, as embodied in the decree of
the Plenary Council at Baltimore
last December, will have. it is hoped,
an effect in forwarding temperance
reform. In their pastoral letters the
Bishops use this language:
"There is one way of profaning the
Lords Day which is so prolific of evil
results that we consider it our duty
70 utter against it a special condem-
nation. This is the practice of SELL
ing beer or other liquors on Sunday
or frequenting places where sold.
This practice tends more than any
other to turn the Day Of the Lord in
to a day of dissipation, to use it as an
OCCASION for breeding intemperance.
While we hope that Sunday laws on
this point will not be relaxed, but
even more rigidly enforced, we i'm
plore all Catholics, for the love OF
God and of country, never to take
part in such traffic, nor to counte-
nance or patronize it; and we not
only direct the attention of all pas
tors to the repression of this abuse
J,H ,Ce also call upo1, them to induce all
of their .focks. that may be engaged in
the sale of liquors to abandon as soon
as they can the dangerous traffic and
to embrace more becoming aCay Of
making lvmg,"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14
A Mountain Breaks.

n mOuu Jdlu ID Odho'
WACO, TEX, Nov. 9.-NeWs has
reached here of very singular casu
atty which occurred at Sugar Loaf
Mountain. Corryell county, on the
night of the 5th. In the beautiful
valley of the Cow House, in the west
ern part Of the county, is situated one
of those freaks of nature which are so
little understood, even by biologists,
known as a cone, or sugar loaf, about
three hundred feet high. On its sum-
nit was perched mass of rock about
thirty yards square and fully twelve
feet thick. A few years ago this mass
of rock struck by lightning and sepa-
rated nicely into four very nearly
equal pieces. Erasion since then has
gradually worn away the support of
these immense masses of stone, and
on the night of the 9th one Of them
became detached, and with fearful
velocity rolled down into the thick!y
populated valley. The rapidly NOV
ing mass made such a noise as had
never been heard in that region of
country, and was heard many miles
away.
At daylight on the 9th many PEG.
pie assembled to witness the disaster
as we'll as to determine the cause of
the unusual noise of the previous
night. The detached part of the rock
was found in the center of Col. Lees
farm. nearly mile from the base of
the mountain. In its descent it pas
sed through his yard, tearing into
two fragments the granary, contain
ing 1000 bushels of wheat. The grain
was of course very nearly all destroy
ed. A hale of cotton lying in the
yard was driven into the ground out
of sight as the ponderOus rock passed
over it. The mass of rock next pas.
sed through the cow yard, crushing
into an unrecOgniZable mass a fine
and very valuable Durham bull be-
longing to Mr.. John Harbour. A
sulky pillow in the field nearby was
crushed into fragments, and the pieces
buried so deep that nothing was Wis.
| IDLE except the point of tongue, which
was prOtuding from the ground.
The assembled and frightened peO-
pie, after consulting as to what was
best to do with the remaining three
parts of the rock, which remained
perched upon the apex of the noun
tain, and which might fall at any
moment, determined to send off for
dynamite to blow the top off the
mountain. While the messenger was
absent the other three portions Of the
rock became detached and rolled
down on 10 the plain with the same
fearful noise and destruction which
attended the fall of the first section,
creating the widest excitement
among the assembled people, who
by this time were nearly benumbed
with terror. One of the huge pieces
of rock passed within fifty yards of
the fine residence of Mr.. Thomas
Young, and perched itself upon the
summit Of cOne-shaped mound not
a great distance away. Another piece
rolled distance of 1000 yards and
fell in the creek. The last piece roll
led over 800 yards. There is no fur
Their danger, as the rock apex Of the
mountain is entirely disposed of in
the manner related above. The noise
created by these immense and rapid
ly moving masses of rock is said by
those who witnessed the flight and
heard the sound rs being perfectly
terrible and awe-inspiring. No hu-
man lives were lost.
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