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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
Horses Crave Salt.

Do not stint your horses in the use
OF salt, says an exchange. Horses, as
rule, don't get. half enough of salt.
Throw it into the end OF his feed-box
and let him help himself. It is a great
thing for the promotion of health.
Horses crave salt, but thousands
never get it on account of their mas
ter's ignorance or carelessness. They
will lick whitewashed walls for the
sake of the salt in the lime, and one
pities them for being denied so cheap
luxury. These things which a horse
considers luxuries are all simple, and
all good for him, which is more than
men can say of most of theirs. A
horse is SIMPLE in his tastes; he dearly
loves q lump of sugar, a sweet apple
or carrot, and the honest, faithful fell
low will be heartily grateful to the
kind master who gives them to him.
It is well worth while to win the graft
tude and affection OF your horse, if
only for selfish considerations. o.
casionally vary the monotony of his
feed by steamed meal, say twice
week. Put his oats and some cracked
corn or meal in q stable pail at noon
with little salt; pour in boiling wa
ter, as much as the grain will take up;
cover with a folded blanket and let it
stand till evening, when it is cold
then give it to him and see how he will
enjoy it.
Tomatoes for Cows.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
Hemp for Binding Irvine.

The empire Cordage Company of
Champaign, ILL.,, claim to have sub
stantially solved the binder-twine
question. One of the members of the
cordage company said: 1--WE use moth
ing but American Hemp, of which we
shall raise 5000 acres this year our
selves, and the farmers in this county
about 5000 acres more, leaving the
product of only about 1000 acres to
be secured outside. That is, we can
manufacture the raw hemp from about
10000 acres. The next harvest will
require about 100, 100000 pounds of
Irvine, and it would require about
100000 acres of ground to produce
the amount OF hemp necessary to
make it. We have demonstrated that
the farmers can grow this hemp more
profitably than they can raise corn,
and it's cultivation would withdraw
just that much land from corn cul-
ture, aiding in the reduction of the
corn surplus, and thus helping the
farmers in a double sense. Farmers
all over Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,
Minnesota, and Wisconsin gave us the
most unqualified assurance that
hemp Irvine is superior to Sisal or
standard Irvine and fully equal to the
best manila. Six thousand pounds OF
hemp Irvine were used last harvest
on the great Snake River farm in
Minnesota in a good average wheat
crop, and the average amount re-
CURED was 1hapounds per acre. These
-twines can beSmade and sold cheaper:
than those of different fiber have ever
been. 20. J. Farmer. -. 49,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
THE YOUNG FOLK CORNER
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
READING FOR YOUNG.
Beth's First Day at School--Sayed
by a Hen--Emerson and Young
People--At the White House--A
Girl Know.
A GIRL | KNOW.

She never yet has seen the city,
She seldom goes to town;
And, though perhaps it is a pity,
She owns no silken gown.
But likepink roses are her cheeks,
Her brow is like the snow;
IT'S sweetest music when she speaks,
So tender, soft and low. Al.
Her waving hair is chestnut brown,
Her eyes are dark, dark blue;
Beneath her simple muslin gown
A heart beats warm and true.
To dancing school she never went,
Though graceful as fay;
She owns III money not cent,
Yet ever is she gay. >, ~
@, she can spin and she can bake,
And she can knit and sew.
Thus all her dresses she can make,
This bonny girl l know.
She loves to take good, long walk,
All needless of the mile;
But then her shoes, l must remark,
Are not the pointed style.
She gayly sings her songs Of glee,
Sweet as the birds do sing;
A rustic flower Just as she,
A bird of early spring;
But she is bonny, winsom, sweet,
AS gentle as a doe;
And She is modest, kind. and neat,
This sweet, sweet girl l know.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26

dian recently had thousand bushels
OF tomatoes left after his market, and
tried the experiment of feeding thena
to his COWS with such an increased
milk flow that he planted tomatoes
for the purpose Of feeding them to the
COWS. He says: After the first frost
last fall we pulled tomato vines and
collected them in piles with the green
tomatoes adhering, where they remain
ed a couple OF weeks before we could.
let the COWS into the field. By that
time we found that large percentages
OF the green tomatoes had ripened and
the tomato leaves had cured. The
COWS could not be kept away from
these tomato piles. They rooted Them
over with noses and horns and clean
ed up everything but the vines, and
at nights as long as the tomatoes
lasted they would come into the barn
painfully full and their udders distend-
ed. leave it with scientists to say
whether the milk-producing element
was in the tomatoes itself or whether
1T supplemented some other feed to
make a well balanced milk ration.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
Glover on Sandy Soil.

A good ''catch'' of clover on sandy
land is often secured by first dressing
it with land plaster and salt, 800 lbs
of plaster and 100 lbs Of salt to each
acre. Then put the clover seed in a
barrel and pour on water, allowing it,
to soak two days, after which take q
bushel OF plaster to a bushel OF
soaked seed, and thoroughly Dim
both so that each seed is COM
pletely covered with an envelope Of
plaster. Sow the seed early in the
Spring, and you will be pleased with
the result.-Pr.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
Corn to Make Hens Law,

According to the experiments re-
Gently made at the Geneva station.
by Mr.. Wheeler, leghorn hens, confined,
laid right along on corn and corn
meal in preference to other foods, but
not so with large breeds. This shows
the Importance of feeding according
to the breed. How much feed per Day
for the hens demands almost a dag
nosis to determine The breed ,n-
fluences the yield, and he who keeps a
flock OF mixed mongrels will have to
learn just what each hen requires.
Corn is not SO far out of the list of
foods after ALL in the face of these ex-
periments. Mr.. Wheeler is still at
work and his results are open to any
person, or to ony journal, as the sta
ton rules donot permit OF any prefer
ence. For our part we are interested
in the Geneva experiments, as they
will be invaluable in adding "mors
light" to the mysteries of feeding.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-03-26
Horse Versus Mule.

Some people say that a mule can be
fed cheaper than horse, but they are
not posted on the subject. A horse
will eat more grain than a mule, but
the latter will devour twice as much
hay: and will need it too, to keep him
in proper condition. A mule can
stand more hardship than horse,
but more work and better service VIII
be rendered by a horse than mule,
A mule rarely becomes overheated to
such an extent as to fall, for when be-
finds himself becoming uncomfortab bly,
warm he will poke along and all the,
whipping you can do will not induce
him to mend his pace A mule VIII
stand more neglect than a horse, and
still be able to do some work; but If
properly cared for and tended as he
should be he will cost every cent as
much as a horse, and render no more
effective service.-Globe-Democrat,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27
TAXATION

The present revenue law of Florida ID
cumbersome, expensive and Unsatisfactory
Probably no democratic law has ever
created such widespread and deep-seated
dissatisfaction as that under which our
assessment and collection of public moneys
ID now made Some of the ablest members
of the legislature have devoted special
thought and much labor to the subject anG
the fruit thereof will soon be presented by
the committee.
In an interview published by the Stand
ard of the 22nd Mr. Mann of HerDando
gives his views On this important subject
He thinks the percentage on the delinquent
tax payer should not amount to robbery
that the annual assessment is burdensOme
expense without compromising advantage
that the assessor should be appointed
by the board of county commissioners to
free him from political pressure-that be
should be assisted by two responsible free
holders In each precinct-that i'm
provemenis which do not pay an income
should not be lakeland that the assess
ment of profitable investment should be
proportioned to the income received rather
than based on the salsble valuation.
Any revenue law must be compromise
between varying opinion. The committee
Is weighing and studying many sugges-
tons and judging all by the light OF ex-
perience. The report is nearly ready, and
much Is hoped from it. A good as.
sessment law. properly enforced, would
place one hundred and twenty-five millions
on the roll, and then the rate woul1 be
proportionately lowered. Then, with the
collection of our Indian war claim of 9
halt million. the people of Florida woulG
be freed from the consideration of the taz
problem for some years to come.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Hammond o.
Orange in the senate, and that of Mr.
Robinson of Washington have many feat
ures in common, and The committee gil
embody features from each in the report
Both are good bills, but the committe,
will doubtless get better by taking coun.
sci with both Senator Hammond and Mr.
Rohsnonn
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

~ ~ s4lG -
Florida Who ~ issssdsa
ysry near to . separation ~ IA
unless he be.,so much bisr';:: !; -
'peEty that he can control d
without ia. sanction Of party lav.
y what may be the ultimate -. 3. 8
acsioa no man Can Gee q YET ~. J !. ;!
ssitutes . serious breach Ii n.
y, which asa. Is stronger than law, no M. !. =
The opinions Of distineui.h.a
men, given in another colu.. -
a radical difference on -. ~
points of law and uo,s,
cannot inure 10 the harmon. !,
party hereafter. But 1t Is dooc., s.
be undone-and we mus, .b,d. =. |.
Meantime the election Of Mr. c.u !.
nc means made certain By ths 49,.
the caucus last night.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

How could he expect
favorable consideration
Of this bill when he him.
self was not in favor OF
1t unless accompanied
with conditions ~ to the
appropriation OF the
money by the state, and
when he almost assured
the senate that Q large
amount would be misap-
piled unless the state
authorities were re-
strained by the terms Of
the act, and that 1t would
be . reflection upon con.
gross to pass the bill
In the shape In which It
was introduced. that lie
without prOvf ding
against an improper us2
Of the money.
The responsibility
which rests upon the
senator now 10 to assist
the state In getting the
money. His remarks
will not have that ten
dency. He should study
the case more thorough.
ly and do bis duty to
the state in the senate,
leaving the response
bility Of applying the
money to the state ad.
minis tration and the
legislature, where 1t
properly belongs.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

steps Of the Capitol during session OF the
caucus.
watts al dis yer talk bout de dimmycrat caucus
watts swins on up.s stairs ebby night,
Dat de- T. u. say IL aholy gaine TO brSak ne,
But wat often break 'esef up wilder raffen-tum'
BILE h9htl ? "# So.
Dis yer talkin', ener Calm, ener votin',
I'm or yealin like Coman-che injun whoop,
Wen or Teller makes er "pint." dat he been er
totin',
Ter put de uddsr teller. "splash :" down In Dc
soup.
wat dis yer "Kollum A." wat da all time keep er
talkin' bout, -.
Dat de Call men say Is still upon de rise?
Dat de T..U. say is CROWN en- er CROWN.
I'm wat by dis time otter reich up to de skies.
Dis yer % Kollum :, wat de Ants say is fallin',
Fum de Speerpints 1t got about de base,
Wat da say Is gwineter set de T.-U. squallin,
Wen de Nay-Pole ober-retch UNI in de race.
Da.say dat de T-U. ketch de debbn pun de ho'
OBJ dis yer caucus ebbry single meetin' night;
Dat de lies dat paper writes da kin be counted by
de SEQ.
Kn dat Oholiy Dotry gibs it to 'em ler en- right.
Sum is constant jumpin' up. wild long petitions in
da ham,
- Or er telegram da hAb JIG receib,
Boiler talkin bout de fussin, en- de trouble In de
lam 80
Mongst de people whar sum Uddsr member. H6.
-
Hit mines me NIB de time dat de publikins was in,
Wen de niggers was er swimmin on de top,
Kn de Kyapet- bagger sppin' roun' scatterin' OBJ
de tin,
So persuadin' dat mis- niger hab ter Aop.
-CoMTRIBuToR.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27
OUR MILITARY.

Elsewhere the FLoRrDIAN lays before it's
readers the draft of the proposed new
Military Bill. In the opinion of the best
informed authorities in the state, the new
bill gives Us a more effective militia, 1t
places this force where it is m ,st needed,
and it will give each county that local op-
ton in the matter which is demanded by
the cardinal principles OF the democratic
party.
Thee are certain sections Of the state
where q show of armed force is absolutely
necessary; around the phosphate mines In
South Florida the toughest characters
crowd and they all are armed. The scenes
Of violence once common out west may be
duplicated on small scale in these locali.
ties in Florida at anytime. This is true
also about the construction camps Of the
railroads. 1t is also true la some cities
oil the state.
Yet, in most of the counties the pres
epce of the, militia 10 not required. 1t is
therefore unjust that the people OF such
counties as Liberty, Calhoun, Brevard,
Dade. etc, should contribute to the main.
tenance OF troops in the counties of Duval,
Hillsborough, Putnam, Marion, ETC., where
experience has shown that roughs most co
congregate and where some visible and
potential embodiment oil the forces OF law
and order may be required.
Some counties require such support to
the peace officers. Others do not, and the
bill provides that the people of each
county shall judge ofits needs and provide
for them.
The bill is carefully drawn by compe-
tent hands and is endorsed by Wilson's
Battery and the Jacksonville Light Infan-
try. To the young men of the whole state
1t offers al opportunity to provide a
nucleus for the assertion of common pur-
pose by common organic stion, which Il
most valuable to Q people. Service in
such an organization, properly directed
cultivates moral sentiment. engenders q
public spirit and is most efficient conser.
vator of law and order. The presence Of
power often obviates the need of its exer
else. Florida Is becoming too cosmopoli
tan to neglect those means Of providing
support 10 the established law which IT.
neighbors have found necessary.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

j-i1s,ssaasn0aal - 4. faeltads -
thsnkfulness for fAyoars .about To % 70
osahsss s i Cer1AinlN "a o1iisss may be
aotssd Into pctSA xSapdps aSloas AstAe
crsdnlity OF mau keeps pace With the
fAith Of woman. While We enjoyed the
| only democratic national administration
of which this generation has personal
| knowledge, MIR. Can was the only sena-
tor from Florida, and this circumstance
grappled to his cause with hooks of steel,
many who look with longing eyes on the
glittering stream of federal patronage
and find it impossible to discriminate be-
tween public trust and personal obli-
CATION.
Mr.. Call has passed through an expert
ence which would have amply satisfied
any of those distinguished democrats who
have travelled that awful path before him.
All save those who having eyes see not
long since read his inevitable end In pro.
phetic letters as plain as those on Bette
shazzar's wall A Shorter agony satisfied
Bloxham and Perry. Like them MIR. Call
submitted his fate to the arbitrament of
decision under democratic law in demo.
cratic caucus. The inevitable logic of
events have long since decided that Mr..
Calls election 10 an impossibility and he
himself Is pledged as we'll as his followers
TO stand by the caucus rule.
One man has failed. Has the demo-
cratic party none other worthy of win
ming? Is there doubt of the integrity,
ability or representative fitness of Mays
There is the trained intellect, the knowl-
edge of public affairs, the executive abil
ity of Rapey, the magnetic presence, the
eloquent tongue and intimate acquaint-
apce withF lorida' s interests which charac-
terizes Bloxham. Wall is popular, able
and forcible. Rogers is the chosen head
of the farmers who demand recognition.
Hammond is the darling of South Flor
dia, popular everywhere, of commanding
personal presence and of full mental
stature. Dunn is the financial |
Regeneration - Of Florida and the |
conservator of our business interests. |
Yancey has strong following and is
now for q second time q leader in the state /
senate-Dougherty has the parliament.
airy training which is so valuable, has
proven his strength before the people, 10 .
ready debater, a strong speaker and has
already an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with Of
fetal life in Westinghouse has Davidson
OF the west. There is Frank Clark who is
marked out for high prefement by the
Times Union itself rs "the coming man.
There is the able and conscientious
Hooker, lis Campbell and Young and
Mallory of the west, and many more.
With these names in the state how can
any man feal the lack of senatorial ms
terial? How can q number of democrats
adhere to q cause on which democratic
rule and pledged faith has stamped fail
ure in characters indelible and deep
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27
MORE THAN ONE MAN.

Actions speak louder than worde. Yet
with this trumpet tongue parties are pro-
claiming that Mr.. Call is the only man in
all the state willing or fit to serve us in the
senate Of the United State. Once upon q
time Senator George Of Mississippi de.
clared that any man, not superannuated.
who said he did not want to serve In the
senate impeachef his own word or in
suited the credulity of his hearers. Ger.
tainly that soft seat 10 Washington must be
hearen to Mr.. Call and the golden streams
from the same source must be full Of the
wstsrs Of The River of Life to some of his
supporters.
Most certainly Mr.. Call is regarded by
many democrats In the state with all the
dnglehearted devotion and faithful 10y.
ally which actuates the tried Friendship
ofthe ssnefAble secretary Of state, but
eontaoe wfth daily LIE IN Tallahassee I
snouskSo eOnsinos anybody that tn,
prospeet o. erect u fsdssal placs an
ysp1t r. a inpoEtApt fAstor, n ths san
cssevsF ~ Ansnsn na&slfs 4
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

Generous Florida, by
Chapter 345l of State
Laws, allows any settler
to bay his home for
twenty-five cents per
acres; this law applies
to al lands patented to
the state and the settler
has priority to any other
person or company even
II the land has been
earned by o railroad by
the cOnstru ction Of ite
line,
Total cost to . SET
tier on state
lands. 1e0 acres. $40. 90
He gets deed Of the
state 1T once I'D his
title Is perfect for fosty
dollars.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

|sx0U lCkn,2 IA x0gUQpU0
Tor Gan 70 resye1t seticA hZ1 smstce15'
q Whist. rqn6eH I u 6m Ance apro.
scfibtiSS. ~ HufleI q 1tbIS fiinueisy +
aestn s. NE FOR this iSt{hfe. ~ =
pefhsps nods Of theas Journals sywoaId
opsnly oppose the ,two-ihirds rule. We.
believe mono argued against it. .adoption
when 1t was under discussion. Some b
MI. Calls supporters argued against II bat
1t was wnominously adopted - tho rule Of
the democratic caucus. This was only .
re.aflrmation Of the law laid down by the
last Florida state convention. It was
in line with every utterance Of the
Florida democracy ON like OCCASIONS
1t was accepted by Mr. Call who
authorized the declaration in caucus, that
he would not accept tho nomination unless
II soas giuen under the tsoo-thirds rule. The
democratic members Of the legislature
stand pledged to elect no man in joint ses-
sion till he has received the caucus nomina.
ton under the rule.
Now will all or any of these journals ex-
plain how the rule has been made an un-
fair weapon by the minority? How has the
minority used the two.thirds rule to pre-
vent action by the majority? Like the
questions on Call's record these will never
be answered.
We would again ask If any of these
journals endorse Mr.. Calls position on the
Public Land Question? On the Indiay
War Claimsi' Or his vote on the Deepen
dent Pension Steal? A satisfactory expla-
nation of his votes and speeches on
these points would do far more to break
the deadlock in the Florida legislature
than thousand buncombe appeals, but
the Call organs are hopelessly dumb on
these questions which are vital to the
present and future of the state. The
FLoKIDIAN feels justified in saying that
Mr.. Call will be elected on the first ballot
taken after satisfactory defense on these
charges are made, otherwise never.
What do these appeals meant That
democrats ignore precedent and rule .fresAly
affirmed By asesasesses, break pledged faith,
disre0ard the seishes Of their 0wn candidate
and toJt@ allegiance to their state eonoen-
ton for the benefit Of one man.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27
DESPERATE APPEALS.

The Savannah News has been kind
enough to give Florida much advice on
the senatorial contest. and ito latest editor
ial sermon has this
Osil has neither gained nor Lost any
ground worth mentioning during the last
Two 81 three weeks. He SILL has major
ity Of the caucus, and, 1t the two-thirds
rule were abolished, he would be elected
Of 0nce.
In the same tone 10 this choice bit from
the Evening Telegram:
lth Just little matter, 10 the last CT.
tsenily, Of resembling that rseolutioa and
| gifIue the people . voice Ia the matter
That u all-merely this and nothin1
Ard 40 thi4' ifoms shs Timss.U nioaso
- Ut 81 8:
II |. II Ois MI adyaalasa ilt,i i y
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

81 =. s. ~ :.
fsiN0 ooln6pac - Snnu1e
! u o(gxjpee hevef Zen
rod = 49, a4am6d 10
s:rs !, s''a rsad'r'd
: Mr.. President, the
governor Of Florida and
he courts Of Florida
and all her authorities
are doubtless entirely
faithful and earnest I'd
the performance OF their
duties to tho people. and
quite 20 SOLICITORS 20 I
am for everything that
concerns the warfare Of
the state and her people,
and the interests OF her
people can be safely LETT
TO them In respect 70
this and all other state
interests; but I think
o duty 10 presented by
this case for the sen ate
and congress to vindi-
cate themselves by some
public expression in
regard to such q traneac-
ton. So far % ! am
conos rned, ! urge upon
the committee and the
senate immediate and
favorable consideration
Of this bill, and the pay
ment Of this claim, both
principal and interests,
and the. release Of the
money due the etate now
in the treasury depart.
ment and withheld ffom
her b cause Of the bond
debt and other unsettled
claims OF the United
States. The sta to needs
this money for the edu.
cation Of her children
and for other necessary
public expense.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

THE death OF Judge McWhorter removes
from public life one of Florida's most gifted
sons. In the service of the people he was
eloquent, incorruptible and just In pri-
vate life he was faithful to friend and foe,
loyal and true He was the finest CONVEX
sationalist in the state, a careful reader and
q tireless student. He was gentleman oil
the old school, who should have talked
with Addison and written fer the Spec,a
tor. He was commemorative rather thar
controversial, and as chief justice of thu
supreme court, was more at home than a
an aggressive lawyer. His was charac
te.fp love AND Initiate. and Florida
poorer to-day because she has not anothe
son fashioned after the pattern Of Georg
G.. McWhorter.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-05-27

II shall spare neither
time nor effort to &C.
complish this purpose,
and II any considerable
part of this money shall
fail TO be applied to these
objects, bat shall be do.
nated to individuals un-
der fictitious pretenses,
the fault and the respon-
sibility shall not rest on
me-"