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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25
APPLES BETTER THAN WHEAT.

Some Startling Figuring Done by nm EE.
thusiastic Oregon Editor.
That it will not do to put all of ore's
eggs in one basket has been thoroughly
demonstrated by the berry crop this sea
son. With thousands of crates ripe the
ability to reach market is without any
fault of ours suddenly taken away. The
strawberry crop has been the principal
one of this section, and while 10 will not
only hold its present yield, but win
double and treble it, it will in a year or
two become Of secondary Importance.
Prunes, peaches, cherries and small
fruits generally are a necessity to tho
fruitgrower because they furnish him
with money early in the season as well
as early in his business. They are O
means to an end, furnishing money TO
support the family and to improve the
farms. They all bear one fatal objection
as q crop to be relied upon, and that Is
the absolute necessity of finding q mar
ket for them as soon as they II ripe
This may not be true of the prune, but
for it the same condition exists-it must
be taken care of at once when ripe.
The fruit of Hood River, the one that
is TO make her famous as well as pros
porous, is the winter apple. That can
be kept. 1t a be gathered leisurely.
once in bearing, bring better and stead
Ter returns and at the very least outlay.
John Sweeny's orchard last year, its
first year of bearing, produced more net
money than would or could have been
sown to wheat in SO years. This year it
should yield 80 times as much, next
year 20 times as much, and then for 20
years 100 times as much. In other
words, one acre of winter apples is
worth more, year in and year ont, than
100 acres of wheat. Six acres Of good
orchard will yield o larger net yield
than a section of wheat land. Multiply
the acres in Hood River valley by 100
and some idea of the wealth that it will
eventually produce may be gained.
In other words, every section in fruit
will produce a cash value equal to three
townships Of wheat. The winter apple
is going to accomplish this result, and
the next few years as the young or
chards como into bearing will prove the
truth of this assertion, though it now
seems a wild one. We can but reiterate
our former words: PLANT apple trees
Twenty acres il you can; n tree if that
is your limit, but plant at every oppor-
tunity.a When this valley is an orchard
from the mills to the summit east Of us
and from the river back for 90 miles,
then only will it have attained it's full
development-Hood River (Or.) Gla-
cier.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25
ITS BLIGHTING INFLUENCE.

If people who have not come under
the actual experience of populist rule
could only appreciate the blighting in
tiuencs OF it as those have who lived in
popullst governed states, they would
have a different idea to again e%ntrusting
that party with the administration of
affairs. The business men OF Nebraska
have felt and are feeling, the depressing
effects Of DopuIist administration to such
an extent that they have organized
throughout the state with the determi-
nation OF preventing the electing of the
populist ticket and dave issued the fol-
lowing address stating their reasons
therefor:
To the voters of Nebraska: Four years
ago prohibition threatened thu prosper.
ity of Nebraska. The business men OF
Omaha and tie state, without regard to
party utilization, then united in a determ.
ed effort to ward off the danger, and
largely through their efforts prohibition
was defeated.
Today Nebraska is threatened with
populist domination. AS business men,
regardless of partisan politics, we again
unite TO avert the blight and business
depression which the supremacy Of pop.
ullsn would entail upon our state.
Our character, reputation, credit and
businesses relations as a state are de.
termincd by our acts and conduct as q
body II we collectively act in accord
with unsound or dishonest principles, i
we favor reputation OF our debts, o
evidence q desire and intention to legis
late in unfair hostility towards on
creditors, we shall receive as we shall de
serve, the condemnation OF the bushes
world. In such event all creditors woul
refuse 70 make new loans and extend th
time OF those already made. Capits
would discontinue business relation
within state. The development /
onr resouroes, the growth OF ou2 indul
tries, the extension Of our cammerci,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25

Deadwood Times, 81: Major A. r.
Anderson, of Fall River county. the sill,
yer tongued Demosthenes OF popocracy
and future candidate for United States
senator, told Captain Lucas in a conf.
dental mood the other day that until
his recent campaign tour he had no idea
how the pop movement had flattened
out. Major Anderson and Capt. Lucas
have been warm friends for more than
twenty years. r."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25

Huron dispatch, .: Populist orators
are putting considerable stress upon
what they term useless state expendi,
lures" and declare among other things
that "the state school of mines at Rapid
City has seven students and five teach,
ers, at a cost to the state of $1,000 pei
year" Answering an inquiry as to the
truth of the statement Hon. J. w. Shan
non, president of the state board OF
regents Of education, says: "The state
school of mines Is apparently doing good
work in its line. 1t has thirty-nine reg
ular students, with a teaching charge of
S2S7.5 so per month, and with it's ore test
ing, ~assaying, milling and geological field
work operations, costs the state about
$4,000 per year."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25
Republican County Ticket.

For State Senator,
ABEL MITCHELL.
For Representatives,
WIN. LOWE.
NJ d. McGILLIVRAY.
For County Judge,
j. II, WILLIAMSON.
For Clerk of the Courts,
J.. NJ. PRESTON.
For States Attorney,
d. D. HOLDRIDGE.
For Sheriff,
WIN. LEE.
For Superintendent of Schools,
EDWARD BIEDERSTAEDT.
For Auditor,
A. A. NORTHROP.
For Treasurer,
j. l.. JONES.
For Register of Deeds,
OLE MOGER.
' For Surveyor,
JOHN GREGOR.
For Coroner,
S. wOOLEY..
For Commissioner, Sd District, .
S. A. AYERS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25
Republican State Ticket.

For Congress:
ROBERT ]. GAMBLE
of Yankton
IA. PIUKLER
of Fanlk.
.or Governor:
CHARLES H SHELDON
of Day.
For, Lieutenant Governor:
CHAs. n, HERREID
Of cPherson.
For Secretary OF State:
THOMAS THoRsoN
ofLipcoln.
For State Auditor:
J.E. Nipple
OF Hutchinson.
For State Treasurer:
KIRK c. PHILLIPS
of Lawrence,
For Attorney General:
COE l. CRAWFORD
of Hughes.
For State Superintendent Public Instruction:
FRANK CRANE
Of Coddingtou.
For Commisfiouer School and Public Lands:
il. LOCKHART
of Grant.
For Commissioner OF Labor Statistics:
:. A. WHEELER
of Butte.
For Railroad Commissioner First District:
JOHN r. BRENNAN
of Pennington.
For Railroad Commissioner Second District:
GEO. A. JOHNSTON
of Dawson.
For Railroad Commissioner Third District:
FRANK J. CONKLIN
OF Clark.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25

For Congress-:
ROBERT j. GAMBLE
of YanktOn
IA. PICKLER
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25
The Vote Of 1892.

For convenience in reference and to re
fresh the memories OF our politicians, we
reproduce the vote by precincts on gov
error in Lake county in 1892:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25
Atlanta,s Sensation.

The sensation in Atlanta is the preach
ing Of q 13-year-old negro boy, Charles
johnson of Gibbs, La. He'is Of a. light
ginger cake color. He was converted,
he says, at lineage Of 8 and felt an Inn
mediate call. He is now going TO a thee.
logical seminary, where he Is taking 4
course in Bible study. He has none Of
the awkwardness OF youth, and hin
voice II peculiarly deep. His Thoughts
are Of 0 high character and are express
ed in excellent lanRnage.-Atlanta Com
stitution-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25
GENERAL MERCHANDISE

now Que trade keeps up and one forgets about hard
visiting our store. Just try it and see.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-25

THURSDAY, OCT. Is! 1894.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
To ADVERTISERS.

THE DAILY LEADER makee q special feature OF
furnishing information concerning headvaueages
and resources OF the city Of Madison and OF che
state at large emitting ID to the patronage on ad'
y~ertisers Of every claes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
GOING TO CHURCH.
The Crowd That Used to Gather to See
President Washington Going to WOr-
shin on Sundays.

The Crowd That Used to Gather to See
ship on Sundays.
OF Washington's coming to church,
John Hardy has often told. Living on
Second street. not far from Christ
church. above High or Market
street, in the days when green
fields lay all around, east, north, west,
he was often one of the crowd that
gathered TO behold the Sunday morn
ing sight. As the four shining bays
drew up at the gateway, held firmly
and promptly stopped by Fritz, the
coachman, ell eyes turned from the
equipage to the lady and gentleman
soon to emerge. Fritz had been Hes
sian soldier. None sooner or more than
Washington saw into the true charac
ter of these worthy Germans, victims
of the very spirit against which Wash
ington had fought With Fritz on the
box, the coach was safe. and the horses
sure to be well held in when confront
ed by danger on the road. Amid pro-
found and even reverent silence the
stately form moved across the pave
ment. up the churchyard, and into the
old edifice which has no door at the
oriental, but only on the southern,
side
Many time did John Harby's chill
dren, as they have often told us, stray
across the grassy meadows, from the
old Lutheran church at Fifth and
Cherry streets, to Christ church, in
order to look with childish awe on the
Father of His Country. 1t was John
Harby's German countrymen. or de-
scendants of them, who first gave
Washington this affectionate title.
Most worthy of the honor was this toll
Grant and far-sighted man. Already he
saw that the United States was not an
English nation, not New England,
not a people with a single strain OF
blood Even in his own time he under
stood clearly that this country is a
new Europe, a new christendom- The
old names of New France, New Sweden,
New Netherland, New England must
pass away. and the United States OF
| America be the only name worth keep
ing. Hence his recognition of the vir
tues the merits, the sterling character
of the French. German, Dutch, Irish
Scotch, Welsh, as well as English-de-
seconded people in the army, in the gov
eminent and in the country at large
William E. Griffis, in 5. 5. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
FIGURES ABOUT KANSAS.

Interesting Particulars About the State
Compiled from officiaI Returns.
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 9.-The follow
ing interesting facts about Kansas pos
sessions and products are CLEANED
from the quarterly report now being
sent out by the state department OF
agriculture, most of the statements
having been compiled from the official
returns of township assessors:
The state has of horses, mules and asses.
9i8 I'll cattle, including mich cows, 2Cs3,o@6
swine, 1,ig.Os6 sheep. 2349,2 the total valusr
ton of which is put at s9S 2i6,g0l
The field crops amounted TO scs, iil,oO), ana
the WOOL cheese, butter, poultry. horticu tural
products and animals slaughtered or sold for
slaughter are set down as having been worth
3 3,i24,0l. making the total valuation OF the
crops and the live stock produced during the
year. together with the live stock previously
on hand 81 ,sil, o..
The number of fruit trees in bearing is
Is. eco 4si, and OF those planted, but too young
to bear 8 l05 IA OF these there are l2i'S.-
$50 apple, 6O296D p-ach. and l,S'7,255
cherry tr es. indicating that fruit raising is
an induStrs by no means overlooked There
are also 20 80 acres planted in nurseries and
small fruits. OF artificial forest there are
2i5, nj acres Of trees over year old, CLASSIFIED
thus: Walnut. H,i29 acres: maple, i4l2i;
honey locust, ): I22: cottonwood 81 ISL. other
varie ties, ii6. 3ii acres.
The sugar output for 1898 was ga. i7s pounds
or this 73la7s pounds was lde at the Fort
Scott works OF the Parkinson Sugar Co and
~, sOJ pounds bv the Medicine Lodge Sugar
Co. upon which the total state bounty under
the laws amounted 10 40 ID %
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

II wouldn't have done it," declared
John, with emphasis
81 hated to. But, you see, l knew
the squere would be after the money.
1t was due yesterday, and he's as reg
ular as the sun. Besides. am going
to let Washington have a yoke Of fat
oxen tonight. It's his birthday, and
the commander in chief is going to
make a feast for the patriots He is
coming himself tonight to get them,
as he wishes to surprise them"
John felt all his nerves Jingle with
sudden thought Was this man a
traitor, and had he bargained with the
British to betray Washington?
The suspicion was strong in his mind,
but he said nothing as the major paid
over the money in brand new English
pieces.
"You may sign this receipt" said
Frye, as he took u folded paper from
his pocket. tore it in two, and scribbled
a few lines on one of the pieces
The boy looked over what had been
written, and wrote his name as re-
quested. The silver pieces he carefully
slowed away in the inside pocket of his
wooden spenser. and after Suke had
eaten her generous foddering of hay he
started on his way back to the mill
His grist was ground and waiting for
him, but, before he loaded the bags, he
looked once more to see that his money
was all right.
As he pulled it from his pocket, a
piece of torn paper fiuttered to the
ground. 1t was the companion piece
of that on which the major had writ
ten the receipt, and John had put it in
his pocket with the silver.
He stopped to pick it up, and as ne
did so his quick eye caught name,
written in a bold, clear hand, that was
famous Just then throughout the Amer
lean colonies.
With a swiftly beating heart and a
flushed brow, he glanced over the few
lines that preceded the autograph. The
first part of the letter was on the piece
on which he had receipted for the mon
ey. but there was enough to make his
Young blood thrill in his veins. This
is what he read:
!
think the plan can be successfully carried out
Ny abide camp, Maj Singleton, will ride
over tomorrow to see you and arrange the de-
| tails OF the capture. He will pay into your
hands half of the money you ask-tfty pounds.
II we succeed in our enterprise and capture
| the general, the rest shall be paid you down
You may trust Maj Singleton as you would
myself
Il have the honor to be, yours, for peace and
/ unity, GEN WILLIAM HOWE
ITO Maj Daniel Frye"
| 1t was all clear as sunlight to John
in moment Maj. Frye acds traitor,
and the plot In which he was engaged
was nothing less than the seizure OF
the commander in chief.
There was no time to be lost Was
ington must be warned, and he was the
one to do it.
"What time of day is it?" he asked
the miller.
Hans pulled out big silver watch.
vel, it pc tree minutes past two
O'clock" he said.
"All right! Now, you take this money
and keep it till cali for 1t l am not
going home with the grist-at least
not just yet. Goodbye
The next moment he was on the bach
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

Mai Frye, just beyond. and ask him If
he can pay the interest due on that
note 1t is two pounds and sixpence.
Don't forget now, and don't make q
blunder I've got the corn put up"
"All right" answered John, cheer
fully.
And he went out and saddled old
Suke. the gray mare, and in half an
hour was ready to start
Here's some cheese and doughnuts
for your luncheon" said Mrs Holton,
giving him a small parcel which he
placed in his coat pocket; land here's
a new pair of mittens that 1 knit for
you. You'll need them to-day, for
there is a raw cold air."
''Oh, thank you, aunt! They will
keep my hands warm as toast, replied
John, with a good deal of feeling.
Tell Googins to take good toll, and
get back before dark if you can"
This was the squire's parting injunc-
ton as this hoy of seventy-six" start
ed on his journey to the distant grist
mill.
1t was not exactly seventy-six, but it
was the 22d of February, 177s.
Going to mill in those days was a
different affair from what il is in this
year of grace.
John Russell, dressed in a coarse
| homespun, with knee-buckles and
shoe buckles, a coon-skin cap on his
head, and wearing his thick wooden
mittens, mounted upon the staid old
farm horse, a bag of corn behind his
saddle and another in front of him,
presented picture that is not likely
to have its counterpart in modern
times.
He whistled merrily as he rode for
ward through the cold February day
on his errand, for it was pleasant
change from driving oxen and telling
| trees.
GooCins' mill, so called after the pro-
prietor. who was a German of the name
of Hans Googins, was eight or nine
miles from Squire Holton's place, down
on French creek.
About mile this side of the mill the
road branched, the left hand leading
on to the mill, the other taking one to
Inc american Nv oACy
Forge, which was four miles distant.
John would have liked nothing better
than to have gone to the patriot camp,
but his orders were imperative. and he
dared not spend the time, so he refined
old Suke to the left and kept on to the
mill.
The miller, short, stout German,
with a broad, good-humored face,
greeted our hero with a hearty ''Goot
morning, mine young frient!'
Flows busiuess?" asked John.
beautiful" replied Hans. 80 goot
vat nefer vas"
THAT is good for you. should like
to have my grist ready by two o'clock.
Uncle says you must take toll enough
to pay you we'll"
"Yaw. Mynheer Holton ish Won fine
man, unit l knows it," said the miller.
''Vell, will grind dat grist right away
quick, Maybe you will go in unit see
Katrina unit der childrent De leedl'
ones will pc glad to see you, dells you,
said the hospitable Hans.
Thank you" answered John, but
have an errand to do at Maj Frye's
and brought luncheon in my pocket.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16
MRS. LEASE SUCCESSFUL

Gov. LeweIling Not Justified In Diminishing
Her from the State Beard of Charities
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. Mrs Mary
Elizabeth Lease has won her fight foR
her official head and is once more fult
member of the state board of charities,
while j. w. Freeborn is out of job
and the governor is far from happy.
1t is the unanimous Judgment OF the
supreme court, by a decision rendered
yesterday by Chief Justice Horton,
that Gov. Lewelling exceeded his au-
thority in his arbitrary removal OF Mrs
Lease from her place on the state board
of charitable institutions, and that D.
W. Freeborn, who has commissioned In
her place. is a usurper and must retire
The court held that the demurrer
fled 10y Freeborn's attorneys was not
well taken, and that the plaintiffs pc
tition was full and complete enough
and the technical points raised against
it were trivial Whether or not there
was a vacancy at the time of the gov
ernor's appointment of Mrs. Lease in
| March, 1898, and whether or not il
there was vacancy, her appointment
lasted only until April, 1898, were not
questions for consideration, as Mrs.
Lease continued to hold the place after
that and had been officially recognized
by the governor and other officers OF
the state government as member OF
the board
To remove q member of the board,
the court says, or any other appoint
i've officer whose tenure of Office is fixed
by law, the governor must assign a
cause and give the officer hearing.
1t makes no difference whether or not
the statute creating the board ex-
pressly says this Mrs. Lease was APP
pointed for term of three years as the
law provides and confirmed by the SEN
ate. and the law stands behind her and
protects her in her position until she
be removed for cause and after hear
ing.
The opinion closes with the formal
direction that a writ of custer issue
against j. w. Freeborn-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-02-16

The pater patria looked graveiy at
the slender boyish figure and earnest
face of the speaker, but did not smile.
you are hardly old enough for the
rough life of a soldier. but would like
you to care for my horses l need a
boy for that. VIII you Gomez"
"If uncle and aunt will only let me-"
replied John, SO pleased that he could
scarcely refrain from turning somer-
sault even before that august presence.
You may come tomorrow. then.
and here is your salary for the first
quarter"
Washington placed in his hands a
couple of gold pieces John thanked
him as well as he was able.
"Be assured, my brave boy" said
Washington, as he accompanied him to
the door, shat the service you have
this day performed will not be for
gotten. Itremble when l think what
might have befallen our country If it
had not been for your fortunate dis
covery and intelligent action. was
going to visit that mans house to-
night, and he, like Judas, had bar
gained to betray me to my enemies for
few paltry pieces of silver and gold.
Washington thanks yoa now; in the
future he will do more"
And he bowed him out of the door
1t was quite dark when John re-
turned to the mill, where the wonder
ing Hans was waiting for him. Before
he was half way home The met the
squire, who had become anxious at his
protracted absence.
John explained this satisfactorily,
and there never was a man more sur
prised than was Squire Holton when
his nephew related all the adventures
of the day. The next morning he &C
companied the lad to Washington's
headquarters, and saw him enter upon
his new duties.
Before the war was over. John Rus
sell was a bona fide soldier. He did
good service at Yorktown. and won the
commentator of Washington for dash
and courage. In after years he be-
came Virginia planter, and was a
welcome visitor at Mt. Vernon as long
as Washington lived. The 22d day OF
February was always observed by him
with peculiar solemnity and good
cheer Fred NJ. Colby. in Golden Days.