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The Portland daily press., 1895-04-18

to make themselves felt in the primaries
and to make it plain to the silver ele-
ment and the local politicians that a
declaration for free coinage means the
destruction of the party IN Chicago and
is retirement TO the position of a perma-
nent minority in Illinois. They believe
that as Chicago gave 80, 900 majority for
President Cleveland in 1892 and the
state gave only 27,000, Chicago has a
right to be heard in the shaping of
Democratic policies. One Of the plans
which have been suggested is to have the
county commmittee of Cook county, in
which Chicago is located, refuse to call
any primaries for the choice of delegagtes
to tie convention of June 5, but it seems
more probable that delegation will be
| chosen clothed with power to speak in
resonant tones for the business men of
Chicago. Chicago and northern Illinois
will not be the only sections of the state
which will be for sound money. Ex-
Representative Gable of Rock island,
Who was absent from the state commit
tee meeting at which the convention was
decided upon, is outspoken in his opposi-
uOn TO the silver program, and will prob
ably secure the choice OF numb Der of
sound money delegates.
WHAT MORRISON'S FRIENDS SAY.
Another element which will come to
the support of the sound money men in
urging conservative action, if not in de-
claring against silver, includes many of
the friends of Col. VIM. r. Morrison.
They regard the proposed convention as
trick to help Altgeld and Stevenson
and to injure the chances of their favor
lite, who is not a believer in the free coin
age of silver without an international
agreement. The probability is that the
personal friends of Col Morrison will ap-
pear in the convention to urge a moder-
ate policy upon the currency, and some of
those who are personally i'll favor of free
silver will oppose the disruption of the
party upon that sin gle issue. If this
element shows considerable strength, and
the business men Of Chicago are repre-
senIed by the delegation the con-
tion may prove sound money
gathering instead OF making
the declaration for free silver which
some of the extremists desire. The
sound money men do not propose to let
the matter go by default or to have the
infany of a declaration for the 50-cent
dollar fastened upon the Democratic
party of Illinois if it is in their power
prevent it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-18
THE REFORM CLUBS WORK.

THE REFORM CLUES WORK.
Mr.. John De Witt Warner of New York
one of the moving factors in the Reform
Club, was in Washington Saturday and
talked with several mem bers OF the ad-
ministration. The object of this club is
to disemina te literature upon cur
rency questions and to offset, if possible,
the propaganda of the free silver boom
ers Ex-Secretary Charles S. Fairfield is
chairman of the committee OH sound
currency of this club, and it mem bership p
includes such men as William l.. Trenholm
Horace White and Everett z. Wheeler.
Mr.. Warner reported that the efforts OF
the club in the direction of fostering
sound money sentiment have been well
received throughout the country, and
that good results are expected.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-18
SILVER POT BOILING.
The Presidents Letter Has Stirred I'm
A Great COmmOtiOn.

1t Sounds the Key Note of a Struggle Be
tween the Free Coinage and the Conser-
vative DemOcrats-Little Faith in amin
ternationa1 Conference-Chicago Dem
ocrsts Preparing to Resist the Attempt
to Commit the Party to Free Silver.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-18
Fryeburg.

Fryeburg, April 15.-Easter was, cele-
brated here by the Congregational and
New Jerusalem, churches with beautiful
flowers, fine music and appropriate DIS
courses. On account of the rain only one
service was held at the former church,
and in the absence of the pastor the
pulpit was occupied By Rev. Mr.. Han OF
as usual, three services. The pastor.
R ev. B. N. Stone. delivered the discourse
in the morning. The Holy Supper was
celebrated in the afternoon, whep Two
united with the church. A chlldren's
service Or concert was held in the even
ing, which was much enjoyed oy all
present.a All the Easter services were
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-18
HOT TIMES EXPECTED.


There will be hot times in Chicago and
other parts of Illinois, according to the
sound money Democrats here, before the
program of the free silver element in the
Democratic state committee is carried
out, to have the Illinois Democracy COM
mltted to free silver by special conven-
tion on the 5th, of June. The sound
money element in the state is already
being canvasseu, and consultations are
being held among the leaders to prevent
the wrecking of the party on the rock OF
free silver coinage. The movement is
regarded by many rs a scheme of Gov
ernor Altgeld's to secure the silver nomi-
ration for the presidency or destroy his
party in the state if he cannot accom-
plsh il. 1t is net believed that Vice
President Stevenson is lending himself
actively to the effort to disrupt the
pgrty, for this Js not in accordance with
his usual political methods.
THE SOUND MONEY ELEMENT.
The sound money element believe that
they can send sold delegation from
Chicago to the proposed state convention
pledged to sound money and the defeat
of the silver element. The only doubt on
the subject arises from the posi- BILE
Vaccinations of Governor AltgeId and
the state Office holders whom he can
control.
The men of means and brains who give
charactsg to the party in Chicago propose
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-18

1t Sounds the Key Note of Struggle Be
tween the Free Coinage and the Conser-
vative Democrats-Little Faith in amin
ternational Conference-Chicago Dem
Ocrsts Preparing to Resist the Attempt
to Commit the Party to Free Silver.
Washington Star.
The opinion prevails among some of
The politicians now in the city that the
Presidents Chicago letter upon silver
and safe money sounds the key note of
the coming struggle between the free
silver democrats and the conservatives
in that party. One sentence especially
in the Presidents letter is causing con-
siderable comment i'll this connection,
that portion of his communication
VIII erein he uses the following language:
disguise it as we may, the line of
battle is drawn between the forces of safe
currency and those of silver monometal-
ism." The opinion was freely expressed
in political circles today that no sop will
be thrown to the silver men in the way
of an international monetary conference,
but that the people will be called upon
to make their choice between existing
conditions and a line of action which
would throw the United States upon
goin z it alone on silver basis.
Under present circumstances the Presi-
dent is well intrenched in excuses for
not aiding in bringing about a monetary
conference.
SENATOR COCKRELL'S VIEWS.
Senator Cockrell OF Missouri, in talk
with Star reporter today, said he had
never entertained any hope of an inter-
national agreement upon silver, and he
| had been trying since 1898 to convince
the people that such a thing is impossi-
BILE. He expresses his belief that the
leading nations of Europe. England in
| particular, will not agree to an arrange
meHt for the complete reha utilization of
silver. This fact, he said, was demon
strated at the BRUSSELS conference by
the statement of De Rothschild and his
| colleagues. Their desire, said Senator
Cockrell, is to make silver merely suli-
| sidiary currency. redeemable in gold. In
| fact they want everything under the sun
redeemable in gold. The gold of the
,forld is held by a syndicate of bankers,
and the elevation of the gold standard
will make more profit for the owners of
the gold than any other employment TO
which that metal can be placed.
Tbey regard silver as currency, and
even the President, in his letter today,
speaks of it as such, he said.
Senator Cockrell said he had not par
ticularly examined the statutes of the
laws upon the subject to asscer tain what
existing power there is for the calling of
a conference by the United States, for
the very reason that he thinks the con-
ference, if held, would prove fruitless,
and therefore he has no interest In the
framing of the clause in the sundry
civil appropriation bill authorizing this
| government to send delegates to a con-
ference called by another country, but
he thought that nothing in that act
would warrant the President of tine
| United States in taking the initiative in
the asem bling of conference.
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-18
Gray.

West Cray, April 17.-Tha storm of
Saturday and Sunday last, was the worst
that has been experienced in this Sec
tion for many years. Much damage Was
done to the roads and bridges in town
and it will cost the town a large sum to
put them in repair. The upper dam of
Mr.. r. A. Athens saw mill came very
The Portland daily press., 1895-04-18
S.: =: GAL. SAIL: Z:
JAPANESE CARPETS.

We have twelve Of the BEST QUALITY,
HAND WOVEN JAPANESE CARPETS, in size
9xE2 it., that we shall sell at the very low price
of Sso.25 each.
Our RUG DEPARTMENT is repIete with
the most desirable line we have ever shown.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-19
For the Florida AgrfcuItur1st.
To Prune or Not to Prune7

My old orange trees areo coming out
finely. Heads already formed from four
to sixteen feet high and five to ten feet
in diameter. There are special reasons
for this large growth, with some fruit
already set.
A few days since l ordered all dead
wood to be cut off. On further reflect
4oII, the order was countermanded, and
a new order issued that no dead wood
should be cut off till next spring. For
the following reasons
First. The dead tops will help little
to shade tree trunks all unused to SUM-
shine.
Second. They will form wind break
to protect new growth from September
winds.
Third. They will form frost break
to some extent, if needed next winter.
Fourth. No more, perhaps less, harm
will be done in pruning year hence
than to do it now. The new growth
will be tougher. DOCTOR"
Fernandina.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-19

as well as the citrus and other semi
tropical fruits do we'll.
Of course under our semi-tropical
conditions of heat and moisture we
must expect many insects and fungus
germs to war with in raising either
fruit or farm products.
Horticulture and Agriculture is yet in
its initial stage in Florida.
We are just finding our lines and how
to follow them. To cite the effort of un-
tutored natives or "green horns'' from
the States" as fair samples of what can
or has been done in diversified" farm
ing is about as Just as citation of the
run down groves and many abandoned
efforts in horticulture as fair sample
in chat line. You prove too much Mr..
Adams, 10y your image breaking, tear
ing down process. For every successful
effort in the horticultural line in Flor
ida there are perhaps ten failures more
or less complete. Do you point to the
ten failures as a demonstration of your
claims or to the one grand success?
Nay verify. Be equally just in agrlcul-
ture diversified.
From the very nature of things there
is bound to be many failures along all
lines of farming in Florida for many
years to come.
l. Ignorance of those engaged.
2. Disregard of climatic conditions.
3. Too great desire for mere money
getting.
4. Too extended an effort for means
employed.
S. Not enough thought given to liv-
ing at home.
However, it is easy to see that the
right man can both make money and
live at home by farming in Florida.
L. D. JACKSON.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-19
A Pretty Face.
Fernandina

is the result Of healthy physical condi-
tion Beauty is but skin deep" yet it
greatly depends on clear complexion,
free from wrinkles and hollow cheeks.
Health always brings wealth of beauty.
A healthy state of the system comes with
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
It's medicine prepared for woman's all.
ments-it cures those arrangements and
weaknesses which make woman's life
miserable.
A woman who neglects to take proper
exercise is particularly prone to excess
i've congestion, debility and sluggish
circulation. This is the time we advise
the Prescription" In all arrangements
and dlsplacements of the special organs
which result in ''signs of inflammation"
in catrrhal discharges from the lining
membranes, and in distressing irregular
ities-this medicine effects perfect and
permanent cures.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-19
For the Florida Agricultural.
Where Are We At"

address to the Horticultural Society of
Florida one is surprised that so able and
well informed a man as Mr.. Adams
should indulge in such an improbable
dish as spite. From some cause-we
know not what-Mr. Adams has con-
ceived most profound contempt for
diversified agriculture. For more than
a year, now, the brother has employed
his facile and forceful pen, in jibes, sar-
casm, caricature and rather question
able criticisms at the expense Of poor
John Plowman."
In his ADDRESS he goes for the press of
the State "tooth and toe nail' because
eye editors" happen to side with poor
John.
Now as to the situation, you are right
in standing by horticulture in Florida.
1t is your business, you like it and you
have some money to spend in it. Go
ahead and spend it that way friend
Adams. You are as likely to succeed in
making money in the future as in the
past. | think the chances for the future
are much better. than in the past But
because you have a good cause, have
made money in the past and may make
more in the future is that any reason
that you should discourage every other
enterprise Of an agricultural character?
You do the State, horticulture and
agriculture in general far more harm
by your jeers, sneers and unjust criti
COWS. lean razorbacks, peanut patches,
cow peas, etc, your prominent show
ing up of that editorial stupidity about
Sllver's 100 pound pig, and the stupen-
dous efforts of the most successful St.
Johns county farmer. [ say you are
doing more harm to the State by holding
up these productions and ridiculous eff
forts as proper criterion and correct
data by which to judge Of what may be
done in this State in various lines of in
dustry, than all the editors combined
Is not this true? You are a man of
prominence, man of good reading and
diversified knowledge. Your position, if
nothing else, gives weight to all you say
Many people North, South and West !
would like to m axe homes with us, some
would like to engage in horticulture, but
the major part would like to follow some
line Of agriculture pursued where they
now reside. Your artful, vicious and
damaging way of holding up our worst
features as our common ones, and the
most discouraging results as the acme of
intelligent endeavor, is truly misleading.
No one after reading your articles, if in
fuenced by them, would desire to make
a home in Florida unless to engage In
horticulture.
Horticulture is alright but this IS not
our only industry. We have trucking,
farming, stock raising, saw milling and
all the various enterprises pursued in
other states. Here as elsewhere, success
in any or all of these callings depend
more upon the man than the calling or
environment. If the man has brains,
grit, push and some culture he gets
ahead, whether he is farmer or orange
grower.
Farming, as you are aware, embraces
a wider range of products here than else
IN ho mi
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-19

These calculations were made especially for tn
BERLIN III. WRIGHT,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-02

A blank form Of protest has been prepared by the
Virginia City Citizens Committee. The protests should
be made in duplicate, the original sent to the land Office
and the duplicate to Citizens committee of VIRGINIA Citv.
The blank protests are for sale at the following prices:
Per dozen, 70 cents; per halt dozen, 50 cents; per quarter
dozen, 25 cents. Postage prepaid.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-02
Possible WAR.

While IL Legislators at Helena are
fighting wordy wars over county
boundary lines two sister repub-
lies to the south OF ne are about to
loosen the dogs of real war ovel
almost the same proposition. The as
ISOLATED press dispatches of recent date
contained the following concerning the
Mexican-G uatcmalan boundary
troubles, which may result in the she'd
ding of much Castillian gore.
If Mexico is pushed into a fight over.
the international boundary. her policy
will be as outlined from the first by
President Diaz and his cabinent. to the
effect that this dispute and other little
matters will be settled once and for
ever. and the necessary means used to
that end. 1t is prOphesied in some
quarters that Mexico will settle the
boundary line 10y quietly appropriating
the whole of the Guatemalan republic
as part OF Mexico, with the City of
Mexico as its capital and with the
~
chief executive of the republic AS its
ruler. The Mexican authorities de-
cline TO discuss this matter. however.
and it Is exceedingly probable that
such a proposition has not been seri-
ously considered except AS A last resort.
and after all other plans for r~econcilia-
ton have failed.
In an interview with the Sainadorean
minister. Don Jacinto Castellanos. he
considers the final declaration of war
against Guatemala az a calamity which
ought to be ayerted if possible and
which. he thinks. will be averted by
the final recognition of Justice.
The official of the Mexican govern
ment states that the late attempt OF
the attaches of the Guatemalan lega-
ton to visit the government arms fac
tory was lot made in company with the
italian minister: bnt with Carlos Loya.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-02
Maoisonian.
WILL w. CHIEFLY,
AS TO COUNTY SALARIES.

Hedges bill. recently introduced il
the house. reduces the salary Of county
clerk in third class counties to Sl4W
per YEAR: ana while shaving this office
to the bone leaves other officials sal
aries at a much more reasonable figure.
This may be well enough in COW Oun
ties. where the fees received in the
clerks Office seldom exceed 500 per
resources. where the mining industry
is Of considerable importance and in
creases the work in the clerks Office as
we'll as the of the county. the
county clerk and recorder becomes at
once the busiest and most important
officer OF the county. He must there
fore be ii competent man. Fourteen
hundred dollars per year lisa ~niggardly
remuneration for men OF the ability of
Barclay Jones OF Madison and Jim
Murray of Beaverhead.
A far better scheme would be L ere
ate a county OF the fourth class. with
IN assessed valuation OF say less than
s.. SEQ. coo and Il schedule of salaries
for the same. This would reduce sal
aries in counties where salaries should
be reduced. and allow the important
position OF the county clerk and re-
corder in such counties as Madison and
Beaerhead TO be filled by competent
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-02
NEW WOMAN'S DICTIONARY,

Blush.-Red color in the face, caused
by shame OF confusion, prevalent among
women Of ancient times.
Candor.-A noun of two meanings. For
ourselves ~frankness, for our neighbors i'm
pudence.
Drawer,-A sliding box in a table, usu-
ally too full to slide.
Empty.-A husbands wardrobe after
the missionary box has gone.
Fricnd.-An acquaintance less prepos-
sessing than ourselves.
Graduate (sweet girl).-The only person
who knows exactly how the country
should be managed.
Observation-Disclosures character. One
OF the lost arts.
1.-The most satisfactory Of the person
al pronouns.
Joke.-A speech or action said by men
to contain wit.
key.-An apparatus which would open
the outside lock of our house door if il
were not inside on the bureau.
Love.-Affection for a rich man.
Martyr.-One who suffers for a cause.
A man at an afternoon tea.
Naughty.-TEe child who returns our
infants slap.
"Out." A safe distance from the win
dow.
Photographer representation of our
selves that does us an injustice.
Quart.-Two pints of ice cream.
Right.-Our position in domestic dis
cussions.
Street Cars.-A public vehicle for trans
portation, in which seats are arranged
horizontally for gent. enen.
Talented. An unmarried minister.
seless.-Questioning an angry man.
Nacuum.-A space unoccupied by mat
ter. A pocketbook that has been shop
ping.
Watch.-A piece of jewelry resembling
in appearance mems chronometers, differ
ing in that it does not tell time.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-02

Our special correspondent at Helena
this week gives us the text OF Repre-
sentative Anderson bill to seggregate
from Madison county all the land lying
north of the mouth Of Meadow creek
and east OF the Madison river. Nine
citizens out Of every ten in Madison
county are opposed to this measure.
and the fight against it will be a stub
born one. We sincerity hope that the
gentlemen composing the fourth leg
i~slatiye assembly will reject this m
Just measure.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-02

ject DR.. Forbes Winslow. who is perhaps
the highest English authority on crir1i-
nology. says:
The force of imitation is so great that
an irresistible impulse exists in a certain
class OF individuals, who, though at large.
are nevertheless in such a state of mind as
to warrant their detention in an institu-
ton. l allude to weakminded persons.
considered harmless. between IS and SO
years Of age, of excitable instinct. without
occupation for their minds. and who waste
their spare time i'll gloatjng over accounts
OF various crimes or are seen hanging
about the Old Bailey on the day Of some
criminal cauEe oelebre. Jurisprudence is
full of homicidol epidemics. Oxford. who
was acquitted on the ground of insanity
OF shooting at her majesty in 1874, was
Immediately followed by an imitator.
"A case is related where a murderer
purchased a revolver from a pawnbroker
to murder a man named Blcwett. 1t was
a very sensational case and was followed
by a similar one. The ~pawnbroker said,
Immediately after the assassination by
WIZ l received a great many applications
for pistols, and after the second tragedy
several persons applied at the same time.
The horrible murders perpetrated by
Nine. de Brinvilliers in France may be
forgotten, but what occurred at that time
is instructive. During the trial all Paris
was in a state of great excitement. The
murderess was the sole topic Of converse
ton. All the details Of the crime were
greedily devoured, and the idea of secret
poisoning, the offense she was accused of,
was put into the heads of hundreds, many
OF whom became guilty of it. For two
years the poison mania took hold of the
popular mind, and the prisons of France
teemed with persons accused of this crime.
! could give hundreds of instances where
murder, suicide, incendiarism and poison
ing have had imitators.
ITO prevent a series of crimes following
epidemically I would suggest:
"First.-Curtailcd and non~sensational
counts OF such crimes.
~"Second.-It is most important in my
mind that the date of an execution be, as
in France, secret, and that the criminal
have notice the evening before"
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-02
SILVER AS TT REALLY IS.

An ounce of silver coin is Sl.29 in the
Sl.39 in India. Not these denOmina-
tlons. but these values. Hence. say
the Progressive Farmer. before silver
was ~delnonetiZed. England must pay
$l.29 an ounce for it here. This it
could exchange for only $l.36 wheat
in India. a profit 50 small that it was
better for the Englishman to buy the
American wheat direct at about 81 20
4 bushel. But when silver was de-
monetized. it fell in value until now
the English importer can buy silver at
SO cents an ounce This coins in In
Gla the same amount o Sl.36 in rupees
or rupee certificates. profit of over 80
per cent. With this he buys the same
amount OF India wheat he could form
erlV buy. which reduces the price of
wheat 60 per cent. in the Liverpool
market, and also throughout America.
Thus in demonetiZing silver we have
not only destroyed our wheat. cotton
and wool market. as each of these is
governed by the British market. but
We have ruined our W country in or
der TO develop India and Australia and
TO enrich Great Britain. No nation
has ever before been guilty of such fol-
~, and in other shape it would be
called treason.