Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-12

A rahinr Notion for the Rural Press.

Taxing Notion for the Rural Press.
The ''Sussex Republican, has hit
upon a great idea in rural journalism.
We see no reason why IL can not be
handled so as to increase the substan.
tial profits Of our brethren who run
local weeklies through out tine country.
Tho Republican" statrs its idea in
the following cbaracteristie paragraph
The editor Of the Republican takes
this means of returning thanks 10 AhRa-
lon Dodd Of Lewes and Reboboth hun
dred for big watermelon left at his tent
one day during the RehOb0th camp
meeting. II was no large that we had
to call in some Of our neighbor tenters
to help us eat it. All who shared in
eating it united in declaring il to be
first.class melon We have saved the
seed, and will distribute them among
any of our Subscribers who viii promise
to be as mindful of us as Mr. Dodd.
1t has long been the custom Of the
rural press to give a local mention TO
any subscriber who sends TO the edi-
tors sanctum a watermelon, tall
stalk Of corn, bunch of fine grapes,
slice Of wedding cake or the like.
But il has been on the whole losing
game for the editors The space taken
by the putf is almost always worth
more al regular advertising rates til an
the stuff which the editor receives in
this exchange of ciyilities. The sup
plies which come in this way to the
newspaper mau's harder have been
much less considerable than those re-
ceired by the average country preacher
But the idea Of giving seed in ex-
change for vegetables is great one,
and should If properly pushed prove
highly profitable. Consider the pos
sibilities in Editor Davis watermelon
seeds lie has on hand the seeds from
an extra large and fine melon, and one
melon has a good many seeds in il. By
distributing a reasonable number to
each subscriber who may be willing to
make the exchange, he will be in receipt
OF enough watermelons next season TO
supply all his watermelon wants. Pos
sibly he may even have few to sell.
The seed scheme will work as well
with sweet corn as with watermelons.
Why not follow it up by distributing
next spring some seed potatoes9 The
scheme might be further enlarged by
the distribution Of few grape vines
and young peach trees for share in
the fruit, although in the case of fruit
waiting for returns would become
trying on the patience.
The Republican s. scheme is very
timely. Secretary Morton has just
abolished the division for distributing
seeds in the Agricultural Department.
This knocks Congressman out of the
competition, and leaves the free dis
tribution of seeds an open field for the
country editors. For the benefit of
the craft throughout the country, we
trust that the Republican" will make
full reports Of its success in working
its watermelon scheme on the Sussex
farmers. II it works all right, farming
will pay--the editors.
Bradstrcet's'' Of Saturday has the
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ditions prevailing last week:
Favorable crop reports from nearly
| all directions and continuance Of
the boom in steel and iron, continue to
characterize the general trade situa.
tion. Latest advices as to the corn
crop have replaced anxiety with conf
dence in the larger estimates Of the size
Of that crop, and satisfaction with the
outlook for trade this autumn. Total
clearings this week tonly five days.
amount to 1915, 600, 600, about 3 per
cent more than last week, Is per
| cent more than in the first week of
| September, 1894, 26 per cent more than
IN lSD3, but Is per cent less than in
| the like week of 1892, and ID per cent
less than in 1891. Bank clearings at
% cities for August aggregate "a, 1O7, =
s2l,5s7, falling off, as was to be ex
| prcted, of 9 per cent from July, but an
increase of l6 per cent over August last
year, and % per cent over August in
the panic year 1893, and decrease of
only S.S per cent from August, 1892.
| Every section of country shows a gain
IN August over last year, except the
Northwestern, which is beginning to
report trade expansion. Gains are
heaviest and most numerous in the
/ East and Middle States. and the
4 South is beginning 10 experience
the effects Of higher cotton prices
~ enlarged bank elearings The
| largest gain oyer August last year il
AT Clereland-3l per cent, but New
York shows % per cent, pittsburg %.
Boston ID, Philadelphia la5 Mime
ap0lis u, New Orleans %, Detroit 10
and st. Paul l3.5 per cent
The only unfayorahle symptom Of the
week has been the continued shipping
Of gold abroad, Saturday 81, $50, 600 Of
gold goes abroad, making tile ship
ments for the week foot up more than
M,G00,000. Friday 81, 900 Of gold
was withdrawn from the sub.treasury
in New York for Saturdays shipment,
leaving tho governments gold reserve
at SOS. 3l3, 500. 1t was thought that
the gold export movement would have
been checked by this time by heavy
shipments Of grain and cotton, but the
foreigners have not yet begun to give
orders in any considerable amounts for
our products We are, however, har-
yesting good crops and they arc bring
ing fair prices. Our friends abroad will
buy from us since they need our stuff,
and the products of American farms
can be reliol upon 10 check the ex.
portation Of American gold in the near
future.
The Walker tariff Of 1876 was fol.
lowed in this pountry bv a nood "a