The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-07-25
THE CROPS.

Recent rains and favorable weather
have vastly improved the crop prospects
in this vicinity. Rye is harvested, and
while the acreage is not great, yet in
the aggregate there is a large amount
of it, and in quality and yield the crop
is excellent. Corn is in excellent con-
dition although little backward. The
cool weather which has 0een so benef-
cial to the wheat crops has checked the
growth of corn, IN a measure. Potatoes
were never in so promising condition at
this season of the year, and the in dica-
tions are tor All enormous yield. Some
of the fax-one halt of it perhaps-is all
that could be desired. and the balance is
in all conditions from failure to fair.
The late frosts are responsible for the in
jury. and its extent was governed by
the lay of the land and the quantity OF
moisture in the ground at that time.
Wheat and oats have been very greatly
benefited by the frequent showers and
and the cool weather. Fields that gave
no promise two weeks ago, have revived
very perceptibly, and will give good re-
turns. A competent authority says
that there will be a good three quarters
crop.
The harvest will Begin in week or
ten days and the general impression is
that there will be no great haste on the
part of the farmers in setting the
thresher at work. It is believed that
lying in stack will improve the quality,
as it is probable that there will be con-
siderable shrunken grain that will he
the pluniper for long continued sweat
ing in satck.
IT is said that the Knights OF Labor
seriously propose boycotting the Ma
tionak bank note-they don't like it be.
cause they are. on general principles, or
a lack Of them, opposed to banks in
general. Could rank foolishness pene-
trate deeper? The bank note bears
about the relation to banking chat a
second hand dry goods box does to the
lumber business; indirectly the lumber
man sold it, in one form or another.
received his pay for it and is wholly
reckless of what use or disuse ls made of
it. So with the National bank notes.
National banks issued them, gave and
received full value Tor them, and then
practically turned them oyer to the
overnment for redemption. There are
only little more than $2OO, 900, 900 of
them in circulation, they are not full
legal tenders, but yet are receivable by
law for sufficient number OF purposes
to always keep them current. but and if
they could not be forced into freee cir
culation the government, not the
banks, must redeem them dollar for dol
lar. The only possible effect that even
a destructive boycott could have upon
them would be to contract the currency
the very thing aboye all Others that
labor does not want, to exactly the ex-
tent of the currency so forced into re-
tirement. Like many another boycott,
lift amounts to ANYTHING at all, will
only result in reacting upon the boy
cotters. And furthermore-there is not
a National bank but would be only too
willing to surrender its currency. It is
not only not profitable, but constant
source of care and expense of which the
banks would be glad to be relieved.
The Sank Centre HERALD prints a
speech delivered by Rev. Father Fitz-
gerald of the Cathollc church OF that
place which for eloquence anu true pa
triotism is the equal Of any. It is brim
full Of the spirit Of Patrick Henry. Il is
the Echo OF the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence heard after 100 years. Alexandria
Republican.