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New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
C,-PRryT EXAMPLES IN ROADMAKING.


All the country hereabouts presents at 'h'S
time an impressive objectlesson in the value
OF good roads The frost Is leaving the gronnd'
happily IS now mostly out. Consequently, wher'
ever the old style Of road prevails the fountaihs
of the deep mud seem to have been broken up
or in n more familiar phrase, the bottom seems
to have dropped out Of the highway Horse"
wade not merely fetlOck-deep In mud-that IL
good travelling nj this seasoD-but wellnigh knee
deem Wheels. especially the old style, narrow
tired denominations. cut In halfway to the huD.
Progress with light passenger vehicle Is ulln'
cult; with loaded wagon all bur 'mposs'oie'
And at the same time on other ROADS near ny
thoro ,s no mud Mt all and travelling with heavy
load or light wagon or bicycle Is as good as at
ony season of the year. Take for example, 'he
famous old pioneer OF the good roads OF New
Jcrsev the Newark IrvngtOn Millburn road III
is smooth and hard and dry as park roau or
an nsphated street all the way out 10 Miiip"'n
and To summit and beyond. But the moment
tho traveller masses New-Providence he plunges
into q voritable slough Of sticky red mud, seem
;,,,v hottomless. and thenctforward progress
along tho main road of the beautiful Passalc
Valley is what Carlyle called "a thousand-fold
struggle with the pythons and mud-deihohs
So in Westchestcr County. Broadway IN lar-
rvtown Is n delight 10 horseman or wheeman.
But turn off, upon the ancient ana much-
travelled Bedford Road. and YOU find something
worse than muckswamp or quagmire. NHhin
n DAYS journey from New-York thousand sucn
contrasts are presented.
II Is probably we'll within bounds to estimate
that 10 every mile Of main roads thousard
acres of land are directly tributary. Two or
thrcc thousand dollars would transform a mile
Of bad ro,d-so unspeakably bad as for two or
three months in every year to be unworthy OF
the name Of road--nto good road, that would
he good every day In the year. That would mean
n tax. provided the property-owners paid inc
whole expense Of 50 or So an acre. Il there
any one who. after study Of present condi-
tions such rs we have skctchel In outline, doubts
that the value OF the land would be Increased
by several times the amount OF that taXf Why.
the simple wear and tear upon vehicles AMI
harness and horSefesh in one season Of wallow-
ing through mud will amount to pretty nearly
as much as the cost of constructing an improved
road. II 10 that we add the loss farmers and
Others now suffer from enforced abstention from
cartng or from difficulty and delay In doing
H. M the very selscas Of the year when most
cartng needs 10 be done. we have an argument
In dollars and cents that ought 70 DO convincing
to every intellect in favor Of improved roads
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
Qmnaeme enra.

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ABBEY'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goddess Of Truth.
ACADEMY OF FMUSIC-2-S:l5-Human.ty.
BIJOU-2-s:15-The Widow Jones.
BROADWAY THEATRE--S-Excelsort Jr.
COLUMBUS THEATRE-2-S:15-The Cruiskeen Lawn
DALY'S THEATRE-2-S-The Queens Necklace.
EMPIRE THEATRE-2-S 20-Bohema.
EDEN MUSEEr-Concet
FIFTH AVENUE THDATRE-S:lo-A House OF Cards.
GARRICK THEATRE-S:2o-The Squire Of Danes.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-2-S-The White Slave
HARLEM OPERA HoUSE-S-The Strange Adventures OF
Miss Brown
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-s:D-rhe Heart Of
Maryland
HOYT'S THEATRE-S:30-A Black Sheep.
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Weber,
KOSTER & BIAI
LYCEJM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Prisoner OF Zenda
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Day'and Evening
Exhibition.
OLYMPIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PALMER's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
PASTORS-l2:30 to IL p. m.-Vaudevhie
PROCroR's PLEASURE PALACE-i2-l2 midnight
Vaudeville.
STANDARD Observation-Disclosures Fadden
STAR THEATRE-2-S-The Last Stroke.
ST. NICHOLAS ICE SKATING RINK-s:15~-skatins.
l4TH STREET THEATRE-s-The Minstrel OF care.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
CROSS PURPOSES IN EUROPE.

Affairs in Europe are decidedly mixed. Not
for many year have international relations
been so complicated and international move
ments SO contradictory. 'Codlin's the friend,
not Short" has often been the watchword OF
the day But now both Goblin and Short are
friends, and both. too, are enemies NO wonder
Lord Salsbury's friends want to know what
the old man Is up to. anyway" while poor NJ.
Berthelot resigns his portfolio In despair and
goes back to his crucibles and alembics.
Take for an example the attitude OF Great Brit
ain toward the Continental Powers For the
last three months she and Germany have been
elaring at each other with hands on swords,
and the latter is still busy with anti-British
intrigues IN South Africa Yet Great Britain
is sending an expedition up the Nile, which
will be q regular godsend to the Triple Alliance
and for which Germany is effusively expressing
her gratitude. Great Britain and France have
long been Internationally, especially over the
occupation Of Egypt, and the new move up the
Nile Is certain to intensity the trouble At the
same time. they are working together like hand
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
PERSONAL.

Mrs Frances McElrath. OF Miles City. Mont VINO
contributes the principal story csoft Voice? TO the
Easter double number Of The Youths compaa non
the frst publisher Of The Tribune.
Count Otto Won Holtzschuherr, of Ottumwa' Iowa.
Is the last man TO think he has discovered perpe'ua
motion-or at least ne was the last man on Mohuay
His machine which Is something IKE on inverted
bicycle is exceedingly simpe, like all perpetual mo-
ton machines; but the Count says II IL me rea
thing and that 1t will make a Dig sur wheh ~ ne .
patents It. He IS native Of Turkey. Waerc ne was
born about nifty years ago tie came 10 ''''S 'o'"
try In 1861
Ex-Governor Mckinley will deliver On address al
the Quadrennial General Conference OF the Metho-
dist Church, which will be held in Cleveland In
MAJ! May 0'"' "'
Lady OHagan widow OF the late Lord Chancellor
OF ireland has left the Roman Catholic Church, ana
has adopted the tenets OF the Plymouth Brethren
"The Boston Herald" speaks thus OF Max Ad-
elcr" who was once widely known as humor.st:
when Max Adeler in the height OF furnishing
enjoyment 10 the nation he suddenly abju ed hu-
NOR and went into practical work. He Is s'iil &C.
centric but not at all funny Max Adeler Is now
Mr. Charles Heber Clark. He edits The Manufdct-
urer' a paper published in Philadelphia and writes
only tarifr articles from the highest high tarin
standard. 1t is he who is the active writing asen;
IN inviting union OF the freesilver and the nigh
tar forces which has lately INV vsa puo,S ,S,s
OF work II no would only go back to 1, again. He
IL the only humOrist that We remember Wh" soiul-
tary abandoned this field In the heyday OF sue
cess"
They are telling In Dublin old story revampei
on Mr. Bafour 1t Is said that emsEent irish
bishop who a Home Ruler. once met Mr. Bal
four at dinner. and in the course 0. the talk Mr.
Ralfour said: But, after all | fancy that the
,ewspspers make more noise than the masses DO
YOU think now, that the people really dislike me-?
LAh. Nr Dafour" said the Bishop II The lriJn
hated the dev. only half as much as t"ey 90 you
my occupation would be gone
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
SIXTEEN PAGES
THE NEWS THIS G0kNiN''

,x ,d,,,ces from Cairo Egypt. are
-. osr,on Disna is before Suakim, on Inc heu
co with a large force OF Dervishes' ,-.,N,
,r,s from South Africa show tha' ''ie w. -
T., tho A5ata beleand Is still serious. o..
Er,,ieh parliament adjourned uhlll Np
tho Easter recess. - A dspatch iio,'' r.ar
N,odr,d naper says that Captain-'ehe'a
vyo,,er has asked for 10000 more troops ~
Wy 80 cnn.,s NJ Bourgeois the Prime Min
- o,.iea to in,erpellations touching 'he "o'
- ,.s no,,cv toward China. Madagascar anu
-, = Bismarck is eighty-one years o
;o-Say - .o,cbes in session. -
sorote: Mr. George spoke against '". a..u,o
w. Dunart to q seat; the Postoffice Appfop''"
' ,,,' .... aiscrssed - House: Considera-
49,, - ,na oundrv Civil bill occupied most oi '''e
day .,horv nassed
go >.e,v-Yorl. School Reform bill - ne ~, "
Yr,-n,shire Republican Convention oec"'eu 4o'
o;.hev Reed or Mckinley. - ne s'e"''I ,,
-,od-re was seized by the Cnited states No
...o--,ev at Charleston. : c.. on the eng se Va
-" "e' ~ ,.ovae.s 10 Cuba. - General
,,".,.or s,artod for New-Yo to get married
49, The New-York East Methodist Conference
her,n IN Hartford. Conn --- oecft'ai! O'".'
cancd q meeting Of diplomats for TO-DAY ~ w
,ao~ tho future Of the Bureau or America" ~
pubi,cs. , ooh,..c cars
CITY AND Subj URbAN.-i"o
crashed into each other at fn'y UNI , - ,rhe
-. oon,,rued IN enforce the Raines law ana
~ .rrsst was made for violation ofitsprovisions'
N -. The plan for meeting between BAN banns.on .as
poo,, ond Hrs. Booth-Tucker. his sister was
not carried out owing to her objections 10 certain
stipulations made by him. = Tne ronoe noa.
cancelled the list of officers eligible ior Pio"o'
.,n- o,r,ng n the hitch over the question OF ao'
'.anc,ro certain officials. - Coroner fi'Z'
ratr,cx held the inquest into the death OF froies
sor Max Egau. who was murdered at the Dea'
20 Dmnh Institute In East sixty-seventh-st
- Frank c. Ives won the second game 0. 'nc
International billiard tournament al ,ne Mau, ,,r
- oco ,o,nts - Stocks were strong.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: -.
o-o.sino cIoudiness. probably with rain to-hsh'
The temperature yesterday: Highest o. degrees
lowest 46; average 54%
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

and glove in Siam. Great Britain ana hussia
are oldtimc enemies. Yet within the las' IT."
months there has been a distinct movement
toward close friendship between them' Inc
Pamir dispute is settled, and friendly unoer-
standing undoubtedly exists between them re-
gardlng the disposition of Corea and Manchuria.
At the same time Russia Is sending ala ana
comfort to the Abyssinians. against whom Great
Britain Is backing Italy
Similar contradictoriness may be observed ii
the relations between the other Powers. Each
is trying to use the others for its own se'lish
ends, and Is equally ready TO do any or them
a good or a bad turn, as Its own interests may
seem to dictate. 1t is curious spectacle, ana
one that may we'll make Americans thankful
that they are out Of the snarl
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01
OvJyOUS ROARS OF THE BEASTS.
,,,,.us THAT THE WEATHER WILL BE BAD
-. ...,c1-c pARAN TONIGHT.

rrI.rr THE WEATHER WILL BE BAD
FOR THE CIRCUS PARADE TONIGHT
c> ,,rcus neople at the Madison Square Garden
49,. ,,orrving as hard they can about the weatn0
- ., r,gh, when they want 10 have their anhuAA
,rsas What made them suspicious was that tno
,,..l. hegan to roar Not all Of them. OF course
,, tbs monkeys the rabbits-Dut the ahina.s
,hat ever do poar. The people who know tne an
lis sav that that means bad weather II COM
~, ~ n,,rs they say twenty-four hours or -
,, ,,a had weather arrives. They sent oo""
-. ,ha weather Bureau to ask II the animals ~ -,
r,.ht about It, and they got word that they pr0''
were. ,s. means no
n, course very bad weather to-night me-" A..
,araae and no parade tonight means p,,. ~
,rorroxx night and that means no per .h.
,ho circus tomorrow night. aad that -. .an
,o.s ~ a good round sum to the manase'' 80.
na,,.r he made up But Mr.. Barnum ~"' -.
Lind IN the public and his successors ~ -. ..,
90 and there will be parade ~
Of the week to start IL. ,, ., thu great
All the arrangements for the ope' .,,.raav
show were going on at the 90 =, ,ha low
steadily and satisfactorily III sp' ~ s,snhants
hsromatrc pressure on the ahi'ha''' ~. o,.ar
~. rary of them--were ranged IN a III nnG GIoSoSed
ocross the basement OF the Garden ara snsd or not
they did sa nst ssss ssr prepared for
the the worst. and the hippopo'am"' '""sN
whole prospect. q, course returned to Nsw-Yotc
shoW and resting ysssroay ucs IN bubble
be in good condition for hfr Knows me- shs said 70
rssns Tribe sns
whom tho ,bsy am ..s :: oS aGna
New-York people a. In each other. I shall bs
ssSs s.nys .n ycpsns saxs
am always nervous am ge'U told high nervous tesion,
so:: yxs s:S SsI.Sns ss ss'
the papers have had but fosS am glad 70 Get bsek
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

having much more than a majority Of all the
electoral votes. and a relatively larger majority
If representatives in Congress, it appears that
the conspiracy cannot control single eie.''i,
single representative, or even a deiega'e IN "io
convention. Those who make this powerful n'"'
jority stand for Protection ana aealhs. iie
coinage and everything else that assaiis IL III"
the interests of the country.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

doubt that it is destined t spread far beyond tho
PROPORTIONS which any c.ty IN the worio "os
cver attained 1t will olt|row Its Platts anu
Crokers one Of these days, and can theh sp'eau
itself with dignity and build up character sur
passing that OF hundred-gatfd Theoes or bfisha"-
zar's Babylon. But 1t must get rid OF its ooSso'
first and the political tagrag and Dootaii "h'o"
harks at their heels deliverance certain 70
come in due time though they stick like North
Carolina tar on a Mormon missionary.
Recent investigations seem to demonstrate that
the mosquito Is the CHIEF propagator OF maiaria'
the nurse, cultivator and distributor OK malaria
germs. II we kill of all the mosquitoes we snail
subdue malaria.
II ia reported that the maple sugar crop VIII
be q light one this year. its failure being attrb-
uted in the main to the bad weather and the
lateness of the season. These are the surface
causes only: but what could be looked for but
short crop in the fourth year Of Democratic
reign?
In addition to running trains across the Bridge,
no doubt the Elevated Railroad Company would
like to have the City Hall Park for switch
yard and transfer station.
March "did Itself proud" at the last. by fur
nishlng a day Of perfect spring weather Never
did the much and Justly abused month take Its
departure In a more lambke mood. 1t has
been a month OF most violent extremes. with
thunder lightning, snow and rain galore, but
with such day as yesterday to wind UP Win
its bad record will be speedily eliminated from
the popular memory. April cannot do better
than to take hint from the last and most sue
cessful effort Of its predecessor.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

aenry II. Lyman has not been confirmed as
r~cse commissioner, but already he Is over
whelmed with applications from men who want ant
. shore Of the patronage which is to be at MS
d,sr.oso, One of his visitors yesterday was Ed
.,,or, Ja,terbach. who, of course. conveyed 10
him the wishes Of the Boss In this matter. M'
~ = 'r,ar makes fair promises regarding his IN
tcn,,ons in Carrying out the law. We hope tna'
y. ,,oans what he says and that he will be able
10 =, fudl the pledges he has made If &c. he VIII
s,r" :" 90 resist enormous pressure. OF its quality
= nd force he Is already able to form some idea'
Mt .s vet there has been only beginning
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

Park Commissioner Woodruff took a glowing
view OF the future Of Brooklyn In an address
which he recently delivered. basing his forecast
on what ne had seen OF the city from the tower
OF the Ntchhcld Mansion In Prospect Park.
which now contains the oflces Of the Department
over which ne prcsides. The important thing
is that Brooklyn should be permitted to work
out It's own destiny. until such time as It's people
willingly and gladly surrender their individuality.
to become merged with the population OF the
greater city on this eide OF the East River.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

There are three ways OF pronouncing Iowa
Now tina. the State has given Its name TO a
battle-ship the two wrong ones ought to be
dropped into nnocuous desuetude
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

Greater New-York will begin the century with
not far from 100000 population. II is now
the largest city In the world except London.
which II Is quite sure to exceed within the lifetime
az thnsA now living and there V nowhere any
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

1t is, indeed, remarkable coincidence that
son Of ex-senator Plat and a son Of Senator
Raines are actively connected with surety
company in this city which may engage extern
sively In the business Of supplying bonds for
lquor-dealers, in pursuance Of provision or
the Raines act. Under the former excise law
companies Of this kind were not permitted to
furnish bonds In such cases, and there are those
who believe that the provision referred 70 was
put into the law for purpose. 1t is understood
that the company in which the two sons OF
statesmen are interested will not ask for col
lateral security from the saloOnkeepers whom IT
aids, and that on this account an extra high rate
will be charged There appears TO be an oppor-
tunity for the company to do business on large
scale, and its political affiliations will certainly
not escape the attention Of liquordcalers, who
know by experience the advantages OF having
a robust political pull"
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

The Wilson Tariff law has now oeen III ope'a a,
ton for nineteen months ana III only ,n.ee VI
those months have the treasury rece'p's GA. GA
ceeded the expenditures The denciency ~. ~.
.', t,.t ended was 81, ,3O2 .491, and the total
.S..,n,sv aouvn to date Is S76.257.515. In the
so,,a number of months after the passage OF the
MCKINLEY law there was surplus of s24, 4,sSs,22l'
T. :, surprising that the people OF the country
- veli know how much q surplus Is to dc
W...orred 70 a deficit, are manifesting by un
p.ss..sah,e slsns their interest in the policy OF
Protection?
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

The leading ofacials Of the city have done wel'
. ,,sre a vigorous protest against the outrage
o.,s ~ h,ll which proposes to give the Aqueduct
W. 4..otore = chance to get a large sum out OF
.,'s taxpayers without reference to the courts
sne ~, .. IN the interest Of O'Brten Clark.
..S tho amount involved is some $0ooo,oo'
I'm s.,,,n has been tried and was decided In
ons - the city. Being thus baffled. the con-
..scsors have appealed to the Legislature. They
,S.'sS .cne.l In yain, That there were exten-
snY s. e-snds In connection with the Aqueduc'
s'ss ~. !. : matter of common knowledge. These
W.: W. svero discovered IN time and remedieo
.s. .he rlty now to be called on to pay TOT tne
r% - making the repairs is an extraordinary
exhibition Of assurance
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

the site Of the present one nothing may be done
by Congress. 1t will be lamentable If that Is
the result of the present agitation. Collector
Kibreth says that the question Of site Is CT
secondary Importance compared with the ques-
ton Of getting a new building 10 replace the old
one, which has long Outved It's usefulness
Really there is.no convincing reason for remov-
ing the Custom House from where 1t has stood
so long That situation has commended itself
to the greater part of the business community
1t is good enough, at all events, and that should
be sufficient to settle it.
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

a...ra 4. danger that between the advocates
Of the Bowling Green site TOT - nsm ,,,,,,S,ns on
House and the advocates OF nc" '~
New-York tribune., 1896-04-01

In addition to running trains across the Bridge
no doubt the Elevated Railroad Company would
like to have the City Hall Park for switch
yard and transfer station.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
In the Ideal Society.

In the ideal society the host will not
entertain the stranger guest with as
tonishing statements of the money-get-
ting achievement of the neighbors and
fellow-revelers. When a noble por-
trait, painted by some great foreign
artist, of the hosts wife or daughter is
exhibited, the guest will not be allowed
to know the amount of the check rem
dered in lieu of it. If the host has writ
ten rather successful book upon po-
litical economy or finance, he will not
confide the retail price of the volume
in question when about to offer to
present copy to his friend. If a man
takes stranger for drive behind a
beautiful and covetable pair of we'll
bred horses the stranger will not need
to know the price paid for them in or
der to appreciate their merits. If a
new room-some grand salon fitted
with tapestries from a decayed palace
of the old worlds thrown open, the
astonishing cost of these sumptuous
draperies will not be whispered about
among the guests. When a lovely
woman is pointed out at the ball, the
chain of jewels around her swan-like
neck will not be appraised by her ex-
hibitor. l almost think that, In youi
ideal society, there should be no such
word as dollar.-Narth American Be
view
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
HORTICULTURAL. NOTES.

Apples should be barreled up before
putting into the pit. ~ D.. 4
An eastern fruit man says the,,pear
tree will thrive better after being mis-
treated than almost any other kind OF
tree.
Root or crown gals attack apple,
cherry, peach and other trees, and the
raspberry. 1t is spread from affected
nurseries. 1t is believed there is nc
cure for it. The trees should be dug out
and burned.
If house plants become frozen,
darken the room and sprinkle with wa.
ter from the well, with few drops OF
spirits of camphor in it. Keep the
temperature at As degrees for "a hours
This is the advice given by flower
grower.
Black-l1not occurs in every state OF
this union. The remedy is to cut out
and burn the knots as fast as formed,
and when the foliage is all gone in win.
and burn any that may have been hid
by the leaves.
Prof. Lodeman, who has been expert.
menting with old and new Bordeaux
mixtures, says, in the Rural New York.
er, that only fresh made is safe TO use,
because it is difficult to keep old agl.
tated sufficiently to accomplish its
work properly in the case of fungous
diseases.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17
He LIKES The WORK.
A Michigan Man Explains Why He IL .
Horticulturist,


AS have not land enough to depend
wholly upon the sale of farm products,
then some of my land is adapted to
nothing better than the culture of GER
tain kinds of fruit; also, the prices of
farm products have been so exceeding
ly low and the yield accordingly, that
have turned my attention to fruit
culture. In this vocation have found
excellent opportunities for the devel-
opment of mind and body, as well as
purse. There is less labor, physically,
though success at fruit culture requires
industry and punctuality. There is y
greater diversity of labor than is found
in most any other occupation which
will tend to prevent excessive fatigue
and build up a vigorous and healthy
body. Being great lover Of fruit,
which we should all know is healthy,
l find ii a great enjoyment to work
among the trees and plants, training
their growth, watching the buds de-
velop into blossoms, the blossoms into
fruit, and greater yet is the pleasure
of gathering it for market and home
use. / never enjoy better health than
through the fruiting season, and |
try to plan it SO as to have fruit the
whole year around, either fresh orpre-
served. l think there are great OPP
portunities for the development Of the
mind in this vocation; In fact, it 10 an
utter impossibility TO attain any
marked degree of success without the
knowledge of some of the sciences,
such as chemistry, botany, geology and
entomology. From chemistry 'weslearn
how the simple elements-of the soil
are used in plant formation, and when
and what we must apply, 10: the. soil
to supply any deficiencies; also, to,fght
the destructive insects,of fruit we.must
seek it's aid. Botany teaches us the
parts and functions, together with the
generic and specific characters of each
plant and how best we can further
plant development. A knowledge OF
geology will aid us in selecting the
proper soil for the different kinds of
frtiit.| but from entomology we lcarn
the most, which is essential to horticul-
ture and is increasing in Importance
each year. To distinguish between a
friend and foe of the insect world, and
how best to successfully assist or de-
stroy them, and to know their life
habits, require extended information
upon this subject. Fruit culture is a
vocation which requires constant
study, as there are new varieties, meth
DDS and difficulties arising each year,
B. a. Wood, in Farmers Review.