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misunderstood.


Wellman, In the Times-Herald.
Senator Quay Is in some RESPECTS very
much misunderstood man. The assauits
OF the party press have led many people
to look upon him as a slippery customer
as "A man of tricks and wlles. as one whose
sta andard of honor is not very 'high ami
VIII ose general tone Is that OF the ward pol
itician. Nothing could be further from the
truth. While ii is true Mr.. Quay Is per.
haps the shrewdest and most resOurceiul
politician in the country, he commands to
an extraordinary extent the confidence
and affection of all who come In contact
with him. either in politics or business.
His word Is regarded as good as his bond.
He always stands by his friends. There
is no sacrifice too great for him to make
for them. He IL a delightful companion,
too generous for his own good, modest
and simple always. Though not AN ORA
tor. he Is one of the closest students or
public questions we haN in congress. He is
paSsionately fond of literature. A gen.
tlenan who called on him last night found
him reading a history of the French revo-
luton. II Is known to his friends that
he has large part of all the STANDARD
poetry committed to memory. year
ago he set out to translate Horace. Mr.
Quay rarely goes into society. or even
attends dinner parties. He spends all his
spare time in his library
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Some Facts Concerning Canada.

The Canadian minister of education.
Mr.. Ross, in q recently issued public
address, endeavored to stir up anti
American feeling by asserting that "the
oath which every naturalized citizen of
the United States takes is an obligation
to defend the country against all her
enemies. particularly against the gov
ernment of Great Britain"
But that distinguished Unionist Pro-
fessor Goldwin Smith, is unkind enough
to knock the props from under this
specious Misrepresentation by showing
that the oath required of an applicant
for naturalization is that he Twill sup
port the constitution Of the United
States, and that he absolutely and en-
tirely renounces and abjures all al
legiance and fidelity to every foreign
prince, potentate, state or sovereignty
Of which he was before a citizen or SUBJ
ject." AS Professor Smith pertinently
adds: "The form is the same for ap-
plicants Of all nationalities. No in
vidiOus distinction is made in the case
Of those who are subjects of Great Bri.
tain. This correction is due to the
thousands Of Canadians who are every
year becoming naturalized citizens of
the United States, and who, If Mr..
Ross statement were true, would be
guilty Of self-degradation.'
No doubt the purpose Of Minister
Ross address was to discourage Cana
dian emigration into the United States.
II so. 1t will probably not prevail while
the 1883, ,239 people of Canada stagger
along under q public debt of nearly $40
per capita and are burdened to support
set Of officials whose salary drawing
power would do credit to Tammany at
its best. Following are some of the fig
ures: First, the ornamental governor
general gets $4,000 year for doing
nothing, together with another $780, 900
or thereabouts for maintenance. Then
ne has a cabinet of fifteen ministers,
eleven of whom receive $1,000 o year.
Next are the lieutenant governors, one
for each province. who are paid in On
tario, $4,000; Quebec. 10000; Manito-
ba, 10000: Nova Scotia, $1,000; New
Brunswick. $4,000: British Columbia.
5000: Prince Edwards Island. $1,000:
northwest territories. $1,000. or $4,000
vll told. This does not include the
maintenance Of official residences for
the lieutenant governors. nor the sala-
ries of their secretaries and aids-de-
camp which will bring the total we'll
up to 100000 To this must be added
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18

TlG.424 for clcrk-hire and incidentals in
the various departments. while to gov
ern the different provinces costs. in ad-
dltion TO- the lieutenant governors
salaries and perquisites, for On
tario. with only a little more than 2,000.-
900 popula ton, S2SS. $50: for Quebec, with
100000 population. $3sS.O5O: for Nova
Scotia, with 100000 population. about
$4,000; for New Brunswick, with 32i,-
263 population. over $4,000: and for
Manitoba, with 1896 population, over
$4,000
Under these circumstances It is not at
all strange that the better class of Ca
nadans, to the number of more than a
million and a quarter within the past
two decades, should have hastened to
get on this side the border: nor is it
strange that the officials of Canada,
who fare so well. should want to keep
others from following these emiSrants'
examine.
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doubtful whether the postal deficit would
be made good. since the trebiing of the
postal rate for the classes OF printed mat
ter inNolNeI would practically smut them
out entirely. This would certainly lead
TO u tremendous shrinkage OF the print
ing and publishing businesses, Many cOi-
Germs, especially among the younger ana
weaker ones. would be forced to the wall.
Thousands OF printers, pressmen. electro
typers. stereotypers, binders, papermak-
crs and others would find themselves with
out the means OF earning livelihood.
1t may well be questioned whether
the exclusion of vicious cheap literature
from the mails is possible by the meth
cd adopted in this bill. Our observa-
ton Is that readers who want filth are
much more willing to pay a high price
for 1t than those who want deccncy.
The tendency of the price of decent
literature, daily. weekly and monthly.
is unmistakably downward, as is shown
in the increasing number and merit OF
penny newspapers and ten-cent maga-
zines. But the tendency of the price
of filthy literature Is rather upward
than downward. The weekly story pa
pers which reVel In sensation. the
"nickle" and dime" libraries and nov
els, the salaclous yeiioW-packe" STUN
of notorious renown get their price
without murrnur from those who read
that kind Of reading The point there
fore Is that Representative Loud. while
ostenslbly hitting at the publishers OF
rot. really misses them and slaps decent
and commendable publishers full in the
face. His bill. II it cannot be amended
so as to make it equitable. should be de-
feated. There cannot be too much good
cheap literature.
fInr ~
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LET FAIRNESS DECIDE.
Of Nighf,c Truth

From Last Nights Truth.
The final argument Of the city campaign
will take place tomorrow. at the polls
when the citizens will decide with their
ballots whether Ezra Fl. Ripple or James
q. Bailey shall be the next mayor Of
Scranton. The verdict rendered at the
ballot box will mean more than the sue
cess OF q party, faction or a man, and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus. The
Tribune AstrOiOser.
AStrolabe cast: III u. m, for Tuesday,
Feb. IL, 1896.

81 0 -ss
A child born on this day will never he
disturbed by the 'clarion calls" of mug
wump roostera.
He will realize that even one mule can
kick up quite cloud in Il country road on
dusty day.
He will note that men Of the city expect
to vote on principle and for good govern
ment today.
Mr.. Horns estimate of results is of
course subject to shrinkage.
Democratic enthusiasm accompanied
mercury in the drop below zero yester-
day.
The man who has kept his mouth shut
during the past month will remark II told
You So" tomorrow
AjncchIs' Advice.
Re not deceived by bluff Of gush
or ingmtes who dispOrt in slush:
But cast your ballot without fear
And send the traitors to the rear.
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A Word in Closing.

BY the time tneSe WOruS COME peioic
the readers eyes the municipal battle
in this city will have reached its last
and decisive stage. Whatever may be
the result of the days balloting. The
Tribune takes, in advance, this occa-
sion OF congratulating the citizens Of
Scranton upon the fact that in the main
the closing contest, while animated be-
yond the average of local campaigns,
and while to a large extent, from un-
avoidable circumstances fight or rival
personalities, has been kept upon
plane of dignity and self-respect We
say ''in the main," because it is true
that the Scranton 'Republican," speak
ing in factional bitterness and malice.
has descended to depths unprecedent-
ed even in the filthy record of its un-
scrupulous proprietor. But we acquit
the Democratic candidates of individual
responsibility for this nastiness, and
regret that they We're powerless to Sc
cure from their newspaper champions
the uniform fairness which has char
acterzed The Tribune's allusions to
themselves
For the restriction of personal abuse
tothe anti Republican side in this fight
there is consolation in the fact that If
any man in the city of Scranton can, by
the sheer force of his determined and
manly individuality, draw the fire of
factional vilification without endanger-
ing his final standing as a citizen. that
man is Ezra II. Ripple. Whether elect
ed or defeated as u result Of today's
expression at the polls, Colonel Ripple
Will remain the same sturdy. generous
and charitable man. the same friend
of the weak and of the poor, the same
indefatigable champion of all that
makes for better citizenship and clean
er civic conditions that he has uniform
ly been since. in this city. he grew from
humble circumstances to mans estate
and first became the natural leader
that he is. And so. perhaps, II IL well
that he alone should be forced to bear
the brunt Of the charge which Is being
made upon clean government and hon
orable business enterprise i'm this COM
munity, because he is pre-eminently
qualified to stand it,
AT the same time.we shall be deceived
in the quantity OF common fairness in
Scranton If the electors of Scranton
shall today consent to sacrifice a candi-
date so concededly worthy upon the
altar of private malice. we prefer to
believe that instead of speeding the
current hue and cry against one of the
founders and makers of this prosperous
city: instead of being deiiected from
an obvious duty by the siren voice of
political apostates, who would delight
to see reputable Republicanism ruined.
they will rally to Ripples standard and
accord their sovereign favor to the ex-
cellent Republican ticket from top to
bottom. Such a course of action is
called for by the best interests of the
municipality, which have never been
so well cared for as under Republican
administration conducted along lines
of which Mayor Ripple ten years ago
was the successful originator; and it
is imperatively demanded by every
consideration of personal Justice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18

Vote for Fowler Fickus and Dawson
and secure equitable, business-like cit,
assessments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18

Vote for Daniel Williams. and insure
an honest administration Of the city's
finances
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18
Election Day. Feb. lS.

No matter what the result may be,
The Tribune tomorrow will, as is its
custom, contain complete returns of the
election. Get the best.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18

Some journals affect to deplore the
number Of Republican "favorite sons"
We do not agree with them. The more
presidential candidates the merrler. 1t
would be mean state which would
refuse to compliment it's leading states
man If he wanted complimentary
vote. Far better surplus of good
presidential timber than a deficit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18
RIPPLE OR BAILEY.

Vote for Fred j. Widmayer for con-
troller, and reward demonstrated merit
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET

Fbr Mayor-E. II. RIPPLE.
For Treasurer-DANIEl WILLIAMS.
For Controllcr-F.J J. W1DMAYER.
Tor ASSESSORS CHARLES FOWLER.
CHRIST FICkuS.
WILLIAM DAWSON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-18

Vote for the viaduct. and show that
Scranton is capable Of being up-to-
date
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Postal Savings Banks.

Vote for Ezra II. Ripple for mayor
because he unmistakably deserves it,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-20
THE CHURCH MILITANT.

Tho American Congregationalist pill
grlms, on their arrival In London. Eng
land, were accorded reception In the
library Of the memorial hall OF Or
Guinness Rodgers church
The American bishop CT the Armenl-
an church. the RI. Rev. NJ. Deroonian.
celebrated high mass and preached a
sermon lately In the Episcopal cathc-
dral OF IS Peter and Paul. Chicago.
At the second annual convention OF
the Luther League Of Illinois. held at
Springfield. Joseph u, Oaklcaf Of Maine
was elected president There were
about 800 delegates IN attendance. and
the meeting was a grand success.
DR.. Thaddeus Mason. iorty-four
years pastor OF the church at shrews-
bury, N. j.. resigned his charge recent
~. The church declined to receive Il,
and voted TO give him an assistant and
continue 10 give DR. Mason his full sal.
airy and the h,e Of the manso.
AZ a special session held at Adrian
Mich. the Monroe Presbytery voted IA
drop Rev. II. p. Collin from the roll In
compliance with his own request. Rev
Collin Is the Coldwator clergyman
whose liberal Views. shared largely by
hls congregation. have placed both pas
tor and people in an antagonlstic attl'
tudo toward the Presbyterian belief
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-20

But II any one imaglncs that no care is /
necessary In the preparation OF the |
ground and In harvesting this crop. he |
Is mistaken. Buckwheat thrlvea best /
On old sod. well rottcd. To have this, |
Il is good plan to plow the sod the
last OF May or as early as other work !
Will permit follow the plow with
plank drag and then harrow lightly
being careful TO turn up as few soda as
possible. Between the Goth Of June and
the LIST Of July. the ground Is thor
oughly narrowed. and when dry and
dusty ! SOW broadcast one bushcl per
acre OF seed and follow with a harrow
set to dig about two inches deep. This
Is followed by a plank dras that COM
paois the soil and leaves Il smooth
The idea Is to cover the seed "a shallow
as possible and have u terminate
Many prefer TO drill this grain. but !
have never been able to get as good re-
suits as from sowing broadcast BE-
tween the 10th and Goth Of September
owing 10 the season. this grain win be
NJ TO cut and set mp In the field. have
always used q reaper but some prefer
seli-blnder Buckwhcat is seldom a.
TO thresh In less than two weeks after
cutting and oftentlmos Il requires a
much longer time 10 cure. especially II
the straw Is large ana green. The
yield varies, according 10 the soil and
season. from 1000 10 1000 pounds Of
grain per acre. Much larger yields are
sometimes obtained. but they are the
exception and not the rule II costs me
about SO to raise and throsh ono acre
/ OF this grain. so anyone can see that q
Is not more profitable than some other
branches Of farming. prefer the SIT
yer-hull variety Of this grain. as u
seems to give better Yields. one year
with another. Tho japanese variety
was raised several years here. but has
been discarded. Laying aside the use.
/ iulncas OF buckwheat as food for
man. u ranks with the other cereals as
siock-food. Il makes a good feed for
sheep and poultry. whole. but for other
stock prefer Il ground with some
other grain. IL used formerly 20 be- the
custom 10 let the straw rot down IN
the stack. but Of late years the more
,arefulfarmersareutllizing Il more and
more as a stock food. 4 carefully con-
Quoted experiment proved that sheep
did just as well on buckwheat etraw
with the same amount Of grain as dll
those fed on oat straw under the same
conditions for period OF Eve months
This straw also makes a good food for
horses and cattle u led To- connection
with grain and roots. Although buck
wheat Is more sensitive TO extreme
heat or cold. ana the yield OF grain IL
greatly governed by the seasons yet
there is no grain crop raised In this
lectlon that brings the farmers more
money.-Chas. Chapman In New York
Farmer.
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men to do. and II Is natural TO recon-
mend as the best time that In which
they can find employment, but II must
be within the experience OF everyone
that the branches shoot out all the
stronger at that point where the tops
are cut away. by reason OF the cutting
away Of these tops and the lower
branches that we wish TO strengthen
become stlll weaker. This must be fire.
quontly experienced, but u after a tree
has been trimmed In winter In the man
ner referred to. these strong sprouts.
which In summer follow the cutting
were pulled out after they had grown
n few inches the sap would then be
thrown into the lower branches.
In this way the winter pruning would
not be so injurious: on the contrary. II
might In many cases bring about what
Is 30 much desired namely. strength
ing Of the lower shoots. This summer
pruning is especially effective with con
ferrous trees. In the ease OF pines, we
know that In the springiime three or
four branches push out at the end OF
last years sprouts. looking like gas
burners. Tho central one Is very Wig
orous and those on the sides are weak
or. II We pinch out the point OF the
stronger one the sap at once flows into
the weaker ones. and they become
strong, and new buds form at the place
where the strong one was plnched on
Next year this bud continues the
growth Of the branch almost as straight
as II Il had never been pinchcd back
We can pinch of the terminal bud OF
the main stem n new bud forming Q
leader without any bend. One who I'M
dcrsiands this business OF summer
pruning an evergreen can so manage
that trees form an absolutely perfect
specimen from the ground TO the top
40 one branch being any stronger thar
the other The chief thing TO rcmom
Der IA that In summer pruning thI
weak branches Of the shoot should no
be touched. II Is only the stronger one
thatrcquirc checking. Mohan's Month
/ Is.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-20

In our feeding we have found that a
ration must have other qualities besides
being simply balanced" with ouI
methods Of feeding. watering and han.
ding COWS, It Is necessary TO keep their
bowels in such shape that the drop
pings will be like those made when on
good pasture. Whenever the drop.
pings begin to get bard and dry the
milk begins 10 shrink. We have found
Il possible to feed llnseed oil heavily
on this account We set the best re-.
suits when q balanced ration Is appetiz.
ing. aud Il Is Tor this reason that We use
several grains In making ration.
Fresh cows are often very "lussy"
about eating when we are trying 10
push them. and show strong likes and
dislikes for various kinds OF feeds II
the best yield Ia desired. Il paws 10
humor these fancics and balance the
ration with the feed the COW likes one
point needs explanation. Feeds may
vary sufficiently from the average som.
positions as published In feeding
tables 10 make trouble without careful
watching. In 1894 our corn was poorly
cared on account OF the drouth. and We
found II necessary to use a good deal
Of corn meal In our ration. In 1895 OUT
onsllcgo corn was heavily cared. and
we found Il best TO use only enough IA
make Il taste good. We have had tC
guess each year how much our ensilag,
varied from the published analyses and
figure a ration accordingly-H. NJ. Cot
trcll IN Rural New Yorker.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-20

must not think cared an atom for
hln" Lady Saxon made haste 10 add.
"Bocaune / never cared for any man
until / met you nine months agor'
Il believe you. my darling. and con-
graduate you on the success OF your
little plan" answered the young earl
promptly.
Yes. ! think II was. a success"
laughed her lovely ladyship. HE
looked rather foolish. didn't he2 But,
then. be deserved H. a man who
treats women as Sir Delmaine evil
IDENTIFY does. and who has two sets OF
manners one for the people he con-
slders class and one for those whom
he does not honor with that distinction
he Is not exactly beau ideal type
q an English gentleman. is he?"
Well. no. | should call him by
quite another name. more expressive
than polite cadw-ln Town.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-20

District Attorney Barnes got per-
mission from ilarbor Commissioner
Chadbourne to take a party OF friends
cut on the state tug Gov Markham
for a trip around the bay one day last
week, Finding Il impossible to 20 at
the appointed time he wrote a note on
visiting card to Col. Chadbourno
thanking him Tor his kindness and ex-
planning that he could not get away
that day, but asking him TO fix II for
the following day.
lie concluded by saying: Il would
be pleased II you can 20. too"
Next day there was no Gov. Mark
ham to be seen at that wharf. but at
his Office Mr. Barnes found a very fiery
note from Col. Chadhoune. Mr.. Barnes
was naturally surprised and sent his
clerk TO ind out what was the mat
ter. The latter went to Col. Chad
bourne and made inquiry.
why. heavens. mani" shouted the
nngry warrior. "he asked a favor Of
me and then when | granted Il he told
me to go to --w
The clerk asked to see Mr. Barnes
note. The colonel produced Il and
there on Us face was the legend: you
can go too. w 5. Barnes" Col. Chad
bourne had not read the message on
the other side OF the eard.-San Fran.
cisco Argonaut
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-20

ono day not long ago a tall country.
man. with his boots froscocd with
waller" mud and his pants legs stuffed
into their tops. walked into a Market
street dental Office and inquired n that
was the place whore they "yankod" OF;
teeth.
The dentist Informed him that IL was
and he. taking q scat IN the operators
chair. told the dentist that he had one
he wanted 'yanked" out.
The DENTS; gave the tooth several
preliminary probes with a sharp IN.
sirumcnt, which appeared to give the
cotniryman great pain. and then told
tho countryman thlt ga this tooth wa.
very sensitive it would be necossar,
for him 10 take gas to deadon the pplr
which would be caused by the opera.
ton.
The couniryman grew indignant al
this and very quickly Informed IN,
dentist that he would take coal oil \
necessary, but he'd be "gol darn ef IA,
would 20 gas rs he'd heard bout PEG,
pie bcln' 'hxiatod by takln' t." III,
dentist pulled the tooth without m,
aid OF either gas OF coal oll.-Loulsylll,
Commercial.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-20

Some seasons grapes are seriously
affected by mildow. The vines may
suffer severely one reason and be en-
tlrely exempt the next. owing TO a dif-
ference In the weather. Il has been
ascor,alned that mildew Of the most Sc
we're form and frequent occurrence on
native grapes. Is caused by an excess
of moloturo on the foliage. chiefly be-
cause Of heavy. continual dew. Local
tiles where heavy dcws are Of less fire.
quent occurrence. are most favorable
Tor successful grape culture. II has
been found by experiments that plants
protected by a suitable covering which
will arrest the upward radiation Of
heat and prevent dew on their foliage
will be exempt frou mildcw. although
surrounded on all sides b. mildewed
vines. The relation OF rot TO mildew has
not been definitely ascertalnod. but II
has been observed that fruit on vines
where the trelllses are covered TO pre-.
vent mlldew. are less affected by rot
than those less protected. Some va
rleiles Of grapes are much more liable
to mildow than others, and should b
avolded.-Ex.