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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
SELMA.
Captain Johnston in the City Looking After
 His Business.

Captain OhnStOn Tn the Cny bOoklnR Alter
 His Business.
 Selma. Jan 30.-(Special.)-Capt. Jo- seph F. Johnston, candidate for governor of Alabama, in company with Gen. D. w. Rucker of Birmingham, reached the city this morning, and is the guest of Gen. R. M Nelson. Captain Johnston came to Selma for the purpose of attending a meeting of the board of directors of the Loan Company of Alabama in which he is largely interested. The meeting was held in the company's offices in the Gill; man block. The old officers were re- elected, as follows: President, Gen. R. M. Nelson; vice-president. MT. w. R. Nelson: cashier, MT. J. c. Lovelace. The morning was devoted to the. affairs of the company. During the afternoon and evening a large number of Captain John ston's friends called on him to renew their assurances of support in the com ing contest, and to assure him also that he would carry old Dallas by rousing majority. The captain resided in Selma for many years and warm welcome here will ever be his.
 locomotive attached to a Western railroad freight train ran into Southern freight on the crossing near the gas works this morning. The Western en- zine and a freight car of the Southern train were damaged. The engineer and fireman jumped before the crash came. No one was hurt.
 The Matthews Cotton mill in this city, of which Gen. R. M. Nelson is president, is increasing It's capacity $500 spindles and large quantity of improved ma chinery is being put In, including ma chimes for the manufacture of rope. The capacity of the rope department will be 12, 900 per week. The mills had new CT been profitable property until General Nelson took charge of them. They are now paying handsome dividends.
 Mir. J. w. McFerrin of this city was summoned to Greenville, Ala, this even
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
A Criminal. but a Fighter,

Columbus, O., Jan. 30.-The real name of the Ohio man whose troops are said to have won several important battles for the insurgents lately in Cuba is Ralph Wishon.a He has been criminal all his life and is now about 90 years of age He was formerly a member of a band of counterfeters in Cincinnati and four years ago was sent to the state prison. His term expired about four months ago and he turned up in his home as an accomplice in the robbery of the Dry Run postoffice in Scoto county. The United States officers traced him to this city several weeks ago, where they found that he had organized a small band to engage in the Cuban rebellion and left with them.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
Nothing New Developed.

Richmond, Va. Jan. 30.-The special committee Investigating the charges against the deaf, dumb and blind insti- tuition at Staunton continued its work today Arthur G. Tucker of this city testified that he had seen evidences of undue intimacy between a Miss R. and Tutor Yates. This was about 1888. Tuck CT spoke well of MT. Euritt and MT. Lind say, a former teacher. A number of oth- CT deaf and mute witnesses were exam ined, but nothing new was elicited. On the whole, the testimony was rather fa- yorable to the institution.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
DIR. BELL RESIGNS
From the Sunday School Board of thu

From the Sunday ScnoOI bOaru or th6
 Southern Baptist Convention.
 Nashville, Jan. 30.-The Sunday school board of the Southern Baptist conven- tion held session this afternoon. Dr.. T. P. Bell, who has been corresponding secretary for three years, resigned to move to Atlanta, having recently pur- chased the Christian Index of that city. The board at once elected Rev. J. M. Frost as corresponding secretary and he accepted and will take charge on Dr. Bells removal from the city, which will not be later than March 1. Dr. Frost was formerly secretary of the board and is now pastor of the First Baptist church in this city. Rev. E. E. Folk, DID,, edi- tor of the Baptist and Reflector, was elected president of the board. The re- port of the retiring secretary shows the affairs of the board to be in most ex- celIent condition.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31

  D n mark et--AT
   a cost and less . ,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31

Lutz of Montgomery general freight agent; MT. Hunter of Atlanta, auditor. It will be observed that the ofIicers eX- cept the president, are identical with those of the Western. The road will be operated as a branch of the Western, but the officers will report to Captain Millstead instead of President Smith, The G. & M. will be ready for business neyt weel
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
Housekeepers Want the Best Food.

Housekeepers Want the Best Food. What Scientists say:
 Prof. Arnold of the University of New York: 'I consider that each and every ingredient of oleomargarine but ter or butterine is perfectly pure and wholesome, that the oleomargarine butter differs in no essential manner from the butter made from cream. 1t is great discovery, blessing for the poor, in every way a perfectly pure, wholesome and palatable article.
 Silver Churn Butterine is prepared especially for fire table use. Every de- tail of it's manufacture is perfect. Re- cent chemical experiments show that in nutritive and digestive properties Silver Churn Butterine is fully equal to the best creamery butter; while in keeping quality Silver Churn Butterine is much superior.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
LOUISIANA REPUBLICANS.
The Committee Reported in Favor of Flu.
 sion.

The Committee Reported in Favor of Flu
 sion.
 New Orleans, Jan. 30-The credential committee of the republican convention brought in a majority and minority re- port at o'clock. The usual wrangle re- suited in the adoption of the majority report, which represents the Kellogg wishes.
 The convention has not yet selected it's permanent chairman, and at 10 o'clock tonight the hall is like bedlam broke loose.
 It is impossible to say what they will do later, but it may be written as cer- tainty that William Pitt Kellogg and his contingent are masters of the situation. H. Dudley Coleman has been yainly try ing for half an hour to make a few re- marks, but the confusion is so great that he cannot be heard.
 At il o'clock the report on permanent organizati tion was adopted. It names Thomas A. Cago as chairman and l.. J. Joubert secretary. A fight. which con sumed much time was made on Joubert, but he was finally elected by the conven- tion. The committee on resolutions re- ported at II 80.
 The report quotes the platform of the popuist convention at Alexandria, which declares for a fair election and the pro- lection of American interests and labor; also that the sugar planters make the same clarations-therefore recommend ing the republicans to support the joint populist and sugar planters ticket. This ticket is headed for governor by Capt. J. H. Pharr, a prominent sugar planter:
 The report of the committee will be adopted by an almost unanimous vote. There was some opposition to the word ing of the report and an amendment was proposed making it clear that the regu- lar republicans do not surrender their identity and become a tail to the sugar planters kite. As it stands the sugar planters may elect delegates to the re- publican convention, and they Would probably be admitted.
 At 30 a. m the convention had not begun balloting for delegates at large to the national convention.
 Eight of the ten names were being placed in nomination.. There Is no pros pect of a choice before very late. Will liam Pitt Kellogg was proposed and his nomination by exclamation was asked by the delegates pla icing him in nomina- ton. It was voted down by storm of .'noes." Kellogg and A. H Leonard VIII undoubtedly be two of the delegates.
 Enterprising fruit growers maintain that it pays to give blackberry and rasp- berry canes good cultivation, and to ap- ply fertilizers literally, as the increased crop of berries and vigorous vines more than return the expense. During periods of drouth the grassy rows of canes must compete for moisture with intruders and it often happens that dry period sets in just at the time the berries are ripening and when moisture is most needed. When the soil is clear of grass and weeds and the ground loose the loss from lack. of moisture Is greatly reduced.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
OFFICERS ELECTED.

The Tallassee and Montgomery to Be Op-
 erated by the Western.
 Montgomery, Jan. 30.-(Specia1.)-The directors of the Tallassee and Montgom- cry railroad met here today and elected the following officers: Captain Mill stead of Tallassee. president; MT. Gee of Atlanta, general passenger agent; MT.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

A bulletin has been issued from the
Central Experimental farm at Ottawa,
by DR.. Saunders, dealing with the cul-
tivation of fax. 1t is stated that the
dry western climate is not favorable
for growing flax for fiber, as the latter
is reduced both in quantity and quality,
as compared with the article grown
in the eastern part of the continent.
In the east fax is grown largely for
the fiber. One of the claims put forth
for fax is, that it can be grown on
breaking the first year, thus giving the
farmer q crop the first season. Tests
were made at the Manitoba experiment.
al farm as to the quantity Of seed to be
sown per acre. From 40 pounds Of
seed per acre, 10 bushels and 26
pounds were obtained; from 70 pounds
per acre 20 bushels per acre were OBJ
tanned; and from 80 pounds Of seed
per acre, 20 bushels so pounds of seed
were obtained. DR.. Saunders does not
think that fax is much more exhaustive
to the soil than a good crop Of wheat
or oats, and in a rich soil the difference
would be scarcely perceptible.-Ameri'
can Elevator and Grain Trade.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

In the park country or in the foreso
region there need be no real difficulty
in having an ideal pasture if the WORK
is done right, says Northwestern Far
mer. In clearing the land, trees can
be left here and there, and the lanu
sown even at the outset with two OF
three or more kinds of grasses, such as
will grow with us. One of these should
be orchard grass. Another should be
white clover. A third should be blue
grass, and fourth should be timothy'
Such a mixture should grow well for
several years, until the stumps at least
have rotted. 1t could then be reno
waited by blowing it up and sowing
with grasses again. A nurse crop could
be used, and under such conditions it
had better be cut for fodder as 1t will
not fill we'll when growing under the
trees. 1t would only need to be thus
cropped one year, when 1t could De
again devoted to pasturing. Such pas
lures are very fine, more especially
when they grow orchard grass, for Or
chard grass would grow in them quite
freely because of the shade. They also
furnish a landscape that is beautiful
to look upon. There are many regions
in this northwest that could thus be
made to furnish the best of pastures
and for successive years. Some Of the
trees would die occasionally, but could
be provided for by leaving an ample
supply of trees at the first.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
culture.

2. Plants started under glass about
ten weeks before transplanting into
fields gave fruits from a week to ten
days earlier than those started two or
three weeks later, while there was a
much greater difference when the
plants were started six weeks later.
Productiveness was greatly increased
by the early planting.
8. Liberal and even manuring, dur
ing the present season, gave great in
crease in yield over no fertilizing, al
though the common notion is quite to
the contrary. Heavy manuring does not
appear, therefore, to produce vine at
the expense of fruit.
4. The tests indicate that poor soil
may tend to render fruits more an
gular.
B. Varieties of tomatoes run out, and
ten years may perhaps be considered
the average life of variety.
6. The particular points at present
in demand in tomatoes are these: Regu-
larity in shape, solidity, large size,
productiVeness of plant.
z. The ideal tomato would probably
conform closely to the following scale
of points: Vigor of plant, s; earliness,
10; color of fruit, 5; solidity of fruit
20; shape of fruit, 20; size, 10; flavor, 5;
cooking qualities, 5; productiy eness, 20.
8. Solidity of fruit cannot be accu-
rately measured either by weight or
keeping qualities.
9. Cooking qualities appear to be
largely individual rather than varietal
keeping qualities.
10. The following varieties appear,
from the seanson's work, to be among
the best market tomatoes: Ignotum
Beauty, Mikado, Perfection, FavOrite,
Potato Leaf.
IL. The following recent introduc.
lions appear to possess merits for mar
ket: Bay State, Atlantic, Brandywine,
Jubilee, Matchless, and, perhaps, Lori.
lard, Prelude and Salzer.
II. The following recent introduce
lions are particularly valuable for anna
teur cultivation: Dwarf Champion,
Lorillard, Peach. Prelude.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
A Telephone In His Orchard.

An incident of commercial import
ance happened yesterday showing that
Texas is making rapid strides to keep
up with the pace. Mr.. Lang of the
Galveston Fruit company, was called
to the telephone yesterday morning.
Hello, is that Lang?" came a dis
tinct voice over the telephone.
Hello, Falkner. didn't know you
were in town. Where are you now?"
II am in my orchard 1 have lad a
long distance telephone put in"
isn't it rather expensive?"
Eyes; but had to have it to keep I'D
with the progress Of the world. Any
time you want anything just call ne
up"
After some business talk they rang
off. The orchard man is Mr.. G. Falk-
ner, who owns quite an orchard about
three miles out of Waco, 230 miles by
wire from Galveston. He is an excep-
tionally intelligent fruit grower who
came to Texas from the east and is
working his place on business princi-
ples.-Galveston News.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

en- name, varieties of peas vary great
ly in the course of their history. 1t
may be said that in the cases to be
cited the variations were due to a
change made in the seed by care
less or INSCRIPTIONS person, but such
is hardly the case, because some OF
the characters appear well marked
and distinctive of that variety
throughout all the samples. 1t is espe-
cially noticeable that the foliage and
habit Of the plant is less variable than
the peas, they being generally the OBJ
ject of selection.
Stratagem was grown from three
seedsmen. In all, the characteristic
dark green foliage, stalky, angular
veins, and exceedingly short nodes Of
the Stratagem were apparent and va
ried but little. But the pods, though
irregular and varying in each sample,
yet taken as a whole were distinctly
different. In two of the samples the
pods were fairly uniform, but in the
third they were so irregular, probably
reversions to one Of the parents, that
the peas were almost worthless. 1t is
a matter of common observation that
seed peas of the same variety, espe-
cially the wrinkled peas, differ in
color when sold by different seedsmen.
In several cases peas grown on the
station grounds and described four
years ago have changed the color OF
the seed.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
Work for Wide Tires.

Our friends should not forget to
speak a word now and then for the
wide tire. 1t is difficult to have per-
manent roads without it. We too fire.
uuently see where some man with a
narrow tired wagon has driven onto a
lawn and defaced it. Unfortunately,
the one that does the damage is seldom
the owner Of the lawn. The narrow
tire damages the dirt road, while the
wide tire improves it by packing down
the dirt instead of cutting into it. Who
has not been on country road just
afte- the mud had dried out and found
the Tuts so deep and the clods so num-
erous and hard that it was with the
greatest difficulty that one could drive
over it at all. If the wide tire makes a
rut at all 1t is so broad and smooth that
1t makes an easy track for driving, and
leaves less bubbles.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
Fruit Failure in oregon.

Mr.. S. A. Clarke, OF Salem, writing
Under date of May 81 in the OregOnian,
says the failure of fruit in the state
will be the worst ever known. He
had just gone over so acres of hill Or
chard and found no fruit on 2,G00 Ital-
ian prune trees; not enough to call
crop on 800 French prunes; not a plum
on $50 Washingtons, nor or $50 Brad
shaws, save a few near a heavy fir
grove; on 500 Peach plums half crop;
on 1000 two-year peach trees no fruit
to speak of; on 500 Bartlett trees, 10
to 20 years old, not pear, few pro-
tected trees excepted; on $50 cherry
trees not tenth of a good yield, ex-
cept on 20 Black Republicans; on 1000
six-year pears nothing to speak of. At
the foot Of the hill, in an orchard OF
apples, plums and cherries over 40
years old, mostly apples, no fruit; even
the apple blooms had blighted. In an
adjoining 16-year-old orchard some
Bartletts and Fall Buffers are heavily
loaded. On Mr.. Clarke's home orchard
the entire yield will be about one
eighth. There is no reason to suppose
hat other orchards of the valley will
10 any better.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

Preparing for Wheat.-Good soil is
the prime requisite; and it is not al
ways that the farmer has it, or the fer
tilizers to make it so; in such case he
should look ahead a little, and set
aside a piece of ground, and endeavor
to bring it into condition for crop as
soon as it may be done. This in most
respects can be best or cheapest done
by sowing the ground to clover or
rye. One or two crops Of these put
under will insure a fairly good crop
of wheat. Plow the clover under in
the fall when fully matured, then
early in the spring sow clover again,
or, if preferred, crop Of peas may
follow; and whatever the crop, the
last one should be turned under just
before the time for sowing the wheat
II fertilizers can be supplied they
should be lightly narrowed in the sur
face soil, If not put in with the drill
Elk.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
Do varlotle, of Pea, Run outg

Bulletin 1S1, Michigan Experiment
Station: 1t is apparent to any one who
has had much to do with peas that va
rieties run out, or at least lose their
original characteristics. In all cases,
running out does not mean deteriora-
ton. Sometimes it is simply chang
ing of characters. In our work with
peas, accurate descriptions, often IL
Illustrated with drawings, are kept OF
the varieties grown. From these bio
graphical records Of the varieties 1t is
easy 10 see that varieties change from
year to year, even the old standard
sorts, the characters of which are sup
posed to be firmly fixed. Studies OF
the question have been made, too, by
growing the same varieties from diff
ferent seedsmen, and If seedsmen
really sell the same thing under CIV
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

A Hit at Oleo.--The latest thing the
English dairy journals have found out
about oleomargarine is that 1t is made
out of the marrow of the bones OF
human skeletons. as well as ont Of
other bonesi This is. We believe, the
toughest accusation that has been put
forth against the mlxture.--Ex.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup of Figs,
under all conditions, makes it their favor
lite remedy. To get the true and genuine
article, look for the name of the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company, printed near
the bottom of the package. For sale by
all responsible druggists.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

1t costs So. SO per ton to land goods
at Montevideo now, but when the har-
Dor improvements are completed the
cost will be reduced to 81 cents.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
EDUCATIONAL.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME.

Full Courses in Classics Letters Silence, Law, Civil, Me-
ehaneal and Electrical Engineering Thorough Preparatory
and Commercial COURSES. Rooms Free TO all students VINO
have completed the studies required for admission into
the Junior or Senior Year OF any OF the Colleglas
Courses. A limited number Of Candidates Tor the
Ecclesiastical state will be received at special rates
81. Edwards Hall, boys under Is years Is unique m
completeness II lis equipments. The 1O6h Ierm VIII
open September sth 1890 Catalogues sent Free on app
cation to VERY REV. A. MORRissEY c. s. c., PrsIdeHt
EOTRB DANE, IND.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-date Hints About CultIva-
tiOn of the Soil and1 Yields Thereof
horticulture, vitlculture and FIOrI-
culture.

HE Cornell Expert
ment Station thus
S u m m a + ICES its
tests with toma-
toes:
1. Freque n t
transplanting o I
the young plant,
and good tillage,
are necessary to
best results in to-
matO culture.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

Pewholders in New York churches
who do not pay rent may hereafter be
dunned for the amount due, just as.
though the indebtedness was for meat
or drink or any of the other necessi-
ties or Injuries of life.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

FITS stopped free and permanently cured. No
nts after nrst days OF DIR. Kllne's Great Nerve
Restorer. Free 80 trial bottle and treatise.
Send to DR.. KLiEEs 93I Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

The most disappointed people in the
judgment, will be those who could
have had more religion, but thought
theyhad enough to do them.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

Trying to be religious two hours
week, is one of the hardest ways to
get'to heaven anybody eyer under
took
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

Some men would have better wives
If they didn't growl so much whenever
the give them little money.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

If there is any sight on this earth
that the devil likes to look at, it is q
drunkard's home.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

Infdelity may publish car loads of
books in trying to tear the Bible to
pieces, but it cannot explain a godly
life
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best
of all cough cures,--GeOrge W. Lott,
Fabucher, La, August 26, 1895.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

People who are not quite right them
selves, feel better when they can find
something wrong with other people.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

If you want to know man who is
genial, hunt up one who never speaks
TO his wife without snarling.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03

IF the Baby Is Cutting Teeth,
&c cure and use that old and we-tried remedy. MRS
WnW0ws SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
Halls Catarrh Cure

Is taken internally. Price, Use.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-03
Goes Cough Rnlnnn,

Nocb NOuBh Dai1Am
s the oldest and best 1t will break up cold quicker
than anything else. 1t is always reliable Try IL