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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
Interest on Public Funds.

There cannot be two honest sides TO
ne proposition that interest on public
unds should be collected for the pub
les benefit, and should not go into
che pockets of any Individual. rms
principle Is recognized in the state Oh
Pennsylvania, and the next legisla-
lure will be asked to enact a law TAX
Ag from the state treasurer the power
10 select repositories for state bal
ances, and stipulating that such bal
ances shall draw fair interest on de-
post, said interest to become the prop
erty Of the commonwealth.
An ordinance decreeing similar
condition of affairs in the municipal
finances of Scranton was recently in
troduced in councils. and on Thursday
night it was killed. Every Democrat
in common council voted to kill that
ordinance. For the benefit of citizens
who may wish to keep these men In
mind we repeat their names:
JAMES GRIER,
JOHN REGAIN,
NJ. +. GILROY,
ROBERT ROBINSON.
p. ]. NEALIS,
LORENZ ZEIDLER,
JAMES r. NOONE.
p. ]. HICKEY,
THOMAS NORTON,
John T. TOFTTTS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn hy Ajacchus. Tn
1Iitunc AStvOlO.Gr.

Astrolabe cast: BIB n. m. Tor Saturday,
Feb. ~, 1896.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26

fruit till frost. All this is true, but one
must remember / am discussing the
raising OF tomatoes for market when
speak of the pruning process. When
pruned the vines will die out about the
first or middle of July, but the profit of
shipping has about died out. The early
tomato is what the gardener makes the
largest profit on, and his profits gener-
ally grow smaller as the season passes
by. By pruning the tomato vines they
will bear earlier and larger tomatoes,
and chat is what is wanted for market
ing.
1t is not advisable to prune tomatoes
for family use, as it is better to have the
vines bear till frost; early large fruit is
not in such demand for home consump-
ton. To keep an acre properly pruned
requires an outlay of about S..
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
Little Farms in Japan.

"Japan, and not France or Belgium,
would appear to be the land of petite
culture. According to recent Ameri-
oan bulletin couple of acres is con-
sidered large tract for farming pur-
poses. Most Of the farms are smaller,
and on a little plot surprising variety
of crops is cultlvated-a few square feet
of wheat, barley, maize and millet, a |
plot of beans perhaps ten feet wide by
twenty feet long, similar area of pota-
toes, and patch of onions about as big
as a grave beetroot, lettuce, turnip,
sweet potatoes and other crops occupy
the rest Of the area. The farmer exam
ines his growing CROPS every morning,
just as an engineer inspects his machin-
cry, and If anything is wrong he puts 1t
right. II weed appears in the bean
patch, he pulls it up; if hill Of potatoes
or anything else fails, it is at once re-
planted. When he cuts down o tree he
always plants another. AS soon as one
crop is harvested the soil is worked over,
MANFRED and forthwith resown to an
other crop. 1t is estimated that nine
tenths OF the agricultural land Of Japan
is devoted to rice, and as this is crop
requiring much water the paddy fields
are banked up into terraces, one above
the other, and divided off into small
plots twenty-five or thirty feet square,
with ridges of earth between them to
prevent the water from flowing away
when they are flooded. All farming
lands are irrigated by a system that is
thousand years old. Some of the bitches
are walled up with bamboo wicker work
and some with tiles and stone. Accord
ing to official statistics, II, 100000 men
and 1O,948,0OO women-nearly half the
total population of Japan-are engaged
in agriculture. Silk and tea, the two
chief exports of the country, are raised
almost by the work of women. "-London
Times.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
Pruned Tomatoes.

An experienced Georgia trucker writes
as follows in the Home and Farm:
Most all of the tomato raisers, who
plant with view to marketing, advo-
cate the pruning OF tomatoes. This
pruning requires prompt attention, or
else there is danger of doing more harm
than good. Pruning should be COM
menced when the plants are about one
foot high. 1t is generally best to reduce
them to one stem or stalk.
At every leaf there are two buds; one
is bud for branch of the vine and
the other is fruit bud. By removing
the branch bud we readily see that most
of the growth it would have taken will
90 into the fruit bud and make the
fruit on it grow rapidly, much larger
and ripen earlier.
Some men will tell you that by pruE-
ing the vines they will die early in the
summer aid bear no fruit, and by not
pruning the vines will bear plenty of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26
Tampa Wants the State Fair.

Ldmpd Wallis Lll6 NIdL6 I air.
The Tampa Tribune of recent date
says:
The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsr has
struck the right note in its suggestion of
a state fair to be held in Jacksonville
next winter, and at which could be put
on exhibition such collection of Flor
ida's products as should convince the
world that the freeze has not quite OBJ
liberated her famous record. AS our
contemporary says, next winter will see
the usual throng of tourists and prospect
tive settlers in the state, and the oppor
tunlty to impress upon tehir minds the
reouperative power of the state that has
had It's share of disaster, is one that
should not be ignored.
Only the ill-lntormed will dispute the
severity of the blow dealt our state by
the terrible blizzard of '95. Those who
went through it and came out we'll nigh
ruined, need no information on that
point. What they need is help, and
what better help could be given than
that provided by measures likely to in
crease our population and augment the
value of their lands?
Tampa and the west coast have a
direct and special interest in all steps
likely to increase the productive power
of the state. Up to the time of the
freeze the greater proportion of the
immigrants drawn to the state settled
along the st. Johns river valley and the
waterways of the east coast. The at
tractiveness of the former locality has
sadly been impaired, and, in all proba-
bility, when the great tide of immigra-
ton sweeps over the state it will be
largely diverted to other sections. We
may be sure that, If the east coast does
not get it's share, it will be no fault
of Mr.. Flagler's; and it is equally certain
that, without determined and intelligent
effort the great west coast will fail to
receive the attention it deserves.
No section offers greater inducements
none can put on exhibition in such a
fair as that proposed by the AGRICUL-
TUR1sT, so great a variety of products
as that of which Tampa is the center;
and no City-no section in the entire
state has more at stake in such fair, or
can better afford to contribute to it's
maintenance than our own.
We all know what the Flagler millions
are doing on the east coast, and we are
beginning to see what MIR. Plants lavish
expenditure of money may do for the
west coast. Enterprise such as his de-
serves the support Of the entire commu-
nifty, and should the proposed fair be-
come an assured reality, we hope to see
our people stand high upon the list of
ributors and exhibitors.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26

Not one complaint has ever been made
by those using Ayers SarsapariIIa &C
cording to directions. Furthermore, we
have yet to learn of a case in which it
has failed to afford benefit. So say hun
dreds of druggists all over the country.
Has cured others, will cure you.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26

We inspected the new fumigating
apparatus a few days ago, which the
State Board of Health is having erect
ed on the Commercial Company's
wharf, and should imagine that it
will be difficult for any germs to sur
vive the process.--Key WestAdver-
tiser.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26

Have you ever had in the morning
what is called clark brown taste" in
the mouthP If so, it is the effect OF a
deranged stomach and liver, the best
remedy for which is a dose of Ayers
Pills, together with a little discretion as
to the diet and mode of living.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-26

These calculations made especially for The
BERLIN Fl. WRIGHT, of Lake
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
PROVIDENCE TAKES A HAND.

Nature some times adopts heroic
measures to knock crazy notion out
of a mans head 1t seems, once in
while, as though she had stood about
as much nonsence as she could, and
then she lets loose all of sudden, and
usually with decisive results.
There is the case of the farmer out
in Pennsylvania, for instance. He was
a silverite. For years he had talked,
and worked and argued and dreamed
for silver standard. He was so con-
scientiously silverite that each year
he put all his savings into silver dol
lars and hid them in his barn. At last
he had accumulated about 2,400 of
them, and until about week ago he
thought the millennium so long yearn-
ed for was coming at last.
Then something happened which
gave him radically different ideas re-
garding the nature of financial mil
lennium. One day thunderstorm
came along and a bolt of lightning
lOoh d NHdCh dI tiOsc @,fOU ollNGT uOl-
lars in the barn with such unerring
precision and decisive effect that when
the fire was out the farmer found his
savings in tie shape of a nice big
lump OF hot silver.
He sold the lump for just 81, ,272, and
after two days of figuring, by which
he discovered that he had lost A. per
cent he concluded that the silver
standard wasn't what it was cracked
up to be after all. He is now sound
money man, and is rebuilding the
barn.
Now that Providence has taken
hand in this money matter, we may
expect clearing of the atmosphere.
That bolt of lightning, which knocked
the spots, the Government stamp and
forty-seven per cent. of the face value
off those dollars in the millionth of
second of time, did just exactly what
silver standard wonld do to all the
silver dollars in this country. The
only difference was the extreme alac-
rity with which the operation was
performed. Gin. Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

We will consider 1t great favor If
subscribers will report any failure
to get sheIr Leader, or any careless
ness on the part of,the carrier.
Subscribers Will please not pay
the carriers unless the carrier
punches his credit tag in subscrib-
er's presence.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

Parkersburg, W. Va, June 12.-Only
a small showing of oil was found in the
Carroll we'll at Cairo in the Big Injun
sand. The we'll was good for five bar
rels day in the sal. sand.
The McGregor we'll at Cairo is nov
reported as losing little better than
25 barrels day.
"The Waverly field is now the fore
most deep sand territory being devel-
oped anywhere" said a prominent oil
operator today, 'as the wells recently
drilled to the deep sand are the best
evidence desired"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

Inerad1cabIe.
Beutucky's wishing for free silver as
Il panacea for all evils will never lessen
the country's thinking of that state in
connection with the gold cure.-Phila-
delphia Times.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
Condensed Testimony.

Chas. b. Hood, Broker and Manu-
facturer's Agent, Columb Ohio, GER
titles that DIR. Kings New Discovery
has no equal as Cough remedy. j.
ID. Brown, Prop. st. James Hotel. Ft
Wayne, Ind., testifies that he was cured
of Cough of two years standing,
caused by La Grippe, by DR.. Kings
New Discovery. b, f. Merrill, Bald
winsville, Mass, says that he has used
and recommended it and never knew it
to fail and would rather have it than
any doctor because it always cures
Mrs. Hemming 222 E. 25th St, Chica-
go, always keeps it at hand and has no
fear of Group, because it instantly re-
lieves. Free Trial Bottles at w. I'll.
Styer's Drug Store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
A Year In Heaven.

Qn memory of Jas. NJ. Cross. }
A year in heaven! How long
The time to us hath seemed
And yet, methinks, how brief
To thee, soul redeemed
A year in heavenl 'Tis but
A moment-eyen less
OF time which hath no end
A year of happinessl
When countless ages pass,
Thy years in heaven will be
None less tnan now, but still
One vast eternity.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

The bids for the Third street paving
were opened at the City Hall Saturday.
A large number of sample bricks were
submitted and the bids covered "a wide
range of material 1t will require in
the neigh borhood of one and half mil
lion of brick to complete the Job.
Following is IA table showing the fig
ures offered by the various contractors
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

County Ticket.
For Probate Judge,
ID. r. ROOD, of Belpre.
For Sheriff,
JOHN S. McALLISTER, Fourth Ward.
For Auditor,
w A. PATTERSON, of Waterford
For Recorder,
JOHN w. ATHEY, Marietta Township.
For Commissioner,
JOHN RANDOLPH, Wesley Township.
For Infirmary Director,
VIM. SCHNAUFFER, Newport Township
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
MONDAY, JUNE is, 1898
For President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
OF the United States.
Republican State Ticket.

For Secretary of State.
CHARLES KINNEY, of Scioto Co.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
MARSHALL j. WILLIAMS, OF Fayette Co.
For Food and Dairy Commissioner,
JOSEPH L. BLACKBURN, OF Belmont Co.
For Member Board of Public Works,
FRANK A. HUFFMAN, of Van Vert Co.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

County Ticket.

For Congress, 18th District,
H. c. VAN vOORHIS, of Muskingum Co.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

Secretary Carlisle's story of the bond
issues was given to the Senate investi-
eating subcommittee and published
this week. 1t isn't as interesting as
the Secretary's personal testimony is
likely to be. The investigation. which
will begin shortly, will not be con-
Quoted behind locked doors, as Sena-
tor Harris wished it to be.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

self to look at the matter in that light.
The administrations advisers took the
ground that the Democratic tariff bill
would produce sufficient revenue, and
although they have discovered their
mistake, they cannot bring themselves
to the point of publicly confessing
their error, but insist upon forcing
paper balances and showing a fictitious
surplus"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15

The report of the House Ways and
Means committee on the danger of
Japanese competition in our markets is
an interesting document The COM
mittee does not think there is any inn
mediate danger from that quarter, and
say that when there is it can be easily
warded off by the same policy which
between 1861 and 1898 proved so effec-
tive against the products of poorly
paid European labor-a protective
tariff with duties high enough to make
up for the difference in wages paid in
foreign countries and in the United
States. S.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-06-15
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

Sistersville, W. Va, June 12.-The
Kanawha Oil Company are casing their
drilling well on the Anthony Smith
farm today.
The Devonian Oil Company are put
ting up two new rigs on the Bullman
farm and one rig and an engine on the
Stealey farm, out at Wick, today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26

Judging from the Philadelphia news
papers. Hon. John wanAmakcr seems 70
be the candidate for tho tinted States sen
ate who stands The best chance 70 sue
c~ed TO the seat now occupied by Don
Cameron. The latter announces hss inten-
tioa 20 rh,ire from pubic life a, the con-
e;as.on e. h.s present term.
should Afr. waaamaker's AMBITION be
grassnea. q precedent In PennAylsania pol
sfscs. which has been In force 80 long as
TO almost have thu force OF las. will be
hrcss@n. II IS ssxsy-ave years since q
United States senator from Pennsyivani&
has been chosen fram Philadelphia
George Mfalsn Dallas. elected TO all q
vacancy IN tssi. was the las, United States
senator whose nerae Vas 10 Philadelphia.
and his sesg n she senate was bas step
uing steae 10 more distinguished positions.
he was speccSsveiy nsa.ster TO Russia.
wee president os The United States and
minister 10 the court Of g. James, the sas-
ter pos. ton under both Pierce aud Ha-
eAanAn.
Charles Emery Smith. a leading com
petssor Of Mr.. wanamaSer FOR the position
~ senator. 10 tkew.se q reSdeat OF pAila-
de.ahsa. 80 Il Is quite hkesy that the
sncsons political precedent which makes
pAita5esralsns taessg BE fox The senate
w.li he naally set aside At TIE next session
or she Pennsylvania legislature.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26
ArrLYrxs PARTY DISCIPLINE.

From the esxsrSkntsed leaders OF the sss-
yer rssnx Of tse democratic parry al over
tts couniry there has come since The
election = steady ssrsam Of denune.AS.oa
OF ne sound money members Of that party
who refused TO be bound by the CA.cago
ccnvensson- and many ard dark are the
threats made. Tia least dangerous OF
tn4ss threats 10 the one naoss commonly
uz<d. 10 tire effect ghsI The men Who
..oaised'' vi! never again be admitted INTO
TIE party couarlis- IL parsDance OF this
programme Il Is gwen out that the SOUND
rsuaey Democratic members Of congress
viii one and a.. be excluded from the
Democratic caucus at the next session.
The Republican party has last!e interest
IN Ea1s family quarrel. beyoad the fact
that II u ready 10 heartily welcome Into
iss field such sound money Democrats as
ara snelined TO believe that their own
party can never De rshabsi. lated. Never
sasiess. {. Jocks . little strange that
party which. with two aises 10 swell its
votisg strength. has yet fallen over .
million votes bshsnd in Tie na;1ona. cleo
tion. should be 50 strenuously eager 10
II has become quite certain that its tenn
por2ry aiiass viii refuse hereafter TO act
with 81.
II has usually been the rule IN political
parties to work earnestly for aecess.ons
to ssrenwyn. 10 endeayor not only TO make
converts ameng opponents. but to bring
back former members who have tempo
rs~s.y deserted the party banner. TINS
does nc; seem 10 be the Democratic policy.
The Lrus reason why the present Demo-
cratic leaders are 50 actively engaged %
the endeAvor 10 keep the soaad money
Democrats from regalning party stand
lnx - not. however. far TO seek. The
great majority OF the Democrats leaders
OF character and ABILITY we're among those
who refused TO accept the Populstic plat
tie party. and their places as leaders are
nos Oiled by cheap man. who never before
saw themselves 80 high IN the party coun-
ella These new and untr:ed leaders are
the men engaged in the crusade on beha.f
Of regularity" They are desperately
afraid thar the real Democratic leaders
will come back and Gust them from the
leadership which they have assumed.
They would far rather be in the position
OF leaders of q minority party than to
drop back Ia the ruek. even although the
party itself vas successful.
II Is not al ali Likely thai the sound
money Democrats Wal make any attempt
20 resume fellowship with the free silver
wing Of the party They are more likely
20 preserve their present party orsan.za-
ton. and Invite aecess.ons TO It's ranks
from saeh OF the free silver Democrats as
recognise that that particular issue u too
dead for resurrection The remainder OF
sAe free silver Democratic contingent Is
probably fatsd to be completely absorbed
by the PopaAst party before another ma
t:onai eIecs.oa will come around.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26

n appears By the dispatches from Ha-
vAna that Capt. Gen wsyisr aas returned
from his expedition against the cunans
with the record Of hsssng accomplished
absolutely nogalnx. iils declared purpose
va to crush The insurressiea Al enc blow.
He failed t. accomplish sai<. TOR the very
soed reason that the Cuban gereea aia not
s,ay 20 b crushed. bat apparently ~ssAoa;
any s<rious sxestiea esadsd tas Spanish
forces.
The sempsrAreeas Of the Spanish Is
shown by the peculiar fact thai thes seek
upen this good gsneralship os the Cuban
seAders a. rsdoundinS to ths eresll, os ths
ap.n,sn srmA They boast thai the Gu
hama red before them. thai they were UNI
able 10 md thea: and TIA, taes do net
know where the Cuban generals or the
Cuban army ~
Thta singular incarassty to understand
the nature OF the contest In which thsy
are engaged has been . trait Of all tae
span.sa generals who have embarked upon
what now appears 10 be the hopeless task
Of r~oenqasssnx Cuba. They De rot SEEN
20 understand that the waiting gasss"
p,aysa hy the Guiana 10 tasai TO sp@sa.
that II would ~ ths ranksss foiiy 81 ire
par, Of the caeAns to rsss sSseaes bat
10 With forces tar casnanaesrsns saesa.
ana with Defeat a,moss certainty. raa
cnsy secs ot spsnssa success would De 10
follow rp the insurgents nnrsnissingiy.
20 force them 10 battle wherever Esss. 20
strike aud keep co ssriktsss In shors- to
crush then ens In one eAmsasga sy sheer
weight Of numbers
Every day adds 70 the enoFsHe1s sad OF
Indebtedness aaser which ersia IL stag
ssrsax: sne end Of her nnsnssss resources
- clearly IN sight. while sickness Is SoFk-
sng havoc In sns ranks a. the sn&nisa
soaesesx. These thing are accomplishing
rsors Ter tie Cuban cause than seaid "a
gssred By sessas Of rssessd BATHS. even
ssorxa tas Insurgents sAcaid prove sne-
easssai therein I, 10 net the task set -
shs caaa. seasxais 10 crush cut ihe ssa7-
isa forces. Tnssr ehsees - - kess sAsss-
ssiysa sren beng srusAsd. sn1 - wear
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

TEE japanese government has printed
IL &c 90 ard S-cant stauns to eortrse-,-
orats IRE Prtres< ArisurNwa and Fp-
sAaTRkawa. who fell in the war with
China
The Or Tanner who was sarrrs AZ Ak
tor. Ills F.ghi name va< Francis Har-
rssors Tanner vas strange character
Several years ago &c sold hts wife TO
Aesm Hiid. = German. Tor SIS and an CD
sewing machine
When Hernhs~tt has 70 sls On ire
stage, SAYS Fanny Davenport. -sns gees
cSeeFtulsy 20 - re HOSPITAL ard watches
sovre peer creature Struggling axsfrSr
Ge3th. an6 reprcduces tse death agony I
heard - a, actress net lonx ass vic hass
70 8FnT~rSoaAIe a MONA who aiat fror, the
effects 81 p@csitRr ktni ef poison sac
drug. ans ec0ily ~aTcAe1 the result ard
her death scsne was sad To es capttaIly
dSne~
tsonntn sasAA, the CHE. % ire suf,n-.s
private gostce. - plump. thtek set
Frcachrsn. Ir IsSa he went 70 co~stan-
sfnepie ss a detective wssA ~ French
AssshA sssaSr. ASs8sil EaT-is toeE a farry
10 hirrl are s3~s,rea ntz.s 20 srs-nps~e = se.
tecsfve force Ter service asauf the rssa~~
A caFps cT ofue xecrr>en vas shs r.x,.fs
ard their tactics much SURPRISED she Faav-
lslaa Agecs soCaats ssw years awo
when be invited RS Sellea CUES help in
asgrSt1ng q notorious swsnasr TaSrsnr
az the ms ssfscser's door. ire Turkssh err
riGi fcs}ec 20 tie sarth TIE servant vrs-a
Opened a. and tae party r~oee~xsa<s
thFeagh the house. knocsirx Ir@.~<Ens.
everybody thcy net- SoudAss was Dusty
Bc=ztn cctsared sne real eCfp~s. rorrfss
has comfortable scnse n pera ar5 hIs
wsfa, As court sEessznaker. has ,-aSst3er.-
ally saxrsassd ess sAyizEA