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national convention assembled, do reafflrm
our allegiance to those great essential prin-
cipes of justice and liberty upon which our
institutions are founded and which the DEM
ocratic party has advocated from JefGerson's
time TO our own-freedom of speech, free
dom OF the press, freedom OF conscience, the
preservation OF personal rights and equality
of all citizens before the law, and the faithful
observance of constitutional limitations.
Capitalization of Power.
During all these years the Democratic
party has resisted the tendency Of selfish in
terests to the Capitalization of governmental
power and steadfastly maintained the integ-
rlty OF the dual scheme Of government ea-
tablished by the founders Of this republic Of
republics. Under It's guidance and teach
ings the great principle Of local se.f-govern-
ment has found Its best expression in the
maintenance of the rights Of the States and
in 1t an assertion Of the necessity Of conhn
ing the general government to the exercise
Of the powers granted by the constitution OF
the United States.
Money.
Recognizing the money question is par
amount to all others at this time. we invite
attention to the fact that the federal consti-
tuition names silver and god together as th3
money metals Of the United States and that
the first coinage law pessed by Congress
urdar tho constitution MADE the silver dollar
the monetary unit and admitted gold to free
coinage at a ratio based upon the silver dol
lar unit.
we declare that the act OF 1873 demonetiz-
inc silver without the knowledge or ap-
proval OF the American people mas resulted
in the appreciation OF gold and correspond
il, Fall in the prices Of commodities pro
duced by the people; ne"F " increase IN the
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-17
Candidates,

Summary of the Ballots.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-17
Support Invited.

ConRdng in the justice OF our cause and
the necessity OF its success ut the polls, we
submit the foregoing declaration of princl-
pies and purposes to the consilerate iudg-
ment Of the American people. We invite the
support Of all citizens who approve them and
who desire to have them made effective
through legislation for the relief Of the peo-
pie and the restoration OF the country's pros
perity.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-17
Immigration.

We hold that the most efficient way to pro
tect American labor Is to prevent the I'm
portation OF foreign pauper labor to com
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-17

We are opposed to the policy and practice
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-17

Ballots.
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Pensions.

Recognizing the just claims Of deserving
Union soldiers, we heartily indorse the rule
Of the present comT issioner that no names
shall be arbitrarily dropped from the pen,
sion roll The fact Of enlistment and ser
vice should be deemed conclusive evidence
against disease or disability before enlist
mont
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-17

We, the Democrats OF the United S ates,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-07-17

The third days session OF the national
democratic convention opened with the re-
port Of the committee on resolutions, which
was presented by Senator Jones.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
Steer Feeding,

While dairying is undoubtedly the
most profitable for those conveniently
situated, there is still money in beef
raising if good quality of meat is
produced. Beef cattle are not MS good
as they were a few years ago, as less
attention has been paid to beef quail,
ity. Much Wisconsin beef is produced
at a loss. An animal which puts most
of it's meat OH the outside is desirable.
A dairy animal will not make good:
beef. If a scrub animal which sells
for 81 cents just pays expenses, a
good beef animal which will sell for
cents yields good profit. My expert
ence has been mostly with Shorthorns.
AS with dairy animals, however, it is
not so much the breed as it is the
build. 1 turn off two-year-olds because
they bring the highest price and are
raised at the least cost per pound.
The heavy four-year-old is a thing of
the past. My cows do something Mt
the pull, but I don't attempt much
w. ]. Barnes, Wis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
Selling Draft Horses.

A Horse breeder having made the in
curry below is answered in the col
umns of the Breeders Gazette by a
we'll known draft horse breeder and
importer, MS follows:
81 gould, spare twelve good draft
horses this wIAter. Would you advise
me to shape them up for sale, or hold
them another year?" -
: fhasAs,tli1 aS":your correspondent
does not state what ages the horses
are, i take it for granted that they are
anatifred-say four years old and over
and this being the -case.:.l would, If
were in his place and in the absence of
further information, prepare them for
market this winter. My reason for so
doing is because, although firmly be-
lieve that nurses, ind especially drift
horses, will be materially higher in
price than they are now, the question
is. will those prices be sufficiently ad-
vanced to pay for the keep of idle
horses between now and then, and
also make mp for any possible losses ~
accidents that may occur during tho
year.
OF course. in the case Of three year
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
The Bali Before Waterloo,

Wellington's Conduct is a riddle.
About tile middle of the afternoon he
was informed, through the prince of
Orange. rs to his enemy's movements.
With perfect calm he commanded that
his troops should be ready in their can-
tonments: ut o'clock he issued orders
>for the divisions to march. with view
to concentration at. Nivelles, the east
ernmost point that he intended to oc-
cupy: at 10, just as he was setting out
for the duchess of Richmond's ball, he
gave definite instructions for the con-
centration to begin. About twenty
minutes after the prince of Orange had
reached the ball room Wellington sent
him away quietly. and then. summon
ing the duke of Richmond. who was to
have command of the reserves when
formed. he asked for 4 map The two
Withdrew to IN adjoining room. Well
ington closed the door and said. with
an oath: Napoleon has humbugged
me-" He then explained that he had
ordered his army to concentrate at
Quatre Bras. adding: "f3ut I'VE shall
not stop him there; and if so. l. must
fight him here" marking Waterloo
with his thumbnail on the map as he
snOke-.OctOher Century
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
Birds in Lonuon.

The musicians of bird life in London
are an interesting study. 1t was but
as far back as the reign of the second
George that the, fields around Hanover
Square, in which: a spring of crystal
water:bubblcd up, were frequented by
snipe and woodcocks, which were
there shot by sportsmen; and in the
early part Of the present century-well
within the memory Of living people
rocks, 'magpies and kites built IN the
elms which surrounded st. Giles
Church. They were the ancestors Of
the rocks which still colonize in Gray's
Inn Gardens. They survived the pro-
gress of civilization. but the magpies
and kites found no resting place. Also
within the memory of many. on the
site where Belgrave and Eaton squares
We're built in 1926, there were marshy
fields which were the haunt of the
wild goose. the plover, the mallard
and the snipe.-St. James Gazette.
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stock Notes

In feeding experiments With hogs
made at the Illinois station, the best
results were obtained in December.
Talmagc will have few to criticise
him when lie sayssthat the man who
does not love good horse ought to be
kicked by Il mule.
Some people rcmgye, horns from their
young calves. or rather prevent their
greNtl. by rubbing concentrated lie on
Al4h.i' w 4 !. ,.
severe case of scburs In a three
year!oid II: had .been too hard
:Rprkel1llef ter being in a plentiful PAS
ZotHe, gra - lWaS ,suEed: by 2
drsnciiF9f sfx ,ohnces'Sf chst6fsbii. and
o1ne-half .da,ace~:of: :'la,ldalpm:s ,2ns
dose was sufficient in the case..'
Eighty-three tests involving eighty
horses were recently made to deter
mine the relation which the weight of
a horse bears to it's pulling power.
They were grouped into three classes
good, fair and poor. The good group
averaged dead pull Of 7S.5 per cent
of their weight; the fair group 7O.5 per
cent. and the poor group $3.50 per cent
of their weight. Thus the best could
pull nearly four-tifths Of their weight,
while the poorest pulled less than two.
thirds their weight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
Large Fleeces.

Every wear there is about one sheep
il tie country that sheaHH an ehor-
nous fleece. Perhaps not every yea.
I'ha, fact is herallcd all ovef the conn-
/ try, but the enormous fleece. producers
do not increase to any mafEed3sxtent'
! The" average weight of: fleece remains:
about the same. We have made great
improvement in this respect, and the
extent of the Improvement is generally
known. There is great room, to-, 'or
Improvement in many t1ocks to-day.
BIT it is not practical to produce IN
enormous yield of wool upon the back
of every sheep; and when the account
of IL very large fleece is read it should
neither discourage the average wool
grower nor induce him to 60 to ruinous
expense iii the endeavor to find flock
that will produce enough. to supply the
world. In the case Of many Of these
heavy tleeces the wool has cost more
than it will bring. 1t is. Very apt to
he like the milk and butter that q
cow .of::extraordinary record produces.
1t might be very dear butter:and milk,
and enough Of those cows might bank
rllpt the farmer. even if they We're
given to him. providing he kept up
these large yields. Still, a cow that
even. under pressure, produces such
results gives evidence that she has the
ability of great milk and butter pro-
eyluccr naturally in her; and hence her
Calves are worth more than thEifhN$
of all ordinary COW. So with a Sheep
Me ,pro,lucer. OF. Il large. fleece may
have ljiSt the ownsrtE!H sEsgaltN pbasn}Sbai
and, while the achievements my sltakW
'the animal to be an extra good wool
producer. naturally iE ts,sfglF taTeKn
pect that the atiilh3i' I. offtsl pin gssiizaas
equal the parent.==4, is not practical
to accomplish more: than SAdinary re-
suits in sheep MISUNDERSTANDING
plOwman. ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
THn sosLEN WORLD.
Its Wrath Rising Against the Poll
0ies of Europe,

Its Wrath Rising Against the FoAl'
oies Of Europe.
1t seems almost as If the: words of
the deceased French statesman, Jules
Simon. who died in June last, had In
them the possibilities of a prophecy.
Beware. he said in substance, of the
Mohammedans. They see Europe
overrunning Asia and Africa. The
question with them Is, To be or not
+ to be:' The relations between the
conquered Moslem peoples are being
secretly revived. Everything in the
East Is asleep; nothing is dead. Be
ON your guard against the awakening"
These words are brought to mind by
the dispatch Of the Herald's special
correspondent in Constantinople, Mr..
Sidney Whitman. 1t isSa remarkable
dispatch and is worthy Of serious
consideration by the peoples of Eu-
rope. The Moslem world is weary of
domination and interference and sense
less slaughter in the name of Christian
civilization. Among the Softas. the
leaders of thought in the Turkish Mo-
hammedan world, the conviction gains
ground, Mr. Whitman says, that the
twilight of Moslem rule in CONSTANT
NOBLE has come Remembering their
warlike past, the Mohammedans have
in despair resolved to light the funeral
pyre. The English attacks on the sui
tan have increased their determination
to face unfiinchingly the worst
There is probably a great truth In
these words, and if the torch of fanat-
icism is once lighted throughout the
Moslem world who can tell the end?
The Italians have been defeated and
driven out Of Abyssinia by the Negus,
who is Christian, but who had to
make alliance With the dervishes in
order to maintain his Independence
and his very existence. Now the Eng
lish are pressing on to the sacred city
!; Of the dervishes in the Soudan. with
the intention of wiping that stronghold
of Moslemism out of existence. Will
I they oi~can they succeed? Reflect"
said Jules Simon, that there are. be-
hind the dark curtain in. Asia, and
+ Africa more than two OK three civiliza-
tions of immense antiquity, ready to
recognize and revive their ancient glo-
ries. and all the more formidable that.
after long resistance they have conde-
scended to use the weapons acquired
| from U.S.
Must we beware the awakening Of
this sleeping fanaticism Of the Moslem
| world?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
Brain Photography Not Yet Possible.

Brain Photography Not Yet Possible.
1t is probable that. so far as braiL.
photography is concerned 1T will he o
long day. before it will be possible to
photograph the :cortex. Of the brain in
such a: way as to !, be Of practical bshs-
tit to brain surgery; It is true .ttat'a
claimed to have. made. sselne. sycnaerfpl
brain pictures: and ,eGslred: to back Up
his claim. He Was, however, prompt.
" branded as 4 t!rst!ciass; I: ''f.saeef, Z
and since that time not much j,as been.
heard from him. In the case of q very
thin skull it might be possible to Sc
cure q thoroughly .accurate outline Of
the brain; but this. again, is very
different thing fgom securing picture
90 vivid that when 1t is enlarged, by
MASKING upon a screen it will show
such blocd-clot as causes paralysis.
The latter .is an exceedingly; tiny af-
fair. and livery often happens that q
little clot, hardly larger than a pin
head, is Sufficient to cause eeneral par
alysis-RoSto1 Transcript
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
The Jewel-Weed y Miniature Can.


Thetmost curious of all the ways Of
spreading the seeds is that adopted BY
the jewel-weed. This is handsome
plant often seen in shady places along
brooks. 1t owes it's name to the dew
that in early morning hangs in glisten-
ing drops. like small round diamonds.
along the scalloped edges of the leaves.
Late in summer, in August and Sep
temher, the jewel-weed is covered with
,pfetta flowers. something like snap,
with hrowln::s' Later on:'When the seeds
aresFiSe;+tl& klightest touahrs will make
nc h2 u hem eHrat a &&eR , sSad a,4s
shot from Z i tiny cannon *Bior"tiras .rea-
.soh:the European jewel weed - known 2:
Moline. tangere. which is Latin for
..yTouch.me-not." The garden balsam;
or lady's-slipper. relative Of the jew
el-weed, has the same sort Of elastically
opening pods.-"How Plants Spread. ;"
by Thomas H. kearney, Jr.. in st. Mich.
Olas.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12
Sheep. Dogs.

1t has alWsgsibeen aiauestion with
us Whether dog, however we'll
'rn'nss G;isS s' es =. rs
stand the use of a dog on the range in
Il rough sco,mtky. ;AsweE, trained dog
OH the range will care far more sheep
than any number of shepherHs9 except
that he will n6tbe able t01exercise the
Judgment as:to the right kind of pas
ture on which to herd them. Sheep
become accustomed to the dog. and
are more tractable than when men are
herding. On the farm. however. the
pastures are fenced. the sheep Craze.
lie down. and come to the barn or lot
i'll the evening. and there is absolutely
no necessity for the dog to manage
them If a very good dog were en-
employed on the farm where.sheep are
kept he will soon get into mischief
through sheer itfleness. for idleness is
the mother of mischief, and. it works
on dogs just as it does ON boys. We
have no use ==far dogs never: had; any
ing to tl1e sheef.iilln iii the night time.
when he gets Up t66=hunt dogs. to lave
to lose shot because his own dog
happens to he in the lot, and he is
compelled to discriminate. =.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12

The British press and people seem to
be more highly delighted over the
peaccable adjustment of the Venezue-
Ian question than do those on this side
of the water. The London Chronicle
grows quite extravagant in it's joy,
characterizing the decision to arbitrate
as the best thing for the peace of the
world that has happened, perhaps, for
a century, and adding: IF popular re-
joicing were always directed to proper
ends, every town in Great Britain and
America would he decorated to-day, in
honor Of the victory of international
wisdom. This is the emblem of the
message Of Bethlehem
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SHELTER FOR HOGS.
Importance of Dry Beds and Shrlt'
From storms. &

Importance of Dry Beds and Shelter
From storms. s
|: with )thc advent of cold weather
comes tie increasing necessity for shell
ter for."sMile and protection against
storms. drafts, SNOW. slcct and other
seaSonablc forms. Of discomfort. The
,:lZor-back may be Il rustler that can
endure almost any adverse conditions
of climate, although the winter losses
in the sections where lie Is most COM
mon do not prove it. Still, he may be;
but it is quite certain that the hog of
the swine belt has given up large
part of his original hardness in eX-
change for qualities that are more use
full to mankind. Not only is it impOssi-
bic for him to thrive when he is I'M
comfOrtablc-and the more he is i'm
proved the less it is pOSsible-but his
health requires that he he made COM
Portable by being provided with pro-
lection. Dry beds and reasonable shell
ter, without providing. are essential to
the maintenance Of health. Without
attention to these needs the thrifty,
casy-fattening, early-maturing hogs
that we find absolutely necessary in
the present condition of the industry,
are almost certain to have congestion
of the lungs and air passages. as II re-
suit of which some will die and none
will thrive. The food they eat will
give 10 profitable returns. they viii
scnugll after leaving their beds untlr
they have "thawed out" we'll AtalMls,
Fljl,iltl3. and the owner will wonder
why he has no luck with l:osAtH Is
The truth u.s., there is no such thing
as luck with hogs. The man who sue
cecds may not always know Just why
lie succeeded. and he who fails may
often be equally in the dark as to why
he failed: but there is a reason 0r;rea-
sons III both cases; and one OF the
points upon which success or failure
often depends is that under considcra-
tion-the shelter and provisions for
comfort during the trying fall and Win
ter weather. Permanent, substantial
hog houses are not so much in favor as
they used to be among men who could
afford them. Contagious diseases have
become too common to make the
thoughtful farmer desire structures SO
permanent and expensive that he can
not afford to abandon or move them.
But practical comfort, dry beds and
protection against storms, cold rains.
snow and sleet are important. The
spectacle of a. hog. hot on one side
from contactsw with it's mates. to which
! he is driven for the sake of the heat.
and shivering with hoar frost on the
other, is not so uncommon. 1t would
kill his owner and it cannot be good
for him. He may "wriggle through
somehow for the few months that his
masters needs require him to live. but
he cannot thrive Lor do as well as he
ought to do. 4 farmer may get
through a season or two this way
without any great outstanding losses,
but the losses are sure to come, and.
indeed. they are going on all the time
in the form of poor gains and want of
luck. TO have good luck requires good
care. with attention to the comfort of
the animals and it cannot be had on
any other terms-The Homestead.
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whEhE n Is nO..'
High Temperature in the Depth" Oh
Office Building Basements.

Office Building Placements
"Say, if you people think this is not
YOU oush! to have my job for about
week and then see what you'd nave Z"
saw" said a tall, thin man to group
of perspiring unfortunates who stoou
on one of the down town corners one
afternoon during the recent hot speli;
"Why, what do you dog" came the
feeble query from one of the sWelter-
ing ones, almost too overcome 10 DC
curious.
I'm an oiler in the engine room OF
that big building. And say. this ar
out here is picnic to what we get
down there. If you fellows think W
in the shade it hot or this 100 per cent
humidity business is hard to stand, you
want to come down where we WORK
eight hours a day with the thermome-
ter making all the time from llo 10
100 degrees and see what it feels like"
But he never got any farther, for at
the bare mention of 10 degrees the
group melted away like the mist before
the rising sun, several members Deing
seen few moments later holding
themselves up in front Of soda water
fountain with their eyes turned heaven
ward.
A newspaper man who happened
along just in time to catch the closing
remarks Of the oiler became interested
and followed the man across the street
to his place of work. lt'was one. OF
Whose gigantic structures which nave
reared themselves all through the
down. town district in the last few
years. The building ran up to q height
of fifteen or sixteen stories. SIX ele-
vators carried the traffic up and down
throughout the day, two of Whlch
made no stop below the eleventh hoor.
In the building were BARRIERS shops,
lunch rooms, telegraph and telephone
stations and all other forms of luXurles
so necessary to the business man OF
the present day. The superintendent
of the building was found IN an anna
BILE mood, which permitted him to re-
lax his face into broad smile as the
subject of the heat in the. engine. room
was mentioned.
"Well," said he, "I'll confess it's a
pretty hot place to work In, put the
men get used to it and never hear
kick from them. Most Of the men
have worked in the marine service ana
they take to the work like duck to
the water. In fact, if the truth were
known, they look upon this work in
the lower regions of an Office building
as the softest kind of a snap. l prefer
them to the ordinary run of this kind
of help. They are by far more con-
tented and satisfied with their work.
Then, again, they are more active in
performing their duties than men who
have been used to working on the land
all their lives. These men hays been
brought up in a school where, when it
came time to work, it meant hustle or
bust. New York Tribune. NJ .:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12

Two Paris areonauts are goins to try
to beat the balloon record by remain
ing twcnty-four hours in the air. The
record is now held by Castor Tissan-
der, who, in March, 1870, made Il bal
loon journey of t,:enty-fouI hours ana
forty minutes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12

The latest way for an actress to ad-
vrrtise herself is to make Will be-
uucathing millions of money to charity.
The fact that she must earn the money
before the will becomes testament
leads to the conclusion that it is
prop" document.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12

1t is curious thing that the late and
present archbishops of Canterbury
were notorious floggers when they
were schOolmasters. There is many a
public man Of eminence who could not
look DR. Temple in the eye to-day with
out trembling.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-12-12

by will. which has ivst been prubat-
ed, we learn that Mrs. w. III. Wander
bilt leaves $1,1nUO. This should
keep all but the II: IT, distant relatives
out Of the poor house.