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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
The Harrisburg Platform.

II the Republicans of Pennsylvania
who, by their representatives at Har-
risburg, two weeks from today. will
formulate platform. had a clear view
of the logic OF the protective principle,
they would not play into the pockets
brokers by declaring, as they are quite
likely to do, for an appreciatins stand
ard Of values They would, in that
contingency, as soon think of declar-
ing In favor of free trade as in favor
of an adjustment of the money ques-
tion which enriChes speculative for
eigners while steadily impoverishing
the great mass of productive Ameri-
cans.
Instead of joining in the hue and cry
against silver-the metal which it is to
the interest of Americans to make val
liable because they have so much of it
the Republicans of Pennsylvania, IL
they We're true to protection as whole,
would. q fortnight hence. choose plat
form declaring boldly for the free COIN
age of American silver. with a pro-
hibitive tariff on all foreign silver. both
metal that we don't want and using
more freely metal that we really do
need. They would do this upon the
ground that since silver has been ar
tifcially depressed in market value by
means CT its legal discrediting on the
part Of the creditor nations, whose ey-
ample this country has Ineekly fol-
lowed, it would be proper to give the
protected silver output Of our own
mines an artificial boost by way of just
compensation.
Thus we should gain, not interna-
tional, but safe, home bimetallsm
without going to a silver basis or los
ing penny's worth OF our already
large stock of gold. And when protec-
tion again ruled at the custom houses
high protection safeguarded by reci-
procity-we should get such steady
influx Of foreign gold in payment of
the balance Of trade that it wouldn't be
long before the gold-basis nations of
Europe would become alarmed for their
own safety and would begin to solicit
us to make bimetallism International
Such an experiment would be worthy
of Il people having the natural re-
sources that Americans have and being
by instinct, tradition and manifest des-
tiny differentiated from the feudalistic
monarchies of the Old World.
But the Harrisburg convention. OF
course, will make no such courageous
utterance. Despite the fact that the
working classes and most of the pro-
ducers and manufacturers of the state
are bimetallists. that convention will
catch its cue from the American con-
freres Of the ld-monometallsts OF
non-productive Europe who denomin.
ate as sound money that kind of money
which they can make scarce when II
suits their purpose to do so, and en-
phatically resolve in favor of the gold
single standard. This much is clearly
foreseen. Word-jugglery has done its
work. Silver is already as good as
hanged, drawn and quartered. While
the fad lasts, soundness and gold will
unquestionably be considered synony.
nous terms. Some day, perhaps, We
may awaken to the fact that 1t is q
poor plan to cut off our nose to spite
our face; but 1t must be confessed that
the awakening does not seem to bt
very near at hand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
REED AS A PHILOSOPHER.

From the Chicago Record.
That Speaker Reed Is taking matters
philosopicaily is SHOWN by a reply he made
10 u !n6 n.ber Of congress who attempted to
conGolc with him concerning the New
convention. ''The uncertain
ties OF life give the greatest zest to our
eEpar' once" he said. ut would be a
very stupid world IL everything turned out
as expected"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
TOLD By THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Aincshus. The
Tribune istroiOaer.
Astrolabe cast: 3l7 a. M. for Wednesday.
April s, 1896.
-S {. A

Moon rises 3.Sl a. m.
a child born on this day will notice that
neutral Journalism Is becoming more pop
ular In Scranton dally-with publishers.
Controller Eddie Robinson ought to be
happy in Office today. There viii he no
excuse for the local papers 20 publish his
alleged portrait for several days yet.
Weary days of suspense deepen the
cants for pcaition under the new munich
pal government.
And Andy Eedford's face also wears
an expression OF gloom.
Speaking Of chief o: Fire Department
But WHAT'S the Yoos?
Aiacc!,Is' Advice.
To Mayor Bailcy-Put the names in q
hat ana let Secretary Beanish draw out
the chief.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
Attest:

If the ceremony in st. Thomas should
make General Harrison the Republican
nominee, will Bachelor David b. Hill
have the sagacity to take the hint?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
THE NYpN0TIZED REPORTER.

am surprised at the lack OF enthu-
siasm on part OF the gallant brethren of
the press over the charms Of the fair at
tondants at the teachers institute. Thus
far there has not been united effort on
part of the reporters in paying compli-
ments to the youth and Beauty of the Ia
dies who encourage the rising genera tion
in pursuit OF knowledge at rates that
entltle them to compensation in the
line OF praise whenever opportunity IS
offered. In days gone by the good
looks OF institute attendants were never
passed by In reports OF proceedings which
are of necessity TT times prosy. But
something is lacking this season. No one
has compared the blush upcn the check
Of the suburban ward instructre5s to
the tints Of q rosebud on q June morning
and the golden rays of sunset have not
been brought into play IN describing any
brows at Young Mems Christian Assoc.a-
ton hall. Can IT be that the city school
marr,s arc not as bright and as handsome
as in days when Secretary Beamish and
Editor Blackwood spoke .enthusias tlcai.y
IN the columns Of the daily press, or are
the reporters of the present insCnsiblo to
the attractions OF the fa.r sex? 7 am in
clincd to think that the latter version Is
true. IF more attention Is not paid to
this important feature OF the institute |
would suggest older men be assigned to
report the proceedings in future so that
the handsome faces and new spring hats
may be properly appreciated.
snealsins Of wasted sweetness, an anus
ing instance in another field came upder
my observation at Davis thcater yester.
day. During the performance really
mcri.orious vocalist whose right nam,
may perhaps be Mary Ann Smith, mp
reared in front OF the tln-foil grotto ans
sang two selections In French. Behind me
sat pair OF knowing individuals who
"had been there before and freely crlt
cisod the various features OF the pro-
gramme. The French song was rather
sudden for the critics and there was 81
Of the smart bows remarked: cav! shs
can't ping little bit! WHY. darn 1t,
can't understand word she says' Tht
smile that went around In the vicinity
Of the critics convinced them that some
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

The news that Spain has Gained
down over congress- recognition of the
Cuban belllgerents shows that Spain
can still recognize an inevitable fact
when II sees one
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

There will be general and genuine
sympathy for Insurance Commissioner
Lambert in the bereavement which has
come TO him through the loss OF his
charming and gifted wife. Mrs. Lam
bert was not only model mistress of
happy home but also a writer OF SUBJ
stantiai reputation. who proved by her
career that domesticity and intellectu-
ality are by no means Incompatible
among women.
Unto the first OF the present April,
the revenue supplied by the Wilson bill
had fallen since its enactment just S.i,-
.C1,2S9 short of meeting the current eX-
penses CT the government, to say moth
Ing OF the interest-bear,ng debt accu
inulated during its operation, These
ere Carlisle's own figures. They e2-
plain the secret of the prevalent depres-
sion in business.
II Thomas c. Platt is the only barrier
between Quay and Mckinley, 1t ought
not to be difficult for the latter to get
together. The Rsines law will fix
platt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

sensible plan would be to let the prsva-
lent gold spasrn run its course and then
educate the Republican party back to
first principles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
Architects.

EDWARD II. DAVIS, ARCHITECT.
Rooms "a. 25 and %. Commonwealth
building. Scranton.
q. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT. OFFICE
rear OF COS Washington avenue.
LEWIS HANCOCK. JR.. ARCHITECT.
ASS Spruce st. cor. Wash. ave. scranton.
BROWN 6. MORRIS, ARCHITECTS.
Price building, 126 Washington avenue.
Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
Loans.

THE REPUBLIC SAYINGS AND
Loan Association will loan you money
on easier terms and pay you better on
Investment than any other assocla tion.
Call on 3. N. Calender. Dime Bank
building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

Wharton Barker wants a new third
party, pledged to high protection and
the free coinage Of silver. The more
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

ALFRED HAND, WILLIAM ]. HAND.
Attorneys and Counsel!ors: Common.
wealth building. Ronme 10. 20 and 21.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

FRANK T. oKELL. ATTORNEY-AT-
Law. Room s. Coal Exchange. scran-
ton. Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
Seeds

BAUER'S ORCHEsTRA--MUS1C FOR
balls, pienics, parties. reeept9ns, wed.
terms address Il. J. Bauer. conductor,
III Wyoming avenue. over Hulberts
music store. -
MEGARGEk, BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twlne.
Warehouse, l30 Washington ave. Scran.
fcn. Tl
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

1t looks indeed as If the presidential
race were narrowing down to a contest
between Mckinley and Harrison, with
the Office evincing a disposition to seek
the latter, nolens volens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
LAWYERS. .

PATTERSON & WILCOX. ATTOR.
neys and Counsellors at Law; offices &
and 8 library building. Scranton: Pa.
ROSEWriI,Ti n. PATTERSON.
WILLIAM A. WILCOX.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08

JAMES W. OAKFORD. ATTORNEY
at-Law, rooms Is. q and e5. Common
wealth building.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
A PROMISING PLANT FOR THE
SOUTH.

Crimson clover in the South is grow
ing in favor. In fac5, this plant is
spreading from the Delaware peninsula
through Virginia and further south
quite as rapidly as it is spreading north,
In some places it does not do well, al
though where 1t once gets a good stand
throughout the middle South it seems
to survive the winter admirably. Il
may be soWn n corn at the last Guilt
waiting, say at the rate of Is pounds Of
seed per acre. Further south, along
the Gulf coast, there has been no trouble
in getting a good stand from seed sown
in August OF September, Or even up to
December Isl, but in many places in
the extreme South, the plants turn yel-
low during the winter and are mostly
dead by March. At Artesia, Lowndes
county, Mississippi, E G. Smith has
raise d a magnificent crop this year on
reddish yellow post oak soil that has
been made rich with barnyard manure.
Director Tracy, of the Mississippi Ex-
pertinent Station says that the great
value of crimson clover along the At
lantic coast region cannot be question
ed. but in spite of Mr.. Smiths succe, S,
the failures that have been made by
the experiment stations show that its
sac 2ess in the Gulf States has not yet
been proven. 1t is easy enough for
every farmer to test the matter for
himself by sowing a small patch to
crimson clover.-American Agrlcul
tlrist
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06

tilizing after. Analyses have shown
that very muc of this substance is
worthless in adding to the fertility of
the sandy soil. There are, however,
exceptions, as instances may be cited
in which results have been great in
causing fertility.
To light lands humus is highly bene,
fetal, because it enables those soils to
retain moisture which would otherwise
be lost either by evaporation or sinking
beyond the reach Of plants.
Experiments with humus at some of
the experimental stations also show
that it improves the texture of stiff
clay soils by rendering them more
pliable and pervious to aeration. Ger
tain kinds Of plant food are also more
readily utilized by the presence of this
matter in heavy soils, from the fact
that they become available in contact
with the moisture necessary for their
solution.
The application of barnyard manure
supplies this valuable substance as
II adiIy Gs anything else can. This and
plowing under green crops constitute
ready means for improving land where
humus is much needed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
THE DAIRY.
ESTIMATES OF DAIRY STOCK
AND FEED.

To supply the demand for milk and
its products in this country, 100000
COWS are required. To furnish food for
them the cultivation of over 60, 600, 600
acres of land is required. In caring
for the COWS and their milk 100, coo
men and 1 600, coo horses are needed.
Cows and horses consume annually
3O,OOO,OOO tons of hay, 80, 100000 bush
els of corn meal and the same amount
of oet meal, 275, 900, 900 bushels of oats,
IL, 900, 600 bushels of bran and 80, O,OOO,-
900 bushels of corn, to say nothing of
the brewery and questionable feed OF
vorious kinds that is used all over the
country. 1t costs $4OO. 900, 900 to feed
these COWS and horses. Hoard's Dairy
man.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
THE PORTABLE CREAMERY.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
What is a portable creamery7 It is
not a creamer. This is not answering
the question, but il gives an opportun
ity to explain that there is on the mar
ket an article called Dreamer, from
the milk and cream can be drawn and
the final separation Of the cream and
milk accomplished. The term final
separation" is used in contradistinction
to primary separation or the separa
tion of the cream from the milk in &C
cordance with the law of specific
gravity.
To return to the original question: ::
What is portable creamery? 1t is a
construction designed for the practice
of the cold deep setting or Swedish
system of raising, and in the practice
of which there will be no lifting OF cans
or skimming of milk and an economi
cal use of cooling material.
The most complete construction Of
portable creamery includes in combine
ton a refrigerator, which is below its
ice and water tank and which can be
used to store cream and butter aud, if
desired, other articles of food. The re-
frigerator is kept cool by the same cool
ing material-usually ice and water
used in the tank above to cool the milk
and hasten the raising of the cream.
The construction of an up to date
portable creamery is such that many
advantages will be secured. For in
stance a glass of milk can be drawn at
any time without disturbing the cream.
While proper ventilation is proA Aided,
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No. 35

when the milk is first set for cream
raising, it is at the same time protected
against any outside influences. The
conditions of good portable creamery
as relates 60 inside temperature should
be and can be the same as in January.
In fact one with a refrigerator COM
bined is in and of itself a complete
dairy house. That is a great ccnven-
ience, comfort and economy, many q
farmers wife who is to day using one
will testify.
AS there are about dCz9n different
kinds of portable cream =ri8s on the
market, it will be readily understood
that this is not advertising any partic-
ular kind, but recommending all stand
ard kinds.
That all the cream can be obtained
by a correct practice of the Swedish
system of cream raising is now gener-
ally conceded by all intelligent persons
who have given the matter attention.
That good portable creamery is the
proper dairy utensil in which to prac-
tice that system must be apparent to
any one who has or who will examine
it. It will also be apparent that it fills
not only one but several wants on any
farm where ne to any number of COWS
are kept. It is useful in hotels, restaur-
ants, boarding schools and in all public
boarding institutions.
The introduction of the granular sys.
tenn of churning, Swedish system of
cream raising, and the portable cream
cry, marks three epochs in the history
of butter making.
r. W. MOsELEY.
Clinton, Iowa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
HORTICULTURE
MARKETING APPLES.

Where spraying has eliminated most
of the wormy fruit, it will pay to throw
out the rest, and send only perfectly
sound apples to American as we'll as
English markets. If the trees are kept
we'll pruned so that all the fruit has
grown in the light, and if the small and
Wormy fruit has been left out, the
grower will find no trouble in selling
his fruit at top prices, and will have no
complaints to make about the middle
man. Such apples sell themselves, and
the commission merchant is sure to do
mis- best to keep the trade of shipper
who puts up his fruit in the best style.
N. Y. Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
FARMERS WAGES.

A great many writer's and speakers
when referring to the probable effects
of financial or other legislation on the
wages of the workingmen, leave the
impref sion that they do not include the
farmers among the workingmen who
receive wages or salaries. The S5, ,OOO,-
600 people on the farms-one half the
population-are as truly wage workers
as those who work in store, mine or
factory and, therefore, when discuss
ing effects of legislation upon labor ana
wages, the farmers must be lncludeo'
The farmers wages or salary Is the
net profit on his produce. Whatever
reduces the price of farm products re-
duces the farmers wages. At present.
farm products as rule, do not pay any
profit, therefore the farmer Is getElng
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
A NEW WAY OF PACKING BUT,
TER,

In the Austria lasian there is an inter
esting description OF new method of
packing butter, a method likely to be
attended with important results, revo-
lutionizlng as it inevitably must do to
a certain extent the whole Of the butter
making and butter trading world. It
has been discovered that by placing
butter in boxes made of glass, of which
the edges are gummed, and placing
them in layers of plaster of Paris, one
fourth inch thick. butter can be con
veyed to any distance, and kept any
length of time without any apprecieble
change in its condition. The cost Of
the packing is about two cents a pound,
and already an industry has been
formed in Melbourne Of boys and girls
who are employed making the glassre
ceptacles, and covering them with
plaster. Butter has been sent in the
way mentioned from Melbourne to
Kimberly, South Africa, 700 miles
from Cape Town, with perfect SUCCESS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
AGRICULTURE.

The education of the farmer and his
family Is the great necessity Of our
day.
No man can succeed as a farmer I'M
less he is IN love with the work he has
to do.
Too much money invested in large
tracts OiIand means an unequal contest
with undrained fields and impoverished
soils
In getting your wheat ground ready
tor sowing don't step the work of prep
aration too soon. Much depends upon
thorough cultivation.
There is an cid Scotch saying that
lime eDriohes the father and impOver-
Hhes the sOu." That is because lime
afaw8 on the reserve fertility Of the
soil. Tne father who would look out
Lof hls sons must apply plenty Of vege-
pole matter besides the lime.
Ihe apple business seems to be de-
I'faized by the big crop and growers
give all sorts of quotations for fall and
'later 'rujts, ranging from fifty cents
" nIty dollars barrel. S1me are al
.sa1y shipping BaIdwins to Europe,
ue'sing about one dollar a barrel.
The fruit garden should be a source
VI pleasure, profit, inspiration, devo-
.On 1t should be one of the strong
T n3s mat bind US to home ever after,
uen such a garden is located on the
o s'll general Improvement in all
lows. "1lns9 quickly LOl-
n;n Ius SIDE or top Of moderate hill
vsn.s escape trosts that will destroy the
- ssg'atIon =, below. The reason ia that
sb,~ ru0 cola slowly settles down from
rsT' raUye' 1t forces the warm air in the
i oo up the hillsides until the valley
bo o''npieFely filed with cold air IF
cs0 ~ valley be enclosed, so that there
The o%,i ~ 5lIEie wind blowing through it
sen6H I''1 Will continue until the sunlipht
cold - uo"n heat enough to cause the
cbins alr to rise, just as it does in a
stow ~ "hen bright fire is made :,
tbo :. VI fireplace in the morning of.o-
BronoSV ""CVe and chimney have been cold
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
HUMUs FOR LIGHT SOILS.

For those soils that are light or sandy
humus is an especially valuable add
tion. It consists of the decomposition
of organic matter in a greater or less
degree, varying in color from brown to
black. In the far Southern pine bar
rens it has been found of great value
But it must not be inferred that the
mucks found in many places, especially
near the sea coast, contain much fer
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06

English farming is terribly depressed
and the conditions are evidently worse
than in this country. Lord R2se0ery
said in his speech at Bristol, mo man
can paint the condition OF agriculture
hIacker than it is." Appointment Eng
iish farmer said in an interview, MY
own belief is that a farm rented at
SS zoo to s., 900 fifteen years ago was
cheaper than it would be now rent tree'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06
MONEY IN BEE CULTURE.

Bee keeping is an industry that is
adapted in some degree to almost every
section of our country, that is not over
done, and cannot be Ov6rdoue until
honey is es common on our tables
as milk, writes James Knapp Reeve,
author and critic It is an industry
that does not demand any severe labor
nor require much capital. It may be
pursued as an industry by itself, or
made an adjunct to every farm and
village home. have seen it thus in
addition to small vineyard in q coun
try town. Each vine shading and pro
tecting single colony, and the bees
yielding vastly more than the vines.
A farmer Of my acquaintance has half
a hundred colonies which occupy q
quiet corner of a small oz-Sard. The
farm contains fifty acres, an acre for
every stand Of bees; and my friend
tells me that the bees p8y him more
net profit than all the farm besides.
A word for statistics, and am do
There are reported to be 800, 900 Gel
onies of bees in the United States. The
yield is placed at $4,000 900 pounds,
which is probably somewhat under the
mark, as single colonies in good condi
tion should average fifty pounds apie ce.
But at this estimate there is less than
a pound of honey per annum for each
person in the country. 1t is all wrong
that so wholesome an article is such a
rarity and regarded as a luxury in
stead of thing of general use. 1t is
not SO much the price as the scarcity
of it in the markets that makes i5 seem
q luxury.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-06

1t is well enough to fatten stock in
the dark because this in cold weather
means also warmth. But growing ami
mails, especially if they are young, need
light and plenty Of air. They should
have a warm place to sleep in, and this
may be made dark, provided there is a
yard attached open to the south, and
where they may enjoy the sunlight.
The south side of a building, when the
sun shines, is not uncomfortable for
any animal that has fur, even on cold
day.