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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-07-18
uroRN FORMULATED BY THE
nrMOCRATIC SUBCOMMITTEE.
Coinage Independent of All
other Nations Is the All I'M
pOrtant Plank.


committee was at WORK uhll ldIe IhIo
morning.
The subcommittee mace 'Is report 10
the full committee, submitting the pat
form adopted last night.
W. w. Gatewood, the Iexas delegate'
made an argument IN taVof OF moderation
in the tariff declaration ana submitted
the following, which has been lncofpor-
ated:
Resolved, That we favor tarlH Iof
revenue sufficient to defray the necessary
expenses of the government economically
administered and 50 adjusted as not 10
discriminate against the industries OF any
section, and especially raw materials or
the south and west, including their WOOL,
hides, sheep, cattle and other livestock
interests
Allen w. Thurman of Ohio offered
Johns amendment to the financial plank,
nroviding for issuance Of coin certificates
in times of money strinGenCy in exchange
for United States bonds. and spoke in its
favor.
Thurrnan's amendment was rejected.
The secretary proceeded with the read
ing of the platform, section by section,
developing little discussion DIS he pro-
crossed
Senator Hill made a suggestion, when
the paragraph demanding the immediate
restoration of free and unlimited coinage
OF silver was read, TO the erect lndI lHeIe
should be a declaration Tor the pfesefNa-
ton OF the parity OF the metals.
This brought discussion as TO the an
sehce OF the minority fepofs, SeNeral Sill
yer men complaining that the minority
report was pelng unuuly deIayed ana say
ing lhat II Should De peIoTe the Iu!l com
mttee 10 De conSldeFeuf lo8ether with tHe
HlaJollly report
Later II was stated by members IhdI me
lIIe colliHlttee' pul 40 me EoLNehI"11' II
N my 'dhe me form OF i'oIeSt' ,,.a..,.
80 nc POI as apH cocuei'llli's me 10
-" ~ 'liiio " P0oCI, 90" -
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rhot.iaa' Illiiiiam, Hol nan en- f,l
y, 'S Si tile Po99iplllt9 oI d PaIiio was
. 80 u99eu' ,;-,+,.,
flhaIIy the paragraph was ShShtly
rodo "a nv ''0ii ~
Tho pIo1Porn,
The platform submitted nv the majority
of the committee on reeoIntions is as fol
lows.
I'VE. the democrats of the United
States in national convention assembled
do reafirm orr allegiance tn those great
essential nrincinIae of i,,s+ira and liberty
upon which our institutions are founded
and which tho dan1ocrorio rartv has
moir+oi,,ol 60 sIio Ics O. pa ,',
own-freedom of sneech freedom o. the
press freedom, of conscfenor the Drpscr-
walton of Dersonal rights the c,uality
of all citizens before the law and the
faithful observance of constitutional linn
itations.
During all those wears the democratic
party has resisted the tendency of selfish
interests to the Capitalization of govern
mental power and steadfastlv maintained
the integrity of tha dual scheme of gov
eminent as established nv the founders Of
this republic of republics. Under It's
guidance and teachings the great princi-
pie of local self-government has found it's
best expression in the maintenance of tile
rights of the states and its assertion of
the necessity of combining the general gov
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
In Praise of the KicGer Pear.

William f. Higgins, in American Agrl-
culturist: The Kieffcr pear, a Seeding OF
the China Sand pear, supposed to have
been crossed with the Bartlett, is rapidly
becoming the most popular pear ever
grown In the southern states Every year
furnishes additional evidence of its great
value for the southern states, and Its
real merits are only beginning 70 be un-
derstOod by the general public. The quail
ity of the fruit has been greatly under
estimated by many. As fall pear, there
Is no variety as yet disseminated which
has given such profitable returns. and rs
a market fruit Il commands good prices
always when shipped In proper condition.
pears, 1t is not fit for ealing raw, hut
when allowed to hang on the tree until
fully matured then picked and ripened
slowly in a cool, dark room, there are
few pears more attractive, and in quality
IL combines juciniess with a sprghtly
sub-acid flavor and IA delightful aroma.
However mature kteffer pear may be,
ii Is never good when first picked from
is from twelve to twenty ounces when II
receives proper cultivation, but when al
lowed to become overloaded, or starved,
the tree produces small, hard fruit
Of poor flavor. A family can
nave fresh pears for four months by
picking the ripest specimens about Sep
TENDER /, Keeping them in a warm room,
and for use in a week or ten days. Cons
tinue to pick some every week until the
middle of October. The last picking
should be put in a cool ROOM where the
pears will keep until Christmas and later
(Ihis pear has many friends In the north
also, but as yet is grown only on a small
scale In the west. 1t is bitterly condemned
by many horticulturists on the ground OF
its poor quality, and In Western New
York the past winters cold Cos to 30 de-
grees below zero killed it. as well as
many other hardy" pears. 1t is a snowy
pear, and sells well In market because
Of its attractiveness, although buyers
are often disappointed in it's naVor)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
Is THIS STONE WORTH MILLION.
That's About the Value of NeiIIy's
Find According TO sample Assays.

Find According TO sample Assays
From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Spokane. May last Monday Martin
Nelly was returning 10 Rossland. B. C..
after an unsuccessful prospecting trip into
the Salmon river district. He reached
the Columbia river at a point about six
miles north Of Trail Landing B. c.. at
noon on that day. and. selecting a spot
on the bank Of the stream at the foot
of Lookout Mountain, he sat down to
eat his dinner. AS he did So he noticed
huge boulder half buried in the sand
In a dry portion OF the river not far from
whore he sat.
When he was through with his repast
he shouldcred his pick and sauntered over
toward the huge boulder. lie examined
IL at trst IN q casual way, and then his
experienced eye told him that Il was
promising quartz rock He struck his pick
into IL several times and dislOdged
piece or the discOmposed rock. Great
was his surprise when, upon picking up
the fragment ne saw traces OF gold and
copper. lie walked around the boulder
ana knocked of piece after piece. and as
he did so his excitement increased with
each succeeding disclosure In speaking
he said:
"It was some time before fully realized
what fortune 1 had discovered, but
when tt dawued upon me that at last L
was a ron man am afraid made such
demonstrations as would justify any per-
son who might have seen me in believing
that / had lost my senses. For several
years / have been 'grubstakcd' in pros
pcctlng these mountains without success.
and many Is the time / have gone hungry
for the want of the price to get sorne-
thing to eat. and can you blame me for
going nearly crazy when 1 realized that
/ was no longer poor2"
When Nelly had demonstrated to his
satisfaction that tho huge mountain OF
rock before him was full Of rich metal,
he proceeded to locate his discovery by
posting the usual notices taking in the
ground upon which the boulder rested. He
chon selected a number OF the specimens OF
them in his pocket. he started for Ross
land, arriving there late in the afternoon.
He went 10 several assayers and left some
Of the rock TO be aasayed.
The next morning one assayist report
showed that the ore contained $53 IN gold
10 the ton, besides being rich In copper.
| The other two assays showed S7 and S58
From the position OF the boulder, lying
as Z does on the dry bed OF the river all
by itself and at the foot Of Lookout noun
tain, which rears its crest several thou
sand feet up In the air, it Is evident that
some period this huge body of rock has be-
come dislodged from the mountain and
rolled down with fearful momentum to the
point where IT now rests.
The boulder, as near as can be estimated.
contains IN the nelghborhood Of 10000 tons
or rock. AS yet Reilly is undecided what
he VIII do with his boulder. He says he
may conclude to have IL mined and shlpp-
cd to the tran smelter for reduction or
dicate or capitalist for a good round figure.
lie has set no price on 1t, and says he will
not until he has had time to think the mat
ter over.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

the great majority OF farmers as well as
gardeners. adds delicacy 90 the home
table Then there are caobages. onions.
beets. turnips, celery ana mustard. ana
the wealth Of summer vegetables. Gs
beans tomatoes. corn egg plants and
melons. The great variety OF food plants
that 10 is possible 10 grow il the garden.
each fn its season the whole year round.
is a boon TO the southern farm home,
which many less taForap.y situated would
be only too glad 10 take fui advantage
The true value OF the garden can hard
" be estimated In dollars and cents. We
must take into consideration the table
convenience in the form ot wholesome
succulent edioles which, win h-tle at
tenti0n. 10 can be made 90 furnish al all
seasons Of the year.
anything for the homo which the farm
will produce. although we have frequently
remarked the ordinary every -cay table re-
quisites bought IN town When D would
have been much more 90 the credit OF the
individuals mad the same been raised on
the farm and brought 70 town 90 sell
To give some idea OF the prlutao.eness
of raising vegetables and fruits, says the
picayune we viii mention that only re-
Gently the large truck farms iu tne Vlcin-
ity of one Of our large cities were inspect
ed by a committee 10 examine into this IN
dustry and they reported that one farm
of forty acres yielded annually Hlb.uh
worth OF fruit and vegetables. another
six acres yielded $500. auO, her ninety
acres returned $4,000 and another OF TWEEN
~ acres AELul lAtN aNsNfN- At.'.f' at7 NttN
resent gross receipts. but even after max
ing deductions for fertilizers and other
necessary expenditure. the net returns, al
though not stated, Were NO doubt hand
some.
Apart however from the profits from
exclusive truck farming, the garden acre
on The farm can be made ma important
item in the domestic economy of The home,
If we take into consideration all the eN-
pense attaching to the purchase of garden
produce necessary 10 the health, comfort
and well-beng OF the family.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
Preparing Strawberries for Fruit

Fine Strawberries and large crops de-
pend so much upon the treatment the
plants receive the spring of fruiting, that
no one can afford to neglect them then
writes o. w. b., in Southern Cultivator
Where the soil is free from weed seed, the
matter is vastly simplihed,
Subdue the weeds by running shallow
cultiVator down middles as early in spring
tween plants with small, well sharp
ened wedding hoes, which will remove all
weeds, and not cut deep enough to injure
roots. Then apply over rows, plants and
all, about 500 pounds an acre of highly
soluble commercial fertilizer, rich in pot
ash; stable manure and unleached wood
ashes, if to be had in sufficient quanti-
ties, are excellent. Ten good loads of ma
nure and fifty bushels Of ashes an acre
will do scattered over and around the
plants; the ashes on top, as they hasten
the action of the manure.
Remember that almost anything can
be safely scattered over and on straw
while not growing. Should the appllca-
ton be unaVoidably delayed till growt \
begins, it should be applied just before
a rain, which will wash 1t off the leaves
into the ground; or il can be scattered
around and between the plants Where
to need much scraping, the manure and
ashes are best applied late the previous
fall.
If weeds appear after the fertilizer is
applied, they must be dug out. or re-
moved. so as not to draw the fertilizer
or manure from the plant.
The weeds well overcome apply mulch
ing. ] is best TO scatter It over, and let
the plants grow UP through it, The ber-
ries then form above the mulch and keep
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

many named sorts. I could not pretend
10 name a fraction Of them here
I would be glad indeed. II some one bet
ter informed as 70 the actual number %
varieties Of either or both kinds that have
been introduced into this country would
make Up a list Of them 1 VIII gladly pay
for half o. the paper necessary 20 the pur-
pose
The seeds Of the several varieties OF sor-
ghum vary in size from some almost as
small as German mlilet, ana up 10 size
alosI as large as pea seed
III any OF these sorg NUNS ever be used
in yhis country par excellence Of what oats
and Indian corn as a source Of bread sup
ply. one or che other and altogether fur
nish the bread Of millions and millions in
the teeming east.
can hut believe that the time is not now
very far on when beginning in earnest
VIII be made in planting one or more va
r.eties Of sorgn for the prime purpose
Of supplying bread. And while We may
grow and extend the culture Of the sac
charine sorghum we are more than likely
TO choose a non-sacCharlne sorghum for
me bread producing gram and with
knowledge Of score or 50 Of the different
varieties derived from practical tests, 1
have no hesitation in recording my pre-
or Kafiir corn or MillO-MaiZe or Jerusa-
lem corn or African millet or DOWerhu or
Amber or any other saccharine sorghum,
but IL VIII be that worcestershire variety
varously known as african wheat"
Egyptian wheat" brazilian wheat
Ivory wheat" and the Lord only knows
bear or has borne. Ii has a small beautiful
amber grain nearly round and somewhat
smaller than an OlSra seed. Practical test
Of the question has shown ii 10 possess in
the highest degree the necessary qualities
for making a palatable. wholesome bread
fully equal TO common wheat
and coming TO the most important fact
that VIII bear upon its probable selection
as a supplier of human food. IL viii yield
on ike soil three to four times the guam
tily Of bread per acre that ordinary wheat
Will. Southern soil that Will produce ten
bushels of ordinary wheat or fifteen BUSH
els of Indian corn viii readily produce
from twenty-five to fifty bushels Of this
wonderfully productive sorghum. And l
repeat II the time does come when
through conditions springing out of a rap
idly increasing population of poor and very
poor people that must look 10 the soil eX-
clusively for life and living and along
with this the adverse influence of insect
and blight, il should become necessary
to replace or re-enforce our present bread
yielding grains that choice viii most as
suredly fail upon the easily grown. pro-
ductive palatable and nutritious bread
yielding plant variously named as we have
described and the most definite scientific
term, sorghum VUlgare var.
Samuel Carter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

The mulch Of pea vines acts like
covering Of snow. says conte mporary.
IL shades the soil from the rays Of the
sun. hy which the volatile elements Of
fertility are exhausted with the vap0rized
water; 90 keeps the soil moist mellow
anu oi even temperature, and. as "a second
arg matter. prevents the growth OF trOu-
bles0mc weeds. The friablc. unbakcd con-
ditiou of the surface. as has been before
stated, is an element of fertility. by ia
c-Htating the absorption OF fertillzing
gases from the atmosphere. Under this
dense covering, so reteutive OF moisture
the carbQnic acid Gisintegrates particles
OF the soil and prepares it for plant food /:
while In the darkness and under the
shelter from winds. nitratcs are formed
and absorbed. II VIII be seen that the
Increase of fertility is greater than could
be expected from an the manurial agents
in the pea vines.
Clay soils being most rctentive OF mois-
ture. ana possessed of a greater power
OF absorption. are less benefited by the
mulch than those OF sandy charac-
ter.
Like the questions of deep and shallow
p!oWlng. that or plowing under the green
vines or allowing them 10 dry and partly
rot upon the surface. VIII depend upon cir
cumstances They will contain and con-
Fey 20 the soil In the green state greater
quantity Of fertiliziug material and viii
dccompOse more rapidly. II intended TO
benefit a crop to bc put in soon after they
nave reached a proper stage OF growth,
thty must OF course Doe plowcd under
green. Four weeks should e.apse between
the turning under the vines and sowing OF
planting the crop in order 10 allow q suf-
hcient time for the most active decompo-
sllion 10 have passed. lest the heat evolV-
Ell by the great mass OF decaying green
vegetable matter might be detrimental
For q spring crop. however, the vines
should be left TO die, and mulch the soil
throughout the winter.
Two crops OF pea vines may be grown
in a season. but after an interval OF three
or Tour weeks. TO turn under a heaVy
growth properly, IL must be pressed down
by field roller or 10y dragging over IL a
heavy harrow with the teeth turned up.
and lie requires a good two horse pillow with
a revolving coulter attached. Used I'm this
way COW peas can be utilized as a fertilizer
to the great advantage Of the farmer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

Can still be set out. If the seeds were
sown in April as they should have been.
and the plants protected from insects, they
are in good shape to put out now. With
care it is still possible to grow cabbage
and collard plants to be set out next
month; of cabbage the late kinds should
be used-improved strains of Flat Dutch"
Large Drumhead" and Florida Head
err" Insects are very damaging to this
late planting, and it usually requires great
watchfulness to circumvent them, but it is
possible to do so with the various insec-
ticides now in use. Where the parlequin
bug is prevalent and the green worn album
dant, the contest must be incessant. The
garden should be kept clean-no weeds al
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

lowed 10 grow up and seed and befoul the
land II nothing else is planted, put all
vacant piats in sweet potatoes or peas
This IS a proper time 10 start late crop
Of tomatoes. Set out plants If any are on
hand. Ii is not too late 20 sow the seed
for plants 20 be set out the latter part OF
the month or early In June. This late crop
usually produces enormously and the ripe
fruit win be in great demand for canning.
Late IN the season there is quite demand
for green tomatoes for making pickles.
BY all means have tomatoes up TO frost
4 fine yellow tomato Is the Golden
Queen" a very fine variety for eating raw.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

perfectly clean. Pine needles Oen loads
an acre. are best. But any straw or hay.
chopped small enough not 10 blow or,
Viii answer. With plenty OF manure. no
mulch Is needed.
Take the advice OF and old grower Of
Strawberries. Keep your fields clean.
manure them well. and. unless your va
rieties are worthless. you viii not fail
of your reward
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
The Garden, the Best Paying Acre
On the Farm.

In every well-regulated farm the garden
acre plays a very important part. There
is rarely. If ever, a time during the en-
tire year when it may be said that OPP
erations need be suspended down here in
our section of southern country. and,
with a little judgment exercised in plan
ming and planting. different vegetables
can be produced to supply the table al
most every day in the year.
During the months Of December and
January, which many leave vacant in
their gardening operations some very fine
vegetables find their way to the table
The caulihower, that most delicate of all
flowers" almost entirely neglected by
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01
Farm Topics-Netes for the Thought


II all the idle labor of this state, of this
whole country. were put to work imprOv-
ing the public roads, the dirt highways,
it would be a splendid inves tmcnt for the
country. Ii would enable the people to
live, and a the same time the money ex-
pended would soon be returned to the ma
tiOnal treasury several times over in in
creased revenue from taxation. Every
ten millions Of dollars so expended would
increase the value OF landed property u
hundred millions easily
a country rises to the acme of ciVillZa-
ton, which implies material prosperity
and intellectual culture, through the me-
olum chiefly of highly developed agri-
culture. hen the latter begins to wane
It's civilization may be regarded as like
wise entering upon its decline. it should
ever be the duty Of statesmen to carefully
scrutlnlze this barometer of human prog
ress. Too much consideration of the con-
Qluon and needs of an agriculture is not
likely to be given by our legislators if the
maJler is properly appreciated.
w men the primeval forest has been clear
ed and the land cultivated continuously in
nand crops, clean culture as il is called,
the time comes after a while when the
sou becomes to a certain extent impoV-
ershed, worn out" This implies the ex-
Aaustlon OF the humus, vegetable matter
uecdyed ana decaylng. SO long as some Of
TINS remains in the soil ii responds more
or less IN valuable crop to cultivation.
BUT when all the humus has been used
up, II policy so Wasteful and reckless
mas Oeen pursued to produce such a result
the land may very properly be designated
as worn out. Il can be renewed, restore
to pristine fertility only by restoring the
essential humus. So far as this worn land
Is concerned a change from clean culture
TO q past oral system, so 10 speak, must be
made No farmer living on his farm is
likely TO let any part of his soil become
so completely worn out as to be unable
70 grow crop of grass or clover but IN
der the tenant system very considerable
area of land in every county has been, we
are sorry to record, finally brought TO this
condition. 1t has become so poor il is
unable TO produce profitable crops even
with the help of 200 pounds OF commercial
fertilizer
This country, unless set back by some
great calamity now unforeseen and unsus-
pected, must necessarily in a short time,
LEAD all the civilized nations of the earth
not only In respect TO population ana ag-
gregate and individual wealth, but also
in ali forms of industrial activity and i'm
proved domestic conditions. OF course in
her agriculture she should have no equals.
1t only needs the display of wise states
menship on the part of our legislators and
on the part of the people a fun recognition
of that democratic sentiment that the ma
jority must rule and that after all agri-
culture is the most natural and most sat
isfying occupation of all, and nothing can
keep US from being the greatest nation on
earth But our national greatness must
rest upon our agriculture. 1t is the only
sure and lasting foundation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

--Thurlow Weed Barnes is one of the
wealthy Violin amateurs of New York.
and an enthusiast on the subject He
owns Stradiyarius, which is appraised
at about $1,000
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

Questions ard communications relative
10 agricultural and horticultural subjects.
~ addressed to Agri. Editor. Drawer n,
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-01

We solicit articles for This department
The name of the writer should accom-
faith.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30

WHEN w. X. Andrews g. Co., clio Sa-
lem avenue, procured exclusive control
OF the celebrated Red Ash Coal they
hit the nail On the head. BE convinced
by frying e load of It. 1t is tho finest
crate coal in the city. Look out for the
belled teams.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
Two Livcs savea.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, OF Juno lion City,
ILL.,, was told b. her doctors she had
Consumption and that there was no hope
for her, but two bottles of DR.. Kings
Now Discovery completely cured her
End she says 1t saved her life. Mr.. Thos.
a;Ggefs, lS9 Florida street, San Fran
Disco, suffered from dreadful cold, APP
preaching Consumption, tried without
result everything else. then bought one
bottle of Dr.. Kings New Discovery and
In two weeks was cured. He Ia natu-.
rally thankful. II Is such results, OF
which these are samples, that prove the
wonderful efficacy of this medicine in
Coughs and Colds. Free trial bottles at
@sssle's Pharmacy, 100 Jefferson street.
Regular sl2s soc. and SlOO.