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The herald., 1896-08-22

would say that am afraid that you have
not planted on your land the right Kind
of trees in such shallow soil. Peaches
or almonds would have been much bet
ter adapted for the conditions. and /
hardly know what advice to give you in
regard to fertilization. as ! do not think
City creek alluvium needs II yet. Your
trees, ! think, are in the same predica-
ment as they are elsewhere when To-
Gated on hardpan; they throve finely
as long as their roots were satisfied with
three feet of soil, but when they grew
SO large that the roots had to reach out
for more depth and moisture, they got
"stone instead of bread"
/ would replace the dead trees with
peaches or almonds if the locality is suit
ed to the latter, and on the remainder
try abundance of stable manure and
rrigation-frequent rather than abund-
ant at any one time. Try to maintain
the apricot trees in good heart / am
not sure that this will be successful, but
it may be. Your case falls within the
purview of the article in our last report
Oage 11D on Naturally Faulty Land
. and Their Correction. Very truly yours,
e. w. HILGARD
Could anything illustrate more clear
ly the worthlessness of the professors
pretensions his incompetency and ina
bilty than this letter?
His thirty-flve years experience in
analyzing virgin soils makes him say
in regard to fertilization do not think
that City creek alluvium needs it yet"
Yet the professor in the next paragraph
says try abundance of stable manure"
but l am not sure that this
will be successful"
1t will thus be seen that from advis-
ing the use of nitrogen, the professor
changed to nitrates and phosphates, and
at present is advising nitrates, phos-
nhatpS and nOtqCh h1It ha i- no
sure that this combination will be sue
cessful. 1t is small wonder that Prof.
Hilgard tries to belittle system of
practical field tests, when they expose
the worthlessness of his preposterous
pretensions that he can from his labora-
tory in Berkeley advise people from
analysis of their soils what kind of plant
foods they need,
The herald., 1896-08-22

Next morning at breakfast marine
gives Mr.. Rancor the captain $ respects and
wishes to sec him. Every one embraces
every ono else. Rancor is going to get
"rattlcd down." and comes beck limp and
subdued from tho process Now on board
steamer such man could do no harm
He can rattle the men in the engine room
or harass the crew.
However much we may regret our pic
turesqre old navy and the glory of our
merchant marine 80 years since, even the
most hidebouBd old tar must admit the
improvements that give us days across
the Atlantic instead of 35.-Philadclphia
Times
The herald., 1896-08-22
AFTER TIE "LlCXER.~
How It Came Near Being Conflscatcd by
Maine Deputy.

1t is said % have happened in the wilds
of Aroostook soon after the Bangor and
AroOstOoE railroad had begun to exert its
"modcrnizirg influence and bring to the
newly established express Office certain
commodities, the sale Of which or posses
sion with intent to sell is contrary to wise
laws of the goodly commonwealth of
Maine. A certain deputy sheriff was in
formed that there was deposited at q GER
tain railroad station within his jurisdiction
package containing matter subject to
contiscation The railroad station, which
also included tie express Office, was some
distance from the village, and the minion
Of the law concluded to reconnoiter a little
before taking the hard journey, perhaps
for nothing. There was II telephone con-
nection, and after communication was duly
established the following conversation took
place.
'Hello, thcrel Be you the express
agcnt?"
81 be-"
"Well, hain't there box there marked
for Mike Pommerlaw?'
II believe there is. Be you Mike?'
"No, hain't Mike, but I'm dep'ty
sheriff, and l believe there's Ticker in that
ere Say, will you let me seize it if come
over?"
"Will 1 let you seize it? Why
The agent tumblcd, " to use horrid
slang expression. He saw at once that the
deputy was somewhat ignorant of the ha-
beas rummus nature Of tho Maine law and
"piped him off,"
"Well there's 81. rs due for charges, and
If you pay that, seein as how you've got
the law on your side, l s'pose I'll have to
stand by and sec you scizc.''
"And 1 don't seize unless pay the ex-
press'''
Mary seize. Don't nothin go out of
this office unless the charges are paid.
Them 8 the orders. ~
'Waal, w-a-a-l, but s'posin I seize the
box and 'tain'5 rum, after all, do 1 get my
sl.75 baclI?''
"Nit, nit, nit We don't let out rum
boxes on approval, nor hsin't got all day
to talk either
''Well, now, look a-here, young feller
you must think I'm fool to pay express
before I know whether it S rum or not /
don't seize nothin but prepaid boxes, rum
or no rum. You can't fool your Uncle Dud-
ley outer no So on onsartainties -
There was a sharp click on the other end
of the line, and the express agent turned
around with a grin, just as II muddy buck
board drove up with the owner of the box,
in a highly nervous state. The charges
were paid, the contraband disaprc cared
around bend in the road toward Carabou,
and the agent took down his fowling piece
and started down the track to shoot a few
partridges from the telegraph wires. Lew
iston Journal
The herald., 1896-08-22
LOVES ALLIANCE,

White flags of parley the pale snowdrops raise,
And every herald note of spring il fain
To sound tender truce to thy tlisdain.
On, then. no more in loneliness of days
Delay the due alliance that love praysi
But let US, yielding to his golden gives,
One sweet surrender make of our two lives.
Well seal our treaty by the blossoming May
And in the woodland bind bright coronals
or summer, and beside the quiet hearth
Foster the cheerful glow when autumn falls.
Then may the old leaves trsmbls down to
earth,
Content upon her kindly breast to lie
Upon her breast who gave them life, to die,
Pail Mall Gazette.
The herald., 1896-08-22
Read This Letter

Los ANGELES. Cal, July Is. 1896.
Ut; n. T. Sanden: Dear Sir-Two years
ago suffered from Dyspepsia of the Bow
els. | was so bad that / could not keep
anything on my stomach. and in two weeks
! had two different doctors. At the end of
that time Il friend of mine who is now in
the sheriHs Office in Denver told me to try
one OF DR.. Sandens Electric Belts, and +
dld so with wonderful results. I wore it
SIX weeks and at the end of that time |
was a well man. Words will not exnress
my feelings in regard to your Belt and I
want 70 say that would not part with nv
Belt Tor hundred dollars, providing /
coulu not get another one. Very truly
yours, ALIEN NIX ENZIE,
Sherman Cal
The herald., 1896-08-22
Tho Color Of Sunl1ehs.

M. Brucke has observed that the diffused
solar light, instead of being perfectly white,
as generally supposed, is tinged with red.
The light Of burning magnesium, which
appears to be SO like sunlight, has a tinge
Of violet Louis Republio.
The herald., 1896-08-22
Indications.

Caller-Is Mr.. Swigham at home, mad.
am?
Madam have suspicion that he is.
Caller-A suspicion! Don't you know?
Madam-Not definitely, but if you will
go to the cafe on the corner you can find
out That seems to be the only place
where he is really at home Boston Cou-
ricr
The herald., 1896-08-22
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1t will cure Nervous Debility in any form.
for Electricity is the life of the nerves and
makes them strong. 1t checks all waste
or power in two weeks. 1t cures all kid
ney ana bladder troubles, rheumatism.
lame back. etc. Send for book with full
information, free. Address
SANDEN ELECTRIC CO.,
7o4laS 5. Broadway, Cor. and, Los Angeles, Cal.
ofhce Houts-sa M. to p. m: Evenings
ITO 5; Sundays, 10 to /.
The herald., 1896-08-22

The oldest sons Of the younger sons of
peers take precedence over the oldest sons
of barOnets
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

has been from tho beginning, and it
is easy to fire the American heart on
that issue. Without that issue the
Populists would take the country
and consequently have called this
caucus for the purpose of determin-
ing policy for the committee.
HARRIS [Dem.l You have spoken
wisely. We must use both silver and
the tariff in my country or the "Pop-
uli" will snow US under. The peo-
pie are in earnest about silver, but
they are getting little tired of the
tariff which has done them no good
and we have got to be vociferous
for silver. We will vote for silver
on all the bills and denounce any
man that votes against it, and we
are forced to be particularly severe
on all of you gold standard men,
which you always pardon on account
parties in line.
ALDR1cH [Rep.l I fully concur
with all that is said by my brother
from Ohio and my dear friend from
Tennessee. We must keep the tariff
issue alive or both of our parties
will die. There is no other issue
upon which we can divide the peo-
pie and prevent them from joining
the Populists and overthrowing our
friends in Wall and Lombard streets.
Everything is at stake in raising the
war cry of freedom over the tariff
On that the North and South have
always come together with a crash
that attracted the attention of the
whole country. Let US strip the
tariff bill of all embarrassment by
the plan suggested in the wise re-
marks of the Senator from Ohio.
agree.
JONES (of Arkansas,) [Dem.] Lam
surprised to find my sentiments
echoed and re-echoed by each one OF
you. Arkansas is in a perilous con
dition. The Populists are in earnes
for silver and our people are in earn
est and the only way we can ge
their votes and keep the Democratic
party alive is to make them thinl
we are really for silver, which w
can do on the plan suggested b!
Mr.. Sherman. The plan suits NJ,
exactly. Garry out that program.
! VOORHEES, Dem. have Away
been profoundly impressed with tn
wisdom and patriotism which ha
developed in these joint caucuses
They reflect the essence of goot
sense and craftsmanship of both o
our parties. And their combined i
the highest wisdom which the repub
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

lie or any other country on car b
can produce. am so thoroughly
convinced that the Senator from
Ohio is sincere in all he says and
that he speaks the truth on all oc-
casions, that | can without hesita-
tion indorse anything he may say in
advance. | have equal confidence
in my own associates on the com
mittee and | am delighted that they
follow the wise counsel of the great
Senator from the State adjoining
my own. | have found it during
my entire political life to be advan-
tageous, proper, and wise to be for
every sound principle. l am for
the single gold standard and | am
for the free coinage of silver. | am
for high tariff and am for a low
tariff. am for free trade and | am
for protection, but l only use one
Of these principles at time.
ALLISON Rep. would have made
some suggestions earlier in the de-
bate but my sentiments were so well
expressed by all of you that it seem
ed unnecessary TO say anything.
am bimetalllst and for the free
coinage of silver whenever Grea
Britain says the word. l am apprehen
sive, however, that it would be ur
pleasant to Wall street for me, un
der present circumstances, to vote fol
free coinage or any bill presented
but l can see the great propriety in
having bill upon which free coin
age amendment can be placed ant
voted for and against without off md
ing any body, that is, those wiz
have been in the habit of voting tina
way. AS for the tariff issue, hav,
always been in favor of that issu'
and l have judiclously balanced oil
that issue to the entire satisfaction
of the people of Iowa. find n
difficulty in adapting my course a
to what free traders there are in IN,
State and those who are protection
lists. They understand me. | har
monize these matters and that is tn
way to do. Now with the tariff is
sue in the next campaign as the par
amount issue we can sort of barmO
nize all our silver friends and pro
lection friends in our party, and yo1
can harmonic all your free trad
men and all your free silver me-
into your party and we will contin
ue to remain in power and see to
that the conservative, liberty-lovin
sentiments of Wall and Lombar
streets are not outraged.-From tn
Silver knight-National Watchmar
Washington, D. C.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

SHERMAN Rep. The two living
and fundamental principles free
trade and production-have kept
cur two parties alternately in power
for the last twenty years. You gen
tleman of the South have enjoyed
the honors and emoluments of office
on accc unit of your devotion to free
trade. We of the North have been
especially aggrandized and enrich
ed by our devotion to protection. AS
long as We can make this the para
mount issue our parties are safe.
But these are perilous times. The
passage of the tariff bill at the last
session threatened the destruction of
both our parties by the loss of our
main issue. The skill of Mr.. Reed
and his friends at the other end of
the Capitol has furnished a way
out. They have sent US two bills-a
bond bill and a tariff bill. The bond
bill is not of the slightest conse-
quence. Nobody wants it, the Roth
schilds are opposed to it and why
should we be for it9 But it will
serve good purpose. We are on
the Finance Committee. Let the
bond bilr be reported and you put
your free coinage amendment on
that. When it comes into the Sen,
ate all flee coinage men can vote fol
it and make free coinage speeches
on it for home consumption, because
it will do no harm and aid them Al
home. When it is passed through
the Senate that IS the end of it. Ir
that way our friends both in the
West and the South who must bt
for free coinage to come here, will
have given evidence of the faith tha
is in them and will have made them
selves solid with their constituents
But the tariff is the important ques
ton to keep before the people, be
cause one-half of them are educated
to free trade and the other half t.
high protection, and it is very cas-,
to make them fight on that issue
and when they get to fighting o.
that issue they will forget all other
as they have for the past twent
years. The silver men of the Wes
can very we'll vote against puttin
silver on the tariff bill because tha
bill gives them protection on wool
lead, lumber and coal which the pee
pie of the West attach much import
ance to. and with their votes we ca
keep the tariff clean from any amend
ment and then there will be a fai
issue on the tariff between you Q
the South and we of the North, as
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
Decreased Construction Of Railroads.

Statistics furnished from official
sources show that only 1882 miles of
new railroad were built in the United
States during 1895. This is the lowest
point reached in any OF the last %
years, and only twice since 1865 has SO
small q mileage been constructed,
while the total is about 100 miles in ex-
cess of the record of 1855. The rail-
roads of the United States aggregate q
little over 1s1, 900 miles at the close Of
1895. The railroads, in both traffic and
construction, always accurately indi'
cate the financial and commercial con.
ditiOn of the country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
THE PlUCKY CUBANS.
They Are Still Fighting for Freedom And
Are Making 1t Warm for Their
Onnr0SSOrA.

Are Making 1t Warm for Their
Oppressors.
The Cuban insurgents have been,
metaphOrically speaking, dancing
War-dance all about Havana, burning
sugar-cane, interrupting commerce,
and defying the 10000 Spanish soldiers
thereabOuts, who seem pOwerless to
check them or catch them. 1t has been
a distinct and inexplicable triumph
for the insurgents to have been able to
make such a demonstration, and the
Spaniards, in addition to declaring
martial law for all of the island not
before placed under it, have been fren-
ziedly fortifying their capital city.
No attack has, however, been made and
it may be that none IS intended, since
without any navy it would be next to
impossible for the insurgents to hold
the city against Spanish gunbOats.
The outlook for Cuban independence
is seen, however, to be far more hopeful
than the dispatches heretofore have
| indicated. The following description
of Gomez, commander of the insurgents,
is taken from a letter published in The
Sun, written Dec. q, by an English
cavalry officer who has enlisted under
Gomez. He says:
81 never saw such faith, such conf
dence in a military leader, in my life.
Napoleon did not get more devotion
from his soldiers than General Gomez
receives from the men whom he is
leading on to victory. Neither man
nor officer in the innermost recesses OF
his own private communion ever
dreams of questioning the judgement
or the ability of this great old warrior
l tell you he is military wonder: hs
is a Cuban Hannibal.
"As 1 told you in New York, I've
seen service in South Africa aud in tn,
Soudan, but for planning and carrying
into execution under difficulties sue
cessful campaign this little old maj
takes the cake Its very audacity
when you consider our comparative
paucity of plumbers, our scarcity o
ammunition, is simply marvelons.'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
THINKS THE millennium At HAND.

Rev. DR.. Wharton Sees . Sign Of Christ's
Coming in the War Scare.
BALTIMORE, Jan. >12.-The Rev.
DR.. H. NJ. Wharton, prominent as an
evangelist, thinks the millennium is
close at hand. In his sermon to-day
on, 1.-The War Clouds and What
They Mean" he said in part:
"Christ is coming again. 1t will
be personal coming. He came first
as prophet and priest. He will come
again as king at the resurrection.
He will call the righteous dead from
their graves, and the righteous still
alive will be called together. be-
lieve that the Christian men and
women will disappear suddenly from
the streets, and the world will know
nothing about it, Men will 60 on
with business as before.
II cannot prophesy as to the time
of His coming, but according to my
belief, it looks as if this is just about
the time. Look at the signs. The
Gospel has been preached to all ma
tons; there is a general falling away
ameng Christians from the faith
there is great suffering, a martyr
dom such as the world never saw
for Christ's sake; great earthquakes
and war clouds, and war talk mor'
portentous than ever before.
"These facts are signs which por
tend the coming of the King"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Meeting Of the LeEislstars-soms Poisss
ofthe Govsrnor's Message.

Meeting Of the Lsxislsturs-soms Poisss
ofths Govsrnor's Message.
The Legislature of South Carolipa
met Tuesday Of last week. The
Governors mes sage dealt with sew
eral matters Of interest. among them
being the question of suffrage.
On the subject of honesty in elec
tions Governor Evans says: The
severest punishment should be- pre-
scribed by your honorable BODY for
frauds IN registration or voting
There W time when the ends
would seem to justify the means in
this particular. but the necessity no
lOuger EXISTS, and the day is past
when anything but the will OF the
intelligent majority freely and hon
estly expressed 1T the ballot box can
govern iu South Carolina"
He CONES out strongly IN condsm-
nation of lynehiugs and calls upon
the legislature to .nact such laws ~
will prevent lynchings in that State
in the future. He fears, however.
that "uotbing short of tn. loss Of
the official heads Of the oh1cer. per
hitting lynrhiuR will ever put NJ
end to it,"
The Columbia Registers review OF
the message says:
THE Governors condem aation oi
special legislation, which is forbid
den by the new Constitution, 10 &c
the point. Any apparent necessit,
for such legislation can be avoided
by passage Of certain general Law
which he recommends. His protes
against alien ownership Of lands n
timely. The people Of she Stat,
shonld not permit che fertile land
to be turned into hunting preserve
for Northern milIionAires- They cal
play an iD6uit-ly more inportan
part building up the prosperit,
Of this State"
THE remarks IF the Governo
about railroad monopolies will b
appreciated. especially by the peo
pie of the Piedmon' Who are mos
) apprehensive Of the results Of tn
Southern's policy Of gobbiing up q
competing lines, . policy in diree
: violation Of the laws Of this State
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
ALLOW Us FREE SPEECH
rnE sxOraKHnOOO Ov han.

RI any mao must fail for m~ to rest.
Then seek I NOT To climb. Abotb~rs
pain
I choose not for my good. A golden
chain.
A robe of honor, 10 too poor . prize
To tempt my hasty hand TO do vronT
Into . fellow man. This life has
woe
suficiest, wrought BY mans satan
foe:
And Who hath heart would dare pro
long
Or add q sorrow TO stricken sosl
That seeks some healing balm To
make is Wholes
Nv bosom owns the brotherhood of
man;
From God and truth . renegade 10 be
who scorns poor man IN his poverty,
| on on his fellow lays bis supereiiious
Thomas NckELLAE-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
MARRIAGE on THE ROADSIDE.
Nov EN- ent in Accomac Against An Old
Eastern Shore Custom.

Eastern Shore Custom.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 12.-The
BAPTIST ministers of Accomac coun-
ty, in this State, at their regular
quarterly meeting just held at
Modestown, adopted resolutions de-
nouncing a custom which has exist
ed in that part of the State for many
years, of young couples marrying
on the roadside IN buggies. From
time immemorial it has been the Gus
tom with certain people on the East
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
SOME FACTS ABOUT MONEY.

The Paper Currency and Siae of Bills
and Nickels.
The discussion that has arisen in
the press, caused by the financial
situation, about the various kinds of
money in circulation and outstand-
ing, lends interest at this time to
the official Treasury announcement
made Jan. 3, of the denominations
of paper money now outstanding.
It is:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
A Bank President Sent to the Peniten
tiary. 20

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 14.-E.
w. Agnew, president of the First
National bank, of Ocala, Fla, who
has been on trial in the United
States District court, in this city,
for embezzling a large amount of
the banks funds, was this morning
sentenced to FIVE years in Kings
county penitentiary, Brooklyn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

Denominations. Total.
One dollar S 46, ,19O,59
Two dollars 80, 1S6, ,SO6
Five dollars 256,964, ,75O
Ten dollars 97,O61, ,276
Twenty dollars 223,2S5, ,O8O
Fifty dollars 36, ,44O, ass
One hundred dollars IS, ,45O, $40
Five hundred dollars IL, ,4SO, 900
One thousand dollars 92,OOl 800
Five thousand dollars 6,S9O, 900
Ten Thousand dollars 100000
Fractional parts 2S,994
1t is not generally known that all
the minor coins of base metal, such
as pennies and nickels, are made at
the Philadelphia mint, and that
nearly 1OO, 100000 pennies are coined
there every year. This large num-
ber is occasioned by the fact that
thousands of pennies are lost annu-
ally, and the government has some
difficulty in maintaining a supply.
The profit of the government on
their manufacture is large. The
blanks for making them are pur-
chased for 81 thousand from q
Cincinnati firm that produces them
by contract. Blanks for nickels are
obtained in the same way, costing
Uncle Sam only cent and q half
apiece. Gold is coined in Philadel-
phia and San Francisco.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23
A SIX and . Mali Per Cest. DsvsdssA De.
elarod.

The Board of Dir ctors of the
North Carolina Railway company in
session at Burlington, to-day de-
clared . 81 per cent. dividend. This
dividend in excess Of 6 per cent. il
the first in the 'company's history.
4 bus al of it's property goes on the
tax list, which would not have been
accomplished, it is eontended, bui
for the lease to the Southern Rail.
way,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

Lst every frisnd Of good govern
osat get ap elub Ter Tn CAucA.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

both children and miil. WORTH. .s
parents are the on. sha Are To
blame FOR most o; the cas-. sh.r.
children 60 10 work ton -arly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-23

in his cabinet. On that platform
free coinage Democrats were be-.
trayed, and what WAS said 20 o. fire..
coinage OF silver ~as ronsrgod not "a
mean free coinage. The last Con
grcss elected by the so-called old
party, finished the work the kepub
licans were ashamed TO 10 by vot.
ing down the Sherman silver pur-
chasing act; then tired free coinage
Of silver n several ratios and would
net give IL TO US