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The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
SOW PLASTER EARLY.

The experience of farmers who have
used plaster shows that it cannot be
relied upon to do any good If sown
after most of the spring rains have
passed. How early it can be sown with
advantage cannot be said. 1t was a
common practice of an old farmer OF
our acquaintance to sow plaster on the
snow at the same time he sowed his
clover and grass seed. If there is a
clover seeding on the ground, the plas-
ter may be sown any time in winter or
even the previous fall. 1t will help the
clover until the field is plowed again.
1t is supposed that one advantage of the
plaster is in absorbing ammonia from
the air and rain. But there is more
ammonia in moist snow in proportion
to the water it contains than in any
rain fall. For that reason sowing plas-
ter on snow that fell in large, open
flakes, and therefore absorbed most
ammonia from the air, will probably
be advisable.-Boston Cultivator,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
A1eIeeraphic Test.

How much actual time is necessary
to transfer telegraphic message from
London to Valparaiso, Chill, was the
Question propounded by some South
American editors last summer. The
reply was furnished by special COM
munication, when an arrangement was
made with the telegraph and cable
companies to keep open the wires and
get the telegraphic results OF recent
sporting event to Valparaiso with the
least possible delay at the intervening
stations. Ten minutes before the mes
sage was to be sent the wires were
cleared along the entire distance and
all the ordinary communications
through the cables were suspended.
At the given astronomical time the DIS
patch was sent from London to Cas-,
cavellos, whence the message was
transferred through a submarine cable
TO Pernambuco, wherefrom tne Braz-
ilian coast cable conducted the message
to Buenos Ayres. 1t was from there
dispatched over the south American
Transcontinental Telegraph Line and
arrived at Valparaiso fifty-dye seconds
after leaving the London office, al
though the distance it had to travel IN
this short space of time amounted to
almost 10000 miles, and the eight words
of the message had to be repeated four
times.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
though II is not so good scr the pur-

though II IS not SO good ecr the pur-
pose.
The time to start spraying trees,
whether for fungus or insects, is just as
the buds are starting. There are spray
ing requisites advertised in all leading
agricultural papers. All portions Of the
tree should feel the effects of the spray
ing. If for insects, such as apple and
plum curculio, spray again just as the
flowers fall, then again in about three
or four weeks, or earlier should rains
appear to have washed off the poisons.
For leaf blights and fungus attacks of
the fruit, such as plum and grape rot,
besides the spraying when the buds are
about to burst, other doses should fol-
low. The second one should be just
when the foliage is fairly expanded,
then when the fruit is first formed, and.
say twice more, at intervals of about
month. When foliage alone is consid-
cred, | have found two sprayings
ample, one when the leaves were
formed, another near midsummer. 1t
is probable that no more than this
would be required for fruit, The San
Jose and other scale insects are to be
combated when the trees are bare OF
foliage. Give one washing Of the bark
as soon as the leaves fall, another in
mid-winter and a third toward spring,
On badly infested tree. If but few scales
are on the tree, cne washing, to be to-
ward spring will suffice. The San Jose
scale is q formidable foe, as before
noted in these columns, and at the first
appearance of any scale the trees should
be washed at once, let the intruder be
San Jose or whatever it may.
l may add that the proper proportion
of paris green may be added to the
bluestone mixture, when the one COM
pound will suffice for both fungus and
insects. This has been done with great
success.-Practical Farmer.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
SUFFERINcS AT THE FRONT.
Terrible Scenes That Followed the bat.
tie of Cold Harbor.


Campaigning With Grant," by Gen
eral Horace Porter, running as serial
in The Century, reaches the battle OF
Cold Harbor in the March number.
General Porter says:
The general-in-chief realized that he
was in swampy and sickly portion OF
the country. The malaria was highly
productive of disease, and the Chlca-
hominy fever was dreaded by all the
troops who had a recollection OF its
ravages when they campaigned In that
section of the country two years before.
The operations had been so active that
precautions against sickness had nec-
essarily been much neglected, and the
general was anxious, while giving the
men some rest, to improve the sanitary
conditions. BY dint of extraordinary
exertions the camps were well policed,
and large quantities of fresh vegetables
were brought forward and distributed.
Cattle were received in much better
condition than those which had made
long marches and had furnished beef
which was far from being wholesome.
Greater attention was demanded in the
cooking of the food and the procuring
of better water. Dead animals and
offal were buried, and more stringent
regulations were enforced throughout
the entire command.
What was most distressing at this
time was the condition Of affairs at
the extreme front. No one who did not
witness the sights on those portions
Of the line where the opposing troops
were in exceptionally close contact can
form an idea of the sufferings expert
enced. Staff officers used to work their
way daily to the advance points, SO as
to be able to report with accuracy these
narrowing scenes. Some of the sights
were not unlike those of the bloody
angle" at Spottsylvania. Between the
lines where the heavy assaults had been
made there was in some places dis
tance of thirty or more yards completely
covered by the dead and wounded OF
both sides. The bodies of the dead
were fostering in the sun, while the
wounded were dying torturing death
| from starvation, thirst, and loss Oh
| blood. In some places the stencil be-
came sickening. Every attempt TO
make a change in the picket line
brought on heavy firing, as both sides
had become nervous from long watch
fulness, and the slightest movement on
either front led to the belief that it was
the beginning of an assault. In the
night there was often heavy artillery
firing, sometimes accompanied BY mus
kerry, with view to deterring the
other side from attacking, or occa-
stoned by false rumors of an attempt to
assault. The men on the advance lines
had to lie close to the ground in mar
row trenches, with little water for
drinking purposes, except that obtained
from surface drainage. They were sub
jected to the broiling heat by day and
the chilling winds and fogs at night
and had to eat the rations that could be
got to them under the greatest imagln'
able discomfort.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

choose our rulers does not make their
despotic rule less burdensome.
The majority of the people are hon
est and patriotic, but they are conserv-
ative. Such conservatism has been re-
sponsible for all past oppression, as
we'll as all past revolutions. 1t may be
that history will repeat itself" Peo-
ple who have tasted the sweets of lib
erty and are blessed with universal ed
ucation and the opportunity to ascer-
tain the cause of their wrongs, are not
likely to submit to involuntary servf-
tude for an indefinite period Of time.
-Tulare County (Cal.) News.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
SPRAYING FOR FRUIT.

The spraying Of fruit trees for the
purpose OF killing injurious insects
and fungi is known as being so eff1ca-
cious that it Ii now looked on as one Of
the usual operations of the fruit grower.
AS the season is fast approaching when
the work Of spraying will have to be
commenced, a few remarks on the SUBJ
ject will be in place. What is known as
Bordeaux mixture is composed of lime,
bluestone and water. This is for kill
ing of germs Of leaf blight of a fungus
origin. For the destruction of leaf
eating insects, paris green and water
is used. When it comes to sucking in
sects, such as the oyster shell and the
San Jose scale, something greasy has
to be provided. The best mixture is
made of whale oil soap and hot water,
though hard laundry soap is fairly
good. When the power of these mix
lures was first recognized, it was the
custom to make them much stronger
than later experiments have found
necessary. At the present time the
liquid for spraying is made as follows:
Four pounds Of bluestone, eight pounds
Of lime and 100 gallons Of water. This
mixture is for blights. That for use fol
the leaf f-eating insects is made by add
ing half pound or less of paris greer
to 150 gallons OF water. For sucking
insects. say two pounds OF whale OF
soap to one gallon Of hot water. II no
convenient to get the whale oil soap
hard laundry soap may be substituted
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
That Treaty.

Although the potentates of Europe
are all related to each other in vary
ing degrees OF close blood kinship, the,
American republic, whose principles
are confessedly menace to all royal
prerogatives, is expected by goody-
goody innocents and Anglo-lunatics to
submit its interests and honor in a
DISPUTE with one member of the royal
fraternity to the disinterested ~ judg-
ment q another. This Is on par with
bringing a suit before judge who
happens to be the father or brother Of
ones antagonist. A little thing like
that, though, ought not to choke us in
country where it is the custom to
prosecute corporations before courts
presided over by their paid attorneys.
Labor World.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES
ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMER.
Kohlrabi-Sow Plaster EARLY The Car
den-Don't Make Your Pork Too Fat
Spraying for Fruit.
KOHLRABI.

That curious vegetable kohlrabi, re-
sembling in flavor a compound OF the
cabbage and turnip, is too little grown
and used. One reason for this is that
at the close of the season when fully
grown the vegetable is too coarse to be
popular, though some like it even then.
But gathered when not fully grown in
early fall it is tender and excellently
favored. It should be in all farmers
gardens, If only to make greater variety
on the table. The heads left to grow
through the season are excellent feed,
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
DON'T MAKE YOUR PORK TOO FAT.

OON l MANI 1OUR PORk lVU FAl.
Among the many practices on the
part OF farmers which are not calculated
to do them any good, about the hardest
for me to understand is why they shut
up the hogs that are to be killed for
home use and gorge them on corn for
two or three months, until they get so
fat that they have to lie down and rest
two or three times while going few
rods. With hogs that are intended to
sell It may be wise to feed as much corn
as they can consume, for with hogs we
cs.n grow fat cheaper than flesh after
we have grown the frame to put it on,
and get just as much per hundred
weight for it, but with the pigs that are
to be converted into pork the case
should be different. Very fat pork is
disagreeable to almost every one, yet
how often we see pork that is half or
two-thirds fat supon farmers tables.
Very few farmers like this kind of pork,
yet they continue this kind Of feeding
year after year. One of the strongest
motives for their doing SO, as far as
can see, Is to be able to butcher the
fattest, most lubberly lot of hogs of all
men in the community, and to this end
the hogs are almost too fat to stand
on their feet. When such hogs are
killed the sides are little but fat and the
hams and shoulders are encased in
from three to five inches of fat, a dis
gusting sight from a culinary point OF
view to any but a blubber- -eating Green
lander; but the man who has grown
such porkers knows that not another
farmer in that section has such fat
lot of swine flesh, and so his vanity
is satisfied. OF course, lard enough fol
home use is needed. but this can be Sc.
cured from hogs that are ordinarily
fat and have ben kept. growing and
| forming flesh instead OF being
"swamped" with blubber.-M. NJ, in
| National Stockman.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
WHY THIS DIFFERENCE?
Capital shonld Not Be Held More Sacred
Than Man.

Capital Shonld Not Be Held More Sacred
Than Man.
Why should the rights Of property"
be more sacred than are the rights OF
the individual? No one questions the
right of the state, in time of danger,
to draft" the Individual into active
service, even to the sacrificing of his
life in behalf Of his country.
How about the money mongers' gold?
why should 1t be exempt or its holder
be entitled to demand such terms as
he may see fit as condition on which
he parts with it?
This false idea, the outgrowth . OF
greed and avarice, has placed upon
this nation a burden Of public and pri-
vate debt that can never be paid. 1t
has established a monied plutocracy,
which is allpowerful and holds COM
plete sway over the wealth producing
class. In time Of peril. when millions
OF patriotic citizens forsook their
homes. their properties, and their fam
lilies, and at the risk Of their lives vol
unteered their service In defense Of
The government, while others, not so
patriotic, were forced to make the same
sacrifice, the money mongers demand
ed and received their pound Of flesh" /"
Is there any justice In now granting
them further privilege to rob and Ge-
spoil? We say no, a thousand times
no! And we believe the sentiment OF
our declaration is re-echoed in the
mind Of every patriotic, right--minded,
liberty-loving American citizen, and yet
the powers that be-those who have
been for years past, and will be for
years to come, in control Of the gov
ernment- are In league with these
money mongers. They. through false
issues, fraud and deception, have beer
placed in control Of the government
only to aid In the enslavement Of the
masses.
These same despoiled masses will, /
aeed be, volunteer their services at th'
-isk Of their lives to perpetuate thi
same rule OF aggregated wealth.
Where, then, is the hope of deliver
ance? Who shall deliver the peopl
from this volunteer bondage? True |
liz not voluntary on the part of all, bl
since the majority rules-or are sup
posed to rule land we are privilege
TO exercise a freeman's ballot. as
whole. the service is voluntary.
We confess the prospect for the fl
ture Is not hattering, and vet patriot
tam and love for humanity rebels at th
idea Of surrender. The greater tn
odds against those enlisted 10 sacre
cause the greater should be the effol
Ia behalf Of such cause.
AS we view II. the only hope lies
securing greater power to the peopl
Il the shaping and controlling Of th
affairs Of government. The agents /
tie people must be restricted In Ii
exercise Of powers they now abus
Take away from them the power
rule the people--a power they hal
md can use as arbitrarily now IN th
republic a. IA any constitutional moi
arthy. II 10 disposed. The fact that y
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
THE NEW BANK SCHEME.
They Want the Privilege OF Issuing
Money.

Money.
II Greenbacks Are "Fiat Money
What Would the Bank Notes Be?-
Philadelphia Manufacturer.
The fact that the American Bankers
Association approved the plan known
as "the Baltimore plan," for permitting
the issue of new bank currency, en-
titles the project to very serious atten-
ton. With respect to the plan the fol-
lowing observation may be made:
Panics usually are produced by the
undue imitation of bank credits. The
Baltimore plan proposes to permit the
banks to issue large additional volumes
of paper money in times of panics. IN
other words, the proposition is to try
to cure the results of imitation by sup
plying little more imitation. 1t would
be the introduction to finance OF some
thing like the homeopathic principle in
medicine.
Under this plan all banks would con-
tribute to fund for redeeming the cur
rency of weak and dishonest banks.
Can any one offer a, respectable reason
why well and honestly managed bank
should use it's money to bolster up Wild
cat concerns in various parts of the
country?
Why should the federal government
give up all share Of the profits of issu-
Ing currency and yet perform all the
functions of a supervisor and guaran-
tor? In other words, why should the
American people, through their agents,
undertake the labor and RESPONSE
bility, while the banks pocket the prof.
its. If the guarantee Of the govern
ment (that is, OF the people, is neces-
sary to make the money 60, why should
not the government issue the money
and make the profit? The most reck-
less free-trader never dared to charge
that manufacturers are the beneficiar-
les Of such "paternalism" as is here
proposed.
Is per cent deposit in the federal
treasury a sufficient security for the
proposed bank issues? We do not think
it is. During thirty years Of high
prosperity the national bank currency
has been based upon actual value held
by the federal government. The pro-
posed change to but per cent OF the
actual value appears to be rather Vio'
lent. The proposition, indeed, is te
| abandon money Of actual value fol
credit money. If we are to have more
credit money, 1t should be money baset
upon the credit of the United State.
government, not upon per cent re
demption fund of a bank which ma!
go wild-catting almost as it pleases.
| The American people will never sur
render the greenbacks. That might a
we'll be accepted at once as fact. TIL
nation desires that the government
shall control the currency of the coun
| try. Control of what is in effect tn
money Of the people should be in tn
hands of the peoples servants, not i
those of private persons who may some
times have direct interest in maxim
the supply scarce, The relation OF th
volume OF money to the business OF tn
people, like the quality of the none.
is vital? The danger Of over issue, th
peril Of under contraction and the po!
, sibiIity of inferiority Of quality mu'
, all be great under the proposed plal
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

Nicola Tesla, the great electrical ex-
pert said short time ago:
"The labor of the future will be done
principally by pressing an electric but
tom"
Will the millions of toiling and moil-
Ing masses still be expected to work
ten hours a day?
This is a question not for the work
Ing people but for capitalists and busi-
ness men.
Suppose existing conditions such as
The money stringency. the continued
Improvement In tabor saving" ma
shinery, the combinations, trusts, etc.,
continue to increase the idle workmen
and prevent them from consuming
.hings that are being produced?
Where is the market for the farmers
.rops, the manufacturers products and
now can business prosper? And worst
Of all what shall we do with our starv-
Ing workpeople?
Are not these questions worth inves-
sigating?
II the trend of affairs continues in
he same direction, what Is going to be-
come Of the country?
II the labor of the future will be done
principally by pressing an electric but
ton, will We have one man standing by
The buttons and pressing them all day
while thousand look on and
starve, or will we change our system
to adapt 1t to changed conditions?
These are the questions we must an
swer II we want evolution. il we don't
study and solve them it will be revolu-
tion.
Which will you choose?-Milwaukee
Advance.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
1t pidn't work.

Mckinley is elected; Bryan is not.
The election is over; the campaign is
not. Confidence has been restored /:
prosperity has not. The capitalists
are banqueting: the common people are
not. The idle class is Satisfied; the
toiling masses are not. The popula-
tion is increasing; the volume of mon
ey is not. The number Of empty
mouths is increasing; the ability to fill
them is not.--(,assville (Wis.) Index.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

The Republicans are now trying to
put of prosperity until they pass law
to increase the tarif taxes. After that
something else viii be the matter. and
so It goes.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

The powers Of Europe ought to put
stop to the atrocities Of the Turks,
and the powers OF America ought to put
4 stop to the atrocities Of the Span
iards.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

CURRENCY
THE MONEY LENDER. T..
Who wants system OF finance ,
which is subject to manipulation to the
extent that panics can be produced?
THE MONEY LENDER.
Who holds the majority OF mort /
cages? 1.
THE MONEY LENDER. :
Who crowds the mortgage and. fore
closes mortgages?
THE MONEY LENDER. a
Who bids in the property alta very
low price?
THE MONEY LENDER.
Who gets the benefit of the sacrifice
made?
THE MONEY LENDER 1 t.mI
Who makes landlords on the one side
and tenants on the other?
THE MONEY LENDER Hs 4;
Who is responsible for the process
which crowds more of the products OF
the soil and of labor into the dollar!
THE MONEY LENDER.
Who controls the national indebted
ness of the entire civilized world?
THE MONEY LENDER.
r
Who ruined Australia? $
THE MONEY LENDER.
Who ruined India? i.
THE MONEY LENDER. y =,
Who has his clutches on the throat
of the worlds industries?
THE MONEY LENDER. = i. /
Who caused the downfallt OF Egypt?
lf1G MONLl LEA<DGA@
Who caused the spark Of life to de-,
part from R0me2 q
THE MONEY LENDER.
Who caused the collapse Of Babylon?
THE MONEY LENDER.
! Who put the exception clause<on the
back of the greenback? =
| THE MONEY LENDER. =
Who passed the national banking
act? -.
THE MONEY LENDER. :;
Who contracted the currency in 1866,
67-6S?
THE MONEY LENDER. !
| Who demanded the credit strength
ening act?
! THE MONEY LENDER.
Who demonetized silver?
| THE MONEY LENDER.
Who caused the panic Of 1873?
THE MONEY LENDER.
, Who dictated the resumption act!
THE MONEY LENDER.
Who opposed the Bland silver law?
THE MONEY LENDER.
, Who forced the passage Of the Sher
4 man bullion law?
/ THE MONEY LENDER.
sal...
b who took gold out Of the country?
0 THE MONEY LENDER.
e Who is responsible Tor the presen
q money panic?
0 THE MONEY LENDER.
J. Who will be the gamer in the fnan
ciaI race for existence that is now be
ing run? :,
THE MONEY LENDER. ]. z ),
t. Who is ever looking on. TOR No.
. and himself?
i THE MONEY LENDER.
g Whom must the people get rid OF !
10 order that they may gain complete il
i dependence?
l. THE MONEY LENDER. "
II The Republicans are now trying
put of prosperity until they pass la
to increase the tariff taxes. After tn,
ut something else Will be the matter. ar
s, so It goes.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
HORRIBLE PROSPECTS
RADICAL MEASURES MUST BE
TAKEN SOON.

Or the World viii Experience Worse
Industrial Conditions Than Ever Ex-
listed in All the Known Ages of Its
Previous History.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

And now tho Republicans srs at the
bat.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
NATCHITOCHEs, La, MAY Z. 1897.
WHO? WHO? 1WHo2 !

The money lender Isl re spectfuly In
yited to read this text:
Lord, who shall abidet. In InyfTaber-
nacle?
He that putteth not out his money to
usury. ."--Psalm XIV.
who wants a gold or 'siugle stand
ard? s
THE MONEY LENDER. ri Il shi 4
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

This is a question not for the work
Ing people but for capitalists and busi-
ness men.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

Whom must the people get rid OF in
order that they may gain complete in.
dependence?
THE MONEY LENDER "
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07
Who wants to denoneti1e silver!
THE MONEY LENDER.
Who wants to retire the 8 greenbacKs
THE MONEY LENDER.

Who wants dear money and cheap
products?
THE MONEY LENDER. a
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

Who wants asnational and state banl
currency? -
THE MONEY LENDER. 90
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

Who wants a system OF finance
which is subject to manipulation to the
extent that panics can be produced!
THE MONEY LENDER.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-07

Who is ever looking on. for
and himself?
THE MONEY LENDER.