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The news & observer., 1897-02-19
RIcHMoND's HIGH FUNCTION.

The Swell Society of Virginia Welcomed
i'm Effulgence at the Jefferson by Mr..
and Mrs. Oldfeld Brown, Of New
York.
Richmond, Va, Feb. 1S.-The Jeffer-
son hotel tonight was the scene of the
principal society function of the year
in Richmond 1t was the cotillion given
by Maj. Lewis Ginter and his niece, Miss
Josephine Arents in honor OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Oldfield Brown, Of New York.
The entire second floor of the hotel was
turned over to the dancers. 1t was
made a bower of beauty by the florists.
The three dining halls were turned into
a monster ball rood. The pompeian
court was converted into dining hall
and there was buffet supper during the
evening, concluding with a banquet at
midnight. Maj. Ginter, Miss Arents and
Mr.. and Mrs Oldfield Brown received
the guests. There was no invitations
sent out of town. The cot;llion was led
by Mr.. w. S. p. Mayo, of Richmond.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
TURKISH CONSUL IN THE roMBs.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Judge Addison
Brown, of the United States district
court late this afternoon, granted writ
of habeas corpus in the case Of Jos.
Iasigi Turkish Consul General at Bos-
ton who is locked up in the Tombs pris-
on accused Of embezzling over 100000,
in connection with the trusteeship OF two
estates in Massa achusetts. The writ,
which is returnahle before Judge Brown
at 2 p M tomorrow was served by
United States marshal upon the warden
of the tombs.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
Y. NJ. G. A. CONVENTION.
Judge Simonton's Injunction in Favor Of
American Tobacco Company.

Winston, n. c., Feb. 18.--A number
Of delegates have arrived for the Y. Nj.
G. A. State convention which opens here
at o'clock tomorrow. The convention
will be called to order by Chairman Han
ma, of the State Executive Committee.
IL. w. George, representing college de-
partment of International Committee,
conducted conference to-day for Y. M.
@. A. college students. Nearly all of the
leading colleges in the State were rep
resented by students.
Mr. Sophia Brietz, member of one of
Salem's oldest families, died to-day, aged
so years.
A temporary injunction has been
granted by Judge Simonton, of the u. S.
Circuit Court, against Sparger Brothers,
a manufacturing firm, who have been us
ing smoking tobacco brand which the
American Tobacco Company claims is
an infringement on one Of their trade
marks. The case will be tried in the Cir
cult Court at Charlotte April 26 next
The news & observer., 1897-02-19

Canton, o., Feb. 1S.-Mai Mckinley
continues to improve. He took drive
to-day with Mrs. Mckinley and seems to
have fully conquered the attack of i'll
ness. His physicians says that rest and
quiet are only necessary to his full re-
coyery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
Some Reasons For Low Prices

Some OF the reasons why farm prod
uce is low in price are that we have
struck an era of low prices; all prod
ucts, those that the farmer BUYS as
well as those that he sells, are lower
all except labor, and the labor-saving
machinery has partially, at least, over
come this. Many factories have been
closed, and many consumers have been
unable to buy as much as formerly.
The laboring classes spend too much
en- intoxicating liquors and not enough
tor food and clothing for their fami-
lies But low prices result many times
from the farmers own mistakes which
he has the power to remedy He sends
goods Of poor quality to market, poorly
assorted, poorly packed, in heavy.
dirty packages. He doesn't take pains
20 inform himself just what the mar
k REQUIRES, and when and how it re-
quires it. For general market, goods
should be of fine appearance; for pri-
late consumers, of good quality. Farm
ers should look after their home mar
kets more closely. There isn't so much
overproduction as there is undercon-
sum- lion. The farmer should reckon
his living among his profits. and
shouldn't spend too much time CRYING
had times, thereby, perhaps, making
them harder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
THE BERRY GARDEN.
a Prolific Source of Profit and
Revenue.

In a recent issue of Home and Farm,
Louisville, KY, Waldo F. Brown, after
considerable experience in small fruit
growing, has the following to say in
its favor, which can be endorsed by all
who have had any experience in this
line in Utah:
I have found raspberries and black
berries very easily grown, and as they
prolong the berry season, so that the
family can have fresh berries every
day for nearly or quite ten weeks, no
family should be without them. Rasp-
berries begin ripening just before the
strawberries are gone, and blackberries
are ripening before the raspberries are
gone. 1t will require but a small plot
of land to furnish a supply for a large
family if they are well taken care OF,
and a single planting will bear for
many years, but if they are neglected
and allowed to become a tangled brian
patch, choked with weeds and grass,
the fruit will be inferior in quality and
dwindle down in quantity, and in two
or three or four years your plat will be
worthless. l have known a raspberry
row to remain in profitable bearing for
So years, but it was cultivated as nicely
as a garden every year, and properly
pruned and fertilized
In growing these berries for family
use. l would trellis and keep the canes
tied up, as they can be kept clean much
easier and will be more convenient to
pick, and can be set closer. In field
culture 1 find it best to make the rows
nine feet apart for blackberries, as we
do not trellis, and in the early spring
it is an advantage to be able to use
two horses to mellow the SOIL and get
it in fine condition, but, when a trellis
is used, and the canes kept tied up,
they may be set in rows seven feet
apart, but we set the plants three feet
apart in the row in either case.
The best and cheapest trellis is two
fence wires stretched, one about 20
inches from the ground, and the other
a little more than three feet. If the
end posts are well braced, it will only
be necessary to set posts once in 60
feet and then drive good stake once
in ten feet.
A ratchet should be used for each
wire, to keep it well stretched, and the
staples must not be driven tight, but
left so that the wires will play back
and forth in them. The canes must be
pinched back when little higher than
the top wire. and then tied fast TO the
wires. l once saw a 4-acre field of
blackberries trellised in this way, and
the field yielded 500 bushels and sold
at 81 bushel, the crop bringing $500
per acre.
What in these days will pay better?
And this is only beginning. After that
crops may be expected three years out
of four for a quarter of a. century, in
creasing in yield annually for three
fourths of that time. What would you
plant? Well, one can scarcely hit amiss.
All cherries are nice and with several
varieties, the dish is more likely to be
right side up than with only one. How
ever, if one has to depend upon ship
ping for a market it will not do to
plant the yellow sweet varieties; they
rot so easily. For a shipping market,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
Poultry by Express.

Fancy poultry can now be shipped
by express to any part of the country
at the single rate of other merchandise.
An agreement has been reached among
the managers of the leading express
companies of the United States and
Canada by which all poultry, other
than market stock, will be carried at
a reduction from the old double first
class schedule to that of a single rate,
or just so per cent of the rates that
have been in force so many years for
carrying fancy poultry. There is one
important proviso attached to this de-
cision of the express managers, if the
single rate is to be- availed of. The
birds must be Grated in coopS other
than canvas If birds are shipped in
the usual canvas or muslin crates they
will be charged the old double first
class rate, so if any of our readers or
der fancy stock from breeder they
should be sure to specify that the birds
be sent in wooden coops or poultry
baskets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
STATES.
INTERESTING COMMENTs.

California gains in 1896 over 1892
1900: Bryan polls !, 600 more votes than
Cleveland and Weaver combined in
1892: Mckinley gains 2S, 500 over Harri-
son in 1892, and makes the whole gain.
Illinois gains in 1896 over 1892 215, 300;
Bryan polls 1900 more votes than
Cleveland and Weaver in 1892; McKin-
ley gains POS, 900 over Harrison in 1892.
Indiana gains in 1896 over 1892 81 900;
Bryan polls 81, 500 more votes than
Cleveland and Weaver combined in
1892; Mckinley gains IS, $50 over Harri-
son in 1892.
Iowa-Gains in 1896 over 1892. II. 500
votes; Bryan polls $500 more votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined,
Mckinley gains $500 over Harrison.
Kentucky-Gains in 1896 over 1892.
103, 400 votes; Bryan polls 1880 more
votes than Cleveland and Weaver COM
bibed: Mckinley gains $4,000 over Har-
rison. 1892.
Maryland-Gains in 1896 over 1892,
$500; Bryan polls 10000 less votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined;
Mckinley gains 1900 votes over Har-
rison, 1892.
Mathematician in 1896 over 1892
O. 200: Bryan polls $1,000 more votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined;
Mckinley gains 10000 over Harrison,
1892.
Minnesota-Gains in 1896 over 1892,
rs 500: Bryan polls TO- more votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined;
Mckinley gains 1880 over Harrison,
1892.
Msssouri-Gains in 1896 over 1892.
1872. 200 votes: Bryan polls $4,000 more
votes than Cleveland and Weaver COM
bined; Mckinley gains $4,000 over sHar-
rison, 1892.
New York-Gains in 1886 over 1892,
10000 votes; Bryan polls 900 less
votes than Cleveland and Weaver COM
bined; Mckinley gains 210,500 over Har>
rison, 1892.
North Carolina-Gains in 1896 over
1892. 81. 600: Bryan polls 5000 less votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined;
Mckinley gains $1,000 over Harrison,
OF ohio-Gains in 1895 over 1892, 100, 200
votes; Bryan polls $4,000 more votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined;
Mckinley gains 121,000 over Harrison,
1892
votes: Bryan polls $500 more votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined;
Mckinley gains II, ZOO over Harrison,
1892.
Pennsylvania-G in 1896 over 1892,
1872, 800 votes; Bryan polls "a. 600 less
votes than Cleveland and Weaver COM
bined; Mckinley gains 212, 800 over Har-
rison, 1892.
West Virginia-Gains in 1896 over
1892, $4,000 votes; Bryan polls 5000 more
votes than Cleveland and Weaver COM
bined; Mckinley gains 5000 over Har-
rison, 1892.
wisconsin-Gains in 1896 over 1892,
74,500; Bryan polls 21,50 less votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined;
Mckinley gains 1880 over Harrison.
1892.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08

Dyehouse and Early Richmond, of the
sour kinds, and Black Tartarian,
Blackhawk, Ohio beauty. and Windsor
for sweet would be good kinds. What
kind of an experiment would it be,
my friend, to plant half a dozen or
more of the large, sweet, black sorts
and try competing with the California
cherries, which are sold in every mar
ket throughout the country, after be-
ing shipped 1000 or 5000 miles?
Are you aware that s cents a pound
is the price at which the California
cherries are retailed in Ohio markets,
which is is cents per quart, and with
the stems on at that? When l was a
boy ] used to pick upwards of 100
quarts from a Black Tartarian tree in
the edge Of my fathers garden, and
they were Just as nice as the Cali
fcrnia cherries
AT 10 cents per quart that would be
Sl5 Der tree, or 1850 per acre. One
could divide that by three for all con-
tingencies of failure and still have a
yield which would compare favorably
with oats at 16 cents per bushel. 1t
does not look as if cherries were over
produced when those grown on the
shores of the Pacific are retailed all
over the great fruit growing states of
Ohio and Michigan and New York for
cents per pound.
This is a matter, dear reader, which
it might be we'll to consider, especially
if you live upon warm, dry soil. How
would it do to do a little better farm
ing upon some other fields and devote
half Of that barn lot to cherry trees.
1t would not spoil it for a paddock for
your sheep and lambs, and you might
wake I'D some fine summer morning
and find as much money upon that
little field as upon the entire grain or
meadow acreage of the rest of the
farm.
L recently heard Mr.. S. D. Willard
say that his cherry crop for 1897 was
engaged at a, certain, stipulated paying
price, previous to December 1, 1896. One
would think that there would be over
production in Geneva if anywhere, yet
one canning factory has quickly pur-
chased all Mr.. Willard has had for
three years, and this year beSpoken
them eight or nine months in advance.
In respect to curculio. Mr.. Willard
says that Dlums are the first to be at
tackled. and if you have plum orchard
adjoining and keep the curculio off of
the plums by Earring there will be no
stung cherries.-L. B. Pierce in Green's
Fruit Grower.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
Helping to Pay Off the Mortgage.

Reduce expensesl The first step is
pay as you go You will buy less.
Charge it, please is easy to say. You
have no money; then you must have
other things -well-cured meat, sweet,
clean lard, nicely seasoned susage, fried
in cakes, packed closely in Jars and
covered with melted lard, all prepared
by a cleanly woman, is much preferred
to cured meats kept by the butcher.
The scraps made into soap save many
a quarter of a dollar
When Offering anything for sale have
it and self neat. You have a reputation
to make and sustain.
Count I'D the difference in disposing
of hogs i'll this way and on selling on
foot.
Next agitate garden and berry ques-
ton. If any one ever has just cause
to go on a strike it is the wife whose
husband refuses her his aid in this
Health demands it. Berries and a va
riety of fresh vegetables prepared and
eaten with prudence reduce DOCTOR
and grocer's bills, and berry selling is
profitable.
Fried chicken is good. You can pro-
vide nothing for your family more
wholesome than chicken, nor any meat
so chea9. With care chickens pay
better than anything else; but you
must no. depend upon one source, but
several.
Have your children help. Teach them
not only how, but why to work. Instil
practical ideas. Teach self-reliance and
purity to bows and girls alike. Re
member, nothing costs so much as sick
ness. Many a little child will lose it's
life this winter for want of care and
woOllen underwear. Don't let it be
yours. If you have the clothes and
your neighbor the child. you know what
to do. If they do spitefully use you,
do your duty; the reward will come.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08

Tennessee-Gains in 1896 over 1892,
$4,000 votes; Bryan polls 1.5o0 more
votes than Cleveland and Weaver COM
bined; Mckinley gains 4S,5O0 over Har-
rison, 1892.
Texas-Gains in 1896 over 1892, 49,
600 votes; Bryan polls 29,500 more votes
than Cleveland and Weaver combined;
Mckinley gains $1,000 over Harrison,
1892.
The other states show only nominal
conditions and are not worth while
enumerating; the abnormal gains of
Mckinley over Harrison's vote of 1892,
and this more especially in Democratic
states, shows Manager Hanna's fine
work in what were considered doubt
full states The question is where the
immense gain of 1,72S,000 votes of 1896
over 1892 came from, more than double
the normal gain, and this with less
immigration and probably 100000
tramps in the country who were old
enough to vote, but were too transient.
McKinley's total gain in 1896 over Har-
rison's vote in 1892 is 1926, 293 votes, an
equivalent to 100000 900 population.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
1farl11 and Gdrde1lS|
1xSxUx0x0zDz0Z1z0SUxo

I in many respects. It will hang upon the
tree weeks and months after il has
rlpened, and gradually turn into preserves
as it hangs in mid-air
The persimmon may be plucked from
the tree when hard and indigestible.
packed in boxes or barrels as carelessly
as marbles, and if stored in a moderately
dry room on traps where the air can
reach the fruit, each specimen will
soften, and the sugar it contains will
granulate. and you will have a superior
Quality OF preserves without any further
effort on your part
AS soon as the persimmon becomes soft
IL is eatable but the longer it remains the
richer its flesh and juices become. and
makes most delicious dessert. If left
long time exposed to the drying in
IuenceS of the atmosphere it will dry up,
representing the fig OF commerce
Altogether the persimmon is a remark
able fruit. 1t has been called by some
the American date. 1nere is nothing in
the world like the persimmon. 1t is a
very wholesome fruit. The tree is hardy
and IS easily grown from seed, and bears
ct very early age
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08

The figures given below are in the
order of the states as named above.
In 1892 Cleveland has lis. 29S and wins
In 1896 Bryan has IA. 766 and loses.
IN 1892 Cleveland has 426.2S1 votes and
by 10000
In 1892 Cleveland has 262, 74O votes and
wins IN 1896 Bryan has 9O3. S54 and loses
In 1892 Cleveland has 9s.9s7 and loses
by 5000 In 1896 Bryan has 22S al, and
loses by $500.
II 1892 Cleveland has .461, and wins
py 4o'VOo In 1896 Bryan has 217,795 and
In 1892 Cleveland has 1885, and wins
by 2l,0OO- In 1886 Bryan has 104, TAG, and
loses by 90, 600
In 1892 Cleveland has 2O2. 29s, and loses
loses by $4,000.
In 1892 Cleveland has 10000 and loses
loses by $1,000.
IN 1892 Cleveland has 26S. 1898. and wins
by 4l5eO; In 1896 Bryan has 36S,652 and
wins by $1,000.
In 1899 Cleveland has 654. Sos and wins
loses by 26S.5
In 1892 Cleveland has 132.951 and wins
py 5z,5Oe. In 1885 Bryan has ia. 4SS. and
wins by 1900. Weaver in 1892 has A. 700.
IL 1892 Cleveland has 404,115. and loses
by lel2- In 1886 Bryan has 477,495, and
II 1892 Cleveland and Weaver have IL
2JS and loses. In 1886 Bryan has 49, 739,
and loses by 1000.
II 1892 Cleveland has 452. 264. and loses
by %, 900. In 1896 Bryan has 427,127, and
loses by 3O1 600
In 1899 Cleveland has S4.467, and wins
by 1000. In 1896 Bryan has $3.50, and
In 1892 Cleveland has 1855. and wins by
6-5Oe- In 1885 Bryan has 1858 and loses
by 1o2; 500. Weaver in 1892 had 10000.
In 1892 Cleveland has 13SS74. and wins
by $500. In 1896 Bryan has 1853, 651, and
wins by 1900.
II 1892 Cleveland has 2S9,14S and wins
by 1850. In 1896 Bryan has 36S. 2S9 and
wins by 10000. Weaver in 1892 had 100,-
GOO.
Apropos of the charges that have
been made and very widely circulated
to the effect that the recent presi-
Dental election was carried for Nc
Kiniey by fraud, Mr. z. E. Bird of this
city has compiled some very interest
ing statistics with particular reference
to the abnormal increase in the vote
of 1896
In most instances this increase was
in the close states, although it appears
IN some others in a less marked degree.
Mr.. Birds figures are taken from
authentic sources and standing as they
40 without being satisfactorily an
swered, form very strong argument
that there is a colored gentleman some
where in the wood pile
Popular vote of 1876, SAP, 769.
Popular vote of 1880, 9,209, 4O6; gain of
1880 over 1876. 1876, 743.
Popular vote of 1884. 1904, 1856; gain
of 1884 over 1880, S35579
Popular vote of 1885, II ,392. 1882: gain |
of 1883 over 1884, 1,347, 397
Popular vote of 1892. 1910. 636: gain |
of 1892 over 1888, us, 254
Popular vote of 1896. 1855, 579; gain |
of 1896 over 1892, /, 727, 1897.
Popular vote of 1892 for Cleveland. |
5,556,91S, and wins by 3SO,S1O.
Popular vote of 1896 for Bryan. g.
Mr. Birds figures and comments are
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
TRY Something Else.

You say your boy doesn't care for
books. All right; try something else. Get
a thermometer and some white beans
Count the beans into five lots of ten
each. Put lot No. out OF doors sly
nights in snow or cold rain, and store
them away. Put lot No. in a dish in
a hot oven for "a hours. Put lot No. 4
in a dish of water in the same hot oven.
Keep lot No. in a dry place where the
all has been done. mark each lot. Now
spread a piece of wooden in place where
the thermometer never marks less than
60. Put the five lots of beans on the
cloth, marking each plainly. Sprinkle
with water and cover with another CLOTH
Look at them night and morning and
keep damp for six days. Keep a record
of everything and note which lot of seeds
and which Will not. Can you
tell why in each case? Here is study
without books-and fun too.-Charles'
Barnard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
Keeping Ice.

After repeated failures, I have found
that there should be openings in the
gable ends over the sawdust 1 think that
if the building is fully exposed to the
sun, two feet is better than Is inches
of sawdust around the sides. We have
no inside partition, simply pile up the
ice cakes on edge, and keep filled solidly
all around with sawdust, preferably pine.
We use an adze to keep the upper sur
faces even as each layer is put in, so
that there will be no crevices. Placing
the cakes on edge does not encourage
melting as does placing them fat be-
cause percolation is more rapid through
the pores by the latter method. 1t is
essential to keep the sawdust well trodden
down as the ice is taken out
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
Fruit Trees by the Roadside.

Tell us if you know any good reason
for planting naples, elms and the like
along the roadsides in place of the
practically useful cherries, chestnuts,
walnuts and other fruit trees, espec-
tally out in the country where the dep
relations of fruit-hungry city boys are
not much to be feared. Or if one must
have forest trees, why not the linden.
that will, after a while, enable our bees
to gather the choicest honey in abund-
ance2
When a Spaniard eats a peach or
pear by the roadside, wherever he is,
he digs a hole in the ground with his
foot and covers the seed. Consequently,
all over Spain by the roadside and
elsewhere, fruit in great abundance
tempts the taste and may be picked
and eaten by anybody. This fruit is a
great boon to tired and thirsty travel
erS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
THE COLORADO MIDLAND r. R
Two Through Trains Daily

Between Salt Lake City. Ogden and Lead
Vile Cripple Creek. Colorado Springs.
Denver and all points east. Only line
running THROUGH CHAIR CARS.
Through sleepers on both morning and
evening trains. This line. in connection
with the Rio Grande Western. reaches
Denver earlier than any other line via
Colorado Springs. No change of cars or
DELAYED trains Take the Colorado Mid
land and save time and enjoy the finest
ride and grandest scenery in Colorado.
For full information call on any r. G.
W. Ry agent. or
W. F. BAILEY, o. a. BROWN.
G. P A Gen. Agent.
Denver, Colo. Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-08
Young Trees Are Best.

The question is often asked: "Will
not the continued planting of peach
trees ruin the business?" Experts say
no. There are" says Central States
Fruit Grower, natural limitations on
the industry that will prevent this.
They are the extreme winters, frosts,
yellows. lack of cultivation, failure to
thin fruit, by which the tree overpro-
duces, poor fruit, and last, a fact not
sufficiently known, viz: that the profit
able crops are the. first seven. 1t is
better after a tree has borne seven an
nual crops to remove it, as a business
investment, putting a new tree in it's
place rather than to allow it to &C.
cupy the ground or plant a tree in
some other place and use this ground
for other things. A good many grow
ers will agree with this statement, but
the best fruit is from young trees, and
the best gets the money. 1t is not dis
puted that the trees will continue to
bear after the first seven years, and
many times with profit, but if you
are in business for gain year in and
year out, the above holds good"