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The National tribune., 1897-04-29

light, sandy soil 10 best for it, and IL Is we'll
to keep the ground lightly mulched about the
roots, to keep the under soil moist. The flow
ers need good deal Of space.
There are three ways OF training them. Al
low them to grow freely. which means multi
tude OF shoots from the roots, this way is
best for the POM ons. dwarfs. aud bedders
To pick off all bnt the main stem, and to allow
it to grow tall and branching; this means that
tho plant will need stout wooden stake to
help keep it up or during high winds it is apt
to break. The third way is to pinch off all
but one main shoot, to allow this to grow until
two leaves are above the soil, and then to pinch
off its top. There will be two pairs of tiny
buds in the axis Of the leaves that will set
about growing. Two or three. or perhaps four,
of these buds will develop branches, and if
every branch is again pincbed Of 20 soon as the
two leaves are fully developed, the plant will
be the better for it.
This method ID much praised by dahlia en-
thusiasts. as it produces sturdy, thick growth.
Gardeners also aver that early pinching insures
long-stemmed flowers. while late pinching
means short stems. This system means much
watcbfulness and work at FIRST, but it does
away with stalking and tying.
The National tribune., 1897-04-29
ARMY AND NAVY.

A contract for the purchase of 10000 pounds
Of smokeless powder is soon to be allotted by
the War Department.. and at the prices pro-
posed by three bidders the powder will cost the
Army not less than $4,000. This brand of
powder is the most expensive manufactured for
military aud naval uses. and it has been only
in recent years that the article has so increased
in demand. owing to the introduction of tho
new small-arm aud modern rified guns. requir-
ing powder capable Of producing the highest
velocitics, that the military and naval author
tiles have given great attention TO perfecting
the various recipes submitted by inventors.
The National tribune., 1897-04-29

Harrison Administration. He was sent to Ber-
lin and represented the United States when
the tripartite agreement with Germany and
Great Britain for the Government Of Samoa
was made. He was at ono time Vice. Consul at
Liverpool.
The Kentucky thoroughbred which was
purchased for the President some time ago by
! a gentleman in Cincinnati arrived at tho White
House stables last week. The horse is beau
tiful animal spirited. but well broken and
trained. Mr.. Mckinley is very fond of horse
back riding He does not mount the horse at
the White House, however, owing to the
crowds of curiosity seekers who would collect
there to witness the President horseback,
but drives out Of the country roads in
bis carriage to some appointed place. where he
is met by groom with the saddle. horse.
Il
Jas. ]. Willis of Florida. Deputy Auditor for
the State Department. seems to be one of those
gentlemen who are a0t particular about the
place they get SO long as the pay is steady and
the work is light He took 23i days off, with
pay, last year. He is an ex Deputy Auditor
! now.
The Office seekers still besege President
Mckinley. New applicants and their friends
greet the Chief Executive each day. Secretary
Porter is an over-worked man, but he seems to
make no enemies. 1t seems as il every one.
too, who was dropped from the Departments by
the late Administration is trying to get back
into Office. They not only penetrate the re.
coceae of tho Wbita Hooca I'm t1ar hold Coo caa
with the Cabinet officers. OF course, injustice
has been done in many instances. but in others
it is safe to say it has not supply OF incom-
petents was discharged by Mr.. Cieveland's,
as by every Administration. Reinstate-
pments te limited degree are being made. but
there will be many dssppointments. sensa.
ton was caused last week by the calling of the
Civil Service Commissioners at the White House.
But they talked over few proposed changes
in the rules of the Civil Service as at present
administered. Nothing was said about any Of
the removals recently made from the Depart
ments, for until charges are sworn to, IL there
are to be any, by those who think they were
removed for political reasons. the Commission
ers cannot act.
r
Commissioner Evans gave ont . statement
last week TO bis clerks that he proposed TO have
more promptness in attendance upon office and
less running out during hours to transact pr-
waite business. The result was a sensation. and
every body is now breaking his or her neck to
get to work ON time. and once there they rs-
| main.
DEATH OF 1.-THE GREAT DIRECTOR"
Congressman w. S. Holman. of Indiana, died
here April 90. of a complication of diseases.
BIZ. Holman would have passed the three-quar-
ter century mark had he lived until next Sep
TENDER. and his career is remarkable for the
large proportion of his life that was given up
The National tribune., 1897-04-29

There are many blood purifiers, but only one
Hoods sarsapsriia. which is reliable. aud which
CuREs-
The National tribune., 1897-04-29
ABOUT BEAUTY.
The Saying that it is Only Skin
lH'
Deep is a Falsehood.
BEAUTY LOTIONS ARE WORTHLESS

Beautyi
There is an oldessyin that beauty is only
skin Deep" ,b1u
That saying Is q monstrous error.
Beauty is heart-deep-lung-deep- stomach
deep-liver-deep.
Beauty isn't mere matter of complex ion, Of
form, or Of features. The sparkling eye, the
vivacity of manner, the rounded form, the
The National tribune., 1897-04-29
CHAT OF THE coRRrnops.

Many of the veterans who are after offiee
seem to labor under the impression that thew
can be appointed to positions in the Civil sery-
ice without the formality Of the examination
or rcquisition Of the Civil Service Commission.
Al a result the Departments are besieged with
letters from cx-soldiers which indicate this
Misunderstanding. The law provides that ex-
soldiers within the civil service who resign or
who displaced for cause other than their
own fault may be rsinstated to their old posi-.
tions at any time. The law, however, makes
no provision giving preference to soldiers in
entering Government service who have not
been In the civil service before except that
officials making acquisitions on the Civil sery-
Ice Commission for 8 list of eligible appoin toes
may favor the veterans who may happen TO be
On that list.
George d, Meiklejohn. appointed Assistant
Secretary of War, has served two terms in
Congress. representing the Third District OF
Nebraska. He is about 40 years old, and a
native of Wisconsin. he has been Chairman
the Republican State COMMITTEES in No
braska
harold d. sewsll. who has been selected for
Minister to Hawaii gained prominence during
the last campaign By reason Of his ad yoeacy OF
the Republican ticket and platform. althopph
bis father. Arthur Sewal. was the nominee OF
she Democrats for Vice President. He had the
Endorsement Of the Maine Senators for the Ha.
waiian mission. Mr. sewall was appointed
Consul to Samoa - H. Cleveland during his
aEss term and se0alas1 In s1acs under the
The National tribune., 1897-04-29
NEW NOMINEES.

Among the nominations made by President
Mckinley are:
Charles III. Smith. of Missouri. to be Surveyor
OF Customs for the port ofSt. Louis. No.
Thomas S. Harrison, Of Pennsylvania, Agent
and Consul. General Of the United States at
Cairo Egypt.
James A. Smith, of Vermont, Consul Of the
United States at Leghorn, Italy.
VIM. Heimke, of New York. Second Secretary
OF the Legation Of the United States at the City
OF Mexico.
John A. Merritt, of New York, Third Assist
ant Postmaster General.
VIM. Yonngblood. of Alabama, Auditor for
the Interior Department.
James J.. Davenport, of New Hampshire,
First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions
Levere,t N. Kelley, of Illinois, Second Deputy
Commissioner OF Pensions.
Wm. A. Jones' of Wisconsin, Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs.
Harold NJ. Sewall. of Maine. to BIO Envoy
Extraordinary aud Minister Plenipotentiary OF
the United States TO Hawaii.
The National tribune., 1897-04-29
Tho Bdtey-nalf::

Many good women deem the use Of the words
gown and frock an affectation. To them
dress seems the usual and eniuently salts
factory designation for their outer skirt and
bodice. The purists contend that "dress," in
its true meaning, includes the entire apparel
for either men or women. and that it is as caro-
less to uso dress" for frock as it would DO to
call ones bonnet or boots "dress." The die
tionsries present the wider meaning frst, but
allow the use Of the word for gown; but die
tionaries always err on the side of laxness
and most of us lean the same way, and need the
efforts Of tho purists Now, gown" and
"frock " are both short, easy, well.known terms
having special meaning. Dress is used and
needed as a general term. Its special significance
snot needed. Its history hardly justifes tho
common use and it seems the part Of wisdom to
follow the purists At any rate, il is we'll to
have care in the nse of words-and it 10 .
part Of y good education to thiok over them
and to study our speech.
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mends the Clifford W. Benton because of its
fine yellow color; Mrs. w. III. Maui for its iri-
descent red blossoms, and others.
The cactus dahlias were so called hrst b.
cause of their vivid red color. The fIowsP
heads are looser aud more sraceful-mo.s
hrysanthemum-like-th IL usual among
dahlias. It is behavior most sweet aud COM
mendable in the variety, because the dahiia
needs grace. Through clever crossing It's man
ner of b!ossoming has been transmitted with
other colors. making most charming variety.
ELSIE PoMERoY McELRoY.
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Tnr errraoa eos'anv.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26

II is the general opinion among
geologists that the Alaska gold de-
posts are the mother vein of the gold
Of North America; that the gold veins
in the Rockies in the United States.
and even as far south IA the Sierras.
ara deposits from the glacial districts
of northern Alaska and British Column
bia.
Ii is also generally conceded that
the finds" in the Yukon Valley are the
wash" from the snow capped peaks
of the Mount ST. EliasAlps, which has
been loosened from the original bed
ding by the action of the weather,
water, and ice, and carried down by
volumes Of water to be deposited along
the valley and river beds. The Alaskan
glaciers, which are among the largest
in the world, are also efficient agents
in furnishing placer-gold supplies,
-~sevinssss thcy 90, slowly and irresist-
ably over the country, tearing up rocks
and carrying sand, gravel and boulders
down into the gulches and streams.
and finally depositing them wherever
the ice melts The natural course Of
the glaciers IL from the mountains of
the interior toward the sea; the warmer
currents once reached, great masses
of tho lee break of, melt away, and
set free their freight Of golden sand,
which in turn is washed ashore, and
forms the rich placer finds" 80 fire.
quent along the Pacific coast.
Proofs Of the foregoing statement
are offered in the character Of the con
ditions prevailing in the gold regions.
The river bed OF the Yukon, as well
as the beds of its valuable tributaries.
oil yield shining, auriferous sand and
gravel and boulders. The spring
freshets bring down mighty floods
from the great glaciers OF the gold
bearing Cordillera range, which fire.
quently break over the banks in tor
rents and food the valley Of the Yn.
kon for miles. II this theory il as
practicable as geologists contend, then
the gold supply Of the Alaskan fields
is apparently ine1haustible. -Demor-
est's Magazine.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26
" LOVE ABIDE.

What II the sunshine kiss no mere the
mountains peak.
Nor in the vale no more the purple shadows
seek
To monut on high,
And coming nigh
Drive from the heights whom they would
kiss and clasp,
And dim his rays forever in their chilly
grasp
What II the flowers bloom no more, but
droop their heads,
That have inoarnadined the summers
gardenbeis;
What II the sheaves,
In autumn ewes.
Rustic nomore to WOO, the hiding whippoor-
will,
And all the happy bird-songs are forever
What IL the earth should e'er be wrapt In
endless night,
And circling moons attendant wander with"
out light,
What Gun betide.
III love abide2
Let suns and spheres, sweet body breath,
all ended be,
| am content, so love endure eternally.
Emily Sellnger,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26
SHIPS MASTS.
From the LOFTY sticks OF solid Wood to
the Modern Masts Of Iron.
seasons.

From the LOFTY sticks OF solid Wood TO
the Modern Masts Of Iron.
Ships masts were originally made
with the several parts, the lower mast
the topmast, and the topgallant mast,
each o; solid stick Big timber was
required for the large lower masts,
and when the suitable and accessible
trees had been culled out from eastern
forests mast timber was brought from
Oregon.
The expense Of bringing the logs
around from the Pacific, of course,
added greatly to the cost Of the mast,
and the sparmakers began making
buiit-up masts, made of a considerable
number Of pieces. The built-up mast
has one advantagein the material used;
it is always difficult to get solid stick
OF suitable size for a mast that is alb
solutely free from blemish. In max
ing the built-up mast, composed of q
number Of smaller pieces, it is easily
possible to select only perfectly sound
material. The built-up masts were
usually made with spindle, big,
square timber forming the centre or
heart, the round OF the mast being
formed by slabs laid on the sides Of
the spindle. And these parts were not
always each Of single piece; some.
times the spindle, in its length, was
composed OF two or three pieces,
scarved or spliced together; and the
slabs also might be scaryed: the
scarves in the slabs, however, not
being brought opposite those in the
spindle. The finished stick was band
ed with hoops Of iron. The built-up
mast stood the service well; it was
subject only. as o solid stick might be,
to decay.
Built-up masts have been made in
various ways. There heve been made,
Cor example. mssts in which the round
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26

The best definition OF Congress that
has yet been given is found in the
printed testimony in the Jones' Catch.
ings contest for q seat in the present
House Of Representatives.
Alex Gates, a colored witness for
the contestant, was asked;
"What IA ne Congress?"
Answer-Congress is the people.
Question-What is the Congress?
A.-Congress is Congress,
Q.-What are the duties Of Con-
gressP
A..-Well, they make speeches, and
pow-wows, and play cards, and get
drunk, and rides on the trains, and
draws salaries. That is all I see in
the papers. Washington Star.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26
was formed Of three pieces OF timber,
instaad of n spindle and slabs.

| ms'ohu VI Hpiuult anu sluDNs
When the great modern American
schooner came out with its three and
four, and sometimes more lofty masts
for some Of these vessels sticks so
or 30 feet in length were required
the demand for mast timber was greatly
increased. With the extensive demand
prices went up, aud the built.up masts
were made for the big schooners;
masts were made not hooped. but
holted together, and such masts proved
perfectly serviceahle.
Most of the deep water ships built
nowadays, however, have lower masts
of iron. The ships themselves are
made of iron and of steel, and their
masts are made OF the same material.
Iron mnsts are, Of course, not indie
structible, hut they are longer lived
than masts Of wood
There IN now lying at South street
pier u fine, big American wooden ship
whose three lower masts arc all differ
ent. and this came about in the
simplest way in the world When she
came from the Maine shipyard in
which she was built her three lower
masts were of wood, built up. In the
course of time her foremost showed
signs of decay, and it was condemned
and taken out She was at that time
in the port of New York, and there
was found here handsome stick Of
Oregon pine, ont Of which foremost
was made for her. Later decay APP
peared in the mainmast. She was ia
British port then. where it was
cheaper to get an iron mast, and she
was fitted with an iron mainmast. So
now her foremost is n solid stick OF
timber from Oregon, her mainmast in
of iron from England, and her mizzen-
mast Of wood, built up, is from the
state Of Maine. New York Sun.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26
TELEPHONES FOR FARMERS,
Their Great Advantage and Influence In
the Country.

tno Nouutfys
In this age Of cheap application Of
electrical science to human need one
is not surprised at the rapid extension
of telephone communication in the
smaller towns aud even villages of the
country. Nor can we really affect
surprise when we learn that the boon
of cheap telephone exchanges is in u
fair way of being extended in the
purely rural districts. We are al
ready informed that in central Kansas
there are number of ranches con.
nected by telephone with one another,
enabling the owners and their families
to enjoy intimate communication for
both social and business purposes.
The Kansas plan Is TO utilize tho
little railroad station in the vicinity of
farming district as the central"
Office and to connect the various farm
houses by cheap wiring, in many
cases the barb wire fences being used
for this purpose. There is no insula-
ton, the only care taken being to see
that there are no broken fences and to
carry the wires across the roads by
means of high poles, connecting again
on the other side to the fence wires.
The only real expense is the telephone
instrument in each house, the cost of
which is said to average So. A plan
somewhat similar to the one described
has been experimental with on some
of the larger Nebraska ranches, and
we are informed that wherever tried
the success Is so marked as to- guaran-
tee rapid extension of the system
through the rural districts. There is
no mention a. yet of any action by the
large telephone trusts in regard to
patent infringements by the farmers,
and probably such action, if taken,
may be successfully resisted by one or
more of the independent companies.
Why should the average farmer or
his family be cut off from intercourse
with neighbors or adjoining munich
palities2 1t is probably a question of
time when the farmers will have the
benefit of free postal delivery, at least
in the older settled neighborhoods,
and il is but step along the line Of
progress to telephone communication
at very slight expense to each rural
subscriber. The saving of time and
horse-aesh, to say nothing Of the in
creased facilities for business transac.
tons resulting from the introduction
of farm telephones, renders it ex-
tremely probable that when once
proved successful they will be ex-
tended as paying Investments.
For the female members OF the
average rural household no words are
too strong to picture the altered condi-
tons of life that will ensue from the
Introduce of the,telephone TisoTa-.
ton ia pronounced by all sociologists
the greatest bane OF farming life, and
is probably responsible for more
dwarfed womanhood than any other
single cause. The telephone, for
social reasons alone, will prove itself
a benefactor to rural communities by
exchanging for monotony and isolation
the benefits which are already con-
sidered indispensable to urban
dwellers. Chicago Chronicle.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26
A Word to Young Men.

We fear that there is O growing i'm
preston among our young men that
il is more honorable to keep books or
stand behind the counter and sell
goods than il is to pillow; that there is
more honor in reading law than there
is in hammering on an anvil in a
blacksmith shop; that the man who
wears blue overalls and works in q
machine shop occupies lower posi-
ton in the world than the man who
wears a white shirt and patent leather
shoes every day. This is a very great
blunder and has, we fear, turned the
heads of q great many young men.
No doubt good pillow boys have been
spoiled by young men imagining that
it was more honorable to practice law
or sell goods than to turn over soil or
shove the plane. The blame is not
always on the young man, either, par.
ents are often at fault in this matter.
They let it out early in the life Of the
children that William and John must
select easy places in the world, They
must not have the drudgery Of farm
life and must avoid the hard work Of
the mechanic. II is profession, a
situation as salesman or bookkeeper
or some calling for which mayhap tho
boy is totally unified. All work is
honorable If it is honest and right
Elliiay (Ga.) Sentinel.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26
Glass Water Pipes.

Various English towns are introduc.
ing water pipes made Of glass and
covered with asphaltum with highly
satisfactory results. These pipes ara
doubtless the most sanitary, and while
the first cost may be somewhat in. ex-
cess OF iron and lead, yet IL properly
laid and protected they should last for
centuries and thus be the most econom.
ical in the end.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26
Remarkable Pigeon FIIRht.

Much interest hos been excited in
London pigeon flying circles by tho
performance Of bird owned by M.
Evangelist OF South Tottenhsm, which
has flown from the Shetland islands to
London distant 591 miles, in the rec
ord time OF 80 hours and "a minutes,
from which must be deducted the
hours Of darkness, during which the
birds cannot fly.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-26

Again the thought that women
change thrust itself upon him. He
lifted his head resolutely. His dream
maiden would meet the reality; il the
result was disappointing, he would
give up the memory, and in his far
western home-forget.
He passed slowly up the length OF
the crowded car. Most of the passen-
gers at this season were in search OF
health, that elusive will-o'-the-w isp
that danced ever before them always
just beyond their reach) and led them
now to the low-lands Of Florida, now
TO the glorious heights of the "Land
of the Sky"
At the end OF the ear a woman sat
gazing out of the window. To his
request she gave assent in a
tone as cold as the snow outside, then
glancing around and up into the eyes,
bent upon her ungraciousness, she
moved nearer the window and swept
the book and magazine lying on the
seat into her lap. Having eased her
conscience of any possible rudeness,
she returned to the window.
Her GOODNESS angered him. He was
not accustomed TO being thus disposed
Of Who was she, this Lady Disdain?
He watched her furiively. How serene
and self-possessed she was. How dark
the lashes that almost touched her
smooth, round cheek. Her heavy
coiled hair--he started-it was the hair
of his dream II he could look
into her eyes again, but she was alb
sorbed, unconscious of his presence,
lost in admiration of the white fakes.
He could stand the uncertainty no
longer.
An utterly absurd childish rhyme
rang in his ears. IF it be i, he will
gladly wag his tail; il il be not I, he
will loudly bark and wall" He gave
himself little angry shake, and yet
If il was she. He stretched his hand
to the magazine. On one of his strong,
white fingers he wore o quaint. old
fashioned ring. She would remember
il.
"May II" he said, then as she
turned her Startled eyes upon him.
MAY !, Miss Margaret"
Robert, Robert Elliott" the words
came in astonished, fluttering gasps,
but she quickly recovered herself, and
held out her hand, welcoming him
home in pretty, friendly fashion.
The afternoon wore away. The pas
sengers across the aisle regarded their
sudden friendship with curious and
somewhat suspicious eyes.
The engine was climbing the noun
tain now, painting and snorting, but
blowing through the snow in an
angry, determined way.
He broughthis conversation around
to the morning Of his departure. With
charming irrelevance she ignored it,
and went back to q more remote
period.
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a Pat Answer,

The master was asking questions
masters are apt TO ask questions, and
they sometimes receive curious an
swers. The question was as follows:
''Now, boys, how many months have
twenty-eight days?"
"All of them, sir" replied . boy in
the front.