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The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21
NORDMAN,s FIR TREES.

Falconer says: AS garden trees they are
models Of health and symmetry, their
lower branches lie fat on the ground
and there isn't a gap in their make up
from the sod to the topmost tip, and
they don't bear a mark Of a knife or
shears. The leader each one has is
strong, straight and pronounced. Herein
we find a lesson in tree culture. These
trees are living examples They are
90 feet or over in height and 90 years
old, and by all the orthodox cultural
laws they should now begin to lose their
lower branches, but in fact there is
nothing further from their intention,
and why? Simply because we kept their
heads cut down.
To cut back the leader in fir trees Of
this size and age to most Oultivators
would seem madness, but it is just what
we do every year. Were we to allow
the leader TO run at will it would soon
shoot up far beyond the thick body Of
branches and form an ugly thing in
deed, but every spring we cut it back TO
Q, 10 or 10 inches of its base and allow
il to throw up fresh leader. We never
have any trouble in getting good lead
0r8
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FINE EVERGREENs.
A Beautiful Far Tree and the Secret
of Its Perfect Form.

OF Its Perfect FOrms
Fir trees are among the oommonest
fine evergreens in our gardens, and
many Of them are very beautiful, espe.
Cially in a young state. In general
way they look good deal like spruce
trees, but even the small boy can tell
them apart when they begin to bear
cones. The cones of the spruce trees al
ways hang down, whereas the cones Of
fir trees always stick up when growing
on the trees. The habit Of the fir tree is
pyHamidal and symmetrical, and in the
case of isolated or young trees they
should be branched from the ground up
and retain these lower branches for
many years, says William Falooner in
introduction to some illustrated notes
in Gardening on fir trees. Concerning a
Nordman fir, of which the illustration is
here reproduced, Mr.. Falconer tells that
it is exceedingly handsome, about %
feet high and the same in diameter of
spread Of branches at the base. AL
though native of the Crimea, it is a
good deal harder than the Greoian fir,
and withal a better all purpose tree.
OF two fir trees growing in the gar
dens over which he has charge, ono a
Nordman and the other a GrecianD Mr.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21

and the plants helped through the first
mulch in case they do not readily come
through alone. Plants left covered until
late in spring have less ability to help
themselves through any mulch than
those that have been allowed to start
early.
The Advocate and news., 1898-12-21

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PRICES FALLING.
Industrial Depression Follows the
Introdsction of the Gold
standard.

II the falling prices since 1873 has
been due TO some cause other than the
demonstration of silver we should have
expected the fall 10 he universal the
world over. Yet, strange TO the gold
bug. while in every gold standard coun-
try prices have disastrously fallen,
prices in the silver standard countries
have remained substantially stable.
United States Consul Whetmore. OF
Shanghai. has prepared an index num-
Der table of Chinese prices showing this
fact beyond dispute; and the same has
been true OF Mexico and the other silver
countries. But the most striking and
conclusive example is Japan. Up TO
1897 that country had enjoyed the most
marvellous prosperity. Her export trade
increased from s5.000.o00 in 1890 to s7l.-
OcO. 900 in 1895. with the annual balance
of trade of $1,000, 900 In her favor. In
1897. however. Japan decided to become
1.-The England Of the orient and adopt
ed the single gold standard. What has
been the result? Prices have begun TO
fall and industrial depression has set in.
The Til Shimpo. the leading paper Of
Japan. in reviewing the first year ofthe
gold standard. says, 1--WE can speak
only in gloomy terms of the year jus;
past. Commercial affairs and political
affairs reached their lowest depths OF
depression and Encouragement. The
introduction of the gold standard
proved a complete failure" And that
paper states that the balance of trade
is against Japan. Says Greater Japan,
a magazine published in Japan in Eng
fish: THE adoption Of the gold stand
ard is the worst mistake ever committed
by the government in the long history
of 80 years that have been passed since
the present Meijji era began" And il
adds: "Many If the factories in the
western part of Japan are closing 81
only running on half time"
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COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

The democrats in the senate have
demanded an inheritance tax as a part
OF the Dingley war revenue bill. What
are the republicans going to do abooa
that?-St. Louis Republic.
but for the Overwhelming senti-
mcnt Of the people Of the United States,
as poured forth from day to day in the
democratic press for the past year.
Spain would never have been called to
account for atrocities in Cuba by the
present administration. - Columbus
(O.) Press.
Let the republicans keep the eur.
rency question. the protection of trusts
and the making of political appoint
ments to the army in the background
and they will find democrats voting
with them in all measures looking
toward the defeat Of the commo foe.
Chicago Dispatch.
Spain stands where she does to-
day because for centuries she has been
governed for the profit and glory Of the
politicians in power, regardless OF the
general good. That is the principle OF
spoiis, whether the politicians be called
kings and mobiles or bosses and heelers.
II exists in every country and among
every people.-Buffalo Express.
II we are TO have outlying prov
inces all over the world we shall have
to create proconsuls Cor something OF
that sort) 10 govern them and TO super.
wise the collection Of the provincial rev.
enues. or course, the great political
bosses in New York, Pennsylvania, etc.,
will expect to have the naming OF these
functionaries. What a particularly fa'
addition to the present political and
financial assets of bossdom such a pre-
negative as that would be.-Hartford
Comm Courant.
The Ohio senate's report OF brib-
cry against Mark Hanna is now in the
hands OF Vice President Hobart. The
scheme is said to be to watch for a time
when none but Hanna's friends arr
present and then call for the report IN
the senate. with the expectation that II
will be tabled and thus permanently
disposed Of. The senate cannot afford
to treat the matter so lightly. And
pray. what kind of a friend" II II that
| would want 10 treat so f~rivolously "a
| serious a charge?--St. Louis Republic
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PLAQUES THE INVENTORS.
The Currency Problem RaIses a spec
ter 10 Haunt the Re-
publicans.

The republican party has steadily
boosted its invention Of tie greenbacks,
the blood-stained greenback as Dick
Oglesby called it. The greenback is
a Notwithstanding obligation, and
more than 30 years after the civil "a
during which the country's soldiers and
sailors were paid in greenbacks. hum
dreis of millions of them are still in
circulation. 1t was suggested by Sec
rotary Gage, not, however. with the full
assent of the president, that steps be
taken by the issuance of interest-bear-
ing bonds to redeem, retire and destroy
gr~eenbacks. This the party has re
fused TO do. The blood stained repub-
lican created greenback is still q fea-
ture of the national currency. Now
that more currency is needed for the
prosecution Of another war the repub-
lican house says issue Understanding
bonds. The senate, however, hears a
report from its finance committee to the
effect hat in providing more money re-
sort may again be haL to that form OF
government obligation which costs
nothing but printing. There is no gain
in this plan for the money loaner. II
there be loss it must fall on everybody.
Thus the currency problem returns TO
plague the inventor of the ~greenback.
the republican party. which is now
seeking to discredit the money 1t once
took credit for supplying. This is the
absolute proof that the republican party
Of to-day is no Longer the par.y- Of Lin.
coin. who was a real follower of JET
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NOTES OR RONDs.
Democrats Ob~structiRg Republican
Tax-CreatinE Measured for
Syndicates.

Democratsin congress who are oppos-
Ing the issue of $780, 0O. 900 worth of
bonds are acting in the interests OF the
people.
OF course. the republicans raise a
great howl that the democrats are Job
structionists," but the democrats are
simply o~bstructing an attempt to place
a great and unnecessary burden Of tax
alton upon the country.
There are more ways of raising money
with which to pay the expenses of the
war than the one way. so dear to repub-
l~icans-that Of issuing bonds with
which to make the syndicates rich and
to keep the masses poor.
Treasury notes are just as good as
,onds. being payable in coin. and they do
not carry any interest. Again, there is
q great quantity of silver lying idle in
the vaults which ought to
be utilized. The people know thai the
democrats are fighting for their benefit,
and the democrats are quite willing to
go before the people on the issue raised
by the republicans.
Treasury notes will have to be re-
deemed in the long run just as the
bonds would have I O be redeemed. but
there would be no interest to pay on
the notes. and that is why the money
sharks are opposed to them.
Every three months the bondholder
would be able TO thrust his hand into
the treasury and loot 1t Of interest.
lie could not do that If treasury notes
were issued.
Anything 10 get interest out Of the
government" is the cry Of the repub-
lican. And that is the extent of the
bond buyers patriotism.-Chicago Dis
patch.
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One provision OF the bill to provide
revenue for war purposes Is OF such an
obnoxious character ihat IL Is likely to
be stricken out by the senate. In gen.
eral the bill distributes the burden OF
emergency taxation in a pretty fair sort
ofway. Butthe unconquerable aversion
10 possessed by Mr.. Dingley
crept into the bill in the shape Of . ton
mage tax on foreign shipping. 1t would
naturally be supposed that our foreign
was sufficiently laden with
the Dingley tariff duties. without add
ing the weight of heavy tonnage duty.
which is in effect an addition TO the tar
if rates. A representative of one OF the
leading steamship lines has been 10
Washington explaining the effect OF
such a tax to the senator's. To Senator
Allison he gave a specific illustration az
follows:
'one Of our large freight steamers the
Pennsylvania or the Pretoria. of S.139 tons
net. would be charged y.627.s0 every time
she enters the port OF New York, or. az
she makes eight trips yearly. this enc
steamer would have to pay a tax OF Sl3.-
or. 40 per annum. This Is simply enor-
klQHCs - VIII a ~ ROft 80
rectness OF the contention as to the Tn
fuence OF the tax towards q deviation OF
trafic. and give an idea Of the magnitude
Of the intended taxation In the aggregate"
This tax would simply divert COM
merce from the North Atlantic ports to
Montreal, and the freight for the United
States would come down by rail from
Montreal instead Of being distributed
from New York. This would be put
ting work and wages in the way of the
Canadian freight handlers and rail-
roads, bringing stagnation on the ports
Of New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
and make Montreal the leading port on
the continent. 1t is to be hoped that
the senate will be wise enough TO wipe
| out this provision, which would not
only weaken us by robbing us OF the
profits of commerce, but would inten-
sify the disaffection hat the Dingley
law stirred up in many foreign nations
Utica Observer.
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A TRICK OF HANNA'S
The President Maker Works n Point
Under Cover of the War
Excitement.

Hanna has turned a little trick under
rover OF the war excitement. That the
game he has played is discreditablc
goes without saying. That it would
nave workedi in ordinary times is doubt
full. W~orthington c. Ford, who has
held the Office of the chief of bureau OF
statistics for the last five years and
demonstrated rare capacity, has been
removed. Giving the record Of Statis-
tican Ford the Pittsburgh Post says:
in 1893. when he took his Office, ii was
in q condition of chaos and its reports
of little account. :. is the bureau that
collects, complies and prepares for pub
LEGATION those exceedingly important re-
turns of the country's commerce, in
dustry and finance on which the future
Plans of merchants and fnanciers are
based. Their value is known in al news
paper Offices, and with al who concern
themselves with economic subjects"
Hanna has removed this capable officer
and has put in his place one Austin, an
obscure Washington correspondent.
who knows nothing whatever about the
science of statistics. In the campaign
of 1896 Austin was hired by Hanna 10
compile campaign dodgers filed with
misinfornation. As a tool he proved
useful to Hanna, and for his reward he
Is given a place which he Is in nowise
competent to fill. This is the kind OF
work Hanna Gals craftsmanship. This
is one of the results OF the disgraceful
A.rrafufrn xVhfrh nnG. Hanna n son.
stor.
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MY FIRST SWEETHEART.

She was the ~fairest. bonniest lass
That mortal ever knew.
The roses blush was on her cheeks.
Her eyes had caught the blue
OF June-time skies; around her head
Bright. golden ringlets danced.
And when my sweetheart smiled on me
I felt my heart ~entranced.
found her sitting meath the trees
one glorious day In May.
The breezes with her dancing curls
We're merrily at play;
looked at her with ~steadfast gaze.
She turned her eyes on me.
They brimmed with love. our warm lips
met
In kisses one. two. three.
That day was years and years ago.
Hut | can ne'er forget
My FIRST sweetheart's bewitching eyes.
And. oh. l love her yet
As feryently as In those days
When first on me she smiled:
And she loves me, i know IL. for
am her only child.
Thomas H.. Holmes. in Ladies Home
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sanitation. Iron Rule.

John faifcrcd the III woman,
.you have forgotten something"
lie started guilty.
.-Oh. joint she exclaimed. reproach-
fully. her lips quivering.
For IL was the third time within q
month that he had neglected TO call at
the bureau OF public health on his way
home to get a permit to kiss her.-De
troit Journal.
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The months OF April and May are the
best for preserving eggs. Prepare the
water with the best English shell lime
until IL has strength enough to keep an
egg afioat. Allow il to stand until cold.
Have the eggs carefully packed in jars
or casks or whatever is intended TO pre-
serve them in. Place a fine sieve over
ito remove all small pieces Of lime
and sand-then pour on the lime water.
Great care is necessary that no egg are
packed with the least crack in them.
The lime water cannot be too strong.
With no other mixture than this il has
been known to keep eggs fresh for over
II months. Another way Is 70 coat them
with vaseline and then put them in
lime water. Brine has been found to be
useless in preserving them. and pack
ing in bran. paper or wood ashes will
not prevent them from going bad; but
the yaseline and lime water have been
found most safe. and will keep them
many months.-Detroit Free Press.
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One evening late in the following Feb
ruary the editor of "Moderna' turned
into the Strand from the side street
wherein his Office lay and hailed { han
som. He looked very cheerful. his mus
iache was twisted up at the corners and
he bore a bunch Of violets in his button
hole. Half an hour ago he received a
note which ran: Come AID see me: !
have something TO tell you. Grace
In the big. shadowy drawing-room in
Bedford square a very pretty woman
was waiting. She had lighted the yell
low-shaded candles. and the light fell
on The lunches Of jonquils that were
everywhere and on her primrose-hued
gown. When the door opened and be
was announced she did not move to
greet him. but stood still ard looked at
him. He came close and took her hand
and held il.
What do you want to tell me?" he
asked.
She held up her right hand. Look"
she whispered. there is no ink on il
now" She laid her fingers against his
lips. .You will have 10 love me very
much-to make up
Darling" said the editor. who
seemed 10 consider that quite a sensible
remark.
Below in the misty square a hurd.-
gurdy man began 10 grind out the
Washington Post."-kathleen Murray.
i'm Belgrayia.
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Those politicians and newspapers

Those politicians and newspapers
In the United States who are attribute
ing the improved conditions here to the
advent Of Chinese wall protection might
turn their attention 10 Canada and ex-
plain why thas country Is proportion
ately more prosperous than we are.
while having low tariff. The present
conditions In Canada, compared with
what existed when protection was In
force there. is to those capable Of rca-
soning one Of the best possible object
lessons on the fallacy Of Dingleyism.-
Sioux City Tribune.
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S,t Like Earthly rrfends.

When a man Is rich and prosperous.
md willing and able 10 do much 10 help
bis friends. they crowd around him.
praise and honor him: but II he Is over
taken by adversely. how many OF them
soon forsake and forget him? Our tod
never forgets or forsakes MS. Il am
o and needy. yet the Lord thinketh
upon me."-United Presbyterian.
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caught ner hands and held them tight
~. Dear, ! love you" he said.

caught ner hands and held them tight
~. Dear, ! love you" he said.
"Bui-" she said. but"
"Oh. l know. Iu an editor 10 alss
q man. AS the former. i returned your
MSS; as the latter, I-adore you"
But you can't" she protested. you
hardly know me-"
Give me a chance, dear; | don't ask
ou 10 say anything now, but later, when
! know your people. when you are
mysterious no longer"
"Oh. as t. thai, she said. respondent.
~, there isn't much to know about my
people. We live in Bedford square, in
a very large and ugly house. Father
made quite a lot OF money in pickles. |
suppose you have seen posters of 4
very large and healthy looking man eat
ing cold beef, accompanied by Rivers
Celebrated Pickles | particularly dis
like THAI poster
Il have often admired it," said be.
v~aliantly.
How dear of you to say So" she
cried. and as there was no one in sight
he kissed her.
"Oh. yes, | forgive you" she said, a
few minutes later. "and later on you
will he able to tell me what is suitable
for 'Moderna'-the style of thing you
want. You will never tsmiling) be able
TO decline with thanks now? Will
you?" she added. after a pause.
/ think that was one of the most ter
1 rth1a m - sIa a1sfnrfu 1ffa Tia
standard of ''Moderna" was a high one,
and the critic in him told him that his
loves literary productions would never
rise above m~ediocrity. Blu his heart
cried out that she was in his arms, that
she was his. and nothing else mattered,
not even the profession that had been
more 10 him for 20 years than any WON
an had ever been.
But you will not have time to write
when we are married." he urged.
There will be all the new books to
read. and things to talk about. and the
theaters. and parties-we are going 10
give such jolly parties, you know, quite
small, but jolIy-you won't have a mo-
ment. because in addition TO that you
will have me to look after, madam"
She drew away and regarded him at
tentively.
You continue" she said, very gently
"to decline?"
dearest"
Answer me-" she persisted.
And the editorial instinct. which wa'
older in him than the emotion which
she had inspired, won the day.
II must" he stammered-
''Then / ALSO" she said, still in hel
unnaturally gentle tone, must de
cline"
To his passionate protestations sh'
turned a leaf ear. She was firm in hel
determination that if she married al
editor she would enjoy the full benefit
of the position. And the editor o
"Moderna" had always been dktin
guished by a quality which his enemies
called obstinacy. SO they parted. a
the last he held her hands and said, ear
nestly: Some day-perhaps you vii
send a line-a word. even-to 'Moderna.
Ii ever you can-you know what il vii
mean TO me. Good-by."
"Good-by." she whispered, and dow
on the pier the last notes of the Wash
ington Post" were prolonged in a harsl
wall.
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Il felt as though | had known you
forever instead Of . week." he said.
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Wedding Human Nature.

The noblest labor that cam be. Ter
formed Is for n man 20 take the rough
materials OF human nature ana Q
them into = saintlv soul.--Rev. JohN
Stevens,
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MR.. sIMnN.s srArEMENr

senator simon. OF the gold.suudart
Mul,nomah faction. then took the plat
form. He said.
1T was not my intention mp to "A mo-
mout ago to present our side ol the von-
irovcrsy. as We are the legally elected
delegates, but az the earnest request OF
the entire Mulinomah delegation have
decided to do So"
Mr. simon then told ot the county cnn-
vention of two years ago, at which the
trouble began; ~ the truitlcss efforts OF
his associates 10 arrive at an understand
ng with their opponents. NJ the manner
In which the hirelngs ot the latter en-
deavorcd to forcibly gain control oI the
convention. and % the personal attacks
made upon him. his clothing being torn
and he himself being severely injured.
Continuing, he said:
I'VE ask that the matter be determined
upon its merits. OF course. tt is a matter
ot Indifference Go the people % the state
outside ~ Multnomah which set ~ people
represents the county Il Is, however
but right that the legally elected dele
gates be- seated. The gentlemen whom
have the honor TO represent were elected
In due form ot law and I ask that you
seat them"
Mr. Slmou's speech was manly ami
straightforward. absolutely devoid OF per
sonal feeling. and was greeted with pro-
lOnged applause.
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SECRETARY oF srArE.

Mr. Eddy. of Douglas nominated Nu.
drew NJ Crawford. ~ Douglas e. "
Fulton presented the name ot T. L. Dun.
bar. " Clatsop which was seconded by
Mr. Carter. or Lincoln and T. ]. election
~ Columbia county. Mr. Moore. nf Bl.
err. nominated q. 4 Johns ~ Baker
Baker. NJ Union. nominated Juig, T. y
Saunders ot Union The vote wa, "a.
follows.
Crawford. G Dunbar. 20. Johns. .
Saunders N
The second ballot resulted as follows
Crawford u. Dunbar. ~. Johns %
Saunders leD
Reed NJ Douglas. withdrew 'h, mann,
pf Crawford
The third ballot resulted as follow
Dunbar lGl saunders. lg. Johns .
There were three more votes cast than
We're ln the convention and the chair 1n.
uounccd that. n there was any objection
90 Mr. Dunbars selection. d. would call
for another ballot Baker. ~ Union. In
behalf ~ Mr. S1uudcr. moved that th,
nomination be- made unanimous. and 'h,
motion was carried with whpop. Mr.
Dunbar was called % the platform and
thanked the convention Tor the honor u,
was then carried from the hall on th,
shoulders NJ his friends
II became apparent at this luncturc that
the proceedings would extend into early
morning and Mr. Handcy. of TilIamook
moved adjournment tll 9.N today. This
motion was lost by a decisive vote.