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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-03

able them to keep at the top in the Sc
lection of the best to suit the market,
where they have to sell their produce.
They take nything that happens to
come to hand. A tomato plant is a
tomato plant with them and generally
one kind is as salable as another if the
plant looks large and vigorous. Where
a producer does keep posted about
kinds, and insists on having the varie-
ties that he has looked up and stud
led, he generally leads all other market
gardeners in his locality in earliness
and yield. Such man will have but
little competition in the market in
these days of slipshod and careless
culture of the SOIL
Having skillfully and intelligently
made his selections, the next point is
to get good plants is, plants that
will give the earliest possible fruit.
This is no small job. The plants that
are generally offered for sale, have
been grown in hot bed, all massed
together and when set out into the
open air. they fall down like dish
rag. Such plants will hardly bring
fruit as early as seed sown in the open
ground. If you cannot find good plants
plants that you can set out in the
sunshine in the middle of warm day
without having them wilt at all, you
had better raise your own plants Any
intelligent gardener who knows how to
handle plants, can do this easily and at
very little expense. You can raise as
many as ten thousand tomato plants
in a crude hot house that will not cost
more than six dollars. If you don't
know how to handle plants, you had
better learn that the first thing, and
you cannot learn any easier than by
trying it yourself. Having secured
good plants, the next thing is to have
your soil right 1t must be plowed
deep, thoroughly cultivated and be
rich in potash and phosphate. Nitog-
enous manures in large quantity will
run your tomato plants to vine and
stalk, with but little fruit. Low, wet
places must be avoided. High ground,
and even, sandy soil is the best by all
means to insure an early crop and
good, high colored fruit II is the SAT-
est plan to spray your bushes with
some of the many and well-known an
ti-fungus preparations, full directions
for the making Of which can be had
by applying to the Agricultural College
or any we'll posted fruit man in the vi
cinity who has read the bulletins sent
out from the experiment stations. This
will prevent rot in fruit, and insure
you good sound tomatoes.
The producer will find by following
these directions that he will have ear
ly fruit and fruit all through the sea-
son in abundance, and with 6rst-class
culture, 500 bushels of tomatoes can be
had from an acre. There will be no
difficulty in retailing the first of your
crop at five cents per pound, which
will bring you So per bushel. AS other
producers come in with their crops,
you will have to come down to four
cents, three cents, and finally to two
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION REPORT.

The preliminary report of the Philip
public was not already familiar with
and its chief value consists in the unan-
imous opinion of the commissioners, of
whom Admiral Dewey is one, that the
war was unavoidable by the Americans
that having been attacked there was
no alternative except ignominious re-
treat. In this connection the report
says: at is not to be conceived of that
any American would have sanctioned
the surrender of Manila to the insur-
gents. Our obligations to other nations
and to the friendly Filipinos and to
force should be met with force. What
ever the future of the Philippines may
be, there Is no course open to lis now
except the prosecution of the war until
the insurgents are reduced to submis-
sion" There can be no doubt that had
force not been met with force and Ma
Mia had been surrendered or our army
had allowed the insurgents to besiege
that city, the people who are now most
yocferous In denouncing the course
that has been pursued would be equally
Jealous in condemning the administra-
tiOn as cowardly and lacking respect
for the honor of the nation and the flag.
Especially would the popocratic leaders
have made retreat or surrender prom
inent feature in their appeal for votes,
proclaiming 1t as a disgrace and hui
initiation TO the American people, ali
ineffaceable reproach to the country.
As to the claim of an alliance with
Aguinaldo and n promise of independ
| ence, the commissioners state that there
was neither and 1t is to be presumed
that no fair-minded man will question
the authority of Admiral Dewey In re-
spect TO this or doubt the truthfulness
of the statement to which he subscribes
According TO the report there was no de
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

mand on the part of Aguinaldo for ma.
tional Independence until after the ar
rival of General Anderson and his re.
quest to Aguinaldo TO remove his forces
from Cavite. 1t Is stated that even
after Agunaldo had issued his proc.
lamation of independence he privately
admitted that independence had not
been promised by Admiral Dewey or
any other American. Perhaps he was
encouraged to expect 1t in his confer
enCes with American consuls. but they
had no authority to promise anything of
the kind. The commissioners further
say that there was no cooperation Of
any kind between the Filipnos and the
American officers with view to oper
ating against the Spaniards and no pre-
concerted operations OF combined move
ment by the United States and Fill
pinos against the Spaniards. For this
statement, also Dewey is the authority.
These are the more important features
of the report, which distinctly lays the
responsibility for hostlities upon the
Filipinos. The commissioners think
well of the intellectual capacities of the
Filipinos, but the masses of the peo
pie are uneducated and not now fitted
for self-government Having had lite
or no experience in II under the Span
ish regime, they must be educated to
the task of governing themselves. 1t is
therefore the opinion of the commits
sion that only through American occu-
patton is the idea of free, sclf-gov-
erning and united Philippine common
wealth at all conceivable.
The report is timely and the high
character of the commission warrants
the belief that it will make n decided
impression upon the public mind. Par
ticularly will those portions which bear
unmstakable evidence of the authority
of Admiral Dewey carry great weight.
He had all to do with Aguinaldo at the
outset and until the arrival at Manila
of the military commander and his Of
, fetal declaration that there was no
, promise of independence made to the
Filipino leader will be accepted with,
out question by the great majority of
the American people, while his ac-
quiescence in the opinion that the war
must he prosecuted until the nsurrec.
tion is suppressed will materially
strengthen support of the government 8
policy.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

REMEMBER THE PROHIBITION FIGHT,
The following circular has been
mailed to members of the Nebraska
Liquor Dealers association:
Dear Sir--If you have the liquor interests
OF the state at heart do not vote for Reese
for supreme Judge Remember the prohi-
bition fight OF 1890.
NEBRASKA RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.
BY all means remember the prohibit
tion fight of 1890. Remember that the
brunt of the fight against prohibition
was borne by The Bee while the World
Herald gave all the aid and comfort it
dared to the prohibitionists.
Remember that while the prohibition
fight was hottest in 1890 q. NJ. Hitch
cock, chief proprietor Of the World Her
aid, started on pleasure tour for
Europe to keep out of the way of the
fight and when he returned and found
that prohibition was in desperate
straits he issued his famous edct:
"Throw the Jonah overheard" and
threatened to turn his paper over to
tHe pTOnlDlllOulStS uuleSS thc euitOT vi
The Bee was forced out of the manage
ment of the prohibition campaign.
Remember that Mrs. Helen Cougar,
the rampant prohibition agitator from
Indiana, who is now stumping Ne.
braska for Silas A. Holcomb, was given
columns of space in the World-Herald
in 1890 in support of the prohibition
amendment.
Remember also that Holcomb himself
was at that time in as full sympathy
with the Cougar woman as she is now
with his candidacy for the supreme
bench. If Manoah b. Reese is an enemy
of the liquor dealers why is Mrs. Gou.
gar working so hard day and night to
elect Silas A. HOlcomb?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
THE FIGHTING WEST.

Edwin l.. Sabin in Lesies Weekly.
Oh, East. have you heard of the fighting
West
Its deeds in the Philippines?
OF the lads who braved with laugh
death mid alien scenes?
Wherever the swarthy foeman made
His walled defense, and where
The brush. the ditch, and the ambuscade.
The men OF the West were there.
The jungle encompassed with death about
Opposed their march in vain;
With a ringing cheer and a joyous shout
They plunged through swamp and cane
They raked with a pitiless stream of lead
The th.cket and ditch and then.
They tended the wounded and buried their
dead,
A turgid river their course would bar:
Envenomed it's flood and shore
With kissing bullet-but 10! they are
Stout breasting the ford, and DER.
From town to toWn-'tWas weary way.
But who is the lad would lag?
Through mud and rain and the fierce
They followed the dear old flag.
Oh, East, you have earned your laurel
WreathS
In many struggle long.
Your spirit of desperate valor breathes
In story and verse and song.
Now grasp the hand of the best there be
OF valley and plain and crest
From a river broad to sunl!t sea
The hand of the fighting West.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
HOLCOMB AND THE CHARTER

The citizens of Omaha who are asked
to support Silas A. Holcomb for place
on the supreme bench will do we'll to
refresh their memories with reference
to the part played by Governor Hol-
comb in the enactment of the Omaha
city charter of 1897.
That charter, it will be remembered
was framed and put through the legis-
lature by gang of democratic ward
heelers who hoped through it's instru-
mentality to put themselves in control
of the entire municipal government of
this city. The charter was part and
parcel of a grand conspiracy to repeal
the laws against gambling, to make one
of the principal gamblers tools mayor
of the city, to turn the police over to
political blackmailers and transform the
entire municipal organization into a
piece Of hold-up machinery for the ben
eft of the conspirators.
In. this infamous scheme Silas A.
Holcomb played the willing and ready
accomplice. In exchange for the resto-
ration to him of the power to appoint
the Board of Fire and Police Commits
sioners of the city of Omaha he as
sented to legislate out of office all the
city officials who had been elected by
the people to administer their city gov
ernment eight months before their
terms had expired.
Under the provisions of the new char
ter the first election under it was to be
held on the sixth Tuesday after it went
into effect. 1t so happened that the bill
was pulled through the two houses of
the legislature on Monday, and for
fear that the gang might be kept away
from the crib a week longer than neces
sary it was enrolled under whip and
spur by extra work at night hours
taken by it's promoters at midnight, pre-
sented to the governor by whom it is
signed without reading, and hurried as
fast as horses could drive to the secre
tary of state that it might be recorded
| as law before the calendar date should
| change, and move UP the desired cleo
ton to five weeks after it's passage in
stead of six weeks after the passage.
The people of Omaha administered a
| just rebuke for this piece of jobbery
! and trickery at the municipal election
of 1897, when it repudiated the authors
of the charter and reinstalled into office
| nearly all the men who had been legis
lated out of Office by the democratic
spoils hunters and the populist gov
ernor.
The people of Omaha should make
this stamp of disapproval emphatic a
the coming election by registering thei
votes against the man who as governor
showed such disregard of their rights
and now asks them to clothe him fol
six years with judicial robes on the su
preme bench. ,-.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
POLITICAL DRIFT.

The wise election prophet waits until the
returns are in.
The registration in Ohio is the largest
ever known.
A fraction over $4,000 voters have regis
tered in Boston. ,.
Betting in Ohio is two to one on the re-
publican candidate, with very few takers.
One of the things to be backed as sure
candidates get left. ....
If all members of the Jones family in
Ohio vote for Golden Rule" Jones, he can
safely count on 10000 votes
The political sphinx Of Pennsylvania,
Matthew Stanley Quay, isn't saying word,
but his machine lis getting there just the
same.
Alfred Perdue, non partisan candidate for
governor of Indiana, makes his campaign
travels through the state in lumber wagon,
from which he makes speeches.
Boss Croker says simple election law
rigidly enforced is the best assurance OF an
honest election. Uncle Dicks counting ma
chine wouldn't slip cog for world.
A shoemaker announces himself as a can
cdate for mayor of Chicago, a female So
cialst is running for mayor of Boston. and
an unnaturalized clothcutter wants to be
mayor of Philadelphia.
The postmaster OF a small town in east
orn Massachusetts resigned the other day,
and before nightfall six candidates were
actively in the field canvassing for the ap-
pointment to succeed him.
There is considerable talk in Massa chu- :
setts favoring Secretary Long on the re-
publican ticket next year. General Draper
of the same state was supposed to have
aspirations. but it is understood he has
stepped aside in favor of the secretary.
Thirty United States senator's went out If
Office on March 4, 1899; thirty more are to
go out of office on March 4, 1901, and thirty
more on March 4. 1908, the whole member
ship of the senate being ninety. OF the
thirty who went out in 1899 fifteen were
democrats, eleven republicans, three silver
republicans and one populist.
The st. Johnsbury (Vt.) Republican prints
the following letters from Senator Proctor.
There Is no truth in the statements of nv
rnfriendliness to the administration or that
the president requested me. when read to
him my remarks about Cuba before they
were delivered, not to deliver them in the
senate. Nor Is it true that | am trying ia
start Dewey BOOM l had understood
well from various sources before he reached
America that the admiral did not purpose
TO be drawn into politics, and he has made
this statement so freely since he landed that
supposed 1t must be generally understood
some newspaper statements to the contrary
Notwithstanding"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
Fitxhugh Lee In Cuba.
Boston Globe.

No one enjoys greater share of the con-
fdence OF the Cubans, and no one has had a
better opportunity TO judge as to existing
conditions in the Pearl of the Antilles"
than General Fitzhugh Lee, His view of the
situation is decidedly hopeful. He declares
that life and property under the protection
OF the United States are now absolutely
secure in Cuba. There is little friction
among the inhabitants. The people are
wisely restrained by the civil and military
authority, without in any way being In
timidated or oppressed Nevertheless. Gen
eral Lee emphatieally declares When they
have adapted themselves to the changes in
their conditions he feels strongly that our
governments pledge to grant independence
to the island should be fulfilled as swiftly
as is practicable"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
Tax on yanderbilt's Millions.

There are some drawbacks to dying and
leaving an immense fortune after all. The
Vanderbilt bequests are subject to tax of
from 1925 to SIS on each 800. The tax is
$2.25 for each $l0O on amounts Of over
$1,000, 900 left to brother or lineal descend
ant. and SIS for each 500 of sums be-
queathed to strangers in blood or body
polite or the corporation. 1t is estimated
that the national government will receive
between $2,0O0,0OO and 100000, according
to present calculations, from the Vanderbilt
estate. In addition to this the state of New
York will collect an inheritance tax which
will amount to 100000 more. Still there
Will be enough left OF the Vanderbilt mil
lions to keep the heirs from actual poverty.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

The fusion committees of the various
Nebraska counties have been notified to
meet at date fixed by the state COM
mittee. They are notified that repre-
sentative of the state committee would
be there to meet with them and had
something to say too important to trust
to the mails. Edmisten's counting ma
chine is too valuable an invention to
trust to the mails, for by some chance
the method of working it might be di-
rected to some one not to be trusted
with the combination.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

The federal treasury will show surplus
from the October revenue operations of some
$S,5OOOOO. Expenditures have aggregated
over $44,0O0,O0O, which is a very large total
nearly 80 per cent larger than the ordinary
monthly expenses of the government prior to
the Spanish war. But receipts are more than
so per cent larger now than they were then
and rise for October to the great total OF
nearly $4S,00O,O00. Increasing imports and
the business prosperity are producing such
generous revenue that the position OF the
treasury is one OF easiness. Notwithstanding
the great costs of the war in the Philip
pines.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

The democratic national committee is
to meet November 10 The date is long
enough after election for the members
to digest the results and ascertain
whether it will be necessary to take a
new tack in order to enable the party to
make a respectable showing in the ma
tional campaign of the coming year.
Democracy always has Il full stock of
issues on hand, and when one plays out
puts In a substitute. The party is con-
sistent in one thing-opposition to every
thing accomplished by some one else.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

The Sioux warriors who did the In
dian congress act at the exposition
yearn for season at Buffalo. The ra-
tions are said to be better than the
reservation fare, while the opportunity
to sell trinkets brings ample money.
The Panamerican Exposition of 1901
could put on no attraction of higher
value than was the Indian congress of
the exposition of 1898. AS spectacu-
lar feature 1t is unrivalled and 1t af-
fords an opportunity for study of abo-
rIginal types that must soon disappear,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

1t is reported that many local drug
gists have Joined with manufacturers
of cure-all preparations to subject GER
tain cut-rate dealers to a course of dis
cipline because they persist in selling
goods at small profit. In this contest
of course the consumer will be in sym
pathy with the cut-ratc druggist, ana
any compact having for its purpose the
maintenance of excessive uniform prices
would be a combination in restraint of
trade, declared to he unlawful by the
statutes of Nebraska. Let the pa
makers beware of the shing
attorney general. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

Popocratic stock is about the only one
which shows a steady and persistent
decline these prosperous times. All eff
forts to bull the market have simply
resulted in the absorption of the mar
gins put up. .'
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

Choctaw maidens appear to be in de-
mand in the matrimonial market, as
each one of them has sufficient dowery
in land and money to provide living
for family of modest tastes. Fortune
hunting people of title and depleted
purses from Europe picking up desira-
BILE hciresses might find a new and
profitable field down in the territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

Says Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn:
81 would not be surprised if the repub-
licans carried the state by 1000 major
ity." And then the distinguished gem
tleman goes on to give the reasons for
the faith that is in him. Many other
we'll informed republicans are of the
same mind.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

The multiplicity of suits and restrain
ing orders against the owners of the ex-
position buildings-the wrecking COM
pany-might disturb their mental COM
posure but for the fact that they have
been frequently in like predicaments.
The presumption is that they know
what they are doing.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

all hopes to the wind Of securing the
auditors voluntary signature to his
salary voucher when he filed that brief
in the insurance case. in the supreme
court. "Mendicant," .'politfcal tramp"
caucus roustabout2-and pet names of
use to soothe a man elected by the only
truly reform party ON earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

The popocratic organ continues to
cuttletish in order to cover up the fact
that the fusion machine has been
creased with thousands of dollars col
lected by Coin Harvey or shipped into
the state by the democratic national
committee, which has been raising
money under the plea that it is needed
10 save Bryan nj home. The popacratic
campaign managers never had SO much
money at their disposal as they have
this year. and that is the reason that
they have started the silly fakes about
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

This bright crisp autumn weather Is
ominous of republican success Novem-
her Z. The Nebraska corn crop is so
heavy that farmers are occupied now
with the work of garnering it every
fair day and too busy to listen to ca
lamity howlers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

Springfield Republican.

The transcontinontal lines post new tariffs
which effect an advance of 25 per cent in
rates. This is an inevitable outcome of the
general rise in commodity prices which has
been going on. Wages advance last of all,
but in due time they also must rise. The
country is in effect adjusting itself to
lower standard of value, but whether the
purchasing power Of the gold dollar will long
remain as low as 1t Is or lower is question
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

If the republicans are to have any
differences amongst themselves over
party organization they will fight it out
In their own primaries. The republican
county ticket this year Is composed of
clean, capable candidates, and no re-
publican will have anything to gain by
voting against any of them unless it be
to curry favor with the popocratic
organ.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

The district bench decides cases
which involve the life and property of
individuals and the rights and preroga,
tives of public officers. The district
bench is no place to experiment with
lawyers who have never shown that
they possess judicial ability. The re-
publican judicial ticket is made up
from top to bottom of men who have
had experience on the bench and their
election will entail no hazardous eX,
nnriment 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

In order to vote at the election next
Tuesday every elector must have his
name properly enrolled on the registra-
tion lists. No previous registration
holds good this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04

Placing an export tax upon bananas
is likely to cause revolution in
Nicaragua. The president Of Nicaragua
should remember that numerous per-
sons before him have fallen down
through stepping on banana peel
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-04
Listen and Give Him the Laugh.

The sacrifice of his liberties to the miitar-
ism which Ex-Governor Altgeld so darkly
depicts as already casting it's shadow over
the land seems not to affect the cheerfulness
of the farmers of Nebraska. They listen,
smile and return to the harvesting of the
immense corn crop And it is the same
elsewhere.