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The National tribune., 1901-12-19
cRzMrNalrry IN PENSION SEEKING.

Unqucstionatly the best and most con
elusive answer to Mr. Evans's eternal and
noisy fanfaronade about the wickedness
of veterans and pension claimants is the
report Of his own Chiefs of the Law Divi-
sion, which has charge of all violations
of the pension laws. To read Mr.. Evans 5
incesssnt fulminations in the press, one
would imagine a lone, rocky pinnacle
around whose solid immoyability surged Il
wild storm ocean Of desperate corruption.
The report of the Law Chief gives the
following summary of the cnerations of
the criminal section for the year:
AT the close OF the year 80 cases were
pending in the hands of the United States
Attorneys, in which evidence had been Sc
cured showing violations of law. The re-
ports received during the year showed
that 80 indictments We're brought to
trial resulting in 226 convictions and "A
acquiitals. In - cases a uolle prosequi
was entered. One hundred and thirty
eight persons were sentenced. Sentence
was suspended i'll the cases of Il persons
convicted. and the action of the courts in
others convicted has not been reported
During the year t91 persons were arrested
and 800 indictments were reported found.
This must be the whole story, for if
there was more the Commissioner would
have certainly told it.
Let us see how it will bear analysis.
According to Mr.. Eyans's statement on
page -, the Board of Review acted on
26I. .469 cases. of which 107,144 were ad-
mifted and 10000 rejected, the rest be-
ing otherwise disposed OF. As this is the
final Board there were probably many
thousand other cases which were not al
lowed to reach it. But the number 267,-
1863 will make sufficiently strong COM
paris0n.
Out of this vast number there were
only 800 indictments for violations Of the
pension laws, of whom but 226 were con-
yicted. That is, there was one indict-
ment for every ] 900 claims acted on, with
Il still smaller proportion of actual convic-
tions. We can safely challenge any other
department of the Governments expendi-
lures to show such au astonishingly small
proportion of fraud. Every other Com
missioner and other ministerial officer has
ircomparably more trouble with those
with whom he does business, and says in
comparably less about it.
The Law Chief goes on to specify the
crimes OF which the 226 convicted ones
were found guilty, which will be a still
greater astonishment to those who have
heard the Commissioners trumpetings.
The list is as follows:
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

IT win be pleasant news to the com
rades everywhere, and particularly to
those of Michigan, to learn that Comrade
Washington Gardner, of Michigan, has
been appointed TO the very important Com,
mittec on Appropriations. This is an un-
usual advancement for a Representative
serving his second term, but Comrade
Gardner has fairly won it by his strict
attention to his legislative duties, his &C
curate information on public affairs, and
his readiness upon every matter which
comes up. He is a forceful speaker, and
commands attention whenever he rises, be-
cause he is sure TO say that which is
founded upon knowledge and is straight
TO the point. Conrade Gardner is Past
Commander of the Department of Michi-
gan, G. a. T., and carried his musket
faithfully through four years of hard serv-
Ice In the 65th Ohio.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

Tue Ohio Democrats swear that they
only spent $12,0O0 in the late election.
Clearly. that was either too much or too
little They could not have been worse
whipped if they had saved their money
and not spent dollar.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

THE last annual report of the Attorney
General shows convictions on account Of
violation of the revenue laws, 140; on ac-
count of violation of the postal laws, S13;
on account of violation of the pension
laws, 2S. In view of the columns Of pub
iieations relative to pension frauds, there
should be pages relative to violation of
the revenue laws and double pages in re-
gard to violation of the postal laws; and
get how often do you see single para
graph relating TO either of the two latter: :
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

THEKE is man out in Denver who is
advertising to send Curative Vibrations
to any part, of the country. on receipt of
81. He finds any number of dupes to
send him their money. His pretensions,
however, are not more absurd than those
of the Commissioner of Pensions. who
claims to be able to tell that q man. thou
sands of miles away, and whom neither
he nor anyone in his Office have ever seen,
is well and hearty, and capable of manual
labor, in spite Of all the evidence of the
Examining Surgeons to the contrary.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

THE Presidential campaign in Cuba
seems to be conducted with vicious
yigor. Each side is accusing the candi-
date of the other of having been guilty
Of nearly all the crimes in the calendar,
with decided lcanings to assassination and
treason
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

SECRETARY Roor's attitude on the Cu-
ban tariff is bringing upon him the un-
favorable criticisms of that portion of the
Republican press which is for the tariff
as it is \ very likely row seems brew
ing in the Republican party.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

WE are to lee denied some rich reveia-
items in regard to the contributions of the
trusts in Missouri to the Democratic cam
paign fund, by the compromise which has
been agreed to among the angry politi-
cianS
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

IT rather complexities things TO demand
an open door for ourselves in China, and
shut the door here against the Chinese,
but these things have TO be done.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

Ii there is financial duel on between
the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds well
nut our bets on the Americans.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

TIE recent statement of the Southern
Pacific Railroad shows that it has the
most excellent reasons for opposing the
construction of the Isthmian Canal. Its
earnings for the month of September were
S7,GS7,319, All increase of nearly million
dollars over the corresponding month of
last year, and at this rate its earnings
for the year viii reach about SS4,000G00,
or 100000 increase over last year.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

form of his victories and their opposition
10 Democracy.
The more radical Republican papers
fGresee this danger, and are jumping on
Schley with the same virulence that they
attacked Dewey when he seemed danger
ous possibility, and made the gift of his
honse to his wife the prctezt for destroy
ing his Presidential chances.
1t is amusing TO read the headlines
with which both sides announced the YER
diet of the Court-martial
For example, the New York Sun, which
has led in the vindictive fight against
Schley. had for its headlines:
S,T,rrr NV
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

WHEN they cannot get any other hitch
rpon personal enemy in Kentucky they
have him arrested as the man who muir
Ucred Goebel.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

On the other hand, the Washington
ID. c. Post, which has ably and vigor-
ousiy led the Schiey forces, said in its
headlines.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19
DIDN'T OBEY ORDERS.

MADE FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT
MATTERS OF FACT.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

TuE German steel-pen makers fad 1t
very difficult to compete with the Amer
leans. Their nibs are not in it with ours
The National tribune., 1901-12-19
DEATH OF DICK TURNER.

Dick" Turner, who. next to Capt.
Wirz. was the man worst hated by the
Union soldiers, dropped dead near Suf-
folk, Va, Dee. g. aged 63. He was "a
prominent citizen" of Isle of Wight Coun-
ty, where he had plantation, and was
Chairman of the Democratic County
Committee, and large lumber dealer.
His brother was recently killed in an af-
fray.
The dispatches state that Turner's hair
turned white in a single night. He was
captured at the time of the evacuation
of Richmond, and the soldiers were so in-
ceused ut his brutaIities to and robbcries
of the prisoners who fell into his hands
that they were determined to hang him
in the morning His hair, as many will
remember. was raven black, but he was
80 frightened at the prospect OF immediate
death that IL became white before morn
ing. Whether this story is true or not, it
ought to be. He could not have suffered
more than he made the defenselcss men
who fell into his hands suffer.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

SCORED FOR HIS TREATMENT OF
LIEUT.-COMMANDE HODGSON.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19
SCHLEY REPORT.

COURTS SWEEPING CONDEMNA-
TION.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

THE President has done an admirable
thing in ordering the Denver ring of Coy
ernment officials TO either get out of Of
fee or out of the Republican Committee.
There has been bitter complaint among
the Colorado Republicans for years at
these officials. who have been running the
machine to keep themselves In place. and
not TO carry the State for the Republi-
cans. 1t was to their interest to have as
few Republicans in the State as possible,
so that there should be no competition for
the Federal offices. AS long as they could
hold on to the Mint, and few other Gov
ernment places, they cared little about
anything else.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

GUILTY, ALL POINTS.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19
UPHELD BY DEWEY.

The Hero of Manila Gives SchIcy the
Credit for the Victory at Santiago.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

Office: 800 rennssiu.,nia A,ennc n. W.
The National tribune., 1901-12-19

WASHINGTON, D. G, DEC. 10, 1901,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17

ments of the American standard. He
should be very regular in attending to
the wants of the fowls; they will not do
well unless cared for Systematically.
Never overcrowd. For every yard of
eight or ten hens. there should be one
cock, and one extra for each yard is not
too many to keep as the one may not
prove efficient, or may meet with some
accident. 1t is a good plan to put the ex-
ira cockerels in a yard by themselves
as early as possible. They will agree
very nicely If there are no hens with
them. In selecting see that the fowl is
a well-bred bird. OF proud. good carriage
strong and vigorous. Gull from the hens
all that are not UP to the standard. In
making up yards select cocks and hens as
little relation as possible. 1t is a good
plan to change the cock once in two
years. This is for yards from which eggs
are saved for setting. If we have fowls
for eggs only. there is no need of a cock
except for looks, as it is conceded hens
will lay as well Now the families hav-
ing been arranged, houses and yards
planned, we will begin keeping house in
our next. K. H. D.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
Chickens vs.. HOGS.

Orchardists generally claim that the
hog is a great insect destroyer. 1t eats
the fruit that. prema turely drops, which
is generally considered wormy. Perhaps
on closer examination we find that a
considerable portion of the dropped fruit
contains no worms. While the fruit was
still hanging on the trees the maturned
worms escaped.
Some careful observation were made by
experiment stations by placing several
bands around the trunks of trees. They
found that the upper bands caught about
twice as many worms as the lower ones.
This indicates that twice as many worms
crawl down the trunk as up. Chickens
in an orchard eat a good many worms
before they reach their hiding place.
Turkey are recognized as grasshopper
exterminat ors. Chickens have a reputa-
ton for scratching: they do not perform
this work in vain. Their object is to be
paid for their daily labor. Their inclina-
ton is not to destroy the crop, as we
often imagine. The trouble is the old
hen lacks judgment when, where and how
to scratch. Chickens imagine that the
soil is everywhere filled with insects
hence they dig away without any respect
to the growing crop.
We should induce the chickens IN the
fall and spring to scratch among the
trees, bushes and vines. In early spring.
how anxiously they turn over all leaves
and rubbish In many instances they do
a perfect job of hoeing Not only do
they eat many insects that do damage
above and below the ground. but by their
continual scratching they may interfere
with the development of the spores of
fungous diseases.
The old hen is worth more than~a hog
as an insect destroyer The hen Is con-
sidered bigger nuisance than she really
is If we would only remember that
she takes the place of Paris green and
sulphate of copper and when her work
is done ccnf1ne her safely as we store
away the Paris green. then she would
no longer be considered nuisance From
many quarters the complaint comes of
birds decreasing and insects increasing
We can parity remedy this by having our
plantations so arranged that at stated
times poultry can occupy certain portions
of our ground.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO HOUSE
WIRE AND AGRICULTURALIsT

Bcets for Market-The Year Book for
woodworking and Fs eding Hogs.
Fighting the Potato Beetle-PIant-
ing Grapes-Thc Outlook of the
Young Fnrmer-Hints ON Poultry.
Bees and Fruits.
A splendid addition to the farmers IL
brary is what we regard the Year book
of the Department of Agriculture for
1900
The book is now being sent out to those
who are in any ways entitled 40 1t from
connection with the Agricultural Depart
ment, or whose names are down on the
these publications.
The Year book for 1900 has nearly 800
pages, and with nearly one hundred plates
and as many more text figures.
The contributions are chiefly by spec
ialists and in a great degree exhaustive
of the subject. Those of most interest to
Southern farmers and gardeners are,
Development of the Trucking Interests"
by F. S. Earle; The Scale Insect and
Milo Enemies of Citrus Trees" by c. l.
Marlatt." Practical Forestry in the
Southern Appalachisns."
There are score or more of other in
teresting articles, on various subjects,
more or less related to rural life-and the
book is a worthy companion to the Year
book of 1899.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17

Do bees, honey bees. puncture grapes,
peaches and other fruits? Science says
they do not, and backs the assertion
with the statement that the bees cannot
puncture the skin because they lack the
teeth and other organs necessary to
break the skins of fruits. Practice, speak
ing through men who claim to have seen
it done say that honey bees can and do
puncture grape, peach and other fruit
skins. In the conflict between these two
elements one side must be right. Which
is it? The scientists would seem to have
the best of the disputsC. but what is to be
done with the assertions of the men who
say that they have seen honey bees
work holes into peaches and other fruits?
They may think they really saw the bees
do what the scientists say bees cannot
do. They may be in error, but, so long as
they stand to their assertion so long they
will find followers and the question will
be unsettled so long as even ignorant or
careless observers can attract attention
by their positive assertions. There should
be an authoritative settlement of this
question, for it is really important one.
The men without bees naturally incline to
favor the theory that the honey bees can
damage fruit by puncturing its skin,
while the men with bees incline as natu-
rally to the opposite theory. One thing
is certain: The bees are quite as i'm
portant, as valuable and as necessary to
the men without them as the men with
them The honey bees perform most
valuable function in pollenizng fruit
blooms, and it is probable that this ser
vice far outweighs any levy the bees
may make on the ripened fruit. The
honey bees earn their board, and the
fruit growers cannot afford to take a
position which, insisted upon, means the
extinction of the honey-gatherers and
pollenizers.-New York Farmer
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
VIII You Plant Grapes.

Why do we advise planting grapes? Be-
cause they are one of the best fruits in
the world, and one of the easiest raised
and mostNornamental, including the vine,
when loaded with life and health-giving
fruit. Some of my own experience is as
follows, says a grower in the Indiana
Farmer: l have lot As by 125 feet with
house and other buildings on the lot
have sixty vines in fine condition, that
take almost no room l have twenty
kinds of grapes all doing well. A part
of the vines were planted in the spring
of 1898. They were planted in rich strong
ground and grew perhaps ten feet that
year. They were then cut back to six
inches and two vines to each root were
allowed to grow. From these stules in
1899 they each grew vines IA feet long
which left on the wire, and in 1900, two
years and four ane one-half months from
the day they were planted they were
loaded down with fine ripe grapes, about
100 punches to each vine.
another experiment was with a Mia
CARA grape planted in the spring of 1899
1t was cut back to six inches and grew
90 feet in 1900. and gives promise of
good crop this year. Another instance:
planted five strong Johnson grape vines
in the spring of 1900 and 1 stopped them
feet high the year of planting. Last
years growth now adorns the wire trel-
lis, and l expect to see a fine crop on
them this year. the first year after plant
ing. / give these details to encourage
others to Plant There is room in this
city alone, for a million grape vines,
without in any way interfering with the
beauty Of the homes. or the health of
the people of indianapolis. Hundreds of
car loads of grapes could be raised here,
and save the enormous sum that yearly
goes to pay for wilted and stale grapes
that come from other states to this city.
When you plant get strong vines with
many fibrous roots and plant any time
in April or May or in October. For sue
cession plant Moore's Early. Worden,
Niagara, Delaware, Prentiss, Catawba,
Vergennes, Concord, johnson, Clinton,
Pocklington and Moore's Diamond all
good kinds, and the list includes from the
earliest to the latest. Plant them along
fences, around the house, barn and other
houses. and along walks or in a vineyard
If you have room. Don't be afraid that
there Will be no market, there Is always
a market for good grapes in good condi-
ton, but stale Concords often go begging
at one cent a pound when good grapes
sell at to 10 cents pound. i say again
plant grapes. and they will pay you
thousand fold for the little intelligent
care required in raising them.
Harrison Ogborn.
9Sl West S0th ST., indianapolis.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17

Poultry raising is business that seems
to be the resort of all those who wish TO
venture outside of their regular avoca-
anybody can raise chickens" says the
Stockman. Yet. strange to say it is a
business that is so complicated and de-
Ponds on so many contingencies, as to
render it important that one should be
well and fully experienced before making
any investment i'm that direction.
We have often been amused at some
of the inquiries made by parties desiring
to enter the business of keeping poultry
How long does it take eggs 10 hatch
when under a hen?" How much feed
should be given daily?" How many hens
with each male?" etc, show plainly on
their face that the inquirer is no more
fitted to attempt the keeping of poultry
in large numbers than he is to conduct
the observations of the transit of Venus.
yet there are hundreds who believe all
one has to do is to buy lot of chickens,
put some feed in the troughs and eggs
are a natural result.
1t is the above class OF people who
blindly undertake something of which
they know nothing, who are the first to
come forward and declare that poultry
raising is a failure. Nothing is impos-
sible at the present day, and the intelli-
gent poultryman finds a profit in poultry,
but the same success is not met with
without some experience.
No amateur can even conjecture what
he must undertake in the fighting of dis
ease, the management OF the layers and
the sitters. the selections of the breeds,
and the proper protection to be given at
different seasons. as we'll as the mode OF
feeding and the quality OF the food.
No man who had never shod horse
would attempt the blacksmith business.
or attempt to train and breed trotters, or
manage a dairy without experience. but
they will often write to us to give them
the entire details in letter. inclosing The
remunerating sum of 2-cent stamp there
for, no doubt expecting to be told all
in a few lines and at short notice. They
must go right in at the door of expert
ence and do some hard work. as well as
profit by what they learn, before they
can pass along the hallway.
The most experienced poultrymen have
yet much to learn. There are to-day men
working hard to discover many points in
poultry keeping. who would give thous-
and dollars for what the novice will ask
for with a two-cent stamp. Yet every
week the attempt is made to give the de-
sired information.
There is another class of enthusiastic
novices who write to know II they can
make a living at poultry keeping They
might as well as " they can make liv-
ing at bridge building. A living can be
made at bridge building, by one who
knows all aSout Il. but for one we should
soon be In the poor house n we had 70 de-
pend upon bridge building. az we would
not know how to begin on a bridge. And
one can make q living at the poultry bust
ness--if ne knows how, No novice can
do Il. and We are frank 20 say So but n
viii az leapt cost the novice lees 20 begin
and try to learn az the poultry business
than ~ any other direction.
Experience. however, Il open 20 all. Il
matters not whether one has had little %
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
Growing Beets for Market.

Novice" Waresboro. Ca, writes: I'm
the Morning News of Feb. Is, you give
young trucker" some information re-
garding his plan of raising early beets
VIII you please add to that answers to
the following?
%. What kind is best to plant? Tur-
nip beet?
(2). How many crates per acre is fair
average?
90. They are quoted s. 10 e. Sc per crate
now in Atlanta. How much will the
crates hold? If the same as string beans
3 pecks to busheD there must be money
in raising beets for market.
%. How to fertilize where one has only
commercial fertilizers? How to cultivate?
That is shallow or deep and when to
quit?
L have several acres rich sandy soil
clay feet doYn, and wish to plant in
some profitable crop, something that will
beat cotton (sea island).
The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-17
JOHN. G. CHAFFIN PARDoNED.

Columbia State: John G. Chaffin was
pardoned yesterday. His is a celebrated
case A little over three years ago ne
killed Warren f. NJ. CRUDE. an architect.
Chaffin was a contractor and had been
doing some building in Greenville under
Grube's directions Chaffin was convicted
of murder and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life. The case was carried to the
Supreme Court but Caffin's cause was
lost, and he entered upon his imprison-
ment in December, 1899 Gov insolvency
has for some time been in receipt of let
tiers and petitions begging for the exer-
else of executive clemency in this case.
The reasons suggested were that the con-
viction was unjust; and that. even II
Chaffin were guilty, the condition of his
family calls for pity Among those who
wrote Gov. insolvency were citizens of
Shreveport, La, and of Johnson City,
Tenn. where Chafin had lived before
he came to Greenville. Citizens of those
places declared that Chaffin was a peace
able man. A great many prominent pub
lie officials and ministers wrote to the
Governor in Chaffin's behalf. The main
point at issue was whether or not injus-
tice had been done Chaffn. There were
afidavits submitted to show that evil
dence on which Chaffin might have been
acquitted was not supplied in the trial.