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About Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1900)
Published every Tuesday and Friday '' ': by the "- " , . :; i ' STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO 2O6 Commercial St., Salem, Or. ! V.- .R. J. HENDRICKS, Manager. I ciToerDtDTimu r jTrc. One year, in advance........... .$1 00 Six months, in advance..!... $. 5 Three months, in advance........? 25 One year? on time. 25 The Statesman has been f estab lished for nearly fifty years, and it has some subscribers who have received 11 nearly that long, and many who have read it lor a generation. Some 01 these ohiert to havine the caper dis continued at the time of expiration of their subscriptions. For the benefit of these, and lor-other reasons.- we nave concluded -to discontinue subscriptions only .when-Jiotified to do so. : tAH per son. paying when subscribing." or pay ing in advance, will have the benefit of the dollar rate. (But it they do not pay for six months, the rate will be $1.25 a year. Hereafter we will send the pa per to all responsible persons who or der it, though they may not send the money, with the understanding, that . they are to pay $1.25 a year, in case they let the subscription account run over six months. In order that there may be no misunderstanding, we will keep this notice standing at this place n the paper. 1 h SUBSCRIBERS DESIRING THE AD AtttM of their paper changed must stat the name of their former postofflee, as welt as of the office to which they wfah the paper changed. Twice-a-week Statesman. $1 a ye", - Vote fop the Republican candidates fr judge and commissioner, and sher iff, ?nd stop all the grafts." j ' The politicians of this country could get some pointer from' the member of the Methodist Central Conference that has I just concluded its , work at L.fl:cago. -i . .! - -: f. They say again that we ire to have- a railroad to .-Fall City. It would be worvW many times $16,000 V Sticm. That is- the amount of the iubvidy to be aked j Of course all of the seven or eiglfi free Tural "dV.'jvery mail ou!es out of 'Salem, tlsut have been petit-i-j.K'd for. shmtld be estabHhed. There is to letter place in' the Unit2J Sutes to" try the experimeni. It would .tot be an cxperinuiat here it would be a siicce from Hie start. JL- . .We wo h.1 remind tlie enterprising advertiik of Safcm and '.tis-swhere1 thai the vists iof die Twice-a-week States man are -still ; growing at the rate of two io four hundred a month. And fin; Daily listt are growing. '.so.- S me of our : biiiutfss melt are letting hnine-is pas by t'Jiem that they couid have by jticLcious advertising.' , ! Th" blowing duta, covering a pe riod of twetvty-'eig'bt years, compijed from The Wtathr Bureau records 'at Portland, will give an idea. to the peo ple -. the Willamette valley of the sort of weather they may expect for tilrv month of. June: The mean or nor- nual emerature for June has teen ;6L.hther for he transport trade or 0 degrecs. 3"b warmest month was' thai of i8Sq. wijth an average of IVS !ejrees. The coldest was in 1803. with an aver age of 5'Sl The highest temperature was in 1876, on the 17th, be'.rtfc 90;; lowest in 1S7S, on the- 4th, ami in i&. 011 t'he 6t1y being on these dries Average dates of first and last "kfing' tVost. Nov. 26th and1 April nth. A'vVr- age precipitation for the month,,"; ,1.83 inches. Average number of c'ayswiih .oi of an inch -or more, iaThe great et montiniy precipitation ws 5 vs. in The least for the month was: in 1883, being 0.0X "The greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any 24 con sccutive hours was 1.85. on the lU 1873. Average number of clear cays, 8; partly cknifdy, 10; cloudy, U. j f In! three years and one month of : the McKinlcy administration we have ex ported more ! agricultural product of tlve United States than in sour ytars of Cleveland's administration, and ! we have exported over two hundred mil lions more of manufactured pnodst in three years and two months than in the full four years of Cleveland's adminis tration. There can be no r"if taking Yx fact Vhat under t'he present ra. of comparative ! prosperity, with laborers so generally employed!, there has been a very much larger consumption; agricultural products chan dsinn ? the a-I'JtKiustration of Cleveland. Thvre, 4ias Ik. en expansion .at home and abroad, and there will be further expansion iirtder a Republican administra.i n." Is t'acre any vxxer in Oregxn, upon care fn'.ly taking a view of ths precit "nti ation, Slio would Kke to hive ii dis turbed? The way -to d-Isturb it is ,to give liie oppisitk)n o the Republican pariy Tease of power at ;b!s time. No Oregon voter sSvauld think or . a i mo ment of casting a ballot for a candi date, for Congress who wiU give aid ,aiul comfort to t'ae oppostion, or for a cand.date for me Legislature venose voice migCit belp to send a man so the United States Senate-to give sudt feid and cpmfort. This. -is. t'he very time of all times in tiie Itistory ii "tnis tate uven our people need every advantage ga'ned. and : every prospective a.ivr.iK- a'- r.ronv'ed by a contin4-su:e of the pivscivt cond.tions. ' FOR YAQUINA BAY. Thq emergency act for tivers nd harbors, wbrch passed the Hoa-re May 17.41. provuies as foZlows. So irt will be seen fha Yaquina bay '.will -not be en tirely witbout appropriation for im proving the liarbor: . "Yaquina Bay, Oregon: The bal ance remaining of twenty-five tho:sand kfiars appropriated by-die fiver and harbor act of eigfaeen hundred' and niney-six for said - Yaquina fiy, or so -rrruch rliereof as may be.;iec?ssary, may l expended in removing the -luster of rocks on tne side of the- hanncl, lo cated about two' thou sand feet bcyoiyJ vhe end of t'he south jetty, in accord ance wifh the recommendation hi board of, engnne'ers made November fourteemb, eighteen hundred1 tnd nine iy-jmne," in -House document r umbered one hundred and ten-j Fn'ty-sixtit; Con gress,' Hr?z, session. - . C- -: THE SHIPPING BILL. Our Washington corresponde it says Senator Frye, of Maine, ' admits that tihe early atZjourament oi Congress makes very doubtfui the passage of the tapping bi!3 at -the present session of Congress. But Senator Frye looks for the ear5y passage of the bill at the next es?ion. v . I Senator Frye said, to the correspord- ent: foreigners seem quite wifught up over the danger to foreign f hipping that lnrks in the bill. Apparently they t . dread the competition of a large; fleet of new - American ships. In a very re cent issue of the Financial Time, of London, I find confirmation c f one oi the strong arguments of the friends of ttfvis measure." The title to the article referred to is Transatlantic Shipping and :he War' It begins t'his way: "The war in South Africa iia-s had a more serious effect upon the transatlan tic than upon any other class of oceaji tonnage, for the simple reason that the majority of the vessels employed for the purpose- of tTan-sport have been taken from tins route; t'he North '.Aurtx s'.vamers as a ruCe being large, power ful and reasonably 6wift craft, admira bly adapted for this species oi govern ment service.". The Financial Times goes on to say: "The natural effect of thirj with drawal has been to cripple the "oppor tunities afforded of sending freight to and from America, and to raise freights. It has also brought' to the mind1 O' rvmenicans the Ndepend-rtre of fhe-i country on Europe, and especially up on England, for the development oi tliejr export trade, and ;ncidjrntallv i. has stnengtibened the. hip subsidy Imp wtiicIi is now before Congr-.'ss. This empfias.izes the importance o.' Amenicans owning their owri :rbips, in which to carry their -nerchitKlise to foreign marktts, so as to not "ne k- pcnd'cnt upon outside, rountrits, ano thus subjected to the inconvenience s and losses incidental to the politics of EunjHun countries and their ,.olonies. This argument slwuld be sufiirient tot die encouragement of a great Ameri can merciiant ma-rune. But 1 here are two ot'lKTS as strong; one ihe turning of til e great -streams of money paid by our people for freights and fares nto American bands and tlie 'employment of Annerican capital, bains ami labor; and t'he cither t'he safety of this cc r.ntry in case of war, by having" ships; of its own citizens upon which to depenvL us as arm;wl cruisers ami theiKke. We i must have a great American merchant marine. Its build'ng 'has been put off too long already. 1 'HAS NO HOPE. H Mr. Brynn gives this estimate; of his thance of beng elected this fall: "If we hold what we- had in 1896, amt if we bring back the gold Democrats, and it we gain Carge concessions from ht Republicans, tlie chances for victory of the Democratic party ought to jbe goodt Titis string pf "it's' is Jan evii omen Ion rite Democrats. It sSiows diat just as flue campaign is abbuf to open, the? man w!k is, to lead the rat tled forces of Democracy feels that tbere is no chance to win. "If we liotd wltat we bad1 in 1806," but "w" can't hold it. The Bryanites cannot! carry Kamas th'rs year, nor South Dakota nor . Washington, nor 'Wyoming Mr, Bnyan got one electoral vote from- Cal ifornia ia-s time. He will not get any there ttifcs fall. lie probably will win back Kentucky, but this isre't holding what "we had! in 1806." Amf wliat prospect is there to brirrg back ctK gold Democrats, with Brya declaring that silver is a dominant issue and cftat encMtgh of a victory migflrt be won to accomplish ilver legislation? And what possibility is there of making ac cessions from fae Republican ranks in view of cfie grea prosperity' wivich- has accompanied the McKinley ad-ministration? On his ow statement,. Mr. Biy-- an appears to -have noliope of winmng this time, in which lack of f. Iwpe j be ybows more wisdom lhan he displayed at any time Kiring t'he- othtr ' cam paign1. Sioux Falls, Sott1" Dakota, Atus-Leader.' We trust lat our friends in- Polk county will remember tfrat fhey can- noV vote agairrst a 'Republican candi date for Che Legislature witliout strik ing a blow at expansion and at the va rx'. s tlvngs to whicti Oregon" is look ing for b-rr future growth and prosper ity. Put a lawyer in the office of county judge, and in the office of justice of the peace for the Salem district, too. . Ihs tesLKnoniiis - unequalled in number and unexcelled in quality y ? ' " '"" V v Y the 'world over, TesiimonUIs which tell the truth about the $ 5 fV (i II t( J (LMjCJ J , ) most' reirurkahte cures in the history of medidne, ; Cures 'of l j ' -. ) Scrofula. Salt Pheum, AH Humors, Rheumatism, CatatrK Dys- j! j ) ! ' ' ' jC I -Tired Feeling, i Thousands of people agree that it 4-' SHETLAND PONY FARM. ' f 1 ' 1 ' ' 0'- '. Hundreds of Tour-FDotcd' Pets Raised - and Trained in Indiana. .A Shetlanid pony larm, where; ponies are raised 'and trained for their. iife work, ij a - place full .oj intercut to' tn tio admires the gertde little creatures -r-and"who does no!;tk-1 ,?n;i . From the-time a pony is born until it reaches the age wjien it rnay asiumc the dignity of harness it receives the best of care. There lis a farm in Wayne county, Indiana, where about 200 of the little animals are produced every year. There are warm barns, with long rows of straw-littered stalls; ove: head are mows of sweet-bmelling hay, and a trough of pure running water spark les and -gurgles at one end of each oarn. Every stall contains a pony, and they are all as quiet and I well-behaved as a thoroughly -disciplined school of chil dren. . It a stranger enter the - !arn it is instantly known b; every pony thee, and rhere is a turning of heads and switching of tails, indicative of restrain ed curiosity. ; . ( j! There is a broad land long space of clean . flooring between the iwo rows of stall To walk' along this '.iloof and inspect the j ponies prom the rear re calls the xemark of a. famous mail about Chinamen: "They aal ; look alike until seen separately." f; I V hen the attendant, whose sole bus iness is to wait uponithese small equine aristocrats. leads out! one after another and explains its distinguishing features, the difference is then quiteperceptible. Here is one that has been especially trained for some Httlle girl, who is nerv ous and timid. Its dainty step and in telligent dark eye indicate fine style and a tractaole, dociieH oisposmon. its glossy coat shines like satin and its lit, tie "hoofs are like black ivory. Another is shownjisturdy, robust, and strong, i Fully as beautiful and intelli gent, only not so sensitive as the first. It has natural qualifications suitable for the disposition and juse of a boy vho :s not at all nervousjor timid and who may wish to ride or drive long distances in a day. and who may unthotightjdly peak loudly or rudely or drop ths whip too. heavily iacross the" pony's back, and still not feally wish to have a runaway. There are grades between these two extremest: in which5 a. pony may be found suitable for any sort of boy or girl. j Ponies -of almost; any color desired may be found, but j the favorite colors ire bays and blacks. There is no de mand for the sorrels with large, cream colored spot?, such as were quite com mon some years ago. The solid colors are regarded as more beautiful a'd are the only ones now sought by fastidious buyers. I Ii training the ponies kindness is practiced -under all cftrcumstani ;s. When t'he little pony colt, which a man can rake up in his arms; and carry about, is strong. enough to run and play rwitlf its mother a little haher is put on it arid it is taught to lead; and start and stop it the .word. ;; When it grows stronger, but not yet fully gfown, a little set of buff . harness, with silver buckles, is fitted on it. and it is driven about with lines. A gentle pressure of the t;t on the tender mouth is sufficient -to guide it. - ; ii . Later on it is hitched to a little yel low cart and trotted about the smooth gravel drives that wind among srrtely trees in every direction. It is taken close to puffing locomotives tnd along side queer looking vehicles. ;nd into the neighborhood of shops where there is the sound of clanging iron and pounding hammers and ringing bells Its actions under lall these conditions are carefully noted and recorded.. -. and its fecial qualifications for pariicjlar purposes tully ascertained. If has been learned at this firm that a pony's natural icharacteristirs are not easuy cnangea. aunouzh Vicious propensities may, I in a measure. . be subdued, and a timid, shrinking spirit encouraged by kindness to assume more confidence and: aggressiveness. - fi r i It is never attempted w to :teach!M the ponies any special tricks, the role pur pose being to make them useful, ti act able, and safe under all circumstances. When a pony is sold and started away from the only home and friends it has ever known the purchaser is recom mended to be ki.idi and considerate to it at all times. i The ponies in the; barns re kept there to supply immediate demands. They are groomed and trained ard k;pt ac customed to harness, so that they may be ready to leave at J any time. The greater number of ponies are kept out ot floors an winter and are taken into the barns only in; the most extreme weather, as, were these in the barns be fore they were selected for sale. There are broad fjelds where the turf even in winter i beautiful. In 'the winter, too. great racks are kept con stantly supplied with crisp corn fodder and immense : straw stacks afford shel ter fronvthe wind and rain. All parts of the premises '.are : kept clean , and healthful. - j, When the ponies are permitted to re main tortt all winter an astonishing growth of hair Appears.. This thick coat ot har is tieavy and long, and then the otxy is far from beautifuL But when the warmth iof spring comes hc little .creatures throw o: their -winter clothing and appelr smooth and shiny in their new spring attire. - r7 The patriarch of this farm is appro priately called "Tom .Thumb." He was imported from Shetland Island ten year ago and is now 14. He is coal black and is as dainty and vivacious 2s can be imagined. Dozens of ponies:jrc imported from Shetland evey yenr fir breeding purposes This is jnade ncc essiry because the; succeeding genera tions of ponies are larger than their progenitors, which result is- attributed to the salebrious climate of this coun try, as compared with the native home of the ponies. Chicago Tribune. LINES IN SHAKE-. SPEARES PARTS. Characters That Seem Very Long Arc Really -Not So. ' 4 t ' , j ' : ' j y . Shakespeare wiil be prominent, as Usual, in the i important productions next seasonj The most notable will be Mr. Sothern s appearance as Hamlet, with Virginia Harned as Ophelia! The James-Kidder . company wiU revit Shakespeare's : 1 "Midsummer ( Night's Dream." with ! Louis James as Bottom. The character is notllong. but it' is the most important in the play, i says- the Baltimore Americani i i j The longest part in any Shakespear can play is iHamlet.who is before tht audience almost constantly and is never seen without 1 being Jieari. (Hamlst i$ a constant talker, and it is surprising that in a .circumstances he! says so many wise things. He has to his share 1,569 lines, t Richard III. i$ another long part, as the character speaks 1,161 lines, and next comes 1 ago, .with 1.117 lines. Henry V. has; i.063 lines. j One would suppose; from seeing the representation or from looking over the play that Othelld had more lines than la go, but it is not the 'case, tor the valiant Moor has only 888 lines. - Cori olanus has 886. the Duke in "Measure for Measure'! 880 and Timon 883J An' tony in "Antony and Cleopatra" does not seem a very long! part, judging by the appearance of the prompt book. but in reality he has 830 lines. Brutus m Julius Caesar- ; has 727: FaJstaff in "iHenry V." 710. t Macbeth appears a long part, judging from how much he is. oh the stage in the represen tation, but in fact he has only 705 lines. Romeo has 1618. which is only a few more than the King; in "Hamlet." who has 551 Cassius m Julius " Caesar, ; although a first-class i&arl. hae but 507 Jines. I '.'" i The female parts " i Shakespeare's plays are not very Ibr - The actress wbo plays Portia has 5 "ties to study; Rosalind has 749. ; C ;o atra has 670 and Juliet 541. DesaK. tc 'has oiiiy 380. Beatrice has 300. ; r r twenty of Shakespeare's women z e more than 300 lines each, and so n of the most famous of the great; i; l's feminine creations have comprra vely little to say., Cordelia in "Kinr j ?ar has only 115 Jinest Kate in . lai . ing . of the ShrewJ although so . conspicuous and voluWe, has but 220, Hvhi'e Lady Mac beth has but 211. '..'.? , - ;' . Shake Into Yvur Shoes ; .Allen's Foot-Easci a powder. It cures painful, smarting, r.srvoui eet and : in growing; nails,,: and.; instantly , takes, the sting out of corns arid bunions. It's the greatest comfort' discovery of the age. ' Allen's Foot-Ese ' makes tight or new . shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired aching feet. Try it today.' Sold by all druggists and. shoe stores By mail for 25c. ; in 1 stamps'. :Trial package FREE. Address, Alien S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N..Y.; 1 -,-' ri ! - WHAT FASHION SAYS. .' 'Pale blue and pink dimities are ef fectively trimimed with black lace. 1 : ,,!. Black trfffeta silk Eton coats are ornamented with rows of white stitch ing. . - , i ' ,:;-..: ;.-'';. Fans are larger -a little larger than the empire styles so long in vogue. '; r - ' r There is a decided tendency to color in 'handkerchiefs. -.'.- Silk corset covers are one of the ele gancies of the season. f: i --.' ' . s j White grenadines are very pretty made up over colored silk linings and trimmeJ with ruchings of narrow rib bon harmonizing with the color. - . , " '-: " - ,!.' .!! Bright scarlet 6r cherry chonx " ap pear on handsome white gowns for midsummer wear. "' r , ' WHEN THE DAY IS DONE. ; ffr-;. fe-ii ''''- ' V ' The less power' a man has, the more he likes to use it.I. tPetit-Senn. i Theory looks well on fpaperj ; but I it does not amount to anything without practice. H. 'W. Shaw. ' ; j -Women have fewer vkesthan, men but they have stronger prejudices. "Doctor J. V. C. Smith I M We seldom find? persons; whom we acknowledge to be possessed of good sense except those who agree with us in opinion. Rochefoucauld , j UNSOLICITED ' TESTIm6n.Y. The customer came into; the drug store with a torn'scrap of paper it his hand, says the Chicago Tribune.. j '--- rr ; 3T : ' ;. ALFALFA AND GRASS. - Kentucky Farm land Home: Where ever alfalfa; will do" at all well it ought to be grown, ' and' evidently there are many places suitable fpr its growth, not supposed;to-be suitable. -The only sure way of determining: under such circum stances is by (rial, and the trial must be carefully made in order to be of any real value. This ia a -general iwky show what has been ascertained as to soil con ditions for; alfalfa;?; "The most desir able soil for alfalfa is that iof fertile creek or river bottom land, well drained and not subject to inundation. .Any soil which retains standing water on its surface for' forty-eight . hours: will not succcssfullfy produce alfalfa. . With this reservation it is Safe to assert that rt will grow on any soil that will produce corn, and on a good many; soils where corn will not, growl" '(,' '::ij"..s The conditions imust have been just right every way that justified (these en thusiastic observations regarding I al- faMa: -: it is; weather pjcoof.; for Cold does not injure and heat' only makes it grow all the better. A winter flood will not drown Hland '. firewill riot kill it As 'a borer, it is equal to an artesian well-digger;; it loves water, but bores to reach it. -When , growing there is no stopping rt. . Begin cutting a twenty acre field and When your last load of hay is handled at one end of the field it is ready to cut again at the other end. For fillintr a milk can an . alfalfa-fed cow' is eaual to a handy pump. Cattle love it, hogs fatten upon jt and a hungry horse wants- nothing' else, ihe tarraer whose land will grow alfalfa has , the droo. on the weather.. Once 'Started' it will stay like Canada thistles or a'first class mortgage, but only make the farm er: who has it wealthier and nappier This, though rosy perhaps, is yet near enough the mark to cause altalta to oe put more under actual test than it has been by farmers generally. I No more graphic and comprehensive statement has been made on the sub ject of - grasses than this by John J In galls: "Next in importance- to the divine profusion of water, light and air. those three great physical facts which render existence possible, may be reck oned the universal beneficence of grasses. Exaggerated by tropical heats ana vapors to tne gigantic cane congest ed with its saccharine concretion, or dwarfed by polar rigors to the fibrous hair; of Northern latitudes, embrac ing "between: these' extremes the maize" with its resolute pennons, the rice plant of Southern iswamps, the wheat rye, barley, oats, and other cereals, no less than the' humble verdure of hillside, pasture) and prairie .in the temperate zone,, grass is the most widely distrib uted of all vegetable beings, and' is at once the type of : our life and emblem of our mortality." . ; j Mr. n galls says this' also in favor of grass:-- "Its tenacious fibers hold the earth in its place and prevent its soluble components ! from, washing into the wasting sea. It i invades the solitudes, climbs the inaccessible slopes and for bidding pinnacles of mountains, modi fies climates, and determines the his tory, character and destiny of nations. Unobtrusive and patient, it has immortal vigor and aggression. Banished from the thoroughfare arid the field, it bides its time to return, and when vigilance is relaxed or the, dynasty has perished. rit silently resumes the throne -from which it has been expelled but which it never abdicates. It bears no blazonry of bloom to charm the senses with frag rance or splender,. tut hs homely hue is more enchanting than that of the lily h of the rose. , It yields no fruit in earth or air. and yet should its harvest fail for a.6inglie year, famine would depopulate the wOTld." . 1 '-v . Evidently the .presence of : grass in farming practice . can- hardly be over stated; and-even in-the usual i under standing of the meaning of the word grass it is safe to say thatlhere can be no good farming without grass in the pasture and meadow form. The fact is that the 'state of .farming in a country cari usually be inferred from the pres ence or absence of the grass features. The Tests of Social Progress. How are we : to know wilio'oir our civilization is "advancing or receHng. whether, -ihe condition, of -t'l. present generation is iiore comfortable l ivd fe fingd 4'lvan rii-at of tihe preceding gener atTon, w-'lKth-er, as a nation, we re bet ter off than we were fifty years fgo? Statesmen and economists have sug gested several standards by "which to judge: Tlie' per capita wealth, -lie per centage of illegitimate births, trie posi tion and treatmen-t of women. i? rate of illiteracy; and the ownersliip of prop erty, particularly of farms and lionies Of tlse standards the last two seem by far the. most practicaWe, and accord ingly, Congress has directed the Census Office to ascertain how. many months each" scholar thas attended schqol' dur ing the,, preceding year, what jpropor tion of 'the people can read, yrjte. and speak English, how- many families own tihcir homes or farms, how niariy' rent them, how many own them subject o mortgage or otCier iricymbrance) In the coming census, , every territorial "divis ion of the country , and every Separate element of the; population will i have a Chance to show what proportioti jof heir number own their (homes and H"hat proportion can read or write. ' The practical applications of . these tests or stantards are found In their employment as' suffrage qualifications! People differ abocut the rei'atie f: rits, as suffrage qualifications, of the : own ership of propetty and .he ability ... to read and write, but -there is no doubt of t1e immense significance and import ance of the f.wo classes .of facts. In France, in 1891. - there ; were about 4500,000 owners of land; England, w'.'l aljout the same population, had only 325000 land owners, 'while' the United jStal-es occupied an intermediate portion widh a "population about 70 per cert. ' greater than that of France and a li'tCe over 6,000.000 familierwho owned their homes or farms. No one can-doubt the "'gnificance of 'these fig ures in explaining social conditions in France' and En gland ' arfd ?h Un i Ccd States. ; They represent the Miff irence between, our fand system. ' the svstem of large land holding in England, and titat of small proprietorshio in France ', It is iard to overestimate the va! Je of such iniormaiton or the interest ftlt in it : by-statesmen and social stintenrs in gencrtrf. Take she' race q uv.'ton. for in;tance.J as ,ifmtj?c;--iHu5t ration -of a latg-e cla oI?rij?ar'Juestions. In 1880. 70 per'tenh ;bjf'f1ri "colored popntion was ill iterate; while in 1890 this propor tion was less than 57 per cent. Not -nly l'd the proportion of colored illiterates decicaebctween 18S0 and i80f. bitt the absolrite number of such rtrsoi ri'nviniistved'. Whether the colortd yop iTla-tton will make as adm.rab.e a snow ing in iqoo is a question of the Utmost significance. . . The territorial -distributioft cf he il lrteTaf population - is -another question (.'Kr'it;;4ere?t.f InSyj the fM-rcent-age i !f-u-racy Hn tlw Npnh y0amic sUite fcs ifrf in the South Atlantic states jo.89: in ? the North Central state, rbe rae Uas S.70. in the 5oWth Central group 20.73. In he last ten years tihe South has had a magnificent indust ria . development. Whether this malerval progress - has re-ult .d a Ciighcr Ste of . education; mac her the benefits -of ? progress have r.'?n shaml by flw? -masses, or have bvp semtej mainly by 4he Ttcher clashes, ure q-Ks-:-'ons ufa'jch wiil be partly an iwerJ Viie statisttics 01 jln-ttracy in he South c.'.i s-.avts for 190a. : ,-: -. j.- Another prolxem of great imrvrtalice :s the increase of -tenancy, as -posexl to tl-j .. Ownership of . , real property From 1880 to. i&jO -the number of farrri tenants n,'.he United States iucreastd at least 38 pen Cent. This! i'tcrcasrTTas. general, j bu. greater in the South' 'At lantic ail South Central li visions uf -.he United States than in ..-her ptrts of the country, i In ccneral i?w . . . . . r - lint trrn oriinnai states. ' tii-h ! I in .. 1: trade. abd maniHlctures,":ie those ! in "which .pie percentage, of jownershipti kecpingj wit?, this fact; fiati.,i!cs i.f val uation plrow alniot .utiveriilly iut tenancy is most common whre l.md j, most valuable. AVit'h the rxc?pii m of the Italians, foreign-born persoii of ev ery nationality exceed the Americans in ".he degree of farm ownership, "j" Each state, county, mi j-itv. he Germaiji' population., the Italian p j u!a t:on, abd every; orher element of .ur people jhas a distinct. interest in seitis that Vhte s-tatistics of literacy and nvn- ersmp wiucn appiy to tiiem are eor- rectly represerwed in the next ceius. lart the standards accord in !'..' T.iese which jdiey will inevitably! be judged. t The fplatform-adirted by the Renub, icans i in 1806 is national history -in 1900. It .is a hint; for rhe next four years too clear to be mistaken and too valu able to ' be neglected. St. . Louis. Globe-Democrar." j ;. ' Excepting. on$ plank, and that one for, the .Nicaragua canal. This plank will, we predict, be re-affirmed at PiriP endelphia. ami : be natibrtal hlstonv shortv after tlie convening of Ton. gro-s next December. $100 Reward $100. The readers of this paper will b cleaned to learn that there i at least one dreaded lie -tbatacience has been able to cure in alt ita BtaKea, and that ia Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure ia the only positive cure known to the med ical fraternity. Catarrh beincr a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cur a is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood end mucous surface of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving- the patient strenirta by building np the constitution and asf-iviing nature in doing its work. The proprietors hive so much faith in its curative powers, that tlu offer One Hundred Pollars for any case thai it fails to cure. Scud for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., ToleJo.O. Sold by Drufriat "ic. Hall's Family i Pills are the best 1 STRAWCERRV PUDDINGS. witrr gtrawDcrries ana ceianne. ror a puddiiig soak hah a box A gcl.-ititie in cold water; add half a pint of boilinjr water'and the juice Of two lemons and two oranees with 'a ctm and1 a-hall of ' sugar. -sAs the jelly hardens stir in as many strawberries as desired,- a lew at a time. A sauce for thii ; pudtling is made by creaming half a Cup -of' butter.. i 1: r . t. 1 . .I.:..- of an egg and 'a cup of crushed straw iH'rries. It hodd ,1e. set. on the ice jnfil ;old.t kTrk may bdl served also with "other puddings. STRAWBERRY BAT- - i TER PUDDING. One pint of sifted flour, two tea spoonfuls baking powder half a tea" spoonful salt. Sift the flour, powder and salt well together. Then add milk enraiiirr to make a thick ! batter. But ter six pudding cups, plaice in each a spoonful of batter, then j add a thick layer of berries.; cover with two tea spoorrfuls sugar and iadd another spoonful of batter. . Place j the cups in a steamer anil cook over boiling, water for 30 minutes.! Serve at once with sirawuciY muic. , STRAWBERRY COTTAGE PUD ; ; - j: . .,: DING. ",. Cream one-third of a cupful of but ter, add one cupful of sugar gradually, beat one egg add one-half cupful of milk to it pour half of this over the butter and sucar then , add one cuoful of flour and beat ; well. , Then add the . 1 f . 1. . ;tl 1 ..1 .. .. . reiuauiuer .01 uie viiiik ana. ru.rc-i"' ters of a cupful of flour, arid three level teaspoonfuls of ibakirrg powder. Bake in a creased Dan twentVrfive minutes! cut in squares, wash strawberries slight ly, add a litrie sugar to them and mix in a little hard sauce. Put some of the strawberry mixture over "jthe cake, and serve not. ICED STRAWBERRY PUDDING. vu : m -m. .. : f 1 f . .t rti m half a pint of -milk, three ggs, an;Ua ounces ot cake crumbs and three ounces of hulled strawberries. 'Make the eggs and milk into a custard. When cool stir $n the cake crumbs and sugar. Whip the cream and add. this also, with vanjlla essence to flavor nicely. Freeze the mixture.1 but not very stiffly,- p'ace a little at the bottom of an ice pud ding mould, then a layer of the fnut. more tee, and so on till i the mould is fdll. Prt - on the cover and set me mould in a pail filled with rough .tee and' salt: "To turn out! the pudding wrap a cloth -iich has been wrtin out of boiling water round the mould for a few seconds, remove the cvT: reverse the mould and the pudding : slip out. ' It thovtd be served upon 2. glass dish, surrounded! by whippet cream. i - : STRAWBERRY SAUCE. A gooo. sauce - to serve wm " ottdings is made by beating together one- halt cupf"l Iof butter and one cup-f-.tl of sugar ttntil they are very white and light. Add the whipped white one egg and a cupful of strawberries mashed to a pulp. . ; ... O Bearf 'h lh KtndToa Haw Atajs m Fine printingi Statesman Job Office. EK&ONE. -r - I :
