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- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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disease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cur a is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood end mucous surface of
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of the disease, and giving- the patient strenirta
by building np the constitution and asf-iviing
nature in doing its work. The proprietors hive
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offer One Hundred Pollars for any case thai it
fails to cure. Scud for list of testimonials.
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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. . ;
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