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MCKINLEY'S THEIR MAN. '
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the great ohioan nominated \
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V Tim Platform Explicitly fur Gold Mono, ?
B metullnm and High Protection?Work of j
I the National Republican Convention. )
St. Louis, June 10.?'The first day's ?
f session of the eleventh national liepub- ^
f lican convention which opened shortly
| after noon today in the hall erected ,
for that purpose by the patriotic citizens
of St. Louis, was unrelieved by a
1 single incident to lift the interior pro- ,
ceedings above the level of the flat and ,
uninteresting monotony which characterized
the exterior of the building.
Thu* was an immense assemblage; a
great waving of fans in a torrid heat; a
an hour or so of prepared oratory, the
delivery of which failed to reach mere r
than one Gfth of the vast auditorium, 5
and a prompt adjournment to await L
the reports of the committees on credentials
and platform. Other com- j
mittees were of course appointed, but J
these two were the only ones upon
which public interest centered.
Aside from the work of these committee's
the curious movement started Q
to force Levi P. Morton into the posi- ^
lion to tail to the McKinley kite before
his name has even been laid before
the convention for the higher office to
1 which his State has nominated him, *
engrosses attention. The facts in this 1
matter, carefully veiified, seem to be
about as follows: Certain New York
Republicans (not, however, Mr. Piatt) ,
have repeatedly visited Mr. Hanna's
headquarters today to solicit that gen?r?AnnnaMiinn
in 'hpinoirtc
biCUittU 3 twp^mnvu ^ c ^
about the nomination of Governor i
Morton. Mr. Hanna iu turn ques- j(
tioned these gentlemen as to their
knowledge of Governor Morton's intentions.
He referred them to the
governor's telegram to Mr. Depew on
Saturday late in which he stated without
qualification that he would not
take the second place on the ticket. In
these circumstances, Mr Ilanna desired *
to know what reason these gentlemen
had for believing that Governor Morton
had so suddenly shifted his position.
L
To these inquries an equally iranK t
reply was made. They had no assurances
from Governor Morton that he '
would accept, but they were so satis- j
fied he would not decline the honor,
if it were given to him, that they felt ^
no hesitancy is securing his nomina
tion knowing that he would not run
counter to the convention's wishes.
Mr. Hanna thereupon, informed his
visitors that he was taking no hand in v
the contest for the vice presidency. He j
was here, he said, to nominate Mr. '
McKinley as President. Iu this view
of the case be did not think it advis- ^
able to embarrass his candidate's
chance by taking part iu the contest
over the second place. He did not
hesitate to say, however, that so far ?
as his individual preference was concerned,
it inclines to Mr. Hobart of
New Jersey.
lnftKoation reached the Southern
Associated Press this afternoon that
soma of Mr. Morton's friends who have F
been working up an interest in his behalf,
today cabled Mrs. Morton, who
is in Europe, to use her influence with .
the governor to take the second place.
Her reply received at a late hour this
afternoon, contained an emphatic
negative, the substance of the dispatch
being that she wished him to have the *
first place or none.
The New York McKinley men, with t
a view to forestalling any favorable
action that the convention might take
respecting Mr. Morton and the Vice
Presidency, drew up a paper this after- q
noon which was beincr circulated to- j
night for signatures. It does not men- w
tion Governor Morton by name, but it
protests against the faction quarrels of .
New York being carried into tbe convention
and condemns the unwisdom
of selecting the Vice President from .
New York. But an apparent quietus .
was apparently put upon all this gos- ,
sip tonight by Mr. Ctiauncey M. De
pew, who as Governor Morton's sponsor,
would have been placed in a most
embarrassing position if he had been (
called upon,to waste his eloquent peri- i
ods in piaceing Mr. Morton in nomina- 1
tion for one high ollice while the gover- c
nor's alleged lriends were actively t
pushing him for another otlice of les- ?
ser dignity. Mr. Depew telegraphed i
Governor Morton stating it had been i
asserted that he had rescinded his tele- t
gram of declination and was now j
w llling to accept second place and ask- t
ing him if this was so. To this Mr.
Depew received the following explicit t
reply: 1
"Rhine Cliff, N. Y,, June 1G. s
"Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, Southern i
Hotel, St. Louis: 1
"Telegram received. Stories circu- i
Jated are unfounded. Have rescinded t
nothing. m "L. F. Mokton." t
TIIE PLATFORM. r
The sub committee cm resolutions
tonight resolved to recommend.to the
committee on resolutions the following
financial plank:
"The Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. It caused the
enactment of the law providing for
the resumption of specie payments in
1879; since then every dollar has been
as eood as gold.
'"We are unalterable opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our
currency, or impair the credit of our
country. We are therefore opposed
to the free coinage of silver except by
international agreement with the leading
commercial nations of the world,
which we pledge ourselves to promote,
and until such can be agreed, the existing
gold standard must be preserved.
All our silver and paper currency
now in circulation must be mainft
I /I Anil tn<t f r? _ i
utiucu at jsaiifrjr tyhu ^viu, auu t? j <*- i
vorall measures designed to maintain
inviolably the obligations of the United
States and all our money, whether <
coin or paper, at the present standard, <
the standard of the most enlightened '
nations of the earth." ]
The adoption of the above plank was i
not concurred in until four different 1
propositions on silver lines, submitted i
by Mr. Teller were voted down.
J SECOND DAY. j
k St. Louis, June 18.?The early |
morn insr hours of the second day of
the convention were cloudy and drizzly
and threatened a rather disagreeable,
rainy condition of weather, but
just before the hour fixed for the meeting?
10 a. m.?the clouds began to
disperse and there was every appear
i ance of sultry weather. By 10 o'clock
liairllTT Violf thn ilalacratpc wprp nrftXRnt 1
jut they kept pouring in all the time
while the band discoursed popular airs,
[n the meantime the galleries were
Teine: tilled up, and when at last Mr.
Fairbanks called the convention to
)rder there were few seats untenanted
either in the galleries or in thesections
issigned to delegates and alternates.
Since yesterday's adjournment the
irrangement of the floor had underrone
a change?the positions of severil
States having' been shifted and in a
;vay that is not very satisfactory to the
eporters' becaue insteasd of having
senators Teller, of Colorado; Lodge,
>f Massachusetts; Chauncey M. De'ew
and Thomas C. Piatt, of New
fork, in close proximity to each oth:r
and to the reporters, they have been
emoved to remote quarters in the
tack of the hall where they can neith:r
be seen nor heard from the platrom
seats.
The convention was culled to order
it 10:45, three quarters of an hour belind
time, when prayer was offered
>y the Rev. Dr. W. G. Williams.
"The Senator from Massachusetts,"
aid tha chairman, and Mr. Lodge rose
* - - J 4 IT J !
imid applause anusaiu: i orsirciu
ay, in behalf of the committee on
esolutions that the sub committee has
ompleted a draft of a platform and
hat it is now under consideration by
he full committee. The committee is
inable to report this morning' and ask
eave of the convention to sit during
his morning's session, honing to be
,ble to report a platform of principles
o the afternoon session, and, in belalf
of the committee. I ask that leave
if the convention." Leave was immeliately
granted.
The committee on credentials were
ailed upon for their report but were
tot ready. Neither was the commitee
on permanent organization.
Mr. Wellington, of Maryland, asked
tnanimous consent that the committee
n rules be allowed to report at this
ime.
This was refused. A motion for reO
4 V*io A f t Ak*YI ATIM TXTQC
C5S UULII <6 U UiiA>n bUio c%i bui uw/i*
aade by Mr. Wellington and voted
town, to the satisfaction of the pallet
is, as indicated by cheers.
A motion that the report of the comaittee
on permanent organization be
ccepted was made by Senator Sewell,
f New Jersey, and was agreed to
mid applause.
Mr. Jjittlefield, of Maine, made the
>oint of ordei that the first bu sir ess in
rder was the report of the committee
n credentials, but the chairman overuled
it on the ground that that comaittee
had been called and had not
een ready to report. The report of
he committee on permanent organiza
ion was then presented and read. It
lamed Senator J. M. Thurston, of
JebrasKa. as chairman, made the stcetaries,
sergeant at arms and ottier
emporary officers permanent omcers
?f the convention, and gave a list of
ice presidents, one from each State,
s agreed on by the delegation. The
eading of the list of vice presidents
?as interrupted by applause as popu
ar names were reached.
Mr. Mudd, of Marylaud, made the
>oint of order that although the conrention
might receive the report of the
ommittee on permanent organization
L could not act upon it until the reiort
of the committee on credentials
tad been acted upon. There was no
onvention here now, he said. The
hairman overruled the point of order
,nd procjptly put the question on the
doption of the report of committed on
enuanent organization. While a iiang
vote was being taken, Mr. Mudd
aade another point of order that the
11 " ' Ka /?nl 1 Of] Q/i/>AV/]inflr
UIJ uy outics UJU31 wc vaiivu avwivnug
o the rules."
"There is 110 convention now," he
aid, "until we have made a permalent
organization." Disregarding the
?oint. the chairman said:
"Those opposed will rise," and delaredthit
the report of the commitee
on permanent organization was
dopted.
The chair appointed Senator Sewell,
?f New Jersey, and Represntative
!ereno Payne, of New York, to contact
Senator Thurston to the chair.
Senator Thurston took the chair
nmnltnAiiQ nnnlnnsa and ad
lUliU vumuivuvww ~rrM ?
Iressed the convention.
The secretary read a letter from the
:hairman of the committee on credenials,
saving they were engaged in
he consideration of the Texas case and
lad not been able to complete it.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Governor Bushell, of
)hio, the convention then adjourned
intil 2 p. m. There was the usual deay
in calling the convention to orler
for the atternoon session, but the
waiting time was pleasantly whiled
iway by strains of sweet music. There
vas great pressure in all parts of the
mmense hall; the galleries were packid,
and there, as well as on the lloor,
)alm leaf fans were in ceaseless agitaion.
The heat was veryoppresive.
It was 2:45 when Chairman Thurson's
hammer knocked for order and
ie announced that the afternoon ses
lion would be opened by Bishop Ariett,
of Wilberforce College, O. The
rishop invoked blessings on the contention
and on the country and gave
hanks for an assemblage representing
he culture, the wealth and the refinenent
of more than forty centuries,
ie prayed that the victory to be gainid
in the future through the work of
he convention might redound to the
)lessing of every section, and that
irotection and liberty and civil and
political rights may be secured by ev;ry
man man, woman and child from
;he lakes of the North to the gulf of
;he South.
Mr. Madden, of Chicago, presented
:o the chairman a gavel made from a
portion of the house in which Lincoln
5nce lived. Judge Deny, of Ken;ucky,
presented a second gavel made
irom the wood which formed part ol
;he homestead of Henry Clay, the
father of protection. Mr. Torrence,
if Minnesota, then presented, in the
name of that State, to the chairman of
;he convention, the table which stood
in front of the presiding officer in
1892.
ftKPOKT OK THE COMMITTEE ON CUE
DENTIALS.
The report of the committee on credentials
was then presented by its
chairman, Mr. Fort of New Jersey,
rhe report was in favor of seating the
(liggins delegates from Delaware and
the delegates-at-large and delegates on
the list headed by John Grant. The
rest of the report, read by the secretary,
recommended that the roll of dele
gates and alternates from the several
States and Territories approved by the
national committee for the temporary
organization, be preserved as the per
manent roll of this convention. Mr.
1 lepburn, of Iowa, was recognized tc
present the minority reports on ere
dentials. It recommended the seating
of the Addicks delegation from Dele
ware and the Cuney delegation from
Texas and that the other contested
cases, acted upon by the national committee,
be referred to the credentials
committee for full investigation. The
minority report was signed by nineteen
members of the committee.
Mr. Fort, chairman of the commit
i tee, was recognized and moved *he
previous question on the report of the
committee, down to the final vote,
under the rules of the House of Representatives.
This motion was secondpH
hv Mr. J. I)ovie. of Georgia, and
by an unidentified delegate from
Ohio. Mr. Mudd, of Maryland, asked
for a separate vote on the Delaware ,
report and was seconded by the States
of Delaware, California and Maine.
The question being now on the ordering
of the previous question, the delegation
from Maine, seconded by Mas :
saehusetts, Maryland and Iowa, de- <
manded a roll call. The roll of the i
States was then called and was as follows:
Yeas 545 1-2; nays 359 1-2 so
the previous question wasrrdered.
The chairman of the committee on
resolutions was recognized and reported
that the platform would be ready i
at B p. m.
Discussion was then commenced under
the previous question on the ma
jority and minority reports, each side
beingallowed twenty minutes.
The majority report was then adopt- i
ed amid cheers.
General Harry Bingbam, of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee
on rules read the report of the com- I
mittee. The rules recommended were ]
identical with those heretofore in force.
Among the changes Indian Territory
was gi ven fi ve votes i nstead of t wo, and ]
Alaska four votes instead of two. I
The report was adopted. Mr. Grossenor
moved to adjourn until to-morrow
at 10 o'clock a. m. The chair- i
man declared in favor of the ayes, and i
at 8:07 the convention adjourned ac- ]
cordingly. ;
Tuj?n niv
St. jjouis, June 18.?After a ten
hours' session in torrid heat and distressing
noise the 11th national Re- I
publican convention nominated a ;
ticket pre ordained from the first by i
the Ohio political managers, who
practically controlled the gathering, i
and named Wm. McKinley of Ohio, (
and Garrett A. Hobart of New Jersey
for President and Vice President re- I
spectively, of the United States.
No effort was put forth to carry out I
the much-talked of purpose of conferring
the second place upon Levi P. i
Morton. Mr. Hobart went through ]
the first ballot with many votes to ,
spare. Word was passed around after j
McKinley had been safely landed, I
tL-' M - "'"Vi-lon'o friemts rlnsi rp,<l |
IL1HI ilir. lutiviuicj a . .
the election of Mr. Hobart. I
THE VOTE BEGUN.
Amid a hush the call of States was
begun, and Alabama led off with 1 for ?
Morton and 19 for McKinley. Arkan '
sas and California cast their solid votes
for McKinley. Connecticut cast five !
votes for Reed and seven for McKin- '
otr. Data ajdpo ft solid vote for McKin
V,J ,
ley; Florida eight for McKinley; 1
Georgia two for Reed, two for Quay '
and 22 for McKinley.
One of the colored delegates from 1
Florida made angry protests, insisting (
on challenging the vote, and Thurston,
who had resumed the chair, de
cided that the right to challenge
should be given every delegate. The 1
delegation being polled, it was found
that Morton had 2 votes in Florida
and McKinley only G instead of 8, as :
announced by the chairman of the 1
delegation.
A challenge of Georgia followed,
and resulted in confirming the vote as 1
previously announced. A colored del- 1
A laViamn followed with a
challenge of the vote of that State,
which resulted in showing that instead
of casting a solid vote for McKinley,
the vote should have shown
1 for Morton, 2 for Reed and McKin- ,
ley 19.
Illinois, 46 for McKinley and 2 for
Reed was challenged, and a poll
showed no change. Indiana cast its 30 <
votes for McKinley.
Iowa, amid a slight demonstration
of applause, cast its 26 votes for Alii
son; Kansas 20 lor McKinley; Ken- '
tucky 2G for McKinley. Louisiana
cast a curious vote: Half vote for Allison,
half vote for Quay, 4 for Reed
and 11 for McKinley. So the voting
oront r?n without further incident un
til Massachusetts gave 1 vote for Mc- ,
Kinley and the rest for Reed.
The McKinley column steadily increased.
When Mississippi's 18 votes j
were cast for McKinley, another of
the colored delegates demanded a poll,
which showed 1 vote for Quay and 17
for McKinley.
MnntAna ftast 1 vote for McKinley.
1 for Don Cameron of Pennsylvania,
1 blank and 1 absentee. The chair
called the name of Mr. Hartman's alternate,
and he voted blank.
Tnere was a decided sensation when
the vote ot New York was challenged
by Warner Miller. It had been announced
as 54 for Morton and 17 for
McKinley. Joseph H. Newins was
absent in the first district, and the
name of his alternate was called. Mr.
Gruber raised a laugh by saying: 4 'He
is just leaving the room to avoid voting."
The next alternate wns called and
voted lor McKinley.
The delegation voted solidly for
Morton till that of the votes were
reached when the halves divided equally
between McKinley and Morton.
Then came quite a number of breaks
for McKinley, and three absentees
were noted in the 29th district, John
F. Parkhurst and both the alternates,
Charier M. Woodward and Charles T.
Andrews. The poll resulted in showing
1 he vote to be exactly as announced?Morton
54, McKinley 17.
When Ohio was reached the requisi
ite number of votes were given to
nominate McKinley, and the conveni
tion, recognizing the fact without announcement,
broke into cheers,
i Texas delayed the final announce1
ment a little a by challenge from one
of the dissatisfied colored bretheren.
The poll resulted in 21 McKinley, 5
Keea, 3 Allison and 1 absent.
Another colored delegate challenged
the vote of Virginia and again deiayed
the official announcement of the
i final result, eliciting remarks of impatience
and dissatisfaction from the
> convention. Virginia's vote on a
1 poll itood: Reed l.JMcKinley 23.
i All the rest of the roll of State went
i solid for McKinley. When theterri
-i 1 XT i# 1
lories were reacneuxxew jrie-xiuo uasi. j.
vote for Allison aid 5 for McKinley
I nn/1 nmwl Vlrtmla A f ^AVICIAII AT1A nf til A
I ttUU aunu ill/ n io vi uw ioivu, vuu v? w*w
> delegates challenged the vote, and a
r poll confirmed the accuracy of the first
announcement.
Alaska wound up the roll by casting
> its newly conferred 4 votes for McKin
ley.
\ The absent delegate from New York,
Mr. Parkhurst, here appeared and by
l by unanimous consent cast his
I vote for Morton, making the total
/
vote: Morton 55; McKinley 17.
All of the State having been call d,
the president stated before the announcement
of the result that applicacation
had been made on him for recognition
by the representatives of the
defeated candidates, to make a certain
motion. He believed it would be the
fairest way to recognize them in the
order in which the nominations had
been made. He then announced that
McKinley had received 6611-2 votes,
and the scene of an hour before was
repeated. Delegates and spectators
arose, and cheers and hussars rent the
air. There was not a single one of the
fifteen or sixteen thousand people in
the great hall who did not direct his or
her best to swell the sounds of jubilee
and to join in the grand popular demonstration
in favor of the successful
candidate. The women were as enthusiastic
as the men. It seemed as if
no one would be seated again, and as
if orderly proceedings would never
more be attempted
At last the president got a chance to
continue his announcement of the vote.
Thomas B. Reed, he said, had received
34 12 votes; Senator Quay 61 12;
Levi P. Morton 58; Senator Allison
35 1 2, and Don Cameron 1.
Senator Lodge, rising in his delegation
and standing in his cbair, said:
"Mr. Chairman, the friends of Mr.
^ 1 ' 1 L: :.u |U?
neea naveiouoweu lulu mtu wc saujo
loyalty which he has always shown
himself to country and principle and
party. That loyalty, they now transfer
to the soldier, the patriot, the
American, whom ycu have nominated
here today, and on behalf of my own
3tate, and I believe of all the other
New England States that supported
Mr Reed, we pledge a great majority
in our own States and our assistance
in other States and all the help we can
render for McKinley. (Cheers.) I
move, sir, that the nomination of Wm.
McKinley may be made uaanimous."
(Cheers.")
The chair put the question: ''Shall
the nomination be made unanimous^"
and by a rising vote it was so ordered,
and the chair announced that Mr.
Wm. McKinley of Oniothe candidate
HI IliC ivcpuunuau pal VJ iui j tvomvuk
of the United Statts.
When the applause which greeted
this announcement subsided, Mr.
Lodge moved to proceed to the elec
Lion of Vice President, and that the
Dominating speeches be limited to five
minutes. Notwithstanding many expressions
of dissent and cries to adjourn,
this motion was declared car
rieu, ana ai o:z\j p. ui., iue wuvcuLion
having now been in continuous
session nearly eight hours and a half,
the roll was called for nominations for
Vice Prdsident
Judge John Franklin Fort of New
Jersey placed in nomination Hon
Barrett A. Hobart.
Mr. Humphrey of Illinois briefly
seconded the nominatoa of Mr Ho
bart in the name of illiuois.
The balloting for Vice President
Lhen began. The call had only pro
seeded as far as South Dakota when it
became evident that Hobart had been
nominated on the first ballot and the
delegates and the crowd in the galleries
began to leave the building.
The result of the ballot for Vice
President was announced by the chair
as follows: Hobart 533$; Evans 277$;
Bulkeley 39; Lippett 8; Walker 24;
Reed 3; Thurston 2; Frederick Grant
2; Depew 3; Morton 1; absent 23. The
chair then formally declared Garrett
A. Hobart of New Jersey the nominees
of the convention for Vice President,
and the convention adjourned
sine die at 7:55 p. in.
Th? FUli T our.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of South Carolina,
that Sections 1, 2 and 3 of an Act
entitled "An Act to regulate fishing
at certain times in Aiken, Barnwell,
Darlington, Colleton and Orangeburg
counties," approved December 24th A.
D., 1894, be amended so as to read as
follows: Section 1. That from the first
day of April to the first day of November
in the counties of Aiken,
Barnwell and Colleton, and from the
first day of May to the first day of
November in the counties of Darlington
and Orangeburg, in each and
every year hereafter, it shall be unlomfnl
trt r>hat>nir>t hi7 nnit mpana thft
passage of any fish in or to take and
catch any fish from any of the streams
and their tributaries by seine, hook
and line or bow net.
Sec. 2. That between November the
1st and April the 1st in the counties of
Aiken, Barnwell and Colleton, and
between November the 1st and May
the 1st in the counties of Darlington
and Orangeburg, in each and every
year hereafter, there shall be a close
time from sunrise on Friday morning
to sunrise on Monday morning in
each week, in which it shall be unlawful
to take or catch any fish except
by hook and line or bow net.
Sec. 3. That between November the
1st and April the 1st in the counties of
Aiken. Barnwell and Colleton, aad
between November the 1st and May
the 1st in the counties of Darlington
and Orangeburg, in each and every
year hereafter, from sunrise on Monday
morning to sunrise on Friday
morning, it shall be unlawful to take
or catch any fish with seine, gill net,
bow net or fibre net. That in no case
shall any net or Seine extend more
than two thirds across the stream, nor
shall any two or more nets be used
within two hundred yards of each
other: Provided, lhat nothing in this
Act shall apply to Lynche's liiver.
Sec. 4. That any person or persons
who shall be convicted of the violation
of any of the provisions of the foregoing
Sections of this Act shall be
punished by a fine of not less than ten
nor more than one hundred dollars,or
by imprisonment of not less than ten
nor more than thirty days,for the first
offense, and for the second or any
subsequent offense by a fine of not
less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars or by imprisonment
of not less than thirty days nor
more than six months or both, in the
discretion of the Court, three fourths
of the fine or fines recovered to be
paid to the informer.
Sec. 5. That at no time in any year
shall it be lawful to place or keep in
any of said streams or tributaries any
wooden or wire traps for catching a
fish, and any person so doing shall be
punished as provided for other violations
of this Act; and it shall be the
rlnfrr nf an-tr nf th? mfimhers of the sev
WUfcJ VI w.
eral Township Boards of Commissioners
to prosecute any person violating
this Act who is not prosecuted by
some other person.
Sec. 0. That all Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act be,
and they are hereby, repealed.
Approved the twenty-fifth day of
March, A. D. 189t>.
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1
THE GARDEN." "
BILL ARP TELLS HOW IT SHOULC
BE CULTIVATED.
He is Successful In Raising Fine Veg??ta
Dies?A UOOCl rurmur um n??c ?
Garden, and He Is Proud of His?Tlmelj
Hints for All.
"Fate cannot harm me?I have
dined today." That is the way we
feel just after dinner, especially if we
have earned it?worked for it bodily
and wanted it. But I have heard folks
say they were never hungry and not
even the odor of cucumbers and onions
in the dining room would excite their
appetite. I have heard others say they
had the appetite, but were afraid to
indulge it because of indigestion.
Such folks are to be pitied. They
have my sympathy. But I sincerely
believe that work or physical exercise
is a remedy for both. I suppose that
Shakespeare suffered in this way, for
he says, "Now, let digestion wait on
appetite and health on both." Certain
*4 1- ! . J a a 4 Li fill /I rl /-> VI n M yl mua - - n yt
11 18 III* ucatu woo ouuucu auu preiua.ture,
for he lived only fifty years.
Milton understood this trouble, too, for
he says that Adam's sleep was sweet,
being; bred from pure digestion. That's
the secret?working in the garden?I
inherited that trait from the old manAdam,
I mean?and I sleep sweetly,
too, after I have worked in my garden.
There is no insomnia about me,
but Mrs. Arpsutfers from it sometimes
when 1 am snoring like a hippopotamus.
I was ruminating about the value of
a good garden to the family?we had
an excellent dinner today, and I
counted up the cost. We have five in
the family, and the dinner cost us only
5 cents apiece, and there was enough
left for two or three more. We had a
small piece of middling meat, about
half a nnnml that was hoilpd with the
beans, and there were seven different
kinds of vegetables from my garden.
The butter and buttermilk where homemade.
The rice and cornmeal and
huckleberries cost a little?not much.
Everything was well cooked, and all
that was wanted was an appetite and
good digestion.
I am reasonably proud of my garden,
for it is all my own work. 1 prepared
the ground and dressed it and opened
the furrows and planted the seed and
cultivated the plants and killed the
weeds, and it is my especial pleasure
to watch everything as it grows, and
gather the vegetables and wash them
at the back door and call the good wife
and children out to see them and listen
to their compliments. We have had a
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against it. Every hill was first spaded
out a foot deep and filled with water,
and it had soaked into the ground I
filled up the hole with a mixture of
top soil and barnyard scrapings and
silted ashes and put on some more
water. Every furrow I opened for
beans and peas and beets 1 let water
run in it, and then put the fertilizer
in and planted the seed. I had eighty
holes to dig for tomatoes and forty for
squashes, and as many more for cucumbers,
and notwithstanding the
drought everything has grown vigorously
. It is hard work and takes patience
to lay the fundation in tnis
way, but it pays. My squash vines
cover a space of four feet square to
each hill, and my tomato plants are
five feet high and lull of healthy fruit.
Well, now to tell the whole truth, I
have a hydrant in the center of the
garden and when the dry, hot weather
was at its worst I opened small treanches
close by the roots of the plants and
turned the water on and let it run
slowly and soak in and afterwards
covered the trenches with dry dirt.
This, too, is trouble, but it paid well.
Some folks sprinkle, but that does
harm and no good. It breakes the
surface and never reaches the rootssprinkle
nothing but grass. Where
water is plenty and convenient there
is no excuse for a poor garden. It is
better to dig deep and fertilize and cultive
a square rod well than to skim
over half an acre "nigger fashion11
and see it all dry up when the dry
drought, as Cobe calls it, comes. The
intensive system is the best for garden
I know from long experience. It made
me sad to see the crops on the railroad
between Marlietta and Atlanta the
other day. Acres and acres of corn
not six inches high and cotton almost
invisible. It did look like perishing
to death in the name of the Lord. It
is a poor country, I know, but they
could sow it <Jown in peas and gradually
improve it so that a Georgian
wouldn't be ashamed for travelers to
look out of the car window as they
ride through it.
It is astonishing how much influence
one good farmer has over the neighborhood
in which he lives. They are
very envious of each other and will
try to keep up with the best. I hear
some say tnat their oats crop is a total
lailure, and will not be fit to cut. I
see a few acres of oats in a field not far
from me that will make a good crop.
Of course there is something in the
land, but there is more in the farming.
Deep plowing to begin with is absolutely
necessary in farming. I don't
mean deep turning, but deep plowing,
I know a farmer who always follows
t.h? turn Tilow with a bull-tOnfiTU6 in
the same furrow, and he makes'" good
crops whether it rains or not. My
good neighbor, Widow Fields, has no
hydrant in her garden, but she always
has the finest garden in the town, and
the secret is deep plowing and fertilizing.
I can overlook her work from
my window, and it excites me to keep
in hailing distance. She has an acre
in the highest state of cultivation, and
will make more on it than will be
made on the fifty acres of that land
below Marietta. Work on the gardens
must not stop. Keep planting successive
crops every ten daysor two weeks
aw/4 haw a fl?A9h SUOdIv. A cood.
large family can live well on an acre
for five months in the year. Raise
your own strawberries and raspberries
and buy wild berries enough for jam
and je'ly. Then, if you have grapes
and peaches around, you can live like
a prince and always have something
nice for company. A few flowers in
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LIlt3 gai'UCLl will licjp lu maac lb ubkiavtive;
and my wife wants all the oldfashioned
herbs, like sage and mint
balm and thyme and calamus and.
camomile. She has horso radish
enough for a hotel.
Gardening is the lirit work of which
we have any history, and it is tne
most pleasant and helathy of all occupations.
If a man is a good gardener
he will be a good fanner. As you
traver over and through the country
you can tell a good farmer by looking
at his garden, j ust as you can tell a good
wife and daughter by looking at the
flowers and vines in the front yard.
They are a sign of good taste and refinement
and good housekeeping and
contentment. They save doctor Dills.
) for half the diseases from diseased
minds?mental misery?borrowing
trouble and nursiug it. The cultivation
of flowers is a good tonic for in
digestion. I have noticed that the
[ people who are most diligent in such
occupations are the least concerned
about politics and silver and gold and
the next Presidential election. The
farm and the home absorb them, and
1 are a bigger thing than the spoils of
i office. The average politician wants
> something for nothing. AsCobesays,
"He is just sidewiping around hunting
the orthgraphy of an office," and
when he gets it the first lesson he
learns is how to log-roll. He will
vote for anybody's bill if they will
voteforhis. You tickle me and I will '
tickle you, is the motto, and they call it
a compromise of conflicting interests.
Congress has at last voted every member
a private secretary with a $1,200
salary. Merciful heavens. Wh"n
will this thing stop? Now let them
apply for a receiver and sell out the
concern.
But I am off the subject, and will
get in a bad frame of mind and have a
ntof indigestion; and so I will quit
and go to my garden, where I am always
calm and serene. Bill Arp.
FARMER BOYS DRILL.
They Win the Approval of the United
States Army Inspector.
i ClemsonCollege, S. C., June 19.?
Major Garlington has made the following
report as to his inspection:
Clemson College, S. C., Maj 31. '96.
To the Inspector General, U. S. A.
Washington, D. C.
Sir: 1 have the honor to submit the
following report of an inspection of
1 the military department of Clemson
1 Agricultural College made on the 30th
1 instant, Captain E. B. Fuller, Seventh
1 Cavalry, is in charge of the department,
having assumed this duty on
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college reports him to be eminently
satisfactory in every respect and possessed
of conspicuous ability in his
department. He teaches physics and
is in charge of the cadet mess; for this
extra service he recives $1,200 per annum
and use of quarters free of rent.
The college authorities are all favorably
disposed towards the military department
and give it reasonable and
1 efficient support. However, the time
allowed for theoretrical instruclion is
not sufficient to accomplish the best
1 results.
Number in college 279
' Number present at inspection.... 233
Number without-uniform 7
Number absent 26
Sinlr a
With leave, 2
Without leave, 4.
Recruits, 2.
Physical disability 9.
Present and absent 279
Those cadets reported without uniform
have been unable to secure them
from the contractor through no fault
of their own, or of the college authorities.
The cadets are organized into a regiment
of two batailions with a full
complement of officers, except the
colonel and lieutenant oolonel. The
1 majors are graduates of the South
Carolina Military Academy, and also
1 instructors in the academic department.
The ceremony of review was hand|
somely and accurately executed. The
march past, alignment, &c., were
good/ The general appearance and
rearing ol tue caueis uunug mapecuuu
were very good. The arms were in
1 verjr good condition? cleaner than usual
in similar institutions. The uniforms,
as a rule, were clean and neat;
1 there were several pairs of soiled
1 gloves noticed. The step up of the
cadets was noticeably good. Every!
thing?bearing, conduct and general
1 appearance?indicated a healthy con1
dition and intelligent conscientious
work on the part of the responsible
; officers.
Each battalion was drilled in the
close order movements of the drill
1 regulations. Each acauitted itself with
credit; all movements were executed
without an error in command, and
with commendable accuracy in detail.
1 The only deficiencies noticed were of
the kind that practice and drill will
speedily correct. The setting-up exercises
were well done. The command
' was not prepared to go through the
bayonet exercise. Each captain was
prepared to drill his company through
the close order movements of company
drill, including the manual of arms;
each did well?no deficiencies of any
moment were observed. There has
been no drill in the extended order; it
will be taken up later. There has
been no practical instruction in minor
tactics, no target practice, and no signalling
with heliograph or lantern.
Four stations were established and a
message of sixteen words was sent
through the flag without error in thirty-one
minutes.
There has been no instruction in artillery
beyond instructing a detachment
sufficiently to fire a salute. The
college authorities hope to secure a 32
breechloader.
A guard is maintained daily after
the West Point system.
Three quarters of an hour per day,
except Saturdays and Sundays, is devoted
to practical instruction.
The theoretical instruction includes
army regulations, guard manual, elements
of military science and drill
regulations. One hour per week is
allotted to this instruction, which is
attended by the seniors and juniors.
The graduating class was assembled
and questioned on the course. The result
was not as satisfactory as the proficiency
in the practical course led me
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department needs more attention and
requires more time for its proper development.
Captain Fuller is exceptionally well
qualified for his duties, by nature, experience
and professional attainments.
He has been handicapped in his work
here during the past year by frequent
and somewhat prolonged absence on
duty, none of which, however, could
have been avoided, except the detail
with the South Carolina Militia last
summer. He should not be detached
for such work, for this school does not
stop operation during the summer.
The session begins in March and continues
until December 30. For this
reason this institution should be inspected
in October or November.
The military department is in a very
satisfactory condition, showing imnpntTPment
anrJ HftVfilnnmfirifc at pvprtr
fra. v ? ? ?? ? ? ?ww, w j
turn over last year. It should be continued.
Very respectfully,
E. A. Garlinqton,
Major, Inspector General.
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CROP BULLETIN.
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WFPkl Y REPORT OF THE DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Reports are Favorable avd Guarantee the
Prediction of & Large Yield of Cotton,
bnt In Some States Bain and Cool Weather
Have had a Damaging Effect.
Washington, June 17.---The following
are extracts from the summary of ?
the weekly crop bulletin of the agricultural
department:
Virginia?Richmond: Cool, with
cloudy weather a ad much rain, has ?&, .
kept farming operations at a standstill
in eastern counties; corn continues Jmt
.fine, but fields are grassy; wheat harvest
under way; grass improving; oats
beading; cotton and peanuts damaged
by rain; tobacco very promising.
North Carolina?Raleigh: Week too
cool for cotton; precipitation abundant,
with excess in five counties and
destructive hail storm in one; all
crops doing well; first cotton blooms %
10tn; wheat harvest nearly over and ' %
threshing begun; early peaches and
apples in- market; poor quality; condi- ':S0
tion of grapes good.
South Carolina?Columbia: Week ,:M
favorable for crop growth and culti- |i
vation, except too much rain over ;&si
southeastern portion; both early and ig
late corn continue promising; cool
nights and lice have injured cotton. fam
serioulys, squares forming plentifully
and blooms common: melons rinen- IsM
ing, fruit-prospects lessening. ^
Georgian-Atlanta: Plenty of rain
and sunshine, and crops generally do tM
ing well, though much complaint of
cotton lice and especially in southern ..."
portion; cotton in bloom and squares
forming: corn veiy promising and be* .:1s!
ing laid lby; all minor crops in flourishing
condition.
Florida?Jacksonville: Week very W&
favorable; rains general and copious;
cotton, corn and other staple products v3|
satisfactory, opinion of crop condi
tions tnraugtiout the state show marked
changes for the better.
Alabama?Montgomery: Rains first
of week retarded work, but subsequent
dry and cool weather, while checking Zi
growth, allowed rapid advance in crop ^
cleaning; cotton becoming lousy ana \t|a
making too much stalk, but fruiting ^
well; corn fine and crop practically
laid by; cane and minor crops flour- v||Sh
ishing.
Mississippi?Vicksburg: Cotton and tern
corn injured by cool nights; cotton '
forming bolls rapidly, but injured by ^J|
lice, blight and rust; corn laid by,
but needs rain badly, especially in
west and north portions; gardens and .-'3
minor crops also suffering; for moisture.
Louisiana?New Orleans: Light, ^
scattered showers and cool nights; in
droughty area covering north central,
and central parishes, all crops neea
rain, and old corn is in precarious J
condition; cotton good and fruiting
nicely; cane being laid by in good
condition; rice improved, but needs d
more rain.
Texas?Galveston: The growth of
cotton has been checked in most sections
by drought, but the plant has
been improved by showers in localities
over central and western agricui- ^
tural districts; the crop is in a good
state of cultivation, and notwithstand- v'ing
drought it continues blooming
and fruiting; corn improved in localities
by showers, but crops suffering
for rain; high winds blew the stalks 2
down where showers occurred; rice V.J
and vegetables need rain; fruit ripening
nicely.
Arkansas?Little Rock: Weather < %
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loo cooi i or coiion; some reports 01
lice, though generally the condition
of this crop is mofet favorable; corn
much in need of rain, and serious injury
will result if dry weather con*
tinues; wheat and oats harvest pro- gressing.
Tennessee?Nashville: Heavy rains
in eastern section and portions of cen- i
tral benefited crops; latter part of . .
week favorable for haying ana clean- si
ingcrops; cool weather checked cotton
growth; but plants generally
healthy; tobacco generally thrifty; ' v-p
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em section needs rain.
Hundreds Drowned.
London, June 17.?The British '^.*H
steamer Drummond Castle, which sail- $
ed from Table Bay, May 28th, for this
port with 350 persons on board, has
been sunk near Ushant, the most western
of the island off the coast of Brittany,
France.
A telegram to Lloyd's from Ushant,
says: "The Drummond Castle is sup* ^
posed to have struck the rocks. One
man only (Marquard) was saved here.
The vessel completely disappeared.
The ship's boat was launched.''
The Castle Line Steamship company
have issued the following bulletin,
received from the lighthouse keeper at . >
Ushant: "The Steamer Drummond , 4
Castle was wrecked at midnight on . ;3
June 16th. A survivor of the disaster j
named Marquard is at Ushant and two ';
others are at lie de Molent. Six bodies
have been recovered, including that
of Officer Gill. About six bodies have
been placed in a special house. The
ship sank in three minutes."
all went down.
The following dispatch was received
this evening by the Castle Steamship
company from the British consul at
Brest: 4'The Drummond Castle struck
the rocks westof He de Molent at midnight
on the 16th and sank immediately.
There was no time to take out the ~
boats. Present information is that one
person was saved at Ushant and two
other survivors are at lie de Molent.
Their names are not given. A government
tug is carrying on the
search." - '--t
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A Shooting in Greenville.
Greexville, June 16.?Today two
negroes, Jim Maxwell and John Mosely,
had a difficulty in which blows
nacaofi nf thp narties inter
fered and it was supposed the matter
was settled. Ijate this afternoon
Maxwell went to Col. Cable's shop,
where Moseley is em ploy ea as night
watchman. Without warning Maxwell
walked into the shop, drew hia
pistol and opened fire on Moseley, who
was sitting with his back to the door.
TT - - 1 x- V?i\f/vjolaw
no suui live umea, unuug iuun.iv,;
twice in the back. The wounds are
serious, but not considered fatally.
A Bnnk Full*.,
Charleston, June 17?A receiver
was today appointed in the United
States court for the German-American
Trust and Savings Bank company.
The bank is insolvent, and its affairs
will be wound up as soon as possible.
It is said that depositors will be paid
in full, but tnat tne stocKQoiaers wlu mjb
get nothing. The capital stock of the
company was $50,000. -^H|