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| John Raines. |
The
Cortland Democrat, Friday, September 4, 1896.
NO TAX ON SWEET CIDER.
The
decision of Excise Commissioner Lyman that the manufacturers of "sweet cider''
are exempt from taxation under the Raines law, will afford a relief to the anxiety
of manufacturers and the consumers of apple juice. That the cider manufacturers
were greatly disheartened over the question whether the liquor law affected the
sale of their product is attested by the vast number of queries received by the
commissioner from all sections of the State. The decision of the Commissioner
is that sweet cider is in no sense a liquor and under the Raines law is wholly
exempt from a liquor tax. The sale or traffic in sweet or unfermented cider in any
quantity does not require a liquor tax certificate.
To sell
hard cider in quantities over five gallons will require a tax certificate. Now the
puzzling question will be when cider ceases to be "sweet."
Tumbled in a Ditch.
Last
Friday the Cortland Water Works Company dug a ditch on Port Watson-st. for the
purpose of putting in a new hydrant which had been ordered by the village
trustees. A few minutes past 7 o'clock George Townsend of McGrawville started
for home and drove at a pretty smart pace. The horse fell into the ditch and
Townsend was thrown out. A scalp wound an inch and a half long and extending to
the bone was the sum of Townsend's injuries. Dr. A. J.White dressed his
injuries and he went home on the 11 o'clock trolley. The horse was able to walk
out of the ditch after a little digging and she was taken to the stables of Dr.
W. L. Baker. Her nose was broken and one of her legs was cut.
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.
◘ The Gold Democrats of this
state met Monday at Syracuse and adopted a platform of glittering generalities,
named delegates to the Indianapolis convention and adjourned to meet at
Brooklyn, Sept. 24, to put up a ticket and fix things.
◘ Mr. F. W. Collins of this
place spoke for silver at the Wight picnic held in Cincinnatus last week and
Judge Lansing of Lincoln. Nebraska, delivered an address for McKinley. The
consensus of opinion, so far, seems to be that Mr. Collins made the strongest
argument by all odds.
◘ The republican papers insist
that the free silver people must do nothing and say nothing that will tend to
array capital against labor, and yet they denounce the free silver people in
unmeasured terms and call them all manner of names. Capital has of its own
choice arrayed itself against labor and it is the height of injustice to charge
labor with arraying itself against capital.
◘ Frank W. Collins of Cortland
addressed a large audience on the silver question in the tent near Hotel
Slayton on Saturday evening last. Mr. Collins is a strong advocate of free and
unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of sixteen to one. In commencing his
address he disclaimed all right to the prefix "Hon." attached to his
name on the posters announcing his appearance in Tully, stating that he had
never been elected to office, never was, or is not now a candidate for office,
great or small. It is only just to him to say that his remarks were entirely
free from slang, personal abuse or mud-slinging. He appeared the gentleman that
he is and sincere in all that he said. Though quite a number of Tullites were
present, the largest part of the audience was composed of residents of Cardiff
and Preble. Among those who took seats on the platform with the speaker, and
who, as a natural consequence endorsed his sentiments, we noticed Eugene McNeil
of Tully and Robert Ackles of Cardiff, two heretofore republicans, but who have
been captivated by the silver craze. Like the lost sheep, they will, it is
hoped, come into the fold ere the ides of November— Tully Times.
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| Arthur Sewall. |
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug.
31, 1896.—Sewall will not be withdrawn. Unless he should himself decline to
allow it, he will receive the vote of every democratic elector elected Nov.
3rd. This may be considered official and authentic. Notwithstanding reports to
the contrary, the Democratic National Committee has never even considered the
question of withdrawing Mr. Sewall from the ticket. Indeed as Senator Faulkner
said, no one has a right to withdraw him, even if his withdrawal were considered
desirable, which it is not. The democratic ticket is Bryan and Sewall, and Bryan
and Sewall it will remain, notwithstanding the absurd demand of Tom Watson and
the action of the Indianapolis bolters convention.
Nobody in
Washington takes any stock in the story, which comes via New York, that Hanna
is finding it difficult to raise campaign funds, because of the over
confidence of the Eastern millionaires. This story was probably started for
effect. It is certain that the republicans have plenty of money,
because they are giving the very best proof by spending it with a lavish
hand. I cannot say whether the Eastern millionaires are over confident, but if
they will spend a few days in Washington, keeping their eyes and ears open, it
can safely be guaranteed that they will not be over confident. It is very
certain that there is nothing approaching over confidence at the republican
headquarters in Washington; on the contrary, there is every indication that
fear of defeat is making them work night and day in their efforts to stop the
spread of silver sentiment.
Speaking of
campaign funds, Senator Faulkner, who returned from a conference with Senator
Jones at the Chicago headquarters several days ago, says that while the
democrats are not receiving any large contributions from single individuals,
they are getting enough money in small amounts to pay the legitimate campaign expenses
with economical management.
It is learned from
McKinley sources that a careful canvass of the agricultural districts of Iowa,
just completed under republican auspices, shows that sixty per cent of the heretofore republican farmers of that state are
for Bryan and silver.
The daily average
number of application for charters for silver clubs is now between 40 and 50.
It is desired that a future applications shall designate the past political
affiliation of each member, in order that a comprehensive idea can be gained of
the number of republicans who will support Bryan. Among recent letters was one
from Colonel Nathan Holloway, a lifelong republican, who is now president of
the Bryan silver club at Canton, McKinley's home, which winds up by saying:
"We confidently expect to carry this city and county for Bryan." A
number of the new silver clubs are composed of negroes who are apparently
becoming deeply interested in the subject.
Ex-Senator Rice of
Arkansas, who was a prominent republican politician during reconstruction days,
wrote to democratic headquarters several days ago to announce that he had
abandoned the republican party and to offer to take the stump for Bryan and
silver. His offer was accepted.
Hon. John W. Kern
of Indiana who, although not a silver man, will vote for Bryan, said while in
Washington: "The assertion that free silver sentiment is dying out is not
true, so far as Indiana is concerned. Though a believer in sound money, I shall
vote for Bryan. As Ex-Senator McDonald of our state used to say, even though
your platform has one bad plank with all the rest good, it is more worthy of
support than the opposition platform with one plank half way good and all the
rest rotten. I have no doubt that the electoral vote of Indiana will go to Bryan.
The defection of sound money democrats will be more than balanced by gains from
the republicans. The bolting democrats in Indiana are all Generals and Colonels;
there are no privates in their army, and so every one on the list is conspicuous.
I believe that Bryan is going to win, although a systematic campaign of coercion
will be employed by the agents of Mr. Hanna. Neither bribery nor threats will
be effectual, and the more they are used the greater will be the resentment of
the voters."
A Fair at Homer.
Quite an unusual thing for Homer, still it's
a fact that Homer is to have a real fair of its own. The following are the
articles upon which prizes will be given: Largest pumpkin, largest 1896 cabbage,
largest 1896 ear corn, best chocolate cake. The pumpkin prize is to be 8 yards
new fall dress goods or one new fall jacket, worth $8:00; the cabbage prize,
one elegant decorated shade lamp, worth $4.43; the ear corn prize is one silk
Gloria umbrella, worth $1.98; the chocolate cake prize, one handsomely decorated
toilet set of 10 pieces.
The names of the persons who will act as judges
will be announced in next week's paper. It is arranged that any parties who may
wish to compete for any or all of the prizes shall bring their offerings to
Shepard's store at any time before Thursday night, Sept. 10th. The millinery department
will be fitted up for the display of the same. All prizes will be awarded
Saturday at 2 P. M., September 12th, and at 8 P. M. all pumpkins, cake, corn
and cabbage, will be sold at auction and the proceeds from the auction sale
will be given to the Old Ladies' Home.
Parties competing for the prizes will
receive a ticket at the time the entry is made which will entitle them to 10 per
cent discount upon all cash purchases made at this store, from the time of the entry
until Saturday night, September 12th. The offerings will not be on exhibition until
Saturday morning, September 12th. No discount will be allowed to any person
upon any purchases until after they have made their entry and received their
tickets. Parties are requested to bring all of their exhibits as soon as
convenient and not wait until the last minute, as entries can be made as nearly
as this week Saturday and at any time thereafter as stated above.
HERE AND THERE.
Sautelle's circus exhibited in Homer
Wednesday.
Barnum & Bailey's "greatest show on
earth" to-morrow.
The Normal school opened Wednesday. There is
a good attendance.
The Cortlands will play the Auburns two
games in Auburn next Monday.
The Ellis Omnibus & Cab Co. shipped a
new omnibus to Fultonville Tuesday.
The Royal Comedy Co. will open the season at
the opera house, Friday evening, Sept. 18.
Don't fail to see Barnum & Bailey's
great shows to-morrow. They are simply immense.
The sheriff's sale of Ament & Brazie's
stock has been postponed to Sept. 16 at 10 o'clock A. M.
The Weiting opera house in Syracuse was
destroyed by fire about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Loss about
$400,000.
W. J. Greenman exhibited some fine fowls and
chicks at the State fair and at Whitney Point fair
this week.
The curb line on Groton-ave. has been
straightened by Engineer Landreth, greatly improving the looks of the street.
A half dozen of Cortland's crack riders are
entered in the Labor day races at Elmira and many more are entered for the
races at Ithaca Tuesday.
The Dryden fair will be held Sept. 22, 23,
and 24. The grounds have been enlarged and greatly improved. A large number of
special prizes are offered.
Mr. Barney McNitt is having plans drawn for
a double house 40x57 feet, to be erected soon on his lot on Tompkins-st. next
to the Baptist chapel. M. F. Howes is the architect.
On Monday night at about 10 o'clock, the
[Nioga] block at Whitney Point was discovered to be on fire. Despite the prompt
action of the fire department it was totally destroyed. The roof of the
residence of Mr. Taft adjoining, was badly injured, and the house on the other
side was also about half burned down. This house was owned by Mrs. Mary
Hazleton. The block where the fire originated was occupied by Mrs. George Love
and was owned by Ward Mersereau who had removed his household goods to
Binghamton the week before. It was insured for $1,400. The fire is said to have
been incendiary.—Marathon Independent.
SCOTT.
Measles still remain among us.
The colt of Reuben Butts left
his son, Wm. Henry, at the village recently and fetched up at the house of
Niles Vanderburg. The colt left the wagon behind.
In the absence of much news we
will give a brief sketch of our travels over the hills and through the valleys
into Allegany Co., N. Y., with horse and carriage. Monday morning your
correspondent, accompanied by a friend, started for the General Conference of
the Seventh Day Baptist churches, which convened on the following Wednesday for
a six day's session at Alfred, N. Y.
The day was fine, no dust, and
a cool bracing air gave life to ones feelings and beauty to the landscape. As
we left old Scott in the direction of Moravia we soon noticed that the apple
crop, which is rather slim in our town, grew heavier until we entered Seneca
Co., where the trees seemed loaded to their utmost capacity, which did not
diminish in the least so far as we went west through that county, Schuyler,
Steuben and into central Allegany Co., and the fruit seemed nearly all to be of
choice winter varieties. Last year there was absolutely none in Allegany Co.
and the people there feel to rejoice over the prospect.
After leaving Moravia, which
lies in quite a deep valley, we crossed the railroad and footed up a very long
winding road through the woods up a hill west to East Venice to Kings Ferry on
the east side of Cayuga lake, where we were ferried across the lake two miles in
distance, and thence to Farmer, about a mile distant from the lake, to the home
of Franklin Burdick, and old friend and relative once residing in Scott. Here
we were very agreeably entertained over night. The next morning we started across
the beautiful county of Seneca, striking Seneca lake at North Hector, near Schuyler
Co. Instead of being ferried across this lake, as we intended, we concluded to
drive down beside the lake to Watkins, some ten or twelve miles away. This was
in Schuyler Co., a splendid road, a splendid view of the immense grape fields
containing on either side of the lake thousands of acres.
From Watkins we went to
Weston, near two lakes, one called little lake and the other mud lake. Here we
put up at a hotel over night. About eight o'clock several men came into the room
and found their way into the barroom adjoining where they had a jolly good time
for a while then they came out and the landlord lit a light and they passed up
stairs. After a while they came down again and made another visit to the barroom
and they were there when we went to roost, having a jolly good time. Upon
inquiry found it was a republican caucus, but it was so unlike a caucus of that
kind in Scott, especially as to number, for there were only five or six of
them, but they were lively just the same.
The next day we reached Bath,
stopped to feed and took a stroll through the grounds of the "Soldiers'
Home," a beautiful place. From thence through Howard, a high table land,
onto Hornellsville, where we stopped three hours for rest and refreshments, thence
on to the home of an old Scott boy, Roscoe Clark, who has a farm of 150 acres which
he is working hard to pay for. It is in the town of Almond, about 2 1/2miles
from Alfred, where the meeting was held. Here we staid all night of course.
Now just a little about the
meeting which was held in the beautiful village of Alfred, where the Alfred
University is located. The church building is quite large and it was filled to
overflowing continuously. About 40 ministers were present, quite a number of
whom are converts from the Sunday to the Bible Sabbath. A building had been erected
for the occasion for feeding the people. On Seventhday [sic] 1000 ate dinner at
the eating hall and 800 ate supper there. Two sermons were preached on
Seventhday at the same hour, one by Rev. A. H. Lewis, a former Scott boy, at
the church, and one by Rev. Mr. Randolph at the chapel, both places were jammed
full to outflowing. Among the ministers who have been in Scott we remember Rev.'s
J. Bennet Clark, Hiram Burdick, A. W. Coon, I. Lee Cottrell, Montrose Cottrell,
A. B. Prentice, O. S. Mills, A. H. Lewis, Clayton Burdick. J. P. Hunting, L C.
Rogers, Perie Randolph, L. R. Swenney, J. A. Platts, L. A. Platts, A. E. Main,
M. B. Kelly, Martin Sindall, L. M. Cottrell, O. U. Whitford, U. M. Babcock, J.
G. Burdick. The interest of the meetings held to the last Monday when a
crowded, house was dismissed at 10:30 o'clock.
Tuesday P. M. we started for home,
coming to Canasteo and stopping over night with the family of Will Holmes. They
have a pleasant home in the pleasant village of Canasteo and the children are
bright, four in number and all of them twins. From Canasteo to Bath we found the poorest looking
country in the whole route. From Bath we came by way of Bradford to Watkins,
where we were entertained over night at the pleasant home of Lynn Barnum, who
seems to be in a good situation in a grocery store.
Watkins is a very pleasant
place, considerable larger than we had supposed. We took a stroll up to the
glen in the morning before we started. It is very romantic about there and much
can be seen to interest one. We came on to Ithaca on Thursday A. M.,
stopping for dinner there and making an extended visit to the Cornell
University grounds and rode down from that high elevation in electric cars,
which we doubt not would have went without the aid of electricity but we think that
would not be the case in attempting to go the other way. From thence we came to
Freeville and thence to Homer, where we put up with friends for the night, and
the next morning we landed at home "feeling that the gratifying pleasures of
the trip did not wean us from" sweet home.
On the route home the apple
crop seemed tremendously abundant until getting into Tompkins Co., where it
began to grow somewhat less. Some orchards were seemingly troubled with the
blight. After leaving Scott we saw only one field of cabbages of any size and
that in Allegany Co., until near Cortland on our way home. We found the roads
generally very good both ways except a mile or so between Canasteo and Bath
where the road was frightfully full of stones, large and small, and we judged
that the pathmaster was dead, or if not we concluded he ought to be. If anyone
should ask us what we learned on the trip about the political situation, we
should give it as our opinion that politics are in a mixed state. We didn't see
any gold and not half enough silver.
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