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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21

Gen. John B. Sanborn is the great
grandson OF .Eliphalet Sanborn, pri-
Vate III WaShington'S army. His pat
riotic services consisted in preceding
the army into winter quarters at Val
ley Forge and making big tracks
through the snow, into which the shoe
less cOntinentalS could tread.
Z. b. I1nell, Minneapolis, traces his
ancestry not only on his mothers side
to John (JoSh) Billings, q minute man.
but paternally to Wat Tirrell, who
killed William Rufus, king of England.
Wat. it is believed. cut his milk teeth
on G. A. r. badge.
Rev: E: c. Mitchell is the great grand
son of Edward Mitchell, Continental
army quartermaSter, and the only quar-
termaster On record who did not steal
the army poor.
Sherwood Hough's grandfather was
Josiah Strong. Mr.. Hough saws the
patriotic service Josiah rendered was to
stand on the Jersey Heights and veil
"Rats" when the British evacuated
New York. '0
Y. Is. rainier was great great grand
son OF Dove Talman, who rendered his
country conspicuous service BY being
in 1899. -'' o''
Edward a. Sumner, MINNEAPOLIS.
Inherited not only the ancestry of a
Revolutionary soldier, but his grand
bass voice. William Sumner. his pro-
genitor, served his country and para
IyZed Great Britain by being used as q
fog horn to 1ouse New England from
New Haven 10 Passamaquoddy Bay.
Manly b. Curry is the great grandson
OF John Bowie, major from South
Carolina. who tit in the bottle of York
town. Major Bowie gained his spurs
by having patented deadly weapon,
known as the Bowie knife.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
TELEGRAPHIC TROUBLES.
The Wires Made Trouble With a
Business Mans Harmless Mes.


Business Mans Harmless Mes
sage.
New York Times.
The telegraph played merry game
with business man the other day.
He had been in the habit of using the
wire to convey all sorts of messages re-
lating to family matters, and he has
Iabored under the delusion that every
body in the telegraph company's en-
ploy could read his handwriting with
ease and accuracy.
When he reached his store on the dav
in question he got piece OF news that
sent him to the nearest telegraph office
in hurry. He wanted his wife to know
the good tidings at once. There had
been a certain joyful event in the house
hold of a cousin who dwellS over in
Jersey, and so the good man wrote out
his message with a light heart: IAN
going to KS Pretty girl. Won't be
home till late tonight"
He made his way across North river.
saw the new arrival, and didn't reach
his domicile until midnight. Much to
bis surprise, his wife was sitting I'D for
him. So was her mother. who was pay
ing them visit. Both ladies were lev
cold in their demeanor. They spoke
rather ViclouSly OF rOgues and profgates
and of what happened to such evil per-
sons.
The man was thun6erstruck. It was
all mystery to him.. Convicted by
his own telegram" said his Judges.
The man was Still more perplexed. He
wanted to see the dispatch. 1t was laid
before him and he read: Gam going to
kiss pretty girl. Won't be home till late
| tonight" The man has since then
| succeeded in convincing his womankind
that 1t was all a telegrapher's blunder,
but when he sends message home now
| he prints it out in capital letters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21

IA. NOVEL; is the great great grand
son of Jonathan NOVEL;, who came from
Maine and became major. The record
says he twas a pensioner until 1S49,"
which was mistake, as Jack died in
1884. He performed prOdigies Of valOr
at the battle of Cowpens, and there
earned the sobriqueJ of the ''milk hero"
George A. Virtue is great grandson
of John Ward, who was a member of
Washington's staff. Capt. Ward was
the first of his name in the service, and
for meritorious service Washington
once issued general order beginning.
IA glori Gus victory in the first Ward"
Political parties have been proclaiming
this ever since.
Frederick A. Pike is the great grand
son of Ralph II. Bowles, Massachu-
sets major in the Revolution. Pixies
Peak was erected in his honor
Charles w. Dumont is the great
grandson OF John Dumont, of Kingston,
n. Y. John was too brave to go in the
army, so he stayed at home and braved
mob of Office seekers as an alderman.
John NJ. Shaw, Minneapolis, pre-
serves the features and aspect of his
great ancestor, who was a privateers-
man in 1850, and known as "The Holy
Terror of the Seas
E. w. Durant, of Saltwater, is the
grandson of gentleman who took
lively interest in memorable tea
party in Boston harbor. After throw
| ing the tea overheard the Durant FAM
lily kept up its antipathy to the article,
| and to this day ''cold tea'' is abiured by
every body named Durant.
Joseph S. Colt, Minneapolis, was the
first grandson of Joseph Spencer. a
general in the army. Gen. Spencer
made the pen with which Burgoyne
| signed his surrender, and from this in
| cident comes the Spencerian style of
| writing.
Fl. Il. Black is the great great grand
| son of Col. Alexander Quarter, who
was in the boat with Washington at
! the crossing of the Delaware. Tradition
| fails to state how many bayonets were
required to prod him into that boat.
| N. f. Warner, Minneapolis. was the
great great grandson of Nick Warner,
an ensign in New York regiment.
"Can you capture that man?' his officer
| once asked. "1'lf undertake it," quoth
| Nick, and the male descendants have
! been undertakerS ever since.
| Douglass Putnam is the great great
| grandson of Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam,
| who made famous ride-and escaped.
The faculty has descended through
every generation since.
Howard L. Smith is great grandson of
| Aaron Hubbard, who was fifer in the
Continental army for three years, or
| until he once played johnny, Get Your
| Gun" His taking off was secret.
| James Ii. Baker, Garden City. was a
| descendant of Henry Baker, of Revolu-
| tionary fame, who introduced jack-pots
| into the British army and caused the de-
moraliZation of the troops.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21

William Winthrop Belts, Minneapo-
lis, is great great grandson of John
Belts, "a true and loyal supporter of
American independence" John Belts
axl Jack Potts were inseparable during
those times that tried mems souls.
Capt George Ii. Motfett is the grand
son of Col. George III. MOffett, who fig
ured at the battle of Kings Mountain.
Occasionally. in his reminiscent veins,
Capt. Motfett gets himself and the col
Onel mixed up, in conversation.
Albert Cotton is the great-great-
grandson of Ithaca Cotton. who after
ward furnished breastworks for the
battle OF New Orleans. He was pOpu-
lar with the ladies'.
DR.. David Day is the grandson of
William Day, Revolutionary soldier.
The traditions are. little clouded by
time. but it is believed William Day
won fame and glory by ringing the great
bell announcing the Declaration of In
dependence. The fondness for great
bells still fingers in the Day family.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
DEEDS OF VALOR DONE
Heroic Ancestry Which Be-
queaths Honor to Its
Posterity.
Sons of the American RevO-
luton and How Their
Glory Comes.
Minnesota Men Who Point
With Pride to Revolu-
tionary Sires.
Deeds Of Fame Which Are
Deeply Burned Into His
tory's Fire.

The Sons of the American Revolution
Is a patriotic order, the existence OF
which creates no heartburns In the
great American republic. Unlike the Or
carnations which owe their creation to
the late civil war, the Sons OF the Revo-
luton may rejoice in their glory with
out meeting Il single fellow citizen
whose life is made bitter by their exist
enee or who will hesitate to join
them in glorying over the great
event OH which the order is
founded. In order to become eligible
to membership in the Sons of American
Revolution, the candidate must be able
TO prove, by the records, that an ancestor
was a soldier or sailor in the Continent
tai service, was n civil officer of the
country at that time, or otherwise per-
formed some conspicuous patriotic serv-
ice. 1t was a proud day for some hun
dredS of MinneSotanS when they
ploughed through the musty past
ana found, beyond a doubt, that some
progenitor of theirs had so conSplc-
uouslv assisted the cause OF American
liberty as TO have gone upon the records
as a patriot; accordingly they formed a
Minnesota society OF the Oruer. East
ern records were overhauled, and their
pages brlstled with living testimony to
the heroism and patriotism of sturdy
cOntinentals whose descendants help to
populate Minnesota. In some eases,
the exact service is unmentioned. The
records fail to tell how many redcoatS
they killed or how much sowbelly con-
sumed; but they show that they We're
there when the BritlShers kissed the
dust and the bacon aud beans were con-
sumed, so the remainder may be taken
for granted. The GLOBE has the adj
vantage in access to the records. and
has CLEANED the following additional in
formation touching the claims of some
of the leading members of the order:
Albert Edgerton, the venerable preSl-
dent of the Second National bank, has
the honor to be the only Northwestern
member who is the son of a Revolution
airy soldier. Roger Edgerton, his
father, shook the paternal mansion and
ran away before the mast as soon as he
heard Patrick Eenry's speech. He was
but boy, but he armed himself with
kitchen knife and the family wood AK,
and became priVateersman.
George K Shaw is the grandson OF
revolutionary pirate-the plratical trait
having disappeared in the family until
George took to editorializing and scls'
sOr piracy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21

Secondly changing from hard to soft
coal very large saving could be made in
fuel bills
Third-Ruttan furnaces being so large and
heavy would last for years without repairs.
while the other furnaces required almost
constant repairs.
Smead Dry Closets could be used. thus saw
ing a very large expense by substituting the
Smead Dry Closets for Water Closets and
| Fifth-That while the first cost of Ruttan
apparatus WAS some higher than other fur
naces, their great durability. together with
the Smead Dry Closets, made them much
cheaper to put In than other furnaces or
steam heating with Water Closets.
For the information of the public and tax
payers. will say that the Board of Education
has not spent one cent for repairs on any of
the, Ruttan plants i'll the schools OF st. Paul.
This item alone saved the taxpayers no in
I considerable amount.
ItshouId also be remembered that we have
made many improvements since we placed
our first work in the St. Paul schools, and we
/ have added all these improvements TO the
buildings containing our apparatus at the
time said Improvements were adopted and
without one cent of cost to the Board of Ed
ucation Of st. Paul. We have not been paid
one cent for any extra work done on any
school building in st. Paul.
We Will now show some OF the saving in
/ fuel by changing the hard coal furnaces to
Ruttau. In 1887 the German school was a
four-room building and was heated by two
udFQ coal All uuulllOu VI TOUT
rooms was built to the German in the sum-
mer of 1897, and equipped with the Ruttan
System and Smead's Dry Closets During the
winter of 1887 and 1888 the four rooms
heated with hard coal furnaces cost for fuel
six hundred seventy-one dollars and forty
eight cents (S671.48), while the four rooms
on north side of same building, heated by
Ruttan System, cost for same length of time
three hundred twenty eight dollars and seven
cents (S32s. Oh, showing saving per year
in favor of Ruttan System in four rooms OF
over three hundred and forty dollars
(S340.O0).
In the Cleveland school, eightrooms heated
with hard coal furnaces cost for
the winter OF lSS7-SS for fuel
seventy-seven dollars and seventy
eight cents (S77.7s) per room, while eight
rooms in the same building with Ruttan APP
paratus cost fifty-four dollars and ffty-one
cents (S54.5D per room. These same rooms,
in the winter of 1SsS-S9. cost for hard Goa;
sixty-six dollars and eighty-one cents
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21
Reasoning From Premises.

Life.
She-There's that horrid MIR. Car
goyle. Have you ever seen his wife?
He-No; but she's blonde"
allow do you know?"
II was with Gargoyle half an hour
yesterday, and he spoke admiringly OF
every brunette who passed"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-21

A. S. Tallmadec is not member. as
reported. on account o: relationship
with L. DC Witt Talmage. Ills great
grandfather. James Ta:lmadge, came
from Bonneville, Commerce township.
and was great tighter. When ammu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20

away with the go-between collector he can save
that lost five cents which means considerable
sum at the end Of ycar-about 500 to every
twenty cows, or the value of two cows and hail.
There is only plan by which he can be re-
moved, namely the cash-on-the-platform PLAN
The city pedler cannot get his milk from the
railroad station till he has paid the freight on
it. Now as he pays the freight, why not make
him pay the farmer at the same time for the full
value Of the milk? In December can OF milk
was worth 81 IS, and the freight on 1t was thirty
two cents making 81 81. That sum on each
can every pedlcr should he required to pay before
he is allowed to deliver quart TO his customers.
II there is cash for the railroad, why not cash
for the farmer?
The union believes that the railroad companies
will be willing to unite with the producers III the
cmployment Of agents to stand on the platforms
and collect this money as the cans are taken from
the cars and put in the middlcmens wagons
The work is of the simplest possible description,
as there is but one price for milk at any particular
time, and but one rate of freight the year round
The producer who sends milk from Sanquolt
Oneida County a distance Of 293 miles, gets the
same price at New-York as the one who ships but
a mile and the freight is always the same on each
can. no matter what distance it may be carried
The existing rate is 80 cents can on all railroads,
this charge covering the round trip. Thus the
Sanquoit daryman sends his can $50 mles-to
New-York and back-without a cent more OF OK
pense than the man who ships from Goshen, which
is but sixty miles from Jersey City. The rail-
roads should make common lot with milk pro-
,luccrs as the revenue they derive from milk ship
mcnts is considerable. The mllk-tran IS said 10
Doe the best paying train on the Erie road In
1855 the frcichts on milk on all the roads run
nj into No York amounted TO nearly S2,2BO.
GOO. The following table, prepared by The
American Agricuturist" and published in its NO.
,cmbcr number gives some highly interesting
figures:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20
WARON THE MILK EXCHANGE
MIX PRODUCERSLN FOR A FIGHT
FARMERS EAST OF THE HUDSON WELL
ORGANIZED.

pposREss OF THE AGITATION IN THE TERRITORY
ALONG THE HARLEM RAILROAD-THE VEL
FARE OF MANY THOUSANDS IN THE
soALE-wHAT HAS BEEN DONE
IN HUDSON AND HOUSA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20

tendent Reed to receive orders by telephone for
200 quarts of lce.cream 10 feed 1000 Vanishing
SWANS
In the cheese aud butter room there are watts.
churns and cream separators. Three large watts.
with total capacity OF 6,4O0 quarts, are kept III
use IN the making of cheese; also churn which
will roll out from 80 to 2l0 pounds of butter
at a churning. About 500 pounds of cheese and
400 pounds of butter are made daily. The cream
scpaTatOrs a perfect wonder. lhey resemble
a covered pan, and separate the SKINNED milk
from the cream with lightning rcpdlty. These
machines used for working up the surplus
milk of the association. Dutch cheese Is also
made. the sale OF this product alone being 800
balls per DAY. 10 run tie separators. churns,
ce-crcam freczers. and 10 pump water and cut hay
II the barn, a large engine is used.
The upper stories OF the main building are
used a boarding house for the men employed.
and are in charge OF a lady housekecper.
To carry on the work Of the association, each
day the combined work OF nifty men and forty
horses and wagons are necessary. All the men
are led and lodged and all the horses stabbed
on the premises. A further proof of the sys-
tcrnatic WAY in which the business is carried on
is furnished in the fact that there are both
wagon and blacksmith shops on the premises
where the association build and repair their own
wagons and do their own horseshoeng. The
buildings were specially erected for the purpose.
and cover a considerable area. The association
also owns LARGE lce-house conveniently located
along the Erie Canal. where several thousand
tons Of lee arc cut and stored every season.
Ii would be only act of justice in closing 10
say few words of praise regarding the wise
management of superintendent l. [. Reed but
space will not permit. REGARDING the quality
Of the milk supplied the city. let this be said
The State Inspector recently paid visit 10 the
city and inspected over ! 80 odd samples of
citation milk Every sample was high apove
the standard required that he was led to OBJ
serve that he had never Inspected better milk
during his Official career than that of the OnoD-
dara County Milk Association
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20
A STORY TOLD IN FIGURES.
SOME ELOQUENT STATISTICS on THE PRICE,

SOME ELOQUENT STAIlSIlCS ON HE PhICS
OF MILK FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Mcadowbrook " V, JAN ls.-C. c. Smith, .
representative member Of the Milk Producers
Union. has furnished The Tribune correspondent
with the following table giving the price re-
ccived by the farmer Tor his milk month by
month for the last twenty-one years, together
with the totals for each year and the monthly
average This table said Mr.. Smith. :" is
made up from my own books, and In some in
stances the prices higher than the average
farmer received, but they are the prices we re-
ccived. and ! can verify them. The table shows
in 1878 the lowest price on record. 1t shows the
agitation that led up TO the milk war of lSS3, and
the good prices obtained through it. 1t almost
tells YOU that the Milk Exchange filed its articles
Of incorporation on the 2lst day of October,
1882 BY it you will see that the total average
price for twenty years was fraction under
Al ID cents: the average for the first naH
of the table was little over SO l-3 cents, and
for the last half tenth of cent less than
46 cents; the average per month for twenty-one
wears was 3.43 cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20

it is said, the butter fats can ne SHOWN IL mug
samples an hour with eXactness. ;,,- is thai
The best method of getting pure milk Is s,''
which is used by the Anglo-Swss Conde tis its
Company, of Mddletown Ihis COMPANY Tey zion
Of middiemen and it pays fair price. IN re'G I'm
for which it insists on having pure ar,lciG ros
insure standard quality it sends to the daiiie'
A. stated intervals a chemist who makes an an,
Isis Of the milk Of each COW, and all that iall
below the mark are ordered out of the herd. lni a
is going directly to the source of supply, am so,e
results achieved are satisfactory in every "sp'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20

proposition to meet in New-York City. induced
by fears that such meeting might be packed
by outsiders and distuTbers in the interest OF the
Milk Exchange, whose interest it would be 70
see the meeting broken up in squabbe. To
meet this objection it was agreed that only those
should be admitted 70 the hall who bore Gre
Gentials from the secretaries Of the sections 10
which they belonged After that agreement the
request of the Harlem delegates was cheerfully
nnn Ia
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The prices here given are those received by the
farmers at the stations from which they ship
their milk. The freight and fcrriage. amounting
TO nearly one cent a quart, are paid by the
miGdlemen in New-NoTk The prices for 1889
are not included in the table, as the yelr begins
ary TO December. inclusive. are furnished by
Oscar w. Mapes Of Middetown. one Of the best
dairymen in Orange County: January, IA
cents; February, 8 March, 3 April. LIZ;
May, ? June 2; July, ? August. . September
average for the month";. i-3: October. 2l-3&
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20

WHAT MUST BE DONE WITH THE SURPLUS
MILK-INJUsTICE OF THE CHEMICAL
TEsT-HOw PRODUCERS ARE ROBBED
WHY MILK PAYS BETTER THAN
BUTTER TRANSPORTATION
Goshen, y. V. Jan. 1.-THE organization Of
the milk producers west Of the Hudson goes on
apace The only dairymcn who show a dis
position 10 he Hkcwarm are those who have
nothing to do with the middlcmcn. but sell
direct 10 the consumer. These get fair price
for their milk and have no grievances. They
make n living and when a farmer can make
living he is generally at peace with all mankind.
Their number however, is limited. They are
n very diminutivc company in the great army
81 producers who are marching shoulder 10
shoulder in the common cause of self-defcnce
Intense enthusiasm and grave earnestncss Of
purpose marked the meeting Of the officers Of the
sections Of tie Milk Producers Union that was
held here to-day in tho parlorS Of the 81. Elmo
Hotel Leading dainmcn from Sullivan, Ulster
Delaware and Orange counties were present aud
part Of New-Jcrsev was represented Nathan
W Howell. Of blooming Grove. Orange comfy
called tie meeting 70 order. and the roll call OF
tic sections was responded 10 by Francis Lynch,
Of Ncwburg; C. & Satterlv. Of Daesga'c; ID. g.
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Salisbury Mills; j. J. Toner e. w '"'N''
Wellington Conner and }. Sm.'h' OF 'r''1'
County; VI. ). Mack. 81 lSter county II""A
Elis' OF Kdrehnry' ana others
Farmers h'e =" i"r apart ana con''i'"''''"''o" .
so dlihcuf al times that communion y n' '''N
matter The union. constituted rs Il S'hsIe con-
trolling agent. could not hope 10 suc'fru Hl ''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-20
OUTLINING THE DISTRICTS.
WORK DONE BY DAIRYMEN WEST OF THE
HUDSON


A AsH-oN-THEPLATFORM PLAN PROPOSED
WHAT MUST BE DONE WITH THE SURPLUS
MILK-INJUsTICE OF THE CHEMICAL
TEST-HOw PRODUCERS ARE ROBBED
WHY MILK PAYS BETTER THAN