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Mower County transcript., 1894-07-11
SPECIAL EXAMINERS
Representative Avery Develops
Some Facts About Them.
From the National Tribune

Representative Avery Develops
Some Facts About Them.
From the National Tribune
Representative Avery, Of Michigan.
has been investigating the subject of
appropriations for the employment Of
special examiners in the pension office.
He has ascertained that the appropri-
ations recently made were, in 1890,
$685. 900; in 1891. 1925, 900: in 1892, $215,-
900. with resulting deficiency of 25,-
900; in 1898, 5000. 900, and deficiency
of 5000, 900; while in 1894 the pension
office recommended an appropriation
OF $500,C00. and was granted only $780,
900. The 100000 deficit which oc-
CURED in the year 1893 was caused by
the arbitrary employment of an un-
usually large number OF pension ex-
aminers, whose duty it was to make
cases adverse to the old soldiers, SO
that the suspension of pensions might
be indiscriminate and exceedingly
numerous. Congressman Avery has
also ascertained that many thousands
OF pending pension claims have been
referred to special examiners; and
whenever claimant writes to the
pension office for information concern
ing the status of his case, postal
card is sent to the old soldier inform.
ing him that his case is in the hands
of pension examiner, but that, ow.
ing to the very limited appropriations
made by congress, it is not likely that
a report will be made until some time
in the year 1896.
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Run Down by Over Work.

" l have been teaching school until
about a year ago: when on account of
over work I became thoroughly worn
out. When my school closed I
thought could obtain rest. But I
could not rest. I did not feel we'll
and could not eat or sleep. I Gid
not feel easy anywhere, finally 1 be-
came alarmed and consulted physi-
clan. He gave me some medicine
and [ felt better for while but soon
[ was as bad as ever. I undertook
to teach once more but was obliged
to give it up. was then sick with
the grip for several weeks, and after
this concluded to try Hoods Sar-
saparilla. I began taking it accord
ing to directions and in two days
began to have a good appetite, and
before had taken half of bottle I
felt ten times as we'll as I did before. -
Miss A. A. Woolsey. Lester Prairie,
MINI.
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USEFUL COMBINATIONS.
Detachable Hoes aud Handle for Use In
tho Garden.

Detachable Hoes aud Handle for Use In
tho Garden.
Herewith pen sketch of combine
5tion detachable hoe and handle for
use In the garden, which have used to
advantage. The handle is of wood,
like the ordinary hoe handle, but the
ferule at the business end is square and
of steel, tempered hard, with a threaded
hole running through the solid end
E(mine was three inches solid) for a
threaded steel screw bolt The hoe
blades have round hole for the inser-
tion of the screw bolt and plate of
steel with square hole riveted firmly
to tho blade, The square end of the
ferule on the handle fits snugly into
the square hole in the plate, holding
the hoe blade in a fixed position and
preventing any stress on the screw
bolt tending to unscrew 1t. The ad-
vantage of this hoe is the saving of
storage room, for here you have as
many different shaped hoe blades as
your fancy or necessity may dictate,
and only one handle, though it were
better to have two made in case Of
wishing to use more than one blade at
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{ Fl OVERS AND sHRu8s.

sta = Z . -
1AHD1 PerennlaA P!n.o1es are nne
pi'.nts ior PEI. permanent 'a'n7 Rsaruen
q BED OF hydrangeas on tne lawn OF
II tne DacKerouno Is very pretty.
LEA roses are not expensive ana z
E'a Deo OF tnem gives great oea1 o1 pleas
ures
CHERRIES seem 70 oe the only fru1t
that will grow to. advantage around
Chicago. I.-.
CHINESE pinks are biennials Of easy
growth and their colors the richest Inn
aginable.
If your Easter lily bloomed this
year throw it away. It will not amount
to anything next year.
PLANT large trees If you can afford it.
though smaller ones are easier to start
into growth after transplanting.
A BR1ER rose, though not desira BILE
forts flowers, which are single, spreads
fragrance all around through its
foliage.
PANs1Es can be treated as biennials
If given a covering of straw in winter.
If the seed is sown now they will not
flower till fall. "-.& .-....-..
SMALL. fruits are not nrof;tab1e in a
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Fighting the Goblin Moth,

Goblin moth depredations in the ap-
pie orchard may be quite generally
avoided by the use of one pound of lon
don purple or paris green in 100 to 200
gallons of water. The spraying should
be done immediately after the petals
fall from the blossoms, and this may
be followed by second application in
q week or ten days. On no account
should the spraying be done before the
petals have fallen, and it should not be
delayed long after they are down, for
the reason that it is not possible to
reach the worms with any application
after they have entered the fruit
Farm and Home. "
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fattened at z E, where two holes are
made to screw the rod to the box.
The bore should be made large enough
for the boxes to be taken in and out
easily. The two Stats shown at D D
are better to hold up the boxes than a
solid bottom. The front OF the box is
cut away so as to facilitate handling
the boxes when full of fruit. The box
should be made of light, thin wood,
but the back piece should be of hard
wood, so that the screws will hold fast
I pay Is cents each to the blacksmith
for the rods. The boxes cost nothing
but little time on stormy day.
These boxes keep the fruit out of the
dust and dirt, and save STOPPING: Fl.
Harmer, in American Gardening.
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49, A NEW. WRINKLE IN GRAFTING.
cut in the stump, being careful to make
the bark Of the scion match the inner
bark Of the stump; then pack the soil
firmly about the graft and cover the
stump level with the surface Of the
surrounding soil Scions should be of
the ordinary size for cleft grating.
No lying Or waxing will be needed.
The gain by this method is that one
years time is saved, as we do not have
to wait for the growth Of new shoots
on which to graft Rural New Yorker.
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Experiment with Funrlcide..

Mr.. B. +. Galloway, Of the United
States department Of agriculture, made
avery decisive experiment with fungi
cides on the grape. A vineyard which
had been abandoned for five years on
account Of black rot was taken, pruned
and cleaned up and divided into Eve
plats, four Of which were sprayed and
one not Tho plats treated gave from
I93 to 90 per cent. Of perfect lunches,
while the plat not treated gave none.
The Bordeaux mixture gave tho best
results, but the carbonate Of copper
was nearly as good, and waseaaier to
prepare and use and cheaper.
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Leak In the Plant Food.

To purchase fertilizers and lose the
liquid manure is to allow a leak in the
plant food, Fertilizers will always
prove beneficial, but the first duty is
to save all materials that will add to
the manure pile. When the liquid is
LOST By not using . sumciency Of ab;
sorbesnts. the most yaluabtllet 1!tlt portion 9! 8!
the manure will hav4 koofKe with i, g
tie liquids contain i Target prop
~ nitfogen than the solids, and they
can easily be saved with Is little labor
a. il required to the solids
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one time. The facility with which one
can sharpen the hoes, is remarkable,
merely taking them of the handle and
putting them to the grindstone
The various forms of blades are only
such as l had made myself. The round
one I found very handy in stony
ground for breaking clods, the square
one in any land.
All of my blades were made of old
blades, and were lighs; the long
,toothed and also smooth-edged blades
I found very handy for young weeds.
had also several blades of the
shape ID" of various lengths and
widths, the longer the blade the heavier
the steel aud the thicker the riveted
plate.-B. w. Drinkard, in American
Gardening
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AN IDEA IN GRATING.

A Method by Which There Is q Saving Of
Ono Years Time. -. .,
Here is an idea in grating that I
have never seen in print. 1t is prac-
tical and quick, because there is no
waiting for something to grow: Saw
the tree to be grated two inches below
the surface of the ground; then with q
fine saw cut v shape three inches in
depth perpendicularly, tapering to a
point at the bottom. Cut the scion at
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Habits of tho Apple Curcu,io.

The apple 'curculo resembles the
species that infest the plum. being
only about quarter of an inch long,
inclusive of its proboscis It is further
distinguished from the plum curculio by
having four conspicuous bright red
bumps on the posterior part of its wing
covers. Formerly they bred only in
the haw and wild crab apples, but of
late have become very damaging to our
cultivated fruits. It begins to do its
damage from May until September.
The larva grows to about one-half an
inch IN length and remains in the fruit
until it transforms and comes out per-
feet insect.
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BERRY BASKET HOLDER.

A Device Which Ii as Simple az 1T Is
!! Convenient.
The accompanying illustration shows
my device for holding two quart boxes
while picking raspberries, which has
given me great satisfaction. Everyone
who sees it in use praises it, and pick
ers take to it like a duck to water:
B IS a 2s-inch iron rod drawn to a
point so as to be easily inserted into
the earth. It has q handle A, and Is
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delegates were elected to attend the
state convention, which meets in St.
Paul today: N. Kingsley, e. B. Will
liams, Ira Padden, I'D. Allen, DR.. W.
a. Frazier, G.S. Hildahl, G. j. Miller,
W. S. Wcodard, J. G. Sathre, A. w.
Wright, Fay r. Smith, John Beach, ].
p. Flood, @. II. Brown, G.. W. Phil
lips, J. Solner.
The following delegates were elected
to attend the congressional conven-
tion to be held in Winona August 20:
]. W. G. Dinsmoor, MS. Gordon, S.
is. Wasyburn. S. E. Boyes, G. F.
Greening, H. L. Knight, J. H. De-
Remer, W. P. Hoppin, H. w. Lightly,
Albert Swift, j. F. Carson, P. Schleig-
er. Hans ]. Hanson. George w. Hunt,
r. A. Donaldson, e. A. Knutson.
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my little, boy was very bad off for
two months with diarrhoea. We US
ed various medicines, also called in
two doctors, but nothing done him
any good until we used Chamb berlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which gave immed diate relief and soon
cured him. I consider it the best
medicine made and can conscien-
tiously yrecommend tito all who need
a diarrhoea or collie medicine. ] p.
Hare, Trenton, Tex. 25 and SO cent
bottles. Sold by Opera House Phar-
macy, Austin, Mimi.
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Prohibition Ticket.

For Senator.
FRANK A. TICKNOR,
OF Austin.
Representative-Sout District,
c. A. SMART,
of Leroy.
County Auditor,
H. H. BtTHER.
of EeRoy.
County Treasurer.
H. S. CHAMBERLAIN,
of LeRoy.
Register of Deeds,
W. NJ. CORBITT,
of Marshall.
For judge of Probate Court.
J. E. ROBINSON,
of Austin.
For Sheriff,
TRUMAN A. EDSON. '-
of Window.
Clerk of the District Court,
c. O. SLEEPER,
49, of Brownsville.
Superintendent of schools,
GERTRUDE c. ELLIS,
49, =*E OF Austin.
For Commissioner-Second District:
.. ..- f. L. SEVERSON,
of Racine.
ommissioner-Fourth District,
...r@" JOHN G. HAWKINS. -5..-
.;.. e. .s..- of Window .,..-. =.
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Japanese Pile Cure costsyou nothing
II it does not cure you; samples free.
Guaranteed by Opera House Phar-
macy, Austin, Mimi. ....
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TO GAIN POPULATION.
SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES PUT FOR
WARD IN GROWING TOWNS.

Boards Of Trade and the Spirit That Must
Actuate q Community In an Endeavor to
Build Up Manufacturing Interests-Line
Of Work to BE Followed.
No city is SO large or town SO small
that it's growth cannot be materially
and advantageously advanced by the
united effort Of its citizens. Notable
instances are on every hand. The west
doubtless has acquired the palm for dis
tinctive booming, but there is not a fac
tory town Of the hundreds in New Eng
land that does not owe its prosperity in
q measure to the mission work of it's
own people.
Boards Of trade, associations Of bust
ness men, committees Of improvement
and kindred organizations are efficient
in directing a campaign for the acquire
ment Of capital and increased business
for any community. There are between
600 and 700 of these throughout the
United States, and though many are in
active their position is such that, does
occasion demand, they are quickly in
the field and ready for concerted duty.
Individual effort in town advancement
is practically unavailing. Few men un-
dertake it, and if they do their acts are
usually handicapped by selfish desire
to locate a prospective manufacturer
upon lands Of their own, thus limiting
the towns possibilities in the case if
not entirely destroying them.
| A successful board Of trade should be
Cosmopolitan in character, embracing
in it's membership the butcher, the ba-
| ker, the minister, the banker, the mer-
chant, the manufacturer, the house own
er, the workingman and as many others
as can be induced to declare themselves
unreservedly for the public good. If a
church feud exists or school quarrel
is on at the time of organization, the
principals in the premises should not
OILY be studiously avoided, but abso-
lutely debarred from taking part. AL
most every town some time in it's history
has experienced one or the other of these
cancerous maladies. Hearty aud unre-
served cooperation Of every distinctive
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General News Items.

1t is rumored that Prince Bismarck
has had a shock.
A severe earthquake shock has been
felt in Southern California
the Japs seem to be getting the best
of it in late reported battles.
President Cleveland has left his sea-
side resort, Gray Gables, and return
ed to Washington.
"A large number of New York re-
peaters have been indicted for regis
tering falsely.
Sixteen persons were burned in a
hotel in Seattle, Washington, one
night recently.
Harry Tyler rolled a mile on the
Waltham, Mass, bicycle track in
1:4s 35 minutes one day recently.
Coxey's residence near Massilon,
Ohio, was burned last week. This has
been an exciting year for the instigat-
or of the great tramp expedition.
Owing to some difficulty in official
relations, Caprivi, first officer below
the king in the German government,
has been forced to resign
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-05

British constitution thus amended,
Great Britain will be in effect repub
lie.
Ireland's deliverance will also be
assured, with no House Of Lords
to stand in the way Of Irish Home
Rule, and England ought to go rapid
ly forward on the path OF genuine lib
erty and equality Lord Rosebery is
to be Congratulated on the wisdom Of
his choice, even though he hesitated
long before deciding to take the step
which undoubtedly involves on his
part sacrifices of caste and privileges
that the people of England should not
forget.-N Y. Press.
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State News Items.

The date of the annual meeting Of
the Vermont Teachers association in
Rutland has been finally changed to
Dec. 6, z and s.
Rev. J. T. Buzzell of Passumpsic
has accepted q call from the Baptist
churches in Essex Center and Jericho
to become their pastor.
Lottie r. Baker, who murdered her
children in Montgomery while ago,
was removed from the jail in ST. AL
bans and taken TO the Waterbury in
sane asylum Monday.
TIE oldest member OF the leeisla-
ture is Merritt Clark Of PouItney, a
member of the House in 1882. Mr..
Clark is 90 years old and as lively
as a cricket. May he round out the
whole number of q hundred years.
George White alias Miles, the Barre
bank robber, is now with a sister in
Westminster, having recently been
released from a New York state pris
on to which he was sentenced for at
tempted safe breaking at Utica, n. Y,
committed not very long after his re-
lease from the Vermont State prison,
in 1888, after serving a fourteen years.
sentence for rObbing the Barre bank.
Gerry Laforge Lunt, the young
tramp accused of placing an obstruc
ton in the shape OF an iron spike upon
the track of the New London North
ern railroad between Brattleboro and
Vernon, Monday, and over which the
fast train miraculously passed, was
arraigned before Justice w. S. New
ton at Vernon. Engineer Decker,
Baggage Master Beeman and Section
Master Thayer testified to finding the
obstruction and to narrow escape
from disaster. Lunt admitted the Of
fence, but said he did not intend any
harm. He was placed under ST. 900
bonds for appearance at the March
term Of the county court and taken to
Jail.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-05

upon an elevated throne at one end q |
the room The robes which cover /:
the figure of s.Joss'' are of the finest !
material, richly embroidered, and of
many fantastic colorS. In front Of
the figure were immense bronze bra
ziers in which long spirals Of sandal
wood were kept continually burning
Each one of those fires represe nted
prayer. There also was q figure re-
prese nting horse which "Joss'' had
rode in battle, and in front of it w ere
more fires composed of sandle wood
tapers On one side Of "Joss'' was
small altar erected to the devil, and
any one who saw fit could burn in
cense to propitiate him. The other
side contained an altar erected to the
god Of riches. Near it was a horrible
face but dinly seen through a veil.
The Chinese believe if any one should
remove that veil they would die at
once The common people were al
lowed to worship "Joss,'' but were
not, as the guide informed me, allow
ed to worship God; that was a higher
class Of worship and was reserved for
the empress alone. In front of the
altar which contained the bible were
small strips of paper punched full Of
holes, which it was said, if carried
would ward off all temptations and
Vaccinations of the devil. AS they
were free to all each one Of us pocket
ed strip as we passed out and found
them Of great value during the rest of
the night.
We now went through some of the
dwellings of the upper classes and
found them to be elegantly furnished.
Rugs were in abundance; also, a var
iety of rich hangings Of delicate work
manship and beautifully colored Chi
nese paintings, which consisted of
outlandish figures and shapes, hung
upon easels and adorned the walls.
Massive vases stood in the corners of
the rooms, and each house had it's
images, incense fires, and little bags
Of rice to ward off the bad spirits and
welcome in the good. IF chairs were
in the houses I did not see them
There were numerous cushions, hunks
that resembled divans, and all Of
which were covered with gold or scar
let material that reached to the floor
Everything was Chinese and arrang
ed after the Chinese manner; and to
an American, looking into one Of
those parlors for the first time, it was
n roarJ1iors vrplI II1tnpnGf5T1Cr
sight. None Of the occupants were
to be seen. From an upper balcony
Of one of the buildings we looked !
down into the open square, where, in
the early days OF San Francisco,
dozens OF criminals were executed by
the more law abiding inhabitants.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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sep see. Old Credit ?! -!
We have done business together 40
years, but now We must part.

Commencing Nov. LIST, | shall sell
goods strictly Tor cash OF ready pay,
and at prices so 'nw that you cannot
see the bottom with :: Lick Telescope.
Have just opened q new Tea that |
shall sell at 40c if not equal to any
sec tea You have bought, your money
will be refunded Shall sell Water
White Oil Mt 81, Clear Pork Sc, Cod
fish 51zc, SALMON &c, Mackerel &c,
best Rolled Oas 3Iac, Graham 2Hc,
Rye Meal 21zc, pure Cream Tartar
SOC, Franklin County full-cream
Cheese 111ac, Spices 4 price, Can
ned Goods given away, Confection-
cry 15c, Sporting Powder 35c, Shot
&c, hand hammered and Oil-tempered
Axes (warranted) 7Sc, common
Axes 55c, Handles 15c, Tinware,
Hardware, Glassware, Woodenware,
Hosiery and Underwear, Ladies'
Muffs, anything and everything want
ed about the house or farm. All
leading brands Tabacco &c cut,
cheaper by the pound Come in and
see the goods and get prices.
Yours Awfully,
G.. w McGAFFEY.
Glover, Oct. 81, 1894.
All persons indebted to me by note
or account are requested to call and
settle AT ONCE.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate Of Patrick A. RYAN.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Or
leans Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate OF Patrick A. Ryan
late of Albany. IN said District deceased and
all claims exhibited in offset thereto, hereby
give notice that will meet for the purposes
aforesaid, st the selling house OF Patrick
Kilgallan, the Goth day of Novem-
Der ana 21st day of May, next, from one
O'Clock D. m. until four O'Clock, p. m, of said
day, and that six months from the End day
of october, A. d. 1894, is the time limited by
said COur for said creditors to D esent their
claims to US for examination and allowance.
Dated at Albany, VT, this 18th Gay of Ccto-
Der, A. d. 1894.
j. J. w TIERS.
Al VIM CHAMBERLIN commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-05

Lord Rosebery has crossed the Ru-
bicon. He has cast his lot with the
hereditary privileges as represented
in the absurd and obnoxious legisla-
tive powers Of the House of Lords.
His announcement that resolution
will shortly be adopted by the House
of Commons, aided by the action on
the part of the Queens Privy Council,
depriving the House of Lords of their
authority to veto measures pissed by
the Commons, is the most important
declaration by a British Prime Minis
ter within the present century. 1t
means a peaceful revolution of a far
reaching character, and with the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-05

The date of the annual meeting of
the Vermont Teachers association in
Rutland has been finally changed to
Dec. 6, and 8.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-05

LadIeS' Jackets, new and
stylish. Fur Cape.s and
IZuf5 in q good variety,
the prices always at the
bottom notch. Zine GRAY
enetteS, NcZDt0SheS and
GOsSamers. IShaJVZs are
in the reach of all at or
stO1e---the prices were neV-
er so low before.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-05

Ladies' and Gents FIR
Goats, Gents OVeTcOatS
and listers. A special
line Of Boys Suits at
So. 80 that is equal to any
So suit for wear. In fact
You can get any KIND of q
SUIT Of clothes for boy or
man, at the bottom cash
price.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-11-05

Devils is called "'IHe
Shoe Man, :" bHt he cent
help it. We carry IN stock
what the people want and
they seem TO want what we
hare, that makes business.
We invite people 10 our
store first, andHVe haVeRt
what you want ne get ii
for you. We give aWaT
one 10Th of our shoe bHsi-
ness, and it our nei2hb0ES
sell rs many shoes as we
91Ve away they are dolRe'
q good business.
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Our fear points Of interest for this week are

Dress Goods. We are
never short Of BEaIls.
Gimps, silks and Buttons.
We are headquarters h0l
Stamped Goods and Art
Squares, and all kIndS Of
material for working same
can be f0Und here.