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The advocate., 1894-02-21
A NAUTICAL STORY.
Our Navy a Plaything Upon Which Mil
lions Of Dollars Are squandered.

lions Of Dollars Are Equandered.
Washington Correspondence.
Let me tell you story Of the deep
blue sea. Not q romance but an O'eE
true tale.
We, tho United States, own q navy
that rides the ocean blue. That ia, slch
portion Of it as chances TO be Sea-wOrtby.
A lsrge slice Of our navy is periodically
laid up in dry dock for repairs. Still
other sections give up the tursle With Old
Briny and settle down to live with Nc
Ginty. Besides, we have expensive fraR-
msnts Of navy which come under the
head Of unfinished bupiness. These last
consist Of huge ironclsds upon which
millions Of dollars have been expended
but before they were completed, scien'
tfic inventions superseded the old style
after which they were patterned, and they
became old iron. To this cheerful in
ventory Of the makeup Of the navy which
we already possess, / will add that the
chief glory is yet TO come. It is the
dream and ambition Of several Christian
statesmen to dot the ocean with enough
mighty Commerce destroysrs" TO strike
terror to the Queens nsVee"
The United States Is very proud Of
her navy. She pays higher for it, per.
haps, than for any other luXu2y. But
what would life be to the patriot with
out ironcladt? Now and then, Of course,
scme poor, mean.spiFited, small sOuled,
shRllow.pRted man, without one spark Of
love for his country, rises to eek If our
statesmen are not paying little dear for
our ses going luxury. But all such I'M
becoming inquiries are promptly sat
down upon.
A few weeks ego one Of these meddle-
some miSchiefmakerp, sought to use the
United States congress for the base pur-
pose Of investigating our navy. This in.
CRATE charged that the government had
paid out to rich contractors 81 100000
more than the contract price. He said
that this premium money was clear
profit (stesD to the rich ship builders,
and he said that at least another 81, ,O0O,-
900 would be paid out in premiums for
excess Of contract rate Of speed on the
battleships now under construction.
The house committee, to which these
charges were referred, promptly set
about an inve stigRtiop, not Of course to
ascertain if these charges
were true, because 1t was well known
that they were, but they thoroughly in
vestigated the man who was back Of the
who introduced the resolu-
tion Of inquiry, and it 10 just lovely TO
see how black and blue the fellow is
shown up by that committee. His char
acter is awful He 10 o lawyer and q
poor one ct that. Not poorer perhaps
than several Of the lawyers In che house
and sen ate, nor Of less account than Mr..
The morning news., 1894-11-26
BANKER OLEws' VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook as Seen From
Wall Street.

New York, Nov. 2--AIthough the rail-
roads are now doing a fair business, yet
some of them have to take freight at low
rates and, in the absence of any special
"bull' factor, there is a disposition to let
prices drift rather than make any special
effort to advance them. The reception
given to the new government loan has
not yet materially helped other securl-
ties. on the one hand, there is some dt-
versity of opinion as to the necessity of
contracting a new loan in such an aWk-
ward form to run for so long a period
as ten years. On the other hand the
requirement that the subscription shall
be paid in the form of gold has emphasized
the discussion about money discrimna-
ton, which only increases the confusion
on that question and is giving to 1t an
imaginary Importance beyond what il
really possesses. The effect of this sensi-
tiveuess about forms of money is, first,
TO emphasize the Importance of the treas
ury getting more gold. and, next, to in
crease the difficulty of its getting it. 1t
cannot be said that this sort of confusion
produces any real apprehension; but it
has created a certain uneasiness. and
keeps the attention of the patient on the
symptoms of his disease in a way that is
untaVOrable to recovery. Nor is the way
out of this condition of slow financial
fever az yet entirely open and clear. The
large subscriptions to the loan will help
to quiet this unrest and restore confidence:
but the political doctors are prescribing a
long and tedious course of treatment to
which the patient is to be subjected as
soon as congress assemblies. The admin
istration is understood to have it in con-
temptation to recommend broad scheme
of reconstruction of our currency sys-
TEN, its main points being the retirement
of the government legal tender paper and
its substitution by a more elastic system
of bank issues than that which now ex-
lists. There is perhaps no great division
of opinion about the Importance of some
judicious revision of our monetary ar
rangements, and when it is all accom-
plished the results may prove very bene-
fetal to the country at large. But this
prospect introduces another new element
of change; and with change comes unset
tlement and postponements about mat
ters that anXiOusly await action and ac-
cOmplishment; and not few take it
grumblingly that. having got off the tariff
gridiron, we should now be pitched upon
the hot Goals of currency reform. This
new source of legislative uncertainty is
one of the influences that is now acting
unfavorably upon the stock market ana
it must be assigned as one Of the causes
of the weakness of prices during the past
week.
The morning news., 1894-11-26
omcial Eleotion Returns.

Tallahassee, Fla. Nov. 25.-Forty-two
counties official. and three estimated
show the following vote for congressional
candidates on Nov. 6.
First Districts. NJ. Sparkman, dem,
1852; d. l., Me<innon, pop, 2167. and q
scattering. Sparkman over McKinnon
10 1885, over all, 1O3l3
Second Diatrict-C NJ. Cooper. dem, 10, o.
PA; NJ. Atkinson, pop, 2.2S9; c. f. A.
Belby rep, l5, and scattering, Is. Coop
er over Atkinson, 1915; over an. 1905
Noiusla, st. Johns and Calhoun counties
remain TO be heard from. The two first
are In the Second district, and the last
In the First
Bielhy got his lj votes I'm Dade county.
While the above vote is light it is an in-
crease OF about 300 over the vote AT the
October election
The morning news., 1894-11-26

No one who reads the experience Of Mi.
Stalker can fail to sympathize with him i'll
his long illness, or to rejoice with him thai
by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla he is now
restored to perfect health.
&C. l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
In March, 1890, injured my right leg
with an axe. The wound did not heal anu
the bone became diseased. I was laid up
year and in April, 1891 was taken to
the hospital at Rochester and remained
another year. During that time underwent
Seven Surgical Operations
the last taking away the limb at the lip.
For six weeks after, the wound healed
slowly, while the pains in my groin were
almost unbearable. Then the wound
ceased to heal, the surgeons gave me up as
a hopeless case and was discharged from
5he Institution. A week after returning
home, l commenced to take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. After taking the first bottle the
Hoods ssF,f5 ssFiffs Cures
pains left my groin and have not returned.
While taking the second bottle the wound
at the hip entirely healed. The third bot
tie made me feel
AS Well AS Ever,
building up my system so that could eat
without distress and gained14 lbs. Hoods
Sarsaparilla regulated my bowels and has
cleansed my blood, in fact l cannot tell all
u did Tor me-" CHAS. a. STALKER, West
WalwOTth. \. Y. Get HOODS.
Hoods Pills cure liver ills, constipa-
ton, biiousness, headache, indigestion.
The morning news., 1894-11-26
SPEC Al NOTICES


All hIns aFalH.f mo British steamship D
Helen hcNr.l masler must Ue presented ai
nHf "r.u .E uoaa .hlH day or payment wu
b" n'Haufl q o. MIhI~ Is Np.
luu.IguHrs
The morning news., 1894-11-26
AAUsEYEHTS.
SAVANNRIT TIE TER.
GRAND PREDICTION OF

MONDAY AND TUESDAY. NM De md ~
TUESDAY MATINEE. nUK. 20 ulll IL.
The morning news., 1894-11-26

All above are richest col.
ors and must be seen to be
appreciated. Also a superb
and elegant assortment in
Black Beaded and Patent
Leather Evening Slippers at
popular prices. See them at
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WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO TURN or.

WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO TURN UP.
and have the freedom of the city as
long as they have visible means of
support. They have been coming here
annually ever since it was announced
that :'to the vietors belong the spoils."
Generation after generation they have
come, and by reason of this fact pawn
brokerage has been here
One of the most successful real estate
dealers of this city, man who to-day
is an exemplary member Of society,
was formerly in business with three
gilded balls over his door. He says:
"There is one thing about that busi-
ness which has never been published,
probably because nobody ever noticed
it as I did. Very often when the
amounts of money pledged were very
large and the pawnbrokers were thriv-
ing, I observed that the neighboring
saloons were doing an unusually good
business. The poor fellows would
pawn their last valuables and then 90
to the saloons to spend their money.
There they would meet with other
Micawbers who were waiting for some
thing to turn up, and entertain each
other with glowing accounts of their
prospects. Some day viii tell you
some unwritten history concerning
the thousands of men who came to
Washington during the war seeking
commissions us brigadier generals,
colonies, majors or captains, but Who
finally. after pawning their last trim
kets, enlisted as private soldiers and
went to the front where they disai,-
peared in the ranks of the almost num-
berless blue-coated hosts.''
SMITH D. Fry.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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MOTHERS SONG.

You wouldn't a.called 1t music, for the voice
was kind o weak,
An when IT tried the higher notes, it ended in
squeak;
But I've never heered it's equal, an I'll always
try to cling
TO the echo of the dear old song that mother
ulster sing.
VISIT could feel contented like did when
evenin' crept,
When the light o. day had vanished, and the
earth in silence slept;
Feel that peaceful thrillin' the song was sure
to bring,
.AGa song o. purest sweetness that mother ulster
sing
An sometimes when I'm dreamin', her ,ge1
comes to me,
10 tell me bout the beauties o. my home that
Is to be-
An through the gates o. heaven can hear the
music ring,
As hold my breath an listen 10 the song she
ulster sing.
Edward N. Wood, in Detroit Free Press
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Orchards Need Manurlng.

Before we decide why It is that the
apple trees do not bear as they used to,
something must be said about the ma
nure question. 1t is true that in early
times apple orchards bore without ma.
nure. but it was while the soil was rich
in unexhausted mineral fertility and
when the apple orchard was heavily
stocked with herds that were literally
fed and made good deal of very rich
manure. Some Of the orchards thus
managed bear large crops yet The
profit from these early small orchards
led farmers to set out orchards five, ten
and even twenty acres in extent 1t is
impossible to manure such large or
chards by pasturing hogs in them. The
orchard now needs more manure than
1t used to do and gets less. Colman's
Rural World.
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Oyerrsacllsd Himself.

An old farmer In Waldo county had
a choice lot of cows, and neighbor,
seeing the herd In the pasture, asked
for how much he could have his pick Of
one. twenty-five dollars" said the
owner. IAN right, I'll be around to-
morrow and select one" The next dsy
the owner Of the cows told his hired
man to drive the only POOR cow in the
lot to the barn. Soon the buyer put in
an appearance to buy q COW. he
missed one. however, and was sus-
picious. "How Is this? You said I
could have my pick Of lot. Where
is that other COVE" "Oh! that COW you
don't want" said the owner. ''She is
old and no good. so placed her in the
barn. You don't want her" But the
buyer insisted on having that COW. He
suspected she was the best one Of the
lot. "All right, them" said the seller.
Drive that COW out, John" The COW
was driven out and the buyer would
not look at the rest, but purchased her
at once and drove her home. A day or
two afterward he came back and ac-
cused the seller of cheating him, and
wanted him to take the cow back. But
the old fellow refused, saying that the
buyer had had his pick. Lewiston
Journal
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A STALL PARTITION.

Suspend this between the horses from
above by tying the rope to the joist.
Staples can be driven in for this pur-
pose. Keep the lower pole about 20
inches from the hoor. Two-inch boards
or 8xs-inch joists will answer If poles
are not at hand. In the Illustration
presented herewith, A is the joist from
which the partition is suspended; B, B,
the ropes; G, q, c. the poles. and D, the
manager. Judd Farmer.
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AGRICUL TUJRAL HINTS.
a REMARkAeLe FACT.

Removal OF . Cows Horns Increases the
Flow Of MIX.
The removal or suppression OF the
horns Of cows increases the supply Of
milk. and the animal fats. The fact is
strange one, says the Boston Globe.
but there Is no doubt about it The
horns are not Of much use, and on the
other hand. are often the cause of acct
dents.
The removal of the horns OF young
animals was recommended years ago
by q distinguished veterinary surgeon,
and Neumann demonstrated that cows
without horns were fatter and gave
more milk than others
He saw four Dutch cows without
horns give from eighteen to nineteen
quarts OF milk q day although on indif
ferent pastures, whereas others Of the
same breed, but with horns, only gave
twelve to fifteen quarts, In epite of the
fact that they had the advantage Of ex-
cellent grazing land American breed
ers have made experiments which am
ply confirm the statements made above.
Those In favor of the removal Of the
horns do not in the least intend to coun-
tenance any act of cruelty; the removal
would be effected in simple and easy
manner, by destroying the tissue or
root OF the horn, as soon as there was
the slightest sign Of hardening or the
forehead Of the young animal.
But without entering into any dis
cussion on this head. simply note the
fact that the removal of the horns in
creases the supply Of milk
Although strange at first sight, it
does not appear so extraordinary upon
consideration. It Is known by expert
ence that the removal Of an organ
which has no utility leads to better re-
suits in other ways.
It then the animal is more content,
if its domestication is more thorough
and complete, If it gives better return
to the owner in the quantity and quail
ity of its milk, it Is natural to suppose
that It will raise better calf, that
shall be better feeder and have also
the capacity of it's sire and dam to grow
faster, mature earlier and generally do
hettar
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rashly importunate victims are over
the plains and far away; so that the
pawnbroker usually retains the entire
proceeds of every public sale. It is a
game in which the pawnbroker cannot
lose, but is bound to win every time.
On morning recently I saw hand
some young man leaving the office of
our detective corps, and, although the
weather was exceedingly cold, the
young man was not wearing an over
coat. It was the absence of that
necessary garment that caused him to
visit the inspector. The young man
was the owner of an overcoat, and the
fact that he did not wear it that day
was because he had loaned it to "his
uncle The weather the day before
had been warm and the young man
was in need of funds. He wanted
small amount of cash and great deal
depended upon his getting it. His
0vercoat was about the most valuable
and least useful article he had at that
time, and SO he pawned it. Night
came on and instead Of continuance
Of the mild weather, the cold winds
appeared and played hide and seek
about the young mans sack coat. The
following morning there came re-
mittance from another part of the
country, and the one whohad suffered
for the want of his overcoat had the
money necessary to redeem it; but
when he went for it he learned to his
surprise that he could not get his coat
much less than forty eight hours iron
the time 1t was pawned. A note from
the chief of detectives, however, OBJ
Grated as q sort of suspension of the
law, and the young man was made
happy for at least once in his life by
being given an opportunity to secure
his coat before the cold weather was
over. This individual was IN excep-
ton to the rule, rs it seldom happens
that remittances come OPPORTUNITY; or
that they come at all. The pawn
broker or the second hand clothing
dealer expects only about one victim in
fifty to return and redeem their goods.
The pawnbrokers are permitted to
charge only 8 per cent. per month, and,
where the loan is secured by the pledge
OF personal property requiring extra
care to prevent injury during disuse, =
pawnbroker may charge such reason
able sum for storing or taking care Of
the same as the commissioners may
prescribe. One Of the most experienced
men upon tho detective force here says
that he is satisfied that the amount Of
interest is too small, as he can hardly
see how pawnbrokers can manage to
get along on the rate, loaning as they
do such small amounts. The largest
firm in the city, he says, does not av-
erage the loan Of moro than $500 to
$500 daily, while some others loan only
from 500 to $500. But, since the legal
interest is 50 per cent. per annun, and
pawnbrokers usually retain the entire
AyesNnts 70 liked ~ their annual salss,
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and inasmuch rs they remain In tho
business long enough to acquire plenty
Of valuable real estate, the rate Of In
terest will probably prove sufficient to
enable them to struggle along.
One of the sections Of the law which
has been bitterly complained Of by
pawnbrokers is that clause which re-
quires them to admit to their prem
tses at any time any member of the
metropolitan police force Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, to examine any
pledge or pawn book or other record
on the premises, rs well as to search
for and take into possession any
article known by him to be missing, or
known or believed by him to have
been stolen, without the formality of
the writ of q search warrant or any
other process, which search or seizure
is hereby authorized
That provision has never been known
to work to the injury of any dealer,
although it has frequently enabled
our detectives to speedily recover
stolen property and simplified the
process of trailing burglars and sneak
thieves. The regulations governing
the business prevent the sale of stolen
property to persons in business with
out the police knowing Of the sale and
being able to recover the property.
The law has proved beneficial in that
regard, and many stolen articles have
been recovered through its operations
which would never have been recov-
cred in any other way.
The poor we have always with us, and
this city might support few pawn
shops, even if the floating population
should be greatly diminished; but so
long as there are offices to be had with
out the embarrassment Of civil service
examinations; or SO long as there are
holes in the civil service law big
enough to drive through with coach
and four, we will have with us these
deluded people. They come unto us
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0raas Crop "a Orctards.

Sometimes when tho land is very rich
young apple and pear trees make very
rapid growth, and produce more wood
than should be the case, while larger
trees that have grown much wood will
not bear fruit proportionately. In:
such cases grass crop In the orchard
win do no harm, especially to the
young trees, but the sod should be
turned under the second year. Il the
seaaon i dry the grass may secure the
greater share OF moisture, hence when
thu orchard d ii grass and . drought
apTeSrs the grass should ~ plowsd
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A STALL PARTITION.

Simple M~thod for Making Temporary
Divisions In . Stable.
Sometimes q farmer is short of stable
room, or If he has plenty of room there
are no stall partitions. With the de-
vice described below, box stall, shed
or part of barn floor can be utilized
for stalls without danger of the horses
kicking each other: Get three round
poles eight or nine feet long ard four
or five inches in diameter. About ls
inches from each end bore hole large
enough to allow q k-inch rope to pass
through. String the poles on two ropes
tying knot at the under side of each
pole at the desired height so the poles
will be parallel and about ~ feet apart.
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Sure Enough.

He pretends to be an accomplished
linguist, but You should hear him MUIR
der Latin
y shouldn't think he would be able
to murder Latin
why not?'
ut is a language that is already
dead. IN. Y. Press.
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A Maiden'a aarca an,

Il came to see, Miss sprite, If you
would look more favorably upon my
suit to-day
Miss Sprite adjusting her eye
glass and scrutinizing him from head
to foot)-Yes, sir, do. q think 1t
looks better than the old one you
wore the last time you were here
Demorest's Margarine.
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Tho Spirit Of the Are.

The Minister Mr.. Robinson wishes
to present window to the church.
But I don't like the inscription he
wishes placed on it.
The Minister'S Wife What is it?
The Minister resented by Robin.
son, Jones & Co.; Dry Goods. - Puck.
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Merely an Investment.

Homes What have you raised that
young bookkeeper's salary for? Don't
you know that the young spendthrift
squanders all his salary giving pres.
ents to some girl he's infatuated With
Bones OF course I do. The GIRLS
my daughter Chicago Record
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4 BARREL HEADER.

marked "A A are made of small wagon
tire with hinges at &C. D y are rods
of half-inch round iron riveted to the
frame three inches above the hinges on
each side, but left to turn freely as a
hinge. r is q piece Of two-inch plank
nearly the size Of the barrel head.
Place the head on the barrel, then the
header in position. Loosen the top
hoops, bear down A to press the head
in. Drive down the hoops and the head
is in.-Canadian Horticulturist