Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-06

ABSOLUTELY PURE

ATT TIE Gloss OF Ena Iasr Iscal year, on
S0th day of June. 1894, there were 969,544
persons on our pension rolls, being net
increase OF 3,532 over the number reported
at the end of the previous year.
These pensioners may be classified as
followsi Soldiers and sailors, survivors OF
all wars, 1853, ,95S; widows and relatives OF
deceased soldiers. 2l5, ,162; army nurses in
the war Of the rebellion, Ala. OF these
pensioners, 2,039 are surviving soldiers
of Indian and other wars prior to the late
civil war, and the widows or relatives OF
such soldiers.
The remainder, numbering 937 sos, are
receiving pensions on account of the war
of the rebellion, and of these 469, ,344 are on
the rolls under the authority of the act of
June "a, 1890, sometimes called the depend
ent pension law.
The total amount expended for pensions
during the year was $l39, ,S04, ,4S1. .05, leaving
an unexpended balance from the sum ap-
propriated of 35,205, ,7l2,65, The sum
necessary to meet pension expenditures
for the year ending June 80, 1896, is esui-
mated at l40,0O0,OOO.
The commissioner of pensions is of the
opinion that the year 1898, being the
thirtieth after the close OF the war of the
rebellion must, according To sensible
human calculation see the highest limit of
the pension roll, and that after that year
it must begin TO decline,
The claims pending in the bureau have
decreased more than $4,000 during the
year. A large proportion of the new claims
filed are for increased pension by those
now on the rolls.
The number of certificates issued was
S0,2l3
the names dropped from the rolls for all
causes during the year numbered 37,95l.
Among our pensioners are nine widows
and three daughters of soldiers of the rev.
olntion and As survivors of the war of
| 1912
The barefaced and extensive pension
| frauds exposed under the direction of the
courageous and generous veteran soldier
] now at the head of the bureau leave no
room for the claim that no purgation OF
our pension rolls was needed, or that con-
tinued vigilance and prompt action are
not necessary to the same end.
| The accusation that an effort to detect
| pension frauds is evidence OF. unfriendli-
ness toward our worthy veterans and de-
nial OF their claims to the generosity OF the
! government, suggests an unfortunate in
| difference to the commission OF any Of
| tense which has for its motive the securing
| of a pension, and indicates a Willingness
| to he blind to the existence OF mean and
trecherous crimes which play upon dem
| agogic fears and make sport of the patri-
otic impulse OF a grateful people.
/ Report on Agriculture.
The secretary of agriculture in his re-
port reviews the operations of his depart
ment for the last fiscal year and makes rec
concentrations for the further extension of
It's usefulness. He reports a saving in ex-
i penditure5 during the year of 5000, 1000,
which is covered back into the treasury.
This sum is % per cent of the entire appr0-
priation.
A special study has been made of the de-
mand for American farm products in all
foreign markets, especially Great Briaain.
That country received from the United
States during the nine months ending
Sept. 80, 1884, 305,9l live beef cattle, val
ued at $26500,000 against 1891 cattle,
valued at Sl6,634,0DU, during the same
| period for 1898.
/ During the first six months of 1894 the
United Kingdom took, also, 1l3,0J0,0O0
pounds OF dressed beef from the United
States, valued at nearly Sl0,000,000. The
report shows that during The nine months
Immediately preceding Sept. 80. 1894, the
United States exported to Great Britain
222,616,000 pounds of pork; of apples,
OF horses, 2,Sl1, at an average value of $l5U
per head.
There is a falling off in American wheat
exports of 13, 500. 900 bushels, and the secre-
tary is inclined to believe that wheat may
not In the future be the staple export
cereal product of our country, but that
corn will continue to advance in import
ance as an export ON account of the new
uses to which it is constantly being ap-
propriated.
The exports of agricultural products
from the United States for the fiscal yeal
ending June 30, 1894, amounted to $685.
363,036, being 72.28 per cent of American
exports OF every description, and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain took
more than 81 per cent of all farm products
finding foreign markets.
The department of agriculture has un
dertaken during the year two new and i'm
portant lines OF research. The first relate.
to grasses and forage plants with the
purpose of instructing and familiar
izing the people as to the distinctive grass
! es of the United States and teaching then
how to introduce valuable foreign forag,
plants which may be adapted to this coun
try.
The second relates to agricultural soil
and crop production involving the analy
sis OF samples of soils from all sections D
the American Union to demonstrate the
adapuability to particular plants AM
| crops.
The amount appropriated for the wealth
er bureau was $96l, ,10). OF that sum $l3S,
300. or IA per cent. has been saved and |
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