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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-19

It will appear from this statement that the
and 1t is evident from the condition of the
treasury that the department will have no
means to defray the ordinary expenses OF the
government unless II large part OF the pay
ments are hereafter made from that fund II
this is done the coin reserve will be reduced
sum wholly inadequate for the purpose for
which it was created On account Of this
critical condition Of the treasury have con-
sidered 1t my duty in addition to the earnest
recommendations contained in my annual re-
and after fuli EXPLANATION of the Situation.
urge prom pit legislative action on this subject
a. With the permission OF the committee,
have prepared and presented for its considera-
ton q hill which, il passed, would, in my opin-
ion. meet all requirements OF the situation by
the public expenses and replenishing the coin
reserve to such an extent as to assure the
maintenance of the parity of all forms OF
United States currency. While this proposed
measure of relief has not yet been disposed of
ferences of opinion which known to exist
in both branches Of congress concerning the
propricty of granting additional or amended
authority to issue bonds in any FORM or for
any purpose render IL doubtful whether new
legislation upon the subject can be secured in
time to provide the means which are impera.
lively demanded in order to preserve the credit
and honor Of the government
But the necessity for relief at this time is so
urgent and the prospect OF material improve
ment in the fin%nciRl condition OF the GOVERN
to issue and sell shorter bonds or other obliga-
tions bearing lower rate OF interest than
that specified in the existing law is granted
by onSress at very early day, shall feel
constrained by sense of public duty to exer-
else the power already conferred to the extent
at least Of .producin an adequate coin reserve
to provide promptly for the deficiency in
revenues during the current fiscal year. and
will from time to time advise your committee
of the condition OF the treasury in order that
this subject may receive due consideration }
have the honor to be yours very respectfully
JOHN G. CARLISLE, Secretary.
The bill which is referred to by the
secre tarv is the one he suggested in
his annual report giving the secretary
power to issue coupon or registered
bonds in denominations OF $25 bear
ing per cent interest and to run for
five years
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-19
Dividends for bank Creditors.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 16--The comp
troller of the currency has declared
dividends in favor of the creditors of
the insolvent National banks as fol-
lows: A first dividend of twenty five
per cent for the National bank of
Brownwood. Texas; first dividend
of twenty-five per cent for the Albu-
querque National bank Of Aibuquer~
que, Il. NJ; third dividend of twenty
per cent for the Madison National
bank of Madison. S D.; fourth divi-
dend of ten per cent for the Cheyenne
National bank of Cheyenne. Wyo.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-19

The free mail matter delivered
within the last twelve months
amounted to 81, 900. 600 pounds.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-19

Judge GIbsOn's Successor Appointed.
JEFFERSON CRY. No, Jan 16-Gov-
ernor Stone has appointed Charles L
Dobson judge of tho circuit court Of
Kansas City In place Of Judge James
Gibson, resigned.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-19
Another Long Range Fight At Rio.

Rio DE JANEIlso. Jan. 16.-There has
been another general engagement be-
tween the rebel ships and the govern
ment forts, but the encounter was OF
a desultory kind. the firing being at
long range and no serious damage
was done to either side.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-19
Excess of Elk

rotI s162 O90 Los S2O5 COS 42S 90 S4S55s OLA 81
II the same avera ye monthly deficiencies
should continue the total differences
between receipts and expenditures on June 80
aext will be s75, I67 542
According to the best estimates that can be
made the total receipts during the present
month and the month of February will be SAL
O0. 900 and total expenditures will DO $50, 30O,-
100. showing q deficiency during the two
months OF SIS, 45Gs0OJ, but4his cRos not iaelude
any payments on account OF the sugar bounty,
claims for which TO the amount Of nearly g.,
10000 have already been presented and are
aow under investigation in the department.
The assets of the treasury and the current
liabilities in excess OF certificates and treas
ury notes outstanding were as follows on the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-01-19

Two boys named Sutherland were
drowned near Chillieothe, Mo, while
skating.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
Notes.

Farmer Gibson, near Avona, Pa, has
raised family of thirteen squashes on
one vine, the smallest of which weighed
lit and the largest 141h pounds.
The corn fodder should now be got
ten out Of the fields while the weather
permits. Every days exposure de-
teriorates it's quality and renders it less
palatable to stock
Vicious cows should not be retained,
as they are liable to do harm to the at
PENDANTS or to the other members of the
herd. They are at all times source OF
danger.
In 1880 Kentucky raised nearly one
half of the tobacco grown in this coun-
try, the amount raised by that State
being 100000 pounds, on 800. 400
acres, the product being valued at SOL
247 900.
The cost Of production governs the
profit and not the prices received. Elk
travagance in feeding, waste of valua-
bic food, and the use Of stock that does
not produce above the average, are the
obstacles which entail losses.
Skinned milk or buttermilk answers
as we'll for young pigs as the whole
milk, especially if ground oats and
ground wheat are added to the milk.
SO as to make thin mush With warm
quarters, such food will make the pigs
grow rapidly.
When the Japanese wish to send
grapes to distant friends they pack
them IN boxes Of arrowroot Light and
ar are thus effectually shut out. and
the delicate bloom is also preserved,
even though the fruit has been trans
ported thousands Of miles
A mess of cooked turnips given once
day will be found excellent in in
creasing the growth of Young animals
Ihey do not contain any great nroDor-
tlon OF nutrition, being mostly water.
out they promote the appetite and
serve dietary purpose, being a chanaa
from the usual dry food.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
ITO BE CONTINU ED.
Early Infantry Equipment.

Among the arms now obsolete,
which formed large part OF the in
fantry equipment in the days when
the army was started, was the pike,
which was in the form Of a spear,
with a flat and pointed head,
mounted on a staff from thirteen to
eighteen feet long. The firearm i'll
general use at the time was the
MATCHBOX
What would a Sergeant Major Of
the present day, with his men armed
with Il magazine rife, think OF such
a weapon as this: IA ttached to the
lock OF this muSket was Ii pan, also
cock, the hammer Of which was
somewhat in the form OF a birds, SER
pents or dogs head; this head was
split and screw compressed or eased
the Sits. The piece being loaded
first with powder and then with ball,
some powder was poured into the pan:
the pan was then shut to keep this
printing from dropping out, and to
keep it dry. When the soldier wished
to fire, he fastened his burning
match into the slit Of the cock.
opened the pan, looked TO his prim-
ing, presented, aud pulled the trig-
ger, the match falling into the pan,
! fired it.
Between the pan and the breach
| OF the barrel communication was
established by means Of sinai! hole;
| when the piece was being loaded, the
| grains of powder were naturally
rammed and shaken down close to this
hole, aud when printing, the soldier
took care to perfect the eommunica-
tion of the powder in the pan with
that in the barrel: thus the explosion
in the pan caused the ignition OF the
! charge ALL the Year Round.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
Gen. Logan and the "'lio'

Mrs. Tucker, daughter of the ' Sar / /
Logan, tells an amusing stoiy OF u, Nv onid
ers experience which he sreala ~, 'T ID
relating about himself. It was So VI a, Il
before his death, during the loS Tsb
period of his senatorial career an 81
advantage of a recess following. d" +brl
ing debate, he strolled lelsule.1s y I'D
the halls and corridors OUTSIDE lH' r,ep
chamber. One of the neWA +ra1.d
guides, lnistaking him for a s, asrs
the city, approached and pta El59
services to show him about ln nJ fortil
70 the flow of eloquence. pouIe4 The I'D
the guide Gen. Logan PAID no. o. HI his d
est attention, completely isnol'lfl, gom n i'd
ence. This, however, so Tar ef ituD sse
ring the fellow from further eliV o4ort. 1
but to spur him on to reneWeu ,ttrndl 4
lowing his victim until the ro[ 81 ret1
reached, they passed group ,,"atiop 4
guides, who, taking in the i Sl''| o,t, Y
glance. one of the boldest c;'Ileu .tins 4
blamed fool, what are you don't 4
time for on that old indian. * here
know that he has been at VW1EashG
more than twenty years V
ToS+
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
Farming at the Stations.

From the Kansas State Board of
Agriculture comes a very important
and exhaustive summary of the meth
DDS and ways Of feeding wheat and
low-priced grains to animals. At a
time when many farmers are feeding
wheat, and others considering the adj
visibility Of doing the same, this re-
port is Of special value. The report
covers detailed experiences Of farm
ers all over the country, and the con-
clusion Is that farmers are justified in
feeding their animals wheat when SO
cheap, and that despite some unfavor-
able reports the practice as a gen
eral thing is wise. In many localities
it is the only profitable disposition Of
the low-priced grain this year that can
be made, and when wisely and intelli-
gently fed it makes money for the
farmer All reserves Of low-priced
grain should be thus disposed Of rather
than sending it to market at q positive
loss, which is frequently the case.
From abroad come the reported re-
suits of experiments with sugar beets
that should be of value to those en-
gagaged in this industry in this coun-
try At the Halle Experiment Station,
where everything relating to beet SUI
gar cultivation is carefully studied, 1t
has been demonstrated in recent ex-
periments that kainet tends to in
crease the sugar contents of the beets,
while nitrate of soda has the opposite
effect Of reducing the amount. 1t is
said that the beets get sufficient soda
from the kainet, and the potash which
they especially need is then readily
absorbed Telegraph.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
Mandarin Ducks.

These are among the most beautiful
domestic aquatic fowls and as the
name indicates they are Of Chinese ORR
gin. They are very highly priced on
account of the beauty of their plumage
and numerous good qualities. A few
have been domesticated and kept as
pets. Like all other flying ducks, it has
small body and it's feathers are of
many colors. The crest of the drake
raise it at will. The sides of the head
are Of whitfsh corn or canary color
and the under feathers around the neck
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
A FEEL IN THE CHRIST,,,s

They's a kind o feel in the air, 70 mo
When the Christmas time sets in '"''
That's about us much of a mystery
AS ever Eve run ag'in.
For instance, now, whilst / gain in ,vo;.,
And gineral health. / swear "''SA
They'S Il GOneneSS SOmerS | ron,
state NJ
A kind o. feel in the air.
They's feel in the Christmas air aoo, :,
TO the spot where Il man lives AFT, ''S
Ii gives Il Teller a appetite
They amt no doubt about that
And yit they's somepin'-l don't know, wei.
That follers me here and there, WIN
And haunts and worries and spares ma
A kind o feel i'll the air ~
They's feel, as I say in the air thot, i,
AS blame-don sad as sweet
In the same ra-sho as | feel the best
And am spryeSt on my feet
They'S alluS Il kind O'SOrt of a acho
That | can't locate nowhere
But it comes with Christmas. and No y,
take!- '' III
A kind o. feel in the air.
Is it the racket the children raise?
Wy no.-God bless 'em-no.
Is it the eyes and the cheeks abaZe?-
Like my own wuz, long ago?
Is it the bleat o. the whistle and beat
O. the little toy-drum and blare
O the horn mo. nO.-It is lest the vvo,.
The sad-sweet feel in the air. ''
James Whitcomb Riley in The Cosmo.
pOlitan.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
Design for an Ice House.

Many small farm ice houses have to
stand out by themselves, and are thus
exposed to the full effect OF the suns
rays. These falling directly upon the
roof cause a good deal Of heat to be gen.
Grated within, to the consequent loss OF
ice. The Illustration shows an Ice
house with two roofs, with an air space
between, which will very greatly OBJ
viate this trouble. Such an extra roof
can easily be placed upon a small build
ing, to the saving Of no small amount Of
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.
Rake for Clearing Off the Corn Stub
ble-Neat Design for an Ice House
Fifty-fvc Experiment Stations in
the United States.
Clearing the Corn stubb1e.

The neat farmer who loves to see his
fields clean and free from trash that is
unsightly land it may be said that
whatever is thus disagreeable is equal
ly undesirable in other Ways always
objects to the appearance Of the cut
corn stubs In the land in which the oats
are sown as the first Of the spring crops.
They are not only unpleasant to look
at, but they are in the way Of good cul-
ture of the land. The illustration,
from the American Agriculturist, shows
an implement for gathering this rub
Dish and getting rid Of 1t so as to turn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20

1t to immediate good use. A bar Of
strong oak timber six inches wide and
three thick has q tongue fitted into 1t
in the usual way, and is furnished with
q number of curved teeth made Of half
inch steel bar. The teeth are sharpen
ed SO that they take fast hold Of the
stubs below the surface of the ground
and tear them out, and also gather
them as they pull them out Of the soil.
AS load is collected, the rake is lifted
by pair Of handles fastened to the
bar. The bar may be made as long or
short as may be thought proper.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
A CHRISTMAS Lyric

Sweetheart, | send my greetipc
Across the world of snow,
Loves tender pledge to break t,o
OF winter winds that blow. '"e edge
The one word still repeating
The word / dared to say
When all the hours We're sweet v;.,,
And melody and May. VAN now
In these December ashes
That fill the valleys urn,
Now sleeps the fire of springs dos;u
Which yet shall wake and bnrn ,S'fe
And when once more it flashes
And lights with buds the vino
Shall you be here with 1--we f. nh,.
And light this life of mine? 1'''
Across the frosty isthmus
OF winter. white with drifts
Love, like bird, flies with y WON,
To you who hold his gifts.
Oh. at the dawn of Christmas
When he returns to me,
Bid him to sing Of such sprinr
And you his song shall be-
Frank Dempster Sherman in Doo..,
Ladies' Home Journal. >''ioCl
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
CHRISTMAS TIDE.

There's q little old man with siIvory m
An long white beard AT flies in thc NJ
With tWinklin' black eyes an rosy
face,
An onc't year he comes to our place.
An our little maid
An our little man
Iz anxious to see i'm soon'S they can,
In the dead o night when alI's asleop.
An the cold frost snaps an the snow
deep;
With a reindeer team an a silver sled
He comes straight from fairyland. It's =
Sc our little man
An our little maid
Ez anxious to see 'im-they amt 'fral,
But you better take keer, for some f
say
AT eff yer naughty he'll fly away:
An quicker you kin whistle-phew,
Away he's gone up the chimney tlue.
SO our little maid
An our little man
Ez tryin' to be jest ez good S they can,
But eff yer good an hey yer Pa
An don't never cry an veX yer Ma.
He'll fill yer Stockin's With games an toy
An nuts an sweets an all sorts o Joys
SO our little maid
An our little man
Wants Sanity to come jes' as quick'S he C
Nav Nnr; Mn
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
PAIR OF MANDARIN DUCKS.

Of a rich chestnut. The breast is light
red, the back light brown and the un-
der part white. The fan feathers of the
wings are chestnut with brilliant green
tips and four bands over the shoulder
black and white. The bill is crimson
and the legs pink. The female is a
strong constrast to the male and is
half gray and brown. These ducks are
easily tanned, and though the males are
sometimes quarrelsome when first con-
fined, they soon accept the situation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
When to Sell.

A potato grower of long experience.
discussing the question Of whether it
was better to sell or hold the crop says:
My opinion is that it is undoubtedly
best to sell at soc per bushel at digging
time, even If one We're assured of don
BILE the price four months after storing
Handling. shrinkage and decay in four
months usually reduce the amount
stored about ofe-third, and I have
never found out when to market a
well-grown crop"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
Look to the Quality.

That quality adds more to the profit
than prices may be demonstrated al
most every day by a visit to the mar
ket. Recently a lot of cattle averaging
over 1900 pounds each sold for Sc. 10
per 100 pounds, or &c per pound more
than the regular prices in Chicago,
equivalent to $50 gain on each steer, as
we'll as the advantage derived from the
heavy-Weights.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
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Not OF the Patti ofo

cit is almost as good as .s
said the young woman who was d
the proceedings from the :, iio ,'ss ii
sentatives gallery. y es' " amp
''but some of these fareWe.Hia ,, By
aren't of the Patti descfip'io'
shot. Washington Star
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20

ice during the heat Of summer Every
farm should be equipped with q we'll
filled ice house, for ice is a necessity,
not q luxury. There are many new
ideas in harvesting, storing and using
ice NOWADAYS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
look After Baby.

In Justice Quigley's court, BT0oh4
Edmund Squires was arraisned Oh a.,
plant OF his wife for failure to S,A~
her. Mrs. Squires, who is a COOK u u
ployed in a wealthy family, was l'Fts n
Il wouldn't have bothered aoG0l v
case" she explained. IF Edmund SV1
have stayed at home and nnIoe' n
baby. | was willing to supporrI ri
but he even would not do that, !,
reused Edmund's self-respect,, ana liz
claimed: Il didn't marry her 10
port me. I have been out OF Worh, 4
if | stay in the house / Will never ;r,t n
q job ''Well, them asked the VA
shall [ send you to jail?' no,
please" replied the husband; = s0'TT RI
better take care Of the BABY ..1,
husband and wife left the cou55"
with the understanding that ND% IAN
latter continued to support me
the former would look out tor '' Timr
pledge of affection And II l hr
neglects it again he is to be M
lie can look for a job at night Tnx
wife is at home and the BABY S'e'IN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
A Look Ahead.

The windmill and the brook water
wheel are yet to be harnessed for alec
tricity, and the grain threshed, the wood
cawed, feed cut, water pumped, house
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20
Exneriment Stations.


u,horo orc not including branches,
flfty-four experiment stations III .ne
United States, forty-nine or whlch re-
ceive the Federal appropriation. III
1899 the stations received S9oO,oI3, OF
which S7O5. 900 came from the Natlon-
al Government, the remainder lIoAA
State governments, private 1ndlVldu-
ais. fees for fertilizing analyses, safes
Of farm products, and other sources.
In addition, the Office OF EXPERIMENT
stations at Washington has an appro-
priation Of $4,000. There were oo1
persons employed, 29s bulletins issued
and forty-eight annual reports. Inc
act Of Congress making appropriations
for the stations for the year endlhs
June 80, 1895, provided for the hrst
time for the supervision OF the station
expenditures by United States autnorl-
ties. Administration of the fuhos Is
left, as before. to State authorizes, out
a statement Of how they are expended
must be made to the Federal ohncers.
Hedge Fences as Windbreakers.
Land is much cheaper in this country
than in Europe. Almost everywhere
the outcry against hedge fences IS
that they cost too much to trim, ana
that they waste too much land. inns
depends largely on how the hedge IS
managed A hedge allowed to grow at
will may we'll exhaust the soil OF moist
ure at least for considerable distance
either side of it. But If kept closely
pruned every year the hedge roots
will not extend far. Besides, a close
hedge breaks the force Of winds ana
holds the snow from blowing. Ihls
makes the soil where the snow mas
been moister than it would otherwise
be. Storms and winds are more vlo-
lent in this country than they usually
are in Europe The hedge fence is an
important protection against the blow
ing away of rich surface soil wherever
the soil is light. It may even pay as q
windbreak in locations where it is not
needed to restrain stock from inJurlng
the crops.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-12-20

,,chted and heated without extra cost
The water power on or near every 1ai -
will transmit its force over wire "
every field and building, and VIII save
untold labor.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1894-03-28
OPRAvA.

Ravenna, dne 80. bfezna, 1894. --
Cl6na redakce! V 6fsle 81. dvou-
tydnibo vydani p. z. zprava desn6
vrazde sebevrazd6 John Brecht,
byla prava, ze byla rodina Ia n6me-
cka; nasledujicfm cfsle SO. poda.
vate, ze to byla rodina 6eska. Snad
oprava to Pr Lidu, kde on pravf
ceska rodina dava k tomn 6eska
imena, COZ jest neprav6. Jeho zpra-
vodaj je pfitel Nemch a chce ably TO
tea Nemci odnesl. Tech skandal6
jest meai Cechy dost nenf potfeba
to jeste IA Nemce odnaset. Kdo
newt ur6it6 narodnost je to neco
skared6ho, uz tam str6f Cecha. X
vysvetlenf pfikladam vystfisek
Rayennskych novin, q nehoz SENATE,
ze to byli Nsmci a mrtvola vraha We
sproste trnhle byla pochovana "A
plotem, Znamenam ~ pozdrave.n
Vojtech Skocdopole.
Pozn. red. - Pan dop. ma pray.
du. My podali nejprv6 zprayu
sprasne. PAX ale otouce Pfiteli
Lidu, se 10 byli trajane, dali jsme
Sc napalit (ad vine, 40 vae co Pr.
l.. stoii dunno bra,i cum grano soHs)
"opravili" dffyajsf xpravu.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1894-03-28
KRoHIxA uDALosrf.


August II. Sutherland, veteran q
silky ob6ansks, byl dne 20. I. m. v
.cyts SVEN Lynn, Mass. napaden
fprudkym kaslem a X izasu sv6mu
Z 'ychrtl kuli, JED po 81 let byla mu
+, krku v6rela. Po iii leta ill byl
aemocen lekaf le6il mu podle
|pdanf sveho rakovinu krku . ko.
Rsecns odhodlal 80 k operaci, jez v
ptfStioh dnech stAti Sc m6la. Ne.
E;'lo j vaak tfeba. Pfi srAzce a