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The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-03-09
Where Potatoes Can't be Boiled.

w mere FOtAtOeS Can't Ne nOAAeus
When the barometer stands at thirty
inches sea level, showing an atmos-
rheIic pressure Of fifteen pounds to
the square inch, the boiling point of
water is PIP degrees Fahrenheit. When
part of this pressure is removed by as
cending to higher levels, water will
boil before coming to a heat of PIP
degrees, or if a descent Is made into
a valley below the level Of the sea
the boiling point will rise accordingly.
Thus it is plain to see that in highly
elevated regions, where there is less
atmospheric pressure upon the water,
the boiling point is much lower than at
sea level-in other words, it will boil
before it Is sufficiently heated to cook
potatoes, beans, etc. An elevation Of
but $40 feet makes a diminutiOn Of One
degree in the boiling point. At the City
Of Mexico, where the elevation is 7,471
feet above sea level, water will boil
at 1913 IL degrees; at Quito, which is
9,541 feet, the boiling point is reached
at 1914 degrees. 1t will be seen, there
fore, that boiling water is not always
equally hot. At the places mentioned
and in several localities in our own
country, many articles of food cannot
be cooked at all by boiling; or, If they
can, it takes several hours, where a
few minutes should suffice.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29
(Boston Journal. }

To his annual departmental report the
Secretary of Agriculture has appended
some facts about the extent of farming
and farm lands in the United States
which are worth wide reading. 1t is
we'll for all of US to realize that during
the past fiscal year AZ per cent of our pop
ulation has not only fed the other IS per
cent, but has furnished more than SO
per cent of all the exports of the whole
people. The idea is very likely to prevail
in manufacturing communities that
farming in this country is unremuner-
alive and unsatisfactory. There is gem
aral idea that our farms are heavily
burdened with mortgages, and that
farming is rapidly falling from position
Of money making and social dignity.
There are facts in the Secretary's report
which throw a new light upon some of
these theories
In the first place the domestic commo-
dities, merchandise and products expo t.
ed during the fiscal year of 1895 amount
ed to $793, 000, 600. The agricultural pro-
ducts included in that sum amounted to
900, XlOs OH. LIB ldrluS Ol UIl6 On1U6u
States, averaging 1877 acres each, are val
ued at more than $13. 000, 600, 600. OF such
farms there are 4, 564, 641, with an average
value of 5000. The farm family, includ-
ing hired help, averages six persons. BY
their own labor, with an additional in
vestment of about $500 in implements
and $500 in domestic animals and sun
dries, the American farmers have with
their surplus products fed the American
population and furnished more than SO
per cent. of our total exports. In the
bulk, consequently, their work appears
highly successful.
Now, as for the mortgages. The
census of 1890 shows that on the entire
valuation returned for farms there is q
mortgage of only 16 per cent Railroad
mortga. es represent 46 per cent of the en-
tire estimated value of the lines in TIL
United States, and in June, 1894, 1872
railroads, representing nearly one-fourth
of the total railway capitalization of the
country, were In the hands of Receivers.
The indebtedness of banks and bankers is
enormous when compared with the debts
Of the farmers. 1t requires hard work
to gain success in farming 1t requires
brain, as we'll as Drawn, mental, as we'll
as manual effort. But the idea that
American farming is losing its grip is
false. At least 40 per cent, of our popu-
lation are on farms, and their work in
the past fiscal year has been progressive,
profitable and altogether satisfactory.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29

certainty due in large measure to the
theatened changes In the tariff, manu-
facturers in this country began TO curtail
production and the consequence was that
large number of men and women were
thrown out of employment. Thus the
purchasing power of the people was
reduced and the demand for all
kinds of goods, foreign and
domestic, diminished. This operated
to still further reduce importations. AS
long as the Mckinley bill was unthreat-
ened it produced sufficient revenue. 1t
was only after Democratic success had
encouraged the importer to believe that
he could get an advantage by waiting
and had reduced the demand for goods
by creating an uncertainty which par
alyzed and diminished the purchasing
power of the people that tine Mckinley
law failed to produce revenue enough for
the needs of the government. Had the
Mckinley bill been left unthreatened it
would undoubtedly have continued to
produce all the revenue needed. But
how about the Wilson bill. That was
pissed by Democratic Congress, the
leaders Of which declared that it would
produce sufficient revenue. 1t has been
in Democratic hands and has not been
seriously threatened with repeal or
change Yet it has never produced
sufficient revenue from the day of it's
enactment. Business according to Dem
ocratic papers, has revived tremendously,
and yet the bill still continues to pro-
duce deficit. No Republican admins
tration since the war has failed to pay
the current expenses of the government
out Of the revenue No tariff bill passed
by Rep ublfcan Congress has proved
inadequate SO long as it's operation was
not interfered with by the near approach
of change in the political complexion of
the administration and tho threat
ened abandonment of the principle on
which our tariff laws have been framed
for the past 80 years. But the first tariff
law enacted by Democratic Congress
has failed from it's enactment, and still
continues to fail. to meet the expenses
of the government. These are some "cold
facts'' which the Argus omitted to men
ton
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Bartholdi's Statue Of Liberty, the White
House at Washington, the Great Brooklyn
Bridge, Mirror Lake yosemite Valley, Ell
Captain yosemite Valley, Waterfall and
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son Waterfall Upper Nile, Pilot Knob
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Giants Gap (Amerfcan River Canon, Col
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(Switzerland), Scenes in and near the City
of Picking (China), Island of Juan Fernan-
dez, State Capitols, State Seals, ETC., etc.
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Location, Size and Population.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29

We now come to another phase of the
question. Tho Mckinley tariff went into
effect October l, 1850. From that date
to July IL, 1893 the surplus revenues
over expenditures amounted to thirteen
millions tSl3, 3oS, 067) From July 1, 1898
to June 30, 1884, The excess of the expen-
dltures. over the revenues was sixty nine
millions (69, $4,000 10 this deficiency
should be as,tigu the additional sum of
thirteen millions (sl3, sos, 557) for the
months CT July ana August The Wilson
bill did NOS take effect till September /,
1894. Thus II viii 10 seen by the official
record OF the Treasury Department, that
wholly under Republican legislation
there was an aggregate deficiency in the
National Treasury of eighty-three mill
ions of dollars 1888, 81, 81S.) These are
cold facts Who is responsible for the
bankrupt Treasury ARGUS.
There are some more s'cold facts'' that
the Argus does not touch upon There
was an election in November, 1892 in
which party secured control of the
Presidency and both houses of Congress
that declared it's intention to repeal
the Mckinley bill and substitute for it a
measure IN which all the duties on i'm
portant foreign importations should be
scaled down. Up to the time of this
election the Mckinley tariff had produced
sufficient revenue for the expenses of the
government. Why did it not continue
to do SOP First importers seeing a pros
pect ahead that duties would be lowered
cut down their importations to the lowest
possible point. hey brought in only
enough to meet the immediate demand; ;
because they believed THAI in a short
time they could import at less cost. Had
business continued as good as usual in
the country there would have been
smaller importations pending change
in the tariff for the reason above stated
In the second place, by reason of tile un-
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29
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Eastman Bros.& Bancroft, Frank I. McKenney
depot; Frank B. Clark. stationery and notions;
Morgan Co., fancy goods H. H. Hay, II. +.
;; Goold, d. w Hesetine g. Co., Simmons s.
hammond. under eye and ear infrmary, Goold
& Bragden. druggists; Landers IL Babbidge
druggists; Smith and Broe. druggist; JOHN
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Geo. DOW, druggist; Geo. Z. Young druggist;
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The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29

The Sanitary Inspectors journal pub
1ished by the State Board of Health.
speaking OF the recent outbreak of
diphtheria in Rockland, says that it got
its start because leases of sore throat
which, from their clinical aspects, could
not be differentiated positively from
mild cases of diphtheria were not report
ed to the local board of health, and,
what is more, children from the houses
in which these cases were present were
allowed to go to school, There is not
much doubt that the great majority of
the outbreaks of diphtheria get their start
: in this way, and not from leaky
drains, as many people seem to think,
though of course imperfect sanitation
helps to spread it For a year or more
competent medical men have made daily
examinations of the pupils in the public
schools of Boston and the result has been
significant. From the report of the super
intendent of schuols it appears that during
the four months ending February %,
1885,. 1903 pupils thought to be ailing by
the teachers were examined, and 1926 of
this number We're found sick and 8, 23S not
sick. The number found sick enough
to be sent home was 1,03S, and of these
$50 were found to be suffering from con-
tagious diseases, as follows: Diphtheria.
90; scarlet fever, 10, measles, 40:
whooping cough, II; mumps. So; pedi.
cuiosis, ~; scabries, 80; chicken pox,22.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29
NOTICE OF QUARANTINE.

=, me cattle commissioners of the State of
that it has become absolutely necessary to
ssuppiement our former notice of quaran tine
issued January lst, 1892, so that 1t shall IN
etuue not only Massachusetts,, hut all other
sIateS, order that no cattle for dairy or
preceding purposes shall be brought into
TINS state either by road, water, railroad or
oihef conveyance until further notice; and
q permit signed by some member of our
ooara VIII be subject to quarantine at The
owner expense, and the attention of al
persons Is directed to chapters l77 and 1874
OF she public laws of Maine, which Will
hereafter be rieidly enforced.
JOHN W. DEERING, President.
+. o. BEAL. Treasurer.
GEO. II. BAILEY. d. V. S..
State Veterinary Surgeon.
Deering, Nov. 18th, '95. novl6dlwteodow
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29

While Mr.. Benedict is certain that Mr.
Cleveland would not accept renomi-
nation under any circumstances, Mr.. j.
Sterling Morton, Secretary of Agri-
culture, is going about diligently urging
that he be made again the candidate.
The various admirers of Cleveland had
better get together and settle upon some
definite story.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29

Ifspecial information regarding any Ma
ton, Province, State, City, Town or Village
is desired, the knowledge is rarely obtain
able from school geography, which nee
essarily has only few general facts and the
location of important cities.
Railroad maps are VIGOROUSLY incorrect
and misleading, hence the puzzled truth
seeker, where large libraries are inacces-
sible, is without relief unless he is the
happy owner of a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pleasure-giving Peoples Atlas.
All Countries on the Face of the Earth
are Shown.
Rivers and Lakes are Accurately Located.
Among the illustrations are the follow
ing: The Masonic Temple at Chicago (tall
est building in the world), the Auditorium
Building at Chicago Zone of the largest
buildings in the world), the Woman's Tenn,
pie (the handsomest building in Chicagol.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 90.

1t looks as though President Cresco Of
Venezuela had made up his mind to
fight. He has quietly been making a
tour of the provinces and finds that he
can put into the field an army of 100, 900
men. This would be a pretty formidable
force and if we'll armed and equipped
would give England o good deal of
trouble
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29

A majority of the Democratic members
of the House is in favor of free silver,
but this loses a great deal of its sig
nifcance when it is remembered that
almost all the Democratic members are
from the South. The real ly remarkable
thing is, considering the section from
which they chiefly come. that they are
not substantially unanimous for free sill
YER. A year ago they would have been.
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29
Its Special Features Relating to the United
States

The Popular and Electoral 1892
Productions. Homestead Laws
iSues STATISTICS OF
iear 1od ana she Statistics
compared with
domestic and
Store, Office ~ ~ ~ w - 100
The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29

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sex caused by over-exertion, Youthful Errors, or
Excessive ,"sds Use of TOBACCO Opium Liquor
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sample package containing five days treatment,
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only sold to each person by mail.
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The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29

Reading Room open every evening and
sunday afternoon. Glasses. if desired, IN
Reading, Writing etc; Club for debate and
study of Parliamentary Practices; classes
In cooking and sewing: Amusement Rooms.
Apply at Fraternity House or to e. @.
JORDAN, President, III Danforth ~.
noy2S TTS1w.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-19

Farmers in this vicinity are busily en-
gagged putting in oats-Mrs. j. ID. Foster
and Mrs. Dandy and daughter, OF Owosso.
were the guests of Mrs. Ora Varco, Monday
and Tuesday-A. T. Wright Is home from
Ypsllanti on vacation--Chas. Wilkin and
Henry Bailey attended "Finnegan's BALI,
Tuesday evening, at Owosso-Mrs. N.
Randall spent Wednesday with Mrs. p. II.
Wilkin-Mrs. p. Wesner, OF Owosso,
was in Burton Wednesday-Mrs. F.
Broughton, of Fenton, is spending the week
with Mrs. j. G. Scott-Mr. and Mrs VIM.
Putnam have been spending a short time in
Owosso-Mrs r. Bagley, of Ovid, spent
one day of last week with her sister, Mrs.
Geo. Gibson-Many from here attended
the quarterly meeting at Garland Sunday
G. e. Wright, who has been spending the
winter with his parents, returned to Ben
zonia last Thursday-Mrs. S. V. McKen-
zie and family, of Pittsburg, spent last Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. b.
SIMPSON,. Potter Is having his store
cleaned, preparatory to putting In new
stock of spring goods-Miss Diana Mitch
ell, living north of this place, while clean
ing house fell and broke her limb. She Is
dong finely under the care OF DIR. Wilson
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-19
Bancroft.

Mrs. w. Fellows. of Detroit, visited at
G sFeIlows' last week-W. Raleigh was
at Owosso Wednesday Junior class
o. the II. S. held maple sugar social at
the home of Mr.. PACK on Wednesday even-
ing-Mrs. j. Frost, of Olivet, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. Bidleman-
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Convis were at Owosso
OH Saturday last--Mrs. DIR. Yoemans is
visiting friends at Carland-Spider Web
social, under the auspices of the Epworth
League, at the home Of Roger Sherman.
Friday evening, April 19th-James Fell
lows is spending the week at Detroit
Mr.. and Mrs. p. p. Bilhorn spent Sunday
at T. Nj. Euler's. Mr.. Bilhorn left Tues
day for southern Connecticut-The seryi-
ces at the NJ K. church last Sunday were
very appropriate and interesting. Ia the
forenoon an excellent Easter sermon was
given by the pastor, Rev. Wright, and two
solos were furnished by Mr.. Billhorn. In
the evening the Sunday school presented q
very fine Easter missionary program.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-19
Shaftsburg.

Mr.. and Mrs. Spangler are looking very
happy. It's baby girl-A very pretty
wedding took place at the residence of John
Clark, of Perry, Wednesday, April 10, it
being the marriage OF his youngest daughter,
Millie, TO Jake Van Dewarker, of this place,
i'm the presence of near relatives and friends,
Rev. Claflin officiating. They are very
estmable young people and start upon their
journey of life with the best wishes of their
many friends-Jim Shaft has opened a
hotel in the ,Ordiway building-There
will be social at the home of DR.. Kay this
Friday evening for the benefit of the Chris
tian Endeavor society of this place. A good
time is expected-T. l.. Baldwin il run
ming his saw mill full blast and has logs
enough on hand to run for some time yet
j. p. Shaft, of Williamson, will move
back to Shaftsburg-There has been a
great deal of moving and changing around
in town. Mr.. Stevens now lives in the
Wilbur house in the south part Of town, L.
Hawkins has moved into the OmOrrow
house, NJ. Jordan lives in Cass Shafts house
and Elmer Colby now lives in the Pool
Preaching next Sunday evening
at D. M, Christian Endeavor Tuesday
evening, prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-19
ShiaWaSsee.

Mr.. and Mrs. Haines were.called to Byron
April 10th on account of the death of Mrs.
Haines' sister, Mrs. arpenter-George
Haines was in Laingsburg, Thursday and
Friday Spears leaves next Mon
day for the lakes where Ire will spend tho
summer sailing-Mrs. Terrybury, of
Laingsburg, is spending the week with
friends In town-Quite number of peo-
pie of this town went to Byron Sunday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Myron Carpenter
Mr.. and Mrs. Driscoll are entertaining
friend from Argentine this week-John
Newberry is giving employment to some
thirty hands setting out onions.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-19
New Lothrop.

Charles Petty made a business trip to
Charleston, Oakland county, last week. 1t
is rumored that we are about to lose Mr..
Petty as resident, but what is our loss will
be Clarkston's gain-M. G. Parshall and
wife of Commerce, Oakland county, visited
friends in town last week--Our village
school re-opened Monday, after three
weeks vacation, with an increased number
of nonresident pupils. A. Daily, who
spent portion of his vacation at Dawson,
has returned and resumed his duties in the
school room-Lucy Rekart, Bertha Far
rar, Frank Shoemaker and Milo Wood have
each been awarded a diploma by Commits
sioner Dimond as the result OF the eigth
grade examination which was recently held
in New Lothrop-Charles Clark, of Kirck-
vile, N. Y, en- route to Seattle, Washing
ton. spent portion of last week at the res
idence of Mr. and Mrs. j. IL. Clarke
Hon. John Northwood was at Lansing last
week resurrecting bills favorable TO the old
soldiers, which the Senate had buried with
out the proper epitaph--Geo. and Eugene
Dunning, Of Montrose, called on friends
here last Washington Snyder
was at Owosso Monday on business--S.
Long, of Fenton. spent portion of last
week with his family--Mrs Utley is re-
modelling her store and when completed it
will be one of the best arranged stores In
own.-Observer.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-19
Morrlce.

j. Cogan and wife from Traverse City
have been living in this village the last six
weeks. He has purchased the Mrs. Tread
way farm of 10 acres two miles south of
here and expects to move onto 1t at once
Mrs. Helen Scovllle, of Ovid, visited friends
here the last of the week-Bell Ram Is
homo from Detroit-Mrs. j. G. Kern, of
this place, and her daughter, Mrs. DIR. III.
p. Halstead, Of Perry, visited in Lansing,
Tuesday-Mrs. ID. Beardsley and daugh-
ter from Laingsburg, are visiting the family
of her brother here-Miss Hammond, the
primary teacher, has been out Of school for
several weeks by reason of sickness. Her
place has been filed by Mrs. K. l.. Ram
Piper returned to Valparaiso,
Monday-Henry Beckley was in Corunna
Saturday-O. l.. Bristol has been en-
gagged for another year as principal of the
Morrice school. Miss Maud Bartholf re-
tires next year from her position as assis-
tant and Lulu Heath has been engaged
to hll her place; Miss Murner is engaged
for the intermediate department. For many
years Harper's and Swinton's readers have
been used in our school, Last week the
school board displaced these and introduced
the Normal by the Werner Co. The pupils
thought 1t nice to get neat, new book for
their old one-Mrs. John Beard died
Wednesday morning of consumption. She
leaves husband and three young children
w. ii. Hodge has opened a hardware
store in the building which has been vacant
for some time and which Is owned by p. ii.
Smith and Geo. Tyler.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1895-04-19
Circuit Court Jurors.

The following jurors have been drawn to
serve at the May term of the circuit court,
which convenes at Corunna on the 18th
inst.