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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18
BOYCOTT on CENTRAL PACIFIC.
HuntinGton's scheme to brighten the
United states.

Chicago. Feb IA deal is said to have
been made between the Southern Pacific
and the seaboard air lines, whereby all
the traffic that can be possibly diverted 20
the formers Sunset route Will be deliver
ed by the latter at New Orleans
This deal is considered TO be a direct
blow at the Southern pacihc's direct con-
nections at Ogden. It's object, however,
is said to be TO divert as much traffic as
possible from the Central Pacific road. the
Southern Pacific having entered upon q
deliberate and systematic policy of i'm
poverishlng that part of its system. with
the view of frightening the United States
20 settle its claims against that road on
the easiest terms.
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cnrll-le on the kcntncky ncnalock.

Washington CITY. Feb fT-SecFcfarv
Carlisle has written 90 some Of his friends
IN the Kentucky Legislature on the pending
senatorial contest IN that body The letter
vas written and mailed this morning. hut
is contents viii not ~ made public ex-
cept through the parties 20 whom II WAS
written.
Frankfort. Ky. Feb 1.-THE roll can for
the twenty-fourth senatorial ballot showed
the smallest attendance of the session.
only los momhers being present. necessary
% a choice. "a: Blackburn ~. Hunter Is.
Holt 5, Cariisle ), McCroarx !. Cochran I.
Bate {
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SPOIL, POLITICS IN PORTLAND.
The Mayor Removes The Fire Com
missionere TOR Political Reasons

Portland, Feb. l7.-Mayor Frank today
removed the board Of fire commissioners
frcm office. No reason was assigned. but
it was well understood that his action was
based entirely on political grounds Ii is
said t<at the mayor this morning called
a1pon Chairman Farrell, of the board. and
solicited the support Of tAe fire depart
n5ent for that wing OF the Republican
party Of which Mayor Frank is a leading
X preventative. Mr.. Farrell declined, and
his position was presumably sustained by
his fellow commissioners. for the removal
of the three speedily followed and their
SUCCESSORS We're appointed. The new CON-
missioners are Messrs. ". ". Terry
George II. Durham and r, IL. Schwab.
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Tho, Rush fn CnIXilie.

Marcus, Feb. I5.--Yesteriay the town of
Marcus, which for the past half century
has been a frontier. trading post. had less
than 100 inhabitants. Today several hun
dred anxious men are impatientiy await
ing the opening Of the ColEille reservation.
Marcus is the Mecca of the prospector. for
il is from this point thar much of the
travel DIVORCES northward To the northern
ColviIle reservation and Boundary Greek,
-. c., points.
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The German Insurance, rroub,e

Washington city, Feh. 1.-THE president
today sent TO congress the correspondence
with the German government relating 10
the exclusion u American Insurance com
paniCs from Germany. Tho German guy
eminent consents 70 reopen ths. Question
Albany, y Y. Feb. Gov Morton has
signed the retaiiatory insurance bin.
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len today introduced a resolution requir-
ing the secretary of the interior TO Sus-
pend the issue of patents for lands grant
ed TO the government-aided roads until
the accounts between those roads and the
government shall be settled.
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An English Raby Duke Raptiz...t.

London, Feb f7.-rhe baptism Of the
seeend son ~ the Duke and Duchess of
York took place IN the church a. sand
rlushsgn today. The occasion was made
= GENERAL holiday Tor the people Of fhe
seEEhhofbaod
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The French shore OF Newfoundland.

Montreal, Feb. 1.-THE report comes
from 81. Johns. \. F., and is said to be
based on semi-ofiieial Information. that ne
gotiati0ns are progressing between frg-
land and France which viii for ali time
settle the Newfoundland-F French shore
question. The oasis of the settlement h
said 10 be the csding 90 France OF Eng
lands interests in the state of Tunis.
Africa. in exchange for the French claim
in Newfoundland.
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A French Loan Offered To China.
Picking. Feb. IA French syndicate has
offered 10 China a loan of g4,e90.o10
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At soc Pair.
Nottingham

so pairs Ecra Nottingham
lace curtains. full 5 yards Ions.
new pattarns. tapeSf edges
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II f. stated thag In "a q ssa.ts's pounds
o. batter w~re made IN tne home carries 81
ohfn. whii. oalv $3.50 90 pounds were made
In the cres fTleTts-s- Tbs shows G1w sfaf@sf-
tanf proper methods ia t1e aes1s aAirS are
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At $500 Pair.

80 pairs Eera and White La.
Curtains. fshnet meshes 49,. .ss
q Esprit ana Brussels ns,ss -
VERY stylish.
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At 75c Pair.

80 PAIRS Escru Nottingham
lace Curtains. ; yards long. 4
inches wide. pretty styles and
new patterns.
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At sl.75 Pair.

200 pairs Novelty Curtains, IN
ecru and white. 4 and 81 Yards
long. IS inches wide. % different
patterns 10 select from. Would
be cheap at $500.
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At $50 Pair.

500 pairs in - different pat
terms, Ecru and White Noting
ham Lace Curtains. IN the new
hshnet and Point dEsprit ef-
fects, in exquisite designs. New
er before sold less than Sa.5o "a
pair.
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SPECIAL SALE LACE G.


following sAar
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At 8ae Pair.

80 PAIRS Eeru Nottingham
Lace curtains, ; yards hong. g
inches wide. pretty patterns,
tapei edges.
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L. w. Keene.-We decline TO publish a
letter which slanderously imputes corrupt
motives TO an adversary. You verify be-
neve" one way. and other people have a
right to verify believe some other way
without being necessarily more liable TO
improper influences than you are.
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At $3.50 Pair.

rs pair. Is different patterr.
Lace Curtains, white and ee~,,
very latest patterns and ssys@s
very pretty.
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At S1.25 Pair.

40 pairs New styles Noting
ham Lace Curtains. 81 yards
hong, e inches wide, very stylish
effects.
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AtS1 Pair.

so pairs in 70 different designs.
Handsome Nottingham Lace
Curtains. sse yards long. . inch
es wide. tape finish.
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Inquirer Special road taxes can be levied
after a special election. One-fifth of the
property taxpayers must petition for the
election, and tax not exceeding per
cent on the assessed value of the property
can be levied The treasurer is not obliged
TO issue receipts for less than the full
amount OF the tax shown by mis- books.
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J. w. Yusley, Hatton. Wash.-An lands
for which final receipts are issued before
1895 are subject to the taxes for that year,
and not otherwise.
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L. f. Sperry-It is inherently incor-
rect II is no more correct TO use the article
than TO say received Of the Jones. Smith
& CO. or received OF the Philip Smith.
Nevertheless il is a common error; we
find the Fl-dorado. the Al-cazar. and when
an error becomes SO general, as grammar
Is not an exact science, it almost becomes
a law By common usage.
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C. E. Oluey-w Write TO Calvin Tomkins,
e William street, New York city. for
sound Currency Illustrated" price 5
cents
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15

Vermont easily leads in production,
and in that state the closest attention is
given sugar. making, there recognized
as one of the most important of its in.
dustries. 1t was credited with over
100000 pounds in 1890 and has en-
joyed the distinction of being the lead.
ing maple producer for the last genera
ton. New York comes next, yielding
approximately 100000 pounds an
nually, and has kept up this record for
great many years. As long ago a.
1860 it surpassed Vermont, but subse-
quent decennial censuses show the
Green Mountain State in the lead.
Though smaller producer, New
Hampshire has an enviable record for
turning out 100000 pounds and up
ward each year.
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan
have always been important producers,
yielding moderate quantities and send
ing out fair proportion to supply the
consuming markets. With most ex-
ceptions, however, the states just
named show rapid decrease in pro-
duction, one decade with another.
From an annual output in the middle
of the century of nearly 100000
pounds, the amount secured in Ohio
has decreased until the 1890 census re-
turned only 1900 600 pounds. The
practical disappearance of the industry
in Other states is matter worthy of
comment. In 1850, Indiana placed on
the market about 100000 pounds;
ten years later this was cut in two, and
with each year following so steady were
inv do Ia int hn Ia
that the state is not factor at all at
present, only insignificant quantities
being secured. The same is true in
measure of Virginia, Kentucky, Ten
nessee and Wisconsin.
If Vermont maple sugar stands first
in the estimation of producers, then it
is due in large part to the careful atten-
ton given the industry in that STATE,
and the stringent laws against adulter-
alton, insuring the purity of the product.
York state sweets are largely consumed
at home, yet there is good trade for
export beyond its borders. This is also
true of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New
Hampshire, while the Michigan surplus
goes chiefly TO Chicago and the western
trade.
The tangle in the bounty question
seems nearer solution with the favor
able recent court decision. Eleven
principal states, representing 40 0lO
compartments have presented claims
amounting to about Sl22,00 These
have been granted and are due on sugar
manufactured between August %, 1894 &,
and July l, 1895. This snug sum when
distributed will 90 chiefly to Vermont,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Michigan. There is absolute y nothing
in sieht to suggest even a possibility of
an effurC looking toward further boun-
ties, though increase in duties is posi-
BILE, but for the time oeing sugar
growers must depe nd on the market as
1t is to-day.-American Agriculturist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15

bert of North Greene, Me-, president
of the Maine Association, and Alpha
Messer of Rochester, lecturer of the
National Grange.
At the Wednesday morning session
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Hon. J. o Sanford,
president; S. j. Hastings of Passump.
sic, first vice-president; II. G. Smith of
Pittsford, second vice. president; George
W. Pierce, secretary; II. w. Vail,
treasurer; George Aitkin of Woodstock,
auditor.
G. M. Winslow and V. 1. Spear, cat
tie commissioners, reported having in
spected a large number of herds and
condemned all diseased animals found
They reported cordial cooperation on
the part of the dairymen of the state in
stamping out tuberculosis. Their judg-
ment was that Vermont diaries were in
a much healthier condition than those
found by the commissioners of sur
rounding states.
The exhibits of butter and cheese
offered for prizes, were many and of
excellent quality. The scoring was
conducted by o. Douglass and E. A.
Harris of Boston, who have been judg 80
in like capacity for the Association
in former years. Following are the
awards:
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they might attain in items of local
interest. Our correspondent at Middle
sex Center sends the following good
record. We ask him for further reports
Some good dairy records could be given
from this town. L. M. Cameron made 8, 313
pounds Of butter in 1895 from eleven COWS
and one heifer in five months. Some others
may have done better, but we have not
their figures.
OUR East Brookfeld reporter gives
results of an interesting experiment:
A fact that should be of interest to every
practical dairyman has just come to our
notice. One of our dairymen who recently
had a separator set into his house on trial
to determine whether its purchase would be
paying Investment, made the following
experiment. The milk of eight COWS Zone
milking), after an open setting of forty
eight hours, was thoroughly SKINNED and
then run through the separator, and one.
half pound butter made from the cream ex-
tracted by the separator. A matter Of $50
or $50 per annum, from dairy of eight
cows speaks for itself in favor of the sep
arator over the open setting. Surely, it is
a fact worthy of notice that our best farm
ers are becoming convinced that the cream
separator instead of being a luxury, is a
necessity.
GEORGE DAVIS of East Montpelier, a
good farmer in a town OF good farms
and excellent farming, has some good
cows. Below is a copy of the record of
the amount Of butter made during the
year just past, beginning January l,
and ending December 81, 1895. The
record covers the number of COWS and
heifers MIXED each month, the mount
of butter made each month, and the
total for he year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15
SHORT LUMB ER.
SPRUCE.
Live Stock Market,

LIVE POULTRY few hundred pounds at 9alOc
f} h.; selected at ll@l2c q u.
SHEEP AND LAMBS In lots. 81 5O92a2. 50 each; ex-
ira, S275q4.OO or from l1a9ic per ID; lambs, S5c.
Mich Cows.-A good supply, with no improve
ment in the demand Values at SlO6569 for the
most part.
VEAL CALvES.-Number at market from Yer
mont. 25f Fair prices were paid. Sales mostly at
51za52ic q ID.
FAT HoGs.-western fat swine. live. 31sG4kc;
Northern dress ed hogs, 44c per b. Number Of swine
at market from Vermont, l05.
MARKET BEEF.-A few choice, s697.OO extra,
s55O9575; first quality. s5OO@525; second quality.
2494.5C; third quality, S3q3.5O -.
STORE CATTLE.-Working oxen, per pair from
S60@l4O; farrow SHOE; fancy cows, s50d68 !;
milch cows and calves, S2O@45 yearlings, SSdl6 !;
twoyears old, Sl2q22 three years old, S2U@32.
HIDES, TALLow AND SKINS. - Brighton hides;
4b@5hc per ID; tallow, 9G4c per ID; country hides,
31sG+1sc per ID tallow. 1000 per ID wool pets
35a55c; calf skins, 6Oc@sl.0O; dairy skins 3j@4Oc.
CATTLE.-Number at market from Vermont, 2O4.
The market considered &c better than last
week, which called in more Northern stock. Good
butchering cattle were in demand. with no improve
ment in common grades. 4. j. Courser sold oxen
of 1922 ID. at BIC ~ ID. live weight; W Kicker Son
sold IL cattle of 1880 ID. at SIC, dressed weight
Good country sheep sold at better prices than
bids. H. A. Wilcox sold 100 sheen of $50 b. at exc
% fb II n. Jenney sold fine lot of II lambs Sc
u b. A. f. Jones sod 81 sheep of 477O b. at &c u ID
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$780, Reward $500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh, being a
constitutional disease, requires a con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing its work. The proprietors have SO
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials. Address,
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
'&Sold by Druggists, seventy-fve
cents.
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his product are unaccountable and are
never explained. appeal to the bust
ness instincts of every one of you, If the
makers of the milk should not have
some guarantee that they are being
squarely dealt with. How long would
the proprietors of creameries be willing
measure? There is wide and deep un-
easiness among dairymen over this stu
alton"
After discussing the matter of milk
tests further, Mr.. Gilbert continued
"a state dairy commissioner should be
provided in every state having large
dairy interests. He should have an
oversight of dairy interests, including
the testing of milk and cream samples
in associated work at creameries, the
enforcement of the anti oleomargarine
laws and the inspection laws of cities,
especially with reference to the purity
of the milk Sold"
How to Make Farming Pleasant ~
was the subject of a paper by G. F.
Smith of Morrisville, and "The Farmer
and His Diet" by Professor w. o. At.
water of Wesleyan University, Middle
town, Conn. The professor made some
statements as to the value of skim-milk
which are somewhat opposed to the pop
uar belief and popular experience also.
1.-Two quarts and half of skim milk,"
the professor said, twill furnish the
same amount of flesh formers and have
nearly the same full value as pound
of round steak. Two quarts of skim
milk have greater nutritious value
than quart of oysters. An oyster
stew made of one part of oysters and
two parts of skim-milk would owe its
value for nutriment more to the milk
than to the oysters" Nevertheless
the average man would take his chances
on the steak and the oysters, every
time,
The topic of leading interest on
Thursday, the last day of the meeting,
was the " Rational Use of Fertilizers. :"
Professor Hills of the State Experiment
Station read an interesting paper on
this subject and the entire afternoon
session was devoted to its considera-
ton. This subject, and Mr.. Spears
report upon the work of the cattle COM
missioners in their treatment of tuber-
culOsis, are of so much interest that a
report upon these two subjects is de-
ferred for more extended publication
than can be given in this issue of this
paper,
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Current Weekly Comment.

PoTAToEs.-There is a full supply of all
kinds, The market is not very active at
quotations.
PoULTRY-As receipts have fallen off
prices have been ruling higher. The
market is firm at quotations.
CHEEsE.-There has been a steady de-
mand for small lots and stocks are being re-
duced No quotabe change in prices, but
the feeling is firm on fine fall stock, and
some lots are held above quotations.
FLoUR.-The market has shown frmer
tone, in sympathy with higher cost of
wheat in the West Agents have been
forced to advance their prices from 10 to 15c
per barrel, but they do not meet with a re-
Spouse from the trade.
EGGs.-As the weather has been cold
prices have held a little higher. Late re-
ceipts have been more or less frosted, and
such lots have to be worked off at low and
irregular prices Strictly choice fresh stock
has been selling generally at 25c, but good
many OF the western are more or less mixed
and have to go at % to 24c.
BuTTER.-Trade has been rather quiet for
the past week, but receipts are moderate
and contain but small proportion of really
fine fresh creamery, and such goods are
ruling little higher and frmer. Imitation
creamery and ladle goods are coming in
freely, and, at the late decline in prices are
moving off fairly. Some export inquiry Tor
grades from III to loo.
HAY AND STRAw.-The demand for hay is
moderate. Choice grades are steady.
Recei OTIS have been in excess of the wants
of the trade AMI low and medium grades
show an accumulation. Values favor
buyers ON all but the best grades. Prices
have advanced on rye straw, owing TO
shortage. Liberal receipts would break the
market. The same may be said of oat
straw.
LUMBER-There is very little doing in
any kind of lumber and but little is expect.
ed for some time TO come. The yards have
laid in " hat stock they need for the winter
and spring, and wha they may need later
they can have supplied by purchases from
the car mills The latter are not getting
very good prices, and no such thing exists
as an understanding as to market values.
Hence it is rather hard to say just what
stuff is worth.
"The market is much quieter. The furry
occasioned by the wish to covar sales of
cloth before a new tariff has entirely sub
sided, and while wool is steady and higher
TN an it was three weeks since, dealers are
not holding for further advance. 1t was
thought that possibly the meeting OF the
National Association of Wool Manufacture
ers might lead TO larger purchases. The
manufacturers, however, had all come to
town not to purchase wool, but appai emily
to comp are sufferings under the Wilson bill
The manufacturers, generally, however, as
we'll as dealers, believe that wool is good
property to-day, and war news from
Europe is quite as likely TO start up values
in London az tariff bill in the United
States is to affect values here"
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Extent OF the Maple Sugar Industry.

Maple sugar growers have seen the
bounty, which at one time had so much
promise, slip away from them, but are
by no means discouraged. The product
has too firm hold on the public taste
to ever fall into neglect, and there will
always be an outlet for it. In fact, the
possibilities are great that with the
succeeding years the article will be.
come more of luxury than ever. Fifty
years ago large areas were covered with
sugar trees capable of yielding immense
quantities, which have since given way
to the woodman's AK, and the states
where maple sweets are now produced
in important quantities are limited to a
half dozen.
The production in this country has
decreased materially compared with the
early days. According to the last GEN.
sus, the total yield of maple sugar in
1890 was scant thirty-three million
pounds, compared with thirty-six and
one-half millions ten years earlier in
1880, forty millions in 1860 and thirty
four and one fourth millions in 1850.
The output of maple syrup is approx
imately 2,000,0 900 gallons annually. The
colder states of the North yield prac.
tically everything that reaches the
markets, although sugar is made to
some extent everywhere except in the
West. In the latest census twenty
four states made returns, the total
number of producers being 62,074, of
whom 1888 made each 500 pounds and
upward.
MAPLE SUGAR PRODUCTION IN POUNDS
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15

Here Is an average of six cows and
three and one half two-year-olds for
the year, making 4,177 pounds of but
ter, or an average of 440 pounds to the
animal. This is an extraordinary rec
ord. The herd are full blood Jerseys,
good share of them registered. The
statement that "all are good ones, some
extra" is sustained by the figures. 1t
would be interesting and instructive
to hear from Mr.. Davis on the subject
of feeding and other details of manage
ment that contributed to the results
obtained.
The WATCHMAN will be glad TO
hear from other farmers-not only
in the matter of dairy records, but in
other branches of the farming industry.