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New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Baltimore Jan. 23Flour frmer Western super 81 4og
50 CO. do extra 81 75ax3 49, family 50 35sS CO. wlter
wheat. patent. So 1jHsi spring wheat. patent ~ voa
g 10 spring wheat. straight. 81 250S3 90 sales l+u"
bbls Wheat easy: No red spot January and May. I0i
VIOec. southern. 10y sample 1lmi2c; do on grad' ">p
Tic; stock 10000 BUSH sales. 1000" bufh .orn .sy'
mEcd SPOT and January. 32sGIc; February 33sh55..
Maich 81 sn4c May. 3d. 4u3isc. steamer mixed, flr.p
37.c: southern 32is@asc: stock. l3i2oVl bush sale
5000 bush. inactive and steady No white Vet
2iu2i.c: No mixed do &c asked stock. ia 90
bush Rye quiet and steady; No . nearhv io Ncs ern
i2c; stock. ioN~o bush. fGay quiet but hrm; choice
timothy SIC Grain freichts Steady unchanged Cotton
quiet: midilinFs s5fGc Sugar stronger: grannlaed
s. Os. Other articles Unchanged
Ioston. Jan. o3.-Ilour quiet firm: patents 81 '3asi
Winter clear patents 81 D0asi II: Minnesota clear and
81 75nSl a hbl. Corn FIRM steamer yellow on track
31H37sc: steamer. No 3. 3Gi7c oats lrm, No cippec
2Sc; No clipped. &c; No white 26i9c; No , white
bran Si4. mldings Sl30S5. cottons"c! meal. S2l %
Pork FIRM backs. s12msl3: cuts. si3 lean ends. Sl3
Barrel beef. sSasl Lard quiet 6gc Hams "lselo'sc
Bacon sqlOc Lambs quiet Gd1c. Mutton and wear
- 7i,c kinds. GieHloc forei. 4n.c. Cheese steady
choice lOaiu7c. Western 9di0c. Butter quiet choice
Northern creamery, ?sa2ic: Western 22u23c; mita lon
i9N2Oc: ladies'. l5dl6c. Vermont dairy. 19d2Oc Eggs
quiet nearby. 22G2ic: Eaater. l9u2Dc; Western and
Mahican l7qlsc. held l5c Beans quiet; pea, VI 3DM
- A. mediums. 81 2jps 81 red kidneys. 81 3odS 30
yellow eyes 81 45dsl 81 Poultry quiet steady. choic"
iurk,ys Western l3ll5 chiekens Northern sns,ce
1OG11c: geese sa11c; ducks i2ai5c. Potatoes
steady. Iebron. 3125c Green Mountains 32a3Jc white
Apples quiet choice eating 50 5O4s3 so aldvns 81 10
GSs fancy 81 % Greenngs. s2nS2 80 Cranberres. Ssu
50 onions. 81 % bbl. Turnps. 81 bh. Squash sl2
Ns5 n ton Cabbage 15c bhl Hay quiet. choice. SIS
ply. si9aseo.
tl,co~o - leading futures ranged fol-
New-York tribune., 1896-01-24

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TISENENTs At the following Branch Offices: 20
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l5T Fourth ave- Fourteenthst $50 Third-ave. 7tO
Third ave Forty-sevenths ST o26 Thrdave. near
TOs Firs-aye. lO6 West Forty second-sti
l9 Columbus-ave.: 50 Avenue A: 1925 Thrdave.: 2oI
West Foysecond-s l5l9 Second ave- 55+ Third ave.;
33s Third ave. 205l Thr1-aye between One-hundrec-
and twelfth and One-hundred and thirteenth SITS i62o
Al the HARLEM OFFICES, $50 East nehundred and
twenty hfth 2i3 West Onehundred and twenty NTH
e., and 800 West Onehundred fortyffth-st up 10
d. m az regular Office rates.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Index to Articles on Inside Pages,

An object lesson, Movement of sill
YER, Counterfeit dollars in politics,
Ricevilie "sound money" meeting
Price changes from 1895 to 1896.
This last article though brief is i'm
portant. The advocates of the gold
standard tell the people there is plen-
ty of money, but that those who have
it decline to engage in business be-
cause of the silver agitation. A study
of the figures will disclose another
and better reason. When the an
nual decline in the price of commodi-
ties is more than the interest upon
money there is no reason why pru-
dent owner of money should invest it
in business. He gets better interest
in the decline in prices than the inter-
est rate will give. Nor will a judic-
ious man borrow money to engage in
business upon falling market because
the interest upon the money and the
decline in the price really makes a
double rate of interest for its use, and
no business can prosper hereunder.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Married.

HALwEG-NAGTs-At the German
Lutheran church at Davis Corners.
Iowa, on Tuesday, Sept. Is, 1896,
by Rev. Chr. Niedermeir, Mr.. Chas.
L. Halweg and Miss Lena Vagts.
The ceremony occurred at II a. m.
in the neat little church which was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
plants for the occasion.
After the ceremony, the concourse
repaired to the home Of the brides
father where beautiful repast await
ed them and the balance Of the day
was spent in dancing and merrymak-
ing till well along towards morning.
The F. +. F. orchestra and band of
this place furnished the music for the
occasion.
The PLAIN DEALER wishes its young
friends so happily united full
measure of happiness and long use
full and well-spent life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18

HAMMER Losr-The first day OF the
county fair, on the highway in Cresco,
blacksmith's hammer, with the in
itials, S. A. III. The finder will re-
turn it 10 S. A. Hamilton, or to this
office.
A. j. Evans announces himself as a
candidate FOR the office of Clerk OF the
Courts, subject to the decision of the
free silver nominating convention
Believing he would make a good and
efficient public servant, that he pos
sesscs tue democratic requisites
honest and capable, the PLAIN DEALER
could give him its earnest support
without reserve,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
ABSOLUTELY PURE

quilt by old lady istnc Mrs. w. NJ. Web
ster.
rag carpet 1st Minnie Rucker
hearth rug 1st Mrs. DE Camp
Mrs G. A Holcomb end
silk emb. sofa pillow 1st Miss Jennie Davis
Mrs. G d Nichols end
- sofa pillow any kind 1st n Mrs A, Ca
ward.
Nj lss Jennie Davis End.
Z" emb. table spread 1st Mrs d Nichols
Mrs Beats end
Table scarf lst nc Mrs Beats
" emb. ottoman 1st n C MRS Nichols
y paper flowers 1st NJ rs Huesselman
Mrs Huesseman end
doilies 2'or more 1st Mrs w NJ Webster
Mrs c ID Nichols End
emb. lunch cloth LIST Mrs beats
Mrs w NJ Webster end
lunch cloth drawn work lst me NJ rs Bents
B est table decorations In linen 1st Mrs. w M
Webster.
Mrs Beats 2nd
lace tidy lst Grace Gardner
Grace Gardner End
tidy any kind 1st q Miss Harborg Tvedt
Edith Moulton end
~ collection hand made lace Mrs j Peck 1st
w Gillette end
/" fancy apron Miss Harborg Tvedt 1st, Mrs
Bents End
Best head rest Mrs Ed Miller 1st
Mrs Beats end
- dresser scarf Mrs G ] Peck 1st, Mrs j c
webster and.
toilet set MIS- Beats 1st nc.
out lined table spread Mrs Beats 1st, Mrs
CT Peck snd.
" crochet tidy Florence Bartholomew lst n C.
Infants socks 1st MIS-. Beats Il c.
Hair chains Miss Abbie Colby 1st C.
crschet spread prem rec. Harborg Tvedt.
Mrs, A. P, Mosher
Young Peoples Department-Div. j.
nap Howard county framed Bessie Barker list,
Edith Moulton end.
map Of Iowa Harry Gillette 1st nc.
Best penmanship Alma Cole 1st Bessie Barkers 3
cotton patchwork Helen Brown 1st nc.
hemstitching Geneva Erler 1st Lille Forty end.
outline work Florence Wheeler lstnc.
silk emb. pin cushion Lille Forty 1st nc.
table spread Genevleve Dissmore nc
tidy Genevieve Dissmore 1st C.
silk patchwork Geneva Erler lst Lille Forry 3.
best dressed doll Genevieve Dlssmore 1st Win
ME Henry snd.
Paper flowers Bonnie Beadle 1st Lille Forry end
silk emb sofa pillow Genevieve Dissmore 1st
and end.
yeast bread Geneva Erler 1st winnie Henry End
brown bread winnie Henry 1st c.
ornament cake winnie Henry 1st Lille Forry2.
basket cookies Geneva Erler lst q. Hardy end
col. jelly willie Isaacs lst ne.
apple pickles Willie Isaaes 1st N C.
peach y .
glass jelly Geneva Rrler 1st Sloreaes wheeier 9.
fiat boquet Flo5enee wheeler 1st Lille Henry ..
round boquet Florence wheeler 1st nc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Are you Tired!

All the time? This condition is sur e
indication that your blood is not rich
and nourishing as it ought to be and
as it may be if you will take lew
bottles of the great blood purifier,
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Thousands
write that Hoods Sursaparila has
cured them of that tired feeling by
giving them rich, red blood.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Prohibition Couu ty Convention.

The Prohibitionists of Howard
County will meet in mass convention
In the Court House at Cresco, Satur-
day, Sept. 26, 1896, for the purpose of
putting in for nomination the follow
ing county officers, and for the trans
action Of any other necessary
business
County Recorder
County Auditor
County Attorney
Clerk of the District Court and one
member Of the Board Of Supervisors.
NJ. o. PERRY,
Chairman of Committee.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Died.


STOWELL--Mrs. E. Stowell was
born Oct. 81, 1850, at Odgenburg,
N. Y, and died at Crcsco, Iowa,
Sept. 7, 1896. She leaves mother,
daughter, three sisters and four
brothers to mourn her loss.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to thank the many friends
who extended us their kindly aid and
sympathy during the sickness and
death of our daughter and sister, Mrs.
StowGli.
MRs. MARY CLARK.
JERRY CLARK.
GEO. CLARK.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Announcement.

1 hereby announce myself as q
candidate for the office of Clerk of
Courts OF Howard County, subject to
the decision of the Democratic and
Silver parties County convention.
A. j. EVANS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18

A full assortment of new cloths suit
able for fall and winter suits and for
overcoatings just received at the mer-
chant tailor establishment over A. H.
Caward's store. Prices made to suit
the times. Garments warranted to fit.
Goods and all material just as it is rec
commended. David Amundsen,
tt Proprietor.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18

Hoods Pills act easily aud promptly
on the liver and bowels. Cure sick
headache.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-18
Democratic County Convention.

A delegate County Convention of
the Democrats of Howard county
will be held in the Court House,
Cresco, on Tuesday, October 6. 1896,
at 2 O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the follow
ing offices:
County Auditor
County Recorder,
County Attorney,
And one member of Board of Super
visors, and the transaction Of such
other business as may properly come
before the convention.
The basis of representation will be
one delegate from each township, and
one additional delegate for each 25
votes or fraction of 12 cast for w. l.
Babb for governor in November 1895.
Upon such basis the several town.
ships are entitled to the following
representation:
Afton".". .......".9 jamestown .....3
Albion....."... ....3 New Oregon. ~
Chester...".........3 Oak Dale........2
Forest City..........3 Paris. ................5 5
Howard.........""8 Saratoga...... ...3
Howard Center. 8 Vernon Spr'gs IL
Township chairman are requested
to call caucauses In accordance with
the foregoing.
P. F. McHUGH,
Chairman County. Committee.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-04

ing Iowa is caused by golden-rod.
This has led the Legislature to frame
statute providing for the destruc-
ton of the weed, and it will probably
not be long before other states will
follow suit.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-04

Whiskers that are prematurely
gray or faded should be colored to
prevent the look of age, and Buck
ingham's Dye eXcels all others in
coloring brown or black.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-04

he voluntarily reduced this claim of
potash, asserting a percentage of only
three to five. Thus, without word
of dissent, he bowed to the correct
ness of the Florida analysis.
In one particular State Chemist
Rawls dissents from the opinion of
most manufacturers and many grow
ers, and that is as to the substantial
value of the commercial valuations he
gives to the fertilizers he analyses.
Northern stations do not generally
do this; they give simply the market
value per pound of the most comon
fertilizer materials, and leave the
farmer to figure out the value of the
fertilizer per ton for himself. Most
growers say, that the value of these
materials as determined in the field
differs so often from the value as de-
termined in the laboratory that these
commercial valuations per ton are
misleading. Mr.. Rawls quotes a
brother chemist, DR.. George F. Payne,
the state chemist of Georgia, who
claims that these are the very root of
the matter. DR.. Payne cites in proof
of this assertion the fact that a GER
tain brand of fertilizer, made at the
same factory and at the same time
sold in Georgia at $22 a ton, in Ten
nessee at $26, and in New England at
$50. This was simply because the
Georgia station protected the con-
sumers by telling them what the fer
tilizer was actually worth in dollars
and cents, while the Tennessee and
New England stations left them to
facturers.
In another point Mr.. Rawls differs
from many growers, especially or
2nge growers, and that is in assert
ing that phosphoi'ic acid is as good
derived froln rock as from bone. He
does not deny the greater CONNER
cial value of raw ground bone over
rock, pound for pound, but insists
that this is due to the nitrogen which
the bone contains but which has ages
ago been weathered out of the rock
He argues that dissolved bone, which
contains no nitrogen, but which car
ries an equal percentage Of phosphor-
ic acid with the bone, is worth just as
much pound for pound.
The present fertilizer law imposes
a tax of 25 cents on each ton of ferti
lizer sold in Florida. The greatest
amount ever sold in the state in one
year was $4,000 tons the year before
the freeze. This yielded a revenue of
$11 900, which was little in excess of
the demands of the fertilizer bureau
for that year, so that a slight surplus
accumulated. But that was the only
year when this occurred. Since that
much less has been sold. More than
this, he asserts that the dealer pays
the tax without raising the price of
the fertilizer, and he proves this by
stating that a given brand sells at
the same price in Florida, where
the tax is 25 cents, that it does
across the line in Georgia, where the
tax is only 10 cents per ton. Ten cents
is sufficient in GEORGIA. because near
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-04
Usefulness of the State Chemist.


fertilizer consumers of the state, the
agricultural editor of the Jackson
vile Citizen writes as follows in a re-
cent issue of that journal:
During recent visit to Tallahassee
the writer was much interested in
looking through the laboratory with
the State Chemist, Mr.. w. A. Rawls,
and noting some of the processes and
results there obtained. The Office of
state chemist, like others that are
somewhat removed by technicalities
beyond the immediate ken of the peo-
pie, is apt to be the subject of good
deal of misrepresentation on the part
of non-professionals.
That there is need of inspection Of
the numerous brands of fertilizers
sold in the state is shown by the fact
that before the office of state chem
list was Instituted and for some time
afterward there were found in some
of the brands old nails, leather,
scraps of horn and hoofs, etc. The
former chemist, Prof. Robinson,
showed thewriter a collection of such
objects that he had made in the
course of his analysis. These were
crude and coarse forms of fraud and
have entirely disappeared. There is
subtler form of fraud, to-wit, the use
of materials not necessary or adding
any real value to the fertilizers, but
simply giving them a certain odor
and color that are popularity suppos-
ed to denote richness. But even these
more ingenious forms of swindling
are also slowly passing away, as the
manufacturers of the most approved
brands are finding that it pays them
to offer the people an article not in
the least colored or perfumed beyond
it's natural condition.
It was very clumsy rogue who in
troduced into his fertilizers old nails
and pieces of hoof, but it takes an in
genious man to substitute one ele-
ceryman says to his customer when
he is out of a certain article, is Just
as good" Dishonest manufacturers
will assure the grower that, as
source of nitrogen, dried blood is as
good as sulphate of ammonia, provid-
ed enough of it is used to furnish as
many pounds weight. But the eXpe-
rienced fruit-grower knows better.
He knows that the blood will make
fruit coarse, soft, and characterless
compared with that which is grown
from nitrogen derived from mineral
sources. But how is the grower to
determine, in these exceedingly fine
ground and intimately mixed fertili-
zers. whether the blood or the sui
phate of ammonia is present? Here
is where the benefit of the office OF
state chemist appears.
His reagents in the laboratory pro-
cesses may point out simply nitrogen
in either case, but nitrogen from or
oanic sources, whether animal or veg
etable, gives off under heat other I'M
mistakable indications which betray
it's origin. This gives the analyst a
clew. a suspicion, and he is empower
EN<NrN
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-04

more properly an inspector. The
function of the latter is to collect
samples of fertilizers promiscuously
throughout the state and forward one
to the state chemist and the other to
the commissioner of Agriculture, the
two being identical in quality. The
state chemist analyses the one receiv-
ed by him and makes public record
of the result in the monthly bulletin
of the department, together with the
name of the manufacturer and the
money valuation per ton.
Now, what protection does this af-
ford the consumer, the grower? What
guarantee has he that there is not
collision between the state chemist
and the manufacturer of the dealer?
He has this, namely, that he may
have duplicate analysis Of the same
brand of fertilizer made by the same
chemist, without informing the latter
of the identity of the goods submit
ted. In other words, if he has any
on the part of the state chemist, he
takes a sample of the same goods,
has it bottled, corked, and sealed, in
the presence of two or more interest
ed witnesses, then turns it over to
one of these witnesses to be sent at
his (the purchasers expense. The
state chemist is obliged to make this
analysis without any mark whatever
to betray the identity of the goods,
for which he is allowed by law fee
of So, payable to the state treasurer.
Now, wheE the purchaser receives the
result of this special or private anal
ysis and compares it with the one
made publicly and published in the
state bulletin, he can detect the
chemist in any collision or mistake
if he made any.
The state chemist showed us a
large and miscellaneous assortment
of cans, boxes, jars, bottles, even beer
bottles, anything and everything that
came to the farmers hands, still
bearing the original labels or direc
tons in the senders' stiff and cramp
ed handwriting. All these had been
filled with fertilizer samples, and sent
on to the chemist to be analysed, as
q trap to catch him in, if possible;
and he did not know then and never
will know what manufacturers goods
they contained. There were scores of
these pitfalls set for him, yet the fact
that he analysed al these samples
and certified them back to the grow
ers and has never heard word of
complaint is certainly significant. If
he had fallen into error in a single
one of them, if the private analysis
had not agreed with the published
analysis, it is not likely that he
would have failed to hear of it, either
from the grower or the manufacture
er.
A brand of Northern hardwood
ashes well known to nearly all the
growers of Florida is the brand sold
as De Puy's ashes. Every manufact-
urer or dealer in Florida is required
to file at the office of the state com
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-25
ON THE TRACK.
At Bay District.

San Francisco. Feb. 24.-The mile and
a sixteenth handicap was the best race
on the programme at Bay District to-
day. Wheel of Fortune had no trouble in
disposing of his field in the handicap,
winning easily by two lengths from st.
Lee. who just managed to poke his nose
in front of Logan. the iron horse" for
second place. Six to five was the best
price against the winner. Three favorites.
two second and one third choice were the
winners to-day.
Five and a half furiongs, 3-year-olds
and upwards. purse sS0o-Model won. Re
bellion second. Governor Budd third: time.
los. Three and a half furlongs, 2-year-
olds, purse s400-Col. Wheeler won, Alma
Dale second. st. Dustin third; time. ;43ia.
One and one-sixteenth miles, handicap.
purse s600-Wheel of Fortune won, st.
Lee second. Logan third; time, IAN.
Five furlongs, maiden 3-year-olds, purse
s30o-Mr. Reel won. imp. Agrippina sec
ond. San Marco third; time. 1:0l1s. Mile,
inside course. 4-year-olds and upwards.
purse $400-May Day won f. II. Shirley
second. Red Root third time. 1:46. Five
and one-half furlongs, 3-year-olds and
upwards. purse s30O-Mollie r. won. Laura
F. second, Myron third; time. 1:0slk
At New Orleans.
New Orleans. Feb. 24-Mne-Invade won.
Rossmore second, Chugnut third: time
1:4211. Seven and a half furlongs-Joce
won, San Bias second, Hotspur third
time. 1854. Seven furlongs-Mollie b.
won. Banjohnson second. Constantine
third; time, 1:2S24. Mile and a quarter
Peytonia won. Midstar second. Ondague
third; time 2:0Slz. Seven and half fur
longs-Kitch won. Julie second. Discard
third; time, 1874. Seven furlongs-
Springvale won, Cossack second. Leonard
b. third; time, 1:2SR.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-25

the successful contest of his fathers,
the millionaire. will, at least a million
has already been expended and the
quantity of ore displayed is so great
that the stock advanced by leaps and
bounds from SIS to s45. IL is curious
to notice that the Transvaal method
of piercing the vein has been utilized
here, says the San Francisco Wave,
for. after ascertaining its dip.
straight shaft was sunk from a point
600 feet distant 20 cut IL. This simpli-
fies materially the extraction of rock
from the lower levels. Though there is
a 60-stamp mill in operation, IL is but
a temporary structure in comparison
with the plant which is planned, and
Is used rather as a prospecting mill.
The expenditure of so much money
seems to have revived the fortunes of
Coulterville. Already the old town has
taken on an air of prosperity. There
are mines springing up all around. and.
from all appearances, that section of
the Sierras will soon be more active
than the environment of the only
Utica