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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-17

Now, it will be seen that the IS sheep
were only the culls and simply represent
the increase for 1897, fed on grass alone.
I have left so ewes and lambs, 6 ram
lambs and l late eve lamb. The wool
and sheep shipped netted me $278, and
the five ram lambs are good for $50
more. or a total net profit of 1928 for
the year, and those of my flock that are
left are greatly superior to those sold.
My sheep weighed $3.50 pounds at
the farm and shrunk seven pounds each,
or 470 pounds in all. I paid freight on
a 33 foot car and on $1,000 pounds and
could have sent over 1900 pounds
more in the car for the same money. 1t
will be seen that the cost of marketing
68 sheep was $28. 10, or Al l-3 cents a
head. With the exception of the yard
age charge of cents head | could
have marketed 1000 pounds more of
sheep for the same money. Heretofore
have butchered and delivered my NUT
ton at home. but it costs more than Al
cents to kill and deliver a mutton. The
prospects are good that the next year
will be still better year for sheep
Denver Field and Farm.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-17
FRIDAY. MARCH ie. 1893

AT two O'clock in the afternoon, at the power
house Of said Company, at Reeves Mill near
Pitman Grove, Gloucester County. New Jersey,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-17

There are many who are constantly
asking whether there is money III run
ming sheep ON a western farm independ-
ent of the open range. wintered Ga
sheep, 81 of which were ewes. Forty Of
the ewes had been bred, while the other
% ewes were lambs. shipped my wool
clip on April to ST. Louis, and it net
ted me a little over $75 for the "a
feeces. The wool sold for II cents,
which was at that time the top price.
My sheep were run en- common prairie
pasture, with the COWS and horses, and
only five barbed wires for fence.
We had an unusually bad drought
and were ~ inches short Of the normal
rainfall, and the lambs did not have a
good chance, yet they brought 81. 70 per
hundredweight i'll Kansas City on Aug.
20, when the top was only 81 so. Here
is my sale bill:
Forty three lambs, 500 h., at $475... .$145 81
Twenty three ewes, $50 h., at S. o.. 70 SO
One wether, 100 h., at S335.............. 3 35
One eve, 90 h., at 81. TO- ,.,.........,.... So
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-17
Munyon's Remedies at all druggists mostly Is cents VIAL
Munyon's Guide to Health free.
HOW L-AcEs ARE NAMED.
FIGURES CT SPEECH.

your disease write to Prof Munyon
medical advice.
The Yale expositor., 1898-04-01
TEXT OF COURTS REPORT.
Maine Destroyed by Explosion of Mine
Under Her Bottom.

Maine Destroyed by Explosion of Mine
Under Her Bottom.
Washington, March 29.-The follow
ing is the full text of the report Of the
court of inquiry:
after full and mature consideration
Of all the testimony befoe it, the court
finds as follows:
81. That the United States battle
ship Maine arrived in the harbor Of Ha-
vana, Cuba, on the 25th day of Janu-
airy, 1898, and was taken to buoy No. 4,
in from five and one-half to six faith
oms Of water, by the regular govern
ment pilot. The United States consul
general at Havana had notified the au-
thorities at that place the previous
evening of the intended arrival Of the
Maine.
"2. The state of discipline on board
the Maine was excellent, and all orders
and regulations in regard to the care
and safety of the ship were strictly
carried out. All ammunition was
slowed away in accordance with in
structions, and proper care was taken
whenever ammun .tion was handled
Nothing was slowed in any one of the
magazines or shellrooms which was
not permitted to be slowed there. The
magazines and shellrooms were always
locked after having been opened, and
after the destruction of the Maine the
keys were found in their proper place
In the captains cabin, everything hav-
ing been reported secure that evening
at p. m.
"The temperatures Of the magazines
and shellrooms were taken daily and
reported. The only magazine Whit
had an undue amount of heat was the
after 10-inch magazine, and that did
not explode at the time the Maine was
| destroyed.
THE torpedo war heads were all
slowed in the after part Of the ship I'M
der the wardroom, and neither caused
nor participated In the destruction Of
| the Maine.
The dry gun cotton primers and
detonators were slowed In the cabin
The Yale expositor., 1898-04-01
MICHIGAN NEWS SUMMARY.
Doings of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style.
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
on the Great Lakes I'm short Time
Two Men Killed at Reed City by IA
Boiler Explosion.
Torpedo Boats to be Built on the Lakes.

Torpedo Boats to be Built on the Lakes.
f. w. Wheeler, the Bay City ship
builder, visited the navy department
at Washington and had a long confer
ence with Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt and offered to throw his whole
yard open to the government at any
moment. He said that he would will
ingly undertake to make a complete pa
knot torpedo boat in four months and
to turn out one every two months
thereafter as long as there was neces-
sity for it. Mr.. Roosevelt said the de-
partment expected an appropriation
for 30 torpedo boats, and that he eX-
pected to. give rush orders for 10 of
them to builders on the lakes. As
soon as bill appropriating the money
passed he would take advantage of Mr..
Wheeler's offer.
The Yale expositor., 1898-04-01


coal bunkers and storage compart-
ments are passed in review. with the
conclusion that excellent order pre-
vailed and that no indication of any
cause for an internal explosion existed
in any quarter.
"At 8 o'clock In the evening of Feb.
Is everything had been reported secure
and all was quiet. At $40 the vessel
was suddenly destroyed.
"There were two distinct explosions,
with a brief interval between them.
The first lifted the forward part of the
ship perceptibly, the second, which was
more prolonged, is attributed by the
court to the partial explosion of two or
more of the forward magazines.
"The evidence of the divers estab-
fishes that the afterpart Of the ship
was practically intact and sank in that
condition very few minutes after the
explosion. The forward part was COM
pletely demolished.
"At frame II the outer shell Of the
ship, from a point eleven and one-half
feet from the middle line Of the ship
and six feet above the keel when in its
normal position, has been forced up
so as to be now about four feet above
the surface of the water; therefore
about thirty-four feet above where it
would be had the ship sunk uninjured.
'"The outside bottom plating is bent
into a reversed w shape, the after
wing of which, about fifteen feet broad
and thirty-two feet in length (from
frame II to frame 25), is doubled back
upon itself against the continuation of
the same plating extending forward.
cat frame Is the vertical keel is
broken in two and keel bent into an
angle similar to the angle formed for
the outside plates. This break is about
six feet below the surface Of the water
and about thirty feet above it's normal
position. In the opinion Of the court
this effect could have been produced
only by the explosion OF mine stu
ated under the bottom Of the ship, at
about frame IS and somewhat on the
port side of the ship.
"The conclusions Of the court are:
THAT the loss of the Maine was not
in any respect due TO fault or negli-
gence on the part Of any of the officers
or members of her crew.
THAT the ship was destroyed by the
explosion CT submarine mine, which
caused the partial explosion of two or
more of her forward magazines; and.
"That no evidence has been obtain
able fixing the responsibility for the
destruction of the Maine upon any per-
son or persons.
81 have directed that the finding of
the court of inquiry and the views of
this government thereon be communi-
Gated to the government of her mai
esty, the queen, and l do not permit
myself to doubt that the sense of JUS
tice of the Spanish nation will dictate
a course of action suggested by honor
and the friendly relations Of the two
governments.
cit was the duty Of tho executive to
advise the congress of the result, and
in the meantime deliberate considera-
tion is invoked.
"(Signed). WILLIAM MKINLEY.
Executive mansion, March %, 49,"
The Yale expositor., 1898-04-01
REFERRED WITHOUT DEBATE.
Message Received With Burst of APP
pIause In tho House.

Washington, March 29.-There was
an outOurst OF applause in the galleries
and on the floor of the house when the
message was concluded. Immediately
afterward the death of Representative
Simpkins Was announced.
The Presidents message was referred
without debate to t commit e On or
eign affairs under the rules No mot. n
was made. Immediately after the an
nouncement of Representative Simp-
kins' death the house, at 1928 p. m,
adjourned.
In neither senate or house was there
any debate on the reference of presi-
dents message or other documents to
committees having charge of Cuban re-
lations.
The Yale expositor., 1898-04-01
Two Killed by Boiler Explosion.

The whole city of Reed City was
shaken by terrific explosion of the
boiler in the flour and feed mill of the
Babcock Grain Co. Engineer Peter
Young and Clark Grant, son of one of
the proprietors, were both instantly
killed. A bolt was blown through
Grants body and the engineer is dis
figured beyond recognition. Young
was married man with a large family
Grant was young man % years of age
and unmarried. The mill was almost
completely wrecked, and the loss will
be heavy. Debris was thrown several
hundred feet. A large number of win
dows were broken.
The Yale expositor., 1898-04-01
CARGO of smoIkeless Powdcr.

New York, Macrh 29.-The Atlantic
transport liner Michigan, which arriv-
ed from London today, brought 200 cas-
es of smokeless powder to order. Infor-
nation asto the destination of the pow
der could not be obtained, but 1t is be-
lieyed to be the navy department.
The Yale expositor., 1898-04-01
CANNED IN speoIaI se..Ion.

Washington, March 29.-Notices
were sent from the executive mansion
this morning for special cabinet meet
ing at 1890 o'clock.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25
WINTER SCHEDULE rom THE n. r
New Time Table ON Pacific Division
Ia Go Into Eject Next sunday

A new time table will 20 into effect rrx.
Sunday on The Pacific division OF the
Northern Pacific which witt he tts schedule
ehanxs will 10 thai ,rAin so. g which nov
leaves Portland for Sssttle at y. M Will
under the winter schedule. ifave there III
morning: IN other words II VIII b
strictly n.ght train with siespers attached
For Grays Harher tire 'rasn viii leave
Seattle at .. IN instead OF Ia the morn
leave occsta at a;ta a m. Aberdeen at
noon ard arrive is Seattle ~ s.ie g. m.
These are tho prlneinai .ssnsses e.
affect only the arrivals AMI departures at
way stations by a few minutes. The trains
for the Fast VIII leave Seattle as usual al
FOR Portland will ,esve Seattle as now nj s
In the morning and In ghs afternoon.
The new winter schedule In detail Is ss
follows:
rAcoMA-sEATTT.E TRAINS
Ne. !. Tacoma express, Portland connee-
ton. daily. leave Seattle a. IN. arrive
Tacoma $40 a, m.
No. ?. Tacoma express. Olympia eonn.e-
ZION. daily. leave Seattle a. m. arrive
No. II. Tacoma express. Aa'fy. leave Seat
lie IL q. N. arrive Tacoma, IL 70 .. m.
No II. Tacoma express daily. leave Seat
tie 2. m. arrive Tacoma 30 r. IN.
No. s. pacitse mail connestioa. daily
leave Tacoma I - o. Tn. arrive Seattle I
a. ~.
Ne Ia. Seattle express asiiy, leave rH-
coma tQ.s $. IA. arrive seattle iets . n
Ne. - Portland connection. daily, leare
Tacoma O. =, M. arrive Seattle s'i0 r. m.
Ne. "a Seattle express 3aify. leave Ta-
coaax ! 70 = ra.. arrive seattle e.1e r. m.
OVERLAND TRAINS.
Ne, |. 'eaNe S1lseseHsg lis a. sl STRIVE
Tacesua & ~ q. III; leave Tacoma 49, a IA
arrive pprt.aaa II 80 a u-
Ne, :. tsaye Portland II a ny. arrive Ia
cora. 81 9. Ia. leave raeosna as - m.
arrive Ii .efssngsg lasfl g ma
Nc. 8 Portland Express AtsAntA> matt
tsrsys Huecr connection. leave Seattle /
=. IN. arrive Tacoma s.a9 . IN iaa~s Ia
cesus : - n an. arrive Portland II "a n RI.
No p,set s<~ssns -rsfx~a leave port.
land Ii 80 T.. sst arrive Tacoma a III
leave Tacoma as a III aFssys Seattle : Il
a rn.
OLYMPIA BRANCH
Ne - CaYteaasls and OBJ nass express
issxs cafssoasdo s - a ma arrive Tacoma
= - a. ne. leave Ias0atA ). - a ~, arrive
OLYMPIA : Aa i. fsl
Me- n as~sss osssmFss s p ns arrive Ta-
carn& 3 y rs. leave TACOMA x& n az
SFFsNs CarssaHssp -
GgsArS aAgis6sR cox NsccrfoSS
sfssns except sunday
Ne 80. isnv. c&aifzikz 3 - q IA arrive
ga = 20 o. aas Ne ia4 Esase Osrass4
6 - 4 IN arrive t@snsr2ssa 3 y rsa
Mes $50 sne sss Tun ~1a SsoxusoRcfss
Aberdeen sns5 fselstars
SOUTH BEND isfsA SdH.
s5>a3s ssee.s sansAys
Ne @EA B@kN@ sFenfss4A { D IA arrive
soash nssal T. a. No sn aaavs Sos; b
V saf NJ nsass saaH sxs.ss at essa.
\4s sur g~ss~ Szsssae
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25
APPLE CROP OF 1898
FAR BELOW AVERAGE.
Total for the Untted states II Only
27,7Oo,0OO barrels, Against sO,-
COG. 900 Last Year.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2i-The Orange Judd
Fsrmer tomorrow will say:
''Thc aprie crop Of the United States
II smaller than II has h%en Stnce reiis bic
stssissfes have bern collected. The total
supply from the fsss crop OF the United
State4 ~ q u6g barrels. consIsa red with
sosn-thinx over l60noW last year, ani3
so1op1n In fha record crop of 1897
The failure Is Widespread. rea ching
from the Pacific coast 10 Maine. and IN
nose o. The stasee does the output of
frat Aprfoarh the average"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25
BR EVITIES.

Rev Whitfield will address the meet
ing at the Volunteers hall, 1lS,s Second
avenue. this evening.
mothers meeting at Mrs. Daniel Green >
home, 5,5 Bell street, this afternoon at go
O'Clock The meeting will be addressed by
Mrs George II. Lee. Mrs Libbie Beach
Brown and Mrs. Marion y. Baxter. All are
cordially invated.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25

with party of Boston people. supposed 10
be lost between st. Michael and Goiovin
bay. had arrived al Goloyin bay safely
after a hazardous passage in which she
had to put into snail harhor en- route for
repairs. Once in this cove the Rowe wns
compelled 10 remain until the~storm sub
sided before venturing out TO resume her
voyage.
This news Is absolutely reliable. being
brought down by people who touched at
Golovir bay while on their way from
Kotzebue sound 10 ST. Michael. Passen-
gers on the Caronne also bring news OF a
start from ST. Michael OF the first govern
meut mail to be taken in on the Richard
son contract. This mail left st. Michael
October by boat and dogs as far as
the Tanana river. IN charge of trader
with Richardson to cover this territory.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25


AUDITOR EVENSONS OWN FIGURES
The Fusionists in their local organ claim
that King countys debt June 80,
1897 .@28A00 Is
And that the debt June 80.
1893 163.llo l6
Reduction $100074 50
THE FACTS
Auditor Evensons first report says on
June 30 1897, the debt 49,. $5O0.z56 Is
, Auditor Evensons second report says
June 80, 1893 the debt 481,155 50
Reduction Auditor Evenson Claims. 5 1900 30
Net discrepancy 82;3A 10
1RoM published
10 condition the fusion
county records such the case they certainly holy p4nea
the gaze Of the general public No such figures are contained 1 the n o annual
published the d0" statement the total indebtedness King county
a the last fiscal years:
Total s Indebtedness: june jun. g. 1887 ss ] ' 1915
Reduction in year efudon
for the bonded Indebtedness Of the alone
Indebtedness Of the June &c. 1885,
of three
jun: :: g: 49,: 1900: $780,: ~:
On their face these figures show aeo that the reduction the debt has been ae
able. $ he and last
june g 1883 |
Now .a ss 1 n" large SUI. Of money. , s a might b. Justly
his Indebtedness by such amount but great municipality such King
handling
finances trivial Blu a q
this fund n it e
account out
OF land
eusdf TIL imprvem n of the Dads y
Inhh dfndb n OIL niod4
deducingt OF outaa
june :: 1ss " ~ - HI
b. of
net
Gated The
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. the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-25
ABssJE ROWE SAFE,

With Her Boston Passengers She
Reached Goiovtn Ray
Passengers returning on the stea r,ar Ga
rome from kotzeoue sound bring news
news that ths small steamer Abfie Rowe
The Worthington advance., 1898-09-22
The Sick Soldiers .

The work of unloading the 17s sick
soldiers of the 18th regiments, brought
from Kentucky and Tennessee, was
completed Sunday morning, the boys
having spent comfortable night in
their sleeping car berths. OF the en-
tire number, "a men were obliged to
be taken to the hospitals in the Twin
Cities. OF these, 26 were taken to St.
Paul hospitals, and % to the hospitals
of Minneapolis. Several men were al
lowed to go at once with friends liv-
ing in the Twin Cities, while about 80
of them were taken to Windsor hotel
to await trains going to their homes.
The work of unloading was done sys-
tematically, the entire train force as
sisting. Gov. Clough personally super.
intended the work. The hospitals had
sent full supply of ambulances, and
only a single trip had to be made. Dur
ing the day about Is men were placed
on board trains taking them to their
respective homes throughout the state.
The entire trip was accomplished
without the loss of man. and with.
out any casualties.
The Worthington advance., 1898-09-22
Freshening Pillows.

Perhaps few people understand that
feather pillows should be occasionally
freshened. In summer the pillows
and holsters from the various beds in
the house should every few weeks be
laid in the hot sunshine. They must
remain there for five or six hours, and
5e turned once during that time. This
process Of summing dries and, as it were,
i''fluffs every fe eatber, ma king each
stand by itself. Anyone who has not
tried this will be surprised, on using a
pillow thus aired. to note its in-
creased softness and elasticity. The
Germans recognize the benefit Of this
practice when hey 8 sun the huge
feather beds upon which they are ac-
Icuatomed to sleep. p.Harper's Bazaar.
The Worthington advance., 1898-09-22

(Ontu Recently commander OF the Battle
ship Oregon)
came necessary for Admiral Sampson
to leave his fleet and go to see Gen.
Shafter, the army commander who
was prostrated with fever. Under the
circumstances he restated his orders
that, if the Spanish fleet should under
take to escape, the American feet
should close in and attack the enemy.
Having thus performed his duty, Ad-
miral Sampson sailed away to meet
the commander of the land forces.
"Thus every duty was faithfully per-
formed by him. There is absolutely
no ground for criticism of this naval
commander. During his absence on
this important and patriotic duty, in
the interest of his country, the Span
ish feet unexpectedly came out of the
harbor and tried to escape. Instantly,
in obedience to SIMPSONS orders, the
cruisers and battleships closed in on
the enemy and vigorously attacked
him. The entire Spanish fleet was de-
stroyed, by the vessels Of SIMPSONS
squadron, under his orders.
But, just as Sheridan was 20 miles
away when the battle of Cedar Creek
began, and just as Sheridan went gal
loping to the sound of cannon, Admiral
Sampson fastened to rejoin his COM
mand, and arrived in time to witness
the complete triumph of his feet,
which acted under his carefully de-
tailed orders. He was not in the ac-
tual fighting, and has made no claim
of that nature. He did not get into
the fight, solely because his orders
were so well obeyed that the work was
well done by the vessels under his
command. That very fact reflects
credit upon his plans and discipline.
"Now, because Sampson was not an
actual participant in the fight which
resulted successfully, in accordance
with his plans, and in obedience to
his orders, I do not believe that the
people will ever be inclined to look
upon him as hero. But the American
people are lovers of fair play, and they
will do justice by him. He has been
faithful naval officer for many years.
He was the successful commander of
the naval campaign which resulted in
the destruction of the Spanish feet;
and that campaign was. largely in
.strumental in the dethronement of
Spain in Cuba. Let us do justice to
this faithful officer. He is entitled to
the advancement in rank which the
administration has given him. He does
not claim to be hero. He asks only
justice; and that he must have. If
it had been his good fortune to be pres
ent on the occasion of the attempted
escape of the Spanish fleet the people
would make hero of him.
All of this is true. We can afford
to give honor to whom honor is due.
We cannot afford to allow our i'm
pulses to run away with our good judg-
ment, and thereby do injustice to any
man who has served his country faith
fully. 90 III, SMITH D. FRY.
The Worthington advance., 1898-09-22
sponeinE Dress Material.

A new thing in dress material prep
aration is said to be one of the most
p1 onounced successes of the season.
The material is sponged so that it will
neither shrink nor spot. Two pieces of
material. exactly alike can be taken,
cf which one will be treated with the
preparation, and the other left un-
touched or sponged in the usual way.
Both will then be sprinkled with water.
The prepared material will dry fiat
and smooth as when new, while the
other spots and krinkles up. Serges
often shrink from wet; face cloths,
and even covert cloths, will spot, and
alpaca is an almost impossible wet
weather fabric. When treated to the
new finish they are said to be not only
rain proof, but softer and silkier than
ever. For cycling and seaside wear
the new process is earning golden en-
comiums, and women are said to be
blessing the inventor of it.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. q .'-- ."' ''''
The Worthington advance., 1898-09-22

(Commander-in-Chief of the British Fleet
in Chinese Waters.)
Holmes to seek for motive in the
czar's peaceful manifesto. The first
adverse suggestion is: why did he
delay it's PRONUNCIATION until after
Russian troops had invested and occu-
pied the only portion of the Chinese
empire which Russia can assimilate
rapidly and without trouble?" The
second: why did he delay until after
England was ready to call his govern.
ment to account for its aggressive and
selfish policy in the orient?" There
may be satisfactory answers to both
of these questions, but they are not
easily called to mind.
Evidently England does not mean
to be caught mapping while Russia
talks peace. Quietly but systematical-
ly her navy in Chinese waters is be-
ing strengthened, and Vice Admiral
Seymour, commander in chief of the
British fleet there, has been instructed
to keep watchful eye on Russian
ships and Russian emissaries.
Germany and France, too, are on
the alert, and while diplomats talk
peace and civilization, the engines of
destruction are being prepared for
what may be, for all we know, the
greatest conflict of the ages.
G. W. wETPPTERT