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The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
American comneiition.

Older nations find some difficulty in
growing accustomed to the Industrial
and commercial developments of
younger nations which are competing
with them for supremacy in the differ
ent fields of trade. Egotism as well as
prejudice prevent people from recog-
nizing others merits. Moreover, to ad-
nit the superiority of others would be
to realize that oneself was being van
quished, condition of affairs which is
only pleasant to the victor to whom
naturally belong the spoils. This is
the position in which several countries
of the Old World stand with regard to
the American industries. People in the
old country feel toward us very much
like the parent who sees his child ex-
eel in learning; the father cannot real,
ize that he is excelled in a field which
he has long considered as his own and
where he has long posed as the instruc-
tor to his junior. However objection
able it may be to such countries as
Great Britain, Germany and France,
they are forced at last to admit the ex-
istence of fact so palpable as the SUI
periority of many American products
in machinery and tools of different
kinds. Great Britain imports Ameri-
can pig iron, steel rails, wire and tools
as well as agricultural machinery. One
British firm alone imported more thar
$500 900 worth of American machinery
during six months of last year.-Stove
and Hardware Reporter.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
where Little Things Count.

Bookkeeping has been reduced to such
an exact science in the big metrOpoli-
tan banks that the clerks are expected
to strike correct balance at the Gloss
of each days work, no matter if the
transactions run into the millions of
dollars. When the books fail to bal
ance, the whole force of the bank is pus
to work to discover the error, and no
clerk starts home until it is discovered,
whether it amounts to two cents or 81
900. Generally a quarter of an hour
will bring the mistake to light, but
sometimes the hunt is kept up un-
till late into the night.
Such a search was being conducted
in New York bank located in the vi
cinity of Wall Street. Forty-five cents
were missing. AT six o'clock not a
trace of the errant sum had been dis
covered. Dinner was sent in for the
whole force from an adjoining restaur-
ant, and after half an hours rest the
search was again taken up. Midnight
came, but still no clew, so sandwiches
and coffee were served.
"Hellol" said clerk. 1.-The Blank
National people are working tonight
too Guess they're in the same box
OulS cAOuSH, .luc WlAQONS vi liC
bank across the street were brilliantly
lighted. The incident was soon for
gotten when the wearying hunt after
that elusive fourty-fve cents was re-
sumed Shortly after one O'Clock in
the morning, as they were about to
give up for the night, loud rapping
was heared at the front door of the
bank.
Helloi Hello What's the mat
ter?" called the cashier through the
key-hole.
Matter, you chumps. Why. we've
got your blamed old forty-five cents!
Come along home to bedi"
Outside stood the crowd of clerks
from the neighboring bank. 1t appear
ed that, in making cash transaction,
one of the banks had paid the other
forty-five cents too much. AS result
half hundred men had worked for
nine hours, and the search was only
ended then because bright clerk, no.
ticing the light in the bank opposite,
shrewdly guessed the cause, hunted up
the cash slip and discovered the error.
-Harper's Round Table.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
FERTILIZER

How to obtain the Very Best Re
suits.
This. in the first place, is an expen-
siye item in all garden accounts, unles'
the output from a moderate slzea sta
ble can be devoted entirely TO TINS de-
partm ent.
1t lie not always possible to make tne
best use of the supply, for as IS OIL
times the case, the output from tns
stables does not come directly INTO tne
control of the gardener, but only al
certain periods when it probably mas
had time to heat violently, and exnaus'
the most valuable parts, leaving a mass
of moldy straw and very little else VI
the other hand, when it does, the op.
portunity is too often neglected, ane
the bill or fertilizer comes to the
fore with the query from headquar-
tiers. what becomes of all the staDlt
manure" Dried up, for want OF at
tention y would often be truthful anA-
wer.
| venture to say that the majority "
those in charge of gardens imagine enls
TO be one of the insignificant details o.
the garden, and yet the same persons
will lay any and every complain
against the garden, to the lack Oh ler-
tilizers or the situation.
For best results there must De neai
the garden dumping ground for al
refuse, whether for manure, Tor Durn-
ing. or for the storage of unburnaDis
material A slight depression IS pre-
ferable. and one of the best reeeptacles
for all rotable material Is gigantic
trough, the top almost level with the
surface. made so as to be water-tlgnt,
and the bottom arranged with weii
hole near the centre. With such
structure, and a pump attached above
the well hole, and length or two OF
wooden trough to convey the liquid tc
any part of the receptacle, it is short
process from straw to material that
can be thrown out if the room is re-
quired (Which, if not wanted at once,
should be covered with a coating OF soil
to prevent drying or teaching by raln).
The amount of producing material that
can be got out of this underground
bank, will speedily repay the cost OF
construction.
| do not believe stable manure to be
the one and only fertilizer, but | dc
think that taken care Of and rightly
used, it is as near being universal fer
tilizer as the every day common-sense
man can handle in quantity for any
length of time-J. Holloway, in Am
erican Gardening.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
Expensive Tests.

An expensive and most thorough in
vestigation was recently made under
the direction of the New York Central
Railroad Company to ascertain what
parts of locomotive wear out most
quickly and in what ratio the several
parts wear out For this purpose the
famous engine, No $40, was taken into
the shops and completely overhauled,
that is, it was taken apart and every
piece of the engine, from the ponder
Gus driving wheels to the smallest bolt
and nut, was separately weighed, the
greatest care being taken to have the
weighing accurate. When all parts had
thus been weighed, skilled mechanics
went to work to renabilitate the engine
and when complete it was again put
into active service as before. Some
months afterward it was taken back to
the shops and completely dissected
again, once more every part being sep
arately weighted, and the result COM
pared with the former one, thus enabl-
ing an exact estimate to be made OF
what the engine had lost in weight
through the wear o. known amount
of work. The records Of the weights OF
several parts at once showed which of
them were subject to the most wear.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
Seed in an Apple.

There is no certain rule as to the
number of seeds that any apple, or for
that matter, any other kind of fruit
that has more than one seed, may con-
tain. These are individual peculiarities
in trees even of the same variety. The
season has also something to do with It,
as some years, especially those when
there is much wet weather, the apples
all have great many seeds. This per-
haps suggests the reason. In wet sea-
sons the mineral manures in the soil
are more soluble. 1t is known that pot
ash is necessary to seed formation, and
in wet year this mineral is in abun-
dant supply for the roots to take up for
the trees use.-American Cultivator.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
SKIPPER AS scHooLMAsTER
The Right NInn for the Place, But He
Served Only One Day.

The Right Mnn for the Place, But He
served Only One Day.
Thousands Of young men and women
in this country are annually preparing
themselves for the vocation of school
teacher. but there is a shipmaster who
tells a good story of how, when he wa:
| in a Florida port, he concluded ne
would accept school that was offered
him. and quit the sea.
81 was in Pensacola Fla, during the
winter of 1885, said the Captain
Blank, with the English bark Dexter
AS I had forty-fiye lay days, and the
charterers told me they would not be-
gin to load the ship for nearly month
/ concluded | would take quarters
ashore. and enjoy myself hunting and
fishing.
Zone day while ] was in Milton,
small village about ten miles from Pen
sacola / met planter, who made me
a very fiattering offer to teach a private
school in his district, some twenty
miles north of Milton. As the salary
he offered me was nearly three times
as much as was getting, concluded
would accept it. So that night drove
out with him to his place, and the next
morning | was introduced to my schol-
ars You never saw such lot OF
children in all your life-boys and girls
from ten to twenty-five years OF age,
and as untamed as hurricane IN the
Indian Ocean. The planter had been
gone about five minutes when the f1n
began, and from that time till the
noon recess these pupils had lots OF
fun.
when school reassembled in the
afternoon a big, red-headed lad started
the circus by hitting me square in the
face with spitball, and thereby rais-
ing a storm I went outside and got
a couple of good-sized clubs, and when
/ came in | locked the door, took off
my coat, and started in. Within five
minutes they were cowed. You never
in all your life saw such set of badly
whipped boys and girls; for | was so
excited, once I got started on them,
that any head was good enough for me
to hit. and about the only thing / felt
sorry for twenty years afterward was
the language used, for talked pretty
much as / would ON the quarterback
of ship to a mutinous crew.
ssAfter l had thoroughly beaten the
cubs, | struck for Pensacola as fast as
my legs would carry me, as ] was sure
the planters would murder me, if they
caught me, after giving the children
such trouncing but letter received
from the man who engaged me con-
WINGED me that, instead of doing me an
injury, could have had anything
wanted This is the letter I received:
Milton, Fla, Jan. 15, 1S76.-Dear
captain Blank k:-Inclosed is fifty dol
lars, your compensation for teaching
school one day During the past five
years we have had fully thirty teach
ers, not one of whom was able to ham
die our boys and girls for week, but
the thorough licking you gave them
will only make it necessary for us in
future to say, IF you don't do right, We
will go to the city and get some ship
master to come out and take the
school" Accept my thanks and those
of my neighbors for the great service
you unconsciously rendered us. Yours
truly, J. c. b.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10

This is the rule in every part of the
country, markets exhibiting consider
able strength all along the line The
shortage in the 81 crop is now every
where recognized, and while certain
sections, including some of the nortn-
western States, have good many tub
ers, they are apparently all wanted
In considering whether to sell or to
hold for later markets, farmers must
bear in mind the possibility of loss
through natural shrinkage, rot and
frost. And, when the season for new
emperaonres is at hand, shippers oi
carlots should protect potatoes from
frost. Some do this by lining the cars
others by heating the interior with q
cheap stove.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
the seecher Swinging Chair.

Our illustration shows the appear
ance and construction of a swinging
chair which was a fayorite seat for Mr..
Beecher, at his country place. The
sides are of inch boards, five inches
wide in the broadest parts, and about
four feet long Inch holes are bored
in the ends, in which are secured round
smooth sticks of ash or other hard
wood. The seat and back are of barrel
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10

Fall honey is usually darker thar
summer honey, but this is not always
the case.
The small chips found about any
wood pile make good fuel to burn in
bee smokers.
Sell as much Of your honey as you
possibly can to your neighbors, Civ
ing them the advantage of home prices,
by charging what you would after pay
ing freights and commission if you
shipped it. This will make them good
customers and secure you a stable
market
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
THE TORRID HEATER.

The Celebrated house-warmer that has given
such satisfaction in dwellings in Freehold and
vicinity will be placed at short notice and guar
anteed Satisfactory
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10

How to obtain the Very Best Re-
suits.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10

Beecher's Swinging Chair
slaves strung on piece of common
clothes-line. the ends of which are tied
around the lower cross-piece. A piece
of similar cord is secured by its ends
to the side pieces, as shown in the en-
craving. and the whole suspended by a
piece of stout rope from the limb of a
tree, from the veranda, or the ceiling of
a sitting room.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

We admire frankness and cander
at all times, but it does seem to us
that the Free Press has over reach
ed itself in it's exposure of the cold
blooded dicker between the popu
list and republican committees OF
this county Not satisfied with ad-
hitting that there was propositions
pro and con, to traffic the votes of
the people fer spoils, but it enumer-
ates just what each side desired in
the division thereof. Shades OF tn
departed, what els may we expec.
from the pure organ Of the middle
of.the readers
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

st. Louis Democrat Bulletin: in
England, people get 40 pounds of
sugar for one dollar. They have no
sugar trust in England, nor do they
put tax on it to make the foreigner
pay it, ner do they put a bounty on
it to encourage the sugar power.
Under our beautiful, benefcent sys-
tenn of protection and bounties, we
pay 5 cents a pound for sugar, one
half of which goes to enrich the
Havemeyers. the Spreckels and the
louisiana sugar planters Hurrah
for protection
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

1t may seem little strange, yet
it is nevertheless fact, that the
brave and chivalrous Gen. Augusti,
of Manila, who boosted that he
would defend Manila with his life
and would die before he would sur
render, was the first to run and get
away from the shot and she'll of the
Americans August can be safely
written down in history as a most
COD spicuous Spanish coward Elk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

John Hay, our present Minister
to England, and VINO is to succeed
William r. Day es Secretary of
State, is well knoxn Iilinoisau.
When boy be lived at Warsaw, in
that State. an served an apprentice
chip ss a devil" in the only news
paper office in that town. Old re j.
dents of that town often refer 10
Johuie Hay and the time when he
carried newspapers around the cd
Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

A dispatch from Porto Rico SAYS
that the trouble in the Sixth Mas
sachusetts regiment, which caused
the resignation of the colonel. lieu
tenant colonel, three MAJORS and
thrse captains. is partly attributed
TO the fact that white officers refuse
to return the salutation OF the ne
gro company. And this from the
Massachusetts, men.-SedalIa Demo.
crat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

Charles T, O'Brien, an attache OF
the Kansas City Times, was APP
pointed Captain of one of the com
panies of the Fifth Mo Regiment
by Governor Stephens, After he
was mustered IN it is said that he
lost no opportunity to speak disre
spectfully of the governor and
several virulent attacks on his Excel
lency, written from Camp Thomas
and printed in the Times, was
credited to him When it came to
issuing commissions Gov Stephens
issued the one attended for O'Brien
to Lieutenant Howell, and the War
Department has sustained his action.
For the same reasons the governor
will not commission Colonel Batdorf,
Lieut.. Col. Lavender and Adjutant
Webster, all of the First Regiment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25
The CITY papers are discussing the

The city papers are discussing the
name of Hon. ". ". Graves for SUI
preme judge to fill the vacancy
should Judge Williams resign, which
he has declared his intention to do.
Governor Stephens could not appoint
man better qualified for the high
duties of the cfice or one more
worthy of the honor. The people
of this section are very proud OF his
splendid abilities and confidently
hope and expect him to go to the top
in his profession
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

The Record says that at the state
republican convention Bates county
will present the name of Judge
CLARK Wix for railroad commissioner.
The Times will add that the conven-
tion could not do better in the
selection OF man than to honor our
fellow citizen, Judge Wix. He is an
all round good man and from expert.
ence we know that he accepts defeat
with the best of grace.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

The Republican State convention
is in session at St. Louis 4 lingo
platform was adopted which WAS
susceptible of reading many ways
and meaning much or little as one
chooses to interpret IL 1t is for
taking in the earth withoat specify
ing just What ought to Be taken in.
For the purpose for which it WAS in
tended it is no doubt all right. The
ticket had not been nominated no to
the time of our going to press
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25
CAN BE CALLED NOTHING LESS.
The Free Press accuses the TINES of

CAN BE CALLED NOTHING LESS
The Free Press accuses the TINES OF
incorporating the populists and
claims that our editorial last week
was out of date, and yet, in lengthy
and labored editorial it tries to ex
plain away it's connection with the
dicker and admits that the populists
committee did submit a fusion prop
ositiou to the republican convention,
and told what the proposition wae,
weeks after the populist convention
had declared in the most explicit
terms against fusion with the repub
licaus.
Now We want and Intend TO BE-
fair and candid in our discussions of
the events as they develop during
the campaign. No misrepresenta-
ton of any kind will be engaged in
by US. We will allow no abuse of
"a AnaA iOL fOsAhS os hAo SohSSAOH NV
dictates a place in our columns.
In our younger days We thought
that the way to conduct campaign,
but we have long since discovered
that abuse is not argument.
If we know the meaning of the
term, Middle of-the road as applied
to recent politics, it is that of popu
lists avoiding entangling alliances
with all other parties.
Now for a leader of the Middle OF
1.-The road-populists who opposed an
alliance with the democrats on ma
tional issues at the st Louis con
vention, and afterwards made a dra
matte pose and walked out of a state
convention, to admit his ready &C
quiesence in a county fusion with
republicans seems incredible But
to go further and disregard the posi-
tive action of his own party conven-
ton, and insist on dong that which
1t had declared against, is revolution,
and we insist it can be called NJ tn
ing less
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

1t is announced that Hon. b G..
Thurman, of Lamar, will enter the
race for senator in the 2Sth district.
It is believed that he will be salts
factory to both the democrats and
populists, and that both parties will
endorse him thus breaking the dead
lock, and be a happy solution TO the
problem. The democratic conven-
ton ia called to re convene at Garth
age October 9th.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25
Troops VIII BE Sent Home.

Chickamauga, National Military
Park, Chattanooga, Tenn Aug. %
Judging from present indications
Camp Thomas, the largest military
camp Of the Spanish-Americin war
will soon be thing of the past A
number of regiments have already
been ordered home. A number Of
others have been or1ered to Knox.
vile, Tenn, and Lexington, KY, and
now comes an order to Colore
Wheeler, acting chief quartsrmasIsr
to secure bids from railro ads TO clu
vey all remaining regiments TO their
respective state capitals The idea
seems to be to get the regiments 10
places where they can be mustered
out close 10 home, tho necessity ici
keeping the army intact being 60
longer in evidence
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

Senator Howard Gray, Of Garth
age, has brought suit for cents
against the Western Union Tele-
graph company to test the right of
that company under the new revenue
law to force the patrons of the com,
pany to furnish the revenue stamp
that must be placed on each tele-
gram before it ia sent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

There ought not TO be such an over
whelming sense OF depression and weak
ness as awoman feels at this time and there
would not be If she was II a perfectly strong
and healthy condition IN thousands Of
cases motherhood has been Invested of all
ITS dangers and large proportion Of its
pain b. the use OF DR.. Pierce's Favoritc
Prescription, which IS the most marvellous
remedy ever discovered for restoring COM
plete organic health and strength to the
delicate special structure involved II moth
eThood- Taken early during the prospective
time Il makes the mother strong. energetic
and cheerful and carries her Though the
peTlod Of trial with comparative comfort
and ease. Il increases the baby's natural.
constitutional yIgo- and adds 10 the JOYS Of
motherhood the supreme satisfaction of =
strong, robust Ius1y infant. FavorIte Pre-
scuptlou - : also the best suppo-tive tonic
tor nursing mothers Every expeCtart
mother will appreciate what Is said By Mrs.
Fannie NJ. Harry, Of Galesburg us {z.z
Churchill Ave n a letter TO d.. Pierce
she writes
nave used ycIIr medicines II NY family for
long time and and them 10 be ali that i claimed
| cannot recommend them too highly Ny con
A1SInert was made easy as experienced none
OF the pains such others have al that period
and the aSgF oosH the one that mothers fear 50
much Besides the medicine has Ee--e5 ne IN
many other ways. / would recommend al az
n1cted women TO try Dr.. Pierce valuable rres5i-
e1aes, and ihas become wei and strong
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

The Populists down 10 the
twenty-eighth senatorial district ap-
pear to have been taking lessons
from the democrats as they have q
large sized dead lock themselves
At Lamar the other day after ballot
ing 2s7 times the convention ad-
journed subject to call The candi
dates were M. V. Carroll, of Barton,
L. Gross, of Vernon end J. Fl. Cook,
of Jasper. The democrats down
there have made FIVE efforts to notni-
nate candidate without success.
The best way to settle the matter in
both cases Is for the candidates to
get together and draw straws. These
deadlocks are not conclusive to
party health and the good of the
party should be looked after along
with individual interests.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

The dem 1crats OF the safe OF New
York are lining up aud arranging
to redeem the state from repub
licsn rule The chairman OF ths
democratic state committee, 10 issu.
ing his call, ssys: IN my judgment
the democrats of the state are in
favor OF harmony, aud will hold aDY
leader who attempt t. create disssp.
sions 10 the councils OF the party
responsible for such acts. 1t is
good time for oil democrats 10 get
together and fight republicans
instead Of wrapgling among them
selves" This advice applies as well
to Missouri as New York.-MeEice
Ledger.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

The friends Of Waller ". Graves
of Butler are urging his appoint
ment to the supreme bench in case
Judge Williams tenders his resigna
ton TO the governor. Mr.. Graves
is well known throughout south.
west Missouri and his elevation to
The supreme bench would be contem-
plated with much satisfaction. AIR.
Graves is a leader at the bar of Bates
county and may bs nominated for
circuit judge unless he is henore d
by the governor.-k. Z. Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-08-25

Sam Jurden, of Warrensburg, con-
sented to be sacrificed this year and
he was nominated for congress
against Judge DeArmond. Sam has
no desire for the logging he is sure
to get but the sweets of a deputy
president are very alluring to some
politicians and there are few minor
postoffices in this district yet to fill.