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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
SHE DID THE COURTING.

lind Found OMt after Marriage that Her
Husband Vas Unstable in HIS affections
~ Chicago Romance.
Chicago Correspondence Cincinnati Enquirer.
Two lines in the divorce list published in
daily paper this week, informed me of the
sequel to sad and peculiar romance. 1t
was not procured on the ground of
ONE OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS,
but on that simple but far-stretching plea
''incompatibility."
The case is more interesting, perhaps, to
me, knowing both parties, whose union
brought happiness to one and wretchedness
to the other.
Ten years ago there left this city to study
medicine in Germany, man young, good
looking, with more than the average amount
of brain and morals. HIS weakness lay in
proneness to encouragement, and made con-
slant stimulus a necessity. He proceeded to
Munich, entered college, and prepared for a
course of hard study. Wishing to make a
speciality of brain diseases, he arranged with
talented and old member of the faculty for
special tuition in that branch. The older
man, pleased with his new pupil, his desire
to learn and his industry, opened his house
tohim, and evening after evening they spent
together, deriving mutual pleasure, and tie
youn ger much profit.
The Herr Professor was widower, but
found a frugal and devoted housekeeper in
his only daughter, Elizabeth, who unselfshly
had put aside all thoughts of marriage in
order to remain the companion of her father.
In domestic duties and unruffied serenity
her youth passed away, and when she met
the young student, already fifteen years his
senior, gentle, quiet woman, his attitude
was simply that of respect and liking almost
filial in its nature. A year flew swiftly away,
but at its close brought the news of the total
failure in business of the young
mans father and his consequent
inability TO support his SON abroad. An
Immediate return to this country was the
course that naturally suggested itself; but to
this the old professor would not listen, in
sisting, nay. demanding, that after such q
fine start, it would ruin his protege's pros
poets forever. No, he must remain, enter
into the family as might son, and pursue
his studies. His wishes prevailed, and the
young man became an inmate of the family
on still more intimate footing. As time
went on Elizabeth, whose heart had never
been touched, became deeply but insensibly
attached to the American student; but, always
reticent, betrayed nothing. However, an
event occurred that soon brought
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
CASUALTIES.

A fire at G. d4r Springs, Mich, has de-
stroyed Jennison's lumber mill. Loss $1,000.
Three young ladies, Maggie and Liz,
zie Lee and Ada Edwardrs, were drowned at
Pembroke, Ontario, on the 3lst.
The town of LuickaleZ, capital OF Cir
Gle of Barood, Hungary, has been almost en-
tirsly laid waste by storm. One thousand
houses were destroyed by the rain fall and fiji
teen persons killed. Population estimated ut
10000
Two British vessels are reported lost.
The ship, Lord of the Isles, from Australia to
Manila, and the bark, Queen, from Singapore
to the island If PDl,s. The crew of The for
mer were saved, the captain and nine seamen
of the latter were LIST.
A collision of trains occurred on the
Missouri Pacific railroad. A large number OF
passengers were on board, but none were
seriously hurt. Only five were injured in all.
Both LOCOMOTIVES and q baggage car Were
wrecked involving loss # $4,000.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

matters to crisis. Only three mont Q
after the last change the professor was taken
suddenly i'll and exIi ed, Leaving a will that
made his daughter sole heir. The fortune
was not large, bat more than sufficient to
maintain Elizabeth in comfort and even lux
ury the remainder of her life. 1t had not
been amassed by making, but by saving.
Again the young man announced his return,
but this time only to encounter the plead
ings of Elizabeth. He reverted to his pow
erty, she to her prosperity, and begged to be
his creditor. Pride prompted his refusal,
and it was then that love forced the quiet,
blue-eyed woman to speak:
sWOuld you accept aid from your betroth-
ed wife?" she asked in strange voice.
..What do You mean?" was the answer.
81 mean that love you, that you are my
life. and that if you will make me happy by
letting me help you, will be your wife,"
How strong must have been the feeling
that prompted such declaration
The young man hesitated. 1t was a
great temptation, his profession had
become beloved, sacred; besides he
was heart. whole. And then he re-
spected Elizabeth, she loved him; they might
be at least contented together. He assented,
and after graduating with high honors, they
were quietly married, and came to this coun-
try and to Chicago to live. Here by stran-
gers they were taken to be mother and son,
and the strangeness of such union, when
known, was always topic of discussion.
Every year made the difference more appar
ent, and the wife, far from friends and coun-
try, centered more and more her affection
upon her young husband.
ALI went along smoothly and well until
just two years ago, when there came over
the blue sea an orphan, almost friendless,
and cousin of Elizabeth. Always generous,
the latter hearing of her young relatives
distress, had sent for and offered her the
protection of home. So the little Libusa
came, young, innocent hearted, lively as a
bird, into the quiet family of two, and the
clear, hazel eyes that met those of the young
doctor did fatal work.
Too late to love, he yet found his heart
was capable of far different sentiment
from that Elizabeth had ever reused.
Days, weeks, months only made the mat
ter worse, and a. last, unable to conceal his
feelings, the unhappy man ilnplored his wife
to set him free. Strangely selfish,
yet unselfsh, she refushed to accede to
his wishes until she awoke to the fact
that she was mourning his hatred; then she
consented; and this week, man has put
asunder what God never meant to have been
joined together.
Libusa, innocent and pure at heart, is still
with her cousin, and the latter told me is
unconscious that she was the entering
wedge.
or course, it will end in the two being mar
ried, but womanly sympathy goes out to the
suffering Elizabeth.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
Total IN ifve years e. -. !. :. .s55A.OS2. GOT
or an average Of over sllo, 600 600 yesr.

or an average Of over S1l0, OO0. 600 year.
As we have already seen, the balance of trade
in the last three years 10 .fa0o, of the Uulted
States is 1886 $50, $50. or an average of more
than $l60, 100000 year. The balance of trade
the last year, If compared with that of the two
years next before the panic, shows . gain Ia
favnr of the United States, in one year, of over
$40O, 0O0, 900.
Ii is not necessary that should dwell on the
Importance of this favorable state of the bal
ance of trade. Balances must be settled in
cash-in the money of the world. The enter
prises of our busin, men reach out TO all parts
of the world. Our agricultural and manufac-
tured products more and more seek and find
their market in foreign countries. The COM
merce of all parts of the world, bound together
more than ever before by steamships. rail-
roads, and the telegraph, ia SO connected that
it must be conducted on the same principles
and by the same instrumentalities by all who
take part in it.
We cannot If we would, we should not if we
could, isolate ourselves from the reet of the
commercial world. In all our measures for the
impr vement of our financial condition, We
should remember that our increasing trade
with South America and with the Old World
requires that 0ur financial system shall be
based on principles whose soundness and wis
dom are sanctioned by the univeral experience
and the general judgment Of all mankind,
With diminished and still diminishing public
burdens of debt, expenditures. and sintereet.
with an improved condition of currency and
foreign trade, we may well hope that we are ON
the threshold of better times. But we must
not forget that the surest foundation of re-
stored financial prosperity is sound constitu-
tional currency and unstained national credit.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
personal ND t.unITICAL.

Dennis K-arney is making speeches in
New York city.
The prohibition convention at Mime
apolis put in nomination full State ticket.
A socialist workingmen's party con
yention in Paris, was dissoly ed by the police
Henry Bertram, late Major General in
the United States army, died lately at Juneau,
Wisconsin.
! Mrs. Frank Whicher MAUD Hilton).
actress, died on the Sth inst, at Hyde Park
Of consumption.
Gen. Lew Wallace has been appointed
by the President, Governor of New Mexico,
Vice Axtell suspended.
Mrs. Hayes was enthusiastically greet
ed by the people, from station to station, on
her Journey 10 st. Paul.
Prince Haraergev:ch. the pr0tender to
the Servian throne, and Gen. Ignatietf, are
menti ned as posslbl; candidates for the
Bulgarian throne.
Tns Secretary of the Treasury directs
hat on and after the 10th inst, the Treasury
in Washington and the several sub.treasurIes
will exchange standard silver dullars foI
United States notes.
Elk Gov. Henry Haight. of California is
dead. He died in San Fran "isco at the Office
Of his physician, where he had gone for medi-
cal assistant in a case of sudden illness.
The cause of his death was not fully deter
mined.
The progress of President. Hayes from
Chicago, through Wisconsin, to st. Paul, was
like lrIumphal march. At every station he
was enthusiastically greeted hy large crowds
of people, and at several points where time
was given, the President made brief speeches
At Beloir, Wis, the President visited
the Fair Grounds, the Fair being In progrt .
and was grandly greeted by thousands, and
very unexpectedly made a fifteen minutes
speech, the sentiments of which attracted
much attention. He expressed great sympa
by for the fever stricken districts Of the
South, and inyshed generous aid in their be.
half. ~ LAfCs ~ .AG l. E
A large-an. enthusiastic meeting of the
friends of Edward 0 Meagher Condor, was
held in Cincinnati ON the It'll Inst. and series
of resolutions adopted reciting that efforts for
his relief are a matter of historical pride 10
those who took an active part p occurring his
liberation from a British prison, and without
deducting from others due credit for their
share in the worI, return special thanks TO
Senator Ma thews for his personal exertion
to procure COndon's relt ase.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
Third Dlslrlct Democratic Convention

In the absence from the convention of ]. j.
Hill, of Ramsey, the chairman of the Demo-
cratic district committee, the Third district
Democratic convention was called to order by
W. NJ. Campbell, of Meeker, member of the
committee, who read tho cali and was made
the temporary chairman, W. L. Kelly, of RAM
sey, being chosen as secretary.
VIM. L. Banning, from the committee on
platform, reported the same platform and
resolutions as adopted by the State convention
of the 9Th, their reading being greeted with
loud applause:
Hon. I. Donnelly was selected as the
candidate for Congress on the first formal
ballot, and being introduced to the con-
vention he delivered lengthy address.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

A man who is not able to make a bow
to his own conscience in the morning, Is
hardly in copdition to respectfully sa-
lute the rest of the world during tho day
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
7S6,7l9,26s

Total SG87, 743, les II
Each dollar of paper currency is now worth
99h cents in coin, and the total value in coin
of our paper currency is more than $685., Geo.
600.
The value of the paper dollar Ia as stable as
that of coin. Coin and paper are practically
abreast of each other. The huct1ation in the
value of the paper dollar has not in the last
five months exceeded the fraction of a cent.
The total increase in the coin-value of our
aper currency since 1865 is about $175, 000,-
Nothing connected with the financial affairs
of the government is more interesting and in
structive than the state of trade with foreign
countries.
The exports from the United States during
the year ending June 80, 1878, were larger ii an
during any previous year in the history of the
country. From the year 1868 to the year 1873,
the net imports into the United States largely
exceeded the exports from the United States
the excess of imports ranging from $S9, 0OO, 900
to $1S2 200, 600.
During the years 1874 and 1875, the exports
and imports we're about equal. During the
years endi, June 80, 1876. 1877, 1878, how
ever, the domestic exports -frum the United
States greatly exceeded the net imports, the
excess of exports increasing rapidly from year
to year.
This is shown as follows:
The total value of exports from the United
States increased from S269. SSS, SOC in 1868, to
$3.50 $685. 79S in 1878; increase of SAIL 2s3 s9s,
or 153 per cent.
The following table shows the principal
greatly increased during the last ten years:
Excess of e1-
Year ending June 80. ports over net
imports.
1871 ...-.....-.....-......... O94
.lS16 sat
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

COMMODITIES.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12

The interest on which amounts to the sum
of $95, l8l, 007.5 per annum. 1t thus appears
that in thirteen years the Understanding debt
has been reduced from 90, 38l $50, 1865 to
S1, 500, ST., 800; gain in the amount of the in
terest-bearing debt of $57l, 852. 1896.
The reduction of the annual interest charge
is S55, 796, 69O.45, or more than fifty per cent.
of what we now pay. If the reduction of an
nual interest were placed in sinking fund at
four per cent. interest IL would pay OF the
whole debt in less than twenty-five years.
There has been another gratifying and inn
portant improvement in the state OF the pubilc
debt. A few years ago our bonds were largely
owned in foreign countries. 1t is estimated
that in 1871 from $500 00O 600 to 81, 600 600 900
were held abroad. We then paid from $50sssOO,-
600 to $3.50, 100000 annually TO Europe for in
terest alone. Now the bonds are mainly held
In our own country. 1t is estimated that tve-
sixths of them are held in the United States
and only One-sixth abroad. Instead of paying
to foreigners 0,OO0, 000 we now pay them
only about 1000, 900 or $l5,O00,000 year,
and the interest on the debt is mainly paid to
our own citizens. 1t appears from what has
been shown that since tho close of the war.
since the panic of five years ago, there has been
a great change in the condition of the debt.
The change has been one of improvement.
/. The debt has been greatly reduced.
2. The interest to be paid has been largely
diminished.
8. And it is to be paid at home instead Of
abroad.
The burden of taxation has been reduced
since 1866, the first year after the war, as fol-
lowws:
The taxes in 1866 were
Customs ..,......... &179,046,651 SO
Internal revenue. So. 500, 226,sls ~ ~
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-04-18

1t Is always a good thing for wife to
read her husbands letters when She can
get an opportunity. In nine cases out ot
ten She viii find great deal that is funny
in them, and in nearly all divorce suit
at least. This was what Mrs Stockholm,
OF POughkeepsie, found in one Of Mr..
Stockholm's letters, and that gentleman
was greatly surprised to hear about it.
This letter was not written to his wife /:
men OF Nr StOckhOlm's kind don't waste
their sweetness writing to their own
wives. Stockholm wrote to his .dcar
Lizzie" about his drcadtully lonely con
dltion and his anxiety to see her ..more
sweet and lovely than ever" and wind
ing up by begging her to allow him 40
imagine that he was kissing those pretty
lips" This was such deliri0us thought,
apparently, that it must have turned the
head of Stockholm, for he folded his mis-
sive and addressed it to Mrs. Lizzie Cobb,
Orange county, and as the stupid old Post
Office Department didn't seem to know
what part of Orange county Stockhom's
inamorata lived in, the letter was returned
to his own address. The innocent and
unsuspecting carrier left it at the writer's
house when the writer wasn't there, and
the unsuspecting Mrs. Stockholm imme-
diately penetrated the true inwardncss
OF the business and went into Mysteries
without any unnecessary delay. She at
terwards called upon an attorney, and,
1t seems unnecessary to say, there was a
suit for divorce. Mr.. Stockholm was
very much surprised on Monday when
he learned what ba6 haoorpo of bic LOT
ter; it was the first he had heard Of it
since it was written in 1873. Mrs. Stock
holm got her divorce, and husbands will
go on writing love-letters, and wives will
go on looking out for them, forever.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-04-18
Horses and the Horse Trade.


HE number of horses in the United
States : estimated at c,UOO,0O0, Illinois
ranking first IN number: New York next
with over half a million; then Ohio, Mis-
sodri, Pennsylvania, Texas, Iowa, In
diana, and Kentucky The number of
horses in the New England States is esti-
mated at jo0,0O0, Maine having the
largest number, and Massachusetts next.
The farm or workhorses of Maine and
Vermont are noted throughout the land
The farmer who breeds horses knows
his own interest well enough to study the
tastes Of the community, and to breed up
to them. Speed is, to be sure, only one
Of the many qualities which are essential
to good roadster, and size, style, action,
temper, form, constitution and enduring
qualities are equally important in making
general estimate of the character Of
horses. The horses raised in Maine are,
generally speaking, fine specimens of the
equine race. SO are those imported from
Vermont and Canada, the latter having
qualities Of their own quite distinct from
the thorough New England animal The
weight of good roadster may vary from
$50 to l,000 pounds. For ordinary pur-
poses on the road and for general work
an old horse dealer tells MS that 1000
pounds is heavy enough. A large sized
horse would not be found serviceable in
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-04-18


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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-04-18


IN the mouth ot JuiA, l-1 Professor
Harley Whiting arrived at the town Ni
Bernc, with face ana hands sunblncd Ia
a deep brlck-red hue and nose Of fiery
and niiamcd aspect \ sun brunIcd com
pleNon and hlISjtrcd nose are paitr, con
~'t.rrdtions toa student cmaneipatcd from
his books tor summer vacation in Fin
ropr. With a Cooks ticket in his pocket
a> the golden hcy t0 unlock the treasures
y, tle Ola World. When he appeared
dt \ hntcl table he felt nervous concern
ing his nose. until the advent OF other
tourists. also sun baked and devoid Of
any sUpeuuous skin on the ornamental
feature ot the human cuuntcnancc.
Professor Harley Whiting was rs shy
a man rs America can produce, despite
the cmiucnec and fame Vt his reputation
tn science, ana the fluent cioQdencc ot his
average discourse before the class III
tr,lltc him iu,o TILE drawing room aud
the presence ot woman. ana he sat on the
extreme verge of his char une4suy. was
either dGmooI ramblcd weakly in his con-
,cr~atiou. and ntNous.l dropped c} cry
article .n the shape ut cu'trr-cup aud
wiar--,a,S conhlrl 10 h~ Keeping. Thr
ladies' ut home had .'LiNrn hilu NIL" loN-
a-o. .tac HI carlv yuuth hc hal built about
Mmseta rtupIrj Nj pundcra.s loAIuc-.
While I'LL, nud mother. Nrl5rljn- nrmh
that H. had uo equal in the universe. haI
stood between hlu and other feminine n
iiucucc. unul noN She had passed away.
leaving hHu "a small, dry gentleman ol
FORTH -a... with Il b4l,l ~oot un tpn Of hi~
hrai.a elpscIyclipnrd blnwn beard ,u-cd
With -raY. hIuc ryrs. u~.laMy Iowncast
anl distracted. formed ;o thr mou.I MI
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III, Ms at Bernc. u4l.n- aanr C'u-
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.nr about chiefly in .he ,,rlrty.uf ,ndc~
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u..rp uwcr atmo-pAcre MI -ar E.our ana
il ~n.4u Glaciers.
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-04-18
Arsenic by the Ton.

ltroM raSeF II Magazine.
4 imam, armed with / long iron HOOK
puls open I'LL iron door ana y0u gal-
with aWe into THE Dantcslue Heart ut 4
huge fierce furnace. the Nhitr-hut cun-
tents SLOWLY turning round. ana ever flll-
ing in cascades of yellow ire. 1t is found
that at the works in Devon, sulphur i'm
the pyrtes is enough to keep the furnace
when once heated. burning without other
iutl The prodact1 Here i'd IL. Whitr
\ heap Nj several tonS of Ill lNiny III an onrn
Shed. where eyery budv passes I'M. ii II
something like line flour one of the
men dips thumb ana fingers loosely into
the white powder. puts a uuantitv into
the palm Of his other hand. and briur,
it to us to look at. precisely as a miller
shows Il sample pf nour. Smoothinr il
With lis tolctingcr. one cXpects ryrry
moment tpsrr nim test il With his tonrIlr =.
a child probably would. hut the miner
knows better All this white hcap II ar-
SenC All these rows Of barrels are filled
with arsenic More than 1000 tons
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-27
ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The eastern mails
arrived on time this morning for the first
time this week.
The third annual meeting of the North
western travelling mems association met
this morning with full attendance. Re-
ports show that the organization is -four
ishinG and has done good work the past
year.
N. X. Sibley was eIected president and
Mason Hatch, secretary, The member
ship vas limited by constitutional amend
ment to $500, aud the system of voting
for officers by proxy was abolished, Ad-
jourDed sine die. The banquet in the eve
Ming was an enjoyable affair.
The State Teachers association and
the twenty-fifth annual meeting occurred
in this city to-day. Besides the reading
OF the usual papers committees were ap-
pointed to report to the association recon-
mendaIions for legislation toestablish COM
pulsory attendance at the schools, the
adoption OF uniform text books in county
schools, and a uniform system of exami-
nation for teachers certificates. About
300 teachers and superintendents were in
attendance.