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Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
An Extraordinary Story.

A correspondent in the West of En-
gland writes to the Pail Mall Gazette: A
remarkable affair is repoted from L
fashionable seaside town in the west.
About eighteen months ago respectable
artisan lost his wife, and being left with
several children he advertised for
housekeeper. He received a reply from
"widow," and after negotiations by let
ter they came to terms. She represented
that she had been left $4,000, but being
deslrous OF continuing i'll service she had
accepted the present situation. In a few
weeks she became her employers s wife
the e3 900 proving q tempting bait. In
the course of short time q gentleman
who was going abroad" called on the
| of the lady, to give her present before
leaving England and he was accordingly
represented as having deposited e1 800
in local bank to her account. Up to
this time the parties had been living in
respectable terrace, but the lady
now objected to a ''terrace," and
villa was taken. In a short
time she expressed a desire to purchase
| the villa-''they might as well become
their own landlord" nego-
tiations were accordingly commenced,
| and the work Of laying out of carriage
| drive, building stables, etc., was also be-
gun. All this time letters and ''docu-
inents" were coming to and going from
the house. Before, however, the deposit
for the villa was paid the husband was
anxious to have the legal control of the
fortune" made over to him, as had been
arranged, but the wife urged various ex-
cuses. Meantime creditor met at the
house solicitor who had been engaged
| BY the wife to draw up the necessary
documents" and the result was visit OF
the legal gentleman to town some miles
off to see q Colonel represented by the
lady as one of her trustees. No such
person, however, could be found, and on
subsequent visit to the Probate Court Of
the county town to inspect the wills Of
both her father and late husband, who
were stated to have been clergymen Of
the county, no trace of any such wills
could be found. The lady, finding that
inquiries were being made, absconded,
and the husband soon discovered that
she had run him into debt to the amount
OF e700. The poor man, who has given
/ up his Employment soon after his
marriage, in view of the
"fortune," is thus ruined, and much
sympathy is felt for him. The woman is
suspected to be the same person who a
few years ago, in seaside resort in the
sume county, took large house, furn-
ished it elaborately as 4 clearinghouse
aad after living in the best style for q
time and making away with some of the
furniture, suddenly disappeared.
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
THEY GOA-FISHING.
The Man and the Fish.

Man, born of woman is of few days,
and prone to fish as the sparks fly up
ward. Whether in the long-legged boots
he wadeth along the rocky and torturous
course of the broken trout stream, or,
placidly perched on a gum log, he pa
tiently bobs for "cat" in the sluggish and
yellow creeks of the low countries, he
must fish. And in either case the result
is about the same-more lies than fish.
Patient is the man who fishes; long-suff-
ering, addicted to malaria, lonely in his
habits; he smelleth of the swamps; the
oder Of the alder clingeth to his raiment.
and the truth is not in him. He is pa
tient beyond all appreciation. From
early morn till dewy eve he fishes for
something thathe cannot see; and fever
he gives way to the slightest expression of
impatience, it is when the shadows of
night fall upon him and compel him to
return home, and leave the brook, pond,
or creek, '.just when they begin to bite. .
He knows the habits and the haunts Of
fish. He is q connoisseur in nibbles.
and judge of bites. He exaggerates his
tiny trout by inches and feet, even as
the sea-serpent of the Jersey coast.
But he never catchesan fish-not any
u speak Vi. I10 udS IllUUlcS uIlnum-
bered, but not untold. He has big bites,
that thrill the blood of the man to whom
he describes them. He pulls two or
three splendid fellows "clear out of the
water" He sees dozen or more jump
up in the middle of the creek. He could
have caught two dozen if he could have
got over to the other side of the creek,
and fifty if he had boat. But for the
wind being in the south, he would have
eaten fish for the ensuing week; the sun
was too hot, or the day was too dark, or
something or other. He has fallen into
the creek, and has caught frogs or car
ried CLAIMS, and comes home wet to the
neck, with WEAKNESS in his frame, aches
in his joints, smell of fish all about him,
and not fish near him. And thus year
after year he fishes, and considers that
he has had holiday. He enjoys it, and
it requires only few fish to satisfy his
wild ambition. If he can't fish, he can
lie, and the most successful fisher can
tell no larger stories than the greatest
failure.
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
Grimes and C,.i,,,i,,als.

Aurora, Neb., is agitated over the shoot
ing of Maj. J. s. Miller by NJ. Cassel, grow
ing out of scandal involving the good
name of Mrs. Cassel No fatalities are re-
ported as result of the encounter but Cas-
sci is under arrest, he having inflicted Sc
we're flesh wound on the destroyer of his do
mestic bliss.
The Mexicans are willing that our troops
should cross the frontier on certain condi.
tions the same right being given to their forces
1t is believed that if the arrangement is made
to have the troops of each follow hot trail,
regardless of the border line until the other
takes it up, will put a stop to marauding.
julius Ritchie, clerk in the St. Louis post
Office, has been arrested for stealing letters.
1t is not known how much money he has OBJ
tanned. but the amount is not thought to be
large He has been an invalid several years,
has a large family, and is believed his pill
fering has been solely with view to making
his income meet his necessary expenses.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, Chas w. Fonda,
the embezzling cashier, who stole several
thousand dollars from the Constance Natioh-
al bank eighteen months since, pleaded
guilty in the United States court and was
sentenced by Judge Witty to five years inn
prisonment in the Detroit house Of correc-
tion.
phia by the British King from Liverpool,
has been arrested on suspicion of implication
in the Dublin murder. FinHegan proved ia
be stow-away and had lived in Scotland
nearly all his life. He was discharged.
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
Fashion Notes.

Colored grenadines will be worn again
this summer.
Patent leather low shoes will be worn
in the summer by ladies.
Bridemaids wear white straw Rem
brandt hats, with white plumes
falling over the front of the brim.
Mouse-gray and scarlet are fashion
able travelling wear for very young la
dies. A gray cloth dress, with red lin
ings for collar and jacket, deep scarlet
silk neckerchief or long bow and loops
of red satin ribbon under the brooch,
gray straw hat with red facings, for stop
ping at stations, to be replaced in the
car by soft felt, untrimmed hat, which
allows of leaning the head without crush
ing. To be knowingly worn the brim
must be turned up front and back in the
most approved freshmen's style, show
the bangs over the forehead and twin
coils of hair behind.
This is emphatically the age of flowers,
and the treasures of Flora form no in
considerable element in society affairs.
1t is even declared that bonnets COM
posed entirely of flowers are to be worn
during the summer and samples have ar
rived from Paris, consisting mostly of
violets. At all the notable weddings and
receptions which have taken place this
season the floral decorations have been
of the most costly and elaborate descrip-
ton, and even the dinner table has its
quaint floral devices and rose trophies
When Queen Victoria entered London
as bride she wore white bonnet,
which conformed with the Partisan style
of the day. To every new daughter-in-
law she has presented a fac-simile of this
white bonnet and the piece of headgeal
on their entrance of the metropolis
The grotesqueness of style may be fan
cied and it is said that all the daughters
in-law have looked as miserable as
widows riding in funeral procession
when obliged to don the unbecomin,
bonnet.
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
New Wrinkle, of the Hated Book
Agent.

From the Petersburg (va.) Index-Appeal.
1t is stated that an agent from the
north recently visited our city to can
vlss for the sale of a certain book. He
visited the residences of number of our
citizens and where he did not make ac-
tllal cash sales, aswas the case in num-
Der of instances, he asked permission to
leave the book for examination, promis-
ing to call by subsequently and get it, in
the event it was not desired to Keep the
volume. Whether or not he was pre-
vented from calling for the book is not
known, but the book was
left with some ten or a dozen
citizens, and a bill for $40 against each of
them was placed in the hands of the
high constable for collection. This Off
Ger was not aware of the circumstances
until he presented some of the bills.
when he was informed in each case that
no purchase of the book had been made.
nor any bargain entered into with the
agent, Dut on the contrary the volume
had been left with them under the
promise that it would soon be called for.
Several Of the gentlemen against whom
these bills had been presented expressed
the desire to interview the agent and give
him gentle expression of their opinion
of his conduct, but he is not in the city--
having returned to the north.
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
Minnesota News Notes,

Democratic Congressional Commit
tees.
Col. William Crooks, chairman of the
state democratic central committee, to whom
was. delegated authority to appoint county
congressional committees, has made the fol-
lowing selection:
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
C.. f. Buck, Winona county, chairman.
p. K Wells, Fillmore county.
p. II. Rahilly, Wabasha county.
r. s. Cook, Steele county.
w. H. Harris, Houston county.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
&c. Wise. Blue Earth county, chairman.
NJ. S. Wilkinson, Faribault county.
Francis Baasell, Brown county.
Henry Poehler, Sibley county.
Robert McDermott, Rock county.
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
G. Powell Adams, Dakota county, chair
man.
w. I. Bonniwell, Mcleod county.
l.. l.. Baxter, Carver county.
w. NJ Campbell, Meeker county.
Edward O'Hara, Renville county.
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
VIM. Lee, Ramsey county, chairman.
Frank L. Morse, Hennepin county.
f. w. Durant, Washington county.
T.G. Mealey, Wright county.
A. e. Perkins, Pine county.
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Jonathan Simmons, Morrison county,
chairman.
X. L. Frazee, Becker county.
c. +. Mcdonald, Stearns county.
John Fredericks, Polk county.
Peter Dean, st. Louis county
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
Who is Responsible for Prevailing
Styles?

Olive Logan, in her last Paris letter,
takes men to task for the prevalent style
of lacing, and says: sOnce let the tide
of male opinion set against distorted
waists, and the reform will be already
in great part accomplished. Men are
constantly criticising the weakness Of
women in regard to dress and all mat
ters of fashion, but they encourage what
Burnand calls the soft sex in their fool
ishness, by paying attention to fashion,
ably dressed girls, and giving the cold
shoulder to those who have the courage
to adopt any hygienic change. The
present is good time for hygienicts to
press the anti-lacing-mania, because al
though the fashion is widely-spread
one, it is somewhat counteracted by the
example of Ellen Terry, one of the most
beautiful and talented women now be-
fore the public, whose waist is twenty
nine inches if it ISM forty-nine. No one
knows exactly for her dresses are mere
ly wrappers, for the most part carelessly
confined around the waist with cord and
tassel. In robes thus simply fashioned,
Ellen Terry as Juliet presents a picture
of loveliness which closely assimilates to
our human idea of the angelic; and por-
traits of her, thus attired, will descend
to our posterity, who will envy us the
privilege of having been contemporane-
GUS with one SO innocently fair"
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
TURTLE MOUNTAIN OPEN.
The Pembina Chippewa Indian Land
ODE Thrown Open to Settlement.


Secretary Teller of the interior dapart-
ment has solved the Turtle mountain Indian
problem in decisive and brlsiness-like way.
He has decided that the Indians have no
title, and that the lands shall be thrown open
to settlement as soon as the necessary papers
can be drawn up. This decision willopen
up 5000, 900 acres of the best land in Dakota
to the actual settlers who will not be slow to
avail themselves to secure homes in this gar
den spot of the great northwest. The Mani
toba and the Northern Pacific railway are
already opening these lands up to develop
ment and the Milwaukee e. st. Paul is strik-
ing out in the same direction.
Mr.. Teller says it would have been great
misfortune to the $50 Indians who claim to
own these 5000 900 acres if their title to
them had been recognized, as the amount
for which it would sell would be such a
large sum of money as to keep them always
in Incidence and then would never make
any effort at civilization. He says also that
it would be.a great injustice to the people of
the country as these lands had been ceded to
the United States by the Sioux Indians in
the treaty of 1862 Mr. Teller says that an
appropriation should be made for these
Indians, but that they should not have IL
tie to land they do not own; but of course
he has not yet taken up the subject for rap-
preparations for them. The fact of it is, the
balance of the tribe are at White Earth
reservation, where the government has pur-
chased reservation sufficiently large for
all these Indians, and make appro-
priations every year for them.
Ex-Secretary Ramsey says that the Chip
pewas were never over twenty miles west of
the Red River of the North; that the Sioux
occupied the country west of that and some
times lived at st. Joe, which was only twen-
ty miles west of that river, and disputed the
the title of the Chippewas to that country
even nearer than to the river. He says that
the Chippewas were so degraded and de-
based that they did not even have tribal
organization and no schools.
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01

corn ranks first In Importance. It Is
adapted to the soil and climate over an
extensive area of the United States. 1t
is easily grown, produces an immense
crop of fodder under good cultivation, is
eaten with avidity by dairy stock and
makes good milk. Everything consider
ed, there is no crop that can be grown
so cheaply and is so we'll adapted to
milch COWS in helping out deficiency OF
pasturage as sowed corn. In growing
the crop the land should be rich or well
manured, and put into good tilth. From
the middle of May to the 10th of June is
the time usually employed for putting in
the seed, of which the sweet or sugar
varities are esteemed the best for q soil
ing crop.
Somewhat recently, sort known as
Southern sweet corn has been grown
largely for ensilage, and is much liked as
u ummer soiling crop. On fertile soil
tons of green fodder per acre. The seed
should be sown in drills, the rows being
about 1-2 feet apart, so as to admit of a
cultivutor or horse hoe being run between
the rows when required. A favorite way
with some is to make double rows, max.
ing the drills about six inches apart and
the seed in the drills an inch apart,
and leaving o space OF IL feet
btween the double rows for cultiva.
ton with horse-hoe and the admission
of sun and air. Sowed corn fodder, When
grown very thickly, so as to exclude the
sun, does not mature sufficiently, and is
less nutritious than planted in rows, rs
described. and in order to get the great.
est benefit from the suns light, the rows
should be run north and south. On
good, rich land, when properly cultivat-
ed. one acre of fodder corn will be suffi.
cient for eight COWS as supplementary
feed to pasturage and the bringing over
the dry season. A portion of the crop
should be put in at the earliest time
practicable, while other portions may
be sown later, so as to have fresh and
succulent food in succession. It is in its
best state for feeding when ears have
formed on some of the stalks and are in
milky state.
As fodder corn, when ready to cut
contains large percentage of moisture
the quantity required for days feed
ing should be cut at least IL hours in ad
vance of feeding, so as to have time tc
wilt and get rid of some of its surplus
moisture.
No dairyman who desires a good yielc
| of milk should neglect to grow an ample
supply of fodder-corn, even though he
NAV find it necessary to feed additiona
rations of bran or shipstutfs during the
| droughts or the falling Off of the usua
supply of pasturage.
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
The RetOrt Courteous,

from the Chicago Journal.
The recent death of Col. w. B. Snow
hook, the well-known Irish lawyer of
Chicago, recalls an anecdote. Col. Snow
hook, though of advanced years, never
showed gray hair, nor confessed to be-
ing an old man. Some years ago Mr..
Charles Mcdonald, an old citizen still
among the living, was counsel in a case
on trial in which Col. Snowhook was
counsel on the other side. In their
closing arguments, before giving the
case to the jury, Col. Snowhook spoke,
"Your Honor and gentlemen of the
jury said the colonel, II am surprised
that the counsel on the other side, whose
gray hairs indicate his age, and ought to
indicate his wisdom, should make the
statement he has made" and then pro-
ceeded with his argument. Mr.. Nc
Donald followed. "Your Honor and
gentlemen of the jury" he said, II ac-
knowledge the reference of counsel on
the other side to my gray hair. Ny
hair is gray, and it viii continue to be
gray as long as live. The hair of that
gentleman is black, and viii continue to
Be black as long as he dyes"
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
HOUSE AND FARM.
Hints for the Household.

Hints for the Household.
Eggs which have been put in cool
place will beat up much more easily than
those kept in warm room.
Celery seed and parsley
seed are very good substitutes
for celery and parsley in seasoning soups
and meats, when the latter cannot be
procured.
A little saltpeter or carbonate of soda
put into the water in which flowers are
to be placed will preserve them much
longer than in the clear water
Agood mucilage, which will not mould
or sour, is made offour ouaces Of gum ar
abic, two ounces ofpowderea white sugar,
and one-half teaspoonfu, OF oil OF cloves,
Dissolved in 4 pint of water.
Powdered borax is one of the most use
full articales which housekeeper can
have; mixed with powdered sugar
and scattered over pantry shelves and
in cracks, it proves sure death to cock
reaches.
A slate hung in the kitchen with a pen
Gil attached to string is very conven-
lent. If the cook or housewife finds a
lack of anything she can write 1t on the
slate, and thus save her the trouble OF
irving to remember the different articles
which may be wanting through the day.
A half teaspooniul of amonia poured
into the water in which greasy dishes
and pans are to be washed will facilitate
matters greatly. Dirty pots and roast
| ing pans should have hot, water
with little amonia added poured into
them as soon as the meat is removed,
and never be allowed to stand. Much
time and labor is saved by this plan.
To make gum water for starch, put
| two ounces of gum arabic in pitcher
and pour over it a pint of boiling water;
cover and let it stand all night. In the
morning pour it carefully from the dregs
| into a bottle and cork for use. A table
| spoonful of gum water to q pint of ordi.
nary boiled starch will give 4 beautiful
gloss to shirt bosoms.
A refrigerator to keep food well must
be kept clean and sweet. After it has
been washed out it should be allowed tc
dry perfectly before it is closed tight
A few pinches of charcoal placed on the
shelves and changed often will help tc
| purify the air. Ice wrapped in piece
Of wooden flannel or carpet will not melt
as fast rs it will placed in the ice chest
| with nothing to keep it from the air.
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
Personal and InspersOnaJ.

1t is rumored in we'll informed political
circles that efforts will be made to induce Sem
ator Wade Hampton to allow his name
to be used before the next Democratic State
convention for governor. This concession,
it is said, is thought necessary to cOnciliate
the numerous aspirants for gubernatorial
honors, and to harmonize the conflicting in
terests of the factions.
Gov. Sherman of Iowa in public letter
declares himselfin favor of the proposed pro-
hibition amendment as question of vital
importance to the State, and says that the
real contest is between prohibition and
license which is an important fact the peo-
pie should understand.
s. w. Dock, Tennessee state superintend-
ent of public instruction, died at his home at
Tuscolom, Queen county He was grand
son of the pioneer Presbyterian preacher in
Tennessee, who founded the first educational
institution west ofthe Alleghenies.
Commodore Kittson's purchase of the Gel
ebrated stock farm near Philadelphia in
cludes eighty horses, mares and colts, among
which are the well-known stations Alarm,
Reform, and Maggie B. B., the dam OF
Iroquois
The daughter ofthe late Chief Justice Chase
proposes to remove his remains from their
temporary resting place at Georgetown, near
Washington, to Spring Grove, near Cincin-
natl.
Rev. DR.. Slemen of Fort Wayne, Ind, and
Rev. Dr. Sweringler, had a row during di-
vine service held by the former, and finally
came to blows in the police court
Grandmother Coward, aged 107 years, was
baptized in the Ohio river at Jacksonville,
Ind on Sunday morning by Elder Miller, a
colored Baptist preacher.
An unfavorable change has occurred in
the condition of Bishop Foss of Minneapolis,
and hopes of his recovery are nearly aban-
doned.
Walt Whitman confirms the report that
the attorney general of Massachusetts, forced
| his Boston publishers to stop printing Leaves
of Grass.
Hon. E. B. Washburn has sold his hand
some homestead in Galena, ILL.,, and he
offers for sale his other properey in that
city.
Hon. Horatio G. Newcombe an old citi-
zen and for many years a leading lawyer and
judge. of Indianapolis, is dead.
Gov. Churchill of Arkansas owes the state
$3.50 for shortage in his accounts while
he was state treasurer.
Ben Hill is reported to be much improved
in health, and his physicians have hopes OF
saving his life.
Trescott and Walker Blaine have arrived
| at Panama on their way to Washington.
| Louis b. Mixter. prominent business
man of Glendive, Mon., died last week
Morris tribune., 1882-06-01
The Minnesota Pine Land Investiga-
ton.

Washington Special When Gov. Mar
shall of Minnesota was here recently, he
made a report to the general land office OF
the results of an investigation he had made
into the alleged fraudulent preemptions i'll
the Duluth land districts. He also had a
long conference with the land commissioner
regarding the same matter. The report and
conference related simply to the manner of
conducting surveys i'll that district, and the
fact that the lands for entry are very little
improved, and it being the evident purpose
of the parties proposing to enter the same to
evade as far as possible the object ofthe pre-
emption laws. 1t appears that these
lands were entered for the
sole purpose of obtainining possession Of
the valuable timber upon them. In this
way it is said 40, 900 acres, worth $40 and up
wards per acre, have been entered for the
nominal sum of $1.25 per acre. the parties
entering them being Spectators and having
no intention of improving them for farms
The investigation begun by Gov. Marshall
will be pursued by the land department,
and recommendation made after all the
facts have been obtained. The commission
er said that Gov. MarshalrS investigation
had furnished the department with much
valuable information and suggestions
which would be of great service to hun in
his efforts to correct the abuse.