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By questionable methods known to
lobbyists bills were pushed through
the New York legislature exempting
one corporation from the payment OF
tax of ! 100000 ana OF anQther one
from the payment of tas of over
;;:s35sn 900, As the paid attorney of
these corporations it is alleged that
ex-senator Conkling tried to bride
Governor Cornell 10 sign these bills
and having failed to accomplish his
purpose he nov seeks to crush Cornell
politically because of his refusal to
these steals.
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'OUIIItIIitIiIt IIttaU otVFtlo



THE Democrats of iowa have resolv-
ed against a protective tariff, have
condemned the assessment of govern
ment employees for political purposes,
and declared the right of the State to
regulate railways. Politics are get
ting awfully mixed. Now these reso-
lutinns look all right, but-they We're
adopted by d pemopratie convention.
The fact is, that many of the resolu-
tions passed by Republican and Demo-
aratie party conversions nowadays
express exactly the same sentiments
and could not be distinguished from
each other were they not labeled with
tie name of the party adopting them.
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REPoRrs from the south show that
the grain and cotton crops of that sec
tion are the largest and best ever
known.
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Rock ELM CENTER REMARKS
A slight rain on Sunday night. The
showers all go around us.
The potato tops are all dead witt
blight, but us the potatoes are nearly
ripe we do not anticipate any serious
damage to the crop.
The grain is nearly all cut, and few
stacks are built. With good weather
the grain will be about all secured this
week.
[. Groot commenced threshing with
his steam thresher on Tuesday at W. G.
Condit's.
New scholars are constantly being
added to the classes at Mr.. Lowater's
Institute. and the school is giving good
satisfaction.
A. F. Abair and wife, of Eau Claire,
are visiting friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hawn went to
visit friends in Buffalo Co. last week.
Buyers are already gathering up the
beef cattle. Quite d number of cattle
have been bought at from tod cts.
per Id. during the past week.
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The antRmonopolists of New York
will nominate state ticket, having
called convention for that purpose,
to meet September 18th.
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Teachers Institute


1t is with feeling OF pleasure that
we are enabled to record the results
of this years Institute. The enroll
ment and attendance was excellent
from the beginning, there being fifty.
seven working members enrolled the
first day. The interest, which was
| good from the first, steadily increased
as the work aGYanced. We feel that
our success is largely due to Prof. G.
Ii. Reyes who worked most faithfully
with us. Pres. w. d. Parker, of the
River Falls Normal School, addressed
the teachers and large audience of
citizens, at the M. E. Church, Els
worth, in the evening of the 18th inst,
on the subject, ''Some of the qualifica-
tions of a teacher" The lecture was
highly instructive and showed careful
preparation on the part of the speak
er.
From the following synopsis it will
be seen that the body of the teachers
was composed of persons of mature
age and persons of experience as
teachers.
No. attending the Institute, "a.
No. of days the Institute was in ses.
SIGN, &.
No. holding certificates: lst grade,
5; I'd grade, 20; Sd grade, 81.
Average age of members, 202z yrs.
Average experience in teaching (of
those having taIght), 81 two twenty
seventies months.
No. not having taught, but intend
ing to teach, 8.
No. having previously attended in
stitutes, as.
No. having attended Colleges and |
Universities, 2; Academies, 8; Nor
NAL schools, 81; High Schools, 7; Com |
mon Schools only, 81.
DAILY PROGRAM.
300. Opening Exercises.
9.l0. Reading.
1905. Rest,
1910. Arithmetic.
1850. Recess.
HOO. Geography.
ll.30. Penmanship.
200, Intermisslon,
en-.
Las. Grammar.
2.20. Spelling,
asa, Rest.
800. History.
3.45. General Exercises.
400. Theory aud Art.
4.45. Civil GQvernment.
NAMES or MEMBERS.
o. f. Wood, Lulu Sands, Nav Phil.
Ups, Alice Goodell, Minnie Poole. Car
lie B. Grant, Minnie Everett, win
'airns, Allie B. Davis, Henry Holt,
lila kinnie, May Kinnie, Minnie j.
Ellen Shannon. Jennie L.
'edderly, Anna Whipp. Marietta /.
collin, Ellen NJ. Ives, Fannie B. Nero.
liza Wien, Nellie H. Morgan, Emma
'hurber, Minnie Persons, Flora L.
tirrat, Belle Frye, Sarah j. Elliott.
ada McGray, Anna E. spalding, Susie /,
Lavinia McCollum, Esther
'oodell, Roxie Kline, Myra Kline, NJ.
Ideliade Kline, Annie Baseom, Zadie |
l. Judd, Sarah Alexander, w. d.
haptn, Dora Sewall, Hattie Olive, An
lie Cope, Nina N. Irish, Hattie A.
aurent, Henrietta lverson, Eva L.
Dwell. Martha a. halkcom, Ellie L.
rector, Mary T. Iow.ey, b, j. Thomp- O
on, Mary D. Saunders, Jennie Wales. J
lara Gilbertson, Mary o. Davis. Nell E
e Nelson, Lizzie A. Kaye, Maggie o
'evereaux, A. B. Burr, Clara K. Ad.
ms, Sarah Z, Darlington, Martha
lcShane, Matte Powers, Lizzie NJ.
ode, Thos, j. MoAndrew, Carrie ]
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| SPRING VALLEY SOMETHING'S. :

SPRING VALLEY SCRIBBLINGs.-
Stacking grain is now the order of
the day.
John Tic, who has but recently
moved into our vicinity from the
southern part of this State with his
family, has lost by diphtheria little
son whose form was consigned in its
resting place at the Gardner Cemetery
on the 2lst day of August. We join
those mourning friends in sympathy
for the absent one, and would say in
way of consolation, there will be a
meeting bye and bye and our sorrow
will be turned into Joy forever.
Corn is rapidly maturing.
Potatoes are strack with rust, and
the vines are drying up.
Heavy loads of sled runners from
the Olivet mills are daily being hauled
to Woodville for Shipment on the cars.
There is some prospect of a new
blacksmith at Spring Valley. A lot is
wanted for building purposes.
Miss Julia AkGs will return to
Maiden Rock in few days to resume
her labors in Mr.. Trumbell's store.
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IRIMBEILE TRIPLES. -
The old lady Mclaughlin died on
Wednesday the 10th, and was buried
the next day. She had reached the
advanced age of So years.
Mr.. Hope, from st. Paul, is buying
cattle here.
Cook & Davidson, the ex-mlllers of
Barden's grist mill, eft many friends
behind. Mr.. Barden is minus miller
at present.
Threshing has begun in good earnest.
A daughter of Mrs. Bailey got hold
of some rat poison few days ago and
narrowly escaped death. She is now
doing well.
Potatoes are blighted in this town
generally and the crop will be light.
Uncle Hayeriandt went to Minneap-
oils last Friday to have some mill irons
cast.
Andrew Peterson is working for
j. X. Barden furrowing mill stones.
Norton Butterield has bought two
thirds of Mr.. Casperson' threshing
machine and Is ready for business.
John Denzer had severe attack of
lung fever last Saturday night. pr.
Hart is attending him.
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Spelling

Spelling.
Spelling is branch in the routine
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TIM PrOhibitionissS of the seventh
district have nominated B. F. Parker
for Congress.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Fer Member Of COngress-Eighth District,
WILLIAM 7. PRICE,

JUDGE HuNPHREY is already being
talked of as the probable successor of
Judge Bundy.
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q This new Railroad is the CHICAGO
| 81. PATL. MINNEAPOLIS d OMAHA, and
extends trom Elroy, Wisconsin, through ST
Paul to Sioux City and Omaha
THE NORFOLK BRANCH OF this great
line OF Railway is now completed from Cow
lngton to the Missouri River opposite Sioux
City, through the counties OF Dakota, Dixon,
Wayne and Pierce,
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| MAIDEN Rock MINUTES
The farmers harvest is over and
close on It's heels is the lawyers har.
vest.
F. n. McVean has started his steam
thresher.
Or. Ware has just returned from
Dakota where he has recently pur-
chased 100 acres ofiand.
Chas. Brewer was home last Sunday.
Considerable stacking is already
done in this vicinity.
From observations recently taken
the wheat IN this vicinity Will not
exceed II bushels per acre.
Oats are a fair crop; corn will be
provided we have no frost until Sept.
Goth,
The steamer Clipper came down
last Thursday from Saltwater where
she has been undergoing repairs.
Mrs. Brewer viii canvass Winona
and Olmstead counties in Minnesota
soliciting orders for u standard work
written by the well known authoress,
Marion Harland, entitled 1.-The
Daughters of Eve" Having examined
the work we can recommend it as
possessing rAanY sterling qualities.
The crops in Grant Co., d. T., are
very good. The wheat will not aver
age not less than 20 bushels per acre,
while some pieces will yield at least
sc bushels per acre.
Oats are an unusually large crop.
Corn is about like the crop in this
county. Potatoes good.
No grasshoppers, no chinch bugs,
no hard storms and no more hard
times.
Milbank is a lively business town of
I 900 inhabitants aud growing rapidly
Among AeW enterprises may be men
tioned steam fiouring mill. new
bank, court house, church, two ele-
yators aud third r, r. is .t5 be laid
it with Watertown within
one year, also public library build
ing is In process Of construction. We
predict prosperous future for that
for better soil cannot be
found in the west.
Grant Richards is spending a few
days with his parents here.
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PRESCOTT PARAGRAPHS.-

| PRESCOTT PARAGRAPHS.-
Prairie chicken shooting is now in
order.
G.. L. Bowman is in the city waiting
for the school to begin.
The public school will open on the
18th of Sept.
New potatoes retail at Scots per bu.
Mrs. ROggs, of st. Paul, was visiting
friends in this city last week
The numerous harvest hands have
nearly all departed
John Neinstad has moved up on the
hill into the VIM. Smith house.
Mrs. Sullivan has returned to her
home III New York.
Valentine Wheeler, lately from
Huntington, H., has purchased the
Gates property. Consideration 81 900.
John Cannon, of Minneapolis,
made this place visit one Day last
week.
Miss Emma Cotton, of Maine, sister
of DR.. II. c. Cotton, is visiting her
brother and his family here.
W. !. Copp and wife are taking a
trip in the east and south, visiting
relatives and friends.
Business is reyiving now that har-
vest is over.
Saturday the streets were full OF
teams and ali phe merchants busy.
John Brown has opened his meat
shop and is now prepared to serve
bis customers
Mrs. Peter Bott, of st. Paul, was
here last week visiting her friends and
relatives.
Quarterly meeting was held at the
NJ. E. Church last Saturday aud Sunday.
The fields around Prescott are
thrOnged with amateur hunters, intent |
on staying the prairie chickens.
Miss Ada Coyell has returned from
her visit to Wabasha.
Gil. jay is again seen on the streets. |
Lawton Barnes has secured position
in a ticket office at st. Paul ana has /
left here to attend to his duties there,
Mrs. Munger is up from below visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Judge Howes.
The hum of the threshing machine
is now heard Oh all sides,
The Episcopal SOCIAL was held at the
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dud-
ley last Thursday. The attendance was
not very large, owing to the inadequacy
Of the notice of the meeting.
The Congregational Social was held
ut Rev, Hicks last Wednesday. A
large num1er we're in attendance.
Mrs. irwin Ross and son, Of Crooks
ton. Mimi, are visiting in the family
IF Geo. Ross.
The baseball fever has broken out
again. The Prescott and Clifton clubs
played q match game Saturday. result.
qg in favor of the Rrescotts.
Several people from below are
spending the summer here.
Miss Kitty Allison, of Hastings, is
visiting here, the guest of Miss Sadie
Howes.
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BRnOKYILLE RRETrrIES.-

BRoOKyILIE BRErnIEs.-
E. Humans sons have returned
from the harvest fields of Mimi. They
report crops in splendid condition, but
wages low.
brother Of Mrs. f. Human, from
near Sheboygan, is visiting her and
other relatives here; also sister.
from Iowa.
We noticed some corn just right to
boil or roast. We will have some corn
yet, Two or three weeks more such
weather as this will fix it up all right.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saddler, from Esdaile,
spent couple of days visiting old
neighbors at Rockville and WlldN ood
A small child of H. S. Rice has been
very sick with rheumatic fever. Dr..
Farnsworth. of Baldwin, attended it,
Quite number of our neighbors have
been afflicted with sore and swollen
Threats and necks. The doctors pro-
nounced it quincy.
The grain i'll this vicinity is we'll Sc
cured in stack. Ground to dry to
think of blowing.
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NORFOLK And RETURN.

Another advantage is that these tickets
will be good to stop over for two or three
days at stations between here and st. Paul,
Mimi, and Sioux City, Iowa, and will also
| be good to
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EsDAUK ECHOES
Martin Olsea is home on short
visit.
Work in the factory and sawmill is
suspended. unit more material can be
hauled in.
G. l.. Bowman, Principal of Pres
colt high schod, has been visiting
Dr.. Robey during the past week.
A. II. Lord, OF River Falls, was in
town last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dupree. of River
Falls, have been visiting in town du.
ring the past week.
Jessie McDmald fell from the top
of a fence last Monday evening and
broke her right arm.
Cora and Ndtie Church, of Mime
apolis, are visiting in town.
S. E. Mcdonald is building picket
fence around his premises.
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STOP OVER AT WAYNE,

in Wayne County. This is the Banner
County OF Nebraska. has the most favored
location, and is the best county ior farming
and grazing purposes in the State.
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Chicago, St. Paul.
Minneapolis & Omaha
RAILWAY

have placed on sale at all principal stations
on Their line in Wisconsin CHEAP LAND
EXCURSION TICKETS
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-22
Religious News and Nstsa.


There are 10000 DunkArds in the
United States.
The Methodist Protestant church in
the United States has q membership OF
ll3.405.
The American Bible Society distrib.
uted over 100000 Bibles among emi-
grants during the past year.
The Church of England temperance
society reports 339.6s7 members in
twenty-five dioceses, against 302, ,Gl0
members last year in twenty dioceses.
Avigorous movement for the evange-
lization OF the people is being made in
Geneva, Switzerland, ..hve halls being
used for the purpose in different parts
Of the city.
The Rev. J. II. Blasser has left the
CongregationAlists in Miami because he
has changed his views as TO sanctifca-
tion, believing in it now as an instanta-
ueous experience.
The Methodist Episcopal church, on
an average, organizes ten new Sunday
schools, dedicAtes fourteen new
churches and adds two new parsonages
each week during the year.
DR.. E. T. Baird and DR.. II. L. Dab.
ney are publishing articles in the South
ern Presbyterian papers to prove that
the constitutions OF the Southern church
was meant only for "a church of white
ministers"
The king OF Siam, though less than
thirty years old, Is said TO be oAe Of the
most enlightened and progressive mon-
Archs now living, and though a pro-
nounced Buddhist, is extremely liberal
toward ell other faiths.
There Is in the Congressional Library
9 Bible which Is thought 10 be from
four 10 ave hundred years old. II il
written in Latin upon vellum, and il
embellished with l46 miniature paint.
ings and more than ! 200 illuminAtions,
which are - brilliant nov IS when e.
ecuted. II cost s. 900
A census Of church attendance in St.
Louis shows that the total on . recent
Sunday Of churchgosrs was ll9, ,493.
or these, IS, Ill we're Roman Catholics,
6,926 PrcsbyteriAns, 1920 Method.sts,
3.651 Lutherans and 4,515 Baptists.
In the sunday-schools there was an
attendance OF %. 1O2.
A bold Baptist missionary in st.
Petersburg recently baptized the
cashier OF 9 great hallway in swimming
bath of the Imperial bank, and in the
presence of the officials. He seems TO
have greA, influence With the Russian
officials. He has made an appeal to
General Ignatiefr in behalf Of e1iled
Baptists.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-22
Queer Habits Of Ants.

Writing upon ants = naturalist re.
marks that among the habits and GUS
toms Of some species il one which he
daTes not set down ne mark OF civili.
zation lest he should incur the eensure
of the Anti-Slavery society. il Ia,
however. true that certain species Of
ants make systematic raids upon their
neighbors, in order 10 rob them of their
lArvR and pupm, which they convey to
their own nest, aud bring up with care
As their own children, In order that
they may become their slaves. and the
slaves most frequently selected are
black ante, although the slave makers
arc not very particular.
One species of ants is simply q war
rior; its mandibles are not adapted for
working, but are excellent rs weapons;
and II has become 30 dependent upon
its slaves that II can neither attend 10
its own larvm nor feed or clean itself.
To deprive this species of its slaves
would be equivalent to condemning Il
to extinction. Strange to say, on the
return Of the warrior ants from an ex.
pcdition II they bring no pupe tho
slaves receive them with threatening
gestures and seem inclined TO resist
shsir entrance; bat If the warriors re-
turn loaded with captives the slaves
hasten 10 caFess them and relieve them
Of their loads, TO which they attend
with great care.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-22
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
R0rbeaFaaes.

1t is in our daily associations with
other people, whether in society, in
business or at home, that we are In the
deepest need Of forbearance. We are
irritated at many things, and seem
goaded on to utter bitter words, or
spiteful allusion, or stinging ropartees.
We see error so plainly that We long to
crush it out by violent means, or wo
see faults In others which seem to
merit our severest rebuke. Or, we are
suffering under some real or fancied
unkindness or injustice which We burn
to resent, and which appears TO US to
warrant the sternest indignation. The
forbearance which, while enduring
these heart-burnings, can yet enforce
silence on the lips until the hot emo
tions have had time TO cool, and have
been brought TO the bar Of reason and
judgment, command our respect and
admiration.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-22
The EseautY OF The Heart.

Alovely form may charm the eye
With fairest loveliness and graces
And on we may DO captured by
The enhancing beauty Of fAcos
But there's . beauty far more true.
Whose radiant charms shall ne'cr dsR@r&
But every morn and owe be new;
II is the beauty Of the heart
Beneath the weight OF passing years
The proudest form must stoop and bond
And All the charms that beauty we&rs
Must fade away and have IN end.
Tho sparkling light must1eAve the eyc.
And from the cheek the bloom dspArts
But thero's charm that noer shall die;
II Is the beauty Of the heart.
'Hs this that scAtters DER llfe's path
The gems Of happiness and truth;
And many charms in age II hath.
As in the rosy morn of youth
A charm that Wroathes the oarth with howsrs
And doth tho sweetest joys impart
Which brightly gilds the saddened hours;
II is the beauty of the heart
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-22
An Arctic Tragedy.

With Horn sound begins the interest
in Spitzbergen, as the place was the
scene OF Is cruel q tragedy As Vas ever
enacted. The story has in it all the
dramatic elements Of thrilling novel
of the old school, and fnds q fitting
denouement in the mines of Siberia. On
one of the innermost islands OF Horn
sound, q few years ago, we're
found a heap OF nine skulls, said to
be those OF 9 Russian crew mur-
dered by party Of whAlers.
These murderers we're never discovered,
but another and still more remarkable
discovery was made in the year 1885 by
3 Norwegian sea captain, near this
place, and it is Of this intend to tell.
It is the commonest occurrence for
ships that venture up here TO lose one
or moro men 3 trip. and so when the
other members of the small crews-sAy
Eve or six men-return home aud re-
port that they have lost comrades, no
particular attention is paid to the news
beyond the little circle widowed by che
lost men.
It happened somewhere about ls49
that the crew of Russian whaler made
their way back 10 Archangel and report
ed that they had lost their captain and
two men on Spitzbergen through IN 40
cident, details OF which were given.
The captain and his men we're mourn ed
and in little while the affair vas for
gotten. In 1853. however, the Norve-
gian captain in question, while out
hunting for reindeer, found three
human skeletons, and beside them q
gun from which the stock was rotting.
On the barrel of the gun we're scratched
. number Of inscriptions in Russian,
which the Norwegian was unable
to make out. he brought the
gun home With him, and sent
II TO Archangel. where it vas found 10
contain the history Of the captain and
the two men, previously reported ss
having been killed by accident. The
inscription told how the owner of the
gun and his two men had been basely
deserted by the others Of the crew, for
whom they were out procuring food,
and left 70 die of exposure. Those Of
the crew then alive we're arrested and
sentenced for life 10 work in The mineo
Of Siberia The poor captain and his
men must have suffered terribly, for.
from the dates on the gun-the last Of
which was March 3--it vas learned that
they had survived greater part Of the
winter.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-22
Accounting for n Deficiency,

At the end OF the year, when an Ohio
bank cashier could not make his books
balance. the president sat down with
him and said:
"Mr. Symonds, 10 is evident thai
you have made > clerical error come
where"
"But ] have verified my figures over
and over again." protested the cashier.
"Just 80. but yet you hsvs over
looked the error. According TO your
books this bank il s7OO.22 shortf"
"Yes, sir"
"And according 10 my private mem.
oranda you are s400 trotting horse
and $500 diamond pin ahead; while
the rats probably ate mp The twenty-five
ceats. Please correct the error and fur
nish clean balance sheot"
Mr.. symonds isn't : bank cashier any
more His health was 80 bad that he
had 10 have outdoor employment.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-06-22
4 Curious COnundrum.

The Buffalo ErproIs is in receipt OF
the following curious conundrum, which
the sender suggests ought to be printed:
A crocodile stole baby, "in the days
when animals could talk. and was about
TO make dinner oft. The poor mother
begged piteously for her child. Tell
me the truth" said the crocodile 'And
you shall have your baby again
The mother thought IL over.
and at last said; "You will
not give him back" els this the
truth you mean to tell7' asked the
crocodile. "Yes," replied the mother.
Then by our agreement, keep him. 7"
added the crocodile. "And II II Ia =
falsehood, then have also won." Bhe
said: "No, Jon are wrong. III told the
truth you are bound By your promise;
and IL 9 falsehood. IL is not falsehood
until you have given me my child"
Now. the question Is who won7 We
are not certain as to who won, but II the
crocodile was hungry We are willing to
back the opinion that the baby lost.