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Grading wheat In Minncsot.

1he Following petition to the legislature has
heen prepared BY the committee appointed bv
'he Eiue Earth County Farmers alliance. in
regard 10 the vexed question OF wheat grades.
Copies have been sent to al the subordinate
aAIaccss Tor slgaasure, and they are then to
DO resorned to tho committee for presentation
to tho legislature: =:
Minneeo'a, situated iu tho center of III. .n,,n,
Sneai bet together wifi the character Il its soil,
o. necessity be always great wheat-p1oiuc;ns
staia; ~ & Ihe Total Productions Of 1852 exceeded
;uOO.eoO Of bushels. and promises to BE- greatly
Increased In The near future. And the arae ieye,.
cpment Of tie hnur menafac,ur:na iuter.ss or .ha
o'ate. cow exceeding tue amount produced b. ihe
farmers OF ts State. paeea the wheat interest par.
leg Wheat. by means OF the testera has alvsys heen
to the producer The farmer does NOT
= Dsaevs that tho number Of kernels Of vheat that
amount Is lhe honest sxDYesson Of tho wheat valna
TOO of:sn the aim OF the buyef 10 set tho tester
Ion WIN tne smallest number Of kernels possiole,
tester - TO eject this ohjeo.. to tho detriment of
the seller. sui he finds the wheat to vcieh 81
ponds. @ 81 pounds. Or 81 pcand.. ~ the eass may
4ons poi'1;oners believe that the weight Of the
wteas alone 70 not true test Of ito value Tor ex.
pesisnss has tauaht ~ that We get - much aud -
Nos and 3 4. from No. !. The lower xrads. Of
". esf. owing to tho IRREGULAR. angular form
O0VQ4o0mAnk hear
In proportion TO the siss Of the Kernels. o.
cupy more SPACE Ia tbs lester than the smoo.n.
0va. less beardy higher srades: or IN other voras
tue unoccup!ed spaces between the kernels bein9
greater. and as there fever kernee in tho tes, sr
,s i weish; s ,s.. I; j. thu bs: q
value should be 10 controlled BY Law 40 to olaes Il
beyond the power OF The buyer to determine in
value; anu SO thoroughly Investigated and Illus.
,.a,ed % a. 70 rats il plain to both producers sna
purchasers We o1er tor yonr confederation ths
grading OF vhsa, uDcn the b.ea Of !.s food value,
setoo,ine es's'nSa ins..,,0e,,,. chemical .n4y..
States Of Wisconsin,. Iowa and Michigan.
through ,ie medium Of their saricn ural colisses.
~ have solved many problem Of practical value 10
the farmers, and our university, with IL maepif.
cent grant OF land by tho general eoveruua mt Tor
AGRICULTURAL eucaion should lend 10 aid IN sOlvine
this and oil her questions Of practical value TO the
farmer. And scientific men. who investigate ques-
t!os for truths sake alone, and have no pscusiary
i'te1es." at stake are tho proper ones to give IN
3ul ARIA solution to this question,
THR FOLLOWING CHEMICAL ANALx1u
cf whea; va: maso at the university by request II
'he Blue E,r,h County Farmer.' alliance. aud
shows uDon ~ tace the startling faot that there 10
no prac'ca ference In the food valus Of tho three
Era'es u wheat investigated. tho small epsvein Of
difference being in favor OF No. Z,
Ou~A
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9n1our1ler Truths Real Age.

S11OllI2ler Truths keal age.
Sojourner Truth has not sojourned 30
long in this vale oftearsa as current reporta
make out. Having heard her spoken Of
40 about sixty, twenty-five or thirty
years ago, the recent statement that she
is lO6 or los years old seemed improb-
able. The Rev. Samuel J. Rogers, in
the Christion at Work of Oct 26tb, has
unraveled the ''yarn," by quoting from
the narrative of her iife-preoared by a
friend at her direction when she WAS in
the prime of life and her mind WAS
clear, and published in Boston In 1S57-
the following statement: The subject
of this biography was born, 40
near ae she can now calculate, bet Eeen
the years 1907 and 1900" All the Incl
dents md details Of the narrative which
Mr.. Rogers had before him confirm the
statement. Two or three years before
1910. she was first sold At auction for
SlCO being then only nine years old. At
her last masters she lived eighteen
years, beginning in 1910. and had been
there several years before she was mar
ried, and in 1923, when the slaves
were emancipated In New York, her
chil1ren were small. She II probably
not more than eighty.fye wears old, or,
at the utmost, eigh,y-seven. Mr., Rog-
ers says very beautifully: "Durln4 the
years Of the war, Sojourner.was Q vel
come and frequent visitor in our hoxd(k !,
and it is because Of the hieh csl1 eae q
which we held her that would make
less Of her ago and more Of the real no
bility Of hRr chataeterfUC9uistian x1.
H0catA -
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A MllAneso Beauty.
London Spectator.

London Spectator.
Yet I cannot help being tnflarnmable,
especially i'll the neighborhood Of Milan,
which is surely responsible Tor the pret-
t~st women in the world. With their
wavy figures, nut brown eyes, marble
veinsd cOmplexions, and rich, black
dresses, thsy would move on anthropo-
bio .olist ttwhatever he means in Eng!ish),
lot a!o.ie a poet. So 1t VAS that I fell in
lqye. in and for ten minutes, under Mrs.
Balbus' eyes, a. an open air breakfast
on the I-ola Bella-and that my passion
Wis returned. We never spoke, but We
loved. She was obviously engaged to
tho gentleman who was with her, but
that did not natter. Sha WAS 80 pleased
with my frank, but trust respectful,
a1ora, ION from the next liable, that she.
changed her seat, and put herself, with
o grace beyond the reach of art, in the
light best calculated for me to study her.
When she left, she made II Parthian turn
an'i gave me- just one bow and smile, in
which the most presump,u0us of men
could have detected nothing wrong
which we're privilege. rushed 10 the
Strangers book, and found her name was
Antonietta c., Of Milan. Surnalnes
are, as Charles Surface says, too formal
to be registered in loves calendar. Be-
sides, the gentleman looked fiery and
might SEQ this. And Italians fight duels,
and d. not. But the surname was even
more beautiful than the Christian. And
oh! Ant0nietta c., if ever you should
read this, remember poet who for that
one glimpse would 60 70 the worlds end
for you, if he had not 60 many other
things 10 do. and if Mrs Balbus did not
say: 'Toln, you are simply tsolishl''
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Holst With His Own Petortl:

Mr.. Henry Teneyck White, the author
Of the Gweadolyn Mahafty romances in
the Chicago Tribune, and formerly a
sporting reporter on that paper, having
been married day or two ago at Mil
waukee to Fannie Dhscou, whose poet
ical effusions have swarmed the news
papers for q few years past, the Chi
caso News describes the wedding in Mr..
My nose itches.
These words. lightly spoken, camp
slightly to chow the teeth cleaning like
Ivory in the beauteous mouth Of Gwen
dolyn MahaGv as she stood in the cen' =
Ct the spacious drawing-room of the ok
baronial house Of her father, the eighth
duke Of Milwaukee. It was Gwendo~
iyn's marriage day. She had just been
married to the horse reporter, and the
mansion was ablaze with the youth and
beauty Of the town. In the center of
the room stood the happy couple, sur
rounded by their young friends, who
shoWered their congratulations in upon
them. Gwendolyn looked proudly hap
dy by the side Of her husband as the Sun
OF the bright December day shone
through the huge antique window and
broke upon her golden hair in a thoue-
dead white Ottaman silk and rose<point
duchess lace. The court train was fin=
ished with full Russian ruche tackled
on With pendants Of cut crystal. The
front was cut in battlements that re-
vealed plait1ngs Of satin encrusted with
crystal and tineel. Phe tabliere WAS
draped with q forty-inch f1ounce caught
up on the left side with an immense
barb of brilKants. The bodice was con-
cealed by zouave tacket-one mass OF
glittering crystal. This was fastened over
the low corsage with cluster of dia-
monds, beneath which was large loose
bouquet of Baroness de Rothschild
roses. UAdreesed kid gloves encased
hands and arms, and fastened to
the shoulder with gemi.clrcle of gems.
She wore a demi-veil which covered her
face, and carried on her arm a reticule in
the form of shield wrought in orchids,
while her hands were engaged with d
fancy filigne smelling bottle and fan. a
marvel Of lace and Ceylon. pearls. One
BY one the guests paid their respects and
departed, last among them being Beryl
McMuriry and ArIst!des Mulcahey, the
bridesmaid and best man. At length
the bride and groom were left alone; and,
when he had encixcled her. waist with
his arm, he paused, and asked in tones
c},okcd with emotion:
"Would you do anything should ask
Of you. ]ove?"
She did not answer at first, but sud-
denly nestled herself against his great
manly breast. and mnrmured softly:
"Why. darling you know / wouldl
What is it?"
After moment Of agontzed hesitation
he leaned over her, his face betraying
his firm resolve and his hpo almost
touching her beautiful hair as he missed
into her ear the balcfnl words:
"Promise to write no more poetIy!n
Without raising her head, the beauti-
full girl slipped limp and senseless from
his arms and fell on the foor with u
dull, sickening thud:
Il have knocked her out in four
rounds. he said, and began rolling a
cigarette.
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9aessedaN, DeoeUabpr "a
eHNAn.-N0t In session.

erNAr1.-Not In session.
Houss.-The two hours' session Of the
house to- day was busy ono and a number
Of bills were passed after they had been sub.
mitted to Objector Holman for inspection.
Humphrey Of Wisconsin sought to secure
the passage Of q bill appropriating 500, 900
for public building in his state. 1t was OBJ
vious from the outset that this bill was
doomed, aud 1t vas hardly necessary for the
speaker to ask If there was objection. Both
sides tried to make the most earnest oppo-
s1tion' and such q chorus has rarely
been equaied even by the house. Mr.
Humphrey offered TO cut 1t down to $50 0 %,
but this was enphatically sat down on.
which caused the representative from the
badger State to declare that no more bills
should pass to-day by unanimous consent
Mr.. Townshend called up bill in rein.
ton to sugar In bonded warehouses. but it
was soon evident that no more bills could
ee passed, andithe house adjourned till Tues
day,
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WASHINGTON NEWS
Wessnes5aB, Deceusber 80. :.

eESA1E.-Eive members more than quo
rum were present at the opening. Alter tho
introduction Of numerous tnimportant rel.
olutions the senate resumed work on the civ.
II service bill which finally passed by vote
of 80 to 5. The FIVE who voted against tho
bill were all dcmocrats-Messrs. Rrown OF
Georgia, Call Of Florida, Jones OF
Louisiana, Mcpherson OF New Jersey, and
Morgan of Alabama. The bill, as it passed,
is q modification of the Pendleton bill and
provises for commission who shall have
supervision of the civil service competitive
examinations which are required In :ap-
pointnlsnss to Office. Ono Of the most lm'
portant amendments to the bill was one OF:
passed prohibiting officers from soliciting
Or receiving political assessments
from subordinate employees Of the
government. 1t also prohibits the dis
charge, promotion or degradation Of any
empluye for voting at political election,
or contributing money or other valuable
things tor political purpos ). The penalty
tOr violation Of this provision is fine OF
no! exceeding 5000, or imprisonment for
not more than three years. or both, at
the discretion Of the court. An
Other amendment was adopted prohibiting
intemperance in the service. On this Mr..
Edmunds said that employees had been quite
a. much deM0ralized and the service had
Guf1ered quite a. much from the effects OF
gambling a. iniemperanco.
HousE-Less than quorum were pees-
ent, and without transacting q particle OF
business the house adjourned until eatur.
day.
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eINAr1. After the introduction sDd rsf
erenee Of several bills, on motion of Mr..
oroome, the bill appropriating $1,000 70,
erecting monument to Baron De Kalb, at
Annapolis, Nd, was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Hoar, the bill to pro-
vide for performance Of the duties OF the
president of the United States in case of ina
bility or removal by death, or otherwise. the
president and vice president, was then taken
up. Discussion of the bill to regulate the suo-
cession continued till nearly O'Clock, when
unfinished business, the bill tor the relief OF
Fi;z John Porter. was taken and discussed
by Logan ami 9th "a. Logan was very bitter
but disclosed nothing new. Senate ad-
iourned until Tues'laY.
HoUsE.-Not in Aesslon
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week after week. the air 10 as balmy
and sweet as Aprils own. -.
And the Nov Year blithe and bold my

week after week, the air 10 as balmy
and sweet as April's own. - -.
And the Nov Year blithe and bold my
Comes up to take his own"
II bring my loved one royal git to-
night" is the inspiring thought ofa
handsome young man, as he steps light.
ly over the snow and busy thought
weaves many tender blossom about
her eweet image and urges him on deet-
ly to his goal: Almost before he knows
It he stands upon the hearth.rug just
where he stood one year ago-a adder
man then, happier man tonight tfAn
he has dared to dream. It seems an
ago before the door opens quietly and
Lady Langton, perfectly eelf- possessed
and graceful, comes forward to meet
him. There is no glad welcome a5in
tho olden time, but . eorteous cordially
takes its place.
II had no idea you were in to1n, Nr.
Ardefow, but am very glad to see yon
all the same. had many visitors to-day
and had just sought my own mast Ee5-
haps you are here to reclaim the etg61e.
ment to dance 50 abruptly broken last
year."
Something in the perfect calrnea Of
her reception of him, daun'e and staggen
the warmth of the young fellow whobas
no glib "happy returns" on biz lips TO-
aNo, Lady, he replies simply: II have
and and royalty@;a New Years eia' nyes
'Is it not rather later she asks. ,'..:'
ut rests with you," he answeh ~
''Not too late then, perhaps. To-mdr-
row ! receive the handsomest oferinX
that has ever been accepted by mess.
cept from dear father"
1mpetuous - boy. he - consumed
With longing to aak about this R3ft, and
the one nearest hisown heart, but some
thing In the calmness of her unlike
the one that trembled beneath his gas<
last year-sobers and pains him. Hour
adds ON to hour until the sweetrt0ne6
clock chimes out Times lateness and he
is as far from making his own gift geed
as when he came. Anon he bends aRcTe
her and whispers tenderly, hopefully:
Before We part, you viii tell me II
you can accept the gilt bring yon,
dear2'
t.I;t If ts'geS1o =. good Or better than the one
IA, Lady"
'The engagement ring of the man who
Is to console me for the loss Of such 90
You. John Ardelow. .5
For many weary seconds John Arde-
low Is stunned. He feels that his own
words rebounding have made him: .
gr1etw0rn man.
"Before We part then;" he says brave
ly, II must tell you that Claudia Carter
ever tired Of such listless lover she
said. She set me free of her own win
gladly, and III fastened here to bring
my heart to you whom I have loved
only, since the 6rst hour We met"
He stoops and kisses her In spite Of
iate. Kisses her quickly and passi0u-
etety for last goodbye. The girl treim.
blee from head to foot at his caress. A
light springs into her eyes, which but .
moment back have looked upon him
haughtily, "Johni" she cries.
lady"
II have not pledged myself to Henry.
love you, john"
And heart meets heart In glad, re-
sponsive clasp.
is almost twelve O'clock"
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EYEyTs m IrISHINGT0n

~ DV - 4" " A6l14N0 0xONs
It seems Spain was very much hurt by the
treatment which she received at the hands
OF Mr.. Blaine. When the Panama scheme
was under discussion between Mr.. Blaine
and Lord Granville, Spain took hand in it
and cent In protest regarding Mr.. Blaine's
attitude. 1t now transpires that this protest
vas handed to the gOverement by the Span.
1sh minister, but not the slightest notice was
taken Of It. In the Spanish Red beck for
1883, the whole matter Is ventilated, and it
IS perfeetly evident that the sensitive Span
lard Is indignant at Mr.. Blains's snub.
The following postmasters were com
misaioned Wednesday,; Elihu 4. D!ckin-
son. Bradford. Iowa: Charles w. Sykes,
Peiro, Iowa; John W. Anderson, Riverton
Iowa; Ole Oleson, swea, Iowa; Frank. E.
inRa MINI; James Grace, Gordon, Wis;
Willard Jones, Neenah, Wis, Nathan Cole,
Shehoygan, Wis, DAWN D. Travers, Al.
toona, Eau Claire county, Wis.
!. New Postofacss were established Saturday
Is fo'lowx Lone Lake. Jackson county,
Ninn., William 9. Creed, postmaster: Red
Lake, Beltrami county, Minn.. William r.
spear. postmaster; Lebeau, Walworth ooun.
ty, OAK, David F. Curlu, postmaster; Sian-
ton, Mercer county, Oak.
Tho postmaster at Pittsburs has been 90
oused OF receiving Christmas present from
one Of his subordinstes. Assistant Post.
master General Hatton, admitted that the
penalty OF such an act was dismissal from
the service. but doubted whether the depart
n,ent would. In this case, enforce II.
The secretary Of the navy proposes to de-
tail young naval officers to the various yards
to perfo m the necessary clerical duty that
IL left Unprovided for by the present appro-
priations. The young men are kicking,
and claim that such duty will be unn,iiit~fy
and out Of place.
Senate conArmations: Robert G. Camp
bell of Louisiana, United States consul at
Monterey. Postmasters-L. c. Teed, Aus.
tin, Iowa; Johu 8. Sitman, Ogden, Iowa;
Emerson H. Kimball. Audubon, Iowa; +.
II. Harkness Humbolt, Iowa.
Secretary Chandler says tLat It ia not true
that he has decided to close moro navy
yards" However, plans for reducing ex-
penditures In the civil depart ments Of the
navy yards will be announced at an early
| day.
Gen. N. Lambe,ton has been appointed
United States district attorney for Nebraska,
Judge Miller relieving the executive and
certain politicians OF an embarrassment by
making q provisional appointment.
The postal clerks protest against hand.
ling pouches loaded with dynamite, bowie
knives and self cooking revolVe1s with the
chambers charged. The postmaster general
wants congress to regulate this explosive
business.
Representative Payson Of Illinois, men,
her of the house committee on judiciary,
has taken a very active part In tho matter OF
lapsed railroad land grants, and has declared
himself IN favor Of iorfeiung all unearned
land.
It 10 believed in the patent office that
| Chief Examiner Mason will be appointed
assistant commissioner cf patents, Vice
Judge Stockbridge resigned.
Payson of illinois Is again whooping up
the land grant for future business, with es-
pectal reference to the Oregon Central.
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Will ofa Millionaire.

The will of Edward Clark Of Otsego
county, Now York, bequeathed to his heirs
81, 200, considerable property in New
York and elsewhere, including "Femleight
mansion" and thirty-Rve acres of land in
the village Of Femleight on the Susque-
hanna. He also bequeathed 600 to the
general fund of Williams college, and re-
quests his son, John H., who at the sub
scriber's death will have sufficient interest
in the Singer Manufacturing company to be
elected director, to watch over and protect
the family interest in that concern.
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1Asss06av, December -

eKxATH.-Senstor Edmunds scored q d.
cisivs victory by the passage, unamended,
of hfs bill to prohibit political assessments,
and when this was out Of the way Nj. eher-
man made desperate move in the interest
ofths whisky bill. Only fve minutes Of
tho morning hour remained when he
callsd up this subject, and hy systematic
series of parliamentary maneuvers the tall
Ohio statesman was checkmated and retired
to 9 cloak room to enjoy smoke.
Senator Mcpherson OF New Jersey was
observed industriou.ly circulating among
members on the Democratic side and dis
patching messengers in quest Of absen:ees,
and his intention was quickly mani
tested when he called up the Fi;z.John POI.
ter case for consideration, to take place as
unfinished business from day to day until
disposed OF. The swar'hy Logan rose to
protest, but the opposition was too strong
for him. a. upon a demand for the yeas and
nays there were q of tho former aud q Of
the later.
HeUss.-Not In eessin
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TIE CRIMINAL RECORD.

Tho riots at Hope, Ark, originated some
two weeks since In Big Township, Nevada
county, where It seems there is a eolored
man OF some property has for years been q
leader among the people. He organized a
political club last year, and under the lead
ership ofthis man all voted the republican
ticket. The democrats tried to buy him, but
failed. The white men In that township,
object OF tho club organized meant some.
thing besides politics. They took one OF ito
members into the woods aud hung him up
until he confessed that the object Of the or
der was to kill the white people and run the
country. This aroused the colored peophe.
Rad whisky got the better Of many of the
whites. The air is full of rumors of out
breaks. Timid white people are leaving
their homes. Two riots have been reported
in Nevada county. aud the whites, it IL said,
acted very badly.
Following are tho Particular Of the
tragedy at Lebanon, Ala, Wednesday. Two
brothers, Dave and Henry Bullard. had 4
gambling saloon in town and Thomas
Jacoway, desiring TO establish school mr.
dertook to compel them to close by ihstitu.
ting legal proceedings. This led to q quar-.
rel. The Billiards attacked Tom Jacoway.
6ome OF the best citizens came to his rescue
and ono of the Billiards was killed and the
other wounded. A brother Of Jaco way went
to his house and be n,istaking hin, for a
friend OF Billiards shot him fatally.
In October, 1881, Two tramps entered the
Utah & Northern railway station at Frank.
lin, Idaho, and holding cooked pistol on
Agent Hinckley, demanded the safe combi-
nation: The pistol went off and killed
Hinckley. The tramps fed, out were soon
caught; and Michael Mooney. the one who
held the pistol. was hanged at Malad, last
Friday. He died game, and refused to dis
close anything respecting hiuself. family or
lite. He claimed the pistolwept of by &C.
cident, and that he did not intend to kill
Hinckley.
Capt. Bracket, OF the New York custom;
house had discovered frauds In which the
government has been cheated out of large
sums ofmoney. All the frauds were in the
appraisers department, and the scheme Ia
cluded officials who allowed rebate on
goods in perfect condition, and excessive
rebates on damaged goods Capt Bracket
consulted with United States Commissioner
Shields, and the result was the issuing OF
warrants. Only one person was arrested,
and he gave hail.
The stockholders Of the second National
bank of Jefferson, Ohio met and voted to 70
into liquidation ard close up business in
consequences Of he defalcatiors Of the cash
Ter. The depositen will be paid in full end
the stockholders receive about so per cent,
or stock. This indicates that the defalca-
tions were in the neighborhood Of $50, ,0oO.
Last year there was over fifty deaths in
Chicago clafsed as homicides, and only one
person met the full penalty Of the law.
The coSQpG'O books also ah0H oYr 100 aales