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A Race of Gamblers.

The Manufacture of Price, is u
subject treated in Il remarkaolc man
ncr by Henry ID. Lloyd, in the Nor@
Aneric0n RcCieJo. In the United States
it is obvious that the question of supply
and demand has but little to do with
the cost of the majority Of commodities
entering into the necessities Of HE. The
Produce Exchange receives one buShcl
out of the seven of the wheat crop
grown in this country, but sells just
twice over all that has been ever har-
vested. We make about 5000, 600 bales
of cotton, but the suppositious crop
of the New York Exchange is 81 00O,
900. Petroleum wells may cbb and
flow, and through their pipingS may
gush the actual ~, 900, 600 Of barrels in
the year, but in one week petroleum
exchanges sell 1000, 600, goo barrels.
More cotton is seeded, grown. picked
and ginned in Hanover square than in
the whole cotton belt; even in William
street is the ground being tapped, and
continuous are the oceans OF oil that
flow from that peculiarly odorous por-
ton Of our sister city. 1t is not the
consumer who makes the price on the
coffee he drinks at his breakfast, nor
for the bread he eats, the butter he
spreads on it. nor for the bacon he uses
for relish, nor the eggs he is served
with. There is ~ factory Of prices
run by the ablcst, the wealthicst, the
most astUtc of bosses and SyndicatcS,
and ii is they who determine exactly
how much money it will cost a work
man and his family to subSist during
any given time. Mr.. Lloyd traces the
history OF the most gigantic of these
price factories. which is the Chicago
Board OF Trade. Only thirty years ago
| it allurcd business to its rooms by
means ofyCry cheap lunches, aud, for
Il long time, the business amounted TO
nothing, but last year ii received and
paid for in cash S3S2, 600, 900 of farm
produce, and gambled in intangible
IcropS to the amount OF $1,000, 900.
! The power of what are called 1.-THE
wealthy criminal classes, Mr.. LLOYD
says, can hardly be estimated. To cf-
feet their purpose, they have, in addi-
ton to purchasing all available sup
piles. held the railroad companies COM
Iplctely within their grasp. They have
been able, though all the granaries in
the land were full to bursting with
wheat, to refuse Il single grain 10 the
miller so that the stock of flour through
out the land should be enhanced. Mr..
Lloyd may have presented Il very terri
bic picture of the modern methods of
doing business, but the thoughtful
man. not engaged in trade, sometimes
shudders when he thinks what may be
the sequence to all these nefarious
denominations. 1t means to him the up
rising of the hungry and the miserable,
and a violent assertion, sooner or later,
lof human rights.
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Nor hr st,ru Sc Il ~,


/ absolutely never O'''e'e lIl'rS " rs
anything III America Go,nl'"Iao1' III
grandeur To the scenctS l IA, '.c ,,, ga
my necessarily ptle' Vs. W ,ic"i', ~
coma, says senator E"muh"S III l"T'-
land o'cGoHdN' ne aCceSS' ,"''" -
to the wei cut trans hihuc ny ,nc 'H-
ginccr oil tnc Nottlcth "C'l'C i'''n' -
.eaSyandWlIl bemaue as easy us Il car ~
road, or nearly Witlilh illon'n nun
now. 10 express NAH Oh III "uhi. i"l'"''
for the transccndcht grandeur % GNclH
part OF the scenery ana eSpecl"'l OF
the glacier, IN MI tlie le"t"tcN '',"'h III
such PHENOMENA II ""u'I ne 'l'lo,'-
Slb.r to ma words NertAIn'N NO A'P'no
glacier "NcelN II IN peFl'cl'O"' an" SC''
rs was gwen to uh0cfStahu' IL Is inc
least, in point OF size. OF all that nave
been discovered on TINS mountain
.cannot hclp saying thal am thorough
~ convinced that no resort IN lne on'-
ed States Will be so much sought a'''t
Is this when once people come 10 hho"
what men cross the Ati;Nuc 10 see
| what can be seen in equal SpIenGor' Il
mot surpassed, ut home, near "ouo'>
! expressed a to whether Mount Tacoma
can he assembled; but steady head, "
sure foot, II reliable alpen~torN ana 4
| little determination could probably ac-
compiiSh what Is, OF course, very oar
in@ feat. New Tacoma has a fortune
| in the fact that it Is the best lolnt from
which to start to this, the grdndcst OF
all American mountains. II SWItHer,
| land is rightly called the playground o.
| Europe, | am satisfied that around the
base Of Mount Tacoma will become =
prominent place of resort. not toi
Americans only, but for the world be-
side. Nothing can be, to me at least
more enjoyable than the gradual APP
proach to the inner circle of the court
where the monarch of our northern
mountains rcigns supreme. The emo
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The Spartan Way.

He was driving ont of Plaintiold the
other day with such II satisfied look on
his face that an acquaintance hailed him
with:
We'll, Uncle Billy. what's happen
cd?"
You know them five sons of mine?'
"Oh. yes.
wall, they are allus buyin' and sell
in and speculatiu', and not day pass
es that some of 'em don't ask me to in
dorsc his note.
"Aui of course YOU do?'
"No. Them boys are rather shaky,
YOU know. But I'm going to after this.
Hang il. I'm their own father. YOU see,
and it looks kinder mean to refuse EN-.
I've been down here and decided the
farm to the OH woman, put u chattcl
mortgage ON the stock. and sold of
most OF the tools. au" BOW il the boys
want my name on td",r notes | can sit
down and owe it 10 ON like Il Spartan
father. ~ II al street Nrtc2.
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The Wenona fair last week was not a
great success, OWING to the bad weather
The show was as good and the readiness Of
the people to attend as great. as ever, but
the elements were adverse. The managers
paid their bills all the same, however, as
we happen to know. Better luck next
time, neighbors You've been having toe
good thing these years past TO expect the
kind isvors Of Old Probs. indefinitely, you
know.
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THE MARK ETS.
Chicago Market

7jjJu,: "The leading produce markets
were moderately active yesterday tn,
trading lasted II was cut short ut noon, il
order to permit operators to attend the State
Fair, which some Of them did not" Proyi-
sions were stronger and grain easier; wheat
weaker; corn, quiet all day; oats, inactive.
Yesterdays closing prices were As follows
Wheat, % K; corn, lo'5; oats, 2ii4; pork,
$40. 60; lard $1,95.
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and Goth, the c., h. & g. Il. r. Co. will sell
excursion tickets to Chicago for 50 % for the
round trip, including admission ticket to the
exposition. These tickets will be good mp
10 and including each following Monday.
Il. II. MARVIN, Agl.
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Ch,eago Interstate ExposItion Excurslens

The G., X, |. & P. Ry. Co VIII sell round
trip excursion tickets on following dates for
81 25 admission to exposition ncludcd):
Sept. 5, G. :, s. 49, 20, 81, %, %, %, 20, -, IS
20, and October 6, ., 10, II, Is, IS 10 ana 20.
Tickets are limited TO close Of FIRST Monday
following date Of sale. {. L. FRIzELLE,
Iy,nf.
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Vicinity Items.

Slrea,or is getting up an art loan eXhi
bition.
Strea,or coal mines are advertising TO
miners.
Livingston county leyles a tax OF S35,OO
for county purposes this year
l.. S. Townsend is manufacturing sor
ghum on his place In Deer Park.
Rev. Mr.. Hazeltluc preached his fare
well sermon IN Utica on Sunday last.
The Streator Baptist church employ
Frank Atkins as cornetst in the choir.
Freeport has 2G saloons and gets Sl3,OO'
sgains, $3.50 from "a saloons last year
La Sale Is to have 81 new stone cross
walks, 800 worth OF stone having beef
bought for that purpose.
Ii. N. Marsh, agent OF the Rock lslanC
road at Joliet since the opening of thu
road IN 1852, has resigned
Bruce, Alexander IL Co., of MarseIlles
rec ived the contract to build the Little
Vermilion bridge abutments at La Salt
for $1,700.
John ID. Hsrbor, Of outer Creek, has JUS
threshed 1914 acres Of oats which panncC
out "a, 130 bushels or Il little over AZ bush
els to the acre.
Seven steers standing alongside barbeC
wire fence near Decatur, in this state, were
killed by stroke of lightning, during
recent thunder storm.
The merchants Of La Sale and all mcr
engaged in business in that city are asita-
tain. the question Of taking united action
upon the subject Of giving credit,
Mrs. Livingston Roberts had her poche
picked while passing through Floral Hal
at the Wenona imr, Her pocket book con
tanned $27 in bills, with some change.
The managers Of the C., i. d q K Il
. announce that their freight business DURING
the past two months has been heavier than
at any other time since The rond has been
opened.
Fred Scope, one Of the prominent gIH
2ens OF Peru, died there on the 2i5C at the
ace If ~ wears He WAS = native Of prusslg
but had lived in Peru for 35years, holding
IN ,rr, a r,hcr oe rub,ic offers
There Is now bpipp erected. IN The n.rh
ern Lordcis Of S'reator, 10y Luther / FAY
,or ov,orsivo coI,n works vhr-c all Inc
e,ocL tbo, wne r,rpcrIy wasted will be
made into col.c bv a new proccss
rost T,rrsdcy 40 o,.snorcr ayJ rra,obt
tro;rs no,sod T, soI,c ~, ,hn Rocr Island
rooa hetvep, su,r,so and sunset THIS VIII
give the reader some idea Of the immense
amor,, or ,rsi,css dana on ,hot road
no K,lh couatv has drcided to huiId an
The largrr committees are beginn,ng to sec
tho need offlrowinc Eonc and DE Kali
in nm. ,,,itey nc the state osvInms rnrusc
,o r,caivo tbo incurabIy insane
A nota,o was raised this wear by p. A.
Martin, postmaster at Dana, H., inches
long and 81, IN diameter surrounded by 9
smaller ones OF different sizes, all growing
out Of the parent tubcr. The entllc clcum
ference is over Is inches and the weight
20 pounds 1t IS OF the carly OHIO va
riety.
Free Press: "pat Barton sends US = stalk
of Kansas corn which IS about 10 feet high
and does not have an car mark. Pat says
he IL only "A practical farmer and cannot
find the corn, bat he thinks some thcoreli
cal apr,culturist would be more successful
probably. We know where 1t Is but DOM
Ike to tell"
Utica Meas: "On last Sunday, Mr.. II. S.
Gilbert received dispatch FROM Minonk
mother Of Mrs. ShIpp. Of Utica wa
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i;u Ki-n'r Arnica save.

The greatest medical wonder Of the world
Warranted TO speedily cure buns, bruises
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, cancers
piles, chiiblsins, corns, letter. chappet
hands, and all skin eruptions, guaranteed Il
cure In every instance, or money refunded,
Is cents per boz. For sale BY @. Gehring.
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Edwin ID. Bither, driver and trainer, uses
Coles Veterinary Carbolsalve in the stables
of j. I. Case, Racine, Wis. A thorough trial
enables him to fully endorse IL as the hes,
remedy he ever saw for general stable use.
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The complete destruction of the car
casses of animals that have died OF
contagious diseases is recommended
bv NJ. Girard. He would dissolve the
bodies in cold concentrated sujphurir
acid.
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The la sale Pres, too, isn't any TOO
mach in loYc with rs Sale oounlys ia
yorl,o sons OF republican persuasion, aud
suggests IN Il late number IL strikes us
that sOmc OF our contemporaries IN This
county are a little premature in nomlnat-
ing tie next Congressman for the Eighth
District II is too early TO begin that bus.
mess. Two or three old scaOby, liberated
and played out politicians have been men
toned, or have procured the mentioning
of their names rs candidates, who ought
to know cuOugh 10 know ;hHt the Devil
wouldn't touch them with II tcr-luot pole,
much less permit them TO be elected 70
ConCrcss. BESIDES La Sale county has
had monopoly OF COngrcssmen for a
quarter Of q century, and it would hc only
decent ana ialr 10 wait aLa sec what some
Of the other counties have 10 say about II
before lrOtItng out any Of our Cd spav
Iincd and wind.broken nags to make The
race IL is almost a certainty that La Sale
county will not have the privilege Of FUR
nlshng the next Republican Congressman
for this district, and considering the fac
that the county last year went Democratic
by from one to tHo Thousand majority, la
Sale ought to be little modest aDou
naming candidates which the other COun
4 ian x,,l1 ia NJ Ihl1hIfl
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Asad death occurred on "Wednesday night
at the home Of Peter Cooper, a colored man,
on Clinton street, Mrs. Elliott, the proprietor
OF the photograph car on Madison street, be
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A Passion Play is TO be produced
next summer at Emerald, avillage neal
San Francisco.
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Interstate Exposition and Illinois state

On Sept. 4th. 9Th, 9th, 9TH, sth, 18th, Goth.
aist, I'D, oath a5th. s6sh, sIth, 18th and Goth
aud Oct. 9Th. 9th, 10th, llth, 18th, 18th, 10th
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The La Sale Press says the Union Coal
Company has solved the strike problem
by the successful introduction Of the Hat
rison coal mining machines. Three ma
chimes are now IN operation and 70 more
Will be ready within week. The DENIM
crat explains that there are two men TO
each machine, independent of the three
men who follow as soon as The machine is
moved, to blast and move the coal The
new digger will be worked day aad might
ands Is expected to drop 100 tons every -
hours. The machine are worked by com
pressed ar The only thing the machIn"
can't DO - "WOat"
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The grain prices cover whole range OF market from
prices to prices Dad for odd loads for feed.
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our Note Book

by the way, what 10 the difference IN
cost for gas between the street lamps IN use
about town ana that splendid lamp IN
front Of Hull's? There's some sense In
such lamp, Two would light up block
tour times as well as they are lighted now
Would it be possible to have such burners
on our lamp posts until we get the electric
llgh,y What with posts such as the city
has, some with glass out land no use in
windy weather. others with defective bur
ners aud all with filthy glass cases, the
street lamp service is rather annoying to
the foot passenger who is out frequently
SO late as TO need their assistance.
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n IL. CHApAAN ~. Attorney and Counselor
y. at Law. Ofllce with D. McDOugall. Ottawa. III.
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ijrofessi0na! grar0s.
ar TO n " & VS..

PUSHN ELL x FULLERTON .At.
- tOrneys al Law, Ottawa Illinois. Office In Bush
nelrs block, west Of Court House. uly2l-lys
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-09

whether here or absent, whether living or
dead, all should be gratefully remembered
who. as officers or priyates, have been in
the long fight which sees complete victory
to-day. It is roll of honor, and cannot
forbear saying that at the head of it
should stand the name of Thomas Jefer-
son, who in 1884, sought to have the
Columbia and its sources explored by Led
yard.and as president OF the United States,
at the beginning of the century, organized
the world renowned expedition of Lewis
and Clarke, names never to be forgotten
with the purpose of opening by the Mis-
souri, and Columbia rivers a North Ameri-
can route to India.
Bat detsin you too long. If, in con-
clusioD, I may be allowed to allude to
myself, to whom this enterprise was for so
many years my work By day and my dream
by night, and had, and always will have,
my faith and love, 1 beg to say that am
profoundly and devoutly thankful that my
life has been spared to this great occasion.
So grateful am l, SO grateful do believe
we ell are for what it is for the Fast as
history, and for the future as prophecy,
that l wish great multitude Of those TO
whom the completion of this Northern
Pacific is benediction could be here to-
day. and that We all could lift up our voices
with one accord and make these mountains
echo back to Us, praise God, from whom
all blessings flow"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-09
BRIEF TELEGRAMS

The first bale of Virginia cotton of this
seasons crop was received at Petersburg
to day. It was classed middling. It is es-
timated not more than o-thirds of a
crop will be made in consequence of
drought.
Jarrett, president of the AmaIgamated
association, was again before the senate
labor committee yesterday. In the course
of his remarks he said the condition of
10000 miners in Pennsylvania is misera-
bic in the extreme.
The Apaches on whose account Gen.
Crook lately crossed into Mexico, are
treating with the Mexican government for
twenty square leagues of land, assistance
at farming and withdrawal of the troops
from their vicinity.
The property at Newburgh, N. Y, Of the
assigned New York soap firm, Oakley &
Co., including the factory and appliances
for making soaps, perfumes. ETC., was all
sold at auction yesterday. It realized be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Rudolph Schlegel was found in East
Cleveland, o., yesterday morning bleeding
from wound in his left breast. He said
he left home on account of family trouble
and the night before had shot himself.
He will likely die from the loss of blood.
The editors, 500 in number, from Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ala
bama and Mississippi, who visited Louis
Vile yesterday, had cordial reception, a
prominent feature of which was the speech
of welcome, which, the mayor Of the city
being absent, was delivered by Henry
Watterson, of the Courier-Journal.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-09
SOCIAL WORLD
Miss Geist's Musicale.

These who are fortunate enough to re-
oeive invitations to this lady's musicale
evenings, at her cosy and elegant conser
vatory, No. 127 West Third street, will be
thankful that the long, cool evenings are
coming again, so that the musicale gather
ings SO gracefully and artistically inaugu-
rated last season, may be again resumed.
Last Thursday evening Miss Geist gave Cs
just little taste of what may be expected.
It consisted principally of an exhibition
by her pupils and was
wholly without any other pre-
tension than that OF showing to the par
ents of the pupils how much the latter had
improved under the discipline of the con-
servatory. 1t Is surprising, and also ex-
ceedingly interesting to zee how much
Miss Geist accomplishes through her
thorough method and her enthusiastic in
terest IN the divine art of music. 1t is
this superior system of hers that brings
her young pupils along so fast. There
were little girls not more than twelve or
thirteen years old that night, hardly big
enough to climb upo the piano
stool, who played the piano with most ex-
qui5ite taste. This seemed to surprise all
present. The LADY brings with her a
method and a system for the piano direct
from the masters in the best conservator-
les in Europe, which far surpasses anything
we have ever had. The following is the
programme given By her pupils and well
may Miss Geist feel proud of the exhibit
ton:
Pact L
l. Organ, prayer from Lohengrin Wagner
, 81, /
Miss Emma Mcdonald.
,. SOCraIO Solo, Ny Song ........... Gumbert.
Hiss Sophi Erd.
I. Piano Solo, Turkish March. ..... Mozart.
Miss Eva Gauther.
5. Piano, Violin and Cello, Trio 800. Haydn
Misses Z Mcdonald, Katie Geist aad
MIR. G. Sues.
Pact H.
/. Two Pianos, Home Sweet Home. Payne
Misses Nina Whitney nd Sophie Erd.
2. Piano Solo, Flower Song .Jungma1n.
Master AdOlph Gicsen.
g. Soprano Solo, Primrose Flower. 80. Pinsut,
Miss Maud Cullen.
T. Piano Solo, Les noces de Fig,r0. BellAck
Miss Abbie Warner.
s. Piano Solo, Meditation ............... Lange
Hiss Emily Franklin.
6. Violin solo, Overture ..............S uppe.
Master Joseph Chosen.
Z. Pi4-J Solo, Valse de Concert. ..... Lange
Miss Minnie Spencer.
3. Piano Solo, Song without Words
-............. go. BrInkmann.
Miss Laura Dornieder.
8, Soprano Solo. ...... Last Rose of Summer.
Miss Maud Cullen.
10. Two Pianos; Eight Hands. Wedding March.
Observation-Disclosures. Mendelssohn.
Nissee E. Gauthier and E. Mcdonald,
Misses II. Spencer and E. Franklin.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-09
SALTWATER GLOBULES.

There is good reason to suppose that
another railroad will be completed to this
city at no distant day.
Preaching at the Uuiversalist church
this morning at the usual hour. Sunday
school at - o'clock m.
It has been learned that Mr.. Staples will
not return homs at present, bat will remain
at the springs some weeks yet.
It is stated that not more than half the
usual number of men will find employment
in the woods the coming winter.
The Methodist church will decorate in
honor of the harvest, and appropriate ser
mons will be preached by the pastor morn
ing and evening.
The new building which it is proposed
to erect for the use of the car repairers in
the Omaha yard, will stand east of and al
most directly opposite the old one.
The Brown Stockings of Minneapolis
and the Minnesota Chiefs, of this city, are
matched for two games of baseball, one to
be played this afternoon, the other at the
same time on Monday.
County Auditor Foley, who by invitation
accompanied Mr.. Dennis Ryan to Kittson
comfy for a weeks shooting, returned
home yesterday. The gentlemen were
well satisfied with their success.
This morning the business Of the San
gerfest will commence in earnest, Satur-
day being devoted to getting everything
in readiness. To-day the societies from
New Ulm and other places are expected to
arrive.
The frost on Friday night is reported to
have done considerable damage to late
growing crops, especially to vines. County
Superintendent Roe, who is largely inter
ested in grape growing, fears that the
greater part of the fruit has been destroy
ed. But a day or two must necessarily
elapse before the full extent of the injury
becomes known.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-09
Social &crd1S.

Mrs. J. H. Dodge has gone to Winni-
peg.
d.. DedoIph has gone to the Yellow
stone.
Mrs. Joseph Leighton is at the Mer-
chants.
Mr.. Benjamin Goodkind has returned
from New York.
Mrs. Whitney, of California, is visiting
Mrs. DR.. Murphy.
Mrs. s. g. Williams, of Tiltor street, has
returned from the east.
Miss Alice Fonseca, of Nelson avenue, is
expected home this week.
Mr.. Joseph Weide aud family will leave
next Wednesday for Chicago.
Next Tuesday evening the officers of
Fort Smelling will have hop.
George Allen and family are visiting ".
s. Kindred at Big Stone Lake.
Mrs. j. R. jerks has returned from her
summerings and is at the Merchants.
Mrs. W. L. Purple, of Jackson street. is
expected to return from Detroit this week.
The Bachelors club gives the first GER
man at Sherman hall on Friday evening
next.
Miss Lou Nutting, of Carthage, N. Y, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. e. e. Hughes, of
Dayton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w D. Cornish, of Summit
avenue, returned from San Francisco last
Tuesday evening.
Miss Nellie Saunders, of Nelson avenue,
leaves this week for Painsville, O., where
she will enter school.
Mrs Arohibal, of Dundas, wish Mrs.