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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
CONCERNING TIE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA

WASHINGTON, Feb 8.-A committee OF fifteen
e,,izeas of Dakota. headed by George p. Flannery'
AT bismarck appeared before the Senate Committee on
territories to-day advocate 'he passage OIL o'u pro
yding for Constitutional Convention Iof 'ue ioII"oly
5 80 nos fine recognition Of the recent convention at
Gu rails ON the ground that did not fairly repreen
the peope of the whole Territory Mr. fanhery eA-
planned the provisions OF the BILL which authorizes te
convention 10 adopt constitution for tho whole OF part
t the Territory He proposed that the blA bs @nend7o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
HOW CARLISLE APPRAISED ACKBURN.
TO the Editor ofTAe Tribune.

TO the Editor Of The Trtoune.
SIR. The persistent refusal of MIR. Carlisle 70
allow his name to be used in the Kentucky sena'or
test was one Of the results Of the bargaining ht ~
ton by which he became Speaker. Blackburn s'oou IA
way threatening to disrupt the KENTUCKY =. an
,d s a,roo, ,edre from Carlisle that the laters
name should not 60 into the hgnt a. edisior 10 whom
Governor John @. Underwood was inc iu'U''O " -
THIS promise was finally given.
Hashiu0fon, d. o., Feb. b, 1854
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
B4DLY CUT IN Az 1FTRAY.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. S.-A fight occurred be-
tween John Hutton residing James-si. ANA his st"
son James Hamilton ago eighteen, tins afternoon III
which Hutton was with a small knife twice III the
arm three brca-t in The groin and tw-"
I'm ne mead. His injuries serious HinJ h was IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
THE FIRE RECORD.

THOUGHT TO BE AN INCENDIARY'S WORK.
Three large buildings, occupied by Harris
Brothers, manufacturers OF smut machines, and Stark
RitenhOuse twIcrs and sash and blind makers at Eliza
BETH were totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
The loss Is from s. 900 to $4,000 with an
the stock OF $500 in the Northern Insurance Company
The fro is supposed to have been the work OF nccn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
HlCKNEYED PHRASES.
rrnm me Hndalo Erpr...

sis very right and proper, every newspaper
in H.. l.ud whose publication day permitted, nad
sorrfrIng TO say edioaly uDoni the Into wendell Phil
I'm. t rse articles 3s:i have he un. gwen eli Philips
i.deai": l79 OF them, "Ilc sod man c'qucnt' h nO
I,,tc while the hId as st'rtcr ile md
ouvc hts generation. sDl iva, better ~ -; or Never
argiu shall the NALon bo tnrhSl ~ tldt Noce WIN. n
,t-r rp3le Ion fuciO.n. Iues5 0t s,urs csh uc relied
upJh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
NEW-JERSEY BoARD or EDUCIIION.

TRENTON, Feb s.--The State Board of Edu-
cation has elected the following officers President GOV
ernor Abbctt v1cc-presdent william A. Wmtchcaf EI
ecutiye Committee, Controller Anderson william A.
Wbilrhcad Charlie. T.. Elmer, William II. steel and L. H.
Vrghte: Committee on Grounds ana Buildings J0Au T.
stockton j. b. Woodward and Secretary Of state kelsey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
A RUM0R ABOUT Mr.. VANDERBILT.

A rum0r was started in Wall Street yesterday
to the effect that william H. Vanderbilt hal entered Or
going the Board OF Directors OF the Ccaso'
Milwaukee ard st. Paul Railroad Company. Nice-Pte'-
don't u,lus Wadsworth OF the ST. Paul Company said
that he new nothing OF such thing. ~ MI NaldeT
bits house lAsi evening lElBt NJ reporter was ~
.,,rc,l that - Vanderbilt has tLOu,u OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
THE TROY UNION MorLDERg P4noL

Troy, Feb. S.-The union mOudcrs accused
OF patrolng in the vicinity OF the Aleable Iron Works
were arrgred the Police Court to-day. The president
of the Mogldcrs' Union testified that ho paid OF every
Saturday about thirty men, strikers but declined to say
nv whom Inc none, was furnish ii VI wuclAor the mcl
nd Ioiued the MOuldois' Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
rur CANADIAN PACIFIC.

OTTAWA. Feb. SIT Is understood that tho
Government have received from syndicate Of New lofk
capitalists an offer to take the Canadian Pacific la'
WAY and conplete It without further AID from mo
Federal treasury They also agree o. give mp he m'h"e
oy privilege and to pay the duty upon their mlterI''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
rnE rREnlrORT AND FrGITITE CHURCM

Troy. Feb. 8.-The exact amount OF City
Cqa,herlan Clurch's defacaon is figured by the ex-
apiping committee OF city oncaL az $7735l So No re
liable evidence Of Churcs ments have yet been re-
Z ..Esr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09

WorSr MAS THAT hear said Alpha
10 Oac,a that your property "a ia the hands oi The
S,c.. Wuias thau that replied ON, , TlOJhib
water upc nlI-L Ls morn is tut tu Oupo - IA R"o
hand. Of the plumber. NOuistp"n Herald
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09

choo.s succ.ssor 10 the late Dr. Elisha Harris "a score
,r Prestdert Moore OF the Board has made temporary
Ter the OF the work VI
pariment.
Ieonarp Kip, the author Of "Tho Dead maQuise' anu
other novels, Is % work upon new Story
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

ApAuROAD EMPLOYEE INSTANTLY KILLED.
syp,crsr Pan e-Ianes Fleming an employo Of tho
West sho.e Railway run over tnls morning "y
locomotive aud instantly killed
MURDER AND SUICIDE BY LUNAIIC'
NEw-OELEANs, Fob. S.-James Graham lawyer, Si'u
hftv-6ye years shO and Killed and then cut his
own throat to-day. Graham 10 bencted 10 nave peon
suffering from mental depression supern0oeeoDy uA'
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31

EI0W Zig Gull IAuCiSCO OAi
In the immense vineyard of Governor
Stamford at Vina there are, at present
10000 acres planted in grapevines oil
different varieties, the greater portion Of
which are young, AMI as yet have
not been productive. The old Gerke
vineyard. which forms the nucleus,
covers space Of seventy-five acres; to
this, 1000 acres of young vines were
added in 1882, and $500 acres in 1888.
They are all very thrifty, and form a
beautiful sight when viewed from any
direction. The irrigation Of this vine-
yard is, perhaps, the mos. complete in
the world. At regular intervals through
the vineyard avenues are cuts which are
forty feet in width; through these ave.
nues are run irrigating bitches,
with with a. III. driveway Sy1ocl. on each each
formed by the irrigating bitches are
about fifty yards wide, but extend a
great length, and contain abont 100
acres each. In this way the system OF
irrigation is made complete, and all the
land receives an equal proportion OF
water. Every two of these blocks are
planted to q different variety of grapes.
The main bitches run east and west
across the field, and where the field is
unevon intersecting bitches are made
In some cases it has been necessary to
construct fumes to carry the water over
lower lands. A fume 1880 feet long has
been built to carry water over the alfalfa
fields. Besides the 10000 acres planted
in vines, the governor owns 10, 600 acres
more than he has ately acquired by
purchase. He is contemplating, howev-
er, extending his vineyard, making new
additions to II each year,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31

national convention to nominate presidsn-
tial candidates at fittsburg, Pa, early in
May,
Good window dressers" get s.. 600 year
from New York dry goods houses. In Chi
cago 81, 200 and 81 QUO are paid for the same
services.
The frigate Colorado, which has cost ST.
4lO, 6O3, has been condemned at the Brook
lyn navy yard, and she will be sold at auc-
ton.
The liabilities of George T. Collins, state
prison contractor, Concord N. H., are $780,
600, and essets $1,000.
Mrs. J. j. Astor has sent 4063 homeless
children south and west at cost of $4,000
in the past five years.
A strip Of ground an inch wide and 100
deep on Fifty-fitth street, New York. sold
last week for $685..
John G. Thompson's paper the Columbus
Ohio, Times, has been sold under mort
gage.
New Haven celebrated her Tooth birthday
on the Dist
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31

The West shore railroad has been
completed and opened for traffic through
it's entire length of 425 miles from New
York to Buffalo. It now remains to be
seen what effect this new and powerful
rival will have on the business of the
Central railroad and what will be the at.
titude of the two roads. The Central
has succeeded in swallowing one threat
ening rival, the Harlem railroad and it's
digestive powers may be able to make
way with it's new adversary also. IT the
two corporations do not come to q friend
Iy understanding we may expect hard
fight, as they appeal in the main, to the
same public. Parallel railroads are al
ways risky property, and the expert
nent generally ends in consolidation.
At present the Harlem railroad is used
~ the Central for its freight business,
hus giving it a double track freight line
,ver its whole road. The question Is,
whether the business will sustain porta-
bic traffic on six tracks with little new
local trade added. Good railroad men
think 1t win, and they have spent an
enormous sum ofmoney IN that belief.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31
About Sailing the Soil.

Common salt spread upon the ground
has tho effect of aiding in the solution OF
mineral matters used in stiffening the
stems of plants. If there is already q
sufficiency of such matters in solution in
the soil, an application of salt will d. no
good. Salt is most efficacious in mucky
ground and whenever there is an excess
of organic matter. 1t is not supposed to
act directly as food for grain-producing
plants. II it does anything toward in
creasing grain crops, it does so by wav
of stlffening the straw and keeping it
from lodging. 1t is cheap product,
costing only about S. a ton to produce it
in bulk at the works, and ought to be
bought for fair profit and freight add
ed. Whenever salt is needed it often
pays many times its cost, but there is so
much land on which it does no good
that it would be imprudent to use it to
any large extent without first determin-
ing, in small way, whether it will be
useful or not. AS its usefulness depends
wholly upon the condition of the soil, no
specific value can be fixed for it in adj
vance of using it, as there can for barn
yard manures and the commercial fer
tilizers, nor can it be used as substi-
tute for any of the real fertilizers or for
land plaster. 1t is most freqently used
for sowing on wheat in the spring,
which it sometimes greatly benefits and
sometimes not at all. Its specific action
is most marked upon the beet family
Professor L. B. Arnold.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31
The English and the French
ParyenJI

Give $4,000 francs to a Frenchman
and he will place them in the funds and
retire from active life. Give the same
sum to an Englishman and he will either
spend it in a month or go to the colonies
and turn farmer. 1t is all or nothing
with him. Fifty thousand francs! In
English money that makes but $4,000.
What a meagre sum! How small it
SOUNDS to the ear of anEnglishman! In
landed property alone the Duke of
Denvonshire has a fortune which
amounts to about sS,000,000 which
means 200, 100000 francs. He is one of
the richest of the peers of England, but
there are many richer than he.
The Duke of Westminster, for instance,
whose fortune is something incredible.
The word nobleman in English is almost
synon omous with rich men. This is the
secret CT the prestige enjoyed by the
aristocracy. The day on which the aris-
tocracy have the right to dispose,
according to their pleasure. of the prop
erty which now increases day by day
iureship, they will cease be to a
POAoSol pOWCi ehOy VIII bCSOLAO JuSs
what their French brethren area
group of prejudiced men. The English
parvenu Is still more objectionable than
his like in France, because he is not, as
the latter has, a certain leaven of admit
ration and respect for knowledge and
talent. When he is in good society the
Frenchman contents himself with rat
Ting his guineas while the other will tell
you without hesitation that he might
have turned his hand to poetry or paint
ing, or easily learned Latin and Greek;
if he had set himsslf about it, but that,
like a good Briton, he preferred to be
useful to his country and go in for bust
ness. Barring this, the two types are
similar, always excepting this little diff
ference-that the French specimen has
invariably arrived in Paris in wooden
shoes and with 40 sous in his pocket,
whereas this kind of covering fo> the
feet is unknown in England, and the
English parvenu always comes up TO
London with only half crown about
him.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31

Some of the newspapers. commenting
upon tine resignation of United States
Circuit Judge McCrary, speak of the in.
suficiency of the salary-which is SC, OOO
per annum-urge that such positions
should pay az much or more than for.
tunate lawyer could make in his profess
sional practice, or as much as corpora.
ton would pay, To this a contemporary
answers that the theory Of our inslitu-
tions is simplicity in public positions
As the masses of the people can never
be rich, it was the design of the fathers
of our system that the distance between
the high and the low in the scale of for.
tune should never be great gulf which
neither side should see across. Imbued
with this idea, men of liberality and
without even tinge Of the vulgar dem.
agogue in their characters, opposed the
doubling Of the presidents salary, and
yet condemn the universal tendency to
increase official emoluments. When the
disparity between the pay of our repub-
lican officials of monarchical and arist,.
cratic Europe is pointed out the fact il
at once admitted and the argument al !.
swered by recalling the purposes 70,
which we instituted different system
Official life in the United States cannot
be what it is abroad, and it is peryer
sion OF the ideas of the founders Of or
popular system to attempt to make it 90
Comparisons between the order Of
things IN our own ard that under any
other form of government are not oppo-
sits, and therefore cannot be instruc.
tive,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31

A bill has been introduced into the
senate that will tend to prevent the ex-
tortions of attorneys, if it becomes law.
1t provides that the regular fee of $40 is
not to be paid until the pension is al
lowed. No other fee is to be allowed ex-
cept in cases where a special contract is
filed in the pension Office and approved
by the commissioner, and tn II itshall
not exceed $25. Extraordinary services
may command an additional fee of s25.
These payments shall be made by the
agent of the pension Office in whose
district the claimant shall live, and PEN
sion attorneys shall make sworn state
ment of the. amount that they have re-
ceived for their services. Any false
statement will subject the offender to a
fine of 81 900 or Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two years, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31
Walks Between Farm Buildings.

The grounds about most farm-houses
are poorly supplied with walks. Some
times there is no way to approach the
house from the street or go from the
house to the well or farm buildings, ex-
cept to travel over ground that is COW
cred with turf. During large portion
of tile year, and especially in the winter.
it is necessary to pass through mud or
snow. As consequence damp feet are
among the penalties attached to passing
out of the house during unpleasant
weather. Of course, it is very difficult
to keep the floors of dwelling clean
when the occupants are obliged to walk
through mud every time they go.put.
There should be good walks leading
from the street to the entrances
of the house, and to the well
and the various out-buildings.
They not only promote comfort but save
q large amount Of work in taking care,.of
the house. Very good and serviceable
walks may be made by mailing plank to
scantlings placed on edge. The walks
may be from two to three feet wide, &C.
cording to the width Of the planks
Walks constructed in this manner are
easily kept free from snow, as they NAV
be swept off as often as is necessary.
The only objection to them is the diff.
Guilty in driving across them. The diff
Guilty may be obviated by raising the
driveway for teams or by placing In
clined planks or timbers AGAINST the,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31
The Useless Slaughter of Birds

Forest and Stream.-It Is becoming a
great shame that even the non-edible
sea and shore birds along our coast are
killed in great quantities. The prevail
ing rage for stuffed birds for hat ornamen-
tation has placed value on everything
that flies. Especially are the gulls and
terms prosecuted. Last summer two
taxidermists settled themselves at Long
Branch, N. J.-one at the Barnegat Inlet
end, and the other at the Beach Haven
point-and were kept busy the whole
summer and part of the autumn skim
ming and mounting birds. Fifteen cents
apiece was given for terms, ten cents for
strand snipe-in fact everything was
bought. Several market gunnsrs made
good wages" the whole season, and
found 1t more profitable to give up their
boats and attend to the new business. /
learned from reliable sources that one
shooter shipped to New York $50 worth
of terms in one week The consequence
was that long before the season was over,
the gulls and terms, which ordinarily
could be easily approached, became very
shy and seldom came near the beach.
Even the nesting places of the birds on
the islands in the bay were sought out,
and the half.feathered young were Sc
cured and sold.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31

The wicked newspapers are making
a good deal of fun over the itemized ex-
penses of the United States Senate late
ly published. From the accounts of the
sergeant-at-arms, it appears that each
senator averaged, deducting Sundays
and adjournments, over three quarts Of
mineral water day during parts of the
months of July and August, 1882. The
consumption of Apoiiinaris in these
months was also tremendous, the bills
for this beverage aggregating $4O650
During the same months the ice bills
were $10O7, and the enormous total OF
201 600 pounds is reported as consumed,
or nearly 5000 pounds for each senator,
deducting Sundays and adjournments,
for the months of July, and August
Seventeen hundred two-grain quinine
pills were furnished for senators, who
must have had attacks of malaria, and
preferred not to call in doctor. This
is ridi .ulous enough to one who does
not understand that a large portion OF
the Apollinaris, ice bills, quinine, &C.,
stands for fine wines and cigars, which
could not be named without a still
greater scandal
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31
Beautifying the Home.

Now that the holidays are over and
we will no longer indulge in giving fancy
work to our friends, it is hoped that
most women will have time to do some
thing toward identifying their own
homes. At least some one nice piece of
needlework should be commenced, and
if possible be finished before the spring
cleaning. One very effective piece of
work is this: Take piece OF drab or
olive felt suitable for the cover of a chair
cushion and another for the back of the
chair; on these have patterns stamped.
The prettiest sort of decoration is that
in which antique work and embroidery
are combined, and there are many of
these VIII CHI are attractive and yet are
not laborious. The framework of the
chair should be low, and the felt should
be bordered with plush or velvet of q
darker shade. Another very pretty
piece of work is the cover for q sofa pill
low. This may be of olive felt with q
large spray of flowers in Kensington en-
broidery; have the branch or stem start
at one corner. A border and back OF
dark crimson velvet is all the finish
cushion needs to make it elegant. An
other cushion cover is made by putting
bias stripe of crimson velvet diagonal
ly across the cushion, and on each side
of6pis put stripes made by sewing strip
of velvet or velvet ribbon together-the
corners should be of the plain velvet,
and the back also; put two small soft
tassels at each corner.-N. Y. Post.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31
SLEEP SONG.

Hush the homeless baby's crying,
Tender Sleep
Every folded violet
May the outer storm forget;
Those wet lids with kisses drying,
Through them creep!
Eoothe the soul that lies thought.weary,
Murmurous Sleep!
Like Hidden brooklet's song,
Ripping gorgeous woods among,
Thinking down the mountains dreary,
White and steep.
Breathe thy balm upon the lonely,
Gentle Sleep!
As the twilight breezes bless
With sweet scents the wilderness,
All, let warm white dove-wings only
Round them sweep!
Ger the aged pour thy blessing,
holy Hleepl
Like soft and ripening rain
Falling on the yellow ain,
For the glare of suns depressing,
Plying weep!
Ger thy still seas met together
Charmed Sleepl
Hear them swell drowsy hymning
Swans to silvery music swimming,
Floating with unruffied feather
Der the deep!
Lucy LareOm
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-31
Roads That Need RefOrm ming.

Major Hugh T. Brooks remarks that
the cost of bad roads can never be sum-
med up till we are able to compute the
value of time, life, health and happi-
ness. Part of his tale of "frightful
LOSSES" traceable to this source, we
quote from Rural Home:
'sHere are farmers going ten miles to
market with forty bushels of wheat
when they might draw eighty with more
ease if the roads were suitably graded
and prepared-half the day thrown
away. A well broken team will move
several tons on road level smooth and
hard. Here is valuable young horse.
stuck in the mud; indiscreetly urged he
takes issue with his driver and passes
into the category of 'balky' animals.
Here is a span of horses jaded, spayined
and windbroken by drawing loads over
steep. slippery and miry places. Here
are people overtaken by storms drag
ging slowly along through mud and
mlre, immensely uncomfortable. Here
are invalids who started out for health
delayed and damaged by the rough and
rutty ways. Here are persons going on
moonless midnights to minister 10 the
sick and dying, themselves in imminent
danger from the protuberances, pits and
precipices that line the roadsides."
And here, in conclusion, are the writ
er's views as to what we ought to do
about it,"
1--WE should secure a good grade,
either by passing around the hills which
can often be done without much in
crease of distance, or by carting them
into the valleys. A steep hill on lead
ing road, compelling teamsters to load
light, generation after generation, costs
ten times as much as it would cost to
grade it down. Soft ground should be
turnpiked, the road-bed raised high,
with deep little bitches at the sides, hav-
ing free outlet for water, and no scrap
ing in of sod, clay and muck afterward.
Small stones and very coarse gravel at
least a foot thick we'll rounded up and
covered with little fine gravel make a
good roadhed. and nothiag else will.
After putting the road into proper
shape, don't tolerate ruts, but hoe back
the gravel every few days till the road
is smooth and well-settled."