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The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
The Dishonest Partner.

one OF the most frequent and don,o-
able agents of sudden ruin is the AZ
uonest partner. No business can ~
managed without mutual confdenoob. r.
S%een nose who conduct it and tbongS
"neu we near that a commercial re-
mas brought himself within reach of
a", we are inclined to doubt ~ ~
PaLVner can have been unaware of b;s
m~aipractlces, yet it must be obvions
UnaI the dishonesty of one partner too
OFTEN arises from the u~nsuspicious s;ro
pllclty of the other. There are anoa
instances in which no mount of saooo;
u Will save a man from the enternr;soa
Oh q rogulsh partner. The followinois
q very common case: A and b being
partners, A dies, and his son succaoJo
10 ms share OF the business. So lone
as A was alive the speculative tendencias
OH We're kept in check but young A has
Tot the same experience as his father he
mas learned to respect b he looks To him
Tor guidance; and if b has made nm he
mind to extend the business of the Arm
by new methods. now that he is bood
partner, the junior partner will genor-
ally be a mere tool in his hands If
young A be more fond of pleasure thar
business he will of course be even less
than a tOol-a mere cipher, and b will
LETT to manage matters as he pIeases
until he succeeds in his schemes. and
proposes to buy A out of the business.
fails and brings A to poverty and
disgrace. 1t Is a cruel thing that If
has absconded, A will have to bear
entire brunt of creditors wrath.
ana perhaps be criminally punished for
nls innocence. But partners have
this lesson so often that II Is al.
most a wonder how n sane man can
assume responsibilities without ascer-
aiming the nature and extent of them.
It is certainly not for the public inter
'st that the sudden ruin of an honest
partner should be pleaded in e~xtenua-
Tor his Ignorance OF carelessness.-
Journal.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
A Wealth of Cranes.

Sixteen thousand dollars from twenty
acres of land will be considered by east
ern agriculturists as very fair, even for
California. But this is the sum thatR r.
B. Blowers of Yolo could receive from
his twenty-acre vineyard of seedless Sui
tanas, if the grapes we're sold ON the
market. Those who have visited the
vineyard within a few days state that it
presents the most interesting spectacle
that they have rel seen. The vine
stalks are allowed to send out four
bearers each, and these are tied to a six
or seven foot upright pole. They reach
the top, twining about it and causing it
to bear the weight of the fruit. The
vines are loaded with fruit, and the
spectacle is presented of twenty acres
covered with almost solid pyramids of
luscious grapes. The yield will be fully
tons to the acre. and could be
sold for $40 per ton. They will, how
ever, be put INTO ~raisins, which will in
orease the receipts from the twenty
acres.-San Francisco Bulletin.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
Burned in Enjoy.

Winnipeg, Man, Special Telegram: The
most remarkable scene ever Witnessed in the
Northwest took place ON the 30 inst. The city
was hideous all the evening with the shouts
and noise of an Infatuated mob. BY order of
Attorney General Miller, John Mccormick. from
Dakota, who was sent to jail for eight months
Tor larceny, was taken out in the iail ward
tied up to a triangle, stripped, and amidst fall
ing snow logged with a c~at-o-nine-tails because
ne made an attempt to escape from the guard
when the latter was not looking. Public indig.
nation against Miller was so great that 500
citizens assembled and burned him three times
IN etfigy, singing Hang judge Miller to a sour
apple tired" A procession then formed,
marched to the Jail, and demanded the person
OF Mccormick, but the authorities would not
denver him. Tn mob groaned and Missed for
an hour, and then went to the government
building and demanded that Miller be pro-
duced- Premier Norquay came out and adj
dressed the crowd, saying the government
would give a proper account of its position to
the public in a few days, when the blame would
be put on the proper shoulders. The crowd
howled for Miller, but it was announced that
he had fed the city IN the afternoon. He was
seen to take a train for St Vincent. Mimi. When
the mob was at the government building. mill
tary, with fixed ~bayOnets, marched up and at
tempted to dispense the crowd without success.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
General News Items.

The edelweiss has been found on Mount Ia
coma, Washington Territory, at an elevation of
5000 feet.
ID. II. Dorman, wooden manufacturer, of
Mitchell, Ont, has assigned. Liabilities. $40.
COZ; assets, $4,000.
Great skill and research are being devoted to
the improvement of all the better classes of
California wines, and the results, as shown in
increasing demand and appreciation. are yerv
encouraging.
Ihe preliminary reports of Hudson's bay ex-
pedluon are not encouraging as to the future
prospects of the Hudson's bay route to Europe
from the Northwest The diary for August
shows the ice prevailed in the straits for nine
teen days out of the thirty, and snowstorms
were had on five other days. As the straits
ought to be open during August, the pros
poets for the other months cannot be bright.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
GENERAL SHIELDS.
The Terrible Wounds Of a Brave and Ten.
der-Hearted Old Warrior.

~ N-AA VI - nIAVe $40 I0na
der-Hearted Old Warrior.
Would you like to see the ball which
passed through the General in the Mex.
lean WARP" Mrs. Shields asked. In
response to an affirmative, she broupbt
4 grape shot, not like the more modern
messengers of destruction, but a great
iron ball with a deep, ragged fringe,
showing rude casting. 1t measured full
three inches in circumference. This
was picked up on the battle field by an
aide of General Scott, who presented il
to General Shields only a few years ago
The shot which struck the General
entered below the heart, passed through
the lung, and came out under the shouI.
der blade. A surgeon on the Mexican
/ d who found him took a silk hand
kerchlef and following the course of the
wound, drew it entirely through the
body. So certain were the medical
men he could not recover that the Off
cial report sent to Washington included
Shields among the dead.
I'm all the years of our married life. "
said Mrs. Shields, 81 don't think 1 ever
knew him to have one whole night of
sleep undisturbed by that wound. He
would get up out of bed and
walk the floor by the hour. Ma.
he would often say to me, Il
know this will kill me, and so il did.
The doctors had told me to try and
keep at his home and quiet as much
as possible, for that wound was liable TO
aus his death very suddenly. He
was not a man to complain, and very
few people knew how he suffered-he
could stand Sc much. After he was
wounded in the Mexican war they want
ed to cut his left arm off; 1t had begun
to mortify. He told them no. Then thew
said that the only thing that could pos
slbly save him was to cut in and scrape
the bone. He told them to do it, and
went through the operation without tax.
ing chloroform. In the last war his
right arm and shoulder were badly hurt
by fragments of a shell, and he had
much trouble with them. He could
never lie on that side. You might think
man who has gone through such suf-
Ierlng himself would get ~callous toward
the feeling Of others, but he didn't. II
was not once, but MANY a time, I've
'een him take a mouse that had fallen
INTO a basin of water and dry the little
hing and let it go, he was so tender
hearted"
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13

Very few people have any idea of the
small part that money plays in the
great business transactions of the world.
The system of exchange is now so per-
feet that comparatively little is
required. Whether perfection has
been attained in this direction or not is
impossible to tell. The annual meet
ing of the New York Clearing House
Association was held a few days ago.
There are upwards of 60 banks con-
nected with that Association. New
York is of course the financial centre
OF the country. Many of the 5000
banks in other parts of the United
States make collections and pay indebt-
dness through banks connected with
the Clearing House. This Association
has beer in existence for 81 years, dur
ing which the exchanges settled over
its counters have amounted to the enor-
nous sum of $3.50, SIS, sic, 500. The
operations for the last year of this
PeiiOu' say from october j, 1888, to
September 30, 1884, we're as follows:
Exchanges $34, O92, O27, 1888. Balances
tmoney) 1924, $3.50, 1894 But for this
organization over $34. OOO, OOO, 900 In
money would have been handled in
the past year. Through the Clearing
House system, this amount was reduc-
ed to 81, 524 900 900. In this range
OF business covered by the banks, the
amount Of money required to transact
the same was only Al per cent. of
tho total. This is above the average
amount of money used by the New
York banks in the ordinary daily bust.
ness, as ascertained by the Comptroller
OF the Currency, who recently made
he subject a special duty.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
Trade of Last Week,

Bradstreet's Journal in its commercial sum-
mary Of last Saturday, says: Special kilograms
this week indicate that in general there has
been no gain as compared with the movement
OF merchandise for several weeks past. Gen
eral trade at almost all commercial centers
continues quiet, with little, if any, prospects
OF material gains prior to the opening of the
new year. There are the customary isolated an
Douncements of slight improvement from lob
Ders' hands at a few southern and south
western cities, which have been noted from
Tune to time for a month or two past. There
has been some little gain in the movement of
dry goods at the West, but at Eastern markets
prices are unchanged. Stocks are as large as
ever, and there Is no new demand. Reassort-
ment demand is as small as ever Pic iron
drags noticeably for Eastern brands. Sales of
Southern brands in New England continues
lighter than heretofore. Steel rails are weaker.
nominally held at s27 5OQ2S.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Washington News.

The surgeon general Of the marine hospital
reports that yellow fever has again broken oui
on the west coast Of Mexico in a most malignant
form.
John LANCASTER, the colored rough Of Wash
ington who, while attempting to escape from a
chain gang a few weeks ago, shot and killed
Othcer Fowler, was found guilty Of murder In
the first degree recently.
PostOfice discontinued: Dakota-Poinsett,
Hsmlin county; mail to Nova. Postohices Es-
tabhshed-Dakota; Cramer, Potter county.
Postmasters Commissioned-Charles b. Cham
bers, Roanoke. Oak G. A. Griswold, Dakota.
ty, OAK.
Various reports have been circulated
throughout the country regarding the move
ments Of Lieut. Greeley. 1t has been stated,
among other things, that he would lecture. So
Tar as can be learned, these rumors are without
He will remain at Newburyport
until about the middle of November, when he
will come to Washington. He is fast recover
ng his health and is anxious to be assigned to
iuty again as soon as possible.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13

The deficit in the p~ostofice depart
ment IN the year during which the two
cent postage was substituted for the
~three-cent is not greater than was to
have been expected. The receipts fell
short of meeting expenses by about S.
OOO' 600, but that Is by no means an
alarming figure when the magnitude of
the business is considered. Our gov
eminent has nearly $4,000 postofices-
more than Great Britain, France. Ger
many, Austria, Russia and Italy COM
bined. The gross revenue for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1888, was $685.
926, O08, while for the succeeding rear
it has increased to $40, SIS, 635 exclu-
slve OF the money order system, which
yielded a revenue of about $4OO. 900.
The large increase of cost in extending
postal communication is, after all, the
real reason why the department has
tailed to make both ends meet.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
why Gresham RESIGNED.

washington Special; There has been a great
deal of speculation here regarding the resigna.
ton Of Secretary Gresham at this time, and es.
Peclally before the election. The simple truth
is that Secretary Gresham had not been two
weeks at the head of the treasury department
before he discovered that he could not e.nain
there without making important changes. He
soon found a very unsatisfactory condition of
auaIrs, and lnasmuch as he int 1ded to accept
the United States circuit iudgeship before t6e
expiration of the present administration he
to go out of the treasury at this
early date rather than remain in a L position
where he would run the risk of sharing the
responsibility of the transactions of officers
whom he could not trust. 1t can be stated
with positiveness that Judge Gresham is of
the opinion that the treasury department is
sadly in need of an overhauling.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
Casualties of the Week.

The propeller City of ST, Joseph, belonging
to the Graham & Morton Transportation com
pany at Benton Harbor, Mich, was burned at
her uock at that place, by the explosion of a
lamp. She was loaded with apples which are
damaged.
Daniel Thomas, an Erie brakeman, fell of a
freight train near Elmira recently, and when
he was finally missed and men sent back to
look for him they met him CARRYING his arm.
winch had been severed at the shoulder, in
the other hand. He was otherwise frightfullv
injured, but had walked a mile seeking assist
ance.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
It Was No Place For Him.

At n of our theaters the other even
ing, a pair evidently from the country.
created much amusement. The young
woman apparently enjoyed herself very
much until the ballet began, when she
became very uneasy, and looked every
where but on the stage, upon which her
companions eye was riveted. Present
ly h nudged him with her elbow and
said in a tone half pleading, half indig-
nant: John, how can you look at such
things?" John grew confused at the
reproach and Immediately began to
read his play bill. not however, without
casting a furtive glance at the stage now
and then. The composure of the twain
not restored until the act drop fell
upon the scene. Then, the young
woman said fervently, II hope there is
no more of that shamelessness." By
and by came another ballet when the
fair one, unable to stand it longer. rose,
and said firmly to her companion,
Come John, Well go at once. This is
no place for you" with which she
marched resolutely up the aisle. fol-
lowed by her escort, who sheepishly
followed hhr, evidently impressed by
the truth of her decision. boston Ga
zette.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13

An illustration of the English method
OF making statesmen is found in the ca
reer OF Lord Dufferin, recently ap.
pointed viceroy of India. Dufferin ha.
spent about a quarter of a cen.
fury in the foreign service, and has
been sent upon diplomatic missions tc
nearly every nation in the world. The
politics of the party in power made nc
difference to him. Whatever his per-
soaal views might be, he simply sought
to do the best he could for his country.
Such has been his uniform success that
he Is spoken of by his countrymen THAT
is, Britains, for he is an Irishman, not
an Englishman as is generally supposedly
as our only ambassador" The differ
ence between Britain and the United
States is that here every citizen has ar
opportunity to qualify himself for any
public position, the probability being
h a he will sometime be called upon
fill one, while there the man must be
especially trained, and upon only a few
are these honors conferred.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
Foreign Flashes.

King Leopold of Belgium has presented King
humbert of Italy a silver medal for his devo-
ton to the cholera stricken people of Naples.
The London News says: 'Hugh McCulloch,
the new American secretary of the treasury,
Was some years ago a familiar figure in Lom-
bard street tits to be hoped that the next
American administration will find a successor
equally sound on banking matters"
Pere Hyacinthe, it is stated in Paris. al
though deprived of the functions of priest by
his bishop, has been permitted to assist several
times IN ceremonies of the Gallican church
Liberal priests and bishops authorized him 40
to do, they recognizing that his aim is not 10
destroy, but reform the Catholic church.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
Lime Kiln Philosophy.

we have summer, +" said the orator.
as be pulled down his vest, ain order
dat watermellyons may ripen, and we
have winter dat 'possums NAV fatten
up: We have Is, 456 changes of wealth
Ell IN de course of a year in order to ac-
commodate all minds, as fur as possible.
We have moonlight nights, for SIGH
pussons as am behind hand in boein'
corn and sawin' wood, an we hev dark
an cloudy nights fur de benefit of bur
glars, cats, an gas companies. Natur'
didn't make de kentry all mountains
nor all prairie, kase she realized dat de
scenery would be monotonous. Had de
slle been all sand we could have raised
muffin but sweet taters. Had it bin all
clay we should have run largely 10
wheat, an crowded de price down to Is
cents per bushel. De ocean was made
salty so dat de corpses of horses. cows.
dogs md cats dumped into it off Coney
Island wouldn't interfere wild de seaside
hotel bizness. De lakes war made
fresh / n order dat Chicago an Buffalo
might once in a while change DER
drinks. Fack am, my hearers, man am
q mighty slim grain of sand, when COM
pared co natur. While she has made
eberythin' fur de bes' an in de bes' way,
dc wlsest man on airth, had he bin glib
de Job Of maxim a yaller dog, would
hev got de fore and hind legs all mixed
mp and left de tail off altogether. Lime
Kiln Club.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13

Sir Moses Monteforeis century of hon
ored and useful years has been celebrat-
ed all over the civil zed world with the
heartiness which the occasion merited.
He cannot say with the great patriarch
OF his race that his days have been few
and evil; they have been filed with
honors won by worth and grudged by
no living being, Jew, Christian or pa
gan. Every quarter of the globe has
known his b~enevolence and is familiar
with his fame. He has witnessed the
rise of his race throughout the world to
power and wealth; he has seen the
Rothschilds throne themselves over the
empire of finance and a DisraeIi direct
the destinies of the British Empire; he
has watched with pride the success in
the statecraft, the finance, the commerce
and the art of both continents of that
wonderful people from whom the scep-
tire of force and perseverance has never
departed.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
Wallace Convicted.

st Peter, Special Telegram: The jury in
the case of the state VS.. Orrin Wallace, charged
with the murder of William C. Essler, brought
In a verdict Of manslaughter in the second de-
gree. Judge Weber sentenced Wallace to
four years and six months at hard labor in the
penltentiary at Saltwater. Wallace was in the
employ Of Essler, and in a quarrel concerning
wages, stabbed his employer. This was on
the 24th OF April last Essler died a few days
Wallace fed Immediately after the
stabblng, and was arrested in Dakota on May
y and taken back to St Peter.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
A Victim of HazinR.

Friends Of Cadet Strong of Oregon, whose
death at the naval academy was suspected to
have been caused by severe hazing, are inves-
hgating the matter. 1t is understood thai a
gentleman from Oregon who is taking an active
part IN the investigation, having come on for
that purpose, had a talk with Senator Dolph
while he was in Washington, and told him when
they had collected sufficient evidence they
would have the case presented to the grand
Jury, making all implicated stand a criminal
trlaI IN the courts, and not by court martial.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
The Chicago Markets,

Wheat, Chicago spring, 74@7sXc; NO. 2
&c. "Neus
Corn, cash, 55L056c.
Oats, cash, PC.
Rye, 53Hc.
Barley, sc.
Pork, cash, $1675 {.
Lard, cash, $L.25@SI.3 80
milwaukee Markets.
Wheat, No. 2, 73Nc.
Corn, No. 2, SIC.
Oats, No. 2 white, 30Ac.
Rye, No. l, 55c: No. 2. Sc.
Mess Pork, SIC cash.
~Lard-Prime steam, $40.
90 Butter, choice creamery, 26929c; fair to good
SS026c; best dairy, 19G21c.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13

The Ossioatore Romans, a paper Of Rome
describes as absurd the story that Bishop o.
Farrell Of Trenton said the pope assured him
of his sympathy with the Irish, and had ex.
pressed a hope of their speedy liberation from
English rule, and SAYS it is impossible to sup
pose the pope expressed himself in such a man.
ner concerning a government wherewith tho
vatican desires to maintain the best relations
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
Rail and River Notes.

Count Lagrande, representing a syndicate Of
European distillers, has proposed to the Mexi-
can National Railroad company to advance suf-
nclent capital to complete and equip the road,
under the condition that the syndicate c~ontroi
the management and receive certain freight
rates for the transportation of corn over the
road to Corpus Christi.
The Mineral argus., 1884-11-13
Personal News Notes.

DR.. Frank Powell white Beaver of La Crosse
has established himself in St Pual and devotes
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week to
a very large and constantly growing medical
practice in that city.
National Republican., 1884-01-16
drz6tIsrs' c5uiAs.
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THE FAST e ASP 4 q TaE VEST
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q Schedule i,' to take erSct SUNDAY, NOVEMBER
leave Leave Washington from station corner of New
Sth Mcrdiau anu anu street. by Eastern standard
tor chicago Cincinnati, Louisville. and st. tonl,
ogache! aud Palace Sleeping cars to aSnyc nois
ssH change; ioiS u. M daily to Chicago except
For Pi1sshurg at io1 A. M and $40 r. m. daily; "A,
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FOR Toledoan Detroit, via Monroevllle. IoIso M
iSEo Erie Railroad RjYipSi Tor Ioleuo via Wheeling ani
Trains for phlladelphla ana sew York at sto ~ tn
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Trains leave baltimore for Washington at 200. 40
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An trains from Washington stop at Relay station
except $50 y. m.
For further information apply at the baltimore and
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