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Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
Buffalo Gnats Kill Hogs.

Great numbers of hogs have been
diving in West Tennessee during this
month. Many owners have lost all,
while others have lost one-half. 1t has
been noticed by close observers that
years when the buffalo gnats are bad an
unusual number of hogs die. During
last April the buffalo gnats were ex-
tremely bad. Horses that were not
creased with tar and grease of some
Kind of gnat oil would die in day,
and COWS would suffer if smokes were
not made for them or they were not
creased with o preventive. Some
years these gnats do not appear at all.
It has heretofore been thought that
buffalo gnats did not affect hogs, but
the unusual number dying after the
gnats have disappeared has led the
owners of hogs to investigate. Those
who provided their hogs with smokes
or kept them up. it seems, have lost
but very few, and this fact strengthens
the theory that the gnats are doing the
deadly work. One strange thing about
it is that the hogs do not die forthwith,
as horses or COWS, but q month or two
elapses before they die or get sick. A
raiser of hogs in the adjoining County
of Lauderdale cut hogs head open
the other day and found large mum.
Der of gnats in the head. This hog was
affected like all the others that have
been dying.-LoaefsVille Post.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
To Young Mel !.

Now that you have attain led that age
which brings with it the ! ,hysEca1 en-
durance and the mental pol vers OF man
hood, you will find that you are enter
ing into the real battle of life. The
past, with it's memories of ehool days.
the petty trials of boyhood lnd the hon
est dreams and colored r. finances OF
youth, has been but play compared
with the solid work before you. You
will meet people whose hat FITS are not
your habits, whose views al S not your
views, and whose opinions me not the
opinions that you hitherto have in
dulged.
Some of these people wi IL tell you
that life is not so rosy and hat ITS work
is not so easy rs you would wish. And
yet, if the truth were cons lifted, it is a
fact that life is, taken together, n
beautiful existence. Do ot, therefore,
bring to the new work h cart lacking
in the belief of the good Md the truth;
do not forget that the st, longest mus
cles of your body, the bes impulses of
your soul, are those whicl tconstitute q
young and healthy ambiti oz, and an in
spring hopefulness of tho failure.
The only honest words THAT the old
fogies utter are the refer eRsoe to life S
brevity. You will find, indeed, with
the rest of US, that life j. short. But
that is no reason why 70 should not
make the most of it, er Joy it, and be
grateful for the bountif OIL privilege to
which we owe the rigl 1T of participa-
ton in the joys and arrows of man
kind. Put your best fe ,ot forward, and
whether fortune frown OF smile, make
he best of life. l. hose sour souls
whose days are gone md wasted will
try to blacken the gre ut picture of your
future; but let not YOU r ardor be damp
ened; leap into the Sc aud swim for
ward with q strong, s. ere stroke. Sum-
mon to your work the best passions of
your manhood, and L eseoilect that the
successful life is not the one that accu-
mulates vast wealth and possessions,
but that which enjoy s. its possibilities
as God and nature h ave endowed the
man with power and equipment to do
the work.
We are all, each md ev cry one of us,
cogs in the great wheel of life; each
vocation fits into th e other, and when
one falls out anoth' III is ready to take
the place of the mi ssing one 1t is only
when we aspire to do too much, when
we grow dissatisfie d and want to be q
whole wheel instea al of a useful little
cog, that our ende avolrs fail OF the eff
fort and we are II ,lega ted to the idle
shelf OF uselessne IS or repair. TO have
bright hopes and to be satisfied with
doing q little of the gre, vt work, this is
the greatest nc nor for q young man.
WiltidnaSport Breakfast T,ble.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
Business Gambling.

It is the fascination of business gam
bling that, apparently, it offers greater
scope to brains than do the ordinary
games of chance. Operations on
'change require, for any degree OF sue
cess beyond occasional luck, knowledge
of corporate transactions, the accumn-
lation and coordination of other trust
worthy information, and nicely OF
Judgment beyond the reach of any but
the keenest business intellects. And
here again, as in following the gam
bling systems at Monaco, confidence
and knowledge may be dangerous
things. Nothing but unfair advantage
wins steadily in selling ''long'' or sell.
ing 'short'' or dealing in futures"
OF course, stock exchanges and produce
exchanges are useful adjuncts of honest
commerce, and bankers and brokers
are necessary to the operations OF ex-
change. But, one year taken with an
other. the true interests of exchanges
and bankers and brokers, like the in
terests of society in general. will be
found to lie in the way of real trading.
Fictitious trading demoralizes COM
merce with fictitious prices, and is the
cause of extravaganza, recklessness and
low business morality. When the gam
bling transactions exceed the honest
investments more than twenty fold, as
some have estimated, it is impossible
to have sound condition OF business.
And when stocks suffer, as recently, .
depreciation of two thousand millions
of dollars mainly because of gambling
influences, stocks which arc real prop
erty dissipate only less rapidly than
those which were merely "water." and
therefore disappeared like vapor.
Probably the most culpable, because
the most responsible, of the men who
have stimulated the gambling mania
are the bankers who supply the capital
without which these transactions could
not be carried through the exchange
under guise of transfers of stock. These
men know very well that the business
would be regarded by them asimmoral
and unsound if the profits were not so
captivating. Said one of them to
new firm of brokers, whose account he
was taking: Whatever you do. don't
slay down on your bank"-in other
words: when the day of disaster over
takes you, protect your financial part
ner by laying down on somebody
else.' Of greater significance is the
fact that conservative" bankers and
brokers, who are eager to help others
into the mazes of Wall street prefer to
have their customers think it is rule
of the firm never to gamble on its own
account. "I0pics Of the Time" tn the
august Century.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
A Fish Acrobat.

One warm afternoon q stroller, COM
ing to the borders of small pond,
threw himself down beside little tree
that leaned over the water, so that its
lowest branches were but few feet
above the surface. While reclining in
the shade, and idly watching the leaves
that fell upon the water and sailed
away, the stroller suddenly heard a
chipping overhead, and looking up saw
on long limb two small sparrows.
Near them, tluttering in the air, rising,
falling, and now alighting beside them,
was the mother-bird. She was evident
ly engaged in giving the tledgeltngs
their first lesson in flying. But the
young birds could not be induced to
leave their support; they merely raised
their little wings and followed their
mother out from the tree by edging
along side by side on the limb. AS she
renewed her efforts, the faster they
went, until finally they were out on the
very tip of the branch overhanging the
water which reflected their every move
ment.
For some time these motions of the
mother and young were kept up. and
perhaps our observer sank into a doze,
for he suddenly became aware that one
of the birds had disappeared. that q
great splash had occurred under the
limb, and that the mother-bird had
changed her cries to those of alarm.
But it was evident from the mother.
birds actions that the little bird had
not flown away. The stroller con-
cluded that it had fallen into the water.
and he rose to sec if he could recover
it, when there shot up from the water
long, slender fish, that quickly
darted through the air and snatched
the remaining bird from the limb, fall
ing back into the pond with splash
and q whisk of its tail. This startling
leap astonished the observer, but it also
fully explained to him the disappear
ance of the other young bird.
The pike was evidently out hunting,
and spying the birds upon the limb, ii
had carefully measured the distance,
and by two vigorous jumps had cap:
tured them both. The mother-Dird
was both grieved and dazed by the sud-
den calamity that had befallen the
fledgelings, and perhaps fearing sim
liar fate for herself, she soon flew away.
&C. r. Holder, in ST. Nicholas for Ast-
0Uef
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
The Origin of the Turnpike.

An genealogical crank has discover
cd that the name of turnpike comes
from having a pike hung across a road
way so that no one could pass without
turning it. Toll-roads were instituted
about 500 years ago, the first one being
built in England by monk whose self
appointed work was to guard the shrine
OF st. Anthony, on Highgate Hill. Not
having much to do he carted dirt from
the top of the hill and filled up deep
hollow. In doing this he expended all
his fortune, but the King came to the
rescue, and published decree address
ed to our well-beloved William Philip
pi, in which, after approving the mo-
tives which induced him to benefit our
people passing through the highway
between Highgate and Smithfield, in
many places notoriously miry and deep.
he authorized him to set up bar and
take toll, SO that he might keep the
road in order and himself in comfort
and dignity.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
Literature of the Face.

Observe how, when the shrewd
palmist is reading the lines of hand,
he scans the face with almost equal in
terest. These learned people know
how soul dwells in the eye; and the
ability to understand its language is
Unborn with most folks without having
to study it, though extremely sensitive
persons have told me that more power
of discrimination rested in their hands
than they could read from every feature
of the face, the fingers being so full of
vision that they could feel color with
out seeing it; SO full of nerves that an
impression was instantaneous and
| could be relied upon; so full of life
that when their possessor was in love
they tingled with an affectionate intox-
ication.
1t is said that very quiet eyes that
impress and embarrass one with their
repose signify self-command, and also
much complacency and some conceit.
Restless eyes that cannot look one
steadily in the face denote deceitful,
designing mind. Eyes in which the
white has yellowish tinge and is
streaked with reddish veins, prove
much of strong passion and hasty tenn
per. Very blue eyes bespeak mind
inclined to coquetry; grey eyes signify
dignity, intelligence and excellent
reasoning faculties; greenish eyes,
falsehood and a fondness for scandal.
A malicious mind is often indicated by
greenish eyes. Black eyes show pas
sionate, lively temperament, and often
times most deceitful disposition;
brown eyes are generally tender and
true, indicating kind and happy dis
position.
OF the nose. A Roman nose denotes
an enterprising, business-like charac-
ter; long nose is sign of good sense;
perfectly straight nose indicates a
pure and noble soul, unless the eye
contradicts it; mex retrousse signifies o
spirit of mischief, wit and dash; large
nose generally indicates large mind and
good nature, but lack of energy.
Thick lips generally mean either great
genius or great stupidity; very thin
lips, cruelty, righteousness, and if the
lips are habitually compressed, false
hood. Dimples on the cheek are
known as the abodes of roguery, and
in the chin of Cupid and his pranks.
A lean face speaks more of intelli-
gence than a fat face, generally speak
ing, and they do say, beware of full,
round and greasy FACET means
treachery.
Feasibility is accompanied by an
erect posture, open nostrils, moist tenn
Piles, displaying superficial veins which
stand out and throb under the least
eycifnment largo 11neoral ill.arrnrnd
eyes, and equal use of both hands.
A genius may be expected from me-
dunn stature, blue-gray or brown eyes,
prominent and large forehead, with
temples little hollow; under lip slight
ly retiring, a fixed, attentive look, and
habitual inclination of the head either
backward or forward. -Fwmey's Pro-
gress.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

Experiments with the electric light
in forcing plant-growth are showing
less effect than was expected.
A new motor driven by the explosion
of small charges of gun-cotton has
been produced in England, and is
said to be applicable wherever small
powers are required.
According to French authority.
the vibrations caused by moving rail
way train mile distant may make
! the use of delicate astronomical in
struments impossible for the time be-
ing.
Mons. Trouvelot, the eminent as
tronomer of the Meudon Observatory,
has suggested that the brilliant light
of the facule, and possibly the entire
light of the sun, is generated at the
solar surface, the coronal atmosphere
being perhaps necessary for it's pro-
duction.
The French astronomer, Mons. G..
Flammarion, has received anony-
mously the sum of 5000 frances, to be
given as prize to the author of the
Calender. Papers must be sent in by
Oct. l, 1885. A committee will make
the award, and propose the reform to
an international congress.
A French savant. Mons. Forel, af-
firms that during the months of July
and August last red halo or corona
surrounded the sun, which though diff
ticult to see at low attitudes, became
quite brilliant at 5000 feet above the
sea. He witnessed the phenomenon
several times from heights ranging
fom 5000 to 10000 feet.
A bridge at Lyons, France, has a
stone parapet, pierced at intervals for
light, forming passage which plays
the part of gigantic flute. The rush
OF the air-currents through the open
lngs causes the bridge to emit such
sounds of music at different parts of
its course that one might believe it
haunted by legions of invisible maids
pursuing the passengers with their
plaintive melodies.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

The first series of Pullman Palace
Car Excursions, to the city Of Mexico,
Los Angeles and San Francisco, via
Chicago, st. Paul Minneapolis &
Omaha, and Atchison Topeka & San
ia Fe Railways, will leave st. Paul
| and Minneapolis in Pullman Palace
Cars for San Francisco, via Council
Bluffs and Kansas City Nov. 18th
Dec. 9th, 1884, and January 9th 1885
and for the city of Mexico Dec. 9th,
1851. Leaving Kansas city the follow
ing day by special trains. Round
trip tickets good for six months from
date st. Paul and Minneapolis to city
of Mexico or San Francisco, $4,000.
Pullman sleepers, per berth, to Los
Angeles, $3.50; to Sanfrancisco, $17.
90; to City of Mexico, $1,000 Vegas
Hot Springs and Santa Fe without
extra charge. Stop will also be made
at Cotton, and after that stop-over
will be allowed at pleasure. Parties
can go and return via Deming and
Cotton, or the return can be made via.
The Needles and the Atlantic & Paci-
tic r. R. to Albuquerque without ex-
ira charge. MIR. H. G.. Siglet, Excur-
sion Agent of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe R'y will accompany each ex-
cursion. and see that every comfort
is provided. Bankers business men,
tourists, health or pleasure seekers,
who desire to enjoy a winter climate
amid orange groves and flowers, I'M
der tropical skies, for rest and recuper-
alton, should avail themselves of the
great inducements now offered to take
a trip to the Golden Gate or to the
Land of the Montezumas. No such
combination of liberal inducements
have ever been offered to the travelling
public. Persons desiring to join
either of these excursions should
make their arrangements in advance.
For tickets and sleeping car accom-
modatiOns address
II. w. TEAsDALE,
General Passenger Agent,
St.Paul, Mimi.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
LAND OFFICE Al BENSON, MIMI, !
Dnfnhar ~ 1901

October q, 1851. I
Complaint having been entered at this
office by Patrick McCarroll against Thomas
Timber Culture Entry No. S27 datced Oct 80,
1877, upon the north east quarter, Section "a,
Township igl north of Range A west, in
the cancellation of said entry; contestant
alleging that the said Thomas Maison did
not, during the fourth year since making
said entry, plant five acres of said tract to
trees, seeds Or cuttings, as required by law;
also that he has not, nor has he caused to be
protected and cultivated ten acres, or any
number of acres of trees. seeds or cuttings, on
said land during the fifth, sixth, or seventh
years since making said entry, rs required by
law, and that he has wholly abandoned said
tract; the said parties are hereby SUMMONED
cember. 1884, at 8 O'Clock A. NJ, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said al
legged failure.
AZ D. 8. HALL, Register
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
LAND OFFICE AT BENSON, MIMI,

FOCIUDtT y, IoOf. J
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for Stevens county, at Morris,
Minnesota, on November Odd, 1884, viz: John
Schrapps. homestead application No. 1894, for
the swri Section g. Town 123, Range B.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiva-
ton of, said land, WIS Thomas Larkin, Au-
gustin Iarkin, Edward Casey and James
Moriarty, all of Morris, Stevens eonnty, Min
nesota. ~. >. II Alb
10 Register.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

The fund of $4,000, collected in the
Ceur d'Alene mining region for the
first baby born within the territory,
was awarded to the wife of a freight
hand on the Northern Pacific, who
walked twenty-five miles that her child
might first see the light in accordance
with the terms of the prize, and re-
ceiYed the money.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

A lawyer at Portland, Ore, has sued
the mayor of that place for he recovery
OF bill tn us itemized: For writing a
letter which Chapman published over
his own Signature in defense of charges
OF bribery, 800; for legal advice dur
ing an investigation by the council,
$3.50; for writing the mayors annual
message, 800, and for assisting the
mayor to secure a $500 loan, $50.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

A farmer, Abra ham Levan by name
OF Berks county, Pa, who was stone
bind Tor sixty yea rs, died recently. LII
spite OF his affiict ion he WIS always
able to do well every kind of farm
WORK. even that OF moving the grass.
- Philippe D'Enne Try, author of 1.-The
Two Orphans" is said to have
amassed a fortune of $4,000 900 from
written.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05
LAND OFFICE AT BENSON, MINI,


UCtOber Z, 1851.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named heir has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of Court for Stevens county, at Morris,
Minnesota, on November Dist, 1884, viz: En-
gebret Engebretsen, presumption y. $; NO.
779l, for the sen Section y, Town l2i, Range
43.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultiVa-
ton of, said land, viz: Samuel Larson, Ole Z:
Hanson, Gilbrand Paulson and Amund
Eriekson, oil of Morris, Stevens county, Mimi.
q D. S. HALL, Register.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

England believes in mitigating the
horrors of war. Some 100000 car
tridges have been sold to China which
were left over from the Franco
certain if not valueleSS
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

County IlSlAcf.
For Sheriff,
GEORGE II. MUNRO.
For Register of Deeds,
L. H. WELLINGTON
For Clerk of Court,
SAMUEL LARSON.
For County Attorney,
c. L. BROWN.
For Coroner,
H. l.. HULBURD.
For Surveyor,
D. Il. WHEATON.
For Commissioner, Dist. No. 5,
H. HUTCHINS.
For Commissioner, Dist. No. t,
r. b. MCARTHUR.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

The progress of the Dominion Of
Canada since its organi. zation II years
ago has been very satisf actory. There
has been large mere ase of popula-
ton, the exports of man nfactures have
trebled, the volume CT trade has
doubled, and the number of post-otiices
is more than three times {: Us large as in
1890
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

Yates champion clog dancer of last
year had become 4 divinity student.
Round trip tickets from st. Paul and
Chicago to New Orleans are an
nounced, at low rates,
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

A State Association of Inventors,
was organized i'll Kentucky, Sept. Il,
as a branch Of the National Associa-
formed at Cincinnati last March.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

\ writer says to keep eggs fresh:
Dissolve one pint oflime and one quart
of salt in five gallons of pure water.
Put good eggs in this water in sum-
mer and sell them for good price IN
winter. They will not spoil.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

\ couple recently married east ad-
opted the church plan of probation.
At the end of a month they separated
by mutual consent.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

The cost of running New York city
one year is over 100000. Only
Those patriots who are ION the ground
floor" in municipal politics know how
much of this goes for legitimate ex-
penses and how much for Doodle.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

Seth Cook, of Ruthboneville, Il. Y.
will be l03 years old if he lives until
Jan. 10, 1885. On Oct. rs he went alone
to Cowmesque Valley, expecting to
meet his son. when he arrived there,
he learned that his son was ut Gaines.
There would be no train for that place
until night. Centenarian Cook con-
cluded it would be waste of time to
wait for it, and set out for Gaines on
foot. The distance is seventeen miles
He walked the entire dista~cc in six
hours, arriving at his sons in good
condition, and au hour ahead of the
train.
Turkeys do not require as warm
quarters in winter rs do other fowls.
However cold the weather, they
sh ould be allowed to run out of doors
every day, except perhaps in very
sto rmy weather. Ifcontined in warm
gu arters and not allowed to run out of
! doors they usually show signs of in
disposition, lose their appetite, become
du:mpish and inactive, and not UNI
frequently die. The are very hardy
birds and easily wintered. About all
they require is Il place to roost ut night
where they wind, plenty to eat and
drink, and their liberty during the
day.
There Is not Il single cat Within the
| town of Ieadville, Colorado. Cats
have been imported there 10y the hun
dreds, and in all varities of color and
! size, but not one has ever survived the
second week of residence. However
rs there are no rats and mice in Lead
vile, there is no real need of cats, and
it makes little difference whether
they live or die. The thin atmosphere
at that altitude O,2OO) is as fatal to
the vermin as to their foe, and the in
habitants are thus mercifully spared
the intlictions of both.-Chichago In
ter Ocean.
The largest dredging. machine in
the world has been finished at Port
zero Point, and will be used OH the
sacramento and San Joaquin swamp
lunds. She has been named Thor,
and modelled after the best dredges
now in use by De Lesseps OH the 18TH
mus Canal, cutting out Il channel and
building a levee at the same time.
The Thor is 100 feet long and 81 feet
wide, and has 81 iron buckets, with a
capacity of l :, cubic yards each which
can be filled and emptied fourteen
times per minute. All the machinery
was manufactured in San Francisco,
and the timber is of Oregon pine.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

Ohio farmeS are valued at 81, l27 ,000,-
600, New York farmes at $l56, O00,0 900
and New England farmes at sos, OO0,-
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

Horse flesh is now sold in London
rs we'll as in Paris.
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

Says the Hearthstone, Farm and
Nation: "The farmer with an I'M
diciplined mind usually hates exact
ness. He don't like to De asked how
many acres he has of anything, what
is his yield per acre: his income, his
expences, or whether he is advancing
in wealth. The farmer of the future
will do better,U
Morris tribune., 1884-11-05

The Boston Herald thinks the ap-
preaching winter is to be one of
great hardship for the poor in the
manufacturing towns and villages of
New England. Even now many
cases of distress are reported.