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Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
Playing With Fire.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette, writing from Vol
cana, the center of one of the West
Virginia oil regions, gives this bit of
curious local history:
Give or six years ago terrible cal
amity visited Volcano. Of course, in
a place where large stores of the light
er grades of petroleum-whether crude
or refned-is kept in bulk, there is al
ways great danger of fire, but long i'm
munity from trouble of that kind lulled
the people into feeling of security.
An ingenious person, James M. Fry by
name, noticed this, and determined to
rouse the snorting citizens, as it were.
So he kindled ccntiagration. This, by
active personal efforts, he succeeded in
extinguishing, and then posed as hero
the first discoverer of the fire and the
savior of the village. This little ruse
was successful, and, as a reward for his
vigilance, Mr.. Fry was appointed Fire
Waterman, with apparently nothing to
do but loaf about, draw good salary,
and accept invitations to drink from
his numerous admirers. After while
these attentions began to wane, and
Mr.. Fry proceeded to tread once more
his pleasing but perilous path to popu-
larity. This time his success in kind
ling the fire was marked, but not SO the
putting out thereof. 1t was a calm
morning, not breath of wind stirring,
when the flames spread from the incen-
diary torch. The great tanks, brim-
ming with that most imfammable of
fluids, crude light petroleum, were at
tackled and conquered in detail. The
burning oil spread, spluttering and
Kissing, in every direction. In one
wild hour fell mart of trade and
shrine of prayer and the greater por-
ton of the village, including all of the
business houses, was in ashes. Quality
Row. as the LOCALITY wherein were
wont to reside the nobility and the gen
try was dubbed, escaped, as did the
frame shanties perched like nests upon
the hillsides, but all semblance of Or
derby arrangement in streets, etc., was
blotted out, and has not since been re-
gained -
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
The Oysters Enemies.

"Oysters are attacked by number
of different parasites,' said a Delaware
oyster dealer yesterday, 'Great care
is needed, not only to keep their enc,
mics away, but to destroy their eggs.
Among the worst of these enemies is
the drill, a small crustacean, who is
supplied with tiny rasp or file, With
which it bores into the young oyster
and sucks out the contents of the shell.
Its eggs are something like apple or
pear seeds and are found in heaps OF
punches. Each egg contains from
twenty to thirty embryos. AS soon as
these are Matched they attack the shells
of the baby oysters and kill innnmer-
able quantities.
"The oyster barnacle is another dead
ly foe. This little creature gets inside
the shell of the oyster and fastening on
10 the upper valve, breeds there and
feeds upon the oyster itself. Then
there are oyster tube worms, which
make their tubes of sand and lime, lie
upon the oyster until they become firm
ly fixed to his outer shell and then bore
their way through and feed upon him. :"
care any of these creatures found in
oysters that are offered for sale?'
"No. The only parasite we find is
the tiny crab That is harmless to con.
sumers, ia fact is considered delicacy,
and besides is really an assistance to
the oyster in helping it to obtain food.
But the barnacles and worms I have
spoken about absolutely destroy the
oysters in the bed, and if we occasion
ally receive an empty shell or two in our
consignments that is the way we ac-
count for it,
els there any known way of getting
rid of these parasitesp"
''Oh, yes, by great care and cleanli-
less. Oysters that have been sent to
Europe for relaying have been known
to introduce the pest, but by finishing
and carefully draining and going over
the beds they have been eliminated al
most entirely. The destruction of the
eggs is the surest way and that method
has been fairly successfully carried out.
I hear that Prof. Baird, of the Smith
sonian institute, is now at Crisfield,
Md, making series of Investigations
into the cause Of the great fatality
among the oysters Of Chesapeake bay
and its tributaries. No doubt that If
he has discovered new parasite he
will soon find the eggs. And when he
has found the eggs he will destroy
them. '-PhitadeLphSa Times.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
First Publication December Il. 1854,
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment
of the sum of Two Dollars and Twenty Cents
1920 which is claimed to be due at the date
of this notice upon q certain mortgage, duly
executed and delivered by James Cox llln-
married) to A. F. Kelley, bearing date the End
day of December, AID 1882, and duly recorded
In the office OF the Register of Deeds in and
for the County of Stevens and State of Minnie
sofa, on the 7th day of December, a. D. 1882, at
II O'Clock A. NJ, in Book II of mortgages on
page lSS, and no action or proceeding at law
or otherwise having been instituted to recover
the debt secured by said mortgage, or ans,
part thereof; .i.-aE =.
Now therefore, notice is hereby gwen, thae
by virtue OF power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and pursuant so the statute in
such case made and provided, the said mort
gage will be foreclosed, and the premises
described in and covered by said mortgage,
viz: The south west quarter (sw14A of Section
number Twelve ~, of Township number One
Hundred and Twenty-Five 125l North. OF
Range Forty-four (ti) West 9Th principal
meridian, in Stevens County, and State of
Minnesota, with the hereiiiiamentS and
appurtenances, will be sold at public auction.
to the highest bidder for cash, to pay said
debt and interest, and twenty-five dollars
attorneys fee, as stipulated in and hv said
mortgage in case of foreclosure, and the dis
bursements allowed by law; which sale will
be made by the Sheriff OF said Stevens
In the Village of Morris, in said County and
State, on Saturday, the Sist day of January,
A. d. 1885, at 10 O'Clock A. T.. OF that day
subjectto redemption at any time within one
year from the day of sale, as provided by law
Dated December 18th, A. y. 1884.
a. +. KELLEY.
SPooNER & FLAHERT9,
Attorneys fer Mortgag@a.-
Morris, MINI.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
First Publication December. 81, 1854.
MORTGAGE SALE.

whereas, default has been made in the
conditions of a certain mortgage executed
and delivered by Paul P. Bodeen unmarried
mortgages, dated the second day of Novem.
Der, A. d. eighteen hundred and eightytwo
and recorded in the office of the Register OF
of minnesota, on the third day Of November
| A. ID. 1882, at 10 o'clock A.. NJ, in Book F OF
| mortgages, on page $50, on which there is
the l amonnt of Eight Hundred and Sixty
| seven and 50.109 dollars, and no action OF
proceeding has been instituted at law or in
mortgage, or any part thereof And whereas
said mortgage was duly assigned by the said
George Stark and Company to The New
County Of MisaSa n and state Of Gonn ne sHe
cut, by assignment dated the 18th day OF
N9yember 4 p: lsS2 and recorded s in the
of December, a. D. 1884, att O'Clock p. NJ, in
Book of mortgages, on page 239.
Now, notice is hereby given, that by virtue
OF power Of sale eontained In said mort
aud provided, said mortgage will be fore
closed by sale of the mortgaged premises
therein described. at public auctien at the
front door of the Colirp House, in the Village
of Morris, in the county Of Stevens ;tiiG. State
of Minnesota, ON Saturday, the 18th day of
February, A. d. eighteen hundred and eighty
five, ut 10 o'clock in the forenoon to satisfy
the amount which shall then be due on said
mortgage, with the interest thereon, and
costs and expenses of sale, and taxes, If any,
due upon said land, and fifty dollars attor-
ney's fees, as stipulated in said mortgage in
case of foreclosure.
The premises described In said mortgage,
and so to be sold, are situated In the county
of Stevens and State of -Minnesota, and
known and described as follows, to-wit: The
south half (s1s) of the south east quarter
(se14) and the south half (sx) of the south
west quarter (sw14) of section fourteen TN,
township one hundred and twenty-three
123), range forty-four (4I.
THE NEW ENGLAND SECURITY COMPANY.
OF WINDHAM COUNTY, CoNNECTICUT,
Assignee of Mortgages z
FoLASp & MGCUEE, :. : u
ATTORNEYS Of Assignee. Benson, MINI.
Dated December 10Th, 1854.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Birthdays in Germany are never neg
lected From the fist one, when the
infant receives the presents from the
god-parents, instead of at the time of
the baptism, the thing goes on from
year to year, and people of all ages and
ranks consider themselves sighted if
even an acquaintance does not duly APP
pear with the usual congratulatory of
fering of flowers, ETC. :. The custom is
really a tax to many, for all members
titled to valuable gifts on their birth
days. Even servants expect to be sub
stantially remembered, and, as on their
entrance into the establishment they
are legally obliged to render q full ac-
count of the time and place of their
birth, there is no pleading ignorance as
an excuse for neglecting to notice the
day.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
Stages of Architecture.

America is to-day in the second
stage of national architecture. In this
stage the general idea is in the fineness
of the materials used. The nation still
wants big things, but they must be
made of the finest marbles and the
most highly polished woods. The third
stage in which fneness of material and
grandeur of size are combined in har-
monious artistic beauty America has
not yet reached. All of our public
buildings are like the works of a pauper
who has suddenly become millionaire.
Money is thrown around profnsely and
extravagantly. more for the sake Of
showing that the man has money than
for the accomplishment of any beauti-
full end. Look at our public buildings
both here and in other great cities!
They are big-and costly, and the glitter
of marble and the gilt of varnish and
veneer runs through them all, There
is little artistic conception in them and
their interiors are as rule comfortless,
cherries and i'll adapted to the pur-
poses for which they were designed
Cleveland Leader.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
War Money.

Postal currency, which was the
''changen during the war and until the
resumption of specie payments, was
the invention Of Gen. Spinner, who had
represented the Syracuse district OF
New York in congress, and had been
appointed treasurer of the United
States by President lincoln. Small
change had vanished, and in buying a
dinner in the market change had to be
taken in beets, cabbages, potatoes, and
what not. Gen. Spinner was constant
ly appealed to from all quarters to do
something to supply the demand for
small change. He had no law under
which he could act, but after buying a
half-dollar's worth of apples several
times and receiving for his half dollar
in change more or less different kinds
of produce, he began to cast around
for a substitute for small change. In
his dilemma he bethought himself of
the postage-stamp. Hc sent down to
the postoffice department and pur-
chased quantity of stamps. He then
ordered up a package of the paper upon
which government securities were
printed. He cut the paper into various
sizes. On the pieces he pasted stamps
to represent different amounts. He
thus initiated q substitute for fractional
silver. This was not, however, a gov
eminent transaction in any sense; ii
could not be.
Gen. Spinner distributed his impro'
vised currency among the clerks OF the
department. They took it readily, and
the trade folks more readily. The idea
spread; the postage-stamps. either de-
tached or pasted upon piece OF paper
became the medium of small exchange
It was dubbed postal currency
From this Gen. Spinner got his idea O.
the fractional currency, and went be
fore congress with it. That body read
lily adopted it, and but short time at
ter Gen. Spinner had begun pastinE
operations a law was on the statute bool
providing for the issue of the fractional
currency which became so popular
The fac-simile OF postage-stamps wa
put on each piece Of currency, and 10
long time It was known as ''posta
currency" An enormous amour
never was presented for redemption
and the government was consequent,
the gainer.-Bes,: Perley Poore in Bos
tom Budget.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

a;,,, NJ;oh;non and Ohio. ont of the
=, rou.r5 ~ tho larre supplies
roised in three states for the past few
,,onrs onr Minnasota and Dakota
f,r,,nrs oonuot fail In obtaining
's"', n.aa e., th.iryheat Down in
a. ,aoa vines near C,alena. we knew
an old farmer who became wealthy
in raising on his farm such crops as
his neighbors neglected to SOW ana
plant. If tEey put III the ground
wheat, he would raise corn and oats.
If they raised corn and oats he would
wheat. Sometimes il is q good Idea
to belong. to a. contrary side. Next
wear instead Of decrease, there should
i'm Minnesota and Dakota be an in
crease in The acreage OF wheat. De-
pent on it, it will pay.
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Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

No one knows precisely the condi-
tions which make an exceptionally good
year for wine, as why, for instance, '34
port was king of liquors, or why a
majority of the champagnes in IA
should have peculiar delicacy and fla
vor which no amount Of care and
knowledge on the part of growers can
produce. A well-known firm of wine
merchants states that this year the
champagne districts are the most IA
vored in France, and "'84" wines may
rival .@'74" in quality"
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
When both parents have eyes of the

When both parents have eyes of the
same color SO per cent of the children
follow their parents in this feature, and
of the II per cent born with eyes other
than the parental color part must be
attributed to intermittent hereditary.
More females than males have black or
brown eyes in the proportion of 40 to
45 With different colored eyes in the
two parents 53 per cent of the children
follow the fathers in being dark-eyed
and 80 per cent folloW their mother in
being dark-eyed.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
benevolent society, called

.Mouthful of Bread" has been started
in Paris. Its object is to render tenn
porary assistance to those who are out
Of work. A lump of bread and glass
of water, favored with vinegar, are
given to all who ask for relief. The
vinegar is put in the water to kill the
microbes, which swarm in the foul
Seine water, and che connection doesn't
taste much different from the sour wine
ordinarily used by Parisians.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

1t is said that the Astors alone own
1900 houses, all of stone and iron. The
lowest rental they get is $1,000 per an
mum, and the highest $4,000 which
some of their enormous down town
buildings bring.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
IMPORTANT.

When yop visit or leave New York City
save Baggage E1pressage and Carriage Hire
and stop at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite
Grand Central Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted up at cost of one
million dollars, reduced to $l.0O and upwards
per day. European plan. Elevator. Res
taurant supplied with the best. Horse cars
stage and elevated railroad to all depots
Families can live better for less money at the
Grand Union Hotel than at any other first
class hotel in the city. 1yl
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

The removal of Prof. Sapborn Of n 3.
H., after being pronounced incurable
by a score of physicians, from Las We
gas, N. M, to his home, was effected
by administering DR.. Harter's Iron
Tonic which has restored him to his
former good health. 521m
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Many portions of the East are suf-
fering from floods. People in those
districts should move to Stevens
county, where floods are unknown,
and live in peace.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Fargo Argus: 1t is alleged that the
star of Bethlehem, visible In the east
early in the mornings, will not appear
again for 400 years, and few now view
ing it will be likely to see it then from
this side.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Sank Centre Tribune: The people
of Minnesota do not know what hard
times are. We are enjoying genuine
boom compared with the deafness OF
exchange in the eastern states.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

There have been 5000 patents taken
out on churns, but no reduction IN
price or improvement in quality OF
the product have resulted.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Judge Brown, of the supreme court
of New York, has rendered a decision
that a wife may be legal business
partner Ola person other than her
husband.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Madam Pioneer: 1t looks as though
the area of spring wheat would be ~
per cent. less in North Dakota next
season than it was last year.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

The n. ?. express company shipped
during the first two weeks Of Decent
Der $40 900 of silver and $l0l,674 Of
gold. all from Montana.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
WEDNESDAY, JAN. I, 1885.

The orange crop in Florida is said
to be so large that the shippers find 1t
difficult to get boxes enough for them.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
&000 MN :s s: 81 f T.. S:
WLUU, UUpackage of goods of large.

value, that will start you in work that will at
once bring you in money faster than any
thing else in America. All about the $2o9,
600 in presents in each box. Agents wanted
everywhere, of either sex, of all ages, for all
the time, or spare time only, to work for us
at their own homes. Fortunes for all work
ers absolutely assured. Don't delay. H.
HAILETr & Co., Portland. Maine.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

There are about 100000 domestic
servants in this country, who annually
sarn about $216, 100000. In England
the same number of servants would
earn only 800, 900.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

A correspondent writing from East
Granite Falls to the Minnesota Farm
or has the following to say in regard
to the way in which farmers may I'M
prove the leisure hours Of winter:
These winter days are just the time
for the farmer to study up points
about his machinery, with which he is
not quite familiar. Farmers rs y
class are not machinists, and are not
supposed to understand thoroughly
the mechanism Of every part of n
binder, although practically able to
run one fairly well. This lack OF
knowledge may allow the machine to
run when slightly out of order, which
ifcontinued will result in y break
down sooner or later. The old adage
holds good here, that IAN ounce of
prevention is worth pound OF cure"
There is one point to which l wish
to call the attention of those especial
ly who are beginning to use machines
and that Is the necessity of keeping
the drive wheel in repair. 1t is moth
ing uncommon for the spokes of this
| wheel to work loose, and if not atten-
ded to, the wheel will soon be wreck.
The double rows of spokes are all
bracing toward the center of the feloe
with rods passing through them near
the hub. Now if the burrs be turned
up on the rolls it will bring the spokes
nearer together and nearer to a verti-
cal position, and Of course tighten
them so the wheel will be all right. /
knew of = number of accidents the
past harvest that might haye been
avoided by little knowledge of the
philosophy of the construction of the
wheel, and little care in exercising
it. This may seem simple talk to
many, and yet many of these simple
things are what we need to know the
most. Binders are so costly and sc
soon wear out with the best of usage
that is matter of economy for every
one owning and runningone to under
stand its mechanism as we'll as ne
| can
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Pioneer Press: Gov. Hubbard has
an exasperating fashion of doing as
he blank pleases. He made the usual
annual batch of executive appoint
ments yesterday. Most of them were
a matter of course. The only contest
was over the positions of surveyor
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Thirty-nine counties and cities OF
Canada have adopted the Scott liquor
prohibitory law.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

general Of logs and lumber in the
Minneapolis and saltwater districts.
In both these cases Gov. Hubbard has
used his own discretion and made APP
pointments in opposition to the wishes
Of the lumbermen's board of trade.
Col. King gets the fat plum in Mini
neapolis and A. G. Hospes in Stillwa-
ter. In the first case the protest on
recommendation of the lumbermen
reached him too late; and in the
second he found that tho saltwater
board of trade, that favored Mr.. Me-
Kusich, represented smaller annual
business than the outside lumbermen
who favored Mr.. Hospes. 1t doesn't
seem to be the funeral Of anybody but
the governor and the lumbermen.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Petitions asking the legislature OF
Pennsylvania to submit to the voters
an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the manufacture and sale
within the commonwealth of alcoholic
liquors to be used as beverage have
been sent out by the Constitutional
Amendment Association of Pennysl-
yania
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

The faith-healers have just had =
number of big meetings in Baltimore.
They denounced medicines ofsll kinds
one old fellow saying that AS all
diseases are simply the devil working
in the body, it was foolish to try to
cure them with drugs, as the devil
thrives on drugs.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

The noted astronomer, Richard A.
Proctor, suggests this danger against
which there seems to be reinsurance
"The fears expressed by some astron-
omers that our earth will be damaged
by comets are not altogether ground
less. II is possible that comet may
whisk its tail over this world and
brush us off into space.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

1t is reported that a Russian arctic
explorer is about to tackle the south
pole and see whether it will be as hard
to reach as the unapproached north
pole. Comparatively little is known
Of the bleak and forbidding regions OF
the most southerly point of the globe,
and less interest is felt in it probably
tnan the other extremity.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

The FARMERS OF Minnesota are eX-
pecting much from the legislature
now in session. We fear they are to
be disappointed. The farmers cotrol
the House but the Senate is of differ
ent complexion. There are senators,
like Hon. H. H. Wells of Morris who
are thoroughly interested in the farm
er's movement, but the majority of
them were elected two years ago and
are monopolistic in their interests and
tendencies. We fear the Senate will
kill any good work the House may
accomplish.
Morris tribune., 1885-01-07

Minnesota and Iowa lead the list OF
states in the record Of railway con.
struction for 1884, each showing 27e
miles. Dakota comes next with 26e
miles. But five states and territories
built nothing during the year, viz;
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Ne
vada. Indian Territory and Wyoming.