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a CURSE.
This is What the Possession of Too Much
Land Involves.

Land Involves.
The natural tendency of this age is
towards too much expansion. Men are
with making a good living and a rea-
sonable sum besides; but they wish to
amass millions. and so spread out and
worry themselves prematurely old, and
in a majority of cases die, leaving no
more than they would had they confined
themselves to the Smallar fields and not
having taken 1.-THE of the comfort they
would have then enjoyed. The Rural
NeSC Yorker makes a note of this, and
calls the attention of farmers to the fact
that in no business is this more the case
than in farming. There is many a man
who, when the owner of single farm
of fifty or one hundred acres, was a
splendid farmer, keeping his fields clean
and well cultivated, putting in his crops
in good season and in the best order,
and securing each as soon as mature,
and keeping the best of stock. and thus
made money, lived in comfort, and,
besides supporting his family well.
laid by small sum for ''rainy day."
aud was happy. But, ambitious to be
rich. he reached out after another farm,
and since this was bought he has found
so much work to do, SO much business
TO look after, that he has not had time
to do anything well; his fields are
weedy. his crops. always sowed late and
in 4 poor manner, and not more than
half MANFRED or tended. give but poor
return, and even these are not harvested
until over-ripe, and then in a slovenly
manner. leaving him no profit. As
result. he is always hard up. and works
beyond his strength, while his family
have to get along with the bare necessa-
RES of life. and no one has any time for
comfort or happiness.
Is this fancy picture? Look about
and YOU will find its reality in every
neighborhood. And many a one. bur
dened with too much land. would be
glad to sell the surplus and return 10
the home farm. only for a false pride.
By far the safest and most sensible war
is to be sure that one farm is improved
all it can be, and made ''as rich as a
garden '-forced to produce its largest
crops at the greatest profit-before
another acre is added. As rule larger
profit lies in the direction of better
farming and larger crops. rather than
in more acres.-Cjercldnd Leader.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-10

"A female office-seeker in Washing
ton mancuvered her way into the White
House with six small children in tow,
and made most pathetic pea for an
appointment which would enable hec to
support her widowed brood. 1t was a
neat bit of strategy, but it wofully mis-
carried when she was recognized by one
of the attendants. She was never mar
ried at all, and the squad of juveniles
had been borrowed for the occasion.
The author of so ingenious device
almost deserved success Chicago
Times.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-10

is shown by their evening organ in this
city, which appears to be in hopeless
condition of mental imbecility and in
capable of interpreting the utterances
of intelligent journals -ALbdHy ArqUS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-10
4 model FATHER"
Story of a Scheming Tragedian
and His Pretty Daughter.
Low Cunning and Selfish Ambition on
the One Hand, and innocent Purity
and DutifuI Devotion on
the Other.
CHAPTER VL-COSTISUED.

FL DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-10

According to the traditions Of the
Jewish rabbis there was no physical
illness among men before the flood
, 1885-12-26
Good King Wenceslas.

Good King Wenceslas lOokd out
On the feast of Stephen,
When the nov lay round about,
Deep, and crisp, and even:
Brightly shone the moon that night,
Though the frost was cruel,
When q poor man came IN sight,
Gathering winter fuel.
"Hither, page, and stand BY me,
If thou know'St it, telling,
YOnder peasant, who is ne
Where, and what his dwelling r
EISire, he lives a good league hence,
Underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes fountain"
"Bring me flesh and bring we wine,
Bring me pine logs hither,
Thou and l will see him dine
When we bear them thither )"
Page and Monarch forth they went,
Forth they went together
Through the rude winds wild lament,
And the bitter weather.
"Sire, the night is darker now,
And the winds blow stronger,
Fails my heart, l know not how,
| can go no longer"
"Mark my footsteps, good my page,
Tread thou in them boldly,
Thou shalt find the winters rage
Freeze thy blood less coIdly."
In his masters steps he trod
Where the snow lay dinted
Hnot was in the very sod
Which the saint had printed.
Therefore, Christian men, be sure,
Wealth or rank possessing,
We who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find blessing.
, 1885-12-26
THE HYDROPHOBIA SCARE IN
LONDON.

The PatnelI scare here is now &C
companied by a hydrophobia scare,
which the newspapers discuss on the
same page with home rule. The pO-
licemen in plain cloths who last yule-
tide hunted dynamiters are now pro-
vided with long iron rods, having
slip nooses at the lower ends, TO hunt
dogs with. The name OF Pasteur
is as much on the popular tongue as
that of Parnell, and with the home
, 1885-12-26

rule question travels another query
''Shall tens of thousands of dogs die,
or else shall they wear muzzIes, lest
scores of dogs per annum go mad" .
In order to get a true view of the
extent of the police operations to-
alleviate the scare, ] visited at noon
the celebrated "home for dogs near
Bgttersea Bridge. l found crowds
of we'll dressed ladies and gentlemen
arriving there by every train, search
ing for stray o r CAPITA ed favorites, and
policemen coming or going. found
dogs to the number of a thousand
confined in large barred stalls, each
partition containing between thirty
and forty. The pampered pug lay
beside the gutter mongrel, and the
silky haired, high bred Gordon setter
was cheek by jowl with the poachel's
lurcher.
In a room not far away sat the
secretary, Mr.. CoIam, having the
benevolent and anxious smile OF Mr..
Bprgh and the detective enthusiasm
of Mr.. Gerry. He was fortified on
all sides Of his table with piles Of
correspondence, one weeks
lation only, much of it relating to
hydrophob ia.
"The excitem mt about rabies,
said Mr.. Colam, "came suddenly, at
the time NJ. Pasteur read his paper in
Paris, and when the Times, Standard
and Tel graph commented largely o.
the subject. But The excitement did
not surprise me. had observed that
in 1888 Only thirteen cases in all the
London districts were recorded, while
up to A pril last the same number
was recorded for this year, and up to
now ffly-sir cases have been record
ed. The excitement has done N
good thing-lt has revived the muz-
zIing or the compulsory leading Of
dogs"
Coryesp0ndent-You, then, approve
Of the muzzling regulations demand
ing rs, which still exist in New York
but are not enforced, because popular
sentiment has agreed that he muzz'e
is cruel and apt to produce excitement
in the amin |?
Mr.. Colam here produced a new
regulation muzzIe, allowing The dog
to open it's mouth, put out its tongue
and drink, but preventing it from
swapping or biting,
Jr. Co1am These are universal in
Germany, where all dogs, from Prince
Basmarck's down to the pet of a pea
SAINT child, are happy. Besides, a
muzz!e prevents fighting in public
places. I would abolish leading dogs
outdoors and muzz!e all. incubation
is very well, doubtless, but absolute
protection is better.
CoryespOmdent-How has the sud
den excitement affected your home 7
Mr.. C'olam-In 1884, 14,772 dogs
were brought here, but this year, so
far, the numbers have increased to
PISA. In October last 1,479 dogs
were brought. In November they
increased to 1904. This month, in
fourteen days, no less than 1885
dogs have been brought in, and, as
YOU see, they keep coming.
, 1885-12-26
Eau of u MeteOric Stone in q
Street in Naples.

Rene, Dec. 10, 18S5.-The Herald print
cd some time ago, an account OF the
meteOrs seen at Naples. The PiccOtO news.
paper, of that city, just at hand, contains
a letter from Professor M0deNtlna del
GaizO. from which | take the extract
given below. 1t will doubtless be interest
inc to scientists in the United States,
which is now regarded in Italy, the Olrth'
place of astronomy, as the country where
the science has attained its best develop
mrnt -
"The extraordinary shower OF falling
stars seen on November ~ has been follow
I'd by a splendid codG. Yesterday at
twenty-five minutes past ten a. Nj. an
a~erOlite fell in the Via del Fi0rentinI. 1t
is cuneiform in shape, preserving a super
fetal Datind and weighs over SIX klIO'
grammpS, without reckoning the fragments
that fell from the apeX i'll the rapid hight
of the stone earthwArd. In some OF theso
fragments were found mineral crystals,
such as those on account OF the presence
of which he illustrious Gustav Rose named
certain ae~rOliteS 'euchrOlteS.
uS0me persons who witnessed the TALL
of the a~erolite were 9S much termed as
though they had felt a shock OF earth,
quake. The general Stupetactlon increased
when Professor Domenico du Llca, seek
ing to calm all fears, announced thaC tue
stone had fallen from heaven. 1t may be
worth noticing that another aerollto fell III
Naples on November goth. 1899"
The fragments Of the aerolite are preSer-
we'd and the Professor meditateS preparing
a paper upon them.--NcW York Herald
Dec. 10TH, 1885.
Rome Dee. 18th. l885.-The College OF
the Propaganda announces that up to Nov,
LIST, in the v~icarate of Cochin CHINA, y
missionaries, 7 native priests, 60 catechists,
270 members of religious orders and "A,
600 Christians were massacred 200 parish
es, II orphan aSylums and 10 converts
we're destroyed and 30 churches were
hnrnC0.
, 1885-12-26

The 8. s. Orinoco of the Quebec Steam
ship Company's New York & West Indian
Line, arrived in Frederiksted Tuesday
morning, 81 days out from New York. She
brought 1854 packages, chiefly for Messrs'
Bartram Bros. whose vessel, the Chas. A.
Hoard is not able to come out at present,
owing to damages received on her last
voyage to New York. Two passengers were
landed here, and the OrinocO sailed for St.
kits at s p. m. Major Moore is the Com
pany's agent in Frederiksted.
, 1885-12-26

According to the reports for the year
1884, which nave now all come in, the is
land had 883 births and 931 deaths. Of the
$50 children that were born, 20 were still
born. OF the children that died i'll 1884,
3O8 were below 6 years of age, and of these
there were IS that died in their second
year and the great number of 2S2 that
E. V. LOSE.
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25
The Lightest Rider.

An English paper gives the following
incident in the career of Mr.. George
Thompson, the noted British gentleman
rider: At years old he would accom-
pany his father across the country on a
spirited little pony, and was always in
the first flight. While he was still a
mere child his father made a match to
run pony called the Maid of Skelgate
against certain gentleman's hack,
catch weight, half mile, each to ride
his own. On going down to the start
Mr.. Thompson, ST., discovered that a
jockey boy who was in Scott's stables,
and who had ridden several winners in
public, was about to ride his opponents
horse. Against this step he remon-
strated, as the conditions understood
were for gentlemen riders only. When
tho articles which had been drawn up,
however, were looked through it was
found that this stipulation had been
omitted, and Thompson's foxy oppo-
nent openly boosted that he had got
the best of the match, as Mr.. Thomp-
son was eleven stone and the jockey
4 was under seven. Annoyed at the
trick, Thompson made no reply, but,
riding off to his carriage, where his
wife and her family were seated, he
said to her: "Hand me out George; I'm
too heavy" And the next moment a
little dark-eyed fellow, in blue cloth
frock ornamented with gilt buttons,
was put out, and mounted on the Maid
of Skelgate. AS he cantered with his
father down to the post, without boots
or breeches, showing his little red legs
and white trousers, he was loudly
cheered. What am I to do, papap"
was the only question asked. "Why,
hold your reins tight, and, directly
they say GOT come as fast as you can
home" He obeyed these simple in
structions to the letter and won in q
canter, after which he was put back in
the carriage. At this time his weight
was within a pound of three stone
(forty-two pounds), SO that he was
probably the lightest jockey that ever
rode in public.
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25
NOtice-Timber Culture.
U. S. LAND OFFICE, BENSON, MINI

OCTOBER ON, 1000
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by Charles P. Iampman against John
T. Calvin for failure to comply with law as
to Timber-Culture entry No. 1865, dated
March rs, 187S,up the lots numbered one ~
and two ~, Section &c, Township 124 north of
Range 43 west, in Stevens County, Minnesota,
with view to the cancellation of said entry;
contestant alleging that the said John I.
CALVIN failed to plant, or cause to be planted,
IA acres of said tract to trees, seeds, nuts or
cuttings, during the third year after making
said entry: failed to plant, or cause to be
planted, N a.res of said tract to trees,
seeds, nuts or cuttings, during the
fourth year after making said
entry, or at any time subsequently, thereto;
that he failed to cultivate, or cause to be Gull
tivated, 21s acres of said tract during the past
three years; has wholly abandoned said tract
and has not to exceed 100 trees growing
thereon at the present time; the said parties
are hereby summoned to appear at this office
on the 26th day of November, 1885, at o'clock
A. NJ, to respond and furnish testimony con-
corning said alleged failure.
43 d. s. HALL, Register.
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25
Housewife to ID ,uGhter.

You little guess the loncsomeness that COM
ing Ger my life,
When you have left tho farm ana me 10 10
Will Johnson's wife;
But suppose my mother felt just SO when
from her side
Your father camo one summer day to carry
home his bride.
All me! how happy had been it Providence
had spared
My good old man to see this day, who al my
feelings shared;
But then i would not bring him back, not
even If might,
Nor change one crook thatS IN my lou, lor
what God does is right.
But as / sit alone and think, see some things
I'd change;
might have made him happier; then do not
If should speak some warning words, to
save you, If may,
From making thoughtless, sad mistakes, to
bring clouds DER your way.
So Just remember Hannah dear, that though
you're pretty bright. -,
1t may be very possible you'll not be always
right;
Perhaps when you are fretting DER some
other body's sin,
You'll find the fault was all your own, if you
would look within.
AS when we washed the window panes to.
gether, face to face,
So that the smallest spot or stain should ma
no resting place,
You would insist however hard to make you
see tried,
That every spot was my fault, when twas
really Oh your side.
And, Hannah, oh. be patient if you find Will
sometimes slow;
Your wits flash out like lightning streaks, as
swift to come and go.
Now lightning is Il handy thing i'll stormy
nights, tits true,
But after all a steady shine is kind O. useful,
too.
And if there's any difference comes 'twixt
your good man and you,
Don't stop to ask whose fault it is; the only
way to do $50
Is just to take the thing in hand, and try with
all your might,
Before it grows too big to change, to fix it up
all right.
You know the dough when first It's set, is
nodded rs we will,
But when it's baked we can not change lib
shape for good or i'll;
So now, when you are Starting out IN your
new home, is just
The time to see what way S you'll set to harden
into crust.
But, dear you'll not succeed alone, no matter
how you try;
You'll have to go down on your knees, and
ask help from on high.
We soap aud rub, and boil and rinse; but after
all, you know,
1t takes Heavens sun to make the clothes as
white as new fallen snow.
Mrs. Margaret f. White, i'll Good House
keeDiuT,
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25
VlGNAUx'S VICTORY.
The French Champion Defeats S1osso,
in a Wonderful Game.

The French Champion Defeats S1osso,
in a Wonderful Game.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-The disappointment
Of the Chicagoans Friday night at the de.
feat of Slosson was more than made up t.
the vast audience by the game played by
Vlgnaux, the most wonderful on rec.
ord. The fact that Slosson was the ia
vorite with the 1000 people presen,
at the outset of the game only added
chagrin to the excitement which followed
Professionals, outside of New Y rk and
Chicago claim that this batk-line tourna-
ment was arranged to lay the French cham.
pion on the shelf, but neither the game nor
his years nor his surroundings seem to have
any other than a good effect on the
foreign gentleman whose appearance
showed him to be bundle of nerves,
skill and politeness. He added
wonder to wonder from beginning to end.
His average was seventy-fve points to the
inning, closing out his score of 600 in eight
innings His highest runs were ia and
195. There was almost breathless silence
when he closed his game on Pun of eighty.
nine. He was congratulated by his ad.
versary. Mr. Slosson, while his playing
was not as good as usual, would have me,
with sure defeat even at his best by Wig
naux Friday night, as Wgnaux proved q
prodigy in the art of billiards.
Following is the score: Vignaux-9,2, 1876,
32,99, 0, ia, 5000. Slosson-77, "a, /, o, 2
z, 25-l36. Averages-Vi gnaux, 70; Slos
son, 10 81. Best runs-Vignaux, 1876, t74
10, 50; Slosson, n. Slosson has now wor
tive and lost one; Schaeffer has lost two and
won one, and Vignaux has won two and lost
two
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO. Nov. q.

CHICAGO, Nov. 81.
The market quotation, on the boarl %
trade to-day wsrs a5 follows: Wheat-No.
y November, opened and closed es51c;
uary, opened 9Oc, clio ed $500. Corn-No.
November, opened 44e, closed 1870;
December, opened 42c, closed 4lTsc; year,
opened 451Sc, closed 4lHo. Oats-No. 2
December opened and closed 2Sc; January,
opened 2S1sc, closed 2Sc; May opened and
closed $500; January, opened and closed
5000; February, opened $l0o5, closed
$40 U3IS Lard-December, opened and
LIyo 5loc&-The Union Stock yards re-
port t4e following range OF prices Hogs
The market opened active, with paeeers
and shippsrs buying yin at DC decline; light IT.
1880; heavy packing and shipping lots,
SS 656as IS. Cattle-SloY and weak; ship
Ding Sic $S.so@5. 50; butchers, $2OOa3 50;
stooiers, So 4O@3.sO. sheep-Steady; COM
mon, SO. o0Q2. 50; good, $2.6O@S.4o.
Produces: Butter-Fa cy creamery. 25@
Pntatoes-Early rose, 4OG45o per bu;
Burbanks, 50@55c; mixed lots, S5@4Oc,
all on track in car-lots: sweet potatoes,
81 lO@l.l5 per Dbl. Pnultry-Chickens,
fac per h.; turkeys, S@s1lc; ducks. Sc;
"a 0O145O Der doz. Apples-Choice to
fancy, sl.5O@lso. and seconds. $l0e@
$50 per Dbl.
New York.
NEW YORK, Nov 81.
Wheat-No. 9 red winter December 96%,;
do January, 9sXc. Corn-No. 2 IN xad
December, 533lc; do January, 50Sc. Oats
Mo. mixei January, $500; February,
SIC bid. Rye-Firmer; western, 63@661kc;
state, 67@6yHc. Barley-Nominal Pork
Dull; mess, S10.25@l0.5G. Lard-$6 A.
November, 1886 december
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 81.
Wheat Unsettled, with light trading,
cash, go $50; December, s5Tc; January,
973sc; May, $l;o5% Corn-DuIl and Nc
uary, s4Ho; May, 3615c Oats-very slow;
cash, 26I@27c; May, 301<c. Rye-Steady;
59%c. Whi,ky-Steady; S1.10 Provisions
Pork, firm; new. $40. Lard-Quiet; S. Us
@s6.lO.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov 81.
Wheat-Iractive and firm; cash or No
vember, 951ac; December. 95Ac bid; Jan
uary, s74S; February, 9oAe; May, SLOSI.
ber, 4sKo; year, 41c; January, SSHc;
May, 4tc AID. Oats-Firm; cash, zoe;
May, Soc. Clover Seed-Firm and ;!uli;
cash or November, S5.70; December, s.. IS;
January, $3.50; February, $685..
syz22:E2 Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 81.
Wheat-Steady; No. l white, 93Z: cash;
93Lc December; $L02 May; N, , raj,
y5I cash; 96c December; 971sc January;
$l.O3 May; No. 3 red S411c asked. Corn
46c Oats-No. . white, $40 cash, nominal;
No. 2, sc bid.
EEs Milwaukee,
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 81.
Wheat-Weak; cash, $3.50; December,
sSAc; HAY, $3.50. Corn-Quiet; No. 2,
AZ. Oats-steady; No. 2, SSe. Rye
2 SIC
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25
THE
Chicago,
Milwaukee
g. ST. Paul
RAILWAY

Is the Fast-Mail Short Line from
st. Paul and Minneapolis via La
Crosse and Milwaukee to Chicago
and all points in the Eastern States
and Canada. 1t is the only line
under one management between
st. Paul and Chicago, and is the
Finest Equipped Railway IL ne
Northwest. It is the only line
running Sleeping Cars with lux.
urlous smoking rooms, and the
finest Dining Cars in the world.
via the famous River Bank
Route" along the shores of Lake
Pepin and the beautiful Mississippi
River, to Milwaukee nd Chicaeo.
Its trains connect with those Of
the Northern lines in the Grand
Union Depot at St. Paul. No
Change of Cars of any lass he.
tween St. Paul and Chicago. For
through tickets, time tables, and
full information, apply to any
coupon ticket agent in the North.
west. Il. Miller, General Man.
ager; }. +. Tucker, Asst General
Manager; A Y. II. Carpenter.
Genl Pass. Agent; Geo. Fl. Heaf.
ford, Asst Gen'l Pass. Agent, Alil.
Waukee, Wis. W. H. Dix II, Asst
General Passenger Agent, St.
Paul, MINI.
w. NJ. ROMINE, Ticket Agent.
Morris i'm,
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25


that no gentleman, no member of
the Democratic party, cast his
vote for mo under any such impression. II
is due. however, that should state that
recognize the fact and am now about to
proclaimed from the housetop that which
have ever proclaimed in the senate cha mber.
recognize the fact that at the late national
election the Democratic party prevailed and
elected its president and what 1 have
to say is this. that l shall hot con-
ceive it to be part Of my duty
as senator to go to Washington and
make factious opposition to the administers
ton now in power. The nominations of the
president Of the United States, if they are
worthy men, shall receive my vote for con-
f1rmation unless there is an attempt on the
part Of the presid ent of the United States to
make appointments that will impinge upon
any tenure of office, and should he do so,
then ! would oppose the president Of the
United States
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25
Killed by q Boiler Explosion.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 23-The boiler
of a steam grist-mill, owned by J. F. Nc.
Laughlin, exploded at Richland City, Ind,
Friday afternoon, scalding four men,
named Hildebradd, Jones. Bennett, and
Fortune, the first of whom will probably
die. The force Of the explosion hurled the
boiler through the walls Of the mill
and through store owned by Mclaughlin,
where it killed Mrs. Mclaughlin in its
flight, thence through a blacksmith shop,
where Charles Fisher was struck and killed.
and thence through large barn sixty feet
away The boiler was finally stopped by a
tree 800 feet from where it started An.
other man was slightly hurt by a brick.
The blacksmith-shop was demolished.
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25
FIGHTING n Telegraph comnanv.

New YORK, Nov. 23-President Bates,
Of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph com.
pany, has received the following dispatch
from Little Rock, Ark:
After five days of conflict between the
employees of the Arkansas Telegraph COM
pany and the Iron Mountain Railroad COM
pany, the telegraph company has ceased
work On its new line to Hot Springs, the
railroad men having pulled down the poles
as fast as erected by the telegraph men. An
application has been made to the chancery
court for an injunction to prevent further
interference,
Morris tribune., 1885-11-25

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-E. II. Tobey,
whose relations with Grant & Ward and
W. r Grace have made him al object of
interest and search of late, was before the
grand jury Friday, the subpoena having been
served on him Wednesday. 1t is reported
on good authority that Tobey shortened
the interview with the grand jury by an
explicit refusal to answer any questions as
to his own dealings or those of Mayor
Gracs with the firm of Grant & Ward,
aud that be based his refusal on the ground
that he had understood he was threatened
with Indictment The deputy marshal has
succeeded in serving subpoena on Mayor
Grace at the Astor house.