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Morris tribune., 1886-10-27

The comments upon the business
methods of st. Paul and Minneapolis
commission men contained In last
weeks TRIBUNE have attracted no
small amount of attention. 1t trans
pires that the merchants and farmers
here are not the only ones who have
been defrauded, but all who have sent
farm produce to the cities, whether
here or elsewhere, have the same
complaint to make. BY making large,
unnecessary and unusual charges and
by falsely representing goods sold at
an exceedingly low figure, these city
commission men are bleeding all who
have anything to do with them and
their operations extend over nearly all
parts of Minnesota aud much OF Da-
kota. The aggregate of their stealage
is enormous and is perhaps as great a
tax upon producing interests as Is the
exorbitantIy high tariff of the rail-
roads. Just now grain Is low and
farmers are endeavOring TO realize
enough from butter, eggs, potatoes
and other odds and ends upon the
farm to pay current expenses and
enable them to hold their grain for
better prices. If now the COM
mission men are to be permitted to
steal the create part Of what there Is
left of these lesser products after the
railroads have taken their slice for
getting them to market, business In
this line will be practically annihlia-
ted. Country merchants can not at
ford to continue the losses they are
sustaining in handling farm produce
and unless IL change is made, VIII
soon be compelled to refuse to buy ex-
cept for local market and farmers will
hardly dare to deal directly with COM
mission men, knowing the experience
the merchants have had before them.
OF course there are honest COM
mission men, but apparently the
greater number of those i'll st. Paul
and Minneapolis engaged in this busi-
ness are frauds. Tho<e cities can
hardly afford to allow the present
state of affairs to continue. The COM
mission men are not only having q
depressing effect upon the business OF
the cities but are giving them an UNI
desirable reputation besides. 1t ought
to be an easy matter to drive the
frauds out of business and provide
some means for letting country
merchants and farmers know to
whom it is safe to send farm produce
and with whom it is safe to do bust
ness. Last Wednesday tho editor of
the TRIBUNE presented some facts
concerning this matter to the st. Paul
Chamber of Commerce and an inves-
tigation has been instituted which
will result in some good. For the
good of both cities and the country
the good work should go on.
Morris tribune., 1886-10-27

PHOENIX
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02
Clantlcstinc Childish. Marriages.

The frequency OF childish marriages
at the New Jersey Gretna Green is
stirring up the ministry and the people
to an evil that must be remedicd by
law if at all. But there is even q
worse state OF affairs existing in some
OF the villages ofNew England. There
is q village not quite 100 miles from
Bosto which contains q minister
who is noted for the number of these
marriages of minors consummated
during his pastoratc. Ministers who
for the sake of IL petty fee will ruth
less!y destroy the happiness OF two
homes by their "no-question-asked"
policy ought to lie locked up as
dangerous members OF society. With
two children scarcely out OF the gram
mar school likely to fancy that they
love each other, and u minister of
this kind within fifteen miles, no
home is safe from one Of these candes-
tine marriages, and parents. to pro-
tect + heir homes, would do well to do
as the father OF q "spoony" young son
did recently. He filed the correct ages
ofhis son and his intended with tho
town registrars and resident clergy
men within a radius OF ten miles. and
warned them that the marriage would
be illegal because the son WAS minor.
1t is IL pretty sad state OF affairs
when parents are forced to descend
to such means as these.-Boston
Traveller.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02
AThing to Keep Clear of.
From Halls journal of Health.

From Halls Journal OF Health.
Pneumonia usually begins with a
chill, intense and prolonged, generally
at night, and followed by q correspond
ingly high fever and sharp pains in the
sides. The disease is very rapid in its
progress, reaching crisis in from five
to six days and sometimes causing
death within three days. Usually
but one lung is affected and often the
disease is confined to single lobe.
| A person may have "doublc pneu-
monia," or pneumonia of both lungs,
and recover from it, but the chances
are against him. When the disease
spreads to oil of the lung lobes death
is certain, as the patient can not
breathe and dies of suffocation. The
diseased lung, at first inhancd, soon
becomes hard and lcathery and inca
pable OF performing it's natural func-
tions. A curious fact is that usually
no second chill occurs when another
lobe is attacked, and there appears
to be no relation between the amount
| OF lung affected and the intensity of
the symptoms. All physicians agree
i'll saying that the disease is not con-
tagious, but may be epidemic, and it
has been noticed that it is developed
under the same conditions as diph-
theri;l: that is, the conditions which
produce diphtheria in the young are
apt to cause pneumonia among
adults.
Without specializing upon these
different theories, from what has been
said in which all agree, it is plain that
anything which lowers the Vitality of
the system is conducive to the disease
and should be carefully avoided.
Overwork, either physical or mental,
has much to do with it, and this ex-
plains why so many business men and
brain-workers become it's victims.
Sudden changes OF the weather and
draughts OF oil kinds are also to be
guarded against. In word, live
temporarily, dress warmly, avoiding
all manner of imprudcnces, and you
need have no fear OF pneumonia.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02

the truth, it's like q blue.mowldy,
rotten orange.box, that's what it ISL
perhaps it was always thus, Larry,
and tits only We who are changed; ali
things are beautiful to the young"
"Thin all things are beautiful to
you, miss; for you never grow ovid.
All, Miss Vere!"
Larry"
~ humbly beg your pardon.
Madame Ursula; but / couldn't help
thinking | was young onst myself, but,
the Lord be praised, here comes Lady
Scarsdale's carriage. The train laves
in half an hour. Let us get out o.
this; for sure the heart is sore within
ME when l think of the poor boy lying
here in the cowld.
The lady entered the coach, her at
tendant mounted the box beside the
coachman and the carriage drove
away.
Ten years later the writer happened
to mention this occurrence to the late
William Robertson, father of Tom
Robertson the dramatist, who strange.
ly enough turned out to be one of the
actors in the foregoing events, and
from his lips this little memento mori
was taken down.
When last 1 was j.: Derby a neglect.
ed grave, overgrown with dark, rank
weeds, and a time-worn fragment of a
shattered cross, OH which is inscribed
two words, without date, comment, OF
text. were all that remained to re-
mind one of "Poor Piluquesne." John
Coleman in Longman's Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02

"Now that We meet a. solid and ma
terial beings" I continued, "are you
willing to ratify the contract we made
when we were only voices. Lenore3
Your father gives US permission"
1t may be supposed that received
a satisfactory answer, when the good.
natured count found it discreet to
turn away his eyes during my recep.
ton of it.
As to the strange circumstance
which was the means of uniting US, q
series OF tests revealed remarkable
acoustic property in the rock by which
persons standing in certain positions
with reference to it were able to hear
each other with ease more than q
quarter OF mile apart. 1t is very
inatter-of.fact solution of the n,ys-
terry, but Lenore and I are none the
less grateful for the good Offices OF the
rock.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02
1t was an A,lful Mess to be in.

The bridegroom had moved worlds,
so to speak, to get railway passes for
himself and wife almost all the way to
California. Hcwasa poor music store
clerk who had had the luck to marry
an heiress, and lie knew perfectly well
he shouldn't have none ) enough to
spend q month in California, as the
young lady wished, unless he could get
passes out TO Ogden. He had afriend
who was clerk to railway director,
and the thing was managed. Imagine
the situation a half hour before train
time, when the poor young man dis
covered that he had lost the passes!
The bride was gettinginto her travling
dress; the carriage which was to take
them to the station was ut the door.
The rooms were full OF guests making
ready 60 home. Thcagonizcl fellow
searched pocket after pocket i'm despair.
1t was lucky that lie was almost alone
i'll adressing-room upstairs. Thefew
gentlemen who were there putting on
their overcoats could not help smiling
at seeing his distressed search. al
though, of course, they felt very sorry
for him. At last, i'll desperation, he
AuSheu oue shlo VIZ PuSStlec, plouubiy
with u vague hope of finding a friend
oloan him enough money to helphim
through his dilemma, and met his bride
coming out oiherroom.
"For Heavens sake, George! what is
the NATTER" she cried, us soon as she
saw his pale face and wild manner.
"I'velost the passes he answeredi in
stage like whisper that was really
blood-curdling for misery.
She took it all in in an instant, and
replied: "Come on, we'll miss the train.
! have big check that papa gave me
in my ndbas."
"Whoop!" exclaimed George and
he plunged back into the DRESSING
room. He remembered his own
handbag. There were the passes in
an inner pocket, where he had placed
them for safe-keepins. He came back
relieved, but fairly mopping his brow,
and he was still little white around
the corners of his mouth as the car
riage drove off i'll shower OF rice.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02
DlsMLusroN.

"0h, my love has checks % rcd
As the rose!''
30 the lover cries, misled,
For the idea that his saint
Ever knew the use OF paint
Never came into his head,
Isupposs.
"Alabaster is her throat"
Hear him talkl
Has he never CHANGED to note
How lis darling family blushed,
As with dainty hand she brushed
From the lapel Of his coat
Powdered chalk?
"And her form is Just divine!'
What a fool!
Come, fond youth, to me incline,
And I'll whisper in thine ear
Softly SO that none can hear
The whole secret opine-
Cottonwood!
But her wealth OF golden hair
Ripping down."
All save you are well aware
That the hair within whose mesh
She has caught n lover fresh
Nightly hangs upon chair
With her gown.
See her flirting now, close pressed
In the waltz.
Come, forget her! That is best.
Trust me. I. too, loved her once,
And learned at last. fond Ounce,
That her hearts like all the rest
1t is false!
Somerville journal
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02
New York an EOzoic State.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The fourth lecture in the course Of
science matinees was delivered Il few
days ago in the ball room of the hotel
Brunswick by Prof. II. l.. Fairchild.
The subject of the lecture was "The
life OF millions OF years ago." Prof.
Fairchild first gave short account OF
the principles OF geological forces-the
action Of running water and the waves
OF the ocean, the alienation of heat
and cold, the shrinkage of cooling
masses, whose slow and regular work
ing from age to age make up the his
tory of the globe. "rhe old theory
OF cataclysms," said the lecturer, .has
been abandoned and modern biologists
put in its p ace the Theory of conti-
nuity, which seeks to account for the
changes which have taken place in the
earths's crust through the potency of
the ordinary forces which we still see
in action around us. These forces are
still at work and geological changes
are still going on.
ave think of the dry land" said
Prof. Fairchild, "as the true plan of
stability, but as matter of fact it is
the ocean which forever maintain it's
place and the land which iscontinual-
ly oscillating. Manhattan island, for
instance, is gradually sinking, and if
we live long enough we will probably
find the sea covering the place where
we now are. Still we have time enough
before us to finish the lecture" He
next enumerated tho various geologi-
cal ages as they are now classified and
briefly described the forces of animal
and plant life characteristic of each.
"New York state as WHOLE" said
he, "beloncs to one of the old ages
the eozoic. The Adirondack mount
aims date back to the dawn of the
globes history. If some spectators
and miners had known this and had
been familiar with some of the elemen-
tary principles OF geology, they would
have saved many thousands of dol
lars. Often and often it has been
supposed that coal has been found in
New York, but always the expectation
has proved groundless. All biologists
know that the Devonian rocks which
make up most Of the state never con.
tam any coal, and we need never ex-
pect to find any in New York" The
latter part OF the lecture was occupi-
ed by the explanation of stereoscopic
illustrations of various fossils.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02
Taxation ON the Line of Least
Resistance.

All parties would be happy if the
public treasury could be filled by the
touch of a magician's wand, SO that
taxes might be abolished. But, as
they are a necessary evil, O scheme of
taxation without lamentation is what
is wanted. In the law laid down by
Professor William G. Sumner, that
taxation tends to diffuse itself, but on
the line of least resistance, is found a
hint for the basis of this scheme.
Turgot, the great French tinancier, ex-
pressed the politicians idea very
tersely when he said that the science
OF taxation is to pluck thegoose with
out making it cry. In hunting for the
line OF least resistance, and the most
scientific methods of plucsing, sew
eral interesting experiments have
been made OF late in different
States, where new sources of reve.
nue. have been sought from special
taxes on corporations, railroads, tele-
graph, telephone, and insurance COM
pnnies, collateral inheritances, and
other classes of property which can be
plucked without producing a cry liable
to strike a chord of sympathy in the
popular heart. In most instances
these experiments have surpassed in
their results the expectations of tho
proposers. Large revenue has been
obtained without provoking even a
murmur of disapproval from the
voting classes. In Vermont, for ex-
ample, no direct tax was levied in
1888 and 1884, the receipts under the
corporation tax law paying the ex-
penses OF the State government. The
Comptroller of New York received
1853, 161 .35 in 1884, of which ST.
6O3, 6l2.75 were paid by corpora
tons. Last year, although the Wis.
cOnsin Legislature authorized a levy OF
10000, the state treasurer was not
Obliged to collect any direct tax, as
the license tax from railroads, insur.
ance, telegraph and telephone compa-
MES was sufficient to meet the current
expenses. The treasurer of Minnesota
states that "the revenue from the cor.
poration tax is steadily increasing,
and il it should continue to increase
and the probabilities are that it will,
as 1t has done for the last four years,
it bids fair to pay all the expenses oil
the state government" In New Jer.
sey there is no regular tax, except for
schools, as the new railroad and canal
tax law and the tax on miscellaneous
corporations maintain the govern.
ment.-lIENRY j. Ten EYcK, in Popu.
lar Science Monthly for February.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02

In a suit concerning flock of tur-
keys tried in Colusa county, CAL, the
lawyers submitted the case without
argument, but not SO the jurors. A
great rumpus was heard in their room,
tables being overturned and chairs
flying in every direction. When the
constable opened the door he found
one juror on the floor and another
holding him down and beating tho
head of him. They were arguing tho
case.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-04-02

The pay OF q Lieutenant General is
s11 900 per annum for the first five
years of service; 10 per cent. addition
al per annum after five years; 20 per
cent. after ten years 80 per cent. after
fifteen years, and 40 per cent. after
twenty years. Allowance is made to
army officers for quarters and forage.
The Lieutenant General being allowed
forage for four horses and 500 per
month for quarters.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-13
CAMP FORAKER.
aFieId Notes" from Corporal n. =. Good.
of the Fifth Battery.

"Fieid Notes" from Corporal n. =. Good.
of the Fifth Battery.
Captain George Sintz has been appointed
comnanderof Artillery battalion. composed
of Battery ''E. ." of Springfield, and Battery
III" uf Columbus. leaving Lieutenant
Colyin i'm command of Battery IF" staff
officers. viz: Lieutenant J. G.. krnman.
battery adjutant; Frank r. Matchet, SCI
geant major. Battery III" Captain \. II.
Vance. battalion surgeon. Lieutenant J.
e. kennan was elected additional second
lieutenant by neat majority, and his
commission will date from MaN Nth.
The Fifth boys enjoyed fine drill with
the new Gatlimg guns just issued them by
the state. The ''>luw time" firing was first
tried. at the rate of $50 shots per minute
Colonel Freeman then wished tn SEE the
fast firing" which i at usual rate of 200
shots per minute. The great crowd held
It's breath aS the gunner ''rranked' lU2
shots in four seconds. H"w's that ? The
target used was wheebarrOw. used in
conveying sand from the canal boats. VI"
need ia saying that il was ~. G. after
the terrific rain Of leadrn bullets. being
utterly torn tn pieces at distance Of 30
Yards 1t will be brought home and placed
in the Central rink where friends OF the
boys can SEE it.
The boys are receiving some fine InStruc-
tionS in way Of camp discipline. quite 4
difference from going Ia camp" and being
ordered out for business"
Lieutenant Colvin's wife is making many
true friends by her kindness a. a Seam>trr>>.
Buttons will come OF.
Have the Springfield people forgotten
that they have any friends in blue" Rest
assured that we did not all bring our wives
with rs. and are feeling blue" over the
fact that no word can b, received from
home" or other places" our eyes will
sparkle on receipt of letter. card or paper
from you.
Captain SintZ has the pet horse OF the
rncampmrnt, and, "n request ut the officers
of the Third regiment, the captain showed
her line training H. a military horse, being
pllilt.d without TrIuS
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-13
HE CRl6BED THE CASH.
4. ". Williams Alleged I" iinN" ii""t'
JIuiu.t. n,,iu Dut ui 800.

&. W. Williams Alleged {" HnN" H"at"r
Thuma, D",in Out "i so.
+ Last evening Mrs Drlim. VIII" Resides at
ia Cedar street. appeared at police hrad
quarters and complained that her son.
Thomas Deyin a boy of Ii. had been beaten
out of - 10 by one {. W. Williams.
1t seems that Young DrNin works at the
Nt. John Sewing Machine works. Last
Friday he drew II With which To pay hi
m"ihrr ton hoard.
Hc!haplru,r t" meet Williams, and the
latter ASKED him t" let lam ~, tine money
whrrrUp"u Williams said that he gur>>d Ir'
would keep the money and then lac drid
DrNm would he about even. The hoy
wanted tu know what he meant, and Will
iam> replied that hr lnrNim knew he had
broken his mirror. and he dId not know ui
any better way Ia get his pay than t" keep
the money when he had it, Young DciU
begged f"r the money and Williams finally
returned him ntty cents, say ing that he
would give back the rest "t. it in tew days.
a. he had good job and was making money.
That j. the last of the money. however.
The above i Mrs. Drvin'> story. a, told
Ia the officers and reporters. She wanted
Williams arrested for obtaining money ml-
der false prrtrn>"~.
{. W. Williams rooms over Wards gro
rrry At the corner of Center and Main
street. and ~ tar aS can be a~crlralnrd Is
not. at present doing anything.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-13
CIRcUMsTANTlAL EVIDENCE.

| 4 striking INampI" 81 II iu tn" Mayor
Court Disposition of a Pew F"tit
/ CASES.
At Yesterday attruuuu'~ session ~ tlIt
mayors court there Was striking example
of strong rircum>tantial evidence against a
man who finally proved himself To he Ium"-
cent
On Tuesday evening Ralph Dnck~ry. a
brass muIdrr and prominent member "t
, tho Salvation Army. filed an affidavit against
Conner Edwards changing him With steal
iug three white shirts. one blue hiumrl
shirt. two pairs of cuffs and three collars
from his room al Mr. Bl"wIl'~ boarding
, hutlSc. No. l. Fisher street. The alleged
theft was committed un the 18th Of April
Edwards examination was held yesterday
afternoon. Dnck>eN >wurr that he owned
blue flannel shirt "f peculiar style and
make and that il was ia his room with the
other articles stolen at t u'clock T. III. on
the eth of April The next morning il
was gone Yesterday morning hr searched
Edward>'S room and found a blue shirt
NtliGh he lutltlltNl dN MS OWN
Mrs. Brown ieStiIed that Edwards form
erIy ronmt,d with DHkSey and that
he came to her house on the
evening nt the 18th OF April tu get his trunk.
lie was accompanied by friend VII" A.
sisted hm To carry the trunk away. Ih"
tw" were in the room about half AN hour
and were the only persons in tn" room, "\-
rrpt p,rk>ry himself.
Mr.. It.>>mrr testified that he had solid
Du..k~rl a blue flannel shirt OF "A peculiar
pattern. and he said that the shirt found in
Edward~'S room WAS exactly like the one
he had solid Ia nnck~,y. but he could not. "f
course. positively identity tine shirt.
Edwards took the stand and stated that
he was in D"ck>ry'S r"om nm the evening
in question. having gone there for the pur-
pose of getting his trunk. H." flatly denied
Dnck>ry from the room. He proved by hi
employer that he was man of excellent
character. Edwards said that he purchased
the blue shirt which DockSev claimed at
Gugcmheim'>. and gave an order from his
np,,Jn,,r in n,,,,.rt for if
Mr. Williams bo,k-keenar AT Gureu-
heiu,'s t,.>tif,.d that ht sold Edward, A blue
shirt on the 12th nf April, and
g, ft..r ax.,,i,ip,, tho shir, which WA, fouud
in r5u,r,I... ra,r; .,iI ,h,t # that WA, NOT
tine shirt be sold il WAS one exactIy like il.
All the. witue>s,., examined were perfect
IL Trustworthy. There WA, a strong chain
Of rirrumstautiaI evidence AGAINST Edwards.
hut with il an EQUALLY strong chain in his IA
,.,r N,ynr Gn,dvyiu >aiJ that h,. yynuIJ
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-13
THE EASTERN SCHOOL HOUSE
l. il Safe"-A W ord ot Warning A Point"
for the Board OF Education

l. il safe A " ord OF Warning 4 Pointer
for the Board at Education
The following communication comes L.
thr GLOTE-REruBI and although It T.
without signature it is given a place in the
paper that public attention may be called
at once to what may prove. on inNr~tIga-
tI"n, Ia h- a very serious matter
Let our board of education take warn
ing from the Kansas City horror. There
Was II schoul building which had twice been
condemned a. Insecure, but was kept in
use. The consequence was that its tower
came crashing down through the building.
and the little ones beneath wen, killed and
maimed 10y the Scnrr. Our Eastern build
ing has for years been declared unsafe. 1t,
dangerous condition is apparent from the
street. There i not a building in the city
which stands in a more rNp">rd situation.
Let the authorities take warning, and that
without DELAY" :"