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Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
Something that May Bring q Smile Of Recogni-
ti0n from Ladies Country-bred.

From Good Housekeeping.
An old parlor is generally somewhat
detached from the remainder of the
house, hall dividing it from the sit
ting-room. The blinds and windows
are tightly shut and the dark shades
pulled down, and as you pause in the
doorway the atmosphere chills even
in midsummer, and the dim light
through which you see the ghostly folds
of the lace curtains makes you feel
that you are entering solemn place.
Here you will find a Brussels carpet on
whose dark ground are strewn roses
and pinks modelled after those which
might have furnished fragrance to the
inhabitants of Brobdignag. There are
a sofa and chairs Of haircloth, which
have not yet acquired the individ-
uality which even furniture gains from
being set i'll families, but just look as
little at home as they did in the rooms
of the dealer in the neighboring city.
There is a table with marble top, re-
Winding one of a gravestone, whereon
is lamp with sparkling pendants,
set on dainty mat OF sfaded grsea.s,
and few books placed at proper
angles.
On one of the walls is hair wreath,
"made by Emmeline." Opposite hangs
a portrait of lady with face which
reminds one OF Martha Washington.
Her plump throat is encircled by a
string of gold beads, which now are
treasured in a bureau drawer Of the
spare chamber as precious heirloom.
AS q companion piece to this IS the
portrait of a gaunt, stern-looking man,
who holds a tuning-fork to the ear Of
a ten-year-oid boy, in an outiandish
costume. Neither from The expression
or the position of either can one de-
termine whether the elder is inclined
to amuse or infict corporal punish
ment, but the family tradition explains
that the vision of childish innocence is
an early picture of the master of the
house, that the elderly couple are his
parents, he being a child OF their old
age; that the worthy gentlemen was a
singing master of much local repute;
and that this was a happy thought of
the artist to suggest his favorlte pur-
suits. The lines were evidently not
traced by pupil of Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds or Gilbert Stuart; the eyes are
never detected in following you about
the room; they are, nevertheless, very
interesting.
On another side is group of half
dozen family photographs in round
gilt frames, and between the wind ows
a long mirror with frame much too
massive for the low ceiling above it.
On the mantel are pair of ancient
silver candlesticks, each holding pair
of wax candles. When the four used
to be lighted at once, the younger MEM
bers looked on with feelings akin to
those with which they now regard
presidential illumination. Besides
there are a vase OF dried grasses, a
piece of iron ore, a gift cup, and a
basket made of sawed butternut
shells, heaped with wedding invations.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
rHE REST OF RESTS.
nYeHA RRIEr RR EtaER sroMr.

.
Rr~HARRIET REEtliER srowE.
When winds are raging DER the upper
ocean,
And pillows wild contend with Angry
roar,
IT'S said far down beneath the wild COM
motion,
That peaceful stiffness reigneth evermore
Far, far beneath, the noise OF temre5ts
dieth,
And silver waves chime ever peacefully;
And no rude storm, how fierce soccer it
fieth,
Disturbs the Sabbath OF that deeper sea.
So to the heart that knows thy love, 0
Puresti
There is II temple, sacred evermore;
And all the babbe OF LIES angry voices
Dies in hushed stiffness at its peaceful
door,
Far Tar away, the roar of passion dieth,
And loving thoughts rise calm and peace
fully;
And no rude storm, how fierce soccer it
flieth,
Disturbs the soui that dwels, O Lord,
in thee!
0 rest OF rests! peace, serene, eternal!
Thou ever livest, and thou changest nov
er;
And in the secret of thy presence dwelleth
Fullness OF Joy, forever and forever!
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

they must go unsettled. There is
nothing more destructive to the peace
and happiness of home than the
daily little chickering's and bits offault-
finding in which so many husbands
and wives indulge. OF course there
are the "blue Monday" sort of days.
when nothing goes right, and
q spirit of evil seems to have
taken possession of the entire house
hold. Such days come to the best
regulated families. It's human ma
ture. It's an outcropping of our in
nate tendency to go wrong at illness
Sometimes l am glad that such days
come to our house, for we are all sd
glad and happy after wehaye kissed
and made up'' all around. never
say anything when hear husbands
and wives declare that in all the ten;
fifteen, or twenty years of their mar:
ried lives they have never had "a
single cross word" keep mum be-
cause hate to tell them don't be-
lieve it. We ara not angels; and only
angels could live that way. But
whatever our differences do let us
keep them to ourselves. Disaster
follows in the wake of the man or
woman who tells to the world his or
her quarrels with John or Mary.
Mum is the word.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
Wheat in India.

Some sensational articles in regard
to the import of wheat into New York
from India have appeared, either orig
inally or as copied from various news
papers, i'll several of the special agri-
cultural journals. It is not wise to
borrow trouble in this regard. Indian
wheat may i'll some Years enter favor.
ably into competition with American
grain in European markets, but the
condition OF the Indian wheat grow
er is such that, except in very
favorable years competition is
not possible. One very Sc
rious reflection to American farm
ers in this connection is the fact that
the average yield ofwhat here is about
10 or IL bushels per acre, while the
East Indian wheat grower, an exem-
plication of abject poverty and mis-
cry, and the victim of the most ra-
pacious Government in the world,
produces on the average IL bushels.
If the American average was equal
to that of the poor. ignorant, halt
civilized Indian there would be no
danger of the assumed competition,
and American wheat could be sold in
the English market as low as the In.
dian wheat, OF even lower, with bet
ter profit than its present higher price
affords to the average American grow
er.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
Farm and Household.


Dog owners ought to keep them so
restrained as to prevent their doing
harm to others. Sheep owners should
have the right to kill all dogs prowl-
ing In the vicinity of their flecks' Soon
necticult Farmer:
Unwise parsiniony on the part of
parents drove many OF the finest
boys from the farm.-Western Farmer.
Educate your girls Quite equally
with your boys. An education that
relates, to but one side is not likely
to produce strong men.-Christian
Recorder.
A community OF small farms has
many advantages which are not
known where large farms are the rule.
The farms are better cultivated and
cared for, and the whole section bears
a more thrifty appearance. Nelghbors
are nearer and generally of the most
intelligent class, while roads are bet
ter, churches, schoolhouses, stores and
other conveniences necessary to the
most advanced civilization are more
numerous and their advantages
can be more easily and conveniently
enjoyed.
Governor Ross, of New Mexico, in
his annual report says that alfalfa is
harvested from two to five times a
year, the average yield at each cutting
being from one and half to two tons
per acre, and the market price being
SIS per ton. These figures made the
alfalfa crop worth all tho way from
$45 to $3.50 per acre each year,
which is d great deal better than can
be done with wheat or corn.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
Diversity Of Cr0Ps

Growing one crop continually on
the same land is an evil inseparable
from new countries, remarks West
ern contemporary. The early settlers
in any locality are usually men OF lit
tie capital, and, of course, anxious to
turn the virgin fertility of their soilin-
to money as rapidly as possible. The
crop best adapted to this end has
their preference. So long as the staple
can be grown it will be. Loss offertil-
ity is not the whole nor possibly the
worst result of this kind of practice.
1t promotes the increase of destruc-
tive insects and injurious weeds, so
that even when fertility is restored
what had once been the staple crop
can no longer be grown. If the early
settlers would consent to vary their
husbandry at first, while their land
was rich, their gains might be tempo
rarily decreased for time, but their
prosperity would bemuch more secure
and permanent.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
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Emotions Of Small Children.

Babyhood.
That children have feelings will, of
course, not be gainsaid, but to what
extent the little ones suffer when
punishment is inflicted upon them or
some one dear to them, am inclined
to think very few understand. Acase
in point occurred in my own house
hold. My little daughter, aged 7years,
had been troubled with a tester upon
her finger, which was very painful in
it's necessary dressing and attention.
Her brother of 8 1-2 years has always
shown great sympathy for her; he
would entreat me not to hurt Lulu.
This was ali considered as nothing
more than childish sympathy, as
after each occurrence he would
resume his play; but it would ap-
pear that | unwittingly taxed his feel
ings past endurance. At the last
dressing OF the finger he begged me, as
usual, not to "hurt Lulu" standing
by the basin in whlch ! was washing
the hand, when suddenly he fell faint
ing to the floor, and it was two or
three minutes before he could be re-
vived: In future he will, of course, be
taken oitt of the room whenever |
again am called upon to play the
nurse; but think how much he must
have suffered. | am convinced that it
was mental anguish that caused him
to faint, for both previous to and aft
er the faint he played around the
room with the other children, and,
while he had been suffering from
slight cold, he was in no other way
unwell. We have never had to call
the doctor to him since his birth,
neither has he been similarly affected
before.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
The Turkeys.

American Rural Home.
The season is now so we'll forward
the crop of turkeys is safe from dan
ger until about week or so before
Thanksgiving day, when many of
them will be attacked with a serious
throat affection, which invariably re.
suls fatally, while they lose all their
feathers soon after. This disorder
amongst the turkeys is so well known,
we need not describe the cause of the
disease, nor suggest remedies. The
turkeys, at this season of the year,
are well grown, if Matched early, and
are as hardy as can we'll be imagin-
ed. The dry spring and early sum-
mer has been just the thing for turkey
raisers, and there should be an abund.
ant harvest during the holidays.
Where they have the range of q large
farm, especially agrain and grass farm,
they will get most of their living in
the fields, but should be fed every even
ing, not merely to induce them to
come home every night, but to induce
the greatest measure OF growth at that
season of the year when the food
"tells" better than it will during the
cold weather of late fall and winter.
The experience of the best turkey
breeders goes to show that the best
results are obtained by feeding liber-
ally all through the season, and not
leaving it until Q couple Of weeks be-
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

fore killing to do the fattening. One
feed daily, and that in the evening, is
sufficient, during this season OF the
year; the, birds goon look for it
then, and come home fegularly at
feeding time, and always roost near
the barn and outbuildings. 1t is inn
possible to indu, them to roost in a
poultry house, but where large focks
are reared each season, 1t will pay to
put up cheap open sheds, where they
can be taught to roost at night, shell
tered from the irclemency OF the wealth
er and moderately safe from those
nocturnal visitors to en-roosts; who
have penchant for turkey. Those
who permit their turkeys to roost
around promiscuously on trees may,
some fine morning, near the holidays,
discover that some Of the fruit of
those trees has been harvested be-
tween two days, and no trace left
behind.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
At the banquet given in New York

At the banquet given in New York
to the distinguished French guests,
who came over to witness the compile
ton of the st tue OF Liberty en-
tightening the World" General Pelli-
sair, hero OF many battles, spoke in
enthusiastic terms OF the grandeur OF
the spectacle he had witnessed during
the day. He laid especial stress on
the splendid appearance not only OF
the soldiers and sailors who took part
in the parade but of the troops OF
the national guard, the citizen sol.
diery, whose patriotism and discipline
showed how free republic could in.
spire it's men to prepare themselves to
defend their country.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

1t is not so many years ago that
three minutes for g. mile was consid-
sred very fast bicycle travelling, and
in 1875, when John Keen, the English
champion, succeeded in covering that
distance in two minutes ffty-six and
one-fifth seconds the feat was regarded
as remarkable. By small fractions
these figures have been cut down, first
by English and then by American
riders, until the mile record has been
reduced to two minutes twenty mine
and four-fifths seconds. This great
feat was accomplished by William A.
Lowe, OF Lynn, Mass, on the Hamp-
den Park trotting track at Spring
field. Bicyclist Rowe holds the worlds
records for all distances from guar.
ter OF q mile to twenty one miles
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

Observation-Disclosures to those periods
n the history of the world known as
the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron
Age, and so on, it has become quite
the fashion to call the present the Pa
per Age. Newspapers, books of all de-
scriptions, magazines, and the vast
number of periodicals, circulars and
handbills, material for roofing and
walls, wheels, tires and pipes, innu-
merable articles OF use and ornament,
all testify to it's correctness. The
United States leads all the countries
of the world in it's paper product.
The average annual production in all
countries is estimated at 100000
tons and this average is steadily and
rapidly increasing.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
The Farmers Paradise:

The following is the most perfect
nlorceau we ever saw. originating in
the New York Herald:
GA man on his own farm, we'll cul-
tivated and kept we'll stocked with
good modern dwellings and barns and
out-buildings, master of both time
and acres, tied to no hours by the
call of bells or whistles, free to come
and go according to the necessities of
none but himself, mostly in his own
fields, performing his healthful labors
within sight of the smoke of his CHM
heys, is surely as rich in the genuine
sense of that word as any man can be.
He has nothing to fear and nobody to
envy: OF one thing he is sure all his
days, and that is sufficient living;
and that is what other men are never
sure of without pang ofdoubt or ap-
prehenslon. There is his land; there
is his home; there is all the animate
and Illuminate machinery of his es-
Establishment, and for the rest he looks
in profound trust to the bounty of
heaven.
Instead of this unworthy and de-
moralizing anxiety to get rich, if the
average farmer, once being solidly es-
tabllshed, would resolve to enlarge
and exalt his life as it is, to make
more out OF that, to enjoy as much as
possible of what there is to be enjoy
ed, to adorn and beautify his home
that only paradise on earth-within
and without, he would find all his
daily tasks easier, even to the extent
of being delightful he would feel rich
where now, with more money, he feels
all the time poor, and he would rid
himself of a false tyrant in the form of
increasing parsimony that holds his
nose to the grindstone till he is flung
into the grave. If farmers only knew
it they would be the richest men on
earth"
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

In many places there are complaints
of too much voting. 1t is not so in
the District OF Columbia, where all
officers are appointed, The National
Republican remarks: "In order that
the $4,000 men in the District of Col
umbia and the many thousands OF
boys who will soon reach manhood
may have some experimental knowl-
edge of republican government, would
it not be we'll to have at least one
elective officer here? To vote for
poundmaster might be better than
never to vote at ALL"
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
A Scotch Minister and his Beadle.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
The late DR.. M. was removing on a
"call'' from one parish to another, and
was making the rounds bidding the
''tearful farewell to his parishloners.
"Well," said he to one old lady, sit
breaks my heart to leave you all, but
l have given the matter prayerful con-
sideration, and l feel that it is a call
from the Lord" "Eh, doctor, ca
frae the Lord is it? I'm thinkin', tho
doctor, gin the Lord hadna cad We ia
bigger stipend He wud haze cad lang
time afore ye'd hear Him."
The same minister had wonderful
"beadle" by the name of Dawson. He
was a great character-one of the few
good specimens remaining. One day
the doctor remarked that when
he preached Dawson invariably set
tied himself down to q comforta-
BILE nap, but that whenever stran-
ger occupied the pulpit Daw-
son was wide awake and most atten-
tive the whole time The doctor &C
cordingly taxed him with this. "Weel,
Doctor" said Dawson ''ye see, l can
trust you, but stranger needle tae be
weel watched for his fundamentals"
1t was brother of Dawson who was
being examined as a witness before q
committee of the presbytery which
was Sitting" on brother for drunk
enness. "Did you ever" Dawson was
asked, "see the Rev. Mr.. Carmichael
the worse of drink"
"Na, l Gamma say that I ever seed
him the waur O. drink, but mony q
time haze seen him muckle the better
o't!"
"Did you ever see him helplessly
drunk"
"Me-see him helplessly drunk!
Ma conscience Afore he ever cam to
be that was sac blin' fou' mysel that
l couldna see onything!'
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

Berlin Letter to Paris Figaro.
On leaving Franzenbad on the 2Sth
of August to return to Berlin Prince
Bismarck was obliged to delay for
half an hour at the little station Of
Reichenbach. The engine was out of
order and had to be repaired. The
chancellor meantime came out on the
platform of the car and, after a mo-
ment's silence. addressed as follows %
railroad employee who, with his little
boy, was wonderingly watching the
great man: "That your SOM" eyes,
your exceIlency." Loot any more?"
"Four more your excellency." GOOD!
Will make fine soldiers. God pre-
serve them to you" Then, turn
ing toward the burgomaster, who
had run to the station on learning
that the train was disabled, the prince
said: "You have got fine sausages
here-well peppered. And the beer is
splendid. Guess you must drink
q good deal here" Your high
ness looks very well. The cure
must have done good, replied the
obsequious burgomaster. ''No, Gas
tien did me more harm than good. l
am suffering from nervousness since |
went there" '"The political horizon
seems to be growing dark" continued
the burgomaster la Herr Ferdinand
Braun, and owner of large foundry
in Reichenbach); "people seem to be
uneasy at present" No answer from
the prince. people are greatly in
dread of war, but do not think there
is much danger of it's breaking out,
your excellency." "God preserve us
from it, and before it comes may you
find time to read Goethe's Faust "
And turning around leisurely Bismarck
disappeared within the car.
What characteristic conversation.
1t reveals Bismarck all out. First ne
talks of soldiers. then of beer, and fl
nally winds up with grim sarcasm,
But he is a bad man to interview.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

Ella Wheeler Wilcox has written a
poem adapted to recitation for Mrs,
James Brown Potter that illustrates
the tendency OF society to forgive a
man who goes wrong while it remains
unrelenting toward a woman who errs
1t is rumored that the poem will create
8 sensation.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

VIM. D. Howells, the great novelist,
is often observed in the supreme court
OF Massachusetts, watching the di-
vorce cases, and it is Suggested that
the way in which matches are unmade
in that state may be described by an
acknowledged master of realism,
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
A Funny Duel,

"Talk about duels, said an old SOL
dier, "thefunniest duel l ever saw was
at New Castle, Del. The boys made
two negroes Jealous ofeach other, Is.
Liston was one and Lige Knox was
the other, and they were giants in size.
A duel was arranged, and each negro
was convinced that the others gun
was not to beloaded. The boys went
to doctor, got several boxes of pills,
and two old muskets were loaded with
pills The duelists were stationed on
the wharf forty feet apart and aimed
their old muskets with great delibera-
ton. Each expected to kill the other.
At the word fire there were two loud
reports. Is. Liston felt something
smash against his face and he put up
the beach. Lige fled in another direc-
ton. 1t took some time to get them
back to New Castle. Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

The Canadian Pacific is coming to
the front by means ofnew connections
and promises that it will furnish New
York, Philadelphia and other eastern
seaports in the states with another
route to the Pacific, ''shorter. it Is al
legged, than any OF those now existing
by more than 100 miles"
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

"The gradual increasing scarcity OF
game is one of the most striking evil
dences OF the settling up of western
land says the St. Louis Globe-Deno-
crat. Fifteen years ago buffalo meat
was no great catch in New York, while
in st. Louis it was often a drug in the
market. This year, for the first time,
there is a scarcity in a much smaller
kind OF game-prairie chicken.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

The opinion OF the attorney general
that the national banks cannot re-
tain the called bonds as basis for
the security for circulation, gives new
interest to the question OF the future
basis OF national bank circulation.
The calling in OF the bends and the re-
duction OF the national debt will go
on as usual and some other security
must be provided.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

Press'y Boyd, twelve-year-old lad
of Pittsburgh, was recently taken sick
with pneumonia, followed by an OBJ
scure lung trouble. The doctors de-
cided on making an operation. they
concluding that suppuraticn OF the
lungs had attended the disease.
A few days ago the physician cut of
a piece of the seventh rib, under the
right shoulder-blade He expected
to get about cuptul OF matter, but
when the lung was tapped the corrup-
ton ran out like water from a hydrant
until fully two quarts had come from
the patient. On the boys breast
there were noticed several places
where the trouble had made a sore.
One of them was opened, and a gallon
of carbolated water poured through
the diseased lungs. When the boy
regained consciousness he was placed
under the influence of choral to put
him to sleep. His pulse was good,
and the doctor says that if he lives
FIVE days and holds his own be will
get well,
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

Los Angeles, Cal, is having one ~
the biggest booms ever recorded In any
other place thanWinnipeg, where lots
were fifteen hundred dollars front
foot one year and the next, one hun.
dred. At Los Angeles the price is on
ly $1,000 front foot and rising.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
Mnn In the Word.

Good Housekeeping: have no re-
spect for the woman who runs around
her neighbors and friends talking
about her husbands shortcomings,
and the various points of difference be-
tween him and herself. And have
great contempt, for the man who is
given to airing his matrimonial griev-
ances abroad. No third party can
adjust the differences that may exist
between q man and his wife. If be and
she can not settle their own affairs,
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03

Field Marshal Won Moltke OF Ger
many, has just celebrated his
eighty-seventh birthday in the
best OF health and spirits, quite
equal to directing the wonderful army
he has organized. The continued
health of this silent old man is to-day
the best guarantee for the peace of
Europe. No one cares to cross swords
with the undisputed master OF his art.
Morris tribune., 1886-11-03
slppl-

The law imposing a government tax
on oleomargarine became operative
on the first Of November. The large
manufacturers and dealers are taking
out licenses.