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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

cultivators; the John Deere and Avery's are considered the best. We also have steam mills and cotton gins and the separator has taken the place of the old ground hog thresher, and we have much better and finer stock than we had at the time I spoke of. The people generally are trying to in- form themselves on the subject Of farming; they are taking agricultural papers and are reading up. We are also building good houses and barns, and Arkansas to-day is in better con- dition than she ever has been. The people generally are out of debt, and have plenty of hog and hominy. Some say that cotton is too low; that is a mistake. It never paid better to make cotton than it does now, for while cotton is cheap every thing else is cheap, and farmer can buy more of the things he needs than at any time I remember, and am now fifty seven years old. l send you a sample of cotton known as the Ozier silk long staple this is just one boil. l don't know what you will do with this, but I will close by saying that I am highly pleased with South and
 Vest, and may it live long and con- tinue it's wholesome advice to it's many readers. E. s. PEARSON.
 Izard C., Ark.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
AN IDYL.
BY MADELINE s. BRIDGES.

My feet were on the sand, my brown hair
 flowing
 Swept softly on the eddies of the breeze; Against your manly knee my skirt was blow
 ing
 We drank the salt scent of the seething seas. Our eyes together swept the restless ocean, Our feet together pressed her silver beach, We felt the sway of wild and deep emotion, Yet spoke no word that might it's meaning
 teach. You merely said you thought the night was
 pleasant,
 And asked If I would like to have my
 shawl?" And I-I murmured "Thank you-Dot at pres
 ent"
 You smoked vour cigarette and-that was
 alli --NeW York Star.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Mother-"I want you to be good children this week."
 Freddie -"What will you give us if we are gooda"
 "If you arc right good you can look on when your father shaves himself Sunday morning" ."- Teras Sityiags.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

An exchange tells story of Wis consin man who swallowed an egg and it matched chicken in his stomach. When it is remembered that . Norris town man, a few months ago, swal- lowed a chicken and 1t laid two eggs in his interior department, the story about the Wisconsin man is less hard to believe.-NorS1stosca Heruld.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

For full and complete information in regard to railroad lands in the state of Arkansas, write Hon. Thos. Essex or Hon. Thos. M. Gibson, Little Rock, Ark, and 1t will be furnished free.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

Arc you going to Chicago via Cin- cinnati or Lonisville1 If so, buy yonr tickst by thu Nonons route. It is tho daisy hns between the Ohio river citiss and Chicago.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
A N CIV Book.

A pamphlet on the nature, causes and successful treatment of asthma, bronchitis, catarrh and consumption, by Dr. Robert Hunter, of 10S State street, Chicago, will be sent free to all persons afflicted on application as above.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08
Old and New Times in Arkansas.

As you request your subscribers to write you in reference to machinery, will drop you few lines. As you see from the caption of my letter, am living in the northern part of Ar kansas and am twenty miles from Missouri. I came to this neighbor- hood sixteen years ago and bought out one of the largest farmers in this neighborhood at that time. The best blow he had on his farm was what we call bull tongue, or, as some would say, scooter, and this was & scooter sure enough. It was about three inches broad and about six inches long. We'll, let me tell you about the stock. He had cut down a tree with a limb on it near this limb he cut the tree in two, and about fourteen inches from the tree he cut off the limb. Above the fork he cut the tree in two again. The limb made the foot of the blow, the body made the beam. He bored hole through the foot at the proper place for a heel bolt, and used wooden pin for heel bolt. He got two small straight poles and fastened on for handles, but, seeing that he must have some crook to the upper end, he got two COW horns and fast ened one to each handle. This man was considered model farmer here then.
 But l am happy to tell you that our country ia greatly improved since then. We are now using the best blows that are made, euch as the South Bend, Oliver Chilled, and the Brindly steel turning plow. Avery's blows are used on nearly every farm in this country, and some are using
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-09-08

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Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
Facts About Sealskins.

A sealskin as seen ON the animal is a
very different thing from that seen on a
lady's cloak. ''The fur is not visible; it
is concealed entirely by coat of stiff
overhair, dull, gray brown and grizzled." "
This overhair must all be removed. 1t is
long, laborious process by which these
pelts are made ready for their final use.
NineAtenths of these fur-seal skins are
dressed in London and then sent out all
over the civilized world. There are prac-
tically no other seals caught save those
taken on the Pribylov Islands by the
Alaska Commercial company.
The average weight of 2-year-old skin
is five and half pounds; 3-year-old skin,
seven, and of a 4-year-old skin, twelve
pounds It takes three skins to make q
lady's sack, which is worth anywhere
from $75 up to $500. This difference in
price is seldom due to variance in the
original quality of the fur, but to the
quality of the work by which it is made
ready for wear. The carcass is left to rot
where the skin was taken off. 1t requires
about three years to rot away, and, al
though $4,000 of these carcasses are annu-
ally decaying almost within stones
throw of the@village of St. Paul's Island,
yet the people do not seem to suffer any
injurious effect therefrom. The meat of
the young seals, if perfectly cooked; is not
bad eating, and some of the steaks will
compare favorably with our beef or NUT
ton.-Boston Transcript.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21

The German who was driven from the
Quisiana hotel by the coarse table man
ners of the British. and their habit of put
ting their knives in their mouths, during
one of his first strolls. IN Capri saw o
beautiful girl in the old costume of the
island bending over the edge of o
frightful precipicc. Hurriedly advanc-
ing, the kind man, in his best Ger
man. Italian, besought her to leave
the dangerous spot. But the girl
would not stir, only sadly shook her head.
"Lofely maidp' cried the German, swhy
do you despair. Are there no men more
in the world that you, so charming, SO
handsome, should weary of lifee For yesi
know your purpose; you seek to iiiein
Trembling with emotion, the girl turned
her head aside. s'Come, urged the Ger
man, don't, pray don't do it, At
this the girl turned her streaming eyes
full upon him, and, starting up suddenly,
answered: "The signore is right; / will
not do it, The German went away re-
joicing; he had saved the poor creatures
life. But the next day, CHANGING to pass
the spot, he was thunderstruck by again
finding the same girl In the same attitude.
He was about to seize her ann, when O
loud voice behind him said: "please, SIR,
keep on one side; / can't see my modelr'
There was ai artist ut his easel behind o
big rock. The German walked on. Eng
lish Illustrated Magazine.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
Nature Of injections piseases

. This discovery of the parasitic nature
of infectious diseases is of more than
scientific interest; lit is of vast practical
value. 1t has not yet, perhaps, contrib
uted very materially to the methods Of
treating disease directly, although we
may confidently expect great results in
the future along this line. There is moth
ing to prevent direct experiments with
germicides upon living bacteria in the
laboratory, and we may hope in this way
to get a more scientific method Of curing
infectious diseases, after the theory Of
their parasitic nature becomes more truly
the property Of doctors as well as scien-
lists. Thus for, however, the value of
the theory has been rather as the founda-
tion Of the science of preventive medicine.
Here its Importance cannot be. overrated,
and Is only beginning to become realized.
- U.eW. Conn In Science.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
General Law Business
Transacted.
(An Collections Receive Prompt
Attention
Sailor and Cat.

eyes, sir, that Is very pretty cat, !"
said lady to reporter, referring to
fine Persian cat coiled up on rug.
"But often wonder how I managed to
get her home safe. You see, l bought it
in Calcutta and came home on a sailing
ship around the cape. Well, sir, every
time we were becalmed the sailors
would try and get my cat to throw it
overheard, for they think that doing so
will bring wind"
This is an old superstition Of the
mariner. 1t would be hard to say how it
originated, but it is probable that it was
originally intended as a sacrifice to Nep-
tune the god of the sea; as on land the
gods were propitiated by the offerings of
the devout, so Jack sought to calm the
sea gods ire by Offering him a cat. The
old sailor, even in this advanced age, re-
CARDS the cat as veritable weather
gauge. The old landsman is often
puzzled to account for some of the strange
sea terms, and questions are often asked
as to the meaning of the word 'catspaw." p"
1t is simply a quaint idea of the mariner,
who sees in the sudden and peculiar
zephyr that ruffles the water a re-
semblance to the frolics of the cat. Does
pussy jump around good humoredly there
will be good breeze and fair. But when
she arches her back and swells her tail,
then look ont, for her scowling look will
be as q calm to the storm it foreshadows,
and the flashes from her eyes bu as sparks
to the blue streaks of zig gag lightning
which will certainly soon illuminate the
sky.-5an Francisco Alta.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
Life of the Younger Dumas.

NJ. Alexander Dumas, fills, relates in
the Christmas number of La Revue Illus
tire that he lived, thirty years ago, in the
Rue de Boulogne, now the Rue Ballu, in
O little house which was afterward ten
anted successfully by Francisque Sarcey,
Edmond About and Paul de Cassagnac.
There were in it an infinitesimal dining
room, a drawing room of the same di-
mensions, and garden wherein two cats
might have o chance of swinging one
another. On the first floor there was O
bedroom about the size of large band
box, and several other holes which were
also designated by the landlord and the
concierge as chambers. His father, the
Alexander the Great of fiction, used to
visit him in this place, and when dining
with him on one hot July evening face
tiously told him to open the door of the
sale q manger- so as, to air the garden.
NJ. Dumas says that he was quite happy
in this limited space for o period of six
years, because he had health, work, sue
cess and freedom, He Ilsed to work from
6 in the morning until or in the even
ing, and when inspiration refused to come
he simply sat at one of his windows,
stared at passers by, and when there was
nobody about contemplated the opposite
wall New York Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
The Seventeenth Of March.

The 18th of March is the anniyer-
sary not only of st. Patrick's death /,
but of some other notable events !;
among them, according to tradition
Of the middle ages, was the beginning
of Noah's voyage in the ark, with his
strictly limited and exclusive party
of passengers, though why this date
was chosen is not apparent. The
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Antoninus died on March II, A. ID.
$50. Other events recorded on March
IL are the birth of Samuel Patterson,
the first book auctioneer, London,
1728, and the death of David Dale,
the English philanthropist and
manufacturer, grandfather of Robert
Dale Owen. The day is also dedica-
ted 70 st. Joseph of Armathea, the
patron of Glastonbury. st. Gertrude,
virgin abbess, was martyred in
Brabant March IL, $50.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
Eminent tuthors of all Ages and all
Countries.

The seventh volume of Alden's
Cyclopedia Of Universal Literature
contains biographical sketches OF
about 100 authors, of all ages and
countries, with copious extracts from
their writings. The following are a
few Of the names included in the
volume: Andrew j. Downing, the
most famous writer on Landscape
Gardening; Joseph Rodman Drake,
author Of The Culprit Fay; John w.
Draper, the American scientist and
historian; Prof. Henry Drummond,
whose recent work, Natural Law in
the Spiritual World. has been pro-
nounced almost o revelation John
Dryden, the famous British Poet !;
Paul Du Chaillu, the noted traveller
In Africa and Scandinavia; Madame
Dudevant George Sand') the fam
ous French author; Jonathan Ed
wards, the New England theologian !;
Ebenezar Elliott, the Corn-Law Rhy-
mer;u Ralph Waldo Emerson, philo-
sopher and poet; Thos. Dunn English
author of "Ben Boitn and other popu-
lar ballads and poems; Epictetus,
Epicurus, and Euripides, Greek
classic authors; Erasmus wit, scholar
and reformer; Eusebius, "the Father
of Ecclesiastical History;;n Marian
Evans, better known as George
Eliot;n William M. Evarts and Ed
ward Everett, statesmen and Orators !;
John Evelyn, whose Diary is one of
the most famous in English literature
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
Important to Farmers! !

Before borrowing money on
your farms elsewhere, you will
find it to your interest to call
on The Stevens County Alb
stract & Real Estate Agency.
We have abundance of cheap
money to loan on improved
farms at low rates of interest.
No commissions or bonus. No
interest required to be paid in
advance. Privilege of paying
all Or part of principal before
due. Also privilege of extend
ing time from year to year
after due without making new
papers.
Loans made to prove up.
Give us a call! 1t will be to
your interest to do SO.
p. A. Mccarthy, Pres't.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
Kite Flying in Japan.

One of the most popular amusements is
kite flying. at certain seasons old and
young, rich and poor make unto them
selves kites and HE. them to the hills.
You will sometimes see several thousand
people, gathered together to watch the
sport or to take part. The kites are often
large and fly very high. Some have gro
tesque paintings, others Eolian harps, a
few are OF odd shapes. The lines are
wound upon reels and are generally busted
with powdered glass, SO that if you man
age to foul your line with that of some
one else it may cut his line and his kite
be lost, while yours still scars. The more
kites you cut loose the bigger feather in
your cap. In this lively amusement Miss
Yum Yum takes her full sharc.-Tokio
Cor. New York Tribune.
A singular freak of nature, originally
discovered in western Australia, is likely
to remain unexplained. it consists OF
nine fine pearls adhering together in the
form of Latin cross--seven in the shaft,
and one on each side of the second pearl.
A suggestion is that a fragment of sea-
weed in the shell of the oyster formed the
frame on which the cross was built.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
How a Vendetta Was Ended.

A singular festival was recently held at
Bitti, in Sardinia In the presence of the
prefect of the province, the archbishop of
Nuoro, a provincial deputation, the syndic
of Sassari and other authorities formal
oath was taken by the members of two
families, which had been at enmity for
many years, reciprocally to pardon all of
fenses and to live in peace and harmony.
The number of members Of the two FAM
flies was 670 persons. A large crowd
filed the parish church in which the cere-
mony was performed, and the next day
q banquet was given in the country for
which had been ordered ten oxen, fourteen
pigs, sixty sucking pigs, 200 weight Of
macaroni, 300 weight of bread and five of
fruit, with ten hectoliters of wine. Lon
don News.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
Artistic Tastes in Dieppe.

Dieppe is the Atlantic City of France
It is a sunny, breezy, little town, where
they hang the street lamps out of the Sec
ond story windows, and is famous for the
rarity of its carvings in ivory and terra
Gotta. The rough, crooked streets are
lined with shabby, Insignificant shops,
whose every window is a show case of
itself and representative of q modest for
tune, and the designs therein are exceed
ingly beautiful, giving evidence of the
dart of the highest order are to be had
dsnoIs their snbots [ % IN the - antteys us, - Cor S
Philadelphia Times.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21

In the history of America the Irish
have an important part. In the
military records especially, there is
much of which Irishmen may well
feel proud. Since the day the Irish
laborers in Boston joined in that lit
tie procession to Bunker Hill, Irish
men have not been slow to respond to
Americas call. George Washington
was an honorary member of the
"Friendly Sons of st. Patrick" and
always attended their annual banquet
when it was possible, and the long
record of Irish-American soldiers,
from Montgomery to James Shields,
does not show one dishonerea name.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
Senator Davis, of Minnesota, b

Senator Davis, of Minnesota, has
resigned his position as member OF
the national Republican committee
because he thinks it inconsistent
with his duties as senator. Mean
while. Secretary Villas and Postmas-
ter General Dickinson, two trusty
pillars of this Democratic sham civil
service reform administration, con-
tinue to hold their places in the
national Democratic committee. II
any one puts any faith in the civil
service pretensiuns of the admins
tration, or if its pretensions had not
been exploded long ago, this exhibi-
tion of offensive partianship" would
cause some surprise.-Cleveland Lea
der.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
E. J. HODGSON,
ST. PAUL, MINI.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Stevens. In Probate Court, General Term
In the Matter of the Estate of Ole A. Daley,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Pauline
Daley, executrix. setting forth the amount of
and the disposition thereof; the amount Of
debts outstanding against said deceased, and
description of all the real estate of which
said deceased died seized and the condition
and praying that license be TO her granted TO
sell the North West Quarter of Section
Twelve, Township One Hundred and Twenty
ak. Range Forty-one. Stevens County, MIN
nesota. And It appearing by said petition
that there is not sufficient personal estate in
the hands of said Pauliue Daley, executrix 70
pay said debls, and that 1t is necessary in
order TO pay the same, to sell all of said real
It is therefore Ordered, That all persons in
terested in said estate, appear before the
Judge OF this Ceurt, on Mondan, the I'd day
OF April A. ID. 1888. at 10 O'Clock. A. NJ, at the
Court House in Morris, in said County then
and there 20 show cause tff any there bel WHY
license should not be granted to said Pauline
Daley, executrix: to sell said real estate as-
cesoing 70 the prayer of said petition.
this order shall be pUhlishedsfor four suecess-
I've weeks prior TO said 2day of hearing. the
last or which publications shall be at least
fourteen days before said day of hearing, in
the TRIBUNE, weekly newspaper printed
and published at Norris, in said County. and
personally served on all persons interested in
SAID estate, residing in said County at least
fourteen days before said day of hearing, and
upon uil otRer persons interested, according
10 law. BY the Court,
GEO e. DARLING.
Judge OF Probate of Stevens County, MIN
neHota. $3.50 -
A. ID. 1888. rpRoRArr a.s'
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Morris tribune., 1888-03-21

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into English. The publishers de-
scriptive catalogue of standard books
will be sent free To any applicant.
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ST., New York. or 2l6 Clark st Chi
cagb.
Morris tribune., 1888-03-21
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment
of Seven Hundred, Ninety-nine and I5-1OO
Dollars (S790.75), which is due at the date
hereof upon a certain mortgage, duly execut-
ed and delivered by Augustus A. Whittemore
and Ella 3. Whttemore, his wife. to Maria
L. Hart, of Burlington, Vermont, bearing
date the goth day Of April, A. d. 1884, and
duly recorded in the office of the Register OF
Deeds in and for stevens county, Minnesota,
on the Sth day of May, A. D. 1884. at o'clock
p. NJ, in Book OF mortgages, on page ll5
and no action or proceeding at law or other
wise having been instituted to recover the
debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof;
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of a power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and pursuant to the statute, the
said mortgage will be foreclosed, and the
mortgage, viz: The South West Quarter Of
Section Six G) Township One Hundred and
Twenty-four Q21), Range Forty-three 49,,
situate in Stevens county, and State of Min
nesOta. will be sold at public aution, to pay
said debt and interest, and fifty dollars attor-
ney's fee, as stipulated in said mortgage to be
paid in case of foreclosure, and the disburse-
ments allowed by law; which sale will be
made by the Sheriff of said Stevens county,
at the front door of the Court House, in the
Village of Morris, in said county and state,
at 10 o'clock a. M, of that day, subject to
redemption as provided by law.
Dated, Morris, Minn.. March 18th. A. D. 1888
MARIA L, HART,
Mortgage.
WILLIAM c. BICKNELL,
Attorney for Mortgagee.
Morris, Minnesota. mar14