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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
Electric Death.

It is little short Of disgraceful the way
certain newspapers are bounding Brown,
the electrician who prepared the ma
chine that will or will not take the life
of Kemmler, the condemned murderer,
in New York. The state law says CAPT
tai punishment shall be inflicted by
electricity, but lawyers and newspapers
are trying to stop the execution on one
ground and another. Some have gone
so far as to say there is no certainty that
electricity will kill at all.
Well, heaven has been conducting ex-
ecutions by electricity now for a good
many years, and there has never been
complaint that the lightning bolts failed
to do their work thoroughly. But many
able persons seem to have forgotten this.
The way they have abused and harried
the electrician would be enough to drive
an ordinary man out of his mind, and
bewilder him till he could not tell white
from black. In common decency, why
not let the case go on and the thing have
a fair test, especially as the law calls for
electrocide?
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
Good-by, Ice Man.

If report be true, a Pittsburg man has
achieved the greatest triumph of our
generation, nothing less than a victory
over the ice man. It will be the plumb
er's turn next, may be. Henry ]. More
land has perfected an invention whereby
air can quickly be cooled to very low
temperature and made to cool every
thing else in the vicinity. He employs
it to cool drinking water on railway
trains.
The principle is the same one applied
by the manufacturers of artificial ice,
except that Mr.. Moreland employs COM
mon air instead of ammoniacal gas. Ad-
vantageis taken of the fact that the COM
preston of gas or vapor produces heat,
fand.its expansion cold. If ether or alco-
hol be poured upon the hand its evapo-
ration will cause feeling of GOODNESS.
Mr.. Moreland's apparatus consists Of q
double water cooler, with a space be
tween the two covers. In this space 9
vacuum is produced by an air pump.
Connected with the cooler is apple ter
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
The Future War Vessel.

The latest Italian war ship is one in
which particular attention has been
given to the matter of rapid firing. Her
name is the Piemonte, and her guns are
comparatively light, having no higher
caliber than six inches. But so rapidly
can they be discharged that they are
said to be able to fire twice the weight
of shot and shell that the huge iron
clads with their heavy guns can. Lord
Armstrong says that the battle ship of
the future will not be the gigantic iron
clad, but the lighter ship like the Pie
monte, a vessel without side armor,
which can be easily Unanswered, show
high speed and have a large stowage for
fuel. In connection with the rapid firing
guns, artillerists are now experimenting
to find high explosives.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
One of Henry Ward Beecher's Franks.

One of Henry Ward Beecller's Franks.
When Mr.. Beecher was a student in
Amherst college he was given to pranks,
as most collegiates are. Once his tutor,
who was over six feet tall and solemn in
appearance, came to his room to expos
tulate with him for what he considered
the boys frivolous ways. Mr.. Beecher
was expecting the visit and had put into
the wood closet all the chairs except
one, which had been sawed off at the
Joint and stood about foot from the
ground; then he crawled through the
hole in the students table and, seated
meekly among his books, awaited the
visit. Finally, a grave rap was heard
and a solemn face appeared way up in
the air.
Mr.. Beecher rose and made as if he
would show him to seat.
Don't move for the world" said the
professor; Il only called to have a little
conversation with you"
Certainly" said Mr.. Beecher, "pray
sit down." at the same time indicating
the only chair.
The tutor looked at the low seat with
some uncertainty and then commenced
the process of sitting down. He went
down, down, but not striking anything
solid he Strengthened himself up again.
"Let me get you another chair" said
Mr.. Beecher.
"No," said the tutor; II like low
seat" and with this the tall man doubled
himself like jackknife and was soon
seen with his grave face between his
knees like grasshopper drawn up for a
spring. When the eyes of the student
and those of the soiemn tutor met all
gravity gave way in consequence of the
extreme righteousness of the scene, and
both joined in hearty laugh.-Brooklyn
Union.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
Destroying Mosquitoes.

DIR. Henry G. McCook has taken up
the question started by DR.. Lamborn and
discusses the determination of mosqui-
toes. He believes the number of these
pests can be lessened by the assiduous
propagation of their two natural ene-
mics, the dragon fly and the spider. He
says an intelligent city gentleman once
asked him:
"What is dragon fy?"
He showed his friend specimen,
when the gentleman exclaimed: ooh,
that's DEVILS darning needle" He was
correct. That is to say, devils darn
ing needle is a dragon fly. Very often a
long, thin legged specimen of the family
will be found caught between the win
dow panes in mosquito time, where he
has been hunting his prey, and slipped
into prison unawares. Don't kill him,
but treat him with all respect.
DR.. McCook also speaks very highly
of the spider as a mosquito eater. he
says the number of insects of all kinds
and sizes destroyed by spiders simply
passes calculation. In one of New Jer-
sey's favorite mosquito haunts he once
discovered thirtyeight of these noctur'
nal blood suckers in one spider web
The doctor informs housekeepers that
the spider comes not into our houses tc
harm us, but to help us-comes to rid
us of flies and mosquitoes. If we must
brush away her web, we need not de-
stroy the spider herself. ''1f people
would decrease the number of mos
quitoes let them encourage the multiple
cation of spiders" So the ladies car
take their choice which they like best
mosquitoes or spiders.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
Suggestions for 1892.

Senator Joseph R. Hawley, president
of our centennial worlds fair commit
tee in 1876, contributes to The North
American Review q paper full of valua-
hle suggestions on expositions in gen.
eral. He says that the sixteen years
that have elapsed from 1876 to 1899 will
make it useful and pleasant for the
United States again to measure progress
with other nations.
In 1876 our population was $4,000, 900.
In 1892 we shall have 100000 or TO-
100000. We shall have increased in
population nearly IS per cent, and more
than that in wealth and power. The
senator recalls the enormous progress
England has made in the industrial and
decorative arts since the first worlds
fair at the Crystal palace, in 1851. Eng
land then saw her deficiencies and imme-
diately went to work and remedied them.
This is what worlds expositions do for
all nations, In all of them the United
States has shown her superiority in ma
chinery.
New York is the place for the 1892 ex-
position, the senator thinks. No other
city is large enough or accessible enough
In reference to making the exposition
permanent he uses this Hawleyesque
sentence:
There is always a temptation to play with the
stick of the rocket after it has performed its
function.
Congress should extend to other ma
lions an official invitation to join us. 1t
should also appoint business commits
sion 70 superintend the exposition. No
side shows at an extra charge were per-
mitted in 1876, and exhibitors were not
charged for space. For our next expo
sition government should appropriate a
reasonable though generous sum.
Gen. Hawley closes with this fine quo
>ation from Whittier's ode in 1876:
Thou who hast here in concord furled
The war flags of gathered world
Beneath our western skies fulfill
The Orient's mission of good will,
And, freighted with Loves golden .ssece.
Send back the Argonauts of pasee
Oh! make Thou ua, through centuries long,
In peace secure, and justice strong;
Around our gift eefreedom draw
The safeguards of Thy righteous law,
And. cast in some diviner mold,
Let the new cycle shame the oldl
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
FOUR NEW STATES.
sout Dakota, North Dakota, Mon
tana, Washington.

On i ,...y -. FISH, tho President signed
the bi; :. .Ii-G '",tt..! Dakota, North DakO-
ia, Mo ;";.l N; Wilmington states of the
Union
Sour i,AHoFA--'nr great prairie state, TO
which NJ =. iHu!, Minneapolis d Manitoba
railway ErlS iirve i.laIi. lines reaching Ellen
Sioux Fails. Go t. south Dakota via the St:
Paul, Minneapolis Il Manitoba railway and
pass through ST. Paul and minneapolis en-
route,
NORTH DAKOTA.-There is grown the No. l
hard scotch fife wheat; whose healthful CHI
mate nurtures the most vigorous and brainy
civilization on earth; where single counties
raise more wheat, oats and barley than entire
states; the soil of whose fertile prairies is
richer than the valley of the Nile; where the
Turtle mountain, MinOt aIld Devils lake land
districts invite the home seeker to secure a
free home. Magnificent daily. train service
to Fargo, Grafton, Devils Lake, BOtttneau
and all other important places.
Observation-Disclosures in it's mines of pre-
ciOus metals; wealth in its 100000 head of
live stock; profit in its fertile fields, produc-
ing a larger Yield of crops than any other
state or territory; the richest country per
inhabitant on earth; where prosperity is
universal; which has the best paid labor in
the world; a balmy winter climate, caused
by warm winds from the Pacific. The St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway is the
only railroad passing through continuous
agricultural country from st. Paul and Min
neapoliS to the Rocky mountains. 1t runs
through the great reservation of 1S,O0OOOO
acres of land, free to settlers, in the Milk
river valley. WOOD, water ana coal In aDun-
dance: no irrigation required; the only line
passing through Great Falls, with its 1000 600
horse power cataracts; immense coal veins,
and surrounding farming country of free
land; through Helena, the capital city and
commercial center Of Montana, and Butte,
the richest mining camp on earth, to San
Francisco by the Columbia river valley,
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, U tah,
to California points. Remember this is tile
only line running dining cars, sleeping cars
and free colOnist sleepers of it's own from St.
Paul and Minneapolis to Great Falls, Helena
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte.
WAsnINGToN.-The country of tall timber,
indentei by Puget Sound. the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway is the
only line which offers a choice of three routes
to the Pacific coast. The Manitoba Pacific
route is the only line by which passengers en-
route for Tacoma, Portland and San Frencisco
can pass through Fort Townsend and Seattle.
Free celonist Sleepers run through without
change or delay. Distance to the Pacific
coast is same as by other lines, but prices of
tickets are five and ten dollars less. Take the
Seattle route.
For further information, maps, rates and
publications in regard to the resources Of the
four new states, write to F. I. Whitney,
gen. pass. and ticket agent, St. p NJ. & NJ.
Ry., St. Paul, Mimi.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
VoodooislM in America.

Stories of terrible negro rites that
almost chill the blood do not come
from Hayti alone. 1t has been found
that yooiooism in all its strength is as
profoundly rooted in the United States
is In the West Indies. In New Orleans
ithas been known to exist for years.
Few would have believed, however, that
there was full aedged Voodoo temple
in Boston itself, but such is the fact.
A Herald reporter disguised his object
and managed to gain the, confidence of
an ancient aunty who struggled him
into the Voodoo meeting in Boston. If
he had been detected his life would not
have been worth moments purchase.
The negroes gathered snakes, lizards,
red ants, spiders and other loathsome
creatures, the more repulsiye the better,
and made sort of sheol broth of them
by boiling them in pot at midnight to
strains of weird music and wild incanta-
tons. The lamentations were in dialect
known only to the Voodoo negroes, and
this dialect is in use in Hayti, Africa
and the United States. The music, the
stencil from the pot and the lamentations
work the negroes to a pitch of wild
frenzy.
Voodoo himself is a great snake. If
worshiped and sacrificed to, he is be-
ieved to grant to his devotees revenge
for all injuries and cures for ills. Sick
ness is caused by the spell of an enemy
who has put snakes and lizards into the
patients vitals, and Voodoo can clear
them out. So implicitly is all this be-
lieved in, even by tolerably intelligent
negroes, that Voodoo curse frequently
kills. In every city OF the Union traces
of Voodoo5m crop out, and in most of
them the heathenish practices are re-
sorted to. \ curious feature of The
Herald's exposure WAS that u number of
native Boston people of color held a
meeting ami repudiated Voodooism root
and branch, and declared that it was
only practiced by the negroes not born
and bred in that city. This is deliciously
BOstOnese.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

minute bath in sulphuric acid leaves the
surface clean and brilliant. Diamonds
pendant from pearly ears or shining on
snowy throats never look so beautiful as
they look unset and heaped together
upon oiled paper at the diamond cutters.
Nothing is wasted at the diamond cut
ter's Boort, which is the name given to
diamond clippings that cannot be pol
ished, is placed in steel mortar exactly
like an old fashioned churn and brayed
into powder for the polisher. Not single
carat is lost, for the mortar is dust proof
and the pestle fits SO close that the parti-
cles cannot rise from the bottom.
Sometimes stones are injured in the
setting Perhaps an accidental blow
breaks brittle corner, perhaps too much
heat clouds the surface. Diamonds thus
injured. however, may be repaired, AS
matter of fact. the diamond is almost
indestruclible. 1t loses nothing by long
wearing and acids cannot injure it. The
prevalent idea that soap and water dim
the luster of tho diamond is a mistake.
New York Sun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
Losing His Violin Finger.

heard of an incident which occurred
in horse car here in Boston recently
which illustrates anew the need Of care
by occupants to avoid injuring their fel
low passengers. A manly little fellow
had the end of one Of his fingers cut off
by the door of box horse car being
jammed against it by needless passen-
ger. The car was crowded so that the
boy was obliged to stand up, and not
being tall enough to reach the straps he
held on by the open door of the car. AS
one of the passengers went out he pulled
the door violently and shut it against the
boys finger, leaving it hanging by a
thread. Attempts were made by a sur
geon to whom the boys father took him
to have the severed piece joined to the
stump, but it would not hold. What
adds to the misfortune of the boys loss
is that he is studying to be professional
yiolinist, his father being a well known
performer on this instrument, and the
finger mutilated is his "violin finger
Boston Post.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

There has been in China at least one
American missionary who gained the
full confidence of the natives. This was
Rev. s. Crossett, an Independent mis-
sionary, who died lately at Pekin. He
devoted his life to the poorest classes of
the Chinese. He took care of the sick
and homeless, visited the prisons and
buried the dead. So well known and
loved was he that he travelled all over
China and the east without money, and
wherever he went food and lodging were
freely given him. He ate only fruit and
rice or millet and drank water. What
had the world to offer to a man;like
that? He sought only to help the poor
in all ways that he could. The natives
reyered him, and bestowed on him the
name that meant the highest praise they
could give to any one. They called him
the Christian Buddha.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
Half Fare--5 Harvest ExCu
SiOnS.
August 9th and goth, September 10th and
24th, ard October 9th,

The MINNEAPOLIS ST. LOUIS
RY. CAlbert Lea Route", will sell
upon the above named dates round
trip excursion tickets to points in
Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee,
EnGan Territory, Colorado, Idaho,
New Mexico. Montana, Wyoming,
Arizona, Missouri, Iowa, Louisiana
and Alabama ut rate Of ONE FARE
fer the round trip. Tickets good 30
days from date of sale. Stop-overs
granted in the territory to which
tickets are sold. For information re-
garding rates, maps, call on any
agent, or write to
e.. H. HOLDRIDGE,
G.. T. & P. A.
Minneapolis, MINI. Stiff.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

minating in two tunnels, leading beneath
the car. The tunnels face the front of
the car. The motion of the train conf
presses the air in the pipe. The apparatus
is so made us to condense this air and
then expand it in the vacuum about the
cooler. In the process a very low tenn
perature is produced in the space about
the inner cooler, which is also impaired
to the water within it. The air finally
passes out by pipe above the cooler in
the top of the car.
The condensed air cools just as solidified
water. which is ice, cools. The inventor
expects to utilize his apparatus for re-
frigcrator cars also, thus doing away
with the bulky ice packing. The idea,
with notifications, can be adapted to
buildings ed private dwellings
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

Washington says Grants remains ought
to be deposited there. Galena wants his
bones, too. New York actually has
them, and says they shall never be
moved, so help her. Possession is nine
points of the law. But if New York
wants to keep the tomb of Grant, it will
be only common decency for her to erect
to him fitting monument.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
SupDressing Daudies,

A Chinese provincial governor has re-
Gently forbidden the young men under
bis jurisdiction to wear gorgeously col
ored and embroidered garments, a prac.
tice which he declares to be foolish and
unmanly, and he warns fathers, elder
brothers and tutors that they will beheld
responsible for any inordinate luxury Of
apparel on the part Of the youngsters.
What would that governor say to the
American handles who are trying to in
troduce the fashion of wearing coloretl
velvet coats?-Boston Transcript.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

Tom Lee, yellow skinned Oriental,
who is known as the mayor Of China
town" in New York city, says his coun-
trvmen in America are now going into
garden work to some extent, and that
they make more careful gardeners than
Americans do. He also declares that
"some of these days Cinnamon will do
everything in America that any other
skilled laborer can do"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
\ Polish Election Dodge.

At an election in Poland the other day
O smart young candidate tried maneu-
yer which almost deserved to succeed for
it's ingenuity. Nearly all the peasants
were against him, and the problem was
how to prevent them from voting. The
interval is very short between the time
when they leave off work and the closing
of the polls, so that at the last half hour
a great crowd was waiting, Suddenly
there was cry of "Fire" and rafting
of engines. But the ruse did not sue
coed, the stolid countrymen first waiting
to record their vote, and then hurrying
off to discuss the confagration. london
Globe. s.,.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

Now, once more the city boarder is
walked by the rattle of the milk carts
and roar of the beer and ice wagons in
the early morn. The farmers wife has
taken down the hammocks and stuffed
away the old straw hats in the garnet
till next year Summer is ended.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

What irrigation will, do for the arid
lands of the west is we'll shown in the
case of Pasadena, Cal. Fifteen years
ago the land where the city now stands
sold for 81 an acre. It was irrigated and
orchards planted upon the soil. Seven
years after being supplied with water
the land sold for from $500 to 81, 900 an
acre for fruit raising. The spot that had
been desert suddenly became the most
fertile and delightful part of the whole
state.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

The New York Herald sent Stanley
out on his first great expedition, the
Scripps Newspaper league sent depu-
tation of American working people to
the Worlds fair at Paris this summer,
and newspaper, The New York Times,
broke up the old Tweed ring. But The
New York Sun has on hand task more
difficult than any of these. 1t has under
taken to regulate the grammar of the
whole American continent.
THE DIAMOND CUTTERS.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

The pluck-some call it "gall"-of the
American newspaper man is shown in
the fact that Frank Carpenter has inter-
viewed royalty itself, King George of
Greece, and George shook hands with
him right cordiality and asked about the
folks. The Greeks pride themselves on
being the most democratic people of
!, Europe. Their king and queen walk
about the streets far more faniliarly
than some American presidents do.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

Already the ancient observer tells us
there is going to be long, cold winter.
He has said the same thing every fall since
the memory Of man. This time he says
the fruit skins are very thick and tough,
and the corn husks are heavier than usu-
al and straw is tougher, and he knows
this means a hard winter, because he
knows it. Now let him try the goose
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

gae GH,Nf'I2.:L iIRtlY'TTONs- -Mir a pill of
4 f.9a2k rsl:nrt;t, tcah So. Jacobs on. u
II. J;fa .uals& s,p 1air f"Fcc IL docn the karoat.
~ f.-.f eer fAa3 a0its the on. Gius
,sol,ih. slsc. Itey sUit g,.y eat and be cured
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

Napoleon said at st. Helena: Before
this century closes not cannon will be
fired in the world without the permission
of the United States"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11
FOR CHICKEN CHOLERA.
roInnflcla. Cal. Oct. 1a 1ss

Bakersfield, CAL, Oct 10, 1888.
have nsed st. Jacobs Oil for sorehead of
chickens wits prompt permanent cure. One
bottle will atrc 10 to Is chickens; 2 to drops
cures Niilcz 5. JAS. BETHAL.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-09-11

Some one says the City of Paris should
be called the drummers' ship, because
she is so fast, referring probably to her
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Minneapolis, MINI.
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-09-07

People in general should know
what's best to DO IN case Of a sud-
den attack OF bowel complaint. 1t
is n well established tact that
prompt relief may be had in any
case oil collie, cholera morbus, dys-
EMERY or diarrhoea by giving a few
doses OF Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
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quickly, can always be depended
upon and is pleasant to take. For
sale by q. &. Thaxtar.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-09-07
Secretary.

Families not already supplied
should loose no time in procuring
a bottle Of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Ii is the only remedy that can al
ways be depended upon for bowel
complaint in all its forms. 20 and
so cents bottles Tor sale ~ Il. e..
Thaxtsr.