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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

The man who does not enjoy good
hearty laugh is not the man to select as
an intimate friend. There are persons
who rarely ever laugh, and when they
do it is more of grin than laugh.
They are not to be trusted. A COM
munity made up of such persons would
be about as agreeable for the man of
laughter to reside in as a cemetery or a
charnel house. Laugh and grow fat"
is good old saying. and as rule we
find fat men good natured and full of
laughter. And there is another old and
true saying. "That man is a bad man
who has not within him the power of a
hearty laugh" The English physician,
DR.. Greene, In his Problem of Health"
says that there is not the remotest corner
or little inlet of the minute blood
vessels of the human body that does not
feel some wavelet from the convulslons
occasioned by good hearty laughter.
The life principle of the central man, is
shaken to its innermost depths, sending
new tides of life and strength to the
surface, thus materially tending to in
sure good health to the persons who in
dulge therein. The blood moves more
rapidly and conveys different impress
sion to all the organs of the body, as it
visits them on that particular mystic
journey when the man is laughing, from
what it does at other times. For this
reason every good hearty laugh in which
a person INDUCES tends to lengthen his
life, conveying, as it does, new and dis
tinct stimulus to the vital forces.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

The total earnings OF the Manitoba
railroad during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1888, were 1851 ,s05.5l; for
the yea. ending June 80, 1889, the
total earnings were $3.50, 565.56. The
total equipment has been increased to
S,253 ears. Lines measuring 1884
miles were completed and operated
during the year, and 3,040.16 miles
are now operated. Bonds to the
amount of 81 ,551 900 have been issued
since the last report. The proprietary
lines, the entire capital stock of which
is owned by this company, are as fol-
lows: Montana Central railway,
Minneapolis Union railway, Eastern
Railway of Minnesota, Willmar &
Sioux Falls railway, Duluth, Water
town & Pacific railway, Northern
Steamship company. The cause of
the falling off of business the past
year as compared with the previous
year is largely owing to the fact that
oyer 100000 bushels of wheat less
was shipped over the road for the
year closing on the 3Oth of last June,
than there were for the year previous.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

Minnesota potatoes will be eaten
this winter in all parts of the United
States from Lake Moosemeguntook,
in Maine, to the coast of California;
and from the everglades of Florida to
the frozen regions of Alaska. Inn
mense shipments of "Murphies 1"
have been made from our state to
Boston and distributed all over New
England. In fact they have been
shipped in every direction. Mime
sofa is not only furnishing potatoes
for the country, but she Is supplying
it with bread stuffs. It settled as
thickly as some parts of Europe, all
engaged In tIlling the soil, enough
would be raised in this state to sup
port the entire population of the
United States. Wonderful state is
Minnesota-wonderful soil, wonder
full climate, wonderful resources, and
she is making wonderful progress in
everything that goes to make great
state. Speaking of potatoes, we
noticed that a train of 10 cars, all
loaded with potatoes, passed through
Fargo recently over the Northern
Pacific, on their way to Helena and
Butte, Montana. In all there were
0 900 bushels. Each car was heated
by a stove.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

An immense mass meeting under
the auspices of the Catholics was held
at Baltimore last Sunday night, with
the purpose OF advancing the high
license movement. The meeting was
presided over by Cardinal Gibbons,
and upon the stage were Archbishops
Ireland of st. Paul, Elder of Cincin-
natl, Bishop Virtue, of England,
Mensignor McColgan and large
number of priests. It was resolved
that high license is the only feasible
and peaceful means of exterminating
the deluge of vices and crimes of
which drunkenness is the fruitful
source. The license should be put so
high as to make it practically pro-
hibitory as regards the multitude of
low saloons. Certain restrictions
should be enacted rs to the time and
place of sale. The number of saloons
in any one radius should be limited
by statute, and should not be allowed
near churches or schools. License
should be given only to persons Of
tried character"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

Francis Murphy, the earnest and
eloquent temperance apostle, is doing
great work for the cause out In
Iowa. Mr.. Murphy is opposed to the
third or prohibition party, but be-
Iieves in convincing men that drink
Ing whisky is a great moral SIN. In
other words, he wants to convert men
to the temperance cause, because 1t is
right, the same as he would have
men converted to religion, not be-
cause there is a law forcing them to
join the church or the temperance or
ganization, but because they believe
drunkenness and a sinful life to be
wrong, and believe In doing right for
the love of right. This is the doc
trine preached by Mr.. Murphy, and
it is a doctrine that no one can con-
trovert. A dispatch from Creston,
Iowa, says that town is in the throes
of a mighty revolution. That vast
crowds attend the meetings of Mr..
Murphy, and that hundreds have
signed the pledge, among them some
of the most prominent citizens of the
town. Mr.. Murphy's eloquence, his
personal magnetism and his persua-
sive Methods says the dispatch,
have accomplished more for real
temperance in this city than all the
prohibitory legislation yet ENACTED.
The meetings will continue for sew
eral days YET ]
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20
Novelties and KNOWLEDGE.

A new book of attractive reading,
brimful of good things worth knowing
and illustrated, is just issued. 1t con-
tains large collection of valuable auto
graphs, excellent receipts for PLAIN
dishes, humor in rhyme and prose,
monthly calendars, and can be had of all
druggists and dealers, or, by sending a
two-cent stamp to the publishers. An
important feature of the work is its
offer of Free Music, which offer is set
forth therein, and by procuring the book,
at once, any one can be supplied with o
choice selection. The little volume is
the st. Jacobs Oil Calendar for $4,000,
published by The Charles A, Voge1er
Company, Baltimore, Md, 1t is fully
the equal of any of its predecessors in
the interest of the Great Remedy for
Pain, st. Jacobs Oil, whose virtues
never abate, and whose popularity never
wanes. The demand for both book and
medicine is very great.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Stevens, rs. In Probate Court, Special
Term, November 18th, 1889.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Henry Hutch
ms, Deceased.
=, On reading and filing the petition of Daniel
L. wheaton, executor, setting forth the
amount OF personal estate that has come into
his hands, the disposition thereof, and how
much undisposed Of; the amount OF debts
outstanding against said deceased, as far as
the same can be ascertained; the lsgacies
unpaid, and a description of all the real
estate, excepting the homestead, of which
said deceased died seized, and the condition
and value OF the respective portions or lots
thereOf; the persons interested in said estate,
with theirr residences; and praying that
license be to him granted to sell all Of said
real estate: And it appearing by said petition
that mere IL not sufficient personal estate in
the hands of said Daniel T. Wheaton, execu-
tor, to pay said debts, the legacies or expenses
OF administration, and that 1t is necessary for
the payment Of such debts, legacies or ex-
penses to sell all OF said real estate.
It is therefore ordered, that all persons in
terested in said estate appear before this
Court, on Monday the second day of Deem
Der, A. ID. 1889, at 10 o'clock q. m, at the
Court Court House In the Village Of Morris in said
county, then and there to show cause III any
there 6el why license should not be granted
TO said Daniel T. Wheaton, executor to sell
90 much OF the real estate of said deceased as
s Sin DC necessary to pay such debts, lega-
And 1t Is futher ordered, that this Order
shall be published once in each week, for
three successive weeks prior to said CAV of
nearing. In the MORRIS TRIBUNE a weekly
Dated At Morris MIMI. the 1ath day of
A. d. 1889.
By the Court,
GEO. E. DARLING,
nov1S
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20
Free Text Books.

We are pleased to see that that able
and influential newspaper, the Mime
apolis Journal, agrees with the TRIBUNE
as regards free books for our free
schools. The Journal says: The next
advance in popular education will be
free school books. No system of edu-
cation can be said to be absolutely free,
which. In supplying facilities without
direct proportionate cost for each pupil,
stops short Of those items of expense
that are most burdensome. There is no
more reason why the use Of the school
house or the services of the teacher or
the comfort Of artificial heat in winter
or the use of scientific apparatus or any
Of the usual facilities should be free
than that the text books should be free.
The text books ore free in some places.
They ought to be everywhere. They
ought to be free, not only to be con-
sistent, but because they are most bur-
densome to those who are least able to
carry the burden.
Education sufficient to qualify for in
tellIgent citizenship is an affair of the
state. The responsibility to provide all
the facilities belongs to the state. 1t
may be said that the parents of most
children are able to buy books for them.
That's true; they are also able to pay
for their education in proportion to
their number and the extent of their ad-
vancement, but they do not do it. If
there is anything the state ought not to
do in furnishing free facilities for edu-
cation it is in supplying the means for
higher education. This IS not saying
that the state should not encourage
higher education. 1t ought But, as a
matter of common justice and fairness,
free text books for the masses in the
common grades come in a long way
ahead of free and expensive facilities
for higher education for the direct bene-
fit of the comparatively few.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20
The u. S. of B.

Hereafter when you address your
letters to Rio de Janeiro, or any other
town in Brazil, you must add u. 8.
B., as will be seen by the following
dispatch:
Rio DE JANEIRO, Nov. 1S-The
United States of Brazil, constituting
a federated republic of the different
provinces of the empire, over which
Dom Pedro had ruled so long, is an
established government. The new
republic is today acknowledged by
every province.
Dom Pedro is on his way to Portu-
gal, having accepted the situation
with no attempt at forcible resistance;
the flag of the new republic has been
adopted and Brazil is rs peaceful to-
day as though no thought of revoIu-
ton had ever aroused the feelings of
her people.
Dom Pedro was paid $2,50O,0OO in
cash, aud provision made for the an
nual payment of $780, 900 as PEN
sion, and he Immediately left on a
Brazilian gunboat for Portugal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

The Panama canal is not going to
be wholly abandoned without further
investigation. A London dispatch
says that five eminent French engi-
neers will sail from France, Dec. 10,
for the Isthmus of Panama, charged
with the duty OF investigating and
making final report OH the condi-
ton of the Panama canal. They are
expressly instructed to conceal moth
ing, but to make au absolutely trust
worthy representation of the situa-
ton, upon which may be determined
the question whether efforts shall be
made to continue the work or to
abandon IT,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20
Beautify Your School Houses
and Grounds.

School directors have full authority
and {" it is also their duty to keep theil
school houses in good repair, and to rem.
der them pleasant and attractive" To
this end they should cause the house to
be painted, and trees, shrubbery. etc., to
be planted. Not year should be al.
lowed to pass without planting trees,
where there are none already.
Ample shade is necessary for health,
comfort and sightliness, and can always
be hand at trifing cost. The soft
maple, box elder, elm, ETC., will yield a
plentiful shade in three years, and no
school-house lot should ever be longer
than that without the luxury.
Among the most repulsive, needless
sights in the state, is that of school
house sweltering in the sun, ehoked
with dust, bleak, naked and desolate;
without tree, shrub or flower or any
other object to please the eye and re-
lieve the monotonous deformity of the
place. There IS no apology or excuse
for this in any case whatever, remarks
the American Journal of Education.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ stevens, IS. IN Probate Court
Special Nov. term, 1889.
In the matter of the estate of Nelson Ora
Dickinson, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of ], NJ.
Dickenson OF the estate of Nelson Ora Dick
teInson, deceased, representing, cnOas. other
tnings, that he has fully administered said
estate, and praying that time and place be
~ nT Si ios sAanlnlng and allowing his account
OF ms administration, and for the assign
ment OF the residue OF snid estate to heirs.
IL Is ordered, that said account be ex-
amined, and petition heard, by the ,JuTjoe ~
TINS Court, on Monday the end day of De-
said County. oii'ce III
And Il is further ordered, that notice there
OF De given to all persons interested, by nub-
nshing copy of this order for three Success
ave weeks prior to said day OF hearing. in
tne NORRIS TRIBUNE, a weekly newspaner,
County. Ill saiu
Dated at Morris, Mimi, the 9Th day of No
vember, A. d. 1889. ' "a -'o-
By the Court,
,o,,e.o GEO. E. DARLING,
"0'0'o Judge Of Probate.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

A moment of your time, reader,
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They offer the most exceptional ad-
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make successful canvassers, as well
as men. Full particulars will be sent
to those who address the firm; their
full address is given above.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

In Latin the meaning of Salve is
Hail, God Save You" used as a
greeting when the eastern plague
scourged the cities OF Europe. BY
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Coles Carbolisalve, the only infal-
lible healing preparation eyer devised.
Small boxes Is cents; large boxes 80
cents. Sold by all druggists.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

1t Is reported that owing to high
prices for meat in Germany firm of
butchers i'll Mayence have made ar
rangements to import live beef cattle
from the United States. A contract
was made for 900 Illinois fat oxen, to
be shipped to Germany within two
months. The first lot arrived a week
ago and was the first live cattle,
ready for slaughter, ever imported in
to Germany from this country. The
animals are sold at price 10 to Is
per cent. less than the German cattle,
Notwithstanding that according to.
the importers statement it costs $50
for transportation and $3.50 for GUS
toms duty for each animal imported.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20
The Railroads and the Farm
6fS,

We see by the Herman Enterprise that
our old friend T. H. Toombs, of Grant
county, has recently had quite a tilt
with the St. P. NJ. & M. railroad com.
pany in relation to furnishing him with
cars to ship his wheat. The above
named paper says: Some time ago the
railroads issued an order requiring all
persons desiring to ship grain to order
their cars in writing, and at the same
time put up forfeit of from five to
fifteen dollars as a guarantee that the
car will be loaded at once on its arrival
at the station where ordered. Believing
that the order was unjust, Mr.. T. Fl,
ToombS endeavorsd to procure cars for
the purpose of shipping his wheat.
without going through all red tape and
penalties prescribed by the railroad.
After securing satisfactory evidence that
the rule was made only for the purpose
of compelling the farmer to sell his
grain to the elevators, and that the rule
was enforced only in the case of the
farmers, and not of the elevator com
panies, Mr.. Toombs, about three weeks
ago, with the assistance of J W. Rey-'
nolds and w. H. Townsend of sthis
place, formulated and prepared charges
against the St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba Railway company. alleging
discrimination in the matter of furnish
ing cars, and took steps to test the
legality of the above mentioned order.
Last week the matter came I'D before
the Board of Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners. Mr.. Toombs appeared
in person, and together with Attorney
General Clapp, I. c. Hodgson and
Governor Merriam, made it hot for the
company. The result was the railroad
company was convicted of illegal acts.
Afterwards Mr.. Toombs in company
with Governor Merriam called on Mr,
Mohler, general superintendent of the
Manitoba system, who confessed that
the order was wrong and promised Mr..
Toombs that it should be revoked. Up
on this assurance and that of Governor
Merriam and the Warehouse Commits
sioners that they would see that Mr..
Mohler kept his word, Mr.. Toombs con
sented that no further action be taken
against the company for the present.
Mr.. Toombs with the exception of the
friendly assistance of the gentlemen
above named, has waged his fight alone
anu uHalOeu In Dena1 OF the people OF
Grant county, and though out of pocket
himself, is happy in the feeling that
what he has done has been of some
benefit to his neishbors.
Governor Merriam has taken a great
interest in the matter and says that il
farmers fail to get cars when they order
them for shipping wheat, they have
only to let him know, and he will give |
the matter his personal attention, and |
will make things blue until the cars are
forthcoming. The governor is evident.
ly of the opinion that the farmers have |
rights which the railroad companies are |
bound to respect.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

II the Mankato Register never pub
fishes anything less truthful than the
following, 1t will not be troubled with
prosecutions for libel: 1--WE believe
that the only true prohibition is total
abstinence. Let each individual SUBJ
NIT prohibition amendment to pop
ular vote in his own conscience, carry
1t by unanimous vote, and make il a
part OF his moral code, and then ma
tional prohibition will come along as
easily as the descent of toboggan
down an inclined plane"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20
Hard at Work.

Nearly one hundred Eminent Per-
sons are now engaged in preparing
valuable and important contributions
to The Youths Companion for 1890.
Mr.. Gladstone is getting together
his "reminiscences of Motley, the His
torian; Justin Mccarthy is writing
all his personal recollections of great
Prime Ministers; Sir Morell Macken-
zie is thinking of what he shall say
to The Companion readers on the
training of their voices in youth !;
Captain Kennedy is recalling the ex-
citing episodes of his five hundred
different trips across the Atlantic,
and making notes for his articles; P.
7. Barnum Is preparing the account
Of how he secured his White Ele-
plant; General Wolseley is arrang-
ing to tell the boys how they can en-
dure hardshIps; Carroll D. Wright is
securing statistics about the boy and
girl laborers of America, what they
earn; Hon. James G.. Blaine is writ
ing a paper for our young politicians;
popular authors are at work on serial
stories; the Presidents of three lead
ing American colleges will give adj
vice to boys on their future; Tyndall
and Shaler are to talk about the Won
ders of nature; Marion Harland
promises to entertain the girls, while
Schwatka will take the
boys in imagination to the lonellest
place in the United States.
There are hundreds of pleasures in
store for The Companion readers of
1890. Every one is hard at work, as
you see. $1.75 will admit you to 50
weeks of these entertainments. Send
for Full Prospectus for 1890 to The
Youths Companion, Boston, Mass. :
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

the Legislature i'm extra session and
declaring that they were true tenn
perance men of the state and not the
so-called "prohibitionists." Letters
were read from prominent men from
different parts of the state. All Re-
publicans present who were in SYM
psthy with the movement We're in
vited to become members OF the club.
The roll was signed by about four
hundred persons, among whom were
a great many business men and me-
chanics. s...
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

State Treasurer Bobleter's report
for the fiscal year ending July 31st,
last, shows that there Was n balance
in the treasury at the beginning of
the year of 81 81, 362.67. The receipts
for the year from all sources aggre-
gated S,296, 2S7.27, and the total ex-
penditures were 1852 ,5O7 AZ, leaving
balance in the treasury at the end
Of the fiscal year Of 81, 100, 142.5 80.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

If any one has any doubts as to the
editor of the Wahpeton Times being
al experienced navigator let him
read the following nautical para
graph, which we clip from his last
issue, and his doubts will be expelled:
The course of the Republican ship
is rough and rocky and foggy, and it
will take good long stiff breeze to
clear up the coast ahead of that rud-
derless craft. 1t is in a bad way!
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20
Is persons at Washington.

Major General Schofield, the COM
manding general of the army, in his
annual report gives detailed state
ment OF the number OF men neces-
sary to equip sea coast defense in
time of war and estimates the total
number for his purpose ut $1,000 artil-
lerymen. There are now on hand
1926 sea coast guns.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

Owing to the scarcity Of water an
sO-horse power engine has been put
In the Otter Tail flour mill at Fergus
Falls, and flour is now being made
by steam power. A dam has been
put in at the foot of Otter Tail lake,
which will SO increase the water
power at Fergus Falls next spring as
not to require the steam plant, but it
will be kept in position hereafter,
ready for any emergency.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

America truly leads the world in
inventions. The new smokeless gun
powder adopted by several European
governments is, according to the
annual report of Brlgadier General
Benet, chief Of ordinance, the inven.
ton of one American. It is surmised
that it was taken to Europe instead
of being offered to our own Govern
ment because more money could be
obtained for it.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-11-20

The prisoners in the Texas peni-
Tertiary raise sugar and cane and re-
fine its juice. After paying all the
costs of TODD, fuel, shelter and cloth
ing, $65, 900 have been turned into the
state for this work.