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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-25

Total ...........................$145.2O
He said, the cloth cost $1O1.64
more than they would under free
trade, an that the consumer would
have to pay that more than the
value of the goods whether Of
foreign or domestic manufacture.
Mr.. editor I want you to flyer this
up. (My he'd gifts muddled when l
try toy an let me know if the Kurnel
don't lie. If the farmers are swindled
a little it wont make any difference
if they don't know it!
Deacon Bottomfelt an I can make
them believe they are protected an
that they must stand by the G. O.
Party, for if the free traders git,the
power, it would be worse for the
County than the earthquake was to
Charleston.
The Kurnel's toung got a runnin'
an l couldn't stop him. He said
these protected industries would hire
the cheapest hands they could git,
an that they turned men out OF the
factories to swell the army of tramps
an filed their places with children
from 8 to Is years old, that should
be in school. That the children was
paid starvation wages, an worked
from 10 to IL hours day; that if
the present system was not changed
the working classes would become
serfs an pawpers; in worse bondage
than the niggers was in the South
My Patriotism was aroused. l
told him he was traitor to the Re-
publican party, an if he was allowed
to talk such treason that the party
would be destroyed, an that the zeal
Gus, energetic Politicians who had
worked so hard to earn their Post
Offices and other fat places would be
turned out in the cold; an if he
dident like the way we run things he
could go to England. where they had
free trade, for we had no use for such
Mug Wumps an Anarchists as he
was. shall stand by the party as
long as l keep the Post Office. Will
keep you posted. Yours for the
party,
J. SHERMAN NosEBLOssoM,
@. S. P, which is quite smart Pole
titiOn.
Once again let u.s. call the atten-
ton OF our farmers to the adver-
tisement of H. r. Eagle & Co., on the
last page OF this paper. The firm
have the endorsement of the Nebras-
ka and Iowa Alliances, and of the
President and Secretary of the Min
nesota Alliance, as per vote OF the
Executive Committee. Read the adj
vertisement carefully, and act on
your best Judgment.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-25

DATENT Book Free. No Patent No Fee.
N. w. FITZGERALD Il Co., Warrington D. G.
COlDjERS and Widows Parents and Heirs
- send address Of self and OF friends ON postal
for new laws, free NV. FIrzaERALD Washing
ton D, C..
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-25
"Cushing's Manual"

We will mail a cloth-bound CODY of
'Cushing's Manual on receipt of
54cts. (4c. of this is for postage
This is to accommodate the Alliance
officers who need a parliamentary
guide. Cushing's is the recognized
authority in such matters.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-25

The gross earnings Of the Minneap-
oils { st. Louis road for the month
OF January, were $1O4,7 1885, operat-
ing expenses $72, O4O, and net earn
ings $32,745 being a gain in COM
parison with the corresponding
month last year, OF $14,2O7. The
February gross earnings were $117,-
500, as against $93, 172 for the same
month of 1889.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-25

nMaoVu!:Sg Puget Sound Country. Wssbt =. s1e
Just se &c as the Pacific Ocean terminus Of tho
hled January 18th present population .so r. pss
Progerty coal. iron. timber and farm lsnds .rif.
JOHN N. Plat, Banker Anacortes WssSinrtonm'. A''
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-25
The Sub-treasury Bill.

Friends of the sub-treasury plan
have been met with the assertion
that it's practical application would
produce the widest imitation of cur
rency at certain dates each season,
and a corresponding contraction at
others, which materially injure bust
ness. One of the prime objects of
this plan is to increase the volume of
currency among the people, and not
in the vaults of the banks. That it
will do so there need be no doubt,
but as to the extent of this increase
only an approximate calculation can
be made. To assume that all the
grain, cotton and tobacco would be
warehoused at one time each year is
an absurdity. The forced consump-
ton continually taking place would
to large extent prevent such a con-
dition. The average amount OF
grain held in store during the
months of November, December and
January was less than 100, 900. 900
bushels, the cash value of which was
not to exceed $43 100000. Apply
ing the same rule to the cotton and
tobacco product would give about
SIS, 900, 900. additional, or a total
of $118, 100000. Suppose this
amount is multiplied by three, which
would be far in excess of any prob
ably demand, and it amounts to on
ly 1854 100000, or less than Sc per
capita. There can be no great dan
ger in this, and if there is, it simply
threatens the present conditions,
which give to money it's 'power to
Cypress. "-EcOnOmist.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-25
Republican x Roads.
s. Dakota, April, 10, 1890.

DEAR MR.:
Me and Big Kettle Harrison,
Bung Stopper, Sanctimonius Jones,
Bottle-N osed Bottleson, Deacon Bot
tomfelt and few loyal Republicans,
was settin in the postofice discussin
the tariff.
| Deacon BottOmfelt said that Jim
Blaine had writ letter to Glad
stone shat he'd knocked the bottom
out of free trade Che dident no that I
told Jim what to write. Jest then
who should come in but Col. Sol
Smart, from Medicine Hat, who was
allus breedin disturbance in the Re
publican ranks. He stuck his nose
in an said that Jim Blaine was a
bloated bond holder; that he got
rich out of the necessities of the poor
workin people. He got d Tariff on
coal so that he could make a dollar
or two ton, on every ton he sold
more than it was worth. He said the
Protectionist was not like George
Washington, they could lie an they
did lie, about the tariff. He said the
tariff waz tax on the consumer, for
the benefit of favored class, an that
it made products OF the protected
factories higher and wages lower
He had lot figgers to prove it.
I got hold of them and here they
be:
Protected Manufacturers.
Wooden cloth 70 per cent
duty................................
Importers profit 10 per cent. II
Jobbers profit 10 per cent?. 1870
Retailers profit 20 per cent. 41.84
Total under tariff. "a
Free Trade.
Wooden cloth. .................
Importers profit 10 per cent. 10
Jobbers profit 10 per cent. II
Retailers profits 20 per cent. 24.2O
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15

Such a family of girls has attracted at
tention in San Francisco. The "Beasy
Babies, as they are called, are four sisters,
aged IL, 0, : and 4 respectively.
Jennie, the oldest, recently dreamed that
she was a guest at the White House in
Washington, and the result of her dream
was a beautiful nocturne called "A Dream
Of the White House which she dedicated
to President Harrison, and sent a copy to
the presidents wife. who returned TO the
little author an autograph letter in &C.
acknowledgement.
The san Francisco papers have published
several Of ,Jennie's compositions, and the
quartet has frequently Appeared in public
entertainments Ia that city.
The father Of the Beasy Babies is q
painter by trade and n man without means,
But he is wisely devoting every spare dol
lar To the musical education Of his wonder
full babies.
The most difficult selections are rendered
with remarkable accuracy, and little Vic
letta, only 4 years old, is master Of the vi
olin.
These children will yet be heard from in
the musical world.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15
YACHTING NOTES.

A race for forty footers will be sailed this
year under the auspices Of the Corinthian
Yacht club Of New York. The race will
be a sweepstakes at 800 each for starters,
E5 IL declared out by June 30; $50 IL de.
clared out by June 81. There will be nc
time limit.
IL is expected and hoped by American
yachtsmen that the new Burgess forty
footer Gossoon will knock the spots put Of
the cutter Minerva.
The twenty rating cutter Vreda, which
gave the Dragon, the crack boat Of her
class, so much trouble last year, has been
purchased by u Canadian yachtsman.
The price paid by Commodore Tucker, OF
the Eastern Yacht club, for the Sea Fox
was $4,000.
So many thirty footers have been lately
built that the interest in that class is at its
height.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15

From an instantaneous pbot Il
tograrhl makes up in speed
and spring what he lacks in knack, but be-
fore he can show speed he must waste a
great amount Of strength. Williams used
to have that fault. bat now he takes theob-
stacles very smoothly and apparently with
little effort.
His first appearance in athletics was in
the spring OF lssS ut his college games, and
he soon developed into "A good running
high and broad j.,npcr aud hurdle racer.
He took second in both the 10, 3 feet 9
inch high. and 40. = feet Ginch high hurdle
races at the intercollegiate games of 1889,
being barely beaten in each race ~ Her
bert Mapes. This year ut the intercollegiate
games on May 81 he turned the tables and
defeated his former conquerer, winning
the intercollegiate championship for the
high hurdles, and taking second to j. p.
Lee, OF Harvard university, in the low
ones. The high hurdle face is his great
game, for TO clear those obstacles well one
must be far more active and strong than is
necessary with low obstacles. His jump
over the high hurdles is about Is feet, being
I foot longer than that which other Ameri.
can champions have generally cleared.
He won the lnte intercollegiate champion.
ship by about I yards from Mapes in 10 Is
seconds. The time does not look as fast
on paper ms the record Performance he did
two weeks previous nj tAc Berkeley games,
but he had during the intercollegiate race
a strong breeze blowing directly against
him. The fact Of his beating Mapes shows
what a fast race he ram
At these games he also competed in the
running broad jump and cleared the good
distance Of q feet l02l inches, tieing for sec
ond place with Victor Mapes, brother of
the hurdle racer. On making one jump
apiece to decide the tie williams stepped
over the mark, which was "A foul. and Mapes
o the place. Williams has many OF the
attributes for great performances in all
games requiring activity, and the proba-
bilities are that he will materially better
som Of his already high class performances
before long. MALCOLM w. FORD.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15


j. p. Lee, the champion hurdler Of the
world at 30 yards, is a New Yorker by
birth, but at present n student at Harvard
college. He has been running three years,
during which time he has won numerous
races. 1t is but recently, however, that he
has developed his wonderful speed. He
was a member Of the team sent by Harvard
last year to compete for intercollegiate
honors, and took second prize in the 22O
yards dash. Early in the spring Lee com
menced hurdling, and improved so rapidly
at this style Of ru~nningt that he was able to
place to his credit a worlds record Of 25 and
2-5 seconds May IL, 1890, at Berkeley oval.
Again at the intercollegiate games he did
another remarkable performance. He ran
the distance, 220 yards, in 25i. seconds.
defeating Herbert Mapes, the well known
Columbia college hurdler, and lowering
his own worlds record. Lee has a fine
physique and is surprising as n runner, as
he looks to he built more for heavy athletic
work than he is for sprinting.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15
ON THE GREEN o

Albert Powers, the pool expert who r-
osntly defeated Alfredo DE Orc for the
championship at continuous pool, has besa
challenged by Charles Manning 10 play for
~ championship and the b. b. Q. Co.
snblem and a stake Of 600. The games
viii take place in Brooklyn on the even
inO Of June ~, 10 and n.
while running I loo points At the straight
rnil gains in his recent billiard match
Wlth J. y. D. McC1ssry on . <kxe tahlA.
ye1ob Bchasfsr mAds four cirouits Of ~
tab1s. The balls did pot part onos whils
- was doing this gysst W1sk.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15
Al the Theatre.
In . well cushioned two dollar seat

In q well cushioned two dollar seat
An elderly gentleman sat;
But his pleasure was far from complete,
His vision was barred by n hat.
These lines are adapted to American use
from a recent timely poem in Punch,
which has started a crusade against the
wearing Of lofty bonnets and wide hats by
ladies who attend the English theatre. The
spring styles seem to have a tendency to
~largeness Of brim or increase of height,
and the query suggests itself, II these are
to he the fashionable forms of headgear,
why not also make II fashionable for ladies
to remove their bonnets while present at
the playhousei
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15
MUSICAL CHILDREN.
The BeAsy Babies Who Have Astsnished
the Pacific Coast.

Musical ~prodigies are not calculated to
excite much attention when the freak con-
sists only in being able to run over the
notes Of a piece Of music after hearing it
rendered. But when the genius goes
through an entire family of four girls, and
enables them at the tender age Of 4 years
to render the most difficult and classic mu-
sic on almost any instrument from a vio-
lin to a piano, and more, TO compose such
pieces as music publishers are willing to
accept, then the talent calls for recogni-
ton.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15

twenty miles In
four hours for
sl2j, accomplished
the feat with Q
minutes, 81 sec
onds to spare.
Thompson felt so
safe M 10 the re-
suit that during
the last half mile
he carried his
grandson on his
back. Thompson
n In his 5dDth year.
He has taken part
In nu m erous
mate hes. The
walk against time
took place on the
Caistor road. The
course was q half
mile, at a point
where the road
was perfectly
straight and quite
level. Although
M Tina va mot
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15

ssuaskably fast (w. Perkins, Of London,
Walksd the same distance In . hours %
minutes 81 seconds, July 10. 1s7D, tbs pr.
1usnAnos created considerable intsrsse n
InglAnd.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15
One Of Pittsburg'x Naiustay..

John J. Fields is one Of the mainstays of
the Pittsburg team Of the Players league.
He has been a ball player since 1884. In
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15

longer stride than
usual over the OBJ
stncles, and he
runs in away that
impresses one as
showing power
rather than sci.
ence, but during
the last several
months he has i'm,
proved greatly in
the latter quality,
and on the Occa-
sion of lis recent
victory he showed
So much of it that
those who were ac.
customed to his
style were sur
prised.
Hurdle racingi is
essentially scien.
tific game. The
difference in style
bet Wecn Il poo
and good perform.
er is very marked
Some. iInes, how
ever, an unscien.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15

1851 he was secured by the Pittsburg club
Of the National league. with which he did
good service during the past three seasons,
alternating M catcher and outnsldsr. He
10 remarkably hard hitting hatsman, .
very clever change catchsr and "a sxosl-
lent outAsldsr. ranking third in that ~
spsot IN the ofhcial fading averages Of the
Na<ional league In ioD7.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15

dies In 10 Secpnds-How He Makes His
Jumps.
The worlds record for the 10 yard hur-
die race-ten hurdles, each . feet 6 inches
high-was lately made for the first time
in the United States by that very strong
runner, ii. l.. Williams Of Yale university
and the New York Athletic club. This
game is very popular in England, where
they run it on soft turf, which renders the
race much easier on the muscles than II
run on a hard track. The best record-fd
seconds-has been made by three or four
English runners, but until May II Of this
year all attempts TO equal IL in America
failed. On that date at the spring games
of the Berkeley Athletic club, on the beau
tiful grounds az Morris Dock known as the
Berkeley oval, Williams broke the Ameri,
can amateur record Of 10 Is seconds held
by A. A. Jordan, and did at last an even
Ii seconds.
Williams is a very large and active ath.
lete. He is about 81 years old, six feet tall
and weighs in athletic costume li2 pounds
His chest measures +0ll inches, thigh 49,.
inches aud calf IL inches. He takes a
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15
An English Pedestrian.

John Thompson, who recently matched
himself at Yarmouth. England, 10 walk
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-15
AG EATS WAITE D.

Foi Club Rates. or any further information de
sired. write legibly TO the unde rsigned clearly stat
Ing YOUR residence. with state. County. street and
Number. More rapid return mail delivery will h
assured by your enclosing an Envelope hearing
YOUR full address.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-01

Clothing which requires disinfect-
ing should be submitted for about
three hours to temperature of $50
degrees in a chamber charged with
sulphuric fumes from a large guam
tity Of sulphur. The chamber should
be so constructed as to prevent the
fumes from passing off. No germs
can stand this.
After room has been used by a
person sick with any contagious dis
ease, it becomes necessary to disinfect
it before it is fit to be used again. This
is done by removing and burning the
paper on the walls, removing the bed
steads and other furniture, and expo
sing them to air and wind, and giving
them fresh coat of varnish; by hav-
ing the mattress made over new and
the hair boiled; by burning in the
room three pounds of sulphur, and by
whitewashing. painting and papering
the room anew.
Now that it is generally conceded
that consumption is caused by germs
which multiply in the lungs, meth
cd of disinfecting them, which shall
be harmless, has been sought for, but
as yet without avail. The vapor of
creosote, the oil of the eucalyptus and
carbolic acid have been tried, and
to some extent they may paralyze or
stun the germs and prevent their ra-
pid increase, but as the passages of
the lungs are delicate, and the vapor
cannot be brought very near to them
without injury, the good effects are
slight. But there is one method which
cannot fail to prove beneficial and
that is the inhalation OF large quanti-
ties of fresh, pure air. This is worth
more than any disinfectant for the
lungs, and can do no harm.
Farmer
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-01
Not What 1t USED TO tse,

1t is by no means uncommon that in
the course of being rebuilt a town
loses the charm of old associations.
AN English writer tells story which
shows this point with unconscious alb
surdity.
a certain mayor Of Norwich was Sc
lected for royal fever because of his
kind treatment of the wretched rem
nant OF the English army which
found shelter in the city after an i'll
fated expedition against the Dutch.
When the mayor was presented at
court, his majesty honored him by a
few words of conversation.
"Ah, Mr.. Mayor, Norwich is very
ancient city, is it nnta'
1T used to be, your majesty" was
the mayors regretful reply.-Youth's
Companion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
A Specter Deer,

The mountain people on Walden's
ridge, within fifteen miles of Chatta-
nooga, are convinced that specter deer
protects the living ones. There are still
a large number of deer to be found on
the mountains, and parties frequently
go from the city on hunting expeditions
They seldom fail to get within sight of
the game, but very frequently return
without any.
The reason for this is explained by one
of the natives of the ridge in a most sin
gular way. 81 know" he said, ''that
there is specter deer on the mountain.
l have seen it, and so have great many
other people. Now, can hit a top of
cap box at 100 yards, and l never missed
a deer in my life when it was an actual
flesh and blood deer. But often, when
l go hunting, jump half dozen deer
at a time; one of them will stop
within few feet, with its side to me. |
shoot at it and it never moves. and |
load and fire again. Then l know that
it is the specter deer, and there is no use
in my hunting any more that day;
would never see another deer. Griffin
Call.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
Revised Version.

Little Kate was one of those children
who furnish their parents with interest
ing and amusing anecdotes. One Sunday
afternoon she came to her mother and
begged for a Bible story. Her mother
was reading, but Katie begged hard, and
at last said: eff you will tell me Bible
geHrry first, mamma, then / will tell you
a real good one, too"
Her mother related tic story Ct Sam
son and the lion, and of the bees which
came and stored their honey in the lions
calcass.
"And now what is the Bible story you
are going to tell me?" she asked
With perfect gravity Katie began at
the beginning and repeated the story
which had just been told to her, using
almost the same words. Her mother let
her go through it, and then said:
But that is the very story told you.
Do you think that is fair?"
go, mammal" the child answered
quickly, ''this isn't the same story at all,
for my bees were humble bees. Youth s
Companion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
A New Check Irro, cbscLs

There, I've got it down fine at last,
and no mistake" and one of Philadel-
phia's best known business men laid his
pen down with sigh of relief, and hast
lily blotted his name on a check with a
blotter.
'Got what down." asked visitor
"a new wrinkle adopted by merchants
and others to prevent their names from
being forged to checks. It's this way:
After signing my name turn the pen
up and draw line through it from right
to left, and it looks as if the name had
been Cancelled.
"The peculiar little twirl at the end
where the long line of the pen COM
mences is where the forger of mans
name gets left. He doesn't tumble to it.
so to speak, but the cashiers of the bank
where 1 do business do, and they know
instantly whether the signature is genu-
inc or not. You see, also, this line drawn
through the name makes the check look
as if it was no good in case it is lost, and
the finder will not present it for collec-
ton. It's a great idea, and is being
adopted by many business men of the
city. Of course, we have to explain it
to the bank people. who, once they know
it, have no further trouble with us over
it. But the worst of it is the practic-
ing to get it down fine, and it takes some
little work to do So" and he gazed
proudly at the unsightly line drawn
through his name at the bottom of a
check for 81 Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
True ArietOcrarv

A very wealthy lady went to rough,
new town to spend few weeks. One of
the newly rich residents, who had been a
domestic before her marriage, called up
on her and in the course of conversation
said in an affected tone: 81 almost died
of horrors when I came here. There is
no society and not bit of style. sup
pose you find it fearfully dull"
''Oh, no, replied the other lady quiet
ly; 81 always find something to do. But
then | am used to working: | was a
printer before my marriage"
And L was SO glad to hear her say
printer" too, for it somehow sounds
more like common sense and work than
the nicer word 'compositor. am sorry
one rarely hears now of printer, espe-
cially feminine one; they are always
compositors.-Cor West Shore.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
Four Hundred Millions of Stars.

One of the most marvellous features of
astronomical photography is the way
that camera will register the images
of stars invisible to the human eyes.
The same instrument which shows to
the human eye stars of the fourteenth
magnitude, which in the entire heavens
would register about forty-four million
stars, shows to "the Photographic eye
no less than one hundred and thirty
four millions! After an exposure of one
hour and twenty minutes Photographic
negative of the whole armament would
display to the astonished gaze of the be-
holder luminous dust of four hundred
millions of stars. Exchange