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RUSH CITY, July 10th, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT West:
Our Alliance says ''by all means"
"form a Junction with the prohlbs
and labor-your suggestions last
week on this subject are fully. en-
dorsed by alliance as well as prohi-
bition friends here. We think our
selves fortunate that we may be able
to vote for the "Quaker Preacher
for the governor. In his campaign
two years ago he gave us 8 evenings
to full houses and we don't forget his
ininitable sarcasm against mon
opoly and high tariff.
Let him be renominated on the
18th July, and the result will be a
plurality of votes this fall in hall a
dozen townships here that gave him
a splendid vote in 1888.
Such wise action by our state con-
vention on the 10Th inst. will be en-
dorsed in November. A. PEERS.
Secretary Alliance 3S3.
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A Cautious INQUIRER.

A-Ah! So you have lived in Gelben-
berg; then you must have known my IA
Their, Schmiedecke the carpenter?
B-I have not been there for the last ten
years, but l knew Schmiedecke, the car
penter. He had two sons; one became q
gamekeeper and the other went to the bad.
You are not the gamekeeper?-Humor
istische Blaetter
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HOLDERS FORD ALLIANCE

Mr.. Frank Smith, Secy, writes us
that at their recent meeting, Milo
Camp, Lecturer of the 5th Congress
ional District, addressed them for
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Great improvements.

Judkins Ito Black, who is preparing for
a continental trip)-How Go you get on
with your languages, old fellow?
Black-Capitally. Why, I've got on so
now can think in French.
Judkins-Well, that's blessing, for it's
more than you could ever do in English
Ally Sloper's.
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No Discount.

Simpson, saw great bargain in a
buggy down town.
Simmons-Why didn't you invest in it?
How was it?
Simpson-Splcndidly lovely, young and
worth half q million.-Detroit Free Press.
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And the Girls Adore Him.

Bilger-That count is a most imposing
parsonage indeed.
Bloge-Wcll he is. He has imposed on
all the men with whom he got acquainted
since he has been here at Newport.-Detroit
Free Press.
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His Kind Heart.

"Now, Fritz said his aunt, "were you
whipped again today at SCHOOL,"
Eyes, but it didn't hurt me bit'
"Still you cried over it, understands"
give got no hard feelings against the
teacher, SO l did that to please him.
Fliegende Blactter.
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Great Expectations.

Dashaway-I think shall go up in the
Adirondacks this summer.
Cleverton-What do you expect to get
there?
Dashaway-In debt, mostly-Clothier
and Furnisher
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Sinccrity.

Niece-fm writing to Clara Smith, aunt.
Shall say anything from you?
Aunt-You may give her my love. dear.
How do dislike that girl, to be sure!-
Yankee Blade.
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The professor Of dead languages who
had lost his false teeth was obliged to dis
miss his class, because, as one of the stu
dents said, he couldn't 'gum Arabic. -
EXCHANGE
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The chambermaid is talking to herself:
IF that handsome young lieutenant that's
visiting here dares to kiss me again he'll
get q piece of my mind. wonder why it
is he's so late. ''-tliegende Blaetter.
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Samson Described.

Johnny" said his teacher, "who were
the two strongest men Of olden times!"
"Samson and Hercules"
"Can you tell anything about thems'
"Oh, yes. Samson was regular Her
cules New York Sun.
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VERY LOOSE INDEED,
-Scribner's Magazine.
There's Much in Il Name.

>
Van de Milk-What are you going to.
call your new steam yacht?
Van de Water-I was going to name her
the Wave, but as I was looking over my
books last night Il more appropriate name
occurred to me. l think III call her the
Breaker.-Detroit Free Press.
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slider said action an insult to every
member of the alliance.
Mr.. Editor, am further requested
to have you send to my address some
sample copies of the GREAT WEST.
A. C.. WEIGH.
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RusHEoRD, July 9Th, 1890.


EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The town banking bill act, is a
radical change in fiscal matters. 1t
is drawn with view to "emergizing"
as standard puts it, all property,
from the widows COW up to rail-
road that happens to be in town
not for the benefit OF an Individual,
but for the town. 1t does not see
why 100000 bankers, should enjoy
IS, 900 per capita OF the country's
products, while over 25,OOO,OOO
farmers should have but 500, per
capita, and at least two-fifths of this
is consumed by his animals.
Political economics, is properly di-
vided into consumption and produc-
ton, all must consume, while a large
moiety of population produce moth
ing, among which are the bankers.
Now while the town banking law
energies all property for the purpose
of banking, it takes this entire emer-
gized use Of property which is value
produced by society, and turns all
profits arising from it's use over to
the town treasury. Let us illustrate:
Any town that has 100000, of
assessed property, can secure under
this town banking law 100000 of
legal tender notes to loan to it's citi-
zens on proper security or to be used
for it's own municipal purposes. Out
OF this property there is assessed, be-
sides the actual producers resident
the following nonresident and non
producers property to wit: Rail-
road, 500, 900, bank, $35 900, non
residents, SIS, 900, total, $15O,OOO,
giving the town $4,000 to bank on.
This is nearly all clear gain, for the
railroads pay no local tax in this
state, and the banks next to moth
ing, while the nonresident may yield
a tax OF 5000.
The net profits of national banks
are over 33 per cent, a little less than
the hypothetical town, and ii the
town made as much, it would loan
money at 4 per cent, or lower, and
have fund to improve the town of
fully $4,000 annually. If it did
not want this large fund, it could re-
duce it's rate OF interest, and make
less.
This act will regulate railroads,
banks, trusts, remove taxation, and
reduce interest to 4 per cent. will
also more equally distribute the pro-
ducts of industry and also increase
the industrial army. I will fix it so
that bribery can be at once detected,
for no man could draw out OF the
public banks such vast sum as Wash
burn, Payne and Brice are said to
have used, without being detected.
l do not think it necessary to wait
for congressional action to make use
OF this radical system. It can be
used in the state, if the law is passed,
even without issue. The funds now
boarded in our county and state
treasures, always used as corrupt
ing funds during elections, could be
left in the respective towns from
whence drawn, the towns might paw
depositors l, 2 OF 8, per cent for de-
posits, and through a system of
checks, ETC., our circulation might be
made to do more than three times it's
present work. A. E. BALL.
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any newspaper that does not work
for the interest of the farmer.
/ think the GREAT WEST is doing a
good work, and we bid you God
speed. II. c. WILDER, JR.,
Secretary.
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FROM VlCE PRESlDENI FAIROHiLDS,
IOWA.
MILFORD, Dickinson Co.: Iowa.
July Sth, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
The celebration OF July 4th given
under the auspices of the Farmers
Alliance OF Dickinson County Iowa,
was the grandest success OF the
times. Providence favored us with
one of the very best of days, with
about 5000 people ON the grounds.
With speeches by several farmers,
music by Spirit Lake Band, the Al
lance choir, and other entertain
ments, the time was passed pleasant
ly and tremendously with all.
Judge Given, of Des Moines gave
us an army speech in the after
noon. Continue to send me the
GREAT WEST, for l consider it truly
the life and power of Alliance work.
S. NJ. FA1RCHlLD.
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twenty-five Dollars.


FREELAND Mimi, July 9Th, 90.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
As directed by Alliance No. 613, l
send you copy of resolution adopted
at our meeting held today:
RESOLVED, That we, the members
OF Freeland Farmers Alliance, do
hereby pledge ourselves by vote to
contribute to the State Alliance cam
paign fund the sum of 25 dollars to
be paid between now and the 5th
day OF Oct, 1890.
We also elected W. B. Schaffer, as
delegate to represent our Alliance at
state convention on the 10th.
j. P. FREE. Secretary.
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THE GUN is AIMED RIGHT-FIRE
OFTEN
WYArTv1LLE, Mimi, July 7th, 80.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
At a regular meeting of Warren
Farmers Alliance. No. 341, held July
9Th, 1890, the following officers were
elected: President, L. Brainerd :;
Vice President, c. H. Burwell; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, 81. C. WILDER, Jr.
Four new members joined. On mo-
ton. Resolved, unanimously, to sup
port the alliance ticket this fall. On
motion, Resolved, not to support
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FERGUS FALLS. Mimi, 7-9-1S9O

FERGUS ALLS. MIMI, 7-9-1S9O.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Kittel Halverson was the unani-
nous choice of the 9Th Dist. Congress
sional convention of the Prohibition
party. Trust the Alliance in State
Convention may remember us. so
that there may be no antagonism
among friends. f. l.. HAMPsoN.
Chairman.
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FOREST LAKE, MINI.
July 10th, 1890.

FOREST LAKE, Mimi,
July 10th, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
A Subordinate Alliance was organ
lied in Scandinavian, Washington
Co., on the Goth of June, and dele
gate to the State Convention of
State Farmers Alliance, will be cleo
ted if the charter arrives in time.
tell you more about it when I come
down next week.
A. L. STRoMBERG.
Minnesota State Normal Schools,
At Winona, Mankato, St. Cloud and
Moorhead. are organized for the
training of teachers for the common
schools of the State.
Each school comprises two de-
partments-the. Normal Department
and the Training Department or
Model School. The Normal Depart
ment embraces:
(a) An Elementary Course, for
teachers of rural schools and elemen-
tary grades.
(b) An Advanced Course, for
teachers of advanced grades.
(c) A Professional Course, for
teachers who have completed the re-
quired academic work elsewhere.
(d) A Kindergarten Training
Course, lat Winona.)
Graduates of high schools and col
leges, and teachers holding County
superintendent first and second
grade certificates are admitted with
out examination. All others are re-
quired to pass an entrance examina-
ton.
Tuition is free to all who pledge
themselves to teach in Minnesota.
Text books are furnished at a rental
of three dollars per year. Provisions
are made in each school for economi-
cal living. The average cost of furn-
ished room with board is about
$500 per week.
The next school year opens Sept.
LIST, 1890.
For particulars concerning the sew
eral schools send for catalogues to
the Presidents as follows:
IRWIN SHEPARD, Winona.
EDWARD Soaring, Mankato.
w. B. MITCHELL, Director, St. Cloud.
LIVINGSTONE G.. LORE. MOOrhead.
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irresponsible.

The Culprit lin confusion)-Really, you
must excuse me, but thought it was
Hetty Hopper.
She-Well, you're excusable. "A man
that would want to kiss Hetty Hopper
isn't responsible for his acts.-Life.
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two hours, and gave review of the
constitution, principles, etc. Mr..
Statia sustained Mr.. Camps posi-
tions. The following officers were
elected:
President WIN. Murphy.
Vice Pres.-H. A. Statia.
Secretary.-Frank Smith.
Treas.-J. r. Collins.
The alliance has % charter mem
bers. Peter Slough was elected dele
gate to the convention on the 10th.
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PARKERs LAKE, July 9Th, 1890.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
We are about to organize Farm
ers' Alliance in this town, meeting
called for next Saturday evening. l
haveseen three copies OF your excel
lent-no, that does not half express
it-your grand and soul stirring pa
per, and pass in my dollar for more.
Please add my nameto your list OF
subscribers, and send as many speci-
men copies as you can afford, that
I may distribute them at our coming
meeting.
Some farmers havn't heard of the
new movement; some are afraid OF it
as they are of the lightning rod
agent or Bohemian oats vendor, but
luckily, fear attracks and they are
anxious to learn more about it.
JONAS II. HOWE.
Hennepin Co., MINI.
FROM VICE PRESIDENT FAIRCHILDs,
IOWA.
MILFORD, Dickinson Co.. Iowa.
July Sth, 1890.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
ONE EFFECT OF THE GRIP.
II Stopped the Growth of Children Who Did
Nor Have the Disease,


La Nature, in recent issue, furnishes a
curious observation bearing on the depress-
ing influence of the influenza epidemic, even
in cases where it was apparently without
effect. At the Copenhagen Royal Institu-
tuition for the education of deaf mutes, it has
been the practice for the past seven years
to regularly weigh the children
every day in groups. Some interesting re-
suits have been obtained from this expert
ment, and among other things it has been
found children's growth in weight occurs
chiefly in autumn and the early part of De-
cember, there being hardly any in the rest
of winter or in March and April, while after
the latter month diminution sets in until
the close of summer.
Last year, however, there was a striking
exception. Up to the 23d of November the
weights were similar to those of previous
years; but in tine four weeks following
the date named each child, which usually
gained on an average over 500 grammes,
gained nothing in the case of the girls,
and only 200 grammes in the case of the
boys There was no modification of food or
other material conditions, and the only ex-
plaHation for the remarkable difference is
found In the fact that toward the end of
November the influenza appeared in Copen-
hagan.
While six of the professors were attacked,
there were no pronounced cases among the
pupils; but it is supposed that germs of the
disease having entered the place, the strug-
gle with these on the part of children ab-
sorbed so much vital force that the organs
of nutrition failed to give the normal in
crease of weight.
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PISCATORIAL POINTS.
Pennsylvania Streams in Which
Speckled Beauties Abound.
TIE CRAWLING A GAME FIGHTER.
How and Where to Secure the Best Bait to
Catch the Black Bass.
WATERS TO BE STOCKED WITH Fry

1t is q misfortune to anglers that all
efforts to rear the grayling in hatcheries
have proved abortive. The late Seth Green
made the attempt, so have Mr.. Mather and
other noted and patient fish culturists. The
habitat of this fish is principally in the
northern part of the southern peninsular OF
Michigan. Before its true character was
understood, and its Identification with the
European grayling established, it was locally
known as the Au Sable, Muskegon, Mich
igan trout, big-scaled trout, big trout, etc.
1t is one OF the most beautiful of fishes,
finely proportioned, of large size, and clad
In a coat of silver scales. As few fish can
compare with it in beauty, so when in fine
fettle few can equal it in fighting qualities.
Grayling, in Crawford county, Mich. is
probably the best point to select from which
to diverge to fish the Au Sable river and its
tributaries, although numerous other streams
in the counties to the north and west are
more or less capable of Welding moderate
degree of sport. The Au Sable and its
branches, however, may, on tue whole, be
considered the best territory. The grayling
is usually a bottom feeder, and naunts
clean sandy pools and slow-running streams,
although it is often found in the most rapid
waters. When taken in the last it fights
more fercely, and is of a finer delicacy of
favor for the table. 1t will rise to the fiv,
bur usually it is caught with the maggot or
minnow. 1t travels in schools, so that
where one is taken the angler is sure OF
killing several.
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river a rainbow trout weighing four pounds
was taken out.
AT Moose River, Me-, fishing is OF the very
best. 1t is said there is no better In new En-
gland. The fish do not excel so much In size as
in quantity and quality. Thev run from one.
fourth pound upward to an occasional one Oh
four pounds.
OCEAN POND, on the Georgia Southern and
Florida, in Echols county is becoming noted
as a fishing resort. 1t is said that almost any
kind of an angler can take m ore nsh there In
day than he can carry Parties from Macon,
Atlanta, Ame.icus are frequent VISITORS.
THE beautiful ponds of Aroostook county,
Me-, are to be stocked with fish fry. An or
ganization known as the Squaw Pan Fish and
Game Association has been formed to look
after the fry. If the venture proves success
full all the other lakes in the State will be simi
larry treated.
W. D. MARKS, superintendent. has prepared
a list of the streams that have been stocked
with brook trout by the Michigan Fish Com
mission and will be open to anglers May l. 1t
shows that the clear water streams OF nearly
every county in the State have been stocked
with this most delicious and gamey fish, in all
several hundred streams
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THE PlTTSBURG DISPAT(
BRANCH OFFICES.

THE BRANCH OFFICE FOR THE SOUTH
SIDE HAS BEEN REMOVED TO NO. 14l1
CARSON STREET.
ADVERTISEMENTS, NEWS AND sUBsCR1P-
TIoNS CAN BE LEFT THERE BOTH FOR
GENERAL EDITIONS, AND FOR THE
SPECIAL SoUTHSIDE ISSUE PUBLISHED
EACH SATURDAY.
BRANCH OFFICES ARE ALSO EsTAB-
LISHED AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES,
AT ALL OF WHICH WANT. FOR SALE, 10
LET. AND OTHER TRANSIENT ADVERTISE
MENTS WILL BE RECEIVED UP TO Z. NJ.
FOR INSERTIoNNEXT MORNING;
Advertisements are TO be prepaid except where
advertisers already have accounts with THE Dls-
PATCH
PTTTSBURG.
THOMAS MCCARTNEY, s5i9 Butler street.
EMIL 6. STUCKEY. 24th street and Penn ave.
e. G. STUCkEY & CO., Wylie ave. and Fultons~
n. STOkELI, Fifth Avenue Market House.
EAST END.
J. W. WALLACE, GIL Penn avenue.
McALLIsTER sHEIBLER. 5th av. Atwood Sc
soUTHsIDR.
JACOB SPOHN. No. 2Carson street.
II. A. DONALDSON, 1707 Carson street.
ALLEGHENY.
A. j. KAERCHER, SO Federal street.
H. J. MCBRIDE. Market House, Allegheny.
FRED H. EGGERS 172 Ohio street.
F. II. EGG ERS SON, Ohio and Chestnut SITS.
j. F. STEVENSON. Arch and Jackson streets.
THOMAS McHENRY, Western and Irwin aves.
6. W. HUGHES. Pennsylvania and Beaver aves.
PERRY M GLEIM. Rehecca and Allegheny avess
T. r. MORRIS, 6s6 Preble ave.
MlLLVALE BOROUGH.
W. W. FLOCKER, Stationer, No. Grant ave.
sHARPSBURG.
c. BELLMAN, Stationer SIS Main St.
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THE OLDEN TIME DRAMA,
Customs in the Theaters of Old England In
Sbakespeare's Day.


Shakespeare's Day.
The custom of "damning" play on its
first performance is at least as ancient as
Shakespeare. Not less than three plays of
Ben Jonson suffered that fate. Before the
performance commenced, and between the
acts, the audience amused themselves in
various ways, reading, playing at cards,
drinking ale, and smoking tobacco. Re-
freshments were supplied by attendants,
who cried their commodities with as much
noise as our modern street tradesfolk.
In 1853 women smoked tobacco in the
theater as veil as men. Rich spectators
were allowed to sit on the stage. Here the
fastidious critic was usually to be met with;
the wit, ambitious of distinction; and the
gallant, studious to display his person and
fine clothes. Seated, or reclining. on the
rushes OF the floor. they regaled themselves
with pipes and tobacco provided by their
pages.
The ease of their situation, or their i'm
pertinence, excited the disgust of the poorer
class in the pit, who frequently hooted,
Missed and threw dirt on the stage cox
combs; but the gallants displayed their
"high breeding" by an utter disregard of
this behavior. The audience, too, often
vented their ill-nature on the players
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The Carney Kingfish,

Saltwater fishermen, who will begin
operations early in May, are advised to be
on the alert for kingfsh. Last year this
sort was uncommonlv plentiful, aud it is a
permissible inference that the present sea-
son will prove equally good. None, not
even the striped bass, is for its size a keener
and more hardy fighter. Taken with a
bass rod eight or ten feet long, with a
multiplying reel of sufficient size to
carry from 400 to 600 feet of line. to sus-
tain its long, deep run of 200 feet or more
before it breaks, the amateur who has not
had experience of its powers will at the end
OF the contest confess that its name has been
well chosen. In these days the kingfish is
rarely taken of weight TO exceed three
pounds, ana that is a rare maximum, but at
that limit or even less it exhibits as much
yigor and vitality as striped bass of twice
its avoirdupois.
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LIFE In THE AIR.
Results Of Investigation Regarding Aerial
Micro Organisms.

Results Of Investigation Regarding Aerial
Micro Organisms.
Newcastle, Eng, Chronicle.1
Micro-organisms are dust-like particles
capable of cultivation or reproduction in
certain media, an d at certain temperatures,
and these are scattered everywhere in the
air. DR.. Miguel, at the Montsouris Observ-
atory, at Paris, has made an extensive in
quiry into their distribution in air and
water, while in this country DR.. Percy
Franklin has also investigated the subject
with commendable persistence. The result
Of these inquiries is that in cold weather,
especially when the ground is covered with
snow, the number of organisms in the air is
very much reduced, and presents striking
contrast with that found in warm weather.
Experiments made on March show that
during dry, cold weather, with strong east
wind blowing over London, large number
of micro-organisms may still be present in
the air. 1t is particularly noticeable that
after heavy shower, and within few hours
afterward, the number of micro organisms
in the air should be as abundant as usual
Taking an average of the experiments made
on the roof of the Science Schools OF the
South Kensington Museum, the mean num-
Der of organisms found in a litre of air
amounted to 35, while an average OF 279 fell
on one square foot in one minute.
Other experiments made near Reigate,
and in the vicinity of Norwich, present a
marked contrast with those made at South
Kensington. There was a remarkable free
dom from micro-organisms of the air col
lected on the heath near Norwich during
comparatively warm weather in April,
while the air in gardens in Norwich and
ReIgate was richer in organisms than that
of the open air.
Experiments made in enclosed places
where there is little or no aerial motion,
shows the number of suspended organisms
to be very moderate. but as soon as any
disturbance in the air occurs, from draughts
or people moving about, the number
rapidly increases and may become very
great. Experiments made in a railway
carriage affords a striking example of the
enormous number of micro-organisms
which become suspended in the air when
many persons are brought together.