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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
] Tha Cabbaga Traa.

One of the most peculiar and most
valuable trees in Florida is the cabbage
tree. The tree, in fact, belongs to the
palmetto family. 1t grows to height
varying from twenty to forty feet, and
there is scarcely an inch difference in
the diameter from the roots to the
leaves. The leaves or bayonets all
grow in a cluster at the top. The wood
is very porous and extremely light; it
resembles cork. It's value lies in the
fact that it is utterly impervious to the
ravages of salt water and barnacles,
which quickly destroy all other natural
woods. Hence the cabbage tree is
much sought after for posts and piles
for building bridges and wharyes in
salt water. Pine piles that are used ia
building through salt water have to be
creosoted in order to preserve them any
length of time. and the process is very
expensive one, but the cabbage wood
needs no application of any sort. 4
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
De o R TI( DILENIN 1
ALREADY oUARRELiNG OVER
THE TARIFF BILL
which They Expect Go Pass Combination
on tho spealSership In the Interest OF OPP
posing Aspsrants-G General Political Cos
sim.

Which They Expect to Pass--Combinatf0Hs
on tho Speakership In the Interest OF OPP
posing Asp'rants- General Political Cos
sip.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 1.-THE demo-
Gratis are already quarreling over the tariff
bill which they expect to pass in the Fifty
second congress. Some want to take up the
Mills bill and put it through again without
change. Others won't be satisfied with any
thing short Of general free trade bill.
Some of the extremists of two years ago
have learned something, and they are now
urging moderate course. For instance.
Senator Vest OF Missouri, in 1888, was rally
ing the tariff reform forces to "a fght to
the death against the infamous protection
legislation. Now he warns his party
friends against getting tangled up in gem
eral tariff bill He says the proper course
for the democratic majority In the house
will be to pass few special bills
and send the measures over to the
senate where, In spite OF the repub-
lican majority, they may command the
support of the moderate-tariff republicans
from tho west and be passed. This advice
is so sensible that it hardly seems as though
it could have come from Vest. A good
many western republicans would accept
such a policy on non-partisian grounds.
The trouble Is that the democratic senators
with whom the tariff is a local issue would
at once take to cover and probably defeat
legislation. They are always safe in yot-
ing for general tariff bill, but if it com es
to separate measures they would be In deep
water at once. Free raw material has been
one OF the tariff reformers' war-cries, and
it is even more popular In the manufacture
ing east than in the agricultural-west. But
single bill making ore free and another
measure sweeping away the tax on coal
would make German. of Maryland, Kenna
and Faulkner, OF West Virginia, Blodgett
and Mcpherson, of New Jersey, Bricc of
Ohio, and few other democratic senators
most unhappy. Yet with the possible ex-
ceptioa of Brice they would support free
wool, for wool-growing Is not with them q
1ncal iSSne
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
LABOR NOT s

BIZ Law no Toronto contraCtorun civ
work can pay laborer less than TO-
cents an hour.
THE San Francisco Granite Cutters
Union was requested to send men as
far east as Maine.
TERRE HAUTE photographers want l5
per cent advance and the reinstatement
of their secretary.
New YORK shoe statesmen want stores
closed at 8 O'Clock, and 10000 people
signed the petition.
BOSNIAN Mont. carpenters de-
sided on nine hours and eight hours on.
Saturday; $4 and "a 90 a day,
WEST CuMBERLAND eng. iron mast
ers will probably grant the men three
shifts eight hours each.
The Pennsv1lle (Pa.) Knights Of La,
Dor expelled their master workman.
He was Pinkerton detective.
SALT LAKE car hands struck against
cleaning the cars. The union decided
to fine $40 any member who rode DUR
ing the strike.
A SIGNIFICANT fact in the history of
inventions is that many Of the most
valuable devices now ia use have been
the work of mechanics.
SAN FRANcIsco railroaders were
granted advances. Brakemen will got
$40, $75, and $80a month; baggagemen,
$50; conductors. 500, 800 and $l25.
THROUGH the aid Of Mrs. Mackay,
Lady Archibald Campbell and the
Duchess Of Abercorn, Mrs. Horne.
Payne, London journalist. has slc-a
ceeded in placing her Cottage Indus
tries" in Kingsbridge on self-sup-
porting basis.
ALyAN CLARK is completing a lens
for a Los Angeles observatory that will
beat the Lick telescope. It will cost
$60, 900 to $4,000 Through this glass
the moon will look as if only 100 miles
away, and if there are any cities or large
buildings on its surface their presence
will be revealed through its aid.
The celebrated Rochdale co-spera-
tors, who started on twenty-six years
ago on the humblest scale imaginable,
havs capital stock, every share of
which is held by wage -earner, OF
go, 355, 900; profits distributed to mern-
bers have reached 100000, 900, while
the total sales for 1889 showed an in
crease over those of 1883 of Sic, 900, 900.
EVIDENTLY the days of big nuggets in
Australia are not yet over. By the last
mails from Perth comes the statement
that @five men arrived from Shaw
Falls, Nullagine, "a western Australian
gold field, bringing with them $50
ounces OF gold and a big nugget weigh
ing 353 ounces, 8 pennyweights.
The suicide of gunner at the Royal
Marine Artillery Barracks at Ports
mouth throws much light on the cpl
demic of INSTRUMENTATION, which seems
injecting the whole English service.
Although the coroner's jury returned a
verdict Of suicide during temporary in-
sanity. it was clearly case of suicide
from overwork.
From the last annual report OF the
Danish Agricultural Department, it APP
pears that since the mechanical cream
separators were introduced into Danish
dairies, about ten years ago, the effect
in increasing production has been enor-
NOUS. From 1883 to 1885 the exports
of butter rose from 100000 pounds
to $4,000. 900 pounds, and finally in at
tanned its present figure. estimated to
be not much under 60.O00,000 pounds
annually. Instead of exporting grain,
the country now imports large quaint,
ties of corn and other food stuffs
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
RightfulIy Tndignant.

An object about six feet long flcated
into this Office one day this week and
very modestly { p requested as to dis
continue his paper. This, of course, ia
q request that we are always willing to
comply with, as men with any honor in
their makeup usually pay their arrears
on such occasions. This degraded OBJ
iect Of humanity, however, proved him
self TO be one whose nature ID stranger
to all that goes to make up the charac-s
ter of q man, and while we were in the
act Of erasing his name from our time,
honored subscription list he quietly
faded away, leaving MS in the hole for
$1.25. In the line Of cussedness, little
ness and downright meanness this fel-
low snrpasaes anything We have ever
come in contact with. Aaaselmo tNeb.
Sam.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
WILL BE COUNTED OUT.
Legal Teehniealities to Be Used Against a
Coiored Republican Candidate.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 11.-Congressman
Thomas E. Miller colored republican from
the Seventh district, who was seated in place
OF Elliott, democrat, just before the ad-
journment of congress, and who received q
majority of the votes Cast at the recent
election, will be counted out by the canvass
ing board Miller failed to have his tickets
printed upon the paper and in the exact
form and size prescribed by the state law
regulating elections. The law prescribes
that the tickets shall be of plain white pa,
per, FIVE inches long and two and half
inches wide, and contain nothing superfu-
ous Miller's tickets were printed on a
crownish paper, smaller than the prescribed
size, and cont aimed 'for representative"
instead of representative" the flor" in
this case being considered improper. Eiliott's
tickets were correct, but he fell far behind
Miller. Congressman Miller will probably
make a bitter fight against being deprived
of his seat.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

fair proportion of The food men who viii
have sent u IN the next congress. 40 III the
present iiaes iis 81 acertainty that congress
will contain 3S stfaight1out alliance mcil,
and there are II or - more who are pledged
TO US These mon are from the south and
northwest. The alliance In Nebraska, Min-
nesnta and Iowa Is not our organization,
has not amalgamated with us, but 1t made
The same fight and will join us this winter.
The extremists Of both parties attacked us
bitterly and gave no inch OF ground. Tn
the south it was the democrats who opposed
MS In the north our most bitter antagon-
lists were republicans. He predicted al
lance success In 1892
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
A YOUNG HERO DEAD.
Freddie RIOrvan, of Waterville, Lays Dow
Els Life fur His Friend


Els Life for His Friend.
.WATERyILIE, Mimi, Nov. 12.-Yesterday
afternoon, as Freddie Morgan and a young
companion named Bennett, were skating
on the ice that had formed the previous
night. young Bennett broke through, and
was unable to save himself. Morgan, al
though only small boy, went to the shore
and tore loose dry limb from fallen tree,
and started to- save his playmate. When
within few feet of him he too broke
through the thin leo, and In a very few min
utes both boys disappeared beneath the
water, never to be seen again alive.
Another small lad, who had seen the dis
aster, ran to the village and gave the alarm.
Help was soon on the spot, and every effort
made to restore life, but without success.
The body Of the other boy has not yet been
found, but soon must be, as the water is not
deep and the location OF the accident ex-
actly known.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
over Seventy, Rut stin GAY.

SOUTH ACTON, Mass, Nov. 11,-There is q
lively scandal in connection with the suit
for 100000 which Arthur Hughes brings
against James futile for the alleged aliena-
tion of his wife's affections. Mr.. futile is
70 years old and Mrs. Hughes is not yet 80.
In addition to his advanced age Mr.. Tuttle
is handicapped by stiff knee Joints, which
compel him to use crutches. But he has
got few hundred thousand dollars in the
bank and elsewhere and is one of the lead
ing men in the town. He has q wife and
two children.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
Cut Timber on the wrong Claim.

GUTHRIE, O. r., Nov, Thames skeen
shot and probably fatally wounded Henry
stetch near HilIwater, eighteen miles
northeast Of here, yesterday. Sheen had
told Stetch repeatedly to quit cutting tim.
Der on his (skeen's) claim, which orders
stetch had ignored When the two tnen at
last met on skeen's claim where Stetch was
cutting timber the former drew q revolver
and shot the latter,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
Wedding Anniversaries.

Somebody gives out the following as
Q correct list Of wedding anniversaries !:
Three days, sugar; sixty days, Vine
gar; firs5 anniversary, iron; fifth an.
niyersary, wooden; tenth anniversary,
tin; fifteen anniversary, crystal; twen-
tieth anniversary, china; twentY-ffth
anniversary, silver; thirtieth anniYer-
sary, cotton; thirty-ffth anniversary,
linen; fortietl anniversary, wooden !;
forty-fifkh anniversary, silk; fftieth
anniversary, golden; seventy-tifth an.
niversary, diamond.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
M.KINLEY NOT A CANDIDATE.
He Wants IL Understood That He IL Not
Seeking Office.

Il CLEVELAND, o., Nov. II, Maj William
Mckinley was In the city last night in con-
ference with OK Congressman Amos Town
send and other republicans. The object OF
the conference remains mystery, and those
who participated claim that 1t was only a
meeting of personal friends without any
political significance.
who in your opinion is the foremost
candidate for president among the repub-
licans?' Maj. Mckinley was asked to-day.
know Of no candidate except HAIR
rison.''
''Areyou in the field for president2"
s!No, SIR
Are you candidate for governor Of
Ohio?''
mo, sir; am not candidate for any
thing, and I want that to be distinctly
understood -
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
Cotton Returns for November.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE cotton re-
turns for November, to the department. of
agriculture, are county estimates of yield
per acre. They make the avegage yield 1877
pounds of lint per acre. Should the season
continue favorable, and the returns of cor
respondents prove conservative, the results
may be slightly larger than is here indi-
Gated. The quality of lint has been injured
by too much rain, causing discoloration.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

THERE are over $4,000 suffering
childrenin the schools in Germany. The
increase mas been so great during the
past four years that the defect is con-
sidered contagious. The famous DR..
Gutzman is authority for the statement
that the increase is due to mimicry ;
that the young mimics who initiate
Sufferers soon become involuntary
sufferers. The schools of the city of
Breslau have total of 2,4O0 stutter-
ing children.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
sstaeple c,,arlev,sp R,p .Ioh.

NORWICH, Conn.,, Nov. H. ssSteeple"
Charley has been hired to oil the towering
Washington monument. The outside OF
the shaft has become dry and gritty" on
account of the weather, like an old wagon
axle, and Charley has been engaged to
grease it all over. The steeple fly is to be
paid $1,000 for crawling over the Washing
ton pile, and the job will take about six
alrc ]
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

THE French duel is perfectly pleas
ant and harmless affair as general
thing, but once in while duelist has
been known to receive slight scratch
which requires little attention lest
blood poisoning should follow But
even this slight danger has been over
come. At every French duel nowadays
the surgeon is supplied with an anti
septic, with which he smears the swords
of the adversary just before the battle
begins. In this way sword scratch is
harmless, and the only possible danger.
except, perhaps, taking cold while
fencing in ones shirt sleeves, is re-
moved
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
Rcvolt la san salvador.

LA LIgERTAp, San Salvador, via Calves
ton, Nov. II. On the evening OF the 9th
inst. d part OF the garrison at Tegucigo1pa,
Honduras, reyolted and took possession 81
the arsenal President Bogran at once
took the field against the insurgents rally
ing the Pueblos 20 his support. Already
there has been severe fighting,
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
a R,t1liant Rirl,t n cider Dead.

KANSAS Cry, Nov. Thames Lille, la
his day one OF the most sensational Of right
felders. and when with the old Buffalo
league team regarded as the rival OF Mike
Kelly, died In this city Sunday Of typhoid
feyey. He had not played ball since the
season Of 1887, wheH he was with the Kansas
City Western associatiop team.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

A PREVENTIVE of hydrophobia has
been discovered by Col. W. G. Hill, of
Georgia. Some time since his dog,
with several others, was bitten by a
rabid canine, and remembering rem
edy which he had often successfully
used for rattlesnake bites, he drenched
the dog with alum water. All the
other dogs bitten developed hydro
phobia, while his has never shown the
slightest symptoms of rabies.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

The little daughter of the King
and Queen of Holland will be the rich
est heiress in the world. She is a
supplemented, intelligent child, and
talks four languages fuently. Her
chief delight, when she was five or six,
was making mud pies, but this pleas
ure she was not often allowed to in.
dulge in. The little princess has an
enormous number of white frocks, and
she is dressed in nothing but white in
summer, and has a clean dress every
day, When driving out her English
governess has great difficulty in keep
ing the poor little princess perpetually
acknowledging the public salute. "Why
do all the people want to look at me ?"
asked the little mite one day. "Not
for your own sake, dear, but because
you are your fathers little girl, was
her governess' reply.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
GETTING BACK AT US.
Victoria, ID. C., Licenses American Travel
ing Men Because of the Mckinley Bill.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1f.-Great Indignation
is expressed among travelling men now in
this city at the retaliation OF authorities at
Victoria. Since the passing of the McKin,
ley law, every American drummer doing
business In Victoria has been required to
pay license of $50. This only allows him
to sell goods by sample until Jan. 1, when
every foreign salesman must pay fee of
500 for the privilege. Drummers who have
returned from Victoria report business
dull, and advise all members Of the Travel
ing Mems Protective association to keep
away from Victoria.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

A RECENT writer asserts that the
habits of the fish are little understood.
That may be true, but enoughis known
to make the average angler fracture one
of the most stringent commandments
into thousand pieces, and do it nm
blushingly and repeatedly. There can
be no doubt that the fish is vicious and
small-minded.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

Church lives in
G h ic q g o-Rev.
Father Augustine
Tolten. He was
born @ slave in
Rails Co u n ty,
Missouri, April l,
1854. He obtain
ed his freedom in
1861, and went to
Quincy, Ill. He
worked for twelve
years in a tobacco
factory in t h a t
city, beginning at
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

The salary list of the forthcoming
Exposition of Chicago is thus detailed
by the Globe of that city Gage, presi-
dent, $4,000; Bryan, vice president,
1900; Butterworth, secretary. $lO,-
900; Seeberger, treasurer, $4,000;
Palmer, national president, $4,000;
Davis, director general, $15, 900; Dick
inson, secretary, $4,000. Total, $7o,-
000
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
pat delaney r. tree. !

LONDON, Nov. II. Patrick Delaney, who
was implicated In the Phoenix Park mur-
ders and was serving a sentence Of life i'm
prisonment and who appeared as witness
tor the Times before the Parnell commission,
has been released from prison.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
difficulty iii attempting to convince the
candidates for death that The rumor ii
without foundation.

The Gloucester fishing schooner
Lizzy Griffin, with sixteen men on
board. had startling experience not
long since, off the banks of Newfound-
land. During storm the vessel turn
ed over. All those on board, with the
exception Of two men on watch, were
below at the time, and the first they
knew of what had happened was when
they found themselves suddenly turned
upside down and the water pouring
over them. They thought they would
be drowned like rats in hole. The
inverted position was retained for about
two minutes, when fortunately, the yes
sci righted itself. Nearly all of the
crew were more or less hurt two OF
them SO severely that they had to be
sent the hospital in ST. Johns.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.
An Early Eumor To. Day That jay Goult
Had Secured Control of the Union Pa.
cific-Denied by That Gentleman and
His Son But, Believed by Russ eli Sage

His Son But. Believed by Russell Sage.
BOSTON, Nov. 12,-President Adams of
the Union Pacific road, in an Interview with
an Associated Press reporter In regard I'd
the statement published this morning that
Jay Gould had secured control of the Union
Pacific road, said he was absolutely ignor-
ant of the alleged facts in the Gould inter-
view. and greatly questioned whether Gould
ever made the remarks attributed to him..
A director of the Union Pacific said he did
not believe u word OF the story.
George Gould refused to talk this morning
in regard to the report that his father had
secured control OF the Union Pacific rail-
road. Russell Sage expressed the belief
that Gould had obtained control of the road,
and said it was just what was needed TIC
straighten out the railroad situation.
Gould was asked this morning whether he
was securing control OF the Union Pacific
He replied that he was not giving away his
own business. ~ am not buying anything
L can't nav for
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

The wire rope used in the tunnel at
Glasgow, Scotland, is the largest and
longest wire cable in the world. It was
made at Cardiff, Wales, in 1886, and is
2,4O0 fathoms in length, or about 2
miles and 108 yards. 1t weighs 21t
tons and has nearly 100000 fathoms Of
wire in its makeup.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

THE Mt. Carmel aeronantic company
has been chartered at Springfield, ILL.,,
with q capital stock of $4,000, 900, for
the manufacture of flying machines.
There is every reason to believe that
the company, at least, will go up.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

On che Terre Haute race track Belle
Hamiin and Justin recently made the
world-beating record of trotting mile
in 2.15. There was not a break or skip
by the noble animals in the entire cir
cult, and the record for team trotting
will hereafter stand Of that figure until
faster spans are put in harness. The
trotting season has not produced any
other mountaineering except by the
kite-shaped track in Iowa. But the
hope OF the owners of fast trotters is
toproduce the two minute horse. When
the two-minute horse makes his record
his owner will be the notable man of
the age.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

RAnfBo's eyes seem to be perfectly
sound. i don't see why he wears those
goggles. He does ii to project his;
eyes from the glare 81 hts nose.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

The Japanese delegations that have
visited Europe have picked up SO much
valuable knowledge Of manufactures
that the Japanese are now competing
with the Germans in China with re-
markable success.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11

WHAT promises to be one of the
most important features in water irri-
cation in California has been brought
forward at Riverside, in the question
as to the right to tap an underground
flow or percolating water. A company
is at work upon a tunnel which will tap
the underfow that makes vast body
of land around San Bernardino moist
Should the land be drained to such an
extent that the moisture will be dimins
ished near the surface, and thus com.
pei irrigation where the character Of
soil has heretofore not required it, a
great hardship Will fall upon property
owners, and protracted litigation will
follow It is a wholly distinct feature
in riparian law, and may result in ri
parian Legislation. 1t would seem to
be much on the same principle that one
artesian well may be sunk on @ lower
level than another, and demolish or
even dry up its flow, yet the owner of
the upper well has no recourse at law.
The question is fraught with immense
Importance to Southern California,
and the result will be watched with
great interest
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-12-11
Too Cheap.

They were from Chicago and rich.
The daughter was taking lessons in coy-
ness and small-talk.
: a penny for your thoughts. she
archly remarked TO an abstracted Wis
itor, and then felt from the look nf hor-
ror that overspread her parents face
she must have been guilty Of q false
step,
4 Why didn't you offer him dollar 2''
was that lady's criticism after the visit
or's departure, We've got money; ana
yen mustn't be afraid to let folks
know IL.
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