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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-10-22
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

Come to The ENTERPRISE Office when
you want sale bills.
The base ball clubs have closed their
work for the season.
The hack lines appear to be kept quite
busy on the Sabbath day.
The French plate glass windows make
very attractive business rooms.
The onion dealers have decided to hold
the bulk Of their crop for higher prices.
Il. s. Smith, the transfer hackman, has
lost two horses within the past six
weeks.
Postal route No. 23t405 is for sale. II
is for carrying the mail to and from the
W. q L. E. depot.
Amajoriiy Of the business men take
great pains to keep their places of bust
ness very nice and clean.
His honor, Mayor, Couch did not present
his bill for services rendered at the eI-
piration Of the first three months.
The Santley Lumber Company are
remodeling the building formerly oc.
cupied by the Wellington Bending Works.
Some one should pass around town and
interview the business men and get an en-
preston about placing an exectric light
plant in town.
Ex-Marshal Hackett has been engaged
by Wean, Horr, Warner & Co. to guard
the storage buildings in the onion fields at
Lodi this winter.
Arrangements have now been perfected
whereby the fire department boys will not
be compelled to piopel the fire apparatus
70 the scene of action.
The Young ladies' Reading Circle will
meet with Mrs Blanche Smith, CORTLAND
Ave-, Friday evening, Oct. Gath. 1890. A
large attendance Is desired.
Postmaster Hustled is contemplating
closing the postoffice at Z 80 in the even
ing and opening at the same hour In the
morning A wise move, indeed.
Only two weeks yet until election day.
Republican voters should make II point
TO be on hand early TO see that the high
or Interests efthe country are preserved.
O. e. Sutlif has purchased the ofice
formerly owned by the Wellington Mach.
inc Company and moved IL onto the prem
ises Of the Big Four south Of the cold stor.
age room.
An unusual amount OF rain has fallen
within the past week. u really now looks
as though we would be favored with the
kind Of weather that visited us the past
two winters.
ID. L. Wadsworth was circulating a pc
tltion last week 70 obtain signatures to pre-
sent TO the Commissioner of Railroads In
order TO compel the Big Four to place
The fire department was called out Fri
day evening at FIVE o'clock by an alarm
.h.I, on IInar.m s,.ss. ~. a.. aa.. S
ws,s sv,,ranI.pod 49, ~" M ,o.,s % .D,.aS nao'
~
The committee on invitation of the
Thurman club has extended an invitation
to the editor OF this paper to attend the
"Old Roman banquet In honor Of Allen
thurman on nis fIlh anniversary ~
oo'umpus' NOV iesn' .
Witnesses were called before the grand
jury last week at Elyria by the State
against the'forgers Of orders Tor money on
the cheese firms. The forgers can now
have ample time TO reflect over their once
( ~. ~'S t-n
Dr.. Talmages sermons on the Holy
Land are very interesting. The great d.
vine visited that country and remained
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-10-22

Hoods Sarsaparilla has a steadily in.
creasing popularity, which can only be
won by an article Of real merit Give Il O
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-10-22

Simmons Liver Regulator has never fail
cd to relieve Constipation of the Bowels
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
HIS HONEYMOON.
Stanley and Bride Sojourning at Melchet
Court, Near Ramsey.

Melchet Court, near Ramsey, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley are spending
their honeymoon, stands i'm u park OF
800 acres, and is one OF the most beau
tiiul and interesting homes in that
part OF England. II is modern in con-
structIon, having been built in 1872,
when the old court was destroyed by
fire. II is built largely Of red brick
but is relieved by freesto and is sur
mounted 10y handsome clOck-tower,
which can be seen IA considerable dis
tance. In the entrance hall, the walls
oi which are hung with tapestry, two
cases al valuable WedgwOod china at
once attract attent ion. Busts Of the
late Lord Ashburt on and present Lady
AshburtOn are III close proximity. q.
while the walls are also hung wit b
pictures from brushes of the old mas
ters.
IN the library, the upholsterlng Of
which Is in blue leather. II ands white
marble statue OF The "Libyan Sibyr'-
"a magnificent specimen of the sculp-
Thomas tarlylr ~ bust looks from his
side post ion at tie yout hful Pan, also
ia white mlrhlr. The drawing room
with It's polished OAK llpor is oi course
the lnc.t IN he court. .ung, airy, II
suggests the idea oi isidrliniic space
The iurnii iurr T. rlosilv al an AMI nIle
pattern, l,ei,g gili Tram Il with tapes
try seats. hut There, ara Numerous set b
tees, satin-,bNcr"l o'toln1ns. pretty
inlail table. ari 80 on. disposed
about, and these. wIlh ihe pictures
and statuarv. MAX" IA" sight almost
b"wilricrIng IN - ri,hm~.s. Two tor
toISC- shell cabinet :, worth fabulous
sums. also adorn this room. The
staircase j; wide, nn'l iS no'ahleior it :
ehonil,d oak halu~trad". The walls
are hung with pictures, one recent ad-
dll ION being n valuable water color of
kinhiniunsa from Dirle"ling. Look
ng from the front rooms, u capital
view Of one part of the New Forest,
with "a rich tract al Woodland inter
vcnin., is To he had.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
How Dan'l Drew Did 1t.

Wall Street Daily News: About the
time that Daniel Drew began his Wall
street career he was up in the country
one time to visit some friends, and
two farmers called upon him to decide
n case. One had sold the other five
bushels of wheat and proposed to
measure it in hall bushel and sweep
the top of the measure with stick.
The Or her objected, and ncle Daniel
was asked to decide.
"Well, legally speaking, a bushel il
only bushel," he answered
And can the measure be swept
off,"
II think it can"
What with"
well, ii | was selling wheat ! should
probably Use hall the head ior u
Hour larrel.
Which edge oi il -
Gent lemen, that is a point ! can
not now decide on" sighed the old
man. eli ! was selling to "a widow or
"a preacher AN certain that ! should
sweep the measure with the straight
edge. hut il ! was Srlling to "a man who
past ur,-~ his COWS on the road and his
pigS ia his neighbor's corn I'm afraid
| should Use the circular side, aud
scoop "a little to boot.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
Nickel-in-the-slot re'ei hone.

\ novel telephone station is being in
trolucel IN tonncthut. The in>tru-
mcnt cannot be Us Il unless "a Zee is
paid. There are iiNe slots in the ma
chine for The reception oi u nickel. FEN
cent piece. quarter. hall dollar and
dollar respectively. These amounts
cover the rates charged for telephon-
ing 10 various places in and out OF he
state. TO use the telephone it is first
necessary to call up the central, as on
an ordinary telephone. The objective
point is then asked for, and when this
is reached the party who rings up Is
told to put the necessary lee in the
slot. II five cents is dropped it strikes
"a bell Of IA high note, once. Ten cents
strikes "a bell of the same note. twice.
\ quarter strikes "a bell of "a lower
note, once. \ hall dollar strikes that
bell twice. while "a silver dollar strikes
"a very low-toned cathedral gong"
The Southern New England Tele-
phone company has arranged to place
"a large number OF these inst ruments : i'm
Connecticut as rapidly as they can be
furnished.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21

Dairy cattle should have access to
salt every day, and salt should he
added to their stable feed. A series OF
experiments has convinced me that
when cows are denied salt for u period
of even one week they will yield from
IL, tn IL. per cent. less milk. and
that OF an inferior quality. Such milk
will on an average turn sour in twenty
four hours less time than milk drawn
from the same or similar cows receiv-
ing salt, all other conditions OF treat
ment being equal. Comfortable quar-
tiers are indispensable TO the health
and well-belng OF cows. Stables dur
ing the winter should have a tempera-
ture constantly within the range OF
10 to - degrees Fab. In summer
time II shade should be provided in
the pasture fields or adjacent thereto
to protect against the bristle-making
influence of July and August suns. In
all the management OF cows such con-
ditions should be provided and such
care gwen as will insure excellent
health and apparent contentment.
When practicable, milking should be
done by the same person, with regu-
laiity as to time. He only that hath
clean hands should he allowed to milk
u COW. say "he" because | think the
men Of the farm should do all the
milking, at least during the winter
months. have exercised the right OF
changing my mind on that subject
since left the farm. II is no more
difficult to milk with dry hands than
with them wet. Ii is cert ainly more
cleanly. and leaves the milk in much
more desirable condition for table use
or manufacture. Pure stable atmos-
phere is indispensable to prevent con-
tamination from that source. lmme-
diate straining will remove impurities
which otherwise might be dissolved,
to he permanent injury of the whole
product. Judd.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
Wards Last Joke.

Joseph jefferson in his autobiog
raphy in the August Century relates
what was probably the last jest Of
Artemus Ward.
When the famous wit lay dying AT
Southampton he was tended 10y his
devoted friend Tom Robertson, the
English playwright. who was also a
friend of Jefferson.
".Iust before Wards death" writes
Mr.. Jefferson, Robert son poured ont
some medicine in glass and Offered il
to his friend.
Ward said: My dear Tom, can't
take that dreadful stuil.'
"'Come, come, said Robert sou, urg-
ing him to swallow the nauseou~ drug.
there's a dear fellow. Do now, for
my sake; you know ] would do any
thing for yOu.
"Would YOU ieebly SAID Ward.
stretching out his hand to grasp his
friends. perhaps for he last time.
81 would. indeed. said Robert son.
Then you take it,, said Wari
The humorist died a lev hours after
ward"
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
SLIGHTLY MODIFIED.
The Senate Committee Makes Some ChanRes
in the Lodge Bill.

WAsHiNGroN, Aug. =. Among the
changes which the senate commit tee
made in it's substitute for the Lodge
election bill. which was reported to
the senate today. are the following:
All reference to that section Of he Re-
vlsed statutes which. il was claimed.
provides for the presence oi troops at
the polls. was stricken out. The house
to house canvass provided for in the
house hill WAS si stricken out. and the
provision for drawing jlri-s by com
missioneis WAS also omitted. The
penal oiienses We're simpliiiel and
made mls'leneanors instead Of ielon
les. The puniShmcnts were modified
the highest punishment imposed being
three years Imprisonment and 81 900
line, as against Imprisonment for five
years and n line Of $ 900 m the house
bill. The judge Of the circuit court he
fore whom Application is made for the
appointment Of supervisors is author.
lzed tn appoint as supervisors any
persons he may see lit, not confined in
his selections to a list furnished by the
chieI supervisor. IN cases where bal
lots are cast in the wrong box they
are not to he counted, unless the tally
sheet shows the votes for congressman
do not equal the number of names on
the poll list. Then enough votes so
wrongly east snail be added to the
tally sheet to make the total equal to
the whole number of votes shown to
he east. Where election officers refuse
to administer the oath to voters ap-
plying therefor, it is provided in the
bill that the supervisors shall admin
lsier the oath. But no effort shall he
made to have the vote thus refused
east, the object being merely to pre-
serve testimony of the application and
refusal.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
NO WATER At NIAGARA.
One Occasion when the Great Cataract Ran
Nearly Dry.

Golden Days: 1t seems almost in
credible that at one time in ITS history
the greatest aud most wonderful wat
erfal IN the world actually ran dry.
Nevertheless it is an established fact
that this occurred March 90, 1S4S.
and for a few hours scarcely any water
passed over Niagara falls.
The winter OF that year had been an
exceptionally severe one. and ice Of
unusual thickness had formed in Lake
Erie. The warm spring rains had
lOosened this cOngealeh mass. and the
day in quest ion brisk east wind drove
the ice far up into the lake. About
sunset the wind suddenly veered
around and blew n heavy gale efrOm the
west. This naturally turned the ice
in its course, and, bringing it down to
the mouth Of the Niagara river, piled
it up IN u solid, impenetrable mass.
SO clos ly was it packed and so great
was it's force that in u short time the
outlet to the lake was completely
chOked up, and little Orno water could
possibly escape. In a short space OF
time the water below this frozen bar
rier passed over the falls, and the next
morning the people residing in the
neighbOrhOOd were treated to most
extraordinary spectacle.
The roaring, tumbling rapids above
the falls were almost Obliterated, and
nothing but the cold, black rocks were
visible in all directions. The news
quickly spread and crowds Of spectat-
ors Hooked to view the scene, the banks
on each side Of the river being lined
with people during the whole day. At
last there came break in the Ice; it
was released fiOm it's restraint; the
pent-up wall Of water rushed down
ward, and Niagara was itself again.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
High Rates Of Speed.

One OF our correspondents not long
ago asserted that a speed OF 100 miles
an hour by steam locomotives was
entirely practicable, and thought it
would be attained. In u recent lecture
before a scientific club Prof. Elihu
Thomson declared that much higher
speeds than can now be obtained with
steam locomotives are to he expected
by means of electricity, and he consid-
eied from 100 to even $50 miles an
hour possible. While in the steam
locomotive there are reciprOcating
parts that must br put in motion,
stopped and reversed continually, in
the electric locomotive we have simply
n rotary motion, which makes it pos
sible to run with economy at much
higher rates Of speed. He believed
that il We could come back after an
other hundred years We would find
30 miles an hour to be the speed of
travelling, adding: at simply depends
upon finding the necessary method OF
applying sufficient power and building
the locomotives to suit, arrangements
being adopted to keep the ears on the
track" tine hundred and fifty miles
an hour may be among the pOssibili-
ties, hut probably most people nova
days would rather leave to coming
generations the enjoyment Of whirllne
through space at that frieltful velOc-
ity. To leave Chicago at night and be
IN New York next morning would he "a
wonderful achievement, ,involvinggreat
increase OF business facilities, but the
safety Of such II speed under present
conditions may well he quest iOned.-
Railway Age.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21

Detroit has women carpenters.
Cincinnati has Il Tree labor bureau.
Denver BARRIERS want sunday clos
ing.
Philadelphia has 900 night
workers.
Minnesota HAS 10000 organized
farmers and workers.
A cooperative society in Breslau
has fOrty-three stores.
The Illinois Central railroad will
allow it's hands to take stock.
The London market is largely over
stocked with diamonds.
A nitrO-glycerine trust has been
formed at Findlay, Ohio.
4 Hamburg restaurant is built and
furnished with paper.
In Pittsburg $4,000 men are EN-
plOyed in the thirty eight iron mills.
The Cornwall iron ore mines of
Pennsylvania supply twelve furnaces.
Philadelphia capitalists will erect II
100000 rolling-mill at Goshep, Va.
Some scales weigh hair. One in
the New Orleans mint detects the
! 1,OOOth OF an inch.
A Boston woman, who invented "a
shoe sewing machine, sold the patent
for 81 200.
A double-deck electric car, carrying
l15 persons, is being experimented
with in Pittsburg.
There is a window glass factory in
Pittsburg which last year made n
profit OF over 81 100000.
Brickyard workers at Denver have
formed n cooperative company, and
will open $4,000 yard.
Great Britain's Federation of Min
ers has 100000 members, and has
increased wages from 40 to 30 per
cent.
The summer bOarder industry. in
the average season, bring some
81, 100000 into New Hampshire
alone.
A Raleigh, n. C., shoe company EN-
plOying convict labor failed because
the people would not buy convict
goods.
A good authority declares tina:
within two years the manufacture of
key-winding watches in America, will
entirely cease.
Eighty women are employed in the
POstofiice department at Washington,
with salaries ranging from S.2O to
81 600 u year.
Gould's income j. S1,I46 "A day.
Vanderbilt 5, 81 5,2:i9, Rockefellers,
$lS,1l5, and William W Astors,
including sunday, S23 3,5o3.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
- Nst Discouraged.


Northwestern Live Stock Journal
Clouds seem to he gathering over the
cattle producers horizon. and some
Of the brethren are growing nervous.
Gentlemen, there is "a silvery lining
behind these dark clouds. Be OF good
cheer. Present conditions are against
you, seemingly, but the future Is as
bright as the golden beams of the
glorious MONDAY sun.
There is an actual shortage in the
steer crop OF the old and new West OF
nearly 3,OOO,OOO head as compared
with the product of 1856. Aside from
the steers now eating corn in prepara-
ton for the market there is such Il
scarrity of steers above yearlines in
known. When the catt Ie now on fees,
are disposed Of it will be found i'm
possible to replace them. Then must
come an advance.
But, says the inquirer, the man who
has been waiting wearilv for three
years, ii this is true why does not the
advance begin now? For the simplest
and best reason imaginable. Feeders
and dealers saw the approaching
shortage as early as last March and
began a thorough search for fat steers
that covered the country from the
Alleghany mountains west to the
great plains OF Idaho and Utah, and
from Montana to the southern shores
OF Texas. Everywhere the price OF
feeders stiffened and beef advanced
quite materially.
In June there came a period of dry
and excessively hot weather which
threatened the corn crop prospect,
and wOuld-be buyers OF feeders became
alarmed. This same hot weather
forced an excessive run OF cattle to
market and prices broke somewhat.
Since that time the drought has con-
tinued and We all realize that in Kan
sas the corn crop will be almost q
total failure. Half of Nebraska will
have no corn and i'm all of the corn
growing states there will be partial
failure. This fact has caused the ship
ment OF ripe and unripe cattle to
market in such numbers that prices
have been forced down and gloom cast
over the outlook. Feeders felt that
the advance sure to come i'm the price
OF corn would be greater than the
profit in feeding their cattle longer, SO
they shipped and forced a further de-
cline. With II, 500 cattle on the Chi
cago market in one day no sane man
would dare hope for the maintenance
of market values.
To all this there will come an end,
and that before the close OF the cur
rent year. There will be few cattle fed
the coming winter compared with late
years, for two reasons. First, the
cattle suitable for feeding cannot be
had, and second, the shortage OF the
corn crop over large area will render
it impossible to get the feed for the
regulation number of cattle.
Hence, the men who have good cattle
later on will secure good prices, and
after the present glut brought on by
the drought, there will be "a continued
advanced until 1891. The man who
has one and two year-old steers ana
is prepared to hold and feed them is
the man who will have large cash
balance on hand when they are ma
tured and ready for the market.
And our range people who have fat
three and four -year-Olds to go toward
in September and October will smile
when the returns come in.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21

CHEyENNE,WyO., Aug. 1.-THE first
state conventions OF the democrats
and republicans were held in this city
oday. In the democratic convention
Geo. W. Baxter OF Cheyenne was
nominated by acclamation for gov
ernor; George r. B. Clark of Sheridan
was nominated for congress. The
republican ticket is headed by Francis
r.. Warren OF Cheyenne, the present
governor oi the territory, and Clar-
ence -. Clark of Ninita ior congress.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
Uneasy for a Moment.

"G.orsa." she said. II do not deny
that ! love you. u wonld he useless
ior n,e to attempt Ia concea! IT.
lis that So" sand George. who did
not See,n ent irrly at ease.
"lrs; lat can never marry you.
"Ah, darling; now ] indeed believe
that youioye me. Washington Post.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
iFrom Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Aug. \, 1880.

WASHINGTON. Aug. \. 1880.
Speaker Reeds position is daily growing
more difficult. In addition to- the Demo-
cratic antagonism. which 81 course he ex-
perted and has discounted. there is n rap
idly growing discomfort among the Repub-
lican members who are Interested in public
building and other hills carrying appropri-
ations. none of which Mr. Reed proposes
shall pass the house at this session. Their,
have been several secret consultations held
10y the Republican members affected by this
decision of the speaker. aud il is said that
an opportunity occurs and pass their bills
in spite Of the speaker. One such revolt
has taken place this session, and it was
successfully carried through 10y Representa-
tive Payson Of Illinois. who was sustained
Icy the house in antagonizing the committee
up aud passing the land grant forfeiture
bilI. However these gentlemen will find
Mr.. Reed a hard man to down" lie
COMES nearer having his own way than any
other man who ever filed the position of
speaker of the house, and il ! was going to
bet I should back the big man from Maine.
Mr.. Blaine did not return to Washington
with Mr.. Harrison. as il was thought he
would aId again the air is charged with all
sorts of Wild rumors about disagreements
between them and the stand that Mr.. iar-
rison will take in his fort rthcoming message
p....i,,r.ettx Th.s., xxilI ,...nh.
ably continue until the message is sent to
congress; but ! have no hesitation in pre-
dieting that Mr.. Harrison and his secre-
tary of state will stand or fall together.
and that the message sent to congress will
represent their joint views. Mr. Harrison
he is too shrewd II politician to quarrel
with him.
After II week devoted to the coi,-iderat tion
oi the tariff hill. the only remarkable Incl
dents III whirh werc the declarations of in
dependence on the part oi senators Plumb
aud Teller. in which they stated plainly
that they did not intend being bound by
party caucuses, the senate to-day took up
the river aud harbor hill.
The house has been at work all the week
oss the lag ends oi the appropriation bills
sssd conference reports. although the com
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Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
Population OF Maine and Vermont

I.EwIsroN, Me, August l3. The
census shows the population vi Maine
to he 65s. AL, an increase Of -, 500
since $50.
The population of Vermont Is :t32 =
900, n decrease OF 2sG since 1850.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21

Representative COrnbre,l--DoctOr, ]
I y ish ye'd give me some medicine.
1soctor-What' the natter
Representative dunno:
but every time ] open my mouth the
Speaker tells me I'm out Of order, an
Thought might ez well hey 1t tended
to.-W Washington Post.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
Silver Statistics.

The following table shows the
number of ounces of silver produced
value.
Fergus County argus., 1890-08-21
wooL.sroRlMc FACILITIES.

the bank
Wool Wool Growers Judith and Wolf Greek viii
this the point q haul their
desiring sell ship.
eocNow that the Northwestern
annen and Others seeking locations will find the judith min
shortest road
kinds at BED ROCK PRICES Also blacksmith
s%ORDERS MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION