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IA Japanese Temple and Bell.

If were a good Buddhist would say a prayer or two to the Chioin bell, the largest in Japan, but monster breathing sweet music that thrills one from head to foot and ringing so seldom that the dates are kept in mind carefully, lest one miss the great treat. The bell hangs in a shady little place at the top of a stone staircase by itself, and is struck from the outside by swinging beam that gives the soft reverberations that do not jar on the ear, no matter how powerful they are. When the huge beam is unclaimed and swung it is generally at the time of the , o'clock mass in the morning, and heavy sleepers have been unconscious of the musical booming and missed it all. Others are wakened by the strange vibration and the soft music ringing and pulsating on the air, and in the half consciousness of waking it seems like part of some beauti- full dream. It is the greatest pity that with such a magnificent bell the temple does not see fit to ring it oftener.
 The Chioin is rich temple, and its altar one of tne most gorgeous in KiotO, mass of carved and gilded ornaments surrounding massive gilded shrine. De- casional worshipers come and kneel on the mats and mutter their prayers, but most often one finds the only occupant of the space before the altar is lone old priest industriously hammering away at modern drum shaped like huge round sleigh bell. From o'clock in the morn ing until the temple closes at in the afternoon the thunk, thunk keeps up. A nice old woman, who must be profes- sional mender, from the incessant patch ing and darning of blue cotton garments that she keeps up, takes care of the shoes while one roams the temple stocking footed, but she does not offer to mend the foreign stockings one wears out on matted and polished wood foors.-Kioto Cor. Globe-Democrat.
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Superstition of q Speculator.

"1t's very curious, remarked a specu- lator, the other day, what a strong in- fuence little things exert over some men, Now, there is Charlie -, of the board of trade, one of the sharpest traders on the floor; q man who sells by the hundred thousand, and buys in the same extrava- gant quantity 1 know for fact that for years past he has made it rule to sell short on wheat every spring. and sell big, too. But he never changes from the bear to the bull side until he sees certain lilac bush out onethe west side burst into bloom. The very first day he sees flower out on that particular bush he goes onto the floor and sells right and left, and keeps it up. This he has done so regu- larly for some years past that it is com mon remark on change at these times that 'Charlie's lilac bush is in bloom What is more curious, too, is that he hasn't made a mistake for years past It s been a perfect mascot for him. No, l won't tell you where the bush is, but he passes by it every day on his way down town, and tell you he watches it closely, too. Lots of the boys have tried to find out where it is located, but there are hun dreds of lilac bushes along the street, and he isn't fool enough to give it away
 ''And l know of another queer case too," continued the speculator. My typewriter, woman of about 40 years of age, has some particular thing that she watches on her way down town in the morning, and, as curious matter of fact, that woman will walk into the office, sit down at her desk, write out prediction of the course of the days markets, and then put 1t away. It comes true, too that's the curious part of it. She will not tell how she does it, but for weeks past she named the markets cratic course accurately. Do ever trade on her pre- diction? We'll, not often. You know don't believe in those things. But it's mighty curious, to say the least, isn't it?' Chicago Herald.
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shadnuinr A Snsnected Man.

The work of shadowing man is easier than a person who has never been in the business would think. You must first study your man thoroughly, so you would know him if you only saw one of his boots, and you must do this without attracting his attention, which is not always a simple thing to do. A man who is to be shadowed is always a man who has reason to suspect that he will be shadowed, and consequently he will be on his guard and very watchful. If the man is not an experienced criminal one detect i've ought to be able to follow him day and night as long as there is any necessity, but if he is an old hand one man cannot do the work, and can oEly queer it by trying it. There should be three or four shadows, each one ready to take up the work when for any reason the person who is following the man deems it prudent to quit.
 You see an old criminal has many de- vices for finding out if he is being watched. He will jump on a car, ride a block and get off. Well, if you have not got another man ready to take up the trail then, you will flush your bird. Or he will get into cab and ride block or two and get out. We must be prepared for all that sort of thing. Usually the shadow will keep on the other side of the street from his man, from a half to whole block behind him, and pay as much at tention to keeping himself from being noticed as to watching the other fellow. It is work that not one detective ill twenty can do scientifically, although some men are very expert. know a man that saw a criminal make out an improper voucher, went with him and saw him get a check for it, then walked with him to the bank, saw him cash the check, and arrested him while he was counting the money.-Detective in Chicago News.
The Arizona champion., 1890-11-22
The Lick TelesCOpe.

The great Lick telescope in California promises wonderful discoveries in the skies. Professor Holden is very enthusi- astic over its revelations, and says that he has had views of the planets, the stars, the milky way and the nebule that no other astronomer ever before had. The telescope resolves the nebula in Lyra into wreaths of ''sun stuff" which are in the process of developing into solid bodies, and the observation of Jupiter promises to solve some of the curious questions about that planet.-Chicago Herald.
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Not Qualified to Judge.

Teacher-Now, if you stand facing the west, will the north be to your right or left hand?
 New Scholar-I'm sure I don't know, ma'am; I'm stranger in these parts.- Lincoln Journal.
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Another small boy of three, who is de- cidedly irreverent, on praying "God bless papa" added land make him good boy; if you can't, just warm him up."-Baby- hood.
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The London and Northwestern rail way has decided, lin deference to the prejudices of its American customers, '' to institute the system of checking bag gage.
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FLAGSTAFF LoDsE,

NTO. -, F. A NJ. Regular meetings of this 4N Lodge st Masonic Hall, on the fourth Mon day in each month. SOjourning BretAren cor diRlly invited to attend.
 w. SHARP, W. A. J. E. BUECHARD, Sec'y. Examining Committee: ". J. Hill, Niles J. Cameron, John Rosebaugh.
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RANSOM POST.

ATO. 4, G. A. R., meets at Grand Army Hall, or IN the second and last Saturday in each month viIitinR Comrades are invited to attend.
 GEo HoxwoRTH, P. c. L. L. BURNS, Adjutant.
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ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs.

CTATED CORPORATIONS on the third Satur- D day in each month in Masonic Hall at P. gojourning Companions are cordially invited.
 j. E. BURCHARD, II. P. Fw.H GUTTER, secy.
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T. E. G. RANSOM,

tHoMAN'g RELIEF CORPS, No. g, meets at w c. A. R. Hall every two weeks on Thurs day, at o'clock P. N.
 MRS P B. RUAsEY, Pres. AHs LENA ELhoRE, Sec'y.
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MOUNT FRISCO CHAPTER, No 4, o. E. S M Regular conversations in Masonic Hall second and fourth Friday nights in each month
 MALIssA E. WEST, Worthy Matron,
 J. E. BURCHARD, Worthy Patron, J. GUTHRIE SAVAGE, Sec'y.
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FLAGSTAFF LODGE.

NOeK OF P. Regular convention of this IN Lodge held every Tuesday evening in Xiii pAtrick's Hall. Brethren in good standing are
 H. F.. CAMPBELL, c. c. N.G. LAYTON, K. of R. & s.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.
!. Q. c. 2.

FLAGSTAFF LODGE, No Il, To. O. F., meets T every Wednesday evening st o'clock. Whiting Brothers in good standing cordially invited to attend.
 c. R. BAYLEss, \. c. A. 8. ALvoRD, Sec.
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All Correspondence will Receive Prompt
 Attention.

RKTEHEEcEs:-Bank of Arizona, Prescott LFfs. Arl1on Lumber Co.,, Flagstaff.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-07-13
HYPRoTlzINe a HEN.
IA Ensiishman's Iatcrcstins Erpsrinsnt
with n Fowl


"a IN siishman's Iatorcstins Erpsrinent
with Fowl
Within the last month I have made
81 interesting experiment with fowl
writes a correspondent Of the London
Spectator. Some choice eggs being sent
re p, Matching purposes (having no
hen az that time broody aud TO incu-
bat0rt determined % set ono OF M
hens on these eg~s and keep her there
By the force Of mcsneric power. Tho
EGGS were nos frnsh when I received
them and 90 keep them With tho uncer-
tain hope OF a hen becoming broody
rai-ht have been fatal 70 their Matching.
therefore weat against nature and sat
ny hen mon these eggs, she vas in full
lay az the time. and remained So
throughout tho three weeks that sac
was sitting. laying according 70 her
wont. two out Of three days. Those who
understand poultry viii appreciate thas
no hen wiz do this. having become nat
urnlly br1ody. although fer the first day
CT two after being set on eggs have
had hens lar once. ar even twice.
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ABLE t1 sncv and withdraw the eggs she
kept laying
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IL took ne bali an hour 20 bring her into
hypnotic condition. but each successive
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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-07-13
!
DRESS GOODS -COIORED.

All Dress Goods from % to 30c now ICE per yd
All Dress Goods from 371 to 42c, now 29c per yd
All Dress Goods from 45 to SOC, now 39c per I'd.
All Dress Goods from Is to SIZE now 59c per I'd.
All Dress Goods from 81 to $125, now 79c per yd.
Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-07-13

If5-acre farm 81 Concessions vifh
buiIsin-s tsersen was seid recently fer
SIS the lowest price yes recOr-sd
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Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-07-13
DRESS GOODS BLACK,

All black Dress Goods from 81 to 42c, now 29c yd
All black Dress Goods from 40 to soc, now 39c yd
All black Dress Goods from 90 TO SIC, SOC yd
All black Dress Goods from 81 to Soc, now 69c yd
All black Dress Goods from 81 to 81 10 now 79c yd
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

civilization Of all the people, both far
mers and villagers, and give them in
common more Of luxuries and enjoy
ments OF life? And would not such
change bring to the farmer an
important advantage in nearer mar
kets, with no middlemen between
him and the consumer OF his produce?
Possibly these expressions will be con-
strued as an effort to arraign the
country against the cities. If SO, we
plead guilty. Wehave ceased to take
pride in the bigness or richness of St.
Paul and Minneapolis. They have
been and are monumental in greed
and selfshness or they would not be
what they are. We no longer favor
building them up. Let them endure
some of the stagnation and proftless
years that are familiar to farmers
and business men in country towns.
They have waxed fat while the coun-
try has developed in leanness. The
situation can be adjusted to a large
extent by the legislature Of the State
of Minnesota and the people of the
rural districts should bear this in
mind when they select their senators
and representatives.
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not set the price. Liverpool is a
buyer. 1t cannot, and never did die
tate the price of wheat. Chicago
fluctuations we're never governed by
Liverpool quotations-are not, and
never were. The dial over across
from the Grand Pacific sympathises
solely with the stroke of the Bears
paw or the hoist of the Bulls horns
and the buyer nation tags on behind
Three thousand gamblers in Chicago
will deny this. Three thousand gam.
blers will lie like sin.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

SecyN. E. Moody, of the Wisconsin
State Alliance, in his address this
year, gave his people some awaken
ing facts. He said:
Capitals able to ownits machinery
as slave holders we're able to own
their chattels, with the further ad-
vantage that they never rebel or
strike. Great corporations have
been formed, until scarcely an article
of general use is free from corporate
control. Whether it be the manu-
featured article or the raw products
of the soil, when we transport these
goods we are at the mercy of the rail-
road corporation. The recently pass
ed Interstate Commerce bill will give
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10
DUN
Communicates n.

EDITOR Sun. Articles have ap-.
peared in the Sun at sundry times,
opposing the practice of farmers and
others in sending money away from
home to other markets for goods.
We farmers and alliance men never
think OF replying to such communica-
tions, and keep right on buying our
goods where we can get the best quail
ity and largest amount for our mon
ey. We farmers and alliance men are
we'll aware of the fact that Mr.. P.
sells goods in his line as cheap as
Montgomery, Ward 4 Co., and that
is the reason that Mr.. P. gets a large
per cent. of the farmers, and alliance
mems trade, but we must say that
we can save from twenty to forty per
cent. on groceries and dry-goods,
and all the communications in the
Morris papers will never convince us
that it is wrong to buy to the best
advantage. We say with the kind
est of feelings, you can't kill the al
lance with such communications as
sometimes appear in the Morris pa
pers, but if you will sell us goods as
cheap as we can buy elsewhere, you
will get our custom. We believe in
home trade and home manufactories.
and we will always patronize them if
we can do as we'll as in other places.
1t is very unwise for men to tell us
that we can't do any better in any
other market than we can at home,
when we save the amount stated.
can refer to men who have saved one
hundred per cent. by sending to
Montgomery, Ward < Co. Instead
OF censuring us Or Judging us before
we have been guilty, we say "come
let us reason together" 1t is not
the way to get a mans custom by
calling him hard names because YOU
can't get his trade. Mr.. Pearce
alludes to men that dodge the corner
to keep out OF sight, if they are in
debt to the merchant, but that don't
hit us, and we say shame on such
acts and such men. The alliance is
striving to get men to deal on a cash
basis, and when the merchants of
Morris are willing to sell goods for
cash as cheap as we can get them
elsewhere, they will get our custom.
ALLIANCE.
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nesota State Farmers Alliance by
that circular to recommend the ALI
ance Elevator Company to our mem
bers as worthy of confidence and en-
titled to their patronage in market
ing their produce. Mr.. Loucks, the
President of the Co., kindly con-
sented to assist in procuring sup
plies for the farmers until Mr.. joseph
keenan,, the duly appointed agent
OF the alliance, could perfect arrange
ments.
Mr.. Keenan, has now made ar
rangements for all kinds of Farm
machinery and other supplies re.
quired by our members at greatly re-
duced prices for cash.
He has already furnished coal to a
great many members. He is also
engaged in getting up a cooperative
company that will furnish every thing
required by our members at a great
saving. This is great move in the
right direction, and will, if literally
supported by our members, save hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to our
Alliance members annually.
Mr.. keenan, was appointed at a
meeting OF the Executive Board on
Sept. Is, 1889, for this purpose and
is now endeavoring to carry out in
structions given him and we hope
all good alliance members will give
him their cordial support.
Mr.. Keenan, will send a prospectus OF
the proposed Company in a few days.
All those interested in the movement
address Joseph keenan,, Austin,
Mimi, and will receive all necessary
information. GEO. w. HAIGH.
Sect. State Alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

Our readers must not suppose that
the Northwestern Graneries Com
pany is the only Combine fattening
off our farmers. Read the following:
CAN JOHN BULL DO AS WELL.
There is printed in this weeks
Northwestern Miller an ADVERTISE
ment from London financial Jour-
nal OF the new Pillsbury Washburn
Flour Mills company, limited. The
most interesting portion ofthe adver-
tisement is in regard to the profits
OF the Pillsbury mills. the W.D. Wash
burn mills and the Minneapolis and
Northern Elevator company, as.
computed by expert accountants.
After making various adjustments
and excluding transactions outside
the legitimate business of the under
takings, it was found that the three
businesses produced the following
profits: In 1888, 1867, 1876; 1884.
$849,831; 1885, 81 1926, 273; 1887,
$8O3,931; 1888, 81, 26O,S6O. Only
in the year 1886 was there loss,
amounting to $159,784. These fig
ures give a total net profit for the
whole period of "a, 1885, or an
average Of $8O8,152 per annum.
The other properties involved in the
company are the Minneapolis Mill
company and the St. Anthony Falls
Water Power Company. It was
found that the accounts of the first
showed profit of over $4,000 dur
ing the first year of it's operations.
The net income of the Minneapolis
Mill company for 1888 was found to
be $36,734. OF the St. Anthony
Falls Water Power Company for the
last year, after apportioning the
expenditure between capital and
revenue, etc., was shown to be ST.
1856. The total profits of all the con-
Germs therefore is $S92,372 per an
mum.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

There are several letters recently
received stating that many delegates
came to the State Alliance last year
who did not represent genuine al
liances. We have a list of twenty
such! While it is thought unwise to
publish either the letter or the list,
or to start a discussion on the mat
ter, we cannot refuse to publish the
statement without appearing to
stand in with frauds. If such a
scheme were really worked last year,
let every honest farmer keep us
posted on such movements this
year. 1t is time the politicians got a
set back in their wire pulling.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

In answer to a query, the North
Dakota Capital says:
Chapter PIP, Laws of 1886, makes
it unlawful for any custom mill to
take a larger proportion than one
eighth as toll for grinding and bolt
ing any lot of wheat or other grain
brought as grist to such mill.
Yes, but the mills all deny that
they are custom mills, and sell some
other mans ground wheat while buy.
ing the wheat delivered! And SO
they pay 1910 for AZ bu. of wheat
and take $500 for a barrel OF -four
and "other mill stuff
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

A few weeks ago we advertised a
price-list for Griggs & Co., OF st. Paul
grocers who are wholesaling to farm.
ers. Immediately above their adver.
tisement was an advertisement OF T
M. Roberts, Hardware Dealers OF
Minneapolis, from which the address
had dropped out" SO many of ou1
readers sent to Griggs & Co. for a
catalogue-(of hardware,) taking
the two ads. to be one. Both Of
these houses are cal" and responsi.
ble-but each has an immense stock
in it's own line only.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

The following shows how much in
earnest the Dakota Alliance is, and
how much in earnest we must become );
Bijou Hills Times:
The alliance will establish at
Mitchell a district depot of supplies,
and will furnish all alliance members
from that point living within fifty or
seventy-five miles. twill bring goods
still cheaper because they will come
direct to that point in car load lots.
Hereafter all prices are to be secret
until the close of the business year
when a rebate will be made to the
purchasers. This plan will prevent a
cut by local dealers and strengthen
the tendency to stand by the alliance
company.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

The Renville Union says the prices
at the stores at Bird Island are ten
per cent. lower than one of our adj
vertisers put them. 1t is not neces-
sary for us to defend our advertiser
but we went down to Bird Island.
took the prices, and pronounce the
statement false. What would LOr-
raine be if he were not a liar? The
Bird Island people pay 1Sc. for Ker-
osene, we pay 1Oc. There's the same
general average. Nor have we ut
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

Sanford, Grant County, wished to
build a Farmers Grain House on the
NJ. & P. sidetrack there. The great
Washburn said mo Strip
Then they wanted to know if they
could have cars if they built it on
their own land as near the track as
possible-and Company refused to
state whether they would or not
with the negative implication.
Washburn, we will state for the in.
formation of those unacquainted
with him, is the U. S. Senator who
passes as the ''friend of the fa-a-ar
merl'
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-10

One OF our R. R. Bonus reports
shows up 100000 for three places
or townships-for a stub 16 miles
long! 1t would have built the en-
tire ''stub'' probably, and left bal
ance. Oh, the people are going to
have a picnic when that Bonus bust
ness is all got in. Do not forget to
report your own township or county.