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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
Probabilities for 1891

That you better begin saving YOUR
nickles for the Worlds Fair at Chicar
go in 1928.
That the Burlington will be the
favorite line for all Northwestern
visitors to said Fair.
That Harrison, Cleveland. Blaine.
Gray, Reed, Hill, or some dark horse.
will be doomed strongly for the Presi-
Dental nomination.
That ''The Burlington" will be-as
it was in 1888-the choice of everv-
body who goes to the nominating
conventions, no matter where they
are held. That the man who buys
pool tickets on sure thing'' on
horse races or elections, will get left
mostly.
That the man who buys railroad
tickets over "The Burlington" will
never get left, but have a fast ride,
elegant Accommodations, epicurean
meals, and be a success and an hon.
or to his family.
That if You spend your time an
swering advertisements of agents
wanted, you will be a chump.
That if you apply to Burlington
agents for tickets and ride on Bur-
lngton trains, you will be esteemed a
man of excellent sense.
That to make sure of this, YOU
should in all cases of doubt write to
W. J. c. Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent,
y. b. 4 N. K. r., st Paul, MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
We clip the following from the
"Cordage Journal"

We clip the following from the
"Cordage Journal"
Mayor Walker, of Quincy, ILL.,, re-
ceived the following letter from the
Williams Irvine and Cordage Com
pany, of Chicago, with a capital
stock of 81, 100000:
Chicago, Nov. 1O-Mayor, Quincy,
M.-DEAR SIR: We are about to es-
tablish a plant for the manufacture
of binder Irvine. We desire to know
whether your city wishes to open a
correspondence with a view to our
locating at your place.
We shall require about ten acres OF
land, on which we shall erect build
ing SOx1OO feet, also a three-sto1y
warehouse. We shall run about $50
spinners, with a capacity OF fifteen
tons daily. Our labor will be taken
mostly from among your own labor
ing classes.
Should you desire to look further
into this, we should be pleased to
come and see you and explain more
fully. JAS. G. HoYr, President.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

The divided skirt is growing in
favor with the ladies in the cities.
How would it do to start boom for
united breeches?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
EDITOR GREAT West:

EDITOR GREAT WEST:
l send you statement of the in
debtedness OF Rice county. Last win
ter / tried to ventilAte the facts but
could get no fair show in the papers
here, so dropped the matter. 1
hope you will keep at this mortgage
Indebtedness of the country, and
show up the loss to the people by it.
The farmers are not paying off the
mortgages here in Rice Co. They say
all they can do is pay interest and
taxes and live, and the poorer ones
are not doing that. Unless the
Govt comes to the rescue of the
farmers with loan at a very low in
terest, they are sure to lose their
farms and become tenant farmers.
Nine tenths, on an average, will not
own their farms in this county in a
few years. GILBERT Fish.
Rice County.
The above may look like asking
''help" OF hegovernment. It is not.
The government loans money to the
bankers at one per cent and prints
the bills. 1t loans 60 millions for
nothing. 1t takes no actual security.
On National bank bills the security
is it's own debt. On land loans the
security amounts to something-and
interest two or three per cent. On
the bankers loan there is no extrane-
OuS aacl1ritvl
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
THE DRESSED BEEF INDUSTRY.

Are Dressed Reef Mem Tottering ON IL
Verge Of Bankruptcy
The business year Of the house Of Ar.
mour & Co, Chicago, closed on Oct. !,
and the exhibit which this firm presents
for the past year is interesting for the
magnitude Of its operations. The total
distributive sales were $65, 000. 900. The
extent Of the beef production Of the
house is stupendous. They slaughtered
650,00O cattle during the year and Also
$50, 900 sheep. The gross weight Of these
animals was approximately ST., 900 tons,
equivalent to an average exceeding $50
carloads Of dressed beef for each busi-
ness day of the year.
The pay roll amounted to $500, 900,
and allowing an average price for the
beef and mutton bought DIETER than the
market has been) this expenditure for
cattle would amount to about $43, 000,-
900, which, taken with the cost Of la
Dor, would still leave the Armours' sur
plus on the years business 81, 900 900.
These figures are all rather large to
grasp, but still one can easily see that
ON all the beeves bought, with labor
added in, there is still margin of 80
per cent. advance ON cattle bought for
slaughter, so that the evidence adduced
by the senatorial committee which in
vestigated the beef combine goes for
naught. The dressed beef men, it win
be remembered, then claimed profit Of
from 81 to $3.50 on each head.
The Armours' annual statement shows
that, for example, a thirty dollar steer
after being paid for, and the labor of con-
verting him into dressed beef, glue, fer
hlizer and other products is also paid
for, the dressed beef man yet has an adj
vance of SIS when his product is sold
There is never any trouble about dispos-
ing of dressed beef products, so that the
sales are as sure as the existence Of the
dressed beef to sell, and thus on each
steer bought the dressed beef man, after
the cost of converting into dressed beef
has been paid, reaps an advance Of 215
upon the amount invested.
The dressed beef industry is not in
such lettering condition as the dressed
beef men would have the country believe
if this belief is to be based upon the
work of the Vest senatorial committee.
Stock Growers Journal
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
FROM VICE-PRESIDENT IOWA STATE
ALLIANCE.
EDITOR GREAT WEST: 3.

ALLIANCE.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Let me say to your Alliance men
in Minnesota they have great reason
to be thankful for the advantage
they have over many other states.
Since they first saw a copy OF the
GREAT WEST they have had fear
less, bold and truthful advocate OF
the alliance cause, circulating among
the farmers and others; and l am
ready to say to-day, after having
taken the paper from the first, the
publishers have thus far shown
themselves to be true men, possessed
of great ability, backed by force and
a determination to win in this great
battle for reform. Could every state
have had as bold and fearless an adj
yocate of Alliance principles, the
work would now be far ahead OF
what it now is. Truly, the GREAT
WEST deserves the support OF ALI
ance men every where, and should be
in the home of every farmer in Mimi
esota. Besides, you have, as 1verily
believe, the leading stalwart Alliance
defender OF this Nation, in heperson
of Ignatius Donnelly, the man OF all
others connected with the work since
1 became an Alliance member
whose record have followed only to
find him willing to endure all things
for the good of the cause. l know
him by his record (for l have never
seen his face) to be all the farmers OF
Minnesota could ask for. l further
believe it will be the greatest mistake
of the state organization if they fail
to put this man at the head OF the
state Alliance officers at the coming
election. Mr.. Donnelly's past rec
ord is a sufficient guarantee that he
can be trusted, and his reward
should be confidence in him and pro-
motion for the benefit of all.
s. NJ. FAIRCHILD.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02

County Lecturer J. J. Mooney.
C. NJ. Renshaw sends a splendid re-
port from Murray county 'Top Of
the morning to your
A. J. Haugen, Madison: 81 have
read your paper for six months, l
cannot be without it,"
Jas. jackson, of Woodstock, MUIR
ray Co., sends us the Murray county
resolutions. They demand the pass
age of the Stanford Bill, or some
similar Act; the repeal of the Nation
al Banking Act; demand money direct
from the government; the foreclosing
of the mortgage on the Pacific R. b.;
the stoppage of grain gambling; the
destruction of watered stock, etc.
They are very concise and a just
series of demands.
R. D. Fellows, of Witoka, gives it
hot to the old party organs that
give advice to the Alliance. The
fact is, the alliance asks no advice
from outsiders.
s. NJ. Freeman, Sec'y alliance 784,
sent a fiery gospel last week which
did not get into the paper on ac-
count of it's length. 1t was a
screamer. Speaking OF harmonizing
with Hall he said: I'LL is full OF
such harmony" The issue is now
past, or we would publish it anyway
A. E. Westling, Isanti Co., sizes up
tariff about right in his recent com.
municatiOn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-02
Shying Horses.

Shytng Horses.
The way to ascertain the seeing pow
ers of a horse is to aim blow at the
head when standing before him. It will
be observed he will have some difficulty
in warding it and of judging of the dis
lance it is from him. Not so when you
stand at his side. Shying is caused in
most instances by imperfect vision, al
though the generality of horsemen be-
leve it is trick or habit acquired from
idleness, and they refer it to playfulness,
sHttishness, etc.
/ am forced to believe from much
practical experience among young horses,
as well as those more advanced in years,
that in nineteen cases out Of twenty the
visual organ has no. the 1po.e. OF n- ---
ceiving things Alright. There are sew
eral causes tn operation to produce shy
ing.
| have known many horses with mar
row and fiat foreheads, possessing small,
i'll shaped eyes, desperate and dangerous
shyers. The shape Of the cornea has
not been convex, but I have found it
more prominent at one part than at an
other. They are what l have termed
them-.''angularly convex" have no
ticed similarly shaped eye in the Boz
vine race. dare say many pe-so-~
noticed 49, 49, c cc"ys wnen driven along
the street sAV a goc.aa deal, which may
be accounted for by the fact that they
meet with objects they are unused TO,
and being excited their vision is less pef>
feet than when they are in a tranquil
state. -. --r1
The horses with i'll shaped eyes and
foreheads are the worst shyers l have
ever met with. They generally shy at
water marks in the road, especially after
dark. There are eyes which are prom
inent, and horses with such as these are
nearsighted; there are others with fat
eyes. although said to be so from old
age. do not find these animals shy as
they grow old, but the reverse. think,
as general rule, if an eye is perfect in
youth and up to eight or twelve years old,
the possessor thereof will not be found
to become shyer, as these animals are
not often found so old as to have i'm
paired vision.
have known hundreds Of old horses
that i,ave not SHE'D in their old age The
shaped fsrehead to which anusion was
made has been, found to exist in nervous
and i'll tempered, horses.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
Large.

The largest railway depot in the world
is at Birmingham, England. 1t covers
eleven acres.
An army Of locusts ten miles wide re-
Gently swept over the Punjab in India. 1t
occupied FIVE days in passing.
The highest trestle on the line of the
Northern Pacific Railroad is that across
the Corsican defle, Missoula, Mont, 800
feet above the gorge below.
Gladwin county, Michigan, boasts Of
having the largest frame barn in the
world. It is 156 feet long, so feet wide,
and in its construction 100000 feet Of
lumber were used.
The biggest horse in the world is now
the pride and glory Of Detroit. The
noble brute is 81 hands high, weighs
1885 pounds, and is possessed of remark
able intelligence.
The largest lighthouse lens in this
country measures fifteen feet in height
and eleven and a half in width, the inter-
nal diameter, or "bull's eye," being eight
feet eight inches.
The British debt is so large that if it
were divided into 81 notes they would
completely cover the State of Ohio three
times over. If paid in penny pieces, and
each penny piled one above the other, it
would make seven columns Of copper
reaching to the moon
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
A Kafflr Furrier's Work.

Some of the articles Of dress made by
savage and barbarous peoples deserve
notice. They are sometimes elegant in
material and beautiful in workmanship.
No furrier can do better work than does
the Kaffir kdross- maker.
A large kaross is worn fur inward. If
made Of several skins, the heads are in q
row along the upper margin This is
bent back and falls outward as a cape.
Jackal-skin is priced as thick and soft,
with rich black mottlings. That of the
meerkat is also valued. One k1ross Of
thirty-six skins was sewed very neatly;
each skin was pierced by weapon; yet,
viewed on the hairy side, not hole is
visible, circular pieces Of skin being "let
in" Great skill is shown in selecting
these pieces, as the meerkatis extremely
variable. A professional kaross-maker
takes two pieces Of fur, places them to-
gether, hairy sides in and edges just
matching. He repeatedly passes the
long needle between the two pieces, so as
to press the hair downward and out Of the
way. He then bores few holes in 9
line with each other and passes sinew
fibre through them, casting single hitch
over each hole but leaving the thread
loose. Two or three such holes being
made and the thread passed through, he
draws it tight SO as to produce sort Of
lock-stitch, perfectly safe and neat.
Finally, he rubs down the seams so that
the edges lie as if one piece.-[Popular
Science Monthly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
Even the Birds Object.

DIR. G. G. Abbott says that in experi-
menting on the intelligence Of birds he
placed number of pieces Of woollen
yarn-red, yellow, green, purple and
gray in color-near tree in which a
couple of Baltimore orioles were building
their nest. The pieces were all exactly
alike except in color. There was an
equal number of threads in each color,
the red and yellow being purposely
on top. The birds chose only the duller
colors, taking all Of the gray and few
threads Of the purple when the nest was
nearly done.
Not a single thread Of the red or bright
yellow was touched, the birds seeming
to instinctively know that such loud
colors would make their domicile too con-
spicuous. Again he experimental by
girdling the branches upon which nests
were located, causing the leaves to shrivel
and blow away. Although they had laid
their eggs the birds invariably left their
nests. If the nests contained young
when the leaves dried up, notwithstand-
ing the exposure, they would feed the
little ones until they were able to take
care of themselves. - philadelphia
Record.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
The Wealth Of Queen Victoria.

Henry Labouchere, editor Of London
Truth, says in the Forum: An oct was
recently passed enabling the Queen to
make will, as she was not before this
supposed to be the possessor Of any
property, and the impression prevails
that she has effected large savings. This
is not the case. Although she has for
many years lived in retirement. her ex-
penditure has not materially decreased,
for the mise en- scene Of royal pageantry
is still kept up. She has expended con-
siderable sums upon the purchase Of the
estates of Osborne and Balmoral, and
their maintenance falls on her. She has,
too. made considerable monetary pres
ents to her daughters on their marriages,
SO that, although she inherited f25O, 0OO
from silly person who left her this
amount, her private fortune is compare
lively small. Two years ago Lord Sails
bury's government submitted to Parlia-
ment a proposal to endow her grand
children, A committee of the House Of
Commons Yves appointed to consider this
demand, when it was decided that pro-
vision ought only to be made for the
children Of the Prince Of Wales. The
committee was informed, under O pledge
of secrecy, Of the total value OF her
Maiesty's investments AS was q men,
Der of the committee, ! cannot, OF course,
violate this pledge; but l do not think
that | am breaking confidence in saying
that the amount was surprisingly small.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
Unique Ruins.

The London Times, of recent date,
publishes letter from Cape Town,
South Africa, which says that the Zim-
babye ruins, now being explored by Mr..
Bent, are the most unique in the world.
The walled inclosure, $50 yards round,
containing many phallic emblems, is re-
garded as being phallic temple. The
walls in some places are sixteen feet
thick and forty feet high. Two attempts
have been made to open the large tower,
which is solid and shows no opening at
the top. There are ruins on the hills
close by Of the same age and style: These
consist Of numerous walls and steps,
arches and walled-up caves. There are
indications that three persons occupied
these caves. The original builders were
probably Phenician Arabs. The natives
have found phallic altar, sculptured
with birds and large bowls and with q
frieze representing hunting scene.
There are four quaggas, at which q man
is throwing dart while holding q dog in
a leash. Behind are two elephants.
Some blue and green Persian pottery
and q copper blade, plated with gold.
have also been found, but no inscrip.
tions.-[Picayune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
THE HIGHBINDERs.
They Date From an Association of
Buddhist Monks.

The name highlander is said to have
oeen used by policeman in court and
had NO significance whatever, but the
term tickled the public and is now part
ct the English language. The true name
OF these ruffians in Chinese means "Hat-
Chef Boys" the peculiar appropriateness
OF which title is at once apparent. The
highbinders trace their organization back
several centuries. They claim to be a
part Of the association known in China az
the Triad Society,""
The founders Of this society were some
Buddhist monks. They put down the
rebellion in Quong 81 province, and were
offered rewards in titles and estates by
the Government. They refused the
rewards. Afterward the Manchu soldiers
became jealous of the monks; the Gov.
ernment also became suspicious and &C.
cused the powerful monks Of treason. A
monastery was blown up and only FIVE
out of one hundred and twenty monks
escaped alive. Those five became the
founders Of the Triad Society. The vow
of the members is that they shall never
rest until the present reigning dynasty
is overthrown and the Ming native dy-
nasty is restored to the dragon throne.
1t has numbered at times more than
100000, and still includes many who
have no sympathy with the diabolcal
practices which made the name terror.
1t has an elaborate initiatory ceremony
signs, grips, words and tokens, BY
which its members may recognize each
other and hold communication. Within
the society is military organization Of
salaried soldiers, who are bound by the
most solemn oaths to execute orders, even
to killing those who fol, under it's ban.
The Tie Ping rebellion was instigated
by the Triads, and after ten years dura-I
G ton was suppressed BY the late General
their necks and started the Chez Tung
Kong. The headquarters Of the society
on this coast were in Spoford Alley,
where they were raided by the police
February 2. At that time one Of the
rituals fell into the hands of Police Ser
geant Prince, and has been translated by
Mr.. Masters. From it and from two con-
verted Chinese who had passed to the
honor Of grand officers in the society he
derived his knowledge.
Some Of the initiation ceremonies of
this society are interesting. A candidate
pricks his fingers until the blood flows
into cup Of wine. The cup is passed
around the assembly to be slipped so that
blood fellowship may be established.
The candidate swears eternal loyalty to
the society in thirty-fve different oaths,
during which ceremony ROSTERS head
is cut off, and while the blood flows the
candidate imprecates death upon himself
should he prove q traitor. A certain
twist of the queue marks member Of the
highlander societies. San Francisco
Call.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
Some Life Statistics.

An eminent tstatistician of Germany
has recently given out the following as
general facts, proved by vital statistics.
The average length Of life is thirty-seven
years. Twenty five per cent. Of mankind
dies before attaining the age Of severn
teen. Of 1000 persons only one reaches
the age of 100 years, and six that Of sixty
five years; 35,314,OOO die every year;
$3.50 every day; 4,O2o every hour;
sixty-seven every minute; the births
amount to SO, 792, 900 every year; 100, 800
every day; 1900 every hour; seventy
every minute. Married people live longer
than the unmarried, and civilized nations
longer than the uncivilized. Tall per-
sons enjoy greater longevity than small
ones. Women have more favorable
chance Of life before reaching their fifth
eth year than men, but less favorable
one after that period. The proportion of
married persons to single ones is as
seventy five to 1000. Persons born in
spring have more robust constitution
than those born at any other seasons.
Births and deaths occur more frequently
at night than in the daytime.-[Pic-
aVune
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
whistling Predictions.

The United States Weather Bureau is
endeavoring to establish O novel system
of weather forecasts. Already the
principal railroads Of the country have
adopted the plan of disseminating
weather predictions by displaying signal
flags on trains, and the Bureau hopes to
extend this system by having locomotives
give the signals by means Of their
whistles.
Professor Harrington, the chief of the
weather Bureau, has arranged system
of weather combinations by which per-
sons living ut distance from the roads
can receive the forecast. By repeating
each combination few times, with an
interval of ten seconds between, posi-
bilities Of error in reading the forecasts
will be avoided. such as may arise from
variable winds or failure to hear the
warning signal.
As the weather forecasts are tele-
graphed daily to large number Of
stations Of the Weather Bureau on rail-
roads in various sections Of the country,
there ore many smalltowns which may OBJ
tain them by telephone free Of expense.
They may also be obtained from the daily
newspapers. Those desiring to display
or sound the signals and who are not able
to obtain the forecasts as above should
communicate directly with the Director
of the Weather Bureau, and if it is i'm
practicable for the United States to bear
the expense of transmission they will be
furnished at the regular commercial rate
and sent "collect. New York Tele-
gram
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-27
The Green Ray.

Mr.. G. Mostyn, in q letter to Nature
on the we'll known appearance OF the
green ray at sunrise or sunset, caused sea- D y:
green ray is seen to best advantage at at
sunrise, owing, imagine, to inc . eye mot NO.
v Vsus glare, as is apt to be the case at
sunset suuse At the same time, had many
o oeey in sI particular, when we were running
before very heavy sea in the Southern
ocean ocean, and the green ray was seen !, no
less than three times in es many sec seconds hmms
as the ship rose and fell on the h'ea nage
WIZ . sunrise between them. The best
displays dl.u took place when the refractio y.
u unap The horizon was of such character
t 1ea1 the sun assumed balloon or vase
. .bane eu as he came close to the sea line;
When WIZ on the contrary, the sun appeared