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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
Monday, March, 80,
SENATE.


Senator Day gave notice that he shoulo
introduce resolution providing for the
cleaning OF the windows of the senate
chamber if they did not have an improved
appearance by the succeeding morning.
The senators present gave unmistakable
signs that they would heartily support the
resolution, and the janitors will doubtless
act upon the hint.
The senate entered upon reports of COM
mlttees and the passage of local bills.
Duluth annexation compromise bill, which
had already passed the house. There is now
needed only the governors signature to the
measure to end the fight over this question.
The senate judiciary committee reported
back substitute for the various bills de-
signed to prevent corruption OF elections
About 11:3O o'clock the senate went into
committee of the whole to consider general
orders, with Senator March in the chair.
Senator Days bill amending the law relat-
ing to roads and bridges. Senator Kellers
measure providing or livery stable liens,
and Senator McMillan's bill. requiring
railroads to provide automatic brakes and
couplers, were recommended to pass.
The house by an almost unanimous vote
ordered 5000 copies of the report of the
special prison investigating committee to
be printed.
The house went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Greer of Wabasha in the
chair. but even in committee the general
stagnation which pervaded the whole
days business crept in and but little of in
terest TRANSFERRED. H. F. 1015. authorizing
the state agricultural society to make a
lease with the Twin City Jockey club for
the club house and grounds on the state
fair grounds, went through alter some
questions had been asked bus H. F. 653,
bill relating to the foreclosure of chattel
mortgages, was not so fortunate.
The Worlds fair appropriation bill also
went over, as the attendance was not large
enough to pass any appropriation bill.
MIR. Gallagher bill reapportioning one
OF the Hennepin county senatorial dis
tricts was recommended to pass and several
other bills were also favorably passed upon
before the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
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Broke Upin a Row.

~ 'clah to goodness" said Miss Eve
lima Tolliver, "dah ain no use er try
in fob ter hab no soshability when
folks is so berry thin-skinned and Of
fensible.'
"Whus de mattah?" inquired Eveli-
mas mother. "Didn' de shadder pam
tlemines dat you wus givin' las night
come off all right?"
"Dey stahted splendid. was Juno,
and ebrybody did say dat it wus gram.
But Susie Jenkins he'd fer to go walk
out in front oh de sheet front OBJ de
orgince. She wus SO black dat ebry-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
Saturday, March 20.
SENATE.

Senator John Day Smith resurrected the
senatorial contest Of two years ago next
when he arose to make his report as chair
man OF the committee appointed to inves-
tigate how the testimony of ex-senator
Sabin, taken by bribery Investigating COM
mltee two years ago, came to be omitted
from the printed report. This report re-
cited the testimony taken, which was OBJ
tanned from Prof. Bowers, OF Minneapolis,
and drew no conclusions as to its omis-
sions. 1t was then ordered that the testi-
mony of Senator sabin be printed and
pasted into the copies already printed.
Senator March's grain and warehouse bill
was'the first measure brought up and it at
once became the subjectofa hot debate and
was finally indefinitely postponed
Senator keller's livery BILL S. F. 367, was
recommended to pass. Another measure
was Introduced by hesame gentleman, pro-
viding for liens for livery stable keepers in
certain cases, was referred back to the
author, and then the senate adjourned I'M
til 10 O'Clock Monday morning.
HOUSE.
The senate joint resolution, expunging
the Impeachment proceedings against E. st.
Julien Cox, came up in the house. Mr..
Turrell, of Redwood explained the resolu-
ton. Mr. Cox was the judge in his district
at the time when he laid himself liable to
the charge of impeachment-th judge was
lmpeached for drunkenness. The judge
had been sufficiently punished and these
impeachment proceedings should be strick-
en- from the records in justice to his family.
Mr.. Lynn moved the adoption Of the res
Olution. and it was so agreed.
Several bills of local interest were passed
after which the house adjourned till 10
o'clock MOnday
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
Dairy ADVANTAGES,

1. A farmer with o dairy does not
have to wait from sced-time to har-
vest, as q grain raiser does, before he
can realize any cash from his labor.
A dairy rightly managed is source of
profit the year around. The income
is a steady one because the production
is steady and evenly distributed over
the whole season. remember onefall
when potatoes brought IS cents per
bushel, and the next summer threw
my whole energy into potato produc-
ton. The result was that sold my
whole crop OF tubers for 1215 cents per
bushel, less than they cost me for
raising. In all my later experience in
dairying I have never seen it's pro-
ducts go to such extremes in price.
Yes, sir, if you want an income you
can depend on a rightly managed dali
~ every time.
2. There is really less labor to be
performed on semi-dairy farm THANH
grain production alone were the rule
The charm OF agriculture life lies in di-
versified farming, and the diversified
ton must, or should, include dairy
ing.
3. Dairying in a measurer eturns to
the soil some OF the fertility it has ex-
tracted, while exclusive grain raising
impoverishes without giving a recon-
pense.
4. Dairying gives you chance to
manufacture your own product before
you market it, which you can not do
with wheat, corn, ect. BY becoming
your own manufacturer you save to
yourself the manufacturers profits,
which is a round in the ladder toward
lettering your financial condition.
5. Dairying is reliable bus
mess, and one which gives a large
proportion OF gain for the capital
invested, Even the poorest dairy
COWS yield far more than their beef
worth in milk every season, while
those that are Of better blood and
are more wisely fed yield double and
treble that amount.
6. A family-supply dairy Of but one
COW possesses tenfold advantages over
the milkman's cup. It is said that in
France when one vaccinated against
SMALLPOX, the heifer from whose body
the vaccine is to be extracted is led
into the presence Of the patient, and
the virus transplanted from the body
of the animal to the arm of the lat
ter. suppose that this is to assure
the patient of the genuineness and
healthfulness of the virus used, as
gross fraud is perpetrated in such
matters as well as in others. In the
matter of using the milk and butter
produced from your own COW, stabbed
on your own premises, and grazing in
your own pasture lot, you have the
assurance ofhealthfulness, cleanliness,
and general good quality. The writer
does not laud the advantages of dairy
ing simple to hear herself talk, butfrom
an honest conviction that mich
husbandry is one of the most valua-
BILE requisites of farming. We have no
desire to present it's claims in a false
light, but rather to spread it's legiti-
mate points before the eyes of all men.
Don't ever be driven into dairying
against your better convictions but if
you conclude to embark in the bust
ness at all, give its management
mental energy, and we know you will
succeed.
Defective Methods Of Feeding.
In the growth of an animal the
needed amount of food with the va
4 u - r
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An Impressive Warning.

Frontier Judge-Do you know of
any reason why the sentence of death
should not be pronounced on you
according to law for stealing that boss?
Doomed mani reckon not. As
soon as Isaw there was an old hatchet-
faced son OF gun on the bench knew
right away that an innocent man stood
no show.
Frontier Judge-The court overlooks
your remarks under the circumstances.
and will not impose the usual fine.
You are sentenced to be hung by the
neck on next Friday, and l hope this
will be a warning to you to live and
let live in the future.-Texas Siftings.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
Theatrical Note.

Two ladies, one of them somewhat.
older and homelier than the other,
occupied orchestra seats in the the
atre few nights ago. The younger
one was heard to remark: do you
know that those impudent men in the
seat right back OF us are stalking about
us?"
"No, they are not. They are not
talking about us at all. They are not
paying any attention whatever to
us, replied the other.
''They amt? Well, 1 wonder what
insults we will have to put up with
next. o-'TeXas SiftingS.
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Humanity and Hypnotfsm.

Mr.. Upton-"I don't believe that
story about Philadelphia father
hypnotizing his baby SO that it would
sleep while he and his wife went to the
theater"
Mrs. Upton-'Nor l. No father
would be brute enough to think of
such thing
Mr.. Upton-"N-o, of course not"
Downton-the next day-"Say, Up
ton did you hear that story about a
Philadelphia father hypnotizing his
baby?"
Upton-"Yes, it isn't 500
Downton-"How do you know"
Upton-'I tried it on mine and it
wouldn't work. street & Smiths
Good News.
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much study and experiment. But it
is impossible ever to feed farm stock
by any invariable rule. Some excep-
tions will never come in. General
rules, however may be followed with
fair success. The farmer who neglects
to learn these principles Of feeding will
be a constant loser in a small degree,
on every animal kept It may be
truthfully said OF such a farmer, in
many cases, that the more stock he
handles, the greater his losses. Were
a young man to think oftaking charge
OF steam engine Or an electric motor
without fair knowledge OF the work
lngs OF the apparatus composing these
intricate agents of great power, he
would be styled silly. Yet it is not
unusual for boy or any ignorant
man to have almost exclusive charge
OF the feeding of several thousand dol
lars worth of live stock. In fact
such person often owns and directs
the feeding and care of great many
valuable animals. Lack of a little
knowledge of symptoms and prevent
ives in the source of great loss-n the
aggregate amounting to heavy bal
ances on the wrong side OF the ledger
Deep Flowing.
Deep blowing has always been con-
sidered as a bugbear by the average
farmer, and much opprobruim has
been cast upon it by the mistake
made by its advocates who have been
ignorant of the principles upon which
the practice Of blowing land depends.
To merely turn the land to a depth of
eight, nine, or ten inches is to court
disaster by burying fertile surface soil
under several inches of raw unfertil
lied subsoil. To eat and digest food
are means of life, but to gorge an AMI
NAL is to destroy life, and in like man
ner the feeding of plants'is to be made
the object in preparing the soil by the
pillow. The soil should be plowed at
least eight inches deep, as a rule, and
to tit it for such blowing it is to be
made fertile to that depth Or deeper.
Only fertile soil is to be deeply plow-
ed, and every farmer should know Of
what his soil consists, and it's condi-
ton, before he puts pillow in it. If it
is shallow and i'll fertilized, the first
business is to deepen it and fertilize it
gradually until at least eight inches of
soil filled with plant food are avail
able. Nothing else more tends to
deeply fertilize soil than blowing
under clover, and it would pay any
farmer well to turn under a growth Of
two feet of pea-vine clover, when in
full bloom, nine or ten inches as be-
ginning Of the deep fertilization OF his
land.-N. Y. Times
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
At the Masquerade.

Miss Sharp-Ah, Mr.. Dullard, you.
are looking the part of the Black
Prince to perfection.
Mr.. Dullard-Ye-es: but do you
know, Miss Sharp, feel like a perfect
idiot.
Miss Sharp (earnestly)-Now, that
viii. never do, Mr.. Dullard. At mas
querade, as on the stage, one must
forget his real character entirely
Kate Field Washington.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
Medical Item.

doctor, l came to see about my
brother
"What is the matter with him." j,
One of his legs is shorter than tho
other, and he limps. Now, what
would you do in case of that kind?'5
II am afraid | should limp, too" A'
Texas Siftings.
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Inappropriate.

Peddler-Madam, Ihave some very
fine notices for the house.
Woman-What have you got?
Peidler-Here's beautiful one: III
you don't see what you want, ask for
it," How's that for the dining room.
Woman-Its no good for me, young
man. This is boarding house.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
Thursday, March. 20.


Senator Sanborn presented a concurrent
resolution providing that the legislature
shall adjourn at noon on Monday, April
20. and that the last day for the introduce
ton OF bills shall be day, Friday, March
p. The resolution was adopted.
Senator Dedon exploded bomb in the
senate by the introduction of the following
resolution:
Resolved. That the seat of Senator J. S.
OBren is HEREBY declared vacant as per section
8 OF article OF the constitution of the State OF
Minnesota. which provides that no senator can
hold more than one office under the state gov
eminent at the same time.
Senator Morse gave notice of debate.
Senator Leavitt called up his resolution
providing for joint committee to procure
bids Tor printing the General Laws of the
session and distributing them to the news
papers of the state.
Senator Day then moved to refer the
resolution to the printing committee.
Under the order OF executive commune
cations a message was received from Gov.
Merriam vetoing S. f. No. 81, Senator
March's bill con erring certain limited
banking privileges upon trust companies
ASSoon as the message was read Senator
March moved to reconsider the vote by
which it was passed. In few remarks he
said the measure did not intreneh upon the
rights of banks. That was the only OBJ.
lection he heard against the bill, and an
explanation OF the provisions Of the bill
had convinced his constituents that this
objection was not valid.
HOUSE.
The business of the house con-
sisted principally of the introduction of
bills, it beng the last day but one for the
introduction of proposed new legislation.
The afternoon was almost entirely taken
up with this order of business. while the
morning was consumed by q lively discus
sion over several temperance measures and
the reading of the report OF the special COM
mittee OF the house appointed to investigate
the management of the state prison.
Mr.. Ringwald's resolution providing for
supplying each member with five addi-
tional copies of the manual was lost by q
vote of So to %, and Mr.. Feig moved for a
reconsideration.
Friday March. 27.
SENATE.
AT the opening of the morning session of
the senate yesterday there were no petit
tons. letters or resOiutioms and the intro
duction OF bills was proceeded with. At
the end OF half an hour the senators had
emptied their, pockets and desks, and then.
as it was the last day for the introduction
OF new bills, It was voted to return to that
order at S o'clock in order that no one,
should be shut off from getting any of his
measures before the senate.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE.
HUMOROUS SELECTIONS FROM
WITTY EXCHANGES

He Carried it--Robbie Would Know
Better--An Impressive Warning
Theatrical Note--Bieter With the
Sweet.
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He Carried 1t.

Three or four OF us had closed our
umbrellas and gathered under store
awning at the lower end of Market
street, Philadelphia, to wait for agrip
car. Along came a colored man,
carrying faded and rent old UNI
brella, and we all noticed that he car
ried the shelter tipped forward at
such an angle that his feet were pro-
tected at the expense of his back.
"Stop sir!" shouted the man at my
left, who had the look and bearing Of
Judge.
Eyes, sah-what's wanted?" queried
the colored man.
II want to show you how to carry
an umbrella. Your toes are dry,
while your back is all wet. l don't
believe that one person in fifty knows
how to carry an umbrella SO as to
get the most protection out of it,
"It's an old one, sah."
eyes, see, but you don't grasp the
handle right. Here-take NINE"
eyes, sah."
"Take the handle with your right
hand, and carry it on line with your
right shoulder. There-that's better -
Cant git along wild SIGH stiffness,
seh."
eyes, you can. Now walk up to the
corner and back. Hold the handle on
line with your shoulder. That's it
90 ahead"
The negro marched off at steady
pace, and while he was stepping off
the gentleman turned to us with:
''1t's q knack to shelter yourself I'M
der an umbrella, particularly if it rains
hard, and the want of this knack pro
vokes me when see it,
We agreed with him, and the min
utes passed by and car came down
"Why, where did the niger 60 to?''
asked the owner of the umbrella
We looked up and down, but he had
disappeared. The man ran up the
street two squares, but there was nc
African carrying a fine silk umbrella
with a gold handle-not as he could
see. We started to rally him bit as
we went up on the car, but he checked
us by saying:
of any of you think I can't lick you
in one round all you have to do is &c
step off the car. won't detain you
three mlnutesn' York Sun.
Robbie Would Know Better.
At meeting of mutual improve
ment society at Glasgow the works O
Shakespeare formed the subject of the
evening, and doctor, an admirer O.
the bard, read a highly eulogistic pa
per on his plays. After the meeting
had dispersed, tailor approached
the doctor and remarked:-
eye think a fine lot O. Shakespeare
| doctor?"
II do, sir, was the emphatic reply.
can We think he wis mair clever
than Rabbie Burns?"
"Why, there's no comparison be
tween them"
"Maybe no; but We telt us the NIGHT
that IL was Shakespeare Wha wrote
Uneasy lies the held that wears 6
Groom Moo Rabbie wud never hat
written sic nonsense as that"
Nonsense, sir" Numbered the in
dignant doctor.
GAY, just nonsense. Rabbie would
haze kent find that king or queer
either, disna gang to bed wi the croor
on their held. They aye hing it owe1
the back O. chair"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
Wednesday, March. rs.
SENATE


The principal thing done by the senate
yesterday was to defeat Senator Donnelly's
bill submitting to vote of the people
constitutional amendment relating to rail-
roads and warehouses; The fight in favor
OF the bill was waged by Senator Donnelly
after his usual methods. He argued and
pleaded and threatened in turn. But his
efforts were without avail. for when the
final vote was taken the measure only re-
ceived 10 votes in its favor while there
were % against it, with six absentees. Sem
ator Tawney led the opposition to the bill,
and he was ably seconded by Senators
Mayo and Leavitt.
A bill introduced by Senator Dedon ca II
for an appropriation Of $50, 600 to remodel
fit it for use as capitol building. and pro-
vldes that the state offices shall be removed
to that building as soon as it is ready for
occupancy.
Senator Guderian presented measure
which authorizes the city of Anokarto issue
o. electric motor line between that city and
Minneapolis.
Vir. Kinney introduced a resolution re-
Questing the speaker TO appoint five dele
gates to the convention, and the resolution
carried.
Mr.. Feig moved to reconsider the vote on
the resolution to reimburse the parties in
the election contest ases and asked that
the original resolution be sent to the COM
mittee on claims. To this the house agreed
an the resolution was so referred.
Mr. Penneys bill relating to executions
under the law, and providing that they
all take place in the state prison, was called
up. This bill was de Gated yesterday be-
cause of there not being enough votes in
the house to carry it. and to-day there be-
ing large house, it was carried without
any trouble.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
Seven Callers.

Mistress-''Did any one call while 1
was out9"
New Girl eyes mum, foive leddies an
two gintlemen."
Mistress-"Where are their cards?"
New Girl-'"There was no need O.
thin LAWN any"
Mistress-''Why not I should like tc.
know"
New Girl-"Oi was at home"
Mistress-"YOu?"
New Girl-"Yis mum. They called,
on me. street and Smiths Good
News.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
The Coming Hero.

Visitor lat reception in Washington
a few years hence) -"Why is every@
body crowding around that man over
there in the corner? / don't see any
thing remarkable about him.
Resident-''That's Barefoot Bill.
Sockless Simpsons successor"
proudly "He can suck three dozen
eggs without stopping. ''-Chicago>
Tribune
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An Absent-Minded Barber.

Mr.. Potter (of Texas, who has been
scalped and wears wig, springine
from the BARRIERS chair and producing
gun Pm goin' ter shoot your dog
goned hide full of holes
Terrified Barber-W-h-a-t's the
matter?
Mr.. Potter-You have spilled a sew
enty-dollar wig by smearing it all over
with lie
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A Fire Escape.

Drummec-''Have you fire escape
in this hctsl?" Boniface-"We havs
ten of them" Drummer-sThoueht;
so. The fire all escaped from my room,
last night and l almost froze. ~
Jewellers Circular.
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The Same Old Story.

Mr.. Younghusband { to his wife,
Where's the cook?
Mrs. neutrality-suspicious. gone
Off
Mr.. Y.-What's the matter? J
Mrs. VI handled her careEessly.
l didn't know she was loaded Wash.
ington Star
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-04-03
body took 'er foh her own shadder an,
she got mad an bus up de pahty."-
Washington Post.
Bitter With the Sweet.

Bitter With the Sweet,
Anxious Mother lat a ball)
dear, you look tired"
Sweet Girl-"I'm most dead. Every
bone in my body aches. I've danced
every dance so far, and I'm engaged
for. ten more''
Anxious Mother-"No doubt the
gentlemen will let you off,"
Sweet Grill don't want to be let
Off"
Anxious Mother-"You say you are
tired dancing"
Sweet Girl-"I am not tired being
Rugged. New York Weekly.
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Horrible,

Dashaway-'The other night went
to an amateur theatrical performance
and hen ] went home and had a ter
rible dream"
Cleverton-"What did you dream?"
Dashaway-I dreamed l went to-
it again. ''-Exchange.
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"My baby had fearfully narrow,
escape yesterday"
Chow so?"
"By mistake my wife left the poor
little fellow alone with the nurse girl"
Judge.
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"Now we will suppose that one cab.
driver goes eight miles an hour, and.
that another one who can 60 only six
miles an hour has three hours the.
start of him. Where will they meet?"
cat the ale-house. "-Fliegende Blad-
der.
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Time to Go.

Mr.. Staylate- hear your mothers
step on the stairs, and shall be able
to bid her goodnight"
Sleepy Beauty (wearily)-"It can't
be mother. She's a late sleeper.
Probably it is the girl coming down to-
start the fire" New York Weekly.