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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-24
GALVESTON Sugar Market
Special to the eazette.
st. Louis-Spot.

Tholesale grOcers' quotations Iz9s<c higher.
radeS omitted not in market
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-24

Exchange ut Galveston
GALVESTON. TEX, Feb. q
Special to the Gazette.
Stsrling-eo days s.
New York sight..---. --.-..---s----7s discount
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-24

SPECIAL to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Feb. eS-Bonds and stocks
closed at the following prices bid:
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17
A Mendacious Spirit.

The other night a reckless Den
yer skeptic attended a spiritualis
materialist meeting, and in tn,
course of the evening, assuming tt
be of the faithful, he sought an in
terview with his father. The med
ium being willing, the father ap'
peared. This conversation followed
How are you, father? Are you
happy in the spirit world?"
"Yes, my son; very happy"
"And how is my poor, dear sister
Jane?"
"She, too, is content and happy
"And is poor brother Jim happy,
too?"
"Yes, my boy; he enjoys the spir-
it world"
There was moments silence,
when the skeptic broke out with:
"What makes you lie so, father?
| never had a sister Jane nor a
brother Jim. AS truthful spirit
you're not in it"
This broke up the meeting.-Col-
orado Sun.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17
WHOLE NO. 1897.

had then to be cut into little cubes,
placed in revolving barrel and
there rolled around until, by the
constant friction, the edges wore off
from the little cubes and they be-
came spheroids.
Watts had often racked his brain
trying to discover some better and
less costly scheme, but in vain.-
Finally, after spending an evening
with some boon companions at an
ale house, he went home, went to
bed, and soon fell asleep. His slum-
bers, however, were disturbed by
unwelcome dreams, in one of which
he was out with "the boys" and as
they were stumbling home it began
to rain shot-beautiful globules of
polished, shining lead-in such
numbers that he and his compan-
ions had to seek shelter.
In the morning Watts remember
ed his curious dream, and it obtrud-
ed itself on his mind all day. He
began to wonder what shape mol
ten lead would assume in falling
through the air, and finally, to set
his mind at rest, he ascended to the
top of the steeple of the church of
st. Mary at Redcliffe and dropped
slowly and regularly a ladleful
of molten lead into the moat below.
Descending, he took from the bot
tom of the shallow pool several
handfuls Of the most perfect shot
he had ever seen. Watts fortune
was made, for from this exploit
emanated the idea of the shot tow
er, which ever since has been the
only means employed in the man.
ufacture of the little missiles so i'm
portant in war and sport.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17
The Temptation

To go out of doors in rough weather is not strong
but we are. many Of us, compelled TO face rough
weather frequently. Diseases which arise from a
chill are peculiar to no season of the year. This
is true, therefore there should be in the closet OF
every household-what Not an unmedicated
stimulant, absolutely devoid of anything but an
oxcitve action, but tonic combining, in tho effec-
tive form Of an invigorant and alternative, the
quality of defence against changes of weather.
Hostetters Stomach Bitters has three or four pro-
perties that other article of its class possesses
Not only does IL relieve the complaints which IL
eventually cures IL fortAes the system against the
bad effects of changes of temperature, fatally and
too often shown in the deadly form of ia grippe -
1t produces radical change in the weakened con-
dition of system peculiarly liable TO be attacked
by it, and IL tends to provide against the danger
resulting from an impoverished condition of the
blood and disordercd state of the liver or bowels
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

But at length the uproar ceases,
and the clouds roll away, and the
full moon breaks out once more,
and on we go again through miry
roads and dripping forests with the
roar of the swollen river coming
hoarsely to our ears from below.
Higher, ever higher, gradually
losing all trace of vegetation amIG
heaped masses Of black, broken rock,
and boumdless fields of eternal snow,
which look doubly spectral in the
silent moonlight. Despite the cold,
| sleep for more than an hour as
soundly as a Turkish sentry, and
wake to find myself on the summit
Of the Pass, very wet, very sore, very
cold, very hungry, and very i'll
tempered.
My standpoint is the crown of
the great central ridge which forms
the backbone of the Caucasus, look
ing down into Europe OH one side
and Asia OH the other. Far down
the incline, the endless curves of
the road by which we have ascend
ed melt into the sea of mist below.
All around me, the mountain side
is rent by yawning riffs, marking
the fall of the vast misshapen bould-
ers that lie strewn on every side,
like some battlefield of the Titans.
At my very feet gaps a mighty
gulf of several hundred feet, from
the misty depths of which comes
booming up the dull roar of an un-
seen waterfall, while beyond it,
black, frowning cliffs surge up
against the clear morning sky, blot
ting it with rising thunder cloud.
And high over all, with its great
white pyramid shining like silver in
the splendor of the sunrise towers
the glorious Kazleck, lifting itself
heavenward in silent, eternal pray
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17
A Dreadful Threat.

An Austin colored man, with pro
truding eyes, rushed into Justice
Tegener's Office and exclaimed:
IL wants Col. Jones, who Ibis
next door to me, put under 81, ,0OO,.
600 bonds ter keep de peace"
HAS he threatened your life?"
He has done dat berry thing
He said he war g'wine ter fill de
next niggah he found after dark
in his hen-house plum full OBJ buck.
shot" "-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17
Signs of Spring.

The first sign of spring is the
feeling that your hat is shabby.
The second is that your winter
overcoat is getting heavy. IF youl
overcoat is particularly nice one
this sign will not be apparent.
The suburban begins to talk elo-
quently of garden seeds and fertili-
zers.
He goes home loaded down with
seedsmen's catalogues and hoes and
rakes and agricultural information.
His neighbors' hens are emanci-
pated from their Information, and
he thirsts for the blood of his neigh
: bors.
The ash heap in his yard rises
grimly like remembrance Of evil
doings.
If you live i'll the country you be-
gin to talk of improvements, of a
cupola here and there and a piazza
or bay window somewhere else.
If in the city, you commence
your annual talk of shaking off
your feet the dust of the city and
moving into the country.
The dark shadow of the coming
house cleaning broods like bird of
evil omen over your once happy
home.
The wife of your bosom talks of
new carpets and new furniture.
The plumber no longer robs you
of your substance, the carpenter,
and the painter, and the plasterer,
and the paperhanger taking what
is left.
As you ride homeward in the cars
you hear stories of early peas.
An English sparrow has set his
alarm clock an hour earlier, and
now arouses you from your early
slumber at a. m.
Your landlord has discovered
that things are going to boom, and
booms your rent straight away.
In spring young mans fancy
likely turns to thoughts of new
clothes.
1t is in the springtime that the
bilious mans fancy turns to patent
medicine.
The Boston Post says that "ulsters
may now be put up" Ours was
put up long ago-shoved up, says
country editor.
Some of the girls are thinking of
green grass and warm sunshine to
come. 1t is a fore-lawn hope.
Spring may be a little rigorous,
but we feel safe in predicting an
open summer
In few weeks the papers will be
printing spring poetry, and lots of
men will be growing because the
discarding of their overcoats will
reveal ragged suit.-Texas Sift-
inOs
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17
Cuban Justice.

A gentleman from North Caro-.
lima, while making a tour of the
Island of Cuba, had his watch stol-
en- OH the street. In less than two
hours police Judge had sentenced
the thief to three years imprison-
ment. He also awarded the North
Carolinian 1923 damages for the in.
jury sustained by his watch in the
struggle for it's possession, and or
dered the convict to work it out.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17
Told in a Dream.

Before Watts, the discoverer of
the present mode of making shot
had his notable dream, induced by
over indulgence in stimulants, the
manufacture in question was slow,
laborous, and consequently a costly
process. Great bars of lead had to
be pounded into sheets of a thick
ness nearly equal to the diameter
Of the shot desired. These sheets
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

Slight Setback. He Crying to
make an impression )-"Do you
know, think that your father is
an awfully jolly old fellow?" She
-"Yes, to every one he knows |
wouldn't marry."-N. Y. Herald.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

The doctor who presents big
bill may not take his own prescrip-
tions, but he knows how to heel HIM
self. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

Wooden "You don't seem to
smile at my joke. What's the mat
ter, don't you understand it?"
Wagg-"Yes. | understand it, but
| was brought up never to laugh at
old age" Jester.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

You say you are good washer
and ironer. How do you tell when
the irons are too hot?" "How ?
BY smelling the burning linen,
mum, of course. What's my nose
or?"-Philadelphia Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

Delicate to Fault. Mrs. Slim
son-My Clara is an awfully deli
cate girl; she can't stand anything.
Mrs. Won Blumer-Neither can my
Maude. She put on sailor hat the
other day, and it made her seasick.
Cloak Review.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

She (on the piazza)-Thanks,
don't care for the steamer rug, but
| should like something to put
around my neck. He-What shall
| fetch, shawl? She-No; any
thing with arms to it.-Cloak Re-
view.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

Whatever may be the case in or
dinary matters, it is certainly true
that figures do not lie when i'll a bath
ing sdit.-Philadelphia Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

She said mo" First amateur
photographer--"Been down at the
seaside a month, eh? You look
glum. Didn't you have SUGGEST
Second amateur photographer
Hardly. | developed one negative.
Boston Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

1t makes no difference how am
bilious a man may be to excel; at
this season he can endure being
"thrown into the shade. boston
Courier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

A Question of Location. You
say your maid was i'll your bourdoir
fixing your hair when the fire broke
out?" She-"Yes." He-"Where
were YOU at the time?"-Judge.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

In Texas it is unlucky to find a
horseshoe, if horse happens to be
attached TO it.-Texas Siftings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

Are amy of the colors discernible
to the touch?" asked the school
teacher. IL have often felt blue" "
replied the boy at the head of the
claSS.-EX.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

81 suppose" said Miss Bleeker to
her friend from Cincinnati, "that you
boil your river water before using
it?" "Well, no, replied Miss Buck
eye. "Our usual custom is to slice
it thin and fry it. Life.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

The fellow who marries the
"reigning belle" often has a stormy
life.-Columbus Post.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

Doctor-"How is it you're not in
the country when | advised you to
go?" Patient-"Because the mon
ey | saved up to go with you took
for giving the advice. Denver
News.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

Valetudinarian-"But tell me-
now, really, is Makewell's Specific
good for anything?"
Drug Clerk--'Good for anything
| should say it was, decidedly.
Why Makewell has made 100000
out of it in less than five years" y
Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

Floor Manageable press is al
ways welcome; but, my deah fellah,
haven't you got another coat?
Reporter for the Morning Hooter
Yes, I've got another coat.
"Ah, why didn't you put it on?"
because it isn't as good as the
one I've got ON" Texas Siftings.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

"And soyou're married, Bridget?'
"Yes num-"
"What does your husband dor
"An' shure, mum, he is a railrowd
doirector."
"A railroad director! That's a
very important position. Are you
quite sure it is that?"
"An' faioth an doesn't he shtand
all day at the railrowd directing
people to the ?"-Boston Cour-
ier.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17

|, Col. Fizzletop was under the pain
ful necessity of administering
severe castigation to his son Johnny
After he had completed his labors
he said sternly to the sufferin,
victim:
"Now tell me why | punished
youp"
That's it, sobbed Johnny; "yo,
nearly pound the life out of me
and now you don't even know VIII,
YOU did it."-Texas Siftinps.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-17
HUMOROUS.

HUMOROUS.
The fellow who marries tin
"reigning belle" often has storm,
life.-Columbus Post.
In Texas it is mlucky to find
horseshoe, if a horse happens to b
attached to it.-Texas Siftings.
The doctor who presents a BIZ
bill may not take his own prescrip
tions, but he knows how to heel him
self Chicago Inter Ocean.
Whatever may be the case in OF
dinary matters, it is certainly tru'
that figures do not lie when in bath
ing sdit.-Philadelphia Times.
1t makes no difference how am
bilious man may be to excel; a
this season he can endure being
"thrown into the shade. ."--BostoI
Courier.
Are any of the colors discernibl'
to the touch?" asked the schoo
teacher. IL have often felt blue,
replied the boy at the head of the
class.-Ex.
A Question of Location. "Yor
say your maid was i'll your bourbon
fixing your hair when the fire broke
out?" She-"Yes." He-"Wher,
were you at the time?"-Judge.
Doctor-"How is it you're not in
the country when | advised you tc
go?" Patient-"Becaus the mon.
ey | saved up to go with you took
for giving the advice. Denver
News.
I'll suppose, said Miss Bleeker tc
her friend from Cincinnati, "thatyou
boil your river water before using
it?" "Well, no, replied Miss Buck
eye. "Our usual custom is to slice
it thin and fry it. Life.
Wooden n-"You don't seem to
smile at my joke. What's the mat
ter, don't you understand it?'
Wagg-"Yes. | understand it, but
| was brought up never to laugh at
old e."-Jester.
"lou say you are a good washer
and ironer. How do you tell when
the irons are too hot?" "How ?
BY smelling the burning linen,
mum, of course. What's my nose
for?' ?'-Philadelphia Times.
Slight Setback. He Crying to
make an impression )-"Do you
know, | think that your father is
an awfully jolly old fellow?" She
to every one he knows |
marry."-N. Y. Herald.
She Con the piazza Thanks, |
don't care for the steamer rug, but
| should like something to put
around my neck. He-What shall
| fetch, a shawl? She-No; any
thing with arms to it.-Cloak Re-
view.
Delicate to Fault. Mrs. Slim
son-My Clara is an awfully deli
cate girl; she can't stand anything.
Mrs. Won Blumer-Neither can my
She put on sailor hat the
other day, and it made her seasick.
Cloak Review.
She said mo" First amateur
photographer--"Been down at the
seaside a month, eh? You look
ylum. Didn't you have SUGGEST"
Second amateur photographer
Hardly. developed one negative"
Boston Post.
Valetudinarian-"But tell me,
now, really, is Makewell's Specific
good for anything?"
Drug Clerk-"Good for anything.
should say it was, decidedly.
Why Makewell has made 100000
,ut of it in less than five years. y
Ex.
Floor Manageable press is al
ways welcome; but, my deah fellah,
haven't you got another coat?
Reporter for the Morning Hooter
Yes, I've got another coat.
"Ah, why didn't you put it onP"
because it isn't as good as the
,ne I've got ON. Texas Siftings.
Col. Fizzletop was under the pain
ful necessity of administering
severe castigation to his son Johnny.
After he had completed his labors,
he said sternly to the suffering
victim:
"Now tell me why | punished
you?"
tsrTIotfa - - .ol,I,,1 Iol,,,,,. s......
Morris tribune., 1892-02-24
Notice to Stevens County
Teachers.

Public examinations will be held in
the school house at Hancock, March
LIST and I'd, commencing at l p. m. on
Tuesday;at the court house, Morris,
Friday and the west side school house
Saturday, 4th and 18th, commencing at
l p. m. Friday.
All applicants for certificates will
please be on hand promptly, provided
with pens and ink. Private examina-
tons will not be given except where
good reasons for on-attendance can
be shown. Rules governing these ex-
aminations may be seen by consulting
February number of School Educa-
ton. L. R. MACINTOSH,
9t3 County Sup't.
Morris tribune., 1892-02-24
A LUmberman's Rendezvous.

This term might be applied to Stevens
Point, located on the Wisconsin Central
Lines, at the gateway to the vast forest
region which extends north to Lake
Superior, a distance of 200 miles without
break, on account of its vast lumber
interests. The Wisconsin River to
which the lumbcrmen have given the
familiar and somewhat affecti0nate title
of " Old Wiscons,n not alone acts as a
lumber feeder to the city by furnishing
through its numerous tributaries an out
let for thousands Of acres of pine in the
upper country, but it furnishes water
that is second only to that of Neenah
and Mcnasha, which cities are also locat
ed on the Central. Millions of feet of
lumber are cut every year, giving employ
ment to hundreds of men. In addition
to the lumber trade, it has numerous
other manufactures; it is where the large
car shops of the Wisconsin Central Lines
are located.
For tickets, maps, pamphlets and full
information apply to G. F. Mcneil, Gen.
Pass. Il Ticket Agent, Minneapolis,
Mimi, or to las. c. Pond, General Pas
scngcr and Ticket Agent, Chicago, III.
Morris tribune., 1892-02-24
An active club in the diff

cub, An active club in the diff
i precincts Of the state would
nifty and strength, The SER
At such clubs might render
@ the campaign would be of in
9 Bic benefit. Some say that Min
alssutaw will east q majority for Repub-
icanism anyway. We have no objec-
ton to this evidence of confidence;
but it must DO remembered that CON
iidenco sometimes creates apathy
which may be extremely dangerous in
political campaigns. A faith in sue
cess should be borne in vigilance and
indefatigable exertion. 1t will not be
enough simply to carry Minnesota,
but the state ought to be made surely
Republican. Prompt and decisive
action is the demand, and the camp
fires once lighted, let it be understood
that they are not to be extinguished
until the campaign is over and the
victory is won.
Morris tribune., 1892-02-24
The Ladies' Home Journal.

The March number of tho Ladies'
Home Journal preserves most admir-
ably the excellence which this maya
zine has accustomed its 100000 readers
to expect; the place Of homo: is given
to the interesting and beautifully il
Illustrated article by Ada Chester
Bond entitled "a Royal Recluse,"
which deals with the LIE Of seclusion
led by the Ex-Empress Eugenie at
marlborough, England. Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher continues her interest
ing "reminiscences Of her famous hus-
bend, and Miss Winnie Davis, daught-
er Of Jefferson Davis, contributes her
concluding paper on Tho American
Girl Who Studies Abroad" Also
many other exceedingly interesting
articles. Altogether, the March num-
Der is Of unusual excellence and worth
many times its modest price Of ten
cents. Published at one dollar per
year by the Curtis Publishing Compa-
ny Of Philadelphia.
Morris tribune., 1892-02-24
Swan Lake.
Leap year parties are few.

Fine weather and fair Slelghlng.
Farmers in this vicinity are chiefly
engaged in hauling wood from the
timber.
P. G.. Larson has erected a wind
mill on his farm lately.
Mr.. J. Larson and E. Strand left
last week for visit with friends in
Crookston and Dakota.
The mail is carried Mondays and
Thursdays from Larson to Morris by
Edward Strand.
A number of young people of this
town and Framnas have organized a
society called young Peoples Chris
tian Society" The society has also
started a library which bears the
name "Normanna." Mrs. L. Haug=
rud is librarian.
The Y. P. G. S. held a meeting at
Mrs, Syver Larson's residence Feb. 6.
Rev. p. Whittier was the leader. The
programme consisted of reading, sing
ing, recitations, speaking, etc, There
were about thirty young people pres
ent and everybody went home feeling
they had spent the day well.
Dame rumor has it that there will
be a number of weddings in the
spring. HnRN1T.
Morris tribune., 1892-02-24
Our neighbOr. the VILLAGE of Morris

Our neighbor, the village Of Morris,
is candidate for the coming seventh
district congressional convention.
Morris is as nearly central as any
place in this district, and has hotel
facilities fully adequate to the occa-
sion. Fergus Falls and Moorhead
are the other applicants for the con-
vention.-Ortonville Herald-Star.
The Herald-Star is correct when it
says that morris is as nearly central
as any other place in the district"
The delegates from more than half
the counties in the district can reach
Morris with less trouble and expense
than any other town properly pre-
pared to accommodate them. We
have the best ofhotel accommodations
and there is no good reason why Nor
ris should not be selected as the place
for holding the convention.
Morris tribune., 1892-02-24
Notice..

The undersigned delegates and ex-
ecutive committee of the Stevens
County Womens Auxiliary Of the Co.
lumbar Exposition, deeming it most
advisable and desirable that the local
organization be extended so as to in
clude all women of this county, here
by extend an earnest and general in
vitation to such to meet with us at
The Morris hotel on Monday, March
7, 1892, at 2 o'clock, p. m.
Mrs. Ii. S. JUDsoN,
Mrs. G. A. DUSHEK,
Mrs, W. j. Munro,
Committee.
Morris tribune., 1892-02-24

The following from the March num-
Der Of Demorest's Magazine will in
terest the ladies of this city who take
part in getting up leap year entertain
ments: \ leap year party is favor
tie entertainmentthi syear. A dozen or
twenty arc usually invited, the ladies
have the privilege Of selecting their
partne,5, and they then proceed to
play leap year. whist, which is the
popular game Of the season. The
game derives its significance from the
fact that hearts are always trumps
and the queen Of hearts is always the
commanding card. The other cards
of the suit rank after the queen, in
their usual order; if the queen of
hearts captures the king of hearts
from an opponent it counts two tricks,
and should this result in an even
number of tricks at the close of the
hand the queens side scores one
point; eight points constitute a game;
otherwise the game is played accord
ing to the usual rules. To the ladies
winning the greatest and the least
number of games prizes are given,
which are composed Of two articles,
one of which each lady generally pre-
sents to her partner. At supper the
ladies attend devotedly to the wants
of the gentlemen; and if dance fol-
low the ladies choose their partners.