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salt.

II anything catches fire or some
thing burning makes disagreeabie
smell or smoke, throw salt upon is at
once fla bright, clear fire is quickly
desired, it may be readily obtained
by throwing salt upon the Goals; like
wise, if too much blaze should result
foom dripping fat from broiling steak
ham, etc, salt will subdue it.
Remove iron rust or ink spots by
noistening the spots with salt and
lemon juice, exposing TO full heat OF
the sun.
One can make q carpet look much
cleaner and brighter if. just before
sweeping, she would throw some
damp salt upon it: or, after carpet
has been swept, wipe it over with a
cloth or sponge wruDg out Of clean,
salt water; this will remove that
dusty look which so soon gathers on
freshly swept carpets and will
brighten the colorS A cupful OF
right proportion.
Ii ink is spilled on the carpet.
throw 2quantitY of salt on it, which
will quickly absorb the ink; take this
up, and put on more salt. Keep re-
peating this, rubbing it well into the
ink spot. until the ink is all taken
up by the salt; then brush the salt
out of the carpet.
When wiping UP the floor before
putting the carpet down, sprinkle it
all over with salt, while damp; this
will greatly prevent moths
For stings or bites from any kind
of insect apply dampened salt, bound
tightly over the spot. 1t will relieve,
and usually cure very quickly.
Salt as tooth. powder is better than
almost any other dentifrice 1t keeps
the teeth very white, the gums hard
and rosy, and the breath fresh.
Salt dissolved in alcohol, gin. or
ammonia, will take out grease spots.
To cool earthenware or glass
quickly, place. the article in cold salt
water.
A teaspoonful Of salt, put into q
kerosene lamp will improve the quail
ity Of the light
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
RHYME OF THE WESTERN SEA.

Come. Love, into the radiant eve,
That witching page of Renan leave,
1he western lights are DER the land,
Inc sunliG waves chime by the strand,
Inc fragrant rustling woods are there
Inat fringe the estuary fair.
True, tones that ravished youth are dumb,
fSavo when with loves reLnOrse they come.l
Sharp enories fn our souls may be,
As fathoms down in sleeping sea
Lie those drowned bells OF Brittany;
But ST. too much DER doubts pale lore
And gospels of de pair we pore,
Too much in suffering hearts we bear
The echoes of the Ages caIe,
Too much we heed what wise ones say
Who tire with their eternal nay
The cynic scieni is. S who deem
That Christ WAS crazy, Heaven dream.
See where the Quantocks far away
CLEAN deep green IN the fading ray,
Not thus once there great Wordsworth sang,
Not thus the voice OF Coleridge rang,
Not thus they twain by this charmed sea,
Hymned Nature, Life. and Liberty;
No chilling sneer. no hope updone.
Dulled the gold harp of 1ennyson;
Zen stately Arnold's sadder Tyre
Breatbed st enuous notes of bright desire;
Well may we rest in what to these
Brought solid calm and noble ease.
List that which now to YOU tome,
speaks of peace, power, infnity,
dn upland silence, woodland sound,
IN cnhnnei deep5 mat Doom around,
In lights that touch these waters low,
Yet flush enrth's pinnacles of snow;
In hope up-rushinG fast and far
To find hopes goal in some pure star;
In love, the mar VI, hoping on
When the last hopes of life are gone
And saw if all this reverend fire
That bids the most abased aspire
II sanguine exaltation's prayer,
Faiths wings that boat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS air
The ranging thought. the regal i'll
That crowd the brooding brain, and fill
The pining breast with loftier breath
Ee FURNISHED bubbles pricked at death.
The Spectator.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
How to Clean Dresses.

Get five cents worth of soap-bark
from the druggist (about a teacup-
full For one dress take balf of it
and steep in about one quart of boil
Ing water for about half an hour or
more, then strain through cloth.
For silk dress, while the LIQUID is
warm take piece Of white flannel and
dip into it at intervals, and rub the
silk or satin with it until it seems
cleansed. When done, pull the ma
terial straight and hang it to dry.
Do not iron either the silk or satin.
II the dress is very much soiled, use
clean liquor to rinse it; but do not
use clear water for silk, or it will not
stiffen I'D we'll.
For a woolen dress, dip the part to
be cleansed, or the whole of it, if
needed, into the liquor This can be
rinsed in the same after washing, or
in clean warm water. If very dirty,
put the dress to soak in tub in the
liquor with more water added before
cleaning or washing. Or in clean,
warm water. If very dirty, put the
dress to soak in tub in the LIQUOR
with more water added before clean
ing or washing. The wooden goods
should be pressed until quite dry.
Water in which potatoes have been
boiled will cleanse delicate -colored
woolen or worsted goods. The dress
should be wet all over. Use no SOAP
Rinse in clear, warm water. Press
while still damp. This will not in
jure the most delicate coIors
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
Only Shallow Culture Late.

The common belief among farmers
that late cultivation is an injury to
corn and potatoes is due to improper
methods of tillage. It is an idea that
dates back to the ti,ue when the plOw
was the instrument most generally
used for late cultivation. After mid
summer the soil is often too dry to
enable roots to grow again after be-
ing severed from the plant. In June
and early in July the cultivatOr may
be run deeper than would be at all
proper later But this deep cultiva-
tion had better still be done before
the crop is planted. Weeds should
not be allowed to grow so large that
merely scratching the surface will
not kill them. Ii weeds are kept
from growing large, the slight culti-
walton required to keep the surface
clean will do no harm at any time.
An exception may perhaps be made
for potatoes. II they grow as thrift
lily as they should, the vines will en-
tirely cover the ground, and this will
prevent weeds from growing by
smothering them as they come to the
surface.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
Oats Cheaper Than BAY.

In the West oats continue to rule
very low, and they can be brought
East at prices that make them much
cheaper than hay. There IS sure to
be large foreign demand for forage
crops and the coarSer grains on &C.
count of the forage famine prevailing
in Europe. When experts of hay and
coarse grains begin it will not be
possible for Eastern farmers to stock
up as cheaply as now. Corn should
be grown by Eastern farmers but
they can usually better afford to buy
what oats they need than to grow
them. 1t is the crop that requires
least labor and therefore always pays
least.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
Origin of the Peach.

Nothing is now more universally
accepted than the fact that the
peach is an improved variety of the
almond. The almond has thin
shell around the stone, which splits
open and exposes the stone when ma
ture. This outer skin has simply be-
come feshy in the peach, so that is
all that gives it its specific charac-
ter. 1t seems now clear from inves-
Jigation in the history of ancient
Babylon, that in their gardens, now
nearly 500 years old, the peach was
cultivated then as it is now. 1t
must have been many years before
this that the peach was improved
from the almond, and this fact goes
to show the great antiquity of the
fruit Possibly gardening IN some
respects, at least so far as it relates
to many of our cultivated fruits, was
as far advanced six. or perhaps eight
or ten thousand years back as it is to-
day. Ph9necians, many thousands
of years ago, as is proved by the re-
cords, had in their gardens almonds,
apricoJS, bananas, citrons, figs, grapeS
olives, peaches, pomegranates, and
even sugarcane was in extensive cul-
Jiyation. Certainly this shows how
very far advanced these nations were
in garden culture these many years
ago. -Meehans' Monthly.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
CAPABILITIES of n1uckx Soils.

Before condemning muck as good
for nothing it is always worth while
to experiment. with it, Usually it is
too wet and needs drainage. Itsome-
times also needs potash and phosphate
when the muck is made from plants
in which those minerals are deficient.
After draining try dressing of wood
ashes or potash from the German
potash salts, and seed il with clover
The roots Of clever will run deeply in
drained mueky soil, and once a clover
catch has been assured the soil can
be manured more cheaply with clover
than in any other way.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
HOME AND THE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
Worse Than Useless TO Work Like MANY
Farmers Dq-Only Shallow Culture Late
What One Woman Did With Hens-Mns
observation-disclosures Notes.
Should Take Life Easier.

| Most articles in agricultural paper.
point out something that the farmer
should do in the way of active work
| Many OF them propose improved way:
OF performing the labor, but they are
nearly all concerned with some phase
or TOLL In the age of steam and
electricity, of wonderful intellectual
expansion and equally remarkable
material development, there is con-
slant and an almost universal ten
dency to overdo. The people of the
present day are living too fast. Their
ambitions are great and they are in
altogether too much haste to accom-
pllSh their purpose. There is an al
most ceaseleSS rush and scramble.
There is alsoa general, and an almost
Unsuitable, desire to grasp more than
we have-perhaps more than it would
DE we'll for US to have We live a
great deal faster than our fathers
did. Much of the work that they
were obliged to do by hand we do
with machines. We do great deal
more than they were able to accom-
pllsh. but we are no better satisfied
than they were. We have many
luxurieS ofwhich they never dreamed,
but whether we are really happier
than they were may be considered an
open question. 1t may also be ques-
toned whether, with all the priv
ileges We have which they never
knew, we are forming better charac-
tiers than theirs, or are doing the real
work of life any better than it was
done by them. It is worse than use
less to work so hard and so constantly
as to become prematurely worn out
and unable to take pleasure in life at
the time when we should be in the
fullness of our powers and at the
height of enjoyment Yet this is
just what multitudes of people in our
farming communities are doing.
They are injuring themselves and
their children by their excessive de-
votion to their daily toll. Their
finer natures are neglected and the
noblest purposes Of life are very
largely lost sight Of in the struggle
for material benefits. We ought to
''slow up" take things more quietly,
look beyond this day with it's cares |
and anxieties and give more time to
the cultivation of the characters
which will remain with US when our
present burdens will be things of the !
far away past. 1t is we'll to take /
care Of the farm and of the cattle,
but it is very far from well to give so
much attention and interest to the /
and ard the stock as to leave the
owner no opportunity to develop his
higher nature and provide for the in
,ellectual and moral cultivation of
lis family. The development and
cultivation is essential to the highest
lsefulness of all who are concerned
ina is also absolutely required to
make the home life cheerful, and
lappy Farm News.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
Two Scots.

Dr. Boyd, in his Twenty-Five
Years of St Andrews, gives some
stories Of eminent preachers. Here
are two Of Drs Wallace and Mac
Gregor. Said Wallace from the pul.
pit: We are told to love our enc.
mics; but we are not told to like
them. don't like my enemies. I
dislike them very much. But'-this
with baleful glance love them.
And shall ever be ready to show my
love to them by trying to get them
severely punished. that they may be
led to repent Of their behavior to.
wards me-" Again: ''Once at a
gathering Of 5000 people at Aber.
deem, ! saw and heard Ma,Gregor
cause wild enthusiasm by simple
means. There was day." he said,
''on which an ancestor OF mine was
sentenced to be hanged" Loud ap-
plause greeted this tragic statement.
The orator went On: 81 have nc
doubt it was for stealing" Consider
ing the way in which the MacGregors
of old got their living, the suggestion
was very probable one. 1t was re-
ceived with thunderous cheering.
As he was distinguished
thief, he was allowed to select the
tree on which he was to be executed:
and, with great presence Of mind, ne
selected a gooseberry-bush 1t was
at once objected that it was not big
enough. But he said, with dignity.
'Let it grow! I'm in no hurry.'n
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21

contain more or less of one or more
OF these substances; but we know OF
not one that VIII be Of any use in
keeping the milk from souring that
is not more or less injurious to the
human stomach. Therefore we know
OF no milk preseryatiye which we can
recommend any one to use. Really
none of them will keep milk fresh
Tor any considerable time.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
One Woman's Hens.

A lady writer in one of the poultry
papers says she kept sixteen hens last
year. raised between eighty and
ninety chickens and ate all but
twenty pullets; also ate the old hens,
and used 85S eggs in the family, be-
sides selling eggs to the amount of
49,. %, and yet her husband thinks it
does not pay to raise hens Perhaps
If he had to buy seventy five or eighty
fowls and chickens and 714 dozen
eggs in year, he would think it paid
to keep poultry.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21
Birds.

AS the eagle is regarded as the par
ticular bird OF Joye. so, among the
AztecS, Peruvians and many other
nations. the owl is considered as sa-
cred to the lord of the dead. THE
OwP' was one of the names of the
Mexican Pluto, whose realm was in
the North, and the wind from that
quarter was supposed to be made by
the owl. as the South was by the
butterfly.
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21

To a correspondent who asks
which is the best milk preseryatiye,
the Jersey Bulletin replies. cleanli-
ness and GOODNESS. A large number
of substances. such as salt, sugar,
soda, saltpetre, salicylic acid, and
boracic acid. have been recommended,
and al. the so-called preseryatiyes
Western Kansas world., 1893-10-21

As LONG as man can assign the
property of his creditors over to his
wife marriage is not wholly failure
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
FORESTS IN FLAMES.
Great Damage Being Done in North
ern Wisconsin.

Great Damage Being Done in North
ern Wisconsin.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, June 20,-The
forest fires are still burning along the
Eastern Minnesota and South Shore
railways and millions Of fine standing
pine is being consumed. The Northern
Pacific train which arrives from Ash.
land at Z 30 did not arrive until nearly
10 o'clock and all trains on the South
Shore railroad have been abandoned
until further notice. Dispatches from
Iron River state that the fire is under
control but that all around the city the
forest is burning and several Of the
saw mills are in danger. The firemen
sent from Ashland and the citizens are
still Fighting the Fire,
and should the wind change the village
still stands good chance of burning.
All along the South Shcre from Middle
River to within few miles of Ashland
is like a sea of fire. All the towns along
the road are fighting the fire and trains
have stopped running. At tSanborn the
big wooden bridge, which is 40 feet
high, caught from the burning timber
and was soon a mass of smoking ruins.
When the Northern Pacific train ar
rived it was covered with cinders and
paint on the cars was raised in great
blisters from the intense heat, Boyl-
sion, on the Eastern Minnesota, caught
during the afternoon and the train
which left Superior about noon
Had Great Difficulty
in getting through. A special train
was sent out from this city with num-
ber of section men and others to fight
the flames, and the village was saved.
Sapborn, small numbering town on
the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic,
Is Entirely Wiped Out.
Two children Of homesteader near
there perished. At White River over
1000 acres of standing pine is ablaze,
making regular sea Of flames. Four
teen cars Of charcoal were burned on
the track at York's siding. Railroads
all sent out special trains with men to
fight the flames.
= The fire, near Washburn is approach
ing that city rapidly and they have
sent for help. The weather has been
very dry, and forest fires were never
known to burn as rapidly.
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Railroads RetaIiate.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 20-The rail-
road companies have begun the fight of
retaliation they threatened last winter,
when the maximum rate bill was up
for consideration. Last week President
Perkins of the Burlington paid visit
of inspection to all lines in Nebraska,
and Immediately upon his return or
dered a new time card. By this new
card several passenger trains on branch
lines will be discontinued.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
Commerce and Fiinnnca.

CHICAGO, June 20. The general con-
gress Of commerce and trade began
with a session in the Hall of Columbus
at 8 o'clock p. IN. G. G. Bonner deliv-
cred an address of welcome to the dele
gates which was responded to by Ly-
man J. Gage, general chairman of the
congress. Then followed responses on
behalf of the various subordinate con-
crosses,
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AN OPEN SUNDAY.
VEXED QUESTION DEFINITELY
SETTLED by THE COURTS.

Chief Justice Fuller Reads he Deci-
sion, Which Holds That tho Local
Directory Control and That the
Government Cannot Interfere.
CHICAGO. June l7.-The decision of
the United States circuit court closing
the worlds fair on Sunday has been
reversed. The government is declared
to have no exclusive right or authority
in the control of the Worlds Columbian
exposition.
These are the two salient points of
the decision rendered by the United
States court of appeals, a decision
moreover rendered noteworthy by the
fact that it reversed the unanimous
concurrence Of all the sitting justices,
while the decision reversed was dis
sented from in the circuit court by one
Of the judges then sitting on the case.
Fuller Read the Opinion.
Chief Justice Fuller, who read the
opinion, first devoted his attention to
the contention of counsel for the gov
eminent that the court of appeals had
no jurisdiction in the premises, and
after reviewing the arguments at some
length, declared the motion to dismiss
the appeal oyerruled. Coming down to
the main question, the court took the
ground that the appropriation of
So. 500, 0G0 in souvenir coins by the
United Sta es government could not
possibly be constructed as charity, or
as charitable hequest, 1t was
Simply an appropriation
for the assistance and benefit of the COR
poration. AS to the right of the United
States possession and control Of the
grounds, the court held that the local
corporation was in actual and lawful
possession, and that this fact had been
recognized by acts of the national legis-
lature. The court repudiated the idea
that the United States had any exclu-
siye rights or authority in the prem
ises, and concluded with the declara-
ton that no tenable grounds had been
shown for excepting the case under
hearing from the ordinary rules govern
ing court of chancery.
Therefore" concluded the chief jus
tice, "the order Of the circuit court is
reversed, and the case is remanded for
any further proceedings not inconsist-
ont with this ruling.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
TOWNS DESTROYED
MESABA RANGE SWEPT BY DE-
STRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES.

Virginia and Biwabik Wiped Ont and
Other Towns In Danger-A Million
Dollars Loss Caused and Thousands
OF People Homeless.
DULUTH, June 19.-The result of
year of enterprise on the Mesaba
range has been wiped out in single
day. Adyices received indicate that
the towns of Virginia and Mountain
Iron have been destroyed and that
Diwabik was partially if not entirely
wiped out. 1t is impossible to estimate
the loss but it will approximate $1,000
600 and several thousand people are
hemeless. Fer three weeks the range
has been in danger. Forest fires have
been burning on all sides of the new
mining towns and only By the greatest
efforts has the disaster been so long
nyertn1
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, June %, 1893

CHICAGO. June % 1893
OPENING PRICES.
WHEAT-July. 6619c; September, Tic.
CORN-July, H15c; September, 43c.
OATS-July, 30c; September. 2634c,
September, 5000
LARD-July; $l005; September, S10.52@.
SHORT RIBS-July, $9.45.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT-June, f51sc; July, 66ssc; September.
71Mc,
CoRN-June, 42]5c; July, Se54c; septem-
Der, 437sc.
oATS-June, S016c; July, 3O14c; September,
27ssc.
PoRK-July, $20.3J; September, $2095.
LARD-June, S9.s5; July, $685.; Septem-
berr, $10.559 l0.571s
SHORT IiIBS Ji.ly, $3.50: September,
ss.si7a
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To Consolidate Land CNeces.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-It is said to
be the intention of the interior depart
ment to consolidate q number of land
offices in the Northwest. 1t is not yet
known whether Minnesota will be af-
fected, but there is talk that Taylor's
Falls and ST.. Cloud viii be made one.
In Wisconsin the Office at Menasha will
be closed up and moved to Wausau
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
CERMAN ELECTIONS.
Opponents OF the Army Bill Have a
Slight Majority,

BERLIN, June 1.-THE election re-
turns are virtually complete. The re-
turns from 10 districts are all that are
missing. The candidates elected num-
ber 215; Of these l01 will vote for the
next army bill and Id against it. Re-
ballots are necessary in 181 districts.
AS was expected the latest returns have
increased steadily the list of members
upon whom the government can rely
for support. While the victories of the
Social Democrats have been regarded
with alarm, their immediate effect
upon the fate of the army bill will be
more than offset by the losses of Rich
ter Radicals.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
Amateur Rainmaker Kt,Ied

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan, June 20.-A fatal
accident occurred here during the bonn
bardment of the heavens by number
of rainmaking enthusiasts. Several dis
charges had been made successfully,
when one Of the cannons in nse ex-
ploded, instantly killing S. F. Redmond
and fatally injuring Rufus Preston.
Redmond was captain of q company in
the state militia at this point.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
Typhoid Epidemic Increasinp

MILWAUKEE, June II. "A special to
The Journal from Ironwood. Mich.
says: This village is suffering the worst
epidemic of typhoid fever ever known
to Michigan. There are 100 cases now
and the public buildings are turned
into hospitals. Thirty to so new cases
daily, and so to 80 deaths a week are
reDorted
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
s. ]. StebbinS 4 Go.

Have largely increased stock Of Staple and
Fancy Groceries, Orockery, Glassware, etc.
Their stock of canned and evaporated
Fruits, Preserves and Bottled Goods was
never as large and choice as now. Fresh
Fruits and Vegetables always on hand.
Choice Tobaccos and Cigars a speciality.
Eggs Good Butter and all kinds Of Veget-
ables always wanted at the highest market
price. All kinds of goods will be sold very
low for Cash. Remember, S. J. STEBBINS
& 90 are always glad to see you, and will
do their best to serve you
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1893-06-21
Justice BIatchrord stricken

Boston, June 2O.-A special to- The
Herald from Newport, R. l., says: As
sociate Justice Samuel Blatchford of
the United States supreme court has
been stricken with paralysis at his cot
tage on Greenough Place. It is said
that he cannot move and his family
have been told to prepare for the worst.