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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-07
Our Oyster Interests.

The people Of the State are taking
deeper interest in this great Industry
than formerly and the local prejudice
against legislation on the subject is
wearing out. / trust 1t viii not be long
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

y Portland lawyer says that not long
ago Il maj came into his Office thorough
ly angry-as men usually are when they
go ON such errands. He had called upon
a debtor and asked him politely for the
payment of II bill Of $3.50 and had been
abused for his pains. Now he wanted
the lawyer to collect it.
The lawyer demurrcd. The amount
was too tritiing. 1t would cost the whole
of it to collect it.
NO natter said the client. Il don't
care if | don't get a cent, so long as that
fellow has to pay it."
SO the lawyer wrote the debtor a let
ter, and III due time the latter appeared
in high dudgeon. He didn't owe any
$3.50, and he wouldn't pay it.
Very well" said the lawyer, then
my instructions are to sue But hard
~ think it will pay you to stand n suit
for so small Il sum-"
"WhoTl get the money if | pay it,
asked the man.
The lawyer was obliged to confess
that he should.
"Oh, wcll,' said the debtor, that's
another matter. If Mr.. - isn't going
to get it, | am perfectly willing to pay
it."
The debt WAS paid, tho lawyer peck
eted the amount, and, what is very IN
usual, all parties to the suit were per-
fectly satisfied. Portland Argus.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

1t is sometimes hard work to be an
actor, for the humping and pulling and
hauling that a person may have to en-
'dure in an exciting scene are sometimes
more than a mere show. Miss Selma
Fetter had to give up her part in 1.-The
Henrietta because she was injured by
the fall required Of her in every perform
ance Of that piece. a young leading man
who has been playing Orlando i'll LAS
You Like 1t" for three nights is raw
from wrists to elbows in consequence Of
the thumps, slides and falls endured at
the hands Of a brawny athlete in the
wrestling scene.-New York Sun.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

Avery pretty girl stepped into a crowd
ed car ON the College avenue line. She
belonged IN the high school and wasn't
in the habit of standing up. The car was
full, bat everybody else had a seat. Seven
men held down the most available ones,
and, strange to relate, not m of them
appeared 10 be aware that a young wom-
an was compelled to stand.
The pretty girl, with II quick glance of
disgust about the car, took III the situa-
ton and bluslled somewhat Indignantly.
She had Il long distance to ride and
couldn't cling gracefully to a strap. Two
squares had been Travelled when an idea
took possession Of her classical mind.
Out came the miniature purse from the
embroidered silk reticule, and the little
hands fumbled among a few silver coins.
A. nickel dropped to the floor and rolled
to the far end of the car. This is part of
the plan, but it is executed deXterously,
and the passengers pity her. She blushed
and m%urlnured, How awkward of me"
Unstcadily she started after the nickel,
but seven men intercepted the movement
and rushed to tho point, as the artful
maiden dropped into a comfortable seat
with Il sigh and deftly hid aroguish smile.
The 5-cent piece was rendered by man
who assumed her place at the strap. She
thanked him and looked all innocence
Indianapolis journal.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

Spirit rapping vocation for women in
Japan requires little apparatus. Rap
ping is perhaps not the correct word, for
there is really nc trapping at all--the
clients are simply put III communication
with any spirit with whom they desire to
speak. 1t is not necessary that the spirit
should be that of n dead person, but the
medium always inquiries whether the
spirit whose presence is desired is living
or dead.
The mediums always carry about with
them n mysterious wooden box, about a
foot or less square. Like the medicine
bag of the Indian medicine man, its con-
tents are a secret to members of the
same profession. These women usually
have Il bow of soft wood strung with q
single string, and this they twang on
the edge of the box like Il caricature Of
violin playing.
If the spirit required is that of a dead
person, a leaf plucked from Il graveyard
is used to splash some water out of "a
small cup that stands i'll front of the
medium. If the person is living, a sim
liar ceremony is performed with n piece
of stick instead of Il leaf. Then follows
an incarnation, and the spirit proceeds
to speak through the medium. The
medium charges sometimes as high us Is
or 20 Cents.--San Francisco Call.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

Falcons, hawks-the largest Species
can compress their feathers and look very
slim. if they think it necessary to do SO.
AS to the owls, they can hump up into
any position they think most suitable. 1t
is useless to look for these self preserving
traits in any Of the family kept in ZOO
logical collections, for the birds are so
accustomed to see large numbers Of peo-
pie passing and repassing, or standing in
front of them, that they treat the whole
matter with perfect Indifference. They
know that at Il certain time their food
will be brought them, and that they are
otherwise perfectly safe. Then the rap
torres in u wild state have n bloom on
their plumage like the bloom on a bunch
of grapes, which is not often seen when
In captivity. -Cornlill Magazine.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04
The Question of Food and Drink.

Fancy being confronted with the ques-
ton, What kind " food and drink do
You prefer" and only half of a rather
narrow page in which to inscribe the an
swer. How could n answer such a
question in such a space? for ones ideas
as to food and drink vary SO much with
the hours Of the day. Morning, tea or
coffee very likely, with breakfast bacon
or kidneys or fried sole or plain boiled
eggs, But who ANTS boiled eggs and
coffee at his luncheon? Then, again, dry
champagne is generally a favorito drink
at dinner, but we do not usually care for
It at luncheon, and late at night most
men have a preference for whisky and
soda and would not care in the least for
Pommery or Roederer. Then a man may
have a strong liking for oysters, and also
for olives, and how is he to get in all
his opinions on these various q~uestionsof
taste as to food and drink?-Exchange.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

NV Parton would not do hasty
wt2H. He was methodical, patient, reg
ular and persistent, and in time he had
become SO able 20 control his mind that
it responded to his will like the body to
his mind. He did not tax himself to
work out great feats within a short time,
or if he was hard pressed he gave him.
self rest as soon as the strain was over.
He did not burn midnight oil, neither
did he resort to wine or tobacco as stim-
alants to his brain. He was one Of the
most temperate men | have ever known.
He kept his faculties every day as near
as he could at their best, and life flowed
OH from day to day with an venness and
a quietness that made his home life not
only pleasant for others, but beautiful in
itself.
His habits were to breakfast about
half past Z, then to work in his garden
in the summer for an hour, and then to
shut himself in his workroom, where he
could be sure to be u~ndisturbed until
half past II. Then he dined, and after
that, in his later years, took q nap. Then
he was ready for callers or visits to
friends, or for the reading which might
be required for the work of the next day.
After tea he was usually the companion
Of his family, hearing his wife or niece
read aloud some book or magazine, and
this was his daily round, unless broken
in upon, month after month, year in and
year out. He did not often go to Boston
or New York or seek a large number of
literary acquaintance, and yet he was
never %unsocial. He was the light and
life of two clubs in Newburyport, and he
was extremely fond of a good square
talk, in which he was fired up to his lit
most.-Rev. j. Ii. Ward in New Eng
land Magazine.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04
When . Mans Advice Was Good.

He who had much occasion to be abroad
on the day when the snow, rain and
wind made merry with the population
Of this town saw some queer sights and
heard some queer things. One of the
worst crossings in the lower part of the
city was at the intersection of Broadway
and Fulton street, where the slush and
snow formed an expanse of something
which told nothing of the depth of the
mixture. Here and there was q hum
mock which might furnish solid footing,
but probably wouldn't. A young man,
essaying the crossing, stopped half way
between the curbs, and deciding that tho
rest of the ford was impossible turned
back. AS he did so he ran into an eld-
erly woman who was close behind him.
Beg pardon, madam" said he, but
you'd better not try it,"
The lady gave her skirts an extra
twitch and glared at the youth.
II want yuu to know" she responded,
that | never needed a mans advice.
and | don't need it now. Lemme by"
The young man jumped to ono side,
and she who would not be befriended
went ahead. There was a splash, a half
smothered cry, a wild scramble, and she
stood on the sidewalk. But the slush
had gone above the tops of her stout
walking shoes. Grimly she looked back
at her adviser, and the wind brought her
remark to his ears:
Il never took Il mans advice, but l
wish | had that time" she said.-New
York Times.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04
Two Wealthy Girls With No Taste.

Two girls sat awhile ago in opposite
stage boxes at the theater to whose
united wealth the word uncomfortable
would almost literally apply. Both were
family pretty, of the style that is abso-
lutely null without proper dressing. One,
the most decided type Of blond, wore
pale blue. The result was simply fiat.
The other girl is a brunette and was
dressed in a brown silk (Which is the
ugliest and most characterless wear the
mind Of man can devise, except in COM
bination), and had a wisp of illusion tied
tightly around her neck.-New York Let
ter.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

The college gymnasium is II place not
for the production only of studious attn
letes, but Of athletic students. A place
where an hours varied exercise, "a run, a
spray and a rub down can be had regu-
larly, and where a man may turn his
thoughts wholly from books and studies
for awhile by ii bout at fencing, or box
ing, or by Il game in the bowling alley, OF
in the handball court, from which he
can get increased capacity for greater
and better endeavors. Kept within its
proper sphere, it is as necessary for the
symmetrical and complete development
Of the young scholar in politics" as is
the mathematical recitation, the histor-
ical lecture or the debating society, and
it is as Legitimate. -Harper's Weekly.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04
For Bear,

A party Of fOners in Wales once set
out in search of Il bear which had es-
capped from Il travelling menagcrie and
roamed their lands with considerable
dctriment to their live stock. In the
course Of their quest II Of The farmers,
observing Il brown animal Of consider
able size lying apparently asleep under
tree, discharged his gun at it with fatal
effect. The victim Of his zeal, however,
turned out to be acOmmon donkey. The
bear was ultimately tracked. -Londop
Tit-Bits.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

A special machine has been devised for
etfecting the drying Of brewers grains i'll
II at a low temperature. Brew
crs' grains are now largely employed
for feeding COWS and horses, but the high
nutritive value of the spent grains known
by that name is o generally known.
The dessicatcd product of the new proc
css has proved to be of IA highly salts
factory character, being free from tho
peculiar bitter taste SO often possessed
by brewers groin, and showing Oh anal
ysis Il very high percentage Of proteids
and fat producing material.
The advantages claimed for the vac
mum drying process are: The lowest
working expenses with greatest capac-
ity, rapid drying at lowest tempcra-
ture and consequent excellent quality
of the dried grains; 10 loss Of material
or nutritive properties. as the grains are
not pressed before drying; a clean anG
simple process, and the avoidance Of
vapor in the drying rooms or vicinity
New York Telegram.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04
To Find Out Your Future Husband.

At bedtime, having tasted since noon,
two girls who wish to obtain a sight Of
their future husbands boil an egg, which
must be the first egg ever laid by the
hen, in a pan in which no egg has ever
been boiled before. Having boiled it
until it is hard they cut 1t in two with
something that has never been used as a
knife before. Each girl cats her half
and the shell To the Last fragment, speak
ing no word the while. Then, still in
silence, they walk backward to bed, "to
sleep, perchancs VI 9rcam."-"English
Folk Rhyme"
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

Nothing so much surprises Englishmen
who visit this country as the dignity and
good manner of American w~orkingmen.
An Englishman who found himself hard
up in the far south and took to making
orange boxes for a living declares that
his fellow workers, mostly white me-
chanics, were all gentlemen. They saw
that he had been accustomed to IL differ
ent mode of life, but all forcboro to ask
embarrassing questions, and while none
cringod before his evidences of former
good fortune all were respectful Of his
superior education. New York Sun.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

Presumably a wholly satisfactory dog
story has yet to be written. 1t is rather
strange that so faithful, so beloved, Il
friend and companion as the dog has al
ways been to mankind should have SO
little, comparatively, written about him.
When we come 10 consider that COM
panionship and loyalty. we are compelled
to set it down as IL remarkable piece of
ingratitude upon the part of man, not to
made his friend the dog more of a figure
i'll the literature of fiction. Mrs. Bar
baud is said to have written the first dog
story. We have never seen it. The
story Of Rab is of course familiar to all
Yet, however much of a classic it may
have come to be recognized, it is at best
fragmcntaly. and we must confess that
we do not share that enthusiasm which
is popularity expressed over it.
Ii can be taken for granted that no.
body but "A lover of the dog will write OF
the dog. The fault that we have to lind
with stories about dogs is their invari-
able lack of tenderness. When the dog
comes to die, his ~biographer invariably
dismisSes that event with Il casual Poor
old doggy. He has gone where good dog
gies go-the good old doggies' heaven
1t is as if the biographer were ashamed
to speak what his heart prompts; as if
he were controlled by that same curious,
awkward, wicked sense Of pride which
makes the simple fellow feign Il smoker
or IA laugh during the progress of an emo
tional drama, ut the very moment, too,
when II lump is IN his throat and his eyes
are Lrimful Of tears. Chicago News
Record,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

Old Gent proposing health Of the hap
py pair at the wedding breakfasty-And
az for the bridegroom, | can speak with
still more confidence of him, for | was
present at his christening, / wa present
at the banquet given in honor Of his
coming Of age, | am present here today,
and. God willing, III be present at his
funeral. C~&ansatiDnJ Pick Ne Up.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04
Didn't Know 1t All.

Boy-I seen a card On y'r winder wild
BOY Wanted" writ on it. Got n yet?
Merchant-I have not found one to
suit me. Have you had any experience
in our business:
Boy-No, not much, but s'pose you1'
bs around yourself some o tn time
GoLd News.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-04

Bilkina-Is your friend an English au-
thor
WiIkins-No; he's only q ~dyEpHptic.-
View York Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

- JUDGE CHAs. T.. FLANDRAU has
been appointed receiver for the
st. Paul Globe and will have the
sole control and management of
the paper until such time as its
owners shall agree among them
selves. Mr.. Flandrau announces
that there will be no change in the
policy or politics Of the paper,
and that it will continue to be the
leading Democratic organ Of the
Northwest. Mr.. Flandrau will
have to be on the alert if he keeps
his promise good, for the Mime
apolis Times, the mouth piece Of
the untrammelled Democracy Of
the State, is forging ahead at a
rapid rate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

& The Princeton Union says the peo-
pie are equally tired with Donnelly's
blatherskiting and with Fish's that
both have become nauseating. The
same may be taken as expert opinion.
-Dulut1s Conaa,ao ,.aDedlth.
We do not regard Mr.. Donnelly
as blatherskite. He has made
serious accusations against DR..
Fish's character and challenged
him to deny the accusations in
court. The latter has refused to
appeal to the courts. Mr.. Fish
is innocent he should have no hest
fancy in accepting Mr.. Donnelly's
challenge. But if the Populists
enjoy the internecine war sin their
ranks outsiders should not com
plain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

JUDGING from the fiery ha-
rangues of some of the speakers at
the recent Orange convention in
Minneapolis this country is badly
prlest-ridden. The adherents of
1.-THE man who crossed the Boyne
water" are needlessly alarmed and
are simply making themselves rid
iculous in the eyes of liberty loving
Americans. -..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

Hon. D. S. HALL is no longer
chairman of the Chippewa Indian
commission. He handed over what
was left of the Office to Hon. w.
M. Campbell last Saturday at De-
troit. We hope Mr.. Campbell
will have more success in remov.
ing the Mile Laos Indians to
White Earth than Mr.. Hall had.
We do not mean to insinuate that
Mr.. Hall was derelict in his duty,
for he used every means within his
power to bring about the removal
of the Mile Laos band, but he had
much to contend against.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

IS NUMBER Of British editors have
been ting the Worlds fair, and
incide ntally the large manuffactur
ing centers Of the east. One Of
these editors, MI. Lascelles Carr,
writing to his paper, the Western,
.zltail, Of Cardiff, Wales, has this
to say:
Mixing as I have done Of late among
all all classes of Republ workmen and
m ~ I Y cturers having witnessed the
phenomenal nc prosperity alike Of capital
and labor-inform as I have been Of
the extent and strength Of the enor-
NOUS 11l !: interests created by the Ameri-
can policy Of protection, cannot help
realizing the fact that those Of our
English people are living in a FOOLS
paradise who believe that the result Of
the recent Democratic victory in this
country, although based on the cry of
tariff reform, will result in any meas
ure that will open the markets Of the
United States to the manufactured
goods OF England or the continent Of
Europe. There is no American states
man y ar living who dare precipitate such a
national economic crisis. It would not
be reform-it would be revolution.
Mr.. Carr is a convinced free
trader. He regards protection as
an economic heresy, ssthe fraud
q. and nd folly Of which are capable Of
mathematical demonstration, 2 but
ne. he cannot help giving facts in bis
blunt English fashion just as he
finds them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

CHIEF JUsTIoE + FULLER has over
ruled the decision Of the two
numskull federal justices and
hereafter the Worlds fair will be
open to the public on Sundays.
Three cheers for the level headed
chief justice Of the United States
supreme court. That pale gray
ass, Att't-Gen'l Olney, is hunting
for legal techn1calit to nullify
the decision Of the brainy chief
justice but he will not succeed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

w. Il. EUsT1s, mayor Of Mime
apolis, is a mayor worth having.
Last Sunday the street car en-
ployes Of that city declared a
strike. Mr.. Eustis went to work
Immediately to effect compromise
between the management and the
employees and his efforts were
crowned with success-the strike
was only of a few hours duration.
Mr.. Eustis is a brainy man and
nature endowed him with a large
amount Of practical common sense.
Minneapolis should continue Nav
or Eustis in office as long as be
can be persuaded to serve.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

The capricious St. Paul Globe
finds fault with a>policeman Of that
city for shooting at and wounding
a fleeing burglar the same night
that James r. Harris was MUIR
dered by midnight marauders at
his home in Minneapolis. The
officer who did the shooting is de-
serving of praise instead of CEN
sure, and he should be promoted
to a capta1ncy. Shoot the bur
glars first and arrest them after
wards. Mayor Wright should see
to it that Officer Riley is hand
somely rewarded. - - -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

JAMES R. HARRIS, a prominent
citizen of East Minneapolis, was
murdered by two burglars in his
home at an early hour on the
10th inst. The burglars had ef-
fected an entrance into Mr.. and
Mrs. Harris bedroom. Mr..
Harris was awakened and Crap
pied with the intruders. The bur
glars shot him in the breast and
arm and he died a few hours later.
Rewards aggregating 81, 900 are
offered for the apprehension Of
the murderers. =, = .s@
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

UNDER the caption Of s'Set the
Pace, Mr.. Olney,'' the St. Paul
Globe editorially says:
Mr.. Olney's attention has been called
to the facts that there is federal anti
trust law: that it not only will be, but
constantly is violated, and has been
given the facts in detail, showing the
violation. 1t is his plain duty not only
to prevent, but to punish the violators.
It is a plain duty that Mr.. Oh
ney will shirk. Attorney Generals,
State and national, seem to deem
it their duty to shield and protect
trusts and combines. :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

A FEW Of the impetuous Irish
members in the British parliament
are causing Gladstone and the
other Liberal leaders much I'M
easiness. Some of the intractable
Irishmen are Of the opinion that
Mr.. Gladstone is conceding too
much to the opponents Of the
home rule bill, and they threaten
to refuse to follow his lead if he
accepts any more amendments
proposed by the Tories and Union
lists.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-22

LAST week we had spring for our
press shipped from Chicago. It weighed
ten pounds and the express was 81. 10.
70 charge such a price upon such an ar
ticle for that distance is the worst kind
Of robbery. It is not Of a perishable
nature and required no particular care
and it is a clear steal to charge more
than fifty cents for carrying it from
Chicago here. It was this highway
robbery by bands of thieves called ex-
press companies that our late State
senate was called upon to regulate, but
they were too busy discussing the sill.
yer question and trading votes against
c.. K. Davis for postofices to attend to
the cry of the people for relief from
these merciless monsters who grow fat
from the tribute they extort from a
helpless public Z odd County Argus.
The Indignation Of the Argus is
justifable. But there is no
remedy. The express companies
are powerful enough to prevent
legislation regulating charges.
Note the fate Of the Abbott bill
IN the Minnesota senate last win.
ter. The house passed the bill,
despite the eloquence Of Hon.
Levi S. Tyler and other tools 81
the express companies, but The
senate SCI put It to sleep.
The express companies are mas
tiers Of the situation.