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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
ALL HIS FRIENDS THERE.

Governor Morton Dimes Leading Repub-
licans Of the Empire State.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. IA heralded
event Of alleged political significance
that has once been postponed, took
place here last night when Governor
and Mrs. Morton sat down to dinner
with 2Sinvited guests, including all the
political leaders Of prominence in the
state of New York. 1t has been said
that this dinner was to be the practical
acceptance Of the presidential offers of
his friends in the state by Governor
Morton. So far as the affair vas out
wardly concerned it was called a estate
dinner" Perhaps because during the
past 10 years there have been nc din
ners at the executive mansion, the an
nouncement OF this affair called forth a
newspaper e%lucidation to the effect that
it was to talk over Mr.. Morton's presi.
Dental possibilities.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22

Duluth Grain.
DULUTH, Feb. 10, 1896.
WHEAT-Cash, No. / hard ,s1ssc; No. l
Northern, 60Hc; February, 60Hc; No. 2
Northern, 57H@6sN No. 3 spring, 55N@
55s1c; rejected, 521@50xc C; to arrive, No. l
hard ,6lIc. No. l Northern, 6o3sc; May No.
l hard, 65Nc; No. Northern 635sc.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
NEWS.

The Great Western road has 1oated
. 81, 600, 600 loan in Europe. The pro-
ceeds will be used for improvements.
Shippers are continuing their fight
against the Joint Traffic association,
and the indications are that they will
succeed in breaking up that organiza-
ton.
Secretary Hoke Smith appeared be-.
fore the committee on Pacific railways
indebtedness. He advocated foreclosure
and expressed himself AZ opposed to
government ownership.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
WILL AID INVESTIGATION.
Venezuelan Commission Pleased by Eng
lands Promise.

lands Promise.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Vene-
zuelan commission was hard at work
during the day with all of the members
present. The geological survey, through
Mr.. Baker, reported that the physical
map Of the country in dispute was al
most finished. 1t is proposed to have
this map divided into sections, which
will be enlarged. The commission is
highly gratifed with the position taken
by Great Britain in responding favor
ably to its request to be supplied with
information relative to the location Of
the boundary line. They recognize
that the British government has &C.
copied the invitation in the spirit in
which it was extended and they feel
that the results, so fur as the committee
is concerned, will undoubtedly be much
more satisfactory, having, as it will, all
of the information in the possession of
each party to the controversy.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
RELATIVE TO WARsHIPs.
United States Can Build Vessels Cheaper
Than European Countries.

United States Can Build Vessels Cheaper
Than European Countries.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Secretary
Herbert was before the house commit
tee on naval affairs for two hours, 60
ing over many questions Of naval arma-
ment and outlining his views on desir-
able features Of naval appropriation.
The secretary submitted several very
interesting tables showing the relative
cost of warships in the United States
and foreign countries. This disclosed
that the United States 10 now able to
build better ships at less cost than any
other country in the world, save Great
Britain, and the latter country is but
slightly ahead of the United States in
the economy of naval shipbuilding. 1t
was also made evident that the cost Of
building warships in the United States
had been vastly reduced in recent
years.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
g, Paul U.ion stock Yards.

SOUTH 81. PAUL. Feb. ID. 1898.
HOGs-Market steady and generally SC
Quality AVERAGED good. Yards
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
Chicago Union Stock Yards,

Chicago Union Stock Yarda.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 1896.
HOGS-Market rather slow; prices firm
TO &c higher.
Sales ranged at s4-CO@4. 3OH for light;
&A.OU@4. 22x for mixed; &3.S5@4.2O for
heavy; g. s5@3.9 5 for rough.
CATTLE-Market steady to stronger.
Beeves, g. l5@4.65: cows and heifers,
81. 6J,a3. S.; Texas steers, ~. 1908. 70; stock
ers and feeders, <2.CO@3.75.
SHEEP-Market stronger.
Receipts: Hogs, 10000; cattle, 5000;
sheep. lO,OOO.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
SPORTING NEWS.

Maher got sand in his eyes, and the
fight between him and Fitzsimmons
has been postponed.
The London Athletic club has aban-
doned for the present the idea of issu.
ing challenges to the New York Athletic
club for this year.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22

cleared early. Range OF prices, so.7.TS ~.
CATTLE Quiet all ar ound. Not much
good stuff offered and values hold barely
steady.
SHEEP-Steady and unchanged, lambs
selling al a. 90; muttons, 1910.
Receipts: Hogs, 67,; cattle, l75; calves,
d; sheep, 228.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22

Chicago Grain and Provisions.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 1896.
CLOSING PRICES.
WHEAT February, 64a<c; May,
66sfc: June. 66ssc; July. 66Hc.
CORN-Februsry. 2sNc; May, 3oMc;
July 3lNc: September, 3.Nc.
OATS-February, l9Hc; May. e1X; July.
2l3sc.
PORK-February, 90. l211; May. 10. 3.15;
July, SO. 50.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
Minneapolis Grain.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. -. 1S93.
WHEAT-February closed, 60kc; May,
61Ac. On track-No. / hard. 6lAc No. l
Northern, 60Ac: No. 2 Northern, 59Nc.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee Grain.

FLOUR-Very dull.
WHEAT-No. 2sprlng on track, CSC;
No. l Northern, 6bAc; May, CSC.
CORNING. 8, 27Xc.
OATS-No. 2 white, 2oAc; No. 3 white,
19@2lc.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02

cred salt box similar to the one shown
in the illustration. The box is II inches
long, 9 inches wide, 8 inches high at the
back and inches in front. The box
is firmly nailed to the fence board or to
a post or side of 4 building, as most
convenient. The cover is hinged, and
has bevel-shaped piece (E) nailed at
the top to prevent splitting, also to
cause the cover to fall back into posi-
ton. The front end of the box (A) is
cut away, exposing the salt, and in try
ing to get it the cover is raised. Cat
tie readily learn to raise the cover
when they are salt hungry. The stake
placed under the box in front holds it
firmly in position, and the whole makes
cheap and convenient arrangement,
as from weeks to several weeks sup
ply of sals can be placed in the box at
cnce.-Farmers' Review.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02

each end. Then fasiel two barked
poles (a) over the two center cross
pieces, giving the frame the desired
slant, allowing The pole to project
three feet back of frame and fasten to
another barl1ed pole (c) 10 feet long,
running parallel with the frame; at
the same time give the two poles th.
proper shape for shafts. Brace the
handle pole (e) with two-inch strips
(d) fastened to the lower end of cross
pieces(c) and to the top of endpieces.
Brace the shafts crosswise from the
handle to the shaft loles two feet in
front of the frame; also by a heavy
wire extending from the top of the end
ccosspieces to the shafts, two feet from
the front end. A singletree O is Sc
cured to the x. Bore holes in the mid
die of each long frame strip, and every
six inches each way, through which, by
the use of bolts, the marking legs IT,,
a1s or four feet long, are fastened any
desired distance apart, care being taken
to have the draft as evenly divided
as possible by having the legs the same
distance from the center on each side.
Let the end leg trace the last mark
made, and all rows will be of uniform
width. In turning, hook the elbows
under the pole. using the hands to
guide the horse around.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02
PREVENT POTATO SCAB.
Care in the Selection of Seed and Land
the Two Prime Requisites.

Care in the Selection of Seed and Land
the Two Prime Requisites.
Experiments relating to potao scab
show that it will infect turnips, beets,
and possibly other root crops, catch
ing from one kind to another. Scabby
seed will produce scabby crop, and
land where a scabby crop was grown
this year will produce scabby crop
next year. Barnyard manure increases
the disease, hence, to prevent scab, plant
healthy seed on clean land and use
commercial fertilizers. If scabby seed
must be planted, first soak them an
hour and half in Is gallons of water in
which 21e ounces of corrosive sub
cost rs cents and will treat enough
seed for five acres. Soak seed before
cutting, and wash dirt off before soak
ing.
The sublimate is strong poison and
corrodes metals; hence mix in wooden
vessel and exercise great care. Put the
mixture in barrel and dip in busheI
at a time IN u loosely woven sack, and
spread out to dry. The Rhode Island
station confirms above points and adds
two years. tests, there prove conclusive
ly that lime and ashes aggravate po-
tato scab, which constitutes serious
objection to their use on potato lands.
Observation on potato blight indi-
Gates that it is caused by fungus and
is invited by hot, dry weather and by
ravages of the fiea-beetle. Cultivate
often and shallow, and spray vines with
Bordeaux mixture (six pounds copper
sulphate, four pounds of lime, 90 gal
Ions water.) If potato bugs are about,
add one-fourth of a pound of paris
green. This kills bugs, beetles and
fungus ST. Louis Journal of Agri-
culture
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02
The Country Butter Buyer.

We refer to the country grocer who
buys for goods the butter made by his
customers. He is frequently at the
mercy Of the poorest butter makers in
his township. They can't sell their
butter to private customers or to the
commission houses; hence it turns up
at the grocery. The grocer pays ten
OF twelve cents pound for it, and
that is frequently more than it is worth,
as the same butter if sent to a CITY
would be graded as grease" Does the
grocer tell the farmer his butter is not
good? Far from it: he can't afford to
lose customer. Often he#gives the
butter a word or two of praise, which
convinces the farmer that his wife is
not to be beaten as a butter maker 1t
would never do for the groceryman to
set himself up as q judge over the but
ter of his patrons.-Farmers Review.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02
When to Plow Orchards,

Where orchards have been kept in
grass few years large proportion OF
their feeding roots may be near the
surface 70 plow these orchards when
in full leaf is very injurious, as the
trees are growing then, and the lessen
ing of the plant food gives them cheeks.
Flowing while the buds are dormant
gives little harm, for though it destroys
the feeding roots, others start lower
in the soil from the main roots by the
time the leaves are out. 1t is some
times advisable to plow young, thrifty
orchards in summer. to check excessive
production of leaf and wood and il.
.duce fruit bearing
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02
GOOD EARTH ROADS.
Facts to Be Remembered by Those En-
trusted with Making Them.

Facts to Be Remembered by Those En-
. trusted with Making Them.
How to make a good country road is
a problem of widespread interest. In
large areas of the country, common
earth roads will have to answer all
purposes for some time to come. In a
recent number Of the Pittsburgh Dis
Patch, Mr.. John M. Burn describes a
plan he has followed Tor several years
with entire satisfaction, as follows:
Cut the bitches down three or four
feet lower than the roadway, use a
two-horse scraper to curve the surface,
and the natural forces set in opera
ton will do all the rest. The water
drains out of the body of the roadway,
the mud surface dries and toughens
as it dries, the scraper fills all ruts
and cuts away all vegetation, the sun
and air dry hornhard surface; rain
storms simply wash it off clean, AMI
in an hour or SO after the rain it is as
hard as before. I present it as the
most effective solution of the prob
lem of making good country roads with
little expense.
"The greater portion of clay roads
probably 90 per cent? are in front
ct farms and owned or rented by people
who do not have the money necessary
to macadamize, (stone) them. They
really cannot afford to~do so, and it
is really to their assistance. I desire
to direct these thoughts. This is such
Il simple matter and so thoroughly e.
fective that I desire you to consider
the analysis. The existence of the open
ditch with clean bottom gives water
a chance to dram out of the body of
the roadway and run away. The tough
mud worked up by hoofs and wheels
becomes tougher and more compact
>ss it drains from below and dries from
above
1.-THE scraper drawn by two slow draft
ficiently dry, all loose stones are moved
into the wheel tracks, everything is
moved towards the middle of the road
way, no vegetation remains between
the wheelways and the bitches, travel
eompacts the still damp material ir
its new position. A rain may soften
some of it again. So much the bet
ter. The scraper trims it smooth again,
and about the third time the road is
smooth, hard, compact and dry. 1t
sheds the water of storm, because of
it's curve, and especially because OF
solid, impenetrable surface of tough,
Gly material Thus it remains and acts
until frost sets in. If the freeze-up is
rapid, the road is all tight and remains
SO. If alternate freezing and thawing
takes place it will roughen up some
what, but the bitches are at work and
very little water can remain in the road
way, and the road don; get bad enough
to speak of.
ut takes water and clay to make
mud. Get the water out as soon as
possible. The bitches do that, and ii
is no longer in the roadway, therefore
not much mud. It has been a very
interesting study to me, and have
watched it in all its ,arying phases for
many years."
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
sERWCEABLE MARkER.
Its Inventor Thinks 1t Is the Best Thing
of Its Kind.

Its Inventor Thinks 1t Is the Best Thing
of Its Kind.
l have used many different markers
OF various patterns, but none. have
gwen me more satisfaction than the
one here described and illustrated,
Which is one of my own invention.
While would not advise it's use in
breaking colts, have drawn straight
rows with it, and with skittish horse,
ny using one hand to guide the horse,
and the other to steady the marker.
Take two pieces (b) one inch thick,
three inches wide, and IS feet long,
tc these fasten four erosspieces icy,
two inches wide and 80 inches long,
two feet three inches and six feet
three inches from the center toward
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02
The Red Lake IlHltan Reservation Open
May Lat.

This valuable tract of land just east Of
the Red River Valley will be thrown open
to settlement May 1st. It is reached from
Fosston, Mcintosh and Thief River Falls.
towns on the Great Northern railway, and
all close to the reservation. The United
States Land Office is at Crookston, and the
towns named are on branch lines running
from that place. Persons who intend to To-
cate can stop off there and visit the land Of
fee before going to the reservation. By
getting tickets via Crookston and the Great
Northern railway to any one of the three
towns named, the prospector will be near
the land, concerning which address F. I.
Whitney, 6. P. & T. A., Great Northern
Railway. st. Paul. MINI.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02
SALT BOX FOR COWS.

How to Get Up Convenient Arrangement
at Small Expense.
Live stock should have quantity of
salt fed to ithemregularly. The better
way is to place quantity of salt where
it will be accessible to them at all
times, and this is done in no more salts
factory way than by the use of COW
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02

Wood ashes applied around the trees
Will help them make a healthy and
more vigorous growth and bear sound
er fruit.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02

PRIZE fighting is not yet so disgracefu
that the average. citizen isn't in. hurry t,
know who Whipped.-N. Y. Press
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02

A T1M1D Observation-Disclosures Newed-
1--WE will have to have speaking tube from
the dinlng-room to the Kitchen" Mr..
Newed- 'Why?" Mrs: Newed-'Well, I
must get some way OF talking to the cook
without having her throw dishes at me.'-
Truth.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02

I BELIEVE Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my boys life last summer.-MRs.
ALLIE DOUGLASS, Leroy, Mich, Oct 20, ~.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02

The more rapidly animals are fat
tened the better the profits.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-04-02

BARE walls make a gadding housewife
Fielding.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-25
The Secret of 1t.

The resolutions of Congress about
Cuba will amount to nothing as the
President is not bound to notice them
they are only sound and fury-mere
brtttatm JfulmenAthen why, asks the
". Y. Herald, all this tumult in Con-
gress.
Why are resolutions introduced and
debated and banded about from Sen
ate to House and from House to Sen
ate Mr.. Hoar tells US, with touch
OF sarcasm which seems to have gone
home:-
when we see great activity among
the grave, reverend, and serene mem
bers of our committee on Foreign
Relations you may know that there is
no great trouble in our foreign rela-
tions, but that Presidential election
is approaching"
That is why we see scramble in
Congress. 1t is to get ahead of the
President" 1t is a rivalry between
republicans and democrats. A grave
international question is made q ques
ton of party politics. 1t is a Senator
who tells us so. In Washington it is
the common talk of the est informed.
The jiDgoes of the House and Senate
are ready to risk a war with Spain in
order to score point at St. LOUIS or
Chicago. And not the jingoes only, or
perhaps mainly We do not like
Jlngoism, but at least il, is pos.isl. to
believe that some OF them are sincere
and chat they want war for wars sake,
Or which is at the bottom of Cuban
jingoism-in order to annex Cuba. 1t
is those who are not LIMOGES who are
playing the basest part, who pretend
to be jingoes because they think their
constituents are. or in the blind belief,
that war and war talk and mere
swagger are things which the Ameri-
can people like. 1t IS a libel on the
American people
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-25
Views Of Count Valencia.

The following is the confusion of an
Interview in London of a correspond
ent of the New York Herald with
Count de Casa Valencia, Spanish
AMBASSADOR in London, who believes
that the action of our Congress is due
to misapprehension of the affairs in
Cuba. and that there will be no rup-
ture between Spain and America
Count de Casa Valencia then refer
red to General Grants decision on the
question OF intervention, and declared
that his reasons for declining to inter
yene were as unanswerable to day as
they were in 1870.
The Cuban insurgents he contin
ued, do not possess a single one of the
qualifications which President Grant
lays down as being essential to accep
lance as belllgerents. They possess no
towns or harbors or centres of indus
try, or even recognized tribunals.
ALL PARTIES FOR SPAIN.
In fact, it will give an idea of the
peculiar character of this rebellion
when tell you that the three recoe
nIzed political parties in Cuba-the
Constitutional Union, the Reformers.
and even the Autonomists, who are
supposed to desire the independence
OF Cuba-are all Oh the side of the
Spanish government. And with good
reason, for the real head of the rebel
lion is Maceo, mulatto, and his real
aim is to drive out all the whites and
form second Hayti socialistic negro
State.n
Here His Excellency handed me a
Spanish pamphlet, printed in New
YORK, and entitled Cuba Free: the
Provldentlal Mission and Programme
of Maceo."
Count Valencia expressed himself
confident in the ultimate success of the
measures adopted by General Weyler.
The small re Inducements to the rebels
arriving in the form of filibustering
expeditions would, he said, be cut eff
now that the Spanish government had
OBTAINED the latest shallow draught
gunboats from Glasgow He added
AZCARRAGA's ENERGY.
Our present Minister of War, Gen
eral Azcarraga, is man of stupendous
energy and genius for organization.
When tell you that within the last
twelve months Spain has shipped 100,
O0O men to Cuba in Spanish ships, that
will give you an idea of his energy and
our resources, for France could not
ship IA, 00O to Madagascar without the
assistance of English ships"
sHow about General Weyler?" ask
ed in conclusion.
The stories of his cruelties, Count
valencia replied. ARE absurd. He is
a man OF great energy, but his conduct
has always been above reproach. I
Previous TO his present command he
was Captain General of Catalonia and /
Aragon, and in this position he enjoy
ed the attachment of all classes; in fact
his leave-taking was the occasion of /
quite demonstration of popular affec |
ton and respect"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-25
An Unfailing Soporific,

Husband Ito his wife, who is going
on Oh a journey )-And then, Emily, be
so good as to send me a curtain lecture
from time to time. shall hardly man
age to get to sleep without, you know
Humoristiche Batter.
Eases OF berlberi have been reported
from time to time among the crews of
ships arriving at this port from Fast
Indian waters. The name is from tho
East Indian word "beri,'' sigpifyine
weakness. The disease as a muscn1ar
paralysis, sometimes accompanied bv
acute pain and shortness of breath aftor
.xertlon. Il is not contagious, but is
found Ill certain parts of India and ard
Jaceht countries, and is also noted in
Japan. What isc. anmonly called ssleep-
ing Sickness" is almost identical with
berlberi. New yorl. Tribune.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-25
The Flower of Love.

I am not sure that we ought to
mourn for the dead. l don't know
which is better, life or death. And it
may be that death is the greatest gift
that ever came from natures open
hands; we do not know. There is one
thing of which am certain. and that
is that if we could live forever here we
would care nothing for each other
The fact we must de. the fact the
feast must end brings our hearts to-
gether, and threads out the weeds
between the paths. And so it may be,
after all, that love is a little flower
that grows on the crumbling edge of
the grave. So it may be that were it
not for death there would be no loye,
and without love all life would be a
curse Robert G. InQerSoL