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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
MARKET REVIEW.
Late Reports direct from the Chi
cago Board of Trade.
Chicago, Aug. 80, 1897.

ln6 fedcUlOn In Wn6dC during JH6
week was to be expected after the
phenomenally rapid rise from 65 cts.
to dollar. The market is now in a
natural condition and henceforth may
be expected to be governed by crop
conditions and demand and supply
as they exist and change from day
to day. But, even should wheat not
rise permanently above the 9Oc range
where the December option now is,
the farmers of this country are in a
position to reap almost incalculable
benefits from the great enchantment
already secured. With corn at 3Oc or
more per bushel the immense sup
plies of that cereal have value not
known for many day, and the NOV
ing to market of so vast an amount
means large increase of freight earn
ings both ways by the railroads, as
much of the money obtained by the
farmer for his wheat and corn crops
will be again put out for manutact-
ured products, necessities and luxur-
les, which must go to him by rail.
This prosperity of the grain belt rail
roads has already set in, every avail
able car on such lines being now in
use. Their securities have risen great
" in the last two months, in some
cases as much as so per cent, and yet
their top price is not thought to have
been reached. 1t is the same with
securities in all forms of incorporated
business enterprise. Schwartz, Dupee
& Co., whose business embraces
stocks and bonds as we'll as grain, re-
port that not only in this country but
in Europe as we'll there is no doubt
in the mind of financiers that the
United, States is entering upon an era
of good times. There is no longer
the feeling of uncertainty as to finan-
cial policy of the government that
obtained last fall when the question
of presidency was unsettled, and this
has worked wonders in the way of at
tracing foreign capital to this coun-
try. Money was never cheaper in
Europe than now, and it is being at
t1acted here by the good earnings and
comparatively low prices of our west
ern railroads. The reaction from an
unnaturally low and torpid market
has come, and our securities in which
capitalists of other nations invest are
again on a natural basis, although
not a high one. The grain market
was steady today. Official predic
tons of dry weather in the corn belt
for the next SO hours indicated that
immediate improvement in that grain
was to be expected. All reports are
that for the last week the d1outh has
seriously injured the corn. There
were practically no acceptances of
bids sent out Saturday night by prom
inent corn houses. This indicates
that the farmer has found his corn
in a precarious condition, dependent
upon immediate rains to make good
crop, and he does not care to sell at
present prices, although they are well
above those of month ago. With
such an outlook it seems certain that
present prices will be maintained and
likely improved upon. The follow
ing table shows the range of prices
last week and the close today Of the
principal commodities dealt in on the
Chicago Board of Trade:
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01

What torments to housewives are
flies and mosquitoes! If you will
only get some of those full length
window screens from E. j. Jones,
which he is selling at a very low
price, it would be great relief.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
Binder Stopped.

A farmer was in the heighth of his
glory the other day when
cutting a fine field of wheat,
but was soon doomed to dissappoint-
ment. All at once, without warning,
his binder stopped and would not
work, and come to examine the bear
ings he found he had not oiled his
machine. He came to town and got
some of that fine machine oil from
E. j. Jones and had no further
trouble. 1t is the best oil in the
world.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
Clippings from Farm Journal.

Better than gold is conscience clear
Though toi1ing for bread in humble sphere
Doubly blessed with content and health
Untried by the 1usts or cares of wealth.
Air-slaked lime scattered freely
where feas abound will cause them
to skip out.
Do not forget that person too
busy to take care of his health, is like
workman too busy to sharpen his
tools.
There's now and then man who
seems to get light on the subject by
scratching his head. It's the same
way with match.
1t is said there are three dogs to
every sheep in some states. The
tariff on wool is not likely to boom
the sheep industry in those states.
What do you know about raising
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
For Sale,

| have a good second hand cook
stove, size No. s, which I will sell
cheap. NJ. WETTELAND.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
Threshers Take Notice.

Threshers, as we'll as farmers,
should supply themselves with the
machine oil sold by E. J~Jones be-
fore they start out to do any threshing.
1t is the best, and the price is the
lowest.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01

Ben Franklin was the Edison of
the last century. He suggested the
Improvements used in the famous
Buck stoves sold by J. D. Good.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
Several thousand dollars on hand
to loan on approved farm lands.
GRACE & MURPHY,
Morris, MINI.

If you wish to decorate your house
with fresh coat of paint, before do
ing so you should not fail to examine
j. D. Goods stock.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
money To Loan .

[ have $4,000 to loan on farm
property in Stevens county.
H. r. SPUR.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
For Sale.

I have asecond hand gasoline stove
which I will sell cheap.
Mrs. w. E. WHITNEY.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01

For your household furnishing
goods go to J. D. Good. He keeps
the largest stock in the Northwest
and at the lowest prices.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
Those Dreadful Sores

They Continued to Spread in Spite
Of Treatment but Now They are
HeaIed-A Wonderful Work.
"For many years have been great
sufferer with varicose veins on one of my
limbs. My foot and limb became dread
fully swollen. When 1 stood up could
feel the blood rushing down the veins OF
this limb. One day accidentally hit my
foot against some object and sore broke
out which continued to spread and was
exceedingly painful. concluded l
needed a blood purifier and began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. In short time
those dreadful sores which had caused
me SO much suffering, began to heal. I
kept on faithfully with Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and in short time my limb was
completely healed and the sores gave me
no more pain. I cannot be too thankful
for the wonderful work Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, has done for me-" MRS. A. E..
gibson, Hartland, Vermont.
Hoods sa psfiila
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods r!G.s cure all liver ills. IS cents.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
To Cure a Cold in one Day,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Taxi
let's All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. 25c. 6mo40
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01
Try Grain-o! Try Grain-ol

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you a
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place of coffee
The children may drink it without in
jury as well as the adult. All who try
from pure grains, and the most delictae
stomach receives it without distress. /
the price of coffee. 15c. and % cts. per
package. Sold by all grocers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01

When you want stove, you want
one that will do service for years.
You can get just that kind if you will
buy Buck stove from j, D, Good.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01

frogs for market? Several readers
want to embark in the business and
are seeking information. Do they
think croakers are getting scarce?
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-09-01

HOODS r... 5 cure all liver ills. Is cents.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Whv Snow Is White.

The pure white luster of snow is due
to the fact that all the elementary col
ors of light are blended together In the
radiance thrown off from the surface
of the crystal. 1t is quite possible to
examine the individual snow crystals
in such a way as to detect these sew
eral colors before they are mingled to-
gether to constitute the compound i'm
preston of whiteness upon the eye.
The soft whiteness of the snow is also
in some degree attributable to the large
quantity of air entangled amid the
frozen particles. Snow is composed Of
great number Of minute crystals,
more than thousand distinct forms of
which have been enumerated by va
rious observers These crystals and
prisms reflect all the compound rays
Of which white light consists. Sheets
of snow on the ground are known to
reflect beautiful pink and blue tints
under certain angles of sunshine, and
to fling back so much light as to be
painful to the eyes.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

A Cincinnati gentleman related to an
Enquirer reporter that one night the
late William II. Vanderbilt told him
how the old Commodore had ostra-
cized him, both for the reason that he
did not think him possessed of any
business tact and that he had married
against his wishes. Mr. Vanderbilt
said that the Commodore told him he
could live on farm that he owned on
Staten Island, and that that was all
he would do toward his support. Some
time after that, when their circum-
stances were unusually poor and they
were having decided struggle for
living, the son went into his fathers
office. During the conversation that
ensued the old gentleman inquired Of
the son how his farm was doing. The
latter replied that the crop was not
good, and the farm seemed to need
fertilizing. WELL" said the Commo-
dore, "there is lot of horse refuse at
my stable" 'Well, 1 can't get it, be-
cause l have no money" said the son.
''Well, 1 will give you load-only
one," and he wrote out an order upon
his stableman for the one load. The
next day the Commodore went to his
place and was surprised to see the en-
tire collection had disappeared. "Where
has that gomez" he asked of his stable
hand. "Why, William H. took it,
But he only had an order for one
load" That's all he took" "Why,
what did he haveT "A fatboat."
William H. upon getting the order had
secured the assistance of one of the
fiatboats used a great deal by Staten
Islanders, and had had it taken up
back of the old mans place, and all Of
the refuse was loaded on to it. This
seemed to open the old mans eyes, for
a day or two after that he paid the
first visit he had in months to his sons
residence, and soon after that his son
was ordered to the city, where he ever
afterWard lived.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
The Royal William,

A tablet was erected two or three
years ago in the great hall of the Par
lament Buildings, Ottawa, commem-
Grating the fact that the Royal Will
lam, built In Canada in 1888 by James
Gondie, was the first vessel which
crossed the Atlantic propelled entirely
by steam. In 1918 a ship called the
Curacao is stated to have made the
voyage from Helvoetsluis, In Holland,
to Surinam and Curacao, occupying
thirty-two days on the voyage, in elev-
en- of which she was under steam. In
the same year the Rising Sun, a steam
er built by Lord Cochrane, crossed the
Atlantic. A year later vessel named
the Savannah crossed from the port of
that name to London; but owing to the
wood that she carried for fuel running
short, she was compelled to cover the
greater part of the distance by the aid
of her sails. The successful Inaugural
ton, however, of transatlantic steamer
is due to the Great Western steamer,
built for the Great Western Steamship
Company by J. X. Brunei. The Great
Western was PIP feet long, 80 feet 4
inch beam, and registered / $40 tons.
Her engines were of 440 horse power
The Great Western started from Bris.
tol on Sunday, the Sth of April, 1886,
and completed her voyage across the
Atlantic in fourteen days, arriving at
New York on the 23d of April, the same
day as the Sirius, which had started
four days before her.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

it is mixed with the prepared raw ma
terial principally sawdust.
When the coalition has been effected
the result is loose dynamite, looking for
all the world like brown sugar. It Is
conveyed to another building, called
the packhouse, where 1t is stuffed into
ope cartridges. The loose dynamite is
placed in dampened trough on damp
table and the men fill the long narrow
tubes with the stuff, using wooden
scoops. Great care Is taken that none
of it drops on the floor, as a happening
of that kind might be the preliminary
of big disaster. In this room the cart
ridges are packed for shipment.
The women in the factory are en-
ployed in little house given over to
making the paper caps for the cart
ridges AS there Is no danger about this
work, machinery is employed to some
extent, and as a result only dozen
women are employed
AS little finished dynamite Is kept on
the ground as possible. Stock is never
maintained. The dynamite Is shipped
off as rapidly as it Is made into cart
ridges and the burden of watching it
passes on to others.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

The esoteric education of the wo-
men of San Francisco does not seem to
have reached that lofty plane where
they can be intrusted safely with The
scintillating presence of such Hindoo
seers as Brahmacharin Bobhabisksbu
Mr.. Bob, ETC., was in the act of address.
ing the women's congress when the
limitations of his auditors were re-
yealed to him and through him to the
world. The offense which the Hindoo
seems to have regarded as most seri
Gus was the pulling of his flowing
gown of silk by some woman who oh
jected to his arguments. 1t provoked
him TO attack his auditors in his native
tongue and then in fairly good English.
and caused a scene of wild confusion,
In the midst of which the Hindoo shout
ed out: Il do like a hero; 1 will be
brave" and then disappeared. The re-
port adds that he was escorted to the
furnaee-room by his friends and was
"let out into the street through the coal
hole" 1t is apparent that San Fran
cisco is no place for a genius like
Brahmacharin Bob, etc, who is forced
to show his heroism and bravery by
climbing out of coal hole.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Trinity's Clock on a Spree.

Old Trinity's clock, which is usually
a trustworthy timepiece, went wrong
on Friday, and for two days it's antics
made the Wall street men rub their
eyes and try to recall where they had
been the night before. The hands
seemed to have tired of their hum
drum round and got frisky. On Sat
urday morning they jumped from IL
o'clock to 11:15 in less than a second.
and then they swung to 11:45, where
they paused for a moment. Then they
advanced until they pointed to 12
o'clock The subsequent proceedings
attracted general attention down town,
and when the hands pointed to II 80
and the clock struck there was ap-
propriate language used. Trinity's
clock is one of the most conspicuous
things in the lower part of the city, and
it's accuracy is seldom questioned
New York Sun.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

It's remoteneSs from everything was
the reason Of the factory being located
there. A branch railroad runs into the
property connecting with the principal
railroads and the Delaware River. By
these means the commodity is shipped
through the country and to the sea-
ports.
The factory spreads over a mile of
swamp land and is nothing more than
three-score Of wooden buildings, one
story in height and not very securely
built. For the most part they look for
all the world like the rundown negro
cabins of the South and are just about
as handsome. They have one modern
appliance, however, and that Is an at
tachment for depriving lightning Of it's
powers.
None of these shanties is very close
to the other. Plenty of open space Is
a necessity when tens Of thousands OF
pounds of dynamite are always lying
around. Commercial prudence ac-
counts for the cheap and scattering
look of the factory. Experience has
taught the owners that a single big
building would be a rash enterprise.
Explosions occur once in a while, no
matter how carefully they are guarded
against, and it is an easy matter to
replace the shanty.
A more potent reason is the protec-
ton it affords to the work people.
Were all the business concentrated in
one building and an explosion occur in
any one department, the shock would
cause instantaneous upheavals through
out the building, killing or manning
every one in the place.
Several hundred people are employed
in the factory, including dozen wo-
men. Each and every one of them fully
realizes the danger of their calling,
and they exercise the greatest caution
in performing their work. There are
certain rules formulated by the COM
pany which they must obey, and this
they are only too glad to do. One is
that no matches, firearms or explosives
of any kind must be carried on the per-
son. Another is that no iron or steel
pegs can be worn in the shoes Wooden
pegs are permissible, because they are
safe.
This latter rule was formulated some
years ago after one of the workmen
had stepped on a tiny piece of dyna-
mite, the nails of his shoe causing it
to explode. The shock caused quite a
quantity of the stuff on one of the work
tables to go off, the shanty was blown
up and there were some fatalities
among the Workmen.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

ing torpedOes under water. Its motive
power under water will be electricity
furnished by a storage dynamo, anG
on the surface an oil engine will be the
means of propulsion. Its speed under
water will be eight knots an hour an0
on the surface ten knots. The boat is
constructed of the finest steel plate,
capable of sustaining an immense pres
sure, so that a descent can be made tO
almost any depth. The supply Of air
will be twofold-a storage or compress.
ed air emitted gradually during a de-
scent, and fresh supply produced by
chemical action. 1t is expected to move
eight or ten miles an hour under the
surface of the water and to dive deeper
than the draft of any battleship-sa
forty or fifty feet-and to discharge a
projectile filed with dynamite, which
will rend such hole in the ship under
water as to quickly sink it with all on
board. If Hollands diabolical craft
can do what he claims no more battle
ships will be built by any nation.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Most Blase Man,

Another of the pretty sisters of the
Queen of Wurtemberg is soon to mar
ry. The betrothal Is announced of
Princess Adelaide of Schaumburg-
Lippe to Prince Ernest of Saxe-Alten-
burg, the heir presumptiye to the sover-
eign duchy of that name. The reigning
duke has no male issue and the heir to
the throne is his only brother, Moritz.
father Of Prince Ernest. Prince n
ritz, who is about 81, is called
most blase man in Europe"
though In perfect physical
stays In bed for weeks at 2
because. to use his own
was nothing worth getting ~
Under the circumstances it is probable
that when his elder brother, the duke.
who is reported very ill, dies, he VII
abandon his rights of succession ID his
only son on the ground that it would
De ''too much of bore" to reign.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Best Seed Corn.

Every spring offers of seed corn are
made for which extraordinary claims
are mentioned, as much as 200 bushels
per acre being given as the result of
tests with such varieties. 1t is best not
to use new varieties of such corn ex-
cept with a packet of a few seeds, as
corn that produces we'll In some sec
tions will fail elsewhere. The best seed
corn to use is the variety known to be
we'll adapted to your land until by ex-
pertinent something better is found
Corn that will thrive on heavy soils
may not give good results on sandy
land, hence the importance of being
very careful in the variety selected.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OFINTERESTT FARM.
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.
Remarkable Decrease In the Number
of Meat AnimaIs-Proper Use of
Farm mp1ements-Grease Will De-
stroy the Horn Fly.
Decrease i'm Live Stock.

The annual report of the Department
of Agriculture showing the number OF
head of live stock in the country on
Jan. l, 1897, exhibits a remarkable de-
crease in all meat animals. The supply
Of 'other cattle'' is placed at 3O,5O2,-
900, smaller number than In any
year since 1885. The number Of sheep
is stated to be SO, 119, 900, which Is low
er than at any time since 1878. The
number Of swine Is placed at 4O,6OO,-
600, which is lower than at any time
since Jan. /, 1881. The total number
of meat animals of all kinds is placed
at 123,S96,000. The number has not
been so low since Jan. 1, 1881. The
number of milk cows is placed at TO-
$4,000, shortage of 195, 5,586 as COM
pared with year ago, but 1t Is small
er number than there has been in the
country since Jan. /, 1889. The big
year in milk cows was 1895, when they
numbered 1864, ,529. The big year
in ''other cattle" was 1892, when they
numbered 36,651, ,239; 1884 was the big
year in sheep, when the number was
5O,636, ,G26; 1892 was the big hog year,
the number then being 52,39S,019. This
was also the big year in meat animals
of all kinds, when the aggregate was
ISL .4O3.974
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
Right Use of Imp1ements.

The right use Of the plow, the sub
soiler, the roller, the drag and the har-
row is one of the fine problems Of the
farm, the Southern Cultivator properly
remarks. Intelligent practice upon all
these points must vary according to
locality and season. And after all, we
do not mean to convey the idea that it
is ever possible for the farmer to know
absolutely the right thing to do, but a
keen and intelligent observation will
tell him about what Is right nine times
out of ten, and that is quite leverage
upon ordinary farm practice. The farm
er ought always to keep this fact in
view, that sure prosperity Is ever
awaiting the man who Is a notch ahead
Of the rank and file of his fellows in
his everyday practice. Try to be pre-
pared for any conditions, favorable or
unfavorable, and make the most Of
them.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23
A New Butter Package,

A description is given, in an Austria
liam paper, of package which is said
to do away with the necessity Of cold
storage of butter. The butter is first
packed in q box made of ordinary
glass, the corners being fastened with
gummed paper. A layer Of plaster Of
paris about one inch thick is placed
over the glass box, and the brick is
then wrapped in paper especially pre-
pared for the purpose. AS the gypsum
is non-cOnductor of heat, it is claim
ed that butter so packed is not injured
by any changes Of temperature. But
ter packed in this manner In Melbourne
was sent to South Africa, about TOO
miles, and arrived in the same condi-
tion as when shipped. The cost of this
method Of packing is said not to ex-
ceed cents per pound Of butter. The
butter Is sent as common freight,
which results in a great saving of ex-
pense.-Kansas Farmer.
The Winslow mail., 1897-07-23

Pursuant to a resolution of the last
Congress the Philadelphia mint is to
make experiments with new metals
and combinations of metals to deter
mine whether any improvement can be
made in our present copper and nickel
coinage. 1t may give us aluminium
cents in place of the copper pieces now
in use, and possibly a new species of
5-cent pieces, made entirely of nickel,
or perhaps half of nickel and half of
copper. There is so slight a sugges-
ton of copper in the present 5-cent
piece that it is a surprise to read that
90 per cent. of it is copper and only %
per cent. nickel. The present cent con-
tains 80 per cent. of copper, . per cent.
of tin, and per cent. of zinc. The OBJ
lection is made to it that it is hard to
distinguish by feeling between a cent
and a silver 10-cent piece.