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Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
SCOTT ITEns.

l Have, Have You-heard the latest?
Miss Nora Hardin is attending the High
s chool in Morris.
Mr.. J. A. Horrigan has gone to California
to study dentistry.
Miss Julia Barry is visiting friends in
Graceville this week.
Generosity" is taking in the sights in
the twin cities this week
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H Cauley, of Graceville
Sundayed with friends and relatives in
Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hardin, of Bedford
Iowa, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A
Hardin and family,
Miss Nina FarweIl has gone to Red
Wing, to attend the High School there for
the ensuing school year.
Mrs. J. Heating and daughter, of DON
nelly were visiting in Scott last Sunday,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Vaughn.
Miss Verna and Sadie Camp. of Holdings
Ford, accompanied by their brother,
George, were visiting friends in Scott
last week.
JENNY RossITY"
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09

no not expect him to be an old horse
at once, but teach each lesson thor
oughly before taking UP something
new,
After he has ceased to fret at the re-
straint of the harness, ETC., ask him to
stand, but only a moment at first or he
may rear and lunge.
BY driving him off sharp and brisk
at first you will avoid the habit OF
twisting and Juggling.
If the colt show fear on approach
ing anything, stop him and let him
look at it and collect his thoughts.
Then speak to him calmly and he will
usually pass it without trouble.
Coax the colt until you break the
habit of too sudden starting. When
he gets a load behind him 1t will be
the cause of spavins.
Whatever you do never lose patience
when driving a colt.
Never hit him with whip If it is
possible to avoid it.
1t is impossible to make hard and
fast rules in training colt. Each one
must be treated like child, according
to it's disposition.
Above all use common sense and pa
thence.
The shortage OF good horses is being
felt more and more all over the coun-
try.
Take care of your good colts and
bring them up to, the marketable age
in good shape, and you will be well re-
paid for your trouble and care.
The best looking horse brings the
most money.
They must have size, style. fine fin
ish and good action the more speed
the better, but good looks must not be
sacrificed.
Look in the horses feet every night
and clean them out with a hook,
whether they come in from the ploW
field or the road.
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
sowing = Crop for Bees.

Because of the cutting off of the big
woods and the further damage by the
bottle-f1y worms to the lindens or box
woods. it seems necessary to SOW some
honey plant for the bees to work on.
A scarcity Of flowers in one neighbor-
hood made the bees work on hore-
hound that bloomed very profusely
that year. but the honey tasted very
strongly of the plant and would not
sell for eating but 1t made very fine
cough remedy. Now. why would it
not be we'll for bee-keepers to SOW and
cultivate a large plot of horehound
close to the bees, so as to induce hem
to work there and then secure the
medicinal properties and offer the
strained honey in pretty jars as honey
lung balsam? The seed terminates
readily and can be raise das garden
or field crop by hand or horse cnlti-
vator on any land that will raise good
corn.
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
weeping to a Purpose.

The weeping tree of the Canary Islands
b one of the wonders Of plant life; 1T IS
Of the laurel family, and rains down:
oopfoug shower of water drops from, its
suFted foliage. This water often collects
at the foot of the tree and forms a KIM
Of pond, from which the inhabitants OF
The neighborhood can supply themselves
with beverage that is absolutely fresh
and pure The water comes out of the
tree itself through innumerable little
pores situated at the margin of the
leaves. 1t issues from the plant as vapor
during the daytime, when the heat IS
sufficiently great to preserve it in that
condition: but in the evening, when the
temperature has lowered very much,
considerable quantity Of 1T is exuded in
the form of liquid drops that collect near
the edges of the leaves until these MEM
bers SO bend down unoer their increas~
ing weight as to pass. for them. the limit
OF the angle of repose, when the drops
tumble off on the ground below in
vcritable shower
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
BECOMING A MOTHER.
A Sure Way TO Avoid Danger.

Every true woman wants to be q
mother. A baby is the dream of her life
the browning glory of womanhood-
true happiness can never be known
without the blessings child brings.
Yet the ordeal through which all
mothers must pass is so full of pain,
anxiety and fear, that many young
life is sacrificed because of the inability
to undergo the struggle of childbirth.
tits not necessary to suffer in bring
ing new life into the world. BY the
use of Mothers Friend" the suffer
ing and danger can be avoided, and
the hour robbed of it's dread and pain.
This remedy is praised by thousands
who have tested it. Every woman is
anxious to learn how to avoid the
pain and suffering which may be in
store for her. The little book, Before
Baby is Born" will be sent free to any
address upon application to the Brad
field Regulator Co., Atlanta, Georgia.
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
Witches and Pants.

Tn all countries in which bhe wibchcraft
delusfon now exists. or in which it pre-
vailed in former times. we find folk lore
stories connecting those mysterious bo-
gies with the plants of those particular
regions. Even the great Shakespeare
causes his witches TO discourse learnedly
en- the diaboTcal properties of "helmlock
digg'd i dark" and of slips of yew sill
yered in the moons eclipse" They are
supposed to have had their favorite flow
ers as well as plants, and in England at
the present time foxglove is spoken of as
witch bells and harebells as witches
thimbies" The common ragwort is well
known as the witches horse" the tradi-
ton being that they mounted rank
growths of that species Of weed and rode
to the Skies" just as the dame with the
painted hat rides the broom in the famil-
lar picture. In Germany and through
out Northern Europe Ut is the belief that
witches float from place to place on beds
of hay, composed largely of witches
blossoms and devil spikes this last be-
ing species of dwarfed slough grass, ST.
Johns wort, which is now so popular for
shoulder and button mole bouquets on s..
Johns Eve. was formerly worn for the
express purpose Of averting the crafts
and subtleties Of the witches, bogies,
ghosts and spirits which the European
peasantry believed walked abroad on
;that night Of witching mysteries"
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09

That it is desirable to feed poultry
animal matter in some form has long
been taught by scientific feeders; but
the great utility Of such feeds has
probably never been so plainly shown
as in experiments recently made by the
station at Geneva. N. Y. Two rations
were compounded each of foods in or
binary use, approximately equal in nu-
tritive value, but in one the protein, or
heterogeneous material was supplied
wholly from grains with some skim
milk, while in the other about two
fifths of the protein came from dried
blood animal meal and fresh bone.
Upon these rations the station fed two
dots Of chicks until they were about
five months old, one lot starting at
Birth and the other at six weeks OF
age, one pen in each lot receiving the
grain ration and the other the meat
meal ration. With each lot the meat
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
DONNELLY ECHOS.

VIM. Hartung drove out to Macvlle last
Wednesday.
Henry King went to Morris to attend
school again
| The mosquitoes are rather numerous in
this vicinity. -
Born on Wednesday son to Mr. ord.
Mrs. J. J. Hagen.
business is picking up and whe,t is-
coming in lively.
Mrs. Gus Parsons visited EId,rado.
friends last week.
DR.. Caine, ofMorris was in town, wad.,oa
day on professional call.
Lewis Kloos. of Patchens was seen on
our streets last Thursday.
A II. Taisey made flying Trip to Her
man last Wednesday evening.
Stacking of grain is about cornn1e+ad =,
this section, and pfowfng is in full blast
A number of Donnellyites TRANSACTED
business at the county s-at the past week.,
. Joe Hagen came up town Wednasd.1,
with broad smile. Cigars BOYS! It's
boy.
Arthur Sheridan, of Duluth was VISITING,
friends and relatives q our burg the first
of the week.
The sportsnen are quite numerous in
our burg on the trail of the prairie chicken
and water fowls.
Emil King will in the near future 90 To
Northfield, Minnesota. to attend school
again at Carleton College.
Paul Putnick, of Delano was visiting
friends in Donnelly few days last week.
He returned home Monday.
c. A. Peterson's new blacksmith shop is
now complete. We wish him good sue
cess in his new undertaking.
Mr.. A. Youngberg threshed last week
and we are informed that his crop yielded
an average of Is bushels per acre and
graded No. 8.
Among those that attended the state
Fair from Donnelly are Hessrs., Joe Ernst,
John Nelson, c. o. Aanerud, c.. Fowler
and Mr. and Mrs. John Hartung.
SHORTY.
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
A SUGAR STATE.

This Fnct is Demonstrated by the
culture Experiment station.
That the State Of New York is SUI
oar beet State is again shown by the
work of the New York Agricultural
Experiment Station (Geneva). 1t mas
shown. both by cooperative tests dis
tributed through the central counties
of the State and by analysis OF INSECT
laneous samples Of beets grown IN thc
most widely separated localities. that
good beets can be grown in any part Oh
the State in fairly renumeratlVe guam
titles.
The Station has also found, from us
co-operative work and from tests al
Geneva and Fayetteville that Sinai
quantity $500 pounds per acre) OF mig.
grade commercial fertilizer can be APP
piled with profit upon most SOILS, out
that larger amounts are not lkely 70
be profitable, and that more than LOW
pounds may really produce an lnluri-
Gus effect upon the best crops
Contrary to the usual bellef anu
teaching, stable manure, even Wnen
annlied in the spring, exerted no oad
effect; but increased the yield ana I'M
proved the quality of the beets. Fur
Their study of the questions of fertil1z-
ing the crop and of cultural methods
is considered necessary.
Those interested in the details q TINS
work may get them in Bulletin NO laa
Of the Station, which can be secured oy
a postal card request.
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09

"f'h9~ statement that leprosy is not
contagious" said a lifelong resident,
''has been made so many times that it
is hardly necessary to repeat It. The
contention that it is not infectious,
made by some who should be able to
speak with authority, is false and mis-
leading. Hawaiians, who ought to
have some notion of the facts, if any
one has, are unanimous in the belief
that it is infectious. Furthermore, al
though they think it not likely to be
contradicted by persons of correct life,
get even that is not impossible.
The table linen, too, is always dis
placed at these January white sales.''
For the last two years 1t has been car
nations and broken grasses for borders,
oak leaves and acorns and sort of
Zigzag chain lightning pattern, but
now we find four leafed clovers with
clover blossoms, polka dots large and
small and half moons with small
flower of some sort scattered among
the moons. The prettiest of them all
was one satiny design of moss rose
buds with trailing vine of the same as
border. The napkins, three dozen, are
always produced in miniature 10 the
same design in three sizes. One can
always obtain tray cloth and doilies
Of the same if one wishes-and has
money enough. Isn't it funny when
you look at it? You see pile of beau
tiful, clean, white linen which the
storekeeper is willing to give you in
exchange for some dirty, ill-smeIling.
old, greeny brown rags.
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
HODGES.

Grain stacking and tnreshing are going
on merrily.
Mrs. Olson, who with her familyha been
residing on Mr.. Huseyold's place, Is not
expected to live with t1nof
Mr.. d. G. Johnson had the misfortune
Tuesday to have horse cripple him by
stepping on his left foot, which has proved
quite painful
Mrs. NJ. A. Wait of Kenyon, stopped off
at Hancock on her way to S. d. to visit
short time with her grandsons, Melvin
Randell and Robert. Wilcox
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorson, of Cyrus, have
had the sorrow to lose their bright eigh-
teen months old baby girl. They have
the sympathy of the entire community.
Morris tribune., 1899-09-09
A BARGAIN.
A team of good young farm mares
for sale cheap by
ROY A. STONE.
Tie Period - ce.,a.aon in Cows.

The Period 1T q pSt ;sff0n in Cows.
During the past ten years, obServa-
tions on the period Of CESSATION have
been made on all the COWS in the herd
at Cornell University, and the results
are given in a recent bulletin. The
average number of cows has been about
20, two-thirds Holstein and high-grade
Holstein, and one-third Jersey and
high-grade Jersey, with few natives,
mixed and cross-bred cattle. In all,
1874 observations were made; of those,
nine terminated in the dropping of
dead calves prior to 253 days of preg-
nancy, and three more were doubtful,
so only 1872 were considered normal.
A large number of tables are given
In the bulletin, showing the number Of
days, the number of heifer calves, the
number of bull calves, and the number
of twins The summary of results
shows that, of 1872 births, the average
period of CESSATION was almost exact
ly 280 days The shortest period was
264 days, the longest 296 Aprtoxi-
mately equal numbers of births oc-
Cured on each day from the 374th TO
the 2~Ith inclusive. The period of
CESSATION was the same for male as for
female calves The period of gesta-
ton where twins were born was five
days less than the general average
and eight days less than the average
of the single births Of the same COWS.
Many cows show a well-marked in0i-
vidual characteristic as to period OF
CESSATION
The evening times., 1899-08-11
ON FIRE IN THE AIR.
AerOnaut McCabe Makes jump
From q Blazing Balloon.

Binghampton, y. Y. Aug. 11.-David Ne
Cabe jumped from a blazing balloon hall
a mile high in the presence of a thousand
people at Owego last evening. McCabe is
travelling with Welsh Brothers circus. Civ
ing free exhibitions on the show grounds,
The balloon he uses is OF the hot air va
riety. Just as the professor had seated
himself on the trapeze and shouted TO the
men holding the guy ropes, Everybody
let CO. ii was discovered that the mouth OF
the balloon was smoldering- II was toe
late TO halt however, and the huge bag
shot skywards. The draught famed the
spark into a blaze and the crowd was hor
rifed to see tongue Of flame run along the
canvas shooting upwards towards the top
The shouts of the crowd warned the aero
naut of his danger. and though the balloon
was still swaying violently he climbed up
ward and succeeded in lossening the para
chute.
When this was completed he was half q
mile from the earth and the balloon. nov
mass of flames. had begun to descend
toppling back and forth. With desperation
born of despair McCabe graspad the partly
unfolded parachute and leaped into space.
A shower of sparks followed him, scorch-
ing the parachute and setting ii fire ir
places The crowd, paralyzed with horror
forgot to speak until the parachute plung-
ed into the river. McCabe was rescued
He was slightly scorched
The evening times., 1899-08-11

people of this country have a particular in
terest in the sad results of this hurricane
which, among other things, has wrecked
the ports of San Juan and Ponce SO badly
that. in the case of the former at least,
IL will require a large sum of money TO
repair the damage. This is the more to
be regretted since Porto Rico was already
miserably poor under the soulless oppres-
sion of the Dingiey tariff. What the un-
fortunate islanders viii do now, God only
knows. Their plantations, fruit trees,
homes, barns-alI their means Of living
are gone, wherever the hurricane swept.
and that appears to have included the
whole island.
While we are sympathizing with our
unhappy Antiilean neighbors. it is as well
to remember that this storm is rushing
on its way TO our coast, following the Gulf
stream. 1t is probable that it will reach
our South Atlantic shores somewhere to-
night. People in Washington and ada
cent territory viii recall the severe wind
storm that struck this city and vicinity
a few years ago. That was the remains OF
a tropical hurricane like the one under con-
sideration, only il was mild in comparison
II may happen that we shall yet suffer in
awnings, trees, and flowers from this de-
mon of the Caribbean.
The evening times., 1899-08-11
CUBAN CENSUS SUPERVISORS.
They Are Here Discussing Methods
for Their Work.

All of the Cuban supervisors of census
are now in the city and have been holding
conferences with the Acting Director OF
Census, DR.. Wines. with the chief statis-
ticians and geographer on the subject OF
the methods to be pursued in taking the
census of this country and its adaptability
to Cuban conditions and needs.
There were present at the conference
last night at the Wellington Hotel all of
the members except Senor Manuel Rasco,
of the province of Havana, who was de-
tanned on account of Illness. At the con-
ference held this morning at the Census
Office all were present except Senor Men
sas. The whole subject of schedules was
gone over in detail. A series of proofs OF
proposed schedules was submitted TO the
supervisors and by them criticised and
certain alterations suggested preparatory
to taking up the subject with the Secre-
tary OF War. The schedules when finally
approved will be printed at the Govern
ment Printing Office and shipped TO Cuba
The evening times., 1899-08-11

bans to release them from tutelage when
that can be done with propriety and SAFE
ty, but only after they have shown ca
pacity for orderly representative govern
ment which they have not yet demonstrai-
ed. The United States has other obliga-
tions, equally sacred, to its own people and
to foreign nations. We cannot permit the
existence of another Haiti within hun
dred miles of our shores. The future gov
ernment of Cuba must be one to command
the respect of the world, and be in posi-
tion to maintain and enforce domestic
law and order, and respect for the rights,
lives. and property of foreign residents.
With its present motley and mostly ig-
norant population it would be ridiculous
to think of releasing our firm hold upon
the island. Gomez dreams of early inde-
pendence and universal suffrage. That
dream cannot be realized. If it were, there
| would be anarchy and the destruction OF
every material interest in the country In
less than three months.
No, Cuba must wait In patience for edu-
| cation, enlightenment, and an influx OF in
| telligent Anglo Saxons to assist its civili-
| zation and development. Even after these
| things have come to pass, 1t must be years
before the intervening power" will dare
| to leave its ward to her own devices. To
| do so would only be to promote conditions
| that might easily invite foreign aggression,
| and that we must provide against, among
other things. Cuba will not be independ-
ent until the United States can grant in
dependence with absolute certainty that a
state as stable and respectable as Den
| mark or Sweden, for instance, has been
established and is in working order.
The evening times., 1899-08-11
Letter From General wheeler.

A letter has been received by Mr.. L..
Wilson, of the War Department, from Gen.
Joseph Wheeler, written on the day of
his DEPARTURE from San Francisco for the
Philippines. Mr.. Wilson was General
Wheeler's private secretary, detailed by
the War Department and accompanied the
General on the Santiago campaign. Gen.
eral Wheeler writes cheerfully of the pros
poets of speedily getting into action when
he reaches Manila. He says he wants to
command 5000 cavalry and 5000 infantry.
General Wheeler fully appreciates the
chances of losing his life in the tropics,
and while not in the least despondept, he
wrote as though he would depart from
this country with little expectation of ever
returning. Both the General and Miss
Anna Wheeler, who accompanied him as
Red Cross nurse, left San Francisco in
good health.
The evening times., 1899-08-11
MCCARTHY ON CANTWELL.
The Latter Must Remain True to the
Trust Imposed Upon Him.

Syracuse, n. Y, Aug. 11.-John McCar-
thy, the head of the Chicago platform
Democrats in this city, is determined that
Thomas W. Cantwell shall remain true to
the trust imposed upon him by his fellow
silver men. 81 have confidence in Can't
well,' said Mr.. Mccarthy yesterday morn
ing. II believe he is sincere. / could
have been elected chairman of the perma-
manent organization which was formed.
but / preferred that Mr.. Cantwell should
lead. But l told him in the meeting that
1 did not like the traitor business, snd
that he must take the Office of chairman
upon the condition that 1 be allowed to
take him in my arms and sink him in the
canal if he proved a traitor to the silver
cause He told me that he would like to
have me take the chairmanship; that he
had no ambition to lead. l told him that
he had had the experience; that l believed
he was sincere. But l informed him that
| would drop him in the canal if he did not
prove an honest leader. And l shall keep
my word
Those who know Undertaken Mccarthy
do not doubt his statement. Speaking of
Reach. the leader of the other silver fac
ton. Mccarthy said: Il know him. l am
on to him. / say cats would not follow
Keach -
The evening times., 1899-08-11
The West Indian Hurricane.

The terrible hurricane which has spread
death and devastation throughout the West
Indies during the past few days has been
one of the most severe elemental vista
tions in history. II is yet too early to
learn all the painful particulars of the
storm. The general destruction wrought
in the places within communication leads
10 the conviction that interior points on
ehe many islands involved must have suf-
fered frightfully. What the net losses of
life and property may be will not be
known for days. Such details as We have
are narrowing Hundreds of families have
perished, the harbor facilities of important
ports have been swept away, crops and
buildings have disappeared and the COM
ing months are certain TO witness degree
OF poverty and suffering unknown in the
Antilles before during the present gener-
stion.
Since our acquisition Of Perto Rico the
The evening times., 1899-08-11
DEMAND FOR HARVEST HANDS.
Great Scarcity of Laborers to Gather
the Western Grain Crop.


the Western Grain Crop
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. H.I1fn spite OF
the fact that every train entering South
Dakota from the south brings from TWEEN
ty-fve to 100 or more men, the farmers OF
this State are yet short of harvest hands.
Even So day and board is offered by far
mers throughout Eastern South Dakota,
and yet scarcity of help exists. The crop
is one of the largest ever raised in South
Dakota.
Des Moines. Iowa. Aug 11--There is
great demand for harvest laborers in Iowa.
and the farmers are now Offering g. so 10
SO day and cannot secure men at that
price The railroads are complaining that
the farmers induce their section men TO
leave by offering higher wages. and that
work in extending lines OF railways has
been seriously crippled during the past
two weeks
Minneapolis. Mimi, Aug. 1--There Is
still a demand for harvest hands through
out the northwest far in excess OF the
supply though strenuous efforts have been
made by all those interested. including the
railroads. to supply the needs Wages are
| from SO to 81 per day. hail storm in
Northern Minnesota and North Dakota
yesterday did great damage and Will re-
lieve the pressure somewhat in certain
sections.