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Year: 1879




lie Industrial School.


The police have been persistent and sue
cessful in routing out the tramps from any
hiding in or near this city. The several
rendezvous they have from time to time
selected have been so constantly raided, that
plants are just as frequent that ''by twos''
these vagabonds are around in great plenty.
They besiege the residence portion of both
this city and Minneapolis, and demand q
livelihood in provender, ETC., from the fear
stricken women in the absence of the men
of the house. That they have rendezvous
from which to operate, has been something
more than supposed, and yesterday its
locality was learned.


The superintendent of the Catholic In
dustrial school, located we'll out on
Peasant avenue, came into police
headquarters yesterday with complaint.
The nature of it was that he was daily beset
with tramps and feared he'd be eaten out of
house and home if something more porten-
tous was not in store for him. The tramps
paid him visits in great numbers about
nightfall, and from this he was led to sup
pose they had place of hiding near his
home. He was not wrong, Tor on lnvestlga-
ton he soon found out that quite an array
of vagabonds had taken up quarters on
Finn's farm in cave on the river bank
Another gang had sheltered themselves in a
similar cave on the opposite side of the
river.


One party work Minneapolis, while the
other pay particular aud vigorous attention
to st. Paul. At nlghtfall these gangs re-
turn to their habitations and make
night hideous with their orgies. They
came in ladened with plunder, rations il
both the sraw and cooked state, and fume
up the VIII ole vicinity with the cooking o
their feasts. They are luxurious rascals,
and wash down the substantials with ire
quent draughts of whisky. AS the nigh:
grows on, the fun ripens into high and louG
tone ribaldry, accompanied with the dis
charge of fire arms.


They are becoming the DEVILS own terror
in that neighborhood, and the wholesom,
fear is entertaiped that they will do SOM
serious damage yet. Their strength is esti
mated at fully fifty, with daily additions Il
the rollicking fellowship, which runs tn
night away in debauchery, and swaggers tn
day through in begging.
Year: 1879

IT appears that the President and Secre-
tary Evarts never thought of giving the
Berlin mission to Our Aleck for a moment.
It was not only resolved to give it to zone of
them literary fellers," but it was determined
to give it to Nav York. The fact that it
was offered to Whitelaw Reid shows that
though the President was not very particu-
lar as to the man, he did not propose to send
the Berlin mission west to grow up with the
country.
Year: 1879

We are surprised that Prof. Riley has re-
fused to harmonize with our LeDuc, and
throw up his commission in the agricultural
department.. From what we know of LeDuc
we esteem him as mild hammered man as
ever scuttled ship or cut throat, and Prof.
Riley must be sensitive indeed, when he will
surrender an Office simply to ''ayoid risk Of
being treated discourteously whenever he
made suggestion for the benefit of his
division -
Year: 1879

SHEENY GEORGE got in his work effectively
after returning to Chicago from st. Paul.
As the result John Lamb is to be hung on
the Goth of June. If Sheeny George could
only be swung up at the same time to balance
the gallows, good deal of justice would be
DONE
Year: 1879

We therefore will now speak, az plainly 40
possible, to those interested, and would
ask that the matter be given more than 3
mere passing thought. The trade which
has built up this village has been drawn
from this and adjoining counties, a large
portion of il coming here for the simple
reason that this was the nearest and most
convenient market. Now, however, new
lines of railroads are cutting into our terri
tory and drawing away portion of our
trade, the line from Melross via Sauk Gen.
tire and Osakis to Alex andria is drawing
part of the trade from Pope, Douglas and
Grant, and on the other side we will soon
have the Hastings 6 Dakota road taking
another large slice from Big Stone, Swift
and Traverse. All of these counties here.
tofore furnished large portion OF the
trade of our village, and we of course ex-
pected to lose some of it, but that portion
which belongs to this point we must make
every effort to retain. If freight rates are
the same, and it is altogether probable that
each of the companies will keep their rates
as nearly uniform as possible, in order to
control a portion of the trade, we must
then offer every inducement to the farmers
to come here and trade. To do this we
must first put the roads in proper condit-
ion for travel. We have had all the talk
that is necessary, what we now need Is
action-prompt and immediate action, this
matter must receive attention from our
business men, measures must be adopted
to place all the lines leading into this vii.
lage in good repair, and new roads will
have to be laid reaching into every section
of country tributary to this point. The
towns on each side of us are devoting time
and money in this direction, and unless we
are alive to our interest will soon head US
off. Much of the trade that belongs to US
will be divectrd elsewhere unless we strike
now, the trade we now control must be
kept, and to do this we must wake up and
bestir ourselves. 1t is much easier to re-
tain than to recover or regain, and if Nor
ris is to progress in the future as in the past,
we must not only endeavor to retain con.
troll of the trade, we now have, but must
also push our lines of roads in all direc


tions. There are no fears but that we can
compete with other points, and offer to the
public equal inducements, this being the
case, we must have our thoroughfares in
condition to invite travel. 1t is necessary
in building up town like ours, to have
every team, not only bring but carry o
load, it is loaded wagons coming
produce-and going-with merchandise
that adds wealth to the village. If roads
to other points are in better condition fol
travel, and we offer no better inducements
in prices, we lose the trade, this rule will
work both ways, and we want to know
whether we are to be on the business enc
of the. line or not.
Year: 1879

Secretary Sherman in a letter to war
democrat in New York city says:


What / would aspire to in case public
opinion should decide to make me q can
didate for President, would be to unite in
CO operation with the republican party all
the national elements of the country that
contributed to or aided in any way in the
successful vindication of the national au.
thority during the war would do this,
not for the purpose of irritating the South
or of expressing them in any way, but to
assert and maintain the supremacy of the
national authority to the full extent of all
the powers conferred by the constitution
The true issue for 1880 is national suprem
acy in national affairs, honest money anc
an honest dollar.
Year: 1879

Talk about good growing weather, but
this knocks the spots off of anything we
have ever seen. You can hear the wheat
stalks hollering to each other "move over,
give US more ROOM" and the other vari.
eties of grain are alse doing considerable
growing.
Year: 1879

Gen. Grant and party expect to be in San
Francisco in July. If President Kelly is on
the alert he may possibly secure the pres
ence of the ex-President and party at the
coming State Fair.
Year: 1879

The last two machines have been fully and fair
" tested with all the other combined reapere and
mowers and have always been awarded the high
est prize so further comment is unnecessary. We
are the authorized agents for the above machines.


In addition to the foregoing, we viii have also
on hand and for sale, the Mccormick
Year: 1879

An accident occurred at the Blocker street station
OF the Metropolitan "L" road yesterday at noon
whereby little girl narrowly escaped q shocking
death. An engine and four going down town
arrived at the station somewhat behind time. The
eagcrncss of tho passengers the platform to
get aboard prevented some OF the passengers
ON the from getting of. and caused
some confusion. Two ladies' holding child,
in and tho other leading little girl by the
hand ON the rear platform of the second
waiting to get o and just they in the act of
doing so the signal had been given to the engineer
and the train started the gate being still open The
girl had foot ON the and the other the
platform and she was thrown between tho two.
Fortunately she was caught by q gentleman. who
pulled her on the platform. The mother was
forced back into the car. although she struggled
desperately to jump afer her child, she did not
know whether it safe not. The train was
then stopped and backed to the station amid great
excitement among the passengers, who were loud in
their dcnunciations or the employees, whose rcck-
lcssness had nearly caused the loss of life Tho
mother clasped her child wildly when she reached
tainful one.
Year: 1879

ects for future occupation by any European Power.
Therefore be ii


Resolved. by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives the people of these States would not view
without serious inquietude any attempt by the Pow
ers OF Europe to establish under their protection
and domination ship canal the Isthmus OF
Daricn and such action could not be regarded III
anyother hight than manifestation of un-
friendly disposition toward the United States.


Senator Gordon. chairman of tho Senate Commit-
tee on Commerce. will tomorrow offer the follow
ing joint resolution for the encouragement of tho
construction Of an interoceanic canal. via Mica
ragua:-


Whereas the project for the construction of an in
teroceanic canal. via Nicaragua, is recognized
necessity for the prosperity OF the commerce of the
world and the development Of the maritime and
commercial interests of tho United States. and
whereas such an enterprise must Of necessity be
considered of international utility and utility
under tho protection of the government of the
United States therefore be it


Resolved. by the Senate aud the House of Repre-
sentatives that the of the United States
pledges accord full and entire protection to the
company to which shall be granted the concession
by the government tof Nicaragua for the construc-
ton of said nteroceanic canal and will secure to
said company the peaceful enjoyment OF the rights
conceded by such grant.


similar resolution will be offered In the House
by Mr.. e. j. Ellis. OF Louisiana Under the rules OF
the House this must be referred to the committee
named by Mr. Ellis-the Committee on Commerce.
of which Mr.. Reagan Of Texas. is chairman. and
which. it is believed will favorably report the
House. Thus there is prospect that Congress will
which has no direct relation to parties politics.
Year: 1879

Chauncy Barbour, who has just re-
tired from the Missoulian, in his vale
dictory, makes use of the following
truthful suggestions:


The newspaper of community is
Justly taken as a fair index Of the lib
erality and prosperity of its people.
Do not starye it to death. and force its
editor to be editor, printer. pressman,
mail clerk aud collector Of the few pal
try dollars that is due him, and then
find fault with him for not publishing a
better paper. Journalism is an EN-.
ployment devoted to public use; and
the fact of how much of pubic educa-
tion is due to newspapers is 200 much
lost sight of. Schools are supported at
public expense, on the ground that the
burden of education is less than would
be the care of the ignorant and lawless.
Newspaper support is voluntary, but
eyery community that has a proper re-
card for its own welfare will see to 1t
that it is liberal. Publishers have a
habit for making just return for liberal
support in better presses, types and IN
creased attention to editorial duties.
Money is better invested in newspapers
Year: 1879

A cove came before his Honor last
Saturday, as meek as lamb, charged
with being drunk and lying on the side,
walk fast asleep, all Of which is con.
duct unbecoming a eentl,man. and an
offense against the dignity of the city.
He said he fel: sick and laid down. &c.
The judges milk Of human kindness
came down spontane 5usly, and he said
"Being as it is, and believing part Of
your story to be true, I'll fine you but
one dollar" Here the meek man from
Idaho pulled out handful of coin and
exclaimed: 20 pshaw. you might as
we'll crack your whip; Eve got the
sugar" That same night the fellow
was in Jail again for being beastly
drunk aud on Monday morning the
judge cracked his whip, with snapper
on it, Watchmdn.


Brother, do not charge the drunken
ness Of your town upon Idaho men.
Our sins in that line at home are as
much as we can bear.
Year: 1879

A good story comes from Woodstock.
Me. A grocer there owns COW with
horns Of inferior length. Last week
some mischevous boys obtained from
the tapnery pair Of cast off horns,
which, with bit of cement they nicely
fitted over the horns of the COW and
left her to go home at milking time,
which she did. Her owner not only
failed to recognize her, but actually
used force to expel her from tho prem
iscs. The village was searched in vain
for the missing animal, and an adver
tisement was inserted in the local paper
Day after day the stray COW was turned
away, until at last, refusing to obey the
verbal order, the victim Of an innocent
joke seized her by the horns, which
came off. and in the intruder he recog
nized his own property, for the loss Of
which he had SO sadly mourncd.-Er.


A good advertisement for that ce-
ment.
Year: 1879

Quite a curiosity was found a few
days ago near the camp Of the workmeu
on the new toll road, near Yankee
Fork. 1t is mountain rams head
deeply imbedded 10 pine tree, aud
about six feet from the ground. The
rigat horn is outside aud curls partly
around the tree, while the front Of the
skull and most Of the left horn is GOV.
ersd with the growth Of wood. The
tree is thrifty pine, fifteen inches
through. How that rams head cans
there will always remain . mystery to
scientists. but men of the mountains.
who are familiar with the fighting pro.
penslties OF the wild buck can easily
explain it. The ram, VIII Sc head il
now part Of the tree, stood on the up.
per side of the hill, while his enemy
stood near what was then a pine sap.
ping. When the present relic mado a
rush at ram No. 2, the latter stepped to
one side, and the warriors head, com.
ing in contact with the young tree, split
it wide enough for horn to enter, and
he was left dangling at the mercy Of
his foe. The rest is easily guessed.
The survivor of the fight deliberately
butted his unfortunate adversary until
there was nothing left of him but the
skull-and horns fast in tn, wood. Fred
Myers. one Of the proprietors oe the toll
road will have that portion of the tree
containing the rams head sent to the
Smithsonian Institute. Tt will be a
rare curiosity. and one that cannot be
duplicated.-I. Democrat
Year: 1879

There is what strikes us as another fatal defect Tn our friends system: How are the best skilled experts: to know whether ''pa- tient's" special moral obliquity is cured, till he is put to the test3 We have known repeated instances of horse-thieyes behaving admirably in prison, and beginning to steal more horses within few weeks of their discharge. Half the inebriates discharged from asylums ''cur- ed' seem really so till old associates and old associations drag them down. Would not the same thing happen with the criminal on his discharge as ''reformed?"

 In one point only would we be willing to give up something of the rigorous caution of the common law and of the jury trial An habitual criminal, after repeated convictions, should be subjected to subsequent detention on very slight evidence of relapse, and should be given treble or quadruple the usual term of confinement; perhaps, they should even be subject to summary committal on suspicion ED. ENQ:]
Year: 1879

Nihiism is still spreading in Russia Their organ "Land and Liberty is always finding its way to the bureaus of the highest officers of state. The evils of Russias despotic gov ernment are so great that any party which at tacks them vigorously cannot fail to receive much support
Year: 1879

X curious application of the Sunday law has been made by the Indiana Supreme Court in declaring subscription to church on Sun day void, and that even a subsequent acknowl- edgement and promise will not make it valid.
Year: 1879

English statistics bearing on the depression of business show that there have been fewer marriages. by one sixth, than the average i; that the number of suicides has doubled that railway dividends are steadily decreasing; that the birth rate has fallen of seriously, and that emigration has increased a third from last year, mainly from England.

 Mark Twaine deducted $25 from the sum he had laid aside for pew rent, to give toward the expenses of ''Flag Day." ''There is nothing nObler than for religion to support patriotism and nothing wiser than for both to uphold and encourage domestic economy" is the remark with which he accompanies his donation.
Year: 1879

pair gents fine calf boots l 3-tined hay fork lBachelders make) pound fine cut chewing tobacco pure paris green for potato bugs balloon fly trap pound good Japanese tea l sardine or can opener ounce camphor gum
Year: 1879

"what is It," asks Cardinal Manning, "thas
destroys the piaty Of men :" You aIsw wer at
onoe, it is impiety. Jnst as unbelief destroys
faith, and despair destroys hope, impiety de-
etroye piety. This is plain. Bot what is i'm
pietyf II is q want OF faith to believe, and
want of love to venerate. How shall q man
have piety towards God if he does not believe
in him 2 How sh all q man love God if he does
not venerare himf And how is it that men
grow up without believing in Godf There
are, believe. great many men who are with
out faith in God, not SO much through their
own fault rs through the sin of their parents.
believe that in this country of ours millions
and millions are growing mp without the
knowledge and love of God Why Because
three hundred years ago lths land was disin-
herited and robbed by the wickedness of man,
the light of Catholic faith WAS extinguished.
A fragmentary Christianity, indeed, remained,
but the alta,s were pulled down, and the name
OF Our Blessed Mother was taken away ont of
the mouths and at last out of the hearts of her
children. Not SO in country close by US.
narrowsohannel of sea divides from peo-
pie who speak the same tongue, who are OF the
same family with US, who are our fellow
country men, who are our brothers. There,
since St. Patrick preached, the light of faith
has never been extingnished. Belief in jesus
and the Sacrament of the Altar, love of the
Holy Mass, have never failed love and piety
towards his Blessed and Immaculate Mother
has never been chilled Up oa the mountains
out in the morssses. in the cold OF winter, in
all manner of snfferng, the faithful people of
Ireland have preserved the tradition Of piaty,



We can easily understand that mi!iions among
us have not toe knowledge or the loye of God,
not 80 much through their fault as
through the fault of those who have gone be.
fore them. Ard yet there are muittudes who
have it not through their fault, thro1gh
their own grievous fault. There are men
among Us who profess to be intidel, and who
glory in their belief, who have no shame o
say, II do not believe in God in Jesus
Christ" There !are men whose intellectual
pride cavils and perverts, cIiticses and dis
toIts, every truth of the revelation of God. |
What shall we say of tbemf That they are |
impious, and that it is the want of the love of
truth which causes this abberration of the hu- |
man mind when it is once grown to maturity. |
In childhood the privation of which 1 spoke
will account for much. Bot when men come
10 maturity do you think that God has left
The evidence of his revelation so obscure that
It cannot be seen This is to throw the sin
If their unbelief on God, and to accuse him of
pjustice. The fault by which they do not see
aim in the light of his truth is not on Coos
BART, but on theirs. No, dear brethren, there
8 another reason : one of the chief causes of
lnbelief in matters of faith is sin, secret and
ensual-tte sins of the heart, if not of the life.
n many soul impurity is the cause of im.
'iety.
Year: 1879

extract, for an excess makes it write badly.
Wniie too little changes the solubility OF
the black compound. No other salt of


chromium is suited to the preparation of
tnis mass, as they are all crystalline,
ana on drying the crystals make 1t brittle,


The nitrate of chromium is prepared as
toilows: Dissolve 90 pounds chrome alum
ia ~ pounds Of boiling water, and add
slowly to this solution enough carbon ate
OF soda, also in solution, to precipitate all
the chromium as hydrated sesquioxide
Atter tais blush. green precipitate has set
tieo the liquid is poured offand the precip-
ltate washed until it is free from sulphates
OF soda and potash, as found by testing the
wash water with acidified chloride of
oarium solution. The precipitate ia
brought upon filter, and pure hot nitric
acid, diluted with an equal part of water,
put on slowly, 30 that upon boiling long
.lme a email excess of the oxide still re-
mains undissolved. 10 this way perfect.
~ saturated solution of nitrate of chromium
is obtained free from excess of acid, which
would DO very injurious to the logwood ex-
tract, producing dirty red color.


Another advantage of using the nitrate
Is that no basic salts are formed when ex.
cess OF acid is present, as in the case of
most other chromium salts. These basic
salts would precipitate a greater part of
the coloring matter from the logwood ex
tract.


1t is claimed that it dries quickly, 80
that blottiug paper or sand are upneces.
sary.


The written ink is Indifferent toward
canst'c alkalies dilute nitric acid colors it
reddish without diminishiog its Intensity.
1t is not affected by oxalic acid, which de-
stroys ordinary iron inks. The pieces cut
off in sharpening the pencil can be thrown
into water and used as ink with q common
pen.
Year: 1879

penny, adding, 81 haven't had anything to
eat for q whole day" The gentleman was


all ont of humor and he said Grossly :


''Don't bother me go away. haven't


had anything to eat for three days." The


child openedS her eyes in shy wonder and
stared at him for moment, and then walk.
ed slowly towards the door. She turned
the knob and then, after hesitating a few
seconds, she turned quickly and walked
straight up to him who had spoken 80 ILL
naturedly, and gently laying the Eve cents
she had received on his knee said with
tone of true girlish pity in her voice, "If
yon haven't had anything to eat for three
days you take this and go and buy some
bread. Perhaps 1 can get some more
somewhere" The young fellow blushed
to the roots of his hair, and lifting the
miniature Sister of Charity in his arms he
kissed her two or three times in delight.
Then he took her to the persons in the
room and to those in the corridors and the
office, and told the story and asked contri-
buttons, giving himself all the money he
had with him. He succeeded in raising
over $40 and cent the little kind hearted
one on her way rejoicing.
Year: 1879

The following little story is touching
one and the hero thereof is a we'll known
young gentleman of this city. He has been


somewhat wild in his habits in the past,


but for four months he had abstained from
drink and spent his evenings at home. One
evening three weeks ago, he went ont call
ing, and some one gave him glass of
wine. This aroused the sleeping fiend, and
he went off on a grand carouse. For three
days he lost all mastery over himself, and
scarcely knew where he was. On the
morning of the fourth day he was COM
paratively sobered up. He wandered into
the reading room of one of our hotels,
where he was we'll known, and sat down
and stared moodily into the street. Pres
emily little girl of about ten years came
in and locked timidly around the room.
She was dressed in rags, but she had
sweet, intelligent face that could scarcely
fail to excite sympathy. There were five
persons in the room, and she went to each,
begging. One gentleman gave her a five
cent piece, and she then went to the gen.
tleman spoken of, and asked him for a