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IIJcpmg-fNamdealer J. VAH SLYKE, Editor andPublisher. ~ - HJLINOIB. SCANDAL is more susceptibjp of JS*R pansion than any other base coin. THE grip has invaded Mexico and there is a possibility that Garza may fce«caught by something at last. THERE is no occasion for any seri­ ous alarm in England over the pros­ pect of being poisoned by American apples so long as they are ww&b from $3 to $6 a barrel at home. THET are going* to hate private theatricals at Tranbycroft this year insteaa of baccarat. Last year's per­ formance was theatrical enough, but a trifle too public for good form. PATTI sang "Home, Sweet Home" and ^Ooming Through the Rye" to a "New York audio nee the other night. Simple as her ditties are, they are not •one half so simple as the people who' pay the prices she chargcs. „ A BOSTON man has given Senator Stanford $150,000 for his horse Arion. Itisn't every Senator Who can get as much as that for.a real horse, though some of them make the United States pay more than that for their hobbies. men of the city, And,* tfihtrifj through their efforts it was de­ feated by a majority of 400. The electors who favored the operation of street cars on Sunday, and who ay unable to provide themselves with other methods of conveyance, can 6b- tain their revenge b# failing to7 at* tend church.., f THE old story about the immense fortune that is coming to American heirs of "the historic Hyde estate" is going the rounds again. It is a chestnut that should no longer serve the uses even of sensational journal­ ism. The report was investigated some years ago by an American jurist then abiding in England and found to be fabulous. The alleged suit is located "in Chancery," and it is said that "the great Hyde Park is on 2,000 acress of the land men­ tioned." There is no Jonger a Court of Chancery in England nor are there any old estates or -Chancery moneys regarded by good^authori- ties as susceptible ^f recovery, while Hyde Park has belonged to the Crown for centuries. • A ooop deal of fuss is heing made oyer the fact that certain persons who live upon their wits, succeeded in fleecing several Western pool rooms out of a considerable sum of money. It is only a case of tfte fleecer being fleeced. " AN Indiana sheriff, while recently Crazed by drink, was locked up in jail by his own mother. She was a little out of practice b\it succeeded In yank­ ing him around just as she had done when he was an obstreperous and mis- chievbus youngster. 4 .. SIB EDWIN ARNOLD says that the tfiriie is -coming when England and the United States will rule the world. England's present policy makes it seem quite probable that the prophecy will be fulfilled without the addition of one foot of territory to the United States. THE wife-beater who followed the unfortunate victim of his brutality to continue a castigation begun "at home," it is said, was finally brought to a standstill after several shots had been fired into the air in order to frighten him. Too bad to torture the air when a target like this invites. ENGLISH naval experts „are seri­ ously considering the practicability of using liquid fuel in naval vessels, especially torpedo boats, which should be light and not carry"a great cargo of fuel. The locomotives on the Great Eastern railway in England already use oil for"fuel, and the naval experts believe that the same system can be used on the torpedo boats of the navy. LETTERS from Russia indicate that the half has not befch told in the pa­ pers about the great famine. The^ misery and sarvation have spread over large tracts with frightful rapidity, and in one section the peas­ ants are represented as openly saying, "If the Cza^ is responsible for all this, let kill the Czir, and have a chan^." This attitude is so strangely at variance with the usual semi- Oriental acquiescence in all kinds of oppression and suffering as to.be note­ worthy. ." THE heir-presumptive to the throne of England is dead, but there is no lack of other heirs, direct and col­ lateral. "Prince George--the "gailor Prince"- now stands next to the Prince of Wales, but should he die before ascending the throne or with­ out issue the crown would pass to one of the children of the Duchess of Fife--the daughter of the Prince of Wales. There will be claimants to the British crown long after the peo­ ple have concluded that the crown itself is an expensive and useless mummery. SOME of the newspapers of Nice, France, have gotten themselves into trouble bv speaking of a Mrs. Wins- low, who is wintering there, as "the widow of the inventor of^'Winslow's Soothing Syrup,'" the fact being, as the lady takes pains to explain, that she belongs to the family of Guv. Winslow who came over in the May­ flower, while the syrup was invented by a man named Curtis. The out­ come of the suit will be awaited with some interest, for until it is actually brought to trial there will be more or less doubt in the American mind whether the whole thing is not a con­ cealed advertisement for the syrup. THERE are many suicides clearly traceable t'» the grip--that is to say, the dread influenza makes life so unpleasant for the sufferers that they prefer to take their lives. A little will-power would have carried these unfortunates through to renewed health. But they did not summon will-power to their aid. This ought to serve as a warning to thousands in delicate health, who go about in fear and dread of the grip, and so fairly worry themselves into it. In the vast majority of cases an epidemic is like the dcyil in this particular respect-- resist it and it will flee from you! ' THE death of the Prince of Wales' eldest son has given rise to a good deal of discussion concerning the suc­ cession to the throne, in the course of which much has been said and not quite correctly said as to heirs appar­ ent and presumptive. The dead Duke has been spoken as the "heir ap­ parent" and the "heir presumptive" when as a matter of fact he was neither. If he had survived his grandmother he would have been heir apparent, that is 1^ would have had a title to the throne, which could only be defeated by his death. He would*not have, been an heir presump­ tive because an heir presumptive is one who if the ancestor should die immediately would inherit, but whose right of inheritance may be defeated by any contingency, as the birth of a nearer relative. IN a fit of drunken -remorse John L. Sullivan has once more signed the pledge and donned a Francis Murphy ribbon in token of his desire to re­ form. His business mangers, who persuaded the slugger to take this step, were greatly surprised at his ready complaisance and are hopeful that the last reform /will be per­ manent. So we hope it may be. Total abstinence from alcoholic liquor for the rest of his life would go a long way toward rehabilitating John Sulli­ van in the esteem and confidence of his friends. It might even "make a man of him," though some passing glimpses of Sullivan sober'and at his host have .almost destroyed that hope. But Sullivan drunk is a disgraceful and dangerous beast who has been somewhat too long at large. Unless he can keep sober now public safety and decency will require that he be either caged or killed. And the sooner he is caged the less chance he will run of being killed. ONE may be forgiven for heresy in matters of religion, but there seems to be no excuse for the man who sug­ gests that the blind devotion of the courts to precedent and technicality is becoming every year, in conse­ quence of the growing mass of laws and decisions, more calculated to de­ feat the ends of justice. It is, of course, rank anarchy to intimate that no case is exactly like any other case and that every case posesses individ­ ual characteristics which entitle it to seperate treatment. If this were not the condition of society the people might find fault with the 'manner in which justice has wobbled in the at­ tempt to punish James W. Sjkcs, of Chicago. Mr. Sykes, it is admitted, borrowed $100,000 by mortgaging property which did not exist. For this he was sentenced to the Peni­ tentiary for three years. The Su­ preme Court gave him a new trial on a technicality and he was sentenced to two years. Now .the Supreme Court has ordered him a third trial. Is there any question about Sykes' guilt? Certainly not. The Supreme Court- has simply ni<idc the discovery that the Merchants' Loan and Trust Company, which lias been a party to the suit, changed its name during the progress of the trial! A RECENT municipal election in Toronto, Canada, was made intensely exciting because it involved a pro­ posal to introduce Sunday street car service. The proposition was vigorously opposed by thcr elergy- Frautl in Diamonds. An expert says that the "painting" of diamonds is a trick known to all dealers. Td give yellowish Cape dia­ monds the appearance of white Brazilian or Indian diamonds, a man has only to dip them in aniline blue. The process resembles the blueing of clot 1h* bv the washerwoman, and was discovered about ten years ago. The operation is so simple that not a few l'iiris women practice it. They buy cheap diamonds and touch them up just before wearing them out, in an aniline bath. The appearance of the doctored diamonds deceives even the experts at the first glance. The layer of color wears off quiclfly. how­ ever, and the fraud is then evident. The difference between Cape dia­ monds, which is the basis of the fraud, consists in the ereater beauty and clearness of the latter, as well as in their greater durability. Yellow diamonds break easily. The Oldest City. Tie, oldest city in the world is Damascus, in Syria. The exact date of its foundation is not kno^tn, but it is certain that it was a place of consequence in the days of Abraham. The estimated population of the city at the present time is 150.000, of which 130,000 are Mohammedans, 15,000 Christians, and 5,000 Jews. THE man who continually prates about how he is "attached" to his wife will frequently be found tied to her apron strings. So strange it seems to me Boanty should pert ah ably find Its clone. .That sometimes looking on a girl's gold hair, Thit sometimes looking on a perfect rose, I see m it tlie loss that is to bo, And am wade mournful by its being fair. : • • It cannot be bnt pain, • Wondering how showed some loveliest tact of yore. To think, "TIs gone that W*S BO exquisite; # Delight -went from thy world that comes pa- more-- -. Some other, Irtit not ever that again. Dw4: and we could have been so glad of it." But there's a sadder sense When loveliness is lapsing to decay, Thg flower grown sere that was so sweet a priz«, The face that made men's sunshine fallen and gray. Oh, loss, that fair should fade ere it go hence! Should change forgotten in Time's dusk aia- RUise. | I Saddest of all is this: The whil? one's eyes gaze happy even to team. To have it in one's heart, "And this fair thing, Except it die too early, uears and nears A time that shall transform it all amiss, . The time of Warping and blurred withering." Saddest of all is this: bow not sometimes spoil delight with thought Measuring the beautv by (fee loss for ave. Since its completing points its ioaiil to Nought. Since having been lurks waiting for whrtt is I Woe's me, that fair is fair but for a day t Yet WINDMILL iI)VENTURE. My father died when I was quite a young man. It was found after his death that the fortune of which he was supposed to be pos­ sessed was no fortune at all. He had become involved in unwise specu­ lations, and when his clamoring cred­ itors had been paid off in full there were but a few hundred dollars loft. Being thus suddenly thrown upon our own resources, I, who had been reared in luxury, was at a loss what to do for a living. I had a fair already the darkness bad begun to fall. The windmill stood some two or three hundred yards from the house, directly behind the wine cellar. It was about twenty-five feet high from the base to the top of the wheel, but in |that deceptive twilight it looked like jpttfe giant linger reaching to the sky. I stuck my tools in my coat pocket and began to climb the long ladder which stretched to the top of the tank. From thence it would be easy to reach and manipulate the wheel. I made the ascent in safety, and after a little reached the top of the rough boards with which the tank was covered. For some time I stood there, admirjng the splendid view, and won­ dering at the extent of country that came under my gaze, until warned by the ever increasing gloom that I was out on business, not pleasure. I forgot just what was the matter with the wheel; some simple disar­ rangement of the machinery which took me but litttle time to remedy. Feeling certain that the mill would perform its duty as well as before, I turned to retrace my steps. In doing so I stepped' upon a half concealed trapdoor, intended to be used as a means of ingress into the tank in case of repairs being needed. The door was old and rotten; its hinges were broken, and it rested insecurely upon its foundation. Consequently, it could not retain my weight, and tilted suddenly. I fell with a pro­ digious splash into* the water be­ neath. . Theft were about two feet of Water in the tank: ^gurgled and Sputtered anil struggled as though there were twenty. However, I quickly regained my feet, dripping and shivering from my sudden immersion, but uninjured. academic education; but without llut I was a prisoner. ability to make use of it,, could of small service. I searched San Francisco over for employment without avail. I found several openings, but, in every case either the wages were not suftlcient or I did not consider the work con­ genial I had yet to learn that beg­ gars must not be choosers. While I was doing nothing, my money dwindled away with most, sur­ prising rapidit}'. At length I was re­ duced to a few dollars. I felt dis- The tank was about ten feet in height. The sides were perfectly smooth, and afforded no foothold. There was no ladder or other means by which I could clamber out. I vowed that .il ever I built, a tank I would provide for such a contingency a& the present. About three and a half "feet above my head was the supply pipe. It ex­ tended a little way into the tank. If I could only manage to reach that I might possibly pull myself up and es- couraged and half desperate.-Imagine rape. I knew very well I could not my delight, therefore, on receiving an invitation from an old friend of my father to come and spend a few weeks with him on his vineyard in Fresno County, Southern .(jalifornia. 1 accepted without the least delay or consideration, and purchased a ticket to Fresho with my last cent. I enjoyed my visit exceedingly. Mr. Eller was a gonial, pleasant man. Fresno itself was a dirty little town with few merits, but the country sur­ rounding was delightful in climate and marvelously 'productive. I had arrived at the most favorable season of the year--autumn--and the wine making was in full progress. I never tired of hanging about the winery, watching the heavy teams come in, each with a full ton of grapes to the load. The pretty, in­ viting fruit was emptied, a box at a time, into the sticky elevator; this conveyed it to the crusher, from the cruel fangs of which it came forth an ugly pulp. This pulp was placed in a press and every particle of juice squeezed from it. The juice, after it has fermented and attained the proper age, becomes wine. It surprised me to see how little real waste there is about wine mak­ ing. The grape in its prime is used for the wine: the pulp, juice.less, is fed to the hogs; the stems make an excellent roadway; and those grapes that have decayed can be utilized for brandy. In a burst of confidence I informed Mr. Eller of my penniless condit'on. He sympathized with me. "1 might give you employment in the vineyarti," of observed, "but of course you would not wish to asso­ ciate with those rough day laborers, all so inferior to .you intellectually." "I don't know,"'I returned: "mi- ideas upon that subject have changed materially within the last few weeks. No man need be ashamed of any- honest occupation by which he may make a living. I really believe, Mr. Eller, that I will ask you to give me employment here--for a time, at any rate." ' You will find the work "hard," he Said. "I expect that," I answered. "I am ready for hard work. I need manual labor, and I think I can ob­ tain it here." "I think you can," returned Mr. Eller, dryly. I went to work next morning. My position was that of "feeder." I had to receive the teams as thev arrived and empty the boxes into the ele­ vator. 1 arose at 5 o'clock: at half past five the gong sounded for break­ fast. The men iiled into the great dining-room and took their individual seats at two long tables. I dined at a separate table with Mr. Eller. This arrangement suited me very well. I can vouch for it that 1 was tired that first night. Handling fifty- pound boxes of grapes eleven hours a day is likelv to prove pretty fatiguing even to one who is used to working, and that I certainly was not. Hut I went to bed early,,had a sound {right's j rest, and awoke the uext morning much refreshed. Things went on in this way for some weeks. My work grew very monotonous, but I stuck to it from necessity, not choice. My inscles be­ gan to develop, and I felt in splen­ did health. One dav, the big windmill which supplied the whole winery with water fell out of order and refused to pump. Mr. Eller examined it carefully, but unable to learn wherein the difficulty lay. He came down .from the tank much disturbed, for water was a great necessity in that hot country. "Harry," he says to me, "you're something of a mechanic, aren't you?" "I did pay a little attention to the study at one time,' I answered modestly. "Well, I wish you would try what you can do in the way of fixing that windmill. I promised that I would, and Mr. Eller left me. After supper that night I secured a hammer and chisel and started for the mill. I had need to make haste if I expected to accomplish anything, for the days were shortening, and do this, but hope, like love,'is blind | to all obstacles, and I jumped des- j perately for the pipe. I failed, of j course; I didn't come within a foot I of,it. However, after I had continued j my efforts for some time I felt a eoin- j fortable warmth creeping over that i portion of my body which was above j water; therefore, in lieu of anything better to do, I kept on jumping. | Ity-and-by my teeth stopped chat- j tcring, and I stopped leaping, j "Here's a pretty mess!" I said to i myself. "I wonder how long I'm to i be penned up in this place? My legs j are tired enough already without hav- | ing to stand on them all night; and I i can't very well sit down in two feet of , watfcr." j It suddenly occurred to me that I , possessed a voice of tolerable strength | and clearness, and that 1 might make : good use of it upon the present oc- j casion. Accordingly, I" gave utter­ ance to a few of the most startling | yells that probably ever assailed the ears of a mortal. But thev were un­ successful so far as escape were con­ cerned. After I had shouted myself hoarse I waited with patience for the arrival of a relief party--with ropes and other paraphernalia with which to remove me from my unpleasant predicament. At the end of five minutes it hadn't come; at the end of half an hour I did not believe it would come. "Surely," I thought, "thev must have heard those war whoops at the house. At any rate, it's about time Eller started out to hunt me up. He certainly doesn't think it's going to take me forever to mend his con­ founded windmill. What can he be about?" I was becoming troubled. The prospect of having to remain cooped up in my present narrow quarters all night was by no means pleasant. The expectation of having to stand would bo hours before I could pi*o> duce the smallest opening. I must have something to occupy my attention, else I should go wild. So I dug •>« until I broke my blade off short. I dropped the useless knife into the tank; it sank with a dull splash. I fdlt the water slowly creeping up­ ward. 1 caluculated that I had abotft an hour and a half of life left me. The water reached my waist. I threw myself agaiust the walls of my prison, shouting for help; but none came; the sou ml of my voice echoed again and again in my own ears--it reached no others. I thought tho reverberations would never cease. It seemed to me that the whole world must have heard that despairing cry. 1 listened, every nerve strained to catch some echoing shout. But the only sounds that broke the stillness were the splash, splash, splash, of falling water, and the heavy noiso of tha* great pump working over­ head. * The Past, Present and Future* JOSEPH SAMPSON, President of the Fi­ delity Loan and Trust Company, Sioux has given to the public th9 follow­ ing encouraging and interesting article: In the month of June, 1S8J, accom­ panied by a friend, I drove across the country northjvest from Storm Lake to Sheldon, in O'Brien County, 'to attend a land convention being held under the' auspices of Geo. D. Perkins, the newly appointed Commissioner of Immigra­ tion for the State of Iowa. ..The disr, tanco between Stoi-m Ltke and Sheldoa- in a straight line across the country is about sixty miles. On this drive wo passed over many solid sections ot va^ cant prairie. After leaving Buena Vista County and getting into the corner of My past- life came up before me as l-lay and O'Brien Counties we began to in a dream. I could see my mother --my good mother--as plainly with my mind's eye as I had ever seen her with the flush of life upon her cheek. Should we soOn meet itf^Ieaven? The water was up to my neck. Ugh! how icy cold it was! In another moment it would be at my mouth. I turned and furiously beat Upon hiv prison walls. What madness! My hands fell nerveless to my sides. Tliey struck upon something hard in either pocket of my coat. I thrust them in almost unconsciously, and drew forth the hammer and the chisel! I uttered a cry of delight and be- gan to Chisel away for dear life nnder water. In no time I had hacked from the soft wood two rude steps. I formed another just above the sur­ face of the water, another still higher, and another as high as I could reach. I dropped my tools and by the aid of nails and hands managed to draw my­ self up, step by step, until I could grasp the edgqi of the trap-door. This much accomplished it was an easy matter to lift myself out. I fell, panting, and trembling in every limb, upon the rough board covcriug of the bank. * * * * * * ' * * * * * Mr. Eller had not heard my shouts for the Simple reason that he had been called by business into Fresno. The men slept in a house too far dis­ tant from the windmill for ray cries to reach them. . I had a pretty thorough scare, it must be confessed; so thorough, in­ deed. that I have ceased forever to emulate Don Quixote in any more ad­ ventures with a windmill.--Waverly Magazine. NORTHWEST GROWING. IT HAS BEEN BOTH RAPID AND • STEADY. Cheerrul Outlook for the Ba«ld»ati of South Dakota and Nebraska--A Careful »«Tiew of the Situation--Rapid Settlo* meat still Ahead. Plenty of Uolri Lett let. "The geiywal impression prevalent that gold mining in this country is played out is a greatly mistaken one," said Mining Expert Mat Calhoun at the Laclede. "I have just returned from a prospecting trip through the Black Hills of Sou^h Dakota. I wen there expecting to find a few gout paying claims^ but ^vas astounded at the rich and almost inexhaustible de­ posits of gold, silver, and tin ore located all through that section of country. While it is true that placer mining is now a thing of the past, never have the opportunities been better for ledge mining. There is to­ day more gold in the ledges of Cali­ fornia than has yet been taken-out. For the placer or free gold was only the result of decomposition of ledge deposits. Up to a year ago the cost of extracting the gold from the ore was more than the gold was worth, but since the invention of improved concentrators and the new electro­ chemical amalgamator, ledge mining will take an upward stride, as the cost of reduction has been lessened more than one-half, thus' making it profitable to work those low-grade ores which formerly could not bo worked at all. The celebrated Home* stead mine located in these hills has produced its gold at an average cost of $4.">0 per ton, and is to-day, the largest paying mine in the United States. Well, all t'he country In the vicinity of this mine is rich in depos- for the next ten hours in two feet of j Hs of what is termed retractpry ore, cold water, was--literallv and flgura-1 which, before the invention of the tively--a chilling one. It might have done for one of those old-time monks who were -always imposing penances upon themselves for sins committed, but it was not suited to a person of my tastes. Most cheerfully woultl I have resigned my position to any one expressing a wish for it. It was now pitch dark in the tank? The only light I obtained was the feeble glow of the stars shining through the trap-door. I stood under this, gazing wistfully into the Heavens so high above me. After a time my eyes -grew heavy, my head fell forward on my breast,and,strange as it. may appear, I dropped into a gentle doze. 1 was awakened by a slight breeze fanning my cheeks. I opened my eyes dreamily. Overhead I could hear a deep, rumbling, grating sound; something was going up and down, up and down, like a monstrous churn in motion. "What caii that be?" was my ejacu­ lation. I was not left long in suspense. A perfect deluge of the coldest kind of water came pouring down, drenching me to the skin, giving me a regular shower bath. The stream continued without abatement, and I soon recovered suf­ ficiently from my momentary confus­ ion ana astonishment to move out of the way. No one should say that I did not know enough to come in when it rained. As yet I was hardly-awake. I stood stupidly staring at the supply pipe, which was pouring forth water at a great rate. Then the solution of the problem flashed through my brain. The windmill was pumping. I was too startled at first to realize my peril; but quickly it dawned upon me that the water was rising fast, and that if I did not escape, or relief did not come in a few hours, at the most, I should be drowned like a rat in a trap. I thrust my hand fnto my trousers pocket and pulled out my knife. The large blade was open in a second, and I Was at work with all my might try­ ing to dig a hole through the side of the tank. I quickly saw that my task was hopeless. The wood1 wa3 soft but the planks were thick* and it new reduction machinery, could not bo worked without a lass, but with the aid of the inventions they can be made to pay from $8 to &12 4>er ton net.--St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Vic and the Dancer. There are some reminiscences of Mme. Taglioni in London. Society of this month which recall the glori­ ous times of the ballet. The writer •nly knew the once famous dancer in her later days, when an evil turn of fortune's wheel compelled her for a while to earn a living by teaching. One day when her visitor called she found the poor old ladyjs heart re­ joiced with a gleam of royal favor. The Queen had happened to call that morning at Kensington Palace just as her young cousin, the Princess Victoria of Teck, was starting for Connaught Square to receive her dano- ing lesson, and, hearing where she was going, her Majesty charged her with the following message to the veteran artiste: "Tell Mme. Tagli­ oni from me," she said, "%hat great pleasure it gives me <oknow that you are receiving lessons from such an instructress. Tell her, also, that it was her inimitable grace--which I can never forget--that inspired me with the passionate love for dancing which I posessed in my youth."-- London News. Landaenr and th« Village Dogs. An odd incident took place during one of Landseer's early visits to Scot­ land. In the course of his journey he stopped at a village, and, as his habit was, took great notice of the many dogs, jotting down sketches of such as took his fancy most. On the next day he continued his journey. As he passed through the village Landseer was surprised and horrified to see dogs of all kinds, some of which he recognized, hanging dead from trees' or railings on every side. Presently he saw a boy who, with tears in his eyes, was hurrying a young pup toward the river to drown it. He questioned the urchin, and to his surprise found that the villagers looked upon him aa an excise officer who was taking note« of the dogs with a view to prosecut­ ing the owners of such as. had not paid their tax. note vacated houses and abandoned farms, the number growing quite largo as we came near the county seat tow.i of Primghaj^ where we stopped for re­ freshments. While we were eating lunch the proprietor of the restaurant bojrged us t"o buy his farm, which we had passed on the way. It lay two miles east of town and was "mortgaged for about $600. He wanted for his equity, but we felt that we would not be safe in offering him$100 for his horni- stead subject to the mortgage for fear he would take us up. This would haVo made the*farm cost us less than ,$5 *u. acre. It had a comfortable littl&Iiouse and a nice grove of trees, and about eighty acres undor cultivation. Wo had noted the farm on our way along with especial interest on account of tho over-supply of dilapidated machinery that we saw scattered around the house and in the grove adjoining. Hundreds of farms we found could be bought on as favorable terms in several of the counties of Northwestern Iowa at this time, and the burning questions that were discussed at the land convention were how to attract settlers to our prairies and how to best promote the prosperity of those already settled. We discussed flax growing, dairy business, blue grass, timothy, clover, etc. Dur­ ing the convention we heard from Alex­ ander Peddle, representing Scotch colo­ nists, and Close Bros., representing English colonists. L. S. Coffin, of Fort Dodge, made a stirring address, point­ ing out the necessity of keeping theso lands for American farmers who would yet come in by the thousands and ap­ preciate the magnificent opportunities our prairies afforded of founding fine homes. Willis Drummond* jr., of Chi­ cago, was on hand with his lieutenants, representing the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul land grant, atid other men were on hand representing tho land grant departments of other railroad companies. These gentlemen were all perfectly willing to let the land be in­ vaded by the peasant farmers of Europe, or India, for that matter, provided the lands were sold at fair prico* and a good first cash payment made On the purchase. Looking back across only the brief period of eleven years, and thinking of the really desolate character of North­ western Iowa in that year when we were all so anxiou3 to promote immigra­ tion, one is lost iu wonder and surprise at the swift changes that have taken place in this portion of Iowa. Since that day in June the railway system of astern lowa has been perfected to i " : r^erful extant, so that it is im- poJLi^i'^or a farmer to get more than ten miles from a railway station. The Northwestern line has been built through from Ea?le Grove to Hawarden and beyond; the BurJihgton, Cedar Rap­ ids «fc Northern line through from Grundy Center to Watertown and Sioux Falls; the Illinois Central branches from Cherokee to Onawa and Sioux Falls;' and, last but not least, the Sioux City & Northern, with its great lake outlet for the products of the soil. If some one had predicted at our land convention in 18S0 the things that would come to pass during theso eleven years, indicating the compact settlement of the prairies, tho enormous rise in tho prico of lands, and the industrial and agricultural changes incident to improved methods of farming, all who were present at the convention would have voted the man a "visionary" or perhaps insane. Taking up tho cue from what we have all seen of Northwestern Iowa since 1880, may not we who live here in Sioux City be entirely justified in glancing to west and northwest of us to find the conditions that surround tho people of Dakota and Nebraska, in a certain sense surrounded just the same as the people of Northwestern Iowa were ton years ago' May we not also be entirely jus­ tified in looking for much greater prog­ ress and development during the next ten years ic the section referred to than has been made by us in Iowa between the years 1880 and 18y2? The soil of the prairies west of us is as fertile as is that of Iowa, perhaps more so, having a larger quantity of lime In the soil, triius making sure a better quality and yield of small grain. The climate is the same. The one drawback that has' been menacing the people of portions of South Dakota--namely, the lack of moisture--Is now in a fair way to be overcome by irrigation. It is clearly shown that the irrigation of immense areas of South Dakota is purely a me­ chanical question; that Is to sa7, a ques­ tion of reaching the underground flow of water, and then, when it is found,' distributing it properly in the right season over the land In crop. Millions of acies, however, that are yet to be brought into cultivation, will yield prof­ itable crops w.thout irrigation, so that whether irrigation becomes the com­ mercial success that is hoped for or not, still the State of South Dakota is capa­ ble of sustaining an agricultural popu­ lation ten times greater than it has at present, and still not have its first-class lands as compactly settled as are the lands of some of the Eastern States. To give more than a mere hint at the filling up of Dakota and Nebraska that is sure to come within the next ten years would seem to be unnecessary, for our most thoughtful people fully concur In the idea of the rapid settlement of the cheap lands west of us. There ia no such body of cheap lands to befouna on the globe having the same climate, conditions and railway facilities. No other section of the country to-day pre­ sents such a field for land investment or sp?culation. East pf us very little unimproved land is left to sell and the improved lands are ranging from $30 to $45, while to the west of us th« same quality of land, with as good market facilities, can be bought at from S10 to $J0 per acre. With the Inrush of new settlers and the stir and enterprise that will be ih the air during the next few years, no doubt the smaller towns a*d villages will be built up. The building up of the towns and villages will in turn offect business in our city and give to our people the opportunity of aiding and fostering further enterprises that will react upon and improve the gen­ eral industrial and commereial develop­ ment of the country surrounding. AROUND AGRE AT ST J BRIEF COMPILATION OP11.LI* NOIS NEWS. . - Footpada to CMcago--A Widow Kin**-*" ' >' Patrick Hmt'i Fiendish jit 82 Team-A Row ta Cartlato Scheela y. v;s Singular Fatalities. * >-' "L From Far and Near. _ * jj£ BY an explosion of nitro-glycerine tw*J^ ' * miles from Cahokia, White Spenccr, .40 _*'* years of age, and his son John, 9 year* *3 ©f age, were blown into fragments. , f3 CHICAGO has a philanthropist who . , j makes donations to charitable institn- V* 4$ tions, in sums ranging from $300 to $500^ ->3 and persistently refuses to reveal hi®~ r ' -M identity. ' ? , "| SAMVEI. G. SMITH, a wealthy farmer, , J-Jj of Rock Springs, was married at O'Fal.- '• «•' ^ fcj Ion to Mrr. Martha L. Lords of Salem."; :V The groom is 82 years of age while th# ^ w bride is but 45. , *3 ; ,--ft DEATH came suddenly to Ezra Egger* ' a veteran cattle-shipper ^ the Stoeli * ; tU?; Yards, Chicago. While going dowiK ** , * stairs he fell, breaking his neck. Bt '^ u J w a s 6 6 y e a r s o l d . * -- - * • - ' THE ravages of grip in this State ART ,1 appalling. Reports from I'incknoyville, 1 . , * ) ? Bent«n, Hennepir, Quincy, and CairdC i *£ tell of many deaths and scores of^ peopi# •" , ^3^ confined to their beds. ^ AT Quincy the Republican County • , / " Central Committee issued a eAll for thflfc county convention to be held April 28 t# 0 select delegates to the State convention* 4 * ; '4 The Democratic convention has not yei been called. T „ '£| AT a mass-raeeting held in Greenvill#. t T-Jk to discuss the proposition of President* ' Hook, of the Jacksonville Southeastenrl* T /J, ^ Railway, to build a branch of that lin#. for $25,000, $3,'200 was raised, which, to*> gether with about $15,000 previouslj*'. raised, insures the road. The citizenC are jubilant. AT Chicago Patrick Hurst deliberately butchered his wife, Ellen, because h# thought she was neglecting him in hi» i V? old age. He stabbed her forty-five time# ? with a bowie-knife, the blade of which ,l VJ was seven inches long. Then he walke#T~i^,??-:$f| to the police station, where he said that ~ ,-f>: he had killed his wife and was glad of it^__^ Mas. WEIIHETIMIXUS LAV RED,A widov# ^ ^ i' living with a daughter in Chicago, wa» run over by a wagon drawn by a run^ away horse and injured so badly tha^^^|^t 4ff she died shortly afterwards at her The wagon belonged to Robert Kobies* an expressman. He did not hitch th# "*|1 horse, and while absent the animal toolC t -f| fright and itin away. Kobies was ar» • • : .. -i! r e s t e d a n d l o c k e d u p . ' > - • j ; J THE business men's associations Rock Island, Moline, and DavenporlT united in tendering a reception and ban^ , ' quet to the officers of the Government arsenal on Rock Island. The event j took place at the Harper House. It was inspired by the recent completion -i • ̂ of a viaduct over the Rock Island track* ' \ there, an improvement which the city i has labored long to obtain and iu whietpii- task it was greatly helped by the officers.,' (V-Va-* FIRE insurance companies have had > rather a hard time of it in Illinois during the last year. Their business has beei| unusually unprofitable in this State, and thirty-nine of them have retired, a few of that nymber having become insolvent during the year. Feb. 1 was the dat# for the renewal of the licenses, and ail of the companies doing business last year have now been heard from by Aud« itor Pavey. The thirty-nine companies ' * which failed to renew their licenses thi£ £ r * v| year are as follows: Armstrong Fire, '14^ New York; Aurora Fire and Marine' ^ Cincinnati; Amazon, Cincinnati; A.sso*,, . J.. M ciated Manufacturers' Mutual, Moline; ^ Citizens', Cincinnati; Commercial, Sail- Francisco; Commercial Mutual, Nevf ' 0; S York; Empire State, Rochester; Enter* ^ prise Fire and Marine, Cincinnati? Exchange Fire, New York; Eliot^ ' , Boston; Firemen's, Dayton; Fir*» ^ Association, New York; Hekla Fire|;%>^-'^p St. Paul; Jefferson, New Yorkj Liberty, New York; Meriden Fire, Meri-. - S ;3| den, Conn.; Marine, St. Louis; Mutual Union, Moline; Mississippi Valley Man- ^ ufacturers' Mutual, Rock Island; NewJ?" ^ Jfewf York Fire, New York; Neptune Firtt";-^§p§' i'• 31 and Marine. Boston; Northwestern ;J Mutual Fire, Rock Island; People'® " j^ Fire, New York; Packers and Provision; Dealers', Chicago; People's, Pittsburg; Prudential Fire, Boston; Park Fire#" New .JTOrk; Pacific Mutual, Aiton^ Queen, Liverpool, England; Southern- California, Los Angeles; Standard Fire, New York; Standard Fire, Kansas t'ityr State Mutual Fire, Chicago; Stocks- Raisers' Live Stock, Washington, Pa.; Union, Louisville, Ky.; Universal-";. Marine, London, England; Union, Sant£ Francisco; Western Home, Sioux Cityi.* ItfWa. One of these companies, th%i \f:4 ,p: • n-n > *•: Queen of Liverpool, retired because it|| £v. has organized a company in this country. A STIR has been caused by the charges, | made against Miss Luella Nicholls, tho -- assistant principal of the Carlisle High J School, by tho G. A. R. and Sons of ? Veterans. They charge that in a clas^» ' | lecture on patriotism, she made reflee-j^fi tions upon pensioners. Ah attorney haa^ v been employed by the local encampmenfir to prefer charges before the Board of a Education. Miss Nicholls denies thety ® charges, and is supported by her pupils; •>» HERMAN KNOBLOCH, a prominent Washington County fanner, was thrown from his spring wagon and instantly? „ killed. It is a singular fact that threat Of the four Knobioch brothers met withi '• ' * tragic deaths in a similar manner. George Adam Knobioch upset his ear-* **' >A r i a g e n e a r B e l l e v u e o v e r a y e a r a g o a n d L f ' r ~ was instantly tailed. Thomas Knobloehi. j w«s thrown from his buggy several yeara^f ago, sustaining injuries that soon aftet caused his death. There is one left.' They were all wealthy farmers. THE condition of affairs is such in Chi-% eago that pedestrians are not safe firm* the assaults of sajidbaggers and robbers* any time after dark. In one evening re-« eently three separate assaults occurred,. all in public places, in the glare of th«. .,1 electric lights, and one oocurred withm j ten feet of the entrance of a police sta-' * 1 ^ tion. Another was in the heart of ther city, where passengers were embarking? on a street car; and the third was on? Polk street bridge. , / Lrpwio HOUSEMAN, of Yandalia, died, aged 81 years. * ** THE Olney City Council opened bid# : for the water-works to be constructed. There were twenty-three bidders, and T. A. Hard man, of Olney, was awarded the contract, his bid being $20,960. « THE case of John Edmondson, of New Burnside, Johnson County, vs. The Big Four Railroad Company, in the United« States Court, was settled by the coin- " pany paying the plaintiff $2,000. Plain­ tiff was an employe of the company and sustained severe injuries by the break­ ing of a lover on a hand-car. THE Rev. E. A. Tanner, D. D., Presi­ dent of the Illinois College, died at Jacksonville of a nervous disorder ; brought on by overwork. He was greatly distinguished for his learning and eloquence, while his executive abil­ ity was remarkably demonstrated by his management of the affairs of the insti­ tution with which he was connected. AT Springfield W. F. Martin, of Me­ tropolis, was committed to jail for fail- i hag to give bonds in the sum of $1,000 for his future appearance to answer a * charge of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. He advertised "green goods* for sale, pocketed the money received tm HI <4ITNAA KTII IVIKROIL THE morning is A time when mott . _ _ young men forget their rising ambition. < tp thoee^who fk«ond IUI from dupe®, but never dellvere«r^oo^»* kiili