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nr 4 Thejamestown Alert TKBM8: rnu lntiy Alert is dollvurctl the city by c» riera, at 50 cctite a month. Dally, one year |6 5® Dally) six mouths 3 00 Dally, three months 150 WeeKly, ouo year Weekly, six mouths 100 DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAY) & WEEKLY \V. R. KELLOGG. THE Church's Ferry Sun speaks for the press of the state in demanding that the hard wheat of this region be graded at home and sold on its merits unmixed with soft wheat, by Minneapolis millers. Just now the Minneapolis newspapers are telling what great things the mills of that city have done for the good farmers of this state iu getting patent Hour ma chinery in use hoMr Minneapolis has "contributed" seed wheat and how they pay us "good hard cash" for wheat sold to them that speculators of the Flour city are good speculators and do not buy fictitious wheat for purely speculative purposes and but for the influence of the Minneapolis market North Dakota wheat would not bring within 20 cents of what it does now, and that if Pillsbury had not gone into the flour business it would not have paid to raise wheat here at all. Such statements as the above recently appeared in a leading Minneapolis jour nal as editorial declarations. It is only necessary to repeat them to show their utter absurdity. They refute themselves. On the other hand any attempt to se cure the commouest rights of the men who live on the lonely farms, who take the chances of hail, drouth, lires, hot winds, fiosts and total failures who are largely denied the privileges of society, of home comforts, of progressive compe tition, is called by their Minneapolis greedy critics "a kick,"the men -'kickers" and their arguments or demands "North Dakota rot," and they are advised to take what they can get for their wheat, and always remember what Pillsbury has done for them. As a rule, it is too well known what has been done for North Dakota farmers by the Pillsbury's of Minneapolis and Duluth. It is what the prairie wolf does for the lamb. The "contributions" of seed wheat have been of that celebrated "seed wheat committee" character, which sold thousands of bushels of rejected stuff for number one hard, at 81.00 a bushel, when the market price was 75 cents, and when some of the same wheat was returned by the victim of the trans action he was only offered 50 cents a bushel for it. That, generally speaking is the way the Minneapolis mill and ele vator corporations have of manifesting their tender regard for the North Dakota farmer. THE people of Valley City are mad enough at the prospect of having their longed-for normal school remain in penury for two years, by an action of the board of University and School lands, which,according to the Times-Record,"at its meeting last week, decided not to take the state normal school bonds, there by casting a cloud on the bonds and stopping for two years at least the erec tion of the normal school buildings at Valley City and Mayville." If the Valley City papers reflect the sentiment, the people there are inclined to resent any interference with the cdn sumation of their great educational pro gram. The last legislature appropriated §10,000 for the construction and main tainance of teachers preparatory schools at Valley City and Mayville. This was a large sum of money for such purposes, considering the condition of the people generally and the multiplicity of good educational institutions already the state. If the administration finds that it will be unwise to spend this money this year—if revenues or other causes do not permit it—the people will certainly ap prove of the state practicing the same kind of domestic economy that has been going on in nearly every farmer's house hold for the last three yeare. It is difficult to get the true condition of financial affairs of the state. The officials at Bismarck are as mum as oysters on many matters of real interest to the taxpayers and there is a deluge of information about other things. The newspapers in several counties are com menting about this, while in addition, a general kick is going on over the delay in apportioning back to counties their school funds. Whether this neglect lies with the auditor, treasurer, state super intendent, or with ail, or others, is not known. The Times-Record is making some drastic comments on the refusal of the officers to give the Valley City nor mal school its fund. IT IS found that the United States pen itentiary which the government has ap propriated 830,000 to build at Grafton, can not be properly completed for that sum. There have been spent $3,000 for a site and Senator Hansbrough proposes that the remaining 827,000 be used to build an inRane asylum to take care of the overflow of the Jamestown asylum. There is plenty of room in the Bismarck penitentiary for all criminals that the etatewill have in charge for years to oome and the necessity of another insti tution of that character is not now appar ant. If the penitentiary must be built, according to law, the senator has sug gested to the secretary of the interior that a building as large as can be con iW structed with the appropriation be erect ed at Grafton and the stute be called upon to put in the necessary steel cells afterwards. At present there is no need either for an additional penitentiary or a second insane i\gylum. The present asylum is not turning away putients for lack of ac commodations, and never has. It's greatest need is said to be for a ward for feeble- mided children and that class of patients. By the constitution of the state this latter institution can only be located in connection with the insane hospital at Jamestown. There is really no necessity at present, with possibly the above exception, for any more public institutions which will entail future expense on the people to maintain. If the government wants to be clever and charitable to the new state of North Dakota let it spend the $30,000 to help liquidate some of the bills for normal schools, militia encampments, soldiers homes, deaf and dumb institu tions that the last legislature called into being to burden a taxpaying community whose property in many portions of the state, must needs be sold for the taxes, if they are paid. THE price of wheat has dropped a little the past week, but the facts that make high prices almost a certainty are being confirmed and better understood each week. The European situation is more clearly showing how dependent the old \vorld will be on America for grain, the coming 12 months, and probably for a longer period. It is now certain that the large exports of August will be dupli cated in September, and that there will be an absence of the feverish excitement that raised the prices in August, which have but slightly fallen since. The great rush of winter wheat to the market is lessening in volume, the farmers have settled their most pressing obligations, and the reading conservative element among them is holding a large part of the crop in accordance with the advice of the farmers' alliance circular, which is only the advice of all students of the laws of supply and demand, When speculation egain takes hold to bull the market the European demand will be such that a range of higher prices wiil be seen—higher considerably than are now existing. At least such is the prevailing opinion of the Chicago ani New York grain men. Good wheat will be worth a great deal more money than at present. Inferior grades will be valu able in proportion. There is plenty oF time to market wheat—especially poorer grades—after January 1, next. PEOPLE are beginning to believe that the republicans in the last congress had their hepds full of sense. The public is also grasping the idea that Bill Mclvin ley's bill has gone along ways towards putting prices of necessaries down in stead of up. Certain it is the republican predictions about these matters are com ing true, while the democrats have lost about all their reputation as prophets. A Chicago newspaper of this week con tains advertised prices of household goods that show how cheap domestic articles of use and consumption now are. Take a few samples: Standard prints 3c a yard, all linen damask napkins 4c each, all linen tablecloths full size SI.00 each, men's balbriggan hose 3 pairs for 25c, men's all wool suits of clothes S6.00, dress silks 50c yard, Brussels carpets 55c and all wool ingrains 57c a yard, flannel shirts 88c. It is seen that articles of wearing apparel, and of common domes tic use are cheaper than ever, and all are claimed to be clean reliable merchandise., In groceries the same low prices prevail leading off with 25 pounds of granulated sugar for 81.00. STRENUOUS efforts are being made in certain quarters of the state, notably at Grand Forks, and presumably by secret agents of elevator lines, to arouse oppo sition to grading grain at home. The commissioners are obstructed at every step, threatened and ridiculed, instead of encouraged and helped in their efforts to put the law in force. Everybody knows, if it turns out that it is totally impractic able to grade our own wheat,that the old method of shipping will be resorted to at once, just the same, and no losses or de lays follow. The farmers are in favor of this grading at home, particularly since most of the yield is frost nipped. Tne home opposition was not antici pated—it is of the "et tu Brute" sort— the worst to encounter of all. Even if West Superior agrees to handle our grain at North Dakota grades, it will be singular if the enemies of the wheat grower do not find excuses to oppose the whole plan. Jack Frost is not the bitterest foe the wheat grower has in this state. IT is said that the railroad and ware house commissioners have received a proposition from West Superior, Wis., to handle North Dakota grain at the grades given it in this state. The city and the board of trade of West Superior are enthusiastic over the prospect of getting this business. West Superior has 8,000, 000 bushels elevator capacity, and last year handled more wheat than Duluth, but was obliged to take the Minnesota inspection. North Dakota commissioners are actively at work, and are keeping the grading matter before the public, who cannot discuss it too much. In this latest phase of the attempt to get honest grading for the small farmer as well as the big one, the commissioners have found a prospect of new competition. The Minneapolis papers are in the dumps over the deal, one of them exolaiming that it would be "all day with us." It would be a great day for the North Dakotu man, who sweats for the wheat. COL. INGEUSOLL, who has spent a win ter in the silver districts of Montana, and witnessed what hard work it is for a miner to dig out a dollar's worth of silver, says that as far as he is concerned a sil ver dollar is as good as a gold dollar, lie adds: "I demand, and I think all honest min ers demand, that silver be restored to its old coinage value, either by a resumption of the free coinage law, or else, on de posit of silver bullion, receive the usual certificate at the rate of $1.29 per ounce for each ounce of pure silver, and the certificate to be legal tender. This[is far from inflation as some would have lis be lieve. It is simply a restoration of the white metal to its ancient value, and that is all we ask. The law that caused the reduction of silver, compared with gold, is a dishonest law, and there is no ques tion about its dishonesty. "It is to our interest to be friendly with our own products. Silver is worth as much today, for monetary purposes as ever it was in the history of the world. It has been adverse legislation that has crippled silver and not the natural law of supply and demand. "Give us silver—give us honest money." NEWSPAPERS are reminding their read ing readers of the birthday of a very cele brated American—Dr. Holmes, and his 82nd mile post. The fame ot being about the most delightful conversationalist in the new world belongs to Dr.Holmes, He has recorded, in the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, imaginary or duplicated talks on all sorts of ideas or things of oc currence, that have arisen from the pro cedure of a very active brain. He gives to the world a famous lot of excellent sayings, wise conclusions, and happy il lustrations. He takes apart, inspects, discusses and pries into, questions and resolves upon, the curious machinery of the mind after the fashion of a physician of the body, and is an enthusiast in the occupation. Companionable, cheerful, healthful, good old Dr. Holmes is never old, but young in his novelties, and fam ous in the varieties of his mental enter tainment. His weak spot is a pardonable one—he aspires to be a poet, when he is only a rhymster. SOMETHING is constantly occurring to draw attention to the foundations upon which repose the people's superstitions. Frequently it is the revision of some creed, and the varnishing and labelling of it afterwards. Just now it is the Holy Coat of Treves, which for centuries has been held to work miraculous cures, be cause it is alleged to have once been worn by Jesus Christ. Its medical reputation has, however, finally become as badly damaged as the belief that kings' could cure the Evil by a laying on of hands, or that other difficult surgical operations could be accomplished by aid of the faith that used to make men whole. People stumbling across these curious old beliefs now days, are reminded of the wonderful but fearful hobgoblin days of childhood. A CORRESPONDENT of the Bismarck Tribune seriously objects to the state en forcement league on the ground that good citizens from other localities will hesitate to come into a state where law aid order are so poorly maintained that state enforcement leagues are necessary. The writer seems to think that vigilantes committees would sound equally as reas suring and serve the purpose fully as well. It also looks a little singular in the face of the letter of Governor Burke de claring the administration's intention of enforcing the laws, that an enforcement league should advertise the necessity of its existence to the world. Something is awry. Either the good members of the league, believe that prohibition is not prohibiting, or they have small faith in the declarations of officials that it is. HON. C. A. POLLOCK of Fargo, has been made the recipient of a gold time piece and chain,by friends of temperance and by appreciative neighbors. The pre sentation speech said the gift was a trib ute to the efforts of the gentleman in en forcing the prohibitory law. Such marks of esteem are forever pleasant events to those concerned— they leave no after aches—they cheer but not inebriate. Whether laws are enforced or evaded, or whether there are no laws at all, such events are gratifying and appeal to all the instincts of friendship, charity for human error, and good will. Even if a local paper does mysteriously say. the same evening—"It prohibits in Fargo—almost," Mr. Pollock is entitled to the chronometer. THE tnird party prohibitionists who met in convention with Samuel Dickie hist week, are catching a trouncing fiom the republican politicians and newspa pers all over the state. The Alert has not been in favor of prohibition, and is not now, but is in favor of fair play. It is singular that some of our repub lican friends with a prohibition white wash, as the North Dakota Independent describes them, who are now denouncing the third party prohibitionists for at tempting to pull out of the republican party, had not a word of protest to utter last winter when certain republican mem bers of the legislature voted for re-sub nrssion and to repeal the penalty clause of the prohibition law. Consistency is a jewel. 1 ft.)rl«7 1 -iffjTOtWT ,«..»4,,|, i«.«,» PENNSYLVANIA protection democrats attended MoKinley'sopemogof the Ohio campaign, and shouted as loud as the best republican present for the principle that makes the United States the most thriving nation on earth. As a matter of fact, the prohibition speaker is not far wrong when he says the tariff issue does not divide the great partiob iu any really important degree. The only division in that respect is iu the speeches of the candidates and in the proes. KANSAS republicans are going to have a genuine republican round up. A re publican league has been organized, op posing the people's party, the sub-treas ury plan and favoring free coinage. United Slates Senator Plumb has ad dressed a meeting of these republicans. It is significant that no reference was made to prohibition. It muy be that this kind of republicanism will not wash, but it seems to be getting very prevalent in Kansas all the same. JIM HILL'S ukase on North Dakota grading her own wheat is as follows: "We shall not stop our cars for inspec tion as provided by the law of the state. You might as well inspect telegraph poles, as wheat, for all the good it will do. As to selling wheat, everybody ought to do it as soon as possible." The North Dakota farmer will please take notice of the above and be govern ed accordingly. ONE late North Dakota brewery is be ing changed into a flour mill, and a South Dakota brewery is advertising for barley. It would be better, of course, if every brewery in the two states were operated as flour mills to grind North Dakota hard wheat, but why is not the South Dakota brewery being thus transformed, instead of making preparations to make lager beer? Can it be any little hitch in the prohibition law? THE Minneapolis Journal, which ad vocates license in Minnesota, has always professed a strong affection for the pro hibitionists of North Dakota. Since the result of the Jamestown prohibition con vention th. Journal declares Hon. Samuel Dickie to be a chump, a disor ganize^ and that he has no business to come out to North Dakota in the inter ests of the temperance cause. HON. JUDSON LAMOUHE will eschew the snares of state politics for the pres ent, and bask in the rejuvenating vine yards of southern California during the winter. In his absence the weal or woe of the republican executive committee machinery is entrusted to Hon. George Goodwin, of the anti-prohibition party. It was not always thus. IT is a happy and symetrical combina tion wherein the Minneapolis Morning Tribune claims to uphold the producers' side in the marketing of crops, and the Minneapolis Evening Tribune champions with all its might and main the mills and elevators. Between the two there is no residuum left on the platter. THE Chicago News is about as well posted on the real condition of North Dakota before and after taking a dose of Jack Frost, as it is on the status of the inhabitants of the isles of the blest. The News fears a famine in North Dakota on account of the late frost. THE newspaper that upholds the jus tice of the farmer's cause, at once comes under the ban of the Minneapolis millers' displeasure, and is called a mercenary sheet, and a tool of demagogues, or worse. IN LaMoure county last year there were born 19 more girls than boys. Nature seems adapting herself to the exigencies of the occasion—to the west ern necessities of the hour. A CONCENSUS of state newspaper opin ion shows that smudges protected a great deal of wheat, and that with the experi ence of the past, their utility will be gen erally recognized. "PKESIDENT HILLhasset his foot down on it" is the way Minneapolis papers de scribes the magnate's opposition to North Dakota grading the wheat she raises. EDITOR IIOGUE'.S paper, the Carrington Independent, was two years old this week, and grows apace in popularity and newspaper-like methods. IF prohibition does not do its fatal work in North Dakota, it is not because the law is not armed cap-a-pie, like the Ghost in Hamlet. No. 1 hard wheat will be worth 81 a bushel. Jack Frost has decreed it, if nothing else has. Deafness Can't be Cured By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eusta chian Tube. When this tube gets in flamed you have a rumbling sound or im perfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed con dition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that we cannot cure by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 75 cents. •UZ FAIRNESS. 0UALITY. CHEAPNESS. DISSOLUTION SALE. wing to the retirement of Mr. F. T. Mont gomery from our firm to engage in the furniture business} we are compelled to take an inventory before doing so we must reduce our stock, and in order to do so in a short space of time we will make SWEEPING REDUCTIONS in every department. This is a grand opportunity to buy your fall and winter goods early in the season, at prices guaranteed to be at least 25 per cent below any competition. Don't fail to attend this sale as profit cuts no figure with us as we need the cash and must have it. Connecting links in the Chain of Confi dence between us and you are: RELIABILITY. Our new fall stock is now complete and you have the choice of the largest and best selected stock ever brought to this place. LEADERS IN LOW PRICES FOR RELIABLE GOODS, N, B.—-Our full stock of Cloaks are included in this sale. A Good Suit For fall wear is the subject which is now engaging the attention of most men, and we remark, by the way, that our adver tising columns contains the names of several reliable dealers who can supply all wants in this line. But we started out to say that in the purchasing of a suit a good deal pf care is necessary to get the worth of your money. There are lots of so-called "all wool" goods, that have in their composition more cotton than wool. If being well suited in spend ing your money is all you want, then if you area traveler, buy your ticket over "the Burlington" and you cannot fail to be pleased. It goes elmost everywhere— Chicago, St. Louis, Peoria, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Omaha, Denver, Cheyenne, the Black Hills, Des Moines. Dubuque, Burlington, Quincy, LaCrosse, Winona. St. Paul and Minneapolis, are some of the places it reaches over its own tracks. Apply to local agents, or address W. J. C. Kenyon, Gen. Pass. Agent, C.. B. & N. R. R., St. Paul, Minn. A Very Sly Fox- Many stories told of the crafty fox are doubtless incidents of the imagination. But a recent writer tells an anecdote which, though taxing belief, he says is vouched for by an eye witness of the affair. Some fishermen on the west coast of Ireland were in the habit of going to a small island, a few hundred yards from the mainland, in quest of bait. The island was inhabited by large numbers of rabbits, and could be reached at low tide by wading, the water there being only a few inches deep. One morning they went in their boat quite early, it being high tide, and on landing saw a dead fox lying on the beach. The fur of the animal was all bedraggled, and he seemed to have been drowned. One of the men, remarking that his skin was worth something, pitched him into the boat. Procuring their bait they re turned to the mainland, and the man who had possessed himself of the fox seized him by the tail and flung him on shore. As soon as the animal struck the beach he picked himself up with considerable agility for a dead fox and shot oft like a flash up among the cliffs, while the men stood staring at each other in mute as tonishment. The men concluded that he had crossed over to the island during the night, when the tide was low, in search of rabbits, and finding in the morning that he was cut off from the mainland counterfeited death, with the expectation of thereby procuring a pass age to the shore in a boat, an expecta tion which was fully realized.—Boston Courier. An Illuiuiimtlnir Bean f'»i. Few persons know that the dome ol the state house was made to represent an inverted bean pot. It costs thou sands of dollars every few years to re gild it, but its rays immediately after the operation pierce so much farther that the expense is considered of small importance.—Boston Courier. Taller Tliun Goliatli. The king of giants was Christoff Mini ster, born at Erlosen, near Munden, in June, 1G80, who, according to authentic records, attained ay height of 9J feet, three inches taller than Goliath of Gath. He served in the body guards of th« Elector and lived forty-four years.—New York Times. i— 'r- 0UANTITY. SERVICE. VARIETY. SHAW & CO., Universal Providers, Farmers' to Itulkl an Elevator. Carrington Independent: There has been considerable agitation at this place lately about building a farmers elevator. By a united effort on the part of the farmers it could be done and the benefits to be derived from such a building would be incalcuable. With an elevator of this kind farmers would realize from two to three cents more a bushel for their wheat than they will otherwise get. It is true that it is getting a little late in the season, but by prompt action the elevator could be built in plenty of time to do a great deal of good this season, and they would always have it for the future. A Newspaper's Death Itnttle. The Valley City Patriot applies the following standard obituary to the de mise of an esteemed contemporary: There is an aching void in the hearts of our citizens that cannot be filled. The Daily News is no more. The pen is silent. The office scissors have been laid away to rust. The stillness of death pervades the very atmosphere where once the'hoarse voice of the devil yelling "copy" or "what-in-hell's this word?" was wont to resound. The paste pot has soured on the whatnot the cock roach is eating composition off the roller and the bluebottle fly is dying in the rich folds of the office towel. "O grave where is thy victory? O death where is thy eting?" The First Step. Perhaps you are run down, can't eat, can't sleep, can't think, can't do any thing to your satisfaction, and you wonder what ails you. You should heed the warning, you are taking the first step into nervous prostration. You need a nerve tonic and in Electric Bit ters you will find the exact remedy for restoring your nervous system to its normal, healthy condition. Surprising results follow the use of this great nerve tonic and alterative. Your appetite re turns, good digestion is 'restored, and the liver and kidney resume healthy action. Try a bottle. Price 50c, at Baldwin & Smith's druir store. The New Discovery. You have heard your friends and neighbors talking about it. You may yourself be one of the many who know from personal experience just how good a thing it is. If you have eyer tried it, you are one of itt staunch friends, be cause the wonderful thing about it is, that when once given a trial, Dr. King's New Discovery ever after holds a place in the house. If you have never used it, and should be afflicted with a cough, cold or any throat, lung or chest trouble, secure a bottle at once and give it a fair trial. It is guaranteed every time, or money refunded. Trial bottles free at Baldwin & Smith's drug store. Bncklen'a Arnica Salve The Best Salve in the world for Out* Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Baldwin & Smith Headquarters for machine oil. Strong & Chase. Machine oil at Strong & Chase's. Look out for prairie lires. I y-y-