Jamestown weekly alert. [volume], September 03, 1891, Image 4

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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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