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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-08

The complaint is made in New York
hat the abolition of tolls on the canals
IN that state has failed of the effect ex-
pected Of it, through the extortionate
charges for elevator service at Buffalo
and New York. These elevators are
owned or controlled by the railroad
companies and they make the charges
nigh enough to more than neutralize
the benefit of the abolition of the tolls.
he repeated tolls amounted to charge
of $500, 900 year upon the canal COM
merce; but it is said that the elevator
tax amounts to 81, 600, 900 year on the
grain trade of the state The canal in
terest is worse off, therefore, than be-
fore. 1t is asserted that the railroads
have injured the canal business to such
an extent that it is no longer done as .
profit, and the boatmen are gradually be-
coming impoverished and disheartened,
and if the legislature does not interfere
to regulate the elevator charges "the
water route competition with the roads
will come at an end as efectually as If
the Erie canal were drained and every
one of its 1000 boats lay rotting on its
banks"
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.

SSeA1eeo
Representative Reagan of Texas is recover
ing from his serious illness
No appointment has given SO much satisfac.
ton as that of Mr.. Coon, who was appointed
from clerkship to the Office of assistant Sac
rotary of the treasury.
Postmasters commissioned, fourth class
Peter c. Peterson, Deul, Oak: Lucy l. Lyons
Lami, Iowa; Henry l. Herrid, Hegg, Wis.
Catherine f. Decker, Tenhassen, Mimi.
Hon. John Jay Knox, who resigned the United
States controllership, having been elected pres
dent of the National Bank of the Republic, New
York, assumed the duties Of the position re-
Gently
Before the Jeanette committee Danenhower
said he had expressed belief that if one OF
Melville's party had gone to Belun with kus-
man. some of belongs party might have been
saved
The New York delegation In congress will, on
May =, tender . hsnquet to Representative
Richelien Robinson of New York, the occasion
being his SEVENTEEN birthday and fortieth year
i'll public life.
The statute of limitations stood ex-senator
Kellogg in good stead, and relieved him from
the annoyance of criminal prosecution
Judge Wileys decision on Thursday, the LIST, re-
jecting the testimony of Price, the principal
witness, on the ground that the bribing took
place, if at all, some four years ago, left the
prosecution without case, and verdict of
acquittal was directed by the court A nolle
pros was also entered as 10 the price indict-
ment for conspiracy according to agreement
and the impression seems to be that this will
have the effect of protecting Brady, the other
conspirator.
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Harper, Kan. Special: Swift retribution has
overtaken the Medicine Lodge murderers and
robbers. The posse in pursuit yesterday came
up with the robbers three miles from town,
captured them after brief struggle, brought
the prisoners back to town, and lodged them in
the calaboose A crowd gathered Thursday
night and attacked the building. One Of
the robbers opened fire, whereupon the crowd
riddled him with bullets. The remaining three
were taken out, conducted to the edge of the
town and hanged The excitement
was great The crowd
refused to listen to the officers, who endeav-
ored to quiet them. One of the prisoners
begged for mercy, but the others died game.
The excitement increased when it was found
that two of the robbers were Henry Brown and
Ben Wheeler, marshal and assistant marshal of
Caldwell The other two were John Wesley
and Billy Smith, cowboys, from the ''T s."
rancho All the men were well known here.
Mr.. Payne president of the bank, whom the
robbers shot, is reported dying. bullet en-
tered his breast over his heart and came out
below shoulderblade Cashier Geppert was
first shot in the back, then in the forehead
He died instantly.
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consequent fall of its shares have combined to
prevent the bank going on until a bill can be
obtained frem parliament authorizing it to raise
fresh capital The bank has been in difficult
ties for some time.
There is o very general movement among the
large English landlords to break the force OF
the pending agitation to which the labors OF
Mr.. Henry George have given such an impetus
by making important reductions in rent The
young earl of Marlborough has just announced
to his tenants a voluntary reduction of 10 per
cent of their rents for the next five years.
The first suit for divorce ever asked for in
this country by Chinanian has just been be-
gun In the New York courts Charley Hee-
Sing, one of the wealthiest and most promi-
nent Celestials in America, asks to be separated
from his wife, Miss Mamie Pepper, young
English girl whom he married in London, on
the ground that she had deserted him for one
Fen Que, with whom she is now living
Prof. Virchow says trichiniasis in Germany,
caused by eating imported American meat, is
confined to fe W isolated cases at Bremen He
points out dangers connected with rearing pigs,
and urges the compulsory examination of Ger
man and American pork. The North German
Gazette says it is justifable to prohibit the i'm
portation Of American pork, as it has higher
percentage of trichin9 than any other.
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The Life of Harvard Student.
From the Boston Globe.

from the Boston O4ODe.
College students study with all sorts
of incentives. A few study all the time,
when they are not sleeping and eating.
They are ambitious to lead their class,
or at least 10 get an average of 80 per
cent. for their four years, or they de-
pend upon winning a scholarship OF
$3.50 to carry them through. and so are
often obliged, by reason of their only
ordinary natural ability, to dig con-
stantly for high marks. Another and
larger class of men are content with
an average of Sc per cent. and do not
care to grind for degree with the high
est distinction. They are fellows of
good parts who usually take what
course they ike-Harvard students,
remember, can study almost
what they choose after the
Freshman year-and who work faith
fully every day. Men do not care, or
do not think they are able, to graduate
with great distinction, study hard
enough to get an average of 10 per cent.
for their four years, and get degrees
with distinction. They. as do all kinds
VI SOIi1ctluueS Oue SoAe
courses, so called. and seldom hurt
themselves with work, though they are
far from being loafers. All these men
would consider a course failure, if
they didn't get ION the rank list" in it;
that is, if they didn't get 20 per cent. of
it. About 100 men, I should say, in
every Harvard class of 200 average be-
low IS per cent. in their studies About
a quarter of these are contented, or have
to be contented. with simply pulling
through" If they haven't condition
in any study at the end of the Senior
year and have an average of50 per cent.
in ali their studies for the four years,
they get the coveted sheepskin. Some
of them are very dull, some are very
lazy, some are both. They take the
softest courses and hire private tutors,
and, usually, by vigorous bracing, work
off their conditions and get the required
so per cent.
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Caution In Regard to Seed-corn.

D. S., Ionia County, Mich, writes:
"For Is years there has not been sea-
son so bad for ripening corn as that of
1883. tits estimated that $50, 600 BUSH
els of seed-corn will be needed in the
State Of Wisconsin alone; owing to the
failure of the corn to ripen. Similar
conditions prevail in all corn growing
states, and probably not one farmer IN
fifty has saved corn that is fit for seed.
Every one should to-day test his seed
corn by placing several average samples
between folds of moistened flannel and
If it does not terminate then look sharp
for corn that will grow or the result
will be hundreds and thousands of dol.
lars of loss to the farmers and millions
to the country. Look sharp, too, for
corn of the best varieties which ripened
in 1883. SO far as can learn there was
only one variety that ripened perfectly
in THE state the past season. Also pro-
cure pure, fixed, and distinct variety
which has been thoroughly tested, and
which is an extra early and not hard,
Hintv corn
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Professor Peabody, Of Illinois, al
1uding to the fact that very large
proportion of the arabic lands once Of
fered for sale by the General Govern
ment are absorbed by railroads, settlers
or Spectators says: "Long before the
next thirty years shall have ended, the
United States will not have for sale .
single acre of land which farmer could
afford to take as gift, in comparison
with Illinois land at fifty dollars an
acre" This statement has agreat deal
of probability in its favor if it is not ex-
act truth. The nomads are now wan.
dering over sections that are only fit for
sheep pastures in search of farms and
homes, and it will not be long before .
refuent wave will bring the best Of them
back to the older and better sections
that are now SO sparsely settled, while
Eastern immigrants will have learned
that the cheapest land is often the
dearest. Let no good farmer be de-
ceived by the insane idea Of cheap land.
That which is nearest markets, rail-
roads, good schools, churches, and is
good for diversified farming, is cheaper
st $50 per acre than it opposite i ct
$ls25.
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charming, and unlike specimen pot
plants, they can be left to their own de-
vices, and neither trimmed nor trained.
For goodsized box no vine is more
desirable than the cob@a scandens, and
it is easily grown from seed. Two little
pots filled with moist earth and placed
side by side in an empty match box, the
spaces around them tightly packed with
wet moss, the seeds planted edge down,
the whole covered with pane of glass,
set in warm place and not watered,
have year after year started beautiful
little plants for me. After the seeds
have terminated, they ask little favor
of any one, and their rapidity of growth
is something marvellous:
Nothing adds so much to the CHAINS
of the rich, glowing colors of foliage
plants as judicious mixture of ferns,
and some of our native ones are quite
equal to the greenhouse varieties.
Taken up in early spring before the
fronds have begun to unroll them
selves in the sunlight, and put here
and there among brilliant coleus OF
crimson drac@nas, they Will grow and
thrive either in shade or sunshine, and
lend grace and beauty to their surround
ings. Rustic boxes filled entirely with
ferns, and wild grasses, and draped
with mitchella vines, may deck a shell
tered veranda all summer, and then dc
duty at north window as ferneries all
winter
Cyperus alternifolius, also, though
usually recommended for Wardiar
cases, will give charming effects among
bouvardias or abutilons in large win
dow box, and sweet peas and mignon.
cite are always acceptable. Sweet peas
must be covered three or sour inches
when sown, or the vines will soon turn
yellow and droop away without single
| blossom.
In regard to the size, shape and or
namentation of the boxes much will de
pend on the plants chosen. For strong
quick-growing ones, depth of soil ant
plenty of root room are required, while
for the lower-growing and delicate one
shallow boxes are more desirable. On
thing bear in mind; no art can deco
rate equal to the forms, colors, shad
ings, intricate loopings and draperie
of healthy vines and flowers, SO there i
no necessity for elaborate ornament Il
the box itself it should always be sub
ordinate to the plants therein. Th'
soil should be light and rich, and thu
supply of water must be ample. Wick
illustrated Magazine.
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Early Pig Pasture.

What is it best to SOW for an early
pasture 7or pigs, the coming summer,
on prairie soil newly broken?
Ans.-It is not advisable to pasture
some grasses at all, or to pasture very
early, the same season the seed is sown ;
but the best you can do is to SOW four
pounds of Orchard Grass, six pounds
White Glover, four pounds Kentucky
Blue Grass and II pounds Red clover
seed to the acre. To this you might
add three pounds of Northern Red Top.
The White Clover is very early and is
closely followed by Kentucky Blue
Grass and Orchard Grass. Harrow
the ground well and brush in the seeds.
If you can do this just before rain all
the better All the seeds mentioned
may be sown together in the early spring.
You might SOW patch of rye for pas
ture to ease the grass, but the success
of this you can best determine for your
self.-Rural New Yorker.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-08
How Jay Cooke Recovered His
|, Losses.

When Jay Cooke was buried under
the Northern Pacific Railroad his
friends thought he would never recover.
To-day he is one of the wealthiest men
in Pennsylvania. He was over to New
York during the week and learned
that he has investments In iron, coal,
gold and silver mines and railroads
reaching far into the millions. He is
trader by nature, and in trading got his
first recovering step after his disaster.
A gentleman well acquainted with him III
former day s in Philadelphia, now resi-
dent of Portland, Ore, tells me Cooke
made $40, 200 in less than month in his
business venture after the crash. He
was no sooner discharged from bank
ruptcy than he secured backing from
friends, and bought of the receiver 49,,
900 shares which he held of Northern
Pacific common stock. The price paid
was $50. He sold it within thirty
days at $3.50. Among the assets there
was also large amount of stock IN the
South Mountain Ore company, opera
ting mine in the iron mountains IN
Adams county, Pa, including railroad
twelve or fourteen mil es long. This is
the same vein and quality of ore as the
great Cornwall vein in Lebanon county
adjoining. Lebanon county has as
much ore in her mountains as the whole
state of Missouri, and the Adams coun
ty venture was only second to
it in quantity. This stock Cook
bought up, held while, recognizing
the operations at the mines, and then
sold ont at great profit. Next he turned
his attention to a bit of silver mining
property in Utah, known rs the Hook
Horn Silver Mining Company. 1t was
considered wild cat" and dead duck. "
He prospected it carefully. opened up
the mine, got railroad run to it, and
before he got through with it was $500,
600 better off with only year behind
him in time Nearly all his later bust
ness ventures have been measureably
successful, but in these three projects,
undertaken just after his failure, he
was wonderfully prospered.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-08

Owing to the eopious rainfall in the
great wheat raising valleys of California
and an increased acreage, it is said that
the wheat harvest of that state, this year,
promises an increase of 80 per cent.
over any previous year. But the puz-
zling question is, what will the Cali
fornians do with all this wheat? They
have now on their hands all of one-third
of their last years crop, and so low are
prices abroad, and so slight the demand,
that it will not pay to shipit. 1t is said
that there are 100, 900 tons of shipping
lying at San Francisco, waiting fer
wheat earters but until prices are such
as to pay the farmers and ocean carriers
they will get no freights in the shape OF
grain. At this juncture, and under the
present circumstances, the outlook is
not encouraging for greatly increased
wheat crop in California.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-08

The Toronto Globe credits many
young Canadian woman with the good
sense of no longer regarding domestic
service as woman generally seem to be-
ieve, and prefer the drudgery of the
kitchen to the drudgery of the factory.
The result of this change of feeling is
that good domestic servants can be OBJ
tanned at moderate weges, for plain
cooks, range from IS to SO month !,
and the house maids from IS to s.. If
Americans girls could be made to see
domestic service in the same light these
Canadian girls do, they would be better
fed, better clothed, better housed and
happier.
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Rail and River News.

The Iowa railway commission has reported
to the attorney general the case of the refusal
of the Central Railway of Iowa to observe the
decision of the commission and keep up the OPP
Grafton of its trains to Northwood. The COM
mission asked that he at once proceed to enforce
the decision through the courts. This is the
first act of the commission since Judge McDill
became a member of the board 1t is said the
case will be pressed without delay and that
there is practically no doubt of the defeat of
the obdurate company and the enforcement of
the commissions decision.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-08
Growing Celery.

from the western mural
We are asked to a.se directions for
the cultivation of celery. Sow the seed
in the open ground as soon as the
ground is fit to work. The ground
should be level and the soil mellow and
rich, and it is better when it is being
thoroughly pulverised, which it ought
to be, to mix it with short stable manure.
Sow in rows eight inches apart, using
one ounce of seed to every twenty feet
of row. After sowing roll or pat down
with spade. AS soon as the plants
appear hoe lightly between the rows,
and pull out the weeds as soon as they
are seen. AS the plants advance in
growth cut off the tops-perhaps twice
before planting--as that process in
duces a stocky growth and plants
treated thus suffer less in trans
planting. It may be planted
any time from the middle of June to
the middle of August, but little is gained
in planting before July. Prepare
ground, and plant on level surface
with rows three feet apart and the
plants sixteen inches apart in the rows,
if it is dwarf variety. five feet apart
if of the large varieties. Firm the
soil about the plant, especially if it is
dry. After planting, nothing need be
done for six weeks, except to run be-
tween the rows with cultivator and keep
the plants free from weeds. About the
middle of August begin to earth up to
blanch up what is wanted for use in
September, October and November.
Draw the soil up about the plant with a
hoe and firm it about it, so that the
leaves shall be in an upright position.
Then draw more dirt up about the row.
A pillow may be used for this purpose.
But the blanching process is completed
only when the soil is taken from be-
tween the rows and banked up to the
top Of the plants on each side.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-08

The bill in the house for governing
Utah by commission with large pow
ers, the ostensible object being to crush
out polygamy, has been defeated in
committee, and it is quite evident that
no violent or radical measures will be
appointed by congress. While polyga-
my is denounced on every side it is not
behind that measures that may SAVIOR of
persecution, or that may be interpret
ed as such, are the wisest that can be
adopted. Too many gentiles are more
anxious to strike morponism as re-
hgion, than polygamy itself.
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General News Items.

The April decrease in the public debt was
s5, 232, 015.
The Litta monument at Bloomington. Ill, il
TO cost 81 ,450
New Yorks real estate valuation is increased
this year $43, 019, 7S9 over last
George W. Dobbin and A. J. Albert Jr., have
been appointed receivers Of Penniman & Bro,
hardware, Baltimore. The bond of each is
s100, 600.
Chief Justice Waite has accepted an invitation
to Join the members of the First Army corps in
the visit to the battle fields of Charlottesville
and the wilderness.
Mrs. Sharp of Chicago, who has not spoken
to her hus band for five years, sues for divorce
because he went with his Knights commandery
to Toronto and to the Centennial in 1876, she
regarding that as desertion
W. G. Coles of Columbus, Wis, publishes in
he Chicago Tribune letter from Mr. Conk-
ling in which he avoids expressing an opinion
on presidential matters, and says he is out of
politics.
Glenn Davis, negro, died apparently at
Columbus, s. c., and the darkies were hav-
ing big wake over him, when he came two
and frightened them terribly. He had been in
trance twenty four hours.
There were Isl failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's during the past week,
against 164 in the proceeding week and 1872, 90
and 1O4 in the corresponding weeks of 1883,
1882 and 1881 respectively. About 80 per cent
were those of small traders, whose capital was
less than $1,000
Joe Howard devotes two columns in the Phil
Adelphia Press to show what hairless friend
the late Alvin johnson was to Horace Greeley
johnson tore Greeley out of the Tribune Of
flee and put him into an insane asylum. The
old mans last words in the Tribune building
were piteously shrieked, as he chung to the
railing in his Office: "Oh! Alvy, don't take
me away! Don't take me AWAY"
At the Fourth District Republican Convention
held in st. Paul, VIM r. Merriam presided
and A. F. Scott of Hennepin was secretary.
r. B. Landgon of Minneapolis and Stanford
Newell of st Paul were elected by reclamation
as delegates to the National Republican Con-
vention. As alternates, A. Y. Eaton nominated
]. N. Stacey of Wright and O. A. Halleen nomi-
mated H. F. Baker Of 1santi. Each was chosen
by acclamation
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-08

Gen. Badeau recently resigned the
office of consul general at Havana.
The reason of his resignation is pecu-
mary one arising out of difference OF
opinion between himself and the ungen-
erous United States government over
the matter of compensation. Accord
ing to the accounts of the treasury Gen.
Adam Badeau is indebted to the gov
eminent to the amount of 9,713.50 for
fees received as consul general at Lon
don, and nearly the same amount for
fees received as consul general to Ha-
vana. He has frequently been called
upon to settle this deficit, but has re-
fused to do SO, claiming that he is en-
titled to them as part compensation.
Unless Mr.. Badeau settles shortly a suit
will be brought against him by the gov
eminent.
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FARM and HOUSEHOLD.

Home A&tteIBs
Painted and stained floors are grow
ing in popularity.
Japanese screens and panels are much
used for decorative purposes.
The finest plain white damask is com
ing in fashion again for the table.
A buttermilk bath for widowed arti
cles, afterwards placing them in the sun,
is recon mended.
fashioned rag-carpet is to be seen
On the floors of some of the kitchens in
some of our fashionable houses.
Brass poles are used for stair rods.
They look effective over handsome
carpet, but are difficult to keep clean.
Sweet Omelettes, which are only the
plain omelette jelly or jam spread over
it before it is rolled, should be busted
with fine sugar at the moment of serv-
ing.
HOME CAKE.-Rub we'll into pound
of -four half-pound of good beef drip
ping; add one quarter pound of sugar
and one-quarter pound of currants ;
then one tablespoonful of brewers yeast.
Mix as bread, but do not knead; let it
rise till light, and bake in quick oven.
To make the ebony stain for furni-
ture or mantels, use tube oil, blue-black
for staining unvarnished wood. The
dull tint gives the surface required, and
is very different from the shining and
vanished effect of jet black paint. Ii
the color sinks in very much, as it will
on soft woods, repeat the process.
The cheap palm-leaf fans are very
much used for screens, being covered witt
drawn plush, satin, or cretonne to form
bag, finished off with small pompon'
round the edge at small intervals, an6
a large satin bow at the base of thu
handle. They are sometimes hung VI
against the wall by the side of the fire
place, handle upward, and hold half
opened japanese fan fire-screen, or any
little odds and ends.