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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-21
Eridnlt. EebrikurN Is.

SENATE-At o'clock message was received
from tho house announcing that that body had
passed joint resolution making a further ap-
preparation of s3o0,c00 for the relief of desti-
tuition by the overflow of the Ohio river and
tributaries. 1t was referred to the committee
on appropriations, and at 40 Mr.. Allison, from
that committee, reported favorably the joint
resolution, and it was Immediately read three
times and passed. Shortly afterward mes
sage was received from the house announcing
the affixing Of the speakers signature to the
measure, whereupon the president of the sen
ate instantly. affixed his own.
A petition was presented from !, 100 settlers
of Washington Territory asking protection in
titles to the lands in controversy between them
and the Northern Pacific. The bill regarding
circulating notes of national banks was again
debated Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE, joint resolution appropriating
600, GEO more for the food sufferers was intro
duced and adopted The house adopted the
majority report in the Manning Chalmers con-
tested election case, which declares the seat
vacant until the case is settled upon its merits.
Before the vote was taken Mr. Curtin created
. laugh by conducting Mr.. Manning to the
speakers desk and demanding that the oath of
office be administered to him, which the speak
er of course declined to do. Adjourned till
Monday
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"Was ever in IN accident z" echoed
tho brakeman, as he took off his gloves,
readjnsted his necktie, and brushed off
imaginary dust after putting some coal
in the heater.. 'sNever had an accident
| in my life, sir, but came mighty close
to it several times. Closest call I ever
had was down near Laporte. We stop
| ped to fix up q hot box, and
as knew the limited was close
behind us / skipped back
with my lantern in hurry. Hadn't
gone more'n ten or twelve rods when I
heard her a-comin' about o mile off,
perhaps more. There was a curve
right there, and couldn't see her.
Hearin' of her made me q bit anxious,
and I started to run faster-it was q
snowy, blowy night-when I slipped
down, broke my lantern, and the wind
blew it out. Here was a fix-me q
hundred feet from the rear of my train,
expected to stop No. 90, and her a. COM
in down the grade and round the curve
and my lantern out Now / tell you did
some pretty quick thinking then hadn't
time to get back to the train, get an
other lantern, and get far enough to
stop her. Couldn't strike match in
that wind, certain, and for second or
two didn't know what to do. Then it
came to me like flash, and didn't I
hustle! Run back to my tram, pulled
the rope for our engineer to go ahead,
yelled with all my might to the con-
ductor, who was ahead where the hot
box was, and grabbed the red bulls
eye from the rear platform, climbed up
on the brake and then on to the coach,
and when / got there held my bulls-eye
up high and waved her across the
track. 1t was as thought. I
could see twenty's headlight from
up there-there would she see me 4!
Apparently not, for she came along
like mad as I felt myself going crazy
But as soon as she struck the tangent
of the curve the engineer looked my
way, saw the red light, and put her
down hard. You see if had stayed on
the track he couldn't have seen the
light at all; but even as it was, nothing
saved us but the fact that our train
started up in time to get fairly going
before twenty saw my bulls-eye. Not
passenger knew what a close call we'd
had. Neither did the superintendent,
you bet. Elkhart! Elkhart Twenty
minutes for dinnerr-Train Talk,
Chicago Herald.
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Scientific Scintillations.

A vessel 25 feet long by 5 feet breadth
of beam was recently launched at St.
Petersburg. She is built of paper.
Her draught of water is very small, and
she is well adapted for sailing on shall
low rivers. Her motive power is steam.
While favoring the increased atten-
ton paid to the physical training Of
young and growing girls, the Lancet
believes that the extension of COMPETE
tive athletic sports to our girl schools
would be great mistake.
Prof. A. Nantier has been tyring the
effect of various manures upon potatoes,
beets, and maize. Super-phosphate and
precipitated phosphate were most efica-
cious in increasing the yield of pota-
toes. Precipitated phosphate proved
in every respect more beneficial than
the super phosphate with beets. The
best crops Of maize were raised from
land treated with the farm-yard.
In the treatment of eczema of the
scalp in infants, DR.. LASER employs
the following formula: Salicylic acid
one part, tincture of benzoin two parts,
and vaseline fifty parts. A certain
quantity Of this is smeared over the
scalp two or three times day, after
the infants head has been washed with
soap and water. To soften the scabs
and to facilitate the cleaning of the
scalp, DR.. LASER recommends the en-
ployment of oil containing 2 per cent
of salicylic acid.
Those who have never seen the much
talked-of Dynamite explosive will be
Interested to know that it looks very
much like moist brown sugar. Nitro
glycerine, which is formed by the ac-
ton Of nitric acid upon glycerine, at a
low temperature, is the active agent in
dynamite, but is mixed with some
absorbent substance to render it Safer
to handle than the liquid glycerine.
The absorbent material thus used is q
silicious earth--a fine white powder
composed of the remains of infusoria,
and resembling powdered chalk; this
takes up two or three times its weight
Of the nitro glycerine without becoming
pastry, and the ingredients are easily
mixed, leaden vessels and wooden
spoons being used to avoid dangerous
friction. When fire is applied to this
mass it burns with strong flame, with
out any explosion; but when ignifed by
q decorating fuse, or even by sudden
blow, its explosive force is tremendous
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Jrednesday, February 10.

SENATE-A resolution is directed to the secre-
tary of the interior to withhold for the present
his approval for the patents or certificates for
lands selected by the Northern Pacific Rail
road company il lieu of others said to have
been lost to the company under the act of 1864
The Mcpherson bill for the issue of circula-
ting notes to national banking associations was
considered Messrs Bavard and Mcpherson
poke in favor of the bill, and Mr.. Sherman
nade a speech on the silver question
.yeral dsys but the opinion of those best in
FORMED is that the Mcpherson bill will be fin
ally adopted with few verbal amendments ex-
tending in terms its provisions to banks already
IN operation
HoUsE-The Chalmers Manning contested
case (Mississippi was debated without result
Nothing praise worthy was done.
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Prince versus Humbug.

An American spiritualist named Bastian gave
. seance in the imperial palace Vienna, Aus
sria, on the 18th, at the invitation Of the Grown
Prince Rudolph and Archduke john Bastian
summoned spirits from room adjoining the
exhibition hall, whereupon tall figure in
mourning appeared before the spectators.
Suddenly the crown prince pulled string clos
ing the secret door, when the spirit. who was
Bastian himself, made frantic but vain efforts
to escape amid the laughter of the assemblage.
A Chicago Special says: Bastian, the Amer
lean spiritualist, who was unmasked as fraud
by the crown prince of Austria, is well known
here A few years ago. connected with . man
named Taylor, he had rooms in the building Of
the Religio- Philosophical Journal, spirinalis-
tic paper, and gave regular seances ct which
many startling spirit manifestations were
made. Their career was brought to . close by
B. @. Keller, reporter for the Times, whd'ex-
posed the FRAUDULENT practices as thoroughly as
done by the crown prince. The identity of the
mediums and spirits, which they pretended to
materialize was thoroughly established
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Peaceful Lord LandsdoWne.

At the annual meeting of the Dominion Ar
tillery association Lord Landsdowne in speech
sailk
You are not and hope never will be mill
tary nation in the sense in which some Euro.
pean powers are. Your people have their
peaceful pursuits and are engaged in the devel-
opment of tbs resources of the country. Your
only eoterminous neighbor is great nation
with which you are upon the most friendly
terms. whose relations with you are absolutely
unclouded They are united to you by ties of
descent, language and common love of free in
situations. Again, you form part of ali empire
which you may depend upon will never quar-
rel with you gratuitously or for any purpose.
For all these reasons the people of Canada are
content to entrust what might be called nation
al insurance TO an army of very moderate size,
supported at very cost and sacrifice of the time
and attention to those who are members of diff
ferent forces
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Northwestern Postal News.

IOslOluGGS tsIaDIISNGU.
Dakota-Crary, Ramsey county; Uxbridge,
Barnes county. Observation-Disclosures, Marinette
county.
Postoffices names changed: Dakota-Bruce,
Pembina county, to Mcconnell
Special service discontinued: Dakota-Elor-
enee from Feb. L..
Postmasters commissioned: Samuel II. Ell
rod, Clark, Oak. John Z. Himmelreich, Dun
can, Oak: Thomas Maher, Emmett, Oak. /;
Thomas Clelland, Pleasant Valley, Oak. J. B.
Gardner, AspinwaH Iowa; Charles Hayes,
Clyde, Iowa. Emmett X Maine, Elliot, Iowa;
john W. Anderson, Greencastle, Iowa; William
T. Berry, Kasson, Iowa; Jacob Book, Western
College, Iowa; Corne. Is A. o Brien, Valeria,
Iowa: Charles W. Kendell, Madelia Mimi. Ju-
lius d. Spikerman, Johnstown, Wis
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The Markets.
UKEE.-Wheat, &c Ms1. 90

MILWAUKEE. 9fc 0S1.O0
Corn-No. 2, SOC.
Oats-No. 2, SIC.
Rye-No. ], Soc
Barley-No. ?, 6oc; No. 3, 5414.
CHIcAGo-Wheat, 951sc@961sc.
Corn-54c(054119e.
Oats-32 c(0353sc.
Rye-5Sc.
Barley-5Sc.
Flax Seed-31. S.
Pork-s1S 25(0tS. 81.
Lard-sa S7150e1010
Hogs-s66e01
Cattle-s5 0O(05 IS.
ST. PAUL-Wheat, No. hard, s1.00; No
hard, 9@95c, No. l regular, 9o@95c; No :
Corn-No. 2, 51ct05sc; new mixed, 45c@4s<
oats-No. mixed, s11Sc@s211c.
Barley-No. 2, 60c; No. extra, 4Sc; No. 3
Csc
Rye-No 2, 53c
Ground Feed-sS 0O@900
Corn Meal-s2000.
Bran-Sl2 50(0l3.00
Baled HayEWild, So 75@625; timothy
5000.
Live Hogs-S551
Dressed Hogs-S7.00
Timothy Seed-S1. 15(01.25
Glover Seed-s5 500650
Potatoes-4oc
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Precious Stones IN the United
States.
Springfield Republican.

George f. Kunz has contributed ia
1.-THE Mineral Resources of the United
States, published by the Government,
an article on American gems and pre-
cious stones. Systematic mining for
gems and precious stones is carried on
only at Paris, Me-, and Stony Point,
N. c., but they are gathered on the sur
face in many places, as sapphires in
Montana, moss agates in Colorado and
agates at Lake Superior.
Some eight different minerals occur
in the United States which have been
used as gems. Twelve of these occur
in the United States only. Diamonds
ore not mined in this country, although
they have occasionally been found at a
number of localities, A large diamond
was found at Manchester, opposite Rich
mond, Va, by q laborer employed in
grading one of the streets. It was an
bctahedron, and weighed after it was
cut over ten carats. 1t was worth ST.,
900 before cutting.
The principal localities for sapphires
and rubies are in New Mexico, Arizona
and Southern Colorado, where they oc-
cur in the sand, often on ant hills.
Garnets occur in the same region, about
$500 worth of cut stones being annually
produced.
1t is estimated that the value of the
tourmalines taken from Mount Mica,
Me-, is between $4,000 and $50, 600.
Tourmaline and hiddenite are regularly
mined at Stony Point, N. c., some
$500 worth having already been sold.
Rock crystal is gathered and cut in
large quantities, the sales at different
localities probably amounting to $40, :
900 annually. Much of it is cut for
jewelry, as Lake George or Cape May
diamonds. The clear crystal for opti-
cal purposes is almost entirely Brazil
ian, as the good finitely more inexhaus-
tible than the famed cedars of Lebanon.
Such o country, covering as it does an
area of more than half million square
miles, having long coast line, good
harbors, many habitable islands, mines
of the precious and useful metals, for
ests without end, fisheries and great
rivers, albeit it's depths are as yet I'M
explored, is not to be condemned out OF
hand as the Kansas senator condemns it
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-21

New York Special: N. r. Grafton, Of MIN
neapclis, canie down TO New York TO do the
National Trotting association for the Chicago
Tribune. He registered at the Coleman house
and then walked over to the Fifth Avenue hotel
to write some dispatches. He wrote few let
tiers and took some postage stamps ont of his
pocket-book. He then stepped ous the CORR
dor of Fifth avenue and Twenty third street TO
take q car down town. A spruce looking man
was standing at the curb, and Mr.. Grafton
asked him II he would direct him to the Aston
house. Certainly said the young man, Il
you. They got onto the car together, riding
on the rear platform. The young man showed
Mr.. Grafton all thespoints Of interest along the
route. Whom down town Mr.. Grafton missed
his pocketbook, containing $40 and private
collection of car passes Mr.. Grafton viii re-
turn to Minnesota
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Washington, Special The committee of con-
gress investigating the expenditures of the de-
partment of justice has summoned large
number OF prominent Dakotians and ex-of-
ticials from other territories before them. II
is alleged by some of the parties summoned
that United States attorneys have made out and
received pay upon vouchers for much lar
ger sums than those assistants re-
ceived. 1t is also asserted that enormous
sums have been expended by these attorneys
in commencing frivolous suits for the purpose
of rolling up unwarranted fees in cases where
a conviction was out of the question. Chair
man Springer evidently intends to overhaul
he federal officers receiving fees in the ter
rltories
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Bismarck On His Ear.

The Berlin correspondent of the London
Times says that Prince Bismarck has returned
to Herr Won Elsendscher, German minister at
Washington, the resolution of coincidence on
Herr Lasker's death, passed by congress, with
a counter request to return the resolution to
the house of representatives, as the position OF
Lasker in Germany was not such as to justify
the resolution The Times adds:
Although the above appears incredible, the
fact is the relations of Washington and Berlin
are in great state of tension, chiefly owing to
the pig flesh question. One thing is certain-we
have not heard the last of the Lasker incident.
The Americans are much too proud, too sensi-
tive and too INDEPENDENT for that
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was known Of him until the 18th. The neigh
bors and others inquired Of the boy and oldes
girl about their fathers whereabouts, ans
were told that he had gone away to stay ana
had given them the farm and all the stock.
A party OF citizens searched the premises
They found bloody straw in the stable This
led to the search Of straw pile near BY, and
resulted in the discovery of the body buried
head downward in the top OF
the stack. The body was naked, except cof-
fee sack, which was drawn down over the head
and shoulders, and saturated with blood and
frozen. This will not be removed until the
coroner arrives A gun was found in the house
with one barrel discharged, and an axe was
found on the premises covered with blood
There can be Lille doubt that the boy murdered
his father, andthat his sister, if not an accom-
plice, knew of it and helped to conceal the
body. About the time of the disappearance of
the father the son spent considerable money al
the stores, and has bean trying to hire hand
to help run the farm. The girls were taken in
charge and turned over to the sheriff.
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Facetious Things.

evil you marry two burned fools ?'
said an old man of eighty, as he led a
blushing widow of twenty-eight before
Trenton, N. J., justice of the peace,
recently. "Trot out your fools, was
the reply, and the marriage proceeded.
Coming out even: heard young
couple who made each other Christmas
presents. The wife gave her husband
a S. bill, and the husband gave his wife
another SIS bill.-New Bedford Mercu-
ry.
True generosity: "No," said gener-
GUS man, IT haven't got that horse now.
I found it cost more to keep him than
he was worth, so gave him to my broth
er as Christmas present. Lowell Cit
iZen. 8,
Some go North ard some go South
eyes," said Fogg, GIVE met with many
successes in my life. That's the trouble
you know. The things fellow meets
are always going the other way. Dos
ton Transcript.
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Thursday, February II.

SENATE. Senator Logan introduced bill to
provide that persons honorably discharged
from the military or naval service of the United
States shall be preferred for appointment to
civil offices, provided they possess the neces-
sary business qualifications.
Senator Beck introduced bin to provide for
the organization Of supreme courts in the terri
tories.
The bill declaring all public roads and high
WAYS post routes passed The Mcpherson
bank bill was debated, and Mr. Morrill, offered
. substitute.
HOUSE -Nothing worthy of note was done
beyond the discussion of the Manning CHAIN
ers contest
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rwentv-four Iroura to r.ivs.

From John Kuhn, Lafayette, Ind, who an
nounces that he is now in perfect health" we
all appearance, in the last stages Of consump-
ton. Our best physicians gave my case up.
I finally got SO low that our doctor said could
not live twenty -four hours. My friends then
purchased bottle of Dr. VIM Halls Balsam
For The Lungs, which considerably benefited
me. / continued until took nine bottles
am now in perfect health, having used no 9th
er medicine
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The Central Pacific railroad people

IHt OHHUIdI I dCIIIC IttuIOtttl ptOpI6
have refused to pay taxes for several
years in California. They have fought
assessments to the better end, which at
last has been reached by a decision of
the Supreme Court. The contested
taxes all for the years Of 1880, 1881,
and 1882, in full. The amount is near
~ two millions of dollars. One million
has already been paid, and the State
treasury will now receive between
eight and nine hundred thousand dol
lars additional. This victory of the
people of organized monopoly which had
defed the laws, is a source of great
satisfaction in California.
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sad INCIDENT Of the Floo;l.

At Cincinnati on Friday, the 18th, two build
ings fell, ON account of being undermined by
the floods. They were occupied as boarding
houses, by Robert Kyle and George Oyesier.
There We're about thirty-fve people in the
buildings at the time. The following are
known to have been killed either by falling
timber, or drowning: John w. Kyle, son OF
the proprietor, Mary L. Golfer, Maud Ellis,
James Ogden, Barney Winkler Mrs. Winkler,
Thomas Burke, Mrs. Lena Burk and two chill
dren, William and Louis Burke Making ten
lives so far known to have been lost
The accident has spread terror among occu-
pants of similar old buildings in the flooded
district, and many who can do so are getting
out to safer quarters. The body of Maud En-
lis has been recovered. The body of another
woman was found fast under petition wall,
but owing to the danger of other walls falling,
further search was abandoned till the water
falls.
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My father had an eating cancer for several
years, which had eaten away his under lip and
the inside of his cheek, down to the bottom of
his gums. We go some of Swift's Specific and
gave him, and the effect has been wonderful
almost miraculous. The sores are all healed,
and he is perfectly we'll Every one said ii
was only question of time about his death,
and his cure has created the greatest excite
ment in this part of the country.
VIM B. LATHRop.
South Easton Mass Jan z 1884
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CATARRH.-For fifteen years i have been
greatly annoyed with this disgusting disease,
which caused severe pain in my head, continual
dropping into my throat and unpleasant breath.
thorough use for six months Of Ely's Cream
Balm have entirely overcome these troubles.
]. B. Case, st. Denis Hotel, Broadway and 18th
st. N. Y. Not LIQUID or snuff
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Athens, when bothered with cause they
couldn't unravel disposed of it, by ordering the
parties to appear again in a hundred years, and
then proceed to restore their weak minds with
a dose of Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters. All gem
uine bear the signature of j. P. Allen, St Paul,
Mimi.
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a murder was unearthed about eight miles
north Of Adrian, Mimi Martin Riley . farmer,
Ms widower with three children boy about
Gftsen years old, and two girls aged eight and
~, respectively. Mr.. Riley was in Adrian
- week ago, and that IL the last which
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that a Simple Cough often terminates in Con-
sumption? Why not be wise in time and use
Aliens Lung Balsam, which will stop the dis
ease and prevent the fatal consequences.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers.
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Punch denies that there have been
any strange sunsets, asserting that in the
British empire the sun never sets.
John w. Garrett, of Baltimore, has
sent his check for 81, 600 as Christmas
gift to the Poor Association" of that
city.
Adiutant- General Elliot Of Illinois il
collecting the pattle flags Of that state
and will put them in . glass case which
will cost SIC, 600
When pneumonia gets hold Of the
hard drinker it never lets 60 until it has
him dead sure.
The recently elected mayor Of Boston
was q teamster less than thirty years
ago, 1t ID stated.
The United States is lsnd that flows
with milk and honey. It has 5000. Geo
COWS and swarms with bees.
The Boston Herald ssys that while
money il . circulating necessity, !" II is
q greater necessity when it doesn't cir
culate.
No man who was not . lawyer or .
soldier ever became President Of the
United States.
Statistics show that there are at pres
emit almost million people in Great
Britain who receive charitsble relief.
The Paul Mall Gazette says, "Amer-
iran girls have deserved reputation for
general courage above all their sisters
elsewhere"
Russia, with the caImness Of an old
angler. says sns csusht 800 900 tons 81
ash laot yeeE,
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DEAR SIR:--I received the trial bottle of
your White Wine of Tar Syrup which you sent
to my address My wife has been troubled with
a lung disease for more than eighteen years,
and was pronounced last January in the last
stages of Pulmonary Consumption. She COM
menced taking your valuable medicine and re-
ceived relief at once. She has used three bot
ties since and is now using the fourth, and her
health is better than for many years. We
cheerfully recommend 1t to all afflicted with
any trouble of the throat or lungs. We now
get our medicine through John Pyrter, our
merchant at this place.
Yours Respectfully, Rev. J. B. Fly.
Brookline Station, Mo. Susan E. Fly.