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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
Human Nature.

This is an abbreviation for ''the
human in nature" 1t was glad day
for this earth when that good time
alluded to in holy writ rs the creation
of man made its advent; or, as the
French admirers would say, when man
made his ''debut." Previous to that
event there had been no human in ma
ture to admire the girls new spring
bonnets.
Human nature Is very necessary ele-
ment in the man, and it's pretty
difficult deciding as to the difference
between the man who lacks human ma
ture and the animals that lack it. we
are not going to try to define the term
do not know, indeed, as it ever was
defined. There are certain characters
tics of mans nature which we term
human-from this the word humane is
derived. The man was human before
he was humane.
Humanity has certain attributes not
belonging to the lower animals, as
voice. The human voice is capable of
a great range of expression, and OF cul-
tivation to a greater degree than any
other animal.
The human shape is also a character
istic of no inconsiderable advantage
over the lower animals.
Human knowledge-the power to
learn and accumulate knowledge.
Then above all comes the human
life-all and each are in excess of mere
animal powers. But underlying all
these is our inherent modifying
influence -''the human in nature.'
Human nature has come to have an
accepted or general meaning equiva-
lent to s'the natural to all men," as
fear of the supernatural, love of social
intercourse, and to which we fear we
must add the love of dominion, pomp,
power, contest, and victory. These
are inherent in man, and constitute his
human nature as generally understood.
From these come his love of games,
racing, contests of strength, skill,
speed, endurance, chance, etc. There
is nothing essentially divine about
mans human nature, and yet we never
saw a man SO divine as to lose all inter-
est in all the ahooe humanities.
We shall make no farther effort to
trace the human nature in man, only
closing with the remark that when a
man gets so low in the practice of
animal habits as to be the mere slave
of appetite OF passion, he can no longer
lay a claim to possessing the elevating,
manlike characteristics which we deem
the human in nature Man can be-
come mere animal-a brute. Chicago
Led1er.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
Soldering on.


San Francisco Call.
"It is fact" said DR.. Jewell, OF the
Home OF the inebriate, chat this in
stitution is patronized by q cosmo-
politan class OF people, and asidefrom
a decidedly mixed lot OF customers we
have had some OF the best people on
the coast here" W
'"The best, you say?"
eyes, the best in one way; the worst
in another way"
The above PREDATORY remarks were
elected from the doctor by a reporter.
The conversation was carried on in
the doctors snug front parlor at the
Home, and with a bright fire blazing
in the CRATE it was not a difficult task
for the reporter to learn much OF the
workings of an institution which to
the general public has always had
about it a touch OF mystery not un-
mixed with terror.
EYES," said the doctor, as he set tied
himself more comfortably in large
easy-chair, 1--WE have had quite num-
Der of distinguished patients within
these walls during the four years that
l have had charge. Among them have
been doctors, lawyers and judges
must confess it-(judges both OF law
and whisky men of brains,
ability and insatiate thirst from all
professions. / am aware that the COM
mon belief is that the Home is re-
ceptacle for the low-down inebriate,
who has become SO Infatuated with
liquor that it takes four men and a
strait-jacket to restrain him. That
is a wrong impression. l admit that
there is an occasional case of that
kind, but the greater number of our
patrons are from the upper circles of
society. They either come here in q
close carriage voluntarily, or are
brought here by friends. When a man
is drunk he usually cares but little
where he goes or what becomes of him;
consequently when they arrive here
they are generally tractable enough,
and take the medicine prepare for
them without murmur and are put
to bed"
"How long does it take you doctor,
to straighten out one OF these con-
firmed guzzlers?"
"It depends altogether on how long
the spree has been kept up. A young
man who has not been drunk more
than two weeks can usually be brought
around in q week or ten days. 1t
takes at least that length OF time for
the fumes OF alcohol to be thoroughly
eradicated from the BRAIN"
Glow is it when the newly arrived
patient yearns for his morning cock
tail; does he get it?"
"No, sir; decidedly not. When that
front door closes on an entering drunk,
he leaves all hope behind as far as
morning cocktails are concerned.
never, even in the most desperate
cases, administer intoxicants, but use
in their stead choral hydrade and
bromide of potassium in mixed doses.
The choral acts as a stimulant for an
hour, followed by drowsiness and
profound sleep. When an unusually
severe case Of nervous prostration
presents itself it may require two Or
three doses to bring about the requir-
ed result; but sleep insist upon, and
in no instance have l ever failed in
producing it. Out of / 900 cases that
have treated here within the past
eight months there has only been one
death, and that was poor Sam
Wetherill, who was virtually dead
before he was brought here,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
The Art vf Conversation.

The fine art of conversation is little
cultivated. Yet how much of positive
value it lends to life! OF all the means
by which one can give pleasure to an
other this is the very best; yet, although
it would seem to be within the reach
of every one, there are few of us, in
deed. who have ever taken part in
really good conversation. This realm
of conversation would seem to be pre-
eminently the woman's kingdom, and
history tells of women who. by means
of this rare art, have influenced whole
periods and social states. Such wide
power is not accorded to every woman;
in its highest expression conversation
is gift rather than an art; but any
woman may aspire to putting at ease
every one who approaches her. and
diffusing an atmosphere Of bright and
graceful thought around To bring
out the best thoughts of ones inter-
locutor is. perhaps, the highest touch OF
this dainty art; and, indeed, there is
something almost divine in it when it
reaches this stage, for to redeem from
the commonplace and to inspire with
loftier mood is godlike rather than a
human work.
Such an art is worth cultivating; but
how? There is no text book of CONVEX
sation, no method of talking prescribed
in the schools. 1t is one of the things
that must be learned by doing it. Yet
we set down as a fundamental rule
that, to converse well. three things are
necessary; the first is sympathy, and
the second is sympathy, and the third
is sympathy. To 60 out OF ones self,
to meet those with whom one talks.
not half way, but clear upon their own
ground; to lift the veil from their best
thought-this is the secret of good con-
versation. 1t is talking. as Bacon tells
us, which makes the ready man; but
not all talking makes the ready con-
versationalist. Not monologue, nor
talk in which the center of interest is
in the talker. There must be the clash
of counter-interest, the friction of mind
and mind, the shuttlecock play Of words
thrown quickly to and fro.
Anthony Trollope lays down as rule
for novelists that conversation should
be broken into short sentences; that no
one utterancc should be allowed more
than certain number of lines. The
rule holds good beyond the limits of the
novel; short sentences, unincumbered
by parenthesis or explanatory clauses,
are absolutely essential to conversation.
1t is not politeness, but the nature of
things, which forbids the speaker to
monopolize conversation. Converse
ton ceases the moment talk becomes a
monolosue. A great man now and
then. like Coleridge might be per-
mitted to do all the talking; but that
is not conversation which he does, but
something quite different, however val
liable. .t
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
The Prevention of HydrophObia.

The Pail Mall Gazette thus describes
Pasteur's headquarters in Paris: A
most extraordinary museum has just
been opened in the Rue Vauguelin. 1t
is difficult to say whether it should
best be called a museum or a factory,
or farm, or a menagerie. 1t is, in
fact, all four combined, and grouped
together for a purpose hitherto un-
tried, and presenting an appearance
hitherto unparalleled. These are the
new headquarters Of M. Pasteur, and
here are to be found COW houses.
sheepfolds, fowl walks, rabbit hutches
and dog kennels. They are all, more
over, fully occupied.
On one floor is q laboratory, where
the vaccine soups and preparations
are made up. Above it museum,
where specimens connected with the
new cure are exhibited. There are
operating rooms for post mortem ex-
aminations and dissecting purposes.
Two of the kennels are devoted to
dogs in various interesting stages OF
early Or advanced rabies. "Hen
cholera" is communicated, watched
and cured in the fowl house. The cat=
tie exhibit various stages OF VAGINA
ton.
Human beings have also their pro-
vided quarter. A spacious waiting
room is set apart for patients, who
troop i'll daily in picturesque groups
according to the French press-repre-
senting all nationalities. In the mean
time the great savant occupies the
former quarters Of the Pasteur in
stitute in the Rue d'Ulm, and devotes
himself in digni6fed seclqsion to seien-
tiie research:
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
LITTLE LADIES' WALK.

RANK Il. sTRAuFylR IN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
There were crickets In the bushes,
Aud glow worms In the grass,
And the crows among the pine trees
Were holding noisy mass,
And the harebells were a-rtnging
To greet the little lass.
From the topmost rail squirrel
Winked at her with one eye;
She laughed to see peacock
With saucy strut 60 BY,
And then an ugly hop-toad
Made her run away and cry.
She toddled home unsteady,
With dilapidated look;
One shoe was In the brambles,
The other In the brook;
Her parasol was minus
The little wary crook.
Her hair was all a-tangle,
There were blisters on her nose,
Her face was stained with berries,
And rumpled were her clothes,
Aud through her draggled stockings
Peeped out her pink white toes.
Poor thing! She Is so dreadful sleepy"
The ''Sand man" he went past;
She wants some s'milk an cookies"
To break the hours fast
And Of the '.jolly fun' she had
Wen never hear the last
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

George Steph enson when advising young
men how to get on would finish by saying
do ms I have done-persevere." For fl
teen years he plodded and worked before
giving tho finishing touches to his locomc-
tive. In as many days those persevering
in the use 81 DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery" have experienced great relief
and found themselves On the high road to
health. Liver complaints, impure blood,
chronic lung diseases and many others
yield to its healing influences never to re-
turn. All druggists.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
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Mildred COrrects her Brother,

'Why, James, what is the matter7'
asked the High School girl. as her
brother came in with his eye blackened.
20, had a fight with couple OF kids;
but I'll get at 'em one at time and
take it out of their hides, see if / dom t."
replied Jim.
20, James. don't say take it out Of
their hides, that is vile slang. Say. ey-
tract it from their epidermis. Pitts
bYrgA ch,oggic'e- Telegraph
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
John W. Maokey is making q great stir
in London.


il a beautiful present to give any lady.
But there is q little book published in
pamphlet form, with no pretentions to lit
erary merit, that would be as appropriate,
and might be the means OF savinga life. 1t
is called Dr. r. V. Pieree's treatise on dis
eases ofwoman, for whose peculiar troubles
the "Favorite Pre- scription" il especially
designed. 1t is profusely illustrated with
wood-cuts and colored plates, and will be
sent to any address for ten cents in stamps,
by the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associ-
alton, Buffalo, N. Y.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

H. T. Johns, Washington, D. c., says,
Last February had very severe at.
tack Of lumbago. l fortunately got Nc
Gaines st. Paul Oh emical Oil, and three
or four applications thereof cured me, and
to this date have staid cured so / have
concluded it is one OF those few medicines
that man can honestly recommend"
By Druggists.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

keep 1t to himself. drop me here
Kirby. please; have an engagement to
make. And make it to-day shall and !
will, God willing" he added beneath
his breath. as he dismounted before the
door of the widow Deery.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
Speaking of the drinking habit, not

Speaking of the drinking habit, not
especially Of intoxicants, a New York
paper refers to those who "burn out
their stomachs with acid phosphate
half n dozen times aday. They drink
Moxie. They swallow bitters and pa
tent medicines. They dose themselves
with quinine and other things. Some
drink ice water twenty times O day, a
practice about as injurious as half the
number OF toddies would be. There is
something in the life Of our eastern
cities that throws men ssystems into a
disppdefed condition, and they crave
stimulants or nervines."
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Green apples all day. doesn't think what
a time he is going to have all night. He
will have a sharp attack of collie about
midnight, and the whole family will be
alarmed. II mother has taken precaution
to have a bottle OF PERRY DAvIs's PAIN
KILLER where she can lay her hand on it,
the trouble will soon be over.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Aliens Iron Tonic Bitters cure all blood
disorders. All genuine bear the signature OF
J. p. Allen, Druggist, st. Paul, Mimi.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Mrs. Alice Nash, Blue Earth, Mimi, says
II can recommend Browns Iron Bitters to
all who are run down and lifeless." This was
her condition when she commenced to take
the medicine. One bottle made complete
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Read the advertisement of the Minneap-
oils Industrial Exposition on this page. 1t
has never been surpassed in attractions by
any Exposition heretofore attempted.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Bronchitis is cured by frequent small
doses of Piso's Cure for Cons 1mption.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05
Water Runs Down

Hill and Just as naturally lie energy and strength arc
gained by taking Hoods sarsapArilla. The peculiar
toning purifying and yitazing qualities Of this sue
cssful medicine felt throughout the entire sys
tenn expelling disease, and giving quick healthy ac
ton every organ you suffer from any disease Of
the blood stomach disorder. or difficulty with the
liver and kidneys, try the peculiar medicine Holds
sarsaparlla. Be to get Hoods. Take no other.
II have taken Hoods Sarsaparlla for dyspepsia and
tonic Alternative with the most beneficial results.
have also used it for rheumatism with the good effect
l regard it of the very best family medicines
and would not willingly be withoutit' A. B. CURRY,
Providence, RI
Il have been using Hoods sarsaparils for indiges-
ton and liver trouble It has greatly benefited me,
and think it is fully good medicine claimed"
E. g. cHEsEBRo. chief engineer fire dept. stonington,
CT
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. ST. six for S. Prepared only
by G. I. HOOD CO. Apothecaries Lowell, Mass.
1nN D~~@o
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

The sale of the Due d Aumales stud a
Chantilly realized 50, 500 francs.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

There are 1000 Americans in London
this season.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

The sugar crop OF Cuba this season
amounts to 1907 TONS against CD ,367
tons last year.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Another tie-upp' shouted the ncwsboy, as
man passed whose neck-tie had mounted above
his standing collar. TEXAS SVti"Ss.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

King Humbert has given $50, 900 lIres to
the italian Cholera sufferers.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

WHY go limpiny around with your boots run
over. Lyons Heel stiffeners keep them straight?
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

II you are bilious. take DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets" the original
Little Liver Pills." OF all druggists.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Great Britain last year consumed S616,-
343, 500 worth OF liquor, beer, etc.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

John Ruskin's illness has changed for the
worse.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

AS a stimulant to the stomach. liver, and
bowels, the safest remedy is Ayers Pills.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Baron Wilson, military governor OF Ber-
lin ia dead
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

WORTH KNOWING.
The worst Sca'd or Burn can be cured without
a scar if Coles Carbo1isalve is promptly
usod 1t instantly stops the pain. Sold by Drug
pists at % md 80 ceQtA.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

Halls Hair Remover always gives salts
faction, and is endorsed by our best physi-
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

mine that OUT IOr you hOXana WOulu Dc
my wifel''
''Oh, he's twitting me on old
scores" unused Mr.. Perrin, aggrieved.
HE blames me for letting sister give
up her prospects in life for Climena's
sake. Sister would do it and she never
told me there was anything between
her and JOEL" when a mans in a
tight place, Joel, he's apt to realize his
own needs better than the needs of his
brethren, I suppose" he said aloud
after moments pause. s'But I'm
sorry if you bear me grudge."
Tight placc' Do you call yourself
in a tight place, PsrriH-a strpng,
hearty fellow like youp You ought TO
to be independent of your sister. You
ought to hire a housekeeper and let
Roxana co.
..Let Roxana 60! Wherep' inter-
rogated the befogged Mr.. Perrin.
wherever she prefers to live.
should let her decide that after we were
married., (" replied Mr.. Kirby, impatient
". "The main point is to get her away
couldn't live without herr $
'Yea 4sg say I'll did say it; but
take 1t oil back.n cried Mr.. Berlin. fsir-
~ blinking in the light that suddenly
illuminated his darkened mind. II see
things clearer than / did, Joel. won
stand wy longer between you and Rox'
ana"
..'Your hand on itp''
''My hand on ii, JOEL shall be glad
proud. that is-to give sister to you;
aud If you are going on up to the house
you can tell her I said SOL
Thank you, Perrin-thank you. And
II We spoken sharply ! beg your par
dom" cried Mr.. Kirby, smiling like 4
Santa Claus. y
..Dh: it's all right. Everything is al
right replied Mr.. Perrin, too happy *
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-02-19
The Breeding Hog.

In the breeding animal of whatever
kind, the digestive organs should be II
paramount consideration, for without di-
gestion the animal cannot successfully ac-
complish the uses for which he is intend
ed. In the hog this is of the utmost i'm
pOrtance. In addition to this, if the ami
nal possess the following characteristics,
as condensed from the Endorsement of the
National Swine Breeders association, the
ideal standard will have been secured:
"Such a hog must have a small, short
head, heavy jowl, and thick, short neck I;
ear small, thin, and tolerably erect, but
it is not Objectionable if it droops slightly
forward. He must be straight on the
bottom, from the neck back to flank, let
well down to the knee to the brisket, and
possess good length from head to tail
back broad and slightly curved, or arched
from the shoulder to the setting on of
the tail; ribs rather barrel-shaped, tail
small. The hams should be long from
the back to the letting off at the loin, and
be broad and full; shoulders not so large,
and yet sufficient to give symmetry to
the animal; hair smooth and evenly set
on; skin soft and elastic to the touch
legs short, fine, and set under the body,
and the space between wide. Then a
good depth between the bottom and top
of carcass will give an ideal hog"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-02-19
A Wonderful Pine Tree.

A few miles from tsu, writes a cor
respondent in Japan to the st. Louis
GtObe-DemOcrGt, is Karasate, a little
point of land running into the lake,
where Shinto temple has stood for
centu ries. The shrine is covered by the
arms of pine-tree, whose trunk is
more than four feet in circumference,
and the branches, trained out on sup
ports, cover over an acre of ground
Of all the wonders of this part of the
world, this old pine-tree of Karasate
deserves a first mention, and one Won
ders amazed under the great canopy of
long drawn out, interlacing branches,
and studies the intricate way in which
the limbs of the sturdy old pine have
been twisted, looped, tied and braided,
as if they had been so many sticks of
candy. The ends of the branches reached
out over the water on either side, and a
heavy stone wall on the lake front pro-
tects the venerable tree from ever being
washed away by storms or foods. There
is tiny little box of a shrine up among
the branches, and the pilgrims look
strangely enough when they clap
their hands loudly and stand with
clasped palms, turning their faces
up to the branches overhead. All
the small children in Karasate followed
us about as we wandered under the
gnarled branches of the pine-tree, half of
the small boys and girls carrying smaller
brother or sister on their backs. One
dear, bright-eyed little rascal capered
about most bewitchingly, and hardly left
my elbow. When sat down he sat down
and kicked his sandaled feet about me.
He leaned over and read the same page
OF the guide-book with me; discovered
my watch, held it in his hand to hear its
ticking, and made himselfat home in the
most bewitching, half-timid and polite
way. The other children, drawn up in a
silent array before us, wondered no less at
the foreigners themselves than at the ia
vor or audacity of their young compan-
ion. When we finally rose picked up a
few cones and the empty shells of skin
from which some locust had lately flown.
A sweet, shy little girl saw me doing it,
and ran to gather more and present them
with many bows, the head of her baby
brother on her back bobbing and rolling
around alarmingly as she did it. The
present of big copper cent made her bow
more than ever, and in a second the whole
troop of youngsters were off over the sand
and up in the tree hunting for cones and
| locust shells.