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The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07
The Lightning Courtesy.

A recent reception at tho Whit,
House was almost at an end when q
unique little entertainment was fur.
nished those who stood behind the re
ceiying line. A fair young girl was
presented to the President. As he took
her hand she duckt d down six inches;
the movement might be termed a
lightning courtesy. The same action
precisely was repeated Il moment later,
as Mrs. Cleveland shook hands with
her. She remained chatting with the
wife of the President '.How awfully
'countryp What part of Idaho do
you suppose she came from'" was tho
comment at my elbow on the 'light-
ming courtesey." That is the noted
Bostonese professional beauty, and
that trick is the latest English custom
on being presented to people of note"
The movement Is difficult one. and
there will be much humor in town II
the amateur BEAUTIES determine tu
Edopt 1t. - y IIashingtoa Cri!t
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07

1t is bad policy to wash harness
With soap as the potash Injuries the
GATHER If the harness becomes
usty. rub off the dirt as we'll as pos
sible with soft brush, and apply a
lressing of grain black, followed
with oil or tallow, which will fasten
he color and make the leather soft
and pliable.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07

Turkeys fatten best when fed
.hree times day, allowing them all
,he corn they can eat. If penned in
,oops they become disconl entod and
will not thrive or fattan.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07

We do not know of any farm
which will support a family without
work or care. Neither Providence or
he constitution, ever promised such
hing.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07

1t is said that an old law is still
extant in Virginia which imposes
fine Of fifty pounds of tobacco on a
man If he absents himself from church
for one month without valid excuse.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07

"A cub room in Portland, Me-, ID
said to be paved with $8. 400 worth OF
old lottery tickets, not one of which
ever drew q cent.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07

AS between bonfire and square
meal a boy will take the former if ho
burns himself half to death. -JulQe.
The Grenada gazette., 1888-04-07

The Franciscan Order in New
York is arranging for large pilgrim
age TO the Holy Land in 1899
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Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.

Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
About forty years ago there was a
young lady in Lincoln county who
had two sweethearts, and not being
able to decide between the two sho
set out two locust bushes in the yard,
naming one for each of her lovers,
and believing in the old adge: 'If he
loves me the bush will grow" and
according to her faith, SO it happen
ed unto her." One of the bushes very
soon withered, but the other flourish
ed and, in the course oftime, she mar
ried the gentleman for whom tho
growing bush was named. They
raised a large family, who are well
known throughout several counties
and the locust bush also grew and
multiplied. Time has laid bare the
spot upon which the old dwelling
stood, and nothing remains to mark
the site Of this once happy home but
the locust bushes, of which there is q
complete hedge about one hundr ed
yards in length. This may mean to
some a fairy tale, but it is absolutely
true. The lady is Methodist minis
ter's daughter and the gentlman q
Baptist minister's brother.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-16
News about People.

There is no longer any doubt that Mr..
Robert Garrett is a very sick man. His peo-
pie in baltimore admit that he is worse. and
that the baths at Richfield Springs, n. Y,
seemed to aggravate his nervous troubles.
He is expected to return to Baltimore in
charge of his physician, Prof. A. p. Smith.
1t has become clear to the friends of Robert
Garrett during the past week that he is really
insane and that there is but faint hope of
his ultimate recovery. In his wakeful mo-
ments he is constantly guarded by tried men
for fear he may do something dangerous.
When Mr. Garrett talks he becomes quite ex-
cited. and then Jay Gould is the person who
seems to appear before him as a menacing
spectre.
The Indiana Republican State convention,
amid much enthusiasm nominated Gen. A. p.
Hovey for Governor. The first and only
ballot resulted as follows: Necessary 10
choice. 5S1: total number ofy otes cast, 100,
OF which Gen Hovey received 500, Col. Rob
ertson 221, Maj. Steele 11S1s, Private Chase
12o, William Cumbaek 1887, Gov. Porter
so. scattering g. Before the ballot was an
nouneed several counties changed to Hoyey,
swelling his vote to 595. and in the midst OF
the clamor for additional changes Chairman
Calkins announced that Gen. Hovey was the
nominee of the convention, which brought
the 5000 people present to their feet in u
burst of prolonged cheers and applause.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-16

During the last generation there
has grown up natural method of
education whose superiority, SO in
contestable abstractly, has been
demonstrated practically and scien-
tifcally beyond all question BY it
the child learns to read and write and
cipher as he learns to use his legs and
his hands, or to distinguish n dog
from q cat, or a horse car from an
omnibus. By it he learns arithmetic
as a newsboy learns how to make
change, geography as he himself
learns how to find his way home, and
history as he remembers the occur
rences of his last vacation.
Instead of that method, taught by
nature itself, the child is tortured in
our schools by a process which COM
pels him to commit to memory and
repeat parrot like what to him are
meaningless words and symbols. In
stead of education, therefore, he gets
only cramming; and what he really
learns and understands he finds out
in the school of his daily life, not un-
der the tuition of his mechanical
teacher in the schoolroom provided
at the public expense.-New York
Sun.
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rapidly spread until nearly half mile OF the
solid mill plants and lumber piles along the
east side of the river was one mass of flames
The fire also spread toward the city, con-
suming sixteen houses, including the fine
residence of Hon. E. p. Ripley. Lees ex-
pensive plant is total loss, without dol
lar of insurance. The total loss SO far as es-
timated at half million dollars. A strong
effort is being made to save other lumber by
pulling it into the river with tugs.
Martin Olson Ofstead, residing on Jere
Alhs' farm, three miles west of Lanesboro.
Mimi. was killed by lightning with two OF
his children. As the wind blew hard when
the storm struck his home he started into
the cellar with his family. Hehad just closed
the door behind him when lightning struck
the house Immediately over them, knocking
the family into the cellar. When Mrs. Ohm
stead recovered consciousness she discovered
her husbands clothing on fire. and she ex-
tinguished the fire and called help but
only to find her husband and two children
dead. The lightning passed down through a
room in which Olmstead's father was sleep
ing, exploding lamp and a powder horn,
and shattering the ceiling. but the old man
escaped with his life.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-16

my dear. may tail. / may be dis
covered! then, dear, you may scream
as much and as loudly as you like:
screams will scarcely bring any one
to the rescue, our neighbors are SO
far off, but screams may terrify and
bewilder the thief (evil-doers are al
ways cowardly), and he may run.
Anyway l can think of no better
plan than this, and / do believe ]
shall succeed in locking them in"
Well, it was a brave thing. for two
girls to attempt; but Sally was brave.
and little Rose trusted her fully.
Everything happened as they expect
ed. Shortly after the lamp was put
out and their bedroom-door locked
according to their usual custom, q
stealthy step was heard on the stair,
and some one breathing heavily out
side their door; evidently Grace had
been sent up to see if they were
asleep. Hearing no sound, the
treacherous woman crept downstairs
again, and all was silent for five
minutes or SO. Then a creaking
sound gave notice to the two watch.
ers that heavier step was now as
cending, and their hearts beat with
terror; still they remained quietly on
the watch, until the sound of picking
a lock gave notice to Sally that it
must be now or never" According.
ly, after one silent kiss to Rose, the
brave girl stepped outside, her figure
shrouded in a black mantle. She
could dimly see the two thieves at
the far end of the room, the man
kneeling in front of the cupboard
while Grace held a dark lantern
Swiftly but noiselessly the girl
glided along, until having reached
the door, she softly drew it close,
and in one moment had turnded the
key. 1t is needless to dwell upon the
scene that followed, the shouts and
execrations from the prisoners within,
the terrified cries of Aunt Agatha,
the sobbing of little Rose, who feared
every moment that the enemy would
burst the door and revenge himself
upon them.
Don't be afraid" cried Sally,
hurriedly, ''but run, Rose, down to
the village-you can do it in a quar-
ter of an hour-and ask John Edgar
to come; the door is n strong one, !
defy either of them to escape unless
they try the windows"
But what will O villain not do in
order to escape the punishment OF
biS OWL doo1Si Tho fhiof offor baf.
tering at the door in vain, did try
the window, but unfortunately for
himself he fell plump into the out
stretched arms of John Edgar and
the village constable. After this
eventful night we need scarcely say
that Reuben Trip removed all his
savings to the County Bank, and
saw it handed over to safe custody
Chatterbox.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-16

Few persons would think oflooking
for fresh knowledge of the simple
backing of a boot; but it is never
theless a most interesting subject.
"Did it ever occur to you" said a
chemist, "what a remarkable and
unique process the blacking of a boot
is. You see, we smear the boot with
preparation of bone-black, which
is entirely devoid of lustre; and then,
by the friction of dry brush, make
it shine like the sun. There is not
ano ther process like this anywhere
in the arts, so far as | know, and /
never read anywhere any sci
entifc explanation of the pro-
cess. l have a theory of my own,
however, which l will give you for
what it is worth.
"The key to the mystery lies in the
fact that diamond is nothing more
than crystalized carbon. The black
LlS Is HUUle~ HioFe CldH Cdi pOH
paste, and the friction of a hairbrush
being one of the most efficient meth
DDS of generating electricity has the
effect of crystalizing the carbon of
the blacking. AS soon as this is done
the boot is covered with millions of
infinitely small diamonds, and of
course begins to shine, as a mass of
diamonds would. OF course this is
not a perfect explanation of the phe-
nomenon. What part the other in
gradients of the backing play, and
especially why it is that the backing
must be moistened. l cannot tell;
perhaps some one else can. But I
feel pretty sure that the bootblacks
are engaged in turning blacking into
diamonds
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
News From all Parts of the World
in a Condensed Form.
Washington BriefletS.

The Washington Capital says: The po,
lice record shows that during the year end.
lAg June 30, 1SSS. ninety-six dead infants
were picked up within the boundary OF the
city. Sixteen of these were white. These fig
ures do not by any means measure the mum
ber of Infants murdered in Washington III
twelve months. The police say that many
are doubtless buried at night upon open lots
and back yards. and perhaps the sewers
swept away 10 the river more than ali that
are reported. No effort seeIns TO be made TO
investigate these MURDERS
The secret service department has Just cap,
tured two gross of bogus money, which was
Intended for children : piaythings. 1t was
imported by u. Chr Lauer. Nuremburg. Ger
many. and consigned 10 Sehweizer L Beer oi
Chicago. They are all bogus silver and gold
coins. about the size of a good dollar, and
while not so heavy, are very good limitations.
They run in ost@sibe denominations from
81 To $40. To test them Capt. Porter passed
the coins on two different places and would
have got the change for them had he SO de
sired. The coins are figured TO represent all
told. about S31 $50. There isno probability
of Sehweitzer K Beer suffering anything ex-
cept the conreation of the goods.
terrific storm struck Washington city on
Wednesday afternoon. and for nearly ten
minutes suspended business in the house oi
representatives; heavy winds in this city
owing TO the smooth pavements. are general
ly accompanied by great clouds of dust. This
and the dark clouds which came up suddenly
after an intensely hot day turned the house
suddenly into pit ofimpenetrable darkness
Doors and windows being open, the dust, in
thick clouds. blew in and hung in clouds over
the few devoted patriots who had been
wranghng all day over French spoEation
claims Out of the Egyptian darkness came
the voice OF the indomitahle Springer crying
We shall have 10 stop until the gas is lit, .
and every body felt reassured. 1t was several
minutes before the gas man could get around
however and meantime the house could 10
nothing Cox was trying To PASS Il bill. and
during the darkness he would occasionally
cry out 10 ascertain if he still held the floor
The Lighting of the gas dissipated the gloom
but did not remove the choking dust nor
sand which settled all over the desks and
papers.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-16

A four-story tenement house at No. ], 1,O2O
Avenue A caught fire at New York. The
family of Gustave Berg, who lived on the top
floor, were burned to death. They were
Gustave Berg, his wife, mother-in-law and
twelve-year-old daughter. The other occu-
pants Of the building escaped, The building
was owned by Peter Block. Damage, 81, 600;
insured. 1t was not until oil the people liv-
ing in the house, except the Berg family, had
gotten safely out that q fire engine arrived.
A second alarm was now sent out, although
at this time 1t was believed TINT all had es-
capped from the building. After the flames were
all out somebody suddenly remembered that
in looking at the burning building from the
opposite side Of the street he had seen the
face and form Of q woman at one of the front
windows on the top floor. and that she had
suddenly disappeared with q despaIring gest-
ure A detachment of firemen at once
made their way TO the top floor and there
saw n sight which proved the truth of the
mans story. On the front floor, within q
few feet Of the window, lay Mr.. Berg dead
from suifocation and burma. In another
room, sitting upright in chair, was the
burned body Of Mrs. Laura Berg Upon o
bed in another room lay the daughter Lizzie
and the grandmother. The child had died
from sufocation, while the grandmothcr's =
dead body was horribly burned. The origin
Of the fire is unknown.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-16

New Zealand advices received by the steam
er Alemeda say the ship Star of Greece went
ashore near Adelaide harbor July 13. OF the
twenty seven persons on the vessel, the cap
tain and all Others were drowned, excepting
the first and third officers, four men and four
apprentices
Private advices received from Edmonton,
n W. T. state that James Hyslop and Z.
Nagle, who wintered at Athabasca river,
about thirty miles south of Chipewyan, ar
rived at Landing July Is. Lord Lonsdale
was at Chipewyan on May % going north.
Last winter was very severe at Athabasca;
stormy and cold, and at times 40 deg. below
with hurricane blowing. On account of
the severe weather the Indians were unable
to hunt. and as rabbits were remarkably
scarce they suffered greatly from hunger.
Nineteen out of a camp of twenty-three In
dians died of starvation at a point of about
four days travel northeast of Chipewyan.
The Hudson Bay company sent out pro-
visions to the camp and brought in the sur
vivors. About fifty Indians, so far as heard,
starved to death in that district last winter
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-16
I've heard her talk by the hour to

I've heard her talk by the hour to-
gether."
"Your penetration does you credit.
/ am that same Cousin Tom"
Ruth held out her hands to him
and said: "To think that l should
have given Bessie's cousin his break
fast on the back porch and bid the
servants keep an eye on him; it's too
comicial;" and they both laughed
heartily, which helped sweep away
the last trace of formality and en-
barrassmcnt.
When Ruth's father, Mr. Williston,
came home an hour later he was
astonished beyond measure to find
his daughter sitting on the piazza,
reading aloud to demoralized-look-
ing youth, who sat at respectful
distance, in an easy chair.
His first thought was that Ruth
had found some one on whom to ex-
pertinent in a philanthropic way.
She was probably trying to SOW good
seed in very poor ground, but he was
soon disabused of that idea, as their
merry laughter and chat reached his
ears He was not long in making in
vestigations, which were, as we can
understand, perfectly satisfactory
Tom told his story; Ruth supple
mented it with an account of her sus-
picions and Norah's watchfulness.
He said: "Since / am again within
the pale of good society / find the de-
~f -,
strong upon me. | can think of
nothing that would go so far to re-
instate me in my own good opinion
rs bath"
Mr.. Williston escorted him to his
sons room and placed it and its be-
longings. including the sons ward
robe, at Toms disposal.
SO the young man who ate his
blackberries and milk on the back
porch in the morning sat, clothed
and in his right mind, at a pleasant
tea table that evening and discussed
music and art and fishing with the
young lady who had feared for the
very spoon he ate his breakfast with.
He accepted Mr.. Williston's invita-
tion to spend few days with them.
For truly said his host, ''you
are the most delightful tramp we
ever entertained; your going astray
has brought us a great pleasure. |
am here myself partly from one of
the causes you have suffered from,
excess of confidence in mankind.
But, after all, we find this very
pleasant summer home"
Il had wondered said Tom, chow
it came about that you should choose
to live here. But my wonder has
been absorbed by gratitude that you
did, be the cause what it might"
There followed three delightful days;
days filled with music and mirth and
converse sweet" days golden with
heart-sunshine, radiant with budding
hopes; days love-crowned and glori-
Gus.
Tom rode away, the bliss of a hun
dred summers in his heart, for the
little Ruthie had heard his last re-
quest as graciously as she did the
first, and we are all invited to the
wedding to take place about Christ.
mas.-Chicago News.
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Sinful S;ftings.

A. F. Parker. who was serving three years
in the penitenTiary at Deer Lodge, Montana.
for couuterieiting al Butte. was released on
pardon by the president He was a good
and trusty prisoner IN the penltentiary and
was overwhelmed by the pardon
George Harrvuon. aged thirty five. gave
himself up 10 the police at Buffalo, y. Y
He said in November. 1881. he embeZzled
over 81 UU0 from a Detroit firm and went 70
Canada. He was locked up and the authori-
ties q Detroit communicated with. but up
TO this hour no reply has been received.
Two boys, 0'Rrien, aged seventeen. and
Murphy. aged fifteen. are in Jail at Osage. in
Mitchell county. Iowa, for the murder OF
Henry Slocum. A few nights ago Slocum was
assaulted and terribly beaten. from the effects
of which he died. Before dying he said that
he recognized o Brien and Murphy as his
assailanJs.
In September. 1887, George Gerber Of Mis-
soula county, Montana. was murdered,
Shortly afteTward Daniel Cavanaugh was
arrested for the crime, convicted and
sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary
Now Gov. Leslie received letter from
james Hensley. dated Osceola. Neb. July %.
announcing that he adcaught the murderer
of George Gerber and that the prisoner was
in jail at Lincoln. Neb. The matter will be
investigated.
young German named Thadet. who is
comparatively unknown in St Paul COM
nitted suicide by cutting his throat with a
large clasp knife. He was occupying a room
at the house of a well known business
man in this city, having been charitably
given shelter there until he could find work
The residents of the house were alarmed by
hearing groans and other sounds issuing
from the man room. and on entering found
him seated on the edge of his bed with a
cash in his throat inflicted with large
pocket knife which he held open in his hand
He was Immediately taken to ST. Joseph's
hospital, but nothing could be done for him
and he died within an hour afterwards
Thadet was a stranger in st. Paul, and il is
rot known where his relatives live. He was
in destitute circumstances. which probably
induced melancholy, leading him to take his
life
The now famous Brown poisoning CASE
which hes attracted so much attention, was
brought to climax at Mason City. Iowa. by
the arrest of Mrs. II. Z. Brown, charged with
attempting 10 poison her husband Hiram E.
Brown Mrs Brown was found at the resi-
denee of her uncle. Judge George Vermive
prominent citizen. i detective has been
shadowing her and her mail has been inter.
cepted. IN letter written TO Bessie Lake
about the time of the coroners inquest she
said she meant to put it onto Hiram and
end the miserable life she was leading. While
Mrs. Brown was at Monticello she was con
fronted with the evidence against her anc
charged with the murder of her son Jesse anC
her father-in-law, Hiram l.. Brown. and this
attempted murder of her husband and hel
son Henry She broke down. saving: ''Thers
was no eyewitness, and you can't prove 1t.
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From the Springfield Mass, Union.

A fiue ear for music is no rarity,
yet peculiarities are occasionally no-
ticed that attract attention. 1t il
said that expert musical conductors
can tell which one of 80 or 40 in
struments should come in at a given
points in orchestral work, or in
minute technicalities who is wrong.
Ability to name a key note is also
sometimes noticed; that is, some
people on hearing a chord upon a
piano or organ can tell, without even
seeing the instrument or player,
what key has been struck or what is
the signature of a chord or con-
certed piece. This is quite rare, but
more peculiar faculty is sometimes
exhibited. Some time ago two peo-
pie were walking near a railroad
crossing in the evening. The man
had at one time been a switchman
on the railroad. His companion
said as a train was heard approach
ing:
us that the Chicago express?"
"No," he answered, that's a wild
cat, with engine 1856"
"How do you knowr'
81 know by the sound of the bell. "
His companion was skeptical, so
he said:
"Now, you stand here till that
train comes in sight and see il
/ am not right
And sure enough, a minute later a
light engine, No. 236, passed under
the electric light at the crossing, toll
ing her bell mea nwhile.
Il learned to do that when / was
switching nights, the man explained.
IL had 80 trains to let into the
train house between seven p. NJ. and
morning. There were nine tracks
for them to GO in on, and l learned
to know which was switch-with a
smile-by the tone of their BELLS"
Such faculty is rare one, and
canno be acquired where it does
not exist.