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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
Ancient Warriors.

Before the invention of gunpowder
q battle was little better than a
groupe of hand-in-hand combats.
Stout sinews and muscles were then
valued, and the strong man was
specially esteemed. William Wallace
was the Scottish chief, not only for
his patriotism but also because he
had a giants strength. Once when
attacked by five men, he killed three
and put to fight the two survivors,
though armed at first with only a
fishing-rod.
The writer ofan article on the ''Phy-
steal Peculiarities ofGreat Men, pub
lished in the Gentleman's Magazine,
cites the case of Scanderbeg, the Al
banian prince, who warred against
the Turks in the fifteenth cent Try. :
This prince was so strong that he
could cut off the head of q bull at a
single stroke. Mahomet Ii. asked
for the sword which had performed
the remarkable exploit. The prince
sent it, but the sultan. finding it did
not differ from ordinary swords, ex-
pressed his dissatisfaction. Scander-
beg retorted that he had sent him his
sword, but could not send him the
arm which had welded it. I
When it was reported among the
Arabs that the stout Crusader. God
frey of Bouillon, could behead camel
by one stroke of his sword, an Arab
chief made a long Journey to see him
perform the feat, and took with him
large camel.
Godfrey consented to CRAFTY the
chiefs curiosity. He drew his falchion.
and struck off the camel's head as
easily as he might have levelled a
bulrush. The astonished Arab sug-
gested that the Crusader could not
do the feat with another PERSONS
sword.
Godfrey, smiling, took the Arabs
sword, and another camel's head
rolled on the ground. The chief was
convinced that the decapitation was
due to Godfrey's arm rather than to
his Weapons temper, and presented
him a costly gift of gold and silver.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
The German Empcror's Schemes.

Tho activity of the German emperor ap-
pears to know no bounds, and ofcourse is not
looked upon altogether with approval by
political cognoscenti at home and abroad.
The obvious if not very fiattering
parallel between Wilhelm H. and
the ultra eccentric parent of the great Fred
erick represents the opinion which in
telligent foreigners appear to have formed
of him, and the rather uncharitable con-
clusion arrived at that the symptoms of in
tolerance and unnatural restlessness which
are exhibited SO early in his reign
will bring him oil the sooner to the state of
mind that rendered the latter years of his
ancestor a curse to his country and his death
a relief to all around him. One class of Ger
mans, however, look with unmixed satis!ac-
ton upon the irrepressible flea life,' as it is
privately termed, of the new kaiser, and hail
with pleasure every manifestations imperi-
business and junkerism. The voters for
Lebkenecht and their more or less open
sympathizers casdldlF own that the popular
ity of the late Frederick, the general belief in
his wishes to ameliorate the con dition of the
masses and gradually concede to the people
u larger share in the government of the coun-
try, would have quieted the general clamor
and deferred for years the uprising against
the armed tyranny which they feel regards
them merely as SO much material for the ad-
vancement of the ambitious schemes OF their
hereditary masters. There are now, work
men. no inconsiderable number of the SOL
diery and many officers Of the lower grades,
kept always conscious that there is no reli ef
from an existence scarcely better than that
of the beasts, except by concerted revolt,
and that to enlightened men life on such
conditions is unenduarble. As for the en-
peror, the only sign that he has given OF a
change of purpose in any respect may be
explained by the natural inference that he
does not cars TIA suffer his anti-English feel
ings ia weigh against his interests. 1t is
evident that his several interviews with the
prince of Wales have resulted in the ronclu-
sion that England may be useful to him at
no distant day,-th its navy is thing to
be envied and Its naval administration a
matter worthy of study. He will hardly find
that the mere adoption of the English naval
uniform by the German Marine will make a
race OF sailors out OF men VIA are not so by
disposition.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
Are We Getting Bald!

From the st. James Gazette.
Although wigs are still advertised
in the newspapers, they play a less
important part than in the davs
when George lV. was king. During
the reign of that monarch an arbiter
of fashion is said to have declared
that "no gentleman wore his own
hair after the age of 25." Now, DO
gentleman of any age, however bald,
seems to wear a wig. 1t used to be
said on behalf of wigs that they
saved the wearer from colds, catarrhs,
and ophthalmic affections, and
though they were also worn from
motives of vanity, it is true that
people, at least old people, made no
secret of wearing the coverings.
Stories, too are told that men in the
prime of life wore different wigs ON
different ocasions-light, airy wigs iu
summer, and heavy, massive wigs in
winter. Here there can, obviously,
have been no thought of deception.
AS much cannot be said of a gentle
man of our own time, well known in
London. who has q number of wigs,
all precisely the same shade of color
and of the same general make, but
with varying lengths OF hair. He re-
places week by week a wig with short
hair by wig with hair of longer
growth, until, after the lapse of seven
or eight weeks, lie finds it necessary
to make pretense ofhaving his hair
cut. He leaves his club for half an
hour, observing casually that he
must visit the hair-dresser and,
after going home and replacing the
long-haired wig by a short-haired
one, he returns as if fresh from the
hands of the shearer. No one is
taken in But the gentleman OF
many wigs is unaware of this, and he
finds in the periodical renewal of lis
wigs an occupation when, but for
this diversion, he would be altogether
idle.
Accordingto some anthropologists
we are fast approaching the time
when the civilized man will be bald.
1t is. however, very difficult to say
whether or not the number of bald
persons is ON the increase. Fifty
years ago it was nearly impossible
to make observations on the subject,
since all who were bald wore wigs,
while it was sometimes difficult to
distinguish the wig from natural
hair. 1t is certain, however, that
savages and semi-barbarous tribes
have plenty of hair. The Russian
peasant keeps his hair at least until
he has reached anadvanced period of
life; and in india it is rare to see
either a bald Mohammedan or a bald
Hindoe. "You are much before us
in civilization" said, the other day,
one of our Indian visitors. "But we
possess two things of which a good
many among you are unable to
boast: we have hair and we have
teeth +
Insimpler states ofcivilization than
ours men do not lose their hair, but
their hair loses its color. Gray hair
must surely be better than no hair
at all. But this proposition has
been disputed, and a gentleman with
more wit than hair, once, in an ami
mated conversation with a gray
haired man, said that if his locks had
left him, they had done so because
they preferred death to disgrace" "
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
Not for Intrusive Eyes.
rom the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
"As you can only be sister to
me-" he said In broken tones, "will
you let me kiss you good night?"
She shyly said she would.
Then he folded her in his strong
arms and gently placing her head
against his manly breast he kissed
her passionately.
"Mr. Sampson, she said softly,
''this is all so new to me, $3.50 dis-
ferent from what thought it to be,
that if you will give me little time
toto think it over, III may"
But let us withdraw from the sa-
cred scene
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
Miscellaneous News Items.

Collector Magoon of New York has decided
that Oscar Faleur, the Belgian convict, must
go back to Belgium. The collector has evil
dence in his possession which will conclusive
ly prove that Faleur was released from prison
solely upon his promise to leave the country,
and the collector is determined to pnt'a stop
to the landing of the convict labor of the old
country, upon the shores of America.
Gentlemen who are interested in the pass
ing of the bill to open Oklahoma to settle
ment say that no further efforts will be made
to pass the bill at the session, notwithstand-
ing the advantageous position that the bill
has had in the house. The difficulty is that
the few opponents of this measure are SO de-
termined that they will insist upon calling a
quorum whenever the bill is brought up for
action.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
Truth Stronger than Fiction.

Recently E. G. Walters of New York and
John Williams of Brockville. Mo-. arrived
at Brainerd, Minn., from Fargo and other
Dakota points where they had been in search
of Williams Williams, u middle aged man,
possibly a Southerner, supposed to be Il
farmer or gardener by chance they ran
across teamster who had driven such n
party to government homestead claim
eighteen miles in the country. The two took
such ride with this teamster,
but did not find their man. They
kept their business pretty close,
and it became whispered about that some
important transgressor was wanted. Final
ly, some one knew of q man answering the
name, working for Samuel English, q market
gardener and repairing thither. in the very
field where Williams was working Il strange
Identification occurred. The New York man
showed he was agent for q syndicate which
was purchasing certain coal lands in West
Virginia The other stranger showed that
he was John Williams, son of Pleasant Will
lams, long since deceased, who was the own
er of the said coal lands when they were
the old homestead in Powelfs
valley, near Cumberland Gap. William Will
liams showed he was the elder brother Of
John, whom he had not seen since the war
broke the family assunder, and. as he sup
posed, killed his father and destroyed all
their worldly possessions. The brother John
was then but child of halfa dozen years. As
a result of the strange meeting William s
signature as an heir will complete the syndi-
Gates title to the property, for which they
pay large sum, and Williams share is suf-
fcient to make him comfortable all his life
believed to be apout $25, 900. They paid
him goodly sum of cash before leaving.
Mr.. Walters. the syndicate agent, gave the
following statement of che matter, which both
of the Williams brothers authenticate Will
liam was in school in Kentucky when the war
broke out, and went into the Union cause, the
family being mostly the opposite in senti-
| ment. AS q soldier of the Twentieth Ken
lucky, and afterward of the Twenty-sixth, he
| served through the war in the Army of the
Cumberland, and had the fortune of war
| to capture his own brother-in-law as Con-
| federate in the battle of Perryville. The war
| feud were SO bitter in his family that he went
North on leaving the war. going to the North
west in 1866, where his family believed him
| to have died. The family ruined by the war,
| removed to Missouri, except the father who
| had died of his troubles. They became we'll
| to-do, some of them very wealthy. In the
| developments of the coal discoveries of West
ern Verginia. the old plantation was found
| to cover great deposits, and a syndicate
| made it's purchase, requiring Williams as
| sent as an heir, or proof of his death, conf
| IDENTIFY believed, in tracing which he was
| found to be alive and identified as stated.
| The agent and brother q ohn) have departed,
| the one East, the other to his home in Mis-
souri,, to bear to his mother who still lives,
! the good news. William takes his good for
| tune modestly, and will for the present re.
main here
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04

This scene is reported from ca stle Garden,
New York city. Two gross, coarse, sensuous-
featured men in greasy broadcloth coats
paced up and down before the enclosure of
the landing bureau casting anxious glances
at q group Of twenty persons inside, until
they were ordered to leave the garden. They
were W. G. Phelps and Henry Walsh, elders
of the Mormon church, and the people hud-
died inside the enclosure were part of a
small army of converts whom they brought
from England on the steamer Wisconsin. Most
of them will probably be returned to their
native land. One wiss family OF seven peo-
pie were bound for Idaho. The father de-
clared that be had beeg . Mormon for twen-
ty-three years. The whole family will be sent
back. Hermenia Van Leiben from Holland
had three small children and Miss Marie Dex-
ira, fourteen years old, who left parents and
friends in Holland to come out and join the
MOrmons. She is unusually, alarmingiy pre-
cocious, and argues in behalf of Mormonism,
and even polygamy, with q display Of knowl-
edge startling IN one so young. These de-
luded people. who are almost without money,
will probably be returned. But the saddest
cases are those of five little girls and three
boys who have come to America, allured here
by the stories of the Mormon exhorters The
children will probably be sent on to San
Francisco, where they have friends. A man
named Howard, who brought the children
over, will he sent back to England. A pale
faced little girl. With, pretty features, but in
dirty tatterE, sobbed:
/ am Sarah Ashley. am eleven years old
and came from Worksop, England. / was
at service. 1t was SO hard, mamma and
papa let me come with Brother Walsh. am
to go at service with gentleman fifteen
mikes from Salt Lake City.
Nellie Tomlinson from Brompton was
mature girl of twelve. She said she camc
with q gentleman and two ladies' and was
going to be q Mormon, though she hardly
more girls between tho ages Of thirteen and
fifteen who win be returned to their homes.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
NO OTHER RAILWAY IN THE

III UItIL!a ttHtkU NU I'LL
NORTHWEST,
has in so short period gained the re-
putation and popularity enjoyed by the
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINE.
From a comparatively unknown factor
in the commercial world, it has been
transformed to an independents, inhu-
ential, grand Through Route, with
magnificent depots, superb equipment
and unsurpassed terminal facilities.
Through careful catering to details, it
has won for itself reputation for
solidity, safety, convenience and atten-
tion to its patrons, second to no rail-
road in the country. Pullman sleep
ers, models of palatial comfort, dining
cars in which the cuisine and general
appointments are up to the highest
standard, and coaches especially built
for this route, are among the chief ele-
ments which have contributed towards
catering successfully to discriminate
ing public. Located directly on its
line, between Minneapolis and 81.
Paul, and Milwaukee and Chicago,
and Duluth and Milwaukee and
Chicago. are the following thriving
cities of Wisconsin and Michigan
New Richmond, Chippewa Falls,
EauC 1aire, Ashland, Hur1 ey,
Wis, Ironwood, Mich, Res
semer. Mich, Stevens Point
Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh,
Fond du Lac, Waukesha and
Burlington, Wis.
For detailed information, lowest cur.
rent rates, berths, etc., via this route
to any point In the South or East.
apply to nearest Ticket Agent or ad-
dress
VIM. S. MELLEN, General Manager,
JAMES BARKER, esn'' rsssa Agent. & Ticket
MILWAUKEE.
r. n. ANSON, Northwestern
Passenger Agent, No. I9 Nicollet
House Block, Minneapolis, MINI.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
Foreign Cullings.

The. Sunday Times publishes a telegram
from Vienna stating that the Princess ol
Wales and daughters, while driving in pony
carriage o day or two ago approached q
level railway crossing needless of the ringing
of electric bell giving warning OF o coming
train. The princess made no halt as she
reached the crossing until two draw bars
worked by distant signal boxes were lowered
These prevented either advance or retreat,
and the train was rapidly nearing the cross.
ing Col. Clarke, who was attending ths
princess, leaped from the carriage, and, duck.
ing under the bar, caught the pony by the
head and turned him into fence just as the
train passed. The escape of the party from
death was almost providential.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04

A terrible drowning accident happened
five miles west OF Brockville Canada.
ii. A. Field, hardware merchant Henry
Bagg, n bookkeeper, and Herbert and Fred
Shepherd, sons OF Herman Shepherd, a mer-
chant, were drowned by the sinking of a sail
ing at the time and the yacht shipped COLI
siderable water, and, being heavily ballasted,
she sank. Frank Turner, druggist, was
the only one If the party saved. He was
picked up by yawi boat from passing ves-
sci.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04

A passenger train on the Southern Pacific
was stopped near HARDWOOD, Texas, by mask.
ed men, who compelled the engineer, at the
point of q revolver to uaeouple from the
passenger coachea and pull out of the way.
Conductor Shockelford was compelled to as
sist In uncoupling the engine. On the ex-
press car we're United States Marshal John
s. Ranking, with Deputy William Van Wi.
per and Detective j. G. Kelley. of tho south
ern Pacific. Other officers we're on the train,
the company having been warned of the at.
tack, and all east-bound trains having been
guarded by Marshal Rankin. The robbers
were soon on the mail car, which was de-
f.nded. The bandits returned the are and no
less than fifty shots wereexchanged, when the
baffled robbers fed, earring two of their
wounded with them. There were ten in the
gang.
Burglars raided the postoffice at Hillsboro,
D.'T., blew open the s0fa and secured 44Q0
in cash and atamps.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04
Personal GOssiD.

Walter H. Butler, chief clerk of the railway
mail service at Burlington, Iowa, has been
appointed superintendent of railway mail
service for the Tenth division, with head
quarters at st. Paul. Minn.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04

To arrest hiccough. Dresch directs
that both ears be closed with the
fingers, with pressure, while a few
swallows of liquid are taken.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-04

MEMPHIS, TENN, SEPT. 24.-An armed force
composed of members Of the Chickasaw
Guards. Memphis Merchant Zouaves and
Schorr Zouaves guards the roads leading i'm
to Memphis. There are thirteen picket sta
tions and a detail of six men for each station
was made this afternoon. and the soldier
boys placed on duty. The board of health
authorities determined to place the same re-
etrictjons on the railroads west of the Mis-
tissippi river as have bsen enforced against
those ON the east side.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
Mexican Refinement.

The terrible disaster and loss Of life
which occurred last week at a public ex-
hibition and bull fight in Mexico, and re-
corded in the Herald, has had its reaction
on public sentiment for the first time
all such exhibitions have been suppress
el in the State where the disaster occur
red. This is great gain to civilization
and a victory over barharic custom SO
generally approved that its abolition is
one of the remarkable phenomenas OF
this enlightened age. The suppression
Of bull fighting 10y General Gonzales the
Governor of the State of Guanajniis, Is a
remarkable illustration that intelligent
people everywhere are being influenced
by the educational and industrial enter
prises that are developing new civiiiza-
ton everywhere. For Ganzales, the eX-
President of Mexico is suppressing these
bull-fghtiug exhibitions on the ground
that the money expended can be put 10
better purposes in educating the people
and developing the resources OF the coun-
try And he would not have taken so 6e-
cisive step unless supported by The pub
lie sentiment of the most intelligent and
influential people. He claims it would
he wiser to build railroads with the
money expended in these bull fights, and
so promote the material wealth and well.
being OF the people. On these grounds
he has ordered the suppression Of bull
fighting in the State over which he is
Governor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
What am | to Do?

The symptoms Of Biliousness are un.
happily but too well known. They diff.
fer in different individuals to some ex.
tent. A Bilious man is seldom break.
fast eater. Too frequently, alas, he has
an excellent appetite for liquids but none
for solids of morning. His tonge will
hardly bear inspection at any time; if il
is not white and furred, it is rough, at all
events.
The digestive system is wholly out ol
order and Diarrhoea or Constipation may
be symptom or the two may alternate
There are often Hemorrhoids or even
loss of blood. There may be giddines.
and often headache and acidity or fiatu.
lence and tenderness in the pit of the
stomach. To correct all this if not effect
cure try Greea's lugua Horer, it costs
but trifie and thousands attest its eff,
cacy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16
After Many Days.

About thirteen wears ago, says the k's-
tanning Tsiass, William Honsehoidcrand
family were keeping hotel at White Rock,
this county. One day woman, giving
her name as Bidwell, accompanied by 4
little daughter ten or eleven years old,
stopped at the hotel. Tho woman stated
that she resided At Foxburg. aud disa-
greemenf springing mp between herself
and husband, they had separated. she
taking the children, a boy and a girl.
Having no way 10 maintain the little
ones. she asked Mr. Householder 10 take
the little girl and raise her. Asall Of Mr..
and Mrs Householdcr's children were
BOYS, they consented 10 take the little
girl. Afterwards the Householder fam
iIy moved to Apollo where they now re-
side. The years passed, but no word was
eyor heard Of the girls mother or broth
cr and both had almost passed from the
memory OF Mr.. Householder and his
family. A short time ago a young man
called at Nr. llouseh0ideris and inquired
for Miss Eta Bidwell, the little girl of
wears ago. but now handsome and in
telligent young lady. To her he stated
that he was her brother, who was but
lad Of thirteen when she last saw him.
His story was quickly told. With some
other boys he had gone TO the great west
about the time bis sister entered the
Householder family, working his way
over the various railroads. He finally
reached the gold country, and after being
there for some time he staked claim
and began mining. He WIS very success
ful and his claim proved vcriiabie bon
ANA, making him since then very rich
man. His object in coming east was to
search for his mother and sister. Having
found the latter, the two started out to
find the mother They visited ali the
principal cities of the east, the brother
lavishing money upon the sister, buying
her costly clothing and iewelry, and Civ
ing her several hundred dollars in gold.
Not finding their mother they returned
and went to Foxburg, where they learn
ed that their mother was residing near
Bradford Thither they went and found
her, and the reunion can better be mag
ined than described. After enjoying a
happy visit the son presented his mo her
with large sum Of money, took his sis
ter back to Mr.. Householder's and return
cd to his western home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-05-16

quarantine. and receiving vault f"s
then get cent back, miss your boat
home and hare to stop at the hotel all
night at a coss Of $50
Certainly Western merchants seem te
su.fer less remorsc when they part with
their goods than the merchants OF Ne"
York. if We may judge the New lorK
merchan. by the person who rePress n.s
him. who stands behind the counter ~
order TO obs;rnct trade and throw obSta-
cles in the way of traffic. Freer tnade j.
what we need, and as a property owner
in New York, taxpayer and the polish
cd head Of a family, | think, for one, thai
we ought to get together and tax TINS
matter over Otherwise people are go
ing to Omaha and Kansas CITY to buy
their goods.