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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-01
Relief for Veteran Soldiers.

Capt. O. M. Sawyer, secretary OF the
board OF trustees OF the Minnesota SOL
diers' Home, has completed his first semi
annual report containing many facts OF
interest in regard to the new institution.
The number OF applica tions for admission
received up to. Feb. 13 was 63; Al have
been admitted, other applications have
been approved and 10 been held for fur
ther consideration.
Regimental organizations are represent.
ed by the ollowing states: Minnesota, 18;
Wisconsin,, 8; Ohio, 2; Pennsylvania, 2;
Missouri, 5; Now York. 2; Illinois, Con-
necticut. Vermont, Maine, Kentucky. Kan.
sas, Michigan and United States regulars, 1
each.
By counties the admission thus far have
been: Hennepin, 8; Ramsey, 5; Winona, 4;
Otter Tail, 2; Brown, 3; Dakota, 4; Anoka,
Blue Earth. Big Stone. Freeborn, Grant,
Isanti, Becker, lie Sueur, Mower. Mobiles,
Olmsted. Nicollet, Pine, Rice, Sibley, Steele,
Todd, Waseca and Watonwan, 1 each.
The expenditures from the home site fund
have been S1.56O.19, and from
the home support fund. $6,53S. / 3.
The total number OF applications for
temporary relief at the date OF the report
was ESQ. ia OF which were from soldiers
Wisconsin, 80 New York, 10 Indiana,
IS Illinois, IL Pennsylvania, 6 Michi-
gan, 5 Iowa, 4 Maine, 3 Vermont
and United States army. Fifty
one applicants are widows and
seven orphans. Forty three applicants
are United States pensioners receiving
from So to S12 per month, twenty OF the
number receiving SS per month. Pension
ers receiving over So per month have only
been granted relief in actual destitution
and suffering, and over four-fifths OF the
beneficiaries receive no pension from the
United States.
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Personal News Notes.

President and Mrs. Cleveland are elab-
orately entertained at Jacksonville.
Miss Jennie Chamberlain. the Ohio beau.
ty, is now living an extremely quiet life at
a Cleveland hotel.
st. Pauls Episcopal church OF Winona
has recently cleared itself from debt,
through the exertions OF the rector, Rev.
Mr.. knowlton.
Miss Van Wart. granddaughter OF the
late Marshal 0. Roberts, is believed to be
the wealthiest young woman in America.
She inherits something near So, 900, 900.
Josef Hofmann, the boy pianist, is to re-
tire from the stage. His mother says his
health is giving way and that he will play
no more for some years. The boy is de-
lighted at the decision.
Frederick Platz. one OF the old settlers
OF Wisconsin, died at Racine. Mr.. Platz
lset Germany when quite young man, as
the accession of King Wilhelm placed too
many restrictions on the liberty OF speech
to satisfy the fiery young German:
Mrs. Senator Davis celebrated Washing
ton birthday by taking horseback ride
in the country. She is very fond OF riding
and will soon have her own horse. The
senator has enlisted Senator Blackburn Of
Kentucky, and he will procure her horse
from his stables. Mrs. Davis, with party
of friends, attended the opera. Senator
Davis has fully recovered, and is as spry
as boy again.
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RESUME OF the NEWS.
Washington News Items.

President Cleveland and wife lett
Washington on their Floridian trip.
Rev. J. C. Price, (colored), president OF
the Livingston college, Salisbury, n. e.,
has been nominated minister resident and
consul-general OF the United States at
Liberia.
1t is the judgment OF those who are
best informed as to the sentiment in the
senate that the fishery treaty will not be
ratified. Indeed, 1t is almost certain that
the treaty will not receive the necessary
two-thirds vote and there is very reason
able probability that it may fail to secure
a majority.
Washington Special: The tariff bill will
be reported to the full committee on ways
and means. Wool, lumber and salt will be
added to the free list, and so will large
number OF chemicals. Coal and iron ore
Pennsylvania opposition. The rate OF
SIT to S12 per ton, and on pig iron from
81 to $50.
The special committee appointed to in
vestigate the government printing office re-
Gently held it's first session. Public Print
er Benedict testified that with reduced
force more work was being done than under
his predecessor. He had been compelled to
retrench on account OF the extra expendi-
lures made by Mr.. Rounds. No employe
had been discharged through political in
tiuence, and when he found that in q few
instances honorably discharged soldiers or
sailors had been dropped he promptly
reinstated them.
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EIectioneering in Australia.


There Is ordinarily no personal can.
vassing at elections, the distances
being commonly too vast for that
practice. But there Is story current
Of two noted Irishmen who were can
didates for gold fiel 1, which included
an agricultural settlement supposed
to exercise q decisive influence in the
contest. Each of them determined to
make q canvass of the district. MUIR
ply and Kelly las it will be conven-
lent to name them) hoped to steal a
march each on the other, and set offin
theearly morning. Murphy. who was
an indolent, solemn, and imposing
parsonage, SO grandiose that one OF
his colleagues declared that on public
occasions he constituted a procession
in his own person, became quite genial
and familiar, and, in the first farm
yard which he reached, might be seen
in a little time helping the farmer to
bail up the cows for milking. After
such q stroke OF condescension and
good fellowship he assumed that his
case was won, and asked triumphant
ly if they had heard anything of his
rival in the district? "Oh, dear, yes,"
said the farmer. ''Mr. Kelly is a nice
gentleman; he's helping the mistress
just now in the other farm to feed the
calves"
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Nuggets of Foreign News.

r.~he Governor General, opening the do
mini,,,u parliament, promises bills to inn
nrove tfairs in the Canadian Northwest.
IT, ia st .eted that Austria agrees with
Russ;a in holding that Prince Ferdinand's g
nresence in Bu tgaria 10 illegal but recog-
nizes his election to the throne as legal.
AtLondon in the ease Of Lord Howard
de Barrowes for assa uit physicians testi.
fed that Lord Howard appeared to be
saturated with drink. Lady De walden
WAS suffering from peritonstis at the time
!. and her li1s was hanging by q thread. His
rdship was warned not to intrude IN hIa
: q Ne ne 8 he'd room. The magistrate stated
that the assault was a serious one, ana aI,
that the case must be sent to Jury. Inc
court uas crowded with an aristocratic
assembly.
The Times remarked: "The success ol
the treaty depends on the reception It Will
, meet with in Canada" 1t anything ~
needed to show the apathy on the subject
it would be afforded by the remarks OF tn
Daily News that the whole matter was
mere squabble over petty details. The
Liberal organ is not fully wanting in sym,
patty with the poor, but Canada ano
America are q long way Oh. Inc Dauy
News, however. does not fail to express
admiration for the courage OF PresioenS
Cleveland.
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When recovered consciousness at
length I found myself lying upon ta-
bic in the Blackley station waiting
room, with q sympathetic crowd
around me, and best of all, saw q
face bending tenderly over me. the
lace OF the girl of my dream and my
discontinue. After making two or
three efforts managed to ask: "where
is Watson?"
"Very nigh Dead" replied a ruddy-
faced farmer, who stood beside me.
"You three-quarters strangled the life
out OF his ugly body, he was black in
the face when they lifted you off him."
"Do you know that he is an escap-
cd wife-murderer?" l inquired feebly.
Yes, we know" responded my hon.
est friend. 1.-THE Burtown police
telegraphed after the train to
have it searched, because
q man answering his description had
been seen in the station before it left.
The police have got him safe, my lad,
this time and no mistake. Why, l
saw him handcuffed and his arms
pinioned behind him, and he a-lying
hall dead the while after the throttling
as you gave him."
Do my readers want to hear the
rest of my story, now that the catas-
trophe is told! If so, l will inform
them that Watson, on breaking loose
from the police, after turning the COR
ner of Shut lane-where it will be re-
mernbered he disappeared-contrived,
by an almost incredible effort, to
scale high wall and so gain the
shelter of railway embankment.
Along this he crept until he
reached the midtown tunnel, where
he had lurked all day until late in the
evening he crept into the station and
contrived to secrete himself in car
riage of the midnight mail, with the
results before mentioned.
There is one more incident in close
connection with that journey to be
told; it is this, that there will be a
marriage early this spring. Thename
of the bridegroom will be Knight
lY, the name of the bride does not
matter. She was never formally in
troduced to her future lord and mas
ter, and thereforeit is surely unneces.
sary to tell the name she will soon
cease to bear, to a passing acquaint-
ance like the reader.
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AnVpRTICING For 1Advertisine Rates ad,
AUIEDl j 1NAuU- dress or call at the ofB6a

, long ana 80 nopelessly."
And she bowed her beautiful head
and sobbed outright.
Hush, dear, hushl You should not
have come here, Marion. 1t might
compromise YOU"
Compromise me with my future
husband? See, Chester" and she held
up the hand on which cleaned the
ring. II have never accepted my free
DOM"
my own brave GIRL" he said, his
voice softening even while he girded
himself up for the strength of which he
stood in need. "But the heaven you
open for me cannot be. lam foreman
in the works where you saw me to-
day, Marion. My knowledge and love
of machinery stood me in good stead.
| heard of this opening and secured
it. To-day / was adjusting some diff
cult piece of work dare not trust to
any workman. / am in receipt of
liberal salary, which lam laying aside,
dear, living as poorly as / can, hoping
one day to buy an interest in the busi-
ness. One or two improvements
have made are rapidly attaining me
the goal, but it is still far Off Icannot
ask you to wait nor to forget the years
of labor which have helped me to
reach it,
II have waited already too long,
Chester" she whispered. / am ready
now to become your wife,
His face grew deadly white.
DO not tempt me-" he said hoarse-
ly.
"Oh, Chester" she said, "when I
have so much money why are you so
cruel and SO proud?"
II cannot go back to life of de-
pendence and ease" he answered,
''even with you, dear love, to brighten
1T. Bless you for coming to me Mari.
on. Bless you for showing me all
noble woman can be! The memory of
this hour will tighten allfuture years"
Chester, you do not understand
me, !" she persisted. 81 will forget that
l have a single dollar in the world ex-
cept what you give me. will share
whatever home you offer me-eyen this
For better, for worse, darling, we
pledged ourselves as sacredly as though
already we stood before Gods altar.
In Gods sight am your wife. / claim
my right to share your dark days as
we'll as those on which the sun of pros
perity may shine"
He strove.to answer, but his voice
broke. She had conquered, but wom-
an-like, she gave him the glory of her
victory, as she sobbed out her happi-
ness upon his heart.
A month later there was a quiet
wedding at which there was neither
flowers, nor bridesmaids, nor music,
but Marion Willoughby missed moth
ing. it was only after the ceremony
had been performed that Chester show
e1 her document which had been
his wedding gift from the firm he had
served so faithfully, and which ad-
mitted him as junior partner from
that date. But she smiled half sadly
as she looked at it through mist of
tears.
You said once, DEAR" she whisper
ed, "tnat flowers, to live, needed sun
light. My darling, Ishad not then
made the wonderful discovery that
love made sunlight everywhere. With
your heart my home, be its outward
adornments what it will, 1 envy no
king his palace Or queen her throne"
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LOVES SEASONS.

The wall-flowers to the frolic wind
Do dance their golden aigulets,
And elfmaids steal the hawthorne beads
TO wear for fairy amulets.
The spring is here, the spring is here
The love- time OF the year, my dear!
All heavy hang the apple boughs,
Weighed down by balls OF yellow gold;
The poppy cups, so fiery bright.
Meseems would burn the hearts they
hold,
The summers here, the summers here
The kiss.time OF the year, my dear!
The birds are winging for the South,
The elfmaids haste them to their bow
ers
And dandelion balls do float
Like silver ghosts OF golden flowers.
The autumn's here, the autumn's here
The wife.time OF the year, my dear!
Now are the heavens not more gray
Than are the eyes OF her / love;
More dainty white than her sweet breast
The snow lies not the earth above.
The winters here, the winters here
But love-time lasts the year my dearl
AMELIE RIvEs.
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Pulpit and Press.

One would think the churches have
got the western fever, at least if the
selection OF pastors be the Indication.
See how they are calling men from
that direction to their pulpits. The
Madison avenue church, for instance,
called Kittredge from Chicago, thus
following the example of the church
of the Messiah. which called Collyer
from the same place. Ritchie, who
succeeded Ever in st. Ignatius church,
is also q Chicago man. The West.
minister church called Semple from
Minneapolis, and now the Memorial
church, which so recently lost Robin
son by resignation, has called Nc
Pherson, also q western man. Har-
Ian of the First Presbyterian church
is also from the same direction, and
other instances might be mentioned.
It may be said, however, that the
pulpit is only following The example
OF the press. Look, for instance, at
the leading names in Printing House
square and vicinity. Whitehall Reid
is from Cincinnati, Col. Cockerell is
from st. Louis and John G. Reid, man.
aging editor of the Times, is from
Chicago, and so is Horace White.
Then there is George G. Eggleston, man
aging editor OF the Commercial Adver-
tiser, who is OF Hoosier birth, and so
is his brother Edward. One thus
readily perceives that the influence OF
western opinion on the metropolis is
decidedly on the increase, and another
proof may be fonnd in the member
ship Of the press club. Speaking OF
western influence, it may be mentioned
that the Ohio club has already reach
ed important rank, and at one Of its
recent meetings Mrs. D. G. Croly,
better known as .'Jennie june" de-
livered very interesting address.
The Ohio men show their good sense
by awaiting themselves Of the female
talent Of the metropolis
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The Evolution of the Table.

From the w oman's World for February.
1t was late in the fourteenth century
when the first evidence OF art in the
shape OF silver cups were noticeable on
the buffet. The dishes were made of
pewter or wood, and spoons of bone.
wood, or silver. Knives were rare,
and on that account guests invited to
feast carried their own knives. Forks
came in general use still later on. and
for long years after their introduction
they were considered ridiculous affec-
tation and foppery, and not nearly so
convenient as ones own fingers. The
lord and his lady dipped their fingers
into the same plate, and slipped their
wine from the same cup. Even the
queenly Elizabeth, with all her elab O.
rate ideas of etiquette. was contente 1
to carry her food to her mouth with
her fingers, and at first despised the
newly invented forks as unseemly and
awkward.
Very gradually the dining hall grew
in comfort and splendor. Dishes OF
gold and silver were made, and so eag-
er were the nobies for them that they
would sacrifice anything to possess
them. The salt-cellar was for a long
time the article of the highest impor-
tance on the board. 1t was a great
affair, and it stood directly in the CEN
ter of the table; it was the dividing
line; the mobiles were seated above the
salt, the commoners below, hence
grew the proverb, "Below the salt"
The passing OF salt was acrimonious
custom, the guest throwing a pinch
over his left shoulder and murmuring
a blessing.
The salt.cell ars were of the most
curious devices. Sometimes they rep.
resented huge animals, sometimes a
great FULL blown flower Or long,
slender stem; and again, they were in
shape of a chariot, mounted on iour
wheels, on which they were easily run
down the table.
The first glass cups came from Ven
ice during the sixteenth century, and
from that time on society began to
lose many OF its primitive ways, and
became, in a sense, more refined.
Henry VIII. was born with luxuri-
Gus tastes; he had his banquet chairs
supplied with velvet cushions, and
about this time the parlor or "talk-
ing-room," as it was called, was in
troduced, and here it was that the
danes took refuge when the dinner
had advanced beyond prudent limits,
as it invariably did before the finish.
The cook that presided over the
kitchen in those days was not the
counterpart of our nineteenth century
Bridget, but he was an artist, and
generally man of quality. The Ia
dies of the household, even those OF
noble birth, attended to many do
mestic duties, making the bread, pre-
serving the fruits; while to understand
the proper use of starch was consider
ed great accomplishment.
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Criminal Calendar.

4 man answering the description OF Tas-
cott, accused OF the murder of Mr.. Smell in
Chicago, is arrested at Lebanon, Mo.
William Martin. who shot and killed
Reardon at Anaconda, Mont, was arrest
ed near Elliston, while riding on a hand
car with some section men.
The police arrested T. H. Labrash in the
Hotel Du Canada on the strength OF a tel
evram from sheriff Richter OF ST. Paul,
charging him with attempted murder.
Thomas Dickinson, treasurer OF Marion
county, Ohio. has been arrested, charged
with embezzlement. The shortage is said
to be $4,000. Deputy Beatty was also ar
rested.
At Chicago, Michael Kinsley, Jr., aged
eighteen, shot and fatally wounded his
father. The father had been quarreling with
his wife and struck her. The son interfered,
and during the struggle which followed the
fatal shot was fired.
At Alliance, Ohio, Charlie Wingard, aged
ttwenty.four, and his niece, Miss Anna
Fox, aged about sixteen years, were ar
rested for eloping from Monroe. Mich.
Both committed suicide while in Jail.
Sheriff Eaton OF Monroe, Mich, identified
the prisoners.
Near Kearney, Neb., James Banks OF
Guthrie county, Iowa, was shot and rob-
talk of lynching Rankin. who gives no ex.
cuse for the crime except that he wanted
money. Banks is badly wounded, but it
ia thought he will recover.
Frank Croft, who has ostensibly been
runnino q, - employment agency at Omaha,
was arresteo charged with acting as a
nrocnrer in frr, nishing houses Of ill fame
with Young girls. Croft has been in the
business for a long t.'ne, SO say the ponce
but they have only JUS secured eonV'cting
evidence.
William Railton, a tax collector. lett
u'Appelle station for Indian H tead. Mani
toba, with large sum OF money. I'm route
he was met by two men who ordere.' MN,
to throw his hands up. He refused ana
was fred at and badly wounded. Tie
robbers took all his money, tied him on
his pony's back blindfolded and left him
on the prairie. Railton managed to escape
and crawl home in a dying condition.
Sixteen-year- old Flora McAuliffe, is dy-
ing at her home in New York from pelvic
peritonitis. From her statements the po-
lice have learned that most revolving
crime has been perpetrated by Nongolian
fends. The girl ic pretty and we'll develop
ed for her age. She said she became ac-
quainted with All Keep in Ah Hens laun-
dry six months ago, when she went to get
her cousins washing. The wretch gave her
presents, and induced her to visit the place
frequently. Later she met other Cinnamon.
who taught her to smoke opium, and final
ly made her a slave to it's use. Then they
accomplished their terrible purposes and
wrecked her life. All Keep, Tom Lee and
Charlie Hing are arrested on the girls
statement.
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iFIWERE YOU.

Why did he look SO grave? she asked.
What might the trouble be?
my little maid, he sighing said,
Suppose that you were me,
And you weighty secret owned,
Pray tell me what you'd dor"
II think I'd tell it somebody"
Said she, ''if were you'll
But still he sighed and looked askance,
Despite her sympathy.
"Oh, tell me little maid" he said
Again, IF you were me,
And you loved pretty lass,
0 then what would you do?"
II think I'd go and tell her So"
Said she, ''if were you'll
"My little maid, tits you," he said,
"Alone are dear to me-"
All, then, she turned away her heat
And ne'er word said she.
But what he whispered in her ear,
And what she answered too
O no, cannot tell you this;
I'd guess, il / were you!
Chambers 9 journal.
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body OF her husband mad been found near
Royaltown. mangled as il he had hllop
between the cars.
General News Items.

AOsu0u ~ VVvVo uAOstbSs
The gross earnings OF Minnesota rail-
roads show an increase over last year OF
over q million dollars.
The miners in the Shenandoah district
are starved out and agree to return to
work.
The Democratic committee chooses St.
Louis as the convention city and fixes
June as the date.
Prof. Hienrichs publishes a pamphlet
making Wholesale charges against the
management OF the Iowa State university.
Gustav Lockemeyer, q young man who
went to Seattle some time ago, writes a
warning to other young men who may be
inclined to 60 there. He says there is q
large surplus pf laboring men and only
mechanics can hope to do as we'll as in st.
Paul as to wages, while the cost OF living is
much higher there.
At New York, Washington's birthday
was pretty generally observed throughout
the city. The banks and down town ex.
changes and business houses were closed.
The city departments and courts all shut
their doors. Flags were flying from many
buildings. The flag was raised ut the old
fort in Central Park and at the battery at
sunrise, and the bells OF old Trinity church
chimed several patriotic airs.
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Everyday Foliteness.

rTu!n tn6 fMIau6lphlA Ieiegraph.
Il is astonishing how many people there arc
in the world who do not know insuitively what
common politeness dictates bu. still more as
tonishing how many there ars who, knowing
what it dictates, do not seem to reflect that IN
rectly sacrifice themselves by ignoring rules
deduccd for the comfort Of all from tho exper-
ience of mankind; for the purpose, first of all.
to prevent mankind's treading ON each others
toes, and then, in the higher grade, to make their
pathway pleasant Irifles i is said, make up
& . efore, . trife that goes to make up sun
which, for the most favored of mortals, nray
indeed be in excess of his dcserts, buv which
ID for any one never absolutely greaA Il il
only by making the fund of comfort 4 Sreat
cure the full amount Of whatever life haa In il
OF possibls enjoyment
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Record Of Casualties.

Near Manhattan, Kansas. by railroad
Engineer Boyle fatally injured.
BismArck, OAK, Special: III. G. Sinclair,
q wealthy farmer living near Menoken, this
county, was returning home from an
Eastern trip, accompanied by his wife.
On the Northern Pacific train, near Brain
erd, Sinclair complained OF headache, and
went out on the car platform. Not re-
turning his wife became uneasy, and
search revealed that he was not op the
.sc.n. Thinking he had stopped Oh at
some station and got left she came on
home and instituted search by telegram.
Recently che received intelligence that the