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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17

Police Omcet Lewis, of Brainerd,
: fatally shot by teush last week.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17

Winter has got down to business"
rs the Chicago Times. Business 10
II with winter in Minnesota.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17

W. c. Whiteman, Of OrtOnville
,raId- Star, was chosen enrolling
Z Of me senate.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs Britt desire through
TINE SUE to thank friends and neigh
bors. whose many acts OF kindness
helped to lessen the burden OF their
grief, for their assistance during the
last sickness of their beloved child.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17

Farm produce taken on subscrIp
ton accounts.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17
Oled.

Edna E., daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. W. Britt, OF Baker township, died
ut her parents home early Sunday
morning. Of congestion of the lungs;
aged nine years. Her remains were
inferred in the cemetery in Norris on
Monday, and were followed to their
last resting place byA large nun Der
OF SynpathirIng friends Of the be.
rsaved family.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17

Village lots for sale or exchange ct
this office.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17
GREATLY EXCITED.

Chattel mortgage blanks Of this
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17
Advertise In TEE sen. Il brings
certain and prompt returns.

Township verified accounts for sale
at this Offire.
Tbs best soeder In the market for
sale by ". II. SFCRk.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17
CAPITAL, $sO,OOO-W
Till Bank condusss
NRNRRAL BANKING AND
EXCHANGE BUSINESS.

Money to loan on chattel or per
ssnAs security IN any amounts de-
AREA. Loans negotiated on improve
farms.
Win q LARGELY I1ct sAssd Capita wS hAvs
hsr.sr fnsllitEss Tor all departments OF ouslne ss
We pay Savings Bank Rates on Time
Hs can plass more Money on Improved
barns. Al BETTER Rates than ever.
@Eacan writs Insurance IN such strong
.anrSnies - the NxtionAl Of Hartford, Home
sf Wsw York. St Paul HIre and Marine, ana
{ he SuriVAled ABtna o.u.A
The Cashier Ia Agent for Al the AH1iFoSo
lArds IN this vicinity, the Cheapest Lands
mewr for nnle and going fast.
The President Is the Agent tor she strongest
Accident Insurance Company OF the Wor!oI
Ths Travellers Insurance Company OF nArnoo
N which Gccidput Insurance 10 written ous
tickets good from one day 70 thirty, or On
Palcies good for one year with weekly inden-
utv incAae eftntury. This Is no "AHtuM
ss3pany, bat has the CASH 70 pay AL Losses
Nsrsspsettully sob4cittha accounts 81 Nrr-
,AAnts and all who have dealings "th o@nks
Pa this section Of the State
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17
auNBE AM 8.

rnURsDAY.JAn. 18th, 1889. Ns.1o.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-17
LITTLE FALLS q DAKOTA,
BROWNS VALLEY TRAINS

Leave. Arrive.
M1rris, 5 cops. Browns vafsv q 10 n. m.
na'A VGEev. WV. ~. MprTSs; II ms ,r
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16

Some years ago the late N. j. Brad
lee, OF Boston, was subpoenaed in :
real-estate case as an expert The
lawyer on the other side. not knowing
him, undertook to counterfeit his test.
mony and began cross-examinine him
as follows: 'What did you say YOUR
business was, Mr.. Bradleep'' EVEN
have charge Of good many trusts.
mostly real estate" said Mr.. Bradlea'
"How much real estate have Won ever
had charge OF at one time?r ..Weu
/ don't think l can say exactly, "But
how much should you guessp'' II
couldn't even guess SWELL. air
would you say it was five thousand
dollars worthp" II should put Il :.
high as that, certainly" would vo,s
put 1t as high as ten thousand dollarsp .,
Yes" Fifteen thousand?'' sYess
twenty-five thousand p yea
Fifty thousandr' Yes "A Inn
dred thousand" "Yes.n Five him.
dred thousand?" sYes.r "A Mi
lione" Yes" "Well. how many mil
lionsP" roard the astonished laxvar
who only now began to discover that
he had caught Tartar. .sWell.n said
Mr.. Bradlee. very coolly. II told Won
1t the start l scouldn't say, but. since
you insist on it, / win roughly estimats
It at, say, . hundred Millions" lyon
may stand down." said the attorney. =
~ 2, Pod.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16
PECULIAR CUSTOMS.


How Competitive Examinations Arc Com
Quoted In China
At Foochow the candidates UNDER
vent much suffering, and even death.
One man went mad directly he saw
the themes, and cut himself nearly to
pieces with broken bits of pottery; q
second also lost his senses and began
10 eat mud. On the second day cam
iidate spit blood from over-exertion.
and died. Each student was in q sep
arate cell, which was hurriedly run up,
without any proper raised place for
the men to sleep, so that many rolled
Of on the damp ground and injured
themselves, while one was stung to
death by poisonous snake. Thou
sands of students went up for the ex-
animation, but hundreds were plucked
In the preliminary before the literary
chancellor, who was exceptionally se-
we're this year. The present examine
ton rules have been In force for over
q century. and are most strictly OBJ
served. no district being allowed more
than certain number of degrees. II
any district 0ffends, this number Is re-
duced as q punishment; while next
year additional numbers will be allowed
In honor of the emperor's marriage.
At each examination there are two
chief aud two subordinate examiners,
with corps Of eighteen readers. who
60 through all the essays. and submit
the best only to their superiors. Copy
lists then transcribe these essays in red.
The examiners are shut up for five
weeks. Hard-headed students, who
can not get through after many efforts,
are accorded an honorary degree when
they reach . venerable age-i e.. over
uinety. China Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16
A POINT BROKEN.

How . Witticlsm COMPOUNDED Lawyer'a
Clever Argument.
A witticism based on truth and
'struth, when witty, is the wittiest Of
all things--confounds an argument or
breaks the force of cross-examina-
ton.
Robert Morris, the colored lawyer Of
the Boston bar. while defending COL
ored dressmaker charged with stealing
silk from her customers. and substi-
tuting for it poorer material, cross
examined the principal witness. a lady
who declared emphatically that she
could tell the value of silk within
twenty-five cents a yard.
Knowing that it is difficult for white
people to distinguish one colored per-
son from another. Mr.. Morris asked
the lady if she could recognize the
colored man who had brought a bundle
to her.
mo-" she answered. II think that
all colored persons look alike to me-"
'.Oh, they do, do theyP" rejoined
Morris. we'll see," and he asked
several colored men to rise. '.Now,
madam" he continued, ''look at mo
and then at these gentlemen, and tell
the court whether you can tell us
apart"
II don't see much difference" re-
piled the lady. Perhaps by studying
you all might; but your heads are all
shaped alike, and except that some are
darker than others, find it hard to
distinguish one from another"
"Now, madam" said Morris with =
triumphant air, do you mean to
swear. after telling the jury that you
can judge OF the value of silk within
twenty-five cents a yard, that you can't
tell the difference between Mr.. john
son here and me?n
''She regards herself as a Judge of
silk; not judge of WOOL" interrupted
the prosecuting attorney.
The court laughed. as did the spec
tators. Morris smiled, for he saw that
the witticism had broken OF the point
Of his question. YoNtrs Comparison.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16

The flying spoondrift cut me to the
bone, the great waves rolled their
crested phosphorescent heads high
above me, who, sunk in black abyss,
heard the gale shrieking overhead. 1
felt soon that it could not last much
longer. Numbed and weak as was,
chung to my refuge withthe energy of
desperation, and waited bitterly for
death.
Finally an immense wave, higher
than all that had gone before, raised
its wild head to the skies and rolled
down on me. My time had come.
was swept like child from my raft,
and carried on the crest of the mon
ster, as l supposed, to death. Bat
once again the hand of the Almighty
was stretched out to save me. was
dashed with inconceivable violence
against something solid as a rock.
Ropes were floating all around me. I
grabbed several, and then swooned.
II awoke and recognized the hos
iptal OF the Osprey. Then thought
my burial and subsequent adventures
were all wandering fancy, and that
/ had never left the hospital. But 1
was soon undeceived. A kind face
bent over me and saw l once more the
features OF my good captain. He
would not permit me to speak all the
day. but on the next was allowed to
relate my story, which / did in weak
and quavering voice, can assure you.
Then the captain told me that after
burying me, as they thought, they had
kept on their course fo1 two days,
when they encountered a heavy head
gale which drove them back on their
course again. They shipped a terrible
sea which carried away boats and
houses forward, but it was the last ex-
ertion of the gale, for after that 1t
died away. When the waist was
sufficiently clear of water to enable
the men to walk there they had dis
covered my body entangled in ropes
lying in the lee scupper- At first they
thought that my corpse had been
washed aboard again, as has been
several times done, but ON lifting me
up they saw unmistakable signs of
life. and withgreat awe and wonder car
ried me into the cabin. As to my coma
tose sleep. the captain said he had new
er seen anything more like death. He
has doubted if the most skillful doc
tors could have discovered any life in
me. He was confident my neck had
been broken.
'.In a week or SO | could get around,
and one day, looking in glass, dis
covered to my establishment that my
hair was quite white. It was two
years before got over my terrible ex-
perience off Cape Horn sufficiently to
go to sea again. but it has left me
what you. Sea man of sixty
at forty-fve. My case was thought
very extraordinary one by med
ical men, and the medical papers
described my attack of coma, as
they called it, very infinitely, only
quite differently from my experience. !"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16
4 SONG OF THE TWENTIETH
CENTURY.


She is sitting by the parior CRATE;
The gear Is nineteen eighty-eight.
And by the clock tits somewhat late
Say halfpast twenty-five.
She's clad in fashions latest freak.
A flowing robe made Ia Greek.
And on her hair. so smooth and sleek,
Is bound q fillet blue.
A youth sits by, Of modest mien,
Whose blouse is of brilliant green,
And on his face is plainly seen
Hope intermixed with fear.
They've chatted on the current news,
On politics have aired their views,
Discussed the new goasuchuse,
Invented by De We're.
At length there comes little pause,
When near her own his chair he draws,
And softly clears his throat, because
A question he would ask.
He turns the parior sunshine higher.
And pokes again the patent fire,
Then boldly makes known his DESIRE
most delightful task.
"6weet virgiline," he softly signs,
"Pray do not turn away your eyes,
But grant me what much will prize,
And be to mc-a sister,"
mo, Reginald, it can not be,
Another has the place you sec,
But will be wife to thee"
In ectasy he kissed her.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16
a Chicago VIVID Flower.

Magazine Editor-Would you not
like to contribute IN article to our sym
postum on the subject lis marriage q
failuree"
Literary Lady (from Chicago 20,
Mr.. Easychair, how could you think
me capable Of venturing an opinion on
such . subject Remember my youth
and inexperiene. / an still In my
twenties, and l h1xe only been married
sour times. IN 2. Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY.
The Transfer of the Industry from Penn
sylvania TO Ohio.


sylvania TO Ohio.
The supply Of gas seems to be album
dant although rumors to the contrary
are being circulated. The largest sup
ply well in the world was recently
bored near Findlay. Ohio, producing
S2,0O0,000 cubic feet of gas per diem,
the largest one in that vicinity hereto
fore producing $4,000, 900 cubic feet.
Astonishing and valuable discoveries
have been made recently in the line of
making gas from crude petroleum that
bids fair to become rival of natural
gas as regards expense and utility. It
is claimed by several parties that they
can produce it at a cost of from one
to three cents per 1000 cubic feet and
to prove their good faith one of these
companies has recently purchased a
gas plant in one of the Ohio cities and
has contracted to furnish the city with
gas for five cents per 1000 ana this
plant is to be running within the next
80 days. Chicago capitalists are con-
nected with this enterprise. The sue
cessful manufacture of fuel gas from
crude petroleum would become i'm
mensely valuable to custom manufac~
turers and those of points remote from
large fuel supplies.
There appears to be difference in
the quality of natural gas as there is in
crude petroleum. the sulphurous ele-
ment varying in quantity with the diff
ferent localities and the extent of it's
injurious oxydizing effect on the con-
fining valves is yet to be ascertained.
There are millions of gallons of Ohio
oil stored in tanks which as yet are not
available for Illuminating purposes on
account of the excessive quantity of
sulphur it contains. The Pennsylvania
oil containing smaller quantity of
sulphur is readily and easily separated
into several valuable articles of use but
the great affinity of sulphur for the illu-
minating oil in the Ohio crude oil
creates an obstacle which is as yet in
surmountable. At one refinery several
hundred thousand dollars have been
expended in experiments with view
to purifying the Ohio oil, but as yet
they have been unsuccessful. This oil
is at present used chiefly for fuel pur-
poses.
there is no great reason to doubt the
decline of the oil wells of Pennsylvania,
and the general transfer of the indus
try to Ohio. The daily production Of
the Pennsylvania and New York fields
has fallen from 100, 900 barrels, to 49,
600 barrels. The rich fields along Oil
Creek in the vicinity OF Bradford are
nearly dry, and the land is being
reclaimed for farming purposes. The
Ohio fields must become the center OF
the petroleum industry. Many prac-
tical men assert that the State can give
a daily yield of 100, 900 barrels. Me,
are at work every day removing the
tanks to Ohio soil.-Cor. Albany IN.
r. Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16

The warmer and the more COM
Portable the bed of pigs the more rapid
ly will they grow and fatten, while less
food win be consumed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-16

mediately afterward. as If to rebuke
me for my wickedness. noticed huge
piece of wreckage floating toward me.
Hope once more filed my breast ard I
swan toward the piece of deckhouse,
as it proved to be. and clambering on
top threw myself on my face and wept
for very wretchedness. Alone on the
wide ocean, a piece of wood the only
thing between me and death, dazed
and weak from my last terrible expert
ence, what else could / do but weep?
Soon l began to feel an intense hunger.
By the lowest calculation must have
been comatose for three days, SO for
that time / had had no nourishment.
The thick mist that suddenly came
down satisfied my thirst, but there was
nothing to eat, nothing to eat l
nearly went crazy as the day wore on.
"At last night fell. and added the
terrors of the blackness of darkness to
the pangs of hunger. l could never
tell the horrors of that first night. 1t
was awonder / was not stark, staring
mad when day broke. The second day
passed like the first. Nothing to eat.
Something to moisten my lips. but no
sail in sight. The third day broke
with an angry sky and an angrier sea,
and / saw that before the day closed
Cape Horn gale would be raging with
all. its attendant sleet and cold. l
trembled then, for, even though was
almost dead and quite without hope,
wanted to live. BY noon the sea had
risen tremendously. and it was with
great difficulty that managed to keep
on my raft By nightfall the gale was
raging fiercely, and / was expecting
every moment to be engulfed in one of
tn terrible abysses into which my raft
clipped constantly. This was the most
awful night 1 ever spent-worse even,
than when lay. to all appearances
dead, on the cabin table Of the Osprey.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-20
perronaI.nnd nriefs.

Colonel T. NJ. r. Talcott returned from
New York yesterday.
One small suit was instituted In the City
Circuit Court yesterday.
Mr.. John T. Martin. Of Lynchburg, is
visiting friends In the city.
Mr. B. II. Mercer, OF Philadelpbis. was
initiated into Richmond Lodge OF Elks on
Monday night.
W. G. doc Ri5dIck IS quite sick at his
residence, No. Gil north Seventh street, with
congestion Of tue lungs.
Miss +. c. Taley has returned from
Fredericksburg. after an absence OF several
weeks, and u with her mother, st No. 1920
east Broad street.
Grand Chancellor Rev. r. Crump and tho
Pytbinn delegates from the several Richmond
lodges left yesterday Tor Alexandria to at-
tend The Grand Lodge meeting.
There will he meeting in the lecture
room OF the Second u ptst church tO-mor-
row night to form the Virginia Ramabai Cir
Gle, and DR.. Landrum Will preside.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Conn
pauv has let contracts for building four
! heavy passenger locomotives fer its yesIi-
! bnle limited express, wnich is 10 be put on
the line early in May.
Speaker r. II. Caldwell is detained at bis
! home, AZ Hanover Courthouse, by the serious
| illness Of one OF his children. son about
/ sixteen years old. who has typhoid-ieVer.
/ He has had q great deal OF sickness Ia bis
family OF late.
The IIowitZers will have parade on the
! 22d, and ~ night banquet ct Sanger Hal.
The committee OF arrangements consists OF
Lieutenant William A. Barrett, Sergeant {.
W. Macfrlane, Corporal ". b. Daniel,
John +. Toler, and w. Mex. Fisher.
Among the musicians who have been se-
lected 10 play at the inaugural ball on March
4th Is Mr Moses Stein, OF this city, leader OF
| Mozart Academy Orchestra. Mr. stein is
! an accomplished first yiOlinist and Justly de-
serves the compliment which this selection
conveys,
Mr l.. p. Ecker, auditor OF the Richmond
and Allegheny, has called a meeting oi the
auditors OF the section OF which he Il chair
man-YHginia, North Carolina, and south
Carollna-for II O'Clock, March 20th, 10 be
held ia this city, perhaps at the Exchange
Hotel.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
David Gillian (colOred) was fined $40 for
being drunk and firing pistol on the street,
and $40 for carrying concealed weapons.
q. ". Powell was fined $40 for being disor-
lery and using profane language on the
| street-clrs.
Mr.. W. II. Prouty, formerly chief clerk in
the passenger department OF the Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton railroad, has accepted
the position OF general passenger agert OF
the Newport News and hississippi-Valley
Company (wesleru division), between Louis
vile and Memphis.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-20
AnoANUm GRAND OFFICERS.
Public reception and banquet Tea
dered Tnem Last NiSht

snpreme- Regent :. VI. Lindsey, Vice
Sunreme~ Regent l.. X. Watts, and Grand
Recent X. A. Dobie arrived here on tbe lO;o'
NJ train over the Newport News division
Of TIE Chesapeake and ONO road yesterday
from Norfolk, and were received 0y Gfand'
secretary William LOyenstein. Past-Grand'
Regent ,Johu ]. Wright Grand'secfetary T.
" Usrwood, aad Past-Rege mis- ;. L. Bloom
herr. Of Sbockoe, and +, Il. Butler, OF Oni0u
Councils. aud escorted in carrisses 10 the
Exchange Hotel - A. ,.,
After q pleasant drive thrcuSh tne eisy
Supreme- Regent ;. NJ. L1nuS'sY, gIce su'
prene- Regent l.. Il. Watts, ana 1rauH.ne
GENT 4. A. Dobie were YESTERDAY evening
e.eortcd from the Exchange Hotel 70 Cofco-
ran Hall. where large crowd haa ssseHi-
hlea and we're pleasantly entertained Oy an
cloo,ent and impressive address by tbe 81.
nreme Regent setting forth the princiPic, oi
ibe order. He was followed py Judge
Wstts and Grand Regent Dooie. Never IN
the bistory of the Royal Arcanum was there
a clearer exposition OF the AIMS OF the oruef
ih.n that given by the distinguished genue-
men meniIoped. william Losensletn pre-
s,ded. aud bis address OF welcome was we'll
t,me3 and appropriate. The music was oy
well.known soioists.
The reception was under the auspices o.
Unlon Couneil. Psst.Regent Whiisnis ou
hehalf of Union Council spoke happily IN
words OF welcome for the honor done nis
council. ., ,hs
finest ever given here anu REPRESENTATIVE
from the different councils were pfesen1.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-20
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Discussion OF the subject by the
Evangelical Alliance.

Tie monthly meeting OF the Evangelical
Alliance was held IN the Young Mems
Christian Association building last night
Rev. Or Da.hiell, the new president, in the
cnair, Rev. l.. a. Cutler acting secretary.
The committee appointed 10 ascertain how
many men are employed in Sunday work in
The cily made partial report. ii was aseer>
tanned that there are 80 men engaged In Sun
day work on the street railways, IS az the
post-odlce, l5atth rredegar- Works, 30 con.
nectei with the Richmond and DanVlle
r,ilroad Qj OF whom 90 out on passenger
traius) and 90 or 6j connected with neWspa-
pers, who work the whole or part OF the
day.
The question for discussion was CHOW
% secure a better observance OF the Lords
dsy in the interest OF the working class"
The frat speaker was air. William Rey-
nods. Of Illinois. secretary OF the Intern,-
tIonal Sundsy-School Convention. Hespoke
Of the evils resulting from SUNDAY news
papers. the running OF street-cars aod trains.
an 4 urged some action by the alliance toward
brelsiug uD this undesirable custOm.
lie was followed In the same strain by
Rev. Dfs. Read. Hoge. Kerr, and Bledsoe.
and Mr.. B NJ. Quarles.
Rev. Dr. JudGin said he thought good
plan would be TO present memorials to the
Legislature urging laws to prohibit Sunday
wOrg.
DR.. Hoge offered his resignation as chair
man Of The Committee on Sunday Couyen.
ton. giving as the reason for so doing that
be Is so pressed with work that be cannot
attend 10 the duties OF the committee. His
resignation was accepted, sud Rev. DIR. W.
l.. Hatcher was elected in his stead.
The alliance decided TO attend he uaetfn o
in this ely on March 18th OF the State sun
day school Convention.
A resolution was adopted directing the
Committee on sunday Convention TO con-
slder the praeticsbilitY Of holding that con.
yenIion ia this city on March l9tn. the time
OF the meeting OF the State sgnday.sehool
Convention.