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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
A GhOst1y Workman.

Several weeks ago q belated way
farer was passing a mill in the south
part of the town late one night when
he was not q little astonished to
hear tap! tapl tap! sort of clink-
ing sound, exactly as if a pick was
being struck against a milestone. No
one was in the mill at the time, it be-
ing dark and still. He told his story
to several persons, but was hooted
at. Of late the mysterious sounds
have again been heard, and always
late at night. A few nights ago an
excited throng congregated near the
mill, listening to the mysterious
sounds. The monotous blinking kept
regularly sounding, as if the ghost
of the workman was finishing his
neglected tasks. The sound seemed
to come from far up in the building,
near the roof in fact. Several of the
perplexed listeners endeavor to per-
suade some one to go into the build
ing and solve the mystery they them
selves dare not investigate, but no
offer of love or money could tempt a
single venturesome soul to enter the
mill. AS the steady clink, clink, clink
sounded continuously, even the BRAY
est Igrew almost uncomfortable,
and general stampede was the re-
suit. The following night was sim
ply a repetition of the preceding one
the ghostly workman still steadily
tapped away at the milestone and
the excited listeners could but stand
spellbound until their fears proved
too much for them. Once or twice
since has the sound been heard, but
no one has yet been found brave
enough to beard the ghostly terror
in it's lofty abode.-Marshall Ills
Letter.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
The Nickle In the Slot.

You can drop a nickle in the slot
and get almost anything. You can
get your weight, your height, try
your grip, try yonr lungs, get your
bonbons and chocolate, etc. The
latest thing is an automatic insur-
ance policy. 1t is for railroad en-
ployes only. There Is one of them
in the Lake Shore Depot. Under
meath the glass in front is o copy of
the ticket The employe drops nick
lie in the slot and gets an accident in
surance. Ticket good for twenty
four hours. The same company has
a box in the Palmer house for travel
ing men only. The benefit is so much
for death through an accident and
so much per week while suffering
from injuries sustained.-Chicago
Herald.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
Burial of a "HercuIes."

An unusual sensation was produced
among the visitors and the employees
at the cemetery of Pere la Chaise
when hearse entered the gate, fol-
lowed by about $50 men of extra
ordinary size and strength. Some
were neatly attired in black gar
ments, while others displayed, below
q light overcoat, their legs incased
in tights and spangles. All the
wrestlers and "Hercules" in Paris
had come to the cemetery for the in
terment of one OF their colleagues,
Louis Launay-Launay, who be-
longed to a wealthy family, and was
fired at very early age with the
ambition to display his muscles at
the different fairs. His strength and
ability soon won him fame. He was
accidentally bitten by pet terrier
and died from hydrophobia.-Paris
Letter.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
Never Gets Left.

New York papers are now calcu lat
ing as to the number of people the
city could draw to quadricenten-
NAL exposition. 1T is estimated that
at least fifteen million people would
attend, and each being worth a dol
lar to New York an exposition would
be good thing to that city. Chicago
is making no estimates, but an
nounces that the quadricentennal of
the discovery of America will be cele-
brated in Chicago in 1892, and for
further particulars see small bills. In
fact, if New York shows any unusual
activity in preparing for such cele-
bration, Chicago will hold it in 1891
and be prepared to show that Col
umbus discovered America in 1491
instead of 1892, as currently report
ed.-Galveston News.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
An Undecided Fishing Match,

A fishing match recently took place
on the lake between Boatkeeper
Allen and Dave Johnson, a veteran
angler, for purse of $50, raised in
the Office of the Forest house. The
men fished for an hour, stopping at
noon. Proprietor Rich of the hotel,
who acted as referee, found that the
collection of bass, pickerel and percn
in Aliens string numbered twenty
six and on Johnson's twenty-five.
One of the latter was black bass
weighing four pounds nine ounces.
When the strings were weighed
Aliens tipped the scale at eleven
pounds ten ounces. the baby perch
and pickerel counting for very little.
When Dawes string, big bass and
all, were balanced, the scale indica-
ted tho same weight exactly, with
out the variation of fraction of an
ounce. Referee declared the match
a draw, declaring that he had never
before heard of tied fishing match
in Jersey.-Budd's Lake IN. j. Let,
ter.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
PetriflcatiOns In q Cows Stomach.

Two years ago last November q
heller, belonging to James Brown,
near Combstock, swallowed a pair of
woollen mittens.. The calfgrew to be
a mich COW, and was apparently do
ing we'll until a short time ago, when
Mr.. Brown noticed that she was not
doing as we'll as usual. She seemed
in much distress when she moved
around, and had a great desire to
lie down all the time. Finally she
died, and Mr.. Brown cut her open to
see what was the matter with her.
Upon examination one ofthe mittens
and a part of the other were found in
a petritied state. When knocked
against each other they ratified like
stones.-Drain (Ore. Echo.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
A Contemporary Set Right.

From the Fort Worth (Texas) Gazette.
The Chicago IDter-Ocean credits
the soliloquy ITO be or not to be" to
Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. 1t was
Hamlet of Denmark, neighbor. The
names are somewhat similar, but
you ought to know better than to
make such a mistake. A paper pub
lished in town that aspires to be
the center of literature and lard
should be careful about such things.
The remark was made by Colonel
Hamlet good many years ago,
when the Maine man had not acquired
the habit of going through the cold
winter weather arrayed in linen
duster. Colonel Hamlet was a
moody, morose fellow, who had
formed the habit of conversing with
himself, and he made the remark
quoted above a short time before jab-
bling his sword through the body of
General Polonius, q tiresome old fell
low who used the most of his time in
backcapping the Colonel and getting
off bad puns. W. Shakespeare, the
historian, who seemed to have a
mash on Colonel Hamlet, and
thought everything he said smart,
overheard the "to-be-or-not-to-be"
business and embodied it IN the bio
graphy ofHamlet, which he was then
writing. The story is a right good
thing, and we would advice our Chica-
go contemporary to read it. Any
body who has a real frst-class libra
ry will loan it to the editor. Colonel
Hamlet soon afterward became en-
gagged in a fight, and died with his
boots on. But he was something Of
q killer himself, and sent one or two
representatives ahead ofhim when he
went over the range.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
Dressy Young Man and the Tramp.

Philadelphia Press.
A dressy young man went to a Sc
cluded portion of the Rutter Grove
shore at Scranton, Pa, for a moon
light bath in the river q few nights
ago. His ecstatic splashings caught
the attention of q tramp, who softly
Invested himself of his seedy attire,
robed himself in the swimmers gar
ments, which CHANGED to fit him ad-
mirably, and then vanished from
the moonlight scene. When the
swimmer came out he was speechless
for a minute, and, having no other
resource, he put on the tatters and
stole homeward through cornfelds
and across barb wire fences.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
Bugs Sink a TOrDedO Boat.

An amusing and true story has
come from Toulon about bugs. The
numbers of those nauseous insects
that swarAled in every corner of the
torpedo boat Couleuvrine seemed to
be endless. The celluloid of which
the Couleuvrine is built seems to be
their favorite haunt, for all the sur
faces of that material were black
with bugs. The ordinary insect kill
ers were powerless, and on the advice
of the maritime project, the minister
of marine, Admiral Krantz, gave or
ders for the Couleuvrine to be sunk
and kept under water for three days.
London Star.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
Curious Cause Of Death.
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer,

InllaQeIpHla inquirer,
A short time ago Aaron Smith left
for Swanton, O., to superintend his
fathers estate. Shortly after arriv-
ing he became i'll, and died few
days later. A post norton exami-
nation was held. The result of the
investigation was singular. A large
artery had grown between the heart
and lungs, and the lungs were as
hard as stone, caused, it was sup
posed by the physicians, from inhal-
ing iron duet at the safe works where
he was employed. In the heart was
an opening of about half an inch,
caused by his severe efforts made to
breathe.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
A LUCKY BAKER.
Mixer Of D0ugh Strikes the Louisiana State
Lottery for the First Capital Prize.

n miAUE VI ~uuBh StEAAUs tA0 AuuASA8h@ Ob@b~
Lottery for the First Capital Prize.
With a check on the New Orleans National
Bank for $4,000, Eugene Chretien, Jr.,
walked out of the Office OF the louisiana State
Lottery Company last Wednesday, as happy
and contented as q mortal can be.
Chretien was a journeyman boxer, en-
ployed in his fathers bakery, No 2s7 Bour-
bon Street. He is q sonin-law OF Chas. Fet-
ter the barber, No 313 Royal Street, and in
company with his father-in-law he pre-
sented ticket No. 42,75S at the Office of
the lottery company and was promptly paid
the amount it called for ($15, 0O0) it having
drawn one-twentieth of the first capital prize
of 100000.
Chretien purchased the ticket for 81 last
Monday morning, and the next day, to use
the language expressed by him to q Picayune
reporter found himself in a very fine condi-
ton financially. He accepts his stroke OF
good luck complacsntly, and says he is going
to put 1t to good ds6 by investing in some
kind of business. He hardly believes he will
ever mix dough again, not that he considers
himself too well-bred, but he feels that he
can afford to give way TO anyone else who
may wish to take the cake-from the oVen.-
New Orleans Ua.) Picayune, July 90.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29

All who use Dobbins' Electric Soap praise
it as the best, cheapest and most economical
family soap made; but if you will try it once
it will tell q still stronger tale of Its merits it
self. Please try it. Your grocer will supply
you.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
4 LITTLE AdVira

The stomachs ofchildren become disordered
by over-indulgence in summer and Cramps,
Collie and Cholera Morbus make them miser-
able First stop the supply of irregular and
food, next have on hand Perry
Davis Pain Killer for there is no other
remedy SO efficient.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29

Inspired by the pearl discoveriesin Wiscon
sin, many people have examined the claims
which abound in the kishwaukee river in Hi
nois with great success.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave themCastoria
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29

John O'Connor and 7. ]. Condor, mem
bers of parliament for Tipperary, were re-
leased from prison. They will at once resume
their seats in the house.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29

Dispatches stated that number of lives
were lost in wreck fear Scranton, Pa. but
later advices that only one or two passengers
we're slightly hurt.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29

A pocket match-safe free to smokers OF
"Tansills Punch &c Cigar.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
Out of Sorts

Is feeling peculiar to persons of dyspeptic ten
dency, or 1t may be caused by change of climate
season or life The stomach is out OF ord err, the
head aches or does not feel right, appetite is ca
pricious the nerves seem overworked, the mind
is confused and irritable. This condition finds
an excellent corrective in Hoods Sarsaparilla.
which, by Its regulating and toning powers, soon
restores harmony to the system and gives that
strength Of mind, nerves. and body, which m axes
one feel perfectly well
II have used Hoods Sarsaparia in my family
for three years. and have taken it personally with
great success. 1t hos alw avs built up my system,
by giving me good appetite, has cleared my
skim and has made me Sleep l have suffered
from nervous prostration, and have been cured
by nothing but Ho DDS Sarsaparllla and occas-
ionally q few of Hoods Pills" q. +. JUNKER-
MANN, Supt of Music of Public Schools, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Sold by oil druggists. 81; six for SIS. Prepared
only by C. l. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass,
100 Doses One Dollar
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29
For Club OF forty and s24.00, wewth send ten
UT THIS OUT AND SHOW TO FRIENDS.

Rtisfy you that we do as we promise.
arge amounts, by express or draft, on Chicago
Tea Washington 6t., CHICAGO I'LL
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29

q journal as soon as possible, we have de.
ON OF PREMIUMS, of all the subScrip-
ID, 900 copies, consisting of cash and various
be awarded in q fair and impartial manner,
ion books on OF before July 80, will stand an
N OLE 81. 600. Read orr list OF Pre-.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-12-26
PERSONAL.

1t is reported from Japan that Mr.. Mutsu
the Minister to the United States has beer
recalled on account of i'll health.
Stanley proposes to remain at Zanzibar
several weeks. He will go from there tC
Cairo, and thence to London in the Spring
Prof. j. w Sanborn of Gilmanton, n. H.,
recently of the Missouri College Farm. has
received an appointment from the Govern
ment, and will go to Utah.
Adjutant General Dalton is named as a
possible successor to General Peach, Pension
Commissioner at Boston.
One of the incidents of President Cleve-
lands visit to Boston is too rich material for
a modern farce to be allowed to pass unre-
corded. When the eX-President was at the
Vendome attiring himself for the banquet
Hon. Leopold Morse dropped in upon him to
tender him the freedom of the city. The eX-
President was perpleXed about something,
and when Mr.. Morse was told that Mrs.
Cleveland had omitted to put few white
cravats in Mr.. Cleveland's grip sack, Mr..
Morse, who was in full evening dress, at once
took his own white chOker from his neck
and insisted upon the eX-Presidents accept
ance of the same. Descending to the parlor
without a cravat, he gave q verbal message
to colored boy to run over to his house and
ask Mrs. Morse to send him the needed arti-
Gle. The cOlored boy, laboring under the
impression that the eX-Congressman resided
opposite to the hotel, instead of block be-
low, made his demands known at the resi-
dence of Mr.. K. Rollins Morse. The request
after some hesitation was complied with, and
the eX-CongTessman received not one cravat
but two, neatly infolded in a mOuchoir with
embossed initials. The mystery was finally
explained, and the banquet went on.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-12-26

Passing along Third avenue yester-
day | saw a well-known pawnbrOker,
whom we will call Mr.. Y, smiling as
if something very droll and pleasant
had occurred. "What are you smiling
about, Mr.. y? ?" asked. "ls business
brisk?"
"Oh, business is about as usual, but
do you see that Acknowledgement
young man just turning the corner?
Well, he has just left with me half
dozen quart bottles of champagne, on
which | lent him $40. 1t is as good
almost as money. Why did he pawn
it? | give it up. Perhaps his father
has lots of wine in his cellar but will
not give him pocket money. Oh, L
take in curious things. An actress left
me her child one time, and | gave her
S25 on it. She redeemed the little one
an hour later. On another occasion got
in thirty-two pound salmon, alive.
What do you think of that? And at an
other time a lovely Newfoundland pup,
which | have now, grown up to dog,
which | would not part with for
$780, New York Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-12-26
A Little misunderstanding.

There was very amusing scene a.
the meeting of the Ministering Chill
dren's Society the other day, which
was not reported by the papers-quite
naturally, no doubt The Countess OF
Meath had givesSf large assembly OF
children an intrd!S Fesaarcount of work
similar to theirs II Gngland, and had
closed her address, sAhen Rev. Leigh
ton Parks arose. He| said that he be-
lieved it was customary in England,
after such an address, to move and
adopt formal vote of thanks to the
speaker; but as there had been nothing
formal about this meeting, this cere-
mOny might be dispensed with. He
had no sort of doubt he said, that the
children had been interested in the noble
lady's remarks; and he went
on to remark, somewhat iocularly,
that if those who had not been inter
ested in her address were to stand ND,
the number of children who would rise
would be very small.
Several small children, hearing
something said about standing up, be-
gan to rise; still others, seeing these
get up, followed their example, and
the movement became general. The
teachers, with great presence of mind,
began pressing the children back into
their seats; one lady seated four chill
dren on one side of her with one move
ment of the arm, and two on the other
side. By dint of tremendous effort,
quite number of children were pre-
vented from standing up. But the
confusion was very great for a time,
and the reverend gentleman who had
unwittingly caused the incident had
his share of it Boston Transcript.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-12-26
Dan,I All Sufficient.

A farmer who was seated with his
wife in a wagon on the market yester-
day beckoned TO a newsboy who was
shouting:
Gan about" etc., and asked:
"What's up now?"
"All about the message"
"What MESSAGE"
1.-The Presidents"
ooh, that's it. The President sent
a message to some one, did hep"
ats the message to Congress-" said
the boy after looking at the headlines.
''Must be mighty important!'
eyes, sir"
sGuess I'll take one, then"
81 guess you won't!" exclaimed the
wife, as he felt for his change. "What
on earth do you want of a messageF'
"Want to see what it is, don't z"
"But it's nothing but reading"
"No, s'pose not, but the President
must had sunthin' on his mind when
lie made it up"
"S'posen he had. We've got huff
on our minds, haven't we? You
haven't finished that life of Dan'l
Boone yit."
..That's so. Say, bub, sorry to have
troubled We, but l guess l don't keer
for any message, and the ole woman is
rayther ag'in it, too. It's probably all
right, but | don't keer for it. I've got
a book to home that makes my hair
stand right up on every page, and
guess the President can't beat that
Life o. Dan'l Boone and the way he
did knock Injuns and bars about would
make your feet cold to read. No, !
guess l won't buy. I'll continue on
with Danl Boone" detroit Free
PreaH
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-12-26
Live Young Woman.

She was as gentle of eye as a soft
gazelle, that she was, for this didn't
happen this week, although it is by no
means ancient history. 1t was in a
shoe store in Lewiston, and the gentle
maiden was an acquaintance of the
proprietor, and always bought her No.
Is there when she encased her dainty
feet in anything brand new. "Here's
something that will fit you,'' said the
jocular proprietor, passing out a pair
of wool boots fitted with a pair of
lumberman's rubbers. "I'll make YOU
! present of them if you will wear
them down to the postoffice and back"
"Wait a minute" said she, and in a
minute" she was arrayed in wool
boots and lumberman's rubbers.
"Watch me to the postoffice," and she
was gone. ''Her feet beneath her pet
ticoat like little mice stole in and out
as if they feared the light" wrote the
poet 200 years ago, but he didn't refer
to the Lewiston young lady who did
this feat on foot, or he never would
have said it. She W.s back in less
than ten minutes, red-cheeked and
laughing. 1hCAo, salu sIle, DIS Sle
passed up the boots. "Do them up.
I'll send them to my father down in
Penobscot County. never lose
chance TO help the folks at home," and
the shoe dealer was as good as his
word, and ''dad'' marvelled at the pair
of nice wool boots from his thought
full daughter in INSTRUMENTATION
Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-12-26
Nasal GIuttOny.

"Talking of people eating" said a
robust looking woman yesterday, "'did
you know that great many people
take the most of their food through the
nose?"
"What do you mean?" inquired her
friend.
"Just this. [ can satisfy my hunger
at any time by merely inhaling the
odors of good cooking. The aroma of
coffee, for instance, sustains and ex-
hilarates me. A beefsteak flavor is as
satisfying as a full meal. Any cook
will tell you that"
'"Then why should people eat?'
''They don't eat when they get full
meal of cooking odors. That is why
tramps hang around The open doors of
i .1iSSie9 9.5..s and nd. res D; s a
gerbread? l am rffond of candy,
but / never eat it, as the substance
does not agree with ne. But l buy
box of it every week, and when l feel
candy hungry L take The cover off and
inhale the delicious flsvors. The candy
itself | give away to those who are
not yet educated up to feeding through
the olfactories."
The friend looked at her with amaze
ment, but she only remarked sadly:
"What an awful thing it is to be
crank"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-12-26
Ill

Adam Brockholt was compelled
to take his Christmas-dinner quite
alone. But he had ample food
for reflection during the repast.
When, several hours after, his wife
appeared before him again, she was
pale but perfectly composed. He
asked no questions, she vol
unteered no explanations. If secret
existed betwixt herself and Argent,
she evidently wished to keep it.
Very quietly she took up the
role of nurse and attendant.
She was patient and gentle; noise
less of foot, skilful of hand. 1t
was plain that she meant to discharge
her duty faithfully to the man who had
raised her to his own station. She
came and went at his beck and call
she waited tirelessly at his side, and in
hundred ways amused and diverted
him, drawing his thoughts from
himself and his ailments, and fixing
them on more wholesome sub
iects. She wore the jewels and
fabrics that he admired, and made
herself dazzling for his eyes alone.
She rode abroad in his carriage, and
walked with him under the Norway
firs-he leaning, not on servant, but
her own firm, young shoulder.
"You are giving me of your vitali-
ty," said Adam BrOckholt. 81 draw
strength from you-do you perceive
it?"
ono" she answered, smiling. 81
have enough and to spare. Perhap;
health, like disease, is contagious"