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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1890-10-23
SIDEWALK SENTlMEN 7,

James Hugeard: am Unstable to
be around after my late severe siege
ofsickness. Iwish through the SnEAF
to express my heartfelt thanks to DR..
Wattam for his very kind and prompt
attendance upon ne, and for his skill
in bringing me around again.
l.. P. Branlstrom from town OF
Spruce Valley: l will soon start a
shingle mill and also a feed mill ait
my place on section 81. Will do
work either on shares or for cash. i
will have for sale a large quantity OF
cedar, spruce, tamarac and oak sh in
giles at reasonable prices. Part les
interested should give me call.
Linn Loughridge: I believe that
the counties OF Marshall, Kittson; and
Polk ought to take some steps to. en-
courage emigration from the asstern
states. We lave the cheapest and
most fertile farming lands found
anywhere in the United States, only
awaiting the touch OF the husband
man to bring forth abundant har-
vests. Ourresourcesa and advantages
need only to be made known and
people will come here. It seems to
me that $4,000 could be invested to
no better purpose by these three
counties than in advertising the
country and sending a few good men
to the eastern states to work up the
matter during the winter.
Corblny Eneix: I prefer !. new
country to an old settled one every
time. No ambitious young ma a
should lie content with the 81 Nv
going east when the chances to g ct a
start III life are SO much better j q The
west. Here is an abundance OF che.n
lands and lots Of elbow room. A
young man who buys h.eh-priced
farm ir the eastern states will hayea
hard struggle Tor years, probably a
whole lifetime, before tispaid. This
is fine country and Is we'll adapted
for raising sheep and horses as well
as wheat. Our farmers would be in
lar observation-disclosures if they would
raise IL variety Of GRO ps, and stock,
and not depeud entirely upon wheat
as SO many OF them do.
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LOCALS AND OTHERWISE.

LOCALS AND OTHERWISE
Wheat: No. l hard, SIC; no.
Northern, S2"; No. 2, Tie; No. 3
72c; No. 4, 69c.
Flax, $1.29. Barley, 30 a. 4Oc
Potatoes, 6Oc. Oats 25 a. 3Oc.
F. W. Woodward arrived this
week from Eau Claire.
Go to Vines and get your pork
sausage.
Election stickers-the best-print-
ed at the SHEAF office.
Albert S!ee returned from the
west yesterday morning.
House plants for sale by Mrs. a.
n. JENSEN
C. &. Winchester returned from
the twin cities this morning.
Herman Olund returned from his
visit to Wisconsin on Tuesday.
One dollars worth of goods for
seventy-five cents at Whitney's.
Thomas Mack OF Wanger was
visitor at the county seat this week.
Mr.. A. W. Wallace OF Tamarac
war at the county seat last Saturday
Miss Lettie keenan, is teaching
school in the Topper district in Augs-
burg
Albert Vine. the butcher, will pay
the highest price for hides, pelts and
furs.
-Rey. p NJ. Samuelson went to
kittson county yesterday to hold
services.
A Grindeland is having an old
building OF his moved onto a lot on
Johnson avenue.
-Lundgren Bros. shipped a car
load OF brick to Kennedy station,
kittson Co., this week
Miss Mary Loughridge is teach
ing school in Polk county, about Is
miles southeast OF Warren.
The ladies of the Scandinavian
Methodist society netted $3S 20 on
their auction and supper in Slee's;
hall last Saturday evening"
Save twenty-five cents on every
dollar by buying your dry goods,
boots and shoes, hats and caps, &C.,
at Whitney's.
x. j. Taralseth has begun laying
the foundation Tor fine residence on
his corner east OF Mr.. Lundgren's
residence. He expects to build ne> t
year.
Mr.. p. II. Reinertson a we'll to do
farmer living east OF here, has bought
the Flint property on firsts street and
viii fix up the same we understand
for hotel purposes.
An elegant stock of watches and
jexelry coming, and will be sold cheap
by J. A. WELANDER,
The Jeweler.
Mrs. p. Person and daughter
went to Moorhead, Mimi, on Tues
day. Mr.. Person is employed in the
Moorhead mill, and the family will
residein that city in the future.
DR. E. G. Stone OF Galesburg, ILL.,,
arrived in town last week to look
after some farming lands which he
owns in this vicinity. The Doctor
has unbounded faith in the future ol
this country and expects to make a
snug sum on the rise in real estate
now begun. He returned home on
Monday.
Call on j. A. Welander the Warren
leWeller, fyou want a good gold OF
silver watch or chain; and if YOU
need a wedding ring or any tlline
else III the jewelrY line he can supply
you.
MIR. Warren Gilbert, who has
spent the greater part of the summer
here in experimenting the work on
the Gilbert farm, left for Chicago last
week, where he and his brother NJ. z
Gilbert are engaged in the real estate
business. He is well pleased with the
result OF his farming operations this
year. His faith in the Red River
Valley is firmer than eyer and in his
opinion it wont be long before farm
ing lands will be, in great demand
and bound to increase in yalne.
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MARRIED.

MARRIED.
HEDLIJND-JOHNSON. At Warren.
MINI. Oct. 81, 1890, by Rev P. NJ.
Samuelson, Mr.. John Hedlund to
Miss Anna Carolina johnson.
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LODGE DIRE IHTORY.

VIC. II. u.
Meets the first Friday OF every month at the
homes OF the different members.
MRS l.. G.. kETCHUM. Pres,
Mrs. w. T. POWELL, Sec.
Y.P. s, C. L.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavot meets every Sunday evening at 7 clock
in the PreSby terian church.
W. F. POWELL, President
H. L. WEBB. Sec'y,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-04

Anvil 20. 1890. seeded prop sa's will be re
reived urtil 3 'c,o.x P. N. Tuesd'y May q
1890. manuf .cturtng and acing IN posi-
ion in comp etc worsing order in the U. ).
buildings in the places hereinafter nsm-d,
standard furniture, viz; Augusta, Ga. hing
ton, Va, Car on city, Nevada, Hcusto :,
T.xas. Huntsville, Ala, and San Antonis.
T xas. Specifications, DIR wings, and b ank
forms of propo ais will be orwarded to manu-
facturers ON app ication to the department.
the right to reject any and all bids, and
waive d.fa, ts is re d Partial bids viii
mt he considered. Proposals should be ad-
dressed TO the Seer ia Of he T easury, .nd
endor, ed: "Propo ala for furni'u re fer o. s.
blu digs" Accordance of proposals IS d.
~ ndeni upon ,pprop iation by CJngre.s. W.
WINDOW. Secretary,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-04
The following Resolutions we m n mously

The following Resolutions we m n mously
adopted: 1873
Resol1ed That is G m n ttee resffi ,ms the
state and ational Rep lbli an p atfof,a Of
1S,e Iac.uding ts,e d .e.r,tion thas .Che Re-
y ictn p r.Y in f,vo f the use Of both
gol ami i ver - mone." a ID Tn 1t it Condemns
al Ell RI t. demon tue 81 ver.'
Res0LUed, rha The pers ste 1t ). gect Sec
retry Wi DIM 10 increase the coinage of sill
yer the n TX mu OF foI- il ion do lars per
m IN h. cou lie / with hiS tempt influence
G IN re- ional estsltt SO as p rpetuate
sill err dem ct Eat on. is I'll a.less vic alton
OF the 81 plank of tie Va iona Repub lean
platform an at the r hts aud lnfer-
esb o. the mi err turner's and "Or ers OF TIE
Ind u an act Of a Y peridy that should
ca for his retirement from tha u 4 OF an
A minst att which is to h p and
not To htn err he re none izsJ,' LIVER.
Re olUed. Ina the r s rty 81 THIS
Stat in ftvr + ee an ID coinage
principle as a tenet OF r. u NJ 81 VI
part, alvg tina - MT no
abandonment or N bdlica-i is &C rnc,
that les VIII ev wiz -r2se + eint 10 the
principle of him tai = viii rtanaln steadfaet
the etp. a h it all VT rs New
ala whof or III repet 1T { iniquitous inter-
hneat INV 4 1873 nv W ich 81 Yer VS. de-
moaetiz II, nd W 10 d sire h estab Is 'ment
Of free a unlints Gina A. he law OF the
U tied stat If msr Ca, to Jth III electlnR
de e. yates . a aeplb ic n att C)nvcnilon.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-04


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Sprematorrha. frOstatssrrhae. Emissions
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Nerves, Brain, Muscles, Digestion, 1e?roduc-
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debitating dreams, seminal losses wlth~.he
urine, ETC., so destructive to mind and body.
II is . sure eliminator Of all KIDNEY AND
BLADDER COMPLAINTS. 1t contains no
injurious ingredients. To those suffec.
tnx Grssm the rvti effects Of youth.
fuD fndfrcre tfOu ar excess, n speedy
thorough and permanrnt CGRE
IL qua r sNTEED. Price, $3.50 pei
bottle or five bottles in case, with full direc-
tons and advice, SO Sent secure from vv-
servation to any address upon the receipt Of
priCs. or O. o. d. 10 he had only OIL
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-04

We the undersigned hereby certify that the
Branco Ma i.nai of Mexico, in ''hihu lima
has or deposit from the Mexican International
banking Company, the necess ,ry funds TO
uarautee payment of allths p ICES drawn in
the .. rand Lottery of } u srrZ.
We further .rtify tn It we will supervise Ill
the arrangements. and in person manage and
control ali the drawings Of this Lo terry, and
that the sam are copd Icted with hon sty, far.
ness, and in gooa faith towards all parties
JONI 5. MosBY. commissioner.
CAMILo ARGUELLEs,
Supervisor for the Government.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-04

Ptcrcc's Pr asaat Pr .atjvc Pellets. IL
explanation OF the rem ..al power Of these
Pellets over 50 great a variety of diseases, 1t
may trpthfully- be said that their action upon
de system ts univc-s not q gland or tissue
escaping their sanative influence. Sold by
druggists, for Is cents vial. Manufactured al
she chemical laboratory of WORLDS DIsPEN-
Say MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, No. 663 Nam
e.. Buffalo. N. Y.
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f. -. BOYLE, Chairman.

FC. iiDRO secretary. 800
TX publican papers lhr u bout the State
please ;opy.l my2Std
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State Central Committee.

The basis of representation OF TIE respective
counties in the i'd invention shall re one
delega for each 50 VOTES. anl one for each
fraei, of votes or over cast for the Harri-
ron and NJ ~ n E &c ors, aggregating 146
delegates apo toned as fol ows:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-04

SYMPTOMS OF CA-AcRW.-Dull, heavy
headache, obstruction of the nasal passages,
discharges falling from the head Int the throat,
sometimes profuse watery. and acri1 at others,
thick. tenacious, mucous, purulent, bloody and
putrid; the eyes are weak and watery: there is
. ringing In the ears, deafness, hacking or
coughing to clear the throat. ex9ector1tion Of
offensive matter. together with sclbs from Ill
GERS; the voice Is changed and has nasal
twang"; the breath is offensive: smell and
taste are impaired, there il sensation Of diZzi-
ness, with mental oc,res-ion, hacking cough
and general debility. , ~ O few of the above
any one case, ousalds of cases annually,
without manifestin- L.lf Of the above symp-
toms, result In consumption and end In the
grave No disease IL 50 common, more decep-
tive 81 dangerous, or less understood by phv-
sicia :.
BY as mild, soothing and healing properties,
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures the worst
cases Of CafarrIa, "COId I'm the Head"
Coryxa, and Catarrhal Headache
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die Great
st eu~sh e n
lug Remedy
a N Il n eF Y p
psp~ls is the
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THO Z. y u G l. Y
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The Several Republican County Central Com
mittees will Gala
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SICKHEADACHE

Bilious Headache, DE
xlness. Constipation, In.
4l-esffOns Rlli0us Al.
hacks, and all dcrang
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Primary Election
OF the People on
SATURDAY, AUG. I6, 1890.

For the purpose Of e'ecting De'eg ties to the
siid STATE o entio2, the Prim ,ry Elections
t. be i'll l !" com Ii inc with the laws
o b g and the i'll. ructions Of this Com
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-06-04

The followi ig test wi b re1ui ed ~ each
an every voter at the d 4, E ections:
II am a citizen of tiis Sia nj ,oM support
the nominees at tie Repu3s party."
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TRIAL BOTTLE FREE.

Sufinen show It's merit. will be sen 10
anyone ying ~ .etter, stating dis symp
toms anu age. Communication strictly con q
Dental ais
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. Through home-returned Norw efgian
have learned TO know your cUTIcURA,
which has In short time cured me ofan
eczema that my physicians medicines
could not heal. CHR HELTZEN.
BERaBn, NORWAY, Aoeutuy|orrernsBp :
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DR.. C. D. Salfeld
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AN FRANCIS "a

Consultation strictly confidential, by e,ser
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patients and in order to insure perfect secrecy
/ have adopted private address, under which
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INtskNNBS.' IND - Z
Know ITS VALUE

All OF your CUTIcURA REaEDJEs give
very good satisfaction. The CUTICURA
especially re. orlmend for the dis
seases for which II ir used know from
experience its value DR. H. PRATT.
Mon.ailo, Wis.
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| utiCUTa
The Only Remedies For The Skin
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THE POET POWERS

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"UntoId Agony from Catarrh.

Prof W. HAusNER, the famous me-merist,
OF Ithaca, N. ", writes: Some ten years ago
suffered untold agony from chronic =. sal ca
tarrh. .dy family physician gave - up as
fncuraS se, and sud must die. - = was
such bad one, that every day, tow-.rl-, sunset,
Ily voice would become Sd hoarse | could
barely speak ABOVE o whisper. In tAe racraing
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
almost s. e. -ie me. By the use of DR.. Sac.
Catarrh X -" ly, in three months, was q well
man, and tins cue has been permanent"
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Cnas. Brady, Somervflle, Mass. who
refers to DIR. j. j. Wood druggi II of that
ming sores ON the neck which had been
treated dy hospital physicians without
cure, and which yielded completely to
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CURED sY CUTIcURA

Ny skin disesse, which resisted sew.
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lies advised by physicians, has been
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pectations and rapidly effected a cure.
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Boston.
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" Constantly Hawking and Splitting

THOMAS J. RUSHING, ESQ.,, 2)0s Pine Street.
st. Louis, Mo-, writes: "a was u great Sufferer
from catarrh for three years. At times could
hardly breathe, and was constantly hawking
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am now q well man. 1 believe 1t T. be the
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houses framed) one could see plainly into
the rooms behind.
Ally glued his eyes to q crack. Cecil
| instantly crept to his side. Before he
could look he felt his cousin IS cold hand
on his lips. A kind of electric tremor of
| emotion ran from one young creature to
saw something terrible, and just as
surely he OWNED that this sight of horror
was an overwhelming surprise.
If he didn t see, he could hear. There
came rattle of hammer blows, deep
hum of voices.
Cts pushed closer. he answered Ally s
| dumb caution with nod before he
| peered through the crack, to recoil as
ii he had been shot, sitting an exclama-
ton.
Instantly Alley pulled him away and
began with infinite caution to crawl back
into the shelter of the hedge.
Swiftly as he could Cecil crawled after
him. Ally motioned him to pass him,
to hurry.
The boys faces were white; they tore
their hands and knees on the hard
ground while they pressed forward in q
kind of frenzy of haste, that never yet
made sonnd.
Not until they stood in the shadow of
the expresses, rods away from the house,
did they venture to speak; even then it
was in whisper, while they caught each
other by the arm, trembling.
"CIs, whispered Ally, "did you
see?''
"Dawseyl" whispered Cecil back.
"He d have done us like he did Cobb's
brother-in-law, - said Ally, drawing a
deep breath, claws, ain t he a terrible
wicked msn!''
What. then, had the boys seen? The
scene might not strike every one as a
spectacle to send two brave lads scam
pering off on all-fours like frightened
mice.
They had looked in on a bare room,
furnished with nothing beyond a lamp
(the broken chimney of which explained
the ominous Pickering light a stained
pine table, box with tangle of green
covered wires, bottles and brass knobs
near it; and a heap of rings and small,
round, fiat, black objects strewn over
the table; kettle smoking in the ruined
fireplace, an anvil in one corner, Ii
tered with hammers and sledges, and
cheap, strong trunk in the other.
Dawsey and two other men were the
occupants of the room.
Dawsey stood before the fire, looking
at something in the palm of his hand.
One of his companions hammered at
the anvil. The other, with barred and
dripping arms, bent over the box. His
hands were full of silver.
Perhaps boy might suppose that this
scene meant only an honest workshop
perhaps, again, he might guess that the
men were oounterfeiters and what they
made was base money, to rob the poor
and defraud the government.
Ally knew very little about counter
feiters, but he knew a great deal about
old Dawsey; the real meaning of the
scene, more than that, the true expla-
nation for those mysterious horrors of
fright and death which his father had
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OLD TRAVELLERS AND EXPLORERS.


Mungo Parks Discoveries in Africa-Marco
Polo's Adventures in the Far East.
BY HARRIET PRESCOTT sPOFFoRD.
copyrighted 1890 by the Author.
While modern travellers and discover
ers are reaping great gains of fame, one
should not forget some of the older ones,
who, like Mungo Park and Marco Polo
were pioneers in exploration, and so far
as fame and honor went had little but
their labor for their pains. The name
Mungo has so odd a sound that it might
be thought the Christian or unChristian
name was given to its bearer on account
of his African career, by anyone who did
not know its origin.
But Mungo Park was q Scotchmau
born IN the beginning of this century,
apprentioed in boyhood to a surgeon, and
fired for African travel by an early voy-
age to Sumatra. He was twenty-four
years old when his services were accepted
by the African association for the ex-
ploration of the river Niger. After his
arrival, while i'll in Africa, he learned
the Mandingo tongue in five months, and
then set out on horseback, with six
negroes, meeting with all sorts of difficult
ties on his tour. In one place a wild
boar was let loose on him, but it refused
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sought to solve in vain, flashed over him
with paralyzing completeness and swal-
lowed up every other sensation in panic
of fear and fury. Rage as much as ter
ror shook Ally IS nerves, while Cecil only
realized their danger.
"They must have killed that man, +"
said he.
"ait him with a hammer, - Ally NUT
tered; "they lowed to kill the darkey
some way but he was too thick headed.
reckon then they cleared everything
out slick or papa would have found
them.
He shut the knife, which he was hold
ing in his hand.
"Dawsey would have killed US IL he
had found us, - said Cecil very low; and
he could not repress shudder.
"Come on, they may catch US YET"
he CRIED, hurrying blindly forward.
"No, said Ally, "not that way,
CHS; we just have to get home tonight,
and to send folks over youder. And we
got to go back little to strike the old
road. That's our only chance
"Oh, can t, - cried Cecil.
"well, we have to, - said Ally, "else
we IL wander about all night, and maybe
Sally and them will come after US, aud
LQ6r -
"I'n go, !" said Cecil; "that would be
too horrible. -
Gwen, 1 don't know said Ally.
"Not if she fetched enough of our folks
along -
Cecil now was as eager to run back to
peril as before he had been reluctant,
but Ally said that they must stay in
their covert until it WA too dark for
them to be observed from the house.
'fI know where the road starts, said
Ally. ''There's q big dead sycamore
trunk right at the turn. We can't miss
it. And IN bout an hour the moon
will rise. Stay here half an hour.
It wns a nerve-trying half hour. The
lads were chilled to the bone with fright
and the nipping night ar; remember, It
was December. Gusts of wind moaned
in the distant forest and ratified the near
tree branches and the thick ropes of
muscadIne and trumpet vine tangled
about the tree trunks. The owls hooted
dismally above them. They fancied q
hundred sounds of pursuit in the creak-
ing of tree limbs or the splash of falling
acorns into the pools OF the swamp, or
the piercing calls of the wood creatures.
And steadily, steadily, the darkness
blurred the lines of the landscape and
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CURIOUS HABITS OF GREEN HEEoNs
An Interesting Bit of Natural History b.
Maurice Thompson.
[ro BE CONTINUED.

An Interesting Bit of Natural History by
Maurice Thompson.
Copyrighted 1890 by the Author.l
The little green heron is one of the
most beautiful and interesting of all the
birds that haunt our summer streams,
and, although it is one of the smallest of
its family, it is very stately in its deport-
ment. Like all the herons 1t has a mea-
ger body, wide spreading wings, tall.
stilt-like legs, very long, slender neck
a small head and long, sharp bill.
Wilson, in his great work on ornith-
ology, critioIses Button for saying that
herons pass a life of hunger and anxiety.
Doubtless Wilson is right, for nothing
could be happier apparently than the
life of the little green heron, who passes
his days wading in the cool waters of our
limpid mill streams, with nothing to 90
but eat and sleep.
In ancient times the actions of herons
were watched with great interest, as
they were thought to presage certain
conditions of the weather. Thus If the
bird stood still and gloomy on the shore
it foretoId grosts and cold; If they were
active and noisy there would be rain; IL
their heads were drawn in upon their