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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
HOLDEN MUST HANG.
The Country's Highest Court Decides the
smith Law Constitutional.

The Country's Highest Court Decides the
smith Law Constitutional.
WAsHINGToN, Dec 10.-Clifton Holden.th
Redwood Falls murderer, must hang. The
United States supreme courtto day affirmed
the decis on of the Minnesota court. BY
this decision the John Day Smith execution
law is declared constitutional.
This case mas attracted good deal of at
tention by reason of its arising under q
state statute forbidding newspapers to print
accounts of hangings. Holden was con-
victed of a murder committed Nov. %, 1888,
and the governor commanded the sheriff to
hang him conformably to the provisions
of section Of an act passed in April
1889. This act, among other things pre-
scribed solitary confinement, limited the
number of persons to be present at hang
ings, specially excluding reporters, and for
! bade newspapers to publish more than a
mere statement that any person was
hanged. Counsel contended that the pro-
| vision for solitary confinement in Holden's
case was ex post facto, and that, as there
was no saving clause in the new law, he
could not be held under the old law.
| The court holds that this LIST point is
| not well taken for the reason that the
statute repealed only inconsistent prior
enactments, and was therefore good as to
I CONSISTENT ehactnientS. mere queSGlonS as
to exclusion of persons, the court says. do
not affect any substantial right of the con-
vict The limitations as to the number
| and character of those who might
witness the execution, and the exclusion of
newspaper men are regulations which
the legislature, in its wisdom and for the
public good. could legally prescribe The
only part Of the law that may be deemed
ex post facto is that prescribing solitary
confinement and there is no proof that
Holden is So confined. The court cannot
indulge the presumption that he is in soli-
| tary confinement. The governors warrant
does not require any such proceeding, for
that is not among the provisions OF section
| 3 of the act
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
Tobacco paonntinn. .

The use of tobacco smoke in closed rooms
like forcing houses and conservatories is
too we'll known to need remark That
decoction Is also very valuable is perhaps
not so we'll known. For this purpose even
the STEMS or refuse powder which can be
got very cheaply in tobacco factories, will
answer we'll OF this, bulletin So of the
Michigan experimental station, says: A
pound of the tobacco to two or
three gallons of water makes a very
effective decoction. Turn the boiling wa
ter onto the tobacco, and when cool strain
out the tobacco, and the decoction is ready
for use. Last summer this was found very
effective against the striped flea beetle and
the cucumber flea beetle, both of which in-
sects are often very troublesome to the gar
dener. If further use confirms this property
OF the tobacco decoction we have in it a
very valuable insecticide and may hope by
further experiment to greatly extend its
use. It is, too, one of the best substances
to use in the destruction of lice on cattle,
horses, and for ticks on lambs. True, the
kerosene emulsion will kill such lice, but
il does not destroy the lice so entirely, and
does not leave the hair or the animal look
ing so well. In cold weather, after thor
oughly washing the animal TO be treated it
should be warmly blanketed and kept in a
warm place until dry. The work of wash
ing an animal is not great. The writer has
unaided, washed large COW in ten nlin-
utes, and did 1t well. Neither is it disa-
greeable.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
Albuminous Food,

Prof. Sanborn makes some good points in
the following article on feeding stock for
market: Zone of the best illustrations of
the subtle influence of diet on the structure
of the animal is seen in the greater weights
of the hides of the more albuminous lot.
Hides are albuminous in character and this
increase of the weight of hides is in har-
mony with the increased weight of hair
found with the pigs under albuminous diet,
and as well as anything can show it shows
that we can make our cattle lean or fat with
pleasure Butt is said that any one can make
steers as lean as Jobs turkey But / seek
large ration of lean with rapid growth and
a fine market steer with the maximum of
lean, for our steers as now fitted Tor market
carry mass of layer-fat. The average buy
er for consumption knows less what to do
with itthan with fatpork. A roast offatstock
show animal was about one-half thr )wn
away at my table from excessive fat. Twas
concerned last year in the disposal of fat
stock show animals at Kansas City and
found that butchers were reluctant to ham
die the animals saying that their custom
ers did not like them on account OF the
waste fat" Butchers III this and other
cities have the same reluctance to handle
very fatanimals. either cattle, sheep or hogs.
There is too much waste in them, which
the slightly higher prices realized does not
Offset
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
A DELICATE SITUATION.
The Irish Enjoys Still in New York
Holding Consultations.

The Irish ENJOYS Still in New York
Holding Cons sultatiOns.
New YORK. Dec. 10-The members of the
Irish parliamentary party, Messrs. Dillon,
o 'Brien, Sullivan, Gill and OConnor, were
in consultation all the morning on the ad-
visibility of making another statement as
to their position on the Parnell question.
To a reporter Mr.. O'Brien dictated the iol-
lowing:
1.-THE situation is one of extreme deli
cacy, and may involve consequences affect
ing the whole course of Irish affairs during
our generation. Under these circum-
stances we must ask our friends to believe
that it is under sense of deep responsible
ity we continue to maintain an attitude of
complete rese We. Having still a strong
hope that the Irish people may be spared
the calamity of internal dissensionS, and
being persuaded that we will best aid in
that direction by avoided ali unnecessary
publicity, we are all in complete accord as
to our action, and we must beg the public
to take no notice of ridiculous rumors to
the contrary"
The party has no plans !ormed as yet as
to their Iuture movements.
William O'Brien has received the follow
ing cablegram to-day from the high sheriff
and chairman of Cork: Influential COM
mittees in both the city and county are be-
ing formed to sustain the cause. Party fe-
yer is rapidly passing over and common
sense is asserting itself. The city and coun-
ty of Cork will do their whole duty.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
The Robbery Must StopA

The Samaritan was good. says Rev.
Myron w. Reed, but he was not thor
ough. He took care of an effect but
paid no after tion to a cause. The
thieves who held this man up ought TO
have been attended to. For aught
see the Samaritan might have gone
along there the day after and found
another man robbed and half dead.
He might have put in his entire time
pouring in oil and wine.
Robbers in any community. on any
road are not wholly depraved. They
are good deal helped in their mind )
and hearts by the knowledge that some
kind man will come along and lift up
what they have knocked down.
There has not been too much atten,
ton paid to effects, but too little l.,
paid to causes.
The thing to stop is the robbery on
the Jericho and all other roads
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THE FIGURE 49,"

The figure 9 in our dates will make long stay.
No man or woman now living will ever date 8
document without using the figure 9. 1t stands
in the third place in $780, where it will remain ten
years and then move up to second place in 1900
where it will rest for one hundred years.
There is another ''9' which has also come to stay
It is unlike the figure in dates in the respect
that it has already moved up to first place, where
1t will permanently remain. It IS called the mo.
g. High Arm Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine.
The NO. 9" was endorsed for first place by the
experts of EunOpe at the Paris Exposition of 1889,
where, after severe contest with the leading ma
chimes of the world, it was awarded the only
Grand Prize given to family sewing machines, all
others on exhibit having received lower awards
of gold medals, etc. The French Government
also recognized superiority by the decoration of
Mr. Nathaniel Wheeler, President Of the company,
gyith the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
The No. 9" is not an old machine improved
upon. but Is an entirely new machine, and tho
Grand Prize at Paris was awarded it as the grand
est advance in sewing machine mechanism OF tho
age. Those who buy it can rest assured there
tore, Of having the very latest and best
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
NO ROOM In CHICAGO.
Western Association Magnates Look th'
Windy City Situation Over.

Western Association Magnates Look the
Windy City Situation Over.
CHICAGO, Special Telegram. Dec. 1O.-Sam
Morton came to town to-day on a mysteri-
Gus base ball mission. At about the same
time President Hatch, of the MINI eapolis
club and other officers of the Western as
sociation stepped off incoming trains. Be
fore night they held conference in Spald-
ing's store. The object of the visit was to
canvass the local situation with a view
of placing Western association team in
Chicago. Their advisors agreed almost unan-
imously there was no opening for such an
enterprise. Should another professional
ball team play here next season it will rep
resent the American association, whose
managers are eager to place Chicago on
their circuit and who have prior claim on
Spalding's acquiescence. without which, no
other national agreement organization can
be established here. The visit of President
Thurman last week and his talk on the SUBJ
jeCt led to the belief that he will make no
effort to divide the local base ball patron
age next year, and the same reasons that
may cause the American association to
abandon. the Chicago idea will be more
than sufficient to subdue the Western asso-
citation enthusiasts.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
The Argentine situation.

LONDON, Dec.10.-Dispatches fromBuenos
Ayres state that a feeling of disquiet reigns
in the city and throughout the republic,
and that fears are entertained of another
outbreak. The public are disgusted with
the financial situation and with the accumu-
lating evidence of astounding frauds perpe-
trated under the former regime, and party
is gradually growing which advocates the
repudiation of foreign Indebtedness. The
latest developed frauds are ofthe most over
whelming character and unparalleled in
financial history. The provincial bank of
Santa Fe was plundered OF 81, 600, 900 by one
man. 1t is reported that beneticiaries OF
plunder under the Celman regime are
quietly leaving the country with the vast
profits of their operations, and President
Palligrini's government is blamed for not
taking more active steps to bring the ras-
Gals to Justice. The whole community
seems to take hopeless view of affairs, in
striking contrast to the lavish and buoyant
extravaganza of former days.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
To Tell the Age Of a Ho Sc

To tell the age of any horse,
Inspect the lower jaw, of course.
The six front teeth the tale viii tell,
And every doubt and fear dispeL
The middle ''nippers" you behold
?cfore the colt is two week old;
ore eight weeks two more win come;
-.sht months the corners" cut the gum.
The outside grooves will disappear
From middle two in just one year.
In two years from the second pair;
In three, the corners too, are bare.
At two, the middle ''nippers" drop;
At three, the second pair can't stop;
When four years old, the third pair goes
At five, full new set he shows.
The deep black spots will pass from view
At six years from the middle two;
The second pair at seven years;
At eight, the spot each corner clears
From middle ''nippers,' - upper Jaw,
At nine the black spots viii withdraw
The second pair at ten are white;
Eleven finds the corners light.
AS time goes on the horsemen know
The oval teeth three sided grow;
They longer get, project before
Till twenty, when we know no more.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
BOUGHT BONDS.
Secretary WINDOWS Efforts to Increase
the Circulation.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The treasury de-
partment to-day purchased So, S91, 900 4 per
cent bonds under the terms of the circular
issued Saturday last at prices ranging from
$1.22 to $1.234. The department also pur-
chased about 100000 ounces of silver to-
day.
The amount of per cent bonds accepted
to-day under the circular of Dec. 6, was
81, 591, 900, for which a disbursement of
about S., 5000 in money will be made.
The secretary of the treasury said this aft
ernoon that in view of all the conditions,
he would accept additional offers of As at a
reasonable price, of sufficient amount to
make the total purchases $S.OC0,000. for
which he said the expenditures will be
nearly $40, ,OOOOO
The secretary said further that it was
manitestly impossible under existing con-
ditions for him to use the fractional cur
rency now in the treasury in the purchase
of bonds Tor the reason that it would at
once be returned to him in exchange for
greenbacks. and leave him with deficiency
instead of surplus. There is now about
$19, 600, 600 of fractional currency in the
treasury, of which all but 81, 600 is in silver
half dollars. AS it is legal tender to the
amount of $40 only, it is not regarded as a
part OF the available cash balance. The
secretary said he would like very much to
get it into circulation, but that he certainly
should not do SO at the expense OF his linn
ited available surplus.
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transfer clerk. Ford was entering the post
Office to take out the early morning mails
when he discovered man at the mailing
case opening letters. Ford Withdrew with
out being seen. and secured assistance. All
points of egress from the Office were guarded
and an advance by Ford was made on the
robber. The man showed fight, but threw
his hands up when shot was fred at him
He proved to be d. Hagiey. alias Pen O..
Line. of Denver. He had worked as u waiter
in the hotel adjoining the postoffice. He
had secured considerable booty when inter
rupted.
The mystery OF the murder of Benedict
Sarenson fifteen years ago seems at last
to be cleared up Sarenson was a wealthy
Norwegian farmer of Iroqnois county. He
visited Peter Petersen, well.to.do farmer
living almost within the limits of the viliage
of Norway, Lasalle county, on July IS, 1875
That night he was killed and Peterson badly
injured by masked robbers, who escaped up
on two of Petersen's horses. State attorney
Blake has just received letter from man
named Mate in the Auburn IN. W prisop,
saying that he was an accessory to the muir
der. He is dying of consumption, and wishes
to make a .ull confession to the proper au'
thorities.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
ElOped With the Other Fellow.

II desire to deny the statement in
your paper, he said politely to the
editor, ''that eloped with Miss
Richascream night before last sir"
'.Whyan asked the editor, suspic-
iously.
Because, sir. did not elope with
her."
''Oh. you didn'tp said the editor,
with scornful doubt II presume she
eloped all by herself
mo, SIR. she did not and his man
ner was humber than ever. .'She
cloped with the other fellow one hour
before my arrival on the spot"
Washington Star.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
VOTED TOGETHER.
Both Factions of the Nationalists United
IN Opposition to One BILL

Both Factions OF the Nattonalists United
In Opposition to One BILL
LONDON, Dec. 10.-The tiParnellite
members of the house Of commons made an
early appearance in the house to-day.
Mr.. Mccarthy gave notice that upon the
reassembling of the house he would call at
tention to the circumstances in connection
with the recent arrest and prosecution of
Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien and would
move a resolution in relation to the case.
Mr.. William Henry Smith, the govern
ment leader, announced that when the
house went into committee on the land pur-
chase bill he would move an adjournment
of the house until Jan. 2.
Mr.. Bal'our moved the second reading of
the land department (Ireland) bill.
Mr.. Healy moved to adjourn the deba te
on the ground that the government was
treating the house with contempt in not
explaining the provisions OF this bill. Sub
sequently Mr.. Healy Withdrew his motion
to adjourn. and substituted an amendment
calling for the rejection of the land depart
ment bill. This was defeated, and the bill
passed its second reading.
Mr.. Parnell entered the house just before
the division. He took a seat next to Mr..
Mccarthy an d voted as did all the Irish
members of both sections present, against
the bill.
Mr.. Balfour's Irish relief bill, which asks
| an appropriation of $4,000 to enable
hi hi to supply seed potatoes to distressed
| farmers, passed its third reading in the
| house.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
TOWN CLERKS.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CATHOLIC:-REv GEORGE GAsxELL, Prizes
Mass every Sunday at 1890 a. m. Sunday
school every Sunday at $3.50 p M. Vesper
at pm.
METHODIST Rev. S. Ellery, Pas
tor. Services every Sund at 1880, a. m
and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meetil on Thursdays
at 1880 p. M.
CONGREGATIONAL:-Re. HIM Herri;k
Pastor. Services every Sunday, at 1880 a.
m. and 1880 p. m. Prayer meeting OF The
Y. P. s. c. E. every Sunday evening at $50.
Prayer meeting every THURSDAY 1T 1880 p. IN
NORWEGIAN EVANGELICAL IUTREh
AN -RBv. P. A. DIETRICHsoN, Pastor. Service
and meetings at times designated by pastor
CONFERENCE.-THE 0. DAHLE Pastul
Meetings at 1880 o'clock every Wednesday
evening.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY

Knights of Aurora, meets every 2nd and 4th,
Friday of each month, at their hall.
A. L. STEXGER, &c. PA. MCCARTHY, Rec
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and its pecunar flavor and color pre-.
cludes 1t being used as an adulterant
1t really is nothing more or less than
a vegetable lard, but having been
recently largely employed by pastry
cooks, has come to be spoken of as
butter. 1t was first produced by some
chemists at Mannheim in Germany.
where, after mourning the charges on
the Importation of the bulky raw ma
terial from the east it can be made at
half the cost of butter.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
The s,s.eton-wahpeton Bi,l.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Dec. TO-
Representative Picl1ler had conference
with Chairman Perkins, of the Indian COM
mittee, to-day and was informed that
Wednesday would be given to che commits
tee, and IL the discussion upon the other
bills did not consume too much time he
would call up the Sisseton and Wahpeton
bill, and it perhaps might be put through.
The Indian committee having secured am
other day, it is probable that the bill for
the C9ur d'Alene Indians win be consid-
ered Representatives Sweet of Idaho and
Wilson of Washington, who are most
nearly interessad in the bill, believe it will
pass.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-12-11
THE cHocrAws, HEREAFTER.
An Indian Idea OF the Life Beyond the
Present


Present
From their earliest traditions the
Choctaws have been taught to believe
in life after they leave this world.
They believe that the spirit, the mo-
ment that it leaves the body, is COM
PEELED to travel long distance to the
west, until it arrives at an immense
chasm, at the bottom of which flows
very rapid, rocky and dangerous
stream. This terrible gorge, which is
surrounded on every side by great
mountains, the soul has to cross on
''long and slippery pine log with the
bark peeled off," the only passage to
happy hunting grounds" which lie
beyond the dangerous bridge. On the
bank of the stream, just on the other
end of the log, there always stand six
persons, who have reached the "happy
hunting grounds" and who throw
sharp rocks at whoever attempts to
cross the treacherous log the moment
the middle OF it is reached. Those
who have lived properly, according to
the Indian idea of morals, have no
trouble in crossing the log; the stones
fall harmiessly from them, and they
reach the ''happy hunting grounds. "
where there is perpetual day, without
dixculty. There the trees are {, -
green, the sky cloudless and the
breezes always gently blowing; there,
too, continuous feast and dance are
going on; the people never grow old.
but live forever and revel in perpetual
youth. The wicked, when they at
tempt TO cross the dangerous bridge,
can see the stones which are thrown
at them, and in trying to avoid them
| they will fall from the giddy hight
into the awful gorge thousands of feet
below the slippery log; where a rush.
| ing, boiling stream is milling over the
great sharp rocks, filled with dead
| fish and animals which are continually
brought around to the Same place by
the eddies and whirlpools. There all
the trees are dead, the waters infested
by poisonous snakes, toads and other
repulsive-iooking reptiles, the dead
are ever hungry, but have nothing to
eat; are always sick, but never die.
There is no sun. and the wicked are
constantly ''climbing up by thousands
on the sides of high rock, from which
they can overlook the beautiful coun-
try of the good hunting grounds, the
abode of the happy, but can never
reach it."-Boston Transcript.
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EVENTS OF A WEEK.
A Digest of the Interesting
News of the Past
r Week.
AROUND WASHINGTON.

The yearly report of the postmaster gen.
eral 10 out He strongly recommends the
establishment of postal telegraph system
and postal savings bank.
The treasury department. has declined q
proposition from New York to issue $2,-
600, 900 in treasury notes of small denomi-
nation in exchange for gold coin.
The militia forces of the United States ag-
gregate 1O9,469 men, as shown by an Off.
cial report presented to Secretary Proctor by
Capt. D. NJ. Taylor, in charge of this branch
OF the service.