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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
A Whale Breaks a Cable.
From the Electrical Review,

From the Electrical Review,
On September 9th Il fault broke
out in che Santos-Santa Catharina
sect ON OF the Western and Brazilian
Tt egraph Company's system of ca
bles, hutthrough which signals were
exchanged upto the moment of cut
ting by therepairing steamer Viking.
The latter, while engaged on the re-
pair on October II, picking up to
ward the fault 81 fathoms, and
about 20 miles north from Santa
Jatharina, brought TO the service a
monster dead whale, measuring about
so feet long, intact, with the excep-
ton of the upper part (the BELLY,
from which all the skin had been
worn or eaten away, leaving only a
small portion on the neck and tail;
the cable parted at the FAULT with the
strain put upon it in lifting, and the
carcass of the whale being relieved of
the downward pressure, rose like a
torpedo and inflated like a balloon, a
portion on arriving at the surface of
the water bursting and creating a
most offensive OdOr, so that every
one was thankful when the cable was
cut, and the obnoxious object drifted
to leeward; the tail of the whale had
two complete turns round the shank
and three or four across the flat or
fan part. 1t would be interesting to
know how long this creature had
been imprisoned; from the advanced
stage of decomposition it must have
been there some considerable time;
it's body was covered with barnaCles,
and some even on the white part,
where the skin had disappeared. 1t
is worthy Cf note that this cable was
laid in 1874, and with the exception
OF one repair by the contractors in
1875, has never since been touched,
and is as perfect as the day it was
laid. The above by Mr.. Peters, of
the Viking, is the third instance in
which whales have broken telegraph
cables. The first occurred in the Per
sian Gulf some fifteen years ago, and
the second on the west coast OF
America, off the Peruvian coast, some
seven years since. In both cases the
whale was dead when brought to the
surface by the repairing vessel, and
was entaugled in the cable. The
supposed cause is that the cables
we're hung in festoons through being
laid too tightly over uneaven ground
and that the whales used them as
rubbing posts to get rid of some OF
the barnacles with which there bodies
are often covered. A swish OF thu
tail can easily account for the cable
being twisted around the body, anC
the weight and the struggles Of TIL
animals can easily account for tn
break. We are Inclined to think tn
weight ofthe dead decomposing bod,
is more likely to break the suspended
blight than the swimm ing strength O
the whale, which compared to tn
longitudinal strength of cable mus
be small matter. The pecularit.
of the case off the Brazilian coas
lies in the cable not being broken.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
A Strong Grip.
Forest and Stream.

Forest and Stream.
Col. Hooker, who is at once a very
hospitable cotton planter, q genial
gentleman, and one who has been
keen sportsman in his younger days.
relates the following:
In the neighborhood of his planta-
ton in the Mississippi bottoms, there
was an abundance of game, such as
bear, deer, turkeys, ETC., but dense
canebrake interposed between his
house and the best hunting grounds,
which necessitated long detour to
get around it. To obviate this he
determined to cut q "hack" in the
vernacular) through the brake, which
was about half u mile wide. be
sent man one morning to the op'
posite side ofthe brake to cut through
the cane to the house, while he him
self, with caneknite in hand, proceed
ed from his side to meet him.
After penetrating the brake quite u
distance the colonel's attention was
attracted by the cutlery of some OF
his dogs who had gone out with him.
1t soon proved that they were max
ing directly towards the colonel, who
had not encountered himself with a
gun, and therefore stood weaponless,
excepting the cane knife, and awaited
developments. The bear showed up
pretty soon, making excellent time
through the cane, but he was quite a
small specimen and was overhauled
by the foremost dogs when very near
the colOnel's position. That gentle
man suddenly conceived the idea of
capturing the bear alive, and with
that view rushed into the melee, kick
ed the dogs aside, and laid hold of
the bears neck with both hands. The
bear struggled hard to get away and
the colonel strained every nerve to
hold him, all the time yelling with
all the breath he could spare for his
assistant to come to his help. The
other man, who has several
hundred yards away, made all the
haste he could to reach the scene of ex-
element his interest greatly height
ened by the combined baying of the
dogs, yelling ofthe colonel and squall-
ing of the bear. But the cane being
very thick his progress was very
much impended, and the colonel, near
ly exhausted by the tremendous
strain upon his muscular and nerv,
Gus systems, Was on the point ofgiv-
ing up the contest and getting clear
of the BEARS claws and teeth, when
his companion came within calling
distance and shouted an inquiry as
to what the trouble was. The colonel
shouted back: "Come quick! I've
got bear! He's about to get away
Run and help me hold him!" The mar
came up with all speed to relieve the
colonel from his perlious and awk
ward positian, and at once laid hole
of the bear with both hands, Col
Hooker then released his grasp, anC
discovered that the poor little beal
was stone dead-he had choked hin
to death.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
A Story About Edison.

At Orange you hear numberless
stories of Edison. Everybody likes
him. One man, who, had been for
years ii his employ as an experiment
tafist, told of visit that a number
of capitalists, including Jay Gould,
Sidney Dillon, Sam Sloan and Cyrus
Field, paid to Edison at his labora-
tory one day to inspect the workings
of some induction experiment in de-
vising the scheme for telegraphing to
moving trains Edison came out of
his workroom, where he was busy,
and shook hands with Mr.. Field. At
that instant something popped into
his head apropos of the experiment
he was at work on. He never gives
an idea time to escape him.
Without a word of excuse to the
four magnates he turned on his heel
and hurried into his den again. They
waited and waited, and by and by,
tired out with delay, wended their
way down stairs. Shortly after
wards Edison came out and asked,
"Where did those paupers go?"
Clown stairs"
''Did they waikiki
eyes"
"That's right. l don't want 'em
to wear the oil off my elevator. "
Then he stood around for an hour
and snapped stories with the men in
the shop. He is the greatest man
living for stories and tits tradition
among his employees that they can
tell him the same story every day
for O week and he'll never tire of it,
nor in fact show any sign of having
heard it before.-Electric Age.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
Queer Coincidence.

In Berks county, Pa, at the little
village of Shillington, lives Samuel
Shilling, living tulflment of re-
markable coincidence. He first saw
the light of day on Feb. %, 1919.
Beginning with the date OF his birth,
it seems that the father of his coun-
try has kept watchfnl eye ON Sam
uel Shilling every day for thepastsey-
enty years.
Shilling was married on Feb. % to
a woman, who, like himself, was born
on that date. Their first child-a
boy-was born on Washington's
birthday, exactly one year to day
after their marriage, and two years
afterwards, on the same date, twins
"a boy and girl-were added to the
Washington-blessed household.
Five years rolled around, when, on
the fifth anniversary of their wedding,
another infant, a girl, was added to
their blessings. The fifth and sixth
child, another pair of twins, came
around on schedule time two years
later, exactly, and upon the seventh
anniversary of the welded life begun
on the natal day of our first presi
dent
Mr.. Shilling is very proud of the
lucky coincidence that has connected
his name and that of his family sc
inseperably with that of the immor
tai George Washington.
Many remarkable stories, all true
as far as the writer has been able tc
ascertain, have been related, but it.
doubtful if there is another case or
record where a father, his wife ant
six children all claim one birthday
and that, too, one of the most his
torical in the whole calendar.-St
Louis Republic.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
TureenlefPs Dinners,

Ahabit ofTurgenieff, says The Fort.
nightly Review, was to invite friends
to dinner and to be absent when they
came, not deliberately Offset purpose,
but berause of the little value he set
on his pledged word and the very
faint impression it used to make up
on his mind. He once invited the ia
nous critic Belinsky and five others
to dine with him at his house in the
country, where he had chief de cui-
sine whom he looked upon as a gen
ius. 81 will organize d banquet for
you the likes of which you never
dreamed of" he said.
He fixed the day and made each
person give his word of honor that
he would come. Don't fear for us"
remarked Belinsky, eve shall be
there without fail, but you must not
repeat the trick that you played up
on us last winter, when you asked us
to dine and were not at home when
we came; but, lest you should forget
your invitation, l shall write to you
the eve of the day of our arrival"
1t was a sultry day when the whole
six of us set out for Pargolovo in an
open caleche at II O'Clock in the
morning, says one of the persons in
vited. We were thoroughly tatigued
by the heat and dust of the road.
Arriving at Turgenieft's country
house, we alighted with Joy in our
countenances, but we were all struck
with the circumstance that Turge-
nieff did not come out to meet US.
We knocked at the door of the glass
terrace.
The silence of death reigned in the
house. All our faces grew visibly
longer. Can Turgenieffhave played
the same trick as last winter?" ex-
claimed Belinsky.
But we all Gained him, saying that
we probably arrived earlier than we
were expected. But | wrote to him
that we should be here at l O'Clock, "
objected Belinsky; what can it mean?
If they would only admit US into the
room we could wait, but here we are
scorched."
At length a boy came out of the
door and we all piled him with ques-
tions. His master had gone off, he
said, and the chef de cuisine was in
some public house. We gave the ur-
chin money, sent him to fetch the
chef who should let us in, and mean
while we sat down on the steps otthe
terrace,
We waited long in vain. Belinsky
wanted us to return, but our hired
coachman refused to take us back
until the horses had had long rest
So we sat on, hungry andhot. Pan
aieff went to the public house to see
if anything eatable could be procur.
ed, but there was nothing to be had
At last the chefmade his appearance
"Where is your master?" cried Bel
insky He did not know. "Did your
master order a dinner for us to-day?'
insisted the critic. He did nothing
of the kind" was the reply. Amaze
ment and terror we're depicted on al
faces. Belinsky famed up, and, look
ing at us in his significant way, eX
claimed: "Turgenieff has indeed Civ
en- us a banquet"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
Two Big Herds of Sheep.

Messrs. Seldomridge and Pebbles,
ofthis city, are now making prepare
tions to dispose of their two large
herds of sheep which they purchased
in New Mexico last spring. Last
spring these gentlemen handled in
the neighborhood of 1900 head,
which were bought in northern New
Mexico and sold before they reached
the Arkansas river. In January of
the present year Mr.. Pebbles went to
New Mexico and contracted for the
two herds which are now being driv-
en- to Kit Carson on the Arkansas
Pacific railroad. These sheep were
selected from the most improved
breeds within a radius of 200 miles
of Las Vegas, and were bought es-
pecially for feeders and the eastern
markets. The first herd, numbering
10000 head, arrived at Kit Carson
and several large eastern dealers will
inspect them there. The other herd
numbering 1900 will arrive at the
same place about the 20th.-Colora-
do Springs Republic.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
Cure for La Grippe.

II felt the grip coming upon me
Saturday." said we'll known Port
land gentleman Monday, "but l fixed
it,"
Glow did you do it?" asked half a
dozen anxious voices in q breath,
"WelI, on Saturday my nose began
to feel badly and by night the smart
ing sensation had reached up into my
brain. When 1 went home I took
with me can of tar. Ny wife wanted
to know what Twas going to do with
that. told her that when | was a
boy on the farm my father used to
put tar on the Sleeps noses when
they we're sick, and that thought q
little tar on my nose would work
well in the present case. She said
there was q good deal of force in my
reasoning and advised me to go
ahead. so Iheated aniron and would
occasionally thrust it into the tar and
inhale the fumes that would arise. l
did this frequently Saturday night
and several times during Sunday.
The result is to-day my nose feels as
nice as a new tin horn. If any of
your subscribers feel the grip coming
on tell them about this.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
The Rats Took the Morning
Paper.

Afamily ofrats have amazingly dis
turbed the family in whose cellar they
dwelt. For several days in success
sion the morning paper, which was
left upon the front steps of the house
early every morning was missing,
ComDlaintwa made at the office OF the
paper, and it was found that the sheet
had been properly delivered right
along. Some days later a neighbor,
who had risen early in the morning,
happening to look out of his window,
saw two large rats upon the door
step of the house opposite. He
watched their movements for while,
and saw them take the morning
paper and disappear with it under
the piazza. He reported what he
had seen, and an investigation show
ed that the rats had burrowed from
beneath the porch to the cellar, and,
in secluded spot had built nest
and were rearing a promising batch
of young. The nest was constructed
out ofHarttord morning newspapers.
Hartford Telegram.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
Not SoFussy as the Parson

From the Burlington (Vt.l Free Press.
A worthy deacon, in O Vermont
country town, was discovered by his
pastor, one Sunday morning, saw
ing on armful ofwood for the kitchen
stove. The surprise of the discovery
caused the deacon to drop his saw in
CONSERVATION.
II didn't suppose you'd see me,
parson," he faltered.
"Ah, replied thegood man, severe
", "you must remember, deacon,
that there is One higher than /, who
sees every evil act you commit. "
eyes, parson," assented the dea-
con; "but then, He doesn't make such
an awful fuss about it!'' &.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
Hadn't Met the Lady,

A pleasant tale is told of an emf
nent divine who, upon the occasion of
q visit to New York, was accosted by
one of those delusive individuals pop
ularly known as bunco steerers. The
clergyman was walking in the neigh
borhood OF Brooklyn bridge, and
there was an cir about him or his at
tire which, to the experienced eye of
the confidence man, proclaimed him
O dweller in the outer darkness which
envelopes all the world that is SO
maltreated by Providence as to be
put outside of the limits OF Gotham,
when suddenly he was accosted by a
well-dressed stranger who seemed to
be over-jOyed to see him.
"How do you do?" the stranger de-
manded. II am charmed to see you.
How are all the folks in Buffalo?"
You have made q mistake" the
clergyman answered. "1am not from
Buffalo"
"Oh, excuse mel" the other respond
ed, laughing at his own mistake; |
should have said Troy"
care you acquainted in Troy?"
asked the divine, who by this time
understood perfectly well what sort
of customer he had to deal with
"Oh, very well indeed! l know al.
most everybody in Troy" was the
quick reply of the bunco steerer.
Really" said the clerical gentle,
man. "Then, of course, you are ac
quainted with Helen of Troy?"
But the well-dressed stranger was
Immediately reminded OF an import
ant engagement elsewhere, which un
fortunately prevented his continuing
a conversation that was just begin
ming to be really interesting.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
Knrghted in a Street Car.

A commotion was caused a few days
ago in car on one of the up trains
of the Consolidated railroad at Hart
ford, CT. A well-dressed lady had
been sitting quietly in seatnext the
aisle. Nothing in her conduct had
excited especial attention among the
passengers. Suddenly she rose and
quietly removed one of her carriers,
and jumping across the aisle slid it
over a gentleman's wrist. Then
striking a dramatic attitude, she
raised her arm and said solemnly:
"You are now a knight of the golden
garter" The passengers were slow
to recover from their stupefaction,
but the principal actor was as serene
as though knighting gentlemen with
a golden" garter was her only oc-
cupation. 1t is perhaps needless to
remark that she was mentally IN
balanced.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
Wouldn't Be Lied For,

Doubtless General Grant had his
faults, like other people, but coward
ice was not one of them; hence lying
which is one of the children OF
cowardice-did not often find it's way
to his tongue, or anywhere into his
nature. Once a caller had sent in
his card, but the time was qnite un-
suitable for his admission. One oil
the persons present turned to O ser,
want and said:
."Tell the person who sent up the
card that the president is not in"
"No," said General Grant, tell him
no such thing" Then turning to his
friends the general remarked:
II don't lie myself, and l don't
want my servants to lie for me-"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
Garnet Bugs.

Some Augusta housekeepers think
they have discovered the origin ofthe
buffalo bug so far as that city is con-
cerned. They claim that every car
pet under which certain kind ofpat-
emit carpet paper has been placed has
suffered, while those spread over old
newspapers, straw or burlap havees
capped. This theory will yet have to
be further tested before it is proved,
but it is worth something to have
even theory to work on in the effort
to head off these pests.-Lewiston
Journal. Any SASHA -. .-.s
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
A Natural Turkish Bath.

While some men were at work near
the Crystal lime eompapy's kilns,
three miles south of Sailda, Col, dig
ging a we'll, they ran into something
unusual. When down about 60 feet
1t became quite warm, and they dug
a little more, when an opening ap.
peared. Upon investigation it prov
ed to be cave, with apartments
similar to the rooms of a house,
The first cave is about 90 feet long
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

and 10 feet wide, and the ceiling
ao" ~ -eet high. The men had
uSe" "A the cave only few moments.
Wien they became uncomforta b;v,
warm, the sweat rolling off them in.
drops. The place where the well is,
being dug is the same gulch down
which the veins to the Wellsville hon
springs run, and the intense heat in
the cave is accounted for on the
ground that it is in close proximity
to the veins of these springs. The
walls and ceilings are said to no
smooth as if somebody had made
them.-Denver Times. ~
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

Every glorious act of a great life starts for
ward an eloquent fact. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is the glorious act OF life's study, and
it is positive fact that it stands without a
rival.
Hope for q season bids the world farewell
when a man finds himself in the relentless
grasp OF neuralgia, but he smiles and takes
heart when his wife brings bottle OF Salv a.
ton Oil
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16
"Now is the Accepted Time. :"


City Engineer Goodwin, OF Port
land, tells story ola little Portland
boy who had committed some mis-
demeanor for which he was about to
receive punishment at the hands of
his mother. The boy begged to be
first allowed to go to his room.
Permission was granted, and the
child went upstairs to his own room
and closed the door behind him.
The mother followed and listened
outside, after telling him he must
hurry and come down again to re-
ceive his punishment. The boy went
to the side of the bed, knelt down,
and this was his prayer: Dear Lord
if you love little boys and want to
help him out, now is your time. I"
The prayer was answered.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

DR.. Doellinger, the head of tie ''old Catho-
lie movement in Southern Germany and
one of the famous opponents Of the doctrine
of papal itfalhbility, is dead in Munich.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

6 The senate committee has decided to rec
ommend the passage Of a bill appropriatinG
$4,000 for the erection i'll Washington of {
statue of Columbus, to be unveiled in 1892
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

Is it economy to save few cents buying a
cheap soap or strong washing powder, and
lose dollars in ruined rotted clothes? Ifnot,
use DObbins' Electric SOAP white as SNOW
and as pure. Ask your grocer for it.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

CoUGHs AND COLDS. Those who are suffering
from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, etc, should
try BRowNs BRONCHIAL TROCHEs. Sold only
in boxes.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers.
Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass and stock country
In the world Full information free. Address the
Oregon Immigration Board. Portland. Oregon.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-16

The city treasurer OF Depere, Wis, wai
robbed of 5000 in cash