The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-26
Saturday, March 2l,
SENATE

Saturday, March 21.
SENATE.
Senator Tawney sent up bill seeking to
appropriate $3.50 for the purpose of pur-
chasing OyercOatS for the regular members
OF the three militia companies of the state.
Senator DOnnelly offered a bill fixing the
minimum age of children EMPLOYED in fac
tories at thirteen years, and Senator PrOb,t-
heId offered one making the fact of an ac-
cldent caused by railroads prima iacie evil
dence that such accident happened.
The passing of local bills was taken up,
among those passed being Mr.. Amcs' house
hle repeating the law creating the office of
the st. Paul fire warden, and the house file
knoWn as the Bell charter for the city of
St st. paui: There The was no trouble in regard
to passing the latter, the Ramsey senators
beng unanimous for it. The bill received
forty votes, and now only needs the gov
ernors signature to become law.
At l:3O clock the senate adjourned un-
til 3 o clock Monday in order TO allow the
committee on ventilation to improve the
chamber ventilation through its engineer,
HOUSE.
Several petitions were received iavoring
the bill to tax railroad property and the
Currler bill, or reasonable substitute
therefor.
Mr.. Price made motion providing that
in future all bills in general orders upon
winch progress Is reported go to the foot of
the list This created some discussion,
MeSsrs. Diment and Stevens opposing it
and Mr.. r. A. Walsh favoring the motion.
Alter some talk the motion went over on
notice of debate.
Mr. keyes reported that the judiciary
committee after investigation as requested
by the house as to the duration of the ses-
on and the last day for the introduction
bllls had decided that the house would
have to adjourn at u o. clock noon on April
20, and that Friday, March p, would be The
last day on which bills could be intro
duced.
The introduction of new bills occunied
the greater part of the morning session, and
again the list contained many bills of more
than ordinary importance. Among the
number were several of the regular appro-
prlatlon bills, synopsis of which is given.
House tlle 962 was introduced by Mr. T.
Cole, chairman of the committee on insane,
and is the general appropriation bill for
the current expenses of the three insane
hospitals of this state, located at St Peter,
Rochester and Fergus Falls. The bill pro-
1ides for the following appropriations.
Mr. Stone of Ramsey county introduced
an important bill, which is intended to Sc
cure the erection of a new capitol building,
and providing for an appropriation there
fore.
Laying On of Hands"
My friend the agent of Buffalo wall
paper house, says a writer in a an Eastern
paper, was taking on" with headache
in the waiting room of the big depot in
Philadelphia. when a slick-looking stranger
about twenty five years of age sat down be.
side us and asked:
rs the ache mostly over your ewes or in
the back of your head?"
Its all over my head, " groaned the VIC
tim.
Exactly. Proceeds from a nervous state
Q: the system. Ali your pulse is away up
Let me see your tongue. l thought so;
along the spine and smashing headache
is the result"
Are you a physician?" I asked,
Well, no, not in the ordinary sense I
am called professor. Some call me q
takir, even, effect cures by what is called
laying on of hands, You are skeptical, oi
course, but | will agree to cure your friend
here in ten minutes or forfeit $50"
For heavens sake go ahead" groanei
Tom II you can cure me in an hour I'll
give you $10'
We went down into the baggage depart
ment, where the performance wouldn't at
tract so much attention, and the fellow be-
gan passing his hands over Toms head and
face and also rubbing his hands. He hadn't
worked minute before Tom said he felt
better, and in ten the headache was entirely
gone
Now don't offer to pay me, or shall be
offended" he said as hestopped work; land
you'd better sit quiet right where YOU are
for about ten minutes. Close your eyes.
thus, and lean back little more, So"
he bowed himself out in graceful way
and had been gone fi.teen minutes when
Tom carefully arose opened his eyes, and
suddenly called out;
Robbed, by thunderp'
The takir got $50 in cash, a railroad tick
ct to Washington and diamond pin worth
$l25, and the police haven't nabbed him to
this day,
Why We Die.
DR.. Philip Wales in ST Louis Globe
Democrat: The most common cause of
death Is fat and line, Microbes are mere
accessories in causing death. Take myself
as casa in point. Once when l was
younger could lift my leg on level with
my head. 1t is an effort to me now 20 get it
halt that distance. Lime deposits are tho
causes oft. 1t is only few days since that
performed q post nIortem on the remains
this city at an advanced age. When /
| reached his heart 1 took my knife
organ o 1T It sounded uGS as IS if 0Tef It xeSe sens
being rubbed over q rough stone. Tie
heart was fairly eneased in lime have
now under my care distinguished liter
airy plan--e nonogenarian. He is going to
die. (The patient has since died.) His
death will be caused by abnormal deposits
OF lime. There is no mystery in death. 1t
| IS as natural for man 20 die as to be born.
We are born, we develop, we grow (''grow's
| IS righD and we die. Is there anYthngi
strange about that? Man is like a tree
He lives his time then witherS, decays and
| dies. When we shall have learned every