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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Deeper and DeeDer.

There is only one way out Of dis
honesty, and that Is to tell the eruth
The progress of lying out of it," so
called, is only a sure way Of getting
more deeply mired. This is we'll IL
Illustrated by Il story borrowed from
the Christian Secretary.
A man Of doubtful reputation was on
his way home one night, and came
across pile Of planlls which for some
reason had been unloaded upon the
roadside. He couldn't-or thought he
couldn't-resist the temptation to steal
one of them.
He could not get through the village
with it, and 50 took a cut across the
fields. BY and by, in the gathering
dusk, he wandered into a bog hole and
sank in the mire. The more he strug-
gled the more he sank, until alarmed,
ne cried Justify for help.
His shouts brought q neighbor with
a lantern.
"Why, Jones, what does this mean?'
asked the good Samaritan. How in
the world came you here"
II was in hurry to get home"
said the thief, 'and so l cut across.
Then l got into this bog. The more
tried to pull myself out, the deeper
got ia, and finally I went back to the
road and got this plank to see if ]
couldn't get myself out with that"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Pasture and Selling.

SorIing is that system in which the
cows are confined and the green food
supplied them, instead Of turning them
out on the pasture. In two years both
pasturing during a dry season and soil
ing were tested, one lot Of cows re-
ceiving the same ration of grain during
both seasons. The result was that the
the increased product of butter was suf-
f1cient to pay wor the grain and at
period when pasturage was not plenti-
full the result was the same. In all
cases the increased product of butter
simply paid for the grain. The largest
yield of milk was from the use Of pas
turage alone, and as the milk is also val
liable as well as the butter, this is an
important point in favor of grass, and
especially as the grass-fed COWS gave
not only more milk but fully as much
butter as the others. This leaves the
question open for discussion, the cost
Of the land used rs pasturage being
factor for consideration.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
FISHING DOGS

A Scene That Can BE Viewed No.
where but in Siberia.
At a certain point all the men and
dogs came to a halt. Half the dogs
and men then moved further along the
waters edge about 200 yards. At a
concerted signal the dogs were started
from their respective points and swan
straight ont seward in single file in
two columns. At a Wild, sharp cry
from all the AinuS, the right column
wheeled left and the left column wheel
right, until the head of each column
met. Then at another signal all Of
them swan in line toward the shore,
advancing more and more in crescertic
formation.
AS they neared the shore, increasing
numbers of fish appeared in the shallow
water, frightened forward by the
splashing Of the advancing column Of
dogs, which, as soon as their feet
touched bottom, bounced upon the
fishes as quick as a fash. The dogs
promptly brought the fish which hey
had seized to their masters, who cut
off the heads, and gave eacn dog the
head which belonged to him as his
shares of the catch. The dog which
caught nothing got nothing l believe
this dog drill of the Anus is entirely
unique.-Life with Trans Siberian Save
ages,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Dodging an Unwelcome Guest.

The present to the Queen of a lion
and lioncss from the Sultan Of ZanZi-
bar reminds us that her gOOd-natured
Majesty must, in her time. have re-
ccived a dozen complete menageries
from her foreign admirers and savage
contemporary rulers. 1t is not every
body. however who will frankly accept
the denizens of the forest and wilder
ness as does the Queen A good story
is told of the late Sultan Burghash and
SirJOhn Kirk, then our COnsul-Gcneral
at the Turkish capital The Sultan had
Il very savage chained lion and, as Il
happy thought, he offered it to Sir John,
reminding him that the lion formed one
of the supporters Of the Royal Arms
above the gate of the British Consulate,
and that the presence of the real brute
would, therefore, he highly appropriate.
Alive to the jest, Sir John quickly cap
ped it and at the same time escaped the
necessity of accepting such IN unpleaS-
ant gift. Il am sure that your highness
would never make an incomplete pres
cnt." he replied, land when you are
able to accompany the lion with uni
corn l shall be delighted to receive Your
munifccnt offer. AID White.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Famous Animals.

A returning traveller from Italy tells
this story of an American fellow trav-
eler in Rome; like some other travellers
tales, it is to be taken, no doubt, with
certain grains of allowance.
The second American. who had come
from the plains Of the West, visited the
Vatican, and was courteOusly shown
over the papal palace. He asked many
questions and desired to see every
thing.
After all the customary sights had
been shown, the priest who attended
him asked:
rs there anything eles, Signor Amer
can, that you would like to sceE
There's one thing" answered the
American, that l want to see more
than anything else, and h4int been on
the edge of it yet"
What is that, signor?"
The cattle pens
The cattle-pens. Why, we have moth
ing of the sort, signOr."
You haint? Then whore in the world
do you keep them papal bulls that were
always hearin' about"
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Go be continued.)
LIMITED To ONE CIGAR.
1t Was Rather Hard on the Patient
but Sir Andrew CIorls InsistoA

IL Was Rather Hard on the Patient.
but Sir Andrew Clark Insisted.
London Is teaming with stories of Sir
Andrew Clark, who, after having raj
lied sufficiently from a paralytic stroke
to give his friends hope of his ultimate
recovery, suffered relapse and passed
away on Tuesday, says the Philadel-
phia Telegraph. Sir Andrew Clark was
so ardent in his crusade against over
eating and overdrinking, and so firm in
his belief that in large majority of
cases diet will do far more than drugs
that he was little too much inclined to
take 1t for granted that his patients
were self-indulgent to the ruin Of their
health. Among the many anecdotes to
which his views give rise the following
Is one Of the most amusing:
A patient came to consult him. and
was at once overwhelmed with direc-
tons on the subject Of the life he
should lead and the diet to which he
should adhere Now, remember. only
one glass of wine at each meal" the
physician concluded, land just one CT
gar after dinner won't hurt you. Good
morning. Be sure you keep strictly to
the one cigar"
One cigar" said the patient But
MY dear sir" broke in Sir Andrew
somewhat testify. Il must insist If
am to treat you, you must follow my di-
rections. l know quite we'll you will
find it hard, but it is absolutely neces-
sary for your health"
Ihe patient heaved deep sigh. All
right, Sir Andrew; since you insist l
will do my best. Good morning"
He went away, but his health did not
improve, and at the end of few weeks
he returned to the physicians consulting
room.
mo better?" said the doctor. sur
prised. But have you followed all my
directionsT'
absolutely" replied the visitor Il
must admit that the cigar was rather
hard work at first, and in fact made
me feel very i'll; but I soon got used to
it, and now l rather like it,"
Good hea Eens!' said Sir Andrew. on
whom the truth dawned, do you mean
to tell me-"
Yes, l had never smoked before"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
BEDROOM SETS OF BRASS.
How Furniture May he Preserved
From furnishing.

now ANAF WV
From furnishing.
when your brass bedstead," said a
maker Of those things, begins to show
any signs of furnishing. you can send
it out to one of the repair shops and
have it newly lacquered for from $3
to S.. 1t will then look as well as Il
new one"
He said 1t seriously enough, nut there
was something in his eye that implied
q hidden meaning i'll the words. EVt-
IDENTITY he waited to be questioned and
he was gratiticd.
What Is tho process for lacqueNpg
a brass bedstead" was the question
asked.
why should l tell you u trSde Sc
crctT" he replied. "Dut l can hardly
call this a trade secret. because 1t be-
longs to a dozen trades in common.
The gaStitter putS the same lacquer on
your brass chandelier that we put on
your brass bedStead. Your brass piCt-
ure frames, if you have any, are treat
Cd in the same way. Nearly all the
braSSwOrk, except on Shipboard, Is lac
QuCred to prevent cOrrOSion AMI save
labor in polishing.
THE material used is merely gum
Shellac dissolved in alcohol. This makes
a thin vIrniSh, which is applied with a
paint brush. Ten cents worth will
lacquer q brass bCdStead, and an ordi-
nary workman will do the work inside
Of an hour at n total cost Of between
80 and 40 cents.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Opposed to Cheap Books.

The wickedncss of printing cheap and
ugly books was lately enlarged upon
by Mir, William Morris IN London
lecture. He even declared himself hos
tile to Aldus because 1t was he who
was the first to issue cheap literature.
So far as the printing of books in very
small type goes, criticism can hardly
be too severe. knowledge acquired at
the cost Of cruel strain to the sight Is
too dearly paid for. Some recent
French miniature publications, pretty
and elegant as they are, are atrocious
sinners in this direction. Apropos of
Norris, although not sheet of the
splendid edition Of Chaucer which he
has in hand Is yet printed, the eight
vellum copies promised have already
been sold at something over 5000 each.
Also, near half of the 800 copies on
handmade paper have been subscribed
for. Mr.. Burne-JOnes has finished n
number Of the drawings which he is
to contribute to the edition, and hopes
to contribute until his task Is ended.
Mr.. Morris himself Is at work upon the
full-page borders.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Expensive Trimmings and Innings,

expensive una
The costly richness Of trimmings
grows with every year, and now that
so many different kinds may be used
in conjunction with the same garment
there seems to be no limit to the eX-
pense. 1t used at one time to be con-
sidered most unOrthodOX to combine
fur and lace on any article OF dress,
just in the same way that it was deem
ed a vulgarity to put flowers and feath-
ers on the same hat. But now all that
is changed, and even on tweed coat
or cape lace and fur are used together.
Innings are very sumptuOus, but this
is no novelty. For several years past
q fashiOnably dressed woman has made
it a matter of conscience to have her
Innings at least as expensive as the ma
terials they line. One of the favorite
Innings Of this season is shot pink silk
in blue and yellow, with black or dark
brown stripes. This conjunction suits
almost any color, the pink and yellow
between them producing a sort Of sun
set gold, the effect Of which IS delight
full to the eye on raw, gray day-New
York Press.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
How Not to Take Cold.

A little bit of really valuable advice
for this season of the year: Keep your
mouth shut. If people would only do
this they would avoid colds and coughs,
and Ofttimes serious illness. The pre-
scription is very simple one, and not
even the merit of originality can he
claim for it; but it undoubtedly is eff
cIcious. Mr.. Catlin, the celebrated
traveller among the North American In
dams, discovered that they were free
from many of the diseases which attlict
civilized natiOnS,a and he attributed this
exemption to the practice of keeping
their mouths closed at almost all times,
except when they are eating or talking.
The mothers teach the children this
from their earliest infancy. And does
it not stand to reason that it is better
to breathe through the nostrils the chill
~ air when leaving a heated room for
the street, or even when going into a
cold passage, then letting it go straight
to the lungs in an ordinary way? Mr..
Catlin declares that Shut your mouth
is the most important motto which the
human language can cOnvey.-NatiOnaI
Educator.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Jnilcrs and Convicts In Partnership

Jailcrs and COMvicts In Partnership.
Two wards Of the Baraset jail, near
Calcutta. have been convicted Of con-
spiracy which has probably no parallel
il the history Of criminal prisoners.
These unfaithful guardians Of the cells
conceived the idea of establishing q
profitable partnership with certain
b"rglars under their charge. To this
end they selected ole night three con-
victs, took them to the wardcrs' quar-
ters, exchanged their Jail apparel for
everyday clothing, and told them to go
forth and bro ak into the houses i'll the
locality. The plumber was TO be
brought "homc" in the morning for
equal distribution among the parties
concerned, and the cOnviCts were then
to lesume their peaceful daily work
Fortunately for the interests Of society
the burglars became discontinued with
their share Of the Spoils and were over
heard discussing their grievances by an
other Warder. who gave information to
the prison authorities. The warders
with whom this audaciOusly ingenious
scheme originated have been sentenced
to two years rigorous imprisonment,
but ON appeal their case is stated to
have been committed to the criminal
sessions. to be dealt with by jury
London Daily News
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
d such thingsl And n he should have

OF such thingsl And II he should have
the same idea--even the shadow of a
shade of the same fdea! No doubt his
sister gives him kind warnings, too!
And perhaps-oh! perhaps that was the
reason he kept out of my way this
morning! He has been warned and
talked to, and told all sorts Of things
about me-"
Mrs. Jack stood still in the middle of
the room as the thought occurred to
her. Her hands were clinched, her face
was quite pale and her eyes, bright as
ever, but encircled with the red, swollen
traces OF tears, looked out straight
before her as though she saw ghost
Poor Mrs. Jack! She looked very for
lorn and tragic as she stood there in
a teacup, If you villa very unheroic
grief. But her suffering was not pro-
pOrtioned to the trivial and homcly
nature of the situation"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products ia
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs,
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effsctually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and 'fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and 1t is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
90. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered. e.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
a WONDERFUL ECHO
In the Park of IA Marquis wa Tried
to TnIaper With Nature.

In the Park of ia Marquis wa Tried
to TnIaDer with Nature.
AT Nine. Arabelle's the conversation
turned upon echoes, says La Famllle,
and lady in the company declared
that she knew Of one that repeated Il
sound nine or ten times.
Pooh! that is nothing" said the Mar
quis; Il have an echo in my park that
can beat yours into fits"
'Impossiblc!' said everybody in cho-
rus.
You can easily put it to test, If you
like"
Very good, we will step across to-
morrow to hear for ourselves"
Yes, come without fail" and so say
ing the Marquis took his departure,
meditating IA little scheme Of his own.
On reaching his mansion he sent for
his old lackey, SanChO by name
You are up to all sorts Of tricks, old
chap Do you think you could manage
TO play the part Of an echoT"
"Certainly my lord; you have only to
shout HO! Ho! and repeat the same. "
VERY well; tomorrow afternoon you
! Sllitll go ana stand in that Clump of
trees behind the lake and repeat thirty
times any call that you may hear, grad
ually lowering your voice; but mind
NUNS the WOrd!'
Next day His LOrdship's friends came
trOOping into the park. Sancho was at
his post pricking up his ears Now,
ladies and gentlemen, your doubts will
soon be dissipated," said the Marquis
la IL.
ment, madamcY'
NO, thanks, Marquis; your voice is
louder and more effective for the pur-
pose than mine"
Whereupon the Marquis inflated his
lungs and called out at the top of his
voice:
Are you there?"
To which the echo made answer:
Yes, my lord, I've been here couple
of hours
Curtain.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
ANOTHER FOREIGN ENEMY
The Russian Thistle Has Gained a
oFOothOld In the Dakotas.

The Russian Thistle Has Gained a
~TOOthold In the Dakotas.
The department Of agriculture has
foreign pest. The Russian thistle has
invaded the Dakotas and caused ST.
100000 damages to the farmers of those
new states. This so-callcd thistle, says
the Worcester Spy, is a species of salt
wort, a near relative of the tumble
weed. Seventeen years ago some seeds
Of it brought from Russia in a package
of fiaxseed were sOwn in the vicinity Of
Scotland, S. d. From there it has
spread in all directions until it has
covered 10000 square miles in the two
Dakotas, and has entered Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska. Where
once it obtains a fOothold it takes COM
plete possession. The rigid, bulky plants
often make blowing impossible. Trains
have been stopped by it and prairie
fires have been carried long distances
by it.
The secretary of agriculture has sent
the assistant botanist Of the department
to investigate the damages done by it
during the current year to the crops Of
the northwestern states. The people Of
these states are alarmed at the rapid
advances of this foreign invader. They
will ask congress to appropriate $1,000
600 to enable the department of agri-
culture to employ vigorous measures
for tho nVtinotinn IF tho
this is done, they fear it will take pos
session of all the arabic land west of
the Mississippi all the way to the gulf.
in that case it will be worse than the
pleuro-pneumOnia among cattle, and
will require quite as heroic treatment
to extirpate it as did that disease.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Sneeh Of EIectricitY.

M. Blondlot has been experimenting
in an interesting line of electrics. He
describes some experiments which he
undertook to determine the rapidity of
propagation Of an electric disturbance
along a copper wire by means of a
method Independent Of theory. With
lines of unequal length he found that
the results were so nearly alike as to
show that the propagation movement
is tolerabiy uniform. In two lines, Of
1915 and 1878 yards respectively, he
discovered speeds of 1873 - and 1874
81 miles per second. Unfortunately,
NJ. Bl0ndlOts method of arriving at
these results is not given, but it is in
teresting to know that they correspond
perfectly with those lie had previously
obtained by another method. 1t is al
so stated that these experiments have
the advantage of being Independent
not only of theory, but also even of the
eXistance Of electromagnetic oscilli-
tious and undulatiopS.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
TERRIBLE REVENGE.
ralIeyrand's Proposition to Talk Nm.
DoIeon TO Death.

FaIIeyrand's Proposition to Talk Nh
poIeOn TO Death.
A curious anecdote, in the Edinburgh
Review Is illustrative Of the disposition
Of TaIleyrand. 1t was resolved that
each of the allied powers should dcsig-
nate IL commissioner charged with the
surveillance of Napoleon at st. Helena.
Taleyrand proposed Id the king for
this office NJ. dc Montchenu, described
as IAN illsupportable babbler, a com
plete monentity." On being asked why
he had selected this man, Talleyrand
replied: 1T Is the only revenge which
| wish to take for this treatment Of
me; however, 1t is terrible What a
punishment for a man Of Bonaparte's
stamp to be Obliged to live with an
ignorant and pedantic chatterer!
know him; he will not be able to sup
port this annoyance, it will make him
III, and he will die Of it by slow de-
greeS"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Electric water Level Indicator.

An apparatus has been designed by
Mr.. Dieudonne to indicate the water
level in a reservoir, boiler, etc, at any
distance by means Of electric signals
conveyed by a telegraph wire. At the
receiving station, when it is desired
to know the water level, all that is
necessary is to complete the circuit
which has been established between
the reservoir and the station by press
ing Il button. This actuates suitable
electromagnetic apparatus, and radi-
cal arm is caused to travel over an
ebonite plate. breaking the circuit Il
number of times and indicating the
position of a circular index sector and
float at the reservoir. AS the angular
motion Of the sector always CORE
spends to the rise or fall of Inc float,
and as any change in the position Of
either is at once made apparent to the
operator in the station, Il record Of the
water level can be kept with great pre-
ciSiOn.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28

Never buy whislSey for medici-
nal purposes unless you know the bottlers
of 1t 10 be reliable, as most Whistles sold
under celebrated names are spurious. cheap
articles, whose bottlera cannot afford to
have their names on the labels.
Uncle Sans Monogram WhiSkey Is bottled
by the oldest and largest firm in the Liquor
line in the Northwest and the favor with
which 1t has been received Is the best proof
OF its superior quality. Ask your druggist
or retail dealer for It
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-12-28
Awarded
Highest Hon0rs-WOrld'S FaiP.
DIR:
IA l!!I1
y CREAM
BAKING
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE.
pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
Eoln Ammonia. Alum or any ether adulteTant.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.


Good Speed with IA Steam Carriage.
G. L. Slmonds, Of Lynn, Mass, has
made a steam carriage for his own use
that will make ten miles IN hoIr. The
carriage weighs only 400 pounds and
can carry two persons at time. 1t
has the appearance Of IN ordinary car
rage in frOat, except there are no pro-
visions made for a horse. The wheels
are Of cycle make aud are four in NUM-
mer. The hind wheels are 43 inches
and the front wheels are SO inches,
with rubber tires. The boiler and en-.
CINE set just in the rear Of the scat
and give the carriage the appearance
Of ire engine. The steam generates
In what is called porcupine boiler,
which weighs 100 pounds. The steam
is made by naphtha flames from three
lets The naphtha is kept in a cylin-
der. enough to last seven hours. and
there is 4 water tank that will hold ten
gallons. There is 4 pump that is auto
matte in action directly connected with
the engine. The steering part consists
Of crank wheel ON the footboard 50
that the engineer can steer and at
tend 10 the engine at the same time.
The body Of the carriage rests Oh a
cradle and three springs. 1t is easy
riding. and allowance has been made
for every movement. The shafts are
Of steel, and can stand all of 1000
pounds. Mr. SimOndS has given the
steam carriage a trial already and it
has proved Il success. 1t started Off at
4 ten-mile gait; there was no noise,
smoke or trouble whateYer.-Spring-
ted Republican,.