The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-09

structure of the new school house was
begun, and carpenters and brick layers
are busy with their part of the con
tract, and will push the work to Q
rapid completion, There has been
some unavoidable delay in getting the
material here, but as it is all on the
ground, rapid progress will be made
The following from the Appleton
Press is timely advice and should be
needed:
We cannot too earnestly urge upon
our citizens the necessity OF taking
extraordinary precautions against the
danger of fires this exceedingly dry
weather. Loose paper, dry leaves
and other inhammable material that
is drifted into out-of-the-way corners
by the wind should be carefully raked
out and burned.
Owing to the extremely dry con-
dition of grass and stubble due to the
prolonged drouth, it is absolutely
essential to provide fire-breaks. Hay,
grain stacks and buildings should be
protected as a prairie fire if now
famed by a strong wind would sweep
everything clean. Disastrous fires
are already reported from various To-
calities, and we would strongly urge
immediate and extra precaution.
An Exchange says: There is no use
walking the floor with a felon, says a
gentleman who has had some ex-
perience in that direction. Wrap a
cloth loosely around the felon, leaving
the end open. Pour gunpowder in the
end and shake it down until the felon
is covered, then keep it wet with
camphor. In two hours the pain will
be relieved and Q perfect cure will
surely follow.
Judging from the samples of new
wheat shown US, the quality is the
finest for several years. A good
sized, plump, even berry of rich color
and free from foul seed, characterizes
all the samples shown, and the grain
weighs up we'll altho' from the
shock. 1t is considered by good
judges that scale weight will largely
overrun bushel measure, and this
will result in a material benefit to
producers.
The word indivisibillity may be
noted as peculiar word, for it con-
tains the letter 81" six times. Miss
issippi and Tennessee are each
spelled with the use of but four differ
ent letters, although one contains elev-
en- letters and the other nine.
Schnapps, a word of one syllable and
eight letters, contains but one vowel.
There are no words in the English
language Of more than eight syllables.
Of those containing that number we
mention incomprehensibility.
Judge Gillespie was out in the hail
storm of week ago, en- route to
Alexandria, and was overtaken on the
prairie away from any shelter, and ex
posed to the full fury of the bonn
bardment. The only thing that his
honor. prides himself on, was his COM
bined and successful efforts to
balance the buggy, which the wind
seemed bound to upset, restrain the
frantic horse, soothe his frightened
boy, and hurl maledictions at the storm
at one and the same time. 1t was an
occasion when a motion for a change
of revenue would have been granted
with profuse thanks.
We have this week mailed to the
chairman of each board of super
visors in Stevens county, a copy of
the bulletin regarding the Russian
thistle, and also samples of the weed.
Specimens of this weed have been
found in this county, and samples of
the thistle found in the town of
Hodges may be seen at several places
in town. Bulletins with samples have
also been sent to the teachers in the
state summer school now in session
at this place, and we trust our efforts
will result in familiarizing our people
with the appearance of this weed and
result in stamping out this dangerous
pest,