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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-01-11
Bold Wooers in Arabia.

Bashfu1 lovers are almost an I'M
known curiosity in Arabia, for Arab
"courtship" is unceremonious, to say
the least of it. A young man sees Il
girl whom he would like to marry in
another tribe. He rides up at night,
finds out where she is sleeping, dashes
up to her tent, snatches her up in his
arms, puts her before him on his horse
and sweeps away like the wind. If he
happens to be caught, he is shot; if he
is not, the tribe from which he has
stolen the girl pays them visit in
few days. A priest of the tribe joins
the hands of the young man and girl,
and both tribes join in the festivities.
Most of the brave men steal their
wives, but there are some few peace
loving youths who do not.-Philadelphia
Times
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HIDING PLACES FOR ROBBERS.
subterranean Dens Found by Tw.

Subterrnnean Dens Found by Two
Trip.
Two farmers, John Davis and Char
ley Schlosser, while out hunting recent
ly near Delaware, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer, accidently stumbled onto
the hiding place Of band of robbers.
They were prowling around in a very
unfrequented place on the banks of the
Olentangy, near the little Village of
Clinton, when their attention was at
tracted to a deep hole in the ground,
very similar in appearance to the many
sinkhOles which are found in this part
Of the country. Davis went down and
found the opening to be an outer en-
trance to a subterranean passage in
the side of hill Torches were impro-
vised and the two men craWled into
the entrance. About ten feet in they
found two or three lodges of rock, ar
ranged like q short flight of steps, which
led down into a large chamber. The
light from the torches showed the room
to be nearly square, measuring ten feet.
The floor, walls and ceilings, though
formed only Of clay soil, were as hard
as stone or the cemented floor of q cell
lar. A hole in the wall near one cor
ner of this chamber proved to be a
door opening to a low, narrow passage
way which led to a room similar in size
and appearance to the first, except that
the ceiling was arChed.
Another door opened from this cham
Der into q third chamber, the largest Of
them all, with high vaulted ceiling
formed by an immense arched roof.
From this hall another gallery led to a
smaller inper room farther in the earth
All four of the rooms were built in the
solid clay, dry and hard, and devoid Of
all living things. Nothing of much inn
portance was found, although the gen.
eral appearance Of the subterranean
cavities gave evidence that it was once
used by a gang Of men as a storehOuse
or hiding place. The partition walls
between the rooms were from four to
eight feet thick, while the ceilings were
| from seven to fifteen feet high. The
rooms were perfectly dark. save from
| the light of the torches. The cave had
| no ventilation whatever except that af-
forded from the outer opening. When
the rooms were dug, how they were
| constructed and what became Of the
| earth removed from them can,of course
{ be the meFeSt conjecture. 1t seems how
ever, that they were used by outlaws
| at no very remote period.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-01-11
The Ancient Music of Greece.

There are several fragments Of an
cient Greek music in existence. Among
known examples are fragment of
hymn to Calliope in the Paris library
a portion of a paean to Apollo in st:
Petersburg, and a fragment from the
Orestes Of Euripides; this last belongs
to the Austrian archduke Rainier, and
was shown at the recent Vienna eXhi-
bition. Fac-similes will be found in
Coussemaker's Historic de la Mu-
sique." We are not ignorant Of the
ancient Greek notation, as has been too
hastily assumed. Alypius Of Alexan-
dria Olis date is little uncertain, prob
ably the second century after Christi
left a work, the English translation of
which is Introduction to Music" This
is quoted from largely by Boethius and
Kircher. In his chapter, Tones" the
ancient Greek writer, gives and de-
scIibes the current Greek signs Of mu-
steal notation. These are nothing moro
than the Greek capitals mutilated, In
verified and variously contorted: ms they
used different signs for the same sounds
and their durations for each separate
instrument and the voice, the number
Of these employed was very large. \
reference to the Greek musical char
acters will be found in the appendix to
Hawkins History" From the Greek
plan was derived the simplified letter
system of the Romans.-New York N.Y.
steal Courier,
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sAcKwoops PlETY.
How n Country Preacher Rose super.
for to the Temptations OF satan.

How a Country Preacher Rose SUPER
for to the Temptations OF satan.
She was from the country. but she
didn't intend to take baclxwater on any
thing on that account Ii she could help
it. Piety was The subject of discussion,
and Sister Jane. who lived in a town
that made some pretensions to being
considered city, had been eXpatiating
on the immaculate righteousness OF
paISon Jenkins.
Sister Melinda bided her time until
hel innings came round and then took
the floor.
Il don't mind allowin' ;" she said,
''that Parson Jenkins Is powerful re-
ligiOuS man, but when 1t comes to down.
right wrestlin' with Satan, an resist
in his wiles an temptations, why
stands right up in meetin' an says that
our parSon Goodfriend can't be beat by
no man. He don't run soup kitchen
Gus we don't have no use fur SIGH
things down our way, an he don't go
slummin 'cuS we amt got no Slums,
but he's always ready for tusSle with
the adversary, no matter how many
snares an pitfalls he sets for his feet.
You know, he keeps maple grove
onto his little place, an he sets pow
erful store by 'em. Well, 1t hadn't
been very good sugarin' weather at
the time I'm speakin' of. 1t had been
frizZin' considerable night times, but
it hadn't thawed out any day times,
an the sap hadn't had good chance
to run. But ParSOn Goodfriend Wuz
alters a good hand fur takin' time by
the forelock, so he got his holes bored
an his spouts druv in an his buckets
set so as ter have everything ready to
take advantage of the right sort OF
weather when it came along.
well, he done that on Wednesday,
an them trees of his never dripped a
drop ON Thursday, nor on Friday, nor
ON Saturday; but on Sunday the sun
shone out powerful warm an every
thing was a thawin'. And when he
went to look at his trees on Monday
mornin'-'cuS Of course, he wOuldn' t
let himself think of them even on q
Sunday-he found that his sap troughs
an buckets wuz just brimful. Then
what do you think he dOne?'
why, l suppose he did what any
other man would have DONE" replied
Sister Jane. He took the sap away
to make maple sugar out of it."
Yes, that's what Parson Jenkins
would a-done, no doubt" said Sister
Melinda, triumphantly, "an' 1t just
proves what I'm tellin' these facts for
there amt no more pious man livin'
than our Parson Goodfriend. No, he
didn't shout for joy an take that sap
away, but he just Topped down on his
knees right then an there an he says
it wuz my own cousin what heard
him: Get thee behind me, Satan; you
can't tempt me with any Lords Day
sap An then he riz up an he emptied
every last drop of the stuff onto the
ground, an next Sunday he preached
the most convincin sermon l ever
heard on the wiles of the evil ONE
New York Herald.
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TO HELP HIS TRADE.
Why Hats Should Not BE Worn In the
Theater.

Theater.
Chauvin, the newly elected barber
deputy, has just presided at Il gather
ing OF professors Of the tonSoriM art
in Paris. The ample tresseS Of blonde
beauty were artisticalIy disposed by the
nimble fingers Of an expert coiffeur,
and when at the termination Of the task
he had placed a neat toque on the
lady's head he rushed On to the plat
form, and in stentorian tones cried:
Couture FAlliancc." Shouts of ap-
plause rent the air, while the band
struck up the Russian anthem. But the
enthusiasm reached it's height when
Chauvin made his appearance, and, in
reply to q cordial addrcsg, told his au-
dience that no Gid not wish to touch
on politics, and proceeded to cOngratu-
late his colleague on having invented a
fashion which would replace the
Greek style"
He said the ladies must be prevented
from going to the theaters in hats and
bonnets If this were done they must
have their locks deliberately dressed,
aad this would give work to the coiff-
eur. Chauyin said that he well knew
IudL IL WAS uLISulU ~ uPpooo ACAiLAlIO
tastes, but a monster petition might do
something.
Finally this irrepressible Figaro re-
marked that, although he had been
raised to the dignifed position of a
legislator, he does not consider that
his old occupation is quite gone, but
intGQds to stand up for the hair dress
ing interest9 in the chamber of deputies,
his entrance into which opens out a
vista Of rather comical possibilities.
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Leaks From Gas Mains.

Leaks ofvarious kindsare, of course, q
source Of trouble to the gasmen. 1t is
is necessary always to allow for GER
tain amount of leaking. Cast iron
pipes are very apt to leak little. A
joint may allow an almost impercepti-
BILE amount to escape, and in all, it is
estimated this necessary leakage
amounts to 100000 cubic feet in one
year to each mile of main pipe. But
the leaks from accidents are costly and
ofttimes troublesome. If a leak Oc-
ours in a house or block it is soon nos.
iced by the occupants and does not
prove difficult to locate. But when it
happens to be in one of the main pipes,
that is quite another matter. These
are discovered sometimes by the pass
ers-by on the street who smell the gas
and sometimes by means Of the pres
sure gauges. When a leak or break is
suspected on any line Of pipes man
takes long iron bar and goes along
the ground over the pipe making a
deep hole every few steps, and then
testing for gas. 1t usually does not
take great while to find the leak, and
the repairing Of it, though necessitating
the digging up Of the pipe, is any easy
matter. Sometimes leak will be dis
covered by some one noticing that the
trees and grass in certain locality are
dying. An investigation into the
cause follows and escaping gas proves
to be the cause-Springfield Republican
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An international exhibition of ma.
chimes, appliances and apparatus for
the cleaning, screening, dressing and
drying Of grain and other seed will
be held at st. Petersburg from March
2 to 1G, 1894. The exhibition Is organ
lied by the Imperial Free Economic
Society Of Russia in st. Petersburg for
the purpose of acquainting farmers, ag-
ricultural implement makers and
agents, merchants, ETC., with the best
and newest machines, appliances, etc,
for cleaning, screening, dressing and
drying grain and other seed. The eX-
hibition is being organized in conse-
quence of the governments decision to
enforce stringent laws with a view
to stop the general low and often fraud
ulent grading Of Russian export grain
American Elevator.
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sport-Loving English Parsons.

The fox-hunting parson, as much
sportsman as parson, has somewhat
died out, while his place is taken by
the muscular Christian who plays with
the village eleven and heads all the
sports and games. This kind has sell
dom much spiritual hold over his peo-
pie, but what he wants in spiritual i'll
tiuence he supplies by human love and
respect. "A right good Sort he Is
called by the men who see in him only
themselves, educated, elevated, enlarg-
ed, but who do not view him in any
way as an inspired messenger. He is u
man like themselves, is the parson, and
they mind him when he speaks to them
as privates might their colonel. but not
as a devout Catholic would his direc-
tor. The difference is subtle, but it is
real and nsignifcant.-The Queen.
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A YOUNG LAWYERS STRATA
GEM,



II Might Have Worked but for an
Unexpected Incident.
The following story is told Of Timothy
Coffin, who was for a long time Judge
of the New Bedford district: When q
very young man he was retained in
case Of sufficient importance
to bring out almost every resident
of the town; so that the little New Bed
ford court house was packed when
court was opened that morning. Coffin
had been secured as counsel for the
defendant. Although 1t was his first at
tempt in open court, he had made lit
tie or no preparation, thinking that
he could get through somehow or other
when the time came. Thus, when the
counsel for the defendant came into
court that morning he was greatly
surprised, and no less agitated, to see
the big crowd and realized the wide
public interest in the trial at hand.
He saw that he had looked upon the
case too lightly. The prosecution was
strong, and he had made not even a
slight preparation. To lose the case
meant the loss of a hoped-for reputa-
ton. Could he afford to commit this
blunder by displaying his ignorance of
the case2 How could he get out of it?
These were a few of the questions
that are known to have flashed through
the young lawyers head, for after
ward he himself told of the awful per-
plexity Of the hour. Being a shrewd
inventor, he devised a plan. AS soon
as the court had been called to order
and the crier had said his little say,
he arose and asked for a postpone
ment Of the trial, on the ground that
he had just received a telegram an
nouncing the sudden and fatal illness
Of his mother, who resided at Nam
tucket.
Scarcely had the words of this appeal
proceeded from the lips of young Cof-
fin, when an elderly woman quietly
rose in the balcony of the court room
and gave utterance to the words: Tim
othy, Timothy, how many times have
/ chastised thee for lying"
Timothy recognized the sound Of that
voice only too well. 1t was that of his
mother. This being Timothy's first pub
lie case, the old lady had secretly come
UP to New Bedford to see how welhher
son would do. Her presence was, of
course, totally unknown to him. The
further developments need not be re-
corded here. Suffice it to say that Tim
othy Coffin in after years made sure
that his excuses would not be thrown
back at him by any member of his own
family.-Boston Herald.
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Putting Down n French Bravo

Several men in an uptown hotel re-
Gently were telling Of dueling expert
ences they had had, when it came viii.
liam H. Scovill's turn. He is a fine
looking, modest man, with mild gray
eyes, and resides in Hudson, N. Y. He
sper dis much of his time here and Is
quite popular. His duel was thrust on
him. Travelling from Paris to Nice in
Il car an insolent young fellow made
himself Objectionable to q lady. Colo
mel Scovill told the young fellow that
he had to stop it or be elected from the
car on the end of a boot. He then sat
near the lady and saw that she was not
molested. At Nice he was waited upon
by the seconds Of the young man. He
intimated that he did not care to fight,
but remarked that if he saw the young
man insulting any lady he would kick
him. The next day the seconds called
again, and said their principal wanted
satisfaction and gore. The colonel had
them bring him around. Now, young
fellow, put up your hands, for am go
ing to thrash you, if I can," said the
colonel. The young fellow was knock"
ed out, and the colonel remarked:
THAT will teach you not to be insolent
to ladies.--New York Commercial AID
vertiser
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PUT AMEND THE STRIKE.
How the Master of Ba1Iiol Dealt
With University Washervvomen.

How the Master of Ba1IiO1 Dealt
With University Washerwomen.
A sympathetic biographer, and one
who is evidently acquainted with his
subject, contributes to the December
number Of Cornhill some rare Mem
cries of the Master of Ralliol." The
master was a keen judge of human
nature, and in the anecdotes comprised
in this paper there are evidences of his
keen insight into character. One triv-
ial, though characteristic narrated, is
quoted as follows in the Toronto EN-
pire: Jowett's brevity Of speech and
dispatch of business never shone more
than on the great occasion of his deal
ing VITA the refractory washerwomen
Of Balliol. These worthy danes struck
for higher wages in one department.
Twelve collars for shilling was,
believe, the statutory pric'. They came
to interview the master.
1.-The WaSherwOmen have come to see
YOU" said the butler.
"Show the ladies up" said the master.
They dumped into the room to find him
fiddling with the poker at the ashes in
the CRATE. He turned round.
"'Will you wash twelve collars for
q shilling?"
They began to expostulate he touch
ed the bell. In came the butler.
"Show the ladies down"
Presently the butler appeared again.
''They seem very sorry, sir-would
like to see you again"
SHOW them up"
The washerwemen found the master
intent. us before on the fire CRATE.
':Will you wash twelve collars for a
shilling?" piped his CHEEKY little voice.
A stalwart speaker began to make ex-
plantations. He touched the bell.
SHOW the ladies down. said he,
and down they went. Again the hut
Ter expressed a hope that he would see
them.
Certainly; show them up" They
entered the room.
will you wash twelve collars for a
shilling?"
I'VE WILL" they cried.
'Thank you-good day, good day."
said the master; and touching the bell,
he said: Knight, show these ladies
down"-and the strike was over.
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To be Continued
INDIANS WHO GO WHALING.
The Makahs of Washington Make g
Good Living Ont of the Sen

The Makahs of Washington Make a
Good Living Out of the Sea.
The Makah tribe of Indians of Neah
Bay have been accustomed for years to
cruise on the ocean twenty or thirty
miles from Cape Flattery, boldly at
lacking whales fur seals and sea lions,
catching halibut, the several varieties
Of cod, salmon and rock fish, all Of
which abound in great numbers about
the cape. 1t was in 1862 that the gov
eminent established a reservation and
agency at Neah Bay under charge of
Henry Webster. The Makahs are not
an agricultural tribe. They are entirely
self-supporting, receiving only about
$500 year from the government for
educational purposes entirely. They de-
rive all Of their subsistence from the
ocean. They have been encouraged to
procure a larger class Of vessels than
the canoes of their ancestors, and they
have been allowed to own and COM
mand vessels capable of making voy-
ages to distant seas in pursuit Of their
vocation of sealing, whaling and fishing.
In 1869 sealing schOOnerS first COM
menced to take these Indians with their
canoes to the sealing grounds, and they
thus acquired a knowledge of the sr-
perior facility afforded by a schooner
for safety and comfort. 1t was not be-
fore 1880 that any Indian had conf
dence enough to purchase and sail a
vessel of his own larger than a canoe.
Grandually the AIakahs have increased
their business, and having been success
full in their sealing, they now own
fleet Of ten fine schoOners, varying in
size from twenty-five to fifty tons each.
They start out in January, as soon as
the seals begin to appear in the vicinity
of Cape Flattery, and cruise south, fol-
lowing the herds along the coast to the
Columbia river, and returning with the
seals as they slowly wend their way
north to the Aleutian rookeries. From
the Columbia river to Alaska the Ma
kah natives know the coast and can
navigate their own schOoners, but when
they go to the Boring sea or the Japan
coast they are comp elled to take with
them Caucasian navigator. The
young men Of the tribe are exceedingly
bright. Most of them attend the even
ing school, where they learn to read and
write English. Recently some Of them
have been studying navigation, and it
will not be long before they will be
able to navigate their own vessels
even in foreign waters. The earnings
Of members of the tribe from sealing
aggregate over $4,000 year.
Under the present law, as laid down
by the Boring sea tribunal in Paris
recently, the Indians have considerable
advantage over the white hunters. Fire
arms are strictly prohibited in hunti'>g
seals, and this causes the India IS to
adopt their old custom Of hunting with
spears, at which a large number of the
tribe are adopts. Practical sealers claim
that the Indians will fare much better
than either the English or American
sealers.
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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 to
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 perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t 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 it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Doc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
%. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
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I'm sorry II rye frightened you, but
you seem to have recovered by this
time. However, the reason why came
to tell you all this Is the poor young
thing has no mother and you stand In
the place of one to her, and she ought
to be looked after"
Pray, did Mrs. John Lilly junior
send you hereT"
Not she! And she would scold me
soundly If she knew / came. But /
have done my duty, all the same. No;
she declares she Is quite Well"
Mrs. Lilly was getting into a condL
ton of rigidity impressive to witness.
Once or twice she had opened her
mouth to make speech, which should
quell this incredibly intrusive person
with the outlandish name. But Bar
ney was too quick for her, and did not
wait for the sentence to be got fairly
under way. Indeed, having accom-
plished the object Of her visit, which
was fOrcibly to call the attention OF
Mrs. Lilly to the daughter-in-law's con-
ditlon, the music mistress pulled out
her watch, declared she must be Off to
her work, gave very brief good morn
ing to the lady Of Percival House, and
escaped scot free from the crushing
reproof which Mrs. Lilly had it in her
mind to administer.
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Memories of John Jacob Astor.

In n Philadelph1a shOp WINDOW
unique old relic of a piano is displayed,
bearing the following inscription: John
Jacob Astor sold this piano to one of
the first families of New York more
than a century ago. Mr.. Astor is be-
ueved to have been the first piano
dealer In the United States" Then
follows copy Of an advertisement i'll
a New York paper dated Jan 10, 1889.
1t reads: "J. jacob Astor, at 81 Queen
street, next door but one to the Friends
Westinghouse, has for sale an assOrt-
Inent of pianOfortes of the newest con-
struetion, made by the best makers of
Iondon. which he will sell on reason
able terms. He gives cash for all kinds
of furs, and has for sale quantity of
Canadian beaver and Canada coatingS,
recon skins, mushzrat skins, etc. New
York Tribune.