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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
TIE PENNY.POST

o peaceful knight of modern birth!
With weight OF mail and coat of gray.
How little can you know the worth
or all the matter you convey.
The printed paper, early sent.
With hasty glance we throw away,
And yet It's columns represent
The toll OF many, every day.
The countless adye rtisements, too,
That In our refuse basket lay.
Were written with an end in view
And cost-Well, let the printers say.
The hasty scrawl upon a card,
Which tidings brings from far away,
Is dearer than the choicest bard
To walters anxious from delay.
Those billetsdoux may volumes mean
When not a word Of love they say:
For safe between the lines, ween,
No tender message goes astray.
The budding poet sends his rhymes
For classic journals to display;
You bring them back-as many times
:" Returned with thsnks,"i is all they say.
Now comes an invitation neat
To wedding, social or soiree;
Perchance bill we pledged to meet
But not q chance for checks to pay.
Anon letter draped In black
Brings news Of one that's gone for aye.
Good pOstman! take the message backI
My eyes are dim-oh, read it, prayl
With throbbing hearts we welcome thee,
o somber knight in suit Of grayl
Thy service, though 1t simple be,
Doth half the sum OF life outweigh.
And so we ever watch and wait,
With curious haste each call obey,
Till death delivers at the gate
His own-the last great mystery.
j. P. Rand, In Springfield (Mass.) Repub
can.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
A Terror to Criminals.


NJ. Bertillon's recent successes In tho
Identification Of anarchists have drawn
much attention to the Anthropometrid
department. Of Paris, over which he
presides He is the official Of whom
the habitual criminal is most in dread,
for he has brought his system to such
state Of perfection that five minutes
sometimes sufhces for the discovery Of
the photograph taken perhaps years
ago, and to which are appended vari-
ons telltale details, including the dates
Of the condemnati ons which the culprit
has already undergone. The case with
which this is done is all the more re-
markable owing to the fact that the
department. contains upwards Of one
hundred and fifty thousand similar
documents. Everything is SO we'll
classified that photographs which may
not have been looked at for years are
promptly discovered Nine measure
ments Of prisoners are taken, and the
men employed in this work are so exc
pert that 1t is done In a few minutes.
After undergoing this process the cul-
prit is photographed. Occasionally re-
sistance Is offered, but this is rapidly
overcome. There is no deceiving M.
Bertillon, who is said to be the special
horror Of pickpockets from the British
side Of the channel
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
GATHERING FRUITS.

Ono Of These Quadruple stepladders VIII
Save Many Steps.
Designs for fruit ladders are legion,
some good, some bad and some indif-
ferent. The quadruple stepladder
here illustrated must be classed among
the good designs, for obvious reasons.
Placed under low, branching trees its
use permits one to move about within
reach of large portion of the whole
side of tree, because of its four sides,
about which one can freely step.
Moreover, when not occupied as stand
ing ground" the top affords an excel
lent resting place for the basket. It
will be found exceedingly convenient
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
Raphael, Angelo, Rubens. IA

The "LINENE" are the Best and Most Econom
ical Collars and Cuffs worn; they are made of hne
BILE, one collar is equal to two of any other kind.
They 1T aoel aueH and look tUeH. box Of Ten
Collars or Five Pairs OF CUTS for Twenty-Five
Cents.
Cents. Name style and size. Address
F4VERSIBLE COLLAR COMPANY,
n Franklin ST.. New York. n Kilby st., Boston
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
MINNESOTA NEWS.
New Rates.

The state railroad and warehouse
commission decided the celebrated case
Of Elias Stevenson against the Great
Northern railway company in favor of
the plaintiff, giving cut of Is per cent
instead of SO l-3, as demanded. The
new rates ordered involve reduction
of between IS and 16 per cent, or just
about half asked by Stevenson in his
complaint.
The new rates ordered by the COM
mission are as follows per 100 pounds
for wheat, oats, barley, corn, rye, and
the mill products of such grain:
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
Pre.,rvinr Frutt in Iime =.

Preserving Fruit IN Lime
A correspondent states that one of
the most effective ways Of preserving
fruits and roots for q length Of time is
to bury them in powdered quicklime.
A member Of European agricultural
society recently exhibited some grapes
which had been embedded in lime for
seven months. They were as round
and plump as on the day they were
gathered, and the only difference OBJ
servable in the taste was that . little
more saccharine had been developed.
The owner Of the grapes stated that he
had been in the habit Of preserving
fruit through the entire winter by this
method. BY about the middle of
March, however, q tenth would spoil,
and 2 month later about half would de-
say In Order to make the system .
perfect success, the consumption Of
fruit should not be put off beyond the
of March.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
Home Seekers, Excursions.

Tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
viii sell tickets on Sept II, Sept IS and Oct.
Texas, to Eddy, New Mexico, and Lake
Charles, La, good returning twenty days
from date Of sale. For further information
address 81. A. Chenice, 10 Rookery Building,
Chicago, Ill; T. B. Cookery, 500 Locust st.,
Dos Moines, Ia, or James Barker, G. P. and
T. Ag't, St Louis, Mo.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

Mrs. SARAH s. SNEED,
Of Clio, A'edeU Co.,
". c., writes: my
daughter was first at
te cked " it h pneu-
mOnia and pleurisy in
very bad form and
was then taken with a
very bad cough, which
kept growing worse
and worse. until final
~ it seemed as though
she had consumption
very bad. The ply
eicians prescribed Cod
liver oil. but to no
benefit. I procured
two bottles of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery and she
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

for the home orchard, where one may
desire to pick but basket or two Of
fruit at q time, and wishes to make a.
selection of those in the best condition
for picking. It should be made strong
but light, so as to be readily moved
about. American Agriculturist.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

she expected to see it realized before
the night. Her only dread was lest
some of her exaggerated stories should
come to Nellie's honest ears too soon.
Then came a day which Gertie never
will forget-when it was found that
Uncle Silas had gone, no one knew
whittier
His oldest, but now carefully mend
ed clothes, had been left behind, with
card bearing the laconic inscription:
"For my brother John;' and it after
wards appeared that he had been
freely replenishing his wardrobe-at
his frugal brothers expense.
But this was not the worst; it soon
came out that Uncle Silas had been
trying to raise large sums of money
in his brothers name, upon bogus
South American securities; and it was
his failure in this and fear Of the con-
sequences, which had led to his sudden
and secret flight.
A package of the worthless secur-
tiles had been left 'for my charming
but avaricious niece, as suitable re-
ward for her disinterested devotion.''
Uncle John was furious and vowed
that the swindler should be prosecuted
if ever he could be traced. But what
became of Uncle Silas after his disap-
pearance was never known; at all
events they never heard of him again.
Gertie's humiliation was complete;
and she foresaw bitter punishment
for her folly in the merciless teasing
of her companions, when they should
learn of her air castles utter and pitt
full collapse.
Nellie was honestly sorry for her
sister, though she wondered how it
had been possible for Gertie to indulge
in such absurdly romantic hopes; and
she heartily sympathized with Uncle
Johns discontinue and indignation at
the discovery of his brothers utter un-
worthiness But old Susan chnckled
over the state of things for days.
Jest like Mr.. Silas!'' she said, IAN
serves Mr.. John right for trustin' him,
when he knew-wella as do-that Mr..
sSilas was born scamp, an warn't
likely to go ag'in' his natur'. But for
Miss Gertie to be so taken in by his
great yarns! She amt much like her
sister; seems as if Miss Nellie's got all
the family common sense. Well, /
often said, an I say again: BLESSED is
them that didn't expect nothin' for
they amt SO likely to get disap-
p'inted! "Demorest's Magazine.
She-"Men are as faithlesa In love
as women ever are" He-'sI believe
you are right. know Miss Hnll's
father has inst hrnken off her Anpa0e.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

walls will prove large enough, and
would be proper guide in the forma-
ton of the walls. If possible, fill in
the space back of the wall as the
structure progresses, tamping the soil
firmly in position. If it be dry wealth
er, 1t should be made wet and firmly
pressed, that the inside pressure when
filed with water will not cause the
wall to crack or give way. An egg
shaped form is best. with the top or
small end long drawn out or elongated,
as shown above. This guide is not ex-
pensive, and when the walls are up it
is knocked to pieces and thrown out.
Agriculturist.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
Cures That Faith Won't Eject

Are brought about by the use of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, foremost among American
family remedies. Rheumatism, neuralgia,
dyspepsia, liver complaint, malaria and
nervous complaints succumb to this reliable
remedy. It does its benign work thorough
", and those who use it reap fruitful
harvest of health. Physicians of the first
standing commend it.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

Of Consumption Is stopped short by DR..
haven't waited beyond reason, there's COM
plete recovery and cure. In those scroful-
Gus conditions of tho blood which invite
Consumption; in severe, lingering Coughs,
and Weak Lungs, this medicine is proved
rasnadY S.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

Mrs. PORTS You have just been thrown
out of work, cha" Everett Wrest-" 'Scuse
me, I didn't say I'd been t'rown out of
work; said / had been trun out of de
works = workhouse, see2"-Indianapol
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

"GARLAND" Stoves and Ranges are no
higher IN price than the worthless limitations.
Ask to see them.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

II PRESUME you funny men aim to deal
with questions of the hour, do you not2"
"Oh, yes. calculate that there have been
written no less than five thousand jokes
when it is time for him to go home. "-In-
diananoliS Journal
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

ETHEL-"What made people think they
were husband and Wife?" Frank-"Why,
whenever he related good story she al
ways interrupted him by saying he'd left
out something. "-TitrBits.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

TIE desire Of boy to be just like his
father doesn't extend to wearing his fathers
made-over clothes
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

This Is an awfully irregular watch. Do
you expect to go by it," Jimps-s'Jupiter,
no. expect to go pawn it''
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

QUITE naturally, it is the man of sea-
soned intellect and ripe experience who does
not seem fresh.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

A Dose in Time Saves Nine of Hale,s
honey OF Horehound and Tar for Coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minnie
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

hasn't felt any return Of lung disease in over
twelve months. She was z othing but skele-
ton when she took the first dose, and to-day
che weighs 15 pounds
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
His Last Ride.

A serious accident occurred on the
Northwestern railroad a mile and
half east of Lewiston. Freight No. 10
left that station about $3.50 a. m. On
the down grade between there and
Stockton the train broke in two. The
engineer slowed up, when the rear Sec
ton crashed into the forward one, de-
railing one car and instantly killing
young man who was stealing ride on
the bumpers. He was crushed between
the two cars in a space not more than
six inches wide. Another man, also
on the bumpers, was thrown off and
lost leg and foot. The injured man
was taken to Lewiston and one leg be-
low the knee and one foot at the ankle
were amputated. Later he was re-
moved to the hospital at Winona. He
gave the name of johnson, of Athens,
Canada, and lately worked for one Nc
Dougall, near Owatonna. The name
and residence of the man killed are I'M
known.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
THE ONWARD nARcA

If time were money, the tramp would be
rolling in wealth.-Texas Slftings.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

The devil is always polite upon first ac-
quaintance. -Ram's Horn
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
CHINESE MEDICINES
Some Queer Constituents of the Mongoli
Materia Medica.

Some Queer Constituents of the Mongolian
Materia Medica.
Mr.. M. F. A. Frazer, British consul at
Pakhoi, in China, in his report to the
foreign Office on the trade of his dis
trict, draws attention to a curious arti-
Gle of export-namely, dried lizards.
The European, scampering over the
Pakhoi plain on a little native pony,
finds his equestrian pastime sadly
marred by the necessity for a bright
lookout for the holes dug by the ma
tives, sometimes on the very paths, to
catch lizards. The numerical import
ance of these little saurians in the list
of exports may well cause surprise.
The greater quantity exported comes
from the neighborhood of Wochow, in
Kwangsi. They are used for making
medicines called 'lizard wines" it is
said to be a tonic, and also to cure eve
diseases, 'sTo these persons" says the
distinguished American, DR.. Wells Will
liams, speaking of Chinese physicians,
nothing comes amiss, and, like the in
gradients of the hubbling, bubbling
cauldron of Macbeth's witches, the
stranger it is the more potent they think
a dose will be. Petrifactions of crabs
and orthoceras, bezoar of cows, scales
of pangolins, horns of rhinoceroses,
paws Of bears, tiger bones and other
such like things, are sought after as
medicines and large sums paid for
them"
Independently Of lizards, however,
there is a large import and export of
native medicines, both in steamers and
in junks, here as elsewhere in China,
and among many valueless articles
there must be some and even many
good ones. It is much more in surgery
than in medicine Consul Frazer SAYS
that the European doctor surpasses the
Chinese, who have q respectable array
of learned, though lamentably out Of
date, authors on the subject, The in
trepid explorer Fortune gratefully as.
cribed the saving of his life to native
practitioner who cured him of fever.
Able European specialists are taking
up the important question of the vast
native materia medica with increasing
interest and success; and as the foreign
doctor is constantly winning his way
to native favor. and more and more
Chinese adopts to western science are
being enrolled, we may expect increas-
ing benefits, not only to humanity and
science. but also to manufacturing in
dustry and to commerce, from their re-
searches. st. James Gazette.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally Price 75c.

II BEG your pardon'' sang out the con-
vict, as the governor passed by his cell.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
Nicely Caught.

At Moorhead man and boy were
held up near the junction east of town
and their money taken from them by
three men. The boy came back and
informed Chief Sullivan, who, with
John Watson, went after the men, who.
in the absence of the boy, had held up
and robbed another man. When the
officers gave chase the highwaymen
fred at the officers, who returned the
fire, wounding one man in the arm, who
surrendered. Watson borrowed rifle
from farmer and the second one was
brought down by shot in the heel, and
the third was finally dislodged from a
clump of weeds. All were lodged in
Jail,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
The Relief Work,

The state relief committee, consisting
of c. A. Pillsbury, Knute Nelson, Ken
meth Clark, c. H. Graves, M. C. Norton
and H. H. Hart, have made their report
concerning the investigation in the fire
district. The report states that the
work of finding and burrying the dead
is practically completed, but that meas
ures should be taken to bury the dead
animals. Refugees are provided for,
and the work of temporary relief is
nearly through. Contributions of cash,
baled hay, feed, barley, winter rye, ETC.,
are urgently solicited. Kenneth Clark,
of St. Paul, will look after contribu-
tions, and II. II. Hart, of St. Paul. will
answer communications.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
Punballs as Food.

It will surprise many to know that
the plebeian puffball of our pastures is
good for something besides old fash
toned styptic, smoke and the kick Of
the small boy. There are number Of
species of the puffball, varying in shape
and size from the small white globular
variety of an inch in diameter, and the
pear-shaped, to the giant pasture spe-
cies which may attain the dimensions
of football. All are edible, if gath
cred at the white stage, those of yellow
or darker fracture being excluded. OF
the esculent qualities of the larger spec
cies,; Lycoperdon giganteum, we may
Judge from the statement of connois-
seur: ssSliced and seasoned in butter
and salt and fried in the pan, no French
omelet is half as good in richness and
delicacy Of flavor. M. G. Cooke, the
British authority, says Of it: In its
young and pulpy condition it is excel
lent eating, and indeed has but few
competitors for the place Of honor at
the table. w. Hamilton Gibson, in
Harper's Magazine,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

She Men are as faithless in love
as women ever are" He-.sI believe
you are right. know Miss Hulps
father has just broken of her engage
ment to me. Harlem Lite.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

The report that the Boston walters have
concluded to strike against tips must be
taken cum barrelo salis.-Memphls Az
alanche.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20
= M.nt., pa 8. !.

q 0kSHittsk ASesoF VdCiOH. 5E9
Little Dot hate babies! think
they are horrid!
Mother hope you have not made
any such remark to Mrs. Youngma.
Nom. =
What did you say when she showed
you her baby?
81 said it was as nice q baby as any
knew Of, but I didn't tell her that
wasn't saying MUCH. - Good News
Not the Man He Was Lookins For.
Il say yer q lier, an I'll lick yer!''
Go fight a teller Of yer size!'
What yer take me fer? Do yer
think I want ter sit licked ' Judge.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

A. N. K.-G. 1918.
WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS PLEASE
state that sou saw the Advertisenent In thls
paper.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-09-20

LETTER carriers may be seen collecting
letters at midnight but this doesn't explain
why some late males don't arrive till near
morning. -Philadelph Times.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23
A MONSTER BLAZE.
A Four -MiIlion-FO Gas Well in Indiana
Fire.

A Four -MiIlion-FOOt Gas Well in Indiana
Fire.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-A special to the
Herald from Muncie, Ind, says: A
1000, ,OOO-foot gas well belonging to the
Indiana Iron Co., of this city, and To-
Gated near West Muncie, few days
ago was frozen up and the pipe near
the well burst Some mischievous per-
son set the escaping gas on fire.
The heat soon caused the pipe
to burst more, and now the whole
product of the well is belching
forth in a voluminous flame that reaches
far above the tall oaks. The heat is
so intense that the men attempting to
quench the blaze have been unable to
go within 200 feet of the well.
The idea now is to secure dynamite
in cans, tie them on the end of long
strings of wire, ignite the fuse and
hurriedly pull them near the well,
where it will explode, with hopes
of blowing out the blaze. The
men have worked numerous devices.
but have not accompli shed any good.
The noise made by the escaping gas
can be heard for miles around, and has
attracted great crowds of sightseers.
The well is located on the Brindell
farm, near several others, and many
timid persons refuse to go to bed for
fear the fire will spread and result in
the whole field taking fire.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-02-23
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
Pardoned BY the Governor.

7. L., alias ''BonF," Craig, the alleged
slayer Of Jim Whitsell and sentenced to
eleven years Imprisonment, was last
week pardened By Gov. TurneF. Craig
tas sent from Anderson county, and
was met at Nashville by State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction Frank Nj.
Smith, who had in his pocket the papers
which gave Craig his liberty. Craig was
taken 20 the prison, where the warden
was given the pardon, and his release
Immediately followed. He will not re-
turn 10 East Tennessee, but will remain
as a guard at the prison at Nashville
CfaigE pardon was recommended by a
large number of citizens In Knoxville,
Nashville, Memphis and other places, on
the ground that the killing took place
during the fiOt r. Coal Creek, In August,
1892; that Whitsell was one Of the riot
ers: that Crais was az-seout- to Gen.
Csrnes; that he was accompanying sol
diers ordered to arrest rioters; that Whit
sell, being ordered to surrender, made an
effort to escape, was fired upon by sever
al and killed; that in doing this Craig
was discharging his duty TO. the State
and assisting to suppress a rebellion and
enforce the law. This is the second
time Craig has been convicted of a penal
uffense, and yet he has never donned the
stripes. Years ago he was given FIVE
years for shooting John Block Cox, but
influential friends secured his pardon by
Gov. John G.. Brown before he was sent
TO Nashville.