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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-06-14
New FalSta ifs.

When Sir John Falstaff, "Old Jack"
Is snubbed by his once boon companion
Prince Hal, as "gray-haired iniquity,"
he vows in the play to ''''purge and live
clearly" This purging has at last been
done for him by the modern rehabilita-
tors of history. After his rehabilita-
ton of King Henry VIII, who was
himself kind of Falstaff, and of Rich
ard Ill, it is not surprising that that
fat sack of lies and cowardice Sir John,
should be transformed into a hero.
Verdi, it appears is PARTLY responsible
for it, the Falstaff Of his last opera
having been so much hetter a knight
than the old Eastcheap blowhard Of
Shakespeare, that the tailors who re-
tailor the personages of history saw at
once their chance to put Jack into q
new suit. They identified the poets
Pigment with a real Sir John, who,
they declare, was born at Caistercaste,
Norfolk, in 1877, went to France as a
squire, at 1G, distinguished himself as
a brave soldier and founded colleges.
He ran away from Joan or Arc, at
Orleans, however, and the shame Of
this one action. surviving all his other
fame, caused. Shakespeare to paint his
immortal carfcature. J. Unfortunately
for the theory, we are afraid this Gals
tercastle Falstaff, is no other than our
old friend, Sir John Fastolfe, who has
before this been confused with Falstaff
against Shakspeare's own testimony.
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JOINED IN THE LAUGH.
A BOw-legged Admiral Who Was
misunderstood by Bulldog.

A BOw-legged Admiral Who Was
NisyunsderstsoOd by Bulldog.
Sailors, like horsemen haye ten
Captain s, Wooden, aa eK=naVy officer,
who was at the Southern yesterday.
II once saw an old admiral WHOSE long
sea service had given his legs q decids
ed outward curvature, have q singular
adventure with q bulldog that was q
pet aboard ship. The sailors had taken
great pains with the dogs education
and taught him a number of tricks.
One Of the most frequent exploits was
to jump through the aperture made by
the man holding one Of his feet against
the other knee. 1t was q trick that the
dog, seemd to take delight In perform
ing. One !day the admiral came on
board the ship Oh visit of iuspectionl
and while standing on deck conversing
with some of the officers was spied by
the dog. The admirals bow legs SEEM
ed to Strike the dog as affording the
hest VciIahct for @ trimming leap he had
seen in many day. Suddenly he made
a rush and leapt like a Whir1wind
through the tempting gap. In aston
ishment at what had passed beneath
lm, tie aqq(rs tqgne4 I! 9ackl yr around 9n
took this action as o signal for an Zen
core" ana jumped again, barking furi-
ously all the time as q means OF show
ing how much he enjoyed the sport
Ihe beWildepel face Of the admiral
was too much for the gravity OF the
.oeeaGs aI4 H. e bfe int the ssPsft
roar in which, after he understood the
situation. they were Joined by the adj
miral himself.r-st, Louis Democrat,
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one Copy wanted in Thirty Years.

one Copy wanted i'm Thirty Years.
Congressman Amos Cummings recnt-
ly told a story about public document
which has been printed for, over 400
years without the slightest reasonable
ground why it should be thus preserv-
ed. I'm 1885," Mr.. Cummings said, "a
Jaw was passed requiring the treasurer
of the United States to send to congress
annually copies Of ali bis accounts set
tied by the first comptroller Of the treas
upy. He transmitted them without
classification, ipdexing or reputation,
and this report was printed until 1852
loo years, The last one cost $9,0HV.
The report for 1889 was printed IN
1891 by order of the fifty=iiFst congress.
Its preparation took the Whole uHe Oh
two clerks in the treasureFs off1ce.
These reports have been utterly worth
less ever since they were issued IN 1857,
and have undoubtedly cost the govern
ment hundreds of thousands OF dollars.
When they were first printed they coy
cred not more than three or four pages.
They have increased in size until the
| report of 1889 covered nearly 1,O00
printed pages. Not long ago the clerk
! of one of the committees went to
| Amzi Snsatb, superintendent of the SEN
ate document F6ofh, and asked him for
a copy of one Of these reports. Smith
disappeared and returned after halF an
hour with the volume, saying: II have
been here over thirty years, and you
are the first man that has ever called
Tor & copy Of this work. st. Louis
Globe Democrat .
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Easier,

When her eyes rested upon the manly
head bent low over her hand, her heart
failed her.
mo, no." she whispered, Il can,
not.n
She listened till the sound of his re-
treating footsteps was lost In the dis
lance.
II intended"
She sank into the cushioned chair.
ito break our engagement tonight
but"
She sighed.
"--I guess it will be less awkward
to get a divorce"
kbstractedly she fingered the pages
of the book which lay upon the table.
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Horrors to Come With the Next War

Various experiments with the new
rifles which have recently taken place
in Germany have demonstrated in q
very conclusive manner that another
war would be practically one Of ami
hilatiOn. A well known French writer,
in an article which he devotes to the
subject. to-day says that the battlefield
would at the termination of the engage
ment be covered with two or three
hundred thousand corpses all crushed
and broken, and would be nothing but
vast. charnel-hOuSe. No one would
be left to bury the dead, and pestilence
would In it's turn sweep away the
country people. Pointing the moral, he
adds that the man-emperor, king or
president Of a republic-who, under
these conditions, would expose the
human race to such 4 fate would be
the greatest criminal that the world
had ever seen. 1t is tOlerably plain
that the horrors and the butchery
which war would entail are becom-
ing more and more recognized and
that the terrible vista thus opened
out is exercising a SOLDERING effect on
those who We're formerly wont to dis
cuss various eventualities with q light
heart: --LOndOn Telegraph.
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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 SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
Hfactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figs,
and being we'll Informed, you WALL not
accept any substitute if offered" IL
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SURPRISED
On His Sudden Return to Find the
Corpse Counting Money.

On His Sudden Return to Find the
Corpse Counting Money.
Samuel Cnpples' name is synonym
Gus of all that is good and kind IN
man. Mr.. Cupples sat down to 6
O'clock dinner one evening, when his
attention was for a moment arrested
by the ringing Of the door bell. The
housemaid answered the call, and
tho next moment announced in the
dining hall the arrival of stranger
"a woman in want. Mr.. Cupples,
without further ado, carelessly took
handful of loose change from his
pocket, and, giving it to the maid,
requested that it be handed to the
stranger The maid shortly returned
and informed Mr.. Cupples that the
stranger had refused to take the
money and had asked for private
| audience with him. This was granted,
and after a conversation of perhaps
| fifteen minutes the woman departed.
Then Mr.. Cupples ordered his car
riage and drove eff toward a quarter
of the city where poverty and
suffering abound. He had heard
sad story of want and death and
meant to investigate it, Following
the woman's direction the good
Samaritan arrived at the poverty
stricken home of the poor woman
some minutes in advance Of her. He
entered quietly and horrible sight
met his gaze. In an unfinished
room a corpse on rough pine board,
covered with a plain white sheet,
rested in a far corner, while host
Of'hungry and poorly clad children
created untold confusion and disor-
der upon the coming of so distin-
guished visitor. The filth and
stencil in the place were intolerable,
and Mr. Cupples, having taken in
/ the situation thoroughly, was about
to leave. when the woman made her
appearance. She began to rehearse
| her tale. when Mr.. Cupples. who by
this time was almost Frustrated by
the smell, drew forth from his pocket
roll OF bills, and, handing them to
the woman. said:
"FOr heavens sake, madame, take
this money and see that your husband
is buried Immediately, at the same
time referring her to the nearest
undertaken. He passed out of the
room quickly and once more inhaled
fresh air. He had nearly reached
home when he suddenly remembered
that he had left his valuable gold
headed walking stick at the destitute
home. The next moment he was
again on his way to the place. His
carriage stopped at the place Of des-
tination soon after,
Mr.. Cupples was considerable. He
would not knock at the door. and SO
he walked in unheard, not desiring
to disturb the grief-stricken widow
and family, He opened the door and
was treated to q great surprise.
The corpse" was sitting up on the
temporary bier, carefully counting
the bills the philanthropist in the
goodness of his heart had given the
"widow," while she and the children
looked intently on.
And what did Mr. Cuppies doE
Some say he walked out without ut
tering word, and to this day it is
said that he left his goldheaded cane
IN that room and has never inquired
after, it since.
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A cool MAN.
He Went Back In a Wreck for Ills
Waistc0at.

Waistcoat.
Reading an article published in
the New York Tribune in which were
described tho experience of two men
in a railroad wreck where car
rolled over and over down an en-.
bankment into river reminded o
New Yorker OF similar accident
There isn't anything in the
world that | know" he said, that
makes a man lose his senses so COM
pletely as being tumbled over and
over in falling car. and yet met a
man once who seemed the personif.
cation OF GOODNESS in just such sit
uation. AS soon as our car left the
track we were all shot from our
berths in various directions, being
tumbled up and down and around as
the car kept on turning somersaults.
Like the the people read about, we
landed in the water, and when the
car came to stand still after its
terrifying humping and crashing, l
was so frightened that l could
scarcely move my arms to keep my
head above water.
Near me. however, was a man
who kept his head.
Don't splash around so, he said,
you'll cut yourself. The car is full
OF broken glass lamps, wrenched rods
and rails, and you'll hack yourself to
pieces.
But | thought l was drowning,
| oh 20
"'Oh, no. said he, we are not
drowning; we'll get out of this cas-
lily
''But it was not so easy to escape
as my cool friend assured me. The
whole inside work had been shatter-
ed, and there was nothing by which
| we could climb to the windows.
| which were high above us, as our
car was overturned, lying on it's roof.
1--WE made so many efforts to jump
up, always falling back into the wa
ter, that | became exhausted. My
friend, however, kept on encourag-
ing me.
FINALLY, with his assistance, !
managed to clutch window frame
and | got out. He followed me
shortly afterward.
| 1.-The first thing he did when we
had climbed outside was to examine
himself for cuts and other wounds.
"'Well, l guess l am alive he
said, with laugh.
AFTER we had sat there for awhile
watching with shivers the wreckers
! working out to US, my friend de
clared he was going to crawl back
| into the car.
Great heavens" begged, don't
do that; we were lucky to get out
once. You might get pinned there
or drowned by the rising water
81 have a waistcoat in there, he
answered, and in the inside pocket
there's over $1,000 | am going
back for that waistcoat. My birth
was an end one, and might be able
! to find it
sin the face OF my protests he
crawled back through the window,
and, when he dropped down with q
loud splash, was as ratified as if
had been there again myself could
hear him putting around in the water
down there for long time, while he
fished for his waistcoat. Finally hi;
wet head came through the window
once more, and ] was never more
glad to see man.
81 got it, he said, with tri
umphant laugh. Pretty wet, but
| the bills seem to be there. Watch
| is gone. Too bad, too; it was given
to nae, but one can't expect to save
everything OUT of q railroad wreck,
he added cheerfAlly.
HE was q cool man, that fetisR
and nothing could disturb his ge9d
humor"
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WELCOME ONLY WHEN INVITED.
A Chinese Diplomats Method of Avoiding
Of Rnl

A Chinese Diplomats Method of Avoiding
Repetition of Disgraceful Scene.
1t does not take foreigners in
Washington long to thoroughly adapt
themselves to the social customs OF
the city. This is especially true of
the Chinese, whose spirit of inita-
tiVeness is proyerbial the world over.
All Westinghouse and many out
siders will remember the famous
ball at the Chinese legation some
six Or seven years ago when the list
of guests was so swelled by the ad-
dition of the unlimited that the
place was crowded to suffocationS
and the mob-for, according to Kate
Fields Washington, it was hardly
anything else--so abused the hospi-
tality of these orientals as to induce
them from that time to close the
legation except for business purposes.
The fact that the majority of enter
tainments given during the season are
written Hpin the local papers, with a
list of the guests present, appears to
have been duly noted by the at
taches of the Chinese legation, who
desired to avail themselves Of this
means to prevent the public from
appearing unlimited at legation func-
tions. A society reporter of one of
the leading local papers was formally
requested by an attache about to
give sR evening party to publish in
advance the names OF those to whom
invitations had really been issued,
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in order that only suoh should at.
tend the entertainment Finding
that such course of procedure was
entirely out Of the question, the eau
tious Chinaman' compromised upon
receiving a promise to insert no.
tice that cards of invitation would be
required of guests upon their arrival
at the legation, where the man Sc.
lected for duty knew by sight every
one of the guests hidden to the re-
ception,
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SHOT AT THg HEAVY MAN.
The Miners Didn't Propose to See the
Maiden Prosecuted.

We were playing in a small town
back in the '70's, said a theatrical
man to a New York Journal man,
when our leading heavy man had
rather tough experience. All the
miners were in the theater. Well,
the heavy man had been prosecuting
poor maiden through two acts. in
the third act he came to the power
full scene of the play. At last he
said:
Il have you in my power and
nothing on earth can save you. !,
who was the slave, am now the mas
ter
So saying, he advanced toward his
trembling victim.
Mercy" she moaned.
'"Mercy?" he retorted. You had no
mercy for me and I will have none
for you"
At that moment a gruff voice was
heard from the gallery:
You blamed varmint, I'll settle
with you"
There was the crack of a pistol
and bullet whizzed near the heavy
man.
Plug the son of gun, boys!"
shouted the voice, and a shower of
bullets saluted the stage william.
He didn't stop long. In the wing
he met the stage manager, who was
white with anger.
You have broken up the scene"
he said.
''Well?"
go back to the stage, sir, and
wait for your exit"
II guess not"
II tell you l won't have the man
in my company who is so easily dis
concerted. Go ON with the scene, or
you leave the company tomorrow. "
That was serious. To be stranded
in that forsaken town was calculated
to make the heavy man apprehensive.
Jpn 60 back" he said.
He tore off his wig just before 60
ing on, and stepping down to the
footlights with an injured expression
of countenance, he said:
Ladies' and gentlemen, there
were no ladies there. but that didn't
matter, with your kind permission Z
will resume the scene. Before doing
so, however. want to call your at
tention to the fact that the young
lady and myself are merely acting
parts. In reality. we are the best of
friends / bear no i'll will for your
display of heroic chivalry. l trust,
however, that you will curb your
generous sentiments, for if you
should hit me the play will be inter-
rupted. If any of the gentlemen
will meet me after the show they will
find out l am not such bad fellow. 81
Loud cheers greeted this speech,
and the play was resumed.
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Wisdom Tooth of a Mammoth

A fossil curiosity in the shape Of q
mammoth's tooth was found a few
days ago in West Seattle by Joseph
S. Richards. The tooth was found
at the foot of the bluff, not far from
the beach, and was covered with
clay at the time, indicating that it
had been unearthed by the breaking
away of the hill. The crown of the
tooth. which was of an oval shape,
measured u inches in its largest
diameter, 3! inches in it's smallest
diameter, and Is iEGhes in .circum-
ference. The posterior e1ge Gf the
tooth was inches in length, the an
terror edge inches, the largest cir
cumference % inches and the weight
81 pounds. It is supposed to be the
lower back tooth from the left side
of the jaw. The ridges have turned
to chalcedony, and extend entirely
through the tooth, while the ma
terial between has the appearance OF
ron. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Ancient.

Gaily the troubadour played the gull
tar at the castle gate.
The lady fair leaned from her via
dow and listened.
81 don't mind+-" :,
She unused to herself when the music
had ceased. " 80" Vs..
"-whethef the marriage Is stylish or
not, but I'm dead afEaid lof> these bi-
cycles built for two" ~,
Saying wlieh she closed the blinds
and returned to her 'apalrtfmlleTTt above We
the moat
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Domestic Intelligence,

In Texas the colored servant changes
her employer about once every two
weeks.
Am dat you?'' said Matilda Snow
ball, meeting Belinda jackson.
cob course hits mel"
who am you living wild nowN
Il amt Twin wild nobody. Use mar
RED"
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AcPObaffe.

The beetle encountered the worm
on the gravel walk in the dewy morn.
whats this asked the former,
about you having turned?' Is it trueT
The worm laughed lightly.
True? he repeated. We'll 1 should
hasten to cackle. Just watch me do
the double back somersault"
The beetle perceived at glance that
the rumor which had come to his ears
were undoubtedly founded upon facts.
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The official reports show that no bak.

The official reports show that no bak-
ing powder received an award over the
Royal at the Chicago Worlds Fair.
The judge of awards OH baking pow
der, Dr. III. w. Wiley, writes that the
claim of another company to having re-
ccived the highest award is false; that
no such award was given to it,
The Royal Baking Powder is the pur-
est and strongest baking powder made,
and has received the highest award at
every fair, wherever exhibited in COM
petition with others.
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rRgAsuRE SEEKERS IN MEXICO.
Excnvators mt Work Looking for
100000 900 Buried by Bandits.


The discovery of few scattering
gold coins by party of treasure seek
ers near Toluca, Mexico, has added
new Zest to the search for the millions
cienda of Jalpa, and for which several
large parties are now excavating under
military protection. The amount bur-
led is said to be $20,000,000. That
amount, according to local traditions,
was concealed by bandits many years
ago, being the products of many innu-
merable robberies. The treasure is be-
lieved to consist Of gold and silver as
well as jewels. The former possesSor,
says correspondent Of the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, was Cristebal Nava,
the leader Of band of 800 despera
does, who was put to death In horri-
BILE manner by his followers. They
chained him by the neck and left him
to Starve in one of the caves where
they were wont to rendezvous. Pedro
Altamirano succeeded him by the I'M
animous vote of the bandits. This lead
er, at the outbreak of the war for ma
tional independence, induced his fol-
lowers to abandon, at any rate for the
time, their evil courses and fight for
their country. The idea was hailed
with patriotic enthusiasm and carried
into effect. Before commencing their
new enterprise they buried their treas
ures in the ground, intending to recover
it upon the coming Of peace. Most Of
them We're killed in the battles which
followed. The whereabouts Of the
treasure was communicated to men,
bers of their families, but was lost.
1t was not all put in one place, and
search will be made for it at other
points from this time OH until the booty
is finally secured. No more conflicts
have occurred between the contesting
searchers for the treasure, as the state
troops are regularly quartered ON the
scene of activity.
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DENTAL WORK FOR AN ELE
PLANT.
Three Inches of a Diseased Tooth
Cut Away and the Cavity Filed.

Three Inches of a Diseased Tooth
Cut Away and the Cavity Filed.
Liga, an unusually intelligent animal,
which has for years been performing
at the NOuveau Cirque, Paris, some
time ago injured one of his teeth, and
has suffered from tOothache almost
continuously ever since. The huge ami
NAL, which had hitherto been particu-
larly docile, began to show signs of ill
temper as a result of suffering from
what Burns calls 1.-The hell o. a dis
eases" and the management of the
circus instituted an Investigation. 1t
was noticed that Liga was in. the habit
of chewing up such wooden beams as
came within his reach, at the same time
trnmpeting with great violence, and the
conclusion was arrived at that the poor
brute was suffering from toOthachc,
This was found to be the case by
Prof. Yllad0n, Of the Paris dental col
lege, who was called in to diagnose the
case. The elephant had sctlped away
the ivory and dental pulp from one
on his molar teeth, the result being q
decayed place about the size Of a 80
cent piece. Prof. ValadOn decided that
this would have to be excagated, and
succeeded In doing the work with his
largest instruments, the patient being
meantime fed with sweets so as to
keep him quiet. The intelligent pach-
yderm evidently understood that the
dentist must be cruel to be kind
for he hardly WINGED during the trying
operation. A space of three inches was
cut into the diseased tooth, after which
the cavity was kept filled for weeks
with iOdifOrm-soaked cotton. When
the nerve had in this way been killed
the hugo hole was filled with compost
ton. covered with tin cylinder, Three
hundred dollars worth Of gold would
have been necessary to fill the cavity.
Prof. Valadon's efforts have apparent
! ly been entirely successful, for Iiga,
| who Is about nine years old, has re-
sumed his old time good temper. =