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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-25
Manuring Virgin Soil.

An experiment station has been eso
tablished in Oklahoma, and its first
recorded experiment shows the ad-
vantage Of manure for wheat on the
soil of that heretofore uncultivated
land. Without manure the soil yielded
thirteen bushels per acre. With COM
mercial fertilizers the yield was in
creased to thirty-two bushels per acre.
This indicates that Oklahoma soil lacks
phosphate, and, possibly, also potash.
We suspect that the lack of phosphate
is more often the cause Of wheat fail
ure in the Northwest than is generally
supposed. The hot, dry winds do not
quickly sap the vitality Of grain that
has been fortified with mineral ma
nures. There is more substance in the
stalk, and even in times of drought
this will fill out the grain. We have
noticed in E1stern-grown grain fields
that the crops fortified with mineral
manures stood the drought better than
those not MANFRED. Stable manure,
on the other hand, often dries in the
soil and makes the drought worse.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-25

The latest fashionable freak among
women who are blessed with pretty
hands Is to wear an immense ring,
like Roman Catholic bishops on the
first finger of the right hand 1t used
to be considered the height Of vul-
garity to place q ring on the index
finger, but now this decoration is the
dernier cri. The ring must be superb
one, and must partake of the slender
and graceful daintiness of the Mar
quise" circle. 1t must be solid, big
and respectfully ecclesiastic in its ap-
pearance. The feminine mind, always
DESTROYS Of presenting contrasted ef-
fects to poor humanity, sees the deli
cately sarcastic anomaly of a little,
white, Notwithstanding hand wearing
big, aggressively solid sort of ring
Manufacturing Jeweler
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RuBIEs AND sAPPHlREs.
The Same Stones, Dolly Differently
COIOred.

The Same Stones, Dolly Differently
CO1Ored.
The finest pigeon blood" rubies come
from Burma, those from Siam Or Cey-
lon being too dark or too pale, and the
Montana stones being cloudy and
brown. A perfect one carat specimen
may cost 5000 while a diamond Of the
finest water of the same size can be
bought for $125, says the Houston Post.
The rich color of the ruby, color
which does not blacken like the blue
Of a sapphire by Light. is supposed to
be due to a trace of oxide of chromium
but this is still moot point with chem
lists, and all are not even agreed as to
the sapphire's velvet tinge.
This latter stone is much less valua-
BILE than ruby, being found larger and
more abundantly. Sapphires really
present all colors, the pure white varie-
ty, when skillfully cut, being difficult
to tell from diamond This decep-
ton honest jewelers. frequently practice
to catch the unwary. Both rubies and
sapphires are occasionally met with as
"star stones"-that is, opoque cabochon
cut gems showing the perfect steely
rays of a star. A star ruby is excess
sively rare, but the sapphire star is
fairly common.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-25
Origin of Cosmetics.

A learned German writer, recently
deceased, Herr Schultz, wrote shortly
before his death history of cosmetics.
Herr Schultz traced the fashion, said
to survive to this day among certain
members of the female sex, of artifi-
cially reddening the face. 1t was not
in order to appear beautiful that the
primevn savage smeared his counter
ance with red 'ochre, but to inspire ter
ror to the breasts of his enemies. This
artful device probably had the desired
effect, for we are told that as the rad
died ones prevailed in war they became
the fayorites of the opposite sex, and
by degrees red face came to be con-
sidered as a beauty In itself. In the
course Of his treatise Herr Schultze Sc
riously affirmed that in Fiji the people
used to paint their bodies on the day
their taxes had to be paid, and tat
that day was observed as a day of
general rejoicing. -London Daily News.
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1t takes hustler for the newspaper
business In this locality just now, but
the Bugle is equal to the emergency.
We can write poem, discuss the tariff,
umpire a ball game, report wedding,
saw wood, beat lawyer. describe a
fire so that the readers will shed their
wraps, make dollar do the work Of
ten, shine at q soiree, address a horti-
cultural society, measure calico, abuse
the liquor habit, test whisky, subscribe
to charity, go without meals, attack
the free silver, defend bimetallism,
sheer at snobbery, wear diamonds, in
vent advertisements, overlook scandal,
praise babies, delight pumpkin raisers,
minister to the afflicted, heal the dis
grmtled fight to a finish, set type,
mold opinion, sweep the Office, praise
the widows, run for Office, speak at
prayer meeting and stand In with ev-
erybody and everything.-Tamaroa
QOwa) Bugle.
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BOWED WITH ARrlLLERY.
How Gunpowder Helped 10 Plnn4
Trees ON "a Rocky CrnR.


Alexander Hasmyth, the landscape
painter, was man fruitful In expe-
dents. To his mind, the fact that a
thing could not be done In the ordIn.
airy manner was no reason why It
should be given up. His son relates
the following interesting example Of
his ingenuity.
The Duke of Athol, says he, consulted
him as TO some improvements which
he desired to make In his woodland
scenery near Dunkeld. Among other
things, a certain rocky crag needed to
be planted with trees, to relieve the
grim barrenness of Its appearance.
The question was how to do 1t, as II
was impossible for any man TO climb
the crag, in order to set seed or
plants In the cleft of the rocks.
A happy idea struck my father Hav-
ing observed In front Of the castle a
pair OF small cannons, used for firing
salutes on great days, 1t occurred to
him to turn them to account. A tin
smith In the village was ordered to
make number of canisters with Gov
ers. The cannisters were filed with all
sorts Of suitable tree seeds. The can
mons were loaded and the canis.ers
We're fired up against the high face of
the rock. They burst and scattered the
seed in all directions. Some years af.
ter. when my father revisited the place
he was delighted to see that his
scheme Of planting by artillery had
proved successful; the trees were
furnishing In all the recesses of the
rock.-London Answers
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The Morphine Habit In France.

DIR. Jules Rochard, in the Union Med.
icale, draws a gloomy picture of the
increase of the morphine habit In
France and elsewhere The habit, he
finds, becomes incurable at the end of
six months of indulgence. The fair
sex and the doctors are, in his opinion,
the most deeply addicted to morphine,
He draws an unpleasant comparison
between the behavior of each kind of
delinquent Women, he says, delight
In declaring how tn ~ indulge in this
vice, and show ornamental hypodermic
syringes to their friends DR.. Notet
states that lady, having broken the
needle of her syringe in remote coun-
try village, wounded her skin with
scissors and thrust the stump of the
needle into the wound, injecting in this
manner till new syringe arrived from
Paris.-London Public Opinion
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Good clothe. and 1nvalla..

Zone Of the things that helped my
recovery" said woman recently, who
has just regained her health after n
serious illness, was a pretty red jack
ct which my sister brought me one day
in lieu of jellies and fruit. 1t was be-
coming, and enjoyed it. The doctor,
when he first saw me in it, said look
ed 20 per cent. better than the day be-
fore; man ike. he didn't appreciate the
reason, and my spirits, and, consequent
~ my condition, bettered in proportion.
Too often invalids are wrapped in any
old thing that is handy. remember
laughing once when friend in robust
health showed me dainty lace-trim-
med sick gown. For me- she ex-
planned, If ever need it. The notion
struck me as absurd, when she was
never ill, but after my experience with
that bed jacket / appreciate better the
value of attractive environment under
depressing circumstances. New York
Times
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Wonigkeit was more audible than that
of the minister. His prayers were
fervent, and it was evident to those
who were in the vicinity that the boy
was sincerely repentant for his crime
and was doing his utmost to nerve
himself for death.
The scenes in the cell Of Ermisch,
the bitter, revengeful young desperate
were similar. Ermisch frequently
knelt in prayer and with some show of
religious feeling. AS the hour APP
preached, he seemed to know it and
braced himself well for the summons.
When the officers arrived at his cell he
was not the defiant criminal that he
had been all along, but was pale and
trembling.
All through the night there was an
air Of activity through the Jail though
the work of final preparation was con-
Quoted as quietly as possible. The
death watch and others who came in
from the time took advantage Of the
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COMPOSITION or MORTAR.
Experiments by the Austrian socfs
~ OF Engineers.

Experiments by the Austrian socie-
~ OF Engineers.
The Australian Society of Engineers
recently conducted experiments with o
view to determining the composition Of
mortar best adapted to work, and to
remain In permanent and effective con-
dition when mixed and laid during
freezing weather: The experiments
were made first with brick masonry,
two kinds Of stone being used for the
purpose; everything was dry and free
from snow and Ice. and the mortar was
mixed as tiff as possible; the lines
and cements were all tested in the mu-
nucipal experimental station, accord
ing to the established and reliable sys-
tenn of the society. The conclusions of
the investigating committee, as briefly
summarized. are. that in brick masonry
laid In frosty weather mortars into any
part of lime enters should not be used:
Roman cement mortars behave fairly
well under such conditions, and Port
land cement mortars give good results;
the use of warm water showed some
what more satisfactory work, and salt
materially increased resistance to frost.
With rubber masonry, using either
sandstone or limestone, lime mortar
was entirely out of place, and Roman
cement gave unsatisfactory work un-
less mixed with salt. Under all the
circumstances presented by these var
ious tests and the character of the re-
suits obtained, the final recommended
ton Of the committee Is that in laying
brick or rubble masonry in winter, to
use only Portland cement mortar,
mixed with salt If possible.
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AFTER THE STRIKERS.
More Indictments Against Debs ana
Ofhera.

More Indictments Against Debs and
Others.
Chicago, Oct 21.-The federal grand
jury yesterday returned an omnibus
Indictment against Debs and the Of
ficers Of the American Railway union
and large number of persons
charged with participating in violence
and the obstruction of the mails and
commerce on the different roads last
summer. In all sixty-nine persons
are included in the blanket Indictment
The grand jury of last summer called
to investigate the strike brought In q
large number of indictments, one for
each road, in which Debs and the 9TH
er officers of the union were charged
with conspiring with the persons on
the various reads who committed acts
Of violence. 1t was feared that lie q
conviction was not secured on enc Of
these indictments the government
might be barred from trying the Of
ficers or the others for the reason that
the conspiracy alleged is practically
the. same and the officers are the de-
PENDANTS In all the cases. In order to
avoid any danger on that score the
omnibus affair on which all, officers
and strikers. may be tried at once,
was returned. The indictment in
cludes but few defendants who are
not in other indictments.
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THE COBURo FAMILY.

before Many Years 1t VIII Reign
over the Most OF Europe.
From the accession of the prince Of
Wales the British royal family, by
British custom, win be called the Co
b1rgs, and it had been the lot Of the
little Lady Alexandra Duff or any fut-
ure brother Of hers, to found new
line, that would have been called the
Duffs, alike by historians and by the
people, a prospect which inspired 40
pleasure. The Coburgs are better
liked; they are supposed, and so far
rightly supposed, to accommodate
themselves more easily than any other
reigning family to constitutional Non
arcby. they are royal by descent, and
they have had the strongest good for
tune in their alliances.
Within few years the three greatest
thrones in the world, those Of Great
Britain, Germany and Russia, will he
filled by descendants of the prince
consort, while seven minor thrones,
those of Belgium, Portugal, Gre zee,
HeSse, Saxe-Gotha, Rumanla and Bull
garia-one of which two last may reign
ut Constantinople-will all be filed by
1s -
that kind is a very great, though a
very Iecuiiar one, and when the change
Occurs-may 1t be long first-the Eng
liSh will have no need to explain
whence their new dynasty springs or
how it got there. The feeling for ped
lgree. though it is inexplicable. for after
all the founder is usually the greatest
OF his line, is permanent and indie
yersal pleasure when it was announced
that the duchess of York had been
safely delivered of son and that the
line OF Coburg was, humanity speaking,
destined to continue.
England, some people think, will be
q republic before the new baby be-
comes n monarch, say fifty years hence,
but dynaStieS are long-lived. England
has been nearer republicanism than she
Is now, and within the time of men
eth living a new rampant has built it.
self around the monarchy. When the
royal standard is pulled down the en-
pire viii be pulled down, too, and 1t
Is the empire that the people delight in
rather than in any dream Of fedora
ton In the English speaking peoples,
which would transfer all political in
ltiatiye from London to some city
across the Atlantic. We do not see why
language should be much Of a bond,
and we do not see that the Spanish
speaking republics are no friends to
Spain. For anything any one can fore
east, not only may the newest Coburg
reign in Great Britain and India, but
his tenth descendant. The hold of the
word republic" over the imagination
of mankind has not increased of late
years, nor the evidence that democracy
and monarchy are inherently incompat'
ible.-LondOn Spectator
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Japanese Pockets.

japanese folks have six or eight peck
cts cunningly inserted in the cuffs Of
their wide sleeves. These pockets are
always filed with curious miscellany
peculiar to the droll title people. As
common as Irvine In Young America 8
pocket is the prayer amulet written on
delicate sheets Of rice paper and COM
posed by the BONES, In accordance
with the abiding and funny faith of the
Japanese women these prayers are
swallowed, paper and all, like pill In
cases of mental and physical distress.
Another essential, never missing, Is
a number of small squares Of silky
paper, which is put to the most unex.
pected purpose-to hold the steam OF
n lotus or lily, to dry a teacup, wipe
away tear or blow the absurd little
nose of the doll-like little woman. The
very smartest people in Japan use this
style Of handkerchief for practical pur
poses.
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opportunities left vacant by the min
listers and talked to the boys in a
cheerful tone, trying to keep their
minds Of the coming ordeal.
AS the first gray shafts of morning
appeared in the east sounds came from
below that indicated that the dread
hour was near at hand. Their was no
mistaking the import of the sound.
The summons to the scaffold was near
at hand. The boys trembled and shook
like reeds, then braced themselves for
the ordeal
Down the outside corridor strobe
Sheri ffChapel and back of him were
Deputies Ciewett and McCarron. Di-
rectly back Of them were deputies
Irish and Kinney, bearing handouts
and heavy straps. Deputy Schultz adj
mitted them to the inner corridor and
they marched directly to the cells oc-
cupied by the doomed men.
Deputies Irish, Kinney, Clewett and
McCarron seized the men and hand
cuffed them, then drew heavy strap
around their bodies at the chest, en-
circling their arms and bringing them
close to their bodies. Sheriff Chapel,
realizing the strain on the nerves of
the doomed men, had instructed his
deputies to hurry, and they worked
quickly and deftly. Rev. Nicolaus Bolt
then stepped forward, administered
his blessing, said a final and most
fervent prayer, then stood aside. The
boys were ready for the gallows.
The march to the scaffold was then
begun. Sheriff Chapel leading the way
followed by Clewett and McCarron,
with Wonigkeit between them and
Irish and Kinney supporting Irmisch.
The guards whispered encouraging
words and led them on. Down the
front stairs came the procession, and
as it appeared, the spectators at the
door leading to the scaffold removed
their hats, the people standing on the
platform emulating their example. The
procession then moved directly onto
the scaffold. Immediately the prison.
ers were marched to beneath the beam
and placed on the two trap doors.
Quickly the deputies bound the men,
placing heavy black straps around the
ankles and around the thighs. Deputy
Clewett seized the moose on the right
and hastily adjusted it around WONG.
keit's neck, carefully placing the big
knot back of his ear Deputy Irish
adjusted the moose about the neck of
Ermisch. The black caps were hastily
pulled their faces. Sheriff Chapel
stepped to the lever and pulled It, and
with crash the bodies of the two
men fell into the space below the
scaffold.
The necks of both. were broken by
the fall and to all appearances the
boys died a painless death. They
were game to the list ami neither
showed the slightest signs of weak
| ening.
Erniisch and Wonigkeit, on the even
ing Of May, shot and killed William
Lindhoff bartender in L. Kohlmann's
saloon. They entered the saloon fol
the purpose of robbery, and wher
Lindhoff resisted they shot him. Aug
%, Ermisch, who had been given g
| revolver by his mother, attempted tt
escape by shooting guard. WONG
keit was born in Berlin, Germany
Oct 26, 1876, and therefore was nine
| teen years old. Ermisch was nineteen
| years old. He was born in Prussia
and was Brought to this country wher
| five years old by his parents. Boil
boys have records as criminals.
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ALMOST Murder in a New York
Bank.

Bank.
New York. Oct. ola crank entered
the Clinton Place bank In Astor Place
and demanded $1,000 from Paying
Teller Hind. The teller told the crank
to wait. As Hind turned away the
crank fired revolver point blank al
him and a bullet few by Kinds head
burying itself in adjoining WOODWARD
The crank was seized and was turned
over to the police. The officials OF
the Clinton Place bank three days
ago received postal card from man
saying he would call In few days for
$1,000. The mans identity is moi
known. For the past four days the
cashier Of the Astor Place bank has
been receiving threatening letters from
man who signed himself Charles
Freeman" The letters demanded that
the bank give the writer $1,000 or the
cashier would be killed.
The first of these letters was re-
ceived last Tuesday In fact the pris.
oner had delivered 1t In person. He
walked In and left 1t at the window
without saying a word. The letter
shows him to be crank. The pris-
oner was taken to the Jefferson Mar
ket police court, where Justice Voor-
his is itting. Besides the revolver that
was found on him there was bottle
of carbolic acid and a few pawn tick
cts for articles of small value.
When questioned by the Judge he
said: II acted under the instructions
Of God"
"How did you receive your instruc-
tionsp'
"They were inspirations from God
through my heart"
"Do you think you are saneT asked
Judge Voorhis.
II think my mind is superior to any
In this ROOM" he answered.
He was taken to Bellevue for ex
animation.
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st. Paul, Oct 20.--Side by side and
with the stain of murder in their souls
Charles Ermisch and Otto Wonigkeit
We're sent to their doom early this
morning, and with the dull crash OF
the heavy double trap the final scene
In triple tragedy was enacted.
The condemned men passed their last
hours on earth In religious devotions.
Wonigkeit was eager in his desire for
spiritual consolation and eften as he
repeated over some passage of scrip
ture relating to death, tears came from
his eyes and he trembled with fear.
The minister counseled courage and
his words had good effect on the
youth, who once In while smiled
through his tears. He reclined on the
bunk of his cell during the greater
portion of the reading, arising at in
tervals to walk across his cell as II
for breathing spell. Yet never once
did he break in upon the minister or
interrupt his reading. Frequently the
twain dropped upon their knees and
INDUCED in prayer, and the voice of
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Newark, Ohio Special.-A negro
came yesterday afternoon to the home
of Mrs. Catherine Milling, a widow
aged fifty-three in the outskirts of this
city, stepped In the door and asked
the time of day. She turned to look
at the clock. The negro knocked her
insensible, tied her hands and gagged
her with strips of clothing, outraged
her person, threw her into the cellar
and disappeared. Half an hour later
she recovered, crawled to neighbours
and gave the alarm. A physician
called, found her nose smashed, her
body bruised and lacerated and her
nerves Frustrated. The police i'm
mediately arrested Sam Magruder and
his brother, and Ben Ward, a stranger
who boarded with them. Mrs. Nleb-
ling identified Ward as her assailant.
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medicine, and derived no M. j. COLEMAN, Esq
benefit. got more relief in one Hofar from your
medicines, as far as my stomach was concerned,
than from all the other medicine used.
Ifany person who reads this Is suffering from
dyspepsia or constipation and will use your
medicine as have done, he win never regret it. -
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END DRAWS NEAR.
No Longer Amy Doubt But That tha
Gar Is Near Deaths Door.

No Longer Amy Doubt But That the
Gear Is Near Deaths Door.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 81. - It is an
nounced here to-day that the condition
of the car is desperate. There seems
to be no longer any reasonable doubt
that the car is rapidly approaching
his end. A dispatch received from
Lividia announces that the condition
Of the car has changed for the worse
since yesterday, and the imperial fam
lily is described rs being alarmed at
the present condition Of the car A
special dispatch received subsequent
Iy from Lividia says that the car last
evening suffered from sudden spasm
Of the heart which compelled him to
lie down. His condition became SO
critical that his confessor. Father
Yanischew, was hastily summoned