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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
THE SAME OLD THING.

Twas Just little while ago we heard robin
sing
The very first that came, you know. to tell us
OF the spring.
/ Twas only just the other day we watched the
budding rose.
But now the fields are sere and gray and cold
the wind that blows.
Yes, winters coming on again in lust the same
old way,
And water pipes will freeze and burst and
plumbers will be gay;
And furnaces will give us smoke while heat
goes up the flue
And otherwise conduct themselves the way
they always do.
The snow from here and everywhere again will
gayly sweep
Upon our walks and pile itself in mountains
wide and deep;
And men who tightly close the door OF office
and of car,
In summer time, will shortly strive to leave
~ them all ajar
The very same old couples in the parlors pretty
soon,
In just the very same old way will bill and COO
and spoon,
And pa" who pays for gas and coal, will make
the air turn blue
In just the very same old way that fathers,al-
ways do.
Once more upon the icy street we'll slip ana
slide and fall,
And use the very same remarks such incidents
recall; ....
And we. who howled In summer during eyery
sultry day,
Will lie and say we liked it, in the very same
old way.
Nixon Waterman, in Chicago Journal
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
MINNESOTA NEWS.
a Double Hanging.

Charles Ermisch and Otto Wonigksit,
the murderers Of William LindhoH, IN
st. Paul, on May 2, last, were hanged
in the courtyard of the Ramsey county
jail. The traps were sprung at few
minuter after o'clock a. m. That on
which Ermisch stood acted perfectly,
and his neck was instantly broken by
the fall. The other trap did not fall
owing to some defect in the lever.
Wonigkeit heard his companion descend
to death and knew that something had
happened to delay matters in his own
case, but he gave no sign, standing per-
fl city still until on another trial OF the
levorhe, too, was launched into futurlty.
J he condemned men displayed marvel-
GUS fortitude throughout their last
hours, and walked to the scaffold with
out the slightest evidence of weakness.
There was large cowd about the ex-
terror of the enclosure all through the
night. When the sound of the falling
bodies was heard these morbid loafers
disappeared. The bodies of Ermisch
and Wonigkeit were removed to the
cemetery shortly after a. m, and
nothing renamed to mark the scene of
the tragedy except the rough board
shanty that enclosed the scaffold.
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the awful chasm across which he had
been lifted by an unhoped-for, un-
looked-for accident.
To every agony there is an end, in
death or in life. The session was over.
The directors caressed the pretty gold
pieces that represented the pecuniary
ackn owledgment of the value of their
services on this occasion.
One and all shook hands with John
Carver as they passed out, Mr.. Car
rington remarking pleasantly that it
was indeed a sinecure to examine the
integrity of matters over which Mr..
Carver had charge.
The directors gone, the custodian
seated himself at his desk under the
pretense of writing. Thus he awaited
the moment when his staff of clerks
should also have left the premises.
When the echoes of the last footstep
in the outer hall had died away, John
Carver closed and locked the door. At
last the moment had come. At last he
was alone, free to breathe, free to
revel in the glorious sensation of es-
cape from deadly peril.
Yielding to natural impulse, this
honest felon flung himself upon his
knees, and with hot tears of gratitude
poured forth the long-pent-up torrents
of his woe, and built within bis CRATE
full heart fortress of resolves SO
strong and lofty that no enemy might
shatter or scale its walls to dispute
possession with the joy and hope that
reigned vithin.-N. Y. Post.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
The Extreme In Economy.

/ A curious advertisement appeared in
some of the morning papers the other
day to the effect that a one-legged
man would hear something to his adj
vantage by applying at certain adj
dress. Though not one-legged myself,
called there and found the advertiser
to be grand army man who had lost
leg at Antietam Questioned as to
why he had inserted the advertisement
which attracted my attention, he gave
this explanation: My idea," he said,
lis to find man who has lost his left
leg. You notice that my right is gone.
Now pay eight dollars pair for my
shoes, and wear about five pair q
year. That makes forty dollars. And
besides that. / wear great many
socks which also count. up considers
bly,. You can readily see that II can
find man who has lost the other leg,
and wears the same size shoe that
do, we can whack up, and by buying
our shoes and stockings together we
would make considerable apollo
gized to the old gentleman for my curl
osity in the matter, aud went away
thinking to myself what q wonderful
thing economy s.-N. \. Herald.
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ia ~ 2
At the sound Of Zone hundred
from Mr.. French's lips the long .pent-
up emotions of John Carver burst furi-
ously through all Instructions and
flung him staggering against the rail-
ing, which he gripped convulsively
with both hands in the tension of q
wise. A dark mist surged before his
eyes-a noise as Of thunder YVES in his
ears, and for an instant he believed
that death had come to relieve him Of
all earthly pain. Then slowly the
mists rolled away, the noises dwindled
to the normal sounds of subdued con-
versation, the rustling of papers, the
footballs on velvet carpet and marble
stair. Some one spoke to him a COM
monplace remark. He answered in
his ordinary voice. But oh! to be
alone-to think in solitude, to realize
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
HOW TO KEEP FRUIT.
Many Dollars Might Be Saved That Ar
Now Thrown Away.

Many Dollars Might Be Saved That Are
Now Thrown Away.
Probably there is nothing produced
on the farm in which there is so much
waste as in fruit, especially apples.
Fully one-half of the apples put up for
winter use by the farmers are carried
out during the winter, decayed and
worthless. This is caused partly by
carelessness and partly in ignorance
of proper knowledge of the meth
DDS required in keeping. Many things
are necessary to be observed to have
fruit keep we'll during the winter.
First, they should be picked at the
proper time-a little too early rather
than late. Handle carefully and re-
move all defective, then put in a cool
place for a few weeks to properly
sweat out. If there is large quantity
put into new barrels, line with paper
and head up, put into cellar where
the temperature may be maintained
without much variations; one at about
IS to 80 degrees is the best point. If
this is rigidly adhered to you can be
reasonably sure of their coming
through in good shape. If the cellar
gets too warm open the windows in a
cool day or night until brought down
to the proper temperature and keep
closed during any warm spell. By this
means you can regulate the tempera-
ture and keep near given point. All
the advantage of the cold storage is in
keeping a uniform low temperature.
If q small quantity is to be taken care
OF, put them either on racks or pack
in dry wheat bran, or wrap each one
in soft paper. If you have choice fruit,
there is no doubt that the latter plan
is the best; but the essential thing is
to keep low, even temperature. We
as people are too careless aud waste
full; with little care many dollars
might be saved that are now thrown
away. Farm and Home.
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to side up the hopper. The shaft is
made of a turned hard wood stick and
is 6 inches in diameter The cutters
are made of heavy band iron, which is
ground to an edge on one side. They
are shaped like q staple, and after the
ends are driven into the shaft are "
inches wide and ~ inches high.
There are II cutters placed in diagonal
rows, ~ inches apart and the same
distance from the ends or sides. The
distance between the sides of the hop
per and cutters is about one-half inch.
There is no bottom to the hopper, the
cylinder occupying its place. The hop
per holds about one-half bushel, and
the roots can all be placed in at once.
A balance wheel would help in turn.
ing.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
News In Brief

The refOrmatOry at st. Cloud. is soon
to branch out into another industry,
brush factory. The order for machin.
cry has been sent and it is expected
within year to include broom fac.
tory. The brush factory is to furnish
labor for fifty inmates.
Dan ID. O'Connell has begun an ac-
ton in the district court of St. Paul,
againts the St. Paul City railroad COM
pany for $4,000 damages caused by one
of its cars running against and smash.
ing his buggy, killing his horse, which
he was driving, and injuring himself Oh
March 90, 1898.
John Silker, aged 26, employed by F.
w. Millet, the horseman at Rochester,,
for five years, suicided by shooting him
self in the mouth. The ball came out
near the left temple. He was temper.
ate and Industrious.
A medal of honor has been awarded
to Andrew w. Mccormack, late SER
geant of the One Hundred and Twen-
ty-seventh Illinois volunteers, now a
resident of Monticello. Mimi, for most
distinguished gallantry as a member of
the storming party at Vicksburg, May
| %, 1868.
A bad wreck occurred on the Great
Northern mile west of St. Cloud, in
which 30 cars of wheat, flour and lum-
Der were ditched. The wreck was
caused by the train breaking in two.
T. A. Chubb, brakeman on the Wis
consin Central road between Chippewa
Falls and Minneapolis, was struck by
an overhead bridge at Troutbrook
Junction and knocked off his train.
He sustained a severe confusion of the
skull and was badly bruised about the
body. Chnbb was brought home to
Minneapolis and was attended by DIR.
Long. He will recover.
| Two hundred land patents were re-
ceived at Duluth from Washington.
Among them were several for lands in
the new gold belt, which gives hope
that the country up there may be de-
veloped without long delays caused by
contests. s.
| Articles of incorporation were filed in
the Office of the secretary Of state in
cooperating the American Exploration
| Company, of Duluth, with a capital OF
$780, 900. The incorporators are John
E., A. r. Lionidas and w. y. Merritt
and 9. s. Christopher, all Of whom are
residents of Duluth.
| w. Fl. Best, a Minneapolis commits
sion merchant, was run over by train
Of freight cars in the Union Depot
yards; st. Paul, and suffered the loss Of
his right foot.
David Cronin, Of Lake City, was killed
by the accidental discharge Of Win
chester. So
The body Of Joseph Parish, before
the fire an employee on A. Greenfield's
farm, five miles north Of Hinckley, was
found. The last seen Of him il life
was the day Of the fire, hanging on to
an ox's tail and running IN the dlrec-
ton of q small lake. The OK was lying
dead in front of the charred bones Of
Parish.
Expense lists Of the State University,
amounting to $12, 7O3.11 were fled with
the state auditor.
The state veterinary board examined
eight applicants for permission to prac-
tice the profession in this state. Sir Of
the number passed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
THE FARMING WORLD D.
CUTTER FOR ROOTS.

Although . Homemade Article II Pos
sesses Many Good Points.
Rural New Yorker thus describes q
homemade rootcutter seen in the barn
Of an ingenious young farmer:
Two pieces Of 2 by ash scantling
arc nailed together in the form Of an
x. Two Of these KS are used for the
frame. Cleats nailed across the bot
tom hold the frame and serve for the
support of the boxA, which is under the
cylinder to catch the cut roots. The
end pieces are Y shaped and made of 2
inch plank, with hole for the cylinder
to turn in. Inch boards, G C, are used
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
Will Come to Minnesota.

Frank Grygla, travelling land agent
of the Great Northern railway, has
been in correspondence with leading
Poles and Slavonians of Philadelphia,
Jersey City and the Pennsylvania coke
regions, relative to founding colonies
for these people in the Red River val
ley. Matters have progressed so far as
to practically assure the immigration
to Minnesota of about 800 Polish fam.
lilies. A committee will visit the state
in May next, and will make a tour OF
the northern and western portions OF
the state. The people who will take
part in the migration have lived in the
United States for several years, speak
the language fairly well, are familiar
with American institutions, and large
number of them are financially in good
circumstances. They have become
tired of their uncongenial work as Ia
borers in the cities and in the coke re-
gions, and wish to own their own land
and to till it. Some of the colonists
will be located on railroad lands, but a
greater number will take up home
steadS.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
A Young Man suicide,.

James E. VIM, accountant in the
Office of the Van disadvantages
Company, Duluth, committed suicide
by taking poison, the exact nature OF
which has not been determined. He
was single, aged about "a. 10 reason
can be assigned, unless it was poor
health. He was not in a position where
he could get behind in his accounts.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
Controlling Sex In Poultry.

All attempts to secure more pullets
than cockerels among chicks by selec-
ton Of eggs for that purpose has re-
suited in failure. All methods have
been tried, such as using round eggs,
long and pointed eggs, wrinkled butts
or points on the eggs, rough or smooth
eggs and eggs of all shapes, sizes and
peculialities, but no experiments have
confirmed the expectations. It was
believed that the position Of the air
sac at the large end of an egg indi-
Gated sex, but that theory, too, has
been exploded. There is no method
known Of determining the sex OF
chicks before they are Matched, by
selection Of eggs to secure males or
famalaa q. y 49, As.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
Killed While Hunting.

Fred Bloom, of Inver Grove, acct
denta]ly shot himself and died in q few
minutes. Mr.. Bloom and Louis Hor-
bach had been doing little hunting
near his farm, which is situated mile
south of Inver Grove station. When
they returned, and as they stopped at
the door of his house, MIR. Bloom stepped
to the rear of the buggy to pull out the
gun, s2-caliber repeating Winchester
rifle. He had just begun to draw out
the gun when it went off, the ball
striking him about two inches below
the ribs to the right of the center.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
FEEDING RACKS FOR snEE,

old-fashioned racks were very incon-
venient when feeding grain or roots to
the sheep, as their heads were either
in the dish, or continually in its way,
while those which first received their
grain or root ration finished it soon
after the last one was given hers,
which gave the strong animals chance
to eat their own and then to fight for
the ration of the weaker. The device
shown herewith consists of narrow
little doors, one for each sheep in the
pen, through which only their heads
can protrude. The doors are all opened
and shut with one movement of the
hand, and when shut can be fastened
with single movement. Each feed
can be placed in position before the
doors are opened, SO that all can begin
to eat at the same time, while no heads
have been in the way of the feeder.
The doors may be closed between
meals. Orange Judd Farmer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
Ard Godfrey Dead.

3 II I
The death of Ard Godfrey occurred at
his home in Minneapolis. He had been
a resident of that city Al years, and at
the time of his death was 81 years old.
Mr.. Godfrey was one of the earliest
promoters of the city. He and the late
Franklin Steele built the first saw mill
at the falls of St. Anthony, in 1s49,
which was great help to builders in
the locality. When st. Anthony was
made postoffice, Mr.. Godfrey was
made postmaster, and Cataract lodge,
A. F. and A. NJ, was organized in the
parlor of his house in 1851. In the
spring of 1854, Mr.. Godfrey commenced
levee at the junction of Minnehaha
creek with the Mississippi, to aid
steamers in landing on their way from
Fort Smelling to St. Anthony falls.
The harbor was called Godfrey port.
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JOHN CARVER STOOD, HIS HEAD RESTING
u UPON HIS HAND.

u UPON HIS HAND.
bursts from the lips in song, shone
with equal warmth upon the solitary
inmate of the gorgeous chamber and
found him unresponsive save by half
stifed groan. To him the rising sun
meant the approach of an inevitable
moment that must wreck his whole
career, blot forever the once spOtless
record of an honorable life, plunge
him forever into an abyss of hopeless
degradation, darker, far darker and
more bitter than the grave itself. For
at the brink of the grave man plants
the flower of hope. About this spiritual
tomb there was no soil to nourish the
root of such a flower.
On the raised dais upon which the
massive safe was based, John Carver
stood, his head resting upon his hand
his elbow leaned against the open
door. But few hours now separated
him from the detection which he knew
to be inevitable. and which for many
weary, miserable weeks had held his
spirit in the darkness of its shadow
Honest, upright, faithful to his trust
John Carver had marched through
forty years of rigid adherence to prin
ciple and duty, and had fallen in the
forty first with shock SO deep and
sudden that the force of it had we'll
nigh broken his honest heart.
We have here to do with the effect
not with the cause of the sin. The
motive had been doubtless strong one
for John Carver was strong man
morally and physically. Strong but
the hollow eyes, the sunken cheeks, the
trembling hand. told Of tie ravages
that ceaseless stinging remorse had
already wrought, the nights OF restless
tossing, the days of fruitless yearning
ito 90 back to that dread hour and undo
what had been done. As yet the harm
4of it was in his heart alone. When he
had taken from among its ninety-nine
companions that bond of one thousand
dollars, his firm intention to restore II
to the package before counting-day
was no stronger than his belief in his
ability to effect such restoration. But
circumstances, those unstable factors
In earthly events, had otherwise or:
,dained The money pressure which
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
HER LAST LETTER.
The Convict Receives 1t from His Wife
Who Dies Ere 1t Ii Mailed.

The Convict Receives 1t from His Wife,
Who Dies Ere 1t Ii Mailed.
He seized the letter as furnishing
man snatches food from outstretched
hands, and stepped to the little win
dow, through whose iron bars the soft
beams of light were stealing. One
look was enough to tell his throbbing
heart that it was from her, and in his
joy the bleached fingers trembled SO
violently that he could scarcely hold
the dainty sheet.
He knew she had not been we'll for
some time, and how thankful he felt
to get these few words of love and ten
derness, for if she were to die, he-my
God, he breathed to himself in terror,
the thought was SO terrible.
He read on through the plaintive,
gentle message of hope, telling him
how she loved him and how she missed
him-and what dreams she had woven
for their future, when his sentence
should expire, and tears Of agony
rolled down his cheek-she told him
that she was much stronger and hoped
to be able to make him visit before
long. and this ray of promise caused a
smile to circle around his drawn,
bloodless lips.
But what is this!-some one has
added a postscript!
my Godv' he groans, as he stands
on tip toe to catch better light, and
reads the postscript again. Then he
gives a groan, as if death blow had
been dealt him, and, staggering blind
ly toward his cot, he sank down upon
it and buried his face in his hands.
The postscript, written by another,
told of his wife's sudden death! AS he
sat there stupid and motionless, mem.
DRY flashed it's panorama of past days
before his throbbing eyes, and, for a
moment, he forgot the bitter present
in the kisses of the past. He saw the
modest little home where he had led
her, a happy wife III those golden
days. and thrill of joy trembled
through his heart as he recalled those
happy hours; he saw that home when
first he heard the prattle of baby, and
so vivid was the dream that he could
almost feel the childish arms about his
neck, and once he made movement
as if to clasp this child; then he beheld
this little woman leaning heavily on
his arms, as he supported her and tried
to cheer her with words of love, while
at their feet lay a little grassy mound
beneath whose nodding flowers slept
their boy!
Then this trouble had come when,
in moment Of anger, he had dealt q
fellow-man blow that had taken one
life and consigned another toa weary
term of imprisonment. She remem
bered how faithfully she had stood be-
side him in his hours of darkness, and
how brave she was when she kissed
him good-by at the door of this very
cell.
This thought brought back the agony
OF the moment, and with a sob Of grie.
he fell PROSTATE on the cot, with hear
breaking from the contents of her las
letter. Mountain Herald.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
SHEEP FEEDING RACKS.

An Arrangement Which Has Been Tested
with Success.
The old-fashioned sheep pens gave
the lambs free access to the feeding
racks, and generally from thence to
the barn floor, in both of which situa-
tions they managed to soil good deal
of feed, and to afford no little incon-
venience to the owner. Moreover, the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25

strong, plump, round aud rosy. Moth
ing so effective as strength restorer
and flesh maker is known to medical SCI
ence; this puts on AealihyJ7esh not the fat
of cod liver oil and its filthy compounds.
1t rouses every organ of the body to ac-
tivity, puri6es, enriches and vitalizes
the blood SO that the body feels refreshed
and strengthened. If you are too thin, too
assimilation is at fault. "A certain amount
Of bile is necessary for the reception of the
fat foods in the blood. Too often the liver
holds back this element which would help
digestion. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery stimulates, tones up and invig.
crates the liver, nourishes the blood, and
the muscles, stomach and nerves get the
rich blood they require.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25
When Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to render it
promptly, but one should remember to use
even the most perfect remedies only when
needed. The best and most simple and gen.
tie remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manufac-
tured by the California Fig Syrup co.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25

SHE-"Have you ever had any exper fence
Of Wall street, Mr.. Lamb?" He-'sYes, in
deed, plenty of it." She-"How long were
you there's" He-'tJust fifteen minutes.''-
Munsey'S Magazine
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-10-25

He that aspires to be the head Of .
party will find it more difficult ia
please his friends than to perplex his
foes. Cotton