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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
Concrete Foundations in Quicksand

Concrete Foundations in Quicksand.
About two years ago an ingenious
method of making stable foundations
in quicksand was made public This
method which is especially adapted for
putting foundations in copious water
bearing material, where excavation
in open air pit would be difficult or
impossible, consists briefly in driving
down pipes, some distance apart, to
the quicksand stratum, and connecting
the alternate pipes to pump by which
q strong current of water is forced un-
derground and rises as flowing wells
from the other pipes, bringing with it
n large volume of sand. This is con-
tinued until an underground chamber
is excavated, and by transferring the
suction hose to tank of cement grOut
the underground cavity is then filed
with cement, which soon sets, forming
Il concrete An interesting test of this
system was recently made. Pipes were
driven at the corner of q hexagon
about Z feet in diameter to a depth of
II feet beneath the surface and II feet
DGIOW TIE water IeNel. ClSdF waiter
was then forced into three of the pipes
from hose connections, and water car
rying sand was seen issuing from the
other three pipes. After the required
cavity was thus excavated hose was
connected to the six pipes and the sand
and water was forced up through the
center pipe until a clear flow of water
was secured. After the interior of the
cavity was further agitated by currents
of water to put the sand in suspension,
the suction hose was transferred to n
grout tank, and the grout was forced
in until it appeared at the center pipe.
Operations were then suspended until
the cement set. The result was that
block of concrete was formed which
practically filled the cavity and con-
stituted stable floor.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
NEVADA's MUSICAL MOUNTAIN.
Sweet sounds, Like the TinIxIIng OF
Bells Made by Some Mysterious
Agency.

Sweet Sounds, Like the Thinking Of
Bells Made by Some Mysterious
Agency.
In tn old Truckee mining district,
down on the Trhckee river, near Pyra.
mid Lake, Is situated Neyada's musl-
en- ! mountain. This mountain was
first discovered by the white settlers
In 1863, at which time there was some
excitement in regard to mines found In
its neighbOrhood. The discovcrers
were a party Of prospectors from the
Comstock.
They had pitched their tent at tho
foot Of the mountain, and for a few
evenings thought themselves bewitch-
ed. Each evening, a little after dark,
when the air was calm and all was
quiet, a mysterious concert began.
Out from the face of the big mountain
were waited soft strains that seemed
to cause the whole atmosphere to quiy-
er as they foated over the camp. The
music then appeared TO pass over un-
til it was far, far away, and almost
lost in the distance, when, beginning
with atinkling as of many little silver
bells, there would be fresh gush OF
sweet notes from the mountain.
During the daylight hours little OF
the mysterious music was heard, and
it was soon settled that it was caused
by the wind. A spring near which the
explorers had pitched their tent afford
ed the only good camping grounds in
the neighborhood, and as each new
party of prospectors arrived at the spot
the wonder grew.
Some Pluto Indians who came along
and camped at the spring were found
to be acquainted with the peculiar Inu-
steal character of the mountain. They
called it the singing mountain"
Some Of the men collected In the
camp became more interested in the
mountain than in prospecting, and
gave most of their time to an investi-.
cation Of the mystery Of the musical
sounds heard to proceed from it, They !
found that the whole surface Of the
mountain was covered with thin fakes
Of hard crystalline rock There were
great beds of these fakes The invest
gators concluded that the musical
sounds heard proceeded from this loose
material, huge drifts of which seemed
to be gradually working their wayI
down the steep face of the mountain.
At all events the strains heard at the
foot of the mountain in the evenings
stiffness seemed to be produced by the
uniting and blending Of the myriads
of bell-like tinklings proceeded from
the immense beds OF slaty debris creep
ing glacier-li down the slope
This solution of the mystery of the
musical mountain is the only one
worthy of notice. AS no mines of val
ue were found the district was soon
deserted and has since seldom been
visited. Therefore few except the old
time proSpectors knew much about the
singing mountain. "-Virginia Enter.
prise
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
NIGHTS OF THE HAReM.0
they Rap Two American Tourists
over the Head with pokers.

Over the Head with Pokers.
While the two Americans, Messrs.
Allen and Sachtleben,, who made a
bicycle tour around the world, were in
Aradan, Persia, present from the vii.
lage khan was announced, as they re-
late In The Century. In stepped two
men bearing huge tray filled with
melons, apricOts, sugar, rock candy,
nuts, pistachiOs, etc, all of which we
must, of course, turn over to the khan
Keeper and his servants, and pay dou-
BILE their value to the bearers. as pres.
ent
This polite method of extortion was
followed the next morning by one Of
holder and more peremptory nature.
Notwithstanding the feast of the night
before at our expense, and In addition
TO furnishing us with bed-clothes which
we really ought to have been paid to
sleep In, our oily host now insisted
upon three or four prices for his Iodg-
ings. We refused to pay him more
than certain sum, and started to va
cate the premises. Thereupon he and
his grown son caught hold of our BIZ
cycles. "Reminiscences proving OF no
avail, and being unable to force our
passage through the narrow doorway
with the bicycles in our hands, we
dropped them, and grappled with our
antagonists. A noisy scufiie, and then
heavy fall ensued, but luckily we
were both on the upper side.
This unusual disturbance now
brought out the inmates of the adJoin-
ing anderson. In a moment there was
IL din Of feminine screams, and a fut-
ter of garments, and then-a crashing
of our pith helmets beneath the blows
OF pokers and andirons. The villagers,
thus aroused, came at last to our res
cue, and at once proceeded to patch I'D
a compromise. This, in view of the
Amazonian reinforcements, who were
standing by in readiness for a second
onset, we were more than pleased to
accept. From this inglorious combat
we came off without serious injury:
but with those gentle poker taps were
knocked out forever all the sweet delu
sions Of the Light of the Harem."
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
A Kentucky Maid on the Waltz.

A girl in this town describes waltz
ing as follows: mo one waltz, even
when danced with the same partner,
is exactly the same as another 1t is
always a new sensation. Tho music
is not in the same key, and the waltz
does not touch the same chords of ones
soul. If l danced twenty waltzes in
the evening 1 have twenty different
thrills of pleasure. With one partner
IT Is sort, fnsIdTous measure; wTJ1T
the next, a long and dangerous move
ment; with the third, more of hop,
that gently jars the brain into n delic-
ious dreamy forgetfulness; while q
fourth cavalier, with a heoric tread.
bears you away with strong and Wig
orOus rhythm into still another world.
The lights of this go out, you lose cou-
sciousness. but you feel no dread as
you lie within those herculean arms
like child rocked to sleep in his IA.
theirs embrace. Your feet are no long
er on earth. It's a celestial rotation
out into space, and when you light on
earth again you feel like tired bird
stopping from long flight" I
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Up to His Knees i'm GuMpcwder.
81; sping the burning wick till was in
the open air; but when opened my
hand / felt the smart acutely enough.
l poured the oil out of the lamp into
the burnt hand, and, kneeling down,
thanked God for having saved myself
and all the men lying around me from
destruction.
Then 1 got up and staggered rather
than walked to the place where Capt.
Dawson was sleeping, and, and shaking
him awake, told him of my discovery
and the fright had got.
bah, Corporal Mitchellv was al his
answer, You have woke up out of
your sleep and have got frightened at Q
shadow for my heart was still thump-
ing against my ribs and my voice was
trembling"
The upshet of the matter was that,
on seeing the corporals burnt hand and
the powder nearly half an inch thick
sticking to his feet and damp CATERS,
the captain was almost as badly scared
rs Mitchell himself. The sleeping men
were aroused, the fire was put out as
expeditiously as possible, and sentry
! was posted at the door of the mosque
to prevent any one from entering.
As may be supposed, Corporal Mitch
ell found it hard to get to sleep, and he
gives a truly horrible picture of what
passed around him. The frightful
scenes through which the men had re-
Gently passed had produced a terrible
effect upon their nervous systems.
Zone man." says he, would COM
mencs muttering something inaudible,
ard then break out into fierce battle
cry of fCawnpore, you bloody muir
dertrv Another would shout. charge.
! Give them the bayonet!' And third,
Keep together, boys, don't fire! For
ward, forward! If we are to die, let
us die like me9y Then / would hear
one mutterirg, oh, mother, forgive me,
and I'll never leave you agGinp while
pis cemrade would half-raise up, wave
his hand, aRa call, There they are!
Tire low, give thenl the bayonet! Re-
member CawnpofeP
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
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; efectually 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 il for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but it is man
Slfactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you viii not
accept any substitute if offered.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
Natural Mistake.

One of the oldest experiences that 1
ever had with my stammering, says
a man who has an incurable impedi-
ment in his speech, happened in the
shop of an apothecary in London.
AS l was suffering from stomach
trouble, went into the apothecary's
to get little ipecac.
Il want some ipipip-ip-'i stam'
mercd, unable to get out the rest.
Some what?" he asked.
"Ip-ipip-"
"Hoorayr' shouted the apothccary, at
the top Of his voice. He thought was
giving him the word to cheer,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
Human Nature In Gotham.

1t is human nature" Mayor Gilroy
says, to accept brides when they are
offered, and to levy blackmail upon
those who can be made to pay. This
is true in the same way that all VIC
cious and criminal impulses are part
of human nature in it's wild state. But
1t Is the one function OF civilization I'd
eradicate such impulses, the one OBJ
ject of judicial and administrative
authority 10 prevent and punish their
manifestation. For this purpose the
complicated structure of civilized so
ciety, with it's courts, Its police, its
military, Judicial and executive power,
has been built up by. what George
Elliot calls ''the long Travail of man,
kind" The executive officer who
folds his hands In the presence of ram-
pant wrong, upon the plea that 1t Is
thurman nature" betraya his trust and
Is unworthy Of his place,--Ne York
World.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
UninteIligibIe.

Two Scotch ladies of Stranraer were
one day running from church, when
they found the town hall placarded
with news of the victories in Spain.
is it 10 surprcesin', Kirstie." said
one, "that the Brcctish aye beat the
French in battley
Not in the least, Maggie" was the
reply. "Dinna We ken that the Breetlsh
aye pray before gaun into battlc?"
"But Gamma the French pray, tooY'
"An' wha'd understand them, II they
dld?" was the contcmptuous response.
"JaEberlng bodies!"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
The Coed old Times Of slavery.

''De ole marstep dat had bRfo' do
wah was generman," said Uncle
Nose to another relic Of ante-bellum
days.
'You bet Gag was heightened gener-
mans in dose days. bis friend replied.
Now you's talkLn'. / 'meIasbar how
time an agin my ole marster kicked
lne off de front steps, an minute
aft6FWaTd he had plumb forgot all
about 1t. Der ein't no noah SIGH gen
crmans nowadays.H@Tg.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
No Room for Anything.

Cantley.-There is room for improve
ment In every home.
Tophore-Not in mine.
Cantley-Why, Is your home so per-
feet?
Topfore--No, but we live In fiat
New York World.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
An ExhihfffoD

Algy-What low cut dress Miss
Simpson wears tonight! declare, it's
cut clear to the waist behind She
has courage to wear it,
Freddy-Yes, she does exhibit consid.
cradle backbone.-Truth,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Investors and hoBe seekers should investigate
fne chances for making homes and money in West
ern Montana. with its fertile farming lands sur
rounded and intarlacsd with pine forests large
rivers and lakes, and mines of precious metals,
iron and coal Splendid climate and scenery. No
HEADQUARTERS of Great Northern railway; has $500
people water works, ELECTRIC lights mills, etc. For
printed matter AMI other information address
C. z. Conrad. Kalispel, Mout.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
A step Onward.

Hospital Nurse-These new patent
fire escapes are great blessings.
Hospital Doctor Indeed they nre. It
Is much easier to cure fractures than
burns. -New York Weekly.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

OF the tFeacherous, long abiding, deceptive
symptoms st kidney complaint. But the
return of regularity is hailed when, with
the aid of HosteGter's stomach Bitters, the
wise disciple Of coB,mon sense who uses
it perceives n return OF regularity. Use
the Bitters in malarial, kidney or dyspepsia
trouble, disorder of the bowels. nervous
ness or debility.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

The only reason why a lie looks white II
the face is because it wears q mask.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Since its openeing 304. S75, 2S6 people have
crossed the Brooklyn bridge, an average
of 30,000.6eq ger year.
Envelopes were AEst made In 1880 and
sold for ten cents and twenty-five cents
apiece.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

The French are turning the desert 81
Sahara into a garden. BY means of arte-
sian wells. Il, 100000 acres of land have
been made fruitful. There are still 000,-
600, coo acres TO be reclaimed.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

II man is selfish. getting married will
not cure him Of it.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

AsHaRsOm's Magic Corn SSIve."
Warranted 70 cure or money refunded. Ask your
druggist for it. Price is cents.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Karl's Glover Root Tea,
he great Blood puTher freshness and clearness
70 the Complexion and Constipation. 25c. Soc 81.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

1t takes a strong man 10 hold his own
tongue.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

In France the doctors claim on the estate
Of a deceased patient has precedence over
all others
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Goes Cough SaISam
Is the Oldest and best. 1t viii DrelI Gold quick
than anything else. 1t is alwaES reliable. Try If
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
No One Mourns the Losa

There is as little mercy in stabbing with
q word as there is In doing it with a
knife.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
MIRACLE TN MISSOURI
SCIENCE FAR MORE WONDERFUL
THAN THE MAGIC OF THE EAST.

The Remarkable Experience OF POST
master WoodsOn OF Panama, Mo.
For Ten Years n CriDpIe-To-Day
a Well and Hearty Man.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
The Famous Flathead valley.

To go into temptation is to run willing
race With the devil.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Constnntlnople has a population Of 1900.
600 people, but lart year qply a,00O arrests
we. q made.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

II man is a food to begin with, edu-
cation will not help him nucn.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Rattle his bones over the stones;
He's only a pauper, whom nobody
owns
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Halls Catnrrh Cure
Is Il constitutional cure. Price, Toe.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
DEAD PAuPERs MADE USEFUL.

The Gold Extracted From Their
Teeth to Pay for Their Burial.
Nothing is useless nowadays-not
even a defunct pauper. Hoods plain
tive vail
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Africa is now said to be the center OF
the worlds enterprise The continent is
equal in area to Europe and North America
combined, and comprises nearly Il, OOO, 600
square miles. Its greatest length is 5000
miles and its greatest breadth 1900 mites.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Is now out Of date. The guardians
know better than to act so recklessly,
for often the party concerned is the
possessor of a set Of artificial teeth
which contains a good deal of gold
last relic of more prosperous times
md in the interest of the rate-payers
the precious metal must be secured
and turned into pounds sterling. Of
ten, too, they are the owners of rings
or tiny trinketS, not pawnable, but still
containing as much auriferouS value as
lot a few modern mines. These have
to me collected and also converted
into cash by means of the melting pot
In the Holborn Union, the melting pro-
cess takes place once year, and has
Just been accomplished for the present
season. The jeWelry dealt with is
what is found on paupers who die
friendless and unclaimed in its various
establishments.
This week rings, chains, brooches and
trinkets have been melted down, and
produced bar of gold, estimated as IL
carnts, and worth about f40. A good
portion was got from the plates of arti-
licial teeth. Mr. Walton said that on
one set of artificial teeth there was at
least "a worth of gold. The proceeds
are paid into the common eXchequer Of
the union.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26

Germany Is training hawks to attack
army carrier pigeons and bring back both
pigeon and possibly war dispatches of the
enemy to the German lines.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-26
RssNESS.

All love asks is the privilege Of doing
Its best.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-08-23
AIOULTON.
IT'S LOCAL NEWS.

MouLroN, TEXAS.
EDtroR GAZETTE;
Mrs, Ferd Arnim returned FROM
Austin Monday, n
J VI Heull and family visit
relatives in Yoakum last week.
Miss salone Bunting of Flato,
passed through here Friday ON II
way to Nickel, where she is yisitil
friends and relatives. II
$ B Moore returned from Dallas
Saturday.
VIM Seckwell of Nickel was in
town Saturday.
Miss Carrie Baker Of Cuero is visit
ing Mrs Joe Arnim this week.
C W Hughs went down to Yoa-
kun Saturday,
The nickel-in-the.slot machines
are all the rage here now and they
are strictly in in" when it comes
to gathering in the shekels.
A NJ Kotzebuc went to Flatonia
Saturday,
Mrs Lattimcr of FlatOnia is here
this week, the guest Of Mrs F T
Jackson.
Albert Strahle of Austin was
among our visitore this week
Miss Lizzie and Master Peck
Qualls, who have been visiting the
family of & w Hughs, return home
to Gonzales Thursday.
Seth Bunting of Nickel was here
Saturday.
The ball at Helweg's Hall Satur-
day night WAS we'll attended and
was very enjoyable affair. Dane
ing continued until four o'clock in
the morning and after six-shooter
solo and few whoops were in
duIged in every one went hone
more than pleased with the nights
entertainment.
Ed and Otto Arnim went mp to
Flatonia Thursday.
Busscher Sons shipped car of
oil to Houston Tuesday.
There will be grand democratic
barbecue at the Peach creek bridge,
half way between Moulton and
Waelder, September eth. George
Burgess will be the orator
Father Benes visited Cuero last
Saturday.
Mrs. IIighsmith joined her hus-
band last Thursday and they are
now stopping at Moore's hote,
Mr.. Highsmith is buying up,o tou
in Moulton for his firm in Waco.
COUNTRY Boy
HENRY KRAUsE-Was born
in Harris county, Texas, the 22ud
LAY of January, 1858. His early
life was spent on the farm in COL
'rado county, At the age Of IA he
accepted clerkship with VIM
Beetle in his general merchandise
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-05
rhr stntns ln llnMnll..

Auckland, January 4.--lt Copyrighted 1894
by Associated Press. )--Adyices from Hon
olulu To December p have been received
here by steamer Alameda which has just
arrived from san Francisco. The officers
OF the vessel stated that excitement in
Honolulu over the present situation was
growing in Intensity. The provisional gov
eminent was as firm as ever In It's de-
termination TO maintain Its position and
was continuing It's preparations TO resist
any effort. that might be made TO restore
the monarchy. The members OF the police
force Of the island learned that they would
be expected to take arms In defense OF the
government and number Of them re-
fused and We're dismissed from the ser-
vice for refusing to obey orders.
The officers further stated that the min
lster of the United States had written to
the provisional government request-
ing that they surrender their Of
fices as the United States had de-
clded IN favor OF restoration OF the queen.
The mlNlster IN his communication In
formed the government that Liliuokolanl
had agreed TO grant amnesty TO all those
who had taken part Ia the revolution, to
mtify the obligations OF the government
and to govern faithfully In accordance
with the present constitution. The governs
mcnt was preparing long reply TO tho
president
The Commercial Advertiser OF Honolulu
IN an article supporting the revolutionary
government declares thnt the United States
government has taken the matter out OF
President Cleveand's hands by calling for
papers IN the Hawaiian correspondence,
and INSERTED that the provisional govern
ment viii not retire from power unless
Il Is compelled 10 BY forco and says that
this Is not likely 70 be employed.
Temporary repairs have been made 70
the Canadian and Australian Steamship
company's steamer MioHera, which strand
ed at Honolulu last October, and she will
proceed to San Francisco.