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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
Picturesque Scenes in Atlanta.

On Monday you May see tall, straight
negro girls marching through the street
carrying enormous bundles of soiled
clothes upon their heads; or a man
with great stack of homemade, I'M
painted, and splint-bottomed chairs,
out from among the white legs and
rungs of which his black visage peers
curiously; or urchins under baskets of
flowers poised like crowns. Troops of
little black boys, bare-footed, bare head
ed, and ragged "to degree" as a
certain English novelist is fond of ex-
pressing it, 60 about carrying bags in
which they gather up rags in a manner
wholly different from the New York
chiffoniers. At certain corners stand
farmers in scant clothing of homespun,
and the most bucolic of manners, wait
ing for some one to buy for dollar, or
even half a dollar, the little load OF
wood piled up ON the center of home
made wagon so diminutive that two
men could walk away with the whole
affair, while third carried the mule
under his arm. It is great fun, too,
to go to the post Office after the arrival
of the noon mails from the North. The
Office closes it's windows, although it is
in the middle of the day, and devotes
itself to the task of distribution. Mean
while crowd accumulate-mostlyt the
rabble who get letter about once in
four weeks, but mixed up of all sorts -
and amuse themselves by making re-
marks not always mplimentary to the
rule of the Office, or stand patiently in
line until the window opens. This
delay in a post Office which supports
the delivery system looks like "a
relic" but everybody has time enough
in Georgia.
On certain days you will hear the
beating of triangles, and have your at
tention attracted to the red flag of the
curb. stone auctioneer, whose volubility
will be heard above the din of traffic
These out-of-deor auctions are always
amusing, and the crowd of negroes
poor whites" and loungers that they
gather afford an interesting study to the
lover of physiognomy. 1t is like Bit
of the Bowery or Chatham street turned
out of doors; but the articles sold are
more miscellaneous and wretched. You
may buy worn-out stoves and tables
secondhand bacon, muddy croquet sets
rubber hose of one kind and cotton hose
of quite another, canary birds, hat racks
baby carriages, old fruit jars, clothing
bath-tubs, straw sun-bonnets and hats
sqUirrel-cages, carpets, books, bed
clothes made "befoh de wah," sweet-oil
saws, crockery, iron garden settees, ice
cream freezers, saddles, window-sashes
everything out of time and miserable
from pair of shutters to a horse ano
wagon, alive and harnessed.-H a1per's
Mn10s;oao
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
An Eccentric Hunchback.

About 1925 one of the most remarka.
BILE characters in the public haunts of
Paris was hunch-backed gentleman
of the name of Bena1dot. He was a
man of droll turn of mind; cared moth
ing for his own deformity of person,
and delighted to tease those who, equal
ly unfortunate in this respect, were not
possessed of the same philosophic in
difference. In walking the streets of
the boulevards it was his constant prac-
tice, when he perceived another hunch-
back, to step up and whisper in his ear,
pointing at the same time to his own
protuberance, eff you are content, sir,
SO am l." The frequent repetition of
this salutation soon made him as uni
versally known as hated by all the 9TH
er hunchbacks of Paris. he was their
common pest, and there was not one of
them who would not at any time have
gone mile out of his way to avoid
the ingenious ormentor.-C Chambers
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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
The Merry Maiden and the valise.


If the trunk manufacturers do not
quit making so many thousands of
valises exactly alike, somebody is going
to get into some awful trouble about it
some time, and some trunk-maker will
be sued for damages enough to build a
Court House. At Burlington, Iowa,
the other day-so relates the BaIrdette
HdDk-Eye-an omnibus full of passen-
gers drove up town from the Union
Depot. Side by side sat q commercial
traveller and an eminent lady lecturer.
When the omnibus reached the hotel
the commercial missionary seized his
valise and started out. The lady made
grab after him, and he halted.
81 beg your pardon" she said, but
you have my valise."
"You are certainly mistaken, madam, -
the traveller said, courteously, but firm
ly; "this is mine"
"No, sir" the lady replied, firmly
cit is mine. would know it among a
thousand. You must not take it."
But the traveller persisted and the
lady insisted, and they came very near
quarrelng. Presently one of the pas.
sengers pointed to twin valise in the
omnibus, and asked:
"Whose is that?"
cit isn't mine," said the traveller; iii
is just like it, but this is NINE"
"And it isn't mine," said the lady
"he has mine, and I'll have it, or I'll
have the law on him. It's pity if 9
lady can't travel alone in this country
without being robbed of her property
in broad daylight"
Finally the traveller said he would
open the valise to prove his property
The lady objected at first, saying she
did not want her valise opened in the
presence of crowd of strangers. But
as there was no other means of settling
the dispute she at length consented
The traveller sprung the lock, opened
the valise, and the curious crowd ben
forward to see. On the very top O.
everything lay big fat flask, half full
of whisky, deck of cards, and one ol
two things that nobody knows The
name of.
Madam" he said, "you are right
The valise is yours. I owe you a thou
sand apollo"
But the lady had tainted, and thu
traveller relocked his valise with quie
smile. Early in the afternoon a sigl
painter down town received a note in
feminine hand, asking him to come t.
the Barrett House to mark red-leathe
valise in black letters foot and hal
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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
Some Oueer Things.

Take, for example, the following genu-
inc notice on an Irish church door !:
This is to give notice that no person
is to be buried in this church-yard but
those living in the parish. Those in the
parish to be buried are desired to ap-
plyto me, Ephraim Grub, parish clerk.
Here is another kindred specimen !:
Notice: The church wardens will hold
their quarterly meetings once in six
weeks, instead of half yearly, as former
ly." In the April of 1906, the following
bill was stuck up: @This house to be
let forever, or longer if required" Such
a house would quite match the gown
mentioned by Miss Edgeworth, which
would wear forever, and might be con-
verted into petticoat afterward." An
other peculiar garment is described in
ore of Lady Morgan's earlier novels as
being composed Of 9 an apparent tissue
of woven aiL Chambers Journal.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
How Much Can q Man Eat?

The question asked by correspond
ent as to the quantity of food necessary
to support life is, we suppose, rather in
tended as an inquiry as to the quantity
needed by an adult person in the Or
binary vocations of life. An American
soldier has daily given him % ounces of
bread, IL ounces of pork or bacon, or 20
ounces of fresh or salt beef, 16 ounces of
potatoes three times week, 1.6 ounces
of rice, with 16 ounces of coffee, 2O4
ounces of sugar, 0.64 of a gill of beans,
0.32 Of gill of vinegar, Ole Of gill
of salt. AS to the quantity of this
food, it is larger and more abund-
ant than would seem at first
sight to be necessary, but the hberality
III food has this great advantage, that, in
time of hard work, the fatigue of the
individual is diminished and the power
of recuperation sensibly increased. The
total quantity, then; provided for SOL
dier of the United States army is larger
than is consumed by the general work
ing man.. Of course, various conditions
of life, climate and locality have to do
with the quantity of food. Thus, an
idle person can get along very well with
two and three-quarter ounces of nj
trogenous food and twenty ounces of
carbonaceous food (fesh and cereal or
vegetable food), when, if the same indi-
vidual we're walking Or in active out
door life, double this quantity might
be used. Perhaps the Esquimaux rep
resent the heaviest feeders in the
world, for Parry tells of a young
native who devoured in the twenty
four hours nine and half pounds of
sea-horse, half raw, half cooked one and
three-fourths pounds of bread; one and
one-fourth pints of good, strong soup;
one and three-fourth pounds of ship
bread; and nine pints of water, not
counting grog and spirits. Both Sir
John Ross and DR.. Hayes, from per-
sonal observations, declare that the
daily ration of an Esquimaux may
range from twelve to twenty pounds of
flesh food. On the other hand, it is
quite remarkable how small quantity
of food man may eat, and still retain
his health, though, as to the point of
mental vigor engendered by scanty fare,
that is another question. Cornaro, who
wrote treatise on long life, subsisted
for fifty-eight years on twelve
ounces of vegetable matter and fourteen
ounces of wine per diem, while another
case is cited of a man existing for not
quite twenty years on sixteen ounces OF
-four per diem, made into some kind OF
pudding.-ECchG7age.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
He Hadn't Eaten Much.

It was Sunday afternoon, and young
Mr.. Staylaight had stopped until they
were forced to ask him to take supper.
The best china and the extra silver
graced the table, and one of the best
napkins was placed before young Mr..
Staylaight's plate, for the family desired
to create all the impression possible
upon the susceptible mind. His young
lady was conducting herself with great
credit, and the young man was more
than ever in love with her, when the
mother said, passing the cake for the
second time:
Wont you have another piece, Mr..
Staylaight?"
"No, thank you," said the young
man, in his politest tone, "not any
more"
ooh, do have just one more" urged
the mother, smiling sweetly; "you
haven't eaten hardly anything"
The younger brother, who sat oppo-
site, and had been instructed not to ask
twice for anything, much to his disgust,
saw his opportunity, and snorted out
with great malevolence:
"Huh! / shouldn't think he had
He's eaten four hunks of tongue, three
biscuit, two plates of sauce, two of them
tarts, and. both kinds of cake-and,
mother, sis keeps hckin' me under the
table. Make her STOP"
They brought Mr.. Staylaight to by
dashing ice-Water in his face.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
Pine Cones for Fire Kindling.

Almost the universal article used on
the continent for kindling fires are dry
pine cones. A couple of these is
usually enough to start a fire of dry
wood, and several of them contain
enough resinous material to start coal
fire without other kindling. They are
readily ignited with a match, and are
free from dust and insects. In Paris
and other large cities on the continent,
scarcely any other than pine cones are
used for kindling purposes in the ho-
tells, and it is wonder to us that they
have not been introduced for the same
purpose here. We believe large and
profitable business might be made from
gathering the cones in pine-growing
regions and selling them in our cities.
Scientific american.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
CASUALTIES,

The distress in county Kerry, Ireland,
is fast approaching the condition of famine
Snow storms and driftings are report
ed on the Atlantic coast Snow eight inches
deep in New York city.
The Duchess of Marlborough's fund,
London, for the relief of the distress in Ire
land, amounts 20 ei7,00O.
Michael Mcnamara farmer of Hen
derson, Mimi, was instantly killed Jan. 16 by
being thrown from his wagon.
Richard G. Alexander, of Delaware
city, Del, six weeks after being bitten by a
dog, was attacked by hydrophobia and died
A disease at Deadwood, similar to dip
liberia, is causing from four to six deaths pei
day. Adults as well as children are stricken
A land slide Jan. Is destroyed the val
ley of Alcada Del. Jucar province Of Albaceto
Spain Several persons were killed and sc
families made homeless.
The ship Formosa, from the Philip
pine Islands for Boston was lost near Java
Sea. Ali hands saved Vessel and cargo val
ued at $240000. total loss. Fully insured il
Boston and Philadelphia offices.
Burr Robbins, the we'll known circus
proprietor was fatally injured at GAINESVILLE
Wis., on the morning Of Jan, IS, by his heat
coming in contact with .bridge, while RIM
ming his little steamer on Rock river
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
TMain'S Best Joke.

That quaint and original genius, Sam
uel L. Clemens-Mark Twain-told a
story at his own expense while break
fasting with journalistic friend in
Chicago, which is too good to be lost.
There had been some talk at the table
about a banquet, which had just come
off when Mr.. Clemens remarked with
smile and his peculiar drawl:
Speaking of banquets reminds me
of rather amusing incident that oc-
Cured to me during my stop in smoky,
dirty, grand old London. 1 received an
invitation to attend banquet there,
and l went. 1t was one of those tre-
mendous dinners where there are from
800 to 900invited guests. hadn't been
used to that sort of thing, and didn't
feel quite OF home. When we took our
seats at the table l noticed that at each
plate was little plan of the hall, with
the position of each guest numbered SO
that one could see at glance where a
friend was seated by learning his num-
Der. Just before we fell to, some one
the Lord Mayor, or whoever was bossing
the occasion arose and began to read a
list ofthose present-No. l, Lord So-and-
so, No. 2, Duke of Something's other,
and so on. When this individual read
the name of some prominent political
character or literary celebrity, it would
be greeted with more or less applause.
The individual who was reading the
names did so in so monotonous a man
ner that became somewhat tired, and
began looking about for something to
engage my attention. found the gen.
tleman next to me, on the right, we'll
informed parsonage, and entered into
conversation with him. I had never
seen him before, but he was a good
talker and I enjoyed it. Suddenly, just
as he was giving me his views upon the
future religious aspect of Great Britain,
our ears were assailed by deafening
storm of applause. Such clapping OF
hands I had never heard before. It
sent the blood to my head with rush,
and got terribly excited. I straight
ened and commenced clapping my
hands with all my might. I moved
about excitedly in my chair, and
clapped harder and harder. who is
it?' I asked the gentleman on my
right. Whose name did he read?'
Samuel l.. Clemens he answered
"I stopped applauding. I didn't
clap any more. It kind of took the
life out of me, and I sat there like a
mummy and didn't even get up and
bow. It was one of the most distress.
ing fixes I ever got into, and it will be
many day kefore 1 forget it."
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
Red Hair Defended.

An admirer of red hair, who has it
himself, glorifies that style thus:
Throughout creation nature appears
to delight in red. 1t predominates in
the pleasure of the Imagination, for
whatever is beautiful, agreeable or sub
lime partakes of red. The rainbow, the
rose, and the charming lip and cheek of
beauty's self, the sun, the source of
heat and light, all are red; as is also the
fire, the mighty autocrat of the uni
verse. The most brilliant flowers, the
most delicious fruits, the orange the
apple and the peach are red. Through
the animal kingdom red predominates,
as in the king of beasts, the lion. But
go further; Adam, the first of mankind,
was red. The greatest Of Grecians,
Jupiter, Apollo and Vulcan, were Grim
son. Samson, whose strength was
gigantic, derived his power from his
red hair, and the destiny of the empire
of Athens depended on the red hair of
Nisus. Queen Elizabeth had red hair
30 had Spenser and Shakespeare. Mil
ton is another instance of the proof of
my proposition. Also Defoe, the au-
thor of that world-renowned story,
Robinson Crusoe." Lafayette had
red hair; Bonaparte's hair was of this
color. Artemus Ward had red hair; SO
have red Indians, or else why SO
named" etc
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The Iowa Legislature conveneded Jan.
IL.
Jan. 10, Gov. Foster, of Ohio, was in
augurated.
Both houses of the louisiana legisla-
ture were organized Jan. 70.
Senator Lamar continues 70 improve.
His recovery is only question of time.
Gen. Grant and party will sail from
Havana for Mexico, about the 18th OF Febru-
airy.
The Wisconsin legislature organized
Jan. IA, each House elected the Republican
caucus nominees.
The will of Frank Leslie, the New
York publisher lately deceased, will be con
tested by his sons.
Gen. Garfield United States Senator
elect had handsome reception at Columbus
Ohio, on the evening of January IA.
A bill has been introduced into the
New York Assembly providing for the cleo
ton of Presidential electors by congressional
districts and two electors at large.
Latest advices from Jackson, Miss.
state that Senator Lamar's physician says his
condition is serious, but not dangerous. The
attack is believed to be vertigo not paralysis
A JOINT resolution has passed both
houses of the Wisconsin legislature instruct
ing Wisconsin Senators and Repre-
sentatiVes to oppose the bridging of Detroit
River and to favor the tunnel plan.
Mrs. Arthur, wife of Gen. Chester Ar
thur, died of pneumonia in New York city OF
the night Of Jan 49, in the sch year Of hel
age. Her husband arrived from Albany be
fore her death. Mrs Arthur was the daugh
ter of Capt. w. L. Herndon, United States
navy.
The Democratic Caucus of the mem
bers of the Mississippi Legislature, after sever
al sessions find themselves Enabled to agree
upon candidate for the United States Sena
tor in place of Bruce the colored Senator
Tsnacity for personal favorites is the cause o
he disagreement.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22

The House committee on military af-
fairs, Jan. II took action on the case of Gen
John Fitz Porter. The Democratic members
all voted to Recommend the passage of a bill
based upon the measure introduced by Rep
resentative Bragg, containing several import
ant features of an amendment adopted on his
motion. The republican members vo-
ted for substitute prepared by Representa-.
tive McCook providing simply for Gen For.
ter's restoration to his former rankin the army
without back pay or other pecuniary award
and not agreeing with the assertion of the ma
jority bill that injustice was done him at the
time Of his dismissal
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22

theughtless, without any stares or re-
marks of our own. The keen suffering
given to sensitive person-and all per-
sons with noticeable deformity may
well be supposed to be sensitive on that
SUBJECTS such as one who has felt it
can understand to the full. Of course it
is the most natural thing for the eye to
fall upon that which is marked or un-
natural. We ought deliberately to school
ourselves not to add, by look or by word,
to the unhappiness of those who have
already enough to Bears. s. Times.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
A Point of Courtesy.

There is one little piece of kindness
which almost all people, old and young,
have opportunity to perform, and by
whose practise they can very materially
add to the comfort and happiness of less
fortunate persons. tits to avoid looking
at deformities or marks of disease when
they are met in the street or at home. If
person has misshapen foot, or lacks
an arm or leg, or bears upon the face
some Disagreement, or is evidently suf-
fering from disease, we may be sure that
the fact is sufficiently impressed upon his
mind, by his own thoughts, and by the
marked attention of the unkind or the
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22
Fresh Air Indispensable.

But one thing is certain, that the es-
sential element in the good effect of
any climate is the opportunity of
breathing an unlimited amount of fresh
outdoor air, whatever its quality, and
we may confidently assume that when
ever our buildings shall be SO arranged
as to insure q current of outer air
through them, night and day, to the
extent of not less than 5000 cubic feet
per hour to each person, and our hab-
its of life shall have increased our av-
erage breathing capacity, and accus-
toned us to outdoor exercise to as great
an extent as that habitual to the mount
aineers, we shall not need to envy them
their exemption from pulmonary dis
eases. american ATchitect.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22

AT Newburyport, the other day, says
the Herald, an Englishman and Yankee
engaged in game of brag. swell, said
John Bull, tive can beat you on guns.
We have a gun at the Woolwich harsenal
that when it is fred, the report is card
in Australia" "Guns!" exclaimed the
Yankee, becoming excited and jumping
to his feet, "guns! Why, we have gun
here in America that was fired off in
ire, and you Englishmen amt heard
the last of it yet"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-10-14
JUST ABOUT so.

The following is given as the ex
perience of a business man of many
years experience. It should b.
read and digested by all merchants
and business men:
Advertising is the evidence of the en-
ergy and enterprise of the business
men of o community. If they adver-
tise largely. you may look for a rivalry
and activity in business. and conse.
quently low prices in such a place, fol-
the advertisers will put down the prict
of goods to the lowest living margin,
but if they advertise very meagerly you
may look ont for high prices. They
feel when they DC get hold of a custom.
er that they must make large profits,
and consequently they do not get hole
of many. and businesf lags with them
constantly.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-10-14

e

The speech of Senator Lamar, at
Holly Springs, on the 4th inst, is
pronounced as one of the greatest
efforts of his life. He spoke highly
of Hancock and English, and expos
ed Garfield record. An Appeal spe-
cial says he showed that Garfield
and the Republican party were for
strong Government, bottomed on
corruption. He read from Jefferson
and Hamilton to show the difference
in the parties and to prove that
Garfield and his party are Federal
lists. He demonstrated conclusive
ly that the Republican party could
not correct the abuses of Govern
ment. To do so would be contrary
to it's creed. He said among the
things most needed by the peo-
pie were the ratification Of the
abuses of the Government with
it's 100000 office-holders; hon
est civil service reform, and honesty
and economy in its administration.
The country also needed a reduction
of taxation. He discussed the tar
if, and proposed a. tariff only for
revenue purposes
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-10-14
= I'm:

The Maine election is really the
greatest disaster which has hap
|pened to thu Republican party in
twenty yearkAndl it cannot be dis
posed of by affecting q disregard to
it, or with any of those cheap con-
solutions with which party mana
gers are wont to console themselves
with on such occasions. We r at
a loss to understand what the New
York Tribune means, for instance,
by callingit "a drawn BATTLE" or
by claiming that Maine is a State
which has hadno share in the re-
cent revival of prosperity. If this
is the case, why was it not made
known beforethe election, and why
was the issue distinctly made on
the very point that the country's
prosperity was the Republican par
TVS platform. Maine was selected
or accepted rs a battle ground, and
the five million Republican voters
of this country were told that the
election was a test of the feeling OF
the whole country, and the chief re-
lance Of the Republican party was
the general prosperity which its
management had do so much to
bring about. After this to turn
around and declare that the cleo
ton is not a test, that the result
means nothing, that there is nc
connection between the politics OF
Maine and the prosperity of the
country, is to insult the intelligence
of every one who reads such COM
ments ST. Louis Globe Demo-
crnt