Morris tribune., 1880-12-02


Some of the state papers are kicking up
a row because the railroad company are
furnishing coal instead of wood This is
an absurdly preposterous idea, when it is
considered that wood can be obtained only
in small quantities, and in a few places at
that. We have got to burn coal sooner or
later, and might just as we'll make up our
minds to do so at once.
SURPRIsE.-One of the girls attending
school was considerably disguised on open
ing her lunch pail the other day to find
that instead of the usual mixture of edibles
of the ''tarts and piesen-things" class, it
was full of lard. She didn't kick the
bucket. nor even turn a little pale-all she
did was to remark, Oh lard and then
pailidly return to her study of modern
grease.
And now new club is needed for Dow
ers, for the enquiries and enquirers con-
cerning him and his wood business, are
getting altogether too numereusly frequent
to be new and novel, and rather border on
the monotonous. Somebody is going to
get hurt and they would have before this,
only we have been afraid that in our blind
rage, we might, by blunder, be the in-
jured party.
That convenient subject. the weather,
would have, during the past week, if a
record had been kept, furnished whole
chapter on changeablencss, ticklencss, va
riableness, meanness and every other kind
of ness, foolishness included. 1t has tried,
but unsuccessfully, to snow, blow, thaw.
freeze and blizzard, but up to the hour of
going to press it hadn't made q marked
success of either.
Just pause ard gaze on these figures.
There has been marketed at the elevators
in this village, since September 25. be-
tween tM o hundred and ten and two hun
drcd and twenty thousand bushels OF
wheat. Adding what has been shipped
direct in cars, without passing through the
elevators, and the total footings are nearly
two hundred and forty thousand bushels
The chip is on our shoulder.
Every thing is booming in the business
line, and wheat is pouring into our eleva
tors from all directions, and at lively rate
Morris controls large territory, the trade
of which is drawn to this point by tht
legitimate and vigorous competition in al
departments and branches of business
The very highest prices are paid for whea
and all kinds of produce, while merchan
disc of every description is sold at aston
ishingly low figures.
Rev. j. L. Fonda, will deliver course
OF lectures or addresses to young people
young men especially. The series is tc
ing next Sunday evening. The following
are the subjects chosen and the order il
which they will be given: WIldness, Am
bition, Courtesy, Manliness and Christian
ity 1t is earnestly desired that there be 6
full and general attendance, and cordia
invitation to be present is extended to all
old as well as young.
NEXT.-Christmas comes next in order
and soon we will notice many mysterious
whisperings and secret movements among
our friends, which means that some one is
to be surprised with memento of affec
tionate remembrance. There is some
thing about even tic smallest Christmas
| rr;f hot hui, T0loo tn
giver and receiver, than does more costly
and valuable present at other seasons. VIZ
don't know why it is so. but that it is the
case is a fact indiSputable.
1t would be just as reasonable to expect
an average citizen to appear in public OIL
bitter cold day "neither naked nor clad
barefoot nor shod," as for travelling
Snowman to perambulate before the eye:
of wondering age and youth, without hav
ing his Uranium capped with shining pus
hat. 1t makes no difference where the mer
curry stands. travelling actor must make
himself conspicuously ridiculous, or ridic
ulously conspicuous, in tall hat. Th'
question rises, is plug hat Snowman
badge?
ANNOUNCEMENT new drug store il
opened at Graceville, Mr.. J, N Huey, for
merly of Morris, being proprietor. A full
and complete line of drugs, medicines an
the class of goods usually found in store
of the kind. will be kept on hand at al
times. The prescription business will b
in the hands of thoroughly competent ant
experienced drug clerk, which will be
guarantee that all prescriptions will b
carefully compounded. The store is nov
ready for business, and the proprietor
would ask a share of the public patronage
SUGGEsTIoN-Some of our citizens hav
been enquiring during the past few days a
to whether there was any probability tina
the Quadrille club and dramatic associa
ton would be re organized this winter, ant
have suggested that entertainments of thi
class would be both acceptable and popu
lar. We would call the attention of til
managers of these organizations to til
| sdCG IHdL ii tncy luLcilu 10 TellSW IucSc pOF
ular entertainments, it is time they wer
bestirring themselves, as the season
short and amusements are needed at pres
ent, if at all.
Noticing our reporter coming dow
street the other day limping and acting a
if he had received strain or fall, W
inquired as to the wherefore of his man
gled and bruised appearance, and wer
informed that it was an effort to leap fron
one raisin to another in certain bun tina
caused the limp. He was reticent as t
the how the bruises occurred, but it ma
have been that lie grumbled at the cook
and was famed with arolling pin. This
mere conjecture, however, but that raisi
and bun business is fact.
FUEL.-Thc following extract from
letter from General Manager Hill to fue
dealer in this county, will explain why til
company controls the fuel business, an