Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-05-05
Miscellaneous.

A letter from the city OF Mexico says
Some day there will be an American hotel
here, with an American clerk with head
light pin, an American dining room, an ele-
vator, ice water, Irish walters. a city direc-
tory, cocktails at the bar and all the luxu-
ries of modern life; there's millions in it
and it would pay day.
Under the heading, "A radical Cure fol
Drunkenness" Hungarian paper tells the
following Russian story: "A workman
brought complaint against four of hif
fellows that they had given him twenty.
five blows with a stick. The accused, or
being asked for their defense, produced ar
agreement in writing, one clause of which
expressly stipulated that if one of thei1
number drank to such an extent as not tc
be able to attend to his work the others
were to measure out to him twenty five
blows, and that they had merely carried
out the agreement. Upon this the magis-
trate discharged them, remarking that they
were not deserving of blame for what they
had done, but rather of praise"
Some idea of how much the American
people are willing to pay for amusements
may be gathered from the fact that there
have been taken in at the performances al
ready given by Sarah Bernhardt between
SfcO,OUO duo Sf3O,UVO 1u1S 10 I'LL CuOl
nous sum to be extended on one enter.
cessful organizations are taken into con.
ceived, it can readily be seen how strong
the theater going passion is developed in
our people. Mile. Bernhardt will take
back with her, as her share of the seasons
work, somewhere in the neighborhood Of
$1,000 20. No wonder the foreign singers
and actors regard America as gold mine,
he working of which brings profit an d
pleasure.
Sweden has this season had one of the Sc
verest winters ever known. About the mid
die of February. while the thermometer
showed about 10, there was fearful snow
storm all over the country, lasting four days
The street cars of Stockholm could not run
no train could start in any direction mol
come in, and no victuals could be taken tC
the city. The prices of milk, butter, eggs
etc., rose rapidly. The snow in the streets
was near two yards high, and in the coun-
try it reached height of six yards. Many
accidents were reported, men perishing or
the road, and vehicles of all sorts becom-
ing buried in the snow. The King intend.
ed to go to Christiana on the 18th, but haC
to postpone his journey for nearly week.
The poor ignorant whites who inhabit the
mountains of Tennessee are lied with
superstition. and are guided by signs, etc
On Good Friday they plant beans. Water.
melon seed are planted on the LIST day Of
May, before sunrise. Potatoes grow larger
when planted in the dark of the moon. Il
house is covered in the light of the moon,
the boards do not lie smoothly, but curl ul
and pull off. There will be as many SHOWS
during the winter as there are fogs il
August. If hornets build their nests neal
the ground, or if the corn husks are very
thick, hard winter will follow. To tur1
back, after starting on journey, is bai
luck, except a cross mark be made on the
ground. If a whippoorwill sit on the door.
step and sing one of the family will soo1
die. But we have seen some of the same
kind of people in other parts of the coun.
try. They are by no means confined tt
Tennessee.
LeBonTon predicts that popular mantle
will be the visite of Irish poplin, which ia.
brio makes magnificent mantles and mos
durable ones, the material not becoming
greasy by wear. These mantles are ineC
with bright colored surah and highly trim.
med with lace, passementerie, cord, aiguil.
lettes and buttons; the fact is, in the expen-
sive mantles you can scarcely distinguish
the material from the trimmings. The
large sleeve will keep their ground, fo7
they are so commodious and so fit to veal
over elaborate dress sleeves; there is ne
fear of damaging cuffs and ruffles with 6
wide sleeved mantle, and nothing looks sc
charming as handsome arm and han vel
gloyed and emerging from a nest of white
laces, surrounded by crimson or light blue
surah.