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, 1883-08-04
Tea-Tasters in New York.

There are, says DIR. Dane, probably
more than 100 firms engaged in tea
tasting in this city. In all of their
offices there are large tables with
round revolving tops. A circle of
tea cups is placed along the edge of
these. The tea-taster sits down be-
fore the display of crockery and
tastes one cup after another, moving
the table top around. In the center
qs - s.slleis a pair Of scnles with
silver half-dime in one Of the bal
ances. One or two large kettles are
kept constantly with boiling water
in them. When a sample is to be
tasted, as much is weighed out as
will balance the half-dime. This is
put in tin-cup and boiling water
poured on. The tea-taster then stirs
up the leaves, lifts them on his spoon
and inhales the aroma. At the same
time he generally takes sip Of the
infusion, holds it in his mouth for a
short time, and then spits it out.
Enormous brass cuspidors, holding
two or three gallons, receive the tea
thus tasted and the contents Of the
cups that have been examined. On
someoccasions, when Il large amount
of tea Of a certain kind is to be
bought, many samples Of this are
brought in from different houses.
The buyer and sellers sit around the
revolving tables with the samples
made into infusion in the cups before
them. These are "tasted" all around,
the "body," "finencss," "toastiness,"
etc, are lcarnedly discussed, and the
poorer specimens discarded. Then
those that are left are tested again
and the number further reduced.
So it goes on until the article which
unites the desired quality and price
Is obtained.
, 1883-08-04

diphtheria and dies in the young
mans arms"
"Thank God, I've lost my eye
sight p calculated the old man, fer
vently. mot any of that unto my
plate, please. Why, sir, Pve enjoy
ed that young girls making shirts,
for cent piece until my handker-
chiefs gave out. And then her bein'
insultcd by her employers son until
she had to give up that store and peg
shoes, where she was found by the
distracted lover and married by Il
justice of the peace and taken to his
elegant brown stone mansion. Have
they busted all that up ?''
81 haven't seen anything Of it late
ly," replied the reviewer.
"Then don't want any more nov
els In my soup % growled the old
man, outraged beyond description.
"They've spoiled the whole business!
l jest banked on that girl, and If
what you tell me is all so, none of
my children read any more novels
until they get back to the old heal
thy tone ~ and the old man stalked
out to raise a row at home and put
down novel reading until the hero
inc should get back into the shirt
trade.-BrOOHm Edgle.
, 1883-08-04
The N. r. II. II. Grant.


The Northwest, published in New
York, a kind of an official organ of
the Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany, speaking in relation to the
lands not now in market along un-
constructed portion of the road, says:
Settlers who have gone upon the
granted lands in good faith and made
substantial improvements, will re-
ceiye titles from the company to I6O
acres ca h on payment Of $500 per
acre cash, or SI.OO on time. In rela-
tion to the lands granted for the con-
struction of the portion of the COM
pany's chartered line down the Co
lumbia river, and its line across the
Cascades, which have been with
drawn from sale and settlement by
the government for twelve years,
it is announced that the company
will soon come to II definite conclu-
sion as to the construction Of these
lines, and if they are not to be built
within a reasonable time will relin-
quish the lands 20 that they may re-
vert to the public domain and be
open to homesteads and pre-emption
claims. Doubtless the decision will
be made soon after the completion
the main line Of the Northern Paci-
fie in August or September.
, 1883-08-04

the Alleghanies and the Atlantic.
Now a Republic, one hundred years
old, stretching from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, and numbering over fifty
millions of citizens, stands up in the
forefront of the nations as one of the
great controlling powers of the
world. "The little one has indeed
become a thousand" and "the small
one a strong nation" Such are also
some of the contrasts which mark
the growth, progress and greatness
of the founding of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland.
, 1883-08-04

Relatively to the bulk of water,
the amount of solid matter trans
ported by the Nile, must be far less
than that which is carried down 10y
the rapid streams of mountainous
countries in temperate climates
such, for example, rs the Upper
Rhone. We have no very satisfac-
tory estimate Of what that amount
may be, but l am disposed to think
that the ordinary compution, accord
ing to which the average deposit
aver the delta amounts to not more
than a layer Onc-twenticth of an inch
thick annually, is, at any rate, not
under the mark. But this is a very
interesting question, for tits obvious
that, if we may assume that the de-
posit Of the. Nile has taken place uni
formly at a known rate, it becomes
possible, given the thickness of the
alluvial deposit in the delta, to cal
culate the minimum time occupied
in its formation. The borings made
under the direction of the late Leo
nard Horncr in the upper part of the
delta, and those subsequently con-
Quoted by Figari Bey, favor the con-
clusiOn that the natural loose soil
which fills the fat basin of the delta
nowhere exceeds sixty feet in depth.
Assuming it TO have this thickness
in any spot, 1t follows that, at one.
twentieth Of inch deposit per annum,
it must have taken at least II, 4OC
years to accumulate to that thick
ness at that place. And if so, Her
odOtus seems, at first, to have made
a wonderfully good guess when he
said that the Arabian Gulf, and, by
implication, that Of the delta might
have been filed up in 100000 years
or even half the time" lam afraid,
however, that any such modern es-
innate has not much surer fOunda-
tion than the ancient guess. For, in
the first place there are many reason,
for believing that the action of the
Nile has not been uniform through.
out the whole period represented by
the deposit Of alluvium and, in the
second place, If it has been, the sim.
/ pie process of division of the total
thickness of the alluvium by that OF
the annual deposit does not, by any
means, necessarily give the age OF
the whole mass Of alluvium in the
delta, or, in other words, the time
which elapsed during the filling OF
the delta, as it is sometimes sup
posed to do. According to Figari
Bey, the deepest, and therefore earli.
est, alluvium in the delta contains
gravel and even bOulders so that, il
these are fluviatile beds, which i,
perhaps not quite certain, they indi,
cate that at the time when they were
deposited, the current of the Nile in
this region was much more power
full than it is now, and consequently
that its annual additions were much
more considerable.-PrOc Hurley.
, 1883-08-04

Nebraska figures on raising lO0,.
O0O,OOO bushels Of corn this year,
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wrinkled old man of seventy-five
was never tired Of telling his friends
about the strange voyage that he
had once made in a water-logged
vessel with Captain Cook.-Dacid
Rer, III Hdrpey's Young PoDLe.
, 1883-08-04

SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Geo. A. Davis, DR.. l.. II. Whitehouse,
j. J. Browne.
, 1883-08-04
CITY OFFICIALS.

Clerk and Justice OF Peace.S. G. Whitman
Regular meetings Of the Cty Council are
held on ne 6rSt Monday Of each month, IN
Wells, Fargo Express office, on RirerSide
dreHHc, east Of HOWdTd street.
, 1883-08-04

Thereturning Indians from JOseph's
band arrived at Lapwai on last Fri
day. They consist Of three bucks,
eight children, three boys and five
girls and eighteen widows of the In
dians killed in battle and who have
died while in the Indian Territory.
They received a cordial greeting by
their friends and relatives there.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25

prosperity there is in business here adj
vances thatproperty that much more.
When the work of the board is looked
at from the proper standpoint it will
be seen that the members gain as
much profit from their labor in this
respect as those who do not belong
to it.
There is in course reconstruction on
the Jefferson farm, near here, barn
some eighty by one hundred and
eighty feet, high enough for a circus
tent pole in the center without touch
ing the roof. We do not by any means
wish to be understood that this is the
largest of the kind around here, but
we do impart the information that
this barn on the Jefferson farm will
hold any three there now are in any
of the counties adjoining this. a
tramp came by there the other day,
and as he supposed, laid down for
the night on the open prairie to sleep,
and when he awoke in the morning
his first impression was that some one
had during the night, put up a block
ofbuildings over him-he made such
time getting away from there the wind
tore off his coat tail, and at last ac-
counts he had not stopped.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
Excursion.

Yesterday morning an excursion
train on the Manitoba road left for
Willmar at s o'clock, having on board
the Morris Base Ball club and a
number of excursionists. The number
of passengers was increased at each
station along the route and by the
time Willmar was reached the train
was crowded. The game of ball was
commenced Immediately after the
arrival of the train and three innings
were played when the two teams adj
journed for dinner and to witness
Coles circus which gave an exhibition
early in the afternoon. After the close
of the performance the game of ball
was resumed and was completed
about half past six O'clock. After
having supper the excursionists again.
went on board the train and were soon
en- route for home.
In the game of ball the Morris nine
were completely demoralized, the
Willmar team having a perfect walk
over. The score was 18 to %. The
reason for all this is, we believe, the
poor playing of the Morris boys and
the good playing of the other side.
This is the only way in which we can
account for it. The Willmar club en-
tertained the Morris nine most royal
ly. The band wagon was previously
engaged to convey the players to and
from the grounds, and atnoon a sump-,
tuous meal was given them, upon
the lawn ut the private residence of
Mr.. Abbey, which was greatly enjoyed
by both clubs. Notwithstanding
their defeat the members of the Nor
ris club spent most enjoyable day,
and are highly pleased with the way
in which they were entertained by
their formidable opponents.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
PERSONALS.

Mayor Brisbine, has returned from
st. Paul, where he was quite unwell
for some two weeks, but is now able
to be around and attend to business.
]. p. Jacobson,St. Paul, eX-secretary
of state, was in the city last Saturday
on business.
w. III. Perry, of Willard, spent sun
day in Morris,
John Mccullough, Herman, was in
town on Monday.
E. II. Chester, formerly of this place
now of Minneapolis, is spending few
days with friends in this city.
l.. w. Rohne, of Minneapolis, is in
the city, the guest OF his son, c. w.
Rohne.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
Ry Universal Accord.

AYERS CATHARTIC PILLS arc the best
of all purgatives for family use. They
are the product of long, laborious, and
successful chemical investigation, and
their extensive use, by physicians in
their practice, and by all civilized ma
tions, proves them the best and most
effectual purgative Pill that medical
science can devise. Being purely veg
etable no harm can arise from their
use, and being sugar-coated, they are
pleasant to take. In intrinsic value
and curative powers no other Pills
can be compared with them; and every
person, knowing their virtues, will
employ them, when needed. They
keep the system in perfect order, and
maintain in healthy action the whole
machinery of life. Mild, searching and
effectual, they are especially adapted
to the needs of the digestive apparatus,
arrangements of which they prevent
and cure, if timely taken. They are
the best and safest physic to employ
for children and weakened constitu.
lions, where mild but eftectual
cathartic is required.
For sale by all druggists.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
n CURIOUS FACT.
Georgia Had Her Origin IN a Suicide in
London Jail,

georgia Had Her origin IN O Suicide in
London Jail.
From the Atlanta constitutional
The motive for the settlement Of
Georgia sprang from suicide.
In his curious, but excellent history
Smollett says under date of 1928: "The
most important event of this year was a
suicide in Fleet prison"
A .book-binder, Richard Smith by
name, was imprisoned with his wife and
daughter for trifing sum. Under the
oppressive debtor laws of England they
despaired of their condition, and, hav-
ing cut the throat of their daughter,
hung themselves. They left note re-
citing that in killing their daughter they
had rescued her from a life worse than
death. They begged their landlord to
be kind to their dog and cat, and willed
that the sixpence they left should be
given to the person who would deliver
the note.
England was Mortified at this tragedy.
An investigation was ordered into the
condition of the prisoners of the king
dom. Young Oglethorpe was the head
of this committee and entered on his
work with zeal and enthusiasm.
The best sentiment of the day fol-
lowed the committee. Poets sang it's
praises. The pulpit commended it's
work. Philosophers came to the front
with syllogisms. Political economists
offered theories. Rich men contributed
money. Legislatures devised schemes.
Demagogues acclaimed against all law,
and Oglethorpe patiently found out the
facts, and then devised remedy.
At last he announced that he had
scheme of relief. It was accepted be-
fore it was announced whether bank
rupt law or homestead bill-but if it
had been, England would have swal-
lowed it.
His remedy was colonization. A
new country new chance-a new life
new surroundings, and new start
these were what he proposed for the
poor debtors.
A Utopian state-made up of small
landholders-in fertile section, where
agriculture would assure an abundant
iving-a new civilization, without ex-
travagance or luxury, where there would
be little temptation to incur debts anew
"a land of resource that would repay
the charity of the mother-country-
this was the dream of Oglethorpe.
His views were accepted. A COM
mittee was selected to start the coloni-
cation. An abundance of money was
raised. King George gave large tract
of land lying south of Carolina, on
which to colonize the poor debtors of
the kingdom.
The grant was received by the COM
mittee and the new colony was called III
honor of the King Georgia!
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
METROPOLITAN.

SATURDAY-R G. Smith, A B Hol-
brook, J Mclaughlin, G. Miss, ID T
Stewart, G E Hinton, c Schenk, John
Robb, John Theviot, J A Dieghtner,
st Paul; Theo V Sohnson, C w Moore
& Son, w + Redbury, Minneapolis !;
M Ryan. Fargo; J Alley, w III Decker
Browns Valley; r C Moore, II S judi
son, d w Watson, city; John Murphy
Browns Valley; Alex Hall, c J Lee,
Chicago; HIATT Hard, Glenwood; Geo
Lawrence, Wawkesha Wis;
RE Leonard, city; John McCul-
Tough, Herman; N L Pine, W B
Danklehery, w II Common, Chicago
c III Brown, r r Winturn, st. Paul ;
VIM Schulean. Milbank, ID. Il. ;
MoNDAY-R A Durkee, p w Dur
kee, ] w Durkee, John c Miller,
Henry Just, st. Paul; c + Seymour,
E C Halverson, Minneapolis; a Lud-
kee. w X Decker, G ID Watkins, John
Murphy, Browns Valley w X Walk
er, J ID Kyser, b Morrell, Frog Lake
] M Durkee, p W Durkee, Hancock
E w Randall, r C Moore, III S Judson,
city; P Casey, Frog Lake; X c Hedge.
son, Hancock ; Bernard Miller, An
drew, Ind; J A Mayer, Delano; c W
Damerel, Andrews, Chicago;
TUEsDAY-C F Jacob, G d Wat,
kins, r NJ Russell, P l. Clarity, w B
Wilcockson, st. Paul; G r Samuel
Minneapolis John Hogler' c Boldly,
A B Carson, O NJ Anderson, t M
Sprague, Chicago; c H Bacon, Lock
port, Ill. w III Decker, John Murphy
Browns Valley: Col. Munro, r
Moore, H S Judson, city; r Holding
Ransom City, ID I; 0 T Brigham
Brainerd; NJ ID Wilson, J Robson, A
L Christensen, J Carlisle, Brainerd
F Flemmer, Wahpeton; d B Burdette
FaOuo.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25

ORIGIN OF PORTERHOUSE STEAK.
Col. Thomas F. De Voc, New York
butcher, author of "The Market Book"
"The Market Assistant" and other
works of similar nature, gives the fol-
lowing account of this now popular cut
of beef: Martin Morrison kept a popu
lar porter-house at No. 1927 Pearl street,
New York, near the old Walton House.
It was popular resort with many of
the New York pilots, because they were
always sure of a pot of ale or porter and
a "hot bite, including one or two sub
stantial dishes. On one occasion, in
1914, Morrison had enjoyed an unusual
number of calls for steaks, and when an
old pilot, who dropped in at a late hour,
called for something substantial to eat,
he was forced to cut from sirloin roast
ing piece which he had got for the next
days family dinner. The old pilot rel
ished his steak amazingly and called for
another. This disposed of, "he squared
himself in front of his host and vocife-
rated, Look We here, messmate. After
this 1 want my steaks off the roasting
piece! Do you hear that? So mind
your weather eye, old boyp" The old
pilots companions soon learned to APP
preciate these cuts, and it was not long
before they were all insisting on having
them. Accordingly, Morrison's butch
er, Thomas Gibbons, of the Fly Mar
ket, asked him why he had ceased to
order the large sirloin steaks. Morri-
son explained that he had found that
cuts from the small end of the sirloin of
the beef suited his single customers
best, both in size and quality, and di-
rected that thereafter, instead of send
ing him the sirloin roasts uncut, he
have them cut into chops Or steaks, as
he should direct. Gibbons daily Or
der, "Cut steaks for the porter-house,
soon gave these the name of porter
house steaks" by which they became
known all through the Fly Market, par
ticularly as this excellent cut rapidly
became popular in all the public houses
of the city. The name is now popular
on both sides of the Atlantic, at least
wherever the English language is spok-
en-.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
Our County Fair. Shall it be a Success.

The Agricultural Society of Stevens
County, has decided to hold county
fair at this place some time in the
month of September, and will do all
in their power to make it complete
cuccess. It has been decided to have
they grounds enclosed with substan-
tial fence as soon as the work can. be
done. Contributions for fixing up the
grounds do not come in as readily as
they might, but then, when
it is remembered that this is an en-
terprising community, and has large
number of fine commercial business
men in it, who can not well afford to
have the fair prove failure without
suffering largely from such stigma
upon their fair fame and future pros
perity, we doubt not when they are
rightly approached in this regard, but
they will like good citizens,
come to the rescue of the ship which
is so Successfully sailing them over the
tide. AS this is not county of fail
ures, we are most certain of having a
good county fair.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
MabeE's Punishment.

"Oh, Mabel Moore, you don't say
SOP"
eyes, 1 do, though. I heard my
mamma telling Aunt Mary all about it
when I was behind the sitting-room
door. Oh, my but didn't I listen,
though And I heard every blessed
word they said"
"But you shouldn't ought to have
been listenin'," piped in shrill little
voice, as a 6-year-old midget raised
herself on tip-toe to bring her head on
range with the others. "My mamma
says it's dreadful un-un--"
"Oh, pshaw!" cried Mabel, with a
disdainful shrug of her dainty should
ers. "They shouldn't have come right
into the sitting-room to talk it over
when was behind the door. Course
I didn't want to step right out and in
terrupt them after they'd begun"
"But how did you come to be hind
of the door," questioned the shrill lit
tie voice, and the child, whose con-
science would not allow her to permit
he subject to drop without satisfacto-
ny explanation, crowded herself forward
until she stood directly in front of Ma
bel Moore.
"What a provoking little thing you
are," said Mabel, looking contemptu-
ously down on the child, with all the
superiority and injured dignity her u
years could command. "But suppose
I'll have to tell you just to keep you
still. I was playing with Bob, and was
hiding from him when mamma and
Aunt Mary came in"
ooh p came from the little ones lips
in relieved tone, as she drew back a
step or two.
CHOW, Mabel, do tell us all about it
quick fore the bell rings. It'll ring in
less'n minute, know it will, an I'm
most dead to know when it's to be, and
who's invited" Pink Perkins pushed her
big sun-hat back from round, rosy face,
that never looked rounder or roster in
her life.
"Wel, it's just this" said Mabel,
drawing back a little and viewing her
audience triumphantly. "My Uncle
Paul brought me a elegant new French
doll when he came from the city the
other day, and of course she wants TO
get acquainted with other dolls"
"Of course she does" chimed in sew.
eral eager, excited voices.
"Well, my mamma told Aunt Mary
that she b'lieved she'd let me invite sew
en- or eight dollies and their mammas to
spend the afternoon next Saturday,
cause there amt any school t. d. I
don't want Elizabeth Victoria to ',.>..>.
with any but the very best, and So
sob, I've got beautifuller doll of
any one," interrupted the little midget,
who had once more crowded herself in
ront of Mabel.
ct don't believe you ever had doll,
Pet Williams" said Mabel, Indignantly;
cat any rate, you 'spicioned me, you
know you did,"
sob, but don't now," said Pet, in
nocently; "I don't b'lieve you'd ever
listen to anything you oughtn't to-"
"Well, then, I'll see about it," said
Mabel, condescendingly, feeling that
Pet had made due amends.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
Card Of Thanks.

The ladies of the Congregational
society take this opportunity to thank
the members Of the Morris Silver
Cornet Band for their services at the
lawn sociable. The excellent music
rendered, added very much to the en-
tertainment of the evening.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-25
Make Roads for the Farmers.

Complaint, and quite universal at
that, is being made by the farmers
about the condition of the roads lead
ing into this place. There are miry
and wet places, holes and steep pitches
so that it is next to impossible to draw
much ola load iuto town, or to make
any sort of respectable time when
travelling over them without any load.
Many of the smaller streams are not
bridged and in the spring and fall of
the year, especially if it is wet season
these little seeming harmless currents
let loaded wagon in up to the hubs
while the teams have a lively time
laundering through them at the eX-
pense of broken harness or the breaking
of a wagon tongue which makes this
sort of navigation rather expensive to
those who come into town to accomo-
date the trade, as well as themselves.
This sort of trouble not only happens
six or eight miles out in the country,
but is of frequent occurrence within
half mile, one and two miles from
Morris. Business cannot we'll afford
to have the main thoroughfares lead
ing to it blockaded in this manner,
neither can the farmers afford to I'M
dertake to force it at a cost to be paid
out of their own pockets, saying
nothing of the inconvenience arising
out of it to them. Business which is
forced may not continue long, farmers
put to great trouble and expense may
after forbearance ceases to be virtue,
60 where roads are made less difficult
for them to travel, even if it is long
ways farther. All prefer going half a
mile farther to get around deep mud
hole, to that of going through it.
When trade is dull in bad weather
take trip out looking at the roads,
and the cause of it is plainly to be seen.
Many farmers prefer to come in and do
their trading when the
weather is such that they cannot
work on the farm, but at such times
the roads in places are almost impas-
sable. Other places may assist the
farmer in making good roads even
if Morris does not, and then the trade
is, as it must be, lost forever