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CURIOUS CHARACTERS.
Eecer,ricities that Have Passed Into
 History and Fiction.
Rnaalo sunday News.


 l, Is uncertain a, what date gypsies frs, appeared on the face of the globe. bu, we hna mention of them in Germany and Hungary as early as 100. 4 century later they had penetrated into every country where civilized usages prevailed The manners and habits of the gypsies for the mos; part coincide, as well as their language in every part of the world where they are found. being the same idle, wandering race. with rarely any other means of livelihood than that of fortune telling and stealing. Margaret Finch was the frs; among these people ts obtain the title oi queen. She was born in Eng land in I6,i. and afer wandering every where settled in suburb of London. where her fame as fortune-teller and her great age attracted crowds to see her. She always sat with her chin resting on her knees her sinews in consequence be- came So contracted that she was unable to rise from the posture. She died al the age of log years. Her body was inclo>ed in deep, square box and she was buried with grea, pomp. Dampfylde Moore Carew was born in Deyonshire in I6os his father being a clergyman. Young CArew was sent to a school frequentcd by the sons of gentlemen of wealth and standing. where he made such rapid and brilliant headway in his studies that an honorable career WAS predicted for him. At this critical period however, band of gypsies appeared in the neighborhood of the college, and Carew joined them, poets. Carew was immediately initiated .asa of h. sk tribes. and his first signal exploit was de frauding lady of trenty guineas, under the preiense of revealing to her, by his skill in astrology, hidden treasure
 Carew's parents. for eighteen months, believed him dead, but he one day sud- denly appeared before them He was re- eeived with the utmost cordialisy. and everything vas done to render his home agreeable: but Czrew had contracted such liking for the life of the gypsies that he soon returned to them. So skill ful were his disguises of dress. voice and manner that persons that knew him bes; could moi discover the deception.
 After his return so his vagrant life. he went on voyage 10 Newfoundland, in the course of which he acquired such knowledge of .he sea that one of his most skillful dlsguises was that of ship wrecked sailor. Pretending 10 be the mate of collier. he eioped with the daughter of a druggis, al Newcastle. His disguises were. of course. resorted 10 for the purpose of swindling. Once he heard ,ha. vessel containing a colony of Quakers, bound for Philadelphia had been driven in on the coas; of Ireland. Assuming the garb of Quaker, he rep resented himself as oEe of the ship wrecked broad-brins at meeting con- vened for their relief in Devonshire. and satisfying the benevolen, brethren that he
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nesses, oil the easgsea. asd curry osf the
 horsex. and when . man comes in to Aire
 a horse have so % down Id the saloon and tell the livery man. That's what a telieris. iske the teller part cf is. but greAsing harness Is little sce sich for my blood. bat the issery man says If suck to Il ] will he governor some day, cause most all the great men have begun lite taking care of hoTses.. It all depends os my girl whether -1~sts<k CT not. II she hkes the smell of horses l shall be statesman, but If she objects tc Il. and sticks up her nos, shall mol yeayr te he governor. al the expense of my gi,l. lt beats all, don't lt. that wimmen settle every grea, question. Everybody does everything 10 please wimmcn. and # they kick on anything thai settles it. Hut must 60 and umpire that game between pa and the hired g,rl and the goat. Say. can't you come over and sec the baby
 Faint bigger than a small saschcl." and the boy waited tiil tho grocery man ven, so draw some vinegar when he slipped out and put up a ssgu written en shingle ~i,h white chalk. "veiiew ssss asssfeS Ie, -sseIe ssgs,."
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Must Be Oaeyed.
WashlnRioa CApLial.


 am amused ., z story that comes from Cincinnati. this week Mir. HaIstead has just returned to the Comn<rasi. Csxsfk office after an absence of some weeks in Washington and New York. He ief, orders when he vent away that Mir. Pympton should have editorial charge during his absence but it appears that no sooner was bis back turned than the good Deacon Richard Smith. to whom is committed the bassaess mAn- xgemeni of the establishment. aseended to the upper reg,oas and gave orders ss to the editorial arrangements of the pa per. Mir. Hzis,eAd n said to have had . psoisne spell on his return, and printed orders are nov stuck up in the editos.ai rooms announcing that Mir. Haissezd's commands must be obeyed. whether he is present os absent. l am pa,ned to hear also that Halssesd does not ike the ways Of some of Beacon klchssd's $ wicked partners. and ,ha, :. Romeo Reeds signed editorials do no: please him. hear that Reed wishes to @its- draw from the paper.
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A Slight Mistake.
Baltimsrxzn

Printers are liable to CIT. 50, a, least, thoaght the young man who blushed to the fips of his ears as he stepped up 10 the sociesy editors table: Good morning. What is it. sir = was the afA- ble greeting.
 You made little mistake in your an- nouncements yesterday. sirT
 -yery likely. IL is almost impossible not to make mistake somefimeA What was II
 @You said me and Luxie Hpkins were bothered, when wc are not bothered al all. We are befrothcd, SIT. Quite q difference.-
 @Ah. presume you see the difference now more than you wi!i in the future. However. viii smooth the natter out. Good morning. sir
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HER LETTER.

4 sofrrssoa lent es ske Kansas Cisy Ti@<. resiNes striking poem. of which ,nis IS the history A Southern prisoaeF of x&r. al Camp Chase, ,a Ohio. after psnIng oi sickness in the koSplias af that station for some time. and conreng 10 his friend and fellow captive, Co.oas. W. =. Hawkins, Of Tennessee. taa: he vas EeaYx ot heart because his afi2aced bride 2 Nashville Ggd ao, write to hun, died jus; before .r;;zf a.T1Sed ,n which ;..e iaay oErt-y afoks :As eng aSefssent' Colonel Haz k.ns had been reg 4estel b. his dslns eom- Fade to oF.en any ep istle Shieh should come t3fsair. teeer-.ft-r. -f.. e2On reading Inc let ter .u Q-esi.os psaaed ;he 'ouo&ius isnc.. Noa- .ctier eansc. bul came leo late. ios Hessea had canned ,is oSn: Al. sG11en chang from prison bars | Into tle Gr~at N N6i;e throae- Ana y.t ta4ak. De So4lG have stayed For onr uure day Qi pan. Gould ae have read these tardS E ofds H aiea 9oe hare sent ia s&ln. Way c i4 YOU wa,;. ialF iady, InrQcss 50 raary sears houf Had -4 other lovers with YOU h ,sAi >s.ken. dainis aaAe: DsG others kaeei kciete you, feet. And iU ne hrtshi gz-sands ihefe Ane se;. ~csn. n a.. taat ;arUHs Ills sl .s.. had n5 fSef. l INssa ia3t YOU were bX me noa, As dsAS the sheet aside. Ana see how pure the look he ore AShi.e before he died. The scTro~ that you gave 10 h!m Has icii s.s wear, trace. As 'taeIe the shadoN oi the cross | per ess p1liid face. Her .oye.'' he said. would change fer me , The nter'> cold 10 spring An u~si to ,hoGghtaess maiden $ love. Thou art l bitter thing To. ~ hen these valleys fair, n May Once more in blossoms wave. The Northern Niolei> shall blow, Above ...s huntle grave. Aour delesof scan,y words had been Bat one more pang to bear. Though io ;he last he kissed Siih love 1hls ircss of your soft hal. l cid not put II Where he said, foT. when the angels come. l ~oal1 aot have them ind the sign of falsehood n the tomb. I've -eal. the letter and know Iae Ssles that you have wrought I 0 ~sa taai noble heart ot hgs And sa.nea ii-fcarfgl thought What .,selsh wealth then sometimes give To: l -.r.e. htl1t.t aa- SI.l..! What manly forms are often held In fo!ls :imsy thrSsi. Nou saas. 10; pit, h.aI. for now lie past soaf hope sa ;e@f Al;hoGgh as>h ihai sea could stand WiiA ne beside h.s h.er. Stlli i toggI4c ycG . Heaven knows. For uaeret YOU T. haze need. slnc- God ais aMiu; judgment sends On ea.A aas oTihy deed. To-aisk; the cold N inds ~sls;ie tF. A riy sisils keep Mthin the prison ieat=souse
 Where ie@ mourners come 10 Neer. 4 rude plank coffin holds h!m nsA. Ae; death glscs ai~ avs grace. Aua ,sgs.5d rather sec nm thus Than c.@spcd lnIoa embrace. Io-n.g your rooms are Ners gay Wiih MI. and wine and song, And you are smising just a. 4 Nou never did swrong. YoGf hand SO fair that none would th.us T. penacd these words of pam. Naur skHeis MRlte-W ould God NogT SoGi Mas ha.i So free o stain. I'd rather bc th,s acar drar friend Than you n al yoGr cice For YOU are held III gri-yoas bonds Mhi.r hes foTeVer free Wh ham serve ~e iG t.s lie. ~c serve In that ~ l.ch ls i5 come
 He chose his NAY. yet. yours le; God FrocouEee the fitting doom.
 -E4.&ssSe
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Couldn't LiKh, . Fire

E~siaesY sssis Joasasi. "Hofsy ou, ,n the kitchen and lighf the fire. Johnny; san, to get supper carly"
 Cant"
 "Don't ans~er me that wsy but go along and do t.
 Cant
 There, now .hs,'il do. Don't be so impudenL Go ligbi ibr ire. $ 1 tell you can't"
 Why can't you =
 "'Csnse nobody can light fire. If there's a fire there n's already ls and d there isnt any. there isn's any. Has l can light ,he klndiin. if thAs's what yoa mean
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Too Young for Each Other.
fsos.on tfanA. fll.i.

II takes an Irishmaa fo turn compls- ment When he sa~ Jones after having mes the latter with MsA :. Pat Mepls- hersy sad, "Ye are mooch younxer than your wife. surr.' Presently he met the wife and remarked. ]" The idea of sich q young ~oman marrying M'ssher Jones. The next day he mes them together, but he wasn't si loss for biarney. .Och, he exclaimed. -ye arc both of yer too young for each osher.r
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Regrets IL.
Evansville Areus.

We are halfway glad nov iha, we sen, cur regrets to Bill, on the occasion of his party. We zllude to our fnend Xnh. H.
 Banderiit. whom ~e always call BiA. be- cause, as he has often borrowed money from as. ~e feel sortez home-like and sociable with him. as 1t were. We fully intended 10 go, but our invitation said nothing about the baby, and we don, propose to see the AygEs baby get left when there IS anything good to eat
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As sec miss wzs accompanying her grandma and aunsis across the green yesterday she suddeniy stopped. sWhst are you stopping for. Pznlines asked one of the ladies. Grandma and zuntie. must stop to shiyef." wzs the reply Of the haif-frozen little giri.-- H,akrytssy fmeyfsaa.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-21

4 passionate woman's love is always overshadowed by her fe5rs.-- Ceoygs Eiii0f
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-21

top of the furnace. with pa sitt,ng on bar rel of potatoes, bosssng the Job. They are going to fix gang plank to ges the goa, down of the furnace. The baby kicked on the milk Last night. l guess besides tasting d powder and busns nair. the milk was toe warm on account of the furnace. Pa has go, to gros a aew lot of hair on that goat. or the woman won . take n back. She don', wAni no bald goat. We'll, they can rnn the baby and goat to sui, thems<ives, cause have re- signed. have gone into busisess. Don | you smell anything that would lead you ,o surmise that had gone into buaness No drag store this time" and the boy got up and put h,s thumbs in the srmholes of his vest. and looked proud.
 70, don't kno~ xs smell anything. except the faint odog Of a horse hianket Whas you gone into anywsyf" ard the grocery man put the wrapping paper under the counter, and pat the rcd chalk in his pockes, 70 the boy eouldn'; write any Ngn to hang ID outside.
 @You hit if the 6rH time. have &C., cepsed situation of teller in . livery stable" said the boy, ss he searched around for the barrel of cut sugar, which had been removed.
 "TeIieT in livery stable. Well. that is new one on me. What is teller in livery stabieT and the grocery man looked pleased. and pointed the boy to a barrel of seven cent sugar
 Dont you know whs, teller is in a livery stable: I, is the same as teller in a bank 1 have io grease the haf-
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-12-20
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Just arrived, a large invoice of
Christmas Toys and Wax Dolls, at the
Minneapolis Store,
You should purchase some of those
cold.excluding weather strips at A.
A. Stones.
If you want good fat Turkey, or a
young and tender Chicken, call at
Wolff & Wells. They have large
stock of fine birds on hand.
Corn, oats, bran, shorts, ground
feed and oil cake meal at III. Hutch.
ins.
For Rent-A suite OF elegant rooms
over the Fir st National Bank Build
ing. For terms &C., apply to the First
National Bank.
1000 bushels of White Russian
seed oats for sale by
W. X. WALKER, Town of Scott.
Call and see the Andrews Folding
Bed at T.. E. Pearce's. The most
complete thing out.
For choice cigars and tobacco call
at T. J. Moooe's.
FOR SALE--Six desirable building
lots, located near the Depot and suit.
able for any business purpose--Im-
proved by frame store bnilding--will
be sold at bargain. For terms apply
| to BROWN & CHEW
FOR SALE. Several improved
farms, cheap, on long time, and at
low rate of interest. Parties wishing
a bargain will do well to call without
delay. G. L. BROWN.
For rent-A small house in Suther.
lands addition to the village. For
terms apply to the First National
Bank.
All kinds Of groceries and provis-
ions sold at low prices and delivered
free, anywhere in the village by Fl.
Hutchins.
The Sun job Office is prepared to do
all kinds Of fancy job work.
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For Sale on easy terms. farm of
$40 acres, having Improvements of u.
first class order, with $50 actes plow-
ed. This farm is probably one of the
most desirable in Stevens county.
Apply at the Sun Office for further in
formation.
Prices way down, on Dry Goods,
Boots and Shoes, &C., at The Mime
apo1is Store.
Fruits Of all kinds at bottom prices
at. T. j Moore's.
A fresh supply of provisions at low
est figures at. T. J. Moore's.
Buckwheat flour and maple syrup
at II. Hutchins.
You will find the best assortment of
perfect fitting corsets at j. E. Daniel
sons.
The finest stock of, Ladies', Misses,
and children's shoes, in town to be
found at The Minneapolis Store.
J. E. Danielson is bound to make
things go lively by selling goods at
low prices.
A handsome variety Of Christmas
/! goods at T. J. M0Ore's.
WANTED.-A good girl to do gen.
eral house work. Apply to
| George E. Darling.
| WANTED.-An active and intel
ligent boy as an apprentice. Apply to
Sun Office.
J. e. Danielson is bound to sell
Dress Goods; he has an elegant stock.
which he is Offering at prices that
defy competition.
Wolff & Wells have just opened a
fine assortment Of holiday goods. OF
all kinds. Give them call before
the cream Of the stock is picked over.
Highest cash price. paid for furs of
all kinds at A. A, Stones.
An elegant assortment of Christ
mas Goods at Wolff 4 Wells.
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That the way to relief for the farm
ers is an easy one is again demonstra-
ted by the recent action of the farm
ers of Clay county. Having become
tired and disgusted with the discrim-
nations made against them by the
elevator companies of their section,
they met together and formed their
own elevator company. 1t may be
urged that these cooperative meas
ures are often quite as disastrous to
the interests they are supposed to
protect as they are beneficial, but it
is from no fallacy in the principle of
the idea. IL care be taken to secure
honest. .straig ghtforward management,
there is no-question in the world but
that the movement is in the right
direction.
Mr.. Henry Willard has resigned
from the presidency of the Oregon
Transcontinental company. 1t is ru.
mored that he is also to step down
and out from the position he now
occupies as President of the Northern
Pacific r. r. to make room for Fred
erick Billings, who was Mr.. Willard S
predecessor, The man who brought
this lingering enterprise to Il success
full completion, deserves well of the
great north west, and Henry Willard s
name will be remembered and honor
ed long after the time when each of
the great territories, north and west
of US, shall have a population number
ing up in the millions.
Congressman Finerty, of Chicago,
has been tickling Senator Cullom' s
vanity with the statement that every
man, woman and child, throughout
Illinois demands that he (Cullom) be
the republican nominee for the presi.
dency. Cullom swallows the bait
with the aviGity of Window.
1t is now generally understood that
the tariff has become a direct and
leading political issue, and the sail of
the Republican campaign chip has
been cut. by springing the tariff issue
two years in advance of the appro.
aching presidential election. As a
first result we elected an overwhelm-
ing number Of the members of the
Federal House; as u second result,
made Mr.. Carlisle speaker. The third
result will be Democrat elected to
the presidency in 1884, by sweeping
majority. Take note Of the fact that
Carlisle's majority was greater than
Randalls vote; look into the compos,
ition Of that majority and you will be
able to observe that the west and the
south did it..
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-12-20
DOS MORRIS WANTA NEW RAILRoAD7

It is point beyond the shadow Of
any question that Morris is entitled,
from the fact of its existence at all,
TO certain growth, but beyond that
limited extent its Importance as a bu-
siness centre is dependent entirely on
the enterprise and push OF a few pub
lic-spirited citizens.
To just the extent that Morris
makes itself an object of interest to
an ever widening area, to just that
extent is it enlarging and enriching it.
self. The more numerous the points
! to which it has access. the better are
the chances to find market in which
to sell to the best advantage. For
many reasons our natural highway
would have been through the cities of
Minneapolis and st. Paul, but our en-
forced relations with these points
were not always satisfactory. Duluth
has been given to us as another means
of exit to the markets of the world,
but we should not be satisfied yet. 1t
is an axiom in the science of railroad
ing that judicious system of rail
roads has the effect on any commu-
| nifty to increase the consumption
aud stimulate the production of agri-
cultural products; they distribute
more generally the population and so
cause balance between supply and
demand. 1t seems to us, that Morris
may, better than not, be in communi-
cation with Chicago through the me-
| diutn of the Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway and be factor in a judicious
| system of railroads. A line from
Morris to Appleton on the Hastings
and Dakota would give us the desired
outlet, and that line prolonged through
Morris to Fergus Falls north ward
would tap for lis a country replete
with the requisites of prosperity.
This line, following the descent of
the Pomme de Terre, would possess
every natural advantage and is one
upon which Il road could be cheaply
and safely constructed.
There is no reason in the world
why we should bear the burden i'm
posed on us by the short-sighted poll
cy of grasping corporations any longer
than is absolutely necessary, and
when the way to relief is pointed out
to us we should be eager to take it.
1t rests with the business men of
Morris to say what shall her fate be.
Timid conservatism and an old-.ime
| fogyism are not the characteristic
traits of the workers in successful pla
ces. Fargo has shown us good eX-
ample in this matter and we should
not be slow to follow it.
Dependent as the towns are on the
prosperity of the agricultural popula-
ton, anything which tends to increase
this tends to advance the towns. If,
through the enterprise of the citizens
OF Morris, the farmers of Stevens and
the adjoining counties have the
choice of any of the points of the
compass to which to ship their pro-
duets their chances of receiving the
Just reward of their labor is increased
anu in just such proportion is Norris
adding to her own wealth and posi-.
tion.
BY all means then let this question
be agitated. We desire to call the
attention of the board of trade of
Morris to the matter, in the hope
that the spark here struck will kindle
into full glowing flame.
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The people of the Fifth Minnesota
district will do well to watch care
fully the course of Knute Nelson.
He wears the collar of the Pine Land
ring, and will serve his masters rather
than the people who were foolish
enough to vote for him. He has al
ready commenced to get in his work,
by attacking the pre.emption law,
and will stand ready to do whatever
else the ring may require of him.
Graceville Transcript.
We cannot agree with our worthy
contemporary, the Transcript. Hon,
Knute Nelson is a man of marked
ability. and we believe him to be a
man Of probity of character. We
caution him, however. against the
wiles of the pine land swindlers who
will be quick to use him for their own
selfish ends, if he betrays the least
weakness. We have nothing against
him but his politics, and the future
may develop stranger things than
Knute Nelson's election to congress
from the '.ighting nth" as free
trade democrat,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-12-20
MARKET REPORT.

GRAIN.
Wheat, No. hard, 7sc.
do doS2 do 74c.
do do l regular, 74c.
do do 2 do, CSC.
do do 3 do, 5sc.
Oats, CSC.
Barley, 4sc.
Rye, 800.
PROVISIONS
Eggs, per dog, Csc.
Butter, per lb, 15 to &c..
Lard, per lb, - lac.
Potatoes SOC.
MAS
Beet, on foot, per lb, 4c.,
do, dressed, 6to Sc.
Mutton, 5 to 6Ab.
Pork, on foot, &c to I-2c.
do, dressed, 5 to lao.
do, salt, Sc.
Fish, fresh, Sc.
do, salt, msekerel, &c.
Herring, 6 Ia to 70.
Trout, &c.
Whitefsh, Sc.
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Arrival and Departure of Nails.

Alexandria stage arrives Monday and Fri
day; departs Tuesday and Saturday. Post
office opens at 7 A. NJ, closes at 8 p. NJ, except
Sunday. Opens Sunday from - n. to P. NJ.
Mail closed as Il N. for East at s p. NJ, for East
and West; at 2:30 p. NJ, for Browns Valley; at
6:35 a. NJ, for Northern Pacific.