Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-03
Things in General.

To the Prince OF wales has Dcen gwen
as a souvenir of the bombardment Of
Alexandria, 10,inch spherical shell re-
Gently mounted on a wooden stand at
the ROYAL Arsenal. The inscription. up
on it includes these words: ''Came
through the port side of her Majesty's
ship Alexandra, above armor, passing
through torpedo lieutenant's cabin
struck combing of engine-room, and
rolled along main deck, where Mr.. Hard
ing, the gunner, put it in a tub of water
for which he received the Victoria
Cross"
The laws of France are very careful Of
the welfare of chill rem. They are not
permitted to be employed in the man
ufacture of salycic acid, celIuloid and
some Of the preparations OF sulphur,
which are injurious from the vaporS
gwen off. Children under Is and girls
under lSare not allowed to be employed
in rag pickingand sorting exceptIn wei
ventilated workshops. Boys under IA
and girls under 10 are forbidden to drag
loads i'll the public streets. Children
are forbidden to be employed in cutting
or grinding bone, horn or any material
which involves mucn dust. Skaters are
forbidden to employ children on the
roofs Of houses or wherever there would
be risk of injury from falls.
The Presbyterian C0ucch in Noting
ham, Pa, is in an uproar about dancing.
For some time the pastor has been scan
daliZed because the juniors and some Of
the elders persisted in the amusement,
and on the last communion day he re-
IL 10 f.l -n
No less than y obeyed, and were denied
communion. Since then II have capitu-
lated, and the 60 are given until March
to repent and confess. The parsons
pretty daughter is among the OutCasts
and is reckoned the very best dancer III
the lot. The church is one of the oldest
in western Pennsylvania.
Winnepeg, in 1882, rose from II, 900
population to 10000. its assessments.
increased 50, 900, 900 rising to $4,000, 900
and will reach 80 O00,0O0 this year;
eight square miles were added to its area
twenty-nine and a half miles of side
walk and 270 street crossings we've laid.
$50 culverts were constructed and near
II thirty miles of streets were graded.
China posse@sss the longest bridge i'll
the world. 1t is at Lagahg. over an arm
of the China Sea, and is FIVE miles long.
built entirely of stone, 20 feet high, With
a roadway 70 feet wide, and has 800
| arches. The parapet is balustrade and
each of the pillars, which are 70 feet
apart, supports pedestal on which Is
placed lion. q feet long, made of one
block of marble.
Richard Proctor gravely declares that
some time in the early springs comet viii
take title pleasure trip through Ameri-
can atmosphere and lift up the mercury
so high that we shall have to construct q
! new thermometer to meet the Cuire-
ments of science and to find how hot
| II is. In the meantime, Il things 90 Oh
| in this way we shall soon have that ter
| rible storm which the Canadian Virgins
predicts for March, and which promises
| to blow cities. forests and monopolistS
| into an unexplored region Of air. The
prospect for the future, outside of poll
tics. is not without interest.
The controller of New York reports
that he has in his hands s. 900 deposited
in June, 1881, by the chairman Of an as
sembly committee, who received it from
another member, who, for his part, de-
clared that it had been offered him as q
bride for his vote in the contest fol-
| United States senator. The controller
| naively adds that it is safe to assume
that no one viii appear to claim the
money, and he therefore recommends
| that il be ided to the general funds OF
| the state, this procedure being quite just
in view of the fact that s. 900 were paid
bv the state for counsel fees in al inves.
tigation to discover the truth of the
matter. -'.,
"Oh, yes said the eminent Iega
man, Corporations are greatins buttons
You've heard the story about two boy:
who formed corporation?" ''No," re,
piled his friend. "Well, then I'll tes
vou,'' resumed the legal gentleman
There were two boys who had cen
| each, and they wanted to buy q two
| cent cigar. Neither could buy it alone
| ana the elder of the two suggested that
| thew form a corporation, OF which he
| was to be president and the other was
| to be stakeholder. The cigar was pur-
| chased and the president began to smoke
| it. The stakeholder looked on expect
| ing that his puff would come, but TIT
| president consumed one half and theI
| two-thirds. Look here said the stock
| holder. 'ain't going to have chance?
| Il don't see it. replied that president
| But what am to get for my capital?
Well said the president, I guess yot
car sp;s.'