The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-07-09

Miscellaneous Matters.
The longest bridge in the world is the
Maintenon Aqueduct, 16,367 feet; the
next is Victoria Bridge, over the St.
Lawrence, 8, 437 feet; the third. PArkers-
burg Bridge, West Virginia, 7,045 feet,
Brooklyn Bridge, 5,989 feet.
The mountain of ice at Parker's Glen,
N. Y, is reaching colossal proportions
and is q remarkable sight. It is now
from seventy-fiv to eighty feet high
and in circumference it measures two
hundred aud fifty feet. It is similar
in grandeur to the famous column at
the Katerkill Falls, in the Catskill
Mountains, and hundreds of sightseers
have visited it. The little stream Of
water at it's top steadily trickles down its
sides and as steadily adds to the column.
Experience has indeed shown that q
perfectly healthy community, main
tanning within itself pure morals and
normal habits of life. may closely inter-
marry with IMMUNITY, and even in some
cases with positive benefit. But it is
equally clear that opposite conditions
will lead to opposite results; that is to
say, an unsound and morally depraved
people will transmit their weakness in
IN exaggerated form, leading to final
degeneracy and ruin"
Through the death of Lord Cairns
there is now not single law lord in re-
ceipt of pension as an ex-lord chan
cellor, a state of things which is unpre-
cedented in English history for nearly
sixty years, An ex- chancellor's pension
is $25 900 year.
The sign of Libby prison is in the
possession of Edward J. Bartlett, Of
Concord, Mass. He took it from its
place on the building on the morning
of the first occupation of Richmond by
the Union troops The sign is u small
one, made of tin, and bears simply the
words. Libby & Co."
President Cleveland at church," says
a member of his congregation, lis an at
tentive listener. He prays in an audi
BILE undertone, sings in clear baritone
voice, and is not addicted to the habit OF
turning in his seat to look at late Corners.
Altogether he is modest churchman.
About year ago an English gentle
man, travelling in Germany, came
across an officer employed in superin-
tending some details of military railroad
transport. He had been q captain dur
ing the Franco German war land allowed
his company to be surprised. After
being imprisoned for eighteen months
he was placed in the military railroad
transport service, and told that he was
never to receive promotion. Being sur
prised by an enemy is regarded as the
one objectionable sin by the Germans.
United States Senator Warner Mil
Ter, of New York, has returned from
New Orleans, and the Syracuse Journal
quotes him as saying: "There seems
to be general stirring up of the South
ern country, in business sense, largely
in consequence of the Exposition. It
has been in the nature of q revelation
to the south of her own resources and
power which she has never before real
lied. In this result alone it has been
worth all the money expended on it by
the government.
"Ouida" is the pseudonym of Louisa
de la Rame, an English novelist, born
at Bury st. Elmunds, Suffolk county
Eng, about 1910. She is of French
extraction. Her pen name originated
IN childish INSTRUMENTATION OF Lou
lisa. She has written great many nov
els, among the best known being
"Strathmore, ""Cnandos, ""Uuder Two
Flags" Moths" "In Maremma,"
Wanda"
One of the finest houses on the most
fashionable streets in San Francisco is
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Porter
Ashe, who have just returned from
Europe, and, being new people on the
avenue, their story has been raked up.
Five years ago, Porter Ashe was law
yer's clerk, and too poor to smoke, or
drink, or indulge in any of the gentle
manly vices. He fell in love with Miss
Amy Croker, and asked her mother for
her, but the old lady was opposed to the
match. The couple ran away and got
married. The generous mother called
her children back, forgaFe and blessed
them with present Of $10O, 900, and
sent them off travelling. On their re-
turn, lately, she made them q present
Of a $500, 900 mansion, and told them tq
live in it and be happy. That's the
proper way to forgive and bless runa-
way children. The Ashes ought to glow
with gratitude and never grow cold.