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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29

The death of Cardinal McCloskey
has elected much speculation as to the
choice that will be made by the Pope,
to fill the vacancy. A deceased car
dinal, properly speaking, has no sue
cessor from one priest to another, the
appointment resting entirely with the
Pope. connection with this subject,
@ recent writer says: The Cardinalate
is an honorary distinction, and the
CHIEF use of the Institution seems to be
found in the fact that it provides for
the succession to the papacy. 1t is,
therefore, the oldest electoral body in
the world, antedating all modern elec-
toral systems by many. hundreds Of
years, and furnishing plan from which
modern senates and congresses have
taken their scheme of organization and
many OF their methods of operation.
To find an American Senator tracing
the origin of the Senate back to con-
clave of Roman priests fifteen centuries
Eefore is a spectacle no less curious
than instructive, but such was the
position taken by Charles Summer, NOR
aid he ever hesitate i'm ascribing to the
College of Cardinals all the honor due
SO venerable and iiiustriousi body.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
The Loyal Legion Commandery.

The COMMUNICATING chief OF the military
order of the Loyal Legion OF the United
States was organized at Philadelphia, in
the rooms OF the Pennsylvania Historical
society, Gen. w. 5. Hancock presiding.
About fifty delegates were present, includ-
ing Gen. Sheridan. Gems. Cochrane, Haw-
ley, Fairchilds, Rear Admiral Nicholson,
Col. K. c. Goldman, Gen. F. \. Walker of
Massachusetts, ard many other prominent
officers OF the army and navy during the
rebellion. The officers of the new COM
mandery are:
Communicating chief, Gen. W. S. Han
cock L. 5. A.; senior vice commander in
chief. Gen. R. B. Hayes. Ohio junior vice
commander-in-c chief, Gen. Joseph r. Haw
ley, Connecticut recorder-in-ehief, Col. j.
p. Nicholson, Pennsylvania; c'lancellor-in-
chief, Capt. Peter ID. keiser. NJ. D., Penn-
sylvania; treasurer-in-chief, Gen. John j,
Melham. New York.
The states represented were Pennsylva-
mia, New York Maine Massachusetts, Com
necticut, California, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
The Grant Trust Fund all Right at Last.

A meeting OF the subscribers to the $3.50
900 fund which was raised for the benefit
Of Gen. Grant, and which, at the suggestion
and on the guarantee OF Gov. f. d. Nor
gan, was invested in Wabash bonds, was
held. There were present: Jay Gould,
Oliver Hoyt, ohm Sherman. Judge Noah
Davis George Jones, Henry Day, John T.
Terry, Russell Sage, Mr.. Wheelock and Sid
ney Dillon. Mr.. Jones asked to be reliev-
ed of the fund on account OF the criticisms
which had been publicly made.
Judge Davis offered u resolution, which
was adopted, that the fund should be
placed in a trust company ithe United
States Trust company and the interest
should be paid to Mrs. Grant, during her
life, then to the children OF Cen. Grant and
after their deaths to be distributed to their
,hildren per stripes, not per capita. Judge
Davis and Henry Day were appointed a
committee to draft the legal document
making the legal transfer. George 10 nes
representing seven-eighths of the subscrib
ers, agreed, and the resolutions were pass
I'd unanimously. The meeting adjourned
to be called again shortly, or IT'S soon as
the document can be drafted.
During the conference Mr.. Jones said
that at no time since the fund was invested
had Gen. Grants FANNY failed to receive
The interest promptly on the day 1T was
iue. 1t mattered not whether the interest
was or was not paid to the trustees every
time it fell due the trustees saw that Gen.
Grants family got their money without
delay; that Mrs. Grant had already made
A will in which she gave this fund to her
daughter and to the wives of her sons.
Such disposition OF the fund would keep
it out of the hands OF the creditors OF Gen.
Grant S sons. and the latter were perfectly
satisfied with the provisions OF Mrs. Grant 5
will.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
The wife of a well-known citizen o

The wife of a well-known citizen of
chicago, soon after rising, asked her
husband, DO you know anybody
named Edsall or Esdale?" No. Why
do you ask?' Because | dreamed
that man OF that name was found
drowned" IN the morning paper
was the announcement of the disap-
pearance OF young man named Es-
dale, whose remains, some ten days
later, was found in the lake Neither
the husband nor wife had ever heard
the name before, and the papers are
discussing whether it was merely a co.
incidence or not, with no immediate
prospect OF q satisfactory agreement.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
Story of the Vermont Defaulter.

Winnipeg Special Lawrence Brainerd,
the absconding ST. Adams (Vt.) bank
president, arrived here recently coming
from Windsor, Ont, around the north
shore OF Lake Superior by the New Cana
dian Pacific railway. In an interview he
tells the story OF his kidnapping and escape
in Minneapolis. While driving Il few miles
from Winnipeg with detective Newberger,
he was met by three men with Il team, who
asked him to 90 with them. He refused and
they forced him, driving him to st. Vincent.
He tried there to escape from his captors,
but was prevented. and they drove him to
Crookston, from which point he was taken
to Minneap polls. While standing on the
platform there a former friend stepped up
and asked him to go with him. The de-
tectives were absent and he went driving
to st. Paul, where he stayed three days,
after which he went to Chicago, where he
also stayed a short time. He next went
to Detroit and crossed to Windsor on the
Canadian side. After spending three weeks
there he came to Winnipeg to join his
Uifa
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29

The gigantic bridge now being built
across the Susquehanna river at
vre-de-Grace, on the new Philadel-
phia branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will be completed by
the first of next December. 1t Is a
Whipple truss, single track, and
straight The total length, including
trestles at each end, is 6,316 feet-one
and one-fifth miles. There is but one
longer bridge in the world, the Nicto-
ria, across the st. Lawrence, at Mon
treal. But the spans in the Victoria
are short, while the Susquehanna
bridge has more long spans than any
other in the world, and its longest
(52O feet) are only exceeded by two
other bridges, one on the Cincinnati
Southern, across the Ohio, and the
other on the Louisville and Nashville
across the Ohio, at Henderson.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29

Commissioner Colman has wisely
adopted a new method for the dis
tribution ofseeds from his department.
Formerly these have been divided
among congressman pro rate, with no
regard to the different sections of the
country represented, or whether the
seeds could be successfully cultivated
or not. By the new arrangement the
seeds will be distributed in accordance
with a prepared statement, which
shows at glance what seeds can be
successfully cultivated in the various
states. So by this mode no seeds will
be sent to any state which for climatic
reasons would prove a failure.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
Items OF General Nawa.

p len Terry, the actress, is i'll and unable
to play, but is improving.
The backbone OF tho Pennsylvania coal
miners strike had given out.
Churchill. the murderer OF Dennis Brooks,
was killed by mob in Pike county, Ark.
By the bursting OF pipe on tug near
Detroit, Mr.. Kirby was scalded to death.
A new hoy preacher" Rev. Arthur
Blewett, is shaking people up in New York.
Winslow D. Morgan, Montana mur-
derer, has been arrested at Victoria, B. c.
Miss Cleveland will not return to the
White House until the middle OF Novem-
Der. ts II
President Cleveland is the third ex-
school teacher who has gone into the. White
House.. =. o II
:; The next session OF the Northwest Ter.
ritpry council begins Nov. 6-Guy Fawkes'
dHynv = ni,..i = :.
George r. Wilbourne OF Montana has been
appointed a special agent OF the interior
department. Z. is.te:
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
4 Buenos Ayres correspondent 81

4 Buenos Ayres correspondent sug
gests that in that country is field for
one sort OF American product which
has not been much encouraged. He
says that some OF the Yankee school
ma ans who had gone there have
made excellent matches with eligible
Argentines. and that the demand is
greater than the supply. Blondes are
preferred. and the blonde American
girl is the belle OF every gathering she
enters. Blue eyes and golden tresses
command high premium in the mat
rimonial market. and there is not
much objection on account OF age.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29

President McCoSh OF Princeton Col
lese. recently said: "Asserting the
Monroe doctrine and allowing no for
eign interference on our continent, and
meddling not with them, but allowing
them to fight their battles with each
other, we may keep our place till we
become respected-as the United
States. after being long contemned.
have become honored by all European
countries-and they may be led to
seek our established truths as they
eek the corn and cattle reared on our
virgin territory
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
Suits Against DIR. Loring.

United States District Attorney Sawyer
at Boston, has brought two suits against
Hon. George B, Loring, lately United
States commissioner of agriculture. The
first is for $4,000 against DR.. Loring as
principal, and John A. Loring and
Thomas Saunders as sureties, upon a
bond given to secure the faithful perform
ance of the duties OF commissioner OF agri-
culture by the principal. The declaration
alleges that Loring did not make a true
and faithful quarterly account OF all the
money received by him, as required by the
bond. The second suit is against Loring
individually and for $4,000. The suits
are brought to recover $50, 900 which it is
alleged was misapplied by DR.. Loring to
purposes not provided by law. The an
swer in the cases have not been filed.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29

Dio Lewis is authority for the state
ment that no user oftobacco has ever
headed his class at Harvard or any
other institution where class stats
tics have been preserved; but q Yale
II man says, in the Washington Star,
that the valedicto ofhis class used
it freely during all his college course
and it seemed to agree with him, or at
least with his recitations.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29

Trains will run on the Canada Pa
cihc i'll a few weeks from Montreal to
the Rocky Mountains. 2,394 miles.
AT the Pacific end, trains are already
running from the coast $50 miles east,
leaving only Il short gap to be COM
nleted.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
The Sun.
Published Every Thursday at Morris, MINI.
BY
MURPHY & SANDERS.
PUBLISHERS AND PRoPRIETORS
Terms; 81 so Per Annum in Advance.

Miss Clara Barton. the heroine of
three wars and President of the Red
Cross International Association, one
OF the most practical and influential
woman i'll the world. has recently de-
clared for woman suffrage
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29

Milwaukee has increased its popula-
tion during the last few years to the
extent OF $4,000 and now feels that
she is on the high road to metro politan
greatness.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-29
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Enormous Output of Minneapolis Flour
ing Mills.

The flour mills at Minneapolis broke their
record, turning out nearly 1SO, 900 barrels
of -four in one week. In it's review, the
Northwestern Miller says:
Once more the mills have forged ahead
OF all previous work. They touched
an output very little below the 30. OOO-
barrel goal. This was accomplished,
too, with one mill OF medium size
wholly idle. The -four production OF the
week was III, 500 barrels-averagng 29,
633 barrels daily-against I'll, 1OS barrels
the preceding week and Jag, 900 barrels
for the corresponding time in 1884. This
is an actual gain over the hea West work done
last year OF 25, 600 barrels for the six days,
and to large extent is attributed to the
rapidity with which new wheat may be
ground. AS more OF the new crop is used,
the greater seems the capacity of the mills
New wheat is gradually going into large or
exclusive use, and as millers become ac
quainted with it they are more favorable
in their expressions. For the current week
two mills with n combined capacity OF l, 300
barrels have been cut oif-one from damage
by fire and the other for repairs-so that
an even twenty is the number left in opera
ton. They are uniformly doing heavy
work, but it is more than likely that the
out put will fall offsomewhat. Millers have
begun to talk about shutting down, and
say that will be the only course left for
them to take, especially ii ireights are ad-
vanced at the close OF navigation, as is
usual. They claim that they are now not
more than clearing themselves, and that
flour must either go up or wheat go down
before there can be any incentive to keep
their mills i'll operation.
Smyrna times., 1885-08-26
Obituary.
WILLIAM WOOD.

William Wood, who was favorablv
known by many of our citizens, died at
his home near town, on Tuesday morn
ing at half-past twelve o'clock. Mr..
Wood was kind, genial and social
man, and from his friendly manner
and goodness of heart was general
iaVorite wherever known. He was
born in Ireland and went over to Can
ada at the age of seven years. where he
resided until he came here December
1881. For many years previous to
that date he had been engaged in agri
cultural pursuits in Hampton county.
Canada. Arriving here he purchased
OF MIR. Hazard the farm known as the
stevenson property, upon which he has
resided ever since. He also purchased
another farm in the same neiphbor-
hood and property near Slaughter's
Station, which he subsequently sold
Until within three or four months past
his pleasant face has been familiar
upon our streets, but for about half a
year he has been suffering from a COM
pllcatiOn of diseases, the most promi-
nent OF which was dyspepsia, and lately
has been gradually sinking until he
peacefully and quietly passed away,
having just entered the sixty-first
year of his age. He leaves family
consisting of his wife, seven sons and
two daughters, who have the full sym
pathy of their many friends.
His heart was in good works; he had
been a member of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, also a member of the
Order of Good Templars, having taken
a great interest in the recently organ
lied lodge here. He was an active
member of the Smyrna Conclave 1. o.
H., holding two thousand dollar life
insurance policy in the same. The
remains will be inferred in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery on Friday after
noon.
Smyrna times., 1885-08-26

bought, has phosphoric acid from ami
NAL bone? Would he not feel it to be
better and worth more money?
On this subject there is some grave
mistake. 1t is partly here: Bone is
steadfast; when dissolved it does not
set back or revert. But rock dissolved
suffers reversiOn of its phOsphOriC
acid and is therefore worth less in the
soil. Again bone does not depend on
sulphuric acid to give it fitness and
value for the soil and in dissolving
with sulphuric acid, a smaller quantity
of acid may be used with good effect
and what remains insOluble is Just
what the farmer wants for wheat and
grass. Just the opposite of this is the
case with rock. It's necessary to apply
large proportion of acid-very large,
almost 9-10 of one pound to one pound
of rock, to secure a high per cent. of
phOsphOric acid-and here lies the
danger to the farmers wheat crop. If
too much acid be used and there re-
main in the rock what is called free
acid" it is potent poison to the wheat
grain. For this cause in dry
Autumn, you often hear farmers who
have used highly acidulated rock phOs-
phate say that their wheat does not get
up, that much of it is killed, &c. Far
mers are not told by any proper author
ity to beware of "free acid" which is
poison. That is not the business of
chemistry. See how high animal bone
runs in the estimate of insoluble phos-
phOric acid 2232 and ammonia per
cent. and the relative commercial value,
$4l.55. Compare the rock with it.
Available phOsphOric acid, 1852; in
soluble, 2.40 commercial value, $25 Is.
Now neither Of these commercial val
ues is right. The animal bone can
be bought far below $42.5G and rock
can bought far below $25.7S. Nearly
all farmers know that the prices of
these materials in the market are quite
another thing from those stated. We
lnadvert emily stated in another place
that Pennsylvania put insoluble phos-
phOrlc acid into one class; but she does
separate them and estimate them sep
arately. The New Jersey station
agents remarks hold good, however,
about Reverted Phosphoric Acid.j
" That differences between chemists on
this determination are of frequent Oc-
currence and seriously affect the phos-
phate industry" &c.
In MEDIAs WAS, TUTIssIMUs IBIS.
Smyrna times., 1885-08-26
FOR SALE.
Two CARRIAGES for Sale CHEAP,
Carriage. Inouire ~ '''i"se' auu One-horSe
aug zo-S" DIR. c. C. swINNEY
FOR SALE.
NOTICE.
Returns of Births, Deaths and Nor
rlages.


Ihe laws of the State of Delaware raopi,o a.,
63S 3S.'ien S 10 report births TO the recorder ~,
SCs !pI euch county quarterly thnt iS - y, ~
DeiOTe the first days Of January AnriI iS, on ni
OSVoOer And every midwife preSeI,t a. 10y lS Hllu
vi vi Wllhln hve days after the birth of ~ : :
itIi Sii ~ physician Is attending said cosS shIi
".stn ven uays after any such birth renort 10 a.
~ resijSs P"!sIcianS residing nearest her nIsco
" Iesluehce, according TO a form Yr,, - liaVe
deeds. ''''eu Oy the recorder OF
II snail be the duty of the phySicisn o,,,.,,,..
~ VI the coroner, when the case shall o ~ y
~ r,r,ji iOeee, 70 make out under his hand o,,
Saath ',si W tle undertaken Certificate 80 ~
HSatIl; according to the form rnrniS6S "a salu
recorder OF deeds, the uDdertator' 'sI'eu ~ Oy the
90 H'Aleu tOth recorder of deeds CieII@ as a.
80 al persons OF societies nv Or hoc,Sa :! tlIeli
oS niatIlase or marriages NAV he sole,,, " IN
oS. 'i .eu 10 make faithful return oS tb @ VI
or ;siee months by returning the certiS S
" SeItiucates, IN the form iSsued nv - y
OF deeds OF the county in wbicb 10y ~ tne recorder
tracted 0" solennlzed or con.
4. any physician, coroner or upder,sL,- - 49,,
@ uaS vi uidwlte, or register of deatbS ~ Ilasls-
1,s VI Slerk Oi any society shall negioot - ey
nerson W. SSuiHpg win the duties impOSed or s,oL
tlan hVe nor more than ten dollSrs Isu s not less
"a 4! e Sase SO neglected or refused. To 10 r aIlu
~ uIl1IS any justice of the Deace ~ ~ LIVER LIVER
~ mn5ch sald delinquent resides th @ @So1lty " "
theref - t1e use OF the State and the otba i
Tbc obe ~ Ine person 'hO shall sue for th,, so A'
Wilmington, O9 "O' apply to the city of
Ia u ! snail ma use my best efforts to hsva ,bo d.,
EDMUND b. FRAZER
Wilminct0,S 1Iy NY Oi the state Board of Healtb
aug 2f-4W
Smyrna times., 1885-08-26

SPAIN is kingdom comprising 1885,
900 square miles of territory, or about
four times the space of the State OF
Pennsylvania and containing some
100000 population. The climate is
fine and generally bealthfIl, and the
natural advantages of this sunny land
are manifold. But to-day Spain is af-
tiicted with ghastly scOurge which is
carrying off thousands Of her people
every day, there having been already
over 100000 cases, a large per centage
of deaths, and at latest accounts the
disease not abating, rather the death
rate rapidly increasing. From this
condition of affairs in a foreign land we
learn the importance of keeping our
cities, towns and homes in Il pure and
cleanly condition, as it is shown that
filth and impurities are the produc-
Ing causes Of this fearful plague. 1t is
safe to premise that if Spain had kept
clean she would have escaped the visi-
tation which is terrifying her people
and filling her grave-yards. While we
pity the stricken land we must feel
thankful that thus far our shores have
been free from visit of the pestilence.
Smyrna times., 1885-08-26
News Items.

The Grant monument subscription in
New York amounts to $62, 600.
For a wager of two dollars a resident
of Danbury. Conn, swallowed n live
frog the other day.
John Finnegan of Reading, Pa, took
a drink of aconite poison on Sunday
morning in mistake for whiskey and
died in terrible agony.
Five horses in Camillus, N. Y. were
killed by lightning on Friday night, by
getting their neeks across wire fence
which was struck GO rods away.
A violent storm passed over Cinci-
natl on Saturday evening The rain
fell in sheets, flooding Easements in all
parts of the city and temporarily sus-
pending street traffic.
The travel on the elevated railroads
in New York is immense; on recent
Saturday over 100000 passengers were
carried. These lines are very popular
on account of their comfort and speed.
The longest single run without a
stop on any railroad in the world is
that of the Chicago express from New
York to Albany, l42 miles, at 42@ miles
per hour.
Gen. Grants birthplace, at Mount
Pleasant, Ohio, has been sold 10 the
Grand Army of the Republic depart-
ment OF Ohio, which will put the house
IN repair and erect IL monument beside
it. - ''''ue
An official at Washington, who is en-.
gagged in counting or weighing the mon.
ey IN the treasury vaults, estimates the
silver III the vaults to weigh 543. 700
pounds. The money is not counted
dollar by dollar, but weighed on one of
the most perfect scales in the world.
Although 1000 pounds can be weighed
at time, pin placed on the balance
will tip it.
More encouraging crop reports are
coming in from all sections of the conn
try than were looked for. The Eastern
irult growing regions, though this is
an off year for apple bearing, report
the apple crop only twenty-five per
cent. short of the average for bearing
years, while from the South the reports
show that the crop prospects severallv
are remarkably good.
1t may be said that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place. hut
James Fletcher, of Smithfield. Pa.
doesn't believe it. He finished build
ing. new barn recently, the fifth one
he has built on the same foundation
within three years. All the other four
were destroyed by lightning and with
in week after the fifth one was finish
ed it was struck and entirely consumed.
lie evidently had better choose some
other spot, or else patronize the light |
ming rod men.
Smyrna times., 1885-08-26

BUSINESS OUTLooK.-AccOrding to
the great city journals, trade reports.
and the statements of prominent men
In trade and manufactures. a DOsitive
revival in business all over the country
Is now taking shape and from all in
dicatiOns will continue until the gen
eral trade and industries are on a firm
footing. There are at present manv
signs of prosperous Fall trade the
OverstOcked condition of the market
has been relieved by the consumption
of products during the numerous
strikes and shut-dOwns occasioned bv
the collapse in trade. Woolen and
cotton goods, iron, groceries, &c. are
all coming into better demand than for
u long time past, the business men and
the people at large appear to be reviv.
ing from the condition of timiditv and
inactivity that has been noticeable in
commercial circles since the reaction
set III after the boom of 1879 81. Tbev
are now regaining confidence and with
Ihe "elI-kn0wn energy of Americans
1t may not be long before commerce
ana manufactures may be in 4 iving
and hourishing condition. The pros.
pect of producers for the future is good
there is steady and natural increase
OF demand, excepting shortage in the
wheat crop there is AN assurance of
abundant harvests-especiallv is this
The case with the great staples of cot
ton and corn. Agriculturists ann
others are feeling encouraged and the
Ne" YORK WOrld and other leading
journals predict that the coming revi-
val Of manufactures and trade will ex-
coed anything witnessed in that line
since the war.