The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-22


Peck's Sun is an article that is ap-
picable to this vicinity as we'll as
the country at large.
One cannot travel about much,
either in town or country, without
observing that there has been,
change within the last month or two,
and that business is better. It has
been long time coming. but the I'M
provement has started. The change
can be seen in the faces of the people.
as we'll as in the face of nature.
Men who have been out Of employ
ment much of the time for year or
more. and wore a discouraged and
careless look, have got work to do.
and instead of walking listlessly MS
though they were tired, they work
hard all day, and at night go home
spry and happy as though they were
not tired at all. What exceedingly
hard work IT is for man who has
been brought up to work, to put in
season of loafng. lie feels as though
everybody thought he did not want
to work, and he cannot help being
ashamed to be seen wandering aim
lesslv about. When the time comes
shat labor is in demand. he is as hap
py as any millionaire, and his work is
play to him, and as he sings at his
work, the light in his eyes is entirely
different from what is when killing
time. One can see on every hand
that times are better. The children
who have been going barefooted, and
remaining away from school because
their clothes were poor, have new
shoes and new clothes, and they
proudly carry their books to school.
and they will learn twice as fast as
when times are bad. Those who
have been econoni zing for the past
year or more In everything econo-
mize now. hut they can begin to see
light in dark places, and they fire.
quently are seen carrying packages
home from the stores. and there is a
busy time in sewing-rooms that have
been closed up for many months.
Men who thought seriously of selling
Il horse and doing without such an
expensive animal, have concluded to
keep the old horse and buy a new
buggy and harness. Merchants who
have looked blue and bought so few
goods that they we're constantly out
of certain lines, and had to make
special orders by telegraph and ex-
press, now have smiles on their faces
and their stores are filed with goods
and customers. Customers that have
been contented to trade at the ''bar'
gain counters and who have fire.
duented the calico departments. are
now beginning to look over goods in
the WOODEN line and silk departments,
and figure on the number OF yards
necessary for an OUTFIT. Farmers
that have only come to town rs a
mere matter of form ON Saturdays.
to buy little tea Or sugar and stand
around and talk with other farmers
about the wretchedly hard times. are
beginning to bring the family to
town. and the old farmer cocks his
rat on one side and drives the colts
on tight rein. and he visits the
agricultural machinery warehouse
and buys something. and the wife
and daughters fill up the hind end OF
the wagon with bundles from the
store, and the boys go to the ready
made clothing store and try on new
clothes, and come out with a new
suit on. the new pants rolled up q
couple of inches at the bottom to al
low for shrinkage. and the coat
sleeves come clear down to the ends
of the fingers, and the dealer throw:
in red satin neck-tie sani a paper
cellar. which strikes terror to the foe
Wearing a pair Of new boots will
red olnblue morocco tops the farmers
l,oys feel that ii mes are better. anC
they cvn work with more vim. O
there is no Doubt that the times arr
improved. and every body sllonlt
feel it, and know it. and stop croak
ing. and insix months things will b,
l,oOming so we shall all forget tina
there has been dull season that lia
knocked the courage ont of 80 man.
men. Let,,everybody smile and b.
clad. and shake hand J; with neiglibor
With old3iIne enthusiasm.