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The LINE TREES Of aoNTsERRAr.
The "sours' of tho West Indios-The
Many Uses of Lines.

At about l O'Clock in the afternoon we
were near enough to Montserrat to see
the houses ON shore and the remains OF n
few windmills and the great fields OF
lime trees. Its appearance is very differ
ent from that OF st. Kits. The noun
tains are not so high, though still high
enough, and the scenery IL not 80 impos-
ing, nor the fields so green. because the
fields are not full Of waving sugar canes
like those OF st. Kits, but OF lime trees.
These trees seemed at first 10 us to be
scattered heller skelter about the fields,
and to be very small trees indeed. But
we saw, as we drew nearer the shore and
got at the proper angle, that they are set
ont in rows, like peaches or pears, at
abont the same distances apart that
peach trees would be, and not differing
from them much in size, though the lime
tree Inns more foliage thar a peach tree,
and its branches spread over more space.
People in tho north who think II must
be fine to lie under the trees in anorange
grove and eat the fresh sweet oranges, nc
doubt would enjoy lying under lime
trees. eating what In the West Indies are
called -sours." But lime trees and or
ange trees alike are diminutive in stat
ure, generally, and their branches grow
too close to the ground to admit Of
mu,h walking or lying under them, and
they ~ unpleasant little thorns about
All inch long, that remind you when you
venture too close. There seemed to be
acres and acres OF lime trees on Montser-
rat, and hundreds Of acres. and perhaps
thousands OF them. | don't see what
England can do with all the lime Juice,
for "A lime tree ought TO produce several
hundred lines in the purse Of a year,
aud each lime contains as much juice M
n large lemon. They are wonderfully
juicy little things when fresh from the
trees; and they are used In the West In
dies for nearly every imaginable purpose
II the cook has n plate OF fish nearly
ready for the table it's, "John, run out
In de orchard an git me a few sours,
chile and she squeezes the juice over
her fish. II she wants to scour the
knives, she rubs them with half n lime.
Lines are sauce, vinegar and mustard.
A house might about as well be without
water as without lime trees In hot
countries. And yet | never have seen n
nntivc West Indian make out Of them
that refreshing drink on a hot day,
lemonade. Well, all those miles and
miles Of rows Of little trees that we saw
growing on Montserrat produce lines.
We did not see any buildings that could
well be used for manufacturing or
distilling the juice, but here and there a
small sugar estate, with its chimney and
sugar huuse.-West Indies Cor. New
York Times.
, 1886-01-26
THE TReAcHERoUs RAlLRoADFRoe.
A source OF Annoyance and Danger and
the broad OF Railroad Men.

A Source OF Annoyance and Danger. and
the broad of Railroad Men.
The frogs on railroad tracks are the
dread OF many railroad men, and they
try to keep their feet clear of them. A
travelling man said the other day: at
is the easiest thing in tho world to slip
your foot in some of the frogs. They
are shaped sometimes like n letter V,
and when you slip your foot nj the open
part it is fast. There seems to be no
way of getting it out except to pull the
foot out Of Che boot. A man has not
time for that always. l remember once
very distinctly, getting my foot in n
frog. | had on a pair of rubber boots,
and l got my foot fast just as easy as
anything could be. l thought | could
pull it out without any trouble, and rs n
train was backing down on that part of
the track l proceeded pretty quickly to
try. My foot did not come out. A
little astonished, l pulled again, but it
did not come. 1t did not seem TO be
squeezed very tight, and l was annoyed.
The train was coming nearer, and, as
the engineer was backing his engine
down, thero was no way to stop it. |
gave a terrible wrench OF my foot, but
it did not come. Tho train was so close
| knew that it would run on me. Luckily
the train wa coming down on the rail
outside of my foot. | leaned over and
twisted my logs over away from the car
as it came. When the wheels passed by
/ knew something was crushed, though
it did not pain me much then. The
whole train went owe After they had
got by, as the boot was pretty well torn,
| managed TO pull it out Of the frog, and
was helped to the station. 1t crushed
my foot pretty badly, but not so much
that amputation was necessary, and 1
saved my foot and leg"
"Why didn't you pull your foot out Of
your boot5' asked tho reporter.
well, l tried that" said the man,
"but | couldn't get it out. The frog had
pressed over the solo. No doubt l could
have cut the boot off if 1 had done it
right away, but 1 thought until it was
too lato that l could pull the boot out"
Another man had a similar expert
once. 1t broke his leg. He jumped off
II car and jumped IN a frog. Before he
could pull his foot out tho wheels ran
over the outer edge of the rail in a SINH
lar way. Those who arc caught are not
always 30 lucky. Once in a while a
nan is caught and the wheels of the car
run directly over tho frog, and then tho
man is injured. Railroad men are quite
unanimous in believing that frogs on a
railroad arc very treacherous.-New
York World.
, 1886-01-26

Gum mesquite h an article compare
lively unknown, but Its qualities are
such that 1t Is destined ~ become n com
mcrcial article Of some importance. Gum
mesquite Is n product resembling gum
arabic, which eNudcs during the summer
months from the stem and branches Of
prosopis julifora, n thorny tree or shrub
growing in some parts Of Texas, Mexico
and ~neighboring regions.
I'm a paper presented to the Philndel-
phia College u Pharmacy on the subject
II was stated that the gum is applicable
To all purposes like gum arabic, though
the darker grades may not meet with
much favor, II answers not only as well
In medicine as a substitute, but Gun bc
used to advantage. ns It's solution can be
combined with basic lead acetate and
with ferric salts without being precipi-
tatcd. II u assorted into four grades, nc
cording to color, and Is supposed 10 be
commonly mixed with II gum obtained
from acacia albicaus, In combination
with a reaecnt, which changes the color
OF both gums.-On, Paint and Drug Re
porter.
, 1886-01-26

Tho Tumuit OF Ancient MEXICO
The Mexican Archaeological, Senior
Cnbas, asserts that from some Of these
tumuli human bones have been taken,
and it is not improbable that some OF
the t~erra-cotta heads which are found
30 profusely scattered all over the plain
may be eiiigics Of buried priests or rulers.
In his study Of this place Cubas likens
the insignificant river of T~eotihuacan to
the Nile, and sees n second Memphis in
this Canine de los Muertes-in short,
finds here a perfect duplicate of tho
pyramids of Egypt. From these prem
ises he deduces an Egyptian contact with
Mexico. and argues hat the people who
constructed the American monuments.
if they did not come directly from
Egypt, were at least descendants of others
TO whom the Egyptians had transmitted
their knowledge.
Ignatius Donnelly, in his remarkable
book Atlantis goes further back and
plants the ancient cradle of civil
zation from which both Old and New
World races sprang, in Atlantis, the
submerged island in midoccan which
Plato describes. BE that as it may.
these remarkable heads of clay are many
Of them perfectly Egyptian in feature,
style. and expression, while others are
as plainly negro. All are without bodies,
and no two have ever been found pre-
ciscly alike-which would seem to sub
stantiata the theory that they were de
signed as likenesses Of priests and
prominent persons Whether idols or
a.
, 1886-01-26

Country Merchant Ito Chicago
drummerl-A St Louis firm offer ms
eighteen months time. Chicago Drum
mer-Only eighteen months They're
trying to swindle you. Merchant-What
time can Your house givef Chicago
Drummer-Four years are our usunl
terms, but I'll tell what III do. You
give me an order. and II the account IL
not paid in thirty days III take 10 per
cent of II not paid in sixty days - per
cent OIL, and II moi paid in ninety
days, 10 per cent of. Newfoundland II
not paid in four monthsi Chicago
Drummcr-Then III wipe the accoun
OIL the books altogether and send you a
framed photograph OF our monster es-
adjustment Ne st Louis firm can do
business In this territory while the rep
r%csentativc Of Alexander Rookbottom a
Co is abroad New York sun.
, 1886-01-26

That the English visitor looks At MS as
We are and allows no false glamour to
blind their perceptions. has another
proof. The wife Of the reverend English
gentleman who has lately been giving a
course Of lectures at the Lowell institute,
In the course OF their social wandcrings
met another sonof England, who said to
her.
@And how do you like America, and
what kind Of a time are you having, Mrs.
H.f7
-Oh, a very pleasant one. was the
reply, shut II is a matter OF the greatest
regret to Mr.. II. and myself hat we
didn't come earlier. You know, for all the
Interesting people are dead .@Boston
Record
, 1886-01-26

A curious manufacture peculiar to
Tunis is that Of skull caps, noted for their
brilliancy of color, their fineness and
durability, as compared with those made
in France and Italy. The wool, a mix
ture Of native Tunisian and Spanish, the
proportion Of each varying according to
the intended tineness and price of the
article is combed and spun into a fine
soft thread and woven, or oftener knit,
into the conical caps. These are soaked
in oil, and then n kind OF form being
placed on the knee of the workman,
they are milled by rubbing the sides to-
gether, frequently turning the caps; by
this process they are reduced 10 about
one-half their first size. When the cap
is sufficiently thickened it is brushed
with n burr from n kind Of thistle in
order to bring out the nap, tho fibers
which project too far being cut off with
shears. The caps, thus reduced, mapped,
and clipped, are in the form of a dvlni-
globe, and are then sent to Tarvan, to
be dyed a deep crimson, tho watcr at
this place being Of n peculiar adapted
ness for the dyeing New York Sun.
, 1886-01-26

wv AtA'i1 aAunnuieu upon the
quotation In "A public Journals Literary
fellows are n pleasant addition TO n
town, but the more We have OF them the
less popular will it be to work in a store.
"A shop, or q factory. and Il Is from these
people. II any, hat our growth must
come. For the information OF the pub
lie we would remnrk that this extract Is
not from a country paper in the back
side Of Texas or the swRmps OF Florida.
but from one Of the most attractive, cul-
tivnted. and well schooled Of the smaller
cities Of the state OF Massachusetts-
journal " Education.
, 1886-01-26

Mr. +. Springer, of Mcchanicsburg,
Pa. writes; II was afflicted with lung
fever and abscess on the lungs, and re-
duced to a lnaUing skeleton. Got a free
trial bottle Of DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, which did me 50 much
good that | bought dollar bottle. Aher
using three bottles, found myself once
more a man, completely restored to health.
with a hearty appetite, and a gain in flesh
of Is ibs."
Call at W. N. Hunts drug store and
get a free trial bottle Of this certain cure
for all Lung Diseases. large bottles 81.
Legal blanks nj the Leader Office,
, 1886-01-26

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Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa-
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, 1886-01-26

The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle states
thai the Income Of Gen. Toombs averaged
from 1910 10 ls75 S9O,OOO a year. His last
large cases were tried when assisting tho
states attorney IN the railroad tax case1.
in the Dupree viii case, and the Eber-
harlt murler citse, In all Of which he
was finally successful. lie Used to say
thai De- hail Often made 5000 at single
sessions ut court In Eibert county.-EK
change.
, 1886-01-26

A New Jersey man once said that the
people in the state rather liked mosque
toes, because they felt so good when they
were gone. There must be some such
feeling in the minds Of those who have
suffered the pangs OF rheumatism, and
been speedily relieved by the use of ST.
.Incnhs oil
, 1886-01-26

An cpigram of a Rhode Island magis-
trate, Judge Shearman, goes far tn
llfily the saying Of a Massachusetts
lawyer, that genius is less a gift than in
dastry. a lazy lawyer was ridiculing
tho restless activity of n young brother,
when the judge dryly remarked; well,
well, an engine of ono cat-power run
ming all the time Will do more work
than I'm onglno of forty horsepower
standing still.-TIarper'a.
, 1886-01-26

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and pimples. II is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction in every ease. BE sure
you get Henry's Carbohc Salve, as all
others arc but limitations and counterfeits.
, 1886-01-26
FULFlLmENT.


When We reach the shining strand,
Where the waiting angels stand,
In the far-OG Father land,
We shall know,
Ia the happiness unending
OF a hlissful comprehending,
What our lfe-work meant below.
In the mlncss, deep and wide,
Weary souls by sorrow tried,
Knowing, shall be satisfied
In His rest.
Finding in the perfect sweetness
or an Infinite completeness
Tint Gods way is alwnyi best.
Maria Upham Drake.
, 1886-01-26

A Source OF spontaneous CombnstIon.
NJ. Favol has ascertained that the alb
sorption Of atmospheric oxygen by coal
dust usually produces the rise in tenn
p%erature TO which spontaneous combus-
ton is due. Ignite is ignited at tho
low temperature Of 300 degrees. anthra-
cite at 575, and other varieties Of coal.
in a powdered state, at Intermediate
temperatures Exchange.
, 1886-01-26

"The landmarks of our fathers writes
Steele in 1910. ~are removed AMI planted
further up on the day. In my own
memory the hour has crept by degrees
from II o'clock to 3; where it will end
nobody knows In the reign Of George
III the fashionable dinner hour was I
O'Clock; in that Of the farmer king. 6
o'clock; and during the reign Of that
pattern Of propriety, George ~, :
o'clock; and IL we could get embalmed
for 200 years we should see it come
back 10 10 in the morning. II is but
fair 10 add that our Continental neigh
bors have not yet overtaken us, for
Ticknor mentions in 1895 that the king
of Sweden dined at 1. and | believe the
emperor Of Germany still dimes at .
o'clock--Cor. Temple Bar.
, 1886-01-26

Nathan Allen. VI. D., LII. D., has given
many years of study to physiological
laws in their relation to great social
problems. He compares the body to a
complicated machine, so thoroughly and
perfectly made that the friction comes
equally on every part, according TO the
design In its construction. A change at
any one point destroys tho balance, and
thus becomes tho entering wedge of dis
case. Hence, q perfeot standard of
health is where overy organ Is perfect
in structure and function.
Such a standard indicates tho law of
longevity. as well as tho law on health.
Long life must depend on tho harmoni-
ous working Of a well Unbalanced organi-
zation. Hence, We find that the very
aged are remarkable for evenness In their
mental, moral and social elements Of
character.
Hence, too, tho classes specially de
fective in body and mind are notably
shortlived. Respiration, digestion, cir
c%ulation, assimilation and secretion must
be equally sustained. A failure at one
point disturbs the harmony of tho whole.
The same principle lies at the basis of
the law Of heredity. The long-lived of
to-day havo had long-lived ancestors,
from whom they have Inherited we'll
balanced organs.-Youth's Companion.
, 1886-01-26

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, 1886-01-26

Referring TO an announcement that at
a recent elimination in a western ceme-
terry the body of n woman was found
turned to stone. the Louisville Medical
News says: ~Petrifaction of the body
of a warm-blooded animal mover han
been known, and it is quite safe to say
never has taken place. The condition
of tho body which leads to such a mis-
conception is not that Of petrifaction,
but Of saponification." 1t is explained
that heterogeneous tissues give off am
monia, and this, attacking the fats in
the body, produces adipocere, a hard
form of soap. The writer, when at the
New Orleans fair, saw a barrel Of pork
labelled, Found floating in the Missis-
sippi in an advanced state of "petrifac-
ton" Being skeptioal as to the capacity
of rocks to float. no Clipped of a piece
and found that tho hog, like the human
Icing under like circumstances, had
merely TUNED To adipocore.-Medical
journal.
, 1886-01-26

Tho prematuroly weary youths of
fashionable society now call tho after
noon teas -gimlets," because, don't you
know, "thoy are such a bore"
, 1886-01-26

Glue is rendered waterproof by first
soaking it in water until it becomes soft,
and then melting it. with Ventla heat
in linseed oil.
, 1886-01-26

Shaw gives fine prizes on billiards and
pool this month. Corner Seventeenth
and Eddy streets.
, 1886-01-26
The POET.

He walks with God upon the hillsi
And sees, each morn the world arise
Now-bathed in. light Of paradise.
= He.hears the laughter OF her rils,
Her melodies OF many voices,
And greets Der while bis heart rejoIcea
She, 10 his spirit undefled,
Makes answer ms q little child;
Unveiled before his eyes she stands,
And gives her secrets to his hands.
Ina ID. Coolbrith in The Century.
, 1886-01-26

100000 in First National bank, Dem
vor, saws the $. NJ. s., is the best nickel
cigar in Colombo. g. G. Peabody has
them.
, 1886-01-26

A young man pdvertises in The Lon
don Atheneum shat he can paint and
talk Kuskincsquen
, 1886-01-26

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & Histor
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-26
15l3.l3l
Total

Total l,5l3, III
1t is very probable that the state
board, when comparing these figures
with those from other portions of the
state, will increase them somewhat.
This has been the almost invariab!e
rule. The number of taxable acres
Of land, exclusive of town and city
lots, is 234, 1858, of these there are but
45.4l3 acres improved. scarcely 20
per cent. Allowing 100 acres to a
farm, there is room for nearly 1900
farms, exclusive of the lands which
have not as yet become subject to tax
alton. The number Of persons assess
ed is but 844. and of these many oc-
cupy lands the title to which is still
in the United States, untaxable, and
many more but joint occupants. It
is plain enough, therefore, that Stew
ems county has not, as yet. been even
tickled to an effort at all suggestive
of its grand capabilities. With from
$4,000 to $4,000 more acres of land
added to those in active productive
effort at the present time, and with a
capable, intelligent farmer onevery
good quarter section, we leave it to
those curious in such speculation to
approximate, even to the grand results
which will ensue. The mind OF the
least sanguine amongst us must en-
thuse upon contemplation of such
probabilities, for more than possibili-
ties they are and not many years
will elapse before they are accomp-
lished.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-26
BONANZA 0AkoTAFA FARMING.
August IA, 1850.

August "A, 1880.
Editor Of THE Sun.
! fulfil my promise to write you
from this part Of earth, and may find
some thing to interest your readers.
The town we are now camped in Is
called Park. thirty miles south west
OF Wahpeton. We passed through
some Of the Hnest farms between here
and Wahpeton, ! ever saw. Several
OF them consisted of a section of land'
all in one body and constituting one
grand field, adorned by the golden
heads OF wheat that was either already
cut by the reapers, or waiting for the
master.touch soon to follow. On the
Judd farm, 25 harvesters had just
completed at noon,and long line fol-
lowed us up the road to be taken care
of and housed for another season.
Mr.. Judd has 5000 acres in grain this
season, and has an elevator capable of
holding $4,000 bushels Of grain. The
Dwight farm owns an elevator of
10000 bushels capacity.
The crops are splendid here this
season. No ram to amount to any
thing has fallen since June until with
In the past week, several storms have
brought moro wind and flashes of
lightning, than rain.
The land is we'll settled thus far by
good farmers, and even here we fall
among people who have been at the
same places as ourselves. known tho
same people, 80 we do not feel entirely
alone.
The rail road work here is just
booming! The Minneapolis and Pacific
are working their way to Hudson on
the Jim river. while the Manitoba
road is to reach Aberdeen this fall if
possible. The two roads run side by
side for some distance, when they
cross and gradually slope in another
direction.
We will be at this point for some
fifteen days yet.and where our orders
to depart to, whether east or west,
remains to be decided in the future.
More anon. Busy BEE.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-26
A Sad Affair.

A week ago last Tuesday young
man named Daniel Dodge, on his way
westward, was kicked in the abdo-
men by horse at Benson. He was
brought to Morris for treatment and
being fatally injured his father at
Heltrami Station, this state, was tele-
graphed and also his wife at Spring
Vile, N. X. The young man died
from the wound on Thursday even
ing. and his father came down the
same night and returned on the next
train taking with him the remains Of
his son. TO the telegram sent to the
wife Ut the unfortunate man came
the following telegram in response:
ssSpring win, Aug. 10.
DR.. 8. II. Duley. Caro- for my hus-
band notify me by letter, also Da.
mond Dodge ST., Edna, MINI.
FLORA D0DGE."
Before this message was received
the wound had proved fatal, the VIC
tim to this sad occurrence having
never rallied from the fatal shock.
He was about twenty six years Of age
and cut down In robust health. AZ
the time Of the accident he was
% 9 car loaded with horses, intend.
ing TO 60 to Wahpeton to secure EN-.
ployment On the railroad west 81 that
place.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-26
SOCIETIES.

GoLDRN sHEAF LODGE, A. F.. and
An. No. l33. Regular meetings LIST ana
third SATURDAYS. each month. G. l.. BROWN,
M; H. WHrrzLy, Sec'y.
G.A.R.. G. A. J. Overton Post, No. 80.
meets the Second and Fourth Fridays OF each
month. at s O'Clock p. m. J. D. GiLLErsls,
Commander. w. L. Colyer, Adjutant.
FATHER MATHEWS t. A. Society, OF the
TT. A. u. of A. Regular meetings LIST
Sunday i'm each month. 4. +. CoLAHAF, Pre-
sident. VIM. Riordan, Sec'y.
A.o.U.W.-Morris Lodge No; Is, meets each
Tuesday evening at their hall. j. ID. GOOD,
W. NJ; E w. Randall, Sec'y.
SELECT KNIGHTS, A. q. y. W.-Scott
Legion, No. Is, meets at its hall the frst ana
third FRIDAYS oil each month. N. +. mocRls,
Commander; J. A. Johnson, Recorder.
~A.O.H.-Div. No. 1. meets second Wednes-
dav Of every month in its hall at 7:50 p, IN.
C.P. MAa1sS1s, Pres; S.A. Flsherty, Record
ing Secretary.
MT. LEBANON, R. A. CHAPTER, y ID,
meets first and second Wednesday OF eacn
month. JOAN HousE, h. F.; o. G. Hanson
Recording Secretary.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-26
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CATHOLIC: -REv FRANK O RFsLLkY, Priest.
Mass every Sunday at 10 q. IN. SUNDAY
school every Sunday at $3.50 p. IN. Vespers
at Pm.
METUODlST:-Rev. E. P. Robertson, fas-
tor. Services every Sunday at 1880, q. m.
and 7:aO D. m. PRAYER meeting on Thursdays
at 1880 p. m.
CON0REGATIONAL:- &. J. Norris,
Pastor. Services every Sunday, at 1919 q.
M. and 7:2O p. IN. Prayer meeting every
Thursday at 7:30 p. m.