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Morris tribune., 1900-07-28

Capt. S. R. Van SAINT, who Thurs
day was nominated by the Republi-
cans of Minnesota for governor, and
who will be elected in November, was
born in Rock Island, Ill. He enlisted
when President Lincoln first called
for troops, but owing to extreme
youth, (not yet ~ was rejected with
come forty or fifty others. He en-
listed several times later, but was re-
jected for the same reason. Fin ally
on Sept. 1. 1861, he was successful in
entering Company A. Ninth Illinois
cavalry, but still being an minor had
to have his fathers permit to go to
war. He served more than three
years in the Ninth Illinois. He was
under General Grierson, the famous
raider. Immediately after the war
he graduated from a commercial col
lege in New York and then went to
Knox college at Galesburg, Ill, for
two years. While attending college
and during vacation he worked in his
fathers boat yard in LIE Claire, Iowa,
and learned the caulking trade.
After leaving college he went into
business with his father and was for
several years the superintendent OF
the LIE Claire Marine Railway Of L.
Claire Iowa. While superintendent
of the company he and his father
built one of the first raft boats on he
Mississippi and he has been actively
engaged in business ever since. He
came to Winona in the spring of 1883,
and ever since has been closely iden-
titled with Winona's best interests
and has assisted in all public enter
prises. For two years he was in the
council as alderman from the first
and second wards. He represented
the first and second wards for two
terms in the state Legislature, being
speaker during the last term, and
filling the position with marked
ability. Winona Daily Republican.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
Not to BE Discouraged.

'Polite society" is often at it's wits
end to devise means of getting rid OF
people who are not wanted as callers
or visitors, but who will not take
hint, for polite society cannot say in
so many words, 81 do not want you to
come again" A French paper repeats
this dialogue between two ladies:
"And so you still receive that dread
full Nine. Comeagain"
Impossible to get her to take hintl
Do you know, the last time she called
never offered her a chair!'
''And what was the resultY'
Result? Why, the next time she
came she brought a folding camp
stooly'
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
Legislative Convention 9th
District,
IOFFICIAL CALEB

Notice is hereby given that a conven-
ton of the Republican party in and for
the 57th legislative district of Minnesota,
Comprising the counties of Grant,
Stevens and Traverse) will be held in the
vi11ige of Elbow Lake, Mimi, the End day
of August, 1900, at 2 O'clock p. M, for the
purpose of placing in nomination two
candidates for the Office of Representa-
tives for said district to be voted for at
the November, 1900, general election, and
to transact such further business as may
properly come before said convention.
All county conventions throughout the
district, held to select delegates to said
convention will be held on the 21st day of
June, 1900.
The basis of representation to be five 90
delegates at large from each county and
one additional delegate therefrom for
each one hundred 600 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for President McKin-
ley in 1896.
Under said apportionnlent the respec-
tive counties in said district will be en-
titled to representation as follows: Grant,
Is; Stevens, IS; Traverse, II.
All voters who are in sympathy with
the principles advocated by the Republi-
can party and who desire it's success re-
CARELESS of their past political affiliations,
are invited to participate in the selection
of delegates to this convention.
Ali primary elections for this conven-
ton must be held as prescribed in the
Primary Election Law enacted in 1895, as
amended in 1897.
By order of the Republican legislative
committee for the 57th legislative district.
VII. GoETzINGER,
Chairman.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
A Card.

I, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on SO
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted
Syrup of Tarif it fails to cure your
cough or cold. also guarantee a
rs cent bottle 70 prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
HIPS 7. r. KRUEG-..
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
BY . Modern Esop.

In the days when Children under
stood the language of Everything
Boy. was telling his Troubles to the
Eggs.
''They always Beat me-" he Com
planned, unless am Good"
"They will not beat us" observed the
Eggs, unless we are Good"
Moral.-There must be seine Mistake
In those Jokes about Omelets.-Balti-
more American.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
A story For Papa.

There is a moral in this little story
Of child life.
Mamma asked little 3-year-old
Freddie, "are we going to heaven some
day."
Eyes, dear. hope So" was the reply.
II wish papa could go, too,' contin-
ued the little fellow.
Z ''Well, ana don't you think he will?'
asked his mother.
'.Oh, no." replied Freddie; she could
not leave his business!'
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
Where He Didn't study,

my gracious" cried the sympathet-
ic girl. "Your dog seems half starved
He looks as If he hadn't had anything
to eat for week"
Neither he has, poor fellow!" replied
the college student. II forgot all about
him.
''Why, where was hep
LOCKED up in my study Eoom!"-
Philadelphia Record.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28

''Stimson is mean man."
"Why 500"
He's got way Of keering his wife
from going through his pockets for
loose change"
''How's that?"
HE spends it all before he gets
home."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Morris tribune., 1900-07-28
SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1900.
This paper is on file with the
BANNING ADVERTISING co.

Endicott Building. st. Paul, Mimi, where
subscribers, advertisers and others may
examine it and where estimates will be give1
upon space for GENERAL ADVERTISING.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20
BUILT IN TWO DAYS.
How a Railroad Company Created .
Booming City In Little Over
4S Hours,

There never was such another coun-
try as this in the celebrity with which
plans are made and carried into effect.
Think of a city built in two days! That
is what happened in 1867 on the line of
the Union Pacific railroad in Wyoming.
In that year the company decided to
move it's shops and establish a new
town. The site chosen was on the
plains, where there was neither tree
nor stone. Every other lot in the town
was to be given free to the person who
would build a. house.
The day after the offer was made the
railroad had difficulty in moving all
The people who wanted one of those lots.
Free trains were run from as far east
as Chicago, and in As hours 1900 people
were on the ground, scrambling for a
place to construct a home. AS fast as
a location was secured the building of
home began. A good many of the
houses were of the "knosk down" style
of architecture They could be folded
up and hauled in wagoA, and some of
the settlers had brought these houses
with them. For a year the railroad
company continued to givesaway lots.
There were no paved streets nor side
walks. A man who had ahome on
roadway where the sod had been
scraped up in ridge in the center re-
garded himself as an aristocrat.
The city is standing to-day. but it is.
larger and moressubstantial, and the
'knock down" houses have given place
to something finer. The city now
bears the name of CHEYENNE.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20
NOT PROPERLY APPLIED.
An Instance in Which Thought MiRht
Have Been Placed to Bet
ter ADVANTAGE.

They have been building a church
down in Atlanta, and the architect
they selected to do the thing is
Scandinavian who is as frank in man
ner as he is artistic in practice. When
the building was nearly completed
one of the leading women of the
church, mother of very famous Geor-
gla belle, came to look at it, says the
Washington Post.
"Ah, Mr.. Blank" said she, ut is
very beautiful; but you mustn't take
too much credit to yourself. Thought
has played a great part in bringing
this to pass. Not work, but thought.
l have put my mind on it since it be-
gan to be. I have given you absent
treatment to help you. That is why
you have been so successful. I have
helped you greatly with my thought"
"Dank you, madam; I dank you
much" responded the architect. "But
l wish you had told me about dis
sooner yet. would hat tole you what
to do. Myself, I can build churches.
l do not need your thoughts. :. But it
is that man that puts in the glass.
Why you not put your mind on him?
He hat put in the most bad glass
whatever I did see."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20

chill night air. The next morning, if
the weather is good, the baby ants,
wrapped up in their little white
bundles, are brought back to the outer
rooms where they can get the heat of
the sun and if the weather is particu-
larly fine they are taken out into the
sun. But the moment the weather
looks threatening, the babies are halr-
ried back into the house as fast as the
legs of the nurse ants can carry them.
Ants not only have nurses but they
keep cows, and in some countries there
are ants which carry off the eggs of
other. ants, and when these hatch out
keep them and raise them up to work
for their captors. Among some kinds
of ants the business of life is so divided
up that while some spend all their time
being nurses to the baby ants, others
which have particularly large and
strong jaws are the soldiers of the ant
nest and defend it against the attacks
of enemies.-Little Chronicle,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20
THE SAGAC10US RAT.
4 Little Story for Young People from
Which They Can Draw q
Valuable Lesson.

One day well-fed and sagacious
rat came across an object made of
stout wires, whose sole occupation
seemed to be to take care of liberal
piece of cheese. Having had several
years experience with men and their
Vaccinations, the rat looked the
ground over with great care, and he
was still engaged in this occupation
when mouse appeared and wanted
to know what was up.
"Why, the fact isl replied the rat,
Il have more cheese here than I can
possibly eat at one meal, and as
cheese quickly spoils in this climate,
I was waiting for some one to come
along and accept a portion"
you are very, very generous" said
the mouse.
"Don't mention it. Just step inside
and pass the cheese out, will you?'
The mouse no sooner nibpled at the
bait than there was a crash, and he
found himself trapped.
"Ah! that's the way it works, is it o.
queried the rat. II couldn't Just
make it out. I'm! I see. Spring
there somewhere. Very good idea"
"But I'm caught" exclaimed the
mouse, in great agitation.
$50 I observe"
''And what's to be done?"
"Well, I leave that for you to de-
eide. 1 let you in on the ground floor
and my responsibility ceased there
Fine day. Hope we shall have large
harvest"
There is good moral to this anec-
dote. Think it out.-National Rural.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20
~ t'sEess is-tfses<ss -
LIFE IN AN ANT HILL.
1t II More Like Our Own World Than
That of Any Other Iasect or
--'%:sss Animal.

Even If you don't know anything
about their habits it is very interest
ing at this time of year to watch the
ants. Here and there across any mead
oW and in the woods you will come upon
a little mound with ridge of earth,
like circus ring, and hole in the GEN.
ter from which the earth slopes up to
the edges. The ants have been build
ing their houses and these mounds are
made of the dirt they carried out, each
piece in little grain about the size of
grain Of sugar.
There are SO many ants in one of
these homes and they dart about so
fast they don't seem to be going any
where in particular-just hurrying
back and forth. This is because the
ants all look alike to us unless weAget
we'll acquainted with them, and what
seems to be one ant running into the
hole and coming right out again is in
reality two ants, one of which had i'm
portant business inside the nest-in
the back room in the top fat perhaps
and the other, who has just come from
the nest, something equally pressing to
attend to on, the outside. Perhaps
these two ants met and seemed to rub
noses as the Eskimo do when they
say ''good morning" If so they were
talking to each other. For the ants
use their long feelers, called antennae,
to keep one another posted about what
is going on in the ant world. This pic
ture of two ants talking is taken from
the book ''Stories of Great Americans
for Little Americans" and illustrates
one of the things Franklin found out
about ants when he was boy.
And very important and interest
ing world it is-this ant world-more
like our own world than that of any
other insect or animal. The ants
house, for example, is built in several
flats or stories, and these stories are
divided up into rooms. During the
night the baby ants are carried by
their nurses into a room of the nest
furthest away from the opening and
1.-THE front door closed' by being
stopped up with dirt, to keep out the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20
SCOrChePsa Dav II nv>p

1t is pleasure to record the passing
away of that disagreeable person
known as the scorcher. This, does not
mean any wheelman who rides fast.
because the wheel was made for speed.
and there are places where speed is
unobjectionable,. but the scorcher is
one who rides fast and recklessly in
all places and at all times. He tears
along the road at the utmost extent
OF his powers, without purpose and
with no regard for anything or any
body in his way. Occasionally he runs
into something and gets hurt, at which
nobody mourns, but more frequently
he hurts, an innocent pedestrian or
other wheelman, and then everybody,
wants to see; the scorcher go to Jail.
1t is gratifying to note that these fel-
lows seem to be less numerous, and
it will be a great relief to all when
they have entirely disappeared.-Gold-
en- Days.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

"What makes Mr.. witt look 50, elunn:
to-day?" 'He tried to be fuhny.mitbs
his wife."-1ndianapolis News. 3ss
I'LL back my man against yoursa any
time at professional boxing" Who Il
hep" IAN undertaker's ASSISTANT
San Francisco Town Topics.
"Laura says that book is interesting
from start to finish" Eyes, that's the
way she reads book-the first chapter
and the last."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Tess-"She says she's saddest when
she sings" -"Nonsense. She may
be sadder when she sings, but it's her
audience that's saddest."- Philadel-
phia Press.
isn't it hard luck" said the senti-
mental landlady, ,''to think of this
poor little lamb cut down in its youth
to satisfy our appetites?" eyes," said
the sour-faced boarder. struggling with
his portion, ut is tough."- Syracuse
Herald.
"A pretty lot of children you are for
a minister ia. have" exclaimed a curate
whose, children were misbehaving at
the dinner table. "Then why don't
you change your business, papa ?" asked
four year old Nellie. - Pearson's
Weekly.
"Ah! that was q rare one!" he ex-
claimed, after snatching kiss. EYES,"
she said, somewhat disappointed that
he had missed her lips in his haste and
merely kissed her upon the chin; ut
was under: DONE" Then he proceeded
to .overdo it.-Troy Times.
Woman's MADAM" said the
gentlemanly census agent, II am sorry
to say that the law will not permit me
to register you as being 20 years of
age, instead of 80, as you request"
''But," said the lady, what is the diff
ference? The law simply directs you
to put it down, does it not?'' Where
upon she smiled sweet1y, and the cen
sus man became Sc confused that he
put it down" to 10, that being the
Observation-Disclosures American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20

person of moderate means and small
family, wishing an average amount of
room. There are five good rooms, all of
fair size, in addition to the hall, bath
room, pantry and closets. The house
can be heated by furnace or stoves.
From the porch you pass into the
hall, from which you can enter the par
lor, dining-r0Qm, two bedrooms or
bathroom. The parlor is octagon
shaped at one end, giving more light
and ventilation and better view. The
pantry is so placed that the passage is
through it from the kitchen to the din
ing-room, and is fitted up with large
cupboard, locker, pastry table and
flour bins.
A cellar extends under the entire
house, z feet deep. The height of
ceiling above is 10 feet. The founda-
ton walls are of stone. The building
above foundation is of wood The tim
bers are sound and we'll seasoned; stills,
by feet; floor joists, by 8 feet; for
porches, 2 by feet; ceiling joists and
rafters, 2 by feet; studding, by 4
feet. All to be spaced 16 inches from
centers. The floor joists are we'll
bridged. The floors throughout are of
selected fencing flooring, we'll seasoned
and dry when laid. The doors are all
stock made. Outside and sliding doors,
~ inches thick; all other inside doors
13s inches thick; all principal doors
having transoms over them. All WIN
dows to be hung with weights. The
plastering is to be of three coat work of
best materials and workmanship. The
interior finish is of white pine, finished
natural throughout. The closets are
shelved and hooked in the usual man
ner. All outside work usually painted
has two coats paint in colors to har-
monte with the surrounding land
scape. The house is very cozy and
would make comfortable home. at a
cost of 81, 900 to $1,000.
p. A. PAYNE.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20
How He was .Cured.

A South African farmer who had lost
some cows by the cattle plague was
fully persuaded that he had himself
been attacked by the epidemic. Forth
with he hurried of and consulted his
medical man, oatried. to laugh him
cut of the absurd notion, but to no pur-
pose. The farmer then went to an old,
well-known practitioner, who, being
a bit of a wag and seeing how matters
stood, entered infinitely. into;details
of the case, expressed his concurrence
with the patients views, ndtol6him
he could cure him. The doctor there
upon wrote a prescription, sealed it
up, and told the farmer to go to drug
gist in the next town. ,Thesfarmer lost
no time in going with the prescrip-
ton, but was somewhat startled ,when
the druggist showed him the formu-
la, which ran thus, This man has the
cattle plague. Take him into the back
yard and shoot him, according to law"
That him.-Collier's Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-07-20
THE JUNE BUG.

Thou stupid blockhead, laundering In my
thou
Must quit the dusky night where thou'rt
Eat home
To dazzle at my lamp. and burn thy wings:
10 oi,nd thy google eyes with too much
And bang thy doltish head 'sainst every
thing?
Thou meddling fool! thou'rt ever out Of
place.
No meetings free from thy disturbing
buzz;
No child too timid for thy soaring hum:
NO lady's nerves too strung, nor hair too
For thee to tangle it with scratchy claws
There in my ink again!
And now. with pondering look and drabbled
feet,
Thou scrawrst rude lines across an un-
stained page.
And yet, poor thing! thou dost not mean
it so;
The light attracts thee. and thou too
wouldst know.
Flow like we are! This dazzling room to
thee
Why, that's the sunlit world; and we poor
~ Yang our NeaOS SalnSC every wall or It,
And wonder why they ache. Our blunder-
ing feet
Tramp roughshod over nerves that twinge
in pain;
We NEEDLE daily with the mysteries,
To brighten timid souls with buzzing talk
Or laws of unknown things, and life, and
death;
And many page lies stained with thoughts
more rude
Than beetles legs could draw. and less
intelligent.
And yet. from out the gloom Of our first
flight,
The primal twilight Of our ignorance,
Twas shining of q light that called W in.
Pardon. fellow-blunderer! Mines the fault,
Impatient of the things I do myself.
The fashion only altered. Blunderers both
The one with open book and bruised heart.
The other with his broken wings and feet
There, III blow out the light; 1t troubles
And here's bit Of wood to dry thee on.
Rest thee moment till thy dazed head
clears;
Then there's the window open) 90 in
peace
And may the gentle God. who made us
When next blunder in His mighty face.
Do so with me.
William ]. Long. In Outlook.
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WOULD NOT BUILD A CHURCH.
The Consequence Was That He Had
to Make His Escape from
the Country.

twenty-five years ago." said min
ing man, relates the Washington
Star, II was in a Colorado town,
and one day a sheep herder came in
with report of a gold find, and col
lected II of us to go with him to Or
ganize it into a district and stake of
our claims. We got through with it
too late in the day to start home
again, so we camped in our blankets.
We were stretched around the fire
when someone proposed that we de-
vote the time before going to sleep to
telling who we were and what
brought US to that remote country.
Scarcely man in the party was
known by his name, Judge and Doc
and 'Parson' and Shorty and Cock
eye and such characteristic soubri-
quets designating each of us. Most of
the men were simply foaters and
drifters, and they were there because
it happened so and there was a chance
to get rich quick and easy. When it
came to 'Shorty's' turn to respond he
startled us by the story of tragedy
in which he had killed two men in
Vermont and escaped because the
sympathy of the community was with
him, although not sufficiently so to
permit him to remain at home. The
wild west was his best opening, and
he had come there to end his days in
whatever way might be. The story
cast a gloom over the assemblage, so
to speak, which was lightened some
what by the spokesman calling on
the 'Parson.'
"'Well, Parson,' he said, what
brought you out here?'
"'You called me right laughed that
member, for was a, parson. I had
a place in small town in Pennsyl-
vania, q wife and five children and
$500 a year With mighty oern few do
nation parties. struggled along the
very best I could trying to be Chris.
tian under the circumstances, and
willing to lessen my chances to enter
the Kingdom Of Heaven by Is per
cent. for a Is per cent. increase of
pay, when the end came by my re-
fusing to build a church,
"The idea of a preacher in that Ak
building q church seemed to be 20
1pnny that everybody laughed, end
How was that, Parson,' came from
half a dozen questioners. ;s,f =
a"'Oh, he replied, hesitatingly, che
congregation raised $7,314.60 to build
a church, and skipped out with IT,"