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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
Her Timely Gift,

In common with other women, Mrs
Brown delights in a bargain, and when
she observed the advertisement Of g.
great fire and water sale in one OF the
department stores she repaired there
without delay. There were many fine
works of science, travel, history, re
ligion and fiction to be had for a song
each, but her eyes rested on a hand
.somely bound copy Of "The Life Of
General Giant" and she bought it for
her brother. OF course, it would not
be fair to tell what she paid forit.
"The next day her brother came over
to thank her. "It's fine" he said. 81
haven't got very far in it yet, but i
know it's going to be good. When lit
tie Jane gets along little further In
her German Pm going to have her
read me a bit Of it every evening. /
make rather slow progress of it my
self"
''In German?" gasped the giver.
eyes," said the brother, cts written
in German, a mighty handy thing to
have around the house," Since then
Mrs. Brown has never bought fire or
water book without looking carefully
on the inside of it, Worcester (Mass.)
Gazette.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
CHOkIo.

Some wheat that was threshed here this
week yielded 6 bushels per acre.
There is some talk of a dance to be given
mere Friday evening, August 31st
DR.. Pollock came down from Gracevi11e
wednesday on professional business.
James OHan1on left Tuesday for Ben
son where he will remain for few weeks.
W. II. Reker, of Morris, was plotting a
party OF land seekers through here Tues
day.
Capt. De1ahunt was in town last Satur-
day shaking hands with his MANY friends
here.
Geo, Thompson accompanied by Mrs. c.
W. thompson went to Howard Lake,
Monday.
The six months old child of Ole Wade
was very sick this week with cholera
infantum
Sd and James Stapp1eton sold their
farms northeast of town to a Mr. Blixt,
OF La Crosse, Wis.
The side track extension is being laid
tnis week and will be ready for use by the
first part of next week
" J. H. Devenney and Fred Hodgson, of
Morris, were looking after real estate in
terests here Thursday.
G. E. McA11en and family drove to
Ortonville Saturday and from there took
the train for Bristol, S. D.
The democratic legislative convention
will be held at Herman August 18th. NJ
j. Collins is a delegate from Chokio.
The board of health notice in the
Stevens County Review should be read
by every citizen of Chokio and acted
upon.
AT meeting of the farmers elevator CO.
shareholders last Monday it was decided
to rent the house to. c.. o. Green for the
coming season for $4,000.
Peter Loeher is leading all the farmers
in this locality with his work. He finished
stacking his grain Thursday night and
begs n his fall blowing Friday morning.
There will be meeting of Chokio Camp
No. 1903, NJ. w. A. next Thursday Aug. 81
and all members are requested to be pres
ent as there is candidate and other
important business to transact
The remains of the late Thos. Mccarthy
Graceville, where the funeral took place
Sunday The deceased was we'll known
aronnd here having lived for number of
years near Artichoke lake.
H. Gabria1 has started his two thresh-
ing outfits one at B. Ritter's in Medina
one at Chas. Leaman's in Baker. James
Powers starts for L. r. Macintosh in Ell
dorado. VIM. Powers for Mr.. Benson in
Pepperton. and Peter Do1man for Robert
Degendorfer near Wheeler.
The Head Camp Entertainment COM
mittee of St. Paul wish to have it an
nounced throughout the state that thew
have established Woodmen Headquar-
tiers and dining room at the state fair. A
reception room and check room will be
provided where all visitors can rest and
leave their parcels while seeing the fair
The dining room is in charge of COM
petent cook and meals will be served at
low rate.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
WHEELER.


Nice paint on the creamery, nit.
Miss Mary Buckley departed for Glen
wood, Friday,
Messrs. Evenson and Sloan spent Sun
day in Morris.
make hay while the sun Shines" is en-,
tirely inappropriate this fall.
Mr. Morris, of Me1rose, Mimi, was here
last week to inspect his new business
block.
Mr. J. Dudzek has moved his residence
and placed it upon more substantial
foundation.
Local sports as well as their city breth-
rem may be seen traversing the fields,
training their dogs" of course.
Mrs. P. H. Cau1ey and Miss Mary
Cau1ey, of Graceville, recently visiting
here and at Medina, left for their home
last Thursday 2" e..
Mr.. L. Thoele has resigned his position
as wheat buyer at the new elevator. He
will be succeeded by Mr.. Haggard who
assumed charge last Tuesday.
Modern advancement, socially inte11ec-
tual1y and politically, is responsible for
the shortage of hay each year. because
the old "hayseeds" are less numerous
than formerly I.
A ped1er having business proc1ivities
passed through here last week. He tried
to dispose of his wares or rather to ex-
change them for the necessities to sus-
tain his corporal existe nee" City dads
are those "sheenies" licensed.
JENNY ROsSTTY"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
Makes Brave Men towards.

1t has been proved that the compare
lively harmless bombarding, so far as
wounds are concerned, Of a besieged
town is terribly demoralizing to the
bravest men. ~
When a shell bursts near a group of
20 men 1t may kill one and wound two,
while the remaining II escape without
scratch. 1t will be found, however,
that many Of these are never the same
men again. No matter how iron nerved
they were before, they are now ir-
resolute and timid, and all their facul-
ties are weakened. Very often they
are jeered at by their comrades be-
cause Of this change. But this is ut
terly unjust in fact, their brain and
spinal cord have been injured by being
shaken against the walls Of
their bony cavities.
The same thing occurs in railway
collisions. People who were robust
become quite feeble and nervous,
though they may not have received
scratch.
This curious state in the case Of
soldiers is well recognized by doctors
under the name Of the mental injuries
Of explosives. The injuries are really
quite as physical as shattered leg,
for they consist of a kind of bruising
Of the very delicate tissue Of the spinal
cord and brain.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
SUCCESS AND FAILURE.

The Higher the Purpose the RaReF
the Achievement.
If by success we mean the full ac-
complishment Of an end, the actual
reaping Of harvest Of results, then it
is undoubtedly true that the higher
and nobler the purpose the rarer will
be the success. If we aim to relieve a
mans hunger, we can quickly succeed
in the easy task, but if we aim to in
spire him with desire to earn his own
bread the work is more difficult and
the success far more problematical.
If we would restrain thief from rob-
berry, the prison bars and locks insure
success, but if we would make an hon.
est man Of him our task Is a complex
one, and success may be afar off. We
undertake to teach a child to read. If
with requisite effort we follow up our
task; we are successful, but If we as
pire to raise the educational standard
Of our community how arduous the
task, how uncertain the result, how
questionable the success!
The low man sees little thing to do,
Sees it and does it;
The high man, with great thing to pursue,
Dies ere he knows it.
Is his life, then, a failure? No; let
us never imagine that any high pur-
pose, any noble thought, any generous
any earnest effort, is ever lost.
We may never witness it's growth, we
may not live to gather its fruit or even
to see it's blossoms, but we may safely
trust that somewhere and at some
time the harvest will be abundant, and
success, long hidden, shall become ap-
Ledger.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
A Couple of Shocks.

"Where have you been, Mr. Rocky p
demanded the boss.
ooh, SIR" replied Rocky mendacious-
ly, "my landlady is most excellent
woman, and she has been so i'll that
had to stay at home to nurse her."
This excuse went, and the boss turned
away. The following day Rocky felt
like he had sand in his head, and
headache as long as a rainy Sunday
in the country developed. He staid at
home, sending the excuse that his
landlady was dead and he had to at
tend the funeral. Later in the day a
woman entered the bookstore and in
CURED for Mr.. Rocky. -
'The reason came here" she ex-i
planned, sis because am his landlady,
and not having seen him for a week I
became uneasy and called to inquire
about him."
"His landladyY' gasped the boss.
'"Why, woman, he's attending your fu-
neral this very day and has been nurs-
ing you for a week"
It was asshock to the poor woman to
find she was dead, but shock Of an
other sort struck Rocky when he came
back to work. 1t was his funeral that
time. -Louisville Times.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
THE GRAND sCHEMER
a STROKE or GENIUS THAT PUTS MIL
LIONS BEHIND HIM.

Major CPofOOt Strikes a Genuine
Good Thing and Dlvides, or Pro-
tests That He IL Willing to Divide,
With His Chiropodfst.
copyright. 1900. by c. B. Lewis.1
It was the chiropodist from the floor
above the majors Office, and he passed
the door two or three times before
knocking, as If to get up his courage.
"Come In" called the major in a
bland and CHEEKY voice. "Come right
In! By George, but what coincidence
what a condolences! Not a minute
ago l sat down to write you a note
asking you to step down here. There
Is surely such q thing as mental teleg-
raphy."
"You have owed me 81 for the last
four months" stif1y replied the chirop-
odist as he lugged out a bill
"Just so-exactly-just sor' smiled
the major as he rubbed his hands to-
gether. ayes, sir, about four months
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18

on their advice returned with his fam-
lily to Atchison. At home he grew no
better. Ten months ago he sought
another change in climate, travelling
through New Mexico and Arizona.
He was still able to write occasionally
for the newspapers, and to attend to
his business affairs. From time to
time reports Of the senator's serious i'll.
ness were circulated, but invariably
denied by the senator, who did not con-
slider his case hopeless by any means,
and only two months ago planned to
return to Atchison. After q consulta-
tion of physicians, he decided, however,
to remain in New Mexico. Mrs ingalls,
remained at her husbands side. On
Aug. IA she telegraphed Ellsworth and
Sheffield that their father was sinking
They arrived in time to see him alive.
Senator Ingalls, left a widow and six
children.
Mr.. ingalls, was elected to the United
States senate in 1878 and reelected in
1877 and 1885.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18

udrkSG 1nVeNSeQ, organized and nam.
ed In less than ten hours and bound ia
pay dividends Of so per cent. MY dear
| man
Look here nowp exclaimed the chi.
ropodist as he pounded on the table.
i've come for my dollar! Don't try to
stuH me- but come down with the
cashw
And the company had only been
named when / thought of you for the
position of secretary" unused the ma
jor without seeming to have heard the
indignant protest. you were a man
who had trusted me. When others de-
manded cash down, you gave me a
show. My heart swelled as 1 thought
Of this, and set the salary at $4,000
year, payable quarterly in advance.
Shall draw you check for the first
Quarterw
The chiropodist looked at the major
as If wondering If he had met crazy
man.
II said $4,000 year, but if that is
not enough-if you feel that you ought
to have ,O0O-speak right up. 1
want you to be perfectly satisfied, you
know. Will $4,000 year be enough"
what about my dollarY'
"The tablets will be go. They can't
help but be. Let us walk out in the
hall while I tell you that the public
can't get enough Of veal outlets in their
present form. They are always eager
for more. They want the taste Of cut
lets in their mouths as they go about
their daily routine. Fifteen cents a
box in order to compete with potash
lozenges, but profit of 10 cents on
every box! Take the sales at 10000
600 boxes a year, and what do you
get? You want stock. You want at
least''-
mot blamed cents worth! 1 want
my dollarv'
Eat least $4,000 worth of stock.
You shall have it. You have paid me
81 to secure it, and don't you worry. It
will be made in your name, and later
on Excuse me-"
The major stepped into his Office and
shut the door.
Here, what's this?' called the chi
ropodist.
The major locked the door.
Look here, you old deadbeaty 1
want that dollarw
The major sat down at his desk and
lighted the stub end Of cigar.
"You come out Of that and pay this
bill, or I'll bust the door down." shout
ed the creditor as he gave two or three
kicks.
The major calmly puffed away and
gazed out Of the window, and the look
on his face would have reminded be-
holder Of buckwheat cakes and mo-
lasses.
"Then I'll lay for you out here and
punch your old head! Do you hear
meW
The major did not hear. He was per-
fecting the organization Of the Veal
Outlet Tablet company and wondering
whether the Canadian general agency
should be placed in Toronto or Quebec.
M. GUAM.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18

Napoleon / had an extraordinary
mind. He appeared never to forget
anything he cared to remember and
assimilated information as the stomach
:assimilates .fssOd, retaining only the
valuable. An incident will Illustrate
this remarkable quality Of his mind
When forming the "Code Napoleon"
he frequently astonished the council
of state by the skill with which he IL
Illustrated any point in discussion by
quoting whole passages from memory
of the Roman civil law. The council
wondered how a man whose life had
been passed in camp came to know so
much about the old Roman laws. Fl
nally one of them asked hiEn how he
acquired his knowledge.
"When 1 was a lieutenant" Napo-
leon replied, 'T was unjustdy placed
under arrest. My small prison room
contained no furniture except an old
chair and cupboard. In the latter
was ponderous volume, which proved
to be digest of the Roman law. You
can easily imagine what a valuable
prize the book was to me. 1t was so
bulky and the leaves were so covered
with marginal notes in manuscript that
had been confined 100 years need
never have been idle. When I re-
covered my liberty at the end Of ten
days, was saturated with JustiniaD
and the decisions Of the Roman legis-
lation. 1t was then 1 acquired my
knowledge Of the civil law"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
Distinctions In Being kicked.

The Arabs, clever horsemen as they
are, are quite as liable to accident as
English grooms. But the Arab likes to
be kicked by a thoroughbred horse and
cannot endure to be put to any pain by
an animal whose pedigree is at all de-
fective. An English surgeon had been
setting the broken leg Of an Arab who
complained more of the accident that
had befallen him than was thought be-
coming in one Of his tribe This the
surgeon remarked to him, and his an
swer was truly characteristic. "Do you
think, doctor, should have uttered a
word Of complaint if my own high bred
colt In a playful kick had broken both
my legs? But to have bone broken
by a brute Of jackass is too bad, and
l will complaint
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18

There are some seeds which literal
iy corkscrew themselves into the
ground" The most remarkable in
stance is perhaps that Of the Spina
pennata, a beautiful south European
grass. Ehe actual seed is small, with
g sharp point and stiff short hairs
pointing backward. The top end Of
the seed is produced into fine, twist
ed, corkscrew1ike rod, which is fol-
lowed by plain cylindrical portion,
ending in long, delicate feather, the
whole being more than a foot in length.
Owing to this feather the seed falls to
the earth point downward and sticks
in the ground.
But even if the seed should settle on
its side, damp, by acting on the hairs
attached to it, causes it to rise up till
its point is downward. If a shower
comes on or dew falls, the spiral I'M
winds, elongating itself upward. Be
ing covered, like the seed, with back
ward pointing hairs, 1t usually presses
against some blade of grass or other
obstacle, with the result that the seed
IS pressed into the ground.
On the spiral becoming dry again, it
cnrls up, and the seed is not drawn
out of the ground owing to it's back
ward pointing hairs, but the spiral and
the feather are easily drawn down. On
the return Of damp the spiral again I'M
winds and, acting as before, drives the
seed still farther down until at last it
lis quite buried.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
A Good Lincoln storv.

Mr.. Lincoln said once that the best
STORY he ever read in the papers Of
himself was this:
Two Quakeresses were travelling on
the railroad and were heard discuss
: ing the probable termination of the
war.
4 think said the first, that Jeffer-
son Will succeed
Why does thee think SOP asked the
other.
:" Because Jefferson is praying man.
And SO is Abraham praying man.
objected the second.
Yes, but the Lord will think Abra.
! ham is Joking the first replied con-
jae1usively."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
Pnrried the Thrnat.

A lady had in her employ an excel
lent girl who had one fault. Her face
was always in smudge. Her mistress
tried, without offending, to tell her to
wash her face and at last resorted to
strategy.
'Do you know, Bridget" she remark
ed in confidential manner, sit is said
that if you wash the face every day in
hot. soapy water it will make you beau
tfu1?"
win it?" said Bridget. "Sure, it's a
wonder We niyer tried 1t, ma'amg'
Our Dumb Animals.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
COnsOIatOrys

One day Bunsen satwith another shin
ing light Of Heidelberg university,
who, like him, had had the highest hon
ors bestowed upon him that could be
gained in a scientific career Bunsen
was cool and taciturn, while his col
league never ceased to chatter Of his
financial losses suffered through the
great fall in Turkish bonds. Bunsen
remained silent while the other went
on to console himself in this wise:
81 can get certain amount Of con-
ISOLATION for my bad investments out of
the fact that the great Helmheltz him.
self invested pretty heavily in Turkish
bonds and has lost lot Of money too"
Then, at last, Bunsen broke the 81
lence with the laconic words, 81 didn't
think Helmholtz was so big fool."-.
San Francisco Argonaut.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
HODGES.
Harvest is about completed.

Harvest is about completed.
Mrs Hault is expecting visit from he1
sisters soon.
Mr.. Macarthur has purchased bicycle
for the amusement of his boys.
A. B. futile, of Owatonna is visiting
relatives here during the summer.
Cyrus is growing this season as is
shown by the number of new business
buildings as well as dwelling houses that
are going up.
The recent heavy rains delayed the har-
vesting a great deal, but they were
needed for the full development of the
flax and corn. The crops on the good
black soil are yielding finely and the
wheat is No. 1. While the grain on sandy
soil is so near failure that much is not
being cut.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
Both Extremes.

Editor In Chief understand young
Bluegore, the millionaire's son, has
gone in for Journalism.
City Editor Yes. He's on my staff.
Editor In Chief-And what do you
think Of him?
City Editor-Well, he's a unique fig
ure in Journalism.
Editor In Chief-You don't say?
City Editor-Yes. He's at once the
richest and poorest reporter in the city.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
The wickedest Bit of Sea.

Nine out Of ten travellers would tell in
quirers that the toughest piece Of wa
ter is that cruel stretch in the English
channel, and nine out Of ten travellers
would say what was not true. AS a
matter Of fact, 'the wickedest bit Of
sea" is not in the Dover strait, or in
yachting, for example, from st. Jean
de Luiz up to Pauil1ac, or across the
Mediterranean Grace" from Cadiz to
Tangier, nor is it in rounding Cape
Horn, where there is what sailors call
a s'true" sea. The "wickedest sea" is
encountered in rounding the Cape of
Good Hope for the eastern ports Of
Cape Colony.-Shipping World.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
INGALLS, NO MORE
Noted Kansas Ex-senator Dies
at Las Vegas, N. NJ, After
a Long Illness.
Had Gone to That Country For
His Health but Failed to
Secure Benefit.
Was Once a Most Prominent
Figure on the Floor of the
Upper House.

LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, Aug. 17.-Former
United States Senator John j. Ingalls,
I1ied at East Las Vegas at $3.50 q. m.
He was surrounded by his wife and two
sons, Ellsworth and Sheffield. The
funeral will be held at Atohison, Kan.
Senator ingalls, illness dated from
March, 1899, when, at Washington, his
throat began troubling him. He
worked steadily, writing political ar
ticles for newspapers throughout the
country. He was treated by several
specialists, but received no relief, and
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
Paid aa He Went.

Patient-Then you think IT'S all up
with me, doctor?
Doctor-I'm afraid so.
WELL. we must all die once, and /
may as well go now as afterward
You're sure Pm going?'
s'Yes."
"Then let me have your bill"
my bill! My dear sir, this is very
unusual. You should give your
thoughts to most serious matters"
"My motto has always been pay as
you co. and now that am going /
want to pay"
So he paid and went.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
Coffee AduIternfinn.

An examination of sample of roast
ed coffee berries seized in Paris show
ed them to be entirely artificial; chem
ical analysis disclosed ash, gum, dex-
trim, etc., and the microscope showed
grains of wheat, starch, vegetable
debris and animal hairs. The berries
were beautifully nodded.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
Snakes as NecLlaoa.

There are plenty of snakes in Samoa,
but they are all harmless. In certain
districts It is custom Of the native
girls to wind live reptiles around their
necks and arms as ornaments for their
dances. Two Republics.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
she Was the One.

bridegroom latter the CEREMONY
MAUD, you and are now one. It only
remains to be decided which is the one.
n tried to win you, didn't I?
Rride-Yes, Harold.
And won. That seems to settle II. y
Mot quite, Harold, You tried to win
'arne. You succeeded. Then you are the
winner, are you not?'
Yes, dear"
And am the won" 8: Ii.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18

Rubens received for his painting Of
the grand ceiling in the banqueting
house, Whitehall, the sum of $4,000.
The space covered by this painting is
about 400 yards, SO that he was paid
nearly $50 q yard,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
THE PASSING BELL.

When our little day is ended,
When the dusk and dark have blended,
When the lights of time cease cleaning
Der these tents of earthly dreaming,
Lord, be near usi
Do not in that hour forsake US;
( Let not dust and darkness take US;
Send thy dawn's clear splendor streaming
From the east of our redeeming;
Father, hear us!
&c. D. G. in Good Words.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18
FIight of Time.

. Old Med-Well, old man, how'd you
sleep last night? Follow my advice
about counting up?
New Med-Yes, indeed; counted up
to $4,000.
Old Med-Bully! And then you fell
asleep, Ell?
New Med-Guess not; it was morn
ing by that time, and had to get up.
Punch Bowl
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18

Never bear more than one kind Of
trouble at a time. Some people bear
three kinds all they have had, all they
have now and all they expect to have.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-08-18

Learn to keep your ears open and
your mouth closed.-Dallas News.