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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE.
.DGVGllGy &HOdnSOn Buy and Sell
A Chinese Curiosity.

"a Chinaman in San Francisco" says
a gossiper in the Philadelphia Record,
showed me once an ivory ball as big
as your two fists, with six smaller balls
inside it. 1t was the most wonderful
thing l ever saw. The Chinaman said
that the balls had been begun by his
grandfather and that he was the third
generation to work on them. He told
me how the work was done.
cit begins with a solid block of ivory,
which is turned into ball and then
carved in latticed pattern with tiny
saw toothed knives. Through the lat
tice, with other knives that are bent in
various shapes, the second ball is carv
ed, but is kept fast to the first one by
a thin strip of ivory left at the top and
by another left at the bottom. Then
the third ball, with still finer knives, is
tackled through the first and second
ones, and so the work goes on till all
the balls are finished, when the strips
that hold them firm are cut away, and
they all revolye freely, one inside the
other. -.- 80. .....:..l.a.tsss zsss.--
Ibis Chlnaman SAID 1t was q COIL
mon thing for families to have such
balls for hundreds of years-grandfa-
Their, father, son and grandson working
on them when they had nothing else to
do. They are priceless, Of course. Some
cheap balls are made Of vegetable ivo-
ry, being carved while the material is
soft, like potato. These, though, are
not worth more than few dollars at
the most"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
The Evoiutfon Of the Pocket.

The ancient wore single pouch at
his belt. The modern has-how many
pockets in an ordinary costume for out
doors? Let us count them: In the
trousers five, in the waistcoat five, in
the jacket five, in the overcoat five,
making 20 in all, full score of little
pokes or bags, and arranged so conven-
iently that they are scarce noticed.
Truly this is an evolution! How long
may it bea before we have pockets in
our hatbands-where the Irishman ear
ries his pipe, the American soldier his
toothbrush and internally the pettifog-
ger his legal papers, the papers that
his predecessors in England thrust into
the typical "green bagY How long
before there may be pockets in our
gloves-for there are, believe, patents
covering this invention-and in our
shoes? The cane also, with it's screw
top, begins to be useful receptacle.
Two centuries from now, so the man
with long foresight can clearly see,
the main idea underlying the wearing
of clothes will have entirely changed.
The chief purpose of garments will no
longer be considered to protect the
body. They will be regarded first Of all
as textile foundations for innumerable
pockets.-Tudor jerks in Woman's
Home Companion.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
cult Fishing to Fish.

"In editing copy remember to cut out
all superfuous Words" said the man
aging editor to the new copy reader.
Every often there are many words
such as STILL but and the like used in
a way not only useless, but absolutely
bad. Now, remember and knock 'em
out"
Not long afterward the copy reader
was editing a short story sent from a
fishing resort up north. The copy read
er never went fishing in his life and
didn't know one piscatorial term from
another. In the copy he found 'the
men finally quit still fishing and began
trolling" He remembered very dis
tinctly the instructions of the manag-
ing editor about "still" and such words
and with one sweep Of the blue pencil
obliterated "still" The men to whom
the story referred were rather sur
prised to- read in the account of their
fishing expedition in the paper that
they finally quit fishing and began
trolling. "-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
Took a Mean Advantage.

A supernumerary in Richard Mans
fields company who had been, to use a
Scotch phrase, continuously and con-
tinually checked" by the manager at
rehearsals and between the acts for al
legged displays Of stupidity on the stage,
was Informed that a near relative of
his had departed this life and had left
him competence, SO no decided to-
leave the dramatic profession ana, to.
quote him, become respectable. Before
leaving he determined to take his re-
venge on Mansfield for the attacks on
his amour propre that gentleman had
made.
The play was Richard ILL.," and the
super was one Of the soldiers who
led away the Duke Of Buckingham
when the king orders his demise.
In due time Richard remarked, "Off
with his head!" and this was the SUI
per's opportunity. Advancing, he
touched his helmet in the style Of
footman and replied loudly and genial
ly:
'That'll be attended to, old chap.
Wen take care Of old Buck. It'll be
all rightp' and retired gracefully. When
the Infatuated Mansfield came of to
commit murder, he found the super had
ed.-Chicago Chronicle.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
The Cost of a Duke.

A correspondent Of London M. A. P.
tells a story Of the Duchess of Mont
rose, whose beauty is no less renowned
than her philanthropy. The scene was
a bazaar where the duchess was selling
photographs. One old Scotchwoman
was very anxious to secure a photo
graph of the duchess, but the price ask
ed was 5 shillings. The old woman
hesitated.. She wanted the photograph,
but she "ould not well afford so much.
you can have my husband" said
the duchess, with an amused glance at
the duke standing near, "for Is. Cd"
The would be purchaser looked at the
duke and then at his photograph con-
temptuously.
'Half a CROWN she blurted out. 81
wouldna give a silver saxpence for
him.. But" she added insinuatingly,
81 am right willing to give hauf a
Groom for your bonnie SELL"
The duchess was unable to resist
this, and herself added the other half
crown to the bazaar Golfers, or, as an
other version of the story goes, the de-
spised duke proffered the balance.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
How to Capture . Coon.

There are several expert coon hunt
ers in. this city, probably five or six,
and there are 64,792 people who would
not know how to get a coon if they
were lying around in every tree in the
woods. Perhaps an old coon hunters
directions for getting one Of the beasts
may be interesting:
"Fust We git a good dog, Then ye
git crowd of fellers, and each Teller
gifts lantern and a gun loaded with
buckshot. On the darkest night ye kin
find go out in the wuss piece of woods
ye know of. Turn yer dog loose.
Then run as We never run before
and try ter foller yer dog. Ye can't
do 1t, but We kin try. Bimeby yen
hear yer dog a-bayin like tarnation up
aginst some tree. If ye run all night
and don't hear no bayin, then ye
hain't got no coon. Git under the tree
where yer dog is and build big fire
outer brush wood. This'll let ye SEE
the coon when he comes down.
s'Then pick out the Teller We hate the
wurst and make him climb Bimeby
the coon'l jump. When he hits ground,
all hands go fer him. When we've got
him, then try ter find yer way home.
Ye can't do 1t, but We kin try. Yen
git home the next day."-MancheSte
Mirror.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
Mustn't ..ovn,, Their Engines.

The railroad engineer who Gowns
his engine is not IN favor with his SUI
periors. Complaints about trivial mat
tiers are likely to be made against him,
and soon he finds himself without a
berth. The phrase "owning an engine
does not mean that the engineer has
acquired title to his iron horse The
expression is used Of man who has
been with certain engine so long that
he becomes part of it. He knows it's
every popularity, he feels it's every
protest against heavy load, and he
nurses it and coddles it as if it were
his child. He dislikes to run the en-
CINE at top speed for fear something
will happen to it, and in consequence
his train is frequently behind time. He
takes a grade at half the rate he should.
and he runs cautiously down hill. In
a word, he owns" his engine.
Of course this is all very nice and
idyllic, and it is the kind Of thing a
person likes to read about in stories Of
the railroad. But plain, practical rail-
road men look at it differently. They
argue that the best engineer is the man
who never fails to run his train accord
ing to his running time, the man who
is never behind and seldom ahead. So
it comes about that the engineer who
makes master Of that which should
be his servant wonders who has a
grudge against him. But it isn't a
grudge; it's siness.-New York Mail
and Express.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
The Lost Repeater.

When monsieur-the first monsieur
at the court Of Louis discovered
at his levee that his watch had been
stolen. presumably by one Of his Wallets,
he finished dressing hastily and, adj
dressing them all, said: Gentlemen,
the watch strikes. Let us separate as
quickly as we can" What a tact and
finish were here!
The spirit Of monsieur was admira-
bly, caught by the French gentleman
of the time, who, attacked by robbers
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, simply
observed, "Sirs. you have opened very
early today."-Cornhill.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
Amkward Commitment.

There is such thing as being to6
persistently complimentary. A candid
and well meaning professor who had
witnessed the performance Of a little
play in private house in which his
hostess had taken the leading part met
the lady as she came from behind the
curtain.
Madam" he said, rushing up to her,
you played excellently. That part fits
you to perfection"
ooh, no, professor" said the lady
modestly. "a young and pretty WON
an is needed for that part"
"But. madam" persisted the profess
OF, ''you have positively proved the
ryw-Pearson's Weekly.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
HANCOCK.

!. < L..
S. B. Pape was under the weather
Thursday.
Thos. Mills returned Saturday night
from his visit to ST. Paul.
Clarence Thrope returned to his studies
at the University Monday night
The village is very quiet again since the
fitting of all our young people,
Miss Sadie Dudley entertained small
company of girl friends Friday nj ght.
Harold Erickson entertained his young
friends Sunday night with sleigh ride
6. e. Thorpe attended the meeting of the
Agricultural Societyin ST. Paul this week.
A light snow fall Wednesday night hid
the phenomenon of black snow of the
week.
Mrs L. Wilcox entertaineda party of
young people Wednesday night, in honor
of Miss Helgeson.
A most enjoyable little oyster supper
was the order at the regular meeting of
the Eastern Stars Thursday night
DR.. Cuff was confined to his room Thurs
day and Friday witha threatened attach
of pneumonia. He is out again, much i'm
proved in health.
A few friends celebrated the birthday
of Frank Wilcox, Thursday night at his
residence. Others thought him suffer
ing an attack of rheumatism the next
day.
Miss Mabel Helgeson, of Herman, is the
guest of Mrs. S. B. Pape this week. she
will leave Saturday for Minneapolis
where she expects to continue the study
of music.
Mr.. Buelly, who had his arm injured a
week or two ago, is now doing well, as
after the swelling was down a bone was
discovered to have sustained a fracture,
thus retarding
Miss Clara Wilcox left Saturday for her
school in Minneapolis, stopping off for a
visit with friends in Litchfe1d over Sun
day. Her father also went down to Itch
field Saturday night, but returned Mon
day.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
DOCTOR AND patient.
Which Needed Assistance
'SOsFSU st"O'S'O' z77S7S'S'O'6'S'SSs00
CONTINUED FROM PAGET.

not le;y, their beds unti he gave .lie:
permission.
Well. there was nothing to do ~.
face the inevitable. Simon tried to ;,2
lay the doctor as much as possible ans
it took him an unconscionably I"n2
time to get the old man out OF tx
sleigh, but once the doctor was in TIE
house off went his fur coat, and IL
was ready for buiness.
The patient is in bed. of course" he
said and started to enter the room.
Yes-no-yes. The fact is he's not
exactly in bed, but you'll see him il :.
minute"
"What on earth do you mean? N2t
' E 1ed?"
J ''Yes, yes; he went to bed, but tIc.e
was no one at home. and we couldn't
let the doctor lie out there in the Sow
and catch his death of cold"
At that moment Paul appeared or
the scene.
Thereupon the doctors wrath return
ed, and he cried:
what kind of trick is this-to apnG
me word that you were at deaths door
Come,GWhat do you think is the aiattei
with you" j.
PAUL. had suddenly become very
shamefaced.
"Oh, I'm. all right now" he replied
THE fact is, the pain has all gone"
and then he added quickly, What
helped me the most was lifting the doc,
tor out of the snow."-New York Her
aid. ..
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
A Generous Hand.

Lord Russell Of Killowen twhen Str
Charles RusselD was once examining
q witness. The question was about
the size Of certain hoof prints left by
a horse ia sandy soil.
'How large were the printsY asked
the learned counsel. Were they as
large as my hand?" holdins up his
hand for the witness to see.
"Oh, nc" said the witness, honestly.
''It was just an ordinary boot"
Then Sir Charles had to suspend the
examination while everybody laughed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
---- ---.---. {,
FROM HAND TO MOUTH.
They give me maxims old and new
To bid me mend my ways

They give me maxims old and new
To bid me mend my ways
And save enough to see me through
All of my mortal days. 2
And since now have prudent grown
My duty 'tis-no less
To chide in no uncertain tone
Dame Natures recklessness.
Think, madam, of the sunshine rich
You squandered when twas June;
Think of the blossom treasures which
Lay whitening meath each noon.
The miser bee quaffs in his lair
The sweets which once you spread,
And you, what have you for your share
With bloom and sunshine fledP
A little winter with its woe,
A little want and pain,
And summers smile again will glow
Beyond the April rain.
Your deep breath sighs sad 'alas,"s
Yet, when tits June once more,
You'll feast each wanderer who may pass,
A spendthrift as of yore.
Washington Star.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
In the Dumps.

There was once upon time an Egyp-
sian king, SO it is said, who built pyr.
amid and died Of melancholy His
name was Dumops, yet there are prob.
ably few persons who know that they
are perpetuating the memory of his
xragic history when they remark that
they are ''in the dumps"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
extraordinary .Temeritx.

81 told that Boston girl didn't like
Emerson"
'sWas she displeased"
SDispieased7 She got nearly as mad
as she did when said that beans
could be baked without salt pork
Chicago Record.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
Caution.

'That confounded life insurance COM
pany refused my application for pol
icy" said Hunker.
why. should think you were fine
risk" replied Spatts. What made
them refuse your application"
well, they found out in some way
that lam in the habit OF eating mush.
rooms that gather myself. Detroit
Free Press.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12

''Bingles is lucky man. His time
goes right on whether he is waking or
sleeping, sick or well"
'What is Bingles' businessp'
Watchmaker."-O Ohio State Journal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12

English women are not supposed to
read the daily newspapers. They take
to the weeklies. and that is why Lon
don has a great number of that class
Of high order.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12

Like nearly all Natal rivers, the Tu-
.geIa is not nlvigable, and bar Of sand
stretches across its mouth.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-12
Lewis G. Spooner,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MORRIS, MIMI.
Scandinavian Office Associates:
Andrew Rowland,
NfcOlay HasseIO.
Gus Bragg, Insurance Agent.

Real estate titles examined. Correct alb
stracts of title prepared. Farm loans,
bearing interest at seven per cent per
annum, negotiated without additional
charge. Real estate bought and sold.
Insurance-either fire, life accident,
burglary, or plate glass written at low
est rates in the best Companies. Fideli-
ty, official, and judicial bonds issued.
We also purchase for investment Insur-
ance Policies that have a surrender
cash value.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-04-23
France Buys Ground.

Washington, ID G, April l6 =
Papers, were signed ye,f. r.la, i,
which the Frrner 'iovcr"'t,'
squirrS large Tract Of land IL lie
heart of the residential ,rc:,nn u
Washington for the rarIn',r 81
buiIdinga French embassy The
site Is on high knoll a short dis
tance west OF Connecticut evrrue.
with frontages on S and Twenty
second streets and Decatur Place.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-04-23
Texas Oil and its Advantages,

Savannah News.
The great oil fields from which
the Standard Oil company draws
its supplies are long way from
tide water. The new oil fields of
Texas are practically upon tide
water. This fact will prove of ad-
vantage in the event that the Tex
aus determine to refine their oil
and enter the markets as indepen-
dent operators.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1901-04-23

Every one should live just. far
enough away from his old home
to enjoy the privilege of boasting
about it.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
A KENTUCKY BATTLE
POSSE DEFEATS MOUNTAIN DEsPE-
RADOEs.
TWO KILLED AND 2 WOUNDED.
DEsPERADOEs PUT UP PLUCKY
FIGHT.

BTnd Had Robbed and Murdered ola
Woman nnd Her SON some Months
Before and Had Committed Other
Eepredations-Sheri Had TraiIed
Them for Months - DeSperadOes
Wounded, But Escape, While Sher-
ms Posse Had Two Killed.
Whitesburg, Ky, April 1.-Two men
were killed and two wounded in fight
between Sheriff John w. Wright and his
deputies. on one side and the desperadoes
who robbed and murdered aged Mrs. Je-
NINA Hall and her son, on the otner.
The fight occurred on the mountain top
between Boone's Fork and Milestone
Creek.
Wright and his posse started out sew
eral months ago to capture the gang who
cruelty tortured the aged widow, and after
securing her money. murdered her and
her son, and burned her body with the
little hut in which she lived Citizens
have been daily expecting to hear of a
pitched battle between the two crowds
that have already had several small
scrimmages.
iGot0idtlJ JouH ana Morgan fNeyHOluS,
Isaac and Greed Porter and George New
some We're located by the posse in rem
devious on top of the mountain. Morgan
Rynods Newsome and Isaac Porter went
away, and while they were gone the Off
GERS suddenly confronted Greed Porter
and John Reynolds and all of them, ten
in number. opened fire. The desperadoes
replied with rifles and revolvers and more
than 800 shots were exchanged at a dis
tance of less than dozen PAGES
John Reynolds received a serious II not
fatal wound in the left shoulder, and re-
treated, leaving Potter alone. The lat
| ter's ammunition soon gave out, and he
too, went into hiding. OF the posse, viii
lie Wright, aged 49, was killed by steel
| bullet, which passed through his abdomen
and Isaac Millard aged 81 was shot
through the heart. A third man named
Osborne was struck in the right leg and
severely hurt.
Young Wright, who was killed at tho
first fire, Joined the posse about a month
ago to aVenge the murder of his father,
w. S. Wright, whom the gang assassi-
! mated about a year ago
The firing was heard for distance of
| thirteen miles. 1t was al first feared that
| che posse had been defeated and Gov
| Beckham was teBesraphed to send state
/ troops to capture the gang. -sWhensit was
| learned. however, that the posse had been
| victorious, another message was sent 20
| the Governor to the effect that no troops
were needed
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
WIPING OUT OLD DEBTS.
VIM. c. Coffin Asks 10 BE Relieved OF
$4,15O,DO7 Due by Old New York
Firm of Colin a. stanton.

New York, April 12.-Wiiam C. Coffn
of this city, who was a former partner
in the banking house of Coffin & Stanton.
which made a general assignment in 1894,
filed a petition in bankruptcy in the
United States District Court to-day. He
scheduled his liabilities at $.150,97 and
assets at $25. which is cash in bank. The
secured claims amount to $2.9S6172.
The petition names hundreds of credit
ors whose claims range in amount from
hundreds Of thousands TO a few dollars.
The largest creditors who hold no securi-
ties are the city OF Santa Cruz, 1892 900,
and the city of Ironwood, Mich, for s115.-
COO, these sums being due the respective
municipalities on contracts for bonds pur-
chased.
c. l.. Kingsley an attorney said to-
day that the liabilities were all from the
Coffin and Stanton days, and that no
new liabilities had been contracted by
William Edward Coffin since then. Mr..
Kingsley explained that It was simply
action on the part of Mr.. Coffin to
take advantage of the new bankruptcy
law. and thus clear himself from the
enormous liabilities Of the defunct firm
for which he, under other circumstances,
would be liable.
MT. COUln Is now employed Dy hODeTtS
e. Co, bankers, in this city.
Coffin & Stanton were bankers and pro-
moters On oct. 6. 1898, Walter Stanton,
the Junior member of the firm, applied to
Judge Lacombe of the United States Cir
cult Court to have a receiver appointed,
with view to winding UP the firms af-
fairs At that time 1t was alleged that
Mr. Stanton's dissatisfaction with Mr..
Collins management of the business OF
the firm brought about this movement.
The real and immediate cause, however,
of the failure of the firm was said to
have been the refusal Of the Bank of the
Manhattan Company to extend further
credit to the banking house. As result of
the application and after the assignment
Judge Lacombe appointed Newman Erb
receiver. succeeding Thomas r. Wicke.
The firm, II was said, was in the habit OF
making loans with Western and New
England banks by putting up as partial
security first-class bonds ard stocks and
hypothecating as balance Of security
bonds and stocks Of companies the firm
had promoted. and that were practically
unmarketable. At the time the applica-
ticn Of Mr. Stanton was made the liabili-
ties OF the firm we're placed at 81, 10000.
with assets sufficient ito pay the debts
OF the firm II judiciously managed"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-13
THE EXPERIMENT FAILED.
lures by EIectrographer From
New York to Chicago.

Chicago, April 12.-Failure tonight
greeted a test which drew a number of
men of science to the Quadrangle Club.
University of Chicago. 1t was an effort
to transmit and receive half-tone pic
lures by telegraph between Columbia Uni
versity. New York. and the University of
Chicago. The instrument the electro
graph, had worked successfully over dis
tances of several hundred miles, but to-
night owing to induction of the wires in
New York, would not record the thou
sands of fine dots of which the pictures
are composed.
The electrograph resembles in a slight
degree a large graphophone. The paper
on which the picture is reproduced is
wrapped around a cylinder, upon which
very sensitive stylus makes in ink dots
corresponding in light and shade to the
dots composing the half-tone illustration.
In view of to-nights lack of success 1t
was decided to delay further tests few
days, or until the condition of the wires
is more satisfactory.