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Morris tribune., 1901-05-25
A POPULAR INSTITUTION.
AnnauI Report Shows Interest In
Public Library is Growing.

The library board held its regular
annual meeting on Wednesday night
Officers 70, the succeeding year were
elected as follows Pres, j. W.
Harris. Sec, r. A. Stone. Execu-
tive Committee, J.. W. Harris, D. I.
Wheaton and P W. Ross.
Mrs. Elliott was reelected libra
rian at a salary of $3.50 year, she to
provide her own assistant
From the interesting report of the
secretary r. A. Stone, we make the
following excerpts, it being too long
to publish in full:-
"The Morris Public Library now
contains 2,408 volumes, of which
number, 608 haYe seen acquired dur
ing the past year. The selection of
these last was governed by the ex-
perience Of past years which has
taught that the Library is most pat
ronized by the young people Of the
Village and cinity and keeping this
fact in mind, the Booh Committee
which selected the new books chose
those works which would be most
beneficial and most sought after by
the young people.
The Library has never before had
TO report an indebtedness but it will
easily be seen that the Indebtedness
has been solely occasioned by the
great number of now books bought.
The usual appointments which the
Library Fund will receive during the
coming year will more than take upl
the indebtedness.
"a new catalogue has been pre-
pared and published of which 5O0l
copies have been printed and all of
the patrons of the Library haye been
supplied. It will be noticed that this
was very expensive undertaking |
and it is proper to state that the
$153. given as the cost Of the cata-
logue includes the cost of preparing
the copy, authors lists, etc. for same.
ssThe number Of patrons is given
as 500. This is about the number of
names on the books and is by far too
large for number who have cards
do not make use of them at all There
are probably not more than 35OactuaI
patrons of the Library, 9. persons
who make constant use of the Lii
brary and get most of their reading
matter therefrom.
"The number of new memberships
issued during the year was 132,which
is gratifying increase" "
A communication was read from
Mr.. L. G. Spooner rendering the free
use Of the corner rooms in his block,
which he now uses for Office purposes.
A special committee was appointed
to confer with Mr.. Spooner relatiye 1
to the same.
The other busine done was rou-
tine, except that the book committee
consisting of R. A. Stone, D, T. {
Wheaton and j . G. Morrison was re-
and instructed to purchase
from time to time three copies of the ]
latest books, this being deemed the !
best method of making the library
still more Iopular,
Morris tribune., 1901-05-25
CALUMET SIX"
A Romance of the Great Wheat Corner

A Romance of the Great Wheat Corner
Wheat speculation, love and bust
ness are the motives of great seria
story by Nerwin Webster, authors o1
The Short Line War, which will be
begun in The Saturday Evening Post
of May 25.
Ex,President Cleveland will con-
tribute to following issue June y an
able paper on The Waste of Public
Money. In this article Mr.. Cleveland
sounds warning note against Ma
tional extravaganza and the criminal
ly reckless expenditure of public
money.
Morris tribune., 1901-05-25
Farm For. SaIe-Big Bargain.

A quarter section, ninety acres
under cultivation, crop included for
$2400. it's good bargain,
Morris tribune., 1901-05-25
DISAPPOINTED.

D We were disappointed about the opening adver-
tised to occur last Saturday.
The carpenters putting up shelving drawers,
etc. did get out Of the way the plate glass show
and tables for displaying goods did not arrive
and other things did not happen it intended
they should happen. But it is only postponement
and the store will be even finer than we had
ticipated when the work of fitting it up begun.
: Meantime we have received and are receiving
the finest stock of goods ever in Morris Until
! get the space they intended to occupy
cannot display them to the best advantage but that
only makes anxious to dispose of them, and
this will do at very margin for the next
few days. This store is what might be called
high priced store Goods always sold at as close
amargn is consistent with safe merchandising,
but there times when it is advantage to dis
pose of seasonabe goods quickly, and this is of
the times Come in and see what we do for you.
it is dry goods you want havea large line of the
prettiest goods and the most durable made for this
seasons trade. If tits groceries, have the best
be had in the market. The increase in our trade
shows that people appreciate oureforts. Let us give
you demonstration
J. O. POMROY, Agent.
ANN,NANN,NA0NNA NA@NNN NNNANNNNN
Morris tribune., 1901-05-25
For Sale.

Cabbage and tomato plants. Ap-
ply to Mrs. Adam Anhalt. 2t
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09

They seldom gave dinner parties, and
what they gave were small. But they
liked things done decently and in order,
and generally had the best. On the aft
ernoon of one of the little parties the
host summoned the boy in buttons and
said to him: NOW, John, you must be
very CAREFUL how you hand round the
wine"
''Yes, sir"
"These bottles with the black seals
are the best and these with the red
seals the inferior sherry. The best
sherry is for after dinner; the inferior
sherry you will hand around with the
hook and soup. You UNDERSTANDINGS
and inferior sherry after soup"
Yes, sir, perfectly" responded the
boy in buttons.
The evening came, and with 1t the
guests. Everything went on swim
mingly till the boy went round the ia
BILE asking each of the guests, Hook
or inferior sherry ?'-London Tit-Bits.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09

II was ne could not remember. A man
with less nerve would have faltered;
but not the justice.
Hats Off in the presence OF the
courtv he commanded.
"All being uncovered. he said: T'li
swear you In fust. Hold up yer right
hands,
"'Us tooT asked the sponsors.
"'Of course said the justice. 'All
witnesses must be swore In
Then, looking at them all with COM
ical dignity. he began the strangest
christening ever performed: You an
each one OF you do soemnly swear
that the evidence you shalt give in this
case, shall be the truth, the whole truth,
an nothin' but the truth, s'elp you
Gawdv
You, John Wilson, do solemnly
swear that to the best o. yer knowledge
an belief, this yer child Is yourn an
yer wife's to have an ter hold for yer
self, yer heirs, eXekyters, adminlstra-
tors an assigns, for yer an their use
an behoof forever
1 does answered the father.
"'You, Mary Wilson, believe this man
an boy; to wit, John Wilson an son,
to be yer husband an child; an you do
further swear that you are lawfully
seized in fee simple, are free from all
incumbrance, an hey good right to sell,
bargain an convey yer own an hus-
hp Il 10 l.x Il tx.
case; to wit. yer son an heir, his heirs,
administrators an assigns
~ does answered the mother sol
emily.
well, John said the justice, wiping
the perspraton from his brow, 'thatn
be about three dollars
"'Ain't the child christened yet?
mot yet he amt replied old Scrug-
Gins but this Is Ia where the fee comes
in
"The money being paid over. the JUS
tice put it In his pocket and went on as
follows: Know all men by these pres
ents that |, Willyum ]. Scruggins, JUS
tlce of the peace of Waco, In the State
of Texas, being In good health an OF
sound an disposn' mind, In consider
alton of three dollars to me in hand
paid. the receipt whereof Is hereby ac-
knowledged, do, an by these hev de-
clared the child's name to be Willyum
]. Scruggins Wilson, during good be-
havior an till otherwise ordered by
this court which now stands ad-
| journed'"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
enviable reputation as charming host
other woman |

enY1able reputation as charming host
ess and an attractive gentlewoman.
The spirit of devoted love which Lad
surrounded her since her marriage was
responsible for an innovation in White
House etiquette Until the Mckinley
regime the Presidents wife always sat
opposite him at state dinner, with the
British Ambassador to her right, but
Mrs. Mckinley at all the state dinners
was seated at her husbands side,
where, if she became faint during the
dinner, he could care for her.
Mrs. Mckinley also showed the heroic
side of her character by her determina-
ton to attend all the public ceremonies
in which her husband was conspicu-
Gus figure. She travelled thousands of
miles to be with him on these occa-
sions. She was always charmingly
gowned for these occasions, and it is
said that the President had hand in
the choosing of many a ceremonial bon
net.
There was In Mrs. McKinley's feeling
for her husband the lOvable, illogical
pNSSlOu VI IL WOuldu. EVEN q pOlllicdl
enemy of his was always a personal
eaemy of hers. She never could bear to
read any portion of a newspaper or
other publication which had at any
time attacked her husband. A man
who spoke i'll of him was to her a man
under ban.
A political opponent of President Nc
Kinley's once declared that he had two
virtues: HE would fight and he loved
his wife" In Mrs. Mckinley these vir-
tues are identical. She loved her hus-
band, and because of this she would
fight, and has done so, we'll and valiant
ly, both his enemies and her own
death and disease, the weakness of the
spirit and the flesh.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
DESlCCATED VEGETABLES.
Dried Garden Truck VIII BE Used by


Uncle SANS soldiers.
Desiccated vegetables are coming on
the market, for use especially by pro-
pectors and hunters, who are obliged to
economic every ounce In the weight of
the provisions they carry. Necessity
compels them to select such foods as
combine the maximum of nutriment
with the minimum of bulk and ayoir.
dupois. This implies water-free sub
stances, and dried fruits and vegetables
are especially adapted for the purpose.
or late the War Department has been
experimenting with products of this
kind; 1t has found them wholesome and
In all respects desirable, and is likely
to use them largely in future years.
White potatoes. carrots and sweet
potatoes have been found particularly
available for desiccation. The sweet
potatoes are cut up into little cubes,
while the white potatoes and carrots
are sliced. When wanted for use, ley
have to be soaked In water before cook
Ing them; as sold, they are supposed to
be absolutely water free. What saw
ing in weight and bulk they represent
will be realized when 1t Is understood
that fresh white potatoes contain 80 per
cent. Of water and fresh carrots 80 per
cent.
Experiments have proved that the
drying process causes no loss Of nutri-
ment and that the product furnishes
most valuable addition to the food of
people who are unable to get fresh
vegetables. The desiccated white po-
tatoes are as rich in muscle-forming
element as the best wheat -four though
consisting mainly of the starchy ma
terial which Is SO useful as fuel for the
body machine. The same thing may
be snid of the carrots and sweet pota-
toes; but a notable fact is that dried
eastern vegetables are richer in starch
and poorer In muscle-forming material
than those grown In California.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
AN UMBRELLA
ooEPISODEoo
00n HIR-R-R! Marjory was sure
WNW that there had never been such
- disapre h O waathar IN

<71n HIR-R-R! Marjory was sure
WAW that there had never been such
disagre cable weather in
March. 1t was raining, half sleet, and
the wind blew so that she could scarce
" walk.
al ought to have had sense enough to
wear my old gray jacket and that
frightful walking hat when saw how
enchanting the elements were this
morning. but just could not help
dressing up for Aunt Minerva and
Cousin Alice. They think that just
because we can't do as many things as
we used thrt we are poor. Humph!
Yes, l verify believe they consider
themselves doing me an honor in ask
ing me to lunch downtown with them
in the city but day or two and would
like to see you before leaving SO that's
all the time they can spare their own
relative. Well, | don't care I'm sure.
That was a good luncheon, anyway,
and it braced me up for this long af-
ternoon shopping"
Marjory surveyed her numerous bun
dies.
what would Aunt Minerva think if
she could see her niece endeavOring to
battle wind and rain afoot, with all
these packages, too. l simply had TO
have them tonight, though, and there
was nothing for it but to be my own
delivery boy"
Marjory tried to smile, but she was
really painfully aware of the bedrag-
gled appearance she must present
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
The Job He Preferred.

Just after the fall of Bloemfonteln
scarcity of civilians, to work the rail-
way The weary men were lying In
camp one night after hard days
work. when a sergeant called out:
ANY of you men want to put your
names down as railway porters, driv-
ers, stokers, or for any other appoint
ment connected with the railway
The silence was broken only by
snores. Then one Tommy slowly raised
his head and drowsily muttered:
PUT me down as sleeper. London
Spare Moments.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
No Ground for Hesitancy.

Frette-Do you know, it's got so with
me now that when | start out In the
morning to go down to business have
TO stop at the corner to study which
route will be the least apt to confront
me with a creditor.
Callous-Thank goodness, | am no
longer victim of any such sensation
as that.
Frette-W What! You surely don't mean
to say that you don't owe anyone.
Callous-Far from 1t. | simply mean
that there Is no direction | can take
that will insure any such exemption
and as consequence 1t doesn't pay to
hesitate.-Boston Courier.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09

ALL SIZE COULD DO TO HOLD AkR UNI
BRELLA.
Loaded down with bundles, it was all
she could do to hold her umbrella over
her large hat and keep her skirt out of
the mud, which insisted upon wrapping
against her ankles in a most uncom-
Portable manner.
The wind was blowing more wildly
every moment, and Marjory rallied all
her strength to cross the Masonic Tenn
pie corner. Biff went the wind. and
rip! snap! and Marjory's umbrella was
turned wrong side out and torn into
ribbons.
What was she to do? She had on her
best dress and hat, and If they were
ruined there was no telling how others
were to be obtained. The family ex-
chequer, as Marjory called her small
Income, was slim. She was about to
make for the entrance to the building
and there consider the pros and cons of
her situation, when a mans large UNI
brella was thrust into her hand. appar-
emily from the wind itself. She looked
up just in time to see tall, Well-dress-
ed man vanish around the corner. Mar
jory knew at once that it was he who
had put the umbrella into her hand
how, she did not know. OF course she
couldn't let herself take a strangers
shelter in that way, so she FASTENED af-
ter the retreating figure only to find
that he was nowhere In sight.
If Marjory had any decided trait 1t
was that she was philosophical. Her
benefactor was gone; there was no way
of getting him back. She was running
her hat and making a spectacle of her
self for the benefit of the passers-by.
So she hoisted the umbrella and went
on her way to the car. reaching the fiat
In which she and her mother lived
without further adventure.
Mrs. McKants was much shocked at
her daughters escapade and wondered
what they could do about 1t. 1t would
never do not to return the umbrella.
The question was to find the owner.
Marjory had not seen her benefactor's
facial she could recall was his back
and there was little chance of her
ever meeting him again. On examin-
ing the umbrella they found the Initials
~. W." engraved on the handle.
As her only expedient, Mrs. McKants
suggested putting notice in the news
papers. "Found-An umbrella, etc.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
The Troubles of Br'er Williams.

"De ways er providence" said
Brother Dickey, ''is past findin' out.
Take Br'er Williams, for instance: Fer
six days en- dat number er nights he
constant prayed fer rain, en- Wen de
rain come hit crowded de only mule
he had en- washed his house Sideways!
Den he lit in fer ter pray fer dry, en-
de sun shine so hot dat his confier
wuz burnt ter a fragile, an de new
mule what he buyed on a credit wuz
sunstroked, en- what wuz lef' er his
house ketched fire, en- sence de well
done dried up he didn't have no water
ter put it out. Den he got so mad he
gone off in a corner ter swear In pri-
vate, en- de preacher, comm dat way.
hearin' i'm swearin' en- had i'm up befo'
q speshul committee, en- turned i'm out
de church! En- de las time seen i'm
he wuz settin' in de place whar his
house use ter be a-readin' er de book OF
Jobw-Atlanta Constitution.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
MRS. M'KINLEY, THE WIFE.
She IdoIized Her Husband and Worked
Imcessantly for Him.

enc 1doitZeu BcF hueuAhO ~'ANs " ASN
Incessantiy for Him.
1t is customary to consider Mrs. Nc
Kinley a woman of gentle rather than
courageous character. She Is gentle,
but she is also courageous and deter
mined, for no more gallant struggle
was ever waged than the one which
she made to aid her husband and to dis
charge successfully the duties that de-
volved upon his wife. During his cam
paigns she was accustomed to aid him
In many ways. She always opened his
mail and arranged 1t in the order of
Its Importance for replies. She received
his political friends and won innumer-
able adherents to the Mckinley banner
by her charming personality.
She was always hopeful. never des-
pairing about her own condition as
about others, and when In Washington
1t became necessary for her. both as the
wife of the Congressman at first and as
the first lady of the land afterward, to
take upon herself in some measure the
burden of social leadership she refused
to abandon her responsibility on any
plea of invalidism, and in spite of diff
ficulties which would have made an
other woman falter, she acquired an
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
BABY LEGALLY CHRISTENED
Justice of the eace Formally Swears
Parents aud Child.

Justice of the eace Formally Swears
Parents aud Child.
There used to be some funny ones
dowp by the Rio Grande," remarked
the i. broad-shouldered Texan, when
1t waS his turn. Eyes, there were some
mighty funny ones. | remember par
ticularly an old justice Of the peace
down there, who performed all sorts of
offices, particularly those of a religious
or semi-religious nature, In the absence
of minister. He made some awful
breaks In his time; but he didn't reach
the height of his originality until the
day he christened the newly born child
of a cowboy named Wilson. I'll tell
you about it.
'In these days we never worried much
about christenings and such in Texas.
We simply slapped name on n kid
and II minister happened along we
had him go through the regular form;
If not, we let it go at that and the kid
never knew the difference. This VIII
son, however, was strong on religion,
though reckon he didn't know so very
much about it, and when his pretty lit
tie wife presented him with a son he
set about to have the child regularly
branded by some one in authority.
There was not minister within ne
gotiable distance, and so he brought
the child, accompanied by its mother
and the intended sponsors, to our JUS
tice of the peace and asked him to per-
form the ceremony. Now. old "Bill'
Scruggins-that was the Justices name
had never witnessed christening.
He remembered having seen a book
about the house years before with a
form OF christening In 1t; but where
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09

but Marjory argued that the owner
would never consider his umbrella lost
~ .hat sense. Mrs. McKants persuad-
Gu her to write personal, but nothing
came or it, and Marjory had to put the
umbrella away.
ABOUT month later Marjory receiv-
eo note from her Aunt Minerva. She
anu Cousin Alice were returning from
Tue East, and would Marjory please
lunch with them at their hotel? They
could only be in the city one day, etc.
MarJory knew that stereotyped phrase
py heart. One sentence lent novelty
10 the situation, but as she scorned
the strong sex she had half a mind not
10 accept the invitation.
We shall not be alone, as your
Cousin Frank writes that his college
chuln, John Wakem, is here, and he
wishes to call on us. A our train
leaves early in the afternoon. we must
manage to visit him at the same time.
l hope you will not stay away on this
account"
SO they were afraid one of their tine
friends would nonplus her. She would
go at all hazards.
1t was really a delightful little par
ty, and Marjory was conscious of en-
Joylng herself hugely. Why had she
never before had such a good time with
her aunt and cousin? The friend was
not at all in the way. He told capital
stories.
John Wakem was the first to leave.
AS he was going out of the door Mar
Jory looked at him with a start. She
had not forgotten the circumstances
under which she had seen that back,
the same overcoat and hat. No. she
could not be mistaken. At last she was
sure of the owner of the umbrella. She
wanted to hasten after him; but she
could not make a scene before her
aunt. She wondered If he had recog-
niZed her. Yes, she was certain he
had. She remembered one or two queer
looks he had given her, as If compar-
ing her with some one. How mortified
she felt! What predicament!
If her aunt thought her somewhat
dlstralt after her other guest left it
was not surprising. AS soon as posi-
BILE Marjory made her adieus and hast
ened home.
Once in her own room she thought 1t
all over. Mr. Wakem must have his
umbrella; but was ever anything so
embarrassing? Finally she decided her
only possible course was to write him
note asking Kim to call for his UNI
brella.
He did call on Marjory, and although
that call was the end of the umbrella
episode it was by no means the end of
the history of the people concerned
therein. Mr.. Wakem found it conven-
lent to call many times afterwards, and
before the March storms came the next
year there was a wedding in Mrs. Nc
Rants four-room flat.-Chicago Trib-
une.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
A Colonial Protest.

Japan is certainly In earnest In de-
handing admission for her people to
Australia. Britain. on the other hand.
isn't in the least degree In earnest about
facilitating the exclusion of the brown
man who is risinsg In the East. Be
ing safe herself from the curse of in
ferior peoples in her midst to undersell
her artisans and mongrelize her race
and lower her standard of civilization.
Britain cares very little. or understands
very little, what happens or may ham
pen to Australia in these respects
Sydney Bulletin.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09

We think that If justice were done
to the situation, the cooks by this
time would have invented a potato
shortcake.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09

1t is terribly wicked for a cat to
catch bird; 1t mutilates it in such a
way 1t can't be used to trim hat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
Cheerrulness out of Place.

"Cheerfulness is riches"
ooh, no; If you can't pay a bill, being
cheerful about it only makes the other
man madden"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09
.lhiraman,s New God.

l asked Chinaman the other day
what they would do now, as the idols
were getting 50 scarce. What would
they worship? Mexican dollars he
replied. without moments hesitation;
and" he added, its genuine worship.
too mister."-North China Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-09

When a wldower puts g. black band
around his hat. the women say: The
old hypocrite."