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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
The Gentle Art of Letter Writing.

The Gentle Art nf Letter Writing.
The classic age of letter writing, like
that of chivalry, is gone, although no
Burke has been found yet to utter it's
splendid funeral grafton. Correspond
ence on business, hurried notes contain
ing invitations to dinner or acceptances
thereof-these are the missiVes which
fill the bag of the letter carrier. The
love letter, we presume, still holds its
sway, and, if we are to judge from the
revelations Of breach Of promise cases,
it is full Of sugary sentimentalism as
in the days Of Lydia Languish. But
the letter as it has passed into litera-
ture, the letter whose highest claim to
be treated as art is that it conceals art,
the letter as written by William Cow
per, or Oliver Goldsmith, or Horace
Walpole, or Miss Burney-that charm
ing epistle intended only for the affec-
tionate perusal of friends and yet of
such value to the historian of life and
manpers-shall we say that it has dis.
appeared from the busy modern world,
killed by the railway and the steam
ship and the thoughts that shake man
kindY AS least, it is now but rare
product. fragile flower scarcely able
to maintain itself in our altered social
soil.
Correspondence from being cherish
ed art and solace has in our day tend
ed to become what is called in slang a
grind" 1t is ''snippety," like the
cheap newspapers, sort of ''bits' or
"cuts," giving hints which require to be
filled out only that the receiver has
hardly time for that mental process.
Truth to tell, great deal of our letter
writing is boredom the source of irrita-
ton and WEAKNESS to those who are
called on to undertake it.-London
SnectatOr
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NOT CONFIRMED.
BRITISH WAR OFFICE HAS NO
NEWS OF THE SURRENDER
OF GENERAL RoTHA.
PRESS REPEATS THE STORY

Roer con1mander-in.ch Chief Said to Have
Formally capituIated to General
Kitchener Thursday Morning-Lon-
don Papers Generally Credit the Ru.
NOR Despite Lack of Official confir'
mation-Dewet Still in Cape Colony.
London, March 1.-The Sun says it
is officially announced that General
Botha, the commander-in-chief of the
Boer forces, has surrendered to Gen
eral Kitchener.
The war Office at $3.50 p. m. had no
confirmation of the reported surrend-
er of General Botha.
The Manchester Mail says General
Botha formally surrendered to Gen
eral Kitchener shortly before 10
o'clock Thursday morning.
The Pail Mall Gazette credits the
news of General Bothas surrender,
but a representative of the Associat-
ed Press learns that neither the for
eign Office or the colonial office has
any information confirming the report.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
rrorn Fingers to Forks.

In olden dimes fingers served well
enough to convey food to the mouth,
and divided gourd was an acceptable
drinking vessel, but when fashionable
aspirations seized our ancestors they
scorned these implements of nature,
and even the Pacific islanders pulled
their hair, of which they had gener-
GUS abundance. in their anxiety to de-
wise more seemly methods. They final
ly manufactured forks that looked like
skewers, and out of the bamboo they
manufactured knives. The Indians.
proverbially slow in adopting modern
ways, still eat without knives or forks,
although they have permitted the use
of spoons. These were first made or
shells and the rinds of gourds. Later
handles were inserted, and, having
passed numerous stages, knives, forks
and spoons have reached the present
deliberately ornamented kinds now in
general use.
The cup is probably the most ancient
Of all domestic utensils. Its earliest
form was simply the half closed hand
or the folded leaf. Then followed cups
made Of sea shells or rindS Of fruit cut
in halves. Later appeared cups or
metal, lacquer and china. For centu-
ries the cup has been made the express
sion of art and luxury, and the most
precious metals, combined with the ar
tisan's most eonsummate skill, are now
commonly employed in their manufac-
ture.-BaltimoTe Sun.
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pers were to be signed, and week lat
er the floor would be in our possession.
Thai night the two of us attended
the thaater and afterward had supper,
and | haven't the slightest doubt that
my wine was drugged. While was
not made helpless, my head seemed as
big as a barrel l could hardly keep
my eyes open, and if Duchene had not
put me in a cab and instructed the
driver should never have found my
way to the hotel / had to be helped
to my room, and fell upon the bed
dressed as l was, and was instantly
asleep. | had been asleep two hours
when 1 awoke as keen as fox. The
effects of the drug had vanished, and
as got out of bed to undress found
my legs all right again. / was fully
undressed and ready to get between the
sheets when my ear caught sound
from under the bed. | at once stopped
down for look, and my eyes rested
upon a man lying on the broad OF his
back. l had him out in second 1t
seemed to me as if had five times
my ordinary strength, and, though the
fellow struggled furiously and cut my
arm with knife, l grasped his throat
and choked him till he lay like one
dead 1t was only when 1 had struck
light that 1 found the intruder to
be Duchene. He had come in through
the window which opened on a We
randa. He had been working at the
lock of my trunk when I made some
noise on awakening, and he had rolled
himself under the bed. He had come
for that bag of gold, and he had meant
to do for me if necessary.
I alarmed the house, the police were
sent for, and the fellow was taken
away, but it was a good hour before
he recovered his senses. His story was
entirely false, and he had put up
job to rob me. 1t was my testimony
that gave him five years in prison, but
after it was all over and he had been
sent away was bit sorry for him.
He could tell good story, had laugh
which made you laugh with him, and
few men of his class in Paris or else
where could order better dinner. He
was not a grasping man withal. He
had planned to rob me of $1,000 where
another would have raised the figure
to $1,000.
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The Number 4.

There are fcSr cardinal points, four
winds, four quarters Of the moon, four
seasons, four fgures in the quadrille,
four rules OF arithmetic, four suits of
cards, four quarters TO the hour, four
legs for furniture. most animals go on
four legs, the dead are placed between
four planks, the prisoners between four
walls. We have tour incisor and four
canine teeth and our forks have four
prongs; all animals. when butchered,
are cut into four quarters; the violin,
greatest Of all string instruments, has
but four strings; four of a kind is q
pretty good hand at poker even if they
are only fours. Exchange.
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ON MAJUBA DAY.
Coincidence Attending the Surrender
of General Botha.

Coincidence Attending the Surrender
of General Botha.
New York, March 1.-The London
correspondent of The Tribune cables
that although no official information
has been issued with regard to the
matter, he learns from a good source
that General Louis Botha, the Boer
commandant general, has surrendered
to the British. thus commemoratlng
Majuba day in the same manner as
General Cronje did II months ago. If
the war Office authorities can see
their way to confirm the news there
will be great rejoicing throughout the
British empire. Commandant DeWet
must still be reckoned with, how
ever, and until he can be pursuaded
to lay down his arms hostilities must
proceed.
Military men in London now assume
that the collapse of the Boer arms
cannot be deferred many weeks,
since it will be impracticable for the
burghers to obtain fresh supply of
war material. Steyn, Dewet and Hert-
zog are still afield, but the remnants
of their commands are without re-
serves of ammunition and are head
ing for districts which have been
emptied and rendered uninhabitable
by Lord Kitchener's policy of corral
ling the farmers and their families in
strongly garrisoned posts. Military
experts consider the dispatch of furth-
er achievements unnecessary, except
for the relief of the WORKOUT army Of
occupation.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
First Feb 2.--Last Mar. 16.
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure.

WHEREAS DEFAULT HAS. RhEN
w made in the conditions o. that GER
tain mortgage made by James Brennan
an, Elizabeth Brennan, his wife mortga-
gors to Edward J. Hodes II, mortgage
upon the fc flowing. described real estate
situate in the County of Stevens and
vest vest quarter(SW1D of Section Twenty six
i26l in Township One hundred twenty
three (123) North of range forty three t43
west, which mortgage pears 4 i 8a1e and was
recorded in the office OF the Kfegls1ea OF
Deeds in and for the County OF stevens
State of Minnesota on the sey SEVEN. uthLe tn
forenoon, in book G of mortgages at page
eO Whereas, in default of said mortgagors
so to do, said mio o1 s9Ia6 case made and
nrovided. has paid the axes for the years,
1892, 1898 1884, 1885, 1897 1898 and lo9s ~ 16o
ing in all to one hundred wen +hera ao-f is
claimed to be due at the GATE OF TINS
notice on account of this mo[t9a.ge anu
sums secured thereunder lnclu 4otng the
SIM of four hundred forty one ana 4ol9o
dollars [$441.4 and no action or proceed
ing at law has been instituted TO recover
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given
that BY virtue of a power power OF
sale in said mortgage contained ana p,dr,
suant to the statute IN su rtl+. oce will he
f a,re eeG' and the premises therein de
scribed will be sold at public vendute py
front door of the court house in the vii
LACE of Norris in said Stevens County,
Minnesota on Monday the ia ,d twenty fifth tn
O'clock in the afternoon to pay the
amount which shall then be. due on sa d
mortgage together with interest and
taxes and the costs OF foreclosure, lnedu ID
dollars S stipulated in said mortgage to
be paid in case OF foreclosure thereof.
Dated january End. A. ID. 1901.
EDWARD j. HODGSON.
Mortgageer
EDMUND S. DURMENT,
Attorney for Mortgagee,
GIG Germania Life Bldg.
st. Paul, Mimi.
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THE MAN UNDER
IHF kfD BY
Ill M. QUAD.
1901, by C. B. Lewis.

l had been in Paris for couple of
months, living at a family hotel and
knocking about at my leisure, when
made the acquaintance of Felix
Duchene, as he called himself. He
was man of about 80, and, though
Frenchman from head to heel, he
spoke English fairly we'll. He was
not a man whom l should have select
ed as a friend, and yet there was a
something about him which interested
me. He had Travelled extensively, met
with many adventures and was good
talker. / came to know him as man
of nerve and courage, and, though l
feared he would turn out to be para
site, nothing of the sort happened. He
seemed to have plenty Of money of his
own and never asked for the loan of a
franc.
l had known Duchene for three or
four weeks when we visited a dance
hall on one of the outer boulevards
one night. The place was resort for
tough men and bad women and prom
Used a phase of Partisan life had not
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02

yet met. We found rough crowd
indeed, and the evening was not half
over when a burly big fellow deliber
ately picked a quarrel with me. was
giving him the worst of it when he
drew a knife and rushed upon me.
Duchene, who was standing quietly by,
knocked the scoundreI senseless, and,
to my surprise, we were not moleSted
by the half dozen friends Of the vic
tim who had been urging him to fin
ish me- l came to know later on that
the whole thing was a put up job, but
1 looked upon it then as brave action
on the part of my acquaintance and
gave him my gratitude and friendship.
1 had never questioned him as to why
he was in Paris, where or how he
lived or what aim he had in life, and
he had never dropped hint. l had
a secret belief that he was a gambler
and a sharper. but to me he was as
straightforward as could be hoped for.
About two weeks after the event at
the dance hall Duchene told me his
story, OF part Of it. He was pro-
fessional gambler, or had been UP to
a few months before he met me. Then
his eyesight had gone back on him and
he had been obliged to abandon the
business. l had observed that he was
nearsighted and had been obliged to
favor his eyes.
A year before meeting me Duchene
and partner had "roped" rich young
fellow into game and skinned him
out of what would be about $4,000 in
American money. They were then oc-
cupying rooms in certain house he in
dicated, and, fearing trouble from the
victim, who had declared himself de-
frauded, the money had been hidden
under the floor Trouble came. Both
men were arrested, and while Duchene
got year in prison, the other man died
Of pneumonia while waiting his trial.
On leaving prison Duchene at once
took steps to secure his money, but
found the floor in possession of an ar
tificial flower maker who held lease.
The place could not be entered and
searched, and the $4,000 still rested
beneath the floor of the front room. 1t
would take $1,000 to buy the lease and
GUST the flower maker and another $500
to put in stock of something to throw
the police off the scent. Duchene could
not raise the money, nor had he yet
met man he dared trust. His propo-
sition to me was that furnish the ST.
600 and receive $4,000 of the hidden
money as my reward. Had he offered
to go halves think | should have look
ed upon it as plant and thrown 1t
over but in offering me sixth portion
he seemed to show good business tact
It was a big return on the investment
big enough to satisfy any one--and |
gave him favorable answer at once.
He had already sounded the flower
maker as to the lease, and it my mon
ey was raised the papers could be sign
ed three days later. | had good bit
of cash at my bankers, and on the sec
ond day after hearing Duehenes story
drew out $4,000 in gold and placed
the bag in my trunk. Next day the pa
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
EDITORIAL. COMMENT.
On the .sPioneer Limited"

sNothing richer has ever been pre-
duced by any railroad. "-St. Pau
Pioneer Press.
"It's a world beater."-St. Pau
Globe.
''The best thing the railroad world
cal produce st. Paul Dispatch.
Prominent and discriminating
PEG le marvel at the creation of ele-
gance and comfort wrought by modern
car builde, Minneapolis Tribune
"The Pion err Limited stands to- day
perfect in con friction, gorgeous in
finish and the ac Of luxury and
comfort" -Minne, oils Journal.
'sThe closest inspection bewilders
and takes the breath away for the
magnifcence and beauty of all is
simply tremendous" Mi lneapolis
Times.
The Pioneer Limited leaves Min
neapolis at 7:30 and St. Paul at 500
every evening in the year for Milwau-
kee and Chicago, via Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway. (No
extra charge on this trains)
For tickets, berths or information
apply to any ticket agent, or address
J. T. CoNLEY,
Asst Gen'l Pass. Agt
st. Paul. Mimi
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
Very Like a Scandal.

"This dollar that hold in my hand"
he said, reminds me of deep, dark.
scandalous secret"
"Oh. George" his wife exclaimed.
dropping her hands in her lap and
bending forward eagerly, tell me
about it."
Yes" he went on, sit reminds me of
secre, Of that kind, because it's so
hard TO keep"
And then she refused to speak to him
for three hours.-Chicago Tmes-Her-
aid
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RoBINe VERSUS MEN.

How do the robins know
When it's time to go?
How can they tell when the day is at hand
To leave their nests and fly
Away to the southern, sunny land,
Where the blue is in the sky?
RcW do they know
Ere the north winds blow,
Bringing the chill and the ice and snow;
Why do they never foolishly wait,
Flirting with chance and tempting fate9
All, the robins are wiser far
Than some men are!
They take no chances nor fool around,
Thinking because today is fair,
That tomorrow good cheer will still abound,
With never woe nor care
Thinking because things come their way
In clusters today
Good luck has settled with them to stay!
The robin proceeds to get out OF the wet
While the sun is faithfully shining yet!
Chicago Times Herald.
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It's Withholding That Costs.

Diner-Come, tell me straight Is 1t
any real advantage to man who gives
you tip:
Truthful Waiter-Honestly. can't
say that it is, but it is apt to go hard
with the gentleman that doesn't tip
me.-Boston Transcript.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02

DR.. Rea, Founder of the Southern, He Led
cal and Surgical Institute, Louisville, ny,
with established offices in the prlnclpaff
cities of The Msd United S1afes GUIDE to
RR1 gpgItb Health eithJ Journal" Nervous Pc.
hiIitv. its Cause and Cure" Originator
'Electro-Medicar" Treatment.
AUTH DRIED BY THE STATE.
Treats all durable medical and surgical
diseases, acute and chronic catarrh, o1s
eases of the eye, ear, nose, throat, lungs
liver, stomach and bowels DysPepSila'
constitutional catarrh, sick heaoacne'
rheumatism, chronl G dfneats nervous,
ness SLOW growth in children, and all
wasting diseases in adults. :Detogrim 1
Of the brain, diabetes, paralysis, BIights
diseases, heart disease appendicitis
eczema. varicocele and hydrocele, proper
ly treated. DR.. Rea,s system OF Guile a1,G
piles with the sub-cutaneous NE ~ u
without pain and without the loss OF a
drop of blood, is one OF his own a1sCovettitS6 s
and is really one of the most sc1entlhc
and sure cures of the of the 18th century.
Young, 1niddle-aged and old, single or
married men and all who SHHer tre ner 1ust
torrhoea, seminal losses. sexual decay
falling memory, stunted deVeloPnlent'
lack of energy, impoverished P!ood. pun,
marriage, also blood and skin diseases,
syphilis, eruptinns, hair falling, Done
nains swelling sore throat, ulcers, effects
Of mercury, kidney and bladder. t1oubies,
weak back. burning urine, passing urine
too often, gonorrhoea, gleet and structure IRE
receive searching treatment, prompt re-
lief and a cure for life. There are no ex-
Deriments in DR.. Rea's practice. Able as
he is to tell anyone their disease ne Is not
likely to doctor his patients for the wrong
ailment, No incurable disease taken.
Both sexes treated confdentially and pTl-
vafe1y. Consultation and examination TO
those interested One Dollar.
DIR. REA,
rorisville, XIV. Minneapolis, MINI.
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Dewet's Force Located.

De Aar, Cape Colony, March 1.-The
combined forces of General Dewet and
Commandant Hertzog are now east
of Philipstown, about 40 miles north
east of here. The total number of
men is about 1000.
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Organ For Sale.

Ahigh grade Estey organ in good
condition for sale at a reasonable
price. For partie ulars call at this Of
fee.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
Stops the Cough and Works. off the
Cold.

Laxative Bromo, Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure, no
pay. Price Is cents.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02

EDMUND S. DURMENT,
Attorney for Mortgagee,
GIG Germania Life Bldg.
st. Paul, Mimi.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
SOME ODD WAGERS,
Queer Contests in Which Royalty
Took an Active Part

Queer Contests in Which Royalty
Took an Active Part.
An Englisho magazine has publish
ed an article devoted to odd wagers.
APPARENTLY with view to putting an
end to the fiction that women cannot
shop as eXpeditiously as men, a we'll
known woman novelist und e,rtook
lately to drive through several London
streets, stop at every milliner's shop
on the route, but some articles at
each, and return to her house in the
space of an hour and a half. thu. re-
ceipt for each article purchased to be
produced, not necessarily for filing,
but as a guarantee Of good faith. She
won her wager, but only with a few
minutes to spare.
"Old Q"-the famous Duke of
Queensberry-had an extraordinary
fertil imagination for weird and novel
contests. Passing wheelwright's
shop one day, he noticed one of the
workmen trundling a big wheel into
the yard. The man was running at
good pace, and it Immediately oc-
CURED TO old O. that here was an
opportunity for an absolutely novel
competition. After some converse
ton with the wheelwright, he learned
that a man could probably run faster
with a wheel than without one, the
wheel no doubt acting as a sort of
pacemaker. Having obtained this
information. the duke
arranged match between
the wheelwright and certain fieet-
footed barber of Oxford street, and
offered substantial prize to the win
ner. The conditions were that the
should trundle one of the
back wheels of the dukes carriage,
while the barber, of course, should
run unincumbered The wheelwright
won easily.-Louisville Courier Jour
nal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-04-11
GIRLS AND MATINEES.
Some are Injured by Them, Others
Benefited

DR.. Dewey of Milwaukee a special
list in nervous diseases, deplores what
he calls the matinee habit" of young
girls, alleging that 'the nervous strain
young girl undergoes while wit
Messing the average dramatic perform
ance is exceedingly severe and if often
repeated is likly to lead to nervous
prostration." DR.. Becker, of the same
city, asserts that Excessive matinee
going Injuries young girls because it
plays upon the emotions" and other
physicians are quoted as describing
the matinee habit as "pernicious 1t,
is not desired, it appears, to work up
a scare though the doctors just
quoted are not sufficiently discrimina-
tive. Some young girls-and boys,
too, for that matter-are closely oc-
cupied all week with their school
work and need rest when Saturday
comes, not further strain and excite
ment. A Saturday matinee that keeps
an overworked student indoors. at
time when he or she ought to be TAX
ing exercise in the open air, may be
"pernicious" to persons in delicate
health, especially if such persons are
of an extremely nervous temperament.
There are, however, on the other
hand, plenty of young persons whom,
SO to speak, nothing can kill" Vigor-
Gus, hearty big, strong, not much
given to study-they can go to matt
nees three times week with i'm
punity. Even a depressing play Of the
most heartrending kind leaves them
untouched. They do not take plays
more seriously than they take their
work
There are, in fact, plays that cheer
and invigorate, appealing not to the
emotions but to ones risibilities. A
clever pantomime was never known
to produce nervous prostration. A
lively farce or good comic opera
may be better than medicine. Even
the anaemic schoolgirl is benefited by
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an hour or two of hearty laughter
she might, it is true. be better en-
ployed in long walk in the country
than in listening to a witty afternoon
dialogue, but surely comic opera re-
duces the evil of the matinee habit
to q minimum. There are, indeed,
plays and plays. 1t will not do to as
sert roundly that all matinees are in
furious to the young girl or boy. 1t
is nearer the mark to say that to
some young persons some matinee
plays are injurious, especially during
the school year. A distressing trag-
edy or highly wrought melodra1na
or problem play" affects the nerves
Of susceptible person perhaps to an
unwholesome extent, but it would be
absurd to say such an opera as Pima
fore or The Mascot does SO. Hence
there is some discrimination to be
used in deciding whether in any par
ticular case the matinee girl is acting
wisely. All depends on the girl and
the play. What may be good for one
girl may not be good for another. DR..
Dewey exhausts his duty in calling at
tention to the fact that the matinee
habit is not equally good for all.