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Morris tribune., 1911-04-21
Stones For Dessert.

Quite a number of birds and beasts
swallow stones or fine gravel or even
sand to aid their digestion by pulver-
izing the food with which it comes in
contact in the stomach. A large seal
will, with this object, swallow ten or
fifteen pounds of large, round pebbles,
and the coastal Indians Of the Pacific
slope always insisted that these were
ballast for the long sea voyages made
by these creatures at the time Of their
migrations Their real purpose. how
ever, is as an aid to digestion, and
precisely the same habit on a smaller
scale is to be found in all manner of
parrots, pigeons, cranes, bustards and
game birds generally, which swallow
quartz and grit to help their gizzards
do their work more effectively. Where
the native soil does not readily provide
suitable mineral particles these ad-
yenturous fowl are quick to find vege
table substitutes equally efficacious.
The curious little kiwi Of New Zea-
land adapts to its purpose the hard
kernels Of the taikO, and the American
seeds Of rosehips, while 1t may be
that the curious and mysterious hab-
It Of the grebes swallowing their
own feathers is not unconnected with
the same ultimate purpose. - London
Globe.
An Animated Dummy.
A merchant In Kansas town Is very
particular to have everything in his
store In proper trim. In the ladies' suit
department is4 a dummy which5.is al
ways dressed In the height Of fashion
and which always stands in the exact
center OF certain rug. In the dusk
one evening he walked In and saw the
dummy out Of place. With q snort Of
disgust and impatience he walked over.
picked 1t up and set 1t down where 1t
belonged. To his great amazement II
moved and talked some too. He had
picked up u live woman.-Housekeep
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21
Heart toHeart
Talks.
WATT!
By EDWIN A. NYE.

These are real life stories:
A young man, the youngest and favor
ite son of an old mother wanted to go
to China as a missionary-a laudable
ambition.
His mother was infirm and needed
his care and attention. She begged
him to wait until she was gone. ''Then
you will be free" she said. And his
answer was:
II belong to God"
He acted as If he did not belong to
any one. He stepped over his moth
er's prayers and went to the mission
field. Shortly after his departure his
mother died in an insane asylum.
Another:
Two daughters Of a feeble old moth
er announced to her that they Intended
to change their religion, which they
had right to do.
But the mother could not see the
matter from their viewpoint. She was
too old to change her religious feelings.
She entreated her girls to wait until
Sne passed away.
The daughters did not wait. They
disregarded the plea of the old mother.
She was prostrated and is on the verge
of death.
One more:
A worthy old man Of eighty years
lived in an Iowa village. His daughter,
who was a widow, determined to move
to California. The father pleaded that
she wait the short time he might have
to live.
The daughter was obdurate. She
offered to take the old man with her,
but he said he could not leave his
friends Of lifetime
The daughter went to the coast
Two weeks afterward the father died
These are not pretty stories.
How many heathen will that boy
have to convert before he feels that
he did right in sending his mother to
the insane asylum? Will the comfort
of the new religion compensate the
daughters for sending dagger to
mothers heart? And will that daugh-
ter in California enjoy the flowers
when she remembers that she sent her
father prematurely to his grave?
All, child Of some one, can you not
accompany the rest Of the way those
who have come so far with your
Wait!
You need not wait long.
Wait. pray you.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21
Queer Drunken M anias.
You need not wait long.
Wait, | pray you.

An English sheriff who died some
years since kept a record Of the curl
GUS cases Of drunkenness that came
under his observation. Several habit
ual cases had developed odd manias.
One woman who had been arrested
1877 times for drunkenness In twenty.
eight years had a mania for break
ing windows when she. was sintoxi-
Gated An old soldier. suffering from
a wound In the head. always stole Bi-
bles when he was tipsy. Another
man stole nothing bat spades. while
one woman's fancy ran to shawls and
another's to shoes. A man named
Grubb was imprisoned seven times
for stealing tubs. although there was
nothing In his line Of life 70 make
tubs particularly desirable TO him.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21
Notice of Sale in Ditch Proceed
ings.
SALE OF DITCHING JOBS.

OALE Vt I'LL CQ11NT JObo.
Notice is hereby given, That on the
9th day of May 1911, at 10 o'clock
A. M, at the office of the County
Auditor, in the City of Morris.
l will sell the jobs of digging and
constructing the Ditch No. IL of Ste
vens County, established by the Board
of County Commissioners of Stevens
County. Stale of Minnesota. by their
order bearing date April 7th. 1911.
viz: For the work as one job, and
also for one or more sections of 100
feet each, and also for one or more
of the construction jobs, each of said
sections to be known and numbered
by stakes as shown by report of the
Engineer in said matter. commenc-
ing at one including the outlet, and
from thence, successively, up stream
to the one including the source to the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders,
and that bids are invited for said
work said work to be completed with
in the time required. and in the man.
ner specified, in said Engineer report.
And no bid will be entertained which
exceeds more than thirty (3O) per
cent over and above the estimate cost
of the construction, in any case, as
stated in the said order; and the sue
cessful bidder will be required to give
a satisfactory bond, to be approved
by the Auditor of said County, with
two freehold sureties. for the faithful
performance and fulfillment of his
contract, and to pay all damages that
may accrue by reason of his failure to
complete the job within the time re-
quired in the contract. The said order
and estimates and profile are on file,
and may be seen at my office.
The approximate amount of work to
be done in the construction of such
ditch is as follows: Main Ditch No.
IL, Station No. O to Station No. 81
plus 81 it., 3.9O1.37, cubic yards.
Open ditch work except from Station
No. 9 to Station No. 80 plus 65 feet,
which is to be "a inch reinforced con-
crete tile. Spillway at terminus of
tile; also concrete culvert in public
road.
The : estimated total cost of the work
is four thousand nine hundred eighty
nine and 86-1OO dollars.
All bids must be accompanied by
certified check payable to the Auditor
of said County, for not less than ten
per cent of the amount of each bid.
The right to reject any and all bids
is hereby reserved.
Dated April 10th. 1911.
F. E. WARE.
County Auditor Stevens County,
(SeaD State of Minnesota.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21

Last January, newly-wedded
Minnesota couple instead of spend
ing their honeymoon on a wedding trip
went to the St. Anthony School of
Agriculture and the groom took a
course in agriculture while the bride
took a course in home economics.
The idea was so practical as to excite
comment, and it seems as tho every
journal from the Youths Companion
to Farmer Ben in the Austin Trans
cript has had something to say about
it. The idea has appeared so extreme
ly popular that we suggest to Supt.
Higbie, who is always startling us
some new ideas, that while the nor
NAL schools and universities are offer
ing summer courses for teachers that
he offer ''summer course for June
brides and grooms, at the school
here.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21

The Minneapolis Tribune political
writer keeps on seeing things in re-
gard to what the friends of the lieu
tenant governor are doing and almost
daily discovers a mares nest of some
sort or other in regard to Mr.. Cor
don's future aspirations in a political
way. However in the meantime the
lieutenant governor is pursuing the
even tenor of his way doing his du ty
as he sees it and is content to let the
future take care of itself. 1t is a
good bet however that Mr.. Gordon S
friends will see that he does not get
into the game too early and it is an
equally safe bet that there is grow
ing demand for men of his stamp in
the public offices of this state and, no
amount of misrepresentation in the
city press Will lead the people astray
as to the fact that the present lieuten-
ant governor has carried out every
pledge he made the people before ,elec-
tion and has kept faith with them
in every instance. .-Belview Indepen-
dent.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21
FRIDAY, APRIL Fl, 1911.

We are to much prone to think that
all large corporations are bad and
some worse, and it is therefore with
pleasure that we learn that something
good can come out of the International
Harvester Co. Information as to the
100000 ''slush" fund used to elect
Senator Lorimer of Illinois has been
made public by Clarence S. Funk,
general manager of the International
Harvester Co.. who was solicited to
contribute towards it to "have the
right kind of man in the Senate" but
refused.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21

Two strong editorials have recent
ly been written by Editor Saylor, of
the Buffalo Journal, and Bronson. of
the Osakis Review, along the line
that the local newspaper is an insti~
tuition and not the personal organ of
the editor. This view of editorial re-
sponsibilities has been growing ever
since newspapers began breaking away
from being party organs, and the de.
velopment has been especially marked
in newspapers which are alone in
their respective fields. The editor
is losing his larger sphere of influence
if he conducts his newspaper either
as the personal organ of himself or of
any other person. The community,
on the other hand, owes duty to
Itself in demanding a high standard
of truth from the local newspaper.
Our attention was recently called to
an instance in which a newspaper
which enjoys the distinction of being
the only newspaper in the town has
perslstly misrepresented the facts re-
garding an occurrence which involves
the reputation of certain public off,
cials. BY this method. an unfair man
can do great damage to innocent peo
pie until he is found out. and the in
jured person has no remedy. A lie
once stated can never be fully recall
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21
THE MORRIS TRIBUNE
J. c.. MORRISON,
Editor and Publisher.

SUBSCRIPTIONS $3.50 per year in ad-
vance, 75c for six months, iOc for three
months. All papers are continued until
an explicit order is received for discon-
tinuance and until all arrearages are
paid. The date following the subscribers
name shows the date to which the subs
cription is paid.
ADVERTISING RATES-Eight cents per
inch per issue fiat and five cents per inch
additional for composition.
Local notices, five cents per line.
Card of Thanks, twenty-five cents.
Lodge resolutions, $1.0O
Legal notices at legal rates.
Morris tribune., 1911-04-21

ed. and to simple deny it or explain
it is almost useless. So while we
are demanding that the editor give
the whole community square deal.
let us also urge the community to in
sist upon a high standard in their or
gan. No community has right to
shelter the unfair and untruthful or
gans which some of them do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
MOVE TO DISSOLVE
THE DIAMOND 10 co.
Steamship Concern Has Entered
Formal Court Proceedings at
St Louis.

st. Louis, Aug. ia formal pro-
ceeding to dissolve the Diamond 10
Steamship company, brought by three
Of the stockholders, Jay Morton, Chi
cago. 1896 shares; Isaac P. Lusk, st.
Louis, one share, and Clara Freymark.
st. Louis, one share, was fled in the
ST. Louis court. The formal appear
ance Of Capt John Killeen of Dubu-
que, Ia, owner Of one share, and A. L.
Dawley, one share, also was entered.
In the petition It is stated all stock
holders are agreed to dissolve and
surrender the charter. All the COM
pany's debts have been paid, the petit
ton recites. Bates, Blodgett, Williams
& Davis are attorneys for the share
holders.
The Diamond 10 Line Company was
purchased by the Srecldus Line last
winter. John Streckfus Of Rock Island,
Ill, Is president OF the new company
The new company has announced 1t
will operate boat this season to New
Orleans 1t is now running the steam
er st. Paul between st. Louis and St
Paul, and boats between Burlington
and Keokuk, Iowa. The dissolution Of
the old company is considered a for
mality.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
RY MISS IsAREL MARTIN.

Especial Correspondence OF The Argus)
Washington, Aug. 10.-The first fur
trimmed hat of the approaching fall
season was worn at the recent horse
show at Long Beach, and every woman
member of Washington society who
makes any pretense Of being fashion
able has already heard and discussed
the most minute details of said fur
trimmed creation.
The wearer Of the now famous head
gear. Mrs. Charles Wittenberg, occu'
pied a seat in the middle box of the
tracted a great deal of attention. The
hat, which vas toqueehaped, was
made OF satin beaver and was rolled
high on one side to allow the sealskin
facing to show. It's sole ornament was
a small black aigret about half way
back on the turned-up side.
Toso'S HOME LIFE.
From a member of Admiral Togo's
private stan some heretofore unpub-
lished things were learned about his
home life
Occasionally when at home the ad-
miral runs down TO the seaside resort
at Zushi for an outing. At these times
it is his delight TO put on his oldest
clothes and a dilapidated mushroom
hat, and to wander out through the
rice fields and along the beach. indis-
tinguishable in dress from the rustics
who peacefully continue tlling their
paddy fields while the virtual head of
the mikado's navy strolls By.
Togo loves simplicity in everything.
He loves the roomy and comfortable
Japanese robes better than the radiant
gold epaulets and braid which he dons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
WOMAN'S SIDE OF LIFE AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

on state occasions. Each morning
Togo goes out into his little garden
and picks bouquet. 1t is always ap-
propriate to the season-now of scar
let .nanton berries, now of delicate
hued iris, and now of flaming azaleas
The room in which Togo spends his
studying time is an unpretentious lit
tie room. The floor is mostly covered
with the regulation cream-colored
mats, padded, and bound in black cloth
The light comes in through the trans
lucent white paper on the latticed slid
ing doors, some of which are always
pushed back so that the great admiral
can look up and get a glimpse of his
beloved garden and the blue hills in
the distance.
HERE'S A TIP.
"A new and quite original use has
been found for the automobile. 1t
can very conveniently be used as a
dressing room. This idea originated
in the head of very pretty and popu-
lar actress of San Francisco, who dis
liked TO start for the theatre until the
last possible moment Now she leaves
the hotel in her dinner gown and uses
the or 10 minutes it requires TO get
from hotel to theatre in changing her
frock for her first-act costume. Her
plan is meeting with much approval
among women of the stage.
FIGHT is OVER
Again peace reigns supreme at New
port The social battle between Mrs.
Ogden Mills and Mrs. John r. Drexel
was brought to an end by the appoint.
ment of a committee of four ito keep
Newport society moving" The COM
mittee will make larger the circle Of
persons to be admitted to the most ex-
elusive social sets of Newport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
Twain an Easy Mark y

Mark Twain's impecuniosity. when
he was a reporter in Virginia City,
New. and when he was private sec
rotary To Senator Jim" Nye, of that
state, in Washington, in the latter
COS, served TO provide an interest
ing background for the prosperity
which came TO him as soon as limo
cents Abroad" was published. He
came to Hartford TO have his books
put on the market and he was as
poor when he first arrived here as
he was rich very soon thereafter.
His marriage 20 Miss Lsngdon OF
E1mira, allied him with q well-to-do
family, and he was IN very comfort
able circumstances ever aftervard,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12

financial experiences since there is
so much carelessness in dealing with
the subject in some of the newspa-
per Offices.
Hundreds OF thousands of dollars
came to Mark Twain in the years he
spent In Hartford-say from 1872
until 1890. His friend, the late Hen
~ G. Robinson was fond of telling
of a game Of billiards he played in
Mark Twain's house with the owner
Of 1t. During the game a visitor was
announced. The servant was told to
show him into the billiard room. Mr..
Clemens talked with him without de-
laying a shot on the billiard table.
The errand of the visitor, who was
publishers agent, was to offer him
$50. 900 for a series OF short stories
which could be brought out in sin
gle volume, after being published
serially. The amount of material
asked for was comparatively small.
Clemens rejected the offer quickly
almost abruptly. Mr.. Robinson ven
tured, when the visitor was gone, to
his surprise that the humorist could
turn down. what seemed like a
prodigious sum for a small amount
OF copy" But Mark Twain dismiss
ed the incident nonchalantly.
He had the narrowest kind of es-
cape from becoming a multimillion-
aire. He missed his chance to win
a great fortune when he put his
money on the wrong horse" by back
ing the Paige typesetting machine
against the linotype machine. He
was besought by the men who in
vested altogether $4,000 in devel-
oping the linotype idea between 1875
and 1890 to come into the enterprise.
But he thought his judgment was
better than theirs and he sank $685.
900 in the Paige apparatus for set
ting up movable types. The machine
was not a success. With the same
money he could have had a controll-
ing interest in the linotype company
and the investment would have
brought an average annual income of
$1,000,000 or more during the past
80 years. With that income he
might have left as large an estate
when he died as that of his friend,
Henry H. Rogers.
The Paige illusion was only one
of the good things" in Hartford
that caught him for round sums.
Probably he sank half a million in
that way altogether. Then came the
Grant book-a brilliant idea-and
the publishing firm of Webster &
Co., whose final failure, together
with his other heavy losses, took all
he had and involved him temporarily
in debt But the books which he
wrote and published between 1890
and 1900 and the lectures he deliv-
cred, brought him another fortune,
out Of which the obligations of Web
ster & Co. were easily taken care of.
That, in spite OF the loss OF for
tune after fortune in his business
ventures, he actually left accumula-
tons OF over 100000. all gained
from his books, and the copyrights
which will long bring handsome an
nual income 70 his daughter. show
what a literary genius he was. If
he had been a cunning investor he
would have been the richest writer
the world has ever produced-Hart-
ford Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
cARPENTER-sHELBY.

AT THE PARSONAGE OF THE
Memorial Christian church on Wednes-
day evening at $3.50 o'clock occurred
the marriage of Arthur NJ. Carpenter AMI
Miss May NJ Shelby. both of this city,
Rev. E. F. Mcfarland, pastor of the
Memorial Christian church, perform
ing the ceremony. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. A. w .Killian, 1920
Fifth avenue, and has many friends in
the city. The groom is employed as a
Carpenter. Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter
will reside in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12

new DIRECTOR
Melvin A. Clevett Will Have
Charge of Physical Train
ing at Institution.
SUCCEEDS C. E. GILMAN
Latter Leaves at End of Month for
observation-disclosures Is From
Muscatine.

Melvin A Clevett, of Muscatine, has
been secured by the local Y. II. c. A.
as physical director for the coming sea
TO Kankakee as physical director for
the coming season,
The local committee has been for
some weeks considering the matter,
and after having correspondent and met
with a number of candidates, they
have at last made their decision in
favor of the Muscatine man.
Mr.. Clevett is young man Of excel
lent qualities, and one well fitted to
take up the work here. He has had
Y. NJ. c. A experience in Ottumwa,
Iowa, and in Muscatine. He has been
in the latter place for about a year
and half, acting as assistant to Physf
cal Director o. z. Johnson, where he
has received much value bic training as
a gymnasium worker.
Is AN ATHLETE.
He is a fine aIl-around athlete, the
pole vault being his special event in
athletics, and he is a clever gymnast.
He has had experience in many
games. particularly basket ball and
baseball His favorite sport. how
ever, is swimming, at which he excels.
During his vacation this summer he
has been in the habit of swimming the
river two or three times a day, for
the fun of it, and last week he swan
from Geneva Island 10 Muscatine, a
considerable trip down the river.
COMES SEPT. 10.
Mr.. Clevett was in the city on We'd
nesday for conference with the local
men. and those who met him at that
time were much pleased with him.
An interesting circumstance Is noted
in the fact that Mr.. Johnson, with
whom Mr. Clevett has been working
at Mu5Catine. comes this month to the
Davenport Y. VI. c. A. as physical di-
rector, 3 state of affairs which will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
NEW BRIDE FOR C. GATES
Heir of PIunger's Millions Said to Be
Planning Second Alliance.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Aug. 12-Min-
neapolis may share in the millions
which Charles Gates is expected to
receive from the estate of his father,
John w. Gates, according to gossip
that is being freely circulated on
Lowry hill. Florence Hopwood,
daughter of Frank P. Hopwood, a
broker, has attracted more than pass
ing notice from young Gates, &C
cording to the reports, and many go
so far as to assert that there is an
understanding between the two re-
garding the future. Mrs. Hopwood
and her daughter are now in Paris.
Mr.. Hopwood denied yesterday that
his wife and daughter went to Paris
with young Gates in order that the
young woman might be presented to
John w. Gates as his sons prospec-
tive bride.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
MISS GILMORE TO BE
A BRIDE NEXT WEEK

ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE OF
the marriage of Miss Bess Gil
more. daughter of Mrs. Mary
Gilmore OF this city, to, Hon.
Thomas w Griggs of Davenport,
the ceremony to take place Wednesday
afternoon, Aug. 16. at the home Of
the bride, 1910 Second avenue. The
service will be read by Rev. Granville
H. Sherwood, rector of the Trinity
Episcopal church. The wedding will be
q simple one. After the ceremony the
couple Will leave for the east on an
extended tour. including a trip down
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12

In spite OF the impression to the
contrary which was allowed to pre-
vail for time after the failure of
his book publishing enterprise-for
business reasons.
The eminent humorist built his
home in Hartford in the early 70's,
and he has told IN his "reminiscences
how he started out with the idea of
spending 5000 and ended by put
ting six or seven times as much into
the Pennington avenue establish
ment now owned by Mr.. Bissell
OF the Hartford Fire Insur-
ance company. Nothing very beg
carly about that. 1t may be we'll 10
add few facts about his subsequent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12

the St. Lawrence to a seaside resort,
where they will take cottage for the
remainder of the summer.
They will reside in Davenport. Miss
Gilmore has been one of the promi-
nent leaders of the social circle of the
three cities. The groom, who is the
son OF F. H. Griggs, of Davenport, is a
member of the Iowa legislature and
one of the popular and substantial
young men of the tri-citfes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-12
Nc Obstruction.

In the course of a trial at Water
bury. Conn, the examiner was trying
to get the topography of the country
and the relative situation of objects.
The witness was asked. which way
does the road run past your house,"
The reply was. Both ways. your
honor. up and down."-Case and Com
ment