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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Podratz were
Morris callers last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Podratz and
family were Morris visitors last Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Block and daughter
Emma went to South Dakota because
Mr.. Blocks mother is very sick.
The following we're entertained at
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hanson's place
last Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Krienke and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rienhald Krienke's family and Carl
Podratz's young people, Gust Podratz's
young people. Ed and Gust Block,
Mr.. Beckstrom.
Walter Hendrickson called on VIM.
Violin last Sunday afternoon.
M. Anderson was Cyrus caller on
Tuesday afternoon.
Ed Larson made flying trip to
Morris on Tuesday.
Mr.. Martin Hendrickson visited at
John Larson's place last Sunday.
Freddy and Philip Helgeson went
to Cyrus to attend Herman Koch's
wedding dance last Saturday evening.
G. Erickson called at Louis Han
sons place Monday afternoon.
Chas. Podratz visited at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Podratz Sunday
evening.
Ole Thorstad's children visited
their uncle's place. CLAUS Thorstad
Sunday afternoon.
Clifford Larson visited his folks
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Larson, last Sun
day.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26
CHOKIO

Mrs. Rohrenback was a passenger
Morris Monday.
Mrs. C. E. Peterson left for the
cities where he expects to spend sew
eral days.
Miss Grace Billing left Monday for
De Smet.
Mrs. Grove. of Clarion, Iowa, is
visiting her son, Geo. Grove, this
week.
Mrs. White is visiting her parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Robinson, this week.
Mr.. w. l.. Peterson was a pas
senger from Alberta Monday.
Miss Bertha Hack spent Sunday
with friends in Morris.
Miss Agnes McNally was a county
seat visitor Monday.
Mr.. Jackson, of Iowa, is looking
after his property this week.
Miss Grace DeCamp returned from
North Dakota. where she has spent
the winter.
George Austen was county seat
visitor Monday.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26
In Old staaecoaeh Days.

There used to be rate wars in the
old stagecoach days in England. At
one time early last century one stage
coach company not only cut the price
from Lewes to London to a very low
rate, but gave also other inducements.
AS the coach started from Lewes at
in the morning, by way of tiding over
the difficulty the proprietors allowed
the more slothful Of their passengers
to go overnight to Brighton, where
they were accommodated with good
beds free Of expense and could proceed
comfortably to London by the COM
pany's morning coach. London Tele-
graph.
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GUBERNATORIAL
Continued from LIST PATE. }


city is using him only as the means
of landing one Of its own citizens.
Governor Eberhart is often charged
with being reactionary and yet in
comparison with Mr.. Spooner he
could easily pass for a liberal progress
sive. If there must be change way not
unite upon some one in harmony with
the wants of the general public? 1t
has been repeatedly stated that the
candidates. of Weaver and Spooner
are merely ruse, to shield the name
of the man really wanted, until 1t
can be presented to the state conven-
tion at the psychological moment for
the nomination. This may be only
idle rumor. yet present indications all
seem to point in that direction.
Later-Weaver has withdrawn from
the contest. Rumor has it that Spoon
er may do likewise. What next?
Buffalo Journal 1t is evident
that Sam Gordon is the man the ad-
ministration is afriad of in the cam
paign for governor. The Withdraw
ing of Ed Weaver and the entry of
L. c. Spooner about the same time
indicate the fine Italian hand of the
machine leaders. Spooner is neigh
Dor of Gordon, and is under obligations
to him for political aid in the past, but
if you watch the game ong enough you
will notice that political debts must
be collected in advance, or very soon
after they are due. as they outlaw
very quickly and too often the ones
who have had the most hearty support
are the ones to injure their friends al
every opportunity.
Glenwood Herald Il. c.. Spoonel
is not getting much encouragement
from the newspapers in the seventh
district. Some of them accuse hin
of working in the interest uf Eber
hart.
AS far as we can make out thu
county is for S. Y. Gordon for gov
ernor. Spooner will command som'
votes in the western part of the coun
ty, but we do not think he will ge
many in the county as a whole. l
we know anything about Pope county
it will be necessary for the one VIII
gets the delegation from Pope to be
county optionist. He will at leas
have to take some stand against brew
cry domination to carry Pope.
: "My little son had very sever
cold. I was recommended to tr
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and be
fore small bottle was finished h
was as we'll as ever" writes Mrs. Fl
Silks, 20 Bowling Street, Sydney
Australia. This remedy is for sal
by all dealers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26
Aid for Flood Sufferers.

Governor Eberhart received a com.
munication from President Taft, head
of the National Red Cross society, urg-
ing a proclamation for aid for food
victims in the Mississippi valley.
President Taft says there are q, 900
homeless and penniless people as a
result of the Mississippi river flood,
and that funds of the Red Cross So
ciety are growing scarce. Minnesota
is asked to contribute it's share. The
governor promptly issued the appeal
for assistance.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26
His Hat Joke

After greeting in the street the other
day one of two friends, who was sup
posed to be a wit, said to the other:
"Say, old man, have you heard about
the young lady who poured jug Of
water into a straw hatY'
"No," replied his friend
''Neither have l." said the wit as he
walked away, "it hasn't leaked out
London Tit-Bits.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26

kinds of tickets and all sorts of issues
and the fact that Gordon and Spooner
are in the gubernatorial race will be
small potatoes compared with this
affair. Everything will go nice and
smooth though and fresh key will
be tapped as soon as the votes are
counted.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26
For Sale.

The S. w. !. of Sec. Is, Town
ship 123, Range AZ, 100 acres, IL
miles south of Morris, half mile south
of German Lutheran church, improve
ments worth $500, will sell for S45
per acre. Write to E. A. Luedtke,
Fairmont, MINI.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26

| am now in better position than
ever before tc do cleaning, repairing
and pressing of ladies' and gentle
mems clothes. Reasonable prices
and good work. C. J. Linden.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-04-26
LAUNDRY AGENCY

Bring your laundry to the.
local agency of the Sank Cen
ire City Laundry for first-class
and prompt service.
Baskets are sent regularly
on Tuesday and Friday morn
ing and returned on Thursday
and Saturday. Laundry must
be at Hildreth's barber shop
before 6 o'clock on Monday
and Thursday evenings.
Family Washing at Reason
able Rates, Called for and De-
livered.
]. {. HILDRETH
PlOls SSs Harris Block
& Is
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COAL
Pine Knot Camel 5000
Lehigh Anthracite Stove 1925
Lehigh Anthracite Nut $3.50
Lehigh Anthracite Pea $8.75
Hooking Stove $6.25
Zenith Splint $6.25
At the coal house.
Csc a ton extra if delivered.
Morris City Mills
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CISTERN THAT !.
CLEANS ITSELF
Method Is Shown IN Illustration
That Carries OFF Refuse
Settling at the
Bottom.

Cfsterns are usually made of brick
and cement mortar in the form Of a
jug. The water is let in at the top by
conductors from the eve troughs of
the roof OF the house or barn. The
soot, dust, leaves and other foreign
matter on the roof and in the trough
are washed into the cistern, writes
DR.. J. A. Kirkland in the Wallace's
Farmer. This settles to the bottom,
making a heavy deposit of slime and
nth, and the water, which is always
drawn from the bottom by the pump,
comes up dirty and foul smelling. If
the cistern is built as the illustration
represents, it will be automatic in
cleaning, as it will overflow from the
bottom, thus carrying out the stale
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{By w. HANSON. nlinois.)

| (By w. HANSONs 1IunolSl
In order to do neat and rapid work
It hog-killing time, it is necessary to
have good scraper, sticking knife, a
hog hook and a place that Is conven-
lent for working.
For scalding, a barrel Is commonly
used, and 1t is all that is needed I'M
less the hogs are very large If very
large hogs are killed, scalding tub
will answer the purpose for scalding
much better than barrel.
l have one which is made Of two
inch planks for the sides and ends,
and sheet iron for the bottom. It is
six feet long and three and one-half
feet wide, with a'depth Of two and
, one-half feet.
Two hooks are fastened near the
top on one side, with pair Of trace
/, chains to run under the hog, to facil
itate the turning and withdrawing
from the tub
It is placed over furnace, which
is made by digging trench in the
| ground, and when in use place pieces
of wood across the bottom, in order
! to keep the hog from coming in con-
/ tact with the iron bottom and getting
! too hot.
find that the proper temperature
| for good scalding is from 100 to 100
degrees, and If barrel is to be used,
the water should be boiling when
dipped out of the kettle, as the barrel
will cool it some.
If scalding tub is used, the water
should be cooled by adding bucket
of cold water before the hog is put In.
To insure correct heat Of the wa
ter, use thermometer. Small guam
titles Of I've, ashes or lime will have
no effect In removing the hair, but
will cause the scurf to come loose
more readily.
A hog hook is almost indispensable,
and If one is to be made it should be
made in the form of hay or bale
hook. In fact, I find that hay hook
answers the purpose very well.
In handling the hog, stick the hook
in the flesh of the lower jaw, just be-
hind the fork of the jaw bone. How
ever, the hook may be stuck under the
tendons Of the hind legs.
Keep the hog in constant motion
while being scalded, and draw it out
to air occasionally. When the hair
and scurf slip easily from the body
the scalding is completed.
In scraping and cleaning the hog,
clean the feet and head first, then
the legs, and last but not least, the
body.
hang the hog with rope and
pulley, as it is more easily hung in
this way than any other. But It may
be hung with the ordinary gambrel, a
stick which is sharpened at each end
and inserted under the tendon strings
Of the hind legs.
A short singletree will be found to
answer for gambrelstick. II there
is sufficient help at hand, the hog may
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Illusions.

II Il true We labor under many u
lusions. but II these were to be done
away with we should hardly deem Il
worth our while to labor at all.
Almost none of the things which
man 80 ardently pursues in the belief
that they will make him happier Il
really capable OF doing 50. and yet Il
IL needful that he keep up the pursuit.
for the sake Of what he incidentally
achieves In behalf Of destiny.
The Illusions we labor under par
take, In fne, OF the nature Of SANITARY
conditions, though they chiefly AFFECT
the health of the spirit. and BY thai
have no municipal functionary ap
pointed to look vigilantly after them
Nor, in fact. do they need any such
since providence has been 30 kind Al
to see to It that illusions we shall q
ways have.--Puck
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as the water rises above the drain, 1t
will begin by force of gravity to flow
from the bottom up through the gal
vanized tube and leave the cistern
from the bottom, thus sucking out the
foul water and sediment from below
and leaving the clean, fresh water at
the top. / invented this device and
have had one Of these cistern in OPP
Grafton for seventeen years. The wa
ter has always remained pure and
sweet, and without any attention what
ever to cleaning. There is no patent
and the additional cost of this simple
and sanitary device is about two and
a half to- three dollars.
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open arms. With a youth of his pro-
clivities and inherent weakness the
outcome was inevitable. At no time
overload OF study, he regarded resi-
dence in college as a most desirable
emancipation from the restraint of
home life. The love of books he con-
sidered pose and he scoffed at the
men who took their reading seriously.
The university attracted him mostly
by its most undesirable features. its
sports, its secret societies, it's petty
cliques, and its rowdyism. The broad
spirit and the dignity Of the alma
mater he ignored completely. Directly
he went to Yale he started in to en-
joy himself and with the sophisticated
Underwood as guide, went to the
devil faster than any man before him
in the entire history of the university.
Reading, attendance at lectures, be-
came only a convenient cloak to con-
ceal his turpitudes. Poker playing,
automobile joy rides, hard drinking
town rows and orgies Of every descrip-
ton he was soon recognized leader.
Scandal followed scandal until he was
threatened with expulsion Then his
father heard of it and there was q
terrible scene. Jeffries, ST., went i'm
mediately to New Haven and there
followed stormy interview in which
Howard promised to reform, but once
the parents back was turned things
went on pretty much as before. There
were fresh scandals, the smoke of
which reached as far as New York.
This time Mr.. Jeffries tried the plan
Of cutting down the money supply and
Howard found himself financially en-
barrassed. But this had not quite
the effect desired by the father, for,
rendered desperate by his inability
to secure funds with which to carry
on his sprees, the young man started
in to gamble heavily, giving notes for
his losses and pocketing the ready
money when he won.
Then came the supreme scandal
which turned his fathers heart to
steel. Jeffries, ST., could forgive much
In young man. He had been young
himself once. None knew better than
he how difficult it is when the blood
is rich and red to keep oneself in
control. But there was one offence
which q man proud OF his descent
could not condone He would never
forgive the staining of the family
name by degrading marriage. The
news came to the unhappy father like
thunder-clap. Howard, probably in
drunken spree, had married secretly
a waitress employed in one of the
sporty" restaurants in New Haven,
and to make the mesalliance worse,
the girl was not even Of respectable
parents. Her father, Billy Delmore,
the poolroom king, was a notorious
gambler and had died In convict
stripes. Fine sensation that for the
yellow press. Bankers Son WEEDS
Convict's Daughter" So ran the
''scare heads" in the newspapers.
That was the last straw for Mr.. Jen-
ries, ST.. He sternly told his son that
he never wanted to look upon his face
again. Howard bowed his head to
the decree and he had never seen his
father since.
All this the young man was review.
ing in his mind when suddenly his re.
Elections were disturbed BY . friendly
! hail
Hello, Jenries, old sport! Don't
you know 9 fellow frat when you see
him?'
He looked up. "A young man 81
athletic build. with = pleasant frank
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Hog-ScaIdlng Tank.

with a stick and rinse it down with
cold water. When cooled sufficiently
remove the leaf fat and kidneys and
cut it up.
usually salt down on a bench or
In box as soon as it has cooled
enough to trim, but I never put any
salt on the ribs and backbones If the
weather is cool.
The amount Of salt I use is ten
pounds to every one hundred pounds
Of meat. In addition to the salt. I
also use two pounds of granulated
sugar and two ounces of saltpetre
mixed.
Rub the meat once every three days
with one-third of the mixture. While
It Is curing pack it, in box in a cool
room, where it will neither become
warm nor freeze.
Two barrels may be used, changing
the meat from one to the other each
time 1t Is rubbed. After the last rub
bling let the meat lie in box for
week or ten days, then take it out to
smoke. When taken out Of the box
dip each piece In q kettle Of boiling
water and Let it remain half a minute,
after which sprinkle a little powdered
borax Oh the meat side, and hang.
Smoke 1t four or five days with
hickory chips or corn cobs, then dip
and sprinkle it with borax again, and
put it down in clean hay.
The hot water destroys any fly eggs
that may have been deposited, and the
borax prevents flies from depositing
fresh ones.
Meat treated in this manner may be
left hanging all summer and will re.
main In the best condition.
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tue was nothing to brag about. It
was easy to be good when not ex-
posed to temptation. But for those
born with the devil in them it came
hard. 1t was all matter of heredity
and influence. Ones vices as well as
ones virtues are handed down to us
ready made. He had no doubt that
in the Jeffries family somewhere in the
unsavory past there had been a weak,
vicious ancestor from whom he had
inherited all the traits which barred
his way to success.
The crowds of hungry workers grew
bigger every minute Every one was
elbowing his way into neighboring
restaurants, crowding the tables and
Bullets, all eating voraciously as they
talked and laughed. Howard was
rudely reminded by inward pangs that
he, too, was famished. Not thing
had passed his lips since he had left
morning and he had told Annie that
he would be home for lunch. There
was no use staying downtown any
longer. For three weary hours he had
trudged from Office to Office seeking
employment, answering advertise
ments, asking for work of any kind.
ready to do no matter what, but all to
no purpose. Nobody wanted him at
any price. What was the good of
man being willing to work If there
was no one to employ him? A nice
lookout certainly. Hardly a dollar
left and no prospect of getting any
more. He hardly had the courage to
return home and face Annie. With a
muttered exclamation of Impotence
he spat from his mouth the half-con-
sumed cigarette which was hanging
from his lip, and crossing Broadway,
walked listlessly in the direction of
Park place.
He had certainly made mess Of
things, yet at one time, not so long
ago, what a brilliant future life
seemed to have in store for him! No
boy had ever been given better
start He remembered the day he
left home to go to Yale; he recalled
his fathers kind words Of encour-
agement, his mothers tears. All, If
his mother had only lived! Then,
maybe, everything would have been
different. But she died during his
freshman year, carried on suddenly
by heart failure. His father married
again, a young woman 20 years his
junior, and that had started every
thing OF wrong. The old home life
had gone forever. He had felt like
an intruder the first time he went
home and from that day his fathers
roof had been distasteful to him. Yes,
that was the beginning Of his hard
luck. He could trace all his misfor-
tunes back to that. He couldn't stand
for stepmother, naughty, selfish,
supercilious, ambitious creature who
had little sympathy for her predeces-
sor's child. and no scruple in show
| ing it.
Then. at college. he had met Robert
Underwood, the popular upper class.
man, who had professed to take d
great fancy to him. He. timid young
freshman, was naturally fiattered BY
the friendship OF the dashing, fascinat
ing sophomore and thus commenced
that unfortunate intimacy which had
brought about the climax to his trou
bles. The suave, amiable Underwood
whom he soon discovered to be gen
4 tlemanly scoundrel. borrowed his
3, money and introduced him into the
4 sporty set, an exclusive circle into
which, thanks to his liberal allowance
i from home, he was welcomed with
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face. was standing at the news stans
under the Park place elevated station
Quickly Howard extended his hand.
"Hello, Coxe!" he exclaimed. What
on earth are you doing in New York;
Whoever would have expected to
meet you in this bowling wildernessl
Hows everything at Yale?"
The athlete grinned.
"Yale be hanged! I don't care Z
d.. You know graduated last june
I'm in business now-in brokers' Of
fee in Wall street. Say. it's great!
We had a semi-panic last week. Prices
went to the devil. Stocks broke "a
points. You should have seen the ex
element on the exchange floor. Gun
football rushes were nothing to 1t. ]
tell you, it's great. It's got college
beaten to frazzle!" Quickly he
added: What are you doing?"
Howard averted his eyes and hung
his head.
Nothing" he answered gloomily.
Coke had quickly taken note Of hil
former classmates shabby appear
ance. He had also heard Of his es
capades.
Didn't you hear?" muttered How
ard. Row with governor, marriage
and all that sort of thing? OF
course" he went on, fathers damn
ably unjust, actuated by absurd pre-
JUDGE. Annie's a good girl and q
good wife, no matter what her father
was. Din it, this is free country!
A man can marry whom he likes. AL
these ideas about family pride and
family honor are old world notions
foreign to this SOIL I'm not COINS
to give up Annie to please any one
I'm as fond of her now as ever. ]
haven't regretted moment that ]
married her. OF course, it has been
hard. Father at once shut down
money supplies, making my further
stay at Yale impossible, and I waa
forced to come to New York to seel
employment. We've managed to fl
up a small fiat in Harlem and now
like Micawber, I'm waiting for some
thing to turn up"
Coke nodded alphabetically.
Il Come and have a drink" he said
cheerily.
Howard hesitated. Once more he
remembered his promise to Annie, but
as long as he had broken it once he
would get no credit for refusing now
He was horribly thirsty and de
pressed. Another drink would cheer
him up. It seemed even wicked to
decline when it wouldn't cost him
anything.
They entered q bar conveniently
close at hand, and with tremulous
hand Howard carried greedily to his
lips the. insidious liquor which had
undermined his health and stoler
away his manhood.
Have another?" said Coke with &
smile as he saw the glass emptfed 81
a gulp.
II don't care If do" replied How
ard. Secretly ashamed of his weak
ness, he shuf1ed uneasily ON his feet
"Well, what are you going to do
old MANI" demanded Coke as ha
pushed the whisky bottle ever
''Tm looking for job" stammered
Howard awkwardly. Hastily he went
on: sit isn't so easy. If it was only
myself I wouldn't mind. I'd get alona
somehow. But there's the little girl
She wants to go to work, and l won't
hear of it. / couldn't stand for that
you know"
Coke feared q touch" Awkwardly
he said:
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Self Cleaning cIstern.

water and sediment that have accun
lated below.
The cistern should be built In t
ordinary way and cemented fully
the top. The conductor pipes shol
enter through the cover, q drain pi
leave the cistern just beneath
neck, or about three feet below
surface. Into this is cemented q z
vanized gas pipe which extends dow
ward to within about two and h|
inches Of depression Ii the bott
sof the cistefn.
y Il will readily be seen that g "a
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2 hung on pole put up for tho ~.

be hung on q pole put up for n.
pose. e pur'
After the hog Is hung nm r,,.
down with scalding water remors se II
entrails by running a sharp kn,s s
lightly down. marking the ha,,'
straight. cutting to the bone betw us,.
the thighs and in front of the , r,sa
which bones split with an az he,Ds
careful not to cut beyond them
Open the abdomen, and after
little use OF the knife one will sold,,a
cut the entrails In removing them
However, have q few short .t,,.
at hand to use in case any of tho o.
trails are cut. 81
After removing the entrails live,
and heart. spread the carcass an.rt