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The Press., 1914-07-29
sTEvENsON's LAMENT.
A Book He Couldn't Read and the Kind
 of Story He Wanted.

A Book He Couldn't Read and the Kind
 of Story He Wanted. This, from the Letters of R. L. Stevenson" shows his aversion to reading one of his own books and the kind of story for which he yearned: To w. E. Henley: I send you book which tor l am mistookI will please you-it pleased me. But l do desire a book of adventure-a romance-and no man will get or write me one. Dumas have read and reread too often; Scott. too. and am short. l want to hear swords clash. want a book to begin in q good way-a book, l guess, like Treasure IsIand," alas. which have never read and cannot, though live to be ninety. I would that some one else had written it! By all that can learn it is the very book for my complaint. l like the way l hear it opens. and they tell me John Silver is good fun. And to me it is and must ever be a dream unrealized. book un- written. Oh. my sighings after TO- nance or even Skeltery, and. oh, the weary age which will produce noe nei- ther:
 "Chapter 1.-The night was dark and cloudy, the ways foul. The single horseman. cloaked and booted. who pursued his way across WilleSden common. had not met a traveller when the sound of wheels"-
 "ChaDter Ives, sir said the old pilot she must have dropped into the bay little afore dawn. A queer craft she looks.
 "'She shows no coIors.' returned the young gentleman musingly.
 "'They're a-lOwering of quarter boat. Mir. Mark resumed the old salt. We shall soon know more of her. "'Aye.' replied the young gentleman called Mark. and here. MT. Seadrift. comes your sweet daughter. Nancy, tripping down the cliff
 "'God bless her kind heart. sir!' ejac- ulated old Seadrift.
 "Chapter 1.-The notary, Jean ROs- SignoI. had been summoned to the top of great house in the Isle St. Louis to make a will. and now, his duties finished. wrapped in a warm roquelaure and with lantern swing ing from one hand. he issued from the mansion on his hOmeward way. Little did he think what strange adventures were 10 befali him
 That is how stories should begin And 1 am offered husks instead.
 What should be:
 The Filibuster's Cache
 Jerry Abershaw
 Blood Money; a Tale.
 What is:
 Aunt Anne's Tea Cozy.
 Mrs Brierly's Niece.
 Society: a Novel
 R. L.. s.
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ELECTIONS IN FRANCE.
They Are Held on Sunday and Rarely
 Finished In One Day.

They Are Held on Sunday and Rarely
 Finished In One Day.
 In France elections are held on Sun day. Universal manhood suffrage is the rule. Every Frenchman of twen- ty-one years of age. on proof of six months residence. is legal voter at the elections to the chamber. saving only soldiers on active service and Ottl- ers disqualified for bankruptcy and criminal reaSOnS. Be'CAlISe of the num- Der of candidates the first days poll Ing in many districts is not final Where no candidate receives an abSO- lute majority. d second election Is held. It often happens that from one third to one fourth of the elections for deputies are not finally decided until the second poll. when not infrequently one or more candidates in district have withdrawn.
 The polling begins at in the morn ing and lasts until $ in the evening Instead of regularly appointed clerks and election officials three volunteers take charge of the urn" in which the ballots are deposited and conduct the proceedings. One of the penalties of being first to appear Is the likelihood of being impressed into service as one of the assessors. of whom two. both independent voters. must serve with the president of the ballot The counting of the ballots is also done by volunteers called for from among the electors.
 In the absence of the party system 1t is difficult strictly to classify the candidates. In general way they range themselves in groups around certain well known political leaders, New York World.
The Press., 1914-07-29
Averaae Amsriean,a faxes.

Somewhere in the United States in a small city lives the average American He has d family of four. including hiul- self. and earns $5l7 u year Some one else in his family. perhaps n strn"gra- pher daughter. contributes $:SHI [" the family fund. making the total income of $S47 He feels that he pays noth- ing. OF next tO nothing. for the prlVl- lege of living in d free country. with WHrShils on the sea and street lights in front of his house.. with policeman on his corner. a public service commits sion looking after his interests and d copy of the Congressional Record cOm- ing to him regularly. The truth is that of his $S47 d year he pays $14O toward the upkeep of his government World $ Work
The Press., 1914-07-29
When Seals Were Food.

The gray seal used to serve Cornish men as an article of diet. Stephen Hawker tells how he and a brother clergyman, having asked landlady at BOscastle what she could give them for dinner, were told Meat and taties. y They tried to get her to particularize the meat, but Meat, nice, wholesome meat, and taties'' was the full extent of her information. When the meat was served it tasted like veal. but was unaccompanied by any vcstige of bone that might have enabled the diners tO infer it's origin. Years afterward Flaw ker- lighted on the nature of the meat when he read in an old history of Corn wall that ''the people of BOscastle do catch divers young soyles. which doubtful if they be fish or flesh conynge housewives will nevertheless roast and do make thereof savory meat.'-LOndon Graphic.
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Feeling Onions For a Living

The profession of onion peeling is not one that obtains much notice. yet there are at least 300 women in the east end of London earning their living by re- moving onion skins. With practice they can make or 5 shillings per day Often they have been peeling since childhood daughters succeeding moth CTS. It is not profession you can learn in one lesson. for the skin must be removed by hand or the onion juices and is no use for pickling. The onions are always peeled in water. This is not to save the eyes "t the peeler. but is done to keep the onion white.- London Express.
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Twenty Years of Pleasure.

St. Michael's church. Macclesfield England. is noted for its beauty. Ill "The Manchester and Glasgow Road Charles c. Harper tells of curious epitaph in the churchyard upon one Mary BroomfieId. who died in 1155 aged eighty. It reads as follows:
 'The chief concern of her life for the last twenty years was to order and provide for her funeral. Her great est pleasure was to think and talk about it. She lived many years on Il pension of ninepen"e d week and yet saved n, which at her request was laid out at her burial"
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Solemn Faced Georoa.

Our one grievance against George Washington is that he never let the lrtiStS know that he could smile Look Ing at the solemn visaged portraits of the great man creates the feeling that the batting average of the joy of living was mighty low in his day.-TOledo Blade
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Pleasant For the Mistress.

Mistress discussing housemaid who has given notice,- Well. of course if she wants to go she must But 1t seems foolish of her if her only reason is that she wants change. She won't get better place than this Cook That's just what l tell the silly girN
 ma'am. ''Depend upon it." l says to her. you'll only be going out of the frying pan into the fire" ."-LondOn
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Dividind the Circle.

Ancient Chaideans divided the circle into 3G0 equal parts hecause they bought that there are 36O days in a year They could n,t prove that the earth turns on it's axis 365 256431 times while going around the sun once New York American.
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Political Influence.

What do you understand by the term politi,Il intiuenceF
 Political influence" replied s nntor Sorghum. "is usually something that n lot of people come around and tell you they brought to bear after you hlve succeeded in landing a job."-Wash lngton Star
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Safe Offer.

"Your Scotch friend asked you to have a cigar. but notice he didn't of fer me one"
 ''.Ah you see he knows don't smOke"-TOmlOn Tattler.
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Liahts For the EeIs.

Because eels migrate only in tho dark. the Danish government prevents them from leaving the Baltic sea fol the ocean hy suspending a line Of in candescent lamps from n cable in tE' strait they frequent.
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somethinu Like H.

I read said the serious citizen, "that 200 persons have been vaccinated In one house in New York
 Isn't that an embargo on arms ?" in Quired the human hiatus.-New York Press.
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A Failure.

First Small Boy-Is your sister any Boy-Naw. She can't throw anything hut q fit or catch anything but bean. New York Times
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RomancA.
IIIIpr Is rIiIIlMIlt,kAi"

What mnthpr k ruInAnrPT
 Ut iS that which pulls directly npI'" >ite from ,.oInmOn sense RaltiInOr' American
The Press., 1914-07-29

For croup or sore throat, use Dr ThOm as' Eclectic oil Two sizes. 25c and 50c At all drug stores.
The Press., 1914-07-29

1t is not the strength but the dura. ion of grta sentiments that makes g.1;lt men Friedrich NiptZSchp.
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Her Choice.

"Can he sing well?"
 "Well rll tell you. He offered to Siri the bahy to sleep the other night, md his wife said, No: let her keep on Fying. Cleveland Leader.
The Press., 1914-07-29

S(IdllN I1P nOunu0Ieu Dit. dLl hOmey man who was reading paper near him gave him a tiOundered again. and the gave him another hint.
 Then the opposing lawy up.
 ''If vOur honor please" ne shouted "1 desire tO inquire whethe- Abraham Lincoln is an attorney of record in this raSe?"
 I'll answer that" said Mir. Lincoln, the future president. "l am not. but am too soft hearted to sit here and watch this young man overheard with out throwing him a plank!'-Saturday y Evening Post.
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EincoIn's Life Line.

When former Senator Blackburn was a very young man he practiced law for a time in Chicago
 One day in the tifties he was engaged in q ease against one of the big law vers of the city. Blackburn was in
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case of d'ai arrh that ahnot oe cured Oy hall Catanh Cure.
 F J..HENEY & co. Toledo. a. We. the undersigned, have known F.J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transact ions ana nnan- cially able to carry out any obligation made Dy his firm. WALDING, KINNAN MARVIN.
 Wholesale Druggist 8. Toledo, Q. Halls CatarTh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blOod and mucous surfaces CT the system. Testimonials sent free. Pr1ce 70 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
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Ig"w'S This?

We offer One Hundr Dollars Reward for any case of Gaiarrh that ahnot be cured by hall's
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23
Plan Big Gathering in Latter
Part Of February.
SENATOR JAMES THE ORATOR
Men of National Prominence to Lend
Their Presence to the Get
Together Affair.

st. Paul SpeciaD- plans now in
the making are realized the state
Democracy will be very much in the
spotlight during the next six weeks.
A general 'get together" of the I'M
terrified is being arranged and the
meeting which will be held some time
in February will be the opening gun
in a fight all down the line for the
control of the state at the fall cleo
ton. Martin ]. O'Brien of Crookston
was in ST. Paul last week and made
partial arrangements for the affair
and his efforts will be supplemented
later by a general call to be issued
by the executive committee Of the
state central organization. The lat
ter will meet about Feb 20 and the
big love feast which is being planned
will be held about Feb. %. It was
planned to have the meet on Wash
ington's birthday, but as that occasion
falls on Sunday it had to be abandon
ed. In the meantime F. B. Lynch,
national Democratic committeeman,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23
IT'S A MISTAKE
Made by Many Morris Resi-
dents.

Many people in misguided effort
to get rid of kidney backache, rely on
plasters, liniments and other make
shifts. The right treatment is kidney
treatment and a remarkably recon-
mended kidney medicine is Doan's
Kidney Pills. Morris is no exception.
The proof is at your very door The
following is an experience typical of
the work of Doan's Kidney Pills in
Morris.
Mrs. Edward Hruby, E. Sixth St,
Morris, Mimi, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills were used in my home for bad
attack of lumbago, together with dis
ordered kidneys. They brought a
quick cure and the one who them
hasn't had any sign of kidney disease
since. 1 willingly confirm the en-
dorsement I gave Doan's Kidney Pills
some time ago. They have certainly
given entire satisfaction in our fam
ily." 8
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan - =
Ike no other. adv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23

titled by the state BOARD OF contro,
nearly 10000 acres of the best farm
land in the state and it aids mate
rally in reducing the cost of living
at the various state institutions.
There are a dozen farms in all and
each is attached to state institution.
The number of dairy cattle listed at
the several state farms alone would
put to shame some of the so called
bonanza ranches,
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Every once in while examinations
are held at the state capitol for those
who banker to join the ranks of the
inspectors in the employ of the state
dairy and food and labor departments.
Last week thirty prospectives partic-
ipated in a civil service examination
covering the state dairy and food de-
partment. To date the ratio of selec-
lions from the available list has been
one to ten. For your benefit, dear
reader, no one breaks into either de-
partment, civil examination or no ex-
animation, unless those higher up de-
sire\ it.
Governor Eberhart's efficiency and
economy commission continues to pile
up statistics and information and the
several subcommittee are due to be
confronted with mass of stuff that
will appall them. Secretary John
Stone Pardee is the compiler. What
bothers now is needed money with
which to keep the work going. Gov
ernor Eberhart is standing for a
slight drain on his contingent fund,
but that cannot last very long. 1t is
now proposed to pass the hat and ask
the next legislature to reimburse the
| contributors.
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Commissioner Sherman of the state
board of immigration is responsible
| for the statement that Minnesota ex-
ceeded ten states last year in per
I acre production of corn, oats, potatoes
and rye. Mr.. Sherman is sending til,
! information broadcast and is confident
! that it will do much toward securing
new settlers His argument is that
$40 land in Minnesota brings the
/ farmer a bigger return for his invest
ment than 5000 land in either Illinois
or any of the Central Western states.
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A candidate from Hennepin county
for the state authorship is now
among the possibilities. Friends of
Henry Rines, it is said, are consider
ing such if ]. A. .. Preus or any of the
other talked of administration candi-
dates get into the game.
THE COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23
MILLIONS IN HILL ORE DEAL
Negotiations to Be Closed in the Near
Future.

Negotiations to Be Closed in the Near
Future.
A deal involving many millions OF
dollars in connection with the Hill
iron interests is pending and negotia.
tons will be closed in New York
within a week or ten days.
L. w. Hill has left for New York
and Carmi Thompson, former treasur.
er of the United States, in charge OF
the Hill ore lands, accompanied him.
Although the exact nature of the
deal is unknown it is said upon re-
liable authority that $5,OOO,OOO will be
spent on the iron range this year in
equipment and improvements for min
ing.
Rumors that steel mills will be
started in Superior, Wis, to consume
a large part of the ore were revived
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23

will devote his spare moments to in |
ducing Democratic speakers and men
of prominence to lend their presence !
to the affair. The principal speaker
likely will be Senator Ollie James of
Kentucky AS Chairman OBrien
paints it Democracy's proposed tea
party is going to be some get together
and it will have an important bearing
on the coming campaign. To tell you
plainly, the gathering will be replica
of the old state convention, with duly
accredited delegates, a committee on
resolutions, the usual PRONUNCIATION
of principles and the selection of
state ticket. Of course, the gathering
and whatever it may do in the matter
of endorsing candidates for places on
the state ticket will not have any
legal standing, still the leaders have
hopes that its findings will be en-
dorsed by the unwashed over the state
when primary day arrives.
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The thorough organization of the
state by the Democratic leaders, as l
get it, is to be everything that the
word implies. Those in charge do
not intend to overlook a township.
Precinct and county committeeman
will be named and every county will
be asked to organize as of old. Be-
cause of new tangled primary acts and
nonpartisan election laws Democracy
has been out in the cold ever since
Governor Eberhart assumed the reins
Of government and it's leaders are
restless in consequence. "Let the peo-
ple rule" is a Democratic slogan,
something that is supposed to be fully
met in the primary law which was
amended so as to include the state
offices. Claiming to be the people the
Democratic leaders cannot see where
they come in and would not be sur
prised to see the party organization
come cut fatfooted for either com
plete repeal of the present primary
law and the substitution of Iegalized
convention or modification of the
law to the extent that what they call
clique control features would be
eliminated.
That Governor Eberhart, while he
is in Office, will ever stand for any
tampering with the present primary
laws is doubtful The statewide pri
mary law was his own act and was in
answer to demand that was popular
at the time The presidential prefer
ence primary law received his ap
proval and so did the nonpartisan
election act. Some of these laws were
against the best judgment of his ad
yisers, but he did not hesitate wher
they came to him for signature The
PEOPLE demanded them and the legis
Iature did everything it could to make
them as obnoxious as possible. Al
every turn his excellency has benefit
Cd and as pointed out the opposition
has another think coming il it mas any
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23
Moist Rembav

Moist Bombay.
Bombay averages more than seven
ty-two inches of rainfall a year and
gets most of it in four or five months
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23
BANK IS FORCED TO CLOSE
Institution Says Newspaper Caused
the Trouble.

The GAINESVILLE National bank, one
of the oldest institutions in Barnes
vile, closed it's doors through action
of its officers. 1t is said that news
paper articles published in another
town a week ago caused a run that
the bank could not Withstand.
c. H. Amber, national bank exami
ner, has been telegraphed for and is
expected to arrive shortly to check
over the affairs.
A receiver will be appointed, ac'
cording to statement made by Cash
Ter Vangerpen. Every depositor will
be paid in full, he says.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23
THE NEWSPAPER
IS The NATIONAL,
SHOW WINDOW
BY HOLLAND.

VOU often stop and look in
4 show windows. don'tyou?
You may not need any of the
goods on display, but you
stop and look, and you feel
that the time is not wasted
because you have learned
something.
There is another show win
dow that is available every
day, a show window that con-
stantly changes and which
you can look into without
standing on the street. That
show window is the newspa-
per.
Merchants and manufacture
ers use our advertising col
umns issue after issue to
show you their goods and to
tell you of their merits. The
newest things are pictured
and described.
Don't neglect this show
window. 1t is intended for
your use. 1t offers you a
chance to gain valuable
knowledge You wrong your
self if you don't
READ THE
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23
SEEKING REGIONAL BANK
Twin City Delegations Appear Before
Reserve Board.

Reserve Board.
Minnesota is likely to secure one OF
the regional reserve banks.
This seems assured following the
hearing at Chicago before the organi-
cation committee, consisting of Secre.
tary of the Treasury McAdoo and Sec
rotary of Agriculture Houston. Secre-
tary McAdoo indicated in his ques.
tions that reserve bank is contem-
plated for the Twin Cities.
The claims of ST. Paul and Mime
apolis as the location of the regional
bank were placed before the board
by representatives of the two cities.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-01-23

changes in mind. Governor Eberhart
will not stand for it.
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Being a national committeeman Is
not all that it is cracked up to be.
Fred B. Lynch, who represents the
Democratic party in Minnesota, is be-
ginning to find that out. His Office
in st. Paul is the daily haunt of the
unwashed who have designs on coun-
dry postoffices and when the custom
airy daily audience fails he has a mail
that is burdensome in its extent APP
peals for office, petitions and counter
petitions covering a scramble for this
and that office compose the most of
the correspondence. So far the
scramble for Office has been cared for
without any unusual personal or party
complications, but trouble is due and
may come any time.
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Rumors are persistent that Con-
gresham Lindbergh of the Sixth dis
trict is going to get into the guber-
Material game, but the leaders at the
state capitol refuse to take the talk
seriously. They figure out the whole
thing as one of Congressman Lind
bergh's usual advertising stunts The
only thing that Lindbergh could do,
if he did get into the game, they ar
que, would be to further muss up the
opposition plans, and to this Governor
Eberhart and his hackers would not
make any objection.
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With James A. Peterson of Mime
apolis and State Auditor Iverson seek
ing the official scalp of Governor Eber-
hart the talk now runs as to which of
the three will benefit as a result of
the second choice provision of the
primary At the last primary when
the number OF candidates was six his
exceIlency really benefited, but this
time there are those who argue that
if the number is kept down to three
that Mr.. Iverson will benefit They
make the point tAat the second choice
of both Peterson and Eberhart Will
60 to the present state auditor. How
ever, this remains to be seen.
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P. J. Schwarg of Dodge Center was
among the old timers who lent his
presence to the meeting of the State
Agricultural society and his visit
brought back memories of old times
In the convention days every state
gathering generally had Mr.. Schwars
listed as a candidate for state treas
urer, but the bee was always too elu
sive for him. Mr.. Schwarg, who was
postmaster of Dodge Center for years
lost his place to Democratic worker
recently and now he says he is ou'
C he game for good. He is going tt
rest
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C"r alden. auditor of st. Loui
co res capitol visitor and
cl r1aee between him and State In
surance C,2~lnliss.oner Preus revive,
the talk concerning Mr.. Halden as
state auditor possibility. The 81
Louis county man, however, denie
any connection with the rumor an
said he was content to continue i
his present Office. Though the tai
connecting State Insurance CommiS
sioner Preus with the Office took
slight slump last week, there ha
been a revival of the rumors and
now looks as if he would make tn
go.
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Many are probably not aware of tn
fact, but the state of Minnesota
some farmer. Altogether there