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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
SHORT COURSE.
Continued from page 1
School of Agriculture,
Morris, MINI

Continued from page
practical talks on feeding and man.
agement of the dairy COW. Mr.. Nc
Kerrow was here last year and at the
close of the short course all the farm
ers voted unanimously to have him
back again.
C. P. Bull, of the State AgricuI-
tural College, will attend the short
course Monday and Tuesday ard will
take up the acute seed scarcity in
Minnesota. He should be especially
helpful to the famer who has been
unable to obtain sufficient seed grain
for his next years crop.
Farm Accounting" and "Cost of
Production" will be the subjects of in
structing addresses that will be MADE
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by
F. W. Peck and S. B. Clelamd, of the
University of Minnesota Extension
Division. DR.. F. j. Away will be
present Friday to speak on the value
of a soil survey for: M nnesota. Dean
A. F. Woods, of the State Agricul-
tural College will make an address
Friday evening on 1.-The Work of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture." The annual farmers banquet
will be held at the agricultural school
the same night.
There will be a general mass meet
ing of the farmers attending the short
course and any other persons in the
county interested IN organizing farm
loan association, to hear DR.. Durant
of the econC mics department of the
University of Minnesota. DR.. Durant
is an authority on the subject of farm
loans and he will assist the farmers
of Stevens county to make a definite
farm loan association at that time.
Farmers who are planning to at
tend the short course are urged to
room and eat at the dormitory and
spend the entire week on University
farm school campus. There will be
entertainments every evening and the
school authorizes are preparing to be
more hospitahle and entertaining than
ever before.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
ONE WAY TO PAY.
How the Artist Raphael Settled HE
Bill at an Inn.

How the Artist Raphael Settled Hla
Bill at an Inn.
Raphael, the great Italian painter,
whose celebrated Biblical pictures are
worth fabulous sums of money, was
not a rich man when young and en-
cOuntered some Of the vicissitudes Of
life like many another genius.
Once when travelling he put up at an
inn and remained there, unable to get
away through lack Of funds to settle
his bill The landlord grew suspicious
that such was the case, and his re-
quests for q settlement grew more and
more pressing. Finally young Raphael
In desperation resOrted to the following
device:
He carefully painted upon a table top
in his room a number Of gold coins,
and, placing the table in certain light
that gave a startling effect, he packed
his few belongings and summoned his
host.
There" he exclaimed, with lordly
wave Of his hand toward the table, lis
enough to settle my bill and more. Now
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

Thrift, or in other words, the elm
ination of waste, is a sadly lacking
virtue among our American born peo-
pie and especially among our Ameri-
can born farmers.
Thrift, then, among farmers con-
sists in the stopping of all leakages,
not alone of finances but of time and
labor and of handling and marketing
of products as we'll.
In the first place, the farmer should
keep an account, just as his banker
and grocer does, so that at the end of
the year he can go back over his re-
cords and see just where the leaks
occur; and determine just how a pro-
position should have been managed so
as to secure a maximum of gain and
minimum of waste.
The daily and county newspapers
are good organs for the promotion of
thrift, if rightly used. Study the
market reports, keep in touch with
the industrial game and watch for
special prices and bargains in the
home papers.
Last, but not least, use your bank.
Start savings account. Today is a
good time. Don't think because you
have only few dollars that the banks
do not care to have you open an &C.
count. Saving is chiefly a habit.
Once the savings account is started
and the habit is formed, saving be-
comes easy. A small beginning is
a step in the right direction and
should lead to prosperity and ease in
our old age; if only one starts saving
in time.
Let US all get together and boost
for thrift.
Gerard Quitney,
School of Agriculture,
Morris, MINI.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
Proverbs Of the HIianwax.

Thank the Lord that most Of the
deep rivers to cross are those we see
In dreams.
Don't want a world so bright that
we won't enjoy the glory that's wait
ing for us hereafter.
We spend lots o. time praying for
Providence to help us, and it never
occurs to US to surprise Providence by
helping ourselves. .z.s-.~: .
It's too great compliment to trou-
BILE to be always hunting it-especial-
~ when you know the old fellow will
come to you If you only wait for him.
Atlanta Constitution.
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THRIFT DAY ESSAYS.
Continued from page l

Of living expenses to the family in.
come. An exact estimation of ex.
penses may not be possible but q
knowledge of average expenses ID
sufficient. When the income cannot
cover the expense, the schedule must
be regulated. Food is the most ex'
pensive item of the home. The man
agement of the food supply is left tt
the housewife. She may lessen the
cost by choosing food of less expensive
nature. She may adopt various meth
DDS of cookery by which she may in
crease both quality and quantity
The idea of thrift enters here when
the housewife tries to choose from
the various foods, the ones that will
give the greatest development and
efficiency.
In obtaining an education, thrift
should also be practised. We should
make every moment count. Each
minute put into real conscientious
work and study, lifts US to that ex-
tent toward our ideals and an billions.
This idea of thrift in the public schools
iB one of great Importance to the pu-
pil, but it is not as a rule, considered
seriously enough. The best time to
make use of our chance, for chance it
surely is, is now, while we have it.
Opportunity knocks but once :"
In business life, thriftiness is very
important. Our prosperity is due to
our ability in being thrifty. This does
not mean "hoarding" the cent but
means making each cent count for the
most.
Let US remember this slogan:
Sow deed, reap habit;
Sow a habit, reap a character;
Sow a character, reap a destiny"
Let the "deed" be depositing sums
of money in the bank; the "habit"
then becomes that of being thrifty
the character" is one of a steady,
honest. ambitious person. and the
"destiny success in the world and
in life.
Florence Ringness,
Morris High School
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
9TH Grade, Lcngfellow SchoC

"Motbers' Day." "Tsg Day" and
many other special days and the rea-
sons Tor their being so named are
familiar to US all, "Thrift Day."
when we first heard the expression
gave US but vague idea of what the
words really meant Now that we
understand it's meaning we realize
that it has much greater significance
than any other of the above named
day.
The word "Thrift" may bring to
our minds picture of city in the
heart of warning Germany. Here
every available square inch of ground
whether in lawn, park, boulevard,
or garden is planted with potatoes or
some equally nutritious food. They
need the food and go sacrifice their
time and even their resorts of plea
sure in an effort TO keep famine from
their doors. We conclude that the
war is making them thrifty. They
are giving Us an example of real econ
Omy.
With the thought of thrift may also
come to our minds the thought of a
small city in Minnesota. The city in
which we are most interested is our
own home town. Of it we cannot say
as Of the city in Germany that it is
an ideally thrifty city. But begin
ming, Feb. Bird, we intend to do our
level best to make it just that. In
order to do this each individual must
accomplish bis part. He must begin
to econcmize in and around his home.
Why burn that bundle of old maya
zines and newspapers that have been
accommodating for some time? Why
waste them? Why not be thrifty L?
Paper buyers are willing to pay a
good price or this paper. This is a
small item you think but it is in
small things that we must learn to
be thrifty. And that vacant lot of
ours that has been a forest of un-
slightly weeds every summer-why
not extend the garden So as to take it
in? In other words, why not be a
little more thrify?,
AS a natural result of this i~divid-
nal economy our city cannot help but
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sale plans was deferred until the June
meeting, fs.,
The value of this association will
not apply to sales only but to the
purchase of valuable breeding stock,
hence its influence upon the live stock
development of this region cannot be
over estimated.
Gilbert McCallum is sales manager
and Charles Matthews, Secretary,
Clinton, MINI.
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kindly show the way to the door"
The innkeeper, with many smiles and
bows, ushered his guest out and then
FASTENED back to gather up his gold.
His rage and CONSERVATION when he
discovered the fraud knew no bounds
until wealthy English traveller, recog-
ntzing the value Of the art put in the
work, gladly paid him $50 for the table.
STRAY Stories.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
FiIIinc a Sack.

The clumsy performance Of holding
a sack and filling it at the same time
can be simplified If the sack is hung I'm
a barrel. Four curved nails are placed
at equal distances in the rim, and the
sack Is suspended from these. When
it is filed the sack can be easily re-
moved.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
Mahoney Wins Insurance Case

SNA~~AA~AA~y
A case which many of the farmers
of Stevens county have watched close.
ly for more than year and half has
just been decided in the Supreme
court of Minnesota. Mike Mahoney
of Darnen the plaintiff, in the case
has twice brought action against the
defendant, The Minnesota Farmers
Mutual Insurance company, before
Judge Flaherty to recover his loss of
$1,000, the amount which he asked for
damage done to his crop and stock by
hail.
After the loss, when the policy
was examined it was found that the
quarter section described was the
rs. E. l." instead of the "N. E.
/" of section %. Mahoney does
not own the southeast quarter, ex-
cept one forty and he had that rent
ed for cash rent, and had no inter-
est in the crop. The district court
I'D the error to be that of the
company's agent and reformed the
policy, and held the company liable.
The supreme court affirmed this. J.
B. Ormond conducted the case for Mr..
Mahoney, and Mr.. Peterson, who was
a candidate at the November election
for lieutenant governor, was the at
torney for the company.
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Question Of Credit,

do you think the world owes you a
Iiving?" "a
eyes. But the worlds like q bank.
You've got to go to some trouble to
get yourself identified as the person to
whom the living is due."-Washingto
Star.
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Florence Ringness,
Morris High School

We, who are going to start a saw
ings account tomorrow, who stay in
bed until eight O'Clock in the morn
ing, who put our lessons off until the
last minute, are certainly not prac-
ticing thrift. Practicing and preach
ing thrift are two different things.
We are not like the little sea- pink,
which although it grew besides a big
tree, found enough water and food
to keep it blooming. 1t was the har-
diest, the prettiest and the most loved
flower in the garden and when time
of famine came the little sea- pink
was the only flower that lived. 1t
had stored enough water and food to
last. This little plant was given an
other name-Thrift. For what could
be more thrifty than this little flower +?
If every one would follow the little
plants example and start a savings
account today instead of tomorrow,
get up at seven O., lock instead of
eight, do their lessons now instead of
later, we would, in time of famine,
like the flower Thrift, be provided
for.
The earlier you start your savings
account the better.
Jean Harris,
~ n
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

Most men think that if they
could double their incomes they
could double their enjoyment of
life. This may be true with
some, but it is more true that if
a man could double his apprecia-
ton of the beauties that are
around him, he would easily dou-
BILE his enjoyment of life. Pro-
fessor Zwickey's mission in the
world is to reveal the beauties in
man, in nature, and in art.
Though you travel the world
over, he says, Gin search of the
beautiful, you will not find it un-
less you discover it within your
SELF. Professor Zwiclzey's art
work is an inspiration and a rev.
elation. He works rapidly with
a crayon and he talks with the
same lightning speed. His audi
ences are carried into another
world, and no community can be
quite the same after once having
heard Professor Zwickey's art
lectures.
To appear in Closing Num-
Der of
High School Lyceum Course
Feb. 10th
at High School Auditorium
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be improved. If all the members of
the community work together, Morris
will become a thrifty up TO date city.
Anna Mccarthy.
st. Mary's School
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
HELP THE SUFFERERS

SPEEDY action was taken by the
Christian Science organization in
Boston to provide relief for Halifax
people who r in distress on account
OF the explosion of the munitions
ship and the resulting fire. Efforts
to send aid on Saturday were at
ilrst hampered by reason of the fact
that there was no through train avail
able at the time when a party could
De made ready to start. Agents of
the Christian Science Board of Direc-
tors were able, however, to make ar
rahgements with the Boston & Maine
Railroad for a special train. which
left Boston Saturday evening, saving
many hours in getting the needed aid
to its destination.
Meanwhile, in Boston, special ar.
rangcments were made for special
collections in the Mother Church. and
also IN many Of the branch churches
IN other cities, and the comforts for
wardlng committee took charge Of
'he gathering of clothing and supplies.
and the forwarding of them to Hall
fax. Ai"
Besides $4,000 in cash and letter.
OF credit, the Representatives &c -
Directors took first aid in the form ~
clothing, food and other poc.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
ATTENTION. KNTTTERsr

The following letter from a Second
Lieutenant in France to his brother
here, bears out this fact:
You asked me If | wanted a
sweater. Yes, please send me ono
and put the sleeves in it, for one must
keep one arms warm out here. Yon
SIMPLY cannot get things too warm,
for cold and dampncss go through ev.
erything. In knitting helmets, bo
sure and make them in such a wav
that the upper part does not come anv
further than the front part of the
ear; also that the forehead, all the
face in front of the ear and also HAT
OF the forehead, all the face in front
OF the ear, jaw, and chin are left
free. If this is not done. IL will ho
impossible to use the helmet in the
front line, because one would be INA
bic to put on his gas mask. If
mas to take off the helmet, or if the
gas mask fits imperfectly, the ito
would be up in less time than it takes
to write about it."
The gas mask is as important q
piece Of equipment to the soldier .s
MS gun, because the gases some.
lines come over suddenly and without
warning, there must be nothing to in
terfere with their rapid adjustment
often a man is struck with the fume.
n is compelled to place the mask on
WIN one hand, as he must support
hifnselt because Of illness or weak
ness with the other, and at such crit
lcai times, specially there must bo
nothing to interfere with the putting
on Of the instrument.
FOR these reasons, the knitters
Should be careful that they do not
cover too much of the face and fore,
mead 1t is well that they come down
IN the back, however.
|
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

The Mexico Chapter Of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution have
received the following letters from
men in the service, acknowledging
receipt of rememberanees from home.
The letters were addressed to Mrs.
P. +. Coil.
Mrs. P. f. Coil, Mexico, Mo.
U. S. NAVAL RADIO SCHOOL,
Cambridge, Mass. - Dear Madam: |
have received the box from the D. A.
RS; also yours and l am writing you
that you may thank the Daughters
for me. The other Audrain boys are
all located at the Commonwealth Pier,
a receiving ship in Boston and | have
written them so that we may get to-
gether this week and have our Xmas
party, did not open the packages,
for think we will enjoy it more to-
gether.
can hardly express my apprecia-
ton of the thoughtfulness and splen-
did spirit that is taking care of VIC
fellows in our training. 1t goes furth-
er than you can realize to help us ward
off that dreadful disease of home
sickness and it adds much to the pleas
ure we get out of doing our little bit.
always knew the best people On
earth lived in Mexico, and its great
to know that l was not mistaken.
1t may be several days before | can
reach the other boys for our time is
very limited, but I want to thank YOU
for all of us and you will hear from
them later. l regret that l cannot
thank each n in person. Very sin
cerely, HERBERT B. PLUNKETT.
Mrs. Coil:
CAMP DONIPHAN, Dee. II, 1917.
The kind remembrance of the d.
A. RS has been received and distrib-
uted. am sure all the boys enjoy
ed 1t, and we all want to expires our
appreciation for it. We are all get
ting along fine; and we also hope that
we will soon be back home again. Sim
cerely, RUSSELL ZONES
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
ARMENIAN RELIEF SUNDAY

The State INSTRUMENTATION Sun
day School Association has named
Sunday, December 23rd, as Armenian
Relief Sunday, and asks every Sunday
School in Audrain County affiliated
with the Audrain County Sunday
School Association to take up a collec-
ton for this relief work on that date.
The money should be forwarded to
Miss Ruth Cook, Secretary of the
County Organization.
Over 100000 peoFe are in danger
Of starvation in Armenia, all Chris
tians and the victims Of Turkish mis-
treatment. Make your Sunday school
donations on this occasion liberal, and
help Audrain to do her part in this
great work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
YOUNGS CREEK ITEMS

Next Tuesday is Christmas, and
here's wishing a very Merry Xmas and
a Happy New Year to the good old
Ledger and its many readers. J.
P. Albright sold to VIM. Mason II
head Of fat hogs, last week, price tic.
- Clyde and John Ellis bought 100
head of sheep at Hamilton's sale last
week. - s. S. Boulware and Marion
arc home from the hospital at Fort
Riley. - Rev. T. r. White filled his
regular appointment Sunday; next
Sunday is the regular preaching day
at Oliyet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
NEW HOPE ITEMS

Mrs. Gabey Wilson, Of High Iowa.
ILL.,, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Al
ME Wilson, who has been SICK "a
past two weeks. - W, T. Chick @u'
ed hogs Monday. - The DoIIins Otou'
ers and Harvey Stuart are killing Any, I
this week. r. r. Dollins and ialnD'
were guests Of T. K. Dollins and la'
ily Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
WHY THE SEA Is GREEN
Gerstdale Jones Did It-.But Don't
Pass Judgment Until You
Hear the Details
Poland China Journall

You won't rest easily until YOU
know why Gerstdale Jones, the Car
ter & Vandeventer $500 boar at
Mexico, No, is responsible for the
color Of the sea Indeed, we expect
that you are probably just dying with
curiosity; and, since we cannot afford
to cause the demise of any Of our sub
scribers, we will have to give the lay
Of the land on this sea mystery: para
doxieal procedure as it may appear.
The facts are these. The Jones
family went along quietly for some
time without any one of their number
breaking into the limeIight. Then, all
a sudden, there was great rejoicing
In Jonesdom. A certain black sheen
Of the family, Davy by name, being
possessed Of a pereginating nature,
hied himself off to the land of the
mermaids, fixed up a welIknown lock-
CT, and made the name of Jones a
household n the world over. Dayy
Jones got along powerfully we'll and
was the whole thing around his bail
iwiek. But he wanted to keep the
honors to himself; he did not relish
seeing other members Of the fam
lily break into the big league-and
that is the key TO the whole thing.
You can see how it worked out from
then on. Along came another Jones,
John Paul, and stepped into popular
favor. That aroused Davy's ire a.
plenty, and the only thing that kept
him from doing something desperate
was a certain regard for John Paul as
between men of the same or allied
professions, John being a man of the
sea also. But John passed on, and
then, Just as Davy felt himself re-
gaining his old prestige as the uphol-
der OF the family escutcheon, along
came the peskiest Jones Of them all.
Ihat was your friend Gertsdale.
Davy simply could not stand him, he
being exclusively a landsman, lat all.
And there was no stopping this Gerst-
dale Jones. Davy got hotter and hot
ter under the collar as Gerstdale went
on his winning way. Becoming COM
pletely exasperated, he sent a special
messenger to his hated rival, paying
his respects as befitted his mood and
closing by expressing his hope and
belief that the other would die riding
in a henryford, and promising to bend
all of his energies toward bring
ing this to pass. This, he thought,
would bring Gerstdale to time in short
order. But the latter replied only by
pulling the greatest performance of
his career-and you can guess the
rest. Receiving the messengers re-
port that Gerstdale had chalked up
a worlds record to a sixty-six-hun-
dred tune and was everywhere ac-
claimed King of the Jonses, Davy saw
the handwriting on the wall. 1t was
the last straw that broke the camel's
spinal column. The jig was up. There
was only n thing for poor Davy to
do; so he shut himself up in his lock-
err, turned green with a jealousy so in
tense that the waters surrounding
just naturally turned with him, and
that's the why the sea is green.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
Sincerely,
A ROY

Lieut.. Ben Locke left Thursday for
TT. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex,
where he will be stationed with the
U. S. regulars. He has been home on
a Through since leaving the Officers
Training Camp at Fl. Sheridan, III.
Houston Willard is home from St.
Louis where ne enlisted in the navy
He expects to leave for the training
station December %,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
GARDNER NOT A CANDIDATE
Executive Positively Made Declara-
ton Before Sixty Men

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 10. Gov
erHor Gardner will not enter the Sena-
torial race in 1918. 1t has just been
learned here he made this positive
declaration at a recent meeting of
sixty men of the Kentucky society
here.
The matter came up through the
proposal Of a resolution indorsing the
Governor for the race.
Il only got into the gubernatorial
a c to show Missouri what good gov
ernor ! could be-" he said. when /
finish my term Of office ! will have
finished my political career, ] will
return to civil life and devote by time
10 my businer5."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20

Sunday; that will be the church for
us.
Tell the boys hello for me and |
wish them a Merry Christmas. We
will all take our in Camp Funston.
| will close now for this time, hoping
to hear from you soon. PRIVATE
ROBBIE V. DUTY, Company X, 354th
Infantry, Camp Funston.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
HUSBAND TO WAR. FILLSPuPf

URBANA, H., Dec. IS, Nh
Frank d. Adams, wife Of Lrei
Frank d. Adams, yesterday assume
the duties Of the pastor of the Un7a'
salist Church here to fill the vaclHI
caused when her husband left 70 D
gin his duties at Camp Gram, EoI
ford. Lieut.. Adams gave up bis P'
pit to enter the second training caHi
at Fort Sheridan. He was corlnl
stoned, not a chaplain, but as d iIgl'
ing man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-20
4 + YmY5%$

essary articles to be distrhs
among the sufferers at Halfa
The special collection taken at D
services in The Mother Chud !
Sunday, which is but a p%relnia
one, as no proper notice had been .
en-, amounted to $4,693.Ol. Alsi
further relief is necessary, the dr
tors are prepared to send nurses Z