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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15
DO FISHES TALK?

Here Is Testimony From Man Who
Thinks They Do.
We have heard of the language of
monkeys, and Of the language of hens,
and Of the language Of crows, and ever
of ants, but it will be new idea to
| most people, probably, that fishes have
q language Of their own. An English
fisherman, Mr.. Basil Field, has been
making some invests cations that lead
him to suppose that fishes have some
way Of communicating notion of their
experiences to other fishes
Mr.. Field carried on his experiments
in the ishponds Of Mr.. Andrew, at
Guilford, England. Those ponds are full
Of trout, which, at the time when Mr..
Field first visited them, were SO little
accustomed to being troubled that when
he threw a baited hook into the water
all the front in sight-a great number
rushed eagerly upon it. He caught
one, and removing it from the hook,
threw It back into the pond. s I: .s,,
Then he put III freshly baited hook,
and only two or three trout came after
it. One Of these he caught and threw
back into the water. Again he resumed
his fishing with newly baited hook,
and this time, although sthe pond was
swarming with fish, it was only after a
long time that he lured another trout "a
his bait. And after little further
time i was entirely impossible to catch
s trout in this pond. 5s: s:'t SIS.
l However, By exp erimenting III anoth.
or pond equally well stocked and not
throwing back any fish MI. Field found
that he could catch trout Is long as be
chose. The fish did not seem to under
stand that the rennova Of one OF their
number BY this strange; means meant
danger to them, but came continually
the bait.
Field reasons. lis. only when
the captured fish released, goes back
and ningles with his fellows that Tie
Il Danger III learned, and then Is learned
II must ffolIow that the IS.
leased fshs has some means of making
It'd Others underst and tho perl.iils off &c
hook his, what ve,. iti may be
llIcalled llangu 3 = ightly ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15
A POINTER FOR THE CARELESS.
How Unused Railway Tickets May Be Re.
deemed at Slight Cost.

How Unused Railway Tickets May Be Re-
deemed at Slight Cost.
Some men with valuable unused rail-
way tickets Oh their hands sell them to
scalpers, while others 60 to the railway
company that issued them and obtain
their value in money. Most men, how
ever, do neither, and accept the loss
when the ticket is worth less than dol
lar. Indeed, many men do not realize
that railway companies stand ready to
redeem unused tickets even of small
value, so that the companies must be
richer by many thousands Of dollars
per year by reason of this neglect or ig-
nOrance.
Every railway ticket bears the name
of the general passenger agent of the
road issuing the same. It is a simple
matter to inclose the ticket with a let
ter directed to the general passenger
agent asking him to refund the money
paid and explaining the reason why
the ticket is left unused in the hands of
the purchaser. It is courteous to inclose
q stamped envelope in which the money
may be returned. s- s--,~ :
" When all these things have been done
the company usually acknowledges the
receipt of the ticket holders communi-
cation and promises to investigate the
matter. The investigation consists in
the proper Identification of the ticket
and little bookkeeping to set all right
in the accounts. Then the purchaser re-
ceives from the company check for the
amount due, along with a letter request
ing acknowledgment on the part OF the
recipient. That closes the transaction
and there is no material loss on either
side New York Sun.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15
presently BE took pumpkin seed and
planted it in the earth. Then, having

i EIs.sc %T2 - - aEXS
presently be took pumpkin seed and
planted it il the earth. Then, having
:: ade his little son, 4 q. 5 years old, lie
down, he thrusta knife sintozhis throat.
The blood poured ont int q q vessel, ana
with it tho man moistened tlle spot
where the seed had been planted. D.
. Next he covered the corpse with a
cloth and placed wooden bell over the
seed. In a few moments a sl,rout was
seen rising from the soil. It grew and
grew and burst into flower. The flower
fell, the pumpkin showed. itself and in
creased in size with extraordinary ra..
pidity: =: = .-,,..s--s...
AS soon as it was ripe the man picked
it fronl the stalk, showed it to the pub.
he and took up collection, after
which, of course, he lifted the cloth
and found the boy perfectly unharmed
The second feat, by different per-
former, was even more startling. A
peach was called for by ono of the spec
| tators. .--~.
ut is March," said the magician.
"The land is still icebound. Peaches
| are not to be obtained now except in
paradise.
'Oh, well,' answered the spectators,
you are sorcerer and ought to be
| able to bring a peach down from heav
en-
The conjurer grumbled, but finally
consented to see what he could do. He
began by weaving roll of ribbon,
which he cast into the air. It took at
once the shape Of a ladder, which went
up to tremendous height. On it he
placed child, and the little fellow ran
up the rungs like a monkey. Up, up he
went till he vanished in the clouds.
- Some moments passed, then peacl,
dropped from the sky. The magician
picked it up, cut it into slices and of.
fered it to the bystanders. It was real
peach.
Then horrible thing happened. The
head Of the child dropped ont Of the
sky and was followed by the trunk and
then the legs. With tears in his eyes the
man picked them up and placed them
in a box. But after much show of grief
and after the sympathetic spectators had
taken up a collection for his benefit hi
! opened the box and said, "Come forth
my child, and thank these kind gentle
men, At the word out leaped the child
alive and we'll. Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

Miss Lottie Holmgren, former
ly of this place, but now of Ben
son, came down last Thursday
for a weeks visit with friends
here in town. We understand
that Miss Holmgren commences
a term of school in the vicinity
of Benson next week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

= There's no. use talking Aug.
Hoglund has the choice lot Of
goods, and his prices are popular.
The clothing, especially. is wor
thy Of notice. -. ,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

being the most complete machine
for cooking we ever saw; bakes
to perfection and saves at least
one-half the fuel, besides fur,
nishing us all undance of hot
water Neighbors, buy: one,
you will never regret it. :.:. :S.<s
PETER ,FFLTsAND= Mrs. FELT. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

Over /, 900 900 bushels of wheat,
nearly 1900 cars, arrived at Min
neapohs one day last week. This
breaks the record. The receipts
average 500, 600 bushels daily.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

How long can an agricultural
nation endure with it's farme- S
compelled to take half price for
their products. by doubling the
value of money, and compelled to
pay trust prices for the most of
their supplies? This is ques-
tion that has now become too SER
ious to be lightly regarded
Farm, Stock & Home.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

The patrons of the Willnar
Creamery Association will hold
8 meeting here during thesecond
.day of the institute.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

A. j.. Ekander has placed an
.eight-horse gas engine III his
shop in place of the tivehorse
one he purchased some time ago.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

The Seminary Boarding club
was started a week ago with a
limited number Of members, in
spite of which fact the expense
of the first week, including fuel,
light and wages of cook. amount
ed to only $1.35 per capita. Five
new m embers joined only yester-
day and of course the member
ship will greatly increase with
the influx of new students. This
boarding scheme will prove a
splendid means of saving to
those who must economic. The
food is substantial and whole
some and we'll prepared. The
boarding hall kitchen and dining
room will be used by the club.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15
The depot was made into a re

The depot was made into re-
tail grocery store last Friday,
when large lot Of groceries for
which travelling agen S had taken
orders from over the county,
were delivered. AS might be
readily guessed. those who
bought paid at least a price and
a half for what they got. Some
people will never learn to resist
the smooth talk of the confidence
man. Our local dealers will make
better figures on goods than any
velingpeddler can.-Litchtield
Independent.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15
Local & MISCELLANEOUS.
Glarum IS barn is rising again.
over the ashes of the old one.

Best goods and lowest prices
at Aug. Hoglund's general mer-
schandiSe store.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

Wi11n1ar Markets.

W1IIff1ar MafkefS.
Wheat-4G cents.
OatS-20 cents.
Corn-40 cents.
Bariey-24 cents.
F'lax-70 cents.
PotatOeS-abOut 20 cents.
Egggs-124 cents.
Butter-15 to 10 cents.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

For Sale or Trade.
The residence property corner
End street and Litchfeld Ave.
J.T. OTOS.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

Violet-I've just had letter from
George, and he says he's going to be
married.
Vivienne - Going to be married !
Why, l thought-well, you seem very
cool about it. Who's he going to marry?
Violet-Me.-J
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

Careful buyers find what will
suit them both as to. price and
quality at Aug. IIuglund' - s..,..''
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-10-15

Old papers for sale at this office
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18


pointment by wire. Judge Horizons
resignation takes effect April so.
The resignation of Judge Horton is
not surprise. It has been talked
about in legal circles for two years
The gossips have it that Judge Horton
wanted to leave the bench about the
time the Lewe1ling administration
went into effect. but remained to pre-
vent the appointment of populist to
succeed him, as such an appointment
would have made a populist court.
That's what the populist party wanted
above everything else. But Judge
Horton held on until the republicans
got back into power, SO that he might
be succeeded by one of his own party
political faith.
Judge Horton has been chief justice
of the supreme court since January L,
1877. His third term, which Judge
Martin has been called upon to fill,
will expire January, 1897. Judge
Horton has made a national reputa-
ton as jurist and the announcement
that he will resume the practice of his
profession will doubtless be read with
interest
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
HYPNOTISM.
Chief Justice Horton Explains the Case In
Which 1t Figured.

Chief Justice Horton Explains the Case In
Which 1t Figured.
TOPEKA. Kan, April 12.-In an inter
view yesterday Chief Justice Horton,
of the Kansas supreme court, explains
away the general acceptation that the
court has recognized hypnotism as a
defensive plea in a murder case. The
facts in the case are these: A man
named Gray procured a gun and in
cited man named Mcdonald to kill
Patton. Gray made Mcdonald believe
that Patton was traducing the char
acter of Mrs. Mcdonald. Mcdonald,
who did the killing, was acquitted.
Gray was convicted in the lower court,
and the supreme court affirmed the de-
cisioE. The case was known far and
wide as the hypnotic case. Judge
Horton says: The Mcdonald case was
not presented to the supreme court.
If it had been and the same evidence
presented to us against Gray had been
presented against Mcdonald, the SUI
preme court. had it the power, would
have ruled for McDonaId's conviction.
The acquittal of Mcdonald seems to
have been a miscarriage of Justice"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
INDIANS AT WAR.
Five Men Killed "a 8 Result OF Feud In
the Choctaw Nation.

Five Men Killed Result OF Feud In
the Choctaw Nation.
PARIS, Tex, April 15.-Five men
have already been killed and twenty
five wounded, some of them fatally, in
the Choctaw nation, and news of a ter
rible massacre is expected at any mo-
ment. Three bodies of Indians are in
the field well supplied with food
and arms, and the worst is feared.
One of these represents the Jones and
the other the Locke faction, while
the third is headed by Gov. Gardner,
and is making earnest endeavors to
preserve law and order, If necessary at
the muzzles of rifles Gov. Gardner. of
the Choctaw nation, was here Saturday
seeking volunteers, fully armed and
equipped. to aid him in suppressing the
insurrection. He has also decided to
ask for federal assistance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
THE SCARCITY OF CATTLE.
Ex-GOv. Brokmeyer Gives His Views Of the



Cause.
ST. LOUIS, April 15.-Ex-Lieut. Gov.
Brokmeyer has just returned to the
city from an extended trip through the
southwest as far south as Corpus
Christi, Tex, and brings with him val
liable information bearing upon the
live stock industry and the prevailing
high price of beef. 1.-THE supply of
cattle has dwind1ed to an extraor-
binary extent said the governor.
"Ranchmen told me in Texas and in
the territory, and I have observed the
fact for years past myself, that the
supply of cattle has been curtailed be-
cause of a reaction resulting from over
production. In 1888 cattle raising was
such remunerative industry that
millions of dollars were thus invested.
Every body owned ranches in less than
no time, and what was the result? The
supply was so enormous and the COM
petition SO keen that the prices brought
on the market gradually fell until,
undertake to say, $50. 600, 600 were lost.
Those who could withdrew from the
business, while others lost every hoof
they owned. On the heels of this came
a five years drought in the brood belt
of Texas -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
CAPITOL ON FIRE.
The Fine State House at Springfield, Ill,
Badly Damaged.

The Fine State House at Springfield, Ill,
Badly Damaged.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill April 15.-Illinois'
splendid state capitol building had a
marrow escape from destruction by fire
Saturday afternoon. The fire originat-
ed in the senate wing from a timers
stove on the roof. The fire spread rap
idly, and soon the whole immense
building was filed with smoke so that
it was with great difficulty that the
iremen found their way through the
labyrinth of Railways and rooms of the
upper part of the capitol. Ia the wing
where the fire was raging were the
auditors Office, the state treasury and
the offices of the insurance commits
sioner and the agricultural board.
Wild confusion prevailed among the
clerks and soon the halls were filed
with excited men and women.
After nearly two hours of hard work
the firemen succeeded in checking the
flames. The loss is placed at about
SIS, 900, mostly from smoke and water.
At 2:15 o'clock the fire had been en-
tirely subdued, but the senate wing
was flooded with water. The state
library escaped with slight damage.
The room occupied by the enrolling
and engrossing committee was flooded
and it is believed that many important
bills passed by the senate were de-
stroyed. There was no insurance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
EXPENSES PILING UP.

The Committee Investigating the Kansas
Charitable Institutions Making Slow
Progress.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 12.-The COM
mittee charged with the investigation
of the state charita bic institutions I'M
der populist rule is making slow prog
ress- Representative Eckstein thinks
that the investigation will consume
the rest of April and the greater part
of May. Much of the evidence taken
in the investigation of w. S. Wait will
be used in the cases of Householder,
Kniberg and others against whom
charges have been filed, but new wit
nesses will be introduced also in each
case. AS witnesses from all of the in
situations will be examined, fees and
mileage will pile up into an immense
SUM. The expenses of the committee's
work it is estimated will be between
$40, 900 and $40, possibly fully the
latter sum.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
TERMS OF PEACE.
Agreement Signed by Plenipotentiaries of
Ghina and Japan.

Agreement Signed by Plenipotentiaries of
china and Japan.
LONDON, April 16.-A dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says that Ii
Hung Changes son-in-law telegraphs
that peace convention was signed at
sAimonoseki Monday by the plenipo-
t4ntiaries OF China and Japan. Fol-
lowing are the terms of the conven-
ton:
First-The independence of Corea-
Second-That Japan retains the
places she has conquered.
Third-That Japan shall also retain
the territory east OF the Lao river.
Fourth-That the island of Formosa
be ceded permanently to Japan.
Fifth-The payment of an indemnity
of 500, 600, 600.
Sixth-An offensive and defensive
alliance.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
RIOT AT SLOAN SPRINGS.
Four Men Killed, Two OF Them by Deputy
Marshal In Self Defense.

Four Afen Killed, Two OF Them by q Deputy
Marshal In Self Defense.
CHICAGO, April 1S.-The Times-Her-
AIDS Little Rock. Ark, special says:
Reports of serious riot at Sloan
Springs were received here yesterday
afternoon. Four men were killed and
others seriously hurt. For some
months there has been trouble
among the men employed on the
railroad construction work near
the Springs, they being made
up of foreign-born and native citi-
zens- Two or three weeks ago there
was a row which for time threatened
bloodshed. After supper Thursday
night, two men, Clendening and Flem-
ing, got into a quarrel about some
trivial affair and in no manner con-
nected with the past trouble. They
drew pistols and before they could be
restrained fred several shots at each
other, both being fatally wounded.
The encounter drew together all the
men in the camp and when the dis
putants fell on the ground the pent up
excitement burst, precipitating a riot,
the men fighting each other like tigers
Shot after shot was fired and knives,
clubs and stones were used. Deputy
United States Marshal Proctor hasten
ed to the scene and ordered the men to
disperse. He was attacked by three
or four persons and in Self-defense was
compelled to kill two of his assailants-
He was wounded seriously, but his &C.
ton stopped the fight and prevented
further bloodshed. Several arrests
were made, but good many of those
who engaged in the fight escaped.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

Progress Toward Better Business Com
tinues, but It Is Very Slow
NEW YORK, April 13.-R. &. Dun &
Co. IS Weekly Review of Trade says:
Progress toward better business con-
tinues, but it is slow and meets MANY
obstacles In speculative aspects and
in wholesale demand for goods, the
week shows Improvement. Money
markets are undisturbed and little
more active. But among the
chief obstacles is the anxiety of
operatives to secure better wages, even
while many manufacturing works are
running without profit and others at
the risk of loss In B number of estab-
Gshments better wages have been con-
ceded, thus increasing the purchasing
power of the people, but strikes have
largely overbalanced settlements, sew
eral ofimportanoe having thrown about
1000 workers out of employment this
week. Retail trade has improved
on the whole since March, as the APP
proach of Easter brings more business,
but distribution to individual consum-
ers still lags behind purchasers of job
bers and such demand for products as
springs from building and other in.
vestments looking into the future.
Crop prospects will greatly affect the
course of trade for some months and
the government report had little infiu-
ence to discourage. For consumers
the worst feature is the rapid advance
in meats
For the first time in long period,
prices of commodities average a shade
higher than a year ago and in Great
Britain also, owing to different causes,
a slight advance occurred in March.
On both sides of the ocean the lowest
level ever known may naturally be
followed by some rise. Cotton on both
sides is more buoyant than anything
else except meat and petroleum here,
crude oil having risen to so, the
highest price for over seventeen years
Failures for the week were 2O7 in the
United States against 2Is last year and
81 in Canada, against IA last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
Patriarchs of America Omeers.

COFFEYvILLE, Kan. April 12.-The
supreme lodge of the Patriarchs of
America has elected the following Off
GERS: Supreme patriarch, Col l. C..
Weldy, Galena; vice supreme patriarch,
j. v. Seuber, Chanute; supreme high
priest, Julia S. Jones, Labette; SUI
preme guide, Lydia P. Firmin, Girard;
supreme secretary, ii. E. Reed, Par
sons; supreme treasurer, J. j. Pierson,
Parsons; supreme guard, P. C. Lol-
maugh, Coffeyvi1le; suprene protector,
c. d. Beatty, Dennis; supreme medical
director, j. 1. finder, Parsons. The
Office of supreme organizer was sbol-
ished There was net gain in mem
bership of 766 during the past year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
OPPORTUNITY FOR SETTLERS.
The Council Grove Reservation Near Okla
honaa City Omen to Settlements.

The Council Grove Reservation Near Okla
homa City Open to Settlement.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-1t was stated
at the land Office that the Council
Grove reservation, near Oklahoma City,
is open to settlement and those MAX
ing entries will have a prior right
when the land is disposed of accord
ing to the new law regulating the sale
of military reservations. The trans
fer of the reservation from the war
department was made few days
ago. The value of the land will be
announced soon by a commission and
after appraisement will be sold to the
highest bidder. Those having located
on the land, however, need not bid,
but can secure their claim by paying
the highest bid offered. This advan-
tage can be secured by locating on the
land now. The same law applies to
the Fort Hays reservation, adjoining
Hays City, Kan, and that of Fort
Supply, in western Oklahoma.
Those locating on the Fort Hays
reservation may not be benefited by
settlement advantages, as an effort is
being made to have congress donate
the whole reservation to Kansas for
educational purposes. The bill passed
the last congress, but was not signed
by the president. Should the depart
ment defer appraisement of that re-
servation, and congress pass another
bill, and it became a law, settlement
on the reservation would be defeated.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
Mrs. strevel Dlsappears.

FORT SCOTT, Kan, April 12.-Mrs.
Noah Strevel. who recently confessed
that her husband, Noah Strevel, muir
dered his father, Stewart Streyel, the
ranchman who was found on his ranch
with his throat cut last month, has
been taken secretly from the city, pre-
sumably by those interested in the
prosecution, and it is thought they will
attempt to keep her where the defend
ants attorneys cannot influence hel
against testifying at the trial
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-18
MORE PENSION MONEY.

The Topeka Once Receives Additional
One Hundred Thousand from the Treas
uFy.
TOPEKA, Kan, April Is. = United
States Pension Agent Click has re-
ceived 800, 900 from the treasury de-
partment with which to pay pensions
for the current quarter. The So, $780,
900 sent in February and the 500, 900
on hand at that time were not enough,
and it was necessary to order 800, 900
more. making So, 900, 600 for the quarter
Mr.. Click says Missouri gets 81 per
cent. of the money paid out through
his Office, Kansas 43 per cent and Coll
orado the remaining per cent.