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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
He Had Heard Her Say So.

That it is only step from the sublime
to the ridiculous is we'll illustrated by
the following amusing incident that
happened few Sabbaths ago in we'll
known, church, and caused no little mer-
riment among the teachers. The super
intendent was telling the wee small
folks of the custom III certain countries
of claiming the prisoners hands and
feet together. = And" she asked, "don t
you suppose that if some one ca,ne and
released them they would be very happy
and GRATEFUL" rs S.s= r. s@ .*.zz>
It was unanimously agreed that they
would. .s...:.@ z.
"And, = continued the superintendent,
coming to her point, Jesus was sent to
the world to release people from their
sins. Are any Of yuu here bound with
the chains Of Sin 2" No, piped the
z4-year- old offspring Of the minister,
s. ID not, but my grandmother il. - -
louisville Post. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
A Strange SprinR.

A mile and half from Franks, I. T.,
a very large spring of clear, sparkling
water bubbles up through the gravel at
the foot of Boggie mountain, tumbles
swiftly down the hills over numerous
falls and runs big Touring mill at
Franks for the Hon. B. F. Byrd. In the
water is substance that attaches itself
to the buckets of wheel, forming a
hard, smooth stone about them that has
to be broken off every six weeks with
hammer. Wood or bone thrown into the
water is petrified in very short time,
and many rare and curious formations
are to be seen in and about the stream.
Near the mill theeroots Of large fallen
tree, over but not in the creek, are all
turned into oue.-Dallas News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
SWEDEN.
Stockholm,

The crown prince will be present at
the crowning of the emperor and en-
press of Russia in the latter part of
May.
The king will be accompanied by his
Norwegian adjutant. Captain Dame
Wig, on his trip to the Norwegian cap.
ital in the near future.
Admiral Virgin celebrated his 5Oth
anniversary as an officer of the navy of
Sweden the goth of last month
surrounded by eminent men of navy
and state. He received numerous
congratulations, conspicuous among
which were those received from his
majesty, King Oscar II.
r. Astberg, the architect, recently
left for France, where he contemplates
spending three Or four years in the in
terests of his Profession. During this
time he will also visit Spain and Italy.
As this trip is made in the interest of
the National Architects association, his
expenses will be betrayed by the state.
A machine for digging potatoes is one
~ ~ - OVA4oAAo0OA4 ~ AOVCAAV INV OAVAO0Ss
The machine is constructed on tho
principle of plow.,; Il is said to, be a
very successful invention, the machine
notonly unearthing the potatoes, but
separating from them. all the dirt and
leaving them ready TOR market, The
machine is already in demand. :. u
a recent report from the :Transvaal
Republic brings the sorrowful news Of
the death Of Mrs. Gustafsson- ~ berg
formerly so popular in secial circles ip
Stockholm. She had no sooner arrived
- aqnth Africa than she was taken
sd the change. of climate being too Sc
were, Gusta fssou s,l,I,is & sct1arming
and aesompl Woman and lis
paprns lS mapy ..s.
Gompts1sed sawjdu Is considered al
ss1neailBnt tdeii tllt Aextt season t1er5
ss great dem ffofs it, eciiadlly
capit al s. deburg.
hlnhsrt q l55utg has rs
af sit1ss1a u pf93 which
f1s II 8 5dnsf '6.an g
q z % ts1' 6 IS IS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
Why She Pulled Up the Carpet.


That there are people in the world who
haven t yet learned that there are safer
places for depositing large sums of money
than old stockings and holes in the wall
was demonstrated recently while the
roof of Fall River house was burning.
The department. was called out, and a
squad Of officers in command of Lieu
tenant Hinckley was on the scene. Sud-
denly woman who resided in a neigh
boring tenement rushed up the stairs
and began to tear up the carpet in one
Of the rooms. She was informed that
there was no great danger, and in reply
to question said that her furniture
was insured for $500, but she kept at
work just the same and finally pulled
out roll of bills containing 81, 700.
Then she went out to the street to watch
the progress Of blaze that occasioned
loss of $10.-- Boston Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
. HOW HEY q ] plNED.

The Methods Of the English at Table IN
the Seventeenth Century.
The old English had three meals q
day, Of which the chief meal was taken
when the work Of the day was finished.
The first meal was at 8, dinner was
about 5 clock, and supper was taken
just before bedtime. The Nornans dined
at tho old Eng lish breakfast time ora
little later and supped at p. M. In
Tudor times the hig her classes dined at
IA and supped at 55. but the merchants
seldom took their meals before 19sand s.
Su,Ulock sS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
Stately Dances of Old.

The minuet is already known to many,
were it only through the inuumerable
pictures executed by pastelists, now dead
but still celebrated. The dainty gestures,
the graceful steps, the sweeping courte-
sizes, are no secret to US, but the sara
band and the pavane we do not know
much about, although they are we'll
worth being studied. The saraband is
what one might call an almost religious
dance, for it is SO deliberate, so solemn
and yet 50 gracefully beautiful. The
cavaliers, when they bend before their
fair partners, literally sweep the floor
with their plumed hats, while the la
dies brocades and laces flutter around
them like the wings of some bright hued
butterfly about to take its flight. The
promenade-a sort of polonaise-which
follows, the couples marching with i'm
posing demeanor behind one another, is,
beyond everything else. beco,ningly
dainty, although somewhat strait laced,
but one cannot be anything but en-
chanted by something SO entirely re-
moved from the hurry and ecurry seen
III Jul c04\IAO TuOu uduC4u$s 10 "IlLtOA
on the cards Of invitation.
The pavane is sprightlier, more like
the gavotte, and brings into constant
play fans, we'll managed trains and
again plulnod hats, the tout ensemble
making up tableau of unsurpassed
charm and aristocratic motion. The es-
sential qualities of all these dances are
simplicity and grace, for they afford no
opportunity for displays Of gymnastics,
of hurried athleticism, no force of biceps,
no pushing or jolting or elbowing. They
are the very essence Of easy gliding and
Of keeping time to strains Of melody,
which remind one involuntarily of the
evanescent odor Of some rare old per-
fume like those we still find in the silk
en- sachets made by our great-grand:
mothers Exchange.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07

The CHIEF meals, dinner and slpner.
We're taken in the hall both by the old
English and the Normans. for the parlor
did not come into use until the reign Of
Elizabeth. Breakfast did not become
regular meal until quite lately, and DR..
Murray, in the Oxford Dictionary, gave
1463 as the date Of the earliest quota
ton in which the word occurred. The
meal did not become recognized until
late in the seventeenth century, for
Pepys habitually took his draft Of
half pint Of Rhenish wine or dram
OF strong waters in place of morning
meal. Dinner was always the great
meal Of the day, and from the accession
OF Henry " to the death Of Queen Eliza
beth the dinners were as sumptuous and
extravagant as any of those now served.
Carving was then a fine art Each
guest brought his own knife and spoon,
for the small fork was not introduced
into England until Thomas Coryate of
Odcombe published his "Crudities" in
1911. Pepys took his spoon and fork
with him to the lord mayors feast in
1868. The absence of forks led to much
stress being laid upon the act of wash
ing the hands both before and after
meals and to the rule that the left hand
alone should be dipped into the COM
mon dish, the right hand being occupied
with the knife.
The perfect dinner at the best time of
English cookery consisted of three
: courses, each complete in itself, aud ter
minated by a subtlety or device, the
whole being rounded off with ypocras,
after which the guests retired into an
other room, where pastry, sweetmeats
and fruit were served with the choicer
wines. The English were essentially
meat eaters, and it was not until the
time of the commonwealth that pud
ding attained its extraordinary populari-
ty. Indeed, the first mention of pudding
in the menus Of the "Buckfeast" at St.
Bartholomew's hospital did not occur
until 1910, and in 1712 is an item of s
shillings for ice.-London Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07

aud happiness through q solid
system Of protection; that he had urged
the nation to do all in their power to
promote national as we'll as ,nterna.
tional affairs. TheS speaker concluded
expressing the desire that the society
relied on his majesty's cool and serious
considerations Of al quest: ons Of i'm.
portance to the nation, and. in union
with his followers hearty God. bless
the king was, given. In responding
to the courteous remarks of Mr.. Thile-
man. the king referred to the great and
important work which the society had
to carry out, also pointed out some of
the defects Of the coast defense, esp.ci-
ally referring to the northern coasts.
The greatest preparations are being
done for the purpose Of building the
tnnnel "Graverhalsen." This is the
first that has been bored with ma.
chimes in Northern Europe. AS ex-
perienced tunnel hands could not be
gotten in Norway, several men from
Italy have been sent for who are ex-
perienced in this kind of work.
The political party situation in the
house Of representatives is at the pres.
ent time exceedingly interesting, ow.
ing to the fact that Al Radicals are ar.
rayed against II Moderates, a circum.
stance which will compel each and
every one Of them to be present at
every session.
Representative Knudtzon has recently
deposited 100000 crowns in the Ma
tional savings bank, the interest Of
which sum will be divided among Mr..
Knudtzon's old employees. His wife,
Mrs. Knudtzon, has also donated SO, 900
crowns in behalf of funds and 'institu.
tions Of charitable purposes.
The "Westeralske' Steam Railway
company has constructed a route be-.
tween Tromso and Spitzbergen which
will be in operation during July and
August. Spitzbergen is a popular re.
sort for tourists during these months
and the project will be greeted with
universal favor.
There is at present great demand for
the popular slate roofing from Boss.
During the year OF 1898 not less than
1881, 003 pieces of the Boss states were
shipped to different countries in Europe
and are especially in demand in the
Scandinavian peninsula.
The ''Norska Dagbladet' recently in
All editorial, gives vent to its wrath
against foreign papers, who had spoken
of DIR. Nasen, the Arctic explorer, as q
Swede.
A paper factory will be constructed
in the near future at Kongsho in con.
nection with iron works of that place.
King Oscar and the crown prince
were recent visitors in Christiana.
The present population of Christiania
is $4,000,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
The Live Sponge.

When the sponge is in the sea alive,
the inside Of the pores is covered with
soft substance like the white of an egg.
This appears to be the flesh Of the ami
NAL, and currents Of water may be seen
running into the sponge through the
small pores and out of it through the
large ones, and it is supposed that while
the water is passing through the sponge
the nourishment for the support Of the
animal is extracted from it. :-:2.:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
4 MOLE. RANnHEH.
Californian Who Makes Money BY Hi
= Studies - i Naturalist.


''No, boys, it ain It money that makes
my pockets bulge out chat way, but it
is the equivalent remarked gray
haired, gray bearded rancher from Men
docino as he took in the slack of hay
rope that did service for belt.
"To tell the truth, my breeches pock-
cts and my coat pockets, too, are pretty
we'll lined with moleskins Within the
last year I have developed into mole
hunter, and it pays. Ihave several acres
in strawberries at Ukiah, and they need
considerable water. I used to put in q
lot Of time digging little trenches and
turning water this way and that, but it
was disappointing to 60 out the next
day and find that had been irrigating
a mole hole. I set watch on the little
pests, and I soon learned their habits.
Since then it is no trouble at all to get
them.
I'm the first place, found that a
mole never comes straight up to the top
Of the ground, but always on slant,
and you will see the ground agitated for
some time before he throws up his hill.
If you step within 20 feet of him when
he comes to the top, he will instantly
stop work and run. It's no use to try
to catch him then.
"But a mole is the victim of habit.
If he is disturbed at his work at 2
O'Clock today, be will not come back till
exactly . o'clock tomorrow. You can
set watch by him and depend on it's
being right. Well, I watch around in
my berry patch and take the time when
ever I disturb Mr.. Mole. The next day,
when it is time for him to come back, I
take my station near the hole. As soon
as he throws up his little mound Iplant
my foot behind him and close up the
hole. Then all have to do is to scoop
him out Of the dirt and drop him into
my pocket, kicking and scratching like q
good fellow. I kill him, stretch his skin
on a shingle. and man here in the city
pays me 81 apiece for them to make
purses Of. San Francisco Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07

The honey Of the snapdragon cannpt
be extracted By the common bee, which
has not weight enough to pull down the
lower jaw Of this curious flower !; only
tue bumblebee HIN ACCESS g ths interior.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
No Telling.

Ringway--Yo our sister expects me ~
dinner, doesn't she, Willie?
Willie-(lb, yes. She said she didn't
know butwhat you might sta3 to break
fast,-Life. s. s5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
NEWS IN MINNESOTA

Win ona old settlers held their annual
reunion Thursday.
Winona expects to have first class
ball team this season.
An immigration convention opened
at Aitkin Tuesday morning.
The Minnesota grand lodge, A. o. U.
w., meets in St. Paul March "a.
John Fisher, q Winona postal clerk,
has been arrested for rifing letters.
Parsons Brothers elevator at Chat
field burned with 5000 bushels of grain
Minneapolis will try Pingree's potato
patch plan on larger scale this year
than last.
Senator Davis has introduced bill
appropriating $75, 900 for public build:
ing at St. Cloud. :.
New postoffces have been established
ct SHUTDOWN Redwood county, and
Florita, RenVille county.
-Four cases Of goods sold Kaufman
q Yezmer, insolvent Ely MERCHANTS,
were discovered in st. Paul.
Walter B. Jordan of Miles City,
Mon., is assignee of the P. H. Kelly
Mercantile company of st. Paul.
Carl Neuhausen, a German journalist
of St. Paul. is dead. He was one Of
the editors Of the Volks Zeitung.
The secretary Of the interior holds
that the present boundary lines of the
Red Lake reservation are correct.
Minnesota Prohibitionists met in con-
vention at Minneapolis Friday to select
delegates to the national convention.
An application has been made for the
appointments Of receiver for the St.
Paul Mutual Building association
No. l.
The Minnesota Horseshoers' conven.
ton at Duluth, elected William Nc.
Graw president. The next meeting will
be at Faribault.
The Merritts won in a suit brought
against them at Duluth, and the plain.
tiff was Immediately arrested on the
charge of fraud.
-Four Illicit whisky stills were CAP
.tured in Minnesota within a week.
Three of them were unearthed in the
vicinity Of Pine Island. !,
The Minnesota Iron company has re-
sumed payment of dividends after three
years. The quarterly of IL per cent
and i w =! psi4 April IS, -
@. g. Gregg, superintendent Of the
Minnesota Farmers institute, was
elected president of the international
Institute Workers association.
A man who confessed to having com.
mitted q murder near Alexandria, has
been sent to the insane asylum by the
authorities. His confession was false.
Captain G. G. Whitney has called the
Republican Press ASSOCIATION. of which
be is president, to meet in st. Paul
March 25, the time Of the state league
meeting.
) Jesse Williams Of New Ulm SAYS he
killed Robert Nichols, halfbreed
Sioux soldier, who was supposed to
have suicided. Williams says he did it
in self defense. -.
J. 81. Boylan was elected chairman
Of the board Of trustees for the 21st con.
secutive year, and A. E. Bugbie clerk
Tor the 24tA year in the township cleo.
ton ct New sPaynesyille.
: - =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
IN Tr'E SMOKING CAR.
The New Young Woman Seemed to Know
Where She BELONGED.

The New Young Woman Seemed to Know
Where She Belonged.
A woman, perfectly dressed, entered
the smoking car Of suburban train
bound for New York the other morning.
The man who saw her supposed that she
intended to pass through: Half way
down the aisle, however, she dropped
into seat. The gentleman who occu-
pied the seat behind her leaned forward
and touched her on the shoulder.
II beg your PARDON" he said, 'but
this is the smoking car
''Thank you" she replied. II thought
so'
Then calmly she produced dainty
cigarette case, distracted cigarette and
wax match, and in a moment more
was smoking with all the calm enjoy
ment Of man. There was futter Of
amusement through the car-smiles,
grins, soto voce remarks and curious
glances in her direction-but she seemed
so serenely self possessed that she was
soon forgotten for the morning papers.
When the conductor came through, he
was almost overcome.
"Madam," said he, "this is no place
for ladies'
Indeed! j. she replied. els not this
the smoking Carp -
eyes, ma ann
"Well,,4 am = !! ''7ol!! is why I
Nevertheless, madam, I must re-
quest you to go into another carr
"a request with which must refuse
to comply, and which I do not think it
would be policy for you to attempt to
enforce, she returned calmly, and she
settled back in the seat with an air Of
such offended dignity and positiveness
that the conductor, after thinking very
hard for moment, sighed and passed on.
The woman did not wear bloomers
and was not mannish in any particular.
She seemed as refined as a woman could
be.-New York Journal,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
ST. PAUL MISSION DISTRICT,

An Interesting Meeting Held At
Minneapolis.
The St. Paul mission district of the
Swedish Lutheran church began its
annual session last Tuesday night at
Bethlehem church. at Minneapolis, and
closed its session Wednesday evening,
after one of the best represented ses-
sions in the history Of the district. This
district Includes the counties of Henne.
pin, Ramsey, Morrison and Stearns.
Eleven ministers were in attendance at
the session, viz: Messrs. G. J. Petri,
J. O. Cavillin, E. O. Stone, A. Sund-
berg and j. G. Hultkrants of Mime
apoiis; G. J. Carson, L. A. Johnston,
G. A, Hultkrants and L. A. Hakanson
of St. Paul; F. M Eckman of Brainerd,
and j. A. Nyvall of St. Cloud.
At Tueseay nights service, G.
j. Carlson and :. l.. A. Hakanson
preached and at Wednesday nights
service F. M. Eckman and Il. A. John.
ston. At the business session the fol-
lowing officers were elected: J. O.
Cayallin president, E. Q. Stone secre:
tary, and J. G. Hultkrants treasurer.
Action was taken to recommend to the
Swedish Lutheran Minnesota confer.
ence that 500 be voted to the Little
Falls parish, and also that aid be voted
to the parish of Upsala, Morrison
county Hereafter the chairman of
each district is to act as member of
the finance committee OF the confer.
ence, Of which committee. DR.: J. s.
Carlson of Gustavus Adolphus college
at St. Peter, Mimi, is chairman. The
next meeting Of the St., Paul mission
!: district will be held in Emanuel
church, st. Paul, April ~. !.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
TROLLEY CARS IN ROME.

How They Are Equipped to Mount the
Hills Of the Eternal City. -
The Eternal City, !" Rome Of Caesar,
Rome Of Peter, = has been invaded
again, this time BY the trolley car. The
road connects the main railway station
with the center uf the city. Il starts
from the Piazza San SilYestro and goes
up R Via 81 Ilap1 az Case and then
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07

Nothing is more silly than tha pleas-
ure aons people tate ii ,.s.ypsaking their
minds az this mako viii say
rudd thing fet tD'a pstd pleasure q. ~.
tis
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
DENMARK.

The Danish railroad companies have
recently been selling tickets, which
certainly makes travelling very cheap
in that country. A ticket good for ii
days giving one the liberal privilege of
travelling wherever one desires and as
much as one desires in the time speci.
fed, can at the present time be bought
of any of the different companies. A
third class ticket can be bought for 10
crowns, and q first class ticket can be
had for 20 crowns. A great number of
these tickets have recently been sold
by the railroad companies and 1t is:
largely due to this circumstance that
traffic has increased in such q surpris.
ing degree in Denmark.
Recent statistics show that Den.
marks exports Of pork during 1891
amounted to not less than 81, 1000, 900
pounds. This means 100000 head of
hogs. and if it is taken into considera-
ton that So, 632 live hogs were exported
besides, over 500, 900 hogs were export.
ed. The present indications are that
the pork exports of 1866 will exceed
those of 1884,
The Danish lfolketinget'' at its last
sitting allowed a sum Of $4,000 crowns
for the defraying Of expenses at the ex-
hibition of Danish horses and stock at
the 18th Swedish agricultural meeting
at Malmo. A sum of $4,000 crowns
will also be allowed Danish exhibitors
ct the information fair to be held at
Stockholm in 1897.
An English newspaper will in tho
near future be published i4 Copen:
hagen. The American consul is re:
ported as editor Of the paper.
At a recent investigation of the Cit.
liens Bank of Ais, Hans Lassen was
found to be responsible for the sum Of
5O.OOO crowns.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
Skano

A gymnastic festival will be one of
the summer attractions at Malmo in
June.
A large number of laborers in the
towns of Skane are very much dissatis-
fed with the present tariff system aud
it is anticipated that large number of
them will immigrate to America, where
they see future probably brighter to
them now than it in reality will be.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
SundsYall.

An.electric railway will be construct:
ed in the near future between Snnds:
vail and Vifstad. 1t, will pass in close
proximity to the sawmills near Alno.
An electric station will be built mid.
way between these two points, from
whence sufficient electricity will be
generated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
VexiO,

A brother.in.law of Kristina Nilsson
Miranda. son of N. J. Jonason of
Fleminghult, in the parish of Virestad,
recently died in America. Countess
Miranda has number of relatives in
the United States, a country for which
they all seem TO have a strong attach.
ment.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
UD3Aia,

The number of students enrolled at
the present time at the university are
as follows: College of philosophy, go;
college of theology, 24S; college of law,
1852; college of medicine, 1876. Total at.
tendance. l.41l.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
NORWAY.

"The Norwegian Society of Protec-
ton" had an audience with King Oscar
at his recent visit in Norway. Mr..
Thileman, the president Of the deputa:
tioa, addressed his majesty in few but
appropriate words, expressing on behalf
Of those with him, their sincere appre.
citation Of the fact that the king had
90 constantly and ardently held forth
the necessity Of maintaining freedom