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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15

The Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ. E..
church will give warm supper in the
church next Friday night Sept. 18th.
Proceeds to so towards paying for
church lot.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15

Rev. Midthun. Of New London, con-
Quoted services at the Conference
church Sunday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15

The Willmar band attended the
Nelson rally at Kerkhoven last Satur-
day evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15
Spicer Items.

Quite few from this place went to
New London to hear Knute Nelson
speak.
W. A. Hooper, a Western Union
telegraph operator of Omaha, Neb.,
and wife, are making trip from St.
Paul to Fergus Falls on bicycles.
They visited friends at Willmar, At
water and Spicer. Mr.. Hooper is a
nephew to Mrs. A. Crosby of Willmar
and Mrs. Hooper is cousin to A. G..
Mardin of this place, and daughter of
Col. r. 81. Mardin of Fergus Falls.
Preparations are being made to re-
ceiVe Hon. John Lind and party in the
proper style Thursday. A large crowd
is expected ..,s- 49,.
A: D. Hagenstine is working as re-
: lief agent a Clear Lake. -7,.-..... II,
The r. r. Office at Hawick has been
closed and a. E. Jackson is for the
present out OF job. & :r5S -. 81
It is said that Hon. F. M. Eddy
will speak here the 22nd, after the
close Of the convention at Willmar,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15

A peoples party meeting will be
held at Pennock Saturday evening for
the purpose of effecting an organiza-
ton. DR.. johnson is expected to be
present and speak.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15

The celebrated Schubert Symphony
Club will entertain Willmar people on
the evening of Oct. 1st. The enter
tainwent will te for the benefit Of the
Willmar High School,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15
Hon. John Lind,
Mai. Bowler,
E. E. LOn1fnen
At Spicer Thursday afternoon.
At Willmar Opera House. Thurs
day evening.

Highest market prices will be paid
for cattle and hides at the Home Meat
Market.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15

Thursday evenings republican talk
was called railroad-men's meeting.
Irwin Robbins, resident of St. Paul.
introduced the speaker as a fellow
workman At the first broadside Of
''sOcialists' and anarchists. re
pudiatiOn and ''dishonor' a number
of railroad men left the hall in dis
gust
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15

Mount City Strictly Pure Prepared
aint. The. Genuine -Glidden Barb
Wire. All kinds of hardware. Our
prices are right-Give US a CALI
Is ~, -. JOHN LUNDQUIST & Co.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15
Marriage Licenses,

Sept. Sole Engvall to Annie
Erickson, married same day by Justice
Ramsett.
Sept. 10-Herman J. Gratz to Mar
tina Page}.
Sept. 11-Lorenz Friechels to Line
Ernel.
Sept. 11-Carl Morris Falk to Lena
Erickson. "~r
Sept. 12-Bendik Johnsonzta Anna
Lunde. 80, -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15
Come out to the rally Thursday.

Robert Bitterness has purchased an
Interest in the Willmar Shoe store
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15
Wi1lfnar Markets.

i: II. Wi11nar Markets.
Wheat 4 cents.
Oats12 cents.
Corn 18 cents. .|z |
Barley18 cents.
Flax 81 cents. ). E &
Potato toes 90 cents.
Eggs 8 cents.
& Butter Ito Is cents.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15

The County Line, the paper which
was started some time ago in opposi-
ton to the Eden Valley Journal has
lately taken on silver leanings. LET
the good work go on. >s,e -:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-15
Svea News1ets.

The L:ndgren cooperative threshing
company started to thresh last Friday
at L. Moline's place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Have Bees Conscience:


This question was raised in my mind, and
answered in the affirmative, by the follow
Ing incident which observed in the course
Of a country ramble on the coast of Devon
There were several small humble bees
steadily at work. among the many gay
colored blossoms which form a perfect
fiowerbed OH either side of cliff walk on
that lovely prcmontory opposite the little
fishing town of Salcombe. Each bee kept
to his own particular flower, as $50 Sir
John Lubbock tells us) all well-conducted
bees should do. But one became puzzled by
the likeness In color between black KNAPP
weed and purple thistles. His flower for
this outing Was evidently the knapweed,
and when he had exhausted all its blossoms
in the immediate neighborhood he was be-
guiled by similarity in color into trying a
thistle but, ON afighting, he instantly dis
covered his mistake, and flew about looking
for more knapweed. which he might easily
have found BY flying a few yards further
Instead however, he returned to the invit-
ing thistle head. and this time gave HIM
self up with perfect abandon to its luscious
delights, Sitting the voice of conscience
which on his first visit he had so instantly
oteyed.
These little humble lees we'll repay the
time spent on watching their small, busy
lives. On another occasion, when camping
for the day i'll fir wood, my sister became
aware Of TWO Of these soft little creatures
buzZtnS round and round the skirt of her
dress In such determined and spirited way
that we felt they meant business and not
mischief. My sister drew her skirt away
when the bees instantly made for a tiny
hole in the bank, evidently their house
door. Their gentle, persistent malner Of
making their meaning known to us was
most striking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

of them that he did not get into within
fourteen minutes after making the first
turn of the combination handle. He mod
estly stated to the officials accompanying
him that he did not amount to much as a
safe opener. and that there were cracks
men az large who might have done every
thing he did in less time.
The watch force Is divided into three re-
liefs, like an army guard, only the treas
ury Waterman is on post longer than the
soldier. His tour of duty lasts eight hours.
the morning. 1t is relieved at in the af-
ternoon by the watch which remains on
duty until midnight. The midnight watch,
which is regarded as the most important
OF the three, completes the triple-linked
guard chain. and goes off at s in the MORN
ing. There are only fourteen men in the day
watch, from 9 a. m. to pm. Each of the
other two watches consists of twenty-eight
men. Although, has been said. the
mid" watch, so called, Is considered to
carry the greatest weight Of responsibility
OF the three. on account Of the well-known
nocturnal prefereno es Of burglars, Capt
Talbert, the head of the watch force, is Of
the opinion that the day guard needs to be
more on the alert for surprises than any of
them.
Aid Can he Summoned.
Each of the night Watches" he said to
The Star man. lis made up of twice the
number of men in the day watch. in spite
Of the fact that If an attempt should ever
oe made 10 Ioot the treasury the 1oD would
unquestionably be attempted in the day.
time At night 1t would be impossible for
an organized band of robbers to gain ac-
cess to the building, for all of the en-
frances. except the main one on 18th street,
are securely locked after I'm. and strictly
guarded. A gang of robbers, to affect an
entrance at the main door after nightfall,
would have to use battering ram on the
iron outer door. and by the time they had
stove 1t in they would be flanked by the en-
tire police force of the District, the soldiery
from Fort Myer and the arsenal and the
marines from the barracks, with all of
which forces We have direct alarm connec-
lions.
Such an assault is about as probable as
another sacking of Washington by the Brit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

10Th street entrance to the treasury went
up In the air with roar. simultaneously
an OF, the electric lights in the treasury
went out. Lieut.. Stevenson, who was in
charge of tho watch, says-that the excite
ment among : the watchmen scattered
around the building was Of the profoundest
character, and admits that he felt little
shaky himself
Al hands thought that the plot was
ABOUT to be Contaminated. and the gas
throughout theI building was lit with phe-
nomenal quickness. For the first time in
many years all of the watchmen were sum-
moned from their posts to the main door,
ana some of hem strapped on a cartridge
Deit Tor the first time since the rebellion
When the Treasury Department engineer
on night watch came up from the sub
basement andS told them what the matter
was. there were a lot of watchmen. saws
Lieutenant Stevenson, who appeared to
nave nave known what the trouble was all the
tlme, and who only grabbed their muskets
M concession to the whimsical alarms Of
their comrades
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

the majority of whom did too much picket
and patrol duty during the war to permit
themselves to he caught mapping in piping
times Of peace. Each of them had at his
hard persuasive seven-chanbered army
pistol. None looked as if he would hest
tate the fractional part of a second to use
his melting weapon if the occasion were.
No less a man than a United States
treasurer. Mr.. Huston. once had this proved
to MIN to his entire satisfaction. Mr.. Hus-
ton possessed d somewh hat nervous tenn
permanent Near the close of his term of
Office he grew uneasy lest a raid should
be made upon the treasury by band of
brigands. which might have necessitated
his appealing to Congress to have debt
of a few odd millions of dollars removed
from his shoulders. So. for nearly a month,
he slept in the treasurer's room in the
treasury building.
One night. at the suggestion of the then
captain of the watch, he slipped off his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
WIND UNDERGROUND.
A Remarkable Draft of Wind From a
Well.


Well.
From Popular Science.
Arizona possesses some of the greatest
natural wonders in the world, not the least
or which is this phenomenon of curren,
or air Issuing from going into the bowels
OF the earth through sundry natural and
artificial openings made in the earth's
crust.
something over year age a Mr. Couf-
man undertook the drilling of we'll at his
place Everything went well to a depth OF
some twenty-five feet. when the drill sud
denly dropped some six feet and q strong
current OF air issued from the hole. The eS-
Gaping air current was so strong that 1t
pew Off the mems hats who We're recover
Ing the lost drill
me we'll was of course abandoned and
ie1t to blow, but there are some peculiari-
tles ABOUT 1t that worthy of ObSerVa-
uon The air will escape from the well for
DAYS at time with such force that pebbles
the size of peas are thrown out and piled
I'D about its mouth until 1t looks very
much like the expanded portion of funnel.
At the same time it is accompanied by a
sound much like the distant believing Of a
1og horn. This noise is not always present,
because the air does not at all times eS-
cape with the same force. Again there will
De for days a suction current, unaccom-
panied by sound. in which the current of
air passes into the earth, with some less
force than 1t escapes, and any light object,
as feather. piece of paper or cloth, will,
II held In close proximity. he Immediately
sucked into the subterranean labyrinth of
Aeolus
Just the cause of this phenomenon no
one has Yet been able to determine, but II
Is supposed that there is underground
opening between the Grand Canon of the
Colorado. which cleaves the earth for more
than mile In depth and the Sycamore
Canon. some eighty miles to the south of
IT: OF the same proportions. but much
shorter.
that the current of air is always passing
from north to south or vice versa. varying.
OF course, few points of the compass from
the true meridian. but always in these gen
erai directions, determined by expert
ment and then the STRAIT um underlying the
Quaternary Is Of volcanic cinder. This is
very porous. and in many places so called
bottOmless holes exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

ish. We should have much more difficulty
in repelling a day invasion. A large num-
Der of robbers. for instance. might walk
into the building in broad daylight, when
the department is open to visitors, entering
at the many different doors SO as not to
attract attention. At a given signal all of
them having assembled at a convenient
point. they might make an onslaught on
the cash room, where in the neighborhood
of $6OO,OCOOOO is kept all the time in cur
rency, and hold up all the clerks and other
employees in the room at once.
A Band of Daylight Robbers.
IAN attack Of this sort would give the
fourteen men of the day watch a heap of
thinking to do in a short space Of time OF
course. even If a band of daylight robbers
successfully accomplished this trick, they
could not get away with their booty, even
II they had race horses waiting for them
outside the building. They would be
swooped down upon by uniformed men of
various services in such numbers that with
fore they reached the exits. Notwithstand-
ing all this. daylight robbery of the
treasury Is much more practicable than q
night robbery, although I should not par
ucularly care to be ringleader Of such
foolhardy robbers either at high noon or
AZ midnight. There would be some tall old
shooting In and around this building on
such an occasion" "
1here Is something eerte about the big
treasury building at night. when the street
noises have ceased, and the claneor Of on
occasional passing cable car sounds 1,lre
the rumbling by of a regiment Of ueht
artillery. Ten minutes before midnight fhe
watchmen Of the mid" watch are ali on
hand at the main 18th street entrance,
ready for duty. They are required to tins
assemble ten minutes before going on most
In case there are any special Instruction.
to be given by the lieutenant of the "mid'
watch and they all make their appearances
ute Of time. apparently sprinRing from The
ground. The silence is only broken by the
frequent ringing Of the post-register above
the head Of the lieutenant Of the watch
The watchmen greet each other with GOOD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Something Wrong Somewhere.

1''1I 'IIV 1ftIHIitH
The following telegram was sent from
Atlanta TO an interior Georgia town: Look
out for incendiary. Six feet high: scar on
lett cheek limp in left leg" Pretty soon
the following telegram came i'm renly.
We've got a man what saws lie burnt a
house down, but that amt his name what
you said,''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Pauline Pry Chats About the Poor
and Money Saving.
BANK ACCOUNTS IN A SMALL WAY
Industries Which Only Flourish
Among the Conditions of Alleys.
TH RIO q G H BACK GATE s

H A V f B E E y
studying finance in
our alleys the past
week. / began, pr1-
marily, to learn how
poor ople save
money. / learned
something of this,
and of much else in
cidentally, and the
sum Of my efforts
was what all learn
ing amounts to
merely a desire to
know a great deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

| in the building The watchmen were iso-
| lated and had no facilities for calling for
| help other than common police whistles, the
sound of which would echo and re-echo
throughout the labyrinthine corridors in
such bewildering fashion that it took from
| fifteen minutes to half an hour for a
searching party from the main door to
ascertain its source.
Before the System Was Changed.
Watchmen thus conditioned might easily
have been overcome by determined burg
lars. who would have had no difficulty in
gaining access to the building, owing to the
! insuff1cie ncy of the force distributed at vul-
nerable points of entrance. The safes, of
which there are more than a hundred scat
tered throughout the various divisions of
the treasury, were largely on the old-time
lcck and key order, calculated to wreathe
the countenances of expert cracksmen into
oieagincus, smiles on account of their prim-
tive simplicity. 1t Is remarkable that with
these advantageous conditions under which
to work, the virtuosi of safe-cracking VINO
adorned their profession during the seven
ties did Lot essay to effect partition OF
the treasury's wealth.
The watch system was completely changed
and reorganized under Mr.. Folger's regime.
An elaborate electrical alarm system was
introduced, the force of watchmen was
greatly amplified. and the old iron safes
were replaced by the modern steel affairs
with intricate combinations. The golG and
silver vaults were given steel Castings around
their common shells of masonry, and fitted
with time-locks, different parts of the COM
binations of which were distributed among
various officials in the treasurer's office. SO
that the vaults could only be opened with
the concerted action of all Of them. and
then only at the stroke of the hour TO
which the time-locks were set. The neces
sity of keeping pace with the improve
ments in the fine profession of modern
burglary was first recognized by Mr. Folger.
If there were no watch force on constant
guard at the Treasury Department, how
ever, burglars could do about as they chose
with the safes in the Treasury building.
The safes are as good as any made, but
even manufac turers of safes are compelled
to reluctantly admit that the safe has not
yet been devised that the modern cracks
man cannot get into. The best that makers
of safes can do nowadays is to build them
in such fashion to involve the greatest
possible consumption of time on the part
of the cracksnen who attempt to get into
them. thus rendering their detection dur
ing the progress of their work more likely.
Expert Safe Openers.
An expert ma nipulator of safe combina-
lions was summoned to the treasury from
New York not long ago to open a safe that
declined to respond to its figures. The ex-
pert opened the safe in half minute. Then
he made tour of the building, and opened
every one of the safes. There was not one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
TREASURY AT NIGHT
How Uncle Sans Money is Guarded
From Burglars.
MIDNIGHT AMONG THE MONEY BAGS
What a Star Reporter Saw at the
Time of Guard Relief.
PROTECTION ECURED
MIDNIGHT AMONG TEE MONEY BAGS
PROTECTION SECU RED

STAR REPORTER
prowled through the
Treasury ID e p a + t.
ment from subcellar
to attic when graves
were yawning at
midnight of Thurs
day last. His access
was not Surrepti-
tious. however. His
presence in the build-
ing was known to
twenty-five men of
eXceedin gly deter
mined appearance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Business StnKnntion.

From the Chicago Record.
What made you SO ,2ng buying that
spool of thread?'
why, had to wait until some shop la
dies got through telling each other what
they dreamed last night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
Insurance Methods.

had asked about life insurance men al
every house we visited, and there was not
one who had not a dismal tale to tell OF
leys why they swarms in here like bees
some DAYS" one old woman told me, who
told me further that she had lost $50 in two
or three different insurance companies.
These Institutions send their agents into
the alleys and not only men and women,
but little children, are insured at a weekly
rate Of five or ten cents, according to the
amount of the policy. Many agents will
make the first two or three payments them
selves to get one of these ignorant crea-
lures started, and then, no matter how
much the poor mortal has paid in, IL she
fails to keep up her dues for three weeks,
she forfeits everything she has invested.
Colored people have peculiar horror of
not enjoying a mice burying," and many
Of them, 1 found. go into these insurance
companies, not for the benefit of their fam
lily or friends, but merely to insure what
one woman named to me as respectful
funeral" They get a guarantee OF fu-
funeral policy, no more than any other,
guarantees them against the loss Of all
their savings in event Of their failure to
regularly continue payments.
In competing against these life insurance
sharks the savings bank plan of the AS
ISOLATED Charities is unmlstak3bly beIefit-
ing the people in the alleys. The agent
told me scores of instances where persons
have saved few dollars, and then falling
sick. have been able to provide for them
selves until they were well, when they
have reopened a bank account, thus at
all times and under all circumstances reap
ing the benefit of their economy.
Neccssarily Extravagant.
In spite of the fact that records show a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

morning." anticipating the new day by a
few minutes, and then quietly go to their
posts. Their lowered voices seem to fit
with the surrounding solemnity. From
their manner one might easily imagine that
there was heavy fighting work cut out for
them before dawn-a kind Of "just-before-
the-battle' manner that is distinctly i'm
pI essiYe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
At Their Posts of Duty.

Each Waterman has a regular perma-
nent post, and there is rarely any shifting
of posts. On relieving the man of the old
watch the mid" Waterman takes the pis-
tol belonging to the post from the drawer
of the table in which it is placed. sees that
1t Is in proper shape, asks the 4 to IL
Waterman If everything is all right, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

From the Detroit Free Press.
Teacher-"What part of speech is kiss"
Entire chorus of girls-"A conjunction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21

whether he belonged to the worthy poor
would doubtless have resulted in sparing
me the reckless extravaganza of giving
away whole penny, and would also have
spared his baby digestion any misery the
penny may have caused him. Clearly
scientific charity serves well in some cases.
How well it serves to build character there
was nothing here to manifest
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-30

The autograph letters trsliiying to
cures made by Ayers Saraaparila and
other preparations are kept on file at
the j. G. Aver Co.'S onlc", Lowell,
Mass. They are from al! over the
world and are checrIuIly shown to
anyone DESTROYS of seeing them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-30
Instrumental Music.

will be home Monday, Tuesday,
"Wednesday and Saturday, each week,
and will take pupils on Piano, Organ,
Violin, Guitar and Band instruments.
Leave orders ut Pulford's drug store,
or call at residence, north of Mr..
Joseph Gundry's.
j. w. NJ. ANDERSON