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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

Greece is, OF course, now compelled
to economic. but instead Of making
retrenchments In the direction of high
~ paid posts with purely nominal ffunc-
tions- the government has decided to
begin by reducing the wages Of all sec
ondary officials by SO per cent In adj
ditian the national schools have for a
time been closed to save the salaries OF
the teachers for that periodic Chicago
Inter Ocean
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
Raising Pile on Velvet.

Here is how to raise the pile On vel
IRON held upside down, with a damp
cloth, lay the velvet on the cloth, velvet
side up, and gently beat the crushed
part with a cloth brush If this is not
sufficient the velvet may be very gently
rubbed with cloth dipped In oil and
the beating repeated The velvet must
then be hung up to dry and should not
be touched again until it is perfectly
dry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

Evil grows upon Us as eldage steals
upon US Gray hairs are here and
there upon him, and he howeth it not
We are always looking at those who are
cider than ourselves, and counting cur
selves young by comparison So also
the temptation grows upon Us to meas
ure ourselves against those who are
given to grossr forms OF evil than We
are.-United PRESBYTERIAN
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

Japan has an income tax and this is
the way they enforce it: IF taxpayer
protests that he is rated too high by the
officials he is thrust into dark room
and told to think it over carefully"
Sometimes a man stays there a hours.
buried III darkness and thought. and
finally he is apt to agree with the os.
fcials that he is richer than he had at
Gxst supposed. - Chicago Chronicle
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

tinted light blue. The chambers arc
ventilated from duets at floor
All material used throughout in the
construction of this house is the best
Of its respective kind At completion
OF building it viii be cleaned out and
made all ready for occupancy.
GEORGE A. W. KNIT
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
ELEGANT BOOK COVERS


- VI u D01nIy AK HODuIAH Sew
eFu1 Centuries AxO.
In days OF old, when books were lit
orally worth their weight IN gold, the
cases OF their precious treasures were
worthy the contents. Elaborat eIy
carved ivory. gold and silver plate,
studded with jewels, and equally beau
tful- ii not SO costly, exquisite en-
broidery on velvet and satin, were all
used as covers
In the time Of Queen Elizabeth the
ornamentation OF book covers was IA
vorite employment Of the high born
women Of the day, and in the British
museum some beautiful specimens are
still preserved
As this dainty art has recently be-
come fashionable, description of sew
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

Kerosene is the best thing for max
ing your hardwood or stained floors
look bright and glossy. The odor dis
appears quite rapidly if the window
is opened for short time, and any dis
agreeablenessin the handlingiso bviated
by having mop with long handl.
just for this purpose
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
Improving Rapidly.

Hopper-How is your daughter get
ting along with her piano?
Pepper She can play
with both hands HOW. She says she
will be able: to play with her ear IN six
mon1hs-C
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
An Ideal Cosmetic Box.

4 dear old Quaker lady who was
asked what gave her such a lovely CON-
plexion and what cosmetic she used
replied sweet1y: Z use for the lips,
truth; for the voice, prayer; for the.
eyes. pity: for the hands. charity; for
the: figure, uprightness, and for the
heart. love- ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

In summer salt Is likely to become AT
feeted by the damPness and then be-
come hardened In it's rcceptacIes. Ii
a teaspoonful OF pulyerized arrowroot
or eornstarch is MIXED with each half
dozen rabIespoonfuIsfm salE q .iII n,ss
be affected by the telnE xztu1s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
The Cross Axnfn In Favor.

The cross as an article of jewelry has
returned although the symbol OF suf-
fering is by no means an aHuring form
Of personal ornament These crosses
of Roman gold or even of precious
stone recall those in the jewel Baskets
Of QUIZ graudmotherz. who wore them OF
enormous size.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

Higher positions and broader ep-
portunities bring larger rewards, OF
severr penalties, according as duty IA
the new sphere IS well or Mdone-SS s.
Times. s.sss.1.z. al -. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31

tween parlor. hall, reception hall and
dining-room.
The floors Of first story are red oak
excepting the kitchen which is OF
maple.
The floors Oh second story will be
of pine. and all floors first and second
story viii be double. with tar paper be-
tween The trim throughout the house
will be OF Georgia pine All s1udding is
ax4; rafrers. 2x6; joist, 2x10; plates,
2x10. All glass is American double
thick free from defects of all kinds.
The shingles upon roof are OF red
cedar. fence flooring for sheathing;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
Trust.

hat sweet satisfaction nas said
she, to have friend you can trust"
-And, O., what a convenience it is. -
replied Hardup- ito have a friend who
VIII TRUST you Columbus COZ State
JouruaI s. .s.s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
NERVOUS EXHAUSTION.

Some Results of DR.. de FIeury's study
of Neurasthenfa.
De Maurice de Fleury, in his newly
published work entitled The Treat
menr Of the Mind gives some results
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-08-31
PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR

siding. 0. G.; round butt shing giles for
gable ends.
The height Of basement is feet:
first story. feet inches: second story,
9 feet s inches
The kitchen contains a white enam-
eled sink. The parlor has wood man
tel and tile hearth. The bathroom
is fitted with modern fixtures The en-
tire house is piped for gas and fur
mace.
The carving shown will be of compost
ton The brick showing on chimney
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11
His Dream Came True.

An old Georgia davkey had dream,
and in that dream we saw an iron
vessel at the roots of dead oak tree,
and the vessel was filled with silver
dollars. He had great faith in
dreams, and communicated this one
to his wife, who in turn told it to her
neighbors, says the Atlanta C0nStlt~-
ton.
1t got to the ears Of two practical
jokera about town, who placed a doz-
ell dollars in such receptacle as the
old mans dream had pictured. and
buried it beneath "a dead oak tree. y
Then one night when the old man
went to digging around the dead trees
in the vicinity they secreted them
selves and watched him at bis work.
Finally he came to the tree where
the dollars were, and presently un-
earthed them, and at the sight Of the
silver he fell on his knees and return
ed thanks to heaven.
Then the young men presented
themselves, had a good laugh and ex-
plaiued matters.
They had had their fun ont Of the
old man, and now they wanted their
money.
Oats all right, gen men" he said
"ter come heah en- claim whut de Lawd
send, but I dreamed it, en- | digged it,
en- damn ef amt gwine ter hol' it =
He was in earnest. He squared HIM
self, spit on his hands, and swung his
ak in threatening manner.
"You can't fool me-none er you
! dream de dream, tell you, en- |
digged ike de debbil fer de money.
Go long en- wuk for you liying'
The young men are just Sl2 out.
The old man is dreaming with that
much under his head.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11
The Cali Of the Angels.

Lynn thar, patient. from day ter day
Wearin his poor little life away,
But never complainin', an when she
cried
His mother. settin' thar at his side,
Layin' his hand in hers-so kind
An tellin' her: Mother, never mind -
Though he knowed well, an we wuz
shore
Death wuz waitin' outside the door
"I'd like to stay whar my own folks be,
But | hear the angels calm me '"
Poor little feller. so pale an slim
What did the angels want with himD
ii.
Lynn thar, patient, from night ter night,
An she like a ghost in the lonesome
light
His mother-holdin' his hand. as though
Not even fer Death would she let him go.
An hearin' the wind, so soft an sweet.
An sayin' ''It's the fall of the angels
feet!
I'd like ter stay whar my own folks be,
But they're always callin'-callin' me ~
An still with his eyes on her face, so
kind,
An whisperin' Mother, never mind"
poor little feller, SO pale an slim
What did the angels want with himD
Lyin' thar, sleepin', from day ter day,
Under the green leaves, an under the
gray
'slong since the angels took him away :!
An the mother knecls in the dark ter
pray,
An she says, when the nights are long
an chill,
She fees his hand in her own hand still !!
But she knows it wuz Gods an the an
gels will.
But as fer me, from day ter day,
An night ter night, | hear him say
DER all the comfort they bring ter me):
I'd like ter stay whar my own folks be :"
poor little feller! so pale an slim
What did the angels want with himD
-Frank L. Stanton.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11
NEW VOL. 33.--NO. 3.

ened by the penetrating rays of the
lamp, as it Immediately began darting
about in its close chamber, causing the
woman excruciating pain. Professor
Giering made a careful examination
and reported that he could discern a
long, dark object that must be snake
of at least fourteen inches. The verta-
brae, he said, were clearly distinguish
able, and, Judging from their size he
expressed the belief that the intruder
could not be elected from the throat
on account of its size without strang-
ling the patient to death.
DR.. Clarke was then called in and
made acquainted with the facts of the
case, and upon examining Mrs. Meyers
abdomen he found that it was hard
and tense, and pressed hard heeOuld
feel the intruder wriggle to the other
side. The doctor decided to kill the
reptile with poisonous drugs, and he
left medicine to accomplish this work.
AS soon as Mrs. Meyer would swallow
a dose the snake darted from side to
side, and at the expiration OF a week
it lashed the sides of her abdomen IN
its efforts to escape with such force
that the motion could be noticed even
through the bed covering. Mrs. Meyer
was suffering as she had not before
during the previous eleven years, and
a half hour after she had taken an ex-
ira dose of the medicine her tormen-
tor ceased struggling, and with the
words Il believe it dead, the woman
slept from sheer exhaustion.
Two days later Mrs. Meyer was re-
lieved of patches Of the snake skin
which ranged in size from half dol
lar to a dollar and mottled like the
skin of a watersnake. When laid side
by side these pieces measured about
fourteen inches, and few days later
a cupful of the reptiles fat followed.
During the next ten days Mrs Meyer
was relieved of the snakes vertebrae
and last of all came its head in It's
natural condition.
Mrs, Meyers pale, sallow complex
ion is gradually being replaced by a
more healthy coloring, and her abdo-
men is now soft and fat instead of be-
ing hard and distended. She says
that she is again able to drink coffee
and other hot drinks, from which she
had to abstain for several years, prob
ably because the snake kept the lin
ing of her stomach in a raw state by
its movements, so that not food would
burn it sufficiently to cause intense
pain, and she is again performing all
of her household duties Mrs Meyer
is the mother of eleven children, three
of whom were born during the past
eleven years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

As months passed by Mrs Meyers
condition became worse, until one day
her husband exclaimed
lizzie, I believe you are suffering
from cramps instead of live snake,
and l want you to take a drink of
whiskey."
After having swallowed the spirits,
the reptile ceased its wriggling, and
during the next two years the sufferer
obtained temporary relief by drinking
liquor and thus stupefying her hor-
rible tenant before the spirits lost their
potency.
The end of each year found Mrs.
Mover thinner and weaker than the
preceding one, and her tormentor be-
came more annoying to her than ever.
When in want Of food, which was every
two hours, the snake would wriggle
about, causing her intense pain until
its appetite had been satisfied, after
which it would relapse into quietness
for a short time.
During the past FIVE years Mrs.
Meyer could not retire without hav-
ing a plate of food and a pitcher Of
water on a table By her bedside in
order that she might aPpease the rep
tiles appetite during the night. She
was usually awakened four or FIVE
times every night BY the snakes de-
mand for food, and on several ocea-
sions, when she attempted to starve it
out, the reptile wriggled towards her
throat and she narrowly escaped
strangulation.
At mealtime Mrs. Meyer would eat
as much as any three members OF her
family.
She had lost eighty pounds in
weight and was growing thinner and
weaker every day when Professor
Robert Giering, formerly Of Hagers-
town, rent to Shamokin with his X
ray machine, and the sufferer decided
to have the rays turned on her stom-
ach in the hope that it would locate
her trouble and ultimately grant re-
lief. Before visiting Professor Gier-
ing the woman was warned to say
nothing about having swallowed liz
ard until the examination had been
completed and her case had been thor
oughly diagnosed BY the operator.
The mysterious occupant Of Mrs.
! Meyers stomach was evidently fright
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

"Brudder Johnsing, remarked Par
son jackson coyetously, "dat's pow
ahful fine watahmillion you am tOtin'.'
Deed it am, pahson, " replied the
deacon. But remembsh de script
uahs, 'Thouvhalt not coyet.
Il does remembah, sadly answered
the parson, "but | also recalls the
verses, De Lawd lobeth cheerful
gbah, an, He dat gibeth toe de poah
lendeth toe de Lawd. Brudder John
sing. I's powahful poah man. Z"
Oats true, pahsOn, but de Bible
says dat the Lawd helpgdem dat helps
demselyes. OATS de way ! got dis
watahmillion. Cunnel Ryestraw's got
a fine patch Oh millions"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

When interviewed by newspaper
representative, Mrs. Meyer said that
while living at Kalmia, in Schuylkill
county, eleven years ago, she went out
to an overAowing spring, in the rear
of her home, after nightfall, and drank
a glass of water in the dark. Feeling
a cold, Shiny substance wriggling down
her throat and into her stomach, she
FASTENED back to the house and hor-
rifed her husband by declaring that
she believed she had swallowed liz
ard. Emetics were Immediately re-
sorted to, but failed to dislodge the in
truder, and DR.. Hawk, Of Tower City,
was summoned the following day. He
was inclined to believe Mrs. Meyers s
story, but quieted her fears by assur-
ing her that if such was the case the
gastric juices of the stomach would
soon cause its death.
Mrs. Meyer did not suffer any in
convenience during the next year or
so, but soon after that she declared
that she could feel some foreign object
wriggling about inside her body, and
other physicians were called in. Some
of the doctors treated her for tape
worm, but all united in scofiing at the
idea of her tormentor being real
snake.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

An Indiana man has sold his wife
for 500 and a man in Missouri has
traded his wife for mule This may
be looked upon by some as an evidence
that there is revival of commercial
activity.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

Death is not slwaysa a cure for ~
ing. In nine cases out of ten It breaks
out again on the tombstone.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11
SCI'Ofula

Is deep-seated blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures i'll the world
cannot cure. S.S.S. Guaranteed purely
vegetable } is a real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. Y. T. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
Scrofula for twenty-five years and most
of the time was under the care OF the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

Children cry for the moon. When
they grow up they want the earth.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

soon found that she had real blood
remedy at last. She says: CATER tax
ing one dozen bottles of S.S.S. 1 am
perfectly we'll, my skin is clear
and healthy and / would not be i'll
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead ofdrying upthep poison
in my system, like the potash and
arsenic, S.S.S. drove the disease out
through the skin, and 1 was perma-
nentlv rid of il"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

specialist said he
could cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-called blood
medicine and drank
them by the wholesale,
but they did not reach
her trouble. Some
one advised her to try
S.S.S. and she very
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11
Us. FLEMING, Notary Public.

WILT take acknowledgements OF Deeds
w Power of Attorney, Affidavits, DEPOSIT
lions, and attend TO all b usi disconnected
with the Office.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

Snake in Her Stomach Eleven Years.

Many people shudder with fear
upon reading or hearing that snake
had been found in the vicinity of
dwelling-houses, but there now lives
in Shamokin, Penna., woman who
barbored live reptile in her abdomen
for period of eleven years. Ofcourse,
the snake was an unwelcome tenant,
and in addition to making its land
lady s life miserable, it came near caus-
ing her death before it could be driven
from its unusual den, but through the
agency of the Roentgen rays and the
services of DR.. F. A. Clarke, of Sha
mokin, it was finally forced from its
living tomb, and the reptiles remains
are now preserved in large glass bot
tie filed with alcohol.
X
Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer, olg Ger-
man women of 43 years, was the VIC
tim of the snake, and during its oc-
cupancy of her stomach she steadily
fell away in weight and strength until
she was mere skeleton, and was
hardly able to walk about her room.
Since relieved of her tormentor, how
ever, she is improving rapidly in
health and general appearance, and
expresses the belief that she will soon
be as robust as formerly. DR.. F. A.
Clarke, the family physician, who is
one of Shamokin's oldest and best
known practitioners, vouches for the
truth of this startling story, and as
serts that the reptile measured from
fifteen to eighteen inches in length
and from one to two inches in circum-
ference.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11
Our Line 'o'
for
1907!

We invite you to examine this list;
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Hench & Dromgold Wheel Lever
Harrows, Syracuse Lever Harrows,
Double and Single Shovel Plows and
Blades, TigerQr Farmers Friend Corn
Planter, with Check Row and Drill
combined; Champion, Wizard and Ii
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and Mowers, Brown Wagons, Brown
Cultivators, Bickford IL Huffman
Grain Drills, Buggies, Drytons, Spin
die Wagons and Surveys, Feed Gut
ters, Feed Grinders and Lawn Now
ers, Binder Twine all grades, agent
for Crescent Bicycles.
We invite you to call and examine
the above line of goods and get our
lowest prices. We carry everything
that is used on the farm in the way
of Implements. Thankful for past
favors we hope for a share of your
trade. Yours very respectfully,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11

Lynn thar, patient. from day ter day
Wearin' his poor little life away,
But never complainin', an when she
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-06
Wants the Notes Cancelled.

The Queen City Printing Company. In
It's answer 70 the complaint Of J. w. Van
Brockiin. sets up as an Affirmative defense
that on October there was a disruption
among the stockholders Of the company,
the profits at that time not being SUI
ffcfant 20 give 70 each Of the stockholders
an adequate support: that Mr.. Van Brock
lin became determined 20 withdraw. and
that BY false and fraudulent repre-
sensations 10 The officers OF the company
he induced them 10 purchase his thirty
shares Of stock. together with thirty-ihree
thareS held in ne name OF his son. 4. IT.
Van Brocklin. IN payment for which the
company issued 70 him twenty-five prom
issory notes. each for IS save the last.
which was fer 500. several OF these being
taken M later by new note The an
rwer charges that these notes were issued
hy TIE officers under a miss pprehenSton.
that Mr.. Van Brockiin knew az the time
they were issued that the company was
heavily indebted 90 other creditors in
GLIDING THE RiChmend Paper Company.
and was s. 90 behind IA les salary &C
counts. that the notes were procured by
him through fraud snd without any valid
consideration. The company accordingly
asks that Tire suit be dismissed and tho
notes declared nuil and void.