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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1897.
THE. MONETARY
CONVENTION AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
IT ADJOURNS SIN DIE WITH X
RUMPUS.


RUMPUS.
People OF all classes i'll this
country have been looking with
great deal of interest towards
the action of this convention as
likely to form ulate some plan of
monetary reform. Monetary re-
form is absolutely necessary be-
fore business can revive in gen
eral, and all admit that much,
and not less the most ardent gold
standard advocate But what?
There is the rub.
The gol! standard advocates
agree on one point, to-wit: That
the single gold standard shall be
maintained.
But when it is attempted to
formulate some consistent plan
of carrying out the single gold
Standard, there is IL radical differ
ence between leading financiers.
One class-we will Gull them
the scientific cl;iss-1nen who
simply look at the monetary
question as a cold mathematical
problem only related to the oper-
alton of the United States treas
ury. They assume that the
whole question is simply how to
make the treasury Of the govern
ment solvent, and sthat the gov
eminent is under no obligation
to supply the people with a cir
culating medium to effect bust
ness exchanges.
This class proposes to retire
all government paper money as
fast as redeemed, and issue
bonds to purchase the gold to
redeem ii with. That plan will,
of course, relieye the national
treasury from all trouble Of gold
redemption and reserve. Ali
the government will then do will
be to coin free the gold brought
to the mints, he that much, or
little, or nothing. This is. what
is meant by retiring the govern
mentsfrom the. banking business
and money issuing; business.
Strictly speaking, this IS the
legitimate and logical outcome
Of the gold standard policy:
>=~ But there is another..class Of
gold standard advocates, who,
while they wish to maintain the
gold standard, and admit the
logical position Of .the3first class,
are also politicians, and under
stand that to carry out the pro,
gram as above stated WILDE. dis
astrous to any party The latter
are practical business men and
not simply doctrinaire and real
ize that the retirement of the
greenbacks while 1T Nigh re-
lieve the treas ul.y from gold
raids, would inevitably bring.
financial disaster to. the coun try
and meet with a determined
opposition from al classes Of
people outside Of the matt onal
bankers trust. 5.5=ss
# So there the al Using.
to take the only "a tiona nd
adequate remed s. for our ina nl.5
cial ills the us Of o y u silver
coin as stand "a % one this
Indianapolis conYe lion me to.
attempt an I'M hill tosiitt::
To mulate for this yeonn i va
actory none tar TEN Oh.
the single gold stand lard
Indeed, no set Of Illen we're;
more impressed by the gent.
necessity Of inn eden action.
and The sbris htest brain s Of tbeI
nat ialn were fed there
Charles Falr Bill aid
az the openiing sessii toll
you bef HE Wol;k of this con
Hention inal1 ;onelas ha1
.hns iress EIorll & 81
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26
.HYPNOTISM IN CRIMINAL
Us CASES.

tits we'll known as fact in the
history of criminal law, that
persons accused of q crime,
though perfectly innocent, have
time and again confessed them
selves guilty of it. One instance
of that kind seems to have been
before the supreme court in Den
mark lately. A servant girl,
Clara Olson, % years Of age, was
accused OF having murdered a
two months old child of the fanlj-
" she worked. for, by giving it
too large doses of opium Attic
time when the child died there
was no suspicion Of anything
wrong. But somehow the famli-
| iy seemed to have entertained
some suspicious some weeks l;;-,
ter. The body Of the child was
exhumed and although no cause
of death could be discovered or
any evidence of opium in the
body, the girl was confronted
with the charge of having pois-
| oned it, and at once admitted That
she was guilty. But at the trial
her lawyer set the defense, that
her coufession-the only -eyi.
aence Of her guilt was due to
hypnolism, that the examining
magistrate when charging her
with the crime at the first exam
inatlon had hypnotized her. sug-
gested to her that she should con
fess that she was guilty, and thus
made her confess to a crime that
I in fact. was. never committed.
The lawyer produced we'll PROV,
en- examples Of such occurrences.
He especially cited the case OF a
sWede who had confessed TO the
crime Of numbering two girls,
When.it was afterward 5 proven
that he was not in Denmark at
the time when the crime was.
IL W, + I.,l 4 ~,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26


shall lemons trate Gas God grant
that i ma not that there IS
within this bod J not S uhcient
Wisd ON to arrive at S nlething
wise and conc usive or il, haV-
ing SO com to "a conclusion
am ong yoursel ves,3it is demon,
strated that sc U care so far re
moved influence from the law
making power that@no results
come OF it, tell you, gentlemen,
you may tremble for the bust
ness and political future OF the
country. - (Applause:l ~ @
Now what was the result:
We quote from. the Minneapolis
s1floon me- =. , 81. 5=.s.
Inc iins1l oo tcome OF Of the mon OF
.etseiy conference at indianapolis Is:
- s'olie"iia0 disappointing " Hete
WAS q ooay OIL: care1 ! u .se1ec1eo
iueh, supposed 10 DC among ~ .Cte
n1ost 'lntellSeht representatives. i've
u t.4e1f Respective com n ~ ~ :,
dill laVor1nS soand -money-and
yet when they come together
'neS n"o themselves >unao 'e 10
agree upon d pan o. Hnanclal
reform OF upon the pest methoo
OF promo'ng SOUND hnahclaf
icy 'slaC'ou' l Ne cohEentlon' III
'act' Narrowly escaped breaking
up IN Il row. when may De taken
sts ahoVoer s'riklhg@ eVloence OF
Inc intensity OF leeling upon the
troublesome nnahclal ~questlon.
But it remained for Congress
man j. II. Walker, OF. Massa>
chusetts' chairman OF the COM
mlttee on banking and currency
OF the House OF Representatives,
10 tell these 3Ol representative
business men how much they
knew ABOUT monetary matters
ana legislatlon.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26
ICE BOA q ciDEN ~.
Fred 4 Kuehn 81 sousi Dan IS. Dr., s., s,

Fred e. IkueInS oss M Il % a,so.. Draunsa
s Mad isp u ~
3. AIApIsoN, is AZ
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at the Yersity onsin, WAS:
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26
ORGANIZED THE COUNTY.

Commissioners OF Co'usnl,ia County De-
: ( cline to Await Cloues. sracl nation.
s. MCINTOSH, Mimi g, "a. so.-Colum-
sbia countysis orsgan.zosl,s The county
met and elected Ing
Larson as chairman and II. O. Mitchell.
as. clerk. County officers were elected
as follows: Auditor, j Ohm O.Buhn of
Mentor treasurer, Ole K. Laknas Of
" inge egister d: deeds,s Sam Gibeau
of am bert sheriff, E. From
quist of ]. Mcintosh; county at:
storney Holster Of McIn-
Etosh court commissi Toner, j. Hem
dicks of Fosston !; clerk Of court, ". G.
ssHnnto Mel ntosh superint endent Of
schools, Andrew Troyation Of: SSiietten;
coroner, DR.. M nc Kziinnon of Erskine.
Columbia county was set off from Polk
county at the Taste ction, but the gov-
sernor has 50 far fef used tosiissue proc.
lam tion. Regard less Of this the county
Was org AIMED and the comm. ssioners,
arestil Hi king tho lecessary steps to do.
business
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26
he nnea Us riibune of5
asst thurs DAY Ne Fl nd The fonoW

IssSss and (aaeIIna the
etIeeso Ipnott his been
placed unlle be l,at1s lld sat5
If9as one eiJ d s:lE
thin I'M app 10
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-01-26
Y ours truly,
HENRY i'EiG.

Henry -Felg has also Intro
duced various popocrutic bills
SO far and moro are to come.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
Pomona at North Arson.

The Pomona grange met with Arson
grange in this village, Tuesday. The
chairs were filled as follows: Master,
Lester Holway; overseer, G. K. Savage
lecturer, Eugene Danforth; steward, w
II. Strickland assistant steward, Fred
Russell; chaplain, 7. D. Salley; treas
urer, y. A. Withee; secretary, S. F
Emerson; gate keeper, r. II. Boothby
ceres, Mrs. ID. NJ. Goodrich; Pomona
Mrs. NJ. Thompson; Flora, Mrs. S F.
Emerson; lady assistant steward, Mrs.
| Fred Russell. The committee on candi.
dates were Edgar Millay, Mrs. G.. f.
Savage, II. B. Ellis. The oranges repre-
sented were Skowhegan, Kennebec Val.
ley, Scion, East Madison, Starks, Bing.
ham, New Portland, Athens and Arson.
The address of welcome was given by
Bro. T. D. Salley of Arson grange, and
responded to by sister 5. b. Pierce of
the Scion grange. Sister Bunker offered
some suggestion relative to law per.
tanning to temperance insti uctions in
the public schools. Sister Salley read a
selection entitled, "Women and her
influence followed by remarks from
ID. NJ. Norton upon the subject, "a sol
dier's life" Music was furnished by
the choir in the forenoon session.
The attendance was large and the
meeting very interesting. At the noon
hour over one hundred partook of a
bountiful dinner served in the hall
under the auspices of Arson grange.
At O'Clock the afternoon session open
ed and the first business transacted was
comforting the Pomona degree on class
of ~ members. The question, IRE
solved, that the interest of the whole
people demand more stringent immigra-
ton laws" was next in order. Owing
to the limited time only two speakers
took part in the discussion, l.. II.
Moulton and Cephas Walker. Rev. W
+. Small gave a very interesting talk on
"The History of Maine" Duet by
Lottie Ellis ana Mae II Parsons. Sister
Bunker spoke briefly on the subject
The High Character of the Sons of
Maine IN California" 1t was very in
teresting paper and it was voted to
carry it over to the next Pomona meet
| my NncD lnere WOWlu DC more Ilne To
devote To it. The session closed with
singing by sisters Lottie and Daisy
Young. The reports of the subordinate
oranges were most encouraging and the
order is in better condition than ever
before in its history. Few men in the
order have been more faithful or devot-
ed 10 the cause than the secretary,
brother s, f Emerson of the Skowhe-
gan grange. He has held this office
eleven years and during that time has
been absent only three meetings,
There were nine years that he never
missed meeting and during his official
terms he has attended 124 Pomona
! meetings. The Somerset Pomona has a
membership of 500 members.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
Manifest Destiny.

"CharleyH exclaimed young Mrs.
Torkins.
"What is it." inquired her husband,
as the newspaper slid from his startled
grasp.
IL have thought it all out. =
Il don't know what you are talking
about "
1.-The baby's future. You know how
important it is to watch IL child and see
what his bent is SO that you can get
him started ON the right road in life. "
Eyes, but isn't our baby rather
young?"
1.-THE younger the better. There is no
telling how early character may begin
to be nodded. You may thank mo for
taking great responsibility off your
mind. You needn't worry about his
avocation any more.
And what, may l inquire, do you
propose to make Of him.
"a grand opera singer. =
you're going to let him go on the
stage?'''
81 think that when nature especially
fits any person for some particular call
ing it is dangerous and wrong to com
pei him to do something else. :"
How do You know he is fitted for
grand opera2o
because every time he opens his
mouth he yells at the top Of his voice
and you can't understand a word he
says Washington Star.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
LOOK ON TIE BRIGHT SIDE.
We Have Many Causes 10 BE Thankful If
We Try 10 see Them.

Another Thanksgiving day has dawn
ed, and we are perhaps questioning our
selves as 10 whether We have any cause
for gratitude IN the way cur lives have
been ordered The pessimist, looking al
ways on the dark side, says, We'll, |
may be fairly happy today. but that
doesn argue that may not be utterly
miserable tomorrow, and in conse-
quence he or she, instead Of being thank
full for the present good frets over the
future evil which perhsps-who knows?
may never come.
Every one Of us has something for
which to give thanks today Now be
GIN and analyze our possessions and see
II the blessings do not outweigh the
| miseries II We have health. We should
rejoice; that Is rare gift that cannot
be too warmly appreciated. II dear
one who ha- been at death door j. re-.
| stored to Us. that is another cause for
jubllation. Even if We ar Dressed hard
financially, there are clmpen.atlug -ldt -
| TO that situation. Nothing j. - bad iut
1t could be worse and though We NAV
not feel privileged to shout over posi-
| tive good we can be happy ia the fact
that it l. ut positive evil Every one
| OF Us has til power to make sunshine
in our Own and IA the i've # others
Burdens there are to bear FIR every pair
OF shoulders, but in helping others III
| self sacrifice, IN desire u be sw-rt.
womanly and loyablc our own trials
slip away and when T1a1ls.g5xfuy day
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

1t is not generally known that over 60
per cent of wood may be converted into
liquid. The strongest hydraulic pressure
would not squeeze one half of l per cent
of moisture from dry wood, but by put
ting the same material into an iron re-
tort and converting it into charcoal by
means of heat the gases and smoke, to
the extent of fully IS per cent of the
weight of the wood, may be condensed
into liquid called pyroligneous acid,
and from it are obtained wood alcohol,
acetate of lime and wood tars. A cord
of wood weighing 1000 pounds produces
about 2, $50 pounds of pyroligneous acid
and 700 pounds of charcoal. The pyro
ligneous acid from one cord of wood
produces gallons Of SO per cent crude
wood alcohol, 200 pounds of acetate of
lime and about % gallons of tar, besides
35 bushels of charcoal. After the pyro-
iigneous acid is neutralized with lime
the wood alcohol is distilled off, the
lime holding the acetic acid in solution
After the separation Of the wood spirit
the remaining liquid is boiled down in
open pans 10 sugar, Wnitn Is drleO,
and becomes the acetate of lime of COM
MERGE. Acetate of lime is used fCw max
ing acetio acid Fully three ffths of all
the wood alcohol and acetate of lime
produced in the world are made i'll the
United States. Fully $4,000 acres per
year are cleared for this purpose. Wood
alcohol affords perfect substitute for
grain alcohol for manufacturing and
mechanical purposes and at less than
one third the cost. 1t is used principally
as solvent in the making of shellac
varnish, in making celluloid, photo
graphic paper, etc. 1t makes many
beautiful dye tints. 1t is antiseptic and
much used for liniments and for skin
rubbing in lighthouses. New York
Ledger
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS The fol.
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
ing the past week.
Smithfield-Geo. A. Groves to E. J.
Tracy, $50.
Hartiand-E. f. Fairbrother to Geo.
". Further, $40; N. NJ. Webb to Geo
w. Furber, $40; Linnie f. Prescott ct
al to Philnder Church, $3.50.
Moscow-Eliiah Temple to w. S. Ste.
ward, So; Geo. Gordon to Henry Love.
Joy, $40.
Skowhegan-H. W. Gushing to E. n
Merrill, $l00.
starks-James Tompkins ct al tC
Inhabt. Of Stark, $40.
Anson--Lizzie NJ. Bunker to Della n
Tinkham, $l.00.
Bingham-Fred Clark to f. b. Butler
$1,000.
Carratunk-E. B. Butler to Maud S
Clark, $1,000.
Pittsfield-T. n. Drake to f. c. Bry-
ant, $l.00,
Concord-Mary II. Chase to S. r,
Chase, $l,00.
Madison-A. w. Judkins to II. II,
Steward, $1.00.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
A euro For Incidence.

Sugar Will keep you from getting
lazy. At least that is what a medical
authority says who has been making
some recent interesting experiments on
the source of muscular exertion. He
administered a liquid containing 30
grains of sugar to a person who had
heavy daily work to do and who was
kept in ignorance of the nature of the
experiment being tried upon him. On
the days when the sugar was omitted it
was observed that the laborer was un-
able to accomplish so much work and
that he had less ease in doing it than
on the days when he ate the sugar 1t
is said by some that person who habit
ually eats sweets has great muscular
endurance New York Tribune
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
When Man Is Dangerous.

1t is singular fact, yet ono substan-
tiated by statistics that most crime is
committed in New York by men 80
years old This is not only true of the
lesser, but also of the greater crimes, al
though man is presumed to be at that
period of his life not only III the zenith of
his physical powers, but also i'll full
and complete possession of his mental
strength, with IA complete appreciation Of
right aud wrong and their respective
consequences This condition is a prob
lem which has not been solved by the
student of criminology, and one which
is made the moro complex by the fact
that the ages of 81, - and 40 years
nearly equal it. with the intervening
years showing a far less percentage of
crime.
1t is indeed peculiar that the Grim
inal tendency should he so strong at 80,
with no such inclination, so far as Grim
inal statistics show, III as great degree
for the succeeding is years and then
another outburst of the animal i'll man
This condition is found to be true by
actual figures, and rs all statistical com
putations at which average conditions
are sought tn be determined are arrived
at by this ma.f 50 ny the student
of this subject as Wcll rs the insurance
magnate WHO ha.r, hi, rates ON the gen
eral average ot losses in proportion to
the risks taken, and does SO with full
safety pmulaV II in solving the urOblpm
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
Kennebec and Somerset.

The kennebec and Somerset Associa.
ton of Ministers held its quarterly and
annual meetings in Waterville, Monday
in the vestry of the Congregational
church. Rev. j. :. Williamson Of Au-
gusta, was chosen president and Rev.
+. l.. Mtrsh WIS selected as scribe.
Rev. II. w. Kimball was elected lhifd
member of the executive committee, the
first two gentlemen named serving also
on that committee.
In the forenoon the paper by Rev. j.
5. williamson on "The Ministry and
the Secret Soc eties,' was of great in
terest as also was that by Rev. Mr..
kimball on "I'he Teacher and the Heart
of the Y outh'. The afternoon was de-
voted to the discussion of the subiac
+" The Winters Work.
The visiting ministers were Rev Mr..
Williamson of Augusta, Rev. II. W,
kimball of Showhegan, Rev. J. l..
Quimby of Gardiner, Rev. A. l.. Struth-
ers of South Gardiner, Rev. 7. p. Will
liams of Wnslow, Rev. j, A. Jones of
Norridgewock and Rev. E. l.. Marsh of
Waterville.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
FannIe's Triumph.

Dainty little Fannie Grayson clapped
her hands in ecstasy and danced and
sang as if she had been enchanted. Then
she ran to her sister Lillian and Rugged
her and said:
"Oh, I'm 80 happy
What's happened?' Lillian asked.
why, didn't you see Tom Tadding.
ton when he went away just now
Fannie replied.
yes, what of him.
He asked me to be his wife Oh, Lii,
just feel how my heart futters. -
Lillian Grayson was tall and viii
/ lowy, and she had good sized muscle
Holding her sweet, tender sister off at
arm s length, she exclaimed
well, l don't see why you should
go crazy over that. You surely didn t
accept? Remember that we come of an
old family. Our grandfather made
enough money in the logging business
, to be able to retire when he was ii
years old while Tom Taddington' s
mother had to teach school for a living
until she got married There is social
gulf between our families that never
can be bridged. -"
"Oh, bother your CULTS and bridges, -
cried Fannie. 81 told Tom that | could
not think Of being his wife, and he
started away swearing that he would
either kill himself or propose to Clara
Coulton. Think of it If he kills him
self for love of me, all the papers will
want my picture and print columns and
columns about it, or if he goes and mar,
ries Clara see what fun it II be to tell
the other girls how drove him to it
Oh, wish | were man for about half
an hour. If l We're, I'd celebrate by GO
ing out and smoking the biggest and
strongest cigar | could get hold Of =
, Cleveland Leader
The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-25
Thanksgiving Day.


There are many things we should re-
member and be thankful for upon this
day set apart for that purpose by Ma.
tional and State executives. 1t is in
order for US to mention some of these at
this time.
NATIONAL That we are at peace and
that there is no prospect of war; that We
have no entangling alliances with other
nations, likely to embroil our people
in the calamities which follow in the
wake of war, that harvests were a.
bundant, plenty prevails in all our land
and that manufactures and business en-
terprises flourish.
State: That we have fair measure
of prosperity. While the husbandmsn
has not received full fruition for his toll,
our industries are In a healthy condition
and labor receives reasonable remunera-
ton; that epidemic diseases and pesti-
lence have not prevailed, but health has
been general; that fire and flood have
not 0eNdSidG6u Oul 1dil Siti'o, villages
and forests; that law and order have
prevailed, generally.
Town: That our people are industri-
Gus, enterprising, progressive, public
spirited, moral and intelligent, with
more than the average of prosperity ;
that we have few poverty stricken, COM
pared with some other towns or cities
even in Maine; that we have a town
possessing many advantages of location,
water power, great natural beauty,
ad quate public buildings, a public
library, are well accommodated with
churches, literary and other societies,
excellent schools, good transportation
facilities, economically managed NUM-
cipal government, and boundless OPP
portunity for work in the interest of
morality and the Improvement of our
town in many ways.
Our town is one of the best in Maine
or in the United States, there may be
some better, which we doubt, there are
many not nearly as desirable. Like all
other towns there are things about it not
nice aud lovely as there will always be
In all municipalities on this mundane
sphere, but it is not necessary or in
order to enumerate these on "Thanks-
giving day" We have much to be
thankful for and we should attend to it
today in reasonable aud rational way.
We shall be thereby better prepared for
the duties of the morrow which may not
be as pleasant.