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L'infrmier-preparateur s'appre-
TAFT a dissequer le cadavre quand,
all moment OH il allait lui plonger
le scalpel dams lie thorax, il Wit le
corps Sc sou]ever.
On juge IL -:rayeur eprouvee
par l'infrnier ct ses aides.
lie zouave, 9th etait reste; trois
jours en- l'et1largie, revint COM
p1etement a la vie ct, a la -stupe-
fcation des te1noins de la scene,
quitta la dale SUR laquelle il await
etc couche, ct passatat. dams Tin ca
binet voisin, ecrivit quefques rnots
Stir Tine feuille de papier.
:Reverus de 1eur surprise, les as
sistants s'empressaient autour du
mort ressuscite ct lui donnaie11t des
vetements.
lie pauvre zouave a bfen fait de
Sc reveiller avant d'avoir reeu lie
terrible coup de scalpel.
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SONT GRAND
POUR LES L'INIPURETE DU SANG


MIR. alfred BerSeron,
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ou'ils ont eu chance d'avoir pour

qu'i1s ont eu chance d'avoir pour
femme une bonne menagere.
Et celia est vrai, que nous voyons
souvent dies fermes 1narcher, apres
/ la mort du 1naris, tout aussl blen ct
quelquefois 1nieux que de son vi
want tandis que, le mari perdant sa
femme, la ferme periclite ct va a la
deroute.
C'est que, sill est necessaire que
les operations culturales soient
bien faites, que les semis ct les fe-
coltes aient lieu en- temps voulu,
que les assolements soient bien re-
giles ct qu'on fasse donner a la ter
re tout ce don't ellie est susceptible,
il est encore plus indispensable
que la maison soft bien ordonnee;
ct 81 ellie est NAL dirigee, NAL sur
veillee, celia ne seryira a rien.
En-, ehet, il faut,> dams l'interieur
dune. ferme, une surveillance per-
petuelle, de chaque. instant, de tout
moment, surveillance que phomme
ne peut exercer> OH quill exerce in
complement.
Une montre quelque parfait que
soft son mecanisme, ne peut fonc-
tionner sans lie grand ressort.
II. en- est de meme dune. ferme.
Et, lei, c'est la femme qui est lie
grand resort; c'est ellie qui tient lie
role essentiel.
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Edgard etait assis sur lie plan
cher. II pleurat a chaudes larmes.
Soudain il s'arreta ct sernbla pro-
fonden1ent rehec11ir. Puts !. ilese
leva les yeux vers sa 1nereEet dit:
-Maman, pourqlioic:est*ce': que
je pleurais?
-Parce que:je~ne voulais paste
1aisser sortir.
All! oni, je me souviens main
tenant.
Et. iltse remit a pleurer de plus
belle.
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science agricole par les lecons pra-
tiques ct experimentales quill suit
donner a ses contemporaries.
Tous les savants ct les inven-
teurs dies Etats-Unis ont, dams
leurs etudes, fait marcher l'agricul-
ture de front avec les autres occu-
pations hu1naines. N1l pays all
monde nest mieux doue sous le
rapport des revues ct publications
agrico1es ct MULE part ailleurs, on
a su nieux perfectionner les ma
chimes ct outillages necessaires
aux travailleurs dies champs.
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l'Agricuture aux Gu.
Du "Pionn1e1".

Du "Pionnl err.
Pour bien apprecier. les >progres
economiques de la republique vol
sine, il faut Sc rendre compte du
role preponderant. guy joue Pin
dustrie agricole.
En- exan1inant les statistiques de
LA production rationale aux. Etats-
| U1lis, on trouve que c'est Ia culture
du sol qui constitute le principal
facteur de la richesse.
Non settlement les agriculteurs
americans nourissent 77,5I9,232
habitants de leur waste pays, nais
lis fournissent encore a l'exporta-
ton son plus fort element.
/ D'apres les donnees publiees par
lie gouvernement de Washington,
lie total des expectations pour l'ex-
ercice qui Went de fnir, represente
une valeur de $1,2oo,ooo,ooo; or,
sur ce montant, les produits agri-
coles fgurent pour une somrne de
/ $8oo,ooo,ooo
Les produits dies manufactures
ct dies mines ne fgurent que pour
100000 900 dams le chifre DIES ext
portations.
Dun autre cote, les importations
des Etats-Unis Sc sont elevees a
$6oo,ooo,o durant le meme exer-
cice, c'est-a-dire qu'elles on excede
de $2oo,ooo,ooo ce que les mines ct
les manufactures ont pu llvrer a
lexportation.
Sans lie secours DIES exporta-
tions agricoles, les Etats-Unis ver-
raient done la balance du COM
merce tourner contre eux ct lis Sc
trouyeraient en- presence dun de-
fcit de $2oo,ooo,ooo.
Mais, grace a l'agriculture, nos
voisins ont vendu a l'etranger 400
millions de plus qu'ils no lui ont
achete,
Ce mag11ifque surplus, lis lie dol
vent a l'exploitation intelligente du
sol.
On con1mettrait done une grave
erreur en- assignant aux arts mer-
cantiles lie merite de la prosperite
chez nos voisins. La, CONNIE all
leurs, c'est le revenu de la terre
q11i for1ne la cause majeure de la
fortune publique.
Les americans ont toujours falt
les plus grand efforts pour prote-
gers leurs industries manufacture
eres, mais l'agriculture ma jamals
etc negl1gee par leurs NOMINEES
d'etat.
L'un des Peres de la Patrie,
Benjamin Franklin, est aussi cele-
bre par rimpulsion quill communi-
qua a la culture amelioree du sol
que par la sagesse don't il fit preuvc
en- polissant la nouvelle constitu-
tion de son pays.
ST Franklin ouvrit la vote a tous
!. les electricians modernes en- matt
risant la foudre, il prelude aux
merveilleux developpements de Ia.
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rit6es, la constipaton les de tete destomac de
rens dec c6tes, de- douleurs danse basventre, les
6tourdssemens nervositees; les maladies parcuares
au enlargement d'agej bourdonnement du sang, frei-
deurs des peds ct des mains, ees sont dune grande
eicace avant ou apres la naissance dun bebe elles
aident beaucoup la formation des jeunes files.
Mile. Zephirine Bergeron demerne au. No: 10 rue
Shannon Montreal. Depuis cinq ellie soufrait de
faiblesse feminine, compqu&e de maladies de la peau
Les Pilues Rouges du DR. Coderre seues FONT queries
de toutss maladies Son PEREZ qu est tres heureux
de la guerison de sa file, signe CONNIE temoin, ct
ajoute :-7s seslenoen ie denne autorisation q
ma file de signer lie temoignage, mais suis content
de signer 1notmeme pour certer que eschoses ditcs
dams lie present temognage sont vraies ct de plus je
e permets sa Photographic dams les journaux."
Mile Bergeron dit: "Depuis lage de ans que
"je SQUIRE de pmpuret6 du sang, j'etas tres fable,
=" avais de errbles palpations du coeur e soufras
beaucoup chaque mois, javais lie corps sensible,
'avais NAL c6tes, ct reins presque continued
Element, javas NAL la tete, mes wires ne pouvaen
"pus digerer, tout celia j'etais couverte darcu
ses dartfes parfois etais malade pour etre
"lt, lie courage seul retenait Je nh6site pas de
"certier one les Pues Rouges du DR.. Codere seules
"'ont guere, je suis mantenant rarfaitement bicn,
"c'est 81 je n'avais pas etc maade. Ja
"mande les Pilues Rouges du DR.. Coderre Mile.
Rosa Dubrule, ct a plusieurs de mes amies les
Pilues Rouges du DR.. Coderre, sont grand remede
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:Bureaux No: Is 2eme RusNpgd.
lille. Zephirine Bergeron

Est guee daes de fesse es Rogs du DR. Cde
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r'E#ANGE
LA I.A1CIsxT1oN Il IGNORANCE DU
Nom DE DIEU

M. Goppse s'efraie dams un
i1our11al fort leger, lie "Journal," du
.grand nombre d'enfants francais
'qui, apres 20 ans de laicisation, ig-
'a1orent .jusqu'au nom de Dieu ct
me prient plus.
'fParmi tous les spectacles que
petit 6tfrir le~genre human, EN- est
idlyun plus aimable,' plus doux, plus
touthant, ,Gque Tenfant en- priere?
Sa mere Ta>mis a genoux dams son
giron, lie :tieht e-nbrasse ct Joint ses
petites mains sous les siennes. Ellie
aui fait redire une tine, les paroles
de la courte oraison,-s'il est tout
petit, c:quelques mots settlement,
par exen1ple, lie cri nalf: Mon
Dieu, je vous donne mon coeur J?
et, sill est un peu plus grand, lad-
unirable texte du 'Notre Pere" ou
de deTicieux appel 'Je vous salue
.Marie!'
Isl c'est 1e matin, lenfant leve
lies yeux vers l'azt1r du ciel, ct ces
deux puretes Sc conte1nplent. Est
ce 1e soir, pres de la lampe voilee,
dams la c11ambre tiede ct calme?
*'Alors il se1nble que, dams Pom
bre, derriere la blancheur DIES II
deaux, un ange Sc tient imnobile
ct a.siste, pour aller en- temolgner
dams lie paradis, a Get adorable: acte
de fol"
I'm jeune vicafre, jete all 1ende-
main de son ordination dams une
paroisse popnleuse de Paris, de-
clare a M. Coppee qu'un tiers :seu-
dement, DIES enfants mes dams cette
paroisse ont etc baptisees ct que
c'est tune ninoritG plus fable qui
frequente le catechisme ct ,quelque
instruction re1igiense.
On proscrit avec he cruciflx lie
catecl1isme monument du fana-
tisme et de la superstition" ct on
IA remplace par de petits manuels
qui parlent surtout de leurs drolts
a de petits citoyens aux culottes
dendues.
Ces opuscules dedies a penfance
Sc recommandent en- general, dit
l'academicien, par leur insigne
niaiserie.
"tDans Pun d'eux, au-dessous
dune image OH l'ont volt TN beau
monsieur passer dams I'm tilbury,
pres dun vieux bonhomme en-
train d'empierrer la route, j'ai III
'cette legende: "Devant lie suffrage
:1niyersel, M. 49,, n1algre sa gran
,de fortune, est legal du canton
i1lier."
'sCette :lecon de chooses ma lais-
:sg .reveur, car je sais for bien que
,u,,a11d ais ;auront vote Fun ct
l'autre "a leur guise, le monsieur au
tilbury contirruera de jour de sa
;grandc fortune ct que lie cantonnler
scassera des cailloux CONNIE aupa-
ravant; ct je me demande 81 lie ca
tecl1isme nest pas plutot dams le
vrai, lie pauvre vieux catech1sn1e,
rqui considere bien, l,1i aussi M#**
ct lie cantor1nier CONNIE egaux de-
vant la mort, nais qui conseille att
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premier d'etre charitable, ali Sc
cond de Sc resigner, combat chez
Fun regoisrne ct lorgueil, chez
l'autre la revolte ct l'envie ct ms
taure, de cette faeon, en- ce bas
monde, I'm peu de bonheur ct de
Justice, en- attendant 1nleux dams
:f'antre:'
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L'amphitheatre de Ihopital mi
litaire d'Alger a etc lie theatre
dune scene tres dra1natique.
Depuis trois jours etait etendu
sur les dalles de la morgue lie ca
davre dun zouave 'qui devait etre
autopsie.
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Une ieune file qui Sc volt tout-a-
coup couverte de dartres, de boutons,
de pustules, ct autres maladies
de la peau, doit etre bien decoura-
gee, car ellie ma plus rien de sa beaute
naturelle.
>Ces eruptions sont dues a l'impurte
du sang, une femme ainsi aff1igee est
!dans une condition dangereuse, lente-
ment, mais snrement la vitalite dispa-
rait, lie systeme. nerveux est affecte, ct
lie corps devient une, proie facile pour
un grand nombre d'autres. maladles
plus graves. Dams ce. cas- Faction par
l'usage des Pilules Rouges> du Or.
Coderre doit etre Immediate.
Les Pilules Rouges du DR. Codere>
sont specialement pour les maladies
des fernmes, elles rendentl les femmes
fables fortes, les joues pales roses, les
yeux ternes luisants, elles font du sang
pur, fort, richie, rouge! Eles guerissent
l. bo,~ ,,oo1 1or~orrb6o: 1nc 1rr6u,11 10.
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ST vous soufrez depuis longtemps, ,ete que ;votre
medecn ma pas pu gu&rir, nesperez pas que une
ou deux boies de Pilues puissent gu@rr prenez
en- assez pour eur donner chance d'agr votre
raladie en- meme temps consulez notre :Medecln Spe
calste vous pouvez le consuer absolument pour nen
ecrivezui une description complete de votre maladie
ne lui cachez ren navez zlena cralndre, toues
lettres adressees .au Dep. MedicalE :Boite--23O6,
Montreal sont ouvertes par ui, et tenueS .ccnhden
tieles par lu donnera I'm grand nonbre de con-
ses qui 81 vous les. suvez bien, aderont beaucoup
votre guerson.
Rofusez CONNIE imitation stoutes' les pilues
rouges que lon vous ofre a la douzane au cent, ou
25c. la bofte, meme lorsque lon vous dit qu'eles
son les veritabes Pilues Rouges du Dr. Coderre, ou
qu'ees sont aussi bonnes un grand nombre de mar
chands font celia dams lie seu but de falre un peu plus
dargent sur votre achat. Nous lemons vous faire
savoir que ces pules des imatons ct qu souvent
contennent de la morphine de la sychnine ct de arse
mic ces drogues sont dangereuses, reusez toutes l-
tations, ST pouvez pas vous procurer les
Pilues Rouges du Dr.. Coderre chez votre narchand,
envoyezous 5oc. en- tmbres canadens ou americans,
pour une bo1te, ou $3.50 Far lcttre enregstee, GU
mandat-pose, pour six boes. Nous les envoyons par
tout par la mal]e Canada ct aux Etas-Onls pas de
douane payer Faites enregstrer toutes vos letres
contenan de largent donneznous votre adresse-eom-
pete atm devitcr tont re,ard. Adressez:
ClE CHIAi|QJE FRANCO C0ANERCANE. Bote 1906 Montreal.
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Z. pour les femmes malades." MADE
Mo1sELLE ZEPH1R1NE BERGERON, 10
Rue Shannon, Montreal.
LIE portrait ct l'adresse de Made
moiselle Zephirine Bergeron que nous
publions aujourd'hui, sont.>. ceux qui
nous ont ete.donnes en- meme, temps
que lie t6moignage. ST vous ne receyez
pas de r&ponse ,en luis :&crivant, ou~sl
vous ne.'la; trouvez pas. chez ellie, en-
allant la yoir, cest qu'elle aura deme-
nagee. Dams ce cast .ecrivez+nous,
nous ferons notre possible pour'vous
METRE en- communication avec Mile.
Bergeron, atm de bien .vous prouvez
que les guerisons. obtenues par les
Pilules Rouges du Dr.. Coderre sont
vraies. Tous nos temolgnages *:sont
vrais, men ,doutez pas. Jamais nous
nous permettons de publier le >por-
trait ct. lie: temoignage dune: fem
me gu6rie sans son consente-
ment
Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04
A SPLIT THREATENED.

There is a decided split in the repub-
lican party as represented by senator's
and members of the house. Wash
ington is the storm center and trouble
is brewing thick and fast. One strik-
ing feature of the contest is that ad-
ministration newspapers are publish
ing the facts and seem inclined to urge
on the merry war. This can only be
explained on the theory that the gold
clique have declared unrelenting war
on all silver republicans and are full
ly prepared to kick them out of the
party with neatness and dispatch. In
discussing the present situation a gold
advocating newspaper says:
"The latest news from Washington
shows clearly that an effort is to be
made by the bimetallic and silver re-
publicans in congress to force Secre-
tary Gage out at the cabinet. They
have already begun their war upon
Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04


beautiful, glittering star. AS they
knew all the stars Of the heavens they
were filed with wonder On seeing this
new: star. They, at last decided that
some great event had come to pass
and that this star had been sent as
messenger, to tell them of it.
AS they were learned, they scar ched
the old books Of Jewish Scripture un-
TIL they found these words, "There
shall come a Star out Of Jacob, and a
sceptre IA king) shall rise out of
Israel" And once again, "Arise,
shine, for thy light is come, and the
glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. :"
They talked about it and came to the
conclusion that the King must have
come, or this star would not have been
there.
AS the Bible says, three kings from
the Eastern lands went to Him with
presents of gold and fine perfumes.
These were presents, such as only
kings give and receive, but these people
thought that the king must be mighty
indeed, if even the stars gave the
tidings of His birth.
Twas long way from their king
dom to Judea. A long time was need
ed for the journey, but they did not
mind it, thinking only if they might
find Him: for whom they were looking,
King of the Jews. They we're guided
by that star, Which shown over the
stable, where Jesus lay.
The shepherds, after thinking what
the angels had told them, also went
into Bethlehem to seek Jesus. They
found Him lying in a manger, with
His mother, Mary and Joseph stand
ing by. They Immediately fell down
and worshipped Him.
Let our Christmas, this year, be
what it should be in remembrance of
the Nativity of Christ.
| STELLA .GILGER.
Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04
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Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04
TUESDAY, JAN. 4TH, 189
HOl 1898.

Wlllmar TRIBUNE extends to its
readers cordial New Years greeting.
While everything may not be all that
any of US may wish there is on the
whole no real cause for us out here to
complain, when we compare our con-
dition with other parts of the country,
or other lands.
A half decade of panics and attiic-
tions of various kinds has passed
over this country-e especially the West.
Part of this sorrow and trouble is due
to our carelessness and easy going
methods of business. Oily tongued
agents and confidence men OF every
band had secured this region during
the good times and induced our peo-
pie to buy not only much more than
they needed of every useful thing, but
for millions and millions of dollars of
absolutely useless trappings. The
bankers and business men had been
too free, altogether too free, to extend
credit to many of our people. AS a
consequence the West was deluged in
debt in 1928 when the crash came:
and the panic swept over this section
of the country like the southwestern
hot winds over a South Dakota wheat
field in the middle of July. It left the
stubble, but the kernel of our pros
perity was gone glimmering for good,
for a while at least. The first thing
the people did, and naturally So, was
to denounce the system of economics
that allowed such a condition to be
possible. Reform, political and other
wise, was demanded. But the East,
Wall street, and Treadneedle street,
laughed at us, called us fools, and ad-
ded insult to injury by charging us
with dishonest impulses and motives
because we complained of our misfor-
tunes and sore distress. -:
But perhaps this is all for our own
benefit in the end. We out here have
learned a lesson, we hope, during the
last four or five years. We have
learned that we must get out of debt;
get out OF debt if we have to go bank
rupt the rest of our lives. We have
learned that paying interest to for
eign capital is slavery, really worse
and more inhuman than African sl&v-
cry. We say we hope our Western
people have learned this lesson. II
they have than all is we'll for the
future. Then the West is saved.
And if any Individual haven't learned
this lesson then he is over the hill on
the road to poor house, no matter
what position in society he occupies at
present.
Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04

the. secretary, and they threaten Is car
ry on hostilities without quarter after
the resembling of congress. !. =
"The agile and eloquent Wolcott is
at the head of the conspiracy. and he
is backed up by Chandler, Teller and
a number of others, chiefly from the
West. Some members of the admins
tration who are more interested in hay
ing things run along peacefully. than
they are in carrying out the mission
of the republican party help along
this warfare by a. mild species OF
'backcapping.'
"Secretary Gage has drawn all the
fire of the silver men and the reaction
lists within the party, and from this
time forward will be the centre of at.
tack. The onslaught upon Charles
Page Bryan's confirmation as minis
ter to China, which is to be made most
desperately in the senate after the
holidays, is a part of the plan.
Truly the situation is embarrassing
The fight is within the republican par.
ty. The men who believe in bimetal.
lism, who think that platform pledges
should be carried out, are fighting the
gold clique who believe in nothing bu
gold, interest-bearing bonds, and
bank notes guaranteed by the office
furniture of the banks. Broad Axe.
Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04
Advertised Letters.

Willmar, Mimi, Jan. 3, 1898.
Anderson, Aug. w
Borg, Mrs.
Bordson, Ell: NJ.
Dahl, Mr.. John
Domark, Mr.. Dick
Houston, II: r.
Hurd, Mrs. E. E.
jacobson. Miss Justa
Jonsen, Mr.. w. L.
Parson, Miss Hattie-c. p. Parson
Peterson, Miss Amanda
Strand, Mrs. Carrie
Swenson, K.
Teryk, Mr.. James
Thorson, Mr.. Andree
Timmons, MI. j. w.
Wilton, Miss Ella
- S. E. STAFsi5EkRY, P. M.
Willmar tribune., 1898-01-04

At the time of the birth of Christ, all
the world was at peace. It had not
been so for many years. Before this
the Roman army had been cQnquertng
so much land, that there was war in
some part of the vast empire most of
the time.
Augustus of the Caesars, was king
at Rome and under him. was Herod,
the Great. who presided over the king
dom of Judea. Judea was tribu-
tary Of Rome. In Luke II it is writ
ten, ''And it came to pass in those
days, that there went out decree
from Caesar Augustus, that all the
world should be taxed.' This .Qc-
cured in that time of peace.
The census, in Judea, was carried
on in the Jewish way, as was ordered
by Herod. It was not as it is now,
where the persons are enrolled at
their own homes. There, they were
divided into tribes; it was law, that
all the people had to be enrolled at
their chief cities.
Nazareth was a. town of Galilee.
Joseph and the Virgin Mary lived at
Nazareth. They belonged to the tribe
of Judah, and the house of David.
The lefty of David" was Bethlehem,
SO thither they must go to be enrolled.
They therefore departed.
All these events must have been
ordered by God, because in the Old
Testament it was written that the
Messia iah should come out of Bethlehem.
When they arrived at Bethlehem
Joseph took Mary to the inn, but as
people from all parts of the country
had come to be enrolled also, no room
was to be found. They therefore
slept in a stable, and here Jesus Christ
was born, having the manger for his
cradle.
At this time the sheperds in the
fields were tending sheep, which they
we're going to sell, for the use of sacri-
fees of the Temple. They were fright
ened by the appearance Of an angel.
The angel said, "Fear not, for behold
l bring you good tidings Of great JOY,
which shalt be to all people. For un-
to you is born this day in the city Of
David, a Saviour which is Christ the
Lord" The angel was then joined by
more angels, and all together they
sang a hymn in praise of God. The
vision faded and the shepherds were
left alone. They were naturally much
amazed and very much frightened.
We read these words from six hum
dred years before Christi. "Behold
darkness shall cover the earth, and
gross darkness the people,; but the
Lord shall arise, and His glory shall
be seen. And the Gentiles shall come
to Thy light, and the Kings of the
brightness of Thy rising.'' This was
all fulfilled now, for Gods chosen
people were no longer true.
One night, some learned men looked.
at the heavens, aud beheld there a