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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24


At the window, with my crutches, as the
daylight fades away,
L sit and watch the shadows meath the
hoary naples play;
It is then I hear the music of bugle loud
and shrill,
And the Ions roll in the twilight seems to
come from yonder hill;
But awake or dreaming ever can see the
old blue lines,
And again the army marches-marches
underneath the pines.
With a tread that echoes ever in the vet
Grams heart to-day,
Marches still that grand old army, 'mong
the trees SO far away;
And I see it's banners oating proudly
'gainst the azure sky,
Just as though beneath my window it to-
day were passing by;
I can recognize the comrades touching ell
bows as Of yore,
With a beautiful devotion that will live
forever more;
And the sun in cloudess heavens upon
blade and bay'net shines,
And the breezes stir the pennons of the
army in the pines.
Sitting here 1 count the marches one can
never more forget,
L can see the cleaning camp-fres when
the stars their watch have set:
YOnGer rides the graybeard colonel. with
comrades smile for all,
That morning in the wilderness, he was
the first to fall:
T remember how we laid him meath the
dark green branches low,
And turned to meet the charges of the ever
valiant foe:
I seem to hear wars thunder as it rolled
along our lines,
Waking not the dear old colonel, sleeping
sWeetly meath the pines.
But my crutches oft remind me that our
battle flags are furld,
That where we fought the angel Peace pro-
claims to all the world
That love dement's the sections and that,
brothers true to-day,
Beneath the starry banner fair stand both
the Blue and Gray;
The roses bloom in beauty where we heard
The mad shells scream,
And southern lilies grow beside the squad
ron guarded stream,
And everywhere, this sacred day, love
gratefully entwines
A fragrant wreath in memory Of the army
in the pines.
The sound of music thrills me; they are
coming down the street,
I plainly hear upon the wind the tramp
Of many feet:
With natures treasures beautiful they
march again to keep
Memorial day and crown the boys where
side by side they Sleep
They at the window and salute me
as they pass,
I lift my hand and smile on them, but very
soon they pass,
My old, old eyes grow misty and 1 cannot
see the lines,
Though I seem to hear the army once again
among the pines.
There's another army marching meath
the heavens soft and blue,
Its LADDERS are not many now, its priva ties,
too, are few:
One by one they cross the river to the camp
where all is still,
Wh":e drums to battle never beat and
bugles never thrill;
Memorial day grows sweeter as the long
years glide away.
ARD loving nature yields her gifts alike for
Blue and Gray;
And soon where the last veteran sleeps
will creep the summer vines,
And evermore will silent be the camps
among the pines.
IT. c. Harbaugh in Ohio Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

most glad that he was sick for it would
bring him back. How carefully she
would nurse him, and by the time the
war was over he should be we'll again.
But the mothers hopes were not to be
realized. "Her baby" came home to her
only to be taken away again forever.
She watched beside his bedside; she did
all the many little things that only a
mother knows how to do, but without
success. Long before the war was over
they had laid him in the little cemetery,
eternity.
When the old folks died the farm of
more than 200 acres was left to Hiram
and Josiah Walker, to be divided equal
ly or worked together, as the brothers
might choose. For several years they
farmed their land together, and then
Hiram married. After that the land
was divided, Hiram taking the part on
which the home stood for himself and
his bride, and Josiah was to make his
home with them.
Added to the ties of blood were the
ties of comradeship on the battlefields
of the south, and they seemed INSOFAR
able. Nothing, it. seemed, could come
between them. They assisted each 9TH
er in their work, they shared each 9TH
er's earnings; they made it point to
plant at the same time; they reaped
their crops at the same time, and they
sold the products of their farms to the
same men. Their lives were the happy
ones of peace and good will.
And then came a time of doubt, of
hard words, and all the comradeship of
the past was forgotten.
It was in the winter time, and both
brothers were fattening hogs for mar
l1et. The pens in which their hogs were
kept adjoined. and day after day they
had stood together and remarked about
the condition of the stock. One morn
ing as Josiah came out to the barnyard
he found his brother counting his hogs,
and as he reached his side Hiram turned
to him and said:
"Josh, there's a board loose and one
of my shoats has worked it's way into
y Jul PCA lu1uh ~ > luc SpOtL0u one
in the corner there"
'''Guess you're mistaken, Hiram;
that's my pig; this old sow here is his
mother. You'll have to look again, Hi
ram, to find your shoat."
"But I guess I know my shoat when
I see it, Josh, and I tell you that spot
ted pigs mine. I'll git in an catch it
and put it back in my pen"
"You'll do nothin' of the kind. That
spotted pigs mine, l tell you, an you'll
let it alone where it is don't believe
you've lost shoat, anyway"
And so the quarrel started. A pig
that t.! either would have gladly given the
other bad. he asked it was to come: be-
tweenst hem. !. *,: 4 4 81: !. :...
T. At his first opportunity Hiram car
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
A FEW REQUISITES.
What Was Wanted of a Girl in One
Household.

HOuSenOl0.
The hired girl out of job cast her eagle
eye over the want notices of the newspaper.
"Wanted, Wanted, Wanted," she read in
one or two-line ads, straight down the col
umn, shaking her head at intervals as if
disappointed in her search. Finally her
face lghtened as she saw loaded notice
in another column of more pretensions than
it's fellows.
She turned to it and read eagerly Then
she threw the paper from her
'What's the matter?" asked the girl with
her.
fRead that" and she gathered up the
sheet and handed it over to the other one,
who. read this notice:
"Wanted-A young and strong woman Of
good disposition and habits, obedent and
knowing her place, willing and ready, act
i've and efficient, to cook, wash and iron, do
general homework and take care of chill
dren. Evenings and afternoons off when
possible. Apply, with references, etc., etc."
"Well?" said the reader.
tits not we'll at ALL" responded the one
looking for work. "That man, whoever he
is, is advertising for a wife, should say
from. the advertisement, and I'm not look
ing for that kind of a job. just plain
hired girls place is good enough for me-
Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
He CAUGHT On.

MMabel-G;ss4orge, ! do wish you would enlist
fessed chat you loved me?
Il did say so, but if you were to go into the
army perhaps you might learn what arms are
After that she had no cause to complain.
Chicago Evening News
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

City of Columbus
Executive Department,
10 Whom It May Concern:
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as of the very greatest possible benefit in
cases of catarrh and other diseases of the
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I have known DR.. Hartman for mum.
of years and am pleased to say that he is one
Of the leading citizens of this city, man of
the very highest standing ard character in
the community.
Respectfully, SAMUEL L. BLACK.
The old saying that "a prophet is not with
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repute, not only in the city of Columbus,
where it is made, but in the county and the
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Send for a free copy of the National Witness,
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
The Death Rate.

While it is quite true that the proportion
OF deaths from malaria as an Immediate
nual montuary statistics, yet physicians are
thoroughly convinced that it causes maladies
of fatal character, and begets dangerous
nervous prostration. This malady is eradi-
Gated and prevented by Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, which also cures biliousness,
constipation, rheumatism and dyspepsia.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
His Status.

Mrs. Hoon-What an imposing appear
ance your friend burlington has, to be sure!
Old Hoon-Oh, yes! he's born colonel, if
ever man was!-Puck.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24


No, the case would have to go over for
awhile, but he wouldn't give it up, he
would teach his contrary brother the
needed lesson in time.
III the dark days of '61 three brothers
responded to President Lincoln's call
for troops. They came from a quiet
ties of Indiana. All of them left home
for the battlefelds with a mothers
blessing on their heads, but the mothers
heart went out especially to the young
est, "her baby" He was but boy of 10
to whom the hard work of the farm had
always been more of a burden than his
frail body could bear, and for that rea-
son he was made much Of by the other
members of the family. But men were
needed, her sons thought it their place
to go, and it was not her part to stand
in the way of their duty to their coun-
try.
Month after month wore away. The
mother watched anxiously for each
mail, and was occasionally rewarded
with a letter, always from cher baby"
He told her of his brothers, of the army,
Of their camp life, of their marches and
their battles, but of himself he told her
little except that he was as we'll as usual.
But the mother read between the lines.
The hardships of campaigning was
wearing away cher baby's" health, and
how she longed for him.
And then one day letter came from
Hiram. His brother, the mothers
''baby,'' was i'll, and they would send
him home to her. She could feel al
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

her heHwas going to the cemetery, say
ing she believed she would go with him.
II guess I'll go this morning." he re-
Piled. THE girls tell me Josh has took
notion to annoy me by goin' in the
afternoon, an guess I'll let him have
his own way
After the quarrel of five years before
Josiah had built himself a house as
far from that of his brother as pos
s1ble' and at his place there was no sign
OF his intention of varying his usual
custom of visiting the cemetery in the
morning. The girls had worked their
plans quite successfully, and the
chances were the brothers would meet
az place where, for time at least,
they must drop their quarrel over a
spotted pig.
Josiah Walker was kneeling beside
the little marble monument clipping
the dead branches out of a rose bush
over his brothers grave, when he be-
came aware that some one was ap-
preaching the grave from the other side
Of the bush. CHANGING around he saw
it was his brother. AS he rose from
his position beside the bush Hiram
paused at the side of the grave opposite
him.
why do you come here at this time 2"
demanded Josiah, thoroughly incensed
at what he considered an imposition.
"And why did you tell my girls that
you was comm in the afternoon" an
sWered Hiram. II came this morning
because you told them that
Il never told the girls nothing of the
KIND, and you know it. You come here
at this time to spite me-"
The whole scheme that the girls and
their mother had worked came to Hi
ram IN minute, and stepping a little
nearer he said:
Josiah, the girls told me that, and
now I know why. They can't see any
sense in this quarrel of ours, and want
us to forget it. They thought here at
Charley's grave would be good place
for us to meet. Don't you think it is ?''
Without word of reply Josiah ex-
tended his hand across the grave. where
it met that of his brother.
Hiram he said, 1--WE have quarreled
for many years. I thought I would
never again speak kind word to you,
but beside the grave where our brother
and comrade sleeps our quarrel should
be forgotten for the time at least. Shall
it be?''
"Why not let it be forgotten for all
time, Josiah? Is spotted pig worth
the amount of happiness it has cost
us?"
ut was my pig, Hiram"
mo. it was mine, JOSIAH"
Lets call it our pig, Hiram, as it
really wasp
"That's best, Josiah. Now let's fix
up Charley's and mothers graves, and
then you must go home to dinner with
me, for suspect ma and the girls will
be expecting you"
The lawsuit was settled out of court
h.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

An Easy Victory-s<Ah," the fond mother
sighed, you say you love my daughter now,
but will you love her when she is old?''
Steadily looking her in the eyes he replied:
glance that she takes after you.'-Chica-
go Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Hines
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. DIR. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
Ninble EnOuEh.

do you think you could dodge bullets?"
II think link 50; l,ye been lodging bicycles for
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
His Trademark.

"Why, Julia, how the waist of your frock
smells Of tar" eyes, mamma; poor Mr..
Ratlines, of the naval reserves, has been bid
ding me good-by again. "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure
W. 22d St., New York, Oct %, 1894.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

), Columbus claims the honor of placing first
Collins, the news dealer, placed them on sale
yesterday. The design is his own, and the
envelopes, representing the American eagle,
American flag and Cuba Libre in two colors,
were turned out by large Autograph firm
in the east.-Columbus (O.) Dispatch.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
ReDartee.

If we were asked to define repartee most
OF us would say that it was the brilliant
thing. we thought of saving when the occa-
sion tor saying it bad slipped away from u.s.
Chicago Times-Herald.
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40
consent to spendin' another nickel in
lavin'," and MA" Walker gave her foot
a determined stamp on the polished
kitchen floor to signify that she meant
all she said.
To those who knew MA" Walker the
stamp she gave meant much. Her
mind was made up, and no amount OF
coaNing and argument could change it..
She didn't intend to/throw good money
after bad in vain endeavor to get pay
ment for four-dollar shoat for which
they had already mortgaged the farm
for more than they could pay in the
next five years.
But, Ma the lawyer says he can git
a Judgment in the next court, an then
want to teach Josh that he can't have
everything his own way. The lawyer
says he'll only need $50 more"
Hiram Walker, you might just as
well quit talkin', for tell you I won't
consent to spendin' another cent. l de-
clare to goodness, it's a downright
shame that two brothers can't get along
without spendin' all they make in law
in! It's bad enough for Josh, and for
you, what's got a family to care for,
ats still worse. You had just better
spend that $50 in buyin' me an the girls
some new clothes. Goodness knows, we
need 'em bad enough; l haven't had
new dress since this lawn business be-
gan, five year ago; neither has the
girls"
Again the foot of INA" Walker struck
the floor with thump that was certain
Yy impressive, and her husband, finding
that he could accomplish nothing by
argument. left the house. If his wife
wouldn't, consent he had no thought of
doing what he wished against her
wishes. and, besides that. the money
that he wanted was her own, the re-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

It's the man who has the will power tc
stop drinzing when he sees fit that never
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
MAlOXAuy.

Mahogany is now very generally sub
stituted for hickory in the manufacture
of wagon wheels in France, it being
found cheaper and quite as durable.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

A woman ticks the envelope to make the
stamp stick, and the man licks the stamp
Washington Democrat.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

Every dog has his day; but only thor.
oughbreds get entered at the bench show
Chicago Record
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
He COurted Failure,

ure?
Abrams SO hellup me if dit, I would ged
married domorrows.-Up-to-Da
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AulO LIS o"A HCA, oAu III AS9o IMAM 81
hours afterwards he was arrested on
a warrant sworn out by his brother.
The case went through the justice
court with a decision for Josiah; when
appealed to the grand jury the decision
was the other way. At retrial the de-
cision was again reversed, and then it
went to the state courts, where it was
tried time after time, until now it had
reached the supreme court, and Hiram
hoped to have the last decision against
him reversed.
During the progress of the case both
brothers had become heavily involved
in raising the money needed to pay
court and attorneys fees. Hiram's
farm had been mortgaged, his crops
sold to pay the same kind of bills. The
needs of his family had counted for
naught against this legal monster. His
boy had left school that he might take
the place of hired man and so save
that expense, as we'll as that incurred
by his schooling. The daughters had
done without the clothes they were ac-
customed to. They and their mother
had worked over their old ones until
they would bear no more, and then
came this plea for just $50 more. Every
plea Of this kind had promised to be
the last one since the case was first
started, and 'sMa' Walker had finally
rebelled.
II tell you, girls, something's got to
be done SOS your father and Uncle
Joshll make up this senseless quarrel
of oor,t life IF mo
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

The morning of May 30 was as bright
and clear as anyone could ask. The
country people in the part of the coun-
+y where the Walkers lived always made
the day holiday-a day devoted to the
memories of the brave men who fell in
the civil war. Many of them had friends
and relatives buried on the battlefelds
of the south, but there were but few
soldier graves in the little churchyard
cemetery at home. What few there
were, however, received the offerings
of the entire community.
.2{ AS Hiram Walker came in from the
barn after doing the chores Of til morn
ing his wife asked how soon after din
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
think how we're goin' to do it, but do
It we must emit one If Vol HIT L OIL +

think how we're goin' to do it, but do
it we must. Can't one Of you think out
some plan?"
A little conference of mother and
daughters was being held in the kitc!l
en-. They wanted clothes, and that
soon. Here was summer coming on and
all of their thin clothing was worn out
long before the last summer was over.
Something must be done to stop this
ravenous legal monster that was de-
vouring them.
II don't know as it'll work." replied
Mary, the youngest, "but anyway we
might try it"
TRY what?" cried "Ma'' Walker.
You know, ma, pa and Uncle Josh
always go to the cemetery Decoration
cay to fix up Uncle Charley's grave.
That's one OF the last requests Grand
ma Walker made before she died. She
said Charley was her baby and she
wanted his grave always kept nice.
Before this lawsuit pa and Uncle Josh
always went together on Decoration
day to trim the bushes and fix the sod
and put on the flowers, but now they go
by themselves. Pa always goes in the
afternoon and Uncle Josh in me morn
ing, and each takes care of one side of
the grave. Maybe if we could get them
10 go at the same time, and have them
meet there without knowing it the re-
membranes might cause them to make
up again.
Il just believe it would, Mary, if we
could only do it, but your pas so set in
his ways that he wouldn't go at any
time he thought Uncle Josh would be
there, and Uncle Josh wouldn't 20 if
he thought he'd meet your pa. l don't
see how we could work it, Mary, they're
both that contrary" and INA" Walker
shook her head over the problem.
''But, ma, couldn't we make Uncle
Josh believe pa was going in the morn
ing, or make pa believe Uncle Josh was
going in the afternoon" put in Jane.
''Now I never thought of that,'' and
Ma Walker beamed on her two daugh-
ters. 1T takes young heads for new
ideas, don't it. I'll just leave it for you
two girls to fix up. You've got way
Of gettin' round them two men never
could get"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24
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Nervous 3pelle and 1hat 1sreo
Feeling Cured by Hoods.

nervous bpou0 ouu s"
Feeling Cured by hood's.
my health was very poos. 1 had ner'
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knew needed medicine to build me up,
and I concluded to take Hoods Sarsapa-
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taken I felt so much better that procured
five more I am now taking the last one,
and have not felt as well and strong for
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

The lawsuit was settled out of court.
MAJ Walker and the girls got their
summer dresses, and abundant supply,
for they came from both farms, and Jo-
siah is back at the old home again to
live.
WD70rJr
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

INT you ever goin'
to quit win over
that shoat? You
an Josh have both
spent more'n it's
worth fifty times
over, an it amt no
nearerSettled than
it was five year ago.
No l won't give my
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-24

Il tell you, girls, something's got to
be done SOS your father and Uncle
Joshll make. up this senseless quarrel
of theirs. I can't, for the life of me,