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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

& Since reading in the newspapers 81 the
Kissing bug and his doings ali the people IN
rural Maine have taken to capturing bugs
andinsects0f all sorts and bringing the speci-
mems to town for examinatio BY neWspa-
per men and naturaiists Countless are the
kinds of bugs that have been taken 81 to
Bangor in bottles, boxes and preserve Jars,
and the captors all seem to be sorely dis
appointed when told that instead Of the gem
uine kisser they have d moth killer, q lace
winged sor solnething quite Common ard
harmless. Ss s.s.5g I .z. 4. s<
"a man came from, Veazie to Bangor the
other day with q ferpcious- looking bug
corked up in q preserve jar AID claimed the
bug in that part Of the country. It was not
the famous kissing bug that he had, but ma
tive bug somewhat resemblingsa small lob
ster with wings, ssfr.ss@. T.
II don't care a hang" declared the Veazie
man, when told that he must try again.
t.These fellers kin lick the stuf1in' out of
Sunkhazers, and that's what none of your
common; bugs kin do
Bangor know what a .Sunkhazer" is like.
It is aferocious big fly that infests the flats
and meadows about Sunkhaze deadwater,
q place in the Penobscot river where the
water is slack and where millions Of logs
ate RATED. The Sunkhazers are the pest
Of the loggers, upon whom they feast to
their hearts content, and nothing can drive
the famed mosquitoes of jersey, and any
Maine man will back one of them against q
dozen kissing bugs ina fair tstand-up fight
Maine folks have, probably, no kissing bugs
but SO long as the Sunkhazers survive they
| will not feel lonesome.-N.Y. Sum-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
CHRONIC WEATHER KIcKERs
The Lunchroom,. Philosopher Gives
His Views ON Mankind In
General. .u r, .. .-s

,'tD'je ever notice. said the lunchroom
philosopher, "what never-contented lot O.
pinheads we are? Now, it seems no time
at all since was a-rarin' around and kickin'
like blazes because the leaves and crocuses
didn't appear on schedule time. I believe
blamed my wife for it. I was go dead sick
and tired Of chilly blasts and my olive green
top-coat that sort O held her personally
responsible for the backwardness of the
lilacs and daisies and pansies.. told he1
that I wanted red-hot, sizzling weather, and
lots Of it-that for all cared ding the sur
could go on sizzling forever. Now I find
that I'm sick of the summer. I find myself
longing to hear the leaves swirling in the
bitches and to have the fire lighted in thu
latrobe. ]. find that I want to take brisl
walks in the sharp, chilly air. I find thai
I'm hungry for buckwheat cakes and sau
sage. I'm tired O. beer. I'm weary of cal
riding out in the country. Durn it all!
want snow three feet high, billiards. of it
and lwant the theaters and the hot Scotches
And along toward the end of next Februar.
III be chewing the rag, in the same old way
about moving to some tropical country
where can get warmed up and be fame,
BY balmy zephyrs, and all that kind o. bleat
We don't know what we want. We evel
get sick of seasons that we long for, mucl
as kids get sick of their painted Noah
arks or tin soldiers" -Washington Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

esota
DeeanS ne 8 : mac smith 8 snelper.
svnen SaPt. e s, hianHsas q, com m.
mana q me taael b ne was thy small.
est man 10 s e ture On that ship
Fall 3 River MASS: lover has Sc
cured e writ from court to compel the
parents OF his sweet heart to permit the
latter 70 j. wed IS him. .s= n
& 8 s;Lay q l(Ky. man fell from .
small Is fight of steps and struck the side
Ct 4, his : head On the pavement. The blow
deprived him of sight = ..{%. .s<:
a Waldoboro (Me.) bachelor, while
watching beside the couch Of his sick
father this winter, has made three as
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
Cody Called for q Cut.

Col. Cody. the eminent scout, helped to
build church at North Platte, and was per-
suaded by his wife and daughter to accom-
pany them to the opening. The minister
gave out the hymn, which commenced with
the words: "0h, for ten thousand tongues
to sing, etc; The organist, who played by
had to try again. "A second attempt ended
like the first in failure. "Oh, for ten thou.
sand tongues to sing my great" came the
opening words for the third time, followed
by, a squeak from the organ and relapse
INTO painful silence. Cody could contain
himself no longer. and blurted out: .Start
II at flye thousand, and mebbe some Of the
TEST I OF US can get in" - San Francisco
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
!: Thro,vv;r & s. Z T Il at cats.

A1SgxTAM& aAUtMBN ~ OUex1s
'.It's q long time. : said MI. Glimmef<'
ton, s.since I've read any thing in; the
papers sabput throwing things at cats.
There used to be frequent mention
about how men threw boot Jacks, boots,
water pitchers, coal scuttles and fro
tongs at them. i knew man. myself
once that threw q lighted lamp at cat.
on q fence. He never touched the cat,
but set the fence afire and had to pay
I But the custom has not fallen al
together into disuse. There Is q cat ii
our neighborho that walks along the
back fences atnight, weeping and wall
ing in q manner most distressing to
hear. For p long time these unpopular
concerts were not isturbed. hut night
before last we heard q the sound 81 a
mighty blow upon the fence; it sound;
ed like the crash Of an immense rock.
It eyidently missed the cat but It ended
the concert The cat didn' { come back
that nigh hope It never will. How.
the man got the rock owe d there we
don 4 know. Surely he never could
have thrown It that distance he must
have rigged mp y cat apult of some sort
catapult would be very appropriate
Tor the purpose Il. Sun.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
&, - a.. sE.s; !t"F 2 g..
FO0llA9- the Public.

CO. TIM about pushed II, the matter Of curl.
osities, :" unused tie owner Of small store,
Its q bad habit-thi idea Of drawing
trade by making museum of the window,
Put l can't stop now-business won't allow
A few hours later the soda water trade
vas rushing. The crowd outside the win
dow, gazed until it was thirsty at the re-
TIE card attached bore handful of the
alpha bet Historically put together and de-
signed for a scientific name. After it were
the words: from Samoa
A: few days later the curiosity" was feed
ing in the back yard with the rest of the
bantam hens-Detroit Free Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
Schneider VIII Frosec ute.

Paris, IS 22.- Is diiiispatc I'll from, rs
] says that Col. Schneider the Aust ian
military attache, whose he edsl lei ter
eliminating Drey fus mas been 81 81
the Principal weapons 81 the prosecu-
ton has started for Paris with I llesin-
stention st Sinsti ing proce edings for
I forgery and the enlpIlo nent 81 q orged
sdocnnents against those responsible,
for the nut horship and use at the let
ter, ~ liich he has read q dis inctl
spud lated
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
P0LITIC AI DRIFT
May.or .Jones; u Foledo. FAN. to Is
cure Ohio Gubernatorial Nonlin-
= tion--..Ne braska Convention u

E8sa SOlumDuS, VI, Aug s23.-Ihe unlOn re-
form party on Tuesday nominated q
full state ticket headed by Seth d. Ellis,
sof Warren county for governor. There
were about 400 delegates representing
all but three or four Of the sSscoun-
ties il the state, according to the re-
port Of the committee on credentials.
=. w. Sharp, of Richland county, q
straight union reformist, was made
permanent chairman. It became evil
dent very soon after the opening Of the
convention that the faction which IA
syored the; Endorsement Of Mayor Jones,
OF Toledo, for governor, were in q hope
less minority, and they made a desper-
ate attempt to turn the convention into
a farce. but without success. On the
first ballot for governor Mayor j Zones,
whose name had been presented, re-
ceived only &c votes out OF a total of
562. The platform adopted, contains
but single plank: Direct legislation
under the system known as the initia-
tive and referendum Seth Ellis, the
nominee for governor, is a-well-known
farmer, prominent in the state and ma
tlOnaI grange. 80 s. j. R3t5s = &:
Omaha, Neb., Aug. s23 - Nebraska
democrats, populists and silver repub-
Leans met in this city Tuesday and
fused on nominations for judge of the
supreme court and two members Of the
board of regents of the state univer-
sity. Former Coy. Silas A.. Holcomb
was nominated for supreme justice by
the populists and Endorsed by the other
two conventions, = .:
The democratic convention sresolu--
tions committee, of which Mr.. Bryan
was chairman, reported at thesasnight
session, and its report was adopted.
The resolutions adopted indorse and
emphasize each and every plank of the
national platform adopted at Chicago
in 1896. H..
The: platform Of the popu1ist conven-
ton in dorsed the plat torn of the popu-
list national CONVEX, n of 1896, and in
addition contained planks denouncing
the policy of the administration in the
Philippines. .~:@, "a 4. !.
The platform of the silver gepublic-
ans was much the same, andjcontained
in addition strong plank Declaring
against the use of railroad passes by
public officials. .<s58ss i
II This pass ution VASE dopted by
|the populist convention without dis
sent, but stirred up a great commotion
among the democrats, many of whom
fought it tooth and nail, and for time
|thesgathering was resolved into scene
|ofagreat disorder. Finally the matter
|swas&put to vote andthe resolution de-
clared passed. -.
h Mr.: Bryan ddressed all three con-
yentions and was emphatic in his de-
nunciation of the administrators pol
icy in the Philippines. He also spoke
vigorously in support of the free coin
age, of silver, declaring it to- be the
main issue now before the public. He
denounced trusts in strong terms and
criticised the administration for doing
nothing to regulate them. He was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm.
For regents of the state university
the conventions nominated Edison Rich,
of Omaha, and j. L. Teeters, of Lin
coin, the names going through without
any opposition.
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GIRLS WHO" COULD RIDE.
Little Mexican Misses who Have the
Dash and Daring Of O1d
VaquerOs.

Crooked Trails, how he went down to
the Solcdad ranch, iii the state. of Goa
hula, Mexico, to visit the manager OF
the Mexican International =. railroad.
There: was to be a roundup, with real
cowboys, ponies and cattle, all of them
Wild: full of thorns, and just out of the
bush. More than that, the young ladies
Of the family were to ride.
The managers wife appeared with
her little brood of three, and then two
visiting friends. These "soledad girls -
as I call them, were well bronzed by
Mexican sun, and were sturdy little
bodies. They were dressed in short
skirts, leggings and tam-o'shanters,
and about their waists were cartridge
belts, with delicate knives and re-
volvers attached. They swung their
saddles on to the ponies, and we fol.
lowed q cowboy off down the road, the
manager and madam mamma follow.
ing in a blackboard. s
From over the hills came the. half.
wild cattle, swinging along at a trot,
while behind them followed the cow
boys, gay desert figures with brown,
pinched faces, long hair and wild cries.
The exhilaration of the morning, the
tramp of a thousand hoofs, got into
the curls of the three little Misses Gold
enhair, and they scurried away into
the thick of the conflict. u.s..
The vaqueros dashed hithel. and
thither, to keep their herds moving in
the appointed directions, and the in
fants screamed in their childish treble
and spurred madly, too A bull stood at
bay, but child dashed at him, and he
turned and fled. ;'H *-::.s.: -.
| AS we stood, massive bull emerged
from the body of the herd, head thrown
high, tail stiff with anger, eye rolling
and breath coming quick. He trotted
quickly forward, and lowering hia
head, charged through the punchers.
Instantly a small Soledad girl was
after him, the vaqueros drawing back
to delight in her daring. Her hat flew
off and her long curls tapped in the
rushing air, as her pony fairly. sailed
over the difficult ground. The bull
tore furiously, but behind him swept
the pony and the child q :: sgstsz.<
+. AS we watched, the chase had gone q
mile away: but little Miss Yellowcurls
drew gradually to the far side of the
bull, quartered him, and whirling on
headed her quarry back to the herd.
The rough-and-ready American
range boss sat sidewise in, his saddle
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
Work for: All.

Thousands of men are making good wages
in the harvest fields of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota: There is room for thou
sands more. Half rates via the Great North
ern Railway from ST. Paul. Write Max
Bass, 220 South Clark Street, Chicago, III. 7
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lIse Il

az ST have called, & said the emf hently
respectabla zcitti "a protest against
that story shout me IS your paper this
morning
.s The man who wrote $ began tha
editor has charg &
.ssss u az. PA tial
syeparat & .ss3S
Hes n q iscl tinued
tho alse hssI ian. II
shalf strong enoue lsdelphis
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Ladies' ca. Wear ah.e.

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. Itmakes tight
or new shoes easy: Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet ingrowing nails, corna
stores. Csc. Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen s. 0lmsted. lie Roy, n. Y. !
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Inst On.

'sYou big dodgasted duffer!" cried: the
star centerfelder, did you say was out ?''
. Precisely" replied the umpire. 'sYou
are just $25 GU" And he carefully noted
the fine in his little book Philadelphia
North American. z'.'- <>5 s. = ..*E' 80
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

81 Il should think that such husband as
Mrs. Meekleigh's would drive her to despera-
ton. : ~, 8. Nevers He's too mean. He'd make
her walk. Kansas City Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
AS SEEN By a. WOMAN.

Nothing on earth is 50 terrib;e as the
fear Of il. ..s.z> . ..s s. ss s
One Of woman's pet economies is saw
ing string that she never uses.
It Is noticeable that persons with
false teeth do. not enthuse over green
corn. Isl
The ideal man is not the one that
!, makes na the best everyday sort Of : hus-
band.
Babies are brought up on the bottle
and men are brought down BY the same
means. s5
II the telephone girl BECAME engaged
every ring she receives there would Be
trouble.
Housekeepera who. pirate 81 table but
ter could leave of the firsts letter and
be more truth fully descriptive.
The feminine serrer ii q cheap res
Sta,lrant calls herself d waiter girl 3 the
one in# 9 1wea1t family q waitress.
Some 81 sur ends IRE So dependable
"a hey never come t,o Zee Us but. We
nag be ertain they want something
from %. .
ssS me of spilled
mil IS 81 solr lnii nih en the
cook IS Ii sop that thu lat IS just the
80 4 Ing for breal ~ g. SIS
IS foolish Fid,1 who 4, insist Is upon
her husb and trsesat &c e q her 81 heir
wedding triip a as thod they had been
~ 4. 80 a ~
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NJ II s.s
& Struck ny 4 Z, 4 q

81 New rhrees persons
we're He'd and three iinIjj llred Sea-
Sbright while being
run down train of the New q rseya
,south srn TaiIroad. lhe "a aiiss|
Louise y ears t,ff Chsrles|
lFripp ears ()rea
Gharlss M her b baby ana al i o s.
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. "a hen 81 q { s a,
5Ringebu stat lion Z N lady, knit ting
u hand, greeted his majesty thus
81 must bid syon 81 toonr place
The. king noticeda heff ind said: ssFell.
You are lknit ting, my rood mo their,
- Sit; am he inp handed
the good moths = = Rold coin 81 hich
made the old lady fairly bubble over
with delight. 81 But what, am I to do
for you IS 8 return Suppose i lx,,it you
9 pair ct items? q Yes, youssmay do
that-but you must make them ,,retty.n
But. what color do you like red,
blue, or - Sc. think gray is the most
most auitab Die for us old people. !, How
shall send them to you?'' .saive them
to this ordforer (chairman of the town
board, and he will forward them Is
my court marshal 20 I'll get them ali
right Yes, sir; I'll do that. God
bless You. And this peculiar .,audi-
ence" became o matter Of history.
The Kristiania Diskontobank has
failed. Il is claimed the assets will
fully cover the liabilities. ,s ssi-s 5,r.s "a
s a boat capsized at Fredrikstad, and
eight persons were drowned. ss:s+ =, x.y !
Drammen exported 6, 700 tons of wood
pulp in six days. Fifteen steamers
were required to DISPOSE of the goods
The STANCE township government
has refused to raise d fund from which
homeless farm laborers may borrow
money for the purchase of: food. : :ts.sE
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4 wFOnged.

Every man, " shouted the orator, "ha.
{ g ou're darn liar" said the member
from Walypang, in an undetone. MY
price is only 1900, and I amt got it yit.' =
Chicago Times. Herald. @&s y
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

How do you pronounce the word but
sterine ~ asked the customer. The last
syllable is ilent, tifly replied the trades
man. hat TO- Eat. . .fss8
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

sTol Cure . Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money It it fails to cure. sc.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

ailroas licial s. recent lecture
stated that oad each year
shout 600 Tor pins 900 Tor r1bber
bandts ,OoD 900 for lead
pencil "a 81 al
or iioDeIy to ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
FINLAND.

NAA~A&NAA~A~s
s. Schandorph, a Danish poet, has
written q song to, the Finnish people
in their present troubles. Their bravery
is lauded in high sounding tones and
their civilization is referred to as sec
ond to none. ''That ignominious mes
sage of the czar is .laidratathe door OF
his evil council lors, Of manda-
|rines.' Defiance rs out 81. the question
on the part Of the Fiiifiilanders. = The
only thing that is Of ag5y avail is ..the
patient, silent perseverance that en-
dureth forever The poet finally calls
the attention Of the Finnish people to
the passive yet successful resistance
which the Danes of South sJy lland are
making against the endeavors of the
Germans to Germanize5 them by main
force: Behold our modest Jutes and
then behave as them, We Finnish men!
The body may be locked IN chains the
mind unclaimed forever reigns." ~
Some Finnish societies forwarded
their constitutions and bylaws to the
governor general for approval, and he
in turn sent them to the car. They
were returned with the following omi-
nous lines from the very hand of his
majesty: "Under the, present circum-
stances I do not see any benefit to the
people in the existence of societies"
La Finlande is the, name Of a new
paper published in London Its aim is
to advocate the cause of Finland and
it is printed in French. z,.. 4
: ta =
The Finnish senate made appropria.
ton for q new railroad from Meaborg
to Fotned. But the Russian govern.
ment has decided that the line shall
not be built, but that on the contrary
the railway system 81 Finland shall
be Incorporated into that Of Russia by
means Of 9 bridge across the Neva
river. :, go :s,: Ss:5iSs
= The car has called q session Of .ha
landtag for Jan %, 1900 ss
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

Don't 70 to extremes in your
dealings with bees and wasps.-Chicago
Daily News. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

in the First Maine district, was received
by Gov. Powers Tuesday,. a.
The resignation is to take effect Sep
TENDER 4, and it has been accepted by
Gov Powers b S%ssfF 55s sS5ts s1s :. (
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

I. "A man repents oftener Of what he says
than Of what he doesn't say.-Chicago Daily
News = --..-tt ~ q. al $z*
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

A man has to lie very much in love with
! woman to willingly carry her parasol over
her: Philade lphia Times. IS NE ==
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
: CRISIS IN GERMANY.
Diet Defles the Emperor and Defeat,
Canal Bill-Entire Cabinet \
.sf Agrees to Resign.

Berlin, Aug. 222..- Gernany finds itself
facing cabinet crisis. AS an quite
of the rejection Of the Midland canal
bill last Saturday, tn. minister's met
late Monday afternoon at the residence
Of the imperial chance llor, Prince Won
Hohenlohe, and decided to resign.
Berlin, Aug. q lit is Understood that
as q result Of the council Wednesday the
cabinet will remain III office and there
will be no dissoluti ion. 1T is possible,
however, 4 hat the minister Of the in
terror, Baron Won Der Horst, will be
replaced, he having bungled some in-
structions from the emperorSregarding
the votes on the canal bill in q manner
Irritating to the conservative party.
The q dismissal IS some dozen district
.preside nts who cont ributed to the de-
feat OF the bill is also expected.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30

3 Il takes a woman to be unhappy thinking
how unhappy she would be if she were not
as happy as she is.-N. Y. Press. i Z
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
Five Cubnns KILLED.

SAINT iagod de Cuha, Aug 2 2 The rural
guard md = number Of Cuban soldiers
had 9 conf ct .Tuesd ut at Cue-
syitas, small tow a near Santiago, il,
which, q ne were XII Led and len woune-
ed. The difficult was the result of Is
#rnn1or that the American authorities
would reject an appl ations tor y share;
IN the O00, 900 that had not been filed
before the ayment az Guant anamo last
mon
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2 Halls Catarrh Cure
e . Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.

Figures may not lie, but estimates an
often misleading Chicago Daily News.
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q =. - 30 -.5.si asD..
DENMARK.

The peace society of Denmark held
avery successful convention at Ring
stedt, about 2,50O people being in at
tendance. a. T.. .... >-'.7. r..
One result Of the great lockout is
that much of the public improvements
in Copenhagen is deing done without
the Intervention of contractors. s
| Copenhagen has been almost flooded
with counterfeit krone and Is and 10
ore coins. They are so well made that
they can be distinguished from the gen.
uine article only by the false ring. i.
The DANISH seamen are contemplate
| ing a united move for. the purpose of
raising their wages. P. Clausen, q
professor at q naval academy, has
warned against q strike in the follow
ing terms: '.'Some of our most impor-
tant shipowners are already operating
their ships under foreign colors, Nor
wegian or Russian. and in case astrike
should occur, resulting in laying up
of vessels for lack of men, these ship
owners would change flags" Clausen
advises the sailors to learn their trade
to perfection and to practice economy,
and they will soon find it easy to MAKE
a living. ...1
| A statue will soon be erected Oh :.
hill called "Hamlet's Grave" near
| Helsingor. The statue is to be model
ed by a female sculptor. .
The catch of salmon in the northern
part of the country is satisfactory and
the price at Hammerfest has come
down to 2 cents a pound. -.~
Seals and whales are plentiful in
Arctic waters this season. A schooner
from Fromso stayed away two weeks
and brought back onesthousand seals.
Around Iceland some crews have
caught as many as seventy7fve whales