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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
MERE COINCIDENCE
Four Men Who Found That on One
Day Each Year They Lied
by Instinct.

speaking of strange condolences"
said the talkative man, Il ran across
one this afternoon that l do not think
has ever been duplicated. l was taking
lunch in 4 downtown cafe to-day,
and at the table next to me were
seated four men. They were strangers
to one another. but under the spell of
what the waiter had set before them
were talking like old friends.
"'Bv Jove.' said one of them, sudden
ly. this is my birthday
why exclaimed another, so is it
mine!'
mime, too, said the third.
"'And mine, too added the fourth
man.
"They stared at one another for a mo-
ment, and then the first man said:
~ am SO to-day
"'Why, that is my age!' exclaimed an
other.
"'Mine. TOO said the third man..
"'Gentlemen,' exclaimed the fourth
man. that is my age, too
ga strange thing about my birth
day said the first speaker, is that 1
once broke my arm upon that day, and
since then my arm always pains me
upon that day.
VIVA birthday was it?' asked the
second man, in a strange voice.
"'My seventh answered the FIST
man.
"'Gentlemen,' shouted the second
man, 4 broke my arm on my seventh
birthday, and ever since upon that day
my arm has panied me"
81 have had the same experience
returned the third man.
".And l Also said the fourth man..
81 fell from a hay now said the
first man.
$50 did t. came from the three in
one voice.
"'Gentlemen.' said the first speaker,
it lacks but n thing to complete this
strange coincidence. Upon my birth
day l always find myself unable to
speak the truth
SIT is the same way with me,
promptly returned the second man.
"'Here. too said the third.
"And the fourth man broke the spell
by asking what it would ben. Y.
Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
TIE EYES AT SCHOOL.
Defective Sight In Children often
Due to Strafning the Eyes
at Study.

Much attention has been given dur.
ing the past few years to the eyesight
of school children. Tests of vision have
been made in schools all over the world,
and the results have been astonishing,
if not alarming. 1t has been proved
that short-sightedness exists among
pupils in schools and colleges to a
much greater extent than was sup
posed, and what is more disquieting,
the number of pupils who have defect
i've vision seems to be steadily growing
larger.
Another fact brought out by such
tests is that the proportion of those SUI
fering from imperfect eyesight in
creases with the advance in studies, be-
ing least in the lowest classes and
greatest in the highest.
4 German investigator discovered
this 30 years ago as the result of an en-
animation of the eyes of 10000 students
in the schools at and neal Bresiau. In
the primary schools he found about six
in every 100 children suffering from
roor eyesight; in the intermediate
schools the number of nearsighted pu-
pills had increased to more than ten per
cent, in the high schools TO % per
cent. while in the university co stu
dents out of every 100 were myopic, or
short-sighted.
\ similar ascending scale of defective
vision has beer noted among school
children in other countries, although
the proportions are not so high any
where else as in Germany and Russia,
a fact explained by the excessive strain
put upon the eyes in reading German
and Russian characters.
That the prevalence of defective eye
sight among children is in great part
due to the ov%erstraining of a weak
organ is not open to question. I'm
skilled laborers, and others who have
not been obliged to strain their eyes
in carly life. have usually good eye
sight, but skilled workmen, typeset-
tiers. and so on, who use their eyes for
close work and begin to learn their
trade young, are often near-sighted.
DR.. Casey \. Wood. of Chicago, has
recently drawn attention to the dan
gerous strain put upon the eyes of very
young children by certain of the kin
dergarten tasks; but this subject is
too important and too large TO be COM
must consider the means of protecting
the eyes in another article.-Youth'a
Companion.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02

An adept in dressing gives the fol-
lowing advice: Choose clothes that
suit you from the best makers, in the
best materials and style, then take care
of them, your figure and your hair. To
follow these dictates it is absolutely
necessary to have the best of brushes.
First, for the hair, long, soft brushes
that permeate the tresses without either
splitting OF breaking them, while cleans
ing the scalp. A variety of clothes
brushes are needed, soft for velvet, long
haired busting brushes for millinery,
and good hard brushes for mud.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
THE RETURN TO THE OLD TOWN.

o the little old town that 1 left one day,
Because it was quiet, still
Has the name that X had when I went
away,
And stands on the same old hill:
But the ones that were dear in the little
old town,
With its one wide street running up and
down,
Have ceased to sit on the porches where
The roses were trained to climb;
They have ceased to sew and to white
there,
As they did in the dear old time.
The little old church with its wooden sheds
Still stands as it stood of yore;
But the ones who kIelt and who bowed
their heads
Are worshiping there NJ more!
And the little old school where 1 carved my
name
On the homemade desk stands just the
same
But the boys who are batting the ball to-
day
And the little maids, fair and free,
Are not the children who used to play
On the common there with me!
The little old house, so dear, so dear,
Stands just where it used to stand:
But not for many and many a year
Has the latch obeyed her hand
Inc naNd IN "nlch my aaNC was IdlO
When my first few faltering steps were
made
And in the little old parlor there,
O'erloOkirg the little lawn,
Another sits in her easy chair.
And hears the clock tick on.
o the little old town that I left one day,
Because it was quiet and still
Has the name that it had when 1 went
away
And stands on the same old hill:
But the friends that I've Travelled back
home to see
Are gone, or else are but strangers to me,
And over the doors of the little old stores
Are names that l never knew,
And the dream that was dear of the "old
home here
Can never. alas. come truei
S. E. Kiser, in Chicago Times-Herald.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
Cucumber and Onion Salad.

Cucumbers and onions, especially
Bermuda, onions, make a delicious
salad. Slice the cucumbers and onions
and lay them in separate bowls of ice
water for one hour. Never salt cucum-
bers if you wish them to be crisp.
Drain carefully, arrange in a. salad
bowl, and at the last moment mix
with a French dressing, or with pep
per, salt and vinegar. There should be
three large cucumbers TO NJ onion
n. 2. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02

had seen the form lying. It was .
b.. He had been on his way home in
the next village and had sought shell
ter in the house from the storm.
l dragged him out, and was about Is
yards from the house when there was
an explosion. Kubarkin had bought
ten pounds of powder at the last fair
and had kept it in the large brick
stove.
The hut collapsed. Some of the
bricks whizzed by my head. uncom-
fortably close, but the boy was saved,
and with aid of fresh air and a little
brandy he soon came out of his stupor.
Ten years had passed. I was lieu
Before Pleyna we were forced into ac-
tive service.
One morning I was ordered to take a
private dispatch from the emperor to
Gen. Todleben. y guard of II men es-
corted me when | started from head
quarters. 1t was a bright morning aft
er several days of DRILLING rain. The
road through the forest was very soft
and we could make but very slow prog
ress. At about ten O'Clock we reached
an open valley. / ordered a halt to de-
eide if | should cross the open space
| or turn to the left and keep in the
woods until | had got out of sight and
reach of the enemy. 1t would have been
Just 20 miles more of muddy road. The
dispatch was important and haste nee
essary. so | decided TO move straight on.
We had hardly reached the open val
lev when a small cloud of smoke from
the northern part of Plevna told me that
for the Turkish guns.
a short command from me brought
my men into a line. so that the enemy
had only one man to aim at. We were
moving at full speed toward the pro-
tecting timber on the other side.
The first shell fell short; the second
burst fully a thousand yards behind
us; the third was dead" and passed 80
feet in front of us.
We were almost in the shade of the
tall pines when | heard a terrific
crash and lost my senses. / awoke very
soon, with a singing pain in my head.
\ maj lay right over me. He was I'M
buttoning my uniform. The thought of
a "war-hyena" flashed through my
mind. Cautiously l opened II eye
just enough to see who my assailant
was. To my establishment l saw that it
WAS one of my own men.
He had noticed my movement. and
whispered: Keep still: we are the
only survivors,"
But. man." said |. take the dispatch
and get into safety"
No" he whispered: Il shall cover
your body with mine until help comes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
AUTUMN SOUP.
A Dish That Reflects the Richness Of
the Market in This
Season.

The autumn is the season when
meats of all kinds reach their highest
point of excellence. The feast of
presided over a full larder, fell on
November IL. Game of all kinds now
crowds the markets. Beef, mutton
and poultry are never fatter and bet
ter.
Autumn soup reflects the richness
of the market. There are some game
soups that are good. A soup, as a
rule. however, should be made of
fresh killed meats. Game always
hangs a considerable time to put it in
to the proper condition for food, and
is for hat reasOn too old to be made
into a soup. Sometimes game que
nelles, or forcemeat balls of game, are
used as a garnish to clear soup of
beef.
There are also certain soups that are
peculiarly characteristic of autumn.
because they are especially associated
with poultry or game dinners. y
cream of celery or cream of rice soup
is a most excellent introduction to a
dinner of roast poultry.
There are certain November days
when nothing is so acceptable as an
old-fashioned oxtail soup, rich and
gelatinous. thickened and seasoned as
only a Huguenot cook of old knew
how to season and thicken it. This
soup should be well favored with
mushrooms. as other beef soups should
hat are used in autumn, when the
meadow mushroom, the chief variety
of our market. is cheap and abundant
enough to be used on poor mems
tables.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
Cheese Soup.

Brown some sliced onions in a little
fat, with a couple of tablespoonfuls
of flour; season well and put in the
requisite amount of water. Put into
q w~ell-heated tureen some fried dice
of bread Tor some very thin chips OF
homemade bread about two days old
sprinkle over these a small handful OF
grated cheese. and pour the boiling
liquor over them. Serve at once
BOSTON Globe,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
A Note.

The denizens of the forest were or
ganizing a literary club.
"We must make the %porcupine presi.
dent" said Br'er Wolf. His style is
full of good points,"
Permit me-" remarked Br'er Rabbit,
ito recommend a reptile friend of mine.
He can put up a rafting tail."-Catho.
lie Standard and Times.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
Progress and Civilization.

Progress and civilization are identi-
cal, says the Conservative. Progress is
the improvement in methods of self
preservation of one period and people
over and against another period and
Deople,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
A BARREL ROOST.

eggs are to be looked for. The cut
shows a simple way to make such .
WARM roosting place. The barrels shut
up close together in use, and the fowls
enter and leave by the opening that is
shown. The barrels can be removed an
warm weather approaches, and the
usual roosts subsituted.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
A Different Place.

Farmer Hornbeak-Here, you tramp,
what are You doin' in my haymow in
the middle of the afternoon?
Soil d Spooner-Sleepin', boss.
"Wa-al, git put O. here! This amt
no church."-Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
aPassing OF the Bicycle"

The passing of the bicycle" says the
Chicago Tribune, by the way, exists
only in the heated imagination of the
person who has never been able to Learn
to ride one.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02

Manager-Why don't you 60 ons
You're all made up.
Leading Lady-All except my mind.
That won't be until you pay me my sal
erY.-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02

When on full feed grown wetheIs
will eat from w to 2k pounds OF
grain a day; lambs somewhat less. II
it is possible, a mixture of oats, sheued
corn, bran and oil makes a splendid
ration: -
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02
WARM BOOSTING A
Handy Thing to Have Where Winter
Eggs Happen to BE Looked Fof
by the Farmers Wife.

Where a small flock Of Leghorns ia
kept it is important to provide a very
warm roosting place for them if winter
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-02

Clean mp the orchard thoroughly y
burn all the rubbish. In doing 20 yo0
gin destroy lots Of insects
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05
A New Burlington Book.

Railroad companies are great
patrons not only OF the liberal arts
but of that modern classical expression
that printing, ENGRAVING and photo;
graphy PLACES within the reach .oi
everyone:
The Burlington Route has contrib
uted its share to the sum total of rail
road art, and it's latest addition will
rank among the finest specimens ot
scenic souvenirs ever issued. It is
the Burlington's book of St. Paul and
Minneapolis. rich oblong volume
picturing first the magnificent train,
then scenes along the route. then St.
Paul: and surroundings, followed by
Fort Smelling and Minneapolis. II
all respects, composition, letter-press,
illustrations and binding, it is a dainty
volume II II RI II 32 ::s:s Il: Il !, .4>
Copies of this elegant book can be
had by enclosing Is cents (postag@
stamps not received ITO Geo. P. Ly'
man, g. F, a., Burlington Route, St
Paul, MINI. =: =.5t. * ..s....=3 I - e
Expenses of remittance oar be saved
by several persons combining thei,
orders. 1874
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05
OBITUARY..

After a lingering illness of several
months, Mrs. Katie Recor, wife of G..
D. Recor, passed away at her home in
this village on Wednesday evening
last. Deceased was 81 years of age
and leaves in the family to survive
her husband and two sons-Charles
and Merton, with whom the community
sympathizes in the loss of kind wife,
mother and neighbor.
Deceased had been a resident of
Willmar but a short time, removing
here with her husband last fall from
Green Lake township. She was born
in Illinois; came to Kandiyohi county
in 1859. and had been married 81 years.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Presbyterian church last Friday
afternoon at l o'clock by Rev G. H.
Johnson, and the remains were inter-
red in the Fairyiew cemetery. A large
concourse of friends from the neigh
boring country, who had known the
deceased at her former home, were in
the procession that followed the re-
mains to their last resting place.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05

Ed. Nordgaard, aformer student at
the Seminary and now Of Hanley
Fails, where he is running q farm,
passed through here on Saturday
ho6n's train enroute from Minnea-
polls. y 5..
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05
Shop for Sale.

My shop on Litchfeld avenue is for
sale. Any prospective buyer will find
a key to the building at the TRIBUNE
Office.
8tf A. II. SODERL ING.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05
ATWATER.


An adjourned meeting of the St..
Cloud Presbytery was held at the
church in Harrison last Tuesday for
the purpose of installing S. E. P.
White as pastor of the church.
Among those present were Dr.. Ad-
ANS, OF Minneapolis, Rev. Pollock,
OF Litchfeld, Rev. G. h. johnson, OF
Willmar, Rev. Handyside, of Kerkho-
ven, and others. The mar
riage of Miss Alice Norman and Hen
ry Broman was solemnized at the
Swedish M. E. church last Wednes-
day afternoon, Rev. J. A. Wagner
officiating. After the ceremony re-
ception was rendered the happy cou-
pie at the residence of the parents of
the bride, Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Nor
man, in the town of Kandiyohi. n
Rev. Estrem, of Willmar, per-
formed the marriage ceremony last
Tuesday afternoon at the Norwegian
Lutheran Synod church in Atwater
which united Miss Oleanna Slinden
and Peter Anderson, of Lake Andrew.
After the ceremony reception was
rendered them at the town hall and a
supper served at the city restaurant,
70 couples being present. Il
While not unexpected, the news re-
ceived last Saturday morning that
Chester Macomber had passed into
the great unknown, caused a sadness
to enter the hearts of the people of
Atwater. When he left Atwater a
month ago all realized that the end
was near and that they had looked
for the last time upon the face of one
who was liked by all.
Chester Marvin Macomber was born
at Maple Plain, Minn., December 10,
1878. When about five years of age
his parents moved to Clontarf, Minn.,
from which place they came to Atwa-
ter in March, 1886. The deceased
passed away Friday evening, June %,
1899, at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
Llewelyn Lindsay, on Smelling ave-
nue., St. Paul. The cause of his death
was pulmonary consumption, the end
coming peacefully and without pain.
At the time of his death he was 20
years, 6 months and 4 days old.
The funeral was held last Sunday
at Osseo, Minn., where he was laid
beside his mother. The relatives who
attended were his sister, Miss Sadie,
and brother Leroy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lindsay, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Shat
tuck, of Minneapolis, Mrs L. D. Sta
pies and Mrs. J. G. Payne, of St.
ClOud.-Atwater Press.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05
y -
HyM MENEAL.
YLVISAKER-ESTREM.

An event which had been looked for
ward to for some time with great plea
sure was the wedding which occurred
last Wednesday afternoon, when Rev.
S. j. N. Ylvisaker, of Hayfeld, was
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
to Miss Emile Theodore Es5rem. The
ceremony was performed by the father
of the bride, Rev. o. Estrem, of the
Synod church, in the presence of a
large number of relatives and friends
of the contracting parties. The
church was beautifully decorated for
the occasion with potted plants, etc.,
and the wedding was very pretty al
fair. The bride was attended by her
sister, Miss Hannah Estrem, as maid
OF honor, and the Misses Tora Ylvi-
saker, Jonette Thorpe, Anna Clausen,
Bergitta Markhus, Nora and Anna
Estrem as bridesmaids. Mr.. Oscar K.
Omlie officiated as best man, while the
groomsmen were Messrs. VIM. T..
Markhus, E. A. Boyd, Samuel Bre-
Wig, Erling Bothne, A. L. Markhus
and Carl Estrem. The bride and at
tendants were handsomely gowned
while the groom and groomsmen ap-
peared in the conventional black.
After the ceremony at the church the
assembled guests repaired to the home
of the bride, where congratulations
were showered upon the happy couple.
A sumptuous wedding dinner was
served to the large gathering, followed
by speeches and other doings of So
cial nature. Many very pretty and
useful wedding gifts were left as tokens
of the high esteem in which the couple
are held by their many friends. They
leave this week for their new home at
Hayfeld, where the groom has a
pastorate. The best wishes of their
friends accompany them.
PERsoN-BRUss.
Mr.. Ernest Person, of Willmar, was
united in marriage to Miss Therese
Bruss last Wednesday afternoon, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Bruss, in Lone Tree
township, Chippewa county. The cere-
mony took place at two O'Clock, the
ReY. Mr.. Klemp, of the German Luth-
eran church, officiating. Attending
the bride were her sister, Miss Lydia
Bruss, and Miss Alma Siervogel,
while the groom's attendants were
Messrs. Arthur Bruss and II. C.
johnson. 1t was a pretty home we'd
ding and was witnessed by a large
number of relatives and friends,
among them being several from Will
mar. Following the ceremony the
large gathering sat down to an elabo-
rate dinner. After partaking of the
wedding feast the guests amused them
selves in a highly social manner,
which included dance throughout
the evening.
The bridal pair were the recipients
of large number of presents. The
congratulations of a host of friends
accompany them to their new home in
Willmar, where the groom is conduct
ing a we'll established cigar factory.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05

Buy your Hammocks, Base Ball
goods, CrOquet Sets and Fishing
Tackle at Carlson Bros. & Frost's.
1910
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05

Granite Eal }s will be largely repre-.
sented at Green AXE this summer. A
number !,''' Of her citizens are a already
there for thei1r: outing and more are
expected later at if in the month. Among
those !, who have passed throngh here
the past week are the following; Mis-.
ses Hannah Forteous and Elva Rus.
sell, Messrs. Harry Asher and Bert
Loe; Mrs. J. Griebler and children,
Mrs, Jas. Asher and son Allen; Ed.
Crane and wife, A. J. Volstead and
wife. J. W. Olson, of Milan, accom-.
panied the latter parties, who passed
Though here on Saturday.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05
new YORK fS7 WORLD,
THRICE-A.WEEK EDITION.
Practically Daily at the price of Week.,

Practically Daily at the price Of Weekly.
The striking and important events
of the last year have established the
overwhelming value Of The THRICE-A-
WEEK WORLD to every reader. For
an almost nominal sum it has kept it's
ubscribers informed of the progress
of all our wars and, moreover, has
reported them as promptly and fully
as it 1t were daily. With our inter-
ests still extending throughout the
worl d, with our troops operating in
the philippines, and the great Presi-
DENTAL campaign, TOO, at hand, its
value is further Increased.
The motto of THE THR1oE-A=WEEK
WORLD is Improvement: 1t strives
each year to be better than it was the
year before, and public confidence in
it is shown by the fact that it now Cir.
culates more than twice as many pap.
ers every week as any other newspaper,
not daily, published in America.
We offer this unequaled newspaper
and W1LLMAR TRIBUNE together one
year for $1.70.
The regular subscription price Of the
two papers is 81.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05

The Willmar ball club left on Mon
day for their two days. games-at
Litchfield on July 3rd and at Glen
wood on July 4th. They drove over to
Eden Valley from the former place = by
team so as to make train connections
over the $780, for Glenwood. The
following made up the party of play
ers: Robert and George Bitterness,
Peter Bonde, AL. Fritz, J. Royer, AL.
Markhus, Mason Spicer, Lewis Han
scom, Will Huffman, and Messrs. Nc
Donald and Erling. Editor Wharton
and J: P. Guam, manager and assist
ant manager, accompanied them.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-05
August Flower.

''It is surprising fact," says Prof.
Houton, THAT in my travels in all
parts of the world, for the last ten
years, I have met more people hav-
ing used Green's August Flower than
other remedy, for dyspepsia, deranged
liver and stomach, and for constipa-
tion. Il find for tourists and sales
men, or for persons filling Office posi-
tions, where head aches and general
bad feeling from irregular habits ex-
ist, that Green's August Flower is a
grand remedy: It does not ibihre the
system by frequent use, and is excel
lent for sour stomachs and indises-
tioh." Sample bottles free at: Carl
SON Bros: e. Frost Sold by dealers
in all CIVILIZED countries. go " ;