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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
CONVINCING. ARGUMENT.
Some Points Which the Opponents OF
Road Improvement Would Do
Well to Consider.

The country roads OF the United
States are probably in worse condi-
ton than in any other thoroughly civ
ilized country. This is not due alto
gether to neglect or lack of material,
but is due somewhat to the undeveloped
condition of the country in general.
The cost of primary transportation, to
the railroads, in rural districts is often
greater than the remaining transport
tation of hundreds of miles. In many
cases the expense of primary transport
tation precludes the possibility of grow
ing perishable crops. But that is only
one phase of the subject. 1t is agreed
that mans social instincts must be IA
vored and cultivated if he is to keep up
with the advancement of the times.
Bad roads interfere mos: seriously with
society, education and religion, and for
this reason if for none other, it will
pay the people of county, in hard
cash, to repair the roads, or build new
ones. Among other Improvements that
follow fast upon the improvements of
country roads is the rural free mail de.
livery. This, with the increased ia
cilities for travelling and transporta-
ton, and the heightened value of lands,
will certainly repay all trouble and ex-
pense in bodybuilding. The process of
centralizing the country school would
be greatly accelerated by good roads.
Bad roads are the great obstacle, for
as roads are now, hauling the children
to the township center is impossible in
many places. The two-good roads and
centralized schools - are reciprocal
The one promotes the other. The cost
of improved roads is the mountain in
the way of realization. But this noun
tain would become a mole-hill if ap
preached fearlessly. If the present gen.
Grafton would make up its mind to bear
part of the cost and enjoy the bene.
fits, the difficulty would disappear. The
| improvement must come, sooner OF
later. If the farm does not pay part
of the cost during the fathers lifetime
it must pay it during the sons lifetime
and ownership or the grandson's. Why
wade through mud, yourself, for ten
20 or 80 years, and then leave you1
farm in the mud? You can leave your
children a far better legacy by pro
noting this one great Improvement
and you can enjoy it's benefits and ad
vantages yourself. A farmer of our &C
quaintance recently put up a monu
ment for himself and wife, with name:
and dates of birth all engraved, an(
space left for date of death. ut ha:
to be DONE" he said, land it must b.
paid for by the farm. think I can &c
it now as well as my children could d,
it after I am gone, and perhaps bet
ter, and at less cost. Besides, have
the satisfaction of knowing it is done
and well DONE" This is the kernel o
the argument in favor of good roads
improvement.-Ohi Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
A QUEER COMBINATION.
1t Was n Justice Of the Peace, a Pick
pocket and a Little
Prayer Book.

Justice 'Bill'' Hall was chuckling the
other day over a, little adventure that befell
him, and which he related as follows:
1T was during the festival week" he said,
''and you all know how the downtown
streets were crowded. was walking down
State street, and, happening to look in one
OF the big store windows, saw pile. of books,
me by my wife that morning. went in and
bought a book and put the parcel in my
overcoat pocket.
Gas I came out into the crowd on the
street again felt hand go into my pocket,
to catch the would,be thief, fought docking
young man, who skipped off in the crowd
and was Immediately lost to view. I couldn't
help laughing to think how horribly disap-
pointed he would have felt if he had sue
ceeded in his theft, because the parcel in my
pocket contained a common little prayer
book
'There' what I call ludicrous combina-
tion-a thief trying to rob police justice
of prayer book-a combination that prob
ably has never before and never will again
arise in the history of Chicago. Chicago
Inter Ocean
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
FIRST WALKING MATCH.
Resolved Itself Into Running
Match, and 1t Was for
Territory.

In l706 William Penn bought from the
Indians tract of land bounded on the east
by the Delaware, on the west by the Mesh
aminy, and running as far north ''as man
can go" in u days. After his death his son
Thomas Penn, thought it would be good
idea to survey the h ;undary. On August 25
1887, this was done.
Three men lined up for the start, James
Yeates, a lean Yankee; Solomon Jennings
and Edward Marshall, an old hunter. The
sheriff, the surveyors and number of In
dams who wanted to see fair play accom-
panied them on horseback.
The three men ran.
,. You are not walking,",' protested the In
dams; you are running"
r. "Ihey are going,' replied the sheriff
and that's what the treaty says-as far a!
man can go in day and half"
50 the Indians went home
Yeates collapsed on the second DAYS rur
and died two days later. Jennings lived in
shattered health but few years longer
Marshall was tougher-in better training
we would say nowadays. He kept on
reached the end of the blazed trail, seizec
the surveyors compass and still kept goins
IN the same direction. When Sheriff Smith
at noon said Halt" Marshall had covered
68 miles through rough forest, or twice al
tar as the Indians had expected.
Inc sellers were "only Indians" you see
IN. Y. World.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Powerful Road ENGINES.

Mr.. John j. Thornycroft, an English
authority on steam engines, recently
maintained before the British associa.
ton that road steam engines, by a
slight alteration of the laws, can be sc
constructed as to be of the highest
value to trade. He affirmed they could
be made to carry loads of IL tons at
four miles an hour, and that with tires
of IS inches width they would not injure
the roads more than horses do, as they
would act as steam rollers. Mr.. Thor
nycroft expressed no doubt of the prac.
ticability of his plan and claimed that
it would work a revolution in agricul.
ture, as it would allow of the free trans.
mission Of lime, manure and heavy tim
Der to points where they might be
needed. The only unsettled point in
the problem is the substitution of some
other material for rubber in the tires,
as rubber costs too much. It is be-
lieved, however, that this can be done
by some different treatment of wood.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Fruit Pits In Demand,

Growers of stone fruits can count up
on new source of revenue. The pits
of peaches, apricots, nectarines, plums
and prunes, heretofore thrown away or
used for fuel, have market value. Es-
pecially is this true of peach and april
cot pits. This year there is strong de.
mand for them at from eight to ten dol
lars ton, delivered in San Francisco.
The kernel is the product sought. From
the apricot kernel that delicious French
nut candy is made, displacing the
almond. Cinnamon, allspice and nut.
meg are adulterated with this same pit,
ground and highly prepared for the
purpose. Prussic acid and essence and
oil of almonds are made from the peach
and prune pits, and these favors are
used in thousand different ways. The
pits are cracked in San Francisco and
the kernels are then sent east.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

If possible, ,aise your own COWS. but
if you have t, buy, test every animal
before you purchase, by milking her
yourself.
1t takes years of perseverance and
experience to build up good dairy,
but only few weeks of mismanage-
ment to tear it down.
A thunderstorm is looked upon as an
adept in the art of souring milk, but I
dread careless milk-pan washer much
more.
If some dairymen would let political
fences a]:ne and repair their farm
fences prosperity would come to them
galore.
It should be considered as an. accom-
plishment equal to proficiency in mu-
Sic and painting, that farmers daugh-
ter be able to make first-class butter.
First-class cheese can only be pro-
duced by the cooperation of dairymen
with their local cheese maker. Some
dafrymen are years in finding this out,
much to their financial loss.
Economy in the dairy means LIBERAL
ity of purpose. To economic OH the
grade of salt you use in your butter, or
the character of feed you give your
cows, is the rankest prodigality.
OF late years we hear less and less
about the WORKOUT lands of the east
ern states. Why: Because they are
being rejuvenated into some of the most
profitable dairy farms in America.
The butter maker who tries to pro-
duee good butter and cheese from poor
milk has harder task before him than
reaching the north pole. Dairymen,
take note of this, as you aerate your
milk, and wash and scald the dairy
utensils.-American Cultivator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
The Importance of Grading.

Good roads add materially to the
value of any country. A recent visit
in the rural sections convinces us that
the two important factors III the inn
provement ofroadsare the cutting down
of grades and a thorough drainage to
prevent the damage done to roads by
streams of water flowing from water
sheds. 1t is waste of money simply to
repair the surface of the road while
permitting high grades to continue,
preventing the transport of economical
loads of wood or farm produce. The
practice should also be condemned of
covering powders and rocks in the
roadway with earth in the fall. They
should be removed by blasting or by
the use of the crowbar, thus remedy
ing the trouble once for all.-A1nerican
CultivatOr
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
TO GROW TEA HERE.
Sir Thomas Upon to Invest 100000
in Cultivatins the Plant in the
State of South Carolina.

It is said that Sir Thomas Upton, the
cup challenger, will invest 100000 in
tea culture in South Carolina, he
having lived in that state quite awhile
during his early manhood, when he
came to this country from Glasgow.
AS is we'll known, Sir Thomas is largely
interested in the tea business, being at
the head of two of the largest bust
ness concerns in the world, the Upton
Tea company and the Upton Packing
and Provision mpany. He is the
largest land owner in Ceylon, and on
his tea, coffee and cocoa plantations
employs more than 5000 Singalese. 1t
is said he has given tea culture in this
country great deal of study, and has
been in communication with those who
are most interested in it's development
here.
The recent experiments in tea culture
in South Carolina have, it is said, sat
isfied Upton that tea can be cheaply
and successfully grown in South Caro-
lima, and he is willing to invest the sum
stated to test the matter thoroughly.
The Agricultural department denies
any knowledge of Lipton's intentions
in this direction, but the report comes
from an apparently authoritative
source that the cup challenger has been
considering the question for long
while, even before the agricultural de-
partment took it up. Prof. John w.
Hoffman, who now occupies the chair
of agricultural biology in the South
Carolina agricultural and mechanical
college, at Orangeburg, S. c., who has
given tea culture in that state thor
ough test, has been in communication
with the English tea merchant, it is
said.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Inside STORAGE for Roots.

When carrots or turnips are stored
outside they cannot always be reached
when desired for use, and it will there
fore be advantageous to store some OF
them in bins in dry cellar. If packed
in perfectly dry sawdust, oats, corn, or
even dry earth, they will keep well and
can be taken out of the bins at any time.
It is the alternate freezing and thaw-
ing that damages all root crops stored
away in winter, but as the packing ma
terial keeps them at an even tempera-
ture: this liability is avoided. The oats
or corn used for the purpose will not be
injured, and may be fed while using
the roots in the bin. =,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

brilliant in tone, with ivory white
trimmings.
The roof is covered with shingles and
stained moss green in harmony with
the remainder Of the color scheme. Di-
mensions: Front, % feet; side, 81 feet,
not including the veranda. Height Of
ceilings: Basement, 7 feet; first story,
feet.
TIE interior arrangement is excel
lent, and is finished off in a handsome
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Thoroughbred.

. A New York society dame, who is an ar
dent upholder of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, owns little
A man who called on her the other day was
admiring the dog and asked her mistress
how she, with all her humane theories, could
have allowed the cruel dog fancier to cut of
Snaps tail and ears to the fashionable de-
gree of brevity.- The dame drew herself ur
and replied, with some hauteur:
MY dear sir, Snap expected it. Every
thoroughbred fox terrier expects to have
his tail and ears shortened" And thai
"That's the first time I ever thought Of
'noblesse oblige,' as applying to fox ter
riers. '-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
HOW's This3

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be curec
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F: j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J
Cheney. for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucou.
SURFACES of the system. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonial!
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
MODEL CATTLE STALL,
Its Inventor Regards 1t Better Than
Sanctions for Keeping the
Animals in Place.

Mr.. j. L. Irwin, of Kansas, contrib
utes sketch and description of cat
tile stall which he regards as better than
stanchions for keeping the animals in
place. He says:
"A stall consisting of set of 2x4s,
one on each side, is bolted at one end
to the manager and at the other to the
studding or posts just wide enough
apart to give the animal easy access
It should not be wide enough to allow
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

manner. The hall is trimmed with
cherry, and it contains an ornamental
staircase turned out of cherry, with
handsome newell posts, balusters and
rail, and it is lighted effectively by deli
cate tinted glass. The parlor is treat
ed in ivory white and has an open
fireplace, trimmed with tilefacings and
hearth, and mantel treated in ivory
white same as the trim.
The library is trimmed with cherry;
and this room and parlor are separated
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Black Seedless Grape Wanted.

Will some one develop a black seed
less grape? We have white seedless
grapes, but suitable only to the climate
of California, and now we want good
black grape without seeds. Such a
grape would sell at a fancy price on
the market. The fear Of appendicitis
causes many people to take out the
seeds when eating grapes, and this
greatly detracts from the pleasure of
grape eating. A grape of the eharac-
ter described would bring good deal
more than the common grape.-Farm-
ers' Review.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
DESIGNED AND WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER
DESIGNED AND WRITTEN ESPECIALLY

from the halls by archways supported
upon columns rising up, and finishing
in Ionic capitals at archways.
The fireplace in the library il
trimmed with tiles and finished with
carved mantel. The dining room is
trimmed with oak. 1t is furnished with
a paneled wainscoting, ceiling beams
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

THIS building is designed in an at
tractive manner. The cost to build
is $4,000. The plan has many excellent
features. The underpinning is built
of red brick laid up in red mortar. The
superstructure is sheathed on the ex-
terror, and then covered with clap
boards and painted a rich red color,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
How FL Pack Rutter-

Butter that is to be packed Tor fu-
ture consumption should be great deal
drier than that intended for immediate
use. 1t should also be packed solidly,
so that when turned out of the box il
will not show any crevices for brine
to lodge, giving it an unsightly appear
ance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Dynamo and Dynamite.

Till recently the employment of cleo
tricity in any shape or form in Consts,n-
@tinople was strictly forbidden. Incred.
ibie as it may appear the sultan naivcly
imagined that, a dynamo must have
something to do with the manufacture
Of dynamite:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

The second floor contains five cham.
cherry, while the remainder are treat.
ed in white. The bathroom is VAIN
scoted and furnished with porcelain
fixtures and exposed nickel-plated
plumbing. The attic floor can be fitted
up with chambers, store room, etc.
The basement floor is cemented and
fitted up with furnace room, coal
rooms, laundry, fruit room and other
necessary rooms. GEO. A. w. KNIT.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
IOMEN do suffer! -.
w Even so-called healthy women suffer!
But they are not healthy!
The marks left by pain the young faces of m
daughters Pain that leaves it's mark comes from

cause. If that cause is not removed its
influence reaches out and overshadows
whole life. The reason Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been so nni-
formly successful for over quarter of
century in overcoming the suffering of
women, is that it is thorough and goes
directly to the cause. It is a womans
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Unhealthy Slate Pencil.

The use of slate and pencil by chill.
dren is denounced as unhealthy. It has
been forbidden in the schools of Zurich.
Switzerland, and pen, ink and paper
have been substituted instead. The
reasons given are that the light gray
marks on the slate cannot be followed
without straining the eyes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Intelligence in Melons.

Something like intelligence is often
exhibited by plants. If, during a dry
season, bucket of water be placed near
a dry pumpkin or melon, in the course
of few days it will turn from it's
course, and get at least one of it's leaves
in the water.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Too Late.

A horseman burst into the prison yard.
"Reprieved!" he shouted, and waved a
paper aloft.
'Too late," replied the warden, sadly.
''ls the man hanged already?"
"No; but he has eaten the hearty break
fast of ham and eggs, coffee and potatoes!"
Executive clemency was all right in its
fere with the conventional course of events
Yes, the horseman's steed was undeniably
foaming, but even that availed little or moth
ing under the circumstances.-Detroit Jour
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
His Last Fling.

AS they bent solicitously over him, the
man who had been kicked by horse opened
his eyes. Have you any last wish" they
asked him.
Eyes," he murmured. "Have an auto
mobile hearse at the funeral"
Revenge, it seemed, was strong even in
death.-N. Y. Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Bangles Regarded Sacred.


In the northwest province the glass
bangles worn by the Hindoo and Mus
sulman women are regarded as sacred
objects. If glass bangle be accident
ally broken the pieces are gathered to.
gether and kissed three times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Jason Crow, Oscarville, Ga, Sayss


II feel it my duty to write and let you
know what your medicine, $ Drops has
done for me. I have had rheumatism about
Is years, but was able to be up most Of the
time, until year ago last May, when was
taken down and not able to move about.
About six weeks ago I saw your ADVERTISE
ment and wrote for a sample BOTTLE. After
that I ordered some more for myself and
friends and in every case it has done won
ders and given perfect satisfaction. DR.:
Woodlif, my family physician, who has had
says it is the most efficient rheumatic med
icine he has ever used. May 81, 1892"
The above refers to "5 Drops" perfect
cure for rheumatism, kidney and all kin
dred complaints. The proprietors. Swan
son Rheumatic Co., l64 Lake St., Chicago,
offer to send a Csc. sample bottle for only
l0c. during the next 80 days. Be sure to read
their advertisement of last week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
Velocity of Human Blood.

1t is estimated that the velocity of the
blood movement in the arteries is about
IL inches second, and that the length
of time required for the blood to make
an entire circuit of the vascular system
is about 20 seconds.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
A Nude DeDarture.

Husband-That gown appears to be c't
considerably lower than your last one.
Wife-Yes; the dressmakers have depart
ed somewhat from the lines of last season s
models.
II see. A nude departure. '-Philadel-
phia Record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

and buffet of handsome design built in
the nook shown on plan. The center
window is a French window and runs
down to the floor, opening onto the
balcony at side.
The kitchen and pantries are
trimmed and wainscoted with yellow
pine, and are fitted up in the best pos
sible manner with all the modern and
necessary fixtures. The rear hall and
toilet are conveniently arranged and
fitted up.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
wouldn't Take Any Chances.

A certain Nauvoo woman assured her hus
would. He told her that he did not doubt it,
but would hereafter cut notch in the piano
when he knew she deceived him. "No you
WON'T" she screamed; "I'm not going to
have my piano ruined" -Chicago Inter
Ocean
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cur
for ConsumPtion.--;Mrs. Frank Mobbs, 81
w. 22d St., New York, Oct. %, 1894.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
The Isthmus of Panama.

Its engineers believe that they have solved
the problem of the successful completion Of
this great enterprise. If so, it will prove a
great benefit to humanity, no more, truthful
ly speaking, than has Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, the remedy which never fails to cure
Affections of the stomach-for of what use is
prosperity without health? The Bitters inva-
riably strengthens weak stomachs and torpid
ivers, and is one of the blessings of the age.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
EASILY MOVED FENCE

H<10IHI 11O V I'D I C1NOE
ease. The boards of each panel overlap
at one end, the next. panel. A grad
ually curving corner should be made
with this fence, since at right angles q
slight opening would be left.-Orange
.T1ldd Farmer
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

The silent man may be mine of wisdom,
but talkative fool sometimes explodes the
mine.-Chicago Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

A Polite Man-The Bystander-"What
are you taking off your hat for?" The Man
at the 'Phone-"I'm talking to lady,
Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

The Man and the Bore.-The Solemn Dor.
-"Have you ever reflected that there will
be no more time?" The Busy Man -" &c.
haven't any w."-Indianapolis Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

ooh, yes, he hates all women" "I won
der what particular woman he began with? p"
Indiana polls Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

Be sure YOU are Tight-but, don't be too
sure that everybody elsa is wrong.-Chicago
Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08

A man with but one idea is sometimes
worse off than a man with no idea at ALL
Chicago Daily News.