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Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19
The Beet Sugar Factory.

Work has already been commenced
at the beet sugar factory at St. Louis
Park and a force of about seventy men
is now employed. The entire forty
acres of land included in factory
grounds will be filed in. A new arte-
sian well 1000 feet deep has just been
completed. Two large tanks with
capacity of 100000 gallons each will be
erected to store the refuse syrup until
it can be shipped east to be used in the
manufacture of alcohol. The company
hopes to build distillery of it's own
next year SO that all the by-products
can be made use of at home. The
plant will be given thorough over
hauling and will be put in frst-class
shape by the time the beets begin to
arrive in sufficient numbers to warrant
its operation. The prospects are
bright for big crop this year and it is
expected that the factory will be
started by the first of September and
run until midwinter.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19
News In Brief.

A young man named Edward Glenn
ems fell from a freight train near the
railroad bridge at Hastings and had
his right arm severed by the car wheels.
Chris Peterson, while bathing in the
creek at Rush City, was drowned.
Moorhead calls in all warrants is
sued up to January, 1898 81, 1000. ~
Over $4,000 people have petitioned
Mayor Gray to close the Minneapolis
saloons on Sundays. .ets7 49, x>:.s.s: f..
Lester Carpenter, the three-year-old
son of Lester "A. Carpenter, a member
Of Engine Company No. IL, was kid
naped from the home of hisSgrariid-
mother in Minneapolis. He was aft
serward found with his mother, who
had separated from her husband.
During the first. FIVE days Of july
Minneapolis furnished twelve recruits
for the regular army. ..s... sS ..2. @ IS. I
Mrs. A1ois Peitsch, Mankato, at
tempted to commit sui de in the Min
nesota river. In dragging her out and
getting her home her husband lost a
Is pocketbook containg $34s, all the
wealth he possessed. sSz5
4actory for the manufacture Of
wire cables has been started at Winona
and now theysare talking Of establish-
ing q beet sugar factory
The state treasury report at the close
Of business June so shows $49s, ,738 in
the general fund and $50; ;ss2s ia the
two permanent educat tional funds, the
first time the state has been able to
get them loaned so low for q long
time.
Elrod, piipenan ia q Duluth
ssaWmill had fractured BY
some shaftings inS the mi i
sss Thirty applicati ons for pardon
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19
Thirty Cerfa

Cash or stamps will get you a fine battle
field map or deck of most beautiful scenic
playing cards. Address, w. z. Conklyn,
N. w. P. A., c. & 0. Ry., 234 Clark, Chicago
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19
Are the Hoppers Coming?

Prof. Otto Lugger, entomologist of
the state agricultural school, who has
just returned from the Turtle noun
tains in North Dakota, fears an inva-
sion of grasshoppers this season. The
ground is infested with them III that
country and the season has been a
favorable one with them he says.
They are now Matching and will short
ly be on the move. It is probable that
they will spread through Manitoba
and North Dakota and there is
chance that they will sweep down on
the wheat fields of Minnesota. Prof.
Lugger advises the farmers to get in
readiness to meet the enemy by con-
structing ''hopperdozers," the plans
for which he will furnish on applica-
tion. Where hoppers have reached a
community he also advises farmers to
plow furrow around their farms and
saturate it with crude kerosene oil.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

No employer is doing the right thing by
his employe, according to the employees
Globe. -. T.. a
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

She-'I wouldn't marry you if you were
the last man on earth" He-"You wouldn't
get chance. I'd surely have my pick then. ,
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

A fellow with nice string of game very
rarely comes into town by a back alley
Washington Qa.) Democrat. -.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

Worth Looking Into-Willieboy PA,
what's mixed metaphor?" Pa-"It'sa new
one on me. I'll ask my bartender. when l go
down. own."-Philadelph North Amer.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19
Blown Down.

Ringling's circus tent collapsed dur
ing heavy storm at Crookston. Ow-
ing to the threatening weather only a
small crowd was present. The grand
entree had just been concluded and
only few performers were in the
ring. 1t seems miracle that no lives
were lost. J. P. johnson of Mcintosh,
Miss Adams of Crookston, Erick Berk-
man of St. Hilare had legs broken, and
fifty others were slightly injured.
The property loss to the show people
was $1,000. Ringing Brothers per-
sonally looked after all injured citi-
zens. The menagerie tent remained
in position The animals were frantic
but none escaped,
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

Piso's Cure cured me of Throat and
Lung trouble of three years, standing.-E.
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. IL, 1894. -
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

Most circus performers are well-posted.-
&. "A. w. Bulletin. t.z. t3 ISSsss - s.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19
Makeshifts Don't Pay

For the time. being s s is the most ex.
pensive way in which 70 mend road.
road well tended is always nended.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

4* = Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

She-"I'm sure I've cast my bread on the
water many a time, and don't see any re.
Suits" He-HNo; guess your bread would
sink, dear" onkers Statesmtn.sE
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19
More Money.

: The state capital commission sold
$3.50, 900 worth of certificates of indebt-
edness due July /, 1908 and 1904, at 8
per cent. The entire issue was bid in
by local interests. The state invested
in 100000 of the issue at par, and. the
state savings bank bid $50,112.50 for
the remaining $4,000 of the ISSUE =
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19

q In Time Of Reace,SE u &
S IN good weather prepare the high,
ways To wit thstnnd bad went
Willmar tribune., 1899-07-19
To Cure . Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. Csc.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

The only man of alien race who has succeeded during recent years in mak- ing a stand against England is Presi- dent Kruger of the Transvaal. This fact alone gives him a unique position in the world. He Is not so great man the ambitions of Cecil Rhodes and the aggressiveness of MT. Chamberlain would seem to indicate. He is a stolid, cautious representative of the Dutch settlers in South Africa, who have been driven inland from the Cape by the superior energy and enterprise of men of English blood. His principal trait is sluggishness. He stands still and waits. President Kruger has the credit of being a man of great force of of inertia. He is plain, home-loving Boer, living in the simplest way on the outskirts of Pretoria, smoking a long pipe the greater part of the day, drink ing great deal of strong coffee, taking little exercise and sleeping we'll. He has made several quaint jokes, which have armed him with the reputation of be- ing shrewd and almost brilliant; but he speaks slowly, is dull in conYersa- ton, and Is neither quick in mind nor alert in action. He has hindered by inaction the designs of MT. Rhodes, one of the most energetic and capable of English imperialists, and also the counsels of MT. Chamberlain, one of the shrewdest and most practical colo nial secretaries. He promises to do things and never does them. He ex. hausted the patience of Cecil Rhodes, and in this way drew pr. Jameson into the foolish and wicked raid into the Transvaal. He has thwarted Mir Chamberlain mainly by standing back. waiting month afer month to make up his mind, and promising to do some thing after a while. President Kruger has been more than match for these two great Englishmen, but only be cause he represented the Quiescence of backward country which was pitted against a generous and magnanimous nation. The British Empire has been arrayed against the little Boer repub- lie, but in consequence of MT. Glad. stones moral policies, England'S hands have been tied.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23
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The town of Alameda, in California, has formed what it calls "The Divorc- ed Mems Club" If divorced men choose to form a club and get together to felicitate themselves on their escape from matrimony we see no reason for disputing that privilege. But we must take exception to what they call ''mis- sionary work" in persuading other men mot to allow their love to get the bet ter of their judgment" Every man should be permitted to learn the great secrets and mysteries of life from ex- perience, and we think we may say that with all respect for his talents, whatever they may be, we have never seen fully equipped, all-rOund judge of human nature and human possibili- ties among the bachelors. Indeed, deep ly as we deplore divorce, 1t is much bet ter to love and lose, after marriage, than never to have loved and married at all. He who speaks in the same breath of love and judgment speaks foolishly. If we love wisely and hap oily 1t is a matter of luck, not 1udg- ment. A man may select wife with judgment and learn to love her, or he may love her and find to his joy that subsequent judgment does not repudi- ate his choice. But in the moments of tender passion judgment Is no factor, as may be learned from perusal of the didactic essays of Schopenhauer, Mrs. Corbin and other philosophers.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23
REALISTIC LAKE BATHING.
Chicago Small Boy Defies the Law and
 Scorns Clothing.


 Scorns Clothing.
 Summer Is the joyous season when the small boy goes down to the lake front, climbs over the frowning wall of the Illinois Railroad Company, tres passes upon the right of way regard less of the warning signs, and takes off his clothes in view of the audience when be has reached the breakwater, says the Chicago Chronicle. Then he jumps into the shallow water and founders gleefully in the sand for some time. Passing railroad trains filled with passengers disturb him not. He pays no heed to the disturbed gaze or the resident on Lake avenue, Who views his antics with undisguised dis favor. He wants to swim, and there is the water, and what more is neces- sary? Anon comes the railroad police man with raucous voice and threaten ing club, hurtling across the tracks, filling the air with strange Oaths and acting generally as though he were trying to disperse a riotOus mob. Then the small boy takes his clothing, usual ly consisting of two pieces, and hies him along the piling to the convenient shelter of a boathOuse. If the uniform ed minion of the corporation pursues hiIs he slips into the clothes with two motions and defies the law. If the cop per gets tired of the job and weakens in the pursuit the small boy drops the clothes and dives into the water again.
 If only one small boy did this he might not attract much notice. But there is more than one small boy in Chicago who pants for the cooling wa ters of the lake on sultry days, and when scores of them line the break water pier they occasion some con- ment among passengers on the subur- ban trains. The boys have never ac- quired the bathing-suit habit. The law prescribes it, but the small boy never did have much respect for the law and ignores 1t unless 1t begins to chase him with a club. Therefore the bit startling to the eye as viewed from the hying trains.
 They don't give the boy much of a chance in Chicago. If he flies kite in the streets he is arrested; if he plays baseball on forbidden territory he is chased from 1t by the police; if he throws stones, one of the prerogatives of all boys in all times, he is break ing thelaw, and if he goes swimming in the great, cool lake which stretches so invitingly before him he is harried by the police and arrested if they get near enough to him. The city eternally for bids him to swim in the big lake unless surrounded by proper facilities in the way of bathing suits and bathhouses, but 1t does not furnish the suits or build the houses. If both were SUD- piled by the municipality the small boys in droves would take advantage of them. There are two or three pub
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

An official circular, issued by the Governor of Arizona, warns intending investors in mining claims, alleged to exist in that territory, against the schemes of unprincipled stockholders
 Their purpose is to sell large amounts of stock in the Eastern States, and the late boom in copper, together with the great productiveness of some of the Arizona copper-mines, may make it possible for these promoters" to sue ceed. Corporations, the Governor as- serts, have been formed with outra- geous capitalization, based upon pros poets which are either fallacious or grossly exaggerated, and the stock is sold upon misrepresentation which almost amount to obtaining money un- der false pretenSes. The Governor re- grets being compelled to make such announcements, but was constrained thereto ''in the interest of honest min- ing, to save investors from loss, and to protect the character of Arizona"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

to furnish to each soldier fighting un- der the Stars and Stripes in the Philip pines pair of great glasses which he must constantly wear in active service in the field.
 The reason? Why, to detect and To- cate the ambushed enemy and its In dian fighting sharpshooters, to Obviate the dangers and difficulties introduced into modern warfare by smokeless powder. How? Well, there is an easy explanation.
 It was discovered in experimenting with smokeless powder that it was ab- solutely invisible to the eye, until an accident developed one unknown con- ditiOn. Through a violet glass the flash and smoke could be deserted as clearly as the old black powder. Ex- periments followed and the condition remained unchanged, with the result that the department ordered for every soldier in the field violet glasses to be worn constantly on du;y, which would
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

Hesse's married men in which the is- marriage-a-failure problem could be thoroughly considered from every point of view Of course, the tax isn't espe- cially burdensome, and perhaps the bachelors will cheerfully pay up and no questions asked. In fact, the per sons who seem to be the worst hit in the matter are the braided-haired Hesse damsels. If they couldn't win the young man before the tax was put on they will certainly feel that their victory is dubious one when the bach elors now propose-because the at- tempt to escape taxation will seem so thoroughly obvious. It's really an un' fortunate state of affairs.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

The Diet of Hesse has voted to as- sesS the bachelors in that little state 9 per cent. more income tax than the married men pay. This would seem to indicate that the matrimonial market is dull in HeSse. If the bachelors are made to stand and deliver. so uncere- moniously there would appear to be something radically wrong in Hesse's social fabric. How about the Hesse maidens? Are the bachelors alone to blame? Has Cupid lost his cunning, and Hymen his altar? It would be well for Hesse to favor the world with a detailed statement of the causes that have led to this new form of sumptu- ary taxation. At the same time let the bachelors memorialize the Diet on their own behalf. Then the report could wind up with ar address from
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23
NEW YORK MANS TIMEPIEcEs.

Has a Watch and Clock with Portraits
 of His Twelve Children.
 Henry Bloch, a businessman ol Brooklyn, N. Y., eats breakfast at half past Rosie, goes to luncheon at fifteeI minutes to Gabriel, and retires for tho night at Achilles. MT. Bloch ha. twelve children, nine girls and thre, boys. He is fond of his family, and in order that he might always hav, them in mind, had a watch made witt the miniature photograph of one of tn, children In the place of each of tn, hours on its dial. Thus where the fig ure would be on an ordinary watcI dial the pretty face of his daughter Ro sic looks out. The face of the boy Ga
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

Durbhunga, one of the premier noble men of Hindoostan and trusted advis- CT of Lord Curzon. This Hindoo prince has respectfully placed at the disposal of Lady CurZon the splendid herd of elephants that are among his vast pos sessions, thus making Lady Curzon the possessor pro tenn. of more of these lordly creatures than any other woman in the world. Her ladyship has devel- oped a great liking for the elephants, and frequently takes advantage of the friendliness existing between the vice roy and the maharajah to ride forth on one of the gorgeously caparisoned ele- plants of state.
 With that happy spirit of frank friendliness in the company of under lings that only an American woman knows how to indulge without loss of dignity, the vicereine has made herself the idol of the attendants al the palace of the Indian prince. To penetrate the reserve of an Oriental of high degree is a feat that not every white man or woman, even among the upper ten of India, can boast of having accomplish ed. To be given the freedom of the magnificent palace of his highness the Maharajah of Durbhunga is a compli- ment even to a viceroy and vicereine.
 The elephants belonging to the rajah are under the control of an old man upwards of eighty years of age. Each elephant rejoiced in an appellation taken from the names of mythological or historic heroes; and 1t Is their veter- an keepers boast that every elephant is known to him by name.
 The title dates back only to 1908, when the then Maharajah Clutter Singh was formally recognized and in- vested by the British Government. But the origin of the family can be traced as far back as the reign of the En- peror Akbar, whose lieutenants they were in the province of Behar.
 The growing friendliness of such man for Lord and Lady Curzon is viewed with pleasure by those interest pd in the welfare of India, for if the hearts of the native princes are with the Queens representatives the sta bility of the Government Is doubly as sured. To have won so emphatic a of regard from the of Durbhunga shows that in the future of the great Indian em- pire the American wife of Lord Curzon Is destined to play a significant part.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23
Anecdote of Rosa Ronbeur

Mime. Rosa BOnheur (Rosa stood for Rosalie) was not without a sense of humor, so it is told of her that while presiding over a school of design ln Paris, the pupils being girls, the artist was disgusted with the class, because, initiating their teacher, the young women had cut their hair short. Grand Dieu" cried Rosa Bonheur, "how horrid you all look! This Is not a class of boys. You silly creatures, let your hair alone and do your best so as to retain all the advantages of your sex"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

shut out the pure daylight and enable them to readily detect the position of any sharpshooter, even though equip ped with smOkeless powder.
 This is the explanation, but what a novelty! To what extremes may we not come in our efforts to combat the inventions of modern scientific war fare? The twentieth century soldier will soon vie with the armored athlete, who to-day battles on the football field for the honor of his alma mater What will be the next step toward it?
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

lie bathhouses in Chicago, but they are not what the average healthy boy wants. They are all right for the pur- poses for which they were designated ito furnish bathing facilities in crowd ed tenement districts. But the boy who wants to cool off and splash around in the water does not want to go into building under a roof and slip into warm, nauseating pool, the limits of which he can see with half an eye, and whose scant dimensions are shared by hundred others at the same moment. He wants to get into the lake-into the limitless, heaving body of blue water which lies at the very door of Chicago-with nothing over him but the blue sky and plenty of room for 100000 other bathers.
 Finding himself without the facili- ties in the way of bathhouses and bath Ing suits, the small boy is obliged to make shift with what he finds-the lake and the pier-and if he uncon- sciously furnishes summer spectacle to all beholders he feels it is not his fault. In the meantime bathing must be done from the piers with such scant protection from the gaping world as is furnished by the advertising signs and the boathouses.
 Of course 1t is against the law-near- ly everything the small boy does or wants to do in Chicago is against some law. But, while the law expressly for bids bathing in public without the out ward and visible signs of a bathing suit 1t offers no recourse to the pant ing youngster who, free from school and home duties, wanders about to- ward the great, blue, cool looking lake on a hot day and IS possessed of de- sire to "go in." He sees no reason why
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

'Cash K" is the curious verbal dis guise under which, for ten years past, some generous person, who uses an Omaha paper as his agency, has given many thousands of dollars to worthy people and deserving objects. No one but the editor of the paper knows who the hidden philanthropist it. Yet hap pily, although Cash K" is able to give large sums of money, he is only a type of many who, in equally self-ef- facing ways. are offering help and hope to the needy and the unfortunate.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23
How He Was Cured.

Mrs. McPherson was attracted by the following advertisement the other day:
 "To the Public-A gentleman who was cured of drinking, smoking, talk ing too loud, going out at nights, going to the races and gambling and who also gained 20 pounds of flesh in three years and was completely restored to health, will sell the secret to any re- spectable person for half a crown. If no cure, money efunded.-Address in confidence" etc.
 Mrs, McPherson sent for the remedy and received the following reply:
 T was cured of all the bad habits mentioned by three years enforced residence in her majesty's prisons"
 The laugh Wasn't on the Boy.
 It is said that Professor Blackie of ten told this anecdote "On himself" This genial old professor used to form a very picturesque feature in the Edin- burgh streets. He was wiry old pa triarch, with handsome features and hair falling in ringlets about his shOul- ders. No one who had seen him could possibly forget him. One day he was accosted by a very dirty little bOotblack with his ''Shine your boots, sirY' The professor was impressed by the filthi- ness of the boys face.
 ''I don't want a shine, my lad" said he. But if you'll go and wash your face I'll give you sixpence."
 A richt, sir" was the lads reply. Then he went over to a neighboring fountain and made his ablutiOns. Re turning. he held out his hand for the money.
 "Well, my lad said the professor, you have earned your sixpence. Here it is.'
 "I dinna want it." returned the boy, with lOrdly air. ''Ye can keep it and get yer hair cut"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23
Drilled Dogs.

For some time past lage battalion of dogs has been drilled in the village of Lecrench, near Cologne, to operate in conjunction with the German am- bulance corps. Each dog is supplied with a saddle. in which are pockets containing all that is necessary for the first dressing of wound, also large gourd of brandy.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23
Wanted Them All.

Julia Ward Howe was once talking with dilapidated bachelor, who retain ed little but his conceit. HIt is time now, he said, pompously, 'sfor me to settle down as married man, but want so much. want youth, health. wealth, of course, beauty, grace'--
 "Yes, " said Mrs. Howe, sympathet- ically, ''yOu poor man. you do waut them all |"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-23

The professional kicker has no ap- parent license to live and many people wonder why he cares to live. His ex- istence is one of the inexplicable mys- teries of providence. He seems to toll not or spin, yet he has clothed himself with a homespun effulgence that is as dazzling as halo of California fog.