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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
SOCIAL DELIGHTS
What One Experiences SOmetimes
While Engaging in the Game
of Whist.

This is what a Detroit whist player is
willing to take oath took place at party
where he was doing his level best for
prize:
right sleeve of A her shirt 1 waist hitch, NUT:
tered under her breath and then said to
the other lady: Look at that, now. It's
all askew and so annoying. / don't care who
you go to or how much you pay, it's always
or was it the other hand
That sleeve lost us three tricks" con-
tlnued the complainant. Then the other
lady wanted recipe for making chow
chow picklely or something of that sort.
Of course, my accommodating partner went
right to Keeling it off, playing a king to my
ace when she had three. spot, revoked on
s sFsng sa and led n g e o nerve h1 e Ss
me if | saw anywhere that she could have
bettered her play. Say, l wanted to boil
her in oil.
81 tried to keep from turning red, saying
anything sarcastic or swearing little, and
SUCCEEDED reasonably well:
hat her neighbor had bought She took
two tive spots at a heavy cost, and then
consoled me with half-screaming explana-
ton that she had been playing pedro the
night before and had lapsed into it again
without thinking. never behaved better
IN my life, feigned sudden illness, got away
and made things blue for two blocks. After
I was gone she told the opposition that l
played very stupid game. "-Detroit Free
Press.
Worse Yet.
Snarley-They're a bad family: The ia
Their plays the stock market and the son
the races.
Yow-You'd think they were virtues if
you heard the daughter play the piano.
Syracuse Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
Good Roads and Motors.

With the coming of the automobile
we presume many suggestions will
presently appear in print as to the need
of better highways and advice to farm
ers as to when and how the roads
should be improved. That the roads
should be improved we freely admit
but that the farmers should do the
work or meet the expense of it so as tc
make $1,000 horseless vehicles popular
and practicable and thus reduce the de-
mand for an important product of the
farm strikes us as not being quite just.
The injustice of compelling farmers to
give the land devoted to public road
purposes and then maintain the roads
for public use will be strikingly appar-
ent when the automobile mauufactur.
ers take up the cry for good roads,
Colman's Rural World.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
Cows for All PnrnnSea-

A cow that is good alike for milk, for
making butter and for beef is probably
not good for much in either of these
directions. She is like some men who
are Observation-Disclosures and good at none.
Each of the dairy breeds has it's own
special excellency for some purpose de-
veloped by breeding and care. It can
easily beat in it's own department any
cow that has been carelessly bred. The
herd of pure breeds is especially val
liable to any farmer who wishes to i'm
prove his stock. It's prepotency will
stamp it's own excellence on the prog
eny secured by breeding cows to males
of the breed that is known to possess
Them
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
DEHORNING CALVES,
When Properly Performed, This OPP
Grafton Is Neither Painful
Nor Very Serious.

The accompanying device for hold
ing cattle, without auling heavy rack
from farm to farm, gives entire satisfac-
ton. 1t consists of a plank six to eight
feet long and about eight inches wide.
Near one end four one-inch auger holes
are bored "a, A and C, c.. A three
quarter-inch rope inserted from the
front side, through the holes &C G. is
Topped on back of the plank and tied in
knot, with just slack enough to admit
the animals nose, as shown in cut. An
other three-quarter-inch rope about
eight feet long is inserted in the holes
"a, Az and tied in knots on the back of
plank.
You are now ready for action. Spike
your plank up against the side of a barn
or outbuilding, or in a stable door or
stall. If man is careful in handling
stock it is very easy matter to lasso an
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
Rye as a Cover Crop.

Rye as a cover crop is worthy of the
consideration of those that have lands
that they intend shall lie bare during
the winter. Where replowing in the
spring is advisable there is no reason
why the spring blowing should not in
clude the turning under of green crop,
preferably rye. This not only increases
the amount of fertility in the soil, but
prevents the washing and teaching of
the ground. Especially is the cover
crop profitable on light soils, for these
are the most given to teaching. Rye
has the advantage over some other
,crops in that it may be used as pas
ture during part of the time it is on
the ground. It is very hardy and
hardly ever is killed out by the freezing
and thawing that destroy wheat
Farmers Review.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
GOOD MANAGEMENT.
Haste Makes Waste in housekeeping
as in Every Other Pursuit or
Undertaking.

The best managers in household af-
fairs are not those who never sit down
from early morn until night closes
about them. All, no! the best man.
ayers are those who secure for them.
selves an hour of that healthful tran.
quillity so necessary to every human
heart, says Portland Transcript. The
sion of some housewives and their life
is burden to them as we'll as to those
who love them.
Every woman loves to be thought a
good manager. You are, if every de-
vice known to make your work light
er is used. For instance, the washing
of dishes three times day and clean
ing up the cooking vessels is bust.
ness in itself. So make it easier, and
to do it in half the time let me tell you
the New England way.
Always have plenty of hot water, as
hot as you can bear your hands in, in
fact, it's best to use mops with china
and glass, so as to use very hot wa
ter and to have nice lather instead
of using soap. Use washing powder in
the hot water and wash quickly and
have plenty of nice tea towels to wipe
with. You can get through large pile
of dishes directly. Clean the cooking
vessels the same way. You will gain an
hour by this process of washing. Then,
if you have dining room where you
can keep the table set and ready for
use, it saves many steps to have waiter
ready to put your dishes in, and to place
them on the table after washing them.
The morning hours should be the busy
ones, but manage to have the after
Moons and evenings for agreeable work.
It is a beautiful sight to see we'll
balanced, well-poised woman, who is
a true homemaker, elevating every
phase of life, making it subservient to
her good and those around her. This
is good management. We all feel its
power.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
DisinfectinE the Sick Room,

For the sick room pleasant disin-
fectant is made by putting in a saucer
some freshly-ground coffee and light
ing piece of camphor gum on top of it..
AS this gum burns it emits the odor Of
roasting coffee, an aroma that is agree
able to most people. This perfume has
the advantage of being healthful, and
is to be preferred to the pastiles and in
cense powders, which to some are very
sickening. The odor of the coffee will
counteract any bad aroma in the room
and the fumes of the camphor will kill
ordinary disease germs that may be
floating around.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
MUSH CURES SICK SOLDIER.
An Eighth Illinois Private Tells OF
His Hospital Experience
in Cuba.

He claimed to be one of the Eighth
Illinois boys and was always telling
stories of his thrilling experiences in
Cuba. He was as black as SCOT and he
showed his teeth and rolled his eyes
and gesticulated like the end man of a
minstrel troupe. And this is one of the
stories he told:
"Well, sab, we wuz gyardin' hull
army Nv Spaniards up at San Louie an
de grubb wuz powahfva 2ooah. De only
way we cud get up ali appetite for dat
Uncle Sans beef wuz to miss rations
for day ah two. One day wuz told
off to do hospital wuk, an what do yo'
tink? Dey wuz a cab load Nv chickens
come in and had to help tote ev'ry one
Nv dem fowls to de hospital. link NV
wu'k like dat TO- pooah STAYED niggah,
sab. Well, sab, wuz took suck, sud
den, plum in de middle Nv dat wu'k. It
done took two men, sab, to drag me to
de hospital, and they had to take de
clothes off me and put me to bed.
Long about suppah time I smelt
chicken. Yessah, T could smell dat
chicken cleah in de kitchen. An I JUS
.shet my eyes an smelled and smelled,
an den 1 done tank de good Lawd Use
in dat hospital. Den de smell done
come closah an bimeby dey tote de
chicken in. An wuz de happiest Mig
gain de Eighth Illinois. An done got
nah leetle tin plate an cup in NAH
hand. An what do yo' s'pose dey give
dis niggah? Mush! Yes, sab, mush-
Gavin mush."
Here the narrator's face took on an
expression of grief that was enough to
make stone image weep. He waited
till he could regain the mastery of his
emotions. Then he went on:
*Well, sab, JUS about one houah
latah I called de doctah an seq: Doc
tab, I feel like gwine to git we'll. Dis
am powahful fine hospital, an you am
a powahful good doctah, an I feel much
bettah. Yes, sab, done feel so much
recovahed, sab, dat feel ike should
suttenly be up an dom my duty. Kin
git on nah clothes an git back to
gyardin' dem Spaniards, sah?'
Yes, sah,' sea the doctah, 'yo' kin.
Yo' wuz powahful sick, too sick TO-
chicken. But dat mush done fix yo' up
quick. Yes, sab. Ip'onounce yo' conva-
lescent, sah.' ..'> .~S#,
"An' done got on nah clothes an
got out."-ChicaRo Inter Ocean.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22

The following is an excellent lotion
for removing freckles: Mix together
vinegar, alcohol, lemon juice, oil of
roses, oil of cedar, oil of lavender and
distilled water. Use the lotion when
going to bed and wash off the next
morning with fresh water. Another
simple lotion that makes freckles quick
ly disappear is made as follows: One
ounce of powdered alum, two table,
spoonfuls of lemon juice and one pint of
elderflower water; put into bottle and
shake we'll, apply with piece of soft
rag twice day after washing the face.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22

THE schoolma'am was puzzled, and
the puzzle had reached such dimen-
sions that it involved encouragement
and almost despair. She had so re-
Gently stepped out of the sheltered
home and school life in which her I'M
eventful II years had been passed and
had plunged into what seemed to her
such vast sea of responsibility that
the thought appalled, her. 1t was her
first school and in a district of rather
uneuviable regulations; not so much on
account of the number of disobedient
pupils as because the parents threw
the responsibility for the moral con-
duct of their children entirely upon the
teacher, valuing her mental accom-
plishments much less than her ability
to keep order" Being too poor to hire
a man teacher, they had determined at
the end of the last term to advertise for
a woman and abide by the decision of
old Bill Jenkins, who prided himself on
his ability to distinguish character from
what he called 'handwrite." The trus-
tees had met, and after reading and
considering some hundred applications
had picked out one that showed, as Bill
said, firmness of character.
1T takes good grip O. the pen to
make that kind O. letters" he said, tan
Teller that grips his pen hard means
business"
Through some delay in making con-
nections the teacher did not arrive un-
til the morning of the day school be-
gan, and as she alighted from the light
wagon that had been sent to the juno
ton to meet her gasp of establishment
went up from the assembled school chill
dren, who had been prepared to see
large, strapping woman. What they
did see was a slender little maid about
five feet tall, with large brown eyes
and short curly hair. That was three
weeks ago, and Bill Jenkins had not yet
recovered from the shock. Nothing but
a firm belief in his own powers of char
acter and blind faith that somehow
things would come right saved him
from absolute despair. he was good
hearted old fellow, and had really a
good deal Of feeling for the young
teacher and desire to be of service to
her. At noon of the first day he had
suddenly appeared at the schoolhouse
with stout hickory whipstock, which
he presented to her with the remark:
'There's a likely 1ookin' CAD fer yeh,
miss, and maybe it'll help yeh outen
tight corner some time"
The schoolteacher realized that she
had got into very tight corner indeed;
and remembering the hint, her gaze
wandered to the hickory stick, with
feeling that there lay the solution of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
COLD WEATHER GATE.

SHOWS become deeper and deeper. The
long part of the hinge is made of rod
of iron that will turn easily in the eye
OF the other part of the hinge. In the
lower hinge have three or four holes
drilled through the iron rod, as shown.
When the gate is to be raised slip 90
penny wire nail through the required
hole beneath the part containing the
eye, and the gate will stand at the ele-
walton required. When the snow is gone
the gate can be returned to it's natural
position.--American Agriculturist.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22

woman on the part of man as his equal.
We defer to our superiors and patronize
our interiors; but those whom we con-
slider our equals, those whom we meet
on the same social and intellectual
plane we treat with ''bon homie," a
good fellowship which has in it a re-
freshing sincerity.
In the days when ''chivalry" -four
ished with all it's benefits and harm
fulness, physical delicacy was con-
sidered good FORM" and women re-
sorted to all kinds of villainous de-
vices and cosmetics to- produce an "in-
teresting pallor." Firm rose-tinted
flesh was frowned upon as ''vulgarly
healthful'' in any but housemaids.
Nowadays not to have good health is
almost criminal, and is usually an &C.
acknowledgement of the, at least practical,
ignorance of sanitary laws.
In the rush and whirl of the business
of to-day, would it not be foolish for
us strong women to exact the slavish
attentions which the leisure of 50
years ago made possible to our weaker
sisters? The wife of to-day is COM
panion to her husband, and often in
business her timely advice saves him
thousands of dollars.
We do not now have men for our
knights errant, expanding life and
blood for our sake while we sit idly by
and drop flowers on half-dead victors;
but a man will fight with natures
weapons" as a rule, just as quickly to-
day as in rye olden time" for the fair
fame of mother, wife or sweetheart.
Of course there are men-specimens,
not types-in every profession and in
every grade of society who cannot see
a woman enter public Office or pass
along the street without expressing the
sheer of baseness. These specimens"
however, existed half century ago,
just the same as to-day, the only diff
ference being that women never ven
turing outside their own doors with
out protector, they feared the ready
sword thrust, considered "discretion
the better part of valor," looked wise
and said-nothing.
Women, then, were dressed up dolls,
pretty playthings, to be petted or ca
zessed, or flung out of the window, &C.
cording to the temper of their several
lords and masters. To-day we are
neither goddesses nor slaves; men are
neither heroes nor semidemons. We
just plod along life's road together,
men and women alike, and the favors
are, in most cases, reciprocal incin-
natl Enquirer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
"; EE| a. y
41ffE R:;l!E .! J;
THE AGE OF CHIVALRY.
Its Passing Away, Cleverly Argues
This Woman Writer, Is a Sign
of True Equality.

When we sigh over what we are
pleased to call the ''decadence of man
ners" and long for the return of
"chivalry," do we, as women, realize
what such state of affairs would
mean for us? 1t would mean no more
clubs, no gymnasiums, no education
higher than housekeeping, fine needle
work and dancing. 1t would mean
weakness, both mental and physical,
dependence, loss of personal liberty in
every form.
The conditions governing society in
years gone by were vastly different
from those of to-day, and, perhaps,
made the almost slavish attentions of
men to women a necessity.
Whether chivalry was the cause of
the weakness and dependence of wom-
en-, or vice versa, it is impossible to
say. 1t is always difficult to judge be-
tween cause and effect in such matters;
but the fact remains that weakness and
chivalry existed at one and the same
time, and both ceased to exist stimuli
taneously.
ANO, lA1o 10 AOC al aye VI CA4FoAJ
but never before in the history of the
world have women had so much lib
erty-liberty in thought, in action, in
everything-or been such an influence
in public affairs. True chivalry does
not consist in knowing how to pick
up lady's kerchief gracefully-and
doing it-nor in guiding the steps of
healthy woman as though she were
wooden doll. Nor does it consist in or
dering ''coffee and pistols for two" in
the gay dawn of early morning because
of some implied insult. But rather does
it consist of recognition, an appre
citation and-what is more to the point
an acknowledgment of our moral and
mental qualifications.
What we call "decadence of man.
ners'' is only an avowed recognition of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
AN OLD .HOUsEKEEPER.
Mrs. Martha barrow, OF Martha's
Vineyard, Gets All Her Meals
at Ninety-Five.

Imagine, ladies, doing ones own
homework at the age of 95! Martha's
Vineyard boasts such feminine prodi-
gy. She is Mrs. Martha barrow, and
she has the further distinction of be-
ing the Oldest inhabitant. She is one
of the objects of interest to the summer
visitors at Edgartown, and is never too
busy or too tired to receive her callers
and chat with them about her lite and
old times in the old town.
She was born in Nantucket in 1904
and was taken to 'the Vineyard -
where she has since uninterruptedly
lived, some 90 years ago. She was mar
ried when she was 16 and and has been
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
To Clean Chamoise Gloves.

Make strong suds with white Cas-
tile soap, or any other kind of good
white soap, and to two quarts of suds
add one teaspoonful Of borax dissolved
in half pint of hot water. When the
suds are cold, put the gloves on the
hands and wash them slowly and gently,
as if washing the hanur. Rinse in the
same manner in clear water; then draw
off gently and hang in shady place
to dry, drawing them into shape when
they are almost. dry. When perfectly
dry, rub them between the hands to
soften them.-Ladies' Home Journal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
The Lipa.

The lips should never be rubbed with
strong scent, such as eau de cologne,
or vinegar or lemon. Friction is also
very bad for their well-being. Lips
may only be pale pink, but if they
are smooth and soft they will look at
tractive. Rouge is also very bad for
the lips. Some women have stupid
way of "biting the color into their
lips" Not only does this unwise prac-
tice E,ake the skin very sensitive, but
it also thickens and swells the lips till
they lose all charm.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
How to Care for APPLES.

An upple, says DR.. Hoskins, should
never at any time, while being handled
and being stored, become cooler than
the surrounding atmosphere. fit does
not It will never sweat, for this sweat is
simply atmospheric moisture precipi-
tated upon the cold apple precisely as
it il precipitated upon the outside of a
pitcher OF water in summer. An apple
cannot be made to sweat in any true
sense. The skin of all sound, smooth
apples is nearly as air and water tight
% india rubber.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
Hon. J. H. Caldwell.

IT have used Pe-ru-na for a number Of
years with the very best results for ca.
tarrhal diseases. l shall never be without
it. I never fail to recommend it when an
opportunity presents itself."-J. II. Cald.
well, Robeline, La.
Gilbert Hofer, Grays, Ky, says in a let
ter dated March 7th, 1891: Il have used
four bottles of Pe-ru-na and I am we'll Of
my catarrh,. and it cured ms Bright's dis
ease. I had been troubled for two years.
| weigh twenty pounds more than did be-
fore I was taken sick. shall never be
without Pe.runa.''
Send for free catarrh book Address DR.,
Hartman, Columbus. O.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
How to Clean q Sponge.

When a sponge has become shiny
do not attempt to squeeze it dry or it
will tear; put half cupful Of am
monia into large basin or bath Of
boiling water, and soak the sponge for
an hour or two; rinse it in clean water,
squeeze it out, and place it in the sun
and wind, and do not use it until quite
dry, when it will be al fresh and elastic
as new. : {. r. o.,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
GATE FOR WINTER.
II the Hinges Are Made as Here De-
scribed 1t Can Be Raised in
Even the Deepest Snow.

A gate that must be used in winter
is often opened and shut with difficulty
when the SHOWS become deep. If the
hinges are made according to the plan
shown in the accompanying illustration
the gate can be raised continually as the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
KIDNEY DISEASE,
Caused by Internal Catarrh,
Promptly Cured by
Pe-ru-na.

Hon. j. H. Caldwell, prominent mem.
Der of the Louisiana State Legislature, says
the following in regard to Pe-ru-na for Ca
tarrh.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-22
The Champion Heavyweight
By Sarah Sydney.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-01
,olicy alike to the grain shipper and


flour exporter NO.
Heretofore it seems to have been the
case that the grain exporter was favor
eG 5Dy the railroads in preference to the
-four miller. The latter 1T is under-
STOOD, appealed to the commission on
sne ground that he was being discrim-
mated against by the railroads in the
matter Of higher rates. He pointed out
that inasmuch as he had developed an
important industry, employing hun
ureds OF mechanics. he should. if any
thlng. be favored by the railroads
1t was also held that under the pres
ent conditions the Holland or English
miller could import American grain.
mill it in their own mills and vet sell
1t just as cheap as the article already
manufactured in this country. This
state OF affairs. the flour exporters
favored by the railroads. The rail
roads. on the other hand. claim that
on account of the additional trouble
and risk in handling flour the flour ex-
porters should be charged Il rate cor
respondingly large
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. in delivering its opinion, expressly
states that public policy and good
railway policy alike seem TO require the
same rate on export wheat and export
flour but in view Of all the conditions
shown in the.invest:gaton Il somewhat
higher rate on EXPORT flour than on cx-
port wheat is not in violation Of that
statute. The published difference in
rates is too wide. and the rate on flour.
fer export should not exceed that upon
export wheat by more than cents per
100 pounds. The relation OF rates on
domestic shipments Of flour and Wheat
is not involved in this decision. as the
export and domestic freights are han
died under different conditins.'
II will be seen from it's decision that
the matter is handled carefully. but no
decided stand is taken.