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Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
A Boys COMPOSITION.
What He Knows About Turkeys,
Their Habits, Weaknesses and
Ultimate Destination.

In the geography we read about
Turkey in Asia and Turkey in Europe,
with the capital city. Constantinople,
near the strait called Bosphorus. But
we now write regarding turkey in the
United States. and he is the boss
for us.
He is very fine fowl, and just as
anxious to go headlong into fight as
the country for which he is named.
Two years ago last summer. when
l was little boy-I am not very big
yeti was in Ohio visiting some rela-
tives.
One day when playing in the barn
yard l saw very large turkey-gob-
bier. People call them gobblers, not
because they gobble everything they
can eat. but because they talk way
down in their throats. and the only
word they can say is ''gobble," and
that word they say over and over
again with a great flourish of their
wings and tail.
Well, had on short trousers, long
red stockings and red necktie. The
1
saw him, and said "gobble" once or
twice. do not know exactly how
many times did say it, but am sure
it was not more than twice, for when
he heard me and saw my red stock
ings he made for me with all sails
spread.
His face turned as red as fire, and
he gave me to understand that that
word "gobble'' was his word. I be-
lieve he was bigger than baby car
riage, and about the shape of one,
| too.
was scared, and fairly flew to a
corncrib close by, ran in and shut the
door behind me. Then a man came
| and drove him away.
The saddest part of this true story
is that I did not get to stay and help
eat that old gobbler on the next
Thanksgiving day.
AS soon as got safely, out of that
corncrib I went to the house and
changed my stockings and necktie.
Red was an unhealthy color to wear
in that barnyard.
The first settlers of this country did
not have Thanksgiving day very regu-
lar, but when they did they also had
roasted turkey.
There were great many wild tnr-
keys in those days, and they were
fatter and nicer in November than any
other month in the year. One turkey
and few pumpkin pies would make
a meal for family.
The turkey could be found in the
woods and the pumpkins in the corn
field
I sometimes feel sorry for the tur.
keys about this time of the year. But
1 would rather be turkey-gobble1
than goose. 1t is hard to tell which
has the ugliest voice. Both have &
sad time of it in November and De
cember.-Golden Days.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
AN INDIAN ROMANCE.
Four Braves killed In Fighting for
the Hand Of MoclkinE Bird, .
s Seminole Belle.

The annual sun dance of the Florida
Seminoles is over. Mocking-Bird
daughter of the chief of the little band
at Turt1esMound, is dead. -Four braves
of the depleted tribe lie buried in the
same stretches of hot sand. Love and
death have played out their little
drama in the everglades, and the hut of
the chief and the tepees of his people
are in mourning.
Mocking- Bird, II year old, was the
belle of the tribe It was no fault
of hers that her fathers young men
looked on her with eyes of love. It
was no fault of hers that she hesitated
in the choice of husband.
And with. this hesitation the hopes
of her suitors grew.
Four young men, by common agree
ment, were considered to have found
equal favor in her eyes. She smiled
upon them all with impartiality. It
was this manifesto of impartiality, in
deed. that awoke the raging jealous
les Of the lovers. AS time went on
these ragings grew, until the time of
LAC sun OdIACc grew ucdI. az lulS 1SS-
tival season it was thought that Mock
ing-Bird would make her choice, and
only the hopes that had come of her
impartial favors made each young
brave believe in his own foreordina-
tion to happiness.
But only one might be chosen, and
when out of the mazes of the sun
dance Mocking-Bird dropped her eyes
to the amorous glance OF Eagle Feath-
er, while the red blood rose surging to
her brown cheeks, four pairs of black
eyes saw the surrender-one of them
with exultation; three of them with
fierce CLEANS of hatred.
Round and round in the dance they
sped until Eagle Feather and Mocking-
Bird, breathless, passed out of the
throng.
No one to-day knows what followed.
Suddenly blow was struck. A hoarse
savage cry followed it, and then in a
lightning flash of steel Eagle Feather
and one of his rivals were fighting with
hunting knives. Two more dark fig
ures closed in, the dancers formed in a
great circle about the fighters, while
with eyes turned away from it all,
Mocking-Bird knelt and prayed for the
life of one of them to the Great Spirit.
Four men lay dead on the ground
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
OVERFURNISHED HOMES.
sacrificed for Display in
American Houses.


would make our lives simpler" writes
Edward Box, in plea for the exer-
else OF better taste in furnishing our
homes, in the Ladies' Home Journal.
MANY women would live fuller lives
because they would have more time.
AS it is. hundreds of women of all
positions in life are to-day the slaves
OF their homes and what they have
crowded into them. Comfort is essen
tial to our happiness. But with COM
fort we should stop. Then we are on
the safe side. But we get on and over
the danger line when we go beyond.
Not one-tenth of the things that we
think are essential to our happiest liv-
ing are really so. In fact. we should
be an infinitely happier and healthier
people if the nine-tenths were taken
out of our lives. It is astonishing
how much we can do without. and be
a thousand times the better for it.
And it doesn't require much to test
this gospel of wisdom. We need, only
to be natural; to get back to our real,
inner selves. Then we are simple. It
is only because we have got away
from the simple and the natural that
so many of our homes are cluttered
up as they are, and our lives full of lit
tie things that are not worth the
while. We have bent the knee to
show, to display, and we have lowered
ourselves in doing it; surrounded our
selves with the trivial and the useless;
and filling our lives with the poison of
artiticiality and the unnatural, we
have pushed the real, the natural, the
simple, the beautiful the best and
most lasting things out Of our lives. .
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
PEOPLE MARRY OLDER.
Some Interesting Matrimonial Factn
Cleaned at a Missouri County
Courthouse.

Ages given in marriage licenses in
the recorders Office show that men
and women are marrying later in life
than ten or twenty years ago. The
average age, says the Kansas City
journal, is considerably above that
OF ten years ago, and very much
above that of 20, 80 or 40 years ago.
Formerly it was the rule rather than
the exception for brides to be II or
Is and grooms 20 or 21. Now it is al
most reversed. Figures for several
months show that the average brides
age is between rs and 26 and the
groom's between % and 20.
The average of the first six couples
applying for license at the recorders
office on recent day was 331z for the
men and 80 for the women. When the
number of couples had reached nine
the figures were reduced to 30 for the
men and % for the women. These
figures, however, are not good cri-
terion, the couples applying that day
happening to be little older than
ordinarily. Figures also indicate that
couples marrying in May are younger
on the average than those marrying
in the fall of the year.
Il don't know to what to attribute
the tendency to marry later in life,''
said the marriage license clerk, "un-
less it is that it takes the young man
longer TO get start in the world
than it did 20 or 80 years ago. The
country is more developed, there are
not so many opportunities open to
him, and he must wait longer before
he finds himself in a position that
would warrant his taking the respon
sibility of supporting a family. In
other words, men no longer marry
young because they can't afford it,
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Denninr Good Government.

National prosperity is thus defined
by an ancient Chinese authority:
s"When the sword is rusty, the plow
bright, the prisons empty, the grana-
ries full, the steps Of the temple worn
down and those Of the law courts
grass-grown, when doctors go afoot,
the bakers on. horseback and the men
Of letters drive their own carriages,
then the empire is well governed :
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
NOISELESS RING GAME.
It IL Real Sport and May BE Impro-
vlsed Without Any Expense
by Any Boy or Girl.

The small rubber rings that are
used in every household with which
to seal preserve jars may be made the
means of much amusement when a
lively game is desired for the amuse-
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
CHOPPIE, THE TRAVELLER.

"1tl WulSkeFS long ana snowy WQI0,
And eyes of shining green.
This little pet is our delight,
A beauty to be seen.
Choppie crossed the Atlantic between
London and New York, and several
winters were passed in Florida.
Choppie had a padded basket to
travel in, where he would stay so
quietly that his fellow-passengers
never knew of his existence. At the
various hotels where they lived this
wise cat would softly creep into a
bureau drawer while his mistress
went to her meals, and never at.
tempted to come out until she re-
turned with his portion of food.
Choppie was always fond of music,
and when his little mistress would
pay the piano he would curl himself
up on one end of it, and softly purr
with half-closed eyes while listening
to his favorite melodies.-N. Y. Trib-
me-
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Certainly q Pri.e Thought,

a teacher Of music in one Of the public
schools Of the south desired to impress the
pupils with the meaning Of the signs stf''
and f'' in a song. they were about to sing.
After explaining that 'sff'' meant forte, he
said: Vow, children, if tf' means forte,
what does If mean?n s. ).
Silence reigned for moment, and then he
was astonished to hear q bright little fel-
low shout: SI IS.
"Eighty!' ew Lippincott. s
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
Butternut Cream Candy. 3,

With q pound Of maple sugar add a
cupful Of thin cream and cook until the.
mixture will make q creamy ,ballbu
not until it reaches the g Cracking
point, Spread = layer Of butternut
meats on buttered tins and pour on just:
enough sirup to cover. AS it cools,
crease into small squares and break
apart.
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
MENDING STOCKINGS.
It's DlsaIreeable Work, But If It's
\ Worth Doing at All It's Worth
Doing Well.

Darning stockings is a somewhat Ia
borious, time taking work, when the
rents begin to grow large, and it is
. saving of time and labor to reinforce
Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19
The Man Better Reform.

To man who never can make his salary,
stretch from one payday to the next a
learned q financial article on The Elasticity
[of Our Currency must seem bittersarcasm-
IN. y. Press. 77
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14

'A teaspoonful for each cup and
one for the pot" is rule as old as
drinking itself, regarding the
quantity OF tea to use; but it will be
found that this measurement may be
reduced as the number of cups is in
creased. However, if one has larger
number to serve than ones teapot
will hold of cupfuls, the strength of
the beverage may be increased in the
making, to be afterward reduced with
boiling water in the serving. OF
course, fresh tea must be made for
each relay of guests when one is serv-
fng for ones day sat home" The
tea-pot-earthenw or china, but
never tin-must be made hot by pour
fng in boiling water, letting it stand a
few moments, then draining and dry
fng. Then the tea may be put in, the
boiling water poured on it, and cozy
put over the pot for five minutes,
when the tea will be ready to serve
Woman's Home Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14
Gold Teeth Not All Gold.

"I'd hate to pay that woman's dem
tist bills" said q business man to
friend on South Side L train the
other day. Across the aisle from the
men was woman who showed enough
gold every time she opened her mouth
to make man want to leave home
and try his fortune in the Klondike.
Two of her upper teeth had been re-
placed by pieces of FURNISHED metal,
and one of her lower teeth also had q
twenty-five karat sheen about it. Her
companion had only one gold tooth,
but she kept it doing the work of throo
by constant smile.
"That's another case of the old ad-
age, All that glitters is not gold,'"
said the business mans friend. cone
of the latest dental novelties makes
gold teeth possible to anyone at q
small cost and without even sacri-
ficing a healthy incisor to mako yoom
for the metal For quarter you can
get shell that can be stuck over any
front tooth, and with an excuse to
smile you can present regular gold
mine to the public. Actresses first
affected the gold tooth and then tha
Yankee man got an idea. In short
time there was an epidemic of gold
teeth. The novelty man came out
with his plated shells and sold them
like hot cakes. No one but the dentist
has any kick against the imitation gold
tooth, and as dazzler it is hard to
beat. That woman's teeth may be
the real stuff, but believe she can
slip them off when she wants to and
get them plated when they get tar
nished. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14
The NimbIc Nickel.

The nimble nickel works wonders In all
lines OF trade, and the oftener it is turned
the greater is the purchasing power in any
line.
The Endless Chain Starch Book will en-
able you to get with the nimbe nickel one
large 1Oc. package of cred Cross" starch,
one large 10c. package of "Hubiager's Bost''
starch, with the premiums, two Shakes
peare panels, printed in twelve beautiful
colors, as natural as life, or one Twentieth
Century Girl calendar, the finest of its kind
ever printed, all for &c. Ask your grocer
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14
Sweeping the Sick Room.

The best way to "sweep" a sicA
room is to rub the carpet with a damp
cloth. Dust must be avoided. The
feather duster, which should find no
place in the economy of any part OF
the house, is particularly objection
able in the sick room. Wipe the
furniture and woodwork daily with a
damp cloth, adding a teaspoonful OF
ammonia to the water with which the
carpet is to be wiped. In case of any
infectious disease the carpet should
be removed; but if this is found i'm
possible, clean sheets should be tackled
smoothly over it, to be changed as
often as necessary, and these sheets
sprinkled each day with solution Of
oarbolic water.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14
~. .. ..Il1> Il the best remedy foe
DE nVlI - bronchitis. It relieves
the troublesome cough
Cough Syrup e. Isss sss,i an sssy ssS
cures in q few days. Price 2sc. at all drugQists

cures in q few days.


Stories illustrating the power of i'm
agination are many. Here is a new
one. 1t comes from recent number
of the PsycholoL al Review which re-
iates an interesting experiment made
by Mr.. Slosson with the view Of DEM
onstrating how easily this faculty Of
Imagination may be called into play.
In the course Of a popular lecture, Mr..
Slosson presented before his audience
bottle which he uncorked with elab-
crate precautions, and then, watch in
hand, asked those present to indicate
the exact moment at which peculiar
odor was perceived by them. Within
fifteen seconds, those Immediately in
front of him held up their hands, and
within forty seconds, those at the
other end of the room declared that
they distinctly perceived the odor.
There was an obstinate minority,
largely composed of men, who stoutly
declared their inability to detect any
odor, but Mr.. Slosson believes that
many more would have given in, had
he not been compelled to bring the ex
pertinent to close within a minute
Of opening the bottle, several persons
In the front rank finding the odor so
powerful that they hastily quilted the
room. The bottle contained nothing
but distilled water. 1t would be inter-
esting to know the effect of the ex-
planation on the audience. but this
part Of the story is left to the imagina-
uon of the reader.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14
soMETHINoN NEW AT BULL FIGHT
Some of the Spectators May Lose Thsh
Sight

Sight.
A disgraceful scene was witnessed
In bull ring, when there was strug-
gle between a small panther, an old
lioness, large bear, and a powerful
bull, says Madrid correspondent OF
the London Standard. In short time
the bull terribly gored the panther and
the lioness, but he had more trouble
with the bear, which required several
terrifc tossings and wounds from
which blood flowed freely, before the
wretched animal gave in. The proceed
ings were witnessed by 10000 specta-
tors of all ranks, who were so much
engrossed in the fight and SO enthusi-
astic over the victory of the bull, that
they hardly noticed the report of gun
fred by the keeper to goad on the wild
beasts when at first they did not show
fight About twenty persons, however,
hurriedly left one of the stone CALLER
les, and when the performance was
hearly over 1t was found that these
twenty spectaGTs had been wounded,
several seriously, in the eyes and face
by the slugs fred at the animals. All
the injured were instantly attended Il
by the doctor of the infirmary at the
bull-ring, who stated that one man
an Austrian baker-would lose tbs
sight Of both eyes, while another would
not be able to see again with his left
sye. On hearing this the crowd be-
came very demonstrative toward the
tanner, who was at once arrested and
taken to the office of the civil govern
or by the gendarmes. He is to b.
prosecuted for having caused tho in
Iuries to the occupants Of the gallery,
The Madrid papers denounce the au.
thorlties for allowing the use OF fire.
arms in crowded bull-ring, but oaly
81 Correo and Ell Correspondence have
the courage to lament the fact that
such scenes are possible In the capital
OF Spain,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14

Great quantities of crabs and lob
sters are annually canned in Russia,
yet oysters are in little favor, and
frogs legs are regarded with horror.
A woman who sold large quantities of
crabs, upon being asked for some
frogs legs, replied that she "wculd
not touch one of the horrid things fer
ruble."
Wherever there is water in Russia
the frogs abound in such quantities
trat one is reminded of the noblemen
of other days who used to send their
slaves out to beat the marshes, so that
they could sleep.
Lussians never eat rabbits, as they
say they nest with rats, nor will they
touch snails or turtles, which are
found in great numbers all over the
country. Only the aristocrats eat
kidneys, and then only those Of the
sheep or lamb. Goose flesh is little
esteemed, though the fat is used for
culinary purposes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14
y y y y q y q u
WIDOW WAS GLUTTONoUs.

Devoured Twelve Ears of Corn 70,
Dinner Every Day.
All men and women eat. II they
don't they won't last long, and no one
need worry as to whether they coun
for much or not. But good eaters ar,
usually very depend d-on-able. BY gooo
eaters l do not mean large eaters OF
greedy eaters, though l may include
some of both; but l meap the men and
women who enjoy what they eat and
show no disposition, either from dys.
pepsia or other form of indigestion, tc
quarrel with their food, says John Gil.
mer Speed. Gluttons. however, are not
very lovely. l sat at table once with
woman at a summer resort who
every day for dinner, ate twelve ears
OF corn from the cob. That is more
than the regulation midday feed for 2
horse. And in the operation shs
creased her hands and her cheeks, and
every now and again her nose was
decorated with the well-buttered
grains. She was a sight, and at the
end of the table she bred a famine
that it took walters to relieve. And
she was in repose not by any means
a bad-looking woman; but in action
In action at the table she was a kind
OF human cyclone, leaving desolatiou
In her path. She had had three hus-
bands and is widow again. What
became of the poor men l never knew
Maybe she ate them.-Criterion
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-05-14

A'vegetable garden is a necessary
feature of the home. A farm home
without well protected and managed
garden may be place to sleep and
work and whereat to exist after O
fashion, but there can be no living
like lord of the acres without au
abundance OF vegetables and fruits in
their season, or out of season. "A
fourth of an acre away out in tie
field is a slovenly and poverty stricken
makeshift, which would defraud the
chickens to feed the rabbits. The
garden spot should be located close to
the house: ten yards from the kitchen
door 60 the garden is a convenient
distance, though it may be much less
then that. The plat should be, for
economical reasons, q parallelogram,
the width being half the length, SO
that all the plowing may be done the
long way; it requires less work, and
there is less waste land where the
horse turns. The garden should have
rabbit-proof and chicken proof fence
all around it. Palings five feet long
set in an eight-inch Dashboard is about
right. Palings should not be farther
apart than two inches. Besides the
entrance gate near the house there
should be, for large garden. large
one whereat wagons loaded with ma
nure can be driven in. AS this will
not be much used, instead of hinged
gate, a movable panel will answer the
purpose. This can easily be arranged
when the fence is built. Half an acre,
210x105 feet, is large enough for
large. family, and besides garden veg
etables will afford all the early pota.
toes needed. One-fourth of an acre,
or about 150x70 feet, will be found
large enough for the average farm
family. Haul in plenty of manure
early in the season, plow it in and
harrow smooth, and you are ready for
business.