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Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
WONDERFUL CREATURE.
Nature Has Given the. Chameleon the
Power to Change Its Form Almost
InstantaneOusly.

The chameleon has for ages been an
object of curiosity, not only on ac-
count of it's ability to change it's color
at will, as one might suppose who had
read accounts which mentioned only
that one characteristic. but also on ac-
count of remarkable power which ad
mits of the creature instantly chang
ing it's form. At times it takes upon
itself almost the exact form of a
mouse; again, with back curved and
tail erect, it is the exact counterpart
of a miniature crouching lion, which no
doubt gave origin to it's name, chamel-
leon, which clearly means ''ground
ion." BY initiating it's sides and fiat
tening back and belly, it takes upon
itself the form of an ovate leaf, the
tail acting as the petiole, the white line
over. the belly becoming the midrib.
When thus expanded it also has the
extraordinary power to sway itself over
so as to present an edge to the observ-
er, thus greatly adding to it's means
of concealment. AS is we'll known, the
least excitement, as in handling, will
cause change in the color. In it's nor
NAL state it is of a light pea green.
When excited, the groundwork remains
the same, but transverse stripes about
80 in number appear on the body.
These stripes, which are of very dark
green to begin with, soon change to
inky blackness. The prevailing idea
that the chameleon takes upon himself
the peculiar hues of whatever he is
placed upon is as curious and wide
spread as it is erroneous. Placed in
boxes lined with red or blue silk, they
retain their pea green color, with no
leaning toward the brighter hues of the
Observation-Disclosures Eagle.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
Ants Made q BridEe.

A naturalist found that some black
ants were devouring the skins of some
bird specimens on table, so he made
tar circles on four pieces of paper and
put one under each leg of the table.
Pretty soon he found the ants busily at
work again, and, looking at the tar
circles, found each one was bridged by
bits of sand which the clever ants had
brought in from the street.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
Generous,

Boy-The butcher is downstairs and
says he must have something on ac-
count, no matter how small it is.
HarduppeAl All right. Tell him not
to send me any more bills for six
months and to. add the 12 cents he
saves in postage to my credit.--N. X.
World
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
Ant to Give Their Age Away,

Old-time actors and actresses are
now having a controversy as to which
ones among them appeared in the orig
inal production of "Uncle Toms Cab
in" One would naturally think, says
the Chicago Times-Herald, that in
stead Of wrangling about it in public
the guilty parties would tyy to keep
the matter quiet.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
Personally Concerned.

Two men were arguing upon the
question of the need of a general and
immediate spelling reform, and the
discussion waxed earnest. ... Z
"Look here, Ferguson said one of
the two, at last, ''why are you so Bit
ter in your opposition to reforming
the language e. ss.:.s.
Because replied the other, bring
ing his fist down with emphasis, st
have just invested SIP in a new die
tionary!',. .>
& Mr.. Ferguson's argument, it may
be added, is not without force. There
are many other persons ready to back
it up on the. same ground. e. Youths
Companion. ...... ...s. 81.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
M. GALLIFET AND HIS FISH.
He Caught 1t in the Presence of Ma
pOleOn III. and 1t Made
Trouble,

In the etats de service of Gen. CALI.
fet, the present war minister of
France, there is a curious note which
should endear him to the hearts of all
fishermen. After paying just trib-
ute to his abilities, the note reads:
but, unfortunately, he selects ex-
traordinary companions.''
Thereby hangs a fish story. Long
ago, in the days of the second en-
pire, Gailifet was the aid-de-camp of
Napoleon III. At St. Cloud his quar-
ters were just over the imperial bed
room. Everything around him was
very grand and very gloomy The win.
dow of his room looked upon the pond
that washed the walls of the chateau.
The water was clear and the sur
rounding scenery was beautiful, but
the young lieutenant felt like pris-
oner. Early one morning while seated
at his window trying to drive away
the blues with a cigar, he espied be-
low. in the crystal water an enormous
carp. The instincts of the angler,
strong in Gallifet, made the young
mans eyes snap and set his heart
a-throbbing.
The big fish was the private prop.
erty of the emperor. Consequently,
for Gallifet, it was forbidden fish But
it was such fine fellow! The resist
ance of the soldiers conscience was
useless. It surrendered uncondition-
ally. The remaining part of the CAM
paign against the carp was simple
enough. Gallifet went to his trunk,
brought out his trusty line, TO which
he fastened a hook and an artificial
bait. With his accustomed skill he
cast the line. The carp was hooked
and hauled in through the window.
Here the lieutenant's fun ended and
his trouble began. The fish landed
upon table, overturned a large globe
filled with water and caromed from
that to magnificent vase, which it
also upset and smashed to pieces upon
the floor. Then it began to execute
genuine pas'de carpe among the smith
Greens.
The emperor. hearing the strange
racket overhead, and seeing the wa
ter trickling through the ceiling, was
astonished. He rushed upstairs to
find out what was the matter. CALI
fet heard him coming and endeavored
to grab the carp and throw it out of
the window, and thus destroy the evi-
dence of his poaching in the imperial
pond. But the slippery thing was hard
to hold; so he tossed it into the bed
and covered it up with the bedclothes.
When the emperor entered the room
he noticed Immediately the quivering
bedclothes. He pulled them down and
uncovered the floundering fish. His
majesty's face assumed an almost jim
jamie expression, which gradually
faded into faint smile. He took in
the entire situation, saluted and left
the future war minister to mediate
upon, the mysteries Of fisherman's
luck.-N. Y. Sun. ~
IT, Personally Concerned.
Two men were arguing upon the
question of the need of general and
immediate spelling reform, and the
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
The Proper Resnonse.

Mamma-Why did you let him kiss you?
me
'But haven't I told you you must learn
to say MOP"
"That's what did say. He asked me if
ia be very angry if he kissed me. ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

The Makers of Carter's Ink Say:
"We can't make any better ink than we do:
we don't know how to. We can make poorer
ink, but we WON'T" Carter's Ink is the best.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

He-Am l right in presuming to think
you care for me?
She-No, you are left.-Cleveland Plain
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

# you want to be content and PROSPEROUS
sell ice in summer, coal in winter, seeds in
spring, and loaf in the fall. - Atchison
Globe.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
$1S Per Week.

A salary of SIS per week and expenses to
mau with rig to introduce our Poultry Com
pound and Lice Killer among Farmers Ads
with stamp, Acme Mfg. Co., Des Moines, Ia.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs:-Wm. 0. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind,
Feb TO- 1900
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

Sunday School Teacher Finishing the mar
ration) )-And this is the story of Jonah and
the whale
Johnny Cumso-Isn't it strange they knew
what a Jonah was that long ago?-Harlem
life
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

"Now that Belle has secured her divorce.
She !: married again. ise NortG 2s2
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money fit fails to cure, Csc.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

It isn't fair to measure other people in
your half bushel, but you probably do it,
Atchison Globe.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
That
Tired Feeling

Just as surely indicates that
the blood is lacking in vitality
and the elements of health as
does the most obstinate humor
that the vital fluid is full of
impurities. Hoods Sarsaparilla
cures that tired feeling by en-
riching and vitalizing the blood,
creating a good appetite and in
vigorating every organ of the
body.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

Each package of PUTNAM's FADELEss
DYES colors more goods than any other dye
and colors them better too. Sold by all
druggists.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

Don't Neglect Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar instanter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09

Some people have faith in odd numbers
and the favorite is number one.-Chicago
Daily News.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
Hoods
Sarsap pariIIa

II had that tired feeling all the time.
Was as tired in the morning when /
rose as l was when I went to bed. ]
took four bottles of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and it made me feel like new
man. I~could work hard and not feel
tired. recommend Hoods to all
who need good medicine" A. z.
CHARTER, Creston, Iowa.
Hoods SarsapariiIa is sold by all drug
SITS. Get Hoods and ouly Hoods.
Willmar tribune., 1900-05-09
Couldn't Stick Will

= 9" OOu1UH 0t1C1k " 1111es - ~
Teacher-Willie, what's the mascu-
line of "laundress? 2"
Willie Wiseguy- -Chinaman!- Brook
lyn Lite. ..
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
nixh Living und Cancer.

Sir William Banks advances the the
ory that overeaung or even a high
standard Of general nutrition may pre-
dispose to cancer, which he believes TO
be emlnently a disease of the healthy
and robust. From this point of view
the abundance of food. which Is 4 re-
suit of national prosperity and on the
whole a powerful factor in the i'm
provement Of public health, Is not with
out its drawbacks. Sir William points
out that the increase Of cancer in Great
Britain comedies with an increase
throughout the country. Ever since
the passing of the corn laws bread has
been cheap and plentiful, while during
the last 90 years the importation Of
animal food from other countries has
been enormous. The increased wages
and profits Of all classes have enabled
them to buy freely of the best things
to eat and drink. The working classes
fare admirably. The better classes eat
a great deal too much. t2h'nG animal
food at breakfast, luucI aal dinner.
Fortunately the people are of athletic
tendency, and there Is general pas
sion for games and exercises: otAcr-
wise this overstutfing would before
now have proved very dangerous. SiI
William Banks is corN ..cCI that when
q man Is over As excess in food Is ac
tually worse for him than excess In
drink and believes one Of the results OF
too nourishing food is the production
Of widely spread second rate kind Of
gout, a modification, in fact, Of the
acute and furious attacks produced In
former days by the copious drinking Of
beer and port wine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
CONSUMPTION CAN
Be CURED.
T. A. Slocum, M. c., the Great Chem.
ist and Scientist, Will Send Free, to
.he Afflicted, Three Bottles of
his Newly Discovered Rene
dies to Cure Consumption
;Io All Lung Troubles.

Nothing could be talrer, more phllan,
thropic or carry more JOY to the affiict.
ed, than the offer of 7. A. Slocum, NJ
c., of New York City.
Confident that he has discovered q
reliable cure for consumption and all
bronchial, throat and lung diseases
general decline and weakness, loss OF
flesh and all conditions wasting, and to
make its great merits known, he will
send, free, three bottles to any reader OF
the AMERICAN who may be suffering.
Already this "new scientific course OF
medicine" has permanently cured thou
sands of apparently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers it his religious
duty-a duty which he owes to human
ity-to donate his infallible cure.
He has proved the dreaded consump-
ton to be a curahle disease beyond any
doubt, and has on file in his American
and European laboratories testimonials
of experience from those benefited and
cured, in all parts of the world.
Don't delay until it is too late. Con-
sumption, uninterrupted, means speedy
and certain death. Address Z. A
Slocum, NJ. c., 90 Pine street, New
York, and when writing the Doctor, give
express and postoffice address, and
please mention reading this article in
the AMERICAN March 3
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06

of the French, in Bergerat's More
Than Queen" she Is not at her best. 1t
is possible that II Josephine were
shown as the woman whom De Barras
gives us in his memoirs the role might
fit her to "t," but the gentle, frivo-
lous, light hearted and only occasional
ly thoughtful, though always true and
good, woman that Bergerat makes her
is entirely beyond the grasp Of Miss
under the disadvantage Of following
that consummate artist, Julia Arthur,
TO whom the role of Josephine was pc
culiarly suited.
Still ii must be said to the credit of
Miss Walsh that she did not initiate
Miss Arthur, and 1t must also be ad-
mitted that In one or two scenes she
was perhaps something Of an improve
ment upon her predecessor In the role,
but as rule the memory OF the origi-
nal overshadowed completely the fairly
good, though never startling, work
done by Miss Walsh.
Miss Walsh was poorly advised, l
think, in making the More Than
Queen" production, for comparisons
were inevitable, and it Is difficult to
imagine how even Miss Walsh could
hope that these would be In her favor
1t is very probable that in it's unplayed
territory on the road More Than
Queen" will do better business than
"Marcelle," but it Is difficult to grasp
the process Of reasoning by which her
managers argued that the former play
should be revived during their stars
final week at the Broadway theater in
this city.
Miss Walsh's company was even be-
low the standard Of Miss Arthur's. II
is true that she had specially engag-
ed" the original Napoleon, William
Humphrey, but as that gentleman
made the conqueror of Europe even
more absurd than ever before the value
Of this stroke was, to say the least,
problematical.
Martin Harvey is the young London
actor of whom 1t is said that he is the
most artistic performer England has
seen in many years. Negotiations for
Mr.. Harvey's early appearance in this
country are now in progress, and while
II is hinted that he may come over
during the present season those who
pretend to be in position to know de-
clare that he will not visit us until the
autumn Of 1901. The accompanying
portrait shows Mr.. Harvey in charac-
ter in "The Only Way" in which Hen
ry Miller last year won considerable
success in this country. Mr.. Harvey Is
said to be a great student and stick
Ter for what some persons call the
"yerities OF the stage" whatever that
may mean. At any rate, his coming
will be a matter Of considerable impor-
tance In the American theatrical world.
Miss Edith Skerritt, daughter Of
Rear Admiral Skerritt, is young ac-
tress who has made something of a
reputation for herself during very
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06

ing to the Chicago Record. A large
hopper above the door Of the firebox re-
celves the dust, which is put up in bags
10 pounds to the bag. From this hop
per the powdered coal Is Jared down
by an automatic shaker to revolving
brush with steel bristles. At the same
time currents of air are admitted at
one side and the top Of the brush. Re-
volving several hundred times a min
ute, this brush throws the particles OK
coal into the firebox, where they are In
stantly in state Of combustion. Damp
ers for the further admission Of air are
placed below the brush.
These appliances were placed on ex-
ira boilers, the only change necessary
being the construction Of front facing
of brick about two feet deep.
Further tests were made recently,
when the other four boilers In the
power house, which are hand fired.
were shut off, and the two boilers hav-
ing the new devices were used to op-
crate the entire plant. Bags Of dust
quired. and the fire got no other atten-
ton during the two hours test except
an occasional adjustment Of the damp
ers and the feeders. Illinois coal,
quoted at $1.40 per ton. was the fuel,
and the officials declared that, so far
as they could see, 1t was doing the
work as well as the better grades for
merly used. The coal Is dumped into
a circular pit, where six hammers, each
striking 100 blows a minute. pound
the mass until it is fine enough to drop
through meshes at the bottom Of the
pit.
1t was claimed that the adoption Of
this arrangement by the city would
give an easy solution Of the garbage
problem, as the intense heat would in
stantly consume the rubbish. Expert
ments are being pushed to demonstrate
whether the system Is suitable for use
on the roads locomotives. Tests will
be made Of the apparatus in several
Of the large smelling works within
the next month.
John +. Wallace, second assistant
vice president Of the Illinois Central
railroad, declared that the officials Of
the company were satisfied that the
principle of the new invention was cor
rect and that they expected to demon
strate that there was q saving of from
25 to 40 per cent on the same quality
of coal. Mr.. Wallace said that within
the next month he would begin expert
ments, using the front end cinders and
the clinkers from the CRATES as fuel
after grinding them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
FUEL OF THE FUTURE
POWDERED COAL FOUND SAFE AND
ECONOMICAL.

Ingenious Feeding Appliance That
Works ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HAM
mered to Dust az Fine as Flour.
Predicted solution of Garbage
Problem.
Powdered coal Is the fuel Of the fu-
ture, according to the officials Of the Il
linois Central railroad, who have been
experimenting recently with a device
for making use of coal dust.
Two boilers at the railroads Four
teenth street power house have been
equipped with the new invention, and
tests of efficiency and economy In the
use of coal will be continued for the
next 80 days. At the end Of that time
the railroad men claim they will have
demonstrated that coal when ground
fine enough is the best and cheapest
fuel available, as well as being abso-
lutely smokeless. The subject Of coal
dust firing has occupied the attention
of engineers all over the world for
years, but the idea has only recently
been put into practical shape. For coal
dust firing the coal must be ground to
a powder as fine as wheat -four.
The appliances now in use at the rail-
road power house are simple, accord
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
WELL GOVERNED CITIES.
Europe Ahead of America In Con
awct Of Municipal Affairs.

Europe Ahead of America In Con-
duct of Municipal Affairs.
DIR. Edmund J. James, professor OF
public administratio and director OF
the extension division In the Univer-
xity Of Chicago, has spent a year in
Europe In the study Of municipal ad-
ministration of the cities Of Germany
and France, particularly Berlin and
Paris.
European cities as rule are much
better governed than those Of Amer
iea," said Professor James in recent
interview. 1.-The administration is con-
ductsd on strict business principles,
and unexpected deficits in the treasury
never arise. as they so often do in this
country. The revenues and expendi-
lures are planned for a long time
ahead, and the citizens know to a GER
tninty exactly what their financial con-
d1t1on will be at the end Of the year.
furthermore, In the continental coun-
tries the cities are under the direct con-
troll Of the central government, and
they are not allowed to go deeply into
debt or contract for things they can
not easily pay for.
"I was strongly impressed with the
fact that great cities everywhere &C
eomplish practically the same things,
whether In Europe or America. There
has been vast improvement Of social
coalitions In the municipal provisions
which add so much to the comfort and
happiness of the people. Water sup
plies, electric lighting, solid paving,
street railway lines and other like pub
hc works have made wonderful ad-
vances In all the large cities Of Ger
many.
'Paris. ON the other hand, Is one OF
the worst provided cities in this re-
spect. There Is only one trolley line,
and that is short. A large part Of this
backwardness Is due to the unwilling
ness of the Parisians TO allow any In
novation which will detract from the
beauty Of their streets. A solution OF
the difficulty is likely to come through
an underground railway. which Is al,
ready partially completed"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
A Combination Handle Bnr.

An ingenious makeshift for a COM
bination handle bar. aE,ordn,; a drop
ped" position and a horizontal bar for
sitting up, has been hit upon by n
number of the regulars" in the cen
tury riding ranks. 1t consists simply
in lashing a piece of broomstick across
the top of the droppei bars, The stick
is first set with tire tape, which is pass
ed between the wood and handle bars
to prevent scratching OF the nickel. and
then is made secure with heavy twine
or wire \ little tire tape bound about
the ends of the crosspiece affords n
good substitute for grips.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
A Woman's Awful Peril,

There is only one chance to save your
life and that is through an operation"
|. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge, Wis, from
her doctor after he had vainly tried to
cure her of frightful case of stomach
trouble and yellow jaundice. Gall
stones had formed and she constantly
grew worse. Then she began to use
Electric Bitters which wholly cured her.
It's wonderful Stomach, Liver and
Kidney remedy, Cures Dyspepsia, Loss
of Appetite, Try it, Only so cts. Guar
anteed. For sale by Pauies A. Cos Drng.
gists
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06

The hero Of the comic opera looked
steadfastly into the beautiful girls great
gray eyes.
IT - true" he Rpttered, shat her
skirts come barely to her knees, yet some
thing tells me she is more than mere
villsger for all that"
Poor Marie! Her heart was In her
throat. although she made the stage man
ager believe it was only frog when he
roasted her singing.-Detroit Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
The Point of view,

"Get a divorce II you want itP ex-
claimed the angry husband. II can
easily get another wife. and I've lived
long enough to learn that one woman
Is just as good as another-lf not bet
teri"
Yea" calmly replied his better half.
"and I've lived long enough to know
that one man Is just as bad as another
If not worse."-Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
Honey Dew.

This Is. according to recent investiga-
tons. a sugary substance obtained
from the Juice Of the trees on which
II was found. such as sycamore, the
oak and the lime tree. 1t has been
stated that honey dew is produced by
other insects than aphides. but reports
indicate that the insects seen are
usually prisoners caught by the sticky
and sweet honey dew.-Practical Drug
Rist.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-12-06
BROOM CORN CENTER.
Snail Illinois Town Handles Most oi
the Worlds Product.

Snail Illinois Town Handles Most of
the Worlds Product.
Arcola, Ills, with population Of
600O, proudly steps to the front with
championship claim. Situated in the
heart of the richest agricultural dis
trict of the rich state of Illinois, 1t
leads the world In the broom corn in
dustry and has no close rival for Sec
ond honors. Douglas county, with some
assistance from Coles on the south,
Moultrie on the west and Edgar on the
east, produces and supplies the world
with three-fourths OF the broom corn
used. OF all the brush raised In the
four counties mentioned three-fourths
OF the product Is handled through Ar
cola brokers and shipped to all points
oe the world by the broom corn brokers
o( that city. The two banks of Arcola
Day out annually more than $1,000, 900,
and the brokers of Arcola alone handle
fhree-fourths of all the broom corn
raised and shipped from the central IL
Nnois district. Arcola is not a manu-
featuring town, and this industry,
which Is carried ON In a strictly agri-
cultural center, Is probably without
parallel In the history Of the country
when the same conditions are consid-
ered. Arcola not only supplies the
world with three-fourths Of its broom
corn. but 1t is the recognized center Of
the industry and practically quotes
the price of the commodity to the whole
MoRn.