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Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03

Land in Cuba is not measured by the
acre. A planter buys a ''cabaleria" of
land. not an acre. When it is said that
a cabaleris. of land is in the form of Il
circle it will be seen at once that
there is unlimited room for dispute.
These circles overlap each other and
chunks are left out, and the result of
land transaction is bewildering.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03
FOREIGN IyTELLIGENCE.

By securing passport from Agon
clio for an officer sent to look after
Spanish prisoners. Spain has recog-
nized the Filipino government.
By the upsetting Of a canoe seven In.
dams. Eve men and two women. we're.
drowned in the river near Ashcroft,
$B. G. s,; #z#8
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03
Seven Indians Drovnel,

Ashcroft, B. g., Dec. 27.-Seven Iu~
dians, including two women,: were
drowned Monday night a short dis
tance west of this place by the upset:
ting of canoe in which they were
attempting to cross the Thompson
river, is.5z
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03

From one end of Japan to the other
child is treated as.a sacred thing, be it
ones own or strangers. Each one
carries its name and address on ticket
round its neck; but should it indeed
stray away from home, food and shell
ter and kindness would meet it any
where
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03

French scientist has just discov-
cred that some kinds of mushrooms
afford vaccine against the venom Of
snakes. But the Americans prefer
somewhat different remedy for snake
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03
Horses Cremated,

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-The planning mill,
pail factory, Office building and lum-
ber yards Of the Paepcke-Lumber COM
pany were destroyed BY fire Wednes-
day night. Loss, $176, 900. Ten horses
were burned to death.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03

The post Office department. now rules
that female clerks in that department
must resign when they get married.
Even then they will continue to boss
the males.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-03
1 WEEKS !'.|!'' HISTORY |.
The Important Happenings of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From the East, tho
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

1t has been decided by the post Of
flee department to issue stamps COM
memorative of the Pan-American ex-
hibition at Buffalo next year.
A statue of Daniel Webster, pre-
sented to the government by Stilson
Hutchins, will be unveiled in Wash
ington January 1s.
Up to the recess the total number
of bills introduced in the national
house of representatives was 5,015;
joint resolutions, 95; simple resolu-
tions, 65; grand total, 5,176. The num-
ber in the senate was 1000.
Officials in the United States believe
that 5000 Americans have gone to as
sist the Beers.
Holland and Irish societies are re-
ported to be planning raid'on Canada,
similar to that attempted by the Feni-
ans in 1S65-66.
One of Mosby's most noted scouts in
the civil war, Bushrod Underwood, died
in Washington.
Our government will pay for the re-
turn of families of Spanish prisoners to
Spain from the Philippines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
POWER FROM THE sUsQUEH4y1A RIVER
PLANS FOR TURNING THE CURRENT OF WAITED
INTO ONE OF ELECTRICITY FOR
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE.

Baltimore March 10 (SpeciaD-The Susorabo
River is 10 be harnessed Niagara fashion n SUNNY
electrical power 10 Baltimore and the towns in the
intervening country between here and the river
The company is controlled by a number OF RaIti-
more men, who have been at work on the protecr
for about five years
Much time has been spent in electrical and Nv
draulc Investigations and in the acquireunent of
rights along the river. and the work has hoe, cor
Quoted quietly that many were under the ir,nras
sion that the scheme had not made much proeress
An application made recently 70 the MARYLAND Leg
islature by a syndicate of Phiadephians for au-
thority TO carry a somewhat similar enterprsA
Which Is said 10 contemplate development at
ConOwingo and the building OF a transmission line
20 Wilmington and Philadelphia disclosed what
had been accomplished by the Susquehanna Elec-
trio Power Company.
1t has secured concurrent legislation in Penn
sylvana. and a the session of the MARYLAND
Legislature 1896 had it's charter powers enlarged
Since that time all the surveys and detail plans
for the hydraulic and electrical works have been
completed and gone over by the experts OF the
hnanciers who propose furnishing the capital re-
quired. which is estimated at s. 10000 Much prop
erty in and along the river at desirable points he
tween Peach Bottom. Penn. and the tidewater In
Maryland has been acquired. The plans for the
development differ in detail from electric power
works Niagara, and also from those in process
OF construction the ST Lawrence River near
Montreal, and at Massena, in Northern New-York
They have been designed and worked out bv James
II. Harlow Il Co. hydraulic engineers at Pitts
burg, and have been approved by number OF
mechanical and electrical engineers, including Dr.
Coleman Sellers. OF Philadelphia, and Clemens
Herschel and John BOgart. OF New York all OF
whom figured in the Niagara development. Dr.
Louis Duncan. OF Baltimore. also made cleo
trtcaI report the project
The proposed development contemplates a low
dam in the river in Pennsylvania, so as TO obtain
the benefit OF the wide expanse of the Susque-
hanna Peach Bottom for storage purposes
From this dam there leads OF a raceway some
fva hundred feet wide the western side OF the
river. and from this race the extreme high water
~ he 10 he zhrfrO tIfh by
stantial embankment. This embankment is car
ried down 10 point near the mouth OF Broad
Creek in Hartford County. about three miles south
of the Pennsylvania lire, where the water in the
race will be forty feet above the bed OF the
river. Here II is proposed erect the first power
house. with waterwheels and electrical dynamos
sufficient produce the normal flow of the
river 40 600 electrical horsepower.
The water flowing from this head race through
the basement OF the power house passes through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

Of the leper. While hardship would doubtless
the good 10 the many would justify such drastic
action. II Is said, however, that for certain rea-
It would be all but impossible 10 get Congress
to pass such a law.
II has been found on the other hand, that
leprous patients not averse voluntary isola-
ton. experiments in Norway have abundantly
proved. and in order to take advantage Of this
condition OF the lepers mind DR. Albert S. Ash
mead, OF this city. and Father L. ". Mulhaney,
OF Ohio have drafted a National eper law for the
suppression and prevention of eprosv the United
States This bill after calling attention TO the
evident spread OF leprosy IN every country where
isolation is practised. provides for a square
mile be aside a National Leper Home
either in Yellowstone Park in some other dry
climate antagonstic the life OF the Ieper bacillus
Buildings are provided for in the bin for use Of the
patients and provision is made only for voluntary
submission the of the Government. The
bill also makes provision among other things. to
prevent lepers from entering the United States IN
future
DR. Ashmead. formerly chief medical adviser
TO the Government of Japan, and who has made a
lifelong study Of leprosy, when at his office
yesterday afternoon, said:
ably spreading in the United States. and that
800 ~ ,4f-,z 9ro-7 ~ Iisease in his no,n+rV,
der,ic and N that $50 has been known to exist
since 1855. When yoa take into consideration that
il is estimated by the authorities that only one
cred you can gather how many sufferers from
this dread disease there actually are II is rer-
rible disease. and effort should be spared in
stamping il out. Leprosy takes long time TO
develop, and there are cases on record where
forty years have elapsed before the disease mani
tested itself and instances of where from fifteen
eighteen years have passed by before the dis
ease betrayed itself are frequently met Win AS
il Is a bacillar disease il may De communicated
by physical contact This renders II extremely
large while It's insdious character and the length
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BzTTLE Flags FOR WEST POINT.
Ni-'-AEs1 alEaE,STos OF ALL KINDS DEs1RE1
FOR THE CULLEN MEMORIAL. HALL.

------AEs- az2HI-o5TOs or ALL KINDS DESIRED
F9E The CULLEN MEMORIAL HALL
--e Memorial Hall az the United States Military
N~acetly. West Point. which was the gift Of
sEet 4s5or-fienersl George " Culum IS prac-
-t complete nov. and is che Of the chief points
: interest ~ me reservation L was designed as
7ctE'1ac-e for statues, blsts mural "a blers and
.'~-'s o. eminent officers and graduates OF the
Detay; OF paintings e battle scenes trophies Of
:. eng ether objects witch would tend 10 elevate
-. military profession The building faces the
e. parade ground. ard cost. complete. about
,- ''s the portraits already in place on the
-, ere those - tV-enry-one Army commanders
= --s Grant Sherman. Sheridan Meade Thorn
80 ---o'.s-a AeCleland and Howard: thirtv-seven
commanders tifty-one division commanders
e~l 80, Aeaos U general staff corps In a cir
- punished by the Memorial Hail Commit
i'iioSi1g request Is made:
hers : especially desirable mat bat-la .s. ,,s
e. VIZ q SAFE ana conspicuous resting nlsre and
esrres-i. len any SUCH in private rossesesCn 90
Swords t-lec 70 place them in its = n ga,t1g
cocE1nersg weapons u historic Interest rngfar ~
iaingturss 90 PRINTS, maps books TnedaJlions
ss<ion n ,-~s-f DIonzes OF carvings ha .rirp -e.
watts OF ere~. sli5lfgs Of battle scenes and nor
-aozf -SEtls historic commanders Tho
reoenfsrf. li-Ale q the objects for vyhicL 4, =
cuz.r ~ ~ accit1oE 70 CONNIE 1orssve
l-S S4ts q the officers sn6 g-a6iTafes ~
s-e sre -l-11f-ilay The cooperation or All
~ re education Of the officers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
FOUND HIS MULE AFTER TWENTY YEARS
STORY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF A SOUTH CARO-
LIMA PLANTER.

Columbia, s c., March 10 CSpeciaD.-The story of
a loss of a mule and finding him twenty years
after is told by old rice and cotton planter
once deer hunter of note. His former home Is
near the of this State but lately he has lived
in Columbia, and for the last few months he has
spent much Of his leisure time viewing the work
being done by the SeabOard Air Line IN dwelling a
hill and filing valley at the site of its proposed
terminus in this city. Hundreds OF mules have
been daily at work pulling poughs and scoops for
months. and the planter reminded Of work IN the
rice fields. has watched them closely. One mule IN
particular attracted his attention.
Tell me-" he said 10 one OF the sub-contractors,
how long have you had Pete. over there?"
THAT mules name amt Pete replied the man
But tell you il Is. II was" persisted the
planter. and he Will answer 70 his name II IL is
really Pete-he such intelligent mule
There mark by which ne could be dis
tinguished-a wen under the skin his left Jaw.
II percepJible 10 the touch only. How long
have you had him.
Eighteen years replied the contractor
stopped Pete" said the planter. The mule
turned his TO him and threw forward his
great ears. And here IS the wen, Fore Gawo.
it's Peter And then ne told the story OF Pets-
Twenty years ago he said, when I lived in
the low country and hunted deer in the winter
months. had great difficulty in getting horse
would not fdget when he saw a deer coming
through the woods, and spoil my chances. One
day one OF the ploughmen asked me- Mars Rafe
why you try Peter Dat mule let yo' res de
gun tween e years an nebber mobe when yO
shoot The advice was good, and never had such
a hunting mount. But night Pete, with five
but was never able TO ind trace OF Pete until I
recognized him here. He must be thirty years Old
and his phlegnatic disposition that made him so
steady on a hunt probably accounts for his
viving so many years OF hard work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

placency with which he assumes that am not
familiar with the stanZas which he quotes as ad-
ditOnS to the first and only genuine one. have
known them as long as have known the rest OF the
time that they spurious. | also know some
variants of them which Professor Des Todtes does
not quote. They contained in certain collec-
tions OF such poems of respectable age, but they
The Professor hints that I shall be able to find
the hidden beauty of these stanZas I trust that
I find what beauty there Is. Thus the writer
who presumed TO amend the work of the great
paper typfy the bitterness and the darkness of
Jacks We told that when Jill
the plaster she laughed. and thereupon Professor
Des TOdtes assumes. quite without any warrant in
the text. that her laughter dersive. Do We
all of laugh at times when our hearts are
others in the vain effort to Tighten our own?
Do do II from mere politeneSs. that
own sorrow may be q trouble 70 others? Surely:
and he who does not know this has had but poor
you in my lecture that Jacks happiness in
the faithfuluess and sympathy OF jill Was she
to show these qualities by shrouding herself In
gloom his misfortune. in tightening II for him?
Beyond these points the additional stanzas have
nothing to attract us They the work of a
cheap imitator who fancied that he could improve
q great poem which already complete Though
these stanzas appear, l have said In some OF
the collections. they do not appear In the authort-
tatve The best collection or such poems Is
that OF James Orchard Halliwell, several editions
OF which were published early in this century An
other good collection is a much later one edited
by William A. Wheeler, and published in America.
Both OF these give the first stanza OF this poem,
and the first only Mr. Haiwels scholarship was
Of the widest and the most discriminating
print these additional stanzas. except thai =
clc not believe them genuine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

Of il takes develop makes il exceedingly
difficult of discovery until IL reaches an advanced
stage.
IN the case Of Keann. the condemned murderer,
given his life condition that he De
inoculated with the bacilh Of eprosy, Dr. Ed
ward Aiming performed the incubation Septem-
Der 60 lSS4 and fourteen months aIterWdrd the
bacilu we're still in the wound without any symp-
toms Of the disease developing. and three years
elapsed before ieprosy showed itself. An Irish
man after twenty-five years service in the In
dian Army. returned home fully developed
leper. dying the disease a year snd half later
During this time MS brother slept in the same
room with him sharing his bed and wore his
clothes This intimate intercourse was the most
dangerous possible Three years after the Elk
soldiers death the brother, VINO had never been
OUTSIDE Ireland developed ieprosy. In that case
il is possible the disease did not manifest Itself
for four and q half years after II was contracted
You can gather from these examples now IN
sdious and dangerous Il is. while its being in
ctrab bic and horrible in action renders X lmpera-
tive HAT no effort should be spared opportunity
neglected not only 10 hold II n check. but 70
stamp il ont To-day there Is not State in the
Union in which leprosy does not exist. and as
long as these lepers at large and mingie with
human kind the disease will continue 10 spread
personally I think epers should be Isolated by
law wherever found. but as am convinced Con-
Rress would not pass measure calling for COM
pusory Isolation. I have therefore, drafted my
bill in the is in the most 10 be attained
under the circumstances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
MORE GUNS FOR HAMPTON ROADS.

Newport News Va, March 10 (SpeciaD.-Within
the last week another rapid fire battery has
been started at Fort Monroe. and when II Is
completed il will command the approach New
port News Richmond. Norfolk and Portsmouth.
The site is IN direct line with the famous Rip
Raps in the centre Of Hampton Roads. officially
known as Fort Wool, and with WiIloughby Spit on
the opposite shore. According reports in circu-
Roads and the Capes includes the strengthening
OF Rip Raps and the building Of powerful rapid
IRE fertilization az wnIoughby Spit. This work. II
is said will be in addition 70 the fertilization OF
the Virginia Capes. which command the approach
20 all OF the inland Virginia and Maryland Bay and
river cities
The new rapid fire battery Fort Monroe Is
already we'll under way. and the work will be
hurried TO completion II is located the point
ust below the Hygela Hotel and extends inward
far enough 70 take in the sighting tower which
was hastily erected on the beach during the Span
Ish war for the manipulation OF the wires connect
ing with the scores OF mines thar planted IN
Hampton Roads AT that time. The fertilization
will co lsist OF finch rapid IRE rifles. and will
greatly strengthen the upper part OF Fort Monroe.
which "a armed principally with old style guns.
On the strip OF land below the fort proper ara
eral powerful rapid re batteries, and below these
in the little clump OF woods. Is the iarse mortar
battery.
The Virginia Capes, OF course, command tho ap-
nroach 10 al OF these. Several weeks ago the
State Legislature authorized the Government 10
purchase BY condemnation certain lands at Cape
Henry on which II Is said. fort will soon be
erected Surveys have already been made. and as
soon as the necessary appropriation Is obtained
from Congress IL is believed the work Will begin
II is also reported that Cape Charles . to De
70 fled
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OF our Army the elevation Of the military pro
Committee
LEPRCSY IN THIS COUNTRY
PREVALENCE OF THE DISEASE IN THE
UNITED STATES-MEASUREs TO
STAMP IT OUT

That leprosy exists within the limits of the actual
United States is known TO many people but that
It exists TO a large extent and is endemic in a
number Of States is known TO but few. Such.
however is the present condition OF affairs and
the disease is contagious and one of the most
dreaded OF diseases known science IT is a state
OF affairs not pleasant to contemplate nor one 10
be allowed TO take its without preventive
action. The surest and best method to prevent
the spread Of the diIease would. OF course be the
complete and absolute isolation of all sufferers
and the making this isolation compulsory without
regard the previous estate or position In society
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

But, happily the author OF these stanzas has left
better evidence of his own fraud We know
him already for an imitator. through the Servie
way in which he copies the form of the original
stanza. And what does he mean by the In
snuation in the last lines that jill caused
Jacks disaster? There is nothing in the previous
of the poem Justify this rather the reverse.
since she sympathiZed with him and came tum-
bling after. Then II is probable that these closing
lines imitation of greater poet. What
was Jacks disaster? A fall Caused by whom?
BY Jill. according these lines Then what poet
is initiated? Does the question answer itself?
The only great English poet who wrote of the fall
of man caused by woman Milton. This
stanza then. is clearly imitation OF Milton and
therefore cannot be earlier than his time. But
the genuine part OF the poem is older. II is ar
least as old as Shakespeare. is proved by the
fact that he audes TO il less than three times
in Loves LabOr'S Lost Act Y. Scene >: in THE
Tanning Of the Shrew,' Act ", Scene / and in
"A Midsummer Nights Dream Act III. Scene
= In This last nlaC the Mnrds
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turbine wheels and Is discharged into tail race
As the water surface OF the tail will be below
the bed OF the river II will be protected from Hoods
and baCkvater by the continuation OF the
bankments TO the second power house. the tail
OF the first development becoming the head race
OF the second development. The second power
house will also produce 1000 electrical horse
power. From this second power house II will be
necessary 70 carry the water away in race. pro-
tected by embankment from the river. until
point is reached where the in the Is dis
charged into the river above the high water mark
The company expects TO sell a large amount OF
its $1,000 electrical horsepower in Baltimore
prices much below the cost OF production by steam
plants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
ATTACHMENT ZOE S. '. WHITE 6 go

Deputy Sheriff Strauss has received attach
rnent against James Belden. of Chicago. for 50 976
In favor OF s V White & Co. stock brokers: 81 $50
is for losses stock transactions prior to April
1899 and the balance is for money advanced on the
purchase OF of Federal Steel preferred
stock at ssi2 They hold the stock collateral
and he is entitled o credit of 81 800 on the ac-
count the value OF the stock ". The attach
msat served y crm OF brokers'
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Jack shall have jill.
Naught shall 20 Ill.

This proves not only that Shakespeare knew the
song. but that his poetic insight gave II the true
Interpretation. As long Jack has Jill naughr
can go III. He saws nothing of the pail OF water
Inc great TACT transCending all others. is the
faithfulnass and the conpaniOrship OF these TWO
l feel that have trespassed your space too
much already, but I need do so no further 7 he
lieve tl"t Professor Des Todtes is a7e7--arod Re
spectfuily yours s. Won DOPE.
SchlafendGrf, March 2 1900
The remark which DR.. Won Dope makes in the
above letter to the effect that Professor T)as
Todtes's learning is not great outside his own de-
partments Is illustrated by the fact that in his
letter he spells the name Of his own university
Incorrectly, and also the Of his own chair IN
Il IN the printing OF the letter here these errors
have been corrected. 80 9
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
AND SWISS EMBRo1DERIEs

-A-,,se-z works Of Samuel s Kohn. at S6s
1Ae -.5vrav corner Of Broome street. are unique
vay in ttat the proprietor invites the Gus
u 'io. .,-.+a purchasers and of the out-of-town
to. established some twenty years ago. the man.
.'.srtory employs thrty-five hands mostly women
- 6 me Partisan styles OF enbroiceries,
4 sle@.-s 90 s-ess trimmings. but they also make
s-7broi6eries. all the latest and inodish
The 49, 80 have large business embroidering
F1---s. and table linen FOR the great modern
t1e,. s-s linen supply companies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11

8 and No s Lafayette Place. Beginning business
h -sse NJ Kidney soon found that ne was ming
org fer want as well Z a robust leather wallet
He makes yearly contracts with all the targe
@---s taxing -Ee- ''ernprtes 70 his yards ana re-
1sir.nr them against the time they VIII De again
1e-5e6 he also sells packing cases n any desired
-srsrr-es and IT any required. His son, VIII
L.ls-n Irwin. Kidney. IS able Office manager and
-fns-ciai agent. and nus M Kidney IS enabled 10
-,e-sors y oversee all the exact-ng details OF his
Unique business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
PIPE nRTNKTNG WATER.

TIE list of hotels Office buildings clubs. restau-
-anrs and private residences using the Buhring
Water Purifier. George Jennings. = West Broad
-av urrpr-etor simply records the best that exist
me Ta1er passing through combined bone and
wood carbon Dust IS both chemically and mechan-
rs v rIeaused and rendered absolutely pure. free
from al taste and odoT. wholesome and appetiZing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-11
STRATEGY THAT FAILED.

From The Atchison Globe.
In order 10 overcome her husbands objections
10 afternoon card playing a North Fifth-st-
woman recently bought a box OF cigars and
claimed that she won IL at card game. Her
husband smoked only one. and - now more OPP
posed 70 afternoon card playing than ever.