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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18

feeling DESTROYS of obtaining: mes
ssages from the other world, fell easily
into the hands of the dventuress, who
was masquerading as Princess Editha.
Tie ascendancy which she gained over
Mr.. Marsh led to one Of the strangest
cases ever told before the New York
courts. The lawyer had one of the
most. extensive practices in the eoun-
try, and as attorney for large corpora
tions and individuals OF, great wealth,
transacted millions of dollars worth
: of business. His reputation for keen
ness in legal matters was great. Diss'
de Barr delivered q series of lectures
Oh Spiritualism, and she and her ""fam-
ily" became installed in the. house of
Mr.. Marsh. which she referred to as
the Temple Of Youth" where costly
bfic-a-b rac, old marbles and fine paint,
hgs were manufactured by the hands
of.old masters, long since departed this
life. With her. at. this time wasF Ia
fne-looking parsonage called Gen. Diss
de. Bar and theirstwo children. When
it became known that Mr.. Marsh had
decided his house and ther property
TO this woman, his friends, without his.
knowledge, instituted suit the Diss
de Bars were lodged in.theT ombs: The
trial and later developments proved.
how her great personal power had
been exercised on alisclasses OF peo-
pie, from those Of great veal and in
telligence, to the .poQfestsand most ig-s
nora Y1t Her creed md 1nvesn; power
wound allow her to passspo one by.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18

facture religions calculated to prey
upon the weaknesses and vanity of
their fellows for the purpose of rob-
berry. - -
During the last few years deep sor-
row has existed in her old Kentucky
home, caused by one of the most in
famous Of the latter class, the notori-
Gus Ann Odelia Diss de Barr. Many
stories are told concerning the origin
of the. woman, among which is her
claim to be the daughter of King Lud
wig of Bavaria and Lola Montez, a
dancer. Her respectable parents are
named Salomen, and at one time the
New York police received sad and
earnest request from her mother to
place her in an asylum for the insane.
A few years ago, as Countess Lands
feldt, the woman penetrated the most
exclusive circles of Baltimore. Leav-
ing behind her trail Of unpaid bills,
she then went to New York, where she
met and hypnotized (the word is used
for lack of a better which the Ian
guage seems to need at the present
time) the noted lawyer, Luther r.
Marsh, who had just lost his wife and,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18
't'E.| :, .
ILLINOIS PUMPKINS.
Treated by Process That Render,
Them Superior to the Canned
rs - ~ Article. 4

"A new use has been found for, the
pumpkin, which promises to be an
innovation in southern Illinois. An
apple evaporator at Noble is being
used for the, drying of pumpkins, and
the product finds ready; sale on the
market, says Flora -(Ill.) core
spondent of the St. Louis Republic.
The pumpkins are cut into long
strips, and dried very much in the
same manner as apples. These eyap-
grated strips are then pressed into
cakes, which are, ready for the mar
ket. This dried pumpkin has been
tested by bakeries and hotels in the
Cities and is prom superior to
the canned article. It is claimed that
80 per cent. of the pumpkin can be
:evaporated. 4. q y Is: { III q,
In this section Of Illinois. the pump.
Kin grows to an enormous size. a
specimen weighing 20 pounds was on
exhibition in this city q few days ago.
81 The growers are receiving three
dollars per ton for the fruit, and
many farmers have grown ton "a
the acre in their corn fields this sea.
son. despite tho unprecedented
drought !
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18

the custom of having the Marine band
play at public receptions; In those
days the public receptions were not
attended by 50 many people, because
the population of Washington was
small. Gen, Taylor would send word.
to Scala to 3bring-a piano player and
% couple Of reed instrument players
as accompanies; and that small CO.
terie would make enough. music il
the. great east room. to satisfy and
crafty the presidents guests, where
as nowadays naught but the grand
orchestra ton Of the big band will
satisfy public expectancy and de.
smand. i sss III 5
Scala once showed me / an old
fashioned daguerreotype which was was
the fore-rnnner Of all kodak SNAP
shots. It was taken by an artist
whose name ] do not remember, and
It showed Zachary Taylor in q big
ole fashioned barouche beside viii
liam w. Corcoran, who was famous
as mill onaiir:ee. spth ilant hropist during
the tier artt 81 The last injury.
Gen. ylor rode to his inauguration
IN that conveyance beside the rich.
est man Of that day; and there was
no cry Of ! plutocracy. The old ds-
/ uerrsotype shows that human ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18

as those for which the couple ere
now being tried in London, but the
names of so many prominent society
people were. involved that the matter
was hushed up. In nearly all her
masquerading she has ''been making a
religious racket" has posed as some
great spiritual helper or prophet and
by her personal magnetism appealed
to her morbid, dissatisfied victims in
manner which a person with healthy
religious belief can hardly compre-
bend. She has degraded the highest
in their natures to the lowest opposite
extreme, correspondence of Heaven
and hell.
Her latest exploit has so disquieted
London as to cause the arrest of the
Jacksons, now known as Laura and
Theodore Horos. They founded a re.
ligious order known as the Theocratic
Unity and Purity league, one of the
most outrageous and indecent soei-
cites ever known. Advertisements
similar to the following appeared:
american gentleman of good char.
acter, aged IS, of . refined tastes,
wishes to correspond with good
woman, IS to 25 years of age, with a
view to matrimony. Money no object %
From among those who replied, one
was each time selected. Laura, who
posed as Theo's mother, fondled the
neophyte lovingly. Theo called her
his dear little wife, She was induced
to subscribe. to the most, dreadful
oaths, to the breaking of which fear
full penalties were supposedsto be at.
tached, owing to the "blast of will''
set against her by remaining mem
bers of the community. She was also
cajoled, into parting with whateve
jewelry or property she possessed.
One of the witnesses, in the present
sensational trial testified that she
was led to believe that Theo was the
"Son of God.' It is to be hoped that
the English law will prove more eff
ficient than our own in secluding
from the outer world these beasts of
prey who travel under the cloak OF
so-called religion.
Is, EDWARD JULIAN.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18
INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION.

One of the largest sewing machine
plants in the country is to be imme-
diately erected on Long Island.
. A new fast train has been put on to
shorten the time between Chicago and
San Francisco by three hours and ten
minutes. = - - >=$..i, Il 49,
Boston has waterworks that could
supply over 1000, 100000 gallons daily,
but the consumption is only 5s,000,000,
or, ,116 gallons per capita. II, %s =, =.
The drift of the times is in the d.
rection of putting the locomotive pow
er in the end of car in small com.
pass instead in 100 to $50 tons Of steel
at the front end of train. ~ Il
Among the grand railroad schemes
now arousing the attention of grain
shippers and importers abroad is. one
proposing to load wheat at Duluth and
Port Arthur and deliver it at Leith.
Scotland. Eight steel boats ofyery
large. capacity will be built at ST. Clair
and q $1,0OO,OOO elevator at Point Ed.
ward. At Portland, Me-, Is, 0oo-ton
steamers will receive the grain and
carry it&across the Atlantic..+r 4: IS. Is
Civil and mechanical engineers are
deeply interested in. the work of the
Simplon tunnel, the greatest engineer
ing work Of the age, a s measured by
difficulties encountered, chief Of which
was and is the matter*of ntila tor OF
e hole 10 miles long, through rcck.
The two rivers, Rhone and Diveria,
supply the immen by draulic works
with 3,25o-horse power saf present,
$500 men are enga ged and the work
is to he. done BY May 4, 1904.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18
.tuEe was Just the same in the good

ture was just, the. same in the good
old days as 1t is now.
During the Fillmore administra.
ton Sca1a's Marine bland performed
a public function which added great
~ to its fame. Louis Kossuth, tho
famous Hungarian patriot. came to
Washington and was received by a
procession wit sScala's band at the
right of line. There. were then 16
pieces, and they played so well that
the newspapers gave room for con-
sidera bic comment, partly because
the courtlys Kossuth complimented the
band andNpersonally spoke 70 Scala,
thanking him Tor thesplaying of ma
tional airs. Still there was not much
fame coming to the patient founder
of the band until Buchanan's inau-
guration. Sca1a's band on that oc-
casion played a march of his own
composition which he dedicated to
Miss Harriet, Lane, who presided over
the social4 functions of her uncle's
administration. That march had .
large sale, for those days, and Sca1a's
fame enlarged. =. -.
SCALA told me that Miss Harriet
Lane keenly realized the advantage of
good music and extended her aid to
the band in many ways. It. was by
reason of her patronage that the
band mem bership was increased to
IS; that being the number at Lin
coins first inauguration. During that
administration the prince of Wales
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18
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She has been enabled to drive fine
horses and live sumptuously. In court
she boosted that she had allied $780,
600 per year by her performances in oc.
cultism.s She served term on Black
wells island on minor charge, also in
an Illinois penitentiary for obtaining
money on fraudulent checks:
: In Chicago, as Vera Ava, she married
an old man named Smith, from whom
she obtained large sums and then di-
vorce. About this time, it is said, she
was DESTROYS of obtaining admission
to Prophet Teed's Chicago community,
but it is probab BILE that the prospect Of
material gain was so small that she
gave up the project, Koresh having a
well-esta blished reputation for tight
grasp on any dollars which happened
to fail within the grasp of his fingers.
Before meeting Mr.. Marsh, Diss de Bar
had a period of dissipation in New
York. Drinking and, cigarette smok-
ing landed her in Bellevue hospital,
where she attempted to kill a physician
and stabbed an attendant. After
spending a season in Wards Island in
sane asylum, she married young
Italian, who soon died. It would be
hard to keep track of the matrimonial
adventures of this enterprising per-
sonage. After the Marsh episode her
vanity led her on to the comic opera
stage, where she is said to have worn
the largest tights ever manufactured.
The roars and laughter Of the audience
caused her to&retire in tears. And yet
"a refined, educated young man, who
met her soon after, refers to her as q
beautiful, grand woman with noble
characteristics, of the finest natu1 e
and great capacity for good. Another
says that she is one of the coarsest, ia s.
test women living, with hard feature
and bright red hair. She had proba bl,
not exerted her magnetic power on tn 8
| latter. About two years ago, with he
present husband, Frank Jackson, slit
was given "a hours in which to leave
New Orleans. It is claimed that The
police had proofs of crimes committed
in the name of religion, as revolving
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18
[X7HILE it is true that mankind
w is so@constituted that reli

NHlhE 1t 1ss true that mankind
" is so.constituted that a reli-
= gious* belief IS a necessity Of
his nature, and is may be possible to
determine a persons character con-
versing with him upon religious topics,
the fact that he is professedly a be-
lever in the doctrines of some particu-
lar religious sect proves nothing re-
garding him, early training, possible
material advantages or the easy ac-
feasibility of some church edifice may
have shaped his choice. In large per-
centage of Instances, a mans religion
is merely a matter of course, causing
hardly a ripple on the surface of his
thoughts. On the other hand, among
the very worst classes, so-called, those
who have no outward connection with
any church or creed, reflections of a
deeply spiritual nature may be heaving
up great tidal waves of discomfort with
self and it's attitude toward things of
q higher nature and, flowing. back,
carry out with them the wreckage of
better perceptions and aspirations,
submerging them in the gulf of the
lowest forms of selfhood and wicked
ness. Betwee en- these two are found the
average people, those who ponder cy<.
and try to live out their convictions,
and this class may be subdivided al
most indefinitely. The present ten
>dency seems to be toward investiga-
ton. This has led many to go beyond
the teachings of the old theologies
Some have found subject for lifelong
study in the light on the meaning OF
the Word shown in the writings of va
rious philosophers. Others find salts.
faction in Chris tian Science and other
suggestive cults; while still larger
number drift from one sect to another
mental butterflies, lighting here and
the for a moment and soon away
Mahy of the latter are caught and i'm.
pal*d on one of the many dangerous
II am it, societies, where they whirl
around belief in their own divinity
mott fatal to spiritual life. Thousands
are caught in the tolls of some of the
numerous money catchers who manu-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean. Is
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAlHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
r. North Sea Within a Week -
D. or So just Past.
DENMARK,

Prof. HoffdiHg, of the University OF
Copenhagen, has been engaged to give
ten lectures on philosophical subjects at
Upsala, Sweden. )
A train was stuck in snowdrift in
Sjalland, Nov Is. -. =. .a>sS j.
"A number of prominent Danes have
started subscription for monument to
Soren Kirkegaard, the author on religious
and philosophical subjects
The attendance at the regular fall meet
ing of the Inner Mission people at Har-
fpoore was not so large as on former &C.
caslons, and the preachers used a more
moderate language -
IA copenhagen had snow storm on the
evening Of Nov. IL. But the next morn
Ing the white stun was melted and washed
away again. 49,.
Prince Christian has had d serious at
tack of scarlet fever.
Is The folkething has proposed an appro-
priation of $1,S5O.000 for new field artil-
iery. The motion was opposed by the
social democrats.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18

You say he laughed g hollow
laugh, the sim Z How could that
be when he'd just had his dinner2
+ Harlem Life. s:ss55
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18
sNEDEl,:N.

s SIX million dollars is mentioned as the
I price which the stat may pay In Ease II
lis 70 purchase the iron mines IN Norrland
O. Smith. a well balanced business
imam who has seen great part Of the
civilized world, ! says that IN his opinion
Sweden has q press the equal Of which
! Is not found 81 any other conntry y. =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18

IS Cremation has sheer the Gust ON II
III Japanfo ], 200 years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18

"A: A. Campbell was standing on top OF
q car of ore at Duluth, when the trap
sprung Unexpectedly and he shot down.
ward with the ore, passing through the
pocket Of the dock and the spout into the
hold Of the steamer, distance of about
100 feet. He was, terribly bruised, but will
recover.
p Alexander Lfndros, porter in the saloon
at Main street. Minneapolis, dropped.
dead while at work yesterday. He was
in apparent good health.> and death is
believed ito be due to heart failure.
The first car~of corn in the history of
Battle Lake was shipped the other day to
bushel at the elevator. A lot Of cor,
will. be marketed during the winter:
The new Park Opera House, at Brain
erd. which has just been completed at a
cost OF $4,000. was opened toEthe public.
the house being packed from floor to
ceiling. --t+ . -s-.s
James G.. Emerson, brakeman on the
Milwaukee road, was killed while making
coupling in the Winona yards. A tim
Der on one of the. cars projected in a
manner unnoticed by him and drove his
head against The brake rod sI:' on the other
While sitting in the door at home near
Bridge the other day, Hulgar Peterson
shot a -deer that was feeding in the
meadow in the valley below the house.
,Viee-Presfdent William p Clough. of
the Great Northern, has resigned that Of
flee. He has also resigned as a director
| Of the Great Northern. This was found
necessary, as Mr.. Clough is vice-president
of the Northern Securities Company.
which controls the Northern Pacific
ia bundle wrapped. in a newspaper was
discovered lying near the cars on the side
track of the Great Northern depot at
| 7Crookston, and on close examination it
was found to contain six sticks Of dyna-
mite. It was turned over to the authors
tiles, who are guessing what was, the In
L tent Of the party who left it where found.
The Polish people at Winona celebrated
IN q most elaborate manner the ami
yersaTy Of the rebellion from Russia In
1880. A stirring address was made by
Rev. ME- obylinski az ST, Pau.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-11-29
ANOTHER DISTORTED VISION.
Man with Queer Name Forssees the Bnd
Of ths World

Man with Queer Name roresoes the Bnd
Of ths World
This Is sad news which Prof. Lud-
wig Marienburger puts on the wires,
says the Chicago Record-H Herald He
declares that the end OF the world is
near at hand. He has discovered that
our little old planet has jumped its
orbit and is webbing around in space
like drunken man In the middle of
the street at a. m, or words to that
effect. This irregularity on the part OF
Mother Earth, the professor explains,
causes our summers to become hotter
and hotter and our winters to be colder
and colder. Before long, according to
his figures, things are going to be so
bad that nobody will be able to make
the transit from one extreme to the
other, and the first thing we know the
human race will go zip. 1t may be that
Prof. Marienburger has special oppor-
tunities for finding out things con-
corning the earth's travels that no
other scientist could know about; 1t is
good deal more probable, however.
that he has just pulled out guess and
that he has several more coming. II
J. Pierpont Morgan were to come out
and say that the worlds trolley was
on or that there was hot box some
where people might be justified in feel
ing nervous.
But what has Prof. Marienburger to
do with the earth? 1t isn't his, and he
isn't running it. Therefore we earn
estly advise the public to treat his an
nouncement with the scorn 1t deserves
The man who has already paid for his
coal for next winter needn't suffer a
pang. He will probably need it, Prof.
Marienburger's prediction of speedy
END of all things to the contrary not
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-11-29
IN A HAshEEsH DEN.
Germans Visit to Resort where Men
Smoke Their Reasons Away.

Germans Visit to Resort Where Men
| Smoke Their Reasons Away.
A German physician describes his
first visit to den of hasheesh smo-
kers in Cairo, Egypt. hasheesh being
species Of hemp priced in the east
for its intoxicating properties. The
Germans guide was donkey boy,
who could speak German. In dark
and dirty alley they came to a lighted
doorway Entering they passed
through room filed with men play
Ing dominoes to the smoking-room.
Here" said the explorer, I'VE were
welcomed like old acquaintance. The
aromatic odor and the smokers were
in very happy mood On the walls
were Arabic inscriptions and pictures
OF European beauties. In one corner
was stone bearing mass Of glowing
Goals.
"A man cut up some tobacco. an
other filed a clay pipe bowl with it,
third bit Off little pieces Of brown
hasheesh and laid them down on the
tobacco, fourth added some glowing
Goals and attached the bowl to
narghilch or water pipe, which he
then handed to his neighbor. The pipe
passed from mouth to mouth. each
man taking few whiffs and expelling
the smoke from nose to mouth
The German physician declined the
proffered smoke and ordered coffee.
All the smokers talked and laughed
necessarily. Most OF them were
young or middle-aged men. Sudden
ly an elderly man rose to his feet and |
stood staring at the floor, with a vacu-
BUS smile. He was hasheesh wreck.
IN imbecile. He is philosopher"
said one of the others, and general
augh followed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-11-29

Thars mighty lot sbOut farmers sssr ns
2ss 4: sss lsss ss,r int s s s
boiler fer Tariff keep free raw sugar ost t
through much ~. s. e ter dew
Bee n goM ana a rsn M sum- DefI n ia
The farmer gifts four dollars every o beets-
handsOm price allowbu hdn' sum dee. dsss'
.smho IKE tsw cents tsv pound
Ana fer ass , S ' SSt, IKE pay kim
Buff thar's any benedtewaal~whar in
glad ter help , him out
But WEN na % e ~ sif n
rhe seen ee ssr %s MS s' see protee ea
beetproducn farmer the duty they collect
The sugar maie-Bss rsht;-Dut-w
Take raw sugar price win quickly fall
II p1y 5 bss @ Fer s By e in
@ millions % sugar I9w Fec
More demand bigger at present are but slim
But hen buy his sugar cSeapr-hes
whars the reason of the sagar to-day.
mhe au sqsp an h debts ter Pay
AR tssts clear
xnd Wy hs A ssF hs sssS
Thus help fill thar an cum
a contract price fer years
R as n s % s h a9 Fl 5
Ter preserve itat proat-he sugaf-at a price
mighty s aa R both an
may right enunNbut wha p dew =. cum in
An / a the arguments they shout
Thet the farmers
Common plainly shown in the
Want free in will demand
IT'S a needed-hatefu to the
Taxing millions of a favored few.
They blind
While they're busy making money-whar dew
I'm agoin ter keep huslin
Amt letn thai selfish ends
I'm agon ter write termorrer O d
Tibet he oughter do his
Felerfarmers do utmostwhehcr grow
10 repeal the tax on sugar-you but
cheaper helps
When we've threecen granylatedthats whar
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-11-29

There are few localities In the world
where railroads could do so much to-
ward opening rich country as in
Northern Mexico. The ore is there,
and 1t is well known by capitalists, but
the great problem is that OF transpor-
tation. The difficulties of getting a
railroad across the mountains from q
Pacific coast port to the mining re-
lions have, up to the present time,
rraged every capitalist who has
Il it. Several railroads are
Trough the country west
Madre, but hardly near
ae mineral district to be
g.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-11-29
A.v rv.l for locomotives.

One Of our largest railroads has DECIDED ~
substitute oil in place Of coal IS fnsl for its
locomotives, and while there may be sonas
doubt as to its success, there ia none soncsrn-
ing the value OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
1t has been gwen thorough trial during me
past fifty years, and has never disappointed
any sufferer from dyspepsia, indigestion, con
Etipation or fatulency who has given II
fair trial Be sure to get the genuine.