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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02
ONET HING ABOUT THE
BEAUTIFUL ISLE Of PINES
political offender-are to be, seen upo.

political offenders-are to be seen upon
the gray and weather-beaten faces of
the mountains of marble in the Sardas
quarries. Within distance of two
miles there are six peaks, each fully
1000 feet high. Despite the fact that
marble of the finest grain and color is
to be found in these mountains, the
quarries have been little worked since
the days of the convict colony. The
people-there are about 1900 on the
island-conine themselves chiefly to
the growing of bananas, the raising
of cattle, the cultivation of a few agri-
cultural products, the making of to-
bacco poles and the burning of char
coal.
An American who has visited the Isle
of Pines reports that the six marble
mountains are enclosed by barbed
wire fence and owned by an old mu-
latto woman who lives in an adobe
house at the foot of one of her noun.
tains. The principal towns, Nueva
Corona and Santa Fe, are squalid and
unpretentious, though the latter is rec.
mineral springs. There are few people
on theisland outside the villages. There
are few plantations and pineapples and
other products are not cultivated ex
tensively, though small quantities are
raised. Doubtless the reason for this is
that the only available market is the
city of Havana and the transportation
is very poor.
Besides the pines, cedar, mahogany
and other valuable woods are found il
great abundance. 1t is reported thai
sulphur, rock crystal, quicksilver, iron
and silver are to be found upon the is
land, but they have never been mined
In a word, the island is potentially
rich. In the eyes of the United States
it's great value lies in the deep linden
lures of its coasts. Though Vivijavu;
bay is the only practical harbor around
the island a four-fathom channe
stretches from Vivijavua bay westward
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02

would extricate themselves from
their present expenditure for worth
less article is also to be found in
the fact that they are more eager
than formerly to have the state build
good roads, and in the further fact
that every proposition toward per-
manent system of such roads is close
~ scrutinized by them in their gen.
eral gatherings and at their fire.
sides.
The Inquirer has not the slightest
hesitation in saying that when the
finances of the state warrant it Gov.
Stone will be found lending all the
aid in his power to the good-road
movement, but, pending that time,
the work should not halt. Unless the
townships, counties and towns move
in the matter it must be many years
before there will be anything like a
system of roads adequate to the needs
or greatness OF the commonwealth.
Montgomery began the work of i'm
provement some years ago, and quite
recently Northampton also took it up,
their notion being that the roads
hereafter to be built ought to be per-
manent. The usual repairs will be
put upon the unimproved roads in
both these counties, but as fast as the
authorities there are able they will
replace the mudpaths by the rock
bed roads; which, once being proper
~ laid, will ever after prove smooth,
economic and profitable.
1t is with this thought of perma.
nency that the counties all ought to
approach this question. The first cost
may be little large, but, in the end
1t VIII surely. prove profitable.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02
Leaf-FOOted Plant Bue.

A communication from the Okla
homa experiment station says: Sew
eral specimens of the so-called north
ern leaf-footed plant-bug' have been
received at the experiment station at
Saltwater from various parts of Ok
lahoma accompanied by the report
that the bug was injuring the fruit
of peaches and plums. They are re-
ported as puncturing the fruits and
sucking out the juice. The bug is
quite closely related to the common
squash-bugs from which they are
readily told by their rather more
slender form and particularly. by the
peculiar leaflike expansion of the
hind legs. The bug has been known
as an enemy of the cucumber, cante-
lope and other cucurbits, but this is
the first recorded instance of their in
juring peaches and plums.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02
TREES ON AN ACRE.
Der Can BE Computed Easily
and Accurately. WI

Suppose you have ten acres which
you desire to plant to orchard next
spring have decided what kind of
trees you are going to plant and at
what distance apart they shall stand
in rows. How many trees will you buy
for that ten acres? Will you guess at
1T or will you determine exactly what
number will be required? There is q
way to ascertain with satisfactory ac-
curacy the number of trees needed.
Here it is: An acre consists of 43,56O
square feet or nearly 200 feet square
you have heard it said that 70 yards
square is a little more than an acre,
and there being three feet to the yard
you have 80 feet; but this is more
chan an acre. Leaving out fractions,
however, there are 43,56O square feet
III an acre. You have decided to set
your trees 80 by 80 feet, leaving, of
course 10 feet next the fence on the
four sides, assuming that the plat is
square. This allowance provides the
required space for proper spreading of
the trees and admits of cultivation be-
tween trees and the fence or what
ever may border the orchard. To
ascertain the number of square feet
the trees will occupy planted at
distance given you multiply 30 by 80.
That will give you 9CO square feet or
the area occupied by four trees. Now
divide 1850 by 900 and :he result is
the number of trees required for one
acre. Multiply that result by 10 and
you have the number required for
ten acres. See if it would be 48O. It
ought to if no errors are made in the
calculations.
This rule may be used in computing
number of any kind of plants, bushes
or trees required for an acre, having
decided upon the distances at which
same are to be set. It makes no diff
ference about having your trees in
squares-they may be planted 80 by
16, Z by or any desired distance In
the first case you would multiply 80
by IL, which would give you the num-
Der OF square feet Enclosed by four
trees or plants; with that result d.
vide 1850 and you have correct num-
Der of plants needed for planting an
acre.-Farmer's Voice.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02
Wrong Idea Of Di9nity.

Some lines of business in this city
are advertised by men who go around
carrying large signs, which are on long
poles, held in their hands, or strapped
to upright frames resting on their
shoulders. Thus the sign cannot fail
to attract attention, as it sticks above
the heads of the crowd. In fair wealth
err the sign man gets along very well,
but when it is windy, there is trouble.
A sail three feet square at the, end of
long pole makes the holder navigate
around at great rate when a, gust
of wind strikes it. These men work
harder than they would hoeing corn
or saving wood, yet would doubtless
consider it beneath their dignity to
work on farm.-Rural New Yorker.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02

Mrs. Kimball hung her husbands
coat on its proper peg, helped him on
with his smoking-jacket, chatting
gayly all the while, and paused only
for him to take his seat. John seemed
to suddenly realize that the time had
arrived for him to do something, and
he accordingly sat down, very clums-
lily, in mis- chair and stared, very va
cantly, at. the fire. His wife's voice
aroused him, and he jumped like a
man who has suddenly and unex-
Pectedly come in contact with the
business end of pin. "John, dear, -
she was saying, won't you remove
your shoes, put ON your. slippers, light
your pipe, and let ME finish reading
to you that little story I began the
other night ?-or are you too tired to
hear it to-night?" h.. =.
81 s certainly, Helen, I'll take pleasure
in listening to you. There is, really,
nothing that I enjoy more. II was
so busy with er-my own thoughts
thct ! quite forgot myself And
John proceeded to divest himself Of
his shoes and don his slippers in the
greatest haste. ..s s..z SIS
OF what were you thinking,
John 2? she asked, coming over and
placing her hand fondly upon his
shoulder. 0 . s8:5 NJ .. ssh Z.
Johns face crimsoned, and he tied
two hard. knots in his shoestring be-
fore hesrealized what he was doing. 1
w hyer-I was thinking Of the
way some elbows spend New Years
night. :
:. How g. some fellows spend New
Year a John, dear ore pleas
antly than you do q u M Il
rs ss John had Just succee IS unit ying
the two knots in his hoestr firing when
his Wit last question ffrigh tened
him int ing three others She no
aticed embarrassment, but could
notIaccannt Tor it, sd, svi thout MATT
(orne,
neve shoe u
! ne hel q yon. md
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02

him four witnesses. Every member of
the expedition swore he believed this
to be the continent of Asia-had they
not travelled 300 miles along the shore
without finding a break? Clearly it
could be nothing less than continent!
However, Columbus was still fearful
that some of the men on their return
might seek maliciously to damage their
leaders reputation by.sdenying their
statements made under oath. He &C.
cordingly decreed in writing that the
officer making such refutation should
be heavily fined and that ship boy
guilty of this offense should have his
tongue cut out.
Having satisfied himself of the gen.
uineness of his discovery Columbus
turned south with the idea of leaving
his quest in strange lands. He had pro-
ceeded no great distance when he sight,
ed land. Following the shore line for
distance he finally anchored and
landed for supply of wood and water.
He named the place Evangelista, but
paused to make no explorations. He
fastened on with the hope of gaining
the open sea and of finding the course
homeward. Presently, however, he
found himself in a great bay or chan
mel and the crews began to despair of
finding their way back. J. After con-
sultation it was decided to double on
the trail, as it were. This they did,
sailing back along the coast of Cuba,
and the story of the trials and super
stitious happenings which were a part
of the return voyage is a matter Of his
tory. .r..... ...-~
It. was later learned that the land
to which Columbus gave the name
Evangelista is the largest island i'm
mediately adjacent to Cuba. It became
known as the Isle of Pines, doubtless
because it has a more extensive
growth of pine timber, at lower alti-
tude, than, exists anywhere else, in the
tropics. The bay into which Columbus
sailed is that which is now known as
the Lagoon Of 5Siguanca. This stretch
Of water penetrates deep into the is
land. To all practical purposes there
are really two islands separated by la
goons and swamps, but in measure
connected BY the rocky Lodges running
through the. marsh. 3.55
There is more than an historical in
terest 8 tached to the Isle of Pines. It
has q touch of romance, having been
once the home of pirates! The bucca-
sneers who Haunt ed the black flag in the
Caribbean sea in the early days car.
ried their III otten gains into the Sc
lseret bayous Of the Isle Of Pines. The
notorious Gibbs is said to have had 3
den somewhere among the ma tural
lgtrongholds of the island.
Is Officially, the island has for#years
belong Is the province g Havana,
THE judicial district of b jnca1. a 1856
Capt Gen q Donnell ,of Havana, con.
lceived the idea 81 working the marble
Iquarries on The island by The means
I.ot sconyictsl labor Che place becamesa
eoayftt colon yela nov drill
and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02

gust OF his club-mat es, that he pre-
ferredH the society Of q woman to the
society Of his friends and wine and
cards. ss s5s
But recollections Of old times,
brought so forcibly to his mind, and
remem brances OF fond ties, So recent
II broken, brought him to- 81 point
where he found himself-like many
men before hind chatting a question
that should have been settled forever,
long before he took unto. himself a
wife, namely, which did he love best,
his wife or his club? He loved his
home and he adored the little woman
who presided over it and endeavored,
with all her might, to make it the
happiest, dearest place on earth for
him, but he could not Danish from his
mind the sweet recollections of the
old days. And the more he thought
of them the stronger became the
yearning for his old associates and
surroundings. T. a..-~.
He felt like q social outcast. He
had never before quite comprehended
how good it is to be free. True, he
was still the "autocrat of his" own
breakfast-table," but not quite "mon-
arch of all he surveyed" and, be it
said to his disgrace, ifhe: hadn't found
himself SO, near his own door he might
have wandered back among the boys.
Suddenly, pausing III his medita-
tions and glancing at his surround
ings, he. saw that he was within a
block Of his little home. His con-
science smote him; he felt as if he
had brought unhallowed thoughts on
hallowed ground. He looked sheep
ish for moment, then tried to
change the current of his thoughts
by whistling a love-song that he knew
his wife admired. He was still
whistling when he turned the night
latch and entered the door, to be
greeted with a kiss from the little
woman he had sworn to ''love, honor
and protect"
She was one of the dearest, sweet
world-a woman must necessarily and
naturally be very uear and very
sweet when she is able to capture
c1ubman-and her first thought was
for Johns health and well-being.
After the kiss of greeting the first
thing she did was to exclaim, not in
a tone of reproof, but of solicitude:
''Oh, John, dear, you will catch your
death with your overcoat unbuttoned
in the cold night air-and did you
walk home?" Now that alone was
enough to make John feel like cul
prit, but he smiled and said some
thing about needing exercise" and
mot feeling the cold" which was all
probably very true, and together they
walked, arm in arm, back to the cozy
little dining-room, which also served
as sitting-room for the little family.
Another reproof smote Johns con-
science the moment he entered the
room. In front of the cheerful little
hearthstone, where bright fire was
burning, stood his easy chair. Across
the back hung his smoking jacket. By
one side were his slippers. and by the
other, on a table. was his pipe, that
he loved next to his wife.
John felt abashed, to say the least
of it, and it was fortunate for him
that his wife was at his back at that
moment, assisting him IN removing
his coat, instead of looking in his
face, otherwise she might have asked
some questions that he world have
found difficulty in answering to her
satisfaction
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02
Peanut Vines Are Ornamental,

Southern flower lovers use the pea
nut vine as an ornamental plant for
the parlor or. sitting-room window.
Kept in a warm room or by the
kitchen stove a peanut kernel plant
ed in pot of loose, mellow loan, kept
only moderately moist, will soon
terminate and grow into a beautiful
plant, extending it's branches over the
side Of the pot in a pendant manner.
An interesting habit of plant life is
the: curious way its compound leaves
have of closing together at nightfall
or during shower. It's tiny yellow
flowers on. peduncles on which the
nuts grow impart unique charm.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02
, Cows Need Lots Of Sa1f.

We notice that Prof. Robertson. of
Canada, says that a COW requires
about one-fourth pound of salt per
day to do her best. This is something
of surprise, but the professor is
doubtless correct. He declares that
milk given by cow that has all the
salt she wants will keep longer than
milk, from a cow that has not had
salt, and he says he has demonstrated
the truth of this. It is absolutely
safe to let the COWS have all the salt
they crave, and if the milk is improved
the consumer is so much ahead. It
is fact known to about every farm
er that when cows do not have salt
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02
ME- Isle Of Pines!' What de-
iciously romantic sound the

ME- Isle Of Pines!' What de-
liciously romantic sound the
name has! But what is it; and
where is it? These are questions it
were well for ussto know, for rumor has
it that the island may become a per-
manent possession of the United States.
Secretary Roots visit to this historical
bit of land has revealed it's value as a
naval station, particularly in event of
the passage OF. the Nicaraguan canal
bill. 5@Nl.-s
The island in question is small af-
tair-its length !variously estimated at
rom 43 to 60 miles and it's greatest
breadth at from IS to IS miles-but it
has had substantial place in the his
tory OF the new world Spanish posses
slons since its discovery by Columbus
in the year 1904. The island rises in
dignity from the ocean some 80 miles
OF the southwest extremity of Cuba,
monster column of finest marble
valuable as the alabaster of Carrara.
But Columbus knew nothing of this;
he paid little attention to the noun
tains or their badness, combining him.
self mainly to the attempt to extricate
his ships from the labyrinth of bays
and keys which surrounds the island,
and into which he had unwittingly al
lowed his ships to push their noses.
The incident recalls curious bit of
history connected with the second trip
OF exploration made by Columbus. The
dlscoverer's fleet; had been for many
days sailing along the southern coast
of Cuba, Columbus being under the i'm
preston that the latter was the coast
OF Asia. But the thorough old mariner,
though he had no doubt himself that a
party might by landing return to Spain
across country, he could not rest with
the thought that a single member OF
his company might question it. To
satisfy himself on this point he sent a
public notary to each ship to take the
| dispositions of the members of the
crews from cabin boy up. He sent with
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02


/. how some fellows spend New Years
night. = And before he could enter
protest, even IS he had possessed Tho
courage to try, she was down on the
floor iuntying his shoestrin9s.
Johns face, if itswere possible. turned
a shade redder, and he squirmed uneas-
lily in his chair. All married men have
occupied the same position, have ex-
#perienced the same feelings that John
Kimball occupied and felt when his wife
kneeled by his side and assisted him
in removing his shoes, and for their
sakes will refrain from calculation.
For, the benefit of unmarried men,
will say that John felt like a young
fellow who had just been requested to
purchase marriage license for his best
girl and another fellow; I think they
will understand. And for the benefit
of the fair sex. will say that John felt
like girl who has proposed 7, a
young man during leap year, and been
rejected; I know they will understand.
Small" I think, defines Johns feel
ings about as well and about as thor
oughlys as any word in the English Ian
guage. H. 5.,.s.y,S
John has never been able to quite rec
ollect just when his shoes came off, and
just when his slippers went on. He
was in the act of lighting his pipe
his wife had taken her seat on the
other side Of the fireplace, and was
turning the leaves of her book in such
an distracted manner that he felt en-
couraged to hope that she had forgot
ten something--when she suddenly
asked: "How do some fellows spend
New Years night, John?"
John forgot to light his pipe; he held
the lighted match between his fingers
until it burned their tips, and then
he blurted out: ''Why, my dear, these
fellows I was thinking of assemble in
large room, drink cigars-I mean,
drink wine, smoke cigars, tell vulgar
tales, make ridiculous resolutions, and
tack home at three a. M" When John
finished, he looked as if he had been
invited to attend his own funeral, and
had accepted the invitation, under pro-
test.
His wife laid aside her book, and
coming over she seated herself on the
arm of his chair, and, throwing her
arms around his neck, she asked: "Why
should my John think of such things?
You never spent New Years night in
that manner, did you, John?''
eyes, Helen, I have" he answered,
and there was tremor in his voice,
"and I have been thinking too much
about those nights. They say an open
confession is good for the soul;' hear
mine, Helen, and judge me as you WILL
and with his wife's arms still clinging
fondly around his neck, and with her
eyes looking straight up into his, he
told her all about his temptation. And
when he had finished he tenderly re-
moved her arms, and, with his right
hand appraised, he said: "And now,
Helen, l want to make one more New
Years resolution. and while we both
live it shall never be broken: Resolved,
that I shall never allow my thoughts
to wander backward, as they have to-
day; and resolved, further, that my
feet shall never stray beyond the
threshold of my own domain, in the
pursuit of pleasures, so help me God!"
amen" murmured his little wife,
between her sobs, as she flung her arms
around his neck.-Copyright, by Les
lies Weekly, and printed by permis-
sion of the same.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-02

games of poker he used to play, and
the funny stories that were so often
related at the club, but he was think
ing more particularly of the boys
who were up there now, celebrating
another anniversary of it's birth-or
suppose / say it's origin; clubs cannot
boast Of parentage. He, was. think
in - Of the rare old wines that were
being drunk and the fragrant odor Of
the imported Havanas. He was think
ing of the various ridiculous resolu-
tons that were being made, and he
smiled as he thought how; recklessly
they would be broken H., 49,. ......*:.
A year ago he was member of the
Bachelors club, and a year ago he
had repeated, for the fourth time, his
ironclad oath to- always remain a
member of the Bachelors club. But
year works many wonders, creates
many changes, and makes many mar
riages.s III 4 i3sas VIII $50. 5,ss.,s 81 81
=, When John took his fourth iron
clad oath, year ago, to the, effect
that she would live and die 4 bache-
lor," that "he preferred single. bless
edness, to- married cussedness,.' and
that "a wife, next to a lmother-in-law,
was a nuisance around the house." he
was perfectly honest in what he said.
i But six months had hardly passed be-
fore he had sfallen ;like.other fools, .
as his bachelor chums expressed it.
OF course it was 9 hard blow to the
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