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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
CLEAR CASE OF BAD LUCK.
Man with $4,000 Accident Insur.
ance Goes Through Wreck
Without Scratch.

: You seem worried about some
thing" the drummer remarked to a
man sitting by him in the smoker.
They had become acquainted during
ride of several hours and the drummer
had noticed that his companion fire.
quently sank into what might be called
a state of detection, says the Detroit
Free Press.
Il am little out of Sorts" the
stranger replied, land am constantly
expecting streak of bad luck of some
kind.'
''Tndeed?"
eyes. I saw snake yes terda,, the
first saw this year, and l failed TO kill
it,
"What of that?"
He looked surprised, and said:
Don't you know that it is bad luck to
let the first snake you see in the year
get away?"
"Pshaw; what nonsense."
NO nonsense. [ assure YOU. Bad
luck is certain to follow a man who
fails to do his duty by neglecting to kill
his first snake each year"
Suddenly, there was shock, whirr,
jolting on the ties and the car in
which we were riding left the track
and went down low embankment.
When they had gathered themselves
together they found that no one was
seriously injured by the wreck. The
detected man did not have scratch
Or bruise.
"What about your bad 1ucko" thu
drummer asked. II call you lucky
man."
"You do?" he said, contemptuously
"Little you know about it. I am car
rying $4,000 accident insurance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Why is a boy who has swallowed
the wrong way" like a very old man?
Because he is near his coughin'.-
n. Y. Sun.
When some men get into the pub
1lc eye they are appreciated about as
much as cinders in the eye of an in.
dlvldual.-Chicago Daily News.
1t is a hard enough matter to be-
lieVe that knowledge is power when
we seem to possess all the knowledge
and the other fellow invariably has
the power.-N. Y. Herald.
No Thanks to Her.-"How we'll be-
haved Mrs. Goodstreet's children are.''
Eyes; she has left their bringing up
entirely in charge of a governess.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Continuous Performance. well,
no man has to die more than once,
anyway" Il don't know about that.
How about the youngest soldier to
enlist in the civil WARP He dies reg
ularly every year or .''-Philadel-
phia Press.
Auntie-''Don't you know, Bobbie,
tAat II S very bad manners to put
your knife in your mouth?'' Bobbie
|-''Don't you think, auntie, that it's
| very bad manners to stare at your
guests when they're eating?''-
gov Evening Times.
Deacon Jones-'So you have lost
your husband, Mrs. Grimes? It is
very sad" Mrs. Grimes-"Sad is no
name for it. I don't believe any other
woman ever had such run of luck.
He was my third, you know. I'm so
discouraged I've about made up my
mind not to have another.''
| Transcript.
Magnanimity.-It became necessary
tor an Ellsworth papa to chastise
mildly his small son the other even
ing. Some time later, wishing to
negotiate for favor, the chastised
one stated his wishes, and as an in
ducement added: ''Papa.'' sWeu.
James?" IF you'll do this, I'll ex-
cuse you for that whipping YOU gave
me" -Pitts Chronicle
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
NOTED EDUCATOR DEAD.
A. Bacon, Long Connected
with DelOit College.

Beloit, Wis, Nov. PROF. Charles
A. Bacon, one of the best known and
most beloved professors of Beloit col
lege, died Wednesday afternoon Of
septic poisoning as the result of frac-
turing his leg while turning in bed.
He has been helpless for six years,
but he taught his classes from chair
during all that time. He had been IL
brarian for 10 years, and as professor
of astronomy acquired a wide repu.
tation for his discussions of meteoric
showers, sun spots and various
eclipses, and he was instructor in
French for the past three years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13

All Nouri Bey, the statesman who has
fallen from grace in Constantinople. is
visiting with his relatives at his birth
place. Malmo. - & -
Prince Carl has resolved to take three
weeks cure at the Kneipp baths.
The kristianstad Enskilda Bank, which
was carried to the brink of ruin by the
Gellivare Mining Company. has received
vigorous aid from some other banking
inst'tut1ons' which have loaned the
threatened bank several hundred thou
sand dollars 49,
Marble has been found in Nor1 botten.
ana the finders propose to exploit their
discovery.
Inc Liberal newspapers are discussing
the desirability and feasibility of organ
lzing new Liberal party. The language
used is SO carefully worded and conserv.
alive that an outsider fails to find the en-
thuslasm which is necessary in crganiz-
ing strong political party.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
AN AWFUL DEED.
Michigan Man Murders His Wife
and Child and Cuts His
Own Throat,

Houghton, Mich, Nov. Z. Felix
Belanger, aged IS, residing near the
Winona mine, 26 miles southwest of
Houghton, killed his wife and seven
year-old child with an ak at noon
Wednesday,. He then went into the
cellar and cut his own throat with a
butcher knife. The bodies of the wife
and child were horribly mangled.
Belanger is supposed to be tempo
rarily insane
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
Story Of 4 Southern Flar

Among the many draped flags dis
played at Newport since the death of
the president is one owned by Mrs.
Agnes Thompson. It was made in
1865, in Calvert county, Nd, by
southern woman who had said she was
glad that President Lincoln was dead.
and that she would not display flag,
as ordered by the military command
er of the district.
An officer gave her the option of dis
playing flag within a certain time or
of>going to Jail, She had to hitch up
her horse, drive five miles to a coun-.
try store for material, which she then
made into a flag and displayed it. The
maker of the flag afterward moved to
Baltimore, where Mrs. Thompson Sc
cured~it in payment of debt. It has
been shown but twice since it was dis
played in Lincoln's memory-on the
occasion Of the mourning for Presi-.
dent Garfield and now. for President
AcKinley.-Boston Transcript.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
mour (dem.). The republicans on
joint ballot will have majority of
IL il the legislature.

"OuI ldSAu.). liz s1CpuuuCdn MS on
joint ballot will have a ajority of
Il III the legislature.
Nebraska.
! Lincoln, Neb., Nov. Complete and
nearly complete returns from over
third of the counties in Nebra ska
serve to increase the pluralities for
the republican state. ticket If the ra-
ito of gain is. maintained, Sedgwick
(rep.), for supreme judge, will have
a plurality of 10000. Chairman Lind
say, of the republican state commit
,tee,~ says it will not be less than 1000.
and this is conservative.
Chairman De France, of the fusion
committee, comedies the election of
Sedgwick.
South Dakota.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. THE re-
suit of the election for district Judge
was: Smith (rep.), First district,
1000 majority; Jones (rep.), Second,
5000 majority; Bennett (dem.), Third,
600; Frank r. Smith (rep.) Fourth,
700; Mccoy (rep.), Fifth 600 to 700;
Goffy (rep.), Sixth, no opposition;
MCGEE (fusion), Seventh. probably
elected by a narrow margin; Wosha-
bough (rep.), Eighth 700; less than
half the vote was polled.
Virginia.
Richmond, Va, Nov. --latest re-
turns do not alter materially the
election figures sent out Tuesday
night. The most conservative esti-
mates place the democratic majority
in the state ticket at about $4,000.
The Indications are that the repub-
licans have elected one senator and
IA members of the house. This is a
gain of II on the present general as
se1nbly, but that body will still be
overwhelmingly democratic in both
branches.
Louisville, Ky, Nov. 7.-Returns in
dictate that the next general assembly
in Kentucky, which will elect United
States senator. will stand: Senate, 25
democrats; IS republicans. House,
70 democrats; 26 republicans, l inde-
pendent democrat.
Connecticut.
New Haven, Conn, Nov. 7.-Connecti-
cut Tuesday chose delegates to the
first constitutional convention to be
held in the state since 1918. Of the
1853 towns in the state 165 have been
heard from, showing that republican
delegates were elected in los, demo-
Gratis in "A and citizen or nonpartisan
candidates in 16. The convention will
seat some of the most promin ent men
in the state, among them being for
mer Gov. Waller, of New London; Chief
Justice Andrews. of Litchfield; ex-Con-
gresham Vance, of New Britain;
Charles Hopkins Clark, of the Hart
ford Courant: COL n. G. Osborn, of the
New Haven Register; Attorney Gen
eral Charles Phelps, of Rockville, and
o. r. Fyler, chairman of the republican
state central committee.
California.
San Francisco, Nov. 6.-Incomplete
returns from the municipal election
Indicate that Eugene E. Schmitz, the
union labor nominee for mayor, is
elected by plurality of at least 5000.
The board of supervisors will be
democratic. The remainder of the
ticket is divided between the repub-
leans and the democrats. The total
vote cast was over $4,000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
SELF ADMIRATION.
Besetting Sin That Should Be Care.
fully Guarded Against
md How

A temptation to which young wom-
en- in college are subjected is the temp
tation to undue self-consciousness It
is temptation to make the point of
view of life too personal. Of course,
each of US greets the day through the
window pane of our own chamber. Our
point of view must be personal. But,
in the personality of our vision, we are
not to forget that every other person
also has pair of eyes, and the light
which comes to every pair of eyes is
just as clear a light as that which
comes to ours, and the revela ton which
every other pair of eyes beholds is just
as dear as that which we ourselves re-
:eive. We are, therefore, to endeavor
to see with others eyes, to hear with
others ears, to put ourselves in others
places. individuality and breadth are
to coexist.
A love of admiration is a very easily
besetting sin. Like so many sins, it has
a good source. It arises from the
righteous wish to have ourselves and
our work appreciated. But it also has
source in too great degree of self
consciousness. The proper cure,
think, for it, is to stop thinking about
oneself, to stop thinking about work
as related to self, and to think simply
of work as duty. Work is duty, to be
lone for its own sake. Forget your
self, if you wish others to remember
you, says Charles F. Thwing, president
Of the Western Reserve university, in
Success.
Be ambitious but be not too ambi-
tious. Let yoE: life be prefgured by
the star, siNgle point, high; not by
the cloud, wif.1y spread, high. -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
ABROAD.

Bolivia has the worlds greatest sill
yer mines.
The Cape exports the feathers of
100000 ostriches yearly.
Next to Great Britain, Nippon, part
of Japan, has the largest population
of any island in the world.
Japan has no laws for the protec-
ton of labor, or restricting the en-
ployment of women and children.
A farm on Tara's hill is offered for
sale, which has on it the ruined ban
quoting hall of the Ard RICH of Tara,
the kings chair on which the kings
of Erin were crowned, the Croppies'
Grove and the Liza Fall, the stone of
destiny.
Whenever any Dane makes his
mark in the world, no matter what
his station in life may be or what his
views, King Christian always sends
for him at the first opportunity that
he may know what he is like and have
a talk with him. ~
The population of Argentina is COM
posed Of mixed nationalities. There
are colonies of Germans, French,
Italians, Portuguese, the English col
sony being a very large one, number.
ing upward of 10000. The working
classes are largely recruited from
Italy. There are also good many
Portuguese. .s. ...sa L.. Il
A square foot of the best Persian
rug is worth about ten dollars, and it
takes a single weaver % days to com
splete this portion. This allows the
weaver about 44 cents . day for her
wool and her labor; but as three
fourths of this amount goes to pay
for the wool, only II cents 9 day is
left for the weaver. .s*5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
Panama Captured.

New York, Nov. Z. - The Herald
prints a dispatch signed by Saul
Cortissoz, chief of staff in the Co.
lombian liberal army, declaring that
the city of Panama has fallen and is
in the hands of the insurgents, and
that the government has surren-
dered everything" The dispatch was
received by A. P. Echeveria, an active
member of the revolutionary party in
the United States. The Herald vouches
for the trustworthiness of its author
ifv
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
BLOWN TO PIECES.
and Injuries Four Others-One of
These Fatally Hurt.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Nov. 7.-While en-
gagged in blowing out stumPs with
dynamite on farm near here, Wednes-
day, James Young was blown to pieces,
Thomas Hasty fatally injured, and
four others seriously injured. All were
from Danvers, village near here.
Three sticks of dynamite were used,
but one only exploded. While the men
were investigating, the remainder
went off
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
Likeness of Mckinley.

Woodward & Co.. one Of the Oldest and
best known grain commission houses in
Minneapolis and Duluth, are sending
their customers one of the most attrac-
tive medallions we have ever seen. It
is profile likeness Of President Nc
Kinley, made by the new chemigraph
process, done in white, with dark back
ground. We can but commend the good
taste which has kept any advertising
matter even from the margin. If the
service of this firm to its customers is
as good as their souvenirs are unique and
appropriate, they should never lack for
PATRONAGE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
A Narrow EscaDe.

Passengers on Western and Second
street car in Minneapolis had a thrilling
experience the other afternoon. To the
presence of mind of Motornan John E.
Youngman they probably owe their lives.
The car. No. 465, jumped the track on
the bridge at Twelfth street and West
ern avenue. It ran at right angles to
the rails, crashed into the foot walk,
and stopped as one-third of it hung over
the side of the bridge, in imminent dan
ger of dropping IS feet to the railroad
yards below.
With death staring him in the face,
Driver Youngman proved himself man
Of nerve. The instant the wheels left
the track he applied all his strength to
the brakes. In spite Of all he could do
he could not bring the car to standstin
until one-third of it was overhanging the
tracks below,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
A Southern Tragedy.

Minden, La, Nov. Ii. j. Allen, q
prominent merchant at Sarepta, was
shot and wounded by a man named
Baker. Joseph Sykes, brother-in-law
of Allen, then shot and killed Baker.
Aliens wounds are not dangerous.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
Mounds to Be Opened.

St. Louis, Nov. 7.-Mr. Isaac S. Tay-
lor, director of works of the LOUISE
ana Purchase exposition, has deter
mined that next Friday the work of
opening several Of the Indian mounds
on the worlds fair site in Forest park
those that cannot be saved shall be-
gin. Mr.. d. /. Bushnell, the archaeol-
ogist who located the mounds, will be
present to superintend the operation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
Big Fire POLICY.

The Northern Pacific yesterday receiv-
ed from the railway underwriters one Of
the largest insurance policies ever writ
ten in the United States. Its total was
$13, 600. It is the largest single policy
the company ever gave. In addition to
the above. the company has also insured
out of its own fund, large amount Of
property, the total being about Sc, coo, 900,
making a total insurance just provided
for of $20000,0 900.
The insurance covers all property which
is destroyable by fire, and includes roll
ing stock, merchandise in transit, ware
houses, depot buildings. shops, round
houses, etc. Insurance on railroad prop
erty is considered a good risk, conse-
quently the amount paid in premiums
was comparatively low.
The Northern Pacific's insurance fund
at the close Of the last fiscal year, June
20, 1901, was $57S, 1885,, an increase over the
preceding year of $52.391.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
Seized the Birds,

Executive Agent Fullerton returned to
the Twin Cities from Heron Lake, where
he gathered further evidence of violations
Of the game laws He found awaiting
him four big seizures of partrfdges,
shipped to Twin City commission firms.
In one lot were 100 birds; the others num-
bered 80, 60 and 65 respectively. The birds
were shipped In barrels and boxes con-
tanning cabbages and potatoes. They
came from points in the northern part Of
the state. g So. e e. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13

Not = single infectious disease Il
known ii Greenland.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
New Milk Adulterant.

A new milk adulterant has been discov-
cred by the dairy inspectors In use in
Minnesota. II is called viscogen, and is
composed of sugar, lime and water. It
has the effect of making the milk appear
richer than 1t Is, as the Tactic acid In the
milk turns the lime to thick. white
substance that assimilates with the milk,
and improves its looks, while 1t does not
inture the taste. .s5.ss Sssss i.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
New Jersey.

Trenton, n. j., Nov. Revised rt-
turns from the various counties of
the tl5 state give Franklin Murphy
(reP.), candidate for governor, q
plurality Of Il, 763 over James Nc. Sey-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13

One of the youngest instructors Of the
University Of Minnesota has given the
institution the highest scientific honor it
has received in years.
Harold L. Lyon, instructor in botany,
by good fortune and hard work has es-
tablished the position of nelumbo, OF
sacred bean, Minnesotas largest water
lilly, in the plant world. In so doing he
has overthrow the classification of the
French school of systematic botany,
which includes the most learned botan-
lists Of the world.
The nelumbo is a cream colored water
lily, of the largest variety in Minnesota.
1t is otherwise known as the sacred bean.
It is found in abundance in Halstead's
Bay, Lake Minnetonka, and it is from
this place that the university obtains it's
specimens. The plant has always
puzzled scientists, for, owing to certain
peculiarities which it possesses in early
stages of growth, it has not been classi-
fed satisfactorily.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13
MINNESOTA NEWS
Attorney General Douglas Makes a
Ruling.
He Holds that tho Death of john S. Pills
bury Does Not Create q Vacancy
In Board Of Regents.

attorney General Douglas has ruled
mat the death of former Governor John
y. P1llsbury has created no vacancy on
the board Of regents of the state uni
Verslty. The opinion was given at the
request Of Governor Van SAINT, and in it
MT Douglas says:
The general purpose of the legislature
was 10 honor Mr.. Pillsbury by making
MN g. life member Of this board. In
stead OF passing ~~parate enactment
10 accomplish this purpose, the legisla-
ture amended the then existing law Great
ing the board, and thereby made Mr..
Flilsbury an honorary member having the
same powers as other members, and in
cloentally changed the total number to
thirteen.
THE second paragraph provides spe-
c1hcally for the appointment of nine
other members not specially DESIGNATED
IN the act. If the act is construed as con-
1nu1ng the total number Of thirteen
members after the death of Mr.. Pills.
Dury, the provision referred to authoriz-
ing the appointment of nine members for
specific term, Of necessity must be con-
strued as authorizing the appointment Of
ten members, one Of whom shall serve
TOT another and different term than pro-
F1ded by the act in question. The clause
IN the act quoted, to-wit:
whenever a vacancy therein occurs
Tor any cause the same shall be filed
Tor the une1pired term in the same man
Her,' can have no reference whatever. in
my judgment, to the term of Mr. Pills.
oury, which the legislature provided
should continue during his good pleasure
II this clause is given any effect what
ever, 1t must be deemed as having refer
ence to the power of the legislature,
which IS supreme in the premises"
New Power Company.
The deal has at last been closed bv
which the control of the Little Falls
water power has passed to a number Of
capitalists representing the WESTINGHOUSE
Electric Company.
This means great things for this city.
Inc new company announces it's inten-
ton OF commencing work at once upon
the construction of an immense plant for
the manufacture of machinery used by
the Westinghouse Company in its vest
ern trade, and promises that its imne-
date investment will not be less than
$5OO.OOO while it is the intention ulti-
mately to invest fully as much more liz
the contamination of plans already con-
ceived.
The bargain was closed at meeting Of
interested parties at the Antlers Hotel at
which Vice President Warren and Gen.
eral Counsel Woods of the Westinghouse
Company. and John McCabe, a we'll
known Omaha capitalist, acted for the
purchasers, and NJ. NJ. Williams, presi-
dent OF the Little Falls Water Power
Company, represented the local interests
involved.
H0nnr to fha Sfofo
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-11-13

= Boston, Nov. 7.-Revised and cor
rected returns from the entire state
of Massachusetts show that Gov.
Crane has plurality of 7o,116 votes.
Revised returns for the legislature
show that the political complexion
win be as follows: Senate, SO repub-
icans, seven democrats. House of
representatives 165 republicans, 70
democrats, two social democratic.
This is a gain of two republican SEN
ators and a loss Of IS republican rep
resentatives. 8. \. ..l. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-17

pearls. which are as much in favor as ever. in spite of marked return to dia- monds. Rings continue to be worn on all the fingers, and with the faneiful style of the sleeves now worn form as delightful a spectacle as one could desire to SC per- petuated.
 Umbrellas.
 Moreover, the existing fashion is so smitten with beauty and luxury that 1t adorns to such an extent as to render de- lightful and precious the most hateful, but the most indispensable object of all in wumars tuilette-I mean the um- brs1 1lH.
 The handles are adorn sd with enamel gold, silver and crystal. The sticks, made of pink wool, sandal wood and laurel wood. iherusted with precious stones. lvafS. light tortoisesheil and Aevfss DOT eelalh. are infinitely varied and pretty.
 This year the short efutch handle pre- vniis. AS 1t favors the pretty designs in eruated In gold oh an enamel ground. or a ground of light tortclsesheli. Thus. made of some precious wood. in a silk case. fastened by a monogram in fligree
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-17
FROM THE FASHION PAPERS.

New forms of skirts are always inter esting. and I may inform my readers that there will be plenty of choice.
 First. thers is the skirt with one shap- cd flounce. The skirt is made flat around the upper part or with small gored pleats.
 Then there is the skirt with three shap- ed flounces. set slightly lower in front than behind. Sometimes they only start from the apron on each side and run round the back. the being fiat.
 A plain sktit made in one piece is also admitted. Another new skirt has no flo ,nce. but is so shaped as to give the effect of fieunce. Tn the place where the Gorrco should be-that is. about one