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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
Easy to- Avoid 1t.

II don't see what there is SO OBJ
jectionable about the custom of Civ
ing tips" said the mean man. 80
long as it is the practice to give the
tip only after the service is per-
formed waiter never knows what
to expect, and one can get along
very comfortably and very cheaply
by merely changing restaurants ey-
cry day."-Chicago Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

She-..Did you ever take part in amateur
theatricals: He-@Once; but I'm al
right now."--Town Topics.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

No man proposes to remain single. When
he proposes he expects to get married.
Philadelphia Record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
c.. A. II. Omcers.

The G. A. r. veterans of the state
concluded their business in St. Paul
and adjourned their conversion. The
election of officers was their chief
business. 1t passed off without fric-
ton, the result being as follows: De-
partment commander, W. II. Harries
of Caledonia; senior vice-commanoer,
Perry Starkweather of Minneapolis;
junior vice commander, Isaac L. Ma
han of St. Paul. The honor was suit
able acknowledged by Mr.. Harries.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

There is an unfortunate time in a man 3
life when be feels too old to become gay,
and too young to 60 to bed early.-Atchison
Globe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

Vengeance Stabbing yourself to scratch
soms one else.-Judge IS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

True courtesies are the flowers on LIES
dining table-Ram's Horn.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
Doing His Best.

Mrs. FadalIby-Yes; I'm going to the
club
Her Husband-As you please, Maud; but
Pm sure I'm doing all can to make home
attractive!-Puck.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
81 .i11 CQ3 1S
rl,tfO,CJ-,lS
Total
Big Premiums.

The premiums for the great ''breed
show" of Shorthorn cattle, to be con-
Quoted at the Minnesota state fair of
1901. are announced by officers of the
American Shorthorn Breeders associ-
alton. The event will be memora BILE
one in every way and will give a new
impetus to Shorthorn cattle breeding
throughout Minnesota and the whole
northwest. It will also make one of
the important features at the next
state fair, attracting live stock men,
not only in Minnesota, but from the
Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa,
Wisconsin and other states.
All entries for this com potion must
be made with B. o. Cowan, assistant
secretary. Springfield, Ill, not later
than Aug. Is. An auction sale of
pure-bred Shorthorns will be held in
connection with the exhibition.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

Know myself, by all means: this is an &C.
quaintance which never ripeas into love-
Detroit Journal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

Sir Hiram Maxim says that years be-
fore the safety bicycle was invented he
had made one for himself and ridden
all over Maine on it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
Lest Men ENrSef.

Lest Men Forget.
Why sit mourning over troubles?
GrieVing cannot clear away;
Things, alas. are far from perfect,
But they might be worse to-day;
Deadly germs keep multiplying
War and want are with us yet
But the coon songs gone. Be joyful,
Lest men forget-iest men forget!
Chicago Times-Eerald.
Bright Little Polly,
Polly, dear, suppose I were to
shoot at tree with five birds on it,
and kill three, how many would there
be left?''
Polly Jagged six)-Three, please.
Teacher-No; two would be left.
Polly-No, there wouldn't The
three shot would be left and the
other two would be flied away.-Tit-
Bits.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

Dora-"1 have my photo taken every three
years. think it is so interesting" Oracle
-"Gracious. Whatever do you do with
them all?''-Glasgow Evening Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

Guest-Can you give me room and
bath?
Clerk-I can give you a room, but
I'm too busy to battle you just now
Fun
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
SWEDEN,

Albert BONNER, rich publisher, has
set sside $40, 900 for the benefit OF poor
authors Only the interest shall be
distributed. About $500 will be
available next year, and no award
shall be less than S135.
The fund for a monument to King
Charles XIV. amounts to $40, 600.
The sugar beet season was closed a
few days ago. The nineteen sugar
factories in Sweden consumed S75, 911
tons of beets, this being the crop of
1900.
The central committee of the volun-
teer. gun clubs of Sweden appointed a
committee to call on the crown prince
and try, to induce him to Withdraw
his resignation as chairman of the
central committee. But he remained
firm. The crown prince resigned be-
cause the executive committee re-
solved to raise money by national
lottery. The crown prince holds that
inasmuch as the aim of the gun clubs
is to defend the country, the govern
ment should pay at least part of their
necessary expenses. ...... .....,.
Several new buildings are to be pct
up as part of the powder mills at An
nelof. T. 1.s'
The Swedish sugar manufacturers
have agreed that the prices for sugar
beets the coming season shall be "a
and 261 cents per hundred pounds for
fall and winter delivery. respectively.
The assets of the cathedral Of Lund
amount to $3.50, COO
A frost insurance company has been
organized in Stockholm. AS the name
indicates, the company insures crops
against frost, and it is said to be the
first attempt Of its kind in the world.
The rates are based on the meteor
so.ogical reports for IS years in regard
to the early autumn frosts in different
parts Of the country.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
Prevailing PaaafOn.

Jaggles-How do you account for
the fact that the women have be-
come such great readers of Ameri-
can novels?
Waggles-It must be because they
can get dollar-ffty book at the bar
gain counters for dollar and five
cents.-Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
POOR HENRY.

Young Wife-You must taste this
cake, Henry; the cook book says it's
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
Minnesota Wins.

Minnesota won in the oratorical
contest with the University of Nebras-
ka. gaining first and third places
Guy L. Caldwell was ranked first and
third places. Guy L. Caldwell was
ranked first by the Judges; w. E. Han
nan of Nebraska, second; L. H. Johns
ton, third, and n. NJ. Graham, fourth.
The judges were DR.. Charles NJ. Jor-
don and Rev. Marion D. Shutter of
Minneapolis and DR.. Bridgeman. presi-
dent of Hamline university. DR..
Frank McVey president and intro
duced the speaker of the evening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
Land For New Settlers,

The largest single sale of land that
has ever been made to company Or
individual for other than purely specu-
lative purposes was made by George
Purvis. agent for Great Northern
lands, the purchaser being H. s. Jud-
son of st. Paul, for the Central Mime
sofa Land company, of which he is
president. The purchase consists of
$4,000 acres Of Great Northern lands
in Polk, Marshall and Kittson coun-
ties, and the consideration was $780,
900. The company has thousand
agents scattered over the states of
Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin,. and it is
its expectation to turn the land over
to actual settlers before the LIST of
January, 1902.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
A Proposal.

"Will you marry me? ....
"Oh, this is so sudden! Brt for good
ness sake, what made you so slow about.
asking me2"-Chicago Record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
A Foolish YOUNG MN.

Mother-Why, dear, what's the mat
ter?
Daughter-Geo-George asked me il
he could-ki-kiss me.
"Well, my dear, George is very nice
young man, and we all know that he is
very much in love with you.'
1e-y-e-s, but when he went and
and asked me, of course had to be in
dlgnant and say no." Boo, hoo, hoo!
N. Y. Weekly.
Then the Earth Yawned.
MI. LIE Jecks-Well, Miss Coldcash,
l suppose you received a good many
birthday cards?
Miss Coldcash (sweetly)-Oh, yes;
and there was one particularly dainty
and artistic. I am sure it came from
you.
Mr.. LIE Jechs (delighted)-What
makes you think so?
Miss Coldcash-Because I sent it to
you on your last birthday.-Tit-Bi Bits.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

When man climbs up in his family tree
and looks down upon the passing throng he
has outliyed his sefulnes5.-Chicago Daily
News "a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
Firm Believer.

Tommy, does your father believe in
fannels?'
"Yessum! Externally and internal
Typ
''How can that be?'
''Why, flannel shirts. and flannel
cakes. -Chicago Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
From Our Own Omar.

From Our Own Omar.
You walk the floor at night and fret-but
wait!
The one you carry will as sure as Fate,
Walk with his child, cen as your fathe.
did
Relentless Time avenges soon or late.
Chicago Times Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

St. Paul, March 1e,-Cpon the roll
call of the senate at 8 o'clock last night
only thirty senators responded, but
five minutes later Senators Snyder
and E. j. Jones put in an appearance,
thereby making just quorum. and
business was proceeded with.
There we're no committee reports
and only one bill was introduced, and
after the first reading of batch of
house bills and the second reading of
senate measures, the senate went into
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27
To Reach Mans Heart,

0 woman, if seeker
Your way to gain
Ger man, the weaker,
The means are plain:
Would you be able
Vain man 10 rule.
The dinner table
Let be your school,
You need no ballot
To win your part:
Just tickle his palate
You touch his heart.
Good Housekeeping.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-03-27

Following is complete statement
OF the amounts paid into the state
treasury this year by the railroads
operating in Minnesota. The taxes
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
Origin of the Term Bonanza"

The word bonanza" is of Spanish
origin and a nautical term, meaning
fair weather at sea-" In Matthew viii,
26, we read that after the Lord re-
buked the wind and the sea there
came a good. great calm" which last
words in the Spanish version are rem
dered by bonanza" 1t is easy to un-
derstand how the word came into its
igurative use as meaning a happy
calm and good hope after a weary
stretch. The bonanza kings" were
James Clair Flood, w. S. O'Brien, John
w. Mackay and James G. Fair, four
men Of Irish parentage. who acquired
vast fortunes from the gold and silver
mines on the Pacific coast. They had
various imitators and successors, who
shared the names, but these four were
the "only original" bonanza kings.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
Handling Ugly Bulls.

The best way to handle a bull is to
ring his nose. keeping the ring In at all
times. Prepare a pole about four feet
long and an inch thick made of stout
wood with a strong harness snap Sc
curely fastened in one end of the pole.
When it is necessary to handle the ami
NAL secure the snap into the ring in
the bulls nose and anyone can readily
control him. He cannot get away, nor
can he get at you II a firm hold is kept
on the end of the pole. Any attempt
to cut up can be nipped in the bud by a
slight twist or pull at the pole, for the
nose of the animal is very sensitive.
On general principles the bull should
be kept in a strong box stall with a
door leading to a room or yard suffi-
GENTLY large to give the animal needed
exercise. Under no circumstances
should a BULL, unless he is very young,
be permitted to run loose with the
herd.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
KITCHEN
CONDUCTED BY
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE

her W marketing, and knows a good
thing to eat when she sees 1t. One
of the most curious plants In the
truck patch is a kind of sedge, which
looks for all the world like the coarse
marsh grass that grows in swampy
places along the seashore. But pull up
a clump OF 1t, and knock the earth
avI.y from the roots, and you will
find attached to the latter a lot OF
queer little tubers, each of them about
the size Of a hazel nut. These are an
excellent table vegetable, when suita-
bly, prepared, and in Europe the chill
dren are fond of eating them raw, in
which condition they taste somewhat
like cocoanut. Chufa Is the name of
the plant. and there is a fair pros
pect that within a few years from now
1t will be widely known in this
try. Another interesting plant, set
out in rows in the truck patch, looks
like a gigantic thistle, but is in reality
the so-called globe artichoke." This
kind of artichoke is largely eaten in
Europe, but Is hardly known In this
$0oit outoidC VI l<OuiSldnd, WuClc
1t Is quite extensively cultivated for
the New Orleans market, being highly
appreciated by the Creoles. The plant
is not at all related to the Jerusalem
artichoke, which Is in reality a sun
flower. Among other things that are
being tried by the government ex-
perts are Egyptian peanuts, which pro-
duce a much larger percentage of oil
than our own varieties. Peanut oil
has become a commercial article of
such great importance that 1t is we'll
worth while to do everything possible
in the way OF encouraging its produce
ton in this country. Likewise from
Egypt are several varieties of pump
kins and squashes which are being
grown experimentally, and several va
rieties OF celery, most OF them from
southern Europe, are being tested for
their relative merits. Two serious diff
iculties with which the experts in
charge OF the farm have to contend
are sparrows and rats. The sDarrows
eat the growing corn and wheat,
which are cultivated In small quan-
titles for seed, the object be-
ing to obtain improved varieties by
the process known as plant breeding.
AS for the rats. they are big. gray fell
lows, which come from the shipping
docks in the neighborhood. They de-
YOUR all sorts OF products of the truck
patch and are particularly destructive
to the cowpeas.-New York Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10

there. All the available troops were
wanted for service In South Africa, and
as 1t was impossible to leave the cita-
del without a garrison, the Dominion
government offered to provide a regi-
ment to replace the Leinsters. The Of
fer was accepted by the imperial wal
Office and volunteers were called for
from the various regiments of Cana
dian militia. and it is the regiment
composed Of these volunteers that ia
now doing garrison duty at Halifax.
The men were enrolled for a year and
1t is hardly likely hat any new re-
cruits would be taken on. In any case
II any were required they would In all
probability be selected from the mill
tia. There is no way of joining the
British army In Canada. II o wish
to join O will have to present your
self in person at some recruiting sta
ton in the old country.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
ITO be c~ontinued.)
with tho Eyes of Faith.

Some idea of amateur photography
as 1t was in its early days may be
gathered from an incident which the
late Bishop Walsham How confided to
his note book. Before he became a
bishop he used to call together the
old men of the parish on New Years
day, and on one occasion he displayed
to his guests a photograph Of two old
men who had long worked at the rec
tory. They were photographed N
their working clothes, one with a
spade and the other holding a little
tree as If about to plant it. a very
deaf old man, Richard Jones, took the
photograph in his hands. and looking
at it said: Beautiful, Beautiful"
So the rector shouted: who arc they.
Richard?" Why" he said, "its
Abraham offering up Isaac to be sac
rifced," The rector tried to undecelve
him, and as the old men who had been
photographed were sitting opposite
him, he said: you'll see them before
you IL you'll look up" Richard
smiled serenely but all he said was:
Eyes, yes, l sees EN- before me-by
faith!'-Youth's Companion.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
DAINTY IN DEATH.

Insects Perform Their Toilet While
Yielding Up Their Lives.
1t has often been noticed that there
and fastidious in their personal habits
han insects, the extreme pains which
the common housefiy takes in attend
ing to its toilet being a good example
of this racial characteristic. The dis
covery has now been made that there
are certain insects which have such q
respect for Mrs. Grundy and are en-
dowed with such an innate love Of neat
ness and order that not even death, or.
rather, d~ecapitation, can prevent them
from making one grand final toilet,
which Is clearly designed to give them
a sedate and respectable appearance
after death. DR.. Ballion. a skilled en-
tomologist. has discovered this remark
able fact. During n Of my recent
horseback rides" he says, II frequent
ly caught one of those large flies which
annoy cattle and horses SO much, and
l promptly got rid of it by crushing
its head. One day. instead OF throw
Ahb lLt nutlAdttu lhStSt away, 1 piuNcu
IL on the back OF my hand and indo-
lently watched it. For some seconds
the insect remained m%otionless. but
then. TO my unbounded surprise. it
moved its front legs forward to the
place where the head should have been.
and after 1t had rubbed them nervous
ly together, apparently in anguish, 1t
began to brush its body and to smooth
its wings with its hind legs. Under
the gentle pressure OF these limbs the
body gradually became extended and
the extremity curved, while the wings
gradually changed their natural posi-
ton and left the upper part of the
body exposed. Meanwhile the hind
legs continued to brush each other
from time to time. Naturally I watched
this extraordinary sight with great in
%terest, and, in order to see the finale,
l took the insect into my study, where
it lived an entire day, spending the
time at the ungrateful task of making
its own funeral toilet. "-New York
Herald.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10

Uncle Sam has a truck patch over
.on the Potomac fats, near Washing
ton, which has been started recently
70. the purpose OF experimenting with
various plants newly introduced into
this country by the department of
agriculture. 1t covers about 25 acres,
and just at present a considerable part
of this area is devoted to the cultiva-
ton of a number OF valuable kinds Of
.potherbs, which Secretary Wilson
wishes to add to the list of those al
ready known to American housewives.
Before long supplies of the seeds will
be distributed all over the United
States, and anybody who wants to
raise them will have a chance to do
$50. Many Is the dish Of soup or stew
to which they will lend f~iavors, at
once delicious ant novel, for the benc-
fit OF every day people. One of these
potherbs is a vine from India, called
in that country "basella," and com
monty grown Oh poles. though 1t does
very well running over the ground. 1t
has exquisite pinkish blossoms, small
and somewhat resembling those OF the
trailing arbutus or may flower, and
these are replaced in due time by cum
ming little fruits that look like tiny
blackberries. 1t Is one OF the most
delicious Of all potherbs, and a not
able point about this plant is that 1t
keeps on growing all summer long,
continually producing fresh leaves for
the housewives use. The vine, by the
way. Is related to the well known
Madeira vine. which is familiar in
houses. Another of the new potherbs
is the so-oalied New Zealand spinach.
which has been we'll known in Europe
for ever so long. 1t looks not very un-
like the ordinary table spinach. ano
undoubtedly will be a great a%cquisi-
ton. Then there is a kind oil a sor-
rel. with large leaves that have a rath-
er agreeable sour taste when one bites
a piece. 1t is related to the familiar
American sorrel. but quite a different
plant. or course, everybody knows
the common okra, which Is so import
ant an ingredient OF gumbo soup-that
dish of delightful flavor which origi-
mated In the south. But Uncle Sam
Is raising. In the truck patch afore-
said, a European okra which Is like
ours much magnified, having great pods
eight inches in length, and not less
tender by reason of their size. Here
is a novelty that Is sure to command
attention from the who does
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
Set Superstition Mt Naught.

Miss Alice Sinclair of Cincinnati, o.,
who acted as bridesmaid at the we'd
ding of a friend, found a thimble IN
the piece of brides cake which she ate.
This was regarded as proof that she
would be an old maid. To prove that
the sign was false she agreed to marry
William Keller, to whom she was en-
gagged, at once, and invited all the
wedding guests to be present at her
marriage. A minister was found and
the ceremony was performed within
three hours of the time when she was
acting as bridesmaid.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
SAVED HER LIFE.

When the late Alexander Dumas was
contributing a serial story to a French
journal he received one day a letter
from an unknown correspondent be-
s~eeching him to allow the consump-
tive heroine OF the story in question
to live. and not to pass away. as the
opening chapters seemed to foreshad-
ow. MY daughter. who Is taking n
very keen interest In the serial"
wrote the gentleman. "fancies herself
possessed of the same malady as your
heroine; ard l fear that II the latter
dies my poor child will fall into a
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-10
By Fl. B. Mackenzie

for a few minutes spoke in a low but
deliberate and distinct voice. Leslie
drank in every word. His hatred Of
the Beers was only equaled by his lust
for gold, and the two passions, seeing
a way to be satisfied here, rendered
his rubicund face agitated and con-
vulsed with emotion.
"You are willing to inform? Then
go, and at once!" exclaimed Moore.
mot a moment is to be lost! 1t Is
utterly impossible that the informa-
ton can be carried to Ladysmith in
any other way. l solemnly assure you
that no one else knows 1t but myself.
You can reach Ladysmith by 9 o'clock.
So then, without more ado. SOL"
AS Adam Leslie, full Of the design
that was to deliver the very leaders
of the Boer army into the hands of
the enemy, hurried within his stead
ing. the other man looked after him
with a smile.
$50 you have worked into my hands,
friend Leslie" he muttered. And he
rubbed these useful members together
as IL Leslie were literally between
them.
Now my path will be easy. Yes,
my charming Bluebell, you will find
Gerald Moore is capable of revenge as
well as love." And he laughed. And
IL you will not yield to persuasion, my
dear young lady. why. then, we must
needs try forcei"