Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-04-03

i french aerOnaut, mas q novel theory
about the failure of Andree's North
Pole expedition. He thinks the drag
ropes in passing along the rough ice
were thrown from side to side, as we'll
as up and down, with such violence as
to give an irregular motion to the bal
loon and even injure it, and in effect
ing a landing the men might suddenly
be dashed to death against the ice.
The reader should bear in mind that
Andree's regular drag ropes were fas-
tened to the balloon in such manner
that they were detached and left on
the ground when the balloon had as
cended a few rods. But he had re-
serve ropes in the car of the balloon,
and he may have met his death by
using these in attempting to effect
landing.
| A farmers daughter from the north
ern part of the province of Kalmar is
sane on most subjects. She thinks,
however, that she is destined to marry
a clergyman. But as the young clergy
of Sweden do not look at the matter
in the same light, she is travelling
through the country, proposing to one
young clergyman after another.
The railway department has in
structed a civil engineer to calculate
| the available power of a waterfall on
| government poor farm at Laholm,
| with the view of eventually using it
for electric traction on the West Coast
| railway.
Mrs. Sundberg, the wife of the late
archbishop, has permitted the direct
ors OF the students library at Upsala
to take from his private library what
ever works may be needed to complete
partial sets of literary works already
| belonging to the former library.
A hand reaper and mower has been
invented by blacksmith in. Norrbot-
ten. The machine. which can easily
be operated by one man, performs as
much labor as four or five men with
scythes. 1t is especially adapted for
use on wet or rough ground. The
price of the machine will be less than
$25. A syndicate has been organ ized
in Stockholm for the purpose of manu-
featuring the machine on a large
scale.
The Heimdal Students society of
Upsala has called a convention for the
discussion of popular education. 1t
will be held at Upsala about the mid
die of May.
DENMARK.
Denmark has been flooded with q
German circular which is adorned with
a picture of the London Exchange. and
in which the receiver of the circular
is asked to take part in speculation
which is termed Especial operation No.
H." The prospective customer is fatty
asked to send any amount of money
that he sees fit to the author of the
circular, who will invest it in said OPP
Grafton. The object of the operation
is to deal in stocks. 1--WE choose GER
tain securities which are quoted at
satisfactory rate" says the author of
the circular, land we unite our CAPT.
tai with that of our customers until
we have raised enough money to buy
a ma ority of the shares, which ena-
bles US to control the market. If any
one knew what particular securities
we have in view the chances of sue
cessful deal would be destroyed, for
the least hint in that direction would
make the operation impossible The
customer is simply asked to put up his
money and ask no questions as to
where it is going.
The Scandinavian shooting match at
Copenhagen, in which rif1emen from
all parts of the Scandinavian countries
will take part, is announced to take
place June $3.50. The Danish commit
tee will make extensive preparations.
The Danish rigsdag has appropriated
SIS, 500 for the tournament.
Copenhagen. like other large cities
on the continent, is going to have pill
lars or posts for putting up public no.
tlces and announcements. The first
one has been erected in front of the
Tivoli pleasure resort.
Influenza and measles are quite prev
alent in Copenhagen.
A person who had just recovered
from an attack of smallpox attended
masquerade ball az Varup, and at
least eight of the other attendants
were subsequently stricken with the
disease.
ONAAA0Ah AAo0 ~ TIL 4uAd
as against 2,172, $50 in 1900. The in
crease for the year was little over
per cent.
A Swedish daily says: 'It may now
be taken for granted that the Danish
West Indies will not be sold to the
United states" The old, old story;
one day they are to be sold, the next
,day thew will never be sold.
In view of the competition from
Germany, Sweden, England and Amer
lea, representatives of the iron indus
tries Of Denmark have memorlalized
the government and the rigsdag to ia
vor the home industries in placing Or
ders for the state.
THE FINGER NAILS.
Short-nailed men never give up an
argument.
A keen sense of h11mor accOmDanieS