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Re...urea. He Purchased.

A tattered, forlorn miss of Is summers
entered the Office of a young real estate
man the other day. Ordinarily he is the
politest of individuals, but this day he was
so busy that he didn't know "where he
was at" So, with swift glance out OF
the corner of his eye, he said rather sharp
ly:
"Well, what do you want"
/ "P-p-p-please, mister, won't you buy q
ticket on our cuckoo clock" replied the
girl, hesitatingly.
"Buy a ticket on your cuckoo clock
What the deuce would do with a cuckoo
clock, even if should get it,"
ooh, you won't get it, mister. Please buy
a ticket"
He Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
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MeladeneeA>r,B1EsslNs5


needed
known this all other 1a that gently
jeconab quality substance beneficial is
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A Cynical Suggestion.

''Do you think that people are less ro-
mantle and imaginative after they are mar
ried?"
"T don't know about the romance" an
swered Mr.. Chillins "But if they are 60
ing to try to explain everything they've
got to be more imaginative n-Brooklyn
Eagle
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Papa Was Pleaaed.

"And what did papa say"
'rHe said it was all right"
Didn't he seem very reluctant"
81 can't say that he did. When I told
him that came to ask him for your hand
he muttered something that sounded very
much like Thank heaven, at last!"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
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Pa Had Purchased Some

Little Willi@Say, pa, what are summar
measures?
Pa-Early strawberry boxes, my son.
Chicago Daily News.
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Nothing rounds out the pleasures of iii
like circle of friends.-Chicago Dali
News.
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Sometimes a mans bad luck is due to his
eputation.-Chicago Daily News.
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GRAM. STOCKS. PROVISIONS.

Orders execafed 1000 Bushels Grain. so Barrels
Pork Stock. IS Bales rite for our
Of Daily Grain Letter. nailed FREE
DoNoVAN CoAGHEIS8IoN Co,
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NoBsDY's
- By AudSaM St00xt pNsNQs@

T was one of
those crossings
such as you see
anywhere in we'll
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A little girl tried to stand still while
the nurse was getting her white arms
into pink sleeves. This was q diff
cult procedure-no one could under
stand how difficult, unless one were
a baby girl of three, and in hurry
to go out to walk. She was all pink
and white, this dainty little lady
white dress, rose ribbons, little pink
broadcloth coat, and a hat of silk null
with Sosebuds. Her long stockings
were of dark, dull green, with tiny
boots to match. Her father said she
looked like rose with two stems. Her
name was Rosamond as matter of
course Everybody knew how her la
Their felt about that baby-the child
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
The Fairy LamnliRhtec.

Affection often inspires ingenuity.
In life OF Joseph Severn the nara
tive Of the artists care Of the poet
Keats in his last illness includes a
graceful incident. Severn, worn out
with watching and tireless service,
would sometimes drop asleep and al
low the candle to go out, thus leaving
the sick man In darkness, which he
dreaded. Realizing that this was lia-
BILE to occur, Severn hit upon a happy
device to keep the light still burning.
One evening he fastened thread from
the bottom Of the candle already light
ed to the wick at the top Of another
unlighted one set ready near by.
Not being sure the experiment would
succeed, he had not mentioned it, and
when later on he fell mapping as the
first candle was burning low the In
valid was too considerate to awake
him, but lay patiently awaiting the ex-
tinction Of the duttering fame. Sud-
denly, just as he expected gloom and
blackness, the connecting thread-too
fine and distant for him to see-caught
fire, and tiny spark began to run
along it. Then ne walked the sleeping
nurse with an exclamation Of Joyful
surprise.
"Severn! Severn he cried. Heres
a little fairy lamplighter actually lit
up the other candle!
But it was only the good fairy Of
many sickrooms-loving forethought-
that had lighted the candle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Flowers of the Cranberry.


One of the daintiest Of wild flowers
Of June is the blossom Of that time
honored concomitant Of roast turkey,
the cranberry. While, however, every
body knows the berry, few are &C.
quainted with the flower, for the peat
boys where it blows in the choice fel-
lowshlp Of the stately pitcher plant
and the golden club and Of many a
rare orchid are quite remote from the
beaten paths Of travel. The cranberry
plant is small, slender, somewhat
trailing shrub, with the neatest Of
evergreen leaves, from amid which a
few threadlike stalks lift their nodding
flowers. When fully expanded 70 the
pink lobes Of each corolla are curled
back like lily's, and from the heart
Of them the compressed stamens pro-
trude In the shape of a spear point or
beak. The imaginative may see In
this long beaked little blossom a re-
semblance to tiny cranes head,
whence some hard pressed etymologist
has thought to derive the word cram
berry-that u.s., crane-berry.-"Country
Life In America"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
'Snails.

The;popnlarity of the snail as an ar
hcle of food Is not confined to Paris,
but extends throughout southern En-
cope and some parts Of Africa. DR..
Edrard, a French writer, in a PAM
phlet says that 10000 pounds Of snails
are sent daily to Paris from the gar
dens Of Poitou, Burgundy, Champagne
and Provence. Those reared In gar
aens are fed on aromatic herbs to I'm
prove their flavor Their market price
Is from 2 francs so cent1mes to 3 francs
80 centimes a hundred, while those
from the hedges, woods and forests
bring only 2 francs to 2 francs 30
confines. The proprietor Of one snail
cry in the vicinity of Dijon nets over
1000 francs annually.
The snail is reared and fattened with
great care in some cantons Of Swift
zerland as an article Of luxury and is
exported In picked state. 1t Is also
eaten as a relish and nutritious article
Of food in Austria, Spain, Italy and in
some sections of the United States.
The Ashantees and other African
tribes smoke them and eat them as
daily food all the year around. In
Algeria in the markets large heaps OF
snails are sold by the bushel and the
hundred as an article of food. Vendors
hawk them in the streets Of Cairo. In
modern Rome fresh gathered snails
are hawked by women from door tc
door.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Crows as Weather Prophets,

CxOV8 as "e0tneT FFOp0et9~
The belief that two crows are hap
py omen and that they appear to warn
men from disaster Is very ancient,
Alexander the Great was thus saved
in Egypt by two crows, and King
Alonzo would assuredly have persisted
in 1147 had it not been for two crows,
one Of which perched on; the PROV and
the other on the stern Of his shtp 30
pointing the Prov 1t ths royal barge
safely into port, Crows and rocks are
very much alike, It is said that whe1i
rocks desert a rookery It ,forebodes the
downfall Of the family op whose prop
erty It is.
They are also credited with being:
good weather prognosticators. When
the weather is about to be very bad,
they stay as near home as posslbla
but when they foreknow that It will
be set fair they start off In the morn
Ing right away to distance where
they have an instinct that the food
they need Is plentiful. Again, IT the
rocks are seen ventnring into the
streets of town or village it IS a sure
sign Of an approaching snowstprfn.-
All the Year Bound.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Professional Envy.


An italian philosopher has amused
himself by constructing a scale Of de-
grees for the measurement Of profess
sional envy. The highest point in this
envy measurer is ten
Architects are happily placed lowest
on the scale. They register only /;
advocates and priests and military
men are ranged at 2, and In the as
eending scale he gives us professors
Of science and literature, 4; journal
lists, s; authors, s; physicians, 9, ac-
tors and actresses, 10. The small
amount Of envy among architects IL
held to be due to their precise, severe
and rigid studies The same thing ap-
plies to advocates
Among the clergy envy is found
mostly In preachers. In tho military
career envy Is Quiescent in time Of
peace, but can become acute In time
Of wa-. Envy makes men Of science
and literature lead solitary lives, diff
dent Of each other. Among physicians
envy is still more prevalent, and they
do not spare their colleagues, often
terming them charlatans. In the the
atrical world envy reaches its acute
form, vanity playing a great part in
it's production.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
,,,,,p,.< sa'.

ieCe1'eo AOf the Dank, and <aSI
government bonds are not as
sessable he prayed that the as-l
sessment of said bank be reduced
in the sum of $4,000 90, being
the assessed value of the amount
invested in government bonds.
On motion his prayers were
granted.
On motion it was decided to re-
duce Robert BOrgstrom's assess
ment OF personal property in the
town OF tennessee, under class
No. IL, $4,000, the same being
for an interest in a threshing rio
which has been assessed in town
of Harrison.
John johnson appeared before
the board and prayed that the
assessment of lots l and 2, Block
25, City OF Wlllmar, be lowered
$4,000, said amount having been
put on by the city Board OF Re-
view.
Alter due elaboration and in
vestigation it was decided to
make no change in said ASSESS
ment.
1t was moved and seconded
that the action of the board
relating to the reduction OF as
sessment of First National Bank
OF Willmar, Mimi, be reconsider.
ed, which motion was carried.
The matter OF reducing the as
sessment of First National Bank
of Willmar, Mimi, was thereupon
reconsidered and on motion the
action was rescinded and applica-
ton rejected.
Application of Henry Stenson
for a reduction of his personal
property assessment in city of
Willmar under class No. % was
presented and considered and on
motion the same was granted
and his aggregate assessment re-
duced to $287.OO.
The board decided not to make
any change in Miss Clara NJ.
Leighton's real estate assess
ment.
All other changes made in tue
assessors returns from the
different towns and villages were
as appears from the following
table or schedule in which the in
crease or decrease in value from
the assessors returns are indlcat-
ed by rates per cent increase or
decrease, as the case may be,
which said table or schedule is
made part of the proceedings
OF the Board of Equalization:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
The COUNTY BOARD
Official Proceedings of Commits
siOners at Special Session
Held Last Week.

Auditors Office, July 25, 'O2.
The Board OF County Commits
sioners OF Kandiyohi county met
on above mentioned date in
special session pursuant to call.
The meeting having been call
ed for the purpose of a hearing
upon the petition of E. R. Ras-
mussOn and others for a public
ditch, and OF the viewers report
in the matter of said petition,
the same was taken up. Proof
Of posting, publishing and serv-
ing of notices having been filed,
the viewers report in the matter
was publicly read, and interested
parties present heard relative to
the matter.
p On motion a recess was taken
until 2 o'clock p. m.
The Board met at 2 o'clock p.
m. All members present.
The hearing in the matter of a
public ditch petitioned for by
+. r. Rasmussen and others was
resumed, and q number Of par-
tss p1essnt who syete ineelei5ltua,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
EQUALIZING THE TAXES
Official Proceedings of the
County Board of Equal
iZatiOn.

and prayed that the same be re-
duced in the sum OF $4,000
After having duly heard all
that Mr.. Olson had to say
relative to this matter, it was
upon motion decided to reduce
said assessment the sum OF
$4,000
Nels Nelson, of the town of
Whitefeld, appeared before the
board and produced proof that
prior to the time he was assessed
for personal property in the said
town of Whitefeld he was ASSESS
ed for the same property in the
state of Iowa, and prayed that
he be relieved from the assess.
ment in said town OF Whitefeld.
On motion his prayers were
granted.
Gustaf Nord, OF Willmar, ap-
peared before the board and
prayed that his assessment of
structures on W. 100 it. of lots 8
and 8. OF Block 48, City of Will
mar, be reduced in the sum of
$4,000, claiming that said as
sessment was excessive as CON-
pared with other assessments of
structures in his locality.
On motion his prayers were
granted and said assessment re-
duced $4,000.
Russell Spicer, president Of the
First National Bank OF Willmar,
appeared before the Board and
represented that out OF the
$3O, 10000 cash paid on the
stock subscribed for and which
has been taken as basis for the
assessment of said bank bv the
assessor, $2O,OOO.OO was invest
ed in government bonds and
that the bank had not on the
LIST of May started up and no
currency had at that time been
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Centuries In BUILDING.

Persons who are disposed to grumble
at the length Of time required to finish
public buildings should take heart
from the example Of the Cathedral Of
st. Peter, in Cologne. That structure
was 632 years in b5ilding 1t was be-
gun in 1913 and was pronounced CON-
pleted in 1880. The great Cathedral
of Milan was begun TN 1886 and was
not completed until 1905, 40 years lat
er. Rostermel castle, In Cornwall, took
ninety years to build, and one-third
Of that time was employed in excavat-
ing for the foundation. The late Lord
Butte was engaged for over twenty
years in building his great palace tn
the isle Of Butte, and his successor is
still at work on it. The palace Of the
Dukes Of Atholl, in Scotland, has been
building since 1880. and the work Is
still going on In the cases of the 9TH
er buildings mentioned. however, the
money for their construction did not
como entirely out of the pockets Of the
taxpayers, which, after all, makes a
considerable difference us to the mat>
ter of looking at it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
For Diabetfc Pnfienfa.

In a diet for dlabetic patients milk Is
only occasionally allowed. yet eggs,
cream, buttermilk ard all kinds Of
cheese may be taken freely. Tart
fruits are permitted. and peaches and
strawberries may be eaten with cream,
but without sugar. The sweet fruits
pears, plums, grapes. apples, bananas,
etc.-are forbidden. Koumiss, coffee
with cream. but no sugar. and cereal
coffee are the drinks permitted. tea be-
ing excluded and no wines or liquors
except claret, Rhine or other acid va
rieties. All vegetables containing sug-
ar or starch are forbidden. which
leaves caulifower, lettuce, string beans,
spinach. cucumbers. green's. young on
ions, etc., to be eaten. Olives are not
forbidden. A moderate meat diet is
recommended, particularly the fatty
parts, and all kinds Of fish are al
lowed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Italian RINGS.

Rings of Italian workmanship are
remarkably beautiful. Venice partic-
ularly excelled in this art. In the Lon-
desborough. collection is a fine speci-
men. The four claws Of the outer ring
In open work support the setting Of
sharply pointed pyramidal diamond,
such as was then coveted for writing
on glass. The shank bears a fanciful
resemblance to serpent swallowing
bird, Of which only the claws con-
Meeting the face remain in sight.
It was with a similar ring Raleigh
wrote the words on window pane,
"Fain would rise but that fear to
fall" to which Queen Elizabeth added,
If thy heart fail thee, do not rise at
ALL" an implied encouragement which
led him on to fortune:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30

nearing and considering the petition for
said ditch in the above entitled matter, on
the 25th day of July, A. D. 1902, at 9
O'Clock a. m. of said day; and it appearing
by proper evidence that due notice had been
given of the tendency of said petition and
OF said time of hearing thereon, and that
E. F. Fink, the civil engineer appointed by
this Board to survey the route of said
ditch, has completed his work and duly filed
his report thereon in the Office of the County
Auditor of said county, and that the view
ers appointed by said Board to view and
report upon said work have duly completed
their labors and made and filed their report
in due form of law in the Office of said
County Auditor, the said Board of County
commissioners did at the time above speci-
fed, proceed to hear said petition and said
viewers report thereon; and said Board hay
ing duly considered said petition aud heard
all the parties interested for or against the
construction of said ditch and all other m at
tiers pertaining thereto, find as follows, to
wit:
FIRST: That said Civil Engineer has com
pletcd his work and made and filed his re
port thereon in all respects according to law
oESoND' AhaC Cne Sa1d viewers appointed
herein have duly completed their labors and
have made and filed their report thereon in
all respects according to law.
THIRD: That the estimated benefits to be
derived from the construction of said work
are greater than the total cost, including
damages awarded.
FOURTH: That the damages and benefits
arising from the construction of said ditch
have been duly awarded and assessed, and
that said reports of said Engineer and
said Viewers are complete and correct.
FIFTH: That notice of this hearing of said
petition and of said Viewers report and said
Engineers report has been duly given, pub
hshed and posted and mailed as by law re
quired. and that proofs of said services Of
said notice have been duly made and filed
u the oaace of thesCounty Auditor of said
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Oddities OF Color blindness.

OUuIt1cS OF CO1OF bln0ne9S.
While the number Of color blind per-
sons Is not very large, only about five
In every hundred suffering from any
defect in this respect and most Of those
being affected only In minor degree.
yet the phenomenon sometimes as
sumes very remarkable phases.
An oculist states that he found two
persons who possessed monochromatfc
vision that is to say. all colors ap-
peared to them to be simply different
shades Of gray.
If the reader will look at a photo
graph Of a landscape or. better. Of
garden filed with brilliant flowers, he
will be able to form an idea Of the ap-
pearance which nature must present
to one who suffers from the infection
called monochromatic vision.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Breaking On .+Chat&er..


The famous painter ,Fusen had q
great contempt for "chatter." One aft
ernoon party Of friends paid visit
to his studio, and after q few moments
spent in looking at the pictures they
seated themselves and proceeded to tn
dulge In long and pprposeless talk,
At last, IN one Of the slight pauseA
Fuseli said earnestly, II had pork for
dinner today" e..
"Why, my dear Mr.. Fusei1," ex-
claimed one Of the startled group,
what an extremely odd remarkr'
us it?" said the painter tngenuous1y;
why, isn't It as interesting and in1-
portant as anything that has been said
for the last hour?"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30

County Auditors Office, July
21st, 1902.
The Board of Equalization of
Kandiyohi county, Minnesota,
met at the county auditors Of
fee in Willmar, said county, on
above mentioned date for the
purpose OF equalizing the assess
ments returned by the different
assessors, pursuant to law.
The following members were
present:
County Commissioners Feig,
Olson, Reigstad, Hedin and
Smithson; also County Auditor
johnson.
The members each subscribed
to the oath as required by law,
after which the board organized
by electing John Feig chairman
of the Board.
The board then proceeded to
equalize the values Of property
in the different towns and vii
lagos, also to hear grievances
presented by parties who ap-
peared before the Board.
Miss Clara M. Leighton made
complaint that her assessment
on real estate in section 10, town
Of Edwards, to wit: the eH OF
neA except 3 acres; the swH of
neA except plated parts, had
been raised by the town board of
review without first giving her
due notice of the intent to do so,
and that said raise was in her
opinion unjust.
On motion action on Miss
Leighton's assessment was de-
ferred until later.
Ole Olson, of the town Of
Dovre, appeared before the
Board and complained that his
assessment of personal property
under class No. 21 was excessive
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Coal. Bids Wanted

Sealed pt6bosals will be received
by the Board of County Commission
ers of Kandiyohi county, Minn., up
to Sept. 9Th, 1902, for so tons of coal
(40 tons of egg coal and 10 tons of nut
coal). Bids"must state kind of coal
and prices for each, delivered to the
Court House,
All bids must be marked on the
outside of envelope local bid'' and
left with the county auditor.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Dated at Willmar, Mimi, this 18th
day of July A. D. 1902.
BY the order of the Board of Coun.
ty Commissioners.
LEWIS JOHNSON,
County Auditor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
county. i >,sssz zssa #

SASy. Is ~
Now, Stherefore, #as Conclusions from =the
foregoing findings, swe, the Board of County
commissioners of the county lof Kandiyohi'
stateof Minnesota,at a special session o.
saidaBoard held atsthe time above specified;
being satisfied that the proposed ditch will
be of public utility and conducive to public
health and public benefit and convenience, do
hereby locate and establish the said ditch
according to the report and the specifca-
lions of said Civil Engineer made and filed
herein; and do hereby establish and confirm
the report of the Viewers made and filed
hereir.:" 'S~s'~ '" '$~' '~'"a' ~
1t is Further Ordered, That the damages
awarded to the persons and corporations
named in the Viewers report herein, in ex.
cess of benefits, be paid out of the County
Treasury Of said county on warrants to be
drawn and attested by the auditor of said
county and signed by the Chairman of this
Board of County Commissioners and deliv-
cred to the persons entitled thereto as pro-
vided by law.
Given under our hands this 26th day of
July, A. d. 1902.
. By the Board,
JOHN FEIG,
Chairman Board of County Commission
ers. of Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
Attest:
LEWIS JOHNSON,
County Auditor and
ex.officio Clerk of Board.
On motion the Board adjourned
JOHN FEIG,
Chairman Board OF County Com.
missioners.
Attest:
LEWIS JOHNSON,
County Auditor and ex-offcio
Clerk of Board.
[sEAL.]
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-30
Books and BOOksholVes,

"Low bookshelves," says furniture
dealer, who is lover Of books as we'll,
"have an origin in a reason BESIDES the
caprice Of fashion. Heat is injurious
to the binding Of choice books, drying
out the natural oil Of the leather and
making them warp and get out Of
shape. Most rooms are very warm IN
the upper parts, and these five and SIX
foot bookcases are necessity rather
than a notion. Cold Is as hard on,
books as overheating, and an .atmos-
phere that is too damp or too dry also
injuries them. The sun :pourtng In di-
rectiy on the shelves fades the bind
ings. You can have chcerful. sunny
library and yet keep the volumes out
Of the suns full power.7