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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
OLD WELSH DRESSERS.
In Great Demand at the Present Time
by Lovers of Rare Old and Ar
tistic Furniture.

The oak dressers of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries have fine
simplicity of their own. Those of
Wales and Yorkshire are specially in
request among the old furniture low
ers of to-day, and charmingly decorat~
i've these old pieces are as a mounting
for choice silver and china, while at
the same time admirably serving the
purpose of a sideboard. The state
ment often made that Chippendale was
a designer of sideboards is inaccurate.
When Chippendale published his work
(1754 to 1862 built-in cupboards with
doors flush with the wainscoat of the
walls were still in fashion and gave
ample room for the storage of wine
and table appointments. AS, with the
change in the style of decoration, they
gradually disappeared the mahogany
sidetable came into use. Cupboard
room was provided by a separate ped
estal placed at each end of it and a
brass-banded celleret below. A brass
rail at the back of the table often held
branches for candles and gave a sup
port to pieces of plate. A tall urn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

tuous milk veins, great barrels, slim
neck, disk face, incurving horns and
keen but gentle eyes.
AS two-year-old, she gave 2421Ha
pounds of milk and made Is pounds
two ounces of butter in seven days.
Just before entering the contest at
the Pan-American she made for one
day milk record of 65A pounds,
seven days, AT pounds two ounces,
and in 81 days, 1,941 pounds II
ounces; in 113 days, $3.50 pounds.
Previous to her last calf, May 10,
she gave $4,000 pounds of milk in II
months. Pride's Olga's ". was born
August 2, 1898. She was sired by
Melia AIMS Stoke Pogis (23,O42).
Her dam was Pride's Olga (37,1s6),
who has six tested daughters and an
other to be tested soon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Best Medicine for Children.

Happiness is the best medicine for
children, says the Ledger Monthly.
Try to make your little ones happy;
impose no burdens on them; see that
they have opportunity for active,
outdoor sports; play with them your
self; tell them stories; take them to
see some of the wonderful sights of
the city-and almost anything is
wonderful and full of interest to
children; give them plenty of plain,
simple, well-cooked food; put them
to bed early; let them sleep till they
wake up, and dress them with an eye
single to their comfort, and you will
probably have little occasion for doc
tors stuff.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Model for American W0nen-

The model that should be held ur,
to American women OF to-day is not
the Amazon, glorying in her martial
deeds and powers; not the Spartan.
who made female perfection to con-
sist in the development of physical
strength at the expense of feminine
decorum and modesty; not the god
dess of impure love like Venus, whose
votaries regarded beauty of form
and personal charm as the highest
types of womanly excellence. No.
the model that should be held ,,n
before you and all women is Marvs
the mother of Christ. She is The
great pattern of virtue. and all that
goes to make the perfect woman
alike to maiden. wife and mother
Cardinal Gibbons. in Ladies' Home
Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
HANDY MILK CABINET.
Little Convenience Which II Sure
to Pay for Itself Within u
short Space of Time.

When milk is kept in a cellar there
is much time taken in running up
and down stairs. I have found that
at some seasons cream kept in a eel
lar is very difficult to churn, Meth
er is the butter good when it does
come. So I think a milk receptacle
upstairs would be far better. Around
almost any farm will be some good
lumber. or perhaps there might be
some unused outbuilding that will
answer the purpose. Whatever be
the style, shape or size, construct
the cabinet against the house, leav-
ing door at the junction. From the
outside have another door leading
into the milk house. All around the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
INFLUENCE OF WOMAN.
and the Re-Transformatioa Of
Nelson, the Naughty.

Nelson has lived with Washing
ton family for several years, and he
has proven himself so well content
ed with his own views upon all sub
jects that he has always been upon
the point of immediate dismissal and
has always just escaped it by reason
of his genius for polishing silverware
and his elaborate politeness when
answer Ing the doorbell.
Really, Nelson is too hard-headed
for anything" the mistress of the
mansion would say. II must send
him away"
'"Now, mamma her daughter
would reply, ''you know Nelson is
too fond of his own way to go un-
less he wanted to. even if you did
muster up courage to discharge him."
And so instances of Nelson's calm
setting aside of all authority save
his own sweet will continued to null
tiply.
Suddenly, however, a change was
noticeable. Without warming Nelson
became meekly, even weakly affable
and yielding, even to the point of
consulting the head of the family
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

palms, ferns and Towering plants IN
til the wagon was full; then Olivia
drove away, and Jane gazed after her,
muttering: - i: I r..
"She's either gone clear out of her
senses, or else," Jane paused, "she's
come into them; nov, which is it?''
There was more establishment than
reverence in the faces of the cOngre-
CATION assembled in the old meeting
house that Easter morning. Olivia sit
ting in the Prescott pew! Oliva's lilies
pertaining the air, her flowers making
the dingy room beautiful! What could
have worked the miracle?
Olivia was o,ltwardly calm and atten.
tive; in. reality she was thinking of the
little cripple who had that morning
clasped in his arms Il pot of her choicest
lilies; she could sec him as he touched
the flowers with his lips, laid his thin
cheeks against them, and Rugged them
in an ecstasy of. enjoyment. She
thought, too, of Auntie Cooper, bed
ridden for many years, and of how the
tears had run down the old woman's
cheeks as she clasped the lilies in hex
arms. And as she thought of these
things she closed her eyes and MUIR
INJURED:
IL thank Thee, Lord, not alone for
these lilies, the emblem of His resur.
rection. but also that I. Olivia, have at
last come out of the grave of selfish.
ness, where have lain buried by pride
and stubbornness.'
The sermon was ended and the bene-
diction spoken, yet not one of the con-
gregation moved; they stood, almost
breathlessly watching Olivia until the
minister stepped from the pulpit and
walked toward her pew; then old
friends surged around her, with kind
faces and CHEEKY voices. She met
them with outstretched hand and
friendly smile and led them to the ILL.,
les.
"I have never before had so many
nor SO fine lilies. want to give them
to you.' The hardness and GOODNESS
had left her face; instead there shone
warmth of tenderness and glow of
kindness.
"You see have Considered the ILL.,
ies,'" she said. as she handed a not of
them to Mrs. Barr.
''seems as if you an the lilies must
be related. 'Livy, you look so much
alike" said old Mrs. Price, as she
looked first at Olivia and then at the
lilies.
A flash of color swept over Olivia's
face. leaving it deadly pale. Philip
Eustis had once told her that she was
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
OATS ALL RIGHT" SAID NELSON.

in cases where consultation was IN
necessary. The daughter of the fam
lily opined that he had experienced
religion; the son declared that he
had received ghostly warning as to
his immediate demise, but the mys-
terry remained impenetrable until one
evening when Nelson asked permis-
sion to go home earlier than usual,
saying that his wife wanted him.
''Why, Nelson, I didn't know you
had a wife,
"Oh, yessum, I gotter wife, but
yuh see, we ain been livin' togethah;
she went south with err family an I
went tub Florida tub wait in er hotel
an we got los from each othah, an
she thought I was daid an married
ernothah gemman. Now, she done
fine me ergin an she done lef de
othah german an come back tub
me. She's powerful had woman
tub please, Mira is, an dat othah
husban' she done lef he was
mighty fine man, an gotter wuk
mighty had tub keep up to his level,
deed I has, ma'am, an Mira she
amt ergoin' tub femme fergit it,"
The effect of Maria upon her liege
was most pronounced as time went
on. Nelson no longer firmly waved
away orders and conducted his de-
partment on the most despotic plan;
the cook began to impose upon him
and the mistress of the mansion even
ventured to scold him. His polite
ness deepened and willingness to re-
main after hours, if only he had the
authority of the head of the family
for doing so, became one of his most
pronounced characteristics. In fact,
Nelson was now jewel without a
flaw.
But all this was quite too good to
last, and one day the mistress of
the mansion was sadly surprised to
find Nelson once more setting aside
her orders with calm faith in his
own superior judgment. "Why, Mel
son, what is the matter?" she said.
II distinctly told you that I wanted
the hall rugs beaten to-day and the
hangings put up, and instead of that.
find you cleaning all the silver
dat all rhythm. dat's all right"
Nelson made unabashed reply. 81
Jest had tub clean dis heah silver to-
day, an says tub mys'f, I says:
Nelson, people doan always know
what's bes' foah theyselves an yuh
gottah do yuh duty. Now, thaihs
that Mira. I done met dat aih
othah husban' o hubs what she done
manfred when she thought I was
daid, and he's low-:lown, no err
count cullud gemman, ne is. I tells
dat Mira I doan wan tub heah no
noah foolishness out O. hun, an
aftah this she gottah do what tells
huh an behave huhse'f"
"And what did Maria say?" queried
the mistress of the mansion, hope
fully.
"She didn't say nothin', ma'am;
nothin' at all. That woman knows
she kahn play no noah tricks on me,
no, ma am"
And after that not even the cook
rebelled against MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

like the pale, slender lilies, and that
he loved them for the likeness!
Reaction from her excited feelings
was fast taking place, fatigue and de-
preston of spirits settled upon her.
With weary smile she said good-by.
AS she stepped into the church vesti
bule man came forward to greet her,
"Olivia!" he said, and held out his
hand.
Pale, trembling, bewildered, she nut
her hand in his and looked into his
face.
"Philip!"
"Olivia, I came back here just to get
glimpse of you; didn't expect that
you would care to see me after all this
time; but something in your face this
morning, while I watched you giving
away your lilies, gave me courage to
wait and speak to you.'
You did right" she said, as they
turned together and walked slowly
down the path from the church.
II have come to ask your forgive
ness"
my forgiveness, Phil" she ex-
claimed; and the old name sounded
good from her lips. "It is who should
ask yours, for it was I who did the
wrong, not you. I had shut you out;
[ had determined to forget you, and
had almost succeeded. And all these
days my heart has been hardened
against the good. have been selfish,
so selfish. But it is over now; the flow
ers, Phil, my Easter lilies, they made
me see and understand. have asked
God to forgive me, too?''
He smiled at her without answering,
but she understood.
I'VE must both forgive" she said.
"And with your forgiving you must
also give"
She looked up.
evil you give me-yourself?" he
questioned.
There was glow in her eyes as she
put out her hand to touch his sleeve.
Eyes, Phil, she said, quietly, though
l don't deserve it. should have been
punished more. Instead, I am made
happy
They drove home together in the
wagon, and Olivia laughed over it.
"see," she said, suddenly, as they
passed a small house at the end of
the village, lit is the, little cripple to
whom I took some fowers!"
The boy in the window waved his
hand and laughed to them, and the
blossoms by his side seemed to nod,
too.
''They have done so much good-the
lilies," said Olivia, looking up into her
companions face. eve must have.
them every year, Phil, you and r.
Woman's Home Companion. -.. s.,.<<,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
No Money In Poor Cows.

The poor farmer sticks to the poor
cow and imagines that he is making
money out of her. Fortunately for
that kind of cow, the said kind of
farmer. has strong imagination-one
that does not have to have facts to build
upon. If the farmer got to demanding
proofs of the value of his poor COW,
it would be the end of the COW. It is a
pity that more farmers are not of a
judicial turn of mind. If about half of
the cows of the country were turned
into COW beef it, would be better for
the Farmers Review. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26

put them into the homes of the poor
and sick, and every lily-bell will ring
out message of love and gladness."
There was another long silence; and
finally the discouraged Mrs. Barr rose
and took her leave.
AS soon as she had gone Olivia took
up book and read page or two me-
chemically; but the only words that
she saw were: ''Consider the lilies;
consider the lilies" And the air of the
room was heavy with their perfume.
"I've been staying in the house too
closely" she thought. ''I'll go to the
woods and get rid of this mental fuzz."
On her way she passed little cot
tage; at the window was crippled
boy caressing the leaves of a sickly
dowerless geranium.
"Consider the lilies; consider the
lilies" The words rang in her ears,
whistled through the leafless branches
and vibrated in the air.
She filled her hands with twigs of
budding willows, partridge vine nd
princess pine, and hurried nervously
home. When she opened the door the
lily-scented air rushed upon her with
sickening force; she sank into chair,
and looked at the lilies long and stead
lily until the beautiful waxen bells
changed to reproachful faces. Old
memories crowded upon her-of that
quarrel years ago; of Philip Eustis, her
father and old schoolmates. Somehow
she felt that she had not done alto
gether well. The past years seemed
so barren and useless; the future
doomed before her dreary and desc
late.
She went upstairs, shut the door to
keep out the scent of the lilies, and
again tried to read, but the lilies kept
telling their story. She threw down
her book and sprang angrily to her
feet.
'Consider the lilies! Consider the ILL.,
ies!" she cried. ut seems to. me I
am considering them whether want
to or not! I'll try repeating the words
a hundred times; they say that is the
way to lay such haunts!"
Back and forth she walked. repeat-
ing the words over and over; but the
charm failed. The perfume of the
lilies stole into her room, and their
message surged through her brain as
she lay awake through the long night
She rose in the morning unrefreshed
by sleep, but with mind at rest. Aft
er breakfast she said to Jane Sim
mons her old housekeeper "Jane, can
you harness Prince into the open
wagon?"
Z "Why, yes, of course kin; but what
are you going t. do with him on a
Sunday" asked Jane, with the famil-
iarity born of 20 years faithful serv-
ice. y: >.e ... =,
s@. - You'll see,"' was tie smiling an
swer. The smile was as rare. as the
flushed face and elated manner. Jane
stared a few moments, then went re-
Inctantly to the stable. ess3 n
s'' Now help me put these lilies into
the we CON- was7 Olivia next com, com
mand. The lilies were followed 81
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
WATERING MILK cows.
Where Eight or Ten Animals Are
Kept Construction of a Water
System IL Advisable,

We sometimes water our cows in the
stables, and find it a great gain over
turning them out to drink at the
spring. We never allow our mich
COWS to drink out of brook, as it is
unreasonable to expect cow to do her
best if compelled to gorge herself
with ice cold water. In the fall and
early winter, when we have only few
of our COWS calved, we always like to
take the chill off the water they drink
and give it to them in the stable; we
notice a very marked improvement
over turning them out. Of course,
where there is a large herd it would
not pay to water them in the stable
without one had the water right in the
barn. We water twice day, and it is
surprising how much they will drink,
especially if some feed flour is stirred
in it. A cow has no filter in her, and if
the water is impure all the impurities
will go to the milk. Some of our "big"
farmers may cry 'egotist" when they
see this, but am in fair position to
know, as for the last two months ]
have weighed every pound of feed our
cows consumed. Also in the stable the
milk of each COW was weighed sepa-
rately and record kept. From this
we could plainly Sc that the day the
COWS were turned out to drink, if let
for any length of time, there was al
ways shrinkage in the milking. If
the change was noticeable in our
mild December weather, what must
it be when the mercury is lowering
about the cipher!
Where there is a winter dairy of
eight or ten COWS it would pay to have
a good water system, SO as to water
our COWS in the stable in cold weather.
Also induce them to drink as much as
possible, for when we consider that
milk contains over 80 per cent. of wa
ter, it is evident that our COWS should
have lots of good, pure water.-D. r.
Nicholson, in Maritime Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Mother of Six mt Twenty-One.

Mrs. Susanna Pennock, of St. Louis,
is only 81 years of age, yet she is the
mother of six children-three pairs of
twins. Her mother bore "a children,
and among them were six pairs of
twins. Mrs. Pennock's sister, a resi-
dent of Georgia, has been blessed with
five pairs of twins, and each of IS Of
her other sisters has had three pairs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Exports of Cheese Small

The quantity of cheese exported
from the United States in 1901
showed decrease as compared with
like exports in 1870, of over 30 per
cent; the quantity exported from
Canada, on the other hand, showed
the remarkable increase, as compared
with 1870, of over 5000 per cent.
Moreover, the conditions of the ex-
port trade in this product in the
United States in late years show lit
tie Indications of improvement, the
exports in 1901 having reached a low
er point, excepting those of 1896 and
1899, than at any like period in 30
years.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
A Few Facts Worth Noting.

A good road is the main artery Of
traffic. A village whose approaches
are accessible and well kept is bound
to thrive. a poor road at once brands
the country wherein it exists as retro
gressive Or bankrupt and not worth
trayerSing. 5l. II. .s.... 81.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
The New Password.

Gazzam latter he has succeeded in
waking his wife)-Oper the dorsh! \
Mrs. Gazzam (head out of second
story window)-Are you sober?
"Yesh.'
"Then say, 'reciprocity.''''- HARLEM
Life. .', - 2 IF ~ -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
His Oninfnm

She-I know some couples that
quarreled good deal at first, but got
along pretty well later on. u ..5
He-Oh, yes! Some people take
slnatrimony like rheumat - they
get So they don't complain much.
Puck. ut 81. 81 3. w:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
Doinx His Resi-.

Bridget-An' phwy do yez be LAWN
tn cover off tn brine barrel? 10. III 3:
Patrick-Hist, darlint. TIL ,dochtur
dc be ,sayin' you made salt sir.-N. q.
Weekly S#s:, sA.s$ -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-26
GRANDho7H|''FRS

6RANDNo7HjflRs
,>z ~@0A&o~5-~
EASTER HYMN.
%yM~s:&~>sy%""A<~>
mLC6@ ~ sang 1t, bending
{. Wo}O 'bove he lilies
NV there.
With the sunlight dancing. glancinS, rest
ing on her silvry hair;
And her voice still sweet, though Quav'rirg,
mingling with the bells clear chime.
Is memory most precious. Of our earliest
Easter time!
Jesus Christ is risen to-day,
Alieluia!
Our triumphant holy day.
Alleluia!
Who did once upon the Cross.
Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss.
Alleluia!''
And at church one Easter morning. I re-
member how she sang,
In her pew so feebly sitting. loudly the re-
sponses rang!
11ymn-book grasped by trembling fingers,
dim blue eyes appraised in prayer. :
Every word so long cOnsOlinS. rounded out
with tender care:
Hymns of praise then let sing.
Alleluia!
Unto Christ our Heavenly King.
Alleluia!
Who endured the Cross and Grave,
Alleluia,
Sinners to redeem and save.
Alleluia!'
How We children loved to listen, while she
sung for alone.
Sitting in the Easter twilight. even when
far older grown.
She would speak of Christ's great stuff rirg.
death. and resurrection too.
Ending with these Easter hymn-words,
all so wonderful and true:
But the pain which He endured.
Alleluia:
Our salvation hath procured.
Alleluia!
Now above the sky He's King.
Alleluia:
Where the angels ever sing.
Alleluia!'
Long she's sung with myriad angels,
round the shining throne above.
Seeing too the risen Saviour. whom she
ever knew to love;
And perhaps this hymn inspiring, she so
treasured here below,
Is repeated in remembrance OF their
dear Lords earthly woe:
Jesus Christ is risen to-day.
Alleuia!
Our triumphant holy day.
Alleluia
Who did once upon the Cross,
Alleluia
Suffer to redeem our loss.
Alleluia!''
IN. Y. Observer
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20
BATTLE WITH HIeHWAYMEN.
Graders on Union Pacific XIII one
and Capture the other.

Omaha. Neb., April 19.-Word was re-
ceived here today of battle between
Union Pacific Railroad graders and two
colored highwaymen near Sherman
Wyo., last night in which one of the
negroes was killed and several of the
graders injured. The other negro was
placed under arrest and turned over to
the authorities at Sherman.
One of the graders was returning from
Sherman, when he met the highwaymen.
one of whom was armed with rife and
the other WITH revolver. They de-
manded the mans money and on being
refused dubbed and beat him badly and
took from him watch and s13 in money;
leaving him In a semi-conscious condi-
tion. When he revived he hurried to the
camp and reported the occurrence. A
dozen mounted men started In pursuit
Of the robbers, overtaldns them two miles
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-20
BY HOMER GEORGE.

This is another story about woman.
II dates back to that old "once upon
time" | knew this woman long before
l ever saw Birmingham. She lived IN
Atlanta. She was a woman given to that
life which is looked upon as glare OF
pleasure, but in reality is life of he'll
The case of this woman was strik-
ingly pathetic case of everyday life in
a city. In the place where she lived,
dressed in silk gowns, her mother presided
and a sister was one of the other INN ates.
The woman had been married. but found
no happiness with her husband. The same
had been the story of the mother
At the time 1 was first brought In con-
tact with her l was at the police sta
tion There, as matron of the city jail,
worked an elderly woman who had never
married She was known over Atlanta,
especially in the homes of all the poor
and suffering as Miss Sue" l have yet