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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
AN EMBELLISHMENTS VIEW
A Mechanic From the Other Side q;
American Labor Methods.

A Mechanic From the Other Side N
American Labor Methods. ~
So much has recently been written
and spoken on the subject Of American
ism and the dangers which are likeiv
to grow from the development of Amer
lean methods that it is only fair that
we should look at the matter from all
points Of view, and as one who came tn
the United States two years ago unfa-
vorably disposed toward these methods
l feel conscientiously bound to give the
result Of my incidental study of the
subject. When left England the i'm
preston from workers point Of view
was that. the methods employed on the
other side were tending to turn man
into a mere machine and in this way
to lower the intelligence of the individ-
ual worker, but everything I have seen
points emphatically to, the very oppo-
site conclusion. The introduction of Ia
Dor saving appliances has almost en-
tirely done away with physical skill as
0PPAkC0% ~ tAo OAuAA0Ay "OIA VI the
mills, but in its place we have a men
tai activity and keenness Of vision
which are having an almost unlimited
influence on the brain development of
the worker and in this way raising the
standard Of intelligence In the ranks,
This in itself is strong factor in the
market of manufacture. but 1t Is only
the foundation of the growth which is
gradually taking place in the "strenu-
Gus life' of the United States which
unless introduced in other countries
will eventually cause them to be left
behind in the march Of commercial su.
premacy. From figures l have before
me prepared by Mr.. James H. Bridge,
late librarian assistant to Mr.. Herbert
Spencer. find that the average work
power of nations is as follows: Taking
the work of the ordinary dock laborer
at 1925 foot tons per day, the average
daily force exerted by the citizen of
the United States Is 1900 foot tons, the
average Of the Englishman is ], 400 foot
tons, of the Frenchman or German 9N
foot tons and of the Italian 400 foot
tons. This force may be safely taken
as the earning power Of the individual
worker, and from that standpoint will
show the logical outcome Of the in
creased work power Of the Individual.
1t must be borne in mind that these
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
WEDNESDAY, JUNE "a, 1908.
OUR DRINK BILL,

Last Year We Consumed 41,172,666,e
ass Worth Of Alcoholic Beverages.
The American nations drink bill
reached high water mark last year, &C
cord1ng to the annual estimate by the
American Grocer of the retail list of
stimulating beverages consumed dur
ing 1902 Since 1880 the use Of alco-
holic beverages has nearly doubled,
having increased from 1000 gallons
per capita to 1913 gallons, gain Of
over SO per cent.
The use Of the milder stimulants has
not grown so fast, that of coffee rising
from 8.78 pounds per capita to. 1887
pounds, little over So per cent, while
tea dropped from 1.39 pounds to "a
pound, decrease Of nearly 48 per cent
The supplanting of the milder for the
stronger stmulants does not indicate
greater national regard for better So
cial and higher physical conditions.
The total bill Of the nation for slim
ulants in 1902 was $1,396, O98, 276; the
average yearly expenditure for the
past five years, $1,239, 1OS,955. The
record for 1902 represents a per capita
expenditure for stimulants of $17.33
for the 100000 inhabitants of the
United States, or A. cents per day.
The users Of alcoholic stimulants are
estimated to form one-fourth the total
population, on which basis the per
capita cost Of alcoholic beverages is
$69.32, or 10 cents per day.
Bringing together into one group the
cost at retail Of all beverages, we find
that the United States consumed in
1902 alcoholic and nonalcoholic stimu-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
Antidrink Crusade.

Antidrink Crusade.
In Denmark curious method is now
adopted for the purpose Of preventing
persons from getting drunk, says the
New York Herald. The police have
simply notified the saloon keepers
throughout the country that those
among them who at any time sell
liquor to persons who are intoxicated
will not only be held responsible for
any damage which the drunkards may
do to persons or property, but will
also be obliged to pay for sending
them home in carriages as we'll as for
medical attendance If necessary. In
every case it is the saloon keeper in
whose place the intoxicated person has
procured the last glass Of liquor who
is held responsible, and for this rea-
son most Of the saloon keepers are now
taking very good care not to furnish
drink to any one who shows the slight
est signs of intoxication.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
DISTRICT C0URTIN SESSION

Tho June Torn Opened Monday and
tho Disposition Of Cases is
We'll Under Way.
The June term of district court for
Kandiyohi county opened on Monday
afternoon with Judge G.. E. Qvale pre-
siding. The calendar contained the
following cases for trial:
CIVIL.
l. James Mott vs.. G. J. Jorgenson
and Peter Bonde.
2. State of Minnesota vs.. St. Pm.
& M. R'y Co. TAX proceedings. Dis
missed.
3. State Of Minnesota vs.. St. P. M.
& NJ 'R'y Co. TAX proceedings Dis.
missed.
4. State of Minnesota vs.. St. P. M.
& M. R'y Co. Tax proceedings Dis.
missed.
S. J. r. Holton vs.. Hans Nelson
Continued.
6. Nels Haramon. Respondent, vs..
G. E. Krause, Appellant.
7. State of Minnesota vs.. John
Thompson.
8. A. J. Ekander, Respondent, vs.
G. A. Baklund, Appellant.
9. Joseph Lahoda, ct. al. Respond
ents, VS.. Joseph Blecha, ApI ellant
10 Eliot Gunderson, VS.. Grea
Northern R'y Co.
II. State of Minnesota, VS., St. P
M. & M. R'y Co. TAX proceedings.
Dismissed.
II. Town of Whitefeld, Appellant
VS.. County of Kandiyohi, Respond
ent.
ID. City of Wil]mar, Appellant, vs.
County of Kandiyohi, Respondent
IA. Town of East Lake Lillian
Appellant, vs.. County of Kandiyol
Is. E. L. Cook, vs.. S. M. Swer son
16 Albert Benham, and n. r. Ben
ham, VS.. William Hoekstra. Con
tinued.
II. P. b. Roise and A. C. John
son vs.. A. F. Bittner.
Is. The First National Bank O
Willmar, corporation, vs.. F. B
| Swain.
10. Manus Land Company, cor
poration, VS.. Annie Anderson, an,
| P. N. Anderson. Settled.
20. Christian M. Johnson vs.
Thorsten Christensen.
q. Lars Evenson, vs.. Ole r
Sletten.
%. liver S. Berg vs.. Ole A. Christ
enson.
%. Syvert S. Reigstad, Appellant
vs.. Board Of County Commissioners
of Kandlyohi County, Minnesota, Re
spondent.
"a. Erick Dahlen Threshing ca
W. Ole E. Rhine. Moved and placed o.
calendar by motion of appellant.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
CanAdass Drink Bill.

The annual report Of the Canadian
Inland revenue department shows that
during the past fiscal year 1924, 147
proof gallons as compared with 2,652,-
708 proof gallons for the previous year
were produced in Canada. The people
drank more spirits and beer than in
the previous year, the quantity Of spir-
its consumed being 1856 gallon per
head against .767 for the previous year.
Beer is represented by 5.102 as against
4.737 for the previous year and wine
by 900 as compared with 100 for
1901.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
figures are the result of the labor and
not the actual labor expended. The

dgureS are the result or the labor and
not the actual labor expended. The
reason Of the large capacity Of the
American workman is the Introduction
of so much machinery, which enables
the exercise Of his mental faculties. as.
Of course. the physical strength Of the
different nations is not as shown here.
This method of increasing the working
power Of the individual raises his val
ue and by diminishing his physical
effort naturally gives more chance to
his intellectual advancement. The very
nature of his work is such as to cali
for a higher rate of intelligence, as he
must control larger output Tin most
cases larger number Of machines)
and exercise his mental faculties to a
much greater extent than the worker
with the smaller output. Taking the
case of the steel trade, where the
American has so rapidly advanced in
the past few years, the introduction of
mechanical appliances has almost COM
pletely done away with the class of Ia
Dor which tended to make q worker
an old man at fifty, and in this way
where the work consists in great part
Of the control Of levers and switches
requiring small physical effort and con
siderable intelligence, the workman al
the end of his daily toll is not physic
ally exhausted and only fit for stimu
lants or bed, but he is seeking physic
al recreation and those things which
will fit him more and more for his
days work. Ithink this feature of the
question should be of interest to advo
Gates for old age pensions, as it will be
easily seen that man who would BIZ
| unfit for heavy physical exertion would
| be just as capable Of carrying on his
work under the new conditions anc
would be still earning his full wage
for many years after. he passed hit
bodily prime london Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

Is. Walfred Olson VS.. Andrew
Anderson.
26. A. F. Nordin W.. J. q. Christ
ianson and VIM. Christensen, as
guardian ad Item.
CRIMINAL.
l. State OF Minnesota VS.. Grifi tn
Thomas.
2. State of Minnesota vs.. Peter
Olson. Dismissed.
3. State Of Minnesota VS., B. F..
Miller.
4. State of Minnesota vs.. Walter
Nelson.
5. State of Minnesota vs.. Ole Mel
SOD. Dismissed.
6. State of Minnesota vs.. Lars
Larson.
I. State of Minnesota vs.. Paul
Lindberg. Dismissed.
8. City of Willmar vs.. Isaac Emer-
SOD.
9. City of Willmar vs.. W. Emer-
SOD.
10. City of Willmar VS.. Charley
Hilson.
IL. City of Willmar vs.. Charley
Hilson.
IL. City of Willmar vs.. BENJAMIN
Waterman.
The grand jury, with Christian
Kraabell as foreman, is still at work,
and up to this morning had reported
eleven indictments against violators
of the liquor laws. The court grind
goes on and in the meantime there
is much anxiety manifested among
the evil doors. All the criminal cases
on the calendar are for liquor vio-
| latiOns.
Nels Hawkinson, r. P. Spettel and
William Peterson we're arraigned on
the charge of illegal sale of liquor.
All plead guilty, and a sentence of
$50 fine and thirty days in jail was
imposed in each case.
Lars Larson paid fine of $50 i'm
posed at last term of court.
Isaac Emerson and Bud Miller were
arraigned yesterday and given time to
plead. The latter, it is understood,
will plead this afternoon.
In the case of the City vs.. Walter
Emerson the defendant plead guilty
and the judgment of the justice court
was affirmed. He paid fines and costs
amounting to $63 Al.
Waterman will be arraigned upon
three Indictments tomorrow
The New London Galley" case is
occupying the attention of the court
today.
Clerk of Court Ramsett is being
assisted in the court room during the
rush of court business by Hans John
son, con of DR.. G. Johnson.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

We are pleased to learn that John
c. Nolan, an old Breckenridge boy,
has recently been appointed Superin-
tendent of the Arkansas Southern
Railroad Company. He has for some
time been in charge of the mechanic al
department of the same road. We
congratulate our old friend on his we'll
earned Observation-Disclosures Tel
egram. ar: *.4} j - II .>: :-}4 39.. H. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
Cigars and Pipes,

Cigars and Pipes.
A full sized cigar contains as much
as two grains of nicotine; pipeful of
tobacco not more, as a rule, than two
thirds of grain.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

Renville is planning for q big time
in the occasion of the Renville
Pioneers Reunion to be held on
Thursday and Friday Of this week.
Among the speakers engaged for the
occasion is Congressman Y olstead.
Music is to be furnished By the Olivia,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

The Supreme Court of Minnesota
has decided the question of the con-
stitutionality OF the anti-blind pig law
known as the search and seizure act.
In the case of State vs.. Stoffel the
court held that the act did not violate
any constitutional rights of the de-
fend ants.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

Redwood Falls and Renville bands.
Among the attractions are baseball
games, races and balloon ascensions.
1t Is probable that some of ur people,
who are former residents of Renville
county, will be in attendance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
Whit Rain Does.

In parts of Australia where the aver
age rainfall is not more than ten inches
q square mile Of land will support only
eight or nine sheep. In Buenos Ayres
the same area, with thirty four inches
Of rain, supports $3.50 sheep.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

]: Patronize home industry by asking
for Johnson g Exquisite Chocol ates.
None better made. None as fresh.
Il. :=.. ,.- 5s 22tfb
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24

IT. Otos has some choice residence
lots for sale. .. = TIL. Til / III 1T
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-08-06
OrlQin of Petroleum.


e. Coste, the president of the Cana.
dian Mining Institute, recently read
an interesting paper before that body
setting forth his reasons for believ
Ing that petroleum deposits of the
world are of volcanic origin, says the
New York Commercial Advertiser. He
points out a number of facts which
render the theory at present generally
held by geologists--t that Il has arisen
directly from the decomposition of
organic remains, animal and vegetable
-untenable He calls attention to the
fact that no such process Is at present
under way; that all organic decompo-
sition OF animal material is so rapid
and complete that there Is no oppor
tunity for the entombment OF anything
but bones in sedlmentary rocks that
as the oil deposits of the lower 81
lurian limestone of Ohio and of other
fields are below the carboniferous
beds, and as 1t is generally admitted
by biologists that previous to the lat.
ter age there was very little vegetable
life on the earth, these enormous de
posits could not have arisen from or.
ganic remains, because there were
few organisms at that time and, final
ly, that IL petroleum was due to the
destructive distillation of coal, there
would now be no coal beds. all having
long ago been transformed into PEE
troleum and cokelike residue.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-08-06
The Careless Little Thino,

These men are the cause of our
doing some funny things, aren't
they?" asked the dear little thing.
What's up, now?" queried the
gray-eyed girl
"Oh, nothing's exactly wrong" re-
piled the dear little thing. Il was
only thinking OF the absurd break
| made yesterday at the jewelers.
and all because happened to have
Tom on my mind. dropped in to
buy some silver plate for mother.
Buying plate, | suppose, set me to
thinking in a fugitive sort of way
about the time when Tom and shall
be doing our own stunt in the house
furnishing line. Something of the
kind must have been in mind when
made out my check | handed 1t to
the clerk, that dear. venerable look
ing old chap,you know He glanced at
1t; looked a trifle puzzled. then smil-
ed and returned ii with the remark
that he feared there was some mis-
take.
'Mistake?" asked l. Isn't the
amount correct?"
quite So he replied. But just
have look at the signature
Il did have look at 1t. and what
on earth do you suppose l had writ
tenn"
I'm sure I'd never guess" said she
of the gray eyes. What had you
done?"
We'll, my dear, had written
Your own sweetheart Eloise."
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-08-06

delphia recently. He was So years
of age From 1865 to 1876 he played
center field in the famous Athletic
club of those years, and accompanied
the team when the Athletic and Boston
toured Europe
The biggest card in baseball to-day
beyond the question of a doubt is
"Rube" Waddell of the Athletics. This
is on account of his wonderful skill
and his eccentricities. He is char
acter and that sizes him up.
Creditors of L. j. Arnold & Co. are
to be paid cents on the dollar. Ar
mold overlooked the two coppers in the
hurry of going away for his health.
Young" Corbett is not going abroad.
He doesn't see chance to compete
with Cresceus as a championship at
traction.
young" Corbett repeats that he will
never give Yanger a fight as long as
he is doing business with the man who
drew up the Yanger-Attell agreement
to fake the fight in California.
Charles Neary Of Milwaukee has is
sued a challenge to all the leading
feather-weights at $50 pounds at 3
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-08-06
A Trackless Trolley Car.

Probably not half as much objection
has been raised to the setting of poles
to support the trolley wires as to the
laying of tracks over which the cars
are to run, farmers especially SEEM
Ing to have grudge against the tear
Ing up of the roads for this purpose
Now Boston man has come to the
conclusion that if he can get the right
OF way to set the poles over which to
transmit the electric current he can
manage to do without the rails; in
fact, he will put a motor on any old
wagon and turn the horses out to grass
or ship him abroad to be eaten One
use of the rails in a trolley system is
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-08-06

Irish Lad Wins Brooklyn Handicap.
In heartbreaking race, sensational
ly and truly run, Irish Lad, the 3-year-
old son of Candlemas-Arrowgrass, won
the rich Brooklyn handicap at a mile
and a quarter. Thirty-five thousand
men and women, who made up the
largest crowd ever seen at this race
course, stood up and roared with I'M
bounded enthusiasm as Irish Lad,
owned by Herman B. Duryea and
Harry Payne Whitney, INDUCED in a
terrific duel with the favorite, William
G. Whitney's superb mare, Gunfire,
by Hastings Royal Gun.
The duel began at the head of the
stretch after Irish Lad had made all
the running under a beautiful ride
from O'Neil, and it continued straight
down to the judges stand. where, as
the horses flashed past the final mark,
the result of the race was in doubt,
until Irish Lads number, 10, was
hoisted in full view of the multitude.
After the running of the handicap
the COMMENT was Hedlu oH ali Slues.
Irish Lad and not Aceful should
have been sent to England. In the
form that he showed to-day he would
have won the Derby"
The race was run in 205 2-5, a rec
ord for the Brooklyn and also equal.
ing the best time for the course made
by Gold Heels in 1901, carrying III
pounds
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-08-06
OLIVE OIL IN ARIZONA.
The Rise Of Great Industry in the
Southwest.


Southwest.
"Olive oil Is now being shipped by
the ton from the Salt river valley of
Arizona and the business is on the
BOOM" said B. F. Franklin of Phoenix,
Ariz., to Washington Star man. The
entire valley is becoming dotted with
olive orchards, and at this season of
the year the trees are covered with
thousands of tiny little starlike buds,
which will soon be followed by the
fruit formation, which when matured
on the tree will amount to hundreds
of pounds of fruit. Olives remain on
the trees until they are thoroughly
ripe before they are picked to have
the oil squeezed and pressed from
them.
When the olives are ripe II re-
quires large number of hands to
pick them, for the work must be done
quickly. This is usually done by
spreading large canvas sheets around
the trees. upon which the pickers
throw the olives as they are plucked
off the branches. Once they are picked
the fruit is carried to the crushing
machine, which breaks the fruit up
much as apples are crushed for cider
The pulp is then put into a machine
which presses the juice from it, which
runs off into tank, where by force
of gravity the oil proper rises to the
top and is SKINNED off and put away
for several months to settle before 1t
is bottled ready for the market. 1t
requires about seventy-five pounds Of
fruit to produce a gallon of oil.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-08-06

these principles. the inventor has
formed a chart which not only has
the horizontal lines usually found in
copy books, but has, in addition,
set of oblique lines placed at such an
angle that the curved lines of the let.
tiers will extend from the crossing
point of the horizontal and oblique
lines to the crossing above or below.
The student soon learns the correct
movement of the pen to form &C
curate curves, both ascending and
descending, as his pen must start at
a certain point and end at a second
point, either above or below, follow
ing the general angle of the oblique
line which connects the same points
For vertical writing the guide lines
are drawn vertically instead of slant
ing, but the principle remains the
same as in oblique writing
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-08-06

people having been killed, the known
fatalities now reach 5000, including
some 500 who persisted in the native
quarter OF the city
The significance of such a disaster
as that which has thus overtaken
city known for its size and CONNER
cial significance as the Lombardy of
Central Asia" cannot be appreciated,
save in the light of facts showing
something of what Andizhan meant,
not only for Turkestan, but also for
Central Asia and therefore for the
Russian empire.
The province is 28,222 square miles
in area. four-fifths of it being noun
famous territory. Its inhabitants
number $4,000, 53S, 800 of whom are
settled agriculturists, while the re-
mainder follow the life of pastoral no.
maids and include such strange and
diverse races as Aryan Tazhiks, Sarts,
Turkish Uzbegs hipchaks and Kara
Kirghiz, the latter being nomadic in
their habits.
When Skobeleff was carrying on his
campaign against the Turkomans and
other nomads, he began the construc-
ton of a provisional line of railroad,
and this, since 1895. has been carried
by successive stages into the very
heart of Central Asia With a West
ern terminus at Krasnovodsk, 1t now
passes through Samarkand as far as
Tashkent, and has branch lines ex-
tending to Andizhan, also southwark,
by the Murghab river branch. from
Merry, the scene of Donovans exploits.
to Kushk which is within five miles
of the frontier of Afghanistan.
So much for the situation at Andi-
zhan, as one of the cities which Rus
STA acquired as result of her re-
cent expansion in Central Asia A
word now about Andizhan itself.
The city had total population OF
about 10000 people. many of whom
were engaged in the trade of one of
the most important caravan routes in
Central Asia. Though situated at a
height of LILO feet above ocean level,
Andizhan enjoys fairly warm eli
mate and is renowned for its flowers,
fruits and grapes Its population was
also engaged in the production of cot
ton, for the preparation and manufac-
ture of which the city had several fac
tories.