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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
INGENIOUS ROUSEKEEPER.
COnvenfence< COntrived by One W no
Has an Inventive
Faculty.

A towelrack made of bamboo rods is
suspended from my kitchen ceiling my
ropes and pulleys, SO that it may be
raised and lowered at will. 1t econo-
mics space, besides providing a place
where towels, ETC., may dry quickly,
as the air is hotter near the ceiling.
says a writer in Woman's Home Com
panion.
Another convenience is a small shelf,
waist high, near the dining room door,
on which l place dishes when l want
to open the door.
Beside my kitchen table. but con-
siderably higher, is a slanting shelf,
strip nailed across the bottom edge. to
hold my recipe book. which Is held
open by a rubber band.
Oil cloth which is too badly worn
to be used on the tables will cover the
pantry shelves nicely and is easily
cleaned.
Having no dark closet in which to
store my canned fruit, I have covered
my cellar shelves with the cheapest
black cotton cloth, which keeps out the
light.
An old toaster can be converted into
a handy paper rack.
Cover the hand with paper bag
when cleaning the stove.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
PORTABLE DARK ROOM.
An English Inventors Idea of Great
Interest to Amateur PHOTOGRAPH
e1s Everywhere.

Every photographer will be interested
in the portable dark chamber for ma
nipulating plates and films, which has
recently been designed by an English
inventor. 1t is, of course, intended
largely for the amateur, as the profess
sioEal is generally provided with large
room especially fitted up for this portion
of the work. To those who are unable
to provide themselves with the regula-
ton dark room, through lack of space,
this idea will prove especially interest,"
ing. The idea of portable dark room.
where plate holders can be refilled and
the exposed negatives packed for ship
ment, is not entirely new, the inventor of
this outfit goes a step further and adds
a developing apparatus, which is novel
and especially advantageous for the
class of work the machine has been de-
signed for.
The trouble with developing exposures
in portable dark room has been the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
MADE A DIFFERENCE.
he Sa" There Was Real Danger and
Woke Up to a Certain
Necessity.

1T only required eight words once to
give me as servere a jolt as ever came
my way in those early years when I
was proud of my first SINGLE" said a
well known Washington members of
the bar, relates the Post, when the talk
mad veered around to the subject Of trials
and tribulations of newly-made lawyers.
II happened in the early sos, and.
although l wasn't exactly briefess at
the time, l wasn't getting any more
cases than l could handle.
One day a couple of Texans, both
OF them holding good positions at the
capitol, got into an alteration, and one
ofthem gayethe othera severatrounclng
The victor in the fight, huge, breezy
man, with a gigantic spread-eagle mus
tache, was arrested for assault, and re-
leased on bail. A friend of his was
Trend OF mine, and this mutual friend,
wiling to toss case my way, sent the
Iexan to my office for advice took his
case. He didn't appear to be even lit
tie bit worried about it, although en-
deavored to impress upon him the diff
ference between the District of Column
bia brand of justice and that prevailing
down in San Antone,' where he hailed
from.
The Texan who had lost out in the
hight was pretty badly hurt, and the
grand jury indicted my client for assault
In the first degree. That looked pretty
bad, and hunted my Texan up and told
him so.
I'm afraid you are taking this mat
ter a little too complaisantly,' said to
him. But it's really bad job, from
every point of view | want to impress
that upon you. You don't appear to ap-
preciate the fact that there's quite fair
chance of your having to 20 to prison
for this thing
Say, is that right, podrer?' the
Texan asked me, for the first time be-
ginning to look bot alarmed over the
situation.
" 1t is decidedly so.' told him.
he got up from the chair and strobe
up and down the room, Juggling at his
mustache for minute. Then he plumped
himself back into his chair.
BY hill he hawled. banging on
his desk with his first. I've got to get a
lawyer!'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
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GODS WORLD.

A rustic stood upon q mountain side
AND saw the sun in gorgeous glory set:
Inc rustic saw canvas that was wide,
A picture that he never might forget!
He saw the dark, green valley spread
below,
Beheld the distant, crimson peaks
a-gleam !
And knew such ecstasy as artists know
And dreamed the dreams inspired poets
And often others gladly fingered there
10 see the gorgeous picture Nature
spread:
They gazed in wonder. breathing Gods
pure air,
And turned. exalted. when the light
had fled!
They listened to the pine trees rnurmur-
lngs,
They drank up gladness from the leap
ing brook,
And thought the gracious lord had
planned these things
That all mankind might quaff and hear
and look.
One day rich man CHANGED to linger
there,
He gazed across the valley dark and
green;
He heard the brook. he breathed the
sweet, pure air,
And rather liked the splerdor of the
scene.
Therefore he bought 1t all, that only he
Might henccforth stand and gaze, ex-
alted awcd,
And fenced it in, that no one else might
see
And rise little nearer to his God.
IS. e. Kiser, in Chicago Record Herald
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
USING THE HYPOSCOPE

struction is so simple, there is little
TO get out OF order. If any of the mir
rors happen to be broken, they can be
very readily replaced by slipping a new
glass into the old frame.
1T is claimed b. those who have
witnessed this instrument that it will
greatl, increase the accuracy OF aim
when troops using it are under fire.
Statlsticians have computed that only
one bullet in seven thousand was ef-
fective in the recent English war in
Africa 1t is hoped that this proper
ton viii be reduced by many hundred
per cent. by the use Of the hyposcope
Troops using this instrument can be
absolutely certain that they cannot be
shot when firing, and will, therefore, it
is hoped, be much cooler and take
much better aim than is possible under
present conditions.
1.-THE instrument has not yet been
purchased by the British government,
although bill for its use has been pre-
sented to parliament, which will come
up next March. 1t is not to be offered
to the United States government until
such changes in it's construction have
been made as will allow of it's being
fitted to the rife by clamps and to al
low Of its being adjusted to our rifle
sights. Major G.. B. Young. of the ma
tional guard of the District of Column
bia, made a score of 81 cut of posi-
BILE 80 at 200 yards, using a hyposcope
which was arranged for use with the
Lee-Enfield rifle and adjusted to
United States magazine rifle This was
the winning score in a particular con-
test. The conclusions as to the ac-
curacy of the new accessory are OBJ
vious."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
PRODUCING WATER GAS.
New Method Discovered In England,
That Should Cheaper the PROD
uct Considerably.

Once upon time illuminating gas was
made by distilling coal. Nowadays it is
obtained by passing steam over coke.
Coke is derivative of bituminous coal,
and it consists almost entirely of carbon,
but it is the solid residue which is left
after the volatile elements in the coal
have been driven off by heat In the pro-
cess of manufacturing water gas, the
oxygen and hydrogen of the steam are
separated, and the former combines with
the carbon. The product then is chem
ical compound of carbon and oxygen,
mixed mechanically with uncombined
hydrogen
Now, there are two gases in which
carbon and oxygen are combined. If
there is one atom of oxygen to one of
carbon, the combir.cG+;On is called the
"monoxide." If two Stems of oxygen
unite with one of carbon the product is
the "dioxide." 1t is the latter (accom-
panied by the hydrogen) which the
maker of water gas wants. Unfortunate
ly in the methods which have been en-
ployed hitherto the preliminary heat
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"monoxide," which is practically
waste product This stage Of the pro-
cess consumes nearly or quite two-thirds
of the solid fuel before the production
of dioxide begins.
A writer in the Engineering Magazine
describes system which has been per-
fected in England, whereby the manu-
facture of carbon monoxide is dimin-
ished and that of the other combinations
! incre ased. These results follow re-
duction Of the thickness of the layer
of coke through which jet of air must
penetrate. This air, it should be ez-
plained. is let into the retort to promote
combustion on a small scale. The recss-
sary heat is developed inside the retort.
| instead of outside. The general nature
of the apparatus and the procedure re-
main almost unchanged. The only al
ITERATION is in the arrangement of the
COKE
The results of this change are little
short of marvellous. The heating up
stage is reduced to two or three min
utes, while the gas making blow is in
creased to eight to ten minutes. the pro-
duction of water gas for each ton of
coke is more than doubled and the con-
sumption Of coke in heating up is, there,
fore, reduced by one-half AS the coke
is the most expensive material used in
the process, the improved method d.
minishes the cost
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
Had n Plenty.

"Yassuh," said Unc' Nose; "Lije
Hossfut done got smaht down ter de
'tracted meetin' las night, an dey
p'intedly 'jected i'm fun de chu'ch-
dat what dey do"
"Not old Deacon 'Lije?" says the
listener.
"Yassuh; Of Deacon Lie Hossfut-
yassuh.'
"Why, I thought he was one of the
pillars of the church"
Reckon he war, but he amt no
MOI ...
"That must have been a great take
down for him. Wasn't he put out a
great deal over it?" =
"No, sub; not er great deal. Des'
once seemed ter sassy im.''-Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
MONEY IN MAINE SKUNkS.
They Are Worth as Much as All the
Deer Killed in Tint State
In SeaSOn.

It will no DOUBT surprise many peo-
pie who learn that the despised skunk
is worth twice as much to Maine as Is
is the fact; and, counting things at
their actual worth. the skunk is worth
about as much as all the deer killed in
Maine In a season, says the Philadel-
phia Record. The skunk is valuable
both for his fur and for the oil that is
in him, and both the oil and the fur
are in ever-increasing demand.
Fashions in furs regulates the price
Of skunk skins. Four years ago the
coat Of dark skunk was worth $3.50
to three dollars, and the demand ex-
:eeded the supply. Since then the
muskrat has come into favor, and the
price of skunk skins has fallen to about
two dollars for the best When, how
ever, there are dozen fat skunks to
be had on every acre of meadow land,
when hardwood club is the only
weapon needed for killing them, and
when every fat skunk contains at
least quart of oil, worth five dollar:
a gallon at wholesale, there is money
in the business.
Most of the skunk pelts are shipped
to Philadelphia firm, where they, are
made up into furs for export to
France and Germany, in which coun-
tries they pass as monkey skins. 1t is
estimated that Names revenue from
skunks amounts to s15O,OO0 or $175,O
annually, which is double the sum de-
rived from all the honey bees in the
state, and certainly more than all the
5000 deer shot are worth to the men
who kill them. From 100000 to $780,
900 skunlls are killed in Maine every
fall.
The demand for oil is steadily in
creaslng, and the price has advanced
80 cents to one dollar gallon within a
year. The natives prize the oil for it's
virtues as cure for rheumatism and
stiff joints, and large quantities of it
are bought by country traders and sent
to druggists out of the state,
1t is estimated that the annual pro-
duction of skunk oil In Maine exceeds
$4,000 gallons, and the quantity is in
creased by adulteration with the fatty
oils obtained from hens and wood
chucks, deception which has proved
uost profitable to the skunk magnates
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
MAKING OF OXYGEN.
Interesting Process known to But
Few ProfessiOnal Men and No
Ordinary M0rtals.

The manufacture of Oxygen-Or more
properly it's separation from the atmos-
phere We breathe-is an intensely in
teresting process known to but few
professional men and scarcely known
at all by the ordinary mortal, says a
scientific paper. "A plant for the manu-
facture of oxygen to be used in charg-
ing its distilled water was put in opera
uon recently at an ice plant IN Los An
geles, Cal.
Oxygenated water is now being pre-
scribed by physicians in certain dis
eases, and hence cheap and simple
method of separating the oxygen in the
atmosphere becomes a matter Of i'm
portance. The process employed NY the
Los Angeles company is based on the
principle that certain chemical COM
pound-manganate of soda-readily
parts with the oxygen it contains when
subjected to the action of jet of
steam. A blast of air on the residuum
reforms it into manganate. o. soda, this
chemical possessing the peculiar prop
erty of absorbing oxygen from the at
mosphere, parting with it when ex-
posed to steam and being reformed
again upon exposure to the air. The:
process may be continued indefinitely,
when the ingredients are placed in tn .
retort and proper connections for air
and steam made. No more chemicals
are required. 1t may be likened to dip
ping a sponge in water, squeezing it
dry, and then repeating the operation
indefinitely. s.
Oxygen made by this process it is
claimed, contains no gas other than oxy-
gen and no elements of any 'descrip-
ton other than slight traces Of atmos-
pheric nitrogen Hence it requires no
washing to free it from chlorine nor
any publication whatever. The product
is oxygen-and nothing else.% The
oxygen, direct from the retorts, is
stored in. gasometers, and then forced
into distilled water by means of a
Twitchell carbonating machine, which
pumps the water. and oxygen st the
sane time thoroughly agitating both
before bottling. The b:ttling ID: done
under pressure Of 60 urunds.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
Alcohol from Sawdust.

At the congress of applied chemistry
held at Berlin, Simonson, of Christiania,
described a method of utilizing sawdust
In the production OF alcohol, which the
Country Brewers Gazette prints. About
two tons of sawdust are boiled with sui
phuric acid for three hours, the liquid
matter being then extracted by pressure,
neutralized, left to stand for IS hours to
cool and clarity, and then fermented for
four or FIVE days. The resulting alcohol
is afterwards distilled and rectified, and.
making ample allowances for loss
in the latter operation. the yield of spirit
is said to be about 9h quarts per hum
dredweight of sawdust.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
FAMILY RECORD BIBLES.
They Are Still in Demand, But Not
Sold to the Same Extent a.
Formerly.

do wastill sell the old-fashioned FAM
lily Bible, with pages in it fo- the record
ct births, deaths and marriages? Oh,
yes" said the bookseller, according to
a New York exchange, but not so many
Of them as we once did.
:There are more Bibles sold now, TAX
ing them all together, than ever before.
aud the Bible is issued now in an almost
endless variety Of forms and styles:
but the demand for it in this particular
form is now, l should say, not more than
one-third what it once was.
Still, we keep these record Bibles to-
day in a oozen styles, ranging in price
from five dollars to $40. The blank rec
ord pages, these often illuminated, are
bound in between the two Tesla
ments.
'1n some of these Bibles there is a
blank presentation page upon which
may be written the name OF the person
to whom the Bible is presented, with
the name of tha giver; and in some OF
them is contained blank marriage GER
tificate; and in some there are bound in
with the pages for the record of births,
deaths and marriages, pages for the rec
ord of temperance pledges.
"These Bibles are more likely to be
bought nowadays by country people, and
it might be by people ofthe German race
and by Irish Protestants; all likely to be
substantial people OF comfortable
means; conservative people who cling
still to time-honored. customs.
$50, while the old-time family record
Bible, with pages for the record OF
births, deaths and marriages, has gone
somewhat out of fashion, and is not sold
to the extent to which it once was, YET
it is still sold, and the demand for it Il
still considerable. =. .s%.ss {.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30

Make strong infusion of tea, pour-
ing a quart of boiling water over ia
blespoonful of Ceylon or English break
fast tea and letting it stand until cold.
Strain and add to the following mixture:
The juice of three lemons and the juice
of three oranges, the pulp and juice of
a shredded pineapple and one pint Of
sugar. When the sugar is entirely dis
solved add one quart apollinaris and one
box fresh strawberries or raspberries,
used whole. Pour over block of ice
in the punch bowl.-N. Y. Herald,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
Keeping 1t Up.

i, Bimberly-1 understand that Windig,
the lawyer, is seriously i'll. ~. &.s. j..
r. Gingerly-Yes; I met his physician
this morning and he said he was lying
at deaths door. Is 4 ~ <52s&. Z. *
~ Huh! That's just like . lawyer. :.
Cincinnati Enquirer. .s s:s.&s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
Carrot jam,

Three pounds of carrots, three
pounds of sugar, six large lemons, two
ounces of almonds. To the carrots
add the sugar, the juice and grated
peel of the lemons, and the almonds.
The carrots must be baked till quite
tender in an earthen jar, containing
sufficient water to cover them, then
mashed and passed through sieve.
The almonds must be cut very fine.
Boil all together for 20 minutes. It
will keep long time.-Good House
keeping. ,..s.& -. a.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
Hard Times Brilliancy.

Bride (disconsolately)-Half my we'd
ding presents are cheap plated things.
Mother-Neter mind, my dear; no
one will suspect it. have hired two
detectives to make themselves conspic-
uous watching them.-N. Y. Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
Electric Bolts in War.

To destroy armies by lightning Is
thought by Emile GuaraDi, a French
writer, to be possibility. Receiving
shock from a wireless telegraph appa-
ratus through an umbrella, he expert
mented with a Ruhmkorff coil, and
found that shocks could be transmitted
through the air with moderate currents.
He concludes that the energy of 1000
horse power, at 100000 volts, could be
concent- ated by antennae so as to de-
stroy life at a distance of IL miles. The
present difficulty, which be believes will
be soon overcome, is that OF controlling
and directing the electric waves.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30

Hare being seized by Eagle cried in pitcous
Sparrow sitting close BY far plying poor
ANIMAL made his expense "Wky did you
said he Gould swift escaped
from Eagle?' Just then Hawk swooped
the Sparrow who when he felt the HAWKS talons Sides cried
still loudly than the Hare The Hare the agone DEATH
better than his
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30

difficulty of examining the negative
from time to time to stop the developing
process at just the proper moment. This
is overcome in the apparatus here shown
by placing rejecting mirror beneath
the box, which throws light through
colored screen in the bottom of the de-
veloping tray, and, the latter being of
transparent material, it is easy to watch
the process Of development and check it
at the right time. The apparatus in
cludes. Of course. developing and fixing
baths, with shelves for storage Of the
chemicals, and provision is also made
for a stream Of water for rinsinz the
negatives.-Chicago Daily News.
The Velocity of Radium.
That latest wonder of science, radium,
is now believed in some quarters to be
the substance of which the sun is COM
posed. Light travels at the rate of 1885,
900 miles a second. Considering that
the brain can scarcely grasp the speed
of bullet, mere $50 yards second, It is
readily seen how far beyond human
comprehension Is such speed as this.
Nor is it any easier to grapple intelli-
gently with the speed Of the emanations
of radium. some of which fly OF at We
locity of 10000 miles second, and will
penetrate steel and various other sub
stances as easily as smoke will pass
through muslin. So powerful are these
rays that it would be as dangerous to ap-
proach radium in any quantity as 1t Is
to 20 near gunpowder with lighted
match. A man entering chamber con-
tanning a pound Of radium would Lave
his eyecight destroyed, his skin burnt,
and would probably lose his life.
Cause Of 1t.
Il haven't quite determined" said the
Charles street father, whether to have
nv daughters voice cultivated here or
abroad. What would you suggest5'
"Oh," said the obliging neighbor.
"abroad,, by all means" And that's
where it all started.-Baltimore News.
The Important Point.
Blanche-I heard her say some one
was as beautiful as Antinous. Do you
know who Antinous Was?
Clara-No. and don't care, particu-
larly, But I'd like to know whom she
was talking about.-Brooklyn Life
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30
All That Concerned Him.

Campaign Manager-How do you
stand on the currency matter? Are you
for gold, silver or greenbacks?
Applicant (for job as spellbinder)-1
don't give a durn what kind of currency
it is, Just so get it in advance.-Chicago
Tribune
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-12-30

der, gentlemen, and YOU will be held ac-
countable if he should escape"
got up to dress.
"What would you adviser" asked the
justice.
"Why, sir, there is but one thing to
do. No matter how unpleasant may be
the duty, you are sworn to uphold the
law and to vindicate it. Arrest Brad
we'll Immediately and lock him up.
He is making a great big bluff. He's
a bigger man than you are, and that's
| why you are afraid of him."
They conversed in whispers as got
into my clothes.
"Oficers," said, solemnly, ''do your
duty. If Bradwell is innocent he will
have his revenge upon those who have
accused him, and you will be absolved.
If guilty-and he is guilty!-you will
have covered yourselves with glory as
men of honor, the protectors of FAM
| lilies, guardians of the peace"
They went away shaking their heads,
but came back within half an hour to
tell me that Bradwell was safe in JAIL
I pulled myself together, thanked my
, stars that the shotgun was out of the
way, and went down to eat hearty
breakfast. I noticed a number of re-
porters lowering with each other over
the story in my paper. All were stran-
gers to me personally. so ], kept at a
distance. On looking over the various
New York papers learned the cause
of their woe: they had not more than
a few brief narapranhs about the MIR