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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02

He was nervous and alarmed all the
time, but attempted to hide it by blus-
ter
I finally told him that he ought to
be ashamed of such nerve and was re-
warded by a cuff on the ear which
kept my head ringing for five min
utes.
When he had secured me to his sat
isfaction. he looked me over and said:
"I'm goin' down into the kitchen for
sunthin' to eat, and if yer try any of
yer tricks on me it III be the wuss for
yerv'
1T is no use to 80 down." l replied.
''There has been nothing to eat in the
house since the folks went away,
week ago."
"Then I'll hev to go hungry. Let's
see what's in this safe Deposit
He opened all the drawers in the
dresser in rotation. There were few
odd pieces Of jewelry, half dozen old
coins and the baby's savings bank, con-
tanning 119 pennies. When he had
stuffed his pockets with his plumber, he
left, the bedroom and went down the
hall. and l heard him in the guests
chamber and the servants room. He
was gone about ten minutes. and when
he came back he was in bad temper.
AS wasn't stocked up for burglars, he
found M Othor nlnndor
Look here, Gully" he growled as he
stood looking at me, 81 haven't found
no bank book yit."
81 might look around here for six
months and not find ore" answered.
But if We don't bank yer sugar
where is it?''
whenever have dollar left give
it to the Society Of Reformed Rur-
glars"
"Oh. yer does, eh? Well, l wants
more money. See? Yer got money
hid somewhere, and If yer don't shell
out I'll cripple yer!v'
was about to answer him when
saw the form of policeman in the
door. He had seen lights Pickering
about and, finding the front door open.
had entered the house and softly as
cended the stairs. My burglar had his
back to the door, and the officer caught
on at once and stepped forward and
gave him blow with his club which
knocked him off the chair and seemed
for awhile to have finished his ca
reer. . Is. . ..
When the handouts had been slipped
/ on his wrist was united, and the OH
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02
THE HIDDEN DOOR

Sackett street woke up one Tuesday
morning to find that the shutters had
not been taken down from the windows
of Burchard's shop. For thirty-two
years old Burchard, as everybody
called him, had opened his shop for
business six days Of the week at 7
O'Clock in the morning. He had never
taken a business day off or lost one
through sickness.
The belief was when the shop was
found closed that the old man had
died in his bed, and about $50 o'clock
the police came to pick the lock of the
door and effect an entrance. All doors
and windows were found securely fas-
tened, and there were no tracks to be
found in the shop of intruders. The
officers fully expected to find the dead
body Of the old man in his bedroom,
but much to their surprise no grew
some spectacle met their gaze. AS a
matter of fact, old Burchard could not
be found about the place either living
or dead.
After thorough search it was rea-
soned that he had been called away on
business and that the police had been
overofficious. One of their number
was therefore left to guard the shop
until the proprietor should return and
the excitement subsidized.
Old Burchard did not return. After
a week the case was taken up again,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02
A Disappointing
Burglar
copyright, 1903, by c. B Lewts.1

copyright, 19o3 by c. Lewis.]
So my burglar had come at last. I
had watched and waited and had
about given him up, but all things
come to him who waits, and my bur-
glar had finally put in an appearance.
sat up in bed to get a good look at
him, and after one glance felt sick at
heart.
The burglar Of my imagination had
always looked the gentleman. This
fellow was low browed, common
looking man, who hadn't been shaved
or combed his hair for week. He
not only looked common, but he looked
low minded and tricky l had always
given burglar credit for wearing
good clothes, but this man had on a
cheap suit, and it was badly worn in
spots. I was disappointed and dis
gusted and finally asked:
care you sure you are a real bur-
glarY'
"What yer givin' me, ole man?'' he
exclaimed as he tapped me on the
head with the muzzle of his pistol.
AFTER I gifts through with yer yell
think I'm burglar fast huff. Git
over again the wall. Now, then, if yer
move finger I'll bore yerr'
From my trousers he took a roll Of
money amounting to $40, from my
waistcoat gold watch, from the
breast pocket Of my coat some papers
Of no value to him, and after a glance
he returned them. On the dresser was
my diamond scarfpin, and when he
had placed that with the other plumber
he said: ! !. -
'Now, then, git outer bed" ~..- =
"What for?'' r. .>.< .>.>>
'I'm goin' to tie yer fast while l
ransack the crib. Where's the wife and
children? p .
Out in the country
That's good. I'll hev the crib all to
myself. Put on yer trousers. Now sit
down. .5 5s' ..s*s I
He placed the chair against the ra-
diator, and as sat. down he whipped
Z sheet OF the bed. tore it IN strips
and tied me to both chair and radiator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02
WINS BRIDE IN A HURRY.
While Train Is Sidetracked an Ind1-
ana Physician Makes All Ar
engagements for the Wedding.

A short romance led to hasty we'd
ding at Bedford, Ind, the other day.
Miss Nancy McCracken, aged %, of
West Baden, was an orphan, good look
ing and had some money. She gave it
out that she wanted a husband and q
home. AS she came up on the Monon
train recently the train was sidetracked
at Paoli for ten minutes. DR.. William
]. Cadle, aged II, wealthy physician
Of Hillham, Dubois county, was at the
Paoli mineral springs taking treat
ment A friend laughingly told him
that there was his chance and he &C.
copied the banter and offered himself
as prospective bridegroom. He does
not look to be over so, and when he
promised her good home the young
woman accepted and they came on to
this city.
A local tailoring establishment soon
had fine wedding outfit made and
completed with white slippers and all
the ribbons dear to the heart of wom-
ankind. They were married by a
judge and were given reception by
hundreds Of young people and the doc
tor paid generously for refreshments.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02

croak out his story of love. Just Is
he reached the point where he was 60
ing to ask the moon to marry him sha
hid behind cloud.
When she reappeared he began his
courtship all over again; but, just as he
got to the point of proposing, away she
went behind another cloud. Then he
tried third time and a fourth time,
but whenever he was ready to pop tho
question" the moon disappeared.
He was very persistent fellow, how
ever, and at last he was successful in,
asking her the very important ques-
ton. He smiled his sweetest and spok&
in his tenderest, most loving tones. +
"Will you, oh, will you, dear moons
will you be- {
And before he could say "mine'' thu
moon had disappeared behind a hint
and the poor, foolish frog shed few
frog tears and went home. is Il
bachelor yet if he has wal rrH
the moon.-Pittsburg Dis.,:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02

the crumbling west wall. In trying
to recover it the boys pulled away a
stone, and minute later they had
discovered a hidden door and solved
the. vexatious mystery. = :
Old Burchard had constructed a
stone vault under the back yard, with
an opening from the cellar. He was
cunning worker, and in making 1.-The
door he had bolted thin slabs of stone
to planks and hung the hinges on the
inside. The keyh0le looked like frac-
ture in one of the stones, and the whole
was SO artfully arranged that of the
hundreds of men who had searched
not one had suspected the location of
the door. In their tests the stone
masons probably missed that partic-
ular spot.
You are prepared to learn that old
Burchard's bones were found within
The door had swung on him as he en-
tered the vault to put away his money
for the night land had become jammed.
The foul air had killed him within an
hour. In that vault were found up
ward Of $4,000 in cash and all the
property he had loans on, and of the
body there were only bones and dust.
OF course everybody said that
secret door should have been suspect
ed and looked for. just as If it hadn't
been. and all the detectives remem-
bered advising the heir to dig up the
back yard to look for the vault. Never
got $1,000 apiece for solving the mys-
terry that puzzled thousands of older
brains. NJ. QUAD.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02
@.@.GG00G.

A Crasshoppef that had mery sung all the summer al
most perhing with hunger the So she
that lived and asked them to lend her little of the food they
had BY You shall certainly be paid before this of
again. said she What did do all the summer? asked they
Why all day long and all night long, sang please,
swered the Grasshopper.
oh all the long through did your" said the
ants Now hen dance all through the long days. and
reflect the folly deness and lack of foehought
MoRAIAs is the
o
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02
Literally Rules the Roost.

A man at Mount Vernon, N. Y, gives
fresh impetus to the henpeck joke. His
wife compels him to sleep in the
chicken coop. While we are on the
subject, remarks the funny man Of the
Chicago Tribune, we may as we'll say
that this is his only chance to rule the
roost.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02

The Metropolitan barber shop, Bark
of WiHmar Building, B. T. Otos,
proprietor, is the shop to get shave,
hair cut or bath. 1z..< -. 1851
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02
Ii you are in need of note b,anks
call at the TRIBUNE Office, where they
may be had in assorted sizes.

The frog fell in love with the moon
and made up his mind that he would
ask her to marry him. He put on his
best clothes, and when night came and
the moon rose high in the sky he sat
down beneath a tree and began to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02
Not the Real Thln4.

There must be concealed somewhere
in the Balkans an institution tor the
manufacture of war clouds, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean, so very artificial
do most of them appear.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02
he New Livery.
EVERYTHING
FIRST-CLASS
LIVERY, BOARD AND SALE STABLE
One block south of Postonaoa
Telephone No. %.
DOWNS BROS, .Proprletors
Wlllmar, aajnnsset,,

take u Day In the Country.
take day in the country: cities are
growing so fast
They shut out the life p,vtno .,,,s,,,.
and all the blue skies overcast.
axe the road to the woodlands, far
from the fever and rush,
Au41eo oy the ripple Of rivers and the sill
~ very song Of the thrush.
LET'S take a day in the country: all the
green meadows we know,
Ane nome OF the wild honeysuckle, the
banks where the violets grow;
1ne mulberry trees by the home place the
maple leaves twiRkling with dew,
me breeze bending all the glad branches
That bow Good morning. to you!
Let's take day in the country: BIRDS
bees and bloom-hear them call!
Lie Is not bound by the cities, and the
gold that we CLEAN is not all!
Farewell the desk and the counter. well
come the vine shadowel ranch.
AND rolucking time, like the old times
with the barefooted boys In the
branch!
-. L.'stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02

For bargains in outing suits, duck
trousers, and straw hats, 60 TO
Sand .. 45-tf
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-02

Best possible bargains IN sewing
machines atA. Peterson .. the furniture
dealer. -, 43t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17

wrecking master, who, on finding he could
not clear the track OF pair of hopelessly
Smashed engines, ordered them hoisted
clear Of the tracks. took the rails from
under them. and with some spare rails
which are on every Western long distance
wrecking train, built a curve OF track
around the obstruction until in time IL was
removed.
"A good wrecking master and a good
crew can do much In the way of saving a
company considerable money-picked out OF
the wreck. as ii were. You might look at
smash-up and think 1t perfectly gorgeous
because to you every car on the train
seems as IL knocked 10 smithereens. After
all. judgments OF this kind all depend
upon point OF view. But to a trained
wrecker and his men, all from the repair
shops and used TO putting together and
taking apart every sort of a railway con-
trivance, much that is valuable will ap-
pear. Here a car roof, intact and even I'M
scratched, sticks invitingly out of the
wreckage. This can be hauled back to the
shops and used as If il were brand new
one. There a whole side of box car
awaits only transportation to be used
over again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
HE HAD ADVANCE ORDERS.
Man Who Was Helping Ont in the
Matter of College Essays.
Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
paid a long-deferred visit to an old
friend who. l knew. dabbled In literature,
and I found him much more busily en-
gagged than 1 expected.
Rather rushed with ideas just now?"
inquired.
awakening season, the promise of bird song
and flower, invigorate the tired mind. you
will admit. have an interesting theme
here, The Principles of Cosmic Philoso-
intended for scientific journal2'' 1 in
terrupted.
discussion Of points till 1 asked him if he
devoted himself wholly to such topics.
NO" he answered, variety is the spice
of life as well the relaxation of the
ticle on Literature and the Masses"
Going into leading literary weekly, 1
suppose?" 1 asked.
land last week I was particularly busy
--he calmly avoided my query-'on a num-
Der of other essays. remember a few:
The Conception of Immortality Phases
of Modern Education and The Riddle of
Have they been printed yet?' 1 natur-
ally inquired.
But he would not reply to my questions.
and just kept on telling OF what he accom-
plished.
at expect to be pretty busy the next fort
night celebrating ideas for articles on The
Tone-Poems of Richard Wagner 'Heredity
and Progress 'The Power of Truth and
The Influence of Poetry on Human Life,
and during the next month hope to COM
plete essays en''-and here he consulted a
memorandum book on his desk" Modern
Progress, THE Wonderful Century, Indi-
viduality,' The Religion of Democracy
and The Age of Chivalry.'"
1T suppose you have great many orders
from magazines" was my next question.
well, I'll tell you." he finally. and. it
seemed to me, desperately declared. you
can't blame a fellow for wanting to keep
in pocket money. and the reason am so
rushed is that there is a wonderful ad-
vance demand this season from the various
institutions of learning for examination
and graduation essays, theses. DISGUST
tons, dissertations and the like. L.
And I left him in the act of lighting a
trust cigar and ready to start little
matter that he termed The Socialistic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
In a Glass House.
Youths Compani

youths companion
Nobody who looked at Miss Simpson as
she twitched pins out of their paper and
stabbed them into her small red cushion
could have been in doubt as to her frame
OF mind-she was plainly in fine rage.
1--WE been working at Mrs. Porters." she
volunteered at last, after she had porticned
out the basting to the meekly waiting fam
lily and taken up her shears, and every
time I go there I say it'll be the last.
But I like her, and so / go. Her oldest
daughter. though. that Jennie, can't
abidel
Yesterday gave her a piece o my mind.
and ii did me good. She had been using
slang all the morning, and spoke TO her
about It, told her 1t didn't sound we'll In q
young girl and deacons daughter. And
she up with that sassy little head Of hers,
and says she, I don't see why you should
object, Miss Simpson. You ought TO be
the last one, I'm sure.
Then 1 looked her right back. and /
SAYS, Because / go out sewing by the
day, I suppose? Well, can just tell you,
I saws, that I know what's what, even
If I do look like the last run o. shad; an
those that use slang can't hope to approach
elegance of language, l says, not within
a row OF apple trees. T"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
The Luck OF Eggs.
Philadelphia Record.

You would naturally think" said the
brakeman OF the freight train, that eggs
would be about as perishable as any sort OF
stuff we carry and we carry lots OF them.
But rake my word for it-and I've been run
ming freight for upward OF twenty years
I've never known Of a single egg 10 be
broken in transit I've been in all sorts of
smash-ups where an egg would stand no
more show than a SNOWFALL in Hades, but
Il has Just happened that in every instance
there hasn't been an egg on board. Some
and I think most brakemen will bear me
out In saying that an all-wise Providence
watches over the eggs The shippers know
how TO pack them, too, otherwise the
ordinary folting that every freight car gets
would break them. But. as say. I've never
seen an egg broken In transit"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-21
FATAL MINE
ACCIDENT
Alfred Coleman Crushed to Death by
the Falling Of a Piece Of
Slate.
WAS CONSCIOUS UNTIL DEATH.
Lived Half a Day After the Accident
Which Occurred in the Harmon
Coal Mine.
WAS CONSCIOUS UNTIL DEATH.

Afatalaccident occurred in the Har-
mon coal mine three miles south Of
town last Saturday morning at eleven
o'clock.
Alfred Coleman was the unfortunate
victim. He was lying on his right side
using his pick when a piece Of slate
weighing several hundred pounds slip
ped from the side of the mine imme-
diately above him, striking him in the
left side, breaking several ribs and in.
juring him internally.
He was taken to a cabin heal the
mine where everything possible was
done TO relieve him, but 1t was ap-
parent, not only to the attendants but
also to the injured mar himself. that
he was fatally hurt. and as he was full
ly conscious until the time of his death
which occurred at ! O'Clock. he had an.
opportunity to settle up all of his af.
fairs.
His only relative in the country is
a brother-in.law living in Gloss Cret.
son, Dominion of Canada. Out OF def
erence to his dying wish, Mr., Harmon,
owner of the mine. will communicate
the sad intelligence of Coleman's
death 10 the distant kinsman.
Coleman came here several weeks
ago from Belt, having been sent for by
the mine wne
He was about IS years of age and a
member of the Lutheran church. He
was buried in the city cemetery Mon
day afternoon about 3 o'clock, Under
taker George r. Creel. having charge
of the burial arrangements.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-21
FREAK INvE
Cranky Devices That Are Onere TO
the War Department.

What has become of the crank In
%ventors? They have dropped off mate
rally with their freak devices during
the past year. and those interested In
the unique In the product Of human In
genuity have every reason to be appre-
hensive that the originality of these
geniuses has deserted the field. During
the past year very little in the way Of
inventive oddities has been submitted
for the consideration Of the war depart
ment. The aerial gun carriage or, In
other words. the airship designed for
war purposes Seems TO have been for
gotten. There Is still, however, the as.
phyxlating shell, that weird projectile
which OH bursting suffocates the enc
my. There Is also the winged shell to
which the riaing is applied instead Of
to the gun. Our old friend the ball
bearing projectile is also represented,
but there Is little that Is new or star
Ting unless we except a military
gaf." n proposition that the toe Of a
soldiers boot be equipped with a spike.
presumably to make his kick more
poignant. There are two women who
have appeared with contriyances. One.
a cousin Of Senator Hanna, has a can
teen filter which she has annually Of
fered for consideration and which has
been as regularly mot recommended"
The other has a rubber covered bride
bit which was offered as a substitute
Tor the steel article supposed 10 be too
hard on the horses month, but mas
much as the argument for It's adoption
proposed to make these rubber bits as
hard as steel there seemed no special
reason for their acceptance. A great
many or the suggestions made to the
war department for war material have
been rejected on account of their i'm.
practicahillty. but few Of them can be
regarded as interesting ON account OF
their originality. or course the wal
with Spain Induced a good many
cranks to offer absurd inventions and
10 ventilate their ridiculous theories
and perhaps the lack Of any prospect
OF military activity accounts for the
absence Of contributions from that
source now. II may even be that We
are getting more serious as a nation
and that the dissemination OF Technical,
reports from departmental bureaus II
enlightcning the public TO ruch an ex
tent that the productive crank Is losing
his cunning.-Army and Navy Regis
ter.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-21
Persia and Greece,

Ibraham Khan Dovleti. who has re-
Gently been appointed Persian ambas-
sador at Athens. is said to be the first
ambassador sent from Persia to Greece
since Darius sent heralds in 491 b. c.,
to demand earth and water from the
Greeks as symbols of submission to
him. The Athenians made arrange
ments to welcome the Persian this time
with imposing ceremonies, as they do
not intend to kill him. as their ances-
tors did the messenger Of Darius. Al
though Persia has had no minister in
Greece for more than twenty centuries,
II has been represented in Athens by
a consul in recent years.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-01-21
They Don't Speak English.

There are 1,410,000 persons over the
age of ten resident in the United States
who cannot speak the English Ian
guage, exclusive of 1900 Indians. The
number is about 2 per cen Of the total
population. The largest number Of
non English speaking persons is found
in New York, where they number 220,-
900. Pennsylvania, Illinois and Texas
follow. Texas has a considerable
Spanish speaking population. So have
New Mexico and Arizona. In the for
mer there are 10000 persons not speak
Ing English and in the latter $1,000.