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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
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Two Surprises
BY Eliza B. William

ss HE last day Of the Old Year
makes fellow feel sort Of
reminiscent, dosen't it?" said
the man at the roll top DESK. 1.-THE worst
case of inconsistencies 1 ever had was
brought on by encouraging that feeling.
Il lived in Chicago then, and for
some reason or other hadn't visited the
old farm for five years, though the old
folks made an annual visit to me, and l
made them enjoy it. Well, when the
clock announced the last day of '98,
was sitting in hotel lobby with lot
OF travelling men. Every one of them
had been farmers boy, and we fell to
telling stories. We spoke OF skating and
swimming, forgetting frosted ears,
we came home late for supper and she
felt our hair to see if it. was wet. We
lived over orchard raids-never refer
ring to the painful memory of how pa
waited in the dark, when we climbed in
at the window. We remembered the
sweetness of stolen melons, overlooking
what happened when old Thompson
complained of us next day. BY and by
We were all homesick.
Then fellow from North Dakota
spoke of the holidays on the old farm;
thought Of the old folks with lump in
my throat the size of prize pumpkin.
Why, hadn't written home for month,
and hadn't spent New Years day there
since I came to the city. Suddenly re-
solved to go home and surprise them.
The man from North Dakota said for
two cents he'd go with me; he didn't
know my mother, but he knew his own,
and ned risk his welcome. I offered
him two cents.
1--WE could make it if we took the seven
O'Clock train in the morning, and that
would bring us home when the lamps
were lit and the smell of supper met you
at the back door, The man from North
Dakota hoped they'd have sausage, dried
apple sauce and hot biscuits! He said
it cured his dyspepsia to think of it.
Before I slept wired my brother
Jim, who lived three miles from the old
place, to meet US at the station, not let
ting the old folks know.
1T was showing when We started. but
that only made it seem more like New
Years. It showed all day and our train
kept losing time; but I only pitied Jim
waiting at the station. We gave up
the home supper and ate in the dining
car. 1t was nine when we arrived, and
the station master, a stranger, hadn't
seen Jim! There was no hotel, but
travelling man offered us a lift to the
cross roads. The man from North Da-
kota hoped the old folks hadn't gone to
bed; knew they had. 1t was further
from the cross roads than thought. We
stopped talking, as we floundered
through the snow. But, anyhow, was
going home for New Years!
There was no light when we turned
in, and hoped pa had not covered the
fire too carefully. I meant to tell Jim
few things next day, but tonight l
was at home! knocked and waited for
the window to go up and to hear pas
voice when I shouted, but no sound
came. I knocked again; then we took
turns knocking
1T seemed an hour before a surly
voice above told US its owner was armed,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

I'll should call at Tolly's, too, Jenny
she said, virtuously, you try it, and see
how much happier you'll feel
But I'm happy enough now" laughed
Jeffy.
'Then do it to make Tolly happier
try that
Mn" mumbled Jeffy, STOPPING to
lay kind red mittens on Roxy's furry
neck. 1t took time to digest advice like
that. He hadn't thought of Tolly's side
OF the question. folly was just getting
over the measles-Jeffy remembered
suddenly that it wasn't any fun to get
over" the measles. Then Tolly lived
alone with his grandmother,-not in .
riotous little nest, full of brothers and
sisters. Probably you got very lone
some living alone with your grand
mother;-prob'ly you'd like to have
somebody come in an say "Wisher Hap
py New Year,"
We'll, WILL" laughed Jeffy, sunnily.
II guess it's time me an Tolly fell in! "
He was off in a little whirl, and Desire
and Roxy were alone again.
roxy, did you hear that? thought
was preaching to him. and you heard
how he preached to me! "A little child,
"a little child" she added softly. Her
plain, wholesome face grew very
thoughtful. Roxy rubbed against her
skirts, unheeded.
"A little child-laughing Jeffy-shall
lead them-me," she unused, across the
EfTpQf-fn 1;cfn
to me!'-she began to laugh sobbingly,
II guess it's time me an Delight fell
I'M"
1t was sunset when she and Roxy went
across the dividing line. From the
warm, red west radiance was falling in
a pathway of soft light. 1t seemed to
lead out of Heaven to Delights little
brown door, and Desire stepped lightly
along in it, no more bitterness or hurt
In her heart. The red signal flag was
still in the window, and she saw it was
not the red table cover 1t was the little
old signal flag itself!
We'll go right in, Roxy, just as we
used in-what! you want to go in by the
shed door? Well, run along then,-run
along then! I suppose catching mice is
your way of making up" She opened
the front door briskly-after four years!
and stepped into the dark little hail.
Delight was in the sitting-room door,
waiting.
Delight"
Desire! Desire! I knew you'd
comet"
"Red,-trouble. Come over" quoted
Desire, trying to laugh, but crying. They
were both crying. Il tried to believe you
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

were drying your red table cloth in the
window,-oh, l tried not to come fast
enough"
"But you're here,-youre here
sobbed Delight. Desire, wait:-stand
right still minute, where you are. /
want to say some,-Happy New Year,
Desire
Happy New Year, Delight"
1t was all there in those three little
words. What need for explanations, pro-
testations, promises? The last red
CLEAN from the west fell across both
their glad old faces, like kiss of peace.
Afterward Roxy scratched her way in
with a plump dead mouse, presenting it
first to one of them and then to the other,
in gentle uncertainty. And they all three
sat in the twilight together.
1T was trouble" Delight said.
''That's why chose the red signal.
said to myself this morning, when
woke up, It's New Years, Delight Weth-
erill,' I said, are you going to do what
you've been trying to do so long? Or are
you going to wait another four years7
And then all of sudden l decided
you're going to, Delight Wetherill!' But
couldn't move an inch to do it. There
was stiff with the rheumatism. guess
the feminine kinds the worst, Desired"
Desire nodded. Il guess so, Delight,
| Go on" she said.
II couldn't go on! There l was.
didn't crawl out O. bed till noon, and
| didn't timber up any till I saw you and
Roxy coming acrost in the sunshine.
1 forgot I had the rheumatism then!
I don't feels if should ever have it
again."
80 you put up the red signal Trouble
Come over?" Desired unused thought
fully.
"Yes,-oh, had to! 1t was New Years
day, Desire, and you and me had been
divided long enough. said to myself
couldn't bear another year. said the
time to make it up was the first day O.
the new year. And there I was!
couldn't STIR
And the beginning and the ending
were the first day. Delight murmured.
softly. Under the cover Of the darkness
the two old hands stole together and
chung, as long ago two little childish ones
had chung together. Roxy purred from
skirt to skirt impartially. There are
times when it's better not to say any,
thing, but little gentle purring does no
harm.-Country Gentleman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

also that the dog was loose. The dog
arrived just then; he was a stranger
and seemed to have double set Of teeth,
The man was new hired hand. He
said wasn't Ed, because the old folks
had gone to Chicago to spend New
Years with him. He backed up his
opinion with gun which looked as big
as a howitzer III the starlight.
'The man from North Dakota sug-
gested we 60 to Jim's. It was the long
est three miles l ever walked. Jim
was at home; he hadn't got my tele-
gram. His wife had gone with the old
folks to surprise me. There was nothing
to eat in the house except some cold
potatoes and jug of molasses, and the
fire was out
1.-THE next time I go home for New
Years I'll wait till pa writes; he'll meet
me at the station!"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
THE WORLDS MILLIONA,RES
Names and Respective Fortunes Of
the Wealthiest Men of
All Lands.

No two compilers have made similar
lists of the millionaires OF the world.
China, England, France, Russia and
the United States each claim to be the
home of the richest man. The list COM
piled by James Burnley, the English
author, Is as follows: Alfred Belt,
diamonds, London, s500,000,0O0; J. B.
Robinson, gold and diamonds, London,
$400,00O 900; ]. D. Rockefeller, oil, New,
York, $3.50 ,ooo,o0o; w. w. Astor, land,i
London, 100000, 900; Prince Demidof,
land, St. Petersburg, 100000, 900; An
drew Carnegie, steel, New York, $685.
100000; w. K. Vanderbilt, railroads.:
New York, 500, 900; William Rookie
Teller, oil, New York. S1O0, 900, 600; J. ]:
Aston, land, New York, $4,000 0O0;
Lord Rothschild, money lending, Lon
don, $75,000,000; duke of Westminster,
land, London. 100000; J. Pierpont
Morgan, banking. New York, $75,O00,-
900: Lord Iveagh, beer, Dublin, S7O,-
000, 900; Sesnora lsidora Cousino mines
and railroads, Chilli, $70,000,000; NJ.
Heine, silk, Paris, $70.000,000; Baron
Alphonse Rothschild, money lending,
Paris, $70,000,000; Baron Nathaniel
Rothschild, money lending, Vienna,
s70,000,0o0; Archduke Frederick OF
Austria, land. Vienna, $70,OO0,0O0:
George J. Gould, railroads, New York,
$70,000,000; Mrs. Hetty Green, banking,
New York, $55,000,000; James H.
Smith, banking, New York, $4,000, 600;
S,,1y1 If nouNnch;ro
100000; duke of Bedfezd, land, Lon
don, $50,000,000: Hepsy O. Havemeyer.
sugar, New York, $5O,00o,ooo; John
Smith, mines, Mexico, $4,000, 900;
Claus Spreckles, sugar, San Francisco.
$40, 600; Archbishop Conn, land,
Vienna. $4o,000.000; Russell Sage,
money lending, New York, So, 900 900:
Sir Thomas Upton, groceries, London
$25. 100000.
Mr. Burnley places Americas John
D. Rockefeller third in the list and
gives first and second-class respective
ly. to Alfred Belt and J. B. Robinson.
There is but little doubt that the ar
rangement made by Mr. Burnley is
wrong. The visible assets of Mr.. Rookie
Teller clearly entitle him to the pri
macy among millionaires if the great
est fortune outside of America is esti-
mated at only $500,0O0,0O0. But the
purchasing power of money in Europe
is greater than it is in America, and
consequently it takes less of it to make
big showing there than here. In
England John D. Rockefeller would be
rated in class by himself.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
Zone New Year S Day
BY Elisa Armstrong Bengough.

BY Elisa Armstrong Bsngough.
~ GOD morning, Mrs. Smithson..
Did you have a pleasant New
~ Years day."
''Well. No, Mrs Nayber, to tell the
truth, didn't. You see, Mr.. Smithson
and concluded we would not spend the
day with his family, as usual. We
thought we would remain cozily at home
and have nice long talk. Since he has
been kept so close at the Office and l,
have been out so much, we don't seem
to see nearly as much of each other as
we used, and New Years day seemed
just the time to get acquainted all over
again.
well, after breakfast, we sat cozily
by the fire to have nice long talk about
our plans for the coming year. l just
took up the paper to glance at the ad-
vertisements for the next day, and he
went looking for his pipe-you know he
is miserable without it-and he couldn't
remember where he had left it the night
before. Suddenly an idea came to me.
New Years day is the time to give up
bad habits; now, isn't it? At any rate,
felt it ought to be, and told Mr.. Smith
son he smoked too much; he admitted
that he did. 1T is bad habit I told
him, dirty, expensive and injurious to
health He admitted that it was.
Then, why not give it up, to-day, and
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make a good beginning for the year?'
He refused at first to listen, but finally
said he'd do it. 1t would be a good
chance, he said, to show his strength of
will, and, anyhow, it was only an ideal!"
Why, a blind man couldn't enjoy it, be-
cause he couldn't see the smoke-that
showed it was only an idea-and why
should sensible man be the slave of
such an idea. Why, it was silly!"
"Of course, you applauded that"
II did, and he went off, delighted to
count up how much he would save dur
ing the year by not smoking. AS for me,
improved the time by making notes
of the bargains advertised in the papers
and mapping out shopping tour for
the next day which would keep me until
six o'clock and bring me home ex-
hausted. Mr.. Smithson didn't come
back for two hours and when he did, he
was cross. tried to interest him in the
advertisements, when he suddenly
turned on me, saying that spent more
time and money, as we'll as wasting
more health, on bargain hunting than
he did on tobacco, and if he could give
up the one, he thought l could give up
the other!"
''Oh. but that was different!'
Indeed it was, and so told him, but
he wouldn't listen. He said was in the
habit of spending five dollars worth of
time to save five cents in money. He
reminded me that I had a quantity of
things put away upstairs which 1 had
bought because they were cheap and
which l could never use; he proved that
many bargains had shown themselves
dear and said could save more money
by remaining at home and seeing to the
house. When demurred, he quoted my
own arguments in regard to smoking.
until I got mad, said had as much
strength of mind as he had and !
wouldn't buy a bargain for year,"
"Oh, gracious, but how can YOU"
well, everything went wrong that
day. Mr.. Smithson was cross and criti-
cised the dinner until the girl got mad
Mrs. Trotter came in and told me that
Blank was to have bargain sale in cur
tains-I needed curtains for the bed
rooms. My sister came in with a new
boa, bought at a bargain, and told me
could get it's mate. Going into the par
lor for one more peep at Blanks adver-
tfsement found Mr.. Smithson chewing
the stem of his empty pipe!"
Its too bad; I'm on my way to q rib
bon sale now, and thought YOU"
wait till get my wraps. You see,
the next morning thought I'd Just run
downtown to merely look at the sales,
and l went into the parlor before break
fast to tell Mr.. Smithson. l found him
smoking. He looked foolish for a mo-
ment, then gave me $50 and asked me if
I didn't want to go shopping: Where
did you say the ribbon sale is?"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
Reading as a Medicine

The word disease" signifies the alb
sence of ease. and that want Of ease
is generally caused by thinking too
much of ones self or ones own con-
Germs. Nervousness is generally at
the bottom of it. Now, if the doctors,
when they find their patients all eaten
up with too much thinking of them
selves or their business, were to pre-
scribe course of Cervantes, or
Moliere, or Balzac, or Sterne, or Dick
ems, or Shakespeare, and as strictly
enjoin thoroughness in this course as
they would if the treatment were a
matter of diet or medicine, many OF
them would begin to mend from the
first moment that these magicians had
given them for forgetfulness of SELF
Half of the sickness in this world is
but a form of egotism-the too per-
sistent brooding over ones own trou-
bues. A dose of reading will often
prove the best remedy.-Boston Globe.
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fertile in pledges to do, because of tho
very ease of breaking them.

fertile IN pledges to DO, because OF tho
very ease of breaking them.
The New Year is a time with bust
ness men for casting up accounts. They
figure out losses and gains for the year
that is past, and upon the result lay
plans for the year just begun. Here is
serious work in which there can be no
self-deceptiOn, no false hopes and no
false pledges. Business is made up of
fact, of work, of energy, of will. 1t will
stand no false estimates and will not
delude itself with idle fancies.
'"The king is dead; live the king"
The year is dead; live the year. The
old year is gone; the new year is on.
And so go on our lives, made up OF
years, or many or few, as the case may
be, each one bringing us nearer to the
shores of that sea which is shoreless and
that country in which time is not reck-
oned.
With the saddening and subduing re-
Elections come those of cheer and good
feeling, and We greet our friends with a
Happy New Year"-happy, it may
prove, if past errors and follies are cor
rected and each one lives, with brave
heart, in the light that is given him.
WILLIAM ROssER COBgE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

HAIL GUEST
JOY AMONG
WV. FOR HE sRlNGETH LOVE AND PEACE
A
WITH THE HOLY BEAMS
OPEN THROWN BE EVERY PORTAL
FOR TO US HE AWEE;
WELCOME HIM
RING THE
A
WHERE SORROW
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

the implanted house set diagonally
across the road. Though for four years
Desire Drummond had not willingly
looked at the small old house, yet for
four years she had always seen it, when
she looked out of her window. It was
right there, an uncomely blot on her
"view"-how could she help it? The
splash of red color was in one of its tiny
paned front windows, and for the mo-
ment Desires heart beat little faster
than usual. When had she seen that red
signal flag before?-but it wasn't sig
nal flag Of course. Delight was drying
something red in the sun; probably she'd
washed out a spot in that old red table
cover.
But how familiar and-good the little
flag looked! Desire sighed as she went
back to her diary again.
Unusually mild for New Years." she
wrote carefully. 1T looks as if we were
going to have an open winter. Rheu-
matism ahead" She smiled little to
herself as she wrote those two words.
Desire liked to have little humorous
touches in her diaries. She said you
didn't feel quite so much as if you were
writing your own memoirs. Though of
course nobody'd ever read 'em-unless
Roxy!
Suddenly as If of it's own accord quite
unintluenced by the slender old fingers,
the pen began to write again. There's
a red flag in Delights window" it wrote
rather faster than usual, with not so
much painstaking attention to i-dottings
and t-crossings. But it's probably q
spot drying in her red table spread. 1t
isn't likely to be anything else after four
years."
The little book creaked shut, as if re-
lieved at the chance, and Desire Drum
mond gazed out of her window again, n OF
looking at the little old house across the
road, but seeing it and its red signal flag,
and nothing else: Roxy leaped heavily
to the window sill and looked out, too.
The big gray head rubbed lovingly
against the little gray one.
I'm not looking, Roxy, but it's there,
Il see it," Desire murmured wistfully.
''You see it, too, you know you do. You're
looking down the road at the meeting
house, but you see Delights red flag!
You think it's spot in her table-spread
drying in the sun, but you don't know it
is. You're thinking maybe it isn't just
rs am" L. nrs a.. =
Roxy's soft purr pleaded guilty to the
charge. It was four years-but Roxy
only knew twas 9 long time, q very long
time since she had been allowed to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
In the New Year.

Let us not be unjust, ungentle, self
ish, pushing, grasping, vain, hard, pes
simistic. Let us get the best out of
friends and workers, not by pinching
them down, but encouraging them up.
Let us be true and without fear. An
swer our letters, keep gratitude as the
foremost impulse, pay our bills, and
say our prayers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
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TO THE EAGER, WAITING
FROM THE
WITH GLAD BELLS
IN
WITH oNEEALF
IN The MOOR,
HANDS
AND HE STANDS.
YOU GAN HEAR THE BELLS ARMGMG
FOR THE NEW
AND UPON THE GOLDEN
1AH LILY BLOOMS IN
BY THE NEW YEARS IN
AND
AS FOR EVERY
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

LOUDER
MUSIC
AND BE ECHOED
BRING HAPPINESS
IMMORTAL
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
Sure of a Call.

Newitt-1t seems the old custom Of
making New Years calls has died out
altogether.
Borroughs-Not altogether. Our
friend Markley will surely make one On
me this year. A three months note
gave him will fall due on that day.
Philadelphia Presa. ~. D..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

This" explained the bookseller, SIS
our latest patent diary. We think it iS
the cleverest thing in that line ever de-
vised.'
The shopper turns the leaves idly.
But can't see where it is different
from any other" she observes.
mo? Well, if you will look at all the
dates after January %, you will see that
in each space has been printed: Got up,
ate breakfast, lunch and dinner, and
went to bed That insures a complete
diary for the year."-Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
Make New Resolves.

Because resolves of other years
Have fallen by the way
And for the new leaf you have fears
1t won't keep white till May,
Don't hesitate new paths to seek
Lest you should take fall,
For If you're only good q week.
Why, that beats none at all.
chicago Daily News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
An Annual Supply.

On New Years day shall renounce
My habits bad, with proper shame.
And when another year rolls round
Once more, no doubt, I'll do the same.
Washington Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
As Usual.

She-What kind Of Christmas pres
ent shall I buy you while am out,
dear? 4 = 49, 81 ) ) l III h
He-Oh. any cheap trlfle, Maria. Re-
member, I can't afford to spend much:
this year. Woman's Home Compan.
Lon, ~. &2 }s.s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

Pilltop-Did that affair of old Gotrox
and Miss Gushie's end with q tie?
Miss Smart-Yes, with the speckled
red tie she gave him for a Christmas
present-Chicago News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
Mitht Avert Trouble.

Jaggs returning home)--Wish I
wash Shanta Claus. an could get In
down the chimney Brooklyn Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-08
Reliable COrsets.

While the latest novelties, foreign
and domestic, may always be found
here, we carry certain styles and
makes from year to year, which long
experience has taught us are the
best. Among them are the follow
ing:
Girdle Corsets wide tape, straight fronts 81 90
W. b. Corsets. batiste, straight front, dip hip
elaStlcS Sttacneu 'SA'o
Thomsons Glove-ftting Corsets, batiste, straight
front, dip hip. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ..sl.U
r. & G. Corsets, straight front, dip hip, elastics
N Corsets, batiste, straight front, dip hip ~,
J B. Corsets. batiste, straight front, dip hip
P. ID. Corsets, straight front, dip hip. w .oo
Bon Ton uorsets straight front, dip hip elias,
TICS Attached - :. 'Tooo
Latest style Bustles. Each. Csc TO ioc
Third floor, Eleventh st.
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Infants
Clothing.

Clothing for the little folks is here
in plenty of variety, from the plain
est to the most luxurious. Atten-
ton is called to the following prac-
teal garments, particularly suitable
for present wear:
Childrens White Pique Refers. made with two
plaits front and back; pointed collar and cunt
trimmed with insertion. Each. .......-. s17s
Children's Cream Bedford Cord Short Coats col
lar trimmed with silk braid; sizes months TO
years. Each go
Infants Cream Bedford Cord Long Coaks, turn
collar trimmed with ruf1e collar, sleeves and
rufle finished with fancy braid. Each .5o
Children's Colored Cloth Refers, collar and GUNS
trimmed with white braid. Each. ........ $3.OO
Infants Cashmere Short Coats, capes trimmed
Infants Close-ftting Null Caps dafntily trim
med with back piece of embroidery Ia. .3oc.
Chlldren's White Pique Tam O'Shanter Caps,
trimmed with ribbon band Each. ......-- .5oc.
Children's White Pique Hats. with crown but
tined on. Each. ioc.
Third floor, Eleventh st.