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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

duoIuel, uASt III England,
where the light first shined: next in
France, and then in the other govern
ments of Europe. 1t was in England
that the first blow at absolute monarchy
was struck when the barons Of the
realm wrested from King John the
declaration of rights which came to be
known as the Magma Charta. The next
decided step in this direction was taken
in 1910 when the long parliament
triumphed over the king, and Cromwell,
after many victories in the field, con-
trolled parliament in the interests Of
the people and condemned the king
The execution of Charles I. in 1649
caused profound dismay in monarchial
Europe, but it struck the first note OF
real freedom for the people, the sound
Of which has not ceased to carry its
message to one nation after another un-
til to-day we find the Russian peasantry
awakening to it's first faint notes and
listening intently for the fuller strains
that shall break over the cars domin-
ions when constitutional liberties shall
have been wrested from the emperor
and the bureaucrats.
The appeal of the Zemstvolsts for a
change in the form of the government
which will recognize the rights of the
common people to representation indi-
Gates the drift of affairs. While the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
METEORlc MONTANA MAN.
Spectacular Individual Who Intro
duced the Spiketail Coat in
His Town,

Il reckon when the lamentations are
over and We come to our own, you'll
hear something more about Joe Toole,
who had a landslide of his own, all by
himself, out in Montana" said a man
in from Butte, to New York Sun man.
Joe was always winner. He came by
it honestly.
He was one of three as likely boys as
ever went west. His father was big
gun in his day, and when he was can
didate for justice of the peace in his
town his three boys, Joe, Bruce and Ben,
the handsomest trio that ever hit the
pike, went out and held meetings on the
vacant lots of the town and made
speeches for their dad.
THE old man didn't have to do z
thing but stay at home. The boys went
to the polls on election day, and when
ever a voter showed up they preached
the Toole gospel until the voter was
landed. Whenever there was another
candidate on the hustings and he saw
one of the Toole boys show up, he took
to his heels.
Besides their political influence, the
Toole boys were the great social cards
in the town where they lived. They
were the first boys in the town to wear
swallOW-tall coats
In those days a man didn't have to
wait until after dark to put on a spike
tail. ice Toole, especially, was built
for that sort of harness.
''Hp Was law ctn6onf in tho town
where he lived, and he used to wear his
society toys by day. He used to be called
Apollo Belvedere Tocle by the men in
the town who knew what that meant,
and the people who didn't know took
it for granted that it was all right.
The brothers Toole were members
of literary society in the town. The
society used to have ladies' nights once
month. No fashion plate was ever in
1t with the turnouts seen at the old
Philomathean society on ladies' nights.
when the Toole boys entered the
room, each one in his clawhammer coat,
the audience rose from the benches and
stood until the trio were seated. Joe
Toole was always selected as the chief
orator OF the evening, and when he
went to the forum it was a sight worth
seeing.
In the Pixies Peak fever the Toole
family left the town where they had
been the political and social rage for so
many years and went west, overland.
Joe landed in Montana. This is the third
time he has been elected governor. He
has never been defeated, to my knowl-
edge.
you never can tell what's going to
happen, but l am telling you that in
1908 if Joe Toole wants to get in the
game he will cry keno before anybody
else. In the cataclysm which recently
made a record in this country it may
have been overlooked that Joe Toole is
a democrat"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
ROMANCE OF SVMATRA LEAF

The story Of Sumatra leaf tobacco,
as grown under cheese-cloth in Con,
necticut, is one Of the romantic cpl
sodes Of agriculture, says a writer in
Country Life in America. A Florida
fruit grower had some tobacco plants
that got into his pineapple shed by ac-
cident, and he noticed that they were
taller and Of finer texture, under the
lath shade. The bureau Of soils, while
surveying the Connecticut valley,
found a soil that was practically the
same as that Of Sumatra, on which
the famous tobacco Is grown. (The
bureau has samples Of soil from al
most every important agricultural re-
gion Of the world.) The government
got an expert to start an industry.
and the first two years some OF the
Sxroryers made over 100 per cent. profit,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
A Little Assistance.

: While drove Of bullocks were being
driven through an Irish village, one of
them suddenly stopped, and, notwith-
standing all the efforts of the drover,
would not move. A chemist who hap
pened to see the affair went up to the
bullock and injected a drug down it's
throat, which made the animal career
down the street like creased lightning.
A few minutes after the drover entered
the chemists shop. and asked him if h q
gave the bullock the medicine. Il did,
replied the chemist. WELL" said Pat,
''I'll take a penn rth of it, as I've got to
follow the haste. '-Smiths Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

matches the dress in one of its tones.
Point d'esprit is suitable and lovely
material, as is also that fine, plain, yell
low1sh net seen nowadays on the high
priced waists shown at the stores, But
perhaps best of all is very sheer muslin
or lawn, finished with little tracery OF
hand-work. Whatever is selected, re-
member these white affairs will need
frequent laundering, as all their beauty
depends on their giving an exquisite
finish to the toilet, for this cannot
be done when they are in the least
soiled
Trimmed sleeves as we'll as full sleeves
are favored, but be careful not to have
these so elaborate that they will be fussy
and detract from elegance. One shown
: in the illustration is comparatively SIM
: pie and yet adapted to the caprice of the
moment. The velvet band and lace frill,
,, as well az the design of the sleeve make
it appropriate only for afternoon or
evening wear.
Short sleeves are very much the thing,
but generally are an expensive luxury
requiring long gloves. Still, the under
sleeve fashion may help out here the
woman who wants to economic, and by
its addition one can have a waist do
| double duty; appear with the under
| sleeves as suitable for street wear; with
out the sleeves serve for elaborate &C.
casions. The three-quarter sleeve Is
making its way. and is especially pretty
when finished at the hand with a douhle
fr1ll Of deep white ruching.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
Preventing Water Pollution.

After we have once sterilized a
typhoid-infected reservoir, how can we
prevent the water from being invaded
by more germs coming down the stream
whence the first came? Is the nat
ural question of the reader. We
might repeat our dose every few
hours, or, better yet, We might sus-
pend large sheets of copper at the in
take of the reservoir. The toxic &C.
ton Of the copper sheets would be
strong enough to prevent any live
typhoid germs from getting it. OF
course the sheets would have to be kept
clean; any Shiny coating on their sur
face would interfere with the toxic &C.
ton Of the metal.-Century.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
MAY BOTTLE THE ATLANTIC
Water Contains Wholesome Mineral
Salts of a Decided Medic
inal Value.

81 have never understood" said doc
tor to New York Sun man, why some-
body didn't bottle the Atlantic ocean
and sell the water under fine name
as a mineral water.
1.-THE water of the Atlantic contains
some of the most wholesome mineral
salts, and has a decided value medicinal
ly. Some of my patients keep it on
hand much of the time, and profess to
find it vastly beneficial.
Zone of these men gets the sea water
several miles off shore and at high tide
so as to be reasonably sure that it is tree
from pollution. He bottles it in good
sized demijohns, and lets it ripen much
as the famous juniper water of the
Dismal Swamp is ripened for carrying
to sea on board vessels making long
voyages.
did you ever smell any of those Ken
lucky sulphur waters after they have
lain barreled in cellar for few weeks ?
The odor is pretty bad, but it ism t worse
than that of ripening sea water.
when you take out the cork the
whole household knows it. After a
while the sea water loses it's offensive
smell, and then it is ready for use.
II thoroughly like it, and if I were in
the habit of doing the things that lead
men to drink mineral waters before
breakfast I think I'd prefer plain Allan
tic water to a good many that could
name which sell at pretty high prices.
II don't knew whether my patients
have ever calculated the cost of bottled
Atlantic, but if the bottling was done
wholesale instead of retail it ought not
to come very high, and it is certainly
one thing that no trust could ever
monopoliZe. I've notion that the fell
low who first puts up sea water in an
attractive form and gets the attention
of the public will make a handsome
little fortune before his competitors can
cut in and undersell or outadyertise
him"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

surface character, brilliant outwardlyj
but with no roots in the nation
Thus it is seen that reforms which
were instituted did not reach down to
the lower levels of life, the serfs, tho
slaves of the country, were left out OF
the reckoning. 1t remained for Alex
ander II. to extend to them relief and
make his reign il'ustrious by their
emancipation. After the disasters Of
the Crimean war he sought to develop
the internal prosperity of Russia, and
the abolition CT slavery was step in.
this direction. For several years he
was preparing for this radical step, for
classes were opposed to reform, wishing
to retain their hold on the common peo-
pie, and the emancipation was not ef-
fected until many difficulties had been
overcome. The decree was promulgated
in 1861. Among the other reforms in
stituted during Alexander were the Sc
curing of publicity of trials, and inter-
vention of jury in criminal cases, and
the abolishing of corporal punishment
in the army. The press was also given
some semblance of liberty and devel-
oped repidly.
And it has remained for the present
car, Nicholas H., the grandson of Alex
ander H., to continue these reforms. In
1903 a decree was issued providing for
the freedom of religion throughout tho
empire, establishment of some degree
of local self-government, and abolish
ing forced labor, and the extensive re-
forms which were announced at the time
of the christening of the heir born in
August of this year are of such recent
date to hardly need mentioning. These
| included general amnesty in the case
| OF all political offenders, the abolish
| ment of corporal punishment among
rural classes, so that Russia can no lon
ger be called the land OF the knout, tho
remitting of arrears owing to the state
for land purchases, general amnesty to
Finlanders who had emigrated without
| authorization, and the setting apart
of $1,500,0O0 from the state funds for
the benefit Of landless people of Fin
land.
These successive reforms since tho
emancipation st the serfs in 1861 have
awakened in the lower classes desire
for greater rights and liberties, and the
| fact that the zemstvos were permitted to
meet and present an appeal shows tho
| disposition of the government to deal
generously with such movements. What
acts will follow the procurement of
the zemstvoists it is impossible to say.
but it may take the form Of summoniux
an elective body to act in a consultative
capacity to the sovereign. Surely it IL
true that,
] EVERY bondunan In his own hand hear
the power to cancel his captivity"
| and it is certain that the Russia of the
future will be the land of a freer and
more enlightened people.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

tury, and is considered one of the most
remarkable and beautiful of modern
buildings. The area occupied by the
building is 100000 square feet, con-
siderably greater than that of St..
Peters, at Rome. The estimated cost
was 100000 francs, but the final
cost amounted to 50,c00,0O0 francs
($1O,oOo.o00). Owing to the inequal-
tiles of the site, the difficulties of build
ing added greatly to the expense of the
work.
The occasion Of the opening of the
magnificent palace Of justice was a fit
ting one-the jubilee of Belgium's ex-
1stence as separate kingdom. The old
Palais de Justice was an unattractive
pile, formerly Jesuit monastery, and
in the new edifice Belgium displays the
pride and ambition of the nation, sug-
costing that there still exists the ideal
of grandeur and glory that in the old
days were an inseparable part of the
land. The architects design vas an
avow+dly ambitious one, and the large
pile is reminiscent Of the massive
structures of ancient Egypt and AS
syria. The architectural scheme is de-
scribed as pyramidal, each successive
section diminishing in bulk. The main
body of the building is crowded with
a rectangular structure surrounded
with columns, which supports ro-
tunda, likewise encircled with columns;
and topping all is a dome, compare
lively small, bearing aloft gilded
cross. The cross is 400 feet from the
pavement.
The rotunda is ornamented with
colossal figures of Justice, Law,
Strength ard Clemency. Colossal
statues of Demosthenes, Lycurgus,
Cicero and Domitius Ulpian embellish
the flight of steps leading to the YES
thule In the waiting-room, or Sale
des Pas Perdus, one Is impressed anew
with the size, bigness; it is stu
ated under the dome, which has an in
terror height Of 800 feet.
In addition to the central hall, the
palace contains q large and 245 small
er rooms, and there are eight court
yards. The library and several Of the
lesser rooms are fitted up with much
splendor, some Of them being lined
with marble and furnished with ebony
chairs.
1t Is said that whole quarters Of. the
town were leveled with the ground, to
find space and an appropriate terrace
Tor the temple Of Justice; and the
writer who makes this statement re-
tuarks that in the new courts there is
room for the robbers and murderers Of
q whole quarter Of a century. r
There is diversity Of opinion in
regard to the palace Of Justice az q
work OF art. To give an architects
estimate Of the edifice, and to present
an idea Of its grand and antique char.
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nished by the problem how to bring all
the features of this remarkable design
into harmony of scale without de.
tracing too much from it's pecul-
lar effect OF picturesque ard pi-
quaint, and almost aggressive, grand.
eur. OF course, it would be easy
enough to reduce the whole compost
ton to one or another form of classic
simplicity, but there is something here
quite averse to all simplicity which
constitutes the leading motive of the
artist. On the whole, this edifice may
perhaps be described as the dream Of
a scene painter Unexpectedly realized:
in which magnifcence must be accent
ed in lieu of taste and the vague admira-
ton of the multitude for the analysis
of the critic"
Grant Allen dismisses this great
structure with few words: "The end
of the street Is blocked by the gigantic
; and massive facade of the new Palais de
Justice, one Of the hugest buildings of
our period, imposing byits mere colossal
size, and its almost Egyptian stolidity.
but not architecturally pleasing"
That the palace has been chosen as
model for the Peace palace to be built
from Mr.. Carnegie's overflow of mill
lions would indicate that Mr.. Aliens
Judgment was more or less personal
one. For the, selection of a suitable
design for the projected arbitration
building, there have been held con-
ferences Of architects and leading au-
thorities on art, and their judgment
has been given in favor Of reduced
copy OF the Brussels Palats de Justice.
Brussels, as we remarked above, IS
city vitality awake to the influences
Of beauty, and in both it's works of
art and natural beauty it has much to
be proud of. Contrary to cities in gen.
eral, it has about it little suggestion of
unwholesome town life-there is such
generosity of boulevard extent, so
much foliage and freshness. IN the
center OF the town is pleasant little
park, and the suburbs are within easv
reach Of all. There are numerous mu-
seums and works Of art, and the town
presents an unusual combination Of old
historic associations side by side with
evidences Of intensely modern progres-
siveness. Luxury and taste are no.
ticeable in the shops, wealth and adorn-
ment have much part In the life of the
city. CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

"A|u Laws anu x1uCulnS.
At the same time she tolerates none
but pretty things, and so to meet her
various requirements the manufacture
ers produced that lovely fabric known
as zenana. It is a deliciously coy
material with silky surface and
wooden back. It is. of course. fairly
expensive; but it lasts many a sea-
son, and possesses the delightful COM
bination of beauty of coloring, intense
warmth, and lightness. Then it cleans
again and again with the greatest
success.
I place zenana first and foremost
among fabrics for winter dressing
gowns, for it is really an ideal mate
rial. Blue and pink are charming
colors for bedroom wear, and zenana
is lovely in either. A zenana DRESSING
gown should be simply cut but full
enough to wrap we'll round the feet.
It may be lined with a soft and in
expensive pongee, and have either a
big collar Of net or lace, or better still
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

pretty and becoming hood which
can be placed over a disheveled COLI
fure with excellent results Such a
gown Is ideal for travelling purposes
For such garments as the saut-de-
lit and the dressing-gown, there Is a
cashmere-back washing satin, which
is really coy. This can be lined with
flannel for extra warmth If the wear
er be a chilly person. Here again lace
is the only trimming required. The
smart woman at the moment loves
these washing satins, especially for
n1ght-gowns. Silk, satin and finest
linens are sparingly trimmed with
lace-in many cases, indeed, no lace
at all is used, the trimming taking
the shape of fine hand work and
broad hemstitchings. There has been
an extraordinary change made of late
in underwear; everything is now very
simple. and white reigns supreme.
Parisians and the best-dressed Eng
IshWomen are particularly addicted
to fine batiste, linen, French lawn and
cambria. Here, too, beautiful hand
stltchery Is the chief trimming,
though occasionally entire deux of
very fine Valenciennes lace are used.
Then am told that, in their love of
simplicity, a few Parisians are even
wearing pyjamas. OF course, such
garments are practical, but they can
never be pretty, and do not seriously
deserve a place among the lingerie Of
the really chic woman. Three or four
seasons ago colored underwear was all
the rage-pale yellows, mauves. pinks
and blues, and even black being worn
in preference to white; but now the
craze Is for the simplest of white
lingerie, and this seems to me the
acme of daintiness.
With many women the combination
Is necessary garment, either of silk,
SILK and wool, or wooden mixtures.
but this need no longer be ugly be-
cause 1t Is warm and comfortable.
This woven underwear to-day is we'll
shaped and nicely finished, and is OBJ
ta1nable at all the leading drapery es-
adjustments.
For ordinary day wear, it IS a good
idea to line your brocade petticoat
with thin pongee, which adds great
1y to its warmth. The chic dresser
Is wearing with her morning, tailor
made costume, petticoats to harmon
lie with her dress instead of the
bright contrasts of last season. This
Is matter in which every woman
can exercise her individual taste,
though quietness of detail in this re-
spect is more or less characteristic OF
the well-dressed woman.
Then we have recently witnessed a
return to the flannel petticoat. Need
less to say, it is very different from the
old-fashioned red flannel garment
worn by our grandmothers, being to-
day beautifully cut and shaped and
trimmed with button-hole stitching,
fine embroidery or coarse Torchon
lace. It is mostly made in white, pale
pink or blue
ELLEN OsMONDE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
Janan's Commercial Schools

, AS early as 1875 the first commercial
institute was established in Toxic.
Since that time similar schools have
Japanese empire. In 1884 the CONNER
cial schools were regulated by minis
terial decree, and in 1899 a general law
was passed concerning commercial ed
ucational institutions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

present appeal, which has just been
made, and the unrest which prevails
under the present form of absolute mon
archy may not produce immediate
reformation, 1t indicates the trend of
things and is sure sign in the political
heavens Of the changes which must
come sooner or later in that great slav
empire. In fact, it is better that it
should take years to realize these hopes
of constitutional liberty, for it is ques-
tionable whether the people are quail
fed for judicious and intelligent par
ticipation in the affairs of government.
In the words Of M. Souvorin, the veteran
editor of the Novoe Vremya, "Ameri-
cans cannot realize the difficulty, even
danger, of suddenly introducing institu-
tons into our country. Even our states
men are not versed i'll the arts of gov
eminent. The fact is, We have not had
the opportunity to learn the art of gov
eminent. All this sufficiently indicates
the necessity for greatest caution in in
PRODUCING the representative system and
the great danger in adopting an ill-di-
gested western constitution Wholesale -
The Zemestvo is Russian institution
Of recent years and marks the develop
ment and tendency towards greater
political liberties. It is a local elective
assembly which has the regulation and
oversight of affairs with in its district.
The late M. Won Plehve, minister of the
interior, introduced into the law of 1902
acts enabling the admission of consul
tive members to the council of law, but
these have remained dead letter owing
to the opposition of the bureaucrats of
the empire. Students of Russian gov
eminent believe that Won Plehve would
gradually have extended the zemstvo
system and have introduced other re-
forms of liberal tendency, in fact M.
Witte declared that Won Plehve would
bring Russia to a constitution" But
Won Plehve spoiled everything and in
vited the untimely and violent end to
his career by preceding the intended re-
forms with policy of repression.
The history Of the development Of
the Russian empire and the reforms
which have slowly and laboriously made
their way, offers some interesting SUBJ
iects for consideration. When one con-
siders the incongruous and divergent
peoples and vast stretches of country
which have gone to make up the Rus
sian empire of to-day, 1t is nothing
short of marvellous that semblance of
harmonious union and great govern
ment could have been wrought out OF
such unpromising material.
Modern Russia was born into the fam
lily Of nations Ok Europe when Ivan the
great, prince of Moscow, threw of the
yoke of her Mongol conquerors, who had
ruled for two centuries and half. But
it remained for Peter the Great to bring
in his era of expansion and development
and growth. His work was nothing
short of a revolution. He compelled
the mobiles to submit to his absolute
authority. He called into Russia from
Holland and other nations Of Europe
artisans, merchants, officers and artists
and gave his country its first lessons IN
Industrial. economic and political ex-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

The industry, as q whole, . success
full. A large company with plenty of
capital is necessary, for it costs
$3.50 to cover and grow an acre of
this tobacco. The growers receive
from $1.2o to $3.50 per pound tor tho
product The imported article brings
$3.50 to 50, and we have been i'm
porting about $1,000. 900 worth year.