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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
Whistler's Sharp Wit.

Mortimer Menpes in his book, "Whis-
tier as Knew Him. gives this illus
tration of the painters sharp wit:
AS he grew older Whistler's love of
practical jokes did not diminish When
quite lad he was placed in a govern
ment office, but his originality wrought
his destruction, and he was dismissed.
Just as he was leaving the Office he
passed through the chiefs room, and
his eye was caught by a huge magni-
flying glass which lay on desk. Now,
this glass was no ordinary one, but
was used on the most solemn occasions
by the 'old man" only and was held in
much awe by the staff. Whistler, full
of bitter thoughts, stopped over the
desk for a moment and painted a little
demon right in the middle of the sa-
cred magnifying glass and passed on
his way with smile. Next day, when
the great man solemnly lifted his glass
to inspect something, he saw nothing
but horrid little grinning demon and
dropped it on the table with a howl,
thinking that he had gone out Of his
mind.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
One Execution.

It used to be told of General Logan,
who was a member of congress at the
breaking out of the war, that when
he saw there was really going to be a
fight he seized musket slipped out
of Washington and walked all the way
to Bull Run, where he arrived just in
time to have hand in the fray.
He wore dress coat, but he stood
his ground as long as any one. The
rout was complete, and the next morn
ing, a good deal out Of breath, he was
back at the capitol, telling some of his
fellow congressman what he had seen.
"Who gave you this account Of the
fght?" asked a member from northern
New York as he joined the group.
"Why, was there myself" said Lo-
gan.
The New Yorker was mystifed. Ap-
parently he had not heard the news.
''You were therev' he exclaimed.
Are the cars running"
no. said Logan; 1.-The cars amt
running, but every other thing in the
state Of Virginia is, as near as could
make out"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09

Skylarks are rather prolific birds,
having two broods in the year, and
often laying as many as five eggs,
though four is the usual number. The
nest is so difficult to find that it is
practically never discovered except by
accident, as when, for instance, the
hayfields are mown, or what is being
hoed. The bird very seldom nests neal
the margin of a field, where it might
be put off it's nest by passersby. On
the shores Of the North sea skylarks
will nest in the "bents" and "marram"
close to the edge of the sand hills
though they have to fetch food to theiI
young from a considerable distance
There is always something very pleas
ing in the sight of a lark's nest. 1T is
usually sunk in hollow, and, unlike
the nests Of many ground building
birds, is most carefully made, the cup
being deep and perfectly circular, and
lined with very fine grasses, though
the outer part is made of rough, dead
bents, and often Of a most irregular
shape in order to fill up the hole in
which it is made.-London Spectator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
Nixht Blossoms.

Many flowers, natives most Of them
of regions where the day is intensely
hot, expand their blossoms at night.
Notable among them is the Victoria
Regia, which opens its splendid calyx
near the Amazon at nigAtfall and
closes it at dawn.
The queen of the night blooms fol-
one night only, and has it's home on
the islands Of the Caribbean sea. The
triangular cactus, whose flowers are q
foot in length and width, follows the
same habit.
From Virginia comes the biennial
oenothera, or might light" which was
brought to England in 1914 because it's
twisted red root could be eaten as
salad.
Among British night flowers are the
rocket, or night violet, the evening
primrose and the campion. The white
or yellow color and the fragrance Of
these flowers of nocturnal habit attract
rowing moths, which carry the pollen
and so fertilize the plants-London
Standard
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09

The entire mass of the Monte Sagro,
5000 feet high, which dominates Car
rara, is solid marble. One Of the most
famous quarries is in the valley Of the
Polraccio. From this were extracted
in Roman times the LOO tons of mar
bic that served for the construction Of
Tratan's column at Rome. Here Do
natello got the block which he carved
into his st. George, and Michael Ange-
10 the one for his Moses. From here al
SO came the huge block mentioned in
the memoirs Of Benvenuto Cellin1,
which served for the colossal Neptune
of Ammanati in the middle of the foun-
tain Of the Piazza della Signoria at
Florence
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
The Limit.

A number Of actors were discussing
recently the merits of different board
ing houses I'm a certain city, ard the
argument turned on the comparative
meagerness of the table board provid-
ed by the various landladies. One Of
the party who had listened quietly to
the talk now spoke up.
IF one Of you fellows really wants to
put yourself on rigid diet" he said,
''go to Mrs. IS boarding house in
Cincinnati. came down to breakfast
there one morning, and the servant
Waltzed up and asked me if I'd have
ham or eggs. said didn't want to be
grasping and ordered the yolk of an
egg-said I'd have the white of It for
lunch. "-Harper's Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
An AnecdOte of Handel.

On one occasion Handel was caught
TN shower Of rain and being unpro-
vided with an umbrella was obliged to
seek shelter in a blacksmith's forge.
Either Handel was in a silent mood
or else the blacksmith showed no con-
yersational symptoms, for in a little
while the latter began hammering
away at his anvil, accompanying his
work with a song. He little thought
the use his visitor was making Of him
and his anvil, for it is said that Han
del was listening all the time to the
strokes Of the hammering on the anvil,
which, ty producing two harmonic
sounds, according in Zine and tune
with the tune the man sang, formed
a bass accompaniment. Handel, on
reaching home, remembered the air
and the hammer accompaniment. He
wrote down both, and so we owe to a
shower Of rain the composition known
Us ''The Harmonious Blacksmith
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
For u Cold In the Head.

The following is said to cure a cold
in the head: In the morning after ris-
ing and at night before retiring wash
the feet and legs as high up as the
knees in cold water, then rub them
with rough towel and massage them
till the skin is red and glowing In adj
dition to this cautiously snuff tepid wa
ter up the nose frequently during the
day and sip with teaspoon a glassful
as hot as can be borne an hour before
each meal and at bedtime. A few days
is often quite sufficient for simple cases
and obstinate ones yield if the treat
ment is prolonged. No medicines are
required. If taken in the first stages of
the disease cold is broken up which
might otherwise become a severe case
Of bronchitis lasting many days or
weeks.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
Two Missouri TOwns.

When the presidential struggle be-
tween Clay and Jackson was at its
height it is related that band Of emf
grants from Kentucky and the then
other western states commenced to set
tie on the north side Of the Missouri
river and called their county Clay and
the county seat Liberty.
At the same time another lot Of emf.
grants from Virginia and other south
ern states pitched their tents on the
south side of the Big Muddy and called
their county Jackson and the capital
Independence. And so it remains to
this day, Clay stood for liberty and
Jackson for ndependence.-Oak Grove
(Mo) Banner.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
QUAY. IN ITALY.
The Way They Are Caught by Whole
sale In Shore Nets.

sale In Shore Nets.
Vast numbers of quail are caught in
Italy and particularly in the island of,
Capri. The nets are stationary engines
and are set upon the shore, little
above sea level, upon the southern and
eastern ends Of the island. The nets
are fine, dyed a gray color and all but
invisible. They are stretched between
poles all along the coast so as to inter-
cept the migrants. Along the bottom
part of the net is a pouch or bag. The
quails strike the net and flutter down
ward into the network bag in helpless
exhaustion. Many drop dead or dying
into the sea- Others fly ashore with
such force that they dash themselves
to pieces on the rocks, where hawks
await them.
The birds fly by night, and the catch
ers are at their nets at dawn. The
days work is over by a. m. Many
out upon the inner parts of the island
and captured with small hand nets,
which the quail catcher very cleverly
uses when the birds have been marked
down by dog. Some fabulous figures
have been given of the numbers of
quails taken in the island of Capri
alone. 1t is said that nowadays from
fifty to sixty thousand are annually
caught, and the island, as every one
who has been to Naples knows, is a
small spot
At other places along the italian
coasts a different system of netting is
favored. The nets are but yard high,
though Of great length. The bottom is
securely pegged down to the sand close
along the edge of the sea. The top is
supported by notched sticks so lightly
that blow to the net knocks it down
and entangles within it's meshes what
ever strikes it.
The quails arrive flying swiftly and
close above the surface of the water
Each bird lands in the net with jerk
and is covered by the part which it
dislodges from the supporting sticks
long, and the owner walks slowly from
end to end, collecting the birds and set
ting up the sticks again. 1t is said
that the captives are so ravcnous for
meat and drink and so bold in DISPOSE
ton that they feed and quench their
thirst ten minutes after they are coy-
cred up in the baskets.
That Quails migrate in enormous
masses has long been notorious. In
autumn the birds travel southwark less
hurredly, and decoy birds are used to
call their fellows into the nets. They
are male birds which are blinded with
redhOt irons.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
When He Killed His First Man.

The Killing of a brother man, even in
battle, is painful thing to remember.
A soldier of the war thus wildly de-
scribed his first experience:
my first man I saw but twenty Sec
onds, but 1 shall remember him for
ever. I was standing by my gun when
Confederate infantry soldier rushed
up. I whipped out my revolver and
took him through the breast He toss
ed up his arms, gave me the strangest
look in the world and fell forward upon
his face. He had blue eyes, brown
curling hair, a dark mustache and a
handsome face. I thought the instant
I fired that I should have loved that
man if had known him. l tell you
war is terrible business. "-Youth's
Companion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
MONEY MADNESS.
The Evils of the Mania For Getting
Rich In Hurry

The Evils of the Mania For Getting
Rich In a Hurry.
The mania for getting rich-the mad,
false idea that We must have money
has played worse havoc among ambi-
tious people than war or. pestilence A
member Of the Chicago board of trade
says that the men and women of this
country contribute $10O,OOO,0OO a year
to the sharpers who promise to make
them rich quick. They work the same
old scheme Of a confidential letter and
shrewd batting until the victim parts
with his money. Thousands ore plod-
ding along in poverty and deprivation,
chagrined and Inundated because they
have not been able to get up in the
world or to realize their ambitions, for
the reason that they succumbed to the
scheme of some smooth promoter who
hypnotized them into the belief that
they could make a great deal very
quickly out of a very littl3
The great fever Of trying to make
dollar earn SIS is growing more and
more contagious. We see even women
secretly going into brokers' offices and
bucket shops" investing everything
they have in all sorts Of schemes,
drawing their deposits out of the
banks, sometimes pawning their jew
elry-even their engagement rings
and borrowing, hoping to make lot of
money before their husbands or fami-
lies find it out and then to surprise
them with the results, but in most
cases what they invest is hopelessly
lost.
Thousands Of young Americans are
so tied up by financial or other entan-
clements even before they get fairly
started in their life work that they can
only transmute 1.-THE into that which
will count in their lives. A large part
of it is lost on the way up, as the en-
ergy of the coal is nearly all lost before
it reaches the electric bulb.-Orison
SWEET Marden in Success.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
BOil1nE Point of Wafer.

Water boils at different temperatures,
according to the elevation above sea
level. In London water boils practical
~ at PIP degrees F.; in Munich, in
Germany, at 20o1@ degrees; in the City
Of Mexico at 200 degrees, and in the
H1malayas, at an elevation Of $4,000
feet above the level Of the sea, at 1870
degrees. These differences are caused
by the varying pressure of the atmos-
phere at these points. In London the
whole weight of the air has to be over
come. In Mexico, 1000 feet above the
sea, there is 1000 feet less of atmos-
phere to be resisted; consequently less
heat is required and boiling takes
place at lower tempera ture.-London
Chronicle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
The Bloody Hand,

The noted English family Of the
Hotties has for it's badge bloody hand,
and this sinister badge commentaries
a wager That ended in a crime Sir
Thomas Hottie, one day in 1912, was
hunting. He invited his comrades
home with him to dinner, and as he
rode along he made heavy bet on his
cooks punctuality. But the cook fail
ed him for once; when he got home din
ner was not ready. The jeers Of his
companions at this failure, together
with his huge loss in the matter Of the
wager, enraged him so that he ran into
the kitchen, seized a cleaver and split
the cooks head open with it. After
ward his family, to keep this crime
alive. adopted for its crest the bloody
hand Of the cook killer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
An Emerald Vaae.

In the ancient cathedral of Genoa a
vase Of immense value has been pre-
served for 600 years. 1t is cut from
single emerald. Its principal diameter
Is twelve and half inches and it's
height five and three-quarter inches.
1t is kept under several locks, the keys
Of which are in different hands, and
it is rarely exhibited in public, then
only by an order of the senate. When
shown to the public it is suspended
round the neck Of a priest by a cord,
and no one else is allowed to touch it.
A decree passed in 1910 forbids any
one going too near the precious relic.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
THE FOURTH DIMENSION.
Plato's Early Efforts to Define This
Intangible Quality.

AHNAH8 AUAe VudAA0y.
In Harper's Magazine G. II Hinton
writes on the much debated question
Of "The Fourth Dimension" In open
ing his article he cites Plato as an
early exponent Of this idea.
plato, at the beginning Of the sew
enth book Of the Republic, describes a
set Of prisoners who are held in chains
before the mouth Of a great cavern,
bound so that they cannot turn their
faces in any other direction than look
ing straight into the cavern.
ION the wall in which the cavern
ends they see their shadows projected
by the sun. Their only experience of
objects is derived by watching these
shadows. If passers by traverse the
roadway behind them all they see is
the shadows Of these passers by on the
wall. If an object strikes Their, what
they see is the shadow Of that object
striking the shadows of themselves.
''T'lato draws the conclusion that they
would identify themselves with their
shadows. Since events occurring among
these shadow forms are the invariable
accomplishments of all their sensations
they would think that they themselves
were those shadows and lived and
moved in shadow world.
Nov the shadows can only move on
the surface of the wall. They cannot
approach and recede from it; hence the
prisoners think of themselves as hav-
ing two dimensional existence only.
And, says Plato, as these prisoners
think of themselves as less than they
really are, so we in our turn think Of
ourselves as less than we really are.
His philosophy was an effort to find
that greater which we really are"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
Sale of Ditchin9 Jobs.

Notice is hereby given. that on the
9TH day of December. 1904. at 10 O. clock
a. M, at the county auditors Office
in Willmar, county of Kandiyohi,
state of Minnesota, I will sell the jobs
Of digging and constructing the Ditch
No. 10. of Kandioyhi county. estab-
ished by the Board of County Com
missioners of Kandioyhi county. State
Of Minnesota, by their order bearing
date Oct. Goth. 1904. which said ditch
is located in town of St. Johns. said
county, viz. For the work as one
job. and also for one or more sections
of 100 feet each each Of said sections
to be known and numbered by stakes,
as shown by the report of the Engi.
neer in said matter, commencing at the
one including the outlet, and from
thence, successfully, up stream to the
one including the source to the lowest
responsible bidder or bidders. and
that bids are invited for said work
said work to be completed within
the time required. and in the manner
specified, in said Engineers report
And no bid will be entertained which
exceeds more than thirty (30) per cent
over and above the estimated cost of
the construction in any case. as stated
in the said order; and the successful
bidder will be required to give sat-
isfactory bond. to be approved by the
Auditor of said county, with two free
hold sureties, for the faithful per-
Torrance and fulfllment of his con-
tract. and to pay oil damages that
may accrue by reason of his failure to
complete the job withint the time re.
quired in the contract. The said or
der and estimates and profile are on
file. and may be seen at my office.
All bids must be accompanied by
certified check payable to the Audi
tor of said County, for not less than
ten per cent of the amount of each
bid.
The right to reject any and all bids
is hereby reserved
Dated October 2Sth. 1904.
LEWIS JOHNSON,
County Auditor Kandioyhi County.
State of Minnesota.
(Seal)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
He Likes

That mother-1n-law Is not always
IN unwelcome adjunct to the family
is proved in wholesale way III the
case Of Bavarian who Is steward on
large estate in Monaco. He lost two
wives, but In both instances after their
death he retained the mothers-in law,
and now he has taken unto himself
wife No. 3, who comes into his home
accompanied by her mother as we'll as
three unmarried sisters. All these good
women, who constitute his household,
are said to dwell together in peace and
harmony
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
A Water Volcano.

One of the greatest natural curiosi-
ties in Central America is the Volcan
de Aqua or water volcano, which is
situated in Guatemala, about twenty
five miles southwest Of the capital. Its
apex is 14,450 feet above the level Of
the sea, and cultivated fields and for
est trees extend almost to it's summit.
It occasionally vents forth torrents of
pure cold water. On one occasion an
eruption" of this kind inundated the
northern valley and destroyed a whole
village situated on the side Of the
peak.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
SALT FOR NEWBORN BABES,
Many Mothers Believe It Well t
Sprinkle the lnfan+e

Many Mothers Believe It Well to
Sprinkle the Infants.
The remarkable custom of sailing
newborn babies is still practiced in
certain parts of Europe and Asia.
The method varies with the differing
nationalities of the people using it.
The Armenians of Russia cover the
entire skin of the infant with a very
fine salt. This is left on the baby for
three hours or more, and then washed
off with warm water. A mountain
tribe in Asia Minor is even more
merciless than the Armenians. They
keep their newborn babies covered
with salt for twenty-four hours The
modern Greeks sprinkle their babies
with salt; and even in some parts of
Germany salt is still used on a child
at birth. The mothers imagine that
this will give children health and
strength and keep evil spirits away
from them.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
The n8iaV.

In French the daisy is called la Mar
guerite. 1t was the device Of Margue-
rite of Anjou, and also Of Marguerite
Of Valois, a much more appropriate
emblem Of the latter princess, who
withdrew from the glitter of courts to
become recluse, than Of the ambitious
Lancastrian queen Of England. The
daisy is the national flower Of Italy,
chosen in honor Of Queen Marguerite.
In the language of flowers it signifies
innocence, peace, hope. In the age of
chivalry it was the emblem Of fidelity
and worn by knights at tournaments in
honor of their ladyloves.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
The First NewsDaDer.

The Acta Diurna Of ancient Rome 1,
the earliest approach to the newspaper
Of which we have any authentic record.
The Acta appeared daily until the
downfall Of the empire, A. D. 47e. It
was published under the auspices Of
the government and posted in some
public place, the contents consisting Of
a digest of public dockets, summary
of daily occurrences and all news Of a
general character.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
The Way He Pint It.

At a school examination at New
castle-under-Lyme, England, boy was
told to write an essay on the pleasures
Of reading. He wrote: "People read for
many reasons. Sometimes they read
for humor, and then they read such
books as Don Qulxote.' At other
times they read for amusement and
then they read the Bible.'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09

State of Minnesota, that the esti-
mate of cost as made by the said
Railway Company, for the construc-
ton of said bridge. be. and the same
is hereby accepted provided however
that said Railway Company is to pres
ent to the said Board, upon the COM
pletion of the bridge, bill covering
the actual cost of the construction of
said bridge. which bill will be al
lowed according to law. and the
amount paid to the. Great Northern
Railway Company. as soon as the
work is accepted by the engineer in
charge of the construction of said
ditch. the cost of construction of said
bridge to be included in the cost of
the construction of said ditch and as
sessed against lands benefited, the
same as all other expenses.
On motion John S. Day was ap.
pointed engineer to accept the unfn-
ished work on ditch No. IS in place
of the regularly appointed engineer
in the matter, who has moved out
of the county.
Application of G. Christensen for
damages to bridge across ditch No.
IS was laid over until further.
On motion the Board adjourned.
John Feig,
Chairman Board of County Com
missioners, Kandiyohi County, Min
nesota.
(seaD
Attest:
Lewis johnson,
County Auditor and Ex-Officio
Clerk of Board
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
Preferred Jail.

A convict in New England prison
who had been sentenced to life term
for murder in the second degree, hav-
ing served considerable number of
years, was told that he would be re-
leased were he to pledge himself to go
back to Italy, his native country, and
never, never return to America. He
declined the offer Of freedom on the
ground that he could earn so little
money in the land Of the ancient Ro-
mans that he would be hungry all tho
time at home, while in a Yankee prison
he would get enough to eat at worst
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-09
Hesitated and Didn't Lose.

Hesitated and Didn't Lose.
"Never was glad for this impeachment
in my speech but once," said the man
from the country.
"When was thatY
"Fe-fe-fellow asked me h-h-how much
would take for "a horse, and while
III was t-try1ng to tell him $40 he Of
Tered me $50."-Kennebec Journal.