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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06

the city. This board reported IN April
1902, and work was soon after begun on
the sea wall. This wall is built Of con-
crete and is to protect the east and south
sides of the city, with levee to pro-
tect the city on the west. The work on
the sea wall and levee has progressed
far enough to permit the beginning OF
the work of rising the grade OF the city,
The sea wall is 81 miles long with 1ts
top II feet above mean low water. This
wall is founded on piles and protected
from undermining by sheet piling and
riprap. The sea face of the wall II
curved so that it's upper portion is YER
ticle and it's rear face is to be tlled BE-
hind by an embankment, the top OF
which will be paved with brick for
width of IS feet and planted with Der:
muda grass for further distance OF &C
feet. The levee portion of the protec-
tive barriers of the city is to be 300 feet
wide with side slopes of one feet in 25
feet, and is intended to be built upon. In
brief, the city will be surrounded on
three sides by structure these top is
The fourth or unprotected sl3e is that
facing Galveston bay, and here tho city
is higher than the highest water .ver
recorded previous to 1900. The dia-
gram produced herewith shows trans
verse sections of the sea wall and is self
explanatory.
The total cost of the work undertaken
will be $3,505 ,040, of which sum 81 1884,
755 was for sea wall. Special machinery
was made for the building of the sea
wall, and by the end Of last year the
work was being actively prosecuted. Dur
ing this year this work has been prac-
tically completed. Galveston now lies
behind massive stone: wall, but gradu-
ally as the skill of engineers is exerted,
the city will rise up, up, up until her
streets are on level with the broad,
fiat top of the sea wall. Future genera
lions will listen with absorbed attention
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
Eggs in Hospital Work

In order to save the life Of E. A.
Garbutt the physicians of Seney hos
pital, of Brooklyn, were obliged to re-
move one shoulder, arm and collar
bone. After such an operation it has
been customary to graft skin on the
healing surface, but the physicians de-
cided to use the interlining of hens
eggs instead. This method of hasten
ing the growth of skin has often been
successfully used in Germany, but is
new in this country. In this case it
proved entirely successful, and shows
a new use for hens eggs. 1t is we'll
known that this lining applied to boils
or carbuncles will bring them to 4
head.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
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EXERCISER FOR HORSES.
An Invention I'm Which Owners Of
Racing Animals Should BE Par
ticularly Interested,

One great difficulty encountered by
sportsmen in shipping their running OF
trottlng horses to foreign lands in Or
der to compete with native-born ami
mails for prizes and honors is main
tanning the stock in good condition
during the tedious journey across the
ocean. Many tirst-class horse, capa-
Die OF running we'll at home, loses form
when placed on shipboard, and is
easily beaten by the other contestants
In races abroad. BY the time the horse
has been trained up to it's normal con-
dltlon again the change in climate or
feed and water begin to make their
erect felt, necessitating withdraw
al from the races or further defeats A
possible solution of the problem of
maintaining the animals in good con-
dltlon during their ocean journey is
offered in the apparatus shown in the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
. ENG pulled through the sea at the
= end of kite string is an exhilarat


ing experience, and the recent at
Tempt of S F. Cody to cross the tickle straits
of Dover has proven that there is some
thing about the location which exercises
a peculiar fascination over experiment.
ers with new forms of locomotiOn. Cycle
boats, ROLLER boats" and novel life saw
ing devices are always tested in the
swift tides and rough seas that separate
Dover from Calais. The perilous cross
ing is attempted with the idea that if it
can be accomplished nothing else need
be feared.
It was doubtless this feeling that led
Mr.. Cody to choose the channel passage
as the supreme test for his kite drawn
boat.
The boat is only II feet long and AZ
feet in beam. Much space is taken up by
the canvas decking, and it was tight
fit for the two passengers.
It weighs nearly 400 pounds and is
| constructed of canvas stretched on
| wooden ribs, and about $50 pounds of
lead had been attached to the keel after
| the capsize, which occurred when Mr..
Cody went on a trial trip at Graveserd,
and the effect was to make her distinctly
"stiffer" and more seaworthy.
| A word as to the kites. They were
of the type with which Mr.. Cody won the
silver medal at the Alexandra palace
kite competition, and which has been
adopted by the British admiralty for
man lifting in war time. They are made
of black silk and bamboo, and men look
like great bats when flying in the air.
For the trip Mr.. Cody used two kites
Is feet across, and once we'll up they
flew steadily as if nailed to the sky: The
power they exert is so great that the
inventor was dragged feet foremost
along the beach when flying one only
half the size!
Both kites flew on the same line, which
was made fast to the towing rope in the
nose Of the boat. ..@s x -
Mr.. Cody himself was an interesting
figure in his cowboy hat and yellow oil
skins. His long hair floated over his
shoulders, and he wore a pneumatic life
belt and motor goggles" to protect his
eyes from the glare of the sun on the
| sen. 81, E....;<. ....,+-@
II it came to swimming, there were
life lines outside to cling to, for Mr..
Cody determined not to desert his boat
even il she capsized. He meant to hold
/ on to tae life lines and be towed through
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06

kick up. The 17-foot sea wall
facing the gulf side Of the city has been
about completed, and the work of rising
the grade of the city to the level of the
top Of this barrier is to begin, according
to the terms of the contract, within the
next so days. The board appointed by
the governor has awarded the contract
for this work. The plan which the con-
tractors propose is to construct canal
20 feet deep from the bay inside and
about 200 feet from the sea wall. They
estimate that it will take II 900 900 cubic
yards Of filling to raise the city to the
level of the sea wall. This gigantic en-
cheering feat will, when completed, take
it's place as one of the nine wonders of
the world, and will cost the county under
the contract price of 1917 cents per cubic
yard nearly 100000, for which the
city will issue bonds.
At the time OF the awful catastrophe
OF September, 1900, when the city was
almost wiped out of existence and 5000
residents persisted, the prediction was
quite generally made that the city would
never be rebuilt; that the thriving me-
troplis had received blow from which
she would never recover Industrious
newspaper men and magazine writer's
under such captions as THE Solving of
Galveston's Problem" 1.-THE Lessons of
Galveston's Flood" etc., told how Gal
veston's site might be abandoned for
safer location. La Porte, the only ele-
waited point on the Texas coast, being
IS to 40 feet above the mean sea level,
was picked out as the probable location
of the new Galveston. Twelve members
of the rivers and harbor committee of
congress, with Chairman Theodore F.
Burton, of Ohio, at its head inspected
La Porte. A ship canal was projected
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
Winter Feeding of Hens.

The farmer raises the needful grain
for his fowls, but even in mixed ra-
ton of what he can cheaply provide for
the hens, the proper amount of protein
needed for the winter egg laying may
be missing. This may be supplied in
the form of plenty of skim milk, but il
the supply Of skim milk be insufficient
then the farmer must provide reason
able amount Of protein in the form OF
the animal meals that are we'll adver-
tised, unless he has a good supply OF
nicely cured clover hay for the winter
laying hen.-Farmer's Voice.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
Sensational Kite Voyage in English Channel

the water by the kites until he struck
France.
All reasonable precautions were thus
taken short of chartering tug.
When all was ready, and the camera
fiends had done their worst the crowd
gave the boat shoveoff There was a
rush and a swoop on the top of a roller.
and the plucky navigator was off.
Shore boats were soon oGtdistanced
as the little craft tore along, leaving a
foaming wake behind.
Again, however, came the ominous
sagging of the kite line, while the lower
kite circled and plunged like winged"
pheasant.
The sea anchor was tried again, and
the boat brought beam on to the sea.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
HINTS ON BUTCHERING.
Construct q Good, Strong Hanger, Al
1t Saves Lots of Annoyance
and Hard Work.

For hogs we prefer the Poland-Chinas.
While they do not produce as large lit
tiers, they are larger hogs and of more
"dignified" appearance. For meat, feed
bone and muscle producing food until
about six months old and give them a
steady shove then, and fatten on corn
and sometimes mush. For meat, we
often kill some of the old sows. These
we fatten in the same manner. Do not
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06

which was to be 25 miles long and from
20 to % feet deep. Over eight miles of
the canal had been completed at that
time and the construction was being
pushed. 1t was proposed to establish g
dry dock and naval station at La Porte
which would cost from $8,000,O0O to $10,-
100000.
But Galveston refused to be pushed
off the island, or be run out of business
by little thing like the Gulf Of Mexico.
Something of the Chicago spirit possess
cd her. If Hollands 1000 spare miles
II territory, much of it below the sea
level, and which supports 1000, 600 souls,
could be protected by 100 miles of bikes
along the Zuyder Zee, surely Galveston's
lew miles, five to II feet above the level
Of the sea, need not be abandoned be-
cause once in it's history the water had
risen to height of Is feet and the wind,
the fiercest known to annals, had blown
i20 miles per hour. The protection of
Holland, the elevation of large portions
of Chicago, and of nearly the whole OF
Sacramento, CAL, proved that the Gal
weston problem was merely one of engi-
neering detail.
Never for a single hour, even during
khe darkest period of the awful storm,
has Galveston entertained the thought
that the city would be wholly or in part
abandoned. Eight days after the storm
vessels were loading at the wharfs. The
local papers never missed an issue, al
though for few days their editions were
single sheets, the size of hand bills, run
off on job presses. The banks opened
for business on the third day. Mer-
chants ordered new stocks of goods as
soon as the telegraph lines were opened.
1t had been said that the rebuilding OF the
railroad bridge would take two months,
but in IL days trains were running regu-
:arly into the city.
Galveston is the natural water gate
way to the southwest. The city is built
on a narrow strip of sand 30 miles long
and one to three miles vice. thas been
| we'll said that the city was born of geo.
graphy and commerce and that she can
not die while there are great west and
ships that go to sea. The economic
causes which made Galveston the fourth
general export port of the country still
exist. The years business following
the storm showed substantial increase
over the year preceding. Cotton re-
ceived to August 81, 1901, was $2,177 1888;
that received to August 81, 1900, was
$1,710,263. The grain exports for 1900
Oh were 14,010,37S bushels. that for the
| yeal before the storm, $4,000, were IL,
| 531.8o9 bushels. At least IS 100000 has
been spent in repairs and restoration Of
the city since the storm of 1900.
| But the all-absorbing problem has
been che protection of the city from fur
Their inundation. In 1902 81 IT'S, 2l7 were
spent for permanent protective improve
ments: The appropriation made by con-
gress for deepening and widening the
channel in the inner narbor was $500, 900 ;
for repairing the jetties $750,000. In
the fall of 1901 board of engineers was
appointed to study the problem and re-
port On the best method for protecting
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06

to the stories of how galveston used to
be flooded by the encoraching waters of
the gulf, of how il the terrible storm OF
1900 the city was nearly swept IRON its
foundations and washed into the bay,
but they will never see Galveston's
streets rushing rivers of water, they
will never know the horrors of the cat
astrophe of 1900. A new Galveston-a
monument to the triumph of man over
nature and natures elements. This new
Galveston, rising srandly and confident
~ above the ruins which the raging
waters of the gulf left behind them, was
eventful year of 1900. Frequently the
city had previous to that year been un-
der water, but her people had simply
waited for the waves to roll by, and then
went on doing more and more business,
as the great southwest developed her
lnexhaustlble resources. But when the
l5-foot tidal wave swept in upon the
city the inhabitants awoke to sense Of
the danger which confronted them, and
the prophecy made over 70 years ago
came true
Stephen F. Austin, the Virginia pio-
neer, who lsd the first American colony
into Texas, rode across the coast plain a
few feet above the level of Galveston,
and saw far inland stranded schooner.
The vessel had been carried there by
some great storm wave of the gulf aad
had been left a strange and hopeless
wreck upon the prairie. Some day."
said the founder of Texas, 1.-The elements
! which did that will sweep over this
coast again." And they did. There was
no meteorological station in those days
to record the highest of the water and
the velocity of the wind, but the waves
which bore upon their crest the great
schooner far inland and then abandoned
it to the lonely stretches of the prairie
waste may have been as high and mighty
as those that rolled on Galveston in
1900. If that thriving commercial city
resting SO dangerously near to the level
of the waters of the bay could only have
realized the full meaning of Austin's
prophecy, perhaps years ago, the build
! ing of the sea wall and the. raising OF the
grade of the city would have been I'm.
have been saved? Six thousand precious
lives, and property valued at ST., OOO, 600,
enough treasure to cover the cost of the
| present improvements five times over.
But it is true always and everywhere
that individuals and cities and nations
provide adequately against catastrophez
! only after browning disaster has fall
len. Then treasure boxes are opened and
energies set in motion which bring
about some such transforming scene
as that which is being enacted at Gal
weston. Three years more will see that
city the master of the situation. The
! gulf may lash herself into fury and the
wind may roll the great waves in upon
the city, but unless they mount to the
Uncomfortable height of 20 to 30 fee,
they will never more than spray
the top of the great sea wall, with their
FOAM. The new Galveston has little
to fear. s'' =
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
AHEAD OF DATE.

We used to think that 'up to date"
Was certainly phrase
Denoting progress that deserved
The very highest praise.
But In these everlasting times
More rapid Is the gait,
And those who in the push would stay
Must be ahead Of date.
Though in the present men must live,
They for the future plan.
Well knowing that success rewards
The workers in the van.
They know they cannot let to-day
Upon tomorrow wait;
But have to hustle all the time
And keep ahead Of date.
Before one year is we'll advanced
Extensive plans are made
BY leaders in all industries
To capture next years trade.
Before one seasons fairly on
The store men who are wise
Lay in next seasons stock of goods
And widely advertise.
The politicians, always shrewd.
Long months before begin
Their preparations for the fight
In which they hope to win.
The statesmen to their duty true,
In nation and in state,
Devote much thought to future needs,
5 And for them legis1ate.
In private life tits just the sam>
!. For those who there succeed,
Like workers in the wider fields,
q Are keeping in the lead. t.@t>.-.
& In all affairs, it matters not ~
Where fond ambition climbs,
The man who's not ahead OF date :.f*
u far behind the timeA
-PittsburG Chronicles. ... $&@
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06


The wind meant to disappoint, and it did.
Mr.: Cody hauled in the kite line hand
over fist while the boat jumped about
like cork. Nearer and nearer came the
kite, but when only yard or so away it
fell into the sea. Now came the most
difficult and dangerous part of the adj
venture. The tide caught the kite, and
NEARLY dragged it under the boat, fitting
the fimsy craft on one side, as if it would
capsize it.
+ This ended the effort to reach France.
Had the wind held the trip would doubt
less have been accomplished, and al
though the results attempted failed OF
fruition, It was proved positively that .
kite can pull q boat. f.. ..=s b, II. i i. z. .,<$s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06


accompanying illustration, which seems
to be practically an adaptation OF the
old horse power so long utilized on
threshing machines. This machine is
intended for use directly in the stalls,
replacing the floor and remaining sta
tionary in a horizontal position when
not in use When the animal requires
exercise the turnbuckles at the front
of the stall are rotated to. elevate the
floor and set the endless walk in mo-
ton under the weight on the inclined
plane While it is not expected that
equally as good training can be had
with this apparatus as on track, it's
use should enable the driver to go al
most directly on the race course in COM
petition upon his arrival, thus saving
valuable time and insuring better phys
ical condition of the animal.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
Taurht By Experience.

Reupen, Jr. with newspapers)-By
cricky! Paw, here's Teller says he'll
guarantee ter teach anybody hypnert-
ism by mail fer one dollar!E Do you
think could learn anything II ! sent
dollar? 1 Is s.s::z 5.3. III i.
Z Reursn, Sr.-Sure's shootin'! Yew
sand the dollar and I'll guarantee you'll
larn ! lesson that u DO ysws = hear, nv
od.-x,uck. s.5s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
Boxing Hogs for Shippin9.

Previous to shipping, place the hog in
= pen or lot by himself to accustom him
to being alone. Feed him lightly, which
puts him in better condition for the trip.
Measure the animal and cut your ma
terial accordingly. Permit him to step
forward and back again and be able to
lie down with comfort. Let the box be
high enough to prevent the pigs back
from touching the top. Light wood that
will not easily split is the kind that is
used for boxes. See that he is well
watered and fed (not slopped) and have
sufficient food for the journey.-Up-to-
Date Farming.
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COOPS IN SECTIONS.

be put into such coop. If a hen gets
broody, here is a place to put her until
broken up. If fowl is to be fattened, the
coop stands ready to receive it. Made
as shown it can be cleaned out in ten Sec
oEds. Dishes for food and drink can be
hung on hooks at the SIDE Set this Sec
tional coop up against the wall of the
poultry house, and you will wonder how
you ever got along without it.-Farm
Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
Pasture Sod for Corn.

Here is new wrinkle in preparing
pasture sod for corn: Pillow late this
fall and plow shallow-two inches Is
deep enough. Then next spring. when
ready to plant, pillow it again, this ss::me
five inches deep, and harrow and plant
The reason may not be apparent until
you have put this method to actual test
and noted the q excellent mechanical
condition Of grand % treated. Mid
land Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
Growth of Labor Unions.

The rapid rise of labor unionism in
America is traced by w. q. Ripley, pro-
fessor of economics at Harvard. While
English unions have increased, in nine
years, from 100000 to 100000, those
of the United States have grown from
5000 to 100000. The causes for it's
growth have been, in the main, prosper
ity, the trust or combination idea, the
coal strike. and the labor movements
natural growth. The future of unions
will depend, Prof. Ripley thinks, on the
continued prosperity of the country and
on the administration of the unions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
What Machinery Ha. Done.

The statistics of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture show that in
1880 it required 17A cents worth OF
labor to produce a bushel of wheat.
In 1896 this was reduced to 81 cents.
In 1850 the time representing the produce
ton of bushel of corn was AZ hours. In
1900 it was, reduced to "a minutes. This
saving was largely brought about by
the introduction and use of improved
farm machinery
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
The. One Exception.

~. The One Exception. -,-
Husband-To hear you tell it one
would think never told the truth in
my life - = ss. -..< q *#=..> l.s#sz
.Wife-Well, must give you credit for
having told the truth once. (
y Husband-Indeed! And when was
that, pray? .= d @ III !: 81. = d, 5s1
N 'Wife-----When yon proposed. Don't
you remember saying you Were un-
worthy Of nj? cinnati EuQuirsz.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06

Out in the Cold.
Sunday-School Teacher-Why did
Adam and Eve clothe themselves after
the fall?
Bright Scholar-'Cause winter comes
after the fall.-Puck.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06

The Chief Cause OF Suicide.
Dependency is the chief cause of sui
eide, and business losses are more po-
tent factors in driving individuals to the
commission of rash deeds than ill
health, insanity, disappointment in love
or strong drink
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
SECTIONAL COOPS.

No other Minor Poultry House Device
IL Quite as Convenient as
This One.
This is one of the most convenient de-
vices about poultry house. If it is de-
sired to carry over an extra male, he can
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-06
Should Sheep Eat Salt:

Experiments have recently been made
in France for the purpose of ascertain
ing the nutritive value of salt for sheep.
Three groups of sheep were otherwise
Ted with the same feed, but the first lot
received no salt, each of the second lot
half an ounce of salt daily, and each of
the third lot three-fourths of an ounce
daily (the ounce being reckoned at about
28h grams). The result was that the
sheep of the second group each gained in
weight AZ pounds more than those
which received no salt, and about IL
pounds more than those which received
over half an ounce. Moreover, the sheep
which received salt produced LIS pounds
more wool than those which received
no salt. The report does not state how
long the experiments were continued.