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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
Moissan Process Diamonds

Recent experiments with the AIois-
san process for The artificial prodnc.
ton of diamonds has shown that crvs-
tails of perfect octahedral form and
transparency may be obtained by the
fusion of rock similar to the marty
of the South African diamonds. Tho
crystals however, are of microsco,,;o
size. and no way has yet been die
covered to make the diamonds of e,,f
ficient size to be sold individuality at
a profit. If it should be possib]e ~
produce these crystals in large QUAINT
ties, there might be a field for them
as an abrading and polishing agent
along with emery and corundur,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-16
SEVERED TONGUE REPLACED
Workman in Marion, Ind, Factory
Regains Speech Lost by
Peculiar Injury.

Charles Bro0t, an employe OF hun
works at Marion. Ind. HAD his tongue
cut off while operating boring machine
recently. He was boring hole through
hub when the hub in some way caught
in the bit was hurled upward. striking
him under the chin. His tongue was be-
tween his teeth ard was cut off. G. l..
Wright, manager OF the plant. had his
attention attracted to Brodt. who was
making signals with his arms
When Wright reached the mains side
blood was squirting from his mouth,
Wright asked him what had happened
but ne was unable to talk, but pointed
TO the machine and block, which had
caused the accident. The end of the
severed tongue was picked up. Brodt
was hurried to the Office of V. V. Cam
eron. surgeon. who seWed the servered
end back in place. The flow OF blood was
stopped and Brodt was enabled to talk.
Enormous Waste of Power.
Probably the greatest waste of power
in this country, outside OF the natural
wafer power daily going to waste all
nellsyille coke region in Pennsylvania
where the gases from thousands of
coke ovens pass off into the air without
any effort being made for their utiliza-
ton. These gases might be used TO oper-
ate gas engines. just as illum mating gas
is made TO do at present, and the gas en-
gines could in turn operate the dynamos
with which to generate thousands OF
horse power for commercial use in the
adjoining districts. 1t has already been
proved, in the case of the Niagara Falls
Power company and another long line
in California, that distance is no bar
rler to the transmission of electric DOW
err, and even Pittsburg. with all it's man.
utacturing industries, is not beyond tha
reach OF this enormous quantity of DOW
er which is now going to waste
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
aratItude wan Exnressed.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, Feb. Sth.-
Mr.. g. J., Smith, painter and decora-
tor. whose home is at 30 Anne street,
this city, makes the following state
ment:
II was laid up with some kind of
pains. Some said It was Lumbago.
others Sciatica, and others again
Rheumatism. A few of my friends
suggested that it was lead poison.
but whatever it was 1t gave me a
great deal of pain in fact, almost
completely crippled me. | had to use
TWO canes to walk about and ever
then it was a very painful task.
"A friend advised me to try Dodd's
Kidney Pills and | began the treat.
ment. After | had used the first box
| was able to throw away one of the
canes and was considerably improv.
ed. The second box Strengthened me
up SO that | could go about free from
gain without any assistance and very
soon after | was completely cured
well and happy. without a pain or az
ache. Dodd's Kidney Pills seemed tc
go right to the spot in my case and
they will always have my greatest
praise"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
Do All but Thin

In factories and offices, increasing
yearly in numbers are a thousand
machines that surpass human fingers
in dizziness and even out-think the
human brain. New ones are con-
stantly invented.
Thus the new machine for decorat-
ing crockery puts ON the china, by a
single action, the border patterns and
monogram centers, which formerly re-
quired a whole process of handwork.
The machine is operated by compress
ed air and has a maximum capacity of
decorating, in this manner, 100 dozen
pieces of crockery in a single hour
with the assistance of two boys.
A new speed indicator has been add
ed to locomotive practice that not
only indicates the varying speed of
the engine, but automatically applies
the brakes when the speed exceeds
the established safety limit. thus suc-
cessfully replacing the speed feel"
of engineers.
To do away with guesswork in
Office and shop management, and to
find out the real amount and value of
each and every different kind of labor
expended on a given piece of work
there is a machine which makes a
permanent record by card printing,
not only of a single period OF time, but
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
portleo Of lmperlal Palace.

o'clock. He takes exercise as regu-
larly as though he had nothing else
In the world to do, and yet he works
more hours than the poorest man in
his dominions. He has his cold bath,
English fashion, has put on the first
uniform of the day, and has had wen
a little go at the dumb bells before
he sits down to his first meal, and
then it is an English breakfast, both
in quality and quantity.
The empress regards herself In the
old Teutonic fashion, as being the first
housewife as well as 1.-THE first lady
In the land. She supervises the prepa-
ration of breakfast. which, to suit the
taste of the emperor, is a rather plain
robust meal. consisting of tea. bread
and butter, cold meat and eggs.
From the breakfast table the EN-.
peror goes straight to his study,
where, in spite of the numerous secre.
taries, there is a mass of correspond
ence to which he must give some per.
sonal attention. Letters come to him
literally by the hundred every day of
his life; all kinds of reports have to
get a glance, and petitions come
from the poor and the distressed; but
all this vast mass disappears rapidly,
for the emperor is a very quick
worker.
The kaiser at play is equally thor
ough and perfect. Every one knows
of his love for his yacht and for yacht
ing, and of his fondness for hunting.
He 80 ~ ,rIfpo,.~ bfpl RVfrftg ,pl
while he allows no undue familiarity
in fact, no one would dare to attempt
it-he enters heartily into the spirit
of what is going on about him.
have seen at a hotel in Stalheim,
which has now been burned down. a
hole in II of the panes of glass in a
window, made by the emperor throw
ing his cap at one of his officers in a
bit of characteristic horse play which
followed their dinner.
tired officers of the Hanoverian army
met on that evening in a room in a
private hotel in Hanover. to celebrate
with a dozen or two of Rhine VINE
Not long ago it suddenly occurred
! to the kaiser in Berlin. hat the re
Hastily rising from luncheon, he tele
phoned to Potsdam for the imperia
: railway train, and in half an hour i
was waiting at the FriedrichstrassC
station in Berlin for his majesty,
3 He arrived at Hanover, and, rush
r ing through the station. jumped int
IN ordinary carriage. Drive to Kars
tens hotel said the kaiser to tn
coachman, who was ignorant of hi
+ identity, "and be quick about It." A
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
HI AISERS
PRIVATE LIFE
- W. A-ln nSpEcLAr GNppESnoNDENEEl
(5pEcLA[. COpPESpoNDENCE)

There is no more picturesque per-
sonage on any throne than the Ger
man Emperor. An attempt to des-
bery's remark to Mr.. Gladstone about
a proposed biography of his majesty:
"He Is one of the men who suggest a
syndicate of biographers, instead of a
single writer"
Here are a few of his attainments,
but only a few of them: He can
speak ~fuently In six languages, in
English so f~uently that his German
bears something of an English accent,
just as King Edwards English carries
with 1t the German cultural sound.
He is as good a soldier as there is in
Europe; is an officer in three of the
worlds greatest armies; he has passed
naval examinations, holds a master
mariners certificate and Is able to
navigate his yacht, the H~ohenzollern.
He has written a play and conduct
ed its rehearsal. He has written a
public prayer and conducted a choir,
and he often breaches a sermon on
board his yacht. He can cook his own
dinner, car play chess, paint pictures
or draw c%aricatures. He has learned
engineering and studied electricity.
Though he can use only one arm, he
can shoot game for four hours, at the
rate of two shots a minute. In twenty
five years has has shot $1,000 head Of
game. He can change his dress a
dozen times a day, and has w
been known to make a mistake as to
what royal etiquette requires him to
wear at any particular moment.
The kaiser not only believes in out
door exercise for himself, but he has
had a similar liking instilled into his
sons. One of them is a sailor, and
two others have their own gardens of
several acres each, and are being
taught by experts the cultivation of
fruit and market and landscape gar
dening.
He is so early a riser that some
times he gets up while darkness still
hangs over the empire, and he is
never to be found in bed after z
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12

Il have been favored with an Indian
tradition concerning the origin of to-
bacco, Indian corn and wheat, which,
although you may have seen it before,
l shall relate said the poet laureate
of all the P~ascagoulas at the Grune-
valid yesterday.
"At some distant period, two Indian
youths, pursuing the pleasures of the
chase, were led to a remote and unfre-
quented part of the forest, where, be-
ing fatigued and hungry they sat down
to rest themselves and to dress their
v~ictuals. While they were thus en-
ployed the spirit of the woods, attract
ed as it is supposed by the unusual
and savory smell of the venison, ap'
preached them in the form of a beau
tiful female. and seated herself be.
side them. The youths, awed by the
presence of so superior a being and
struck with gratitude for the conds'
scension which she had shown them
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
BURIED BY ANCIENT KINGS.
Rare Treasures Secreted in Lybian
Desert by Monarchs of Egypt.

Rare Treasures secreted in Lybian
Desert by Monarchs of Egypt.
While studying in the British mu.
scum a papyrus which was published
1000 years before Christ an Egyptol-
ogist recently found a clear and con-
else o of the treasures which
the ancient sovereigns of Egypt buried
in various parts of the Lybian desert,
and now an expedition is being form.
ed in London for the purpose of
searching for this wealth. The neces-
sary funds have already been secured
and in a short time a few skilled ex-
plorers will start for the desert, where
the technical work will be prosecuted
under the supervision of Messrs. Lake
and Currie, two English engineers.
The writer of the ancient papyrus
says that the Pharaohs hid an i'm.
mense quantity of gold and precious
stones in the region which is known
by the name of the Valley of Kings"
and there the first excavations will be
made. The task will not be easy,
since the country to be searched ex-
tends owe 10000 square leagues.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
"Buttln Ia High Society

Nov that 1t is all over, and to-
morrow will see me "A happy bride, /
don't mind telling you how / did it"
said the girl from Waycross, who was
giving a luncheon to her bridesmaids.
Two years ago none of you had ever
heard of me, had you? Well, that's
not strange. There was not much
society where | came from. But you
see what | have accomplished. One
of the best matches of the season;
and all of you have me beat to a
%standstill on smart looks.
well, when l presented dear mann
mas letter to Mrs. We're de We're
they were at boarding school together
in Virginia, you know-she gave me
the tips of her dainty fingers and
didn't even ask me to call again. l
saw at once that my clothes were not
right and | wrote to Uncle Tom, down
in Maryland, telling him my plan. He
wrote back that | was a little fool;
but he sent the money. | saw also
that most of the guests threw their
cards OF a small tray at the door, and
that nobody paid any attention when
they were announced.
'The second time / went to Mrs.
We're de Vere's (uninvited) | had a
gown that made me feel as though /
had a right there. My card went
with others on a silver tray. Whether
Mrs. We're de We're heard my name
announced or not l do not know, but
she came forward with extended hand,
saying;
How are you, my dear? Better,
nope. Your father told me you had
been quite ill.,
THAT was a staggerer, for poor
papa had been dead ten years. But
replied:
"'Much better, thanks. DR.. Blank
is such a careful physician, you
know
81 had read all the society news
could lay hands on and l knew what
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
Natures Cures for Ills

when the Adirondack native be-
m afflicted with any of the numer-
Gus tri1ing ills which make mankind
wretched,'' said the returned visitor,
"he does not waste much time on doc
tors, but goes straight to the woods
or the attic for natures own remedies.
There is one old man whom | have
met with ~packbasket on shoulder and
shears and a rough board stool in his
mitteGed hands going after yarrow,
which, dried is q standby for coughs
when it has been made into a wicked
looking brew. Fir balsam, coaXed,
drop by drop, from the blisters which
swell on the balsam fir at full moon, is
a sovereign remedy for chest and lung
complaints.
Gravel weed, by which name they
insult trailing arbutus, is excellent
for the complaint which gives it its
name, and bladder root has a desir-
able effect on the kidneys and neigh
boring organs. Sage tea, containing
a little summer savory, is ~efficacious
for worms in children, for which bel
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12

Crown Prince Wilhelm.
light. Il thought | would surprise
you" was all he said. After a few
pleasant hours he left Hanover at
midnight, and was back at his desk as
usual In the morning.
1t is a source of rare delight to the
kaiser that the crown prince is de-
veloping into a splendid sportsman,
and eve ooh part in a race recently,
His imperial ~highness is passionarely
fond of horses, devoted to riding, driv-
ing and all things connected there
with, and is an excellent shot. On
n occasion, not very long ago. he
declared that when he was older
he would have a racing stud, like his
great-uncle in England, and there is
little doubt hat he will redeem his
boyish word.
The event in which his imperial
highness participated was the Ma
oeuyr Jagd race, and it was a hot
contest. Lieut.. Count Konigsmarck,
probably the finest rider in Germany,
was in the race, and, to his credit be it
said, did not let his future kaiser beat
Hill ANSSh III ItCh'-I oil IllG GOuul )
English mare Freedom and the
princes gelding Togood, and the ex-
element was intense. Freedom won
by half a neck, and the crown prince
no matter what disappointment he
felt, congratulated his brother officer
with graceful tact.
The kaiser is not a racing man. and
| sDOrting circles are da1iphtad that his
eldest SOL shows so keen an interest
in the turf. He also has an undoubted
liking for the play. The crown prince
seems very impartial, and visits any
and every theater where a good play
is running, occasionally goes to a cir
Gus, and sometimes to a vaudeville
performance, where he inconspicu-
ously sits with some of his brother of
ficers in the body of the house, drinks
his beer and smokes his cigarette.
In no home in Germany is Christ
mas more enthusiastically observed
than in the imperial palace in Berlin.
In most German families, especially
where there are young children, the
tree is dressed in secret by the par
ents, and the youngest are only al
lowed to see it when it is lighted up
on Christmas eve. Not so in the inn
perial family. His majesty takes the
lead in decorating the trees and
every member of the family assists.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
From an Indian Legend

in becoming their guest, presented to
her in the most respectful manne a
share of their repast. which she was
pleased to accept, and upon which she
RECALLED with seeming satisfaction.
The repast being finished the fe.
male spirit, having thanked them cor
daily for their attention and informed
tnem that if they would return TO the
anne place after the revolution Of
twelve moons they would find some
thing which would recompense their
kindness. disappeared from their sight.
The youths, having watched the re-
volving Moons and having returned at
the appointed time. found that upon
the place on which the right arm of the
goddess had reclined an ear of Indian
corn had sprung up; under her left. a
stalk of wheat, and from the spot on
which she had been seated was grow
ing a flourishing plant of tobacco
New Orleans Times-D emocrat.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12

doctor to name TO make a good i'm
preston. One of the women who over
heard me insisted on taking me into
her confidence about her own expert
enc with lear DR.. Blank. That Won
an gave me my dinner invitation in
side of a month. ] took good care to
call on DR.. Blank first. Well, | just
went around to houses of persons |
met here and there in the most casual
way, and ] never got a throw-down.
1t was confusing to be called by half
q dozen different anne in the course
of one afternoon. But | saw hat the
other girls didn't mind it, and | didn't
see why | should. Soon l began to
hear from the cards l left on the
visiting trays. / was invited out. |
knew that some of my hostesses
hadn't the remotest idea who | was,
but they were afraid to risk sighting
an old friend by passing up my card.
Good old Uncle Tom got into the
game heartier than ever. Thank good
ness | shall be able to a him back.
| was able to move into a swell board
ing house where my friends could
come to see me. | arranged a system
and worked as hard at my rounds of
calls and visits as any stenographer
works in her office. l went every
where l could and talked with every
body who would listen to me. l
learned how to make myself agree
able if not indispensable. Any girl
can do it if she has tact. And then
well, you know how l met CLAUDE.
Lucky l learned to swim in Waycross
or there wouldn't be any Claude for
me to marry now. Do you know who
gave that story to the woman news
paper reporter at Newport about the
unknown society girl who made such
a thrilling rescue? | did. Claude's
mother did the rest. She gave out all
the stuff that was printed afterward.
And in due time she gave out Claude.
I've got him"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12

also of an indefinite number of peri
DDS. This record shows the number
of hours and minutes put IN the job,
and also the time of day when the job
was started. When the job is done
the totals of labor costs are entered
on the outside of the envelope con-
tanning them, together with a record
of the material used. Each record is
entered on the factory books for per-
manent reference.
The sewing of buttons on shoes and
on garments is no longer done by
hand in modern factories. There is a
machine that sews $500 buttons on
garments in nine hours-or more than
eight expert sewers could possibly do
in the same time. This machine re
quires no expert operator. A boy or
girl runs it.
And in one insurance office, where
it was formerly necessary for a force
of clerks to copy James on reference
cards to be filed in various places,
one clerk now writes the name on a
single card with metallic ink, clamps
it in a holder with a number of
blank cards, and flashes an X-ray
through the packet. Thus by a single
motion one man writes, or rather
prints, all the cards.-The Worlds
Work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12

monia, also stepped, strained and
sweetened with molasses, will cure
che whooping cough. Horseradish
leaves, wilted and bound on the face
and back of the neck will drive away
neuralgia, and a nutmeg, bored and
tied around the neck, will keep it
away. The nutmeg must be renewed
about once every six weeks.
Onions, sliced, pounded and placed
in a cloth and laid over the affected
part will draw out Inflammation. A
red onion, halved, and with n part
slightly scooped out and the cup plac-
ed over a carbuncle Or a boil will
speedily remove the pus, and has
saved life.
There are many more of these sim
pie remedies in the North woods
pharmacopoeia which the wise ones
have at their fingers ends, and if
they are not more widely used and
money kept in the overalls of the
thrifty native it is because a lenient
and more fortunate fate presides over
the incomes of tn Adirondack medi-
cines."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
A BIG MARRIAGE SERVICE.
American Missionary United Thirty
oue Counties at Once.

American Missionary United Thirty
TX Couples at Once.
The Rev. A. w. Pitzer set a pretty
good pace last week when he married
three couples at once, but he is still
twenty-eight laps behind the record.
which is held by an American mis-.
Eionary on the island of Apemana.
This strange wedding. where thirty
one couples were united at once, was
solemnized in 1882. All the principals
were converted heathens, and so well
we're the marriage bonds tied that ten
years later not one of the couples
was divorced.
The great wedding was one of ne.
cessity, rather than choice. All the
couples had signifed their intention
to he married with Christian rites.
Plans we're made for separate wea.
dings, but a missionary ship was wait.
ing for the teacher who was to marry
the converts, and an approaching
storm made 1t necessary for him to
read the ceremony with great haste.
II the natives had not agreed to en-
gage in a wholesale ceremony they
would have been condemned in six
six months more of single blessedness,
so the great party joined right hands
and assumed the solemn obligations
according to their new faith. Wash
lngton Times.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12

used about every known remedy that
is said to be good for kidney com
plant, but without deriving perma-
nent relief. Often when alone In the
house the backache has been so bad
that it brought tears to my eyes. The
pain at times was so intense hat
was compelled to give up my house
hold duties and lie down. There were
headaches, dizziness and blood rush
ing to my head to cause bleeding at
the nose. The first box of Doan's
Kidney Pills benefited me so much
that | continued the treatment. The
singing pain in the small of my back.
the rnshes of blood to the head, and
other symptoms disappeared"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. so cents per box. Foster
Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods, per package, than others.
Our Awful L~anauane.

Years ago there was in London a
Russian diplomat, Ambassador Schou-
valoff, who greatly admired English
women and who was heartily annoyed
when he offended any one of them.
While he was there he learned Eng.
lish, and having heard one famous
English beauty say shut up!" to an.
other, he imagined it to be a phrase
of polite agreement, such as SAY no
more" In this sense he addressed
himself to an illustrious lady the next
night at dinner. to the lady's oonster.
nation. and his own when later he dis.
covered his mistake.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
rHg rELEpHoNE IN AusrRALIA
How the Widely Scattered "squatters'
Talk to Each Other.

An ingenious use of the telephone
has recently modified the intense mo.
uotony of farm life in the ~''squatter
districts" of Australia.
It would not have paid to lay wires
from farm to farm, for they are often
separated by many miles Of open
country; but some ingenious person
hit upon the idea of using the wire
fences used on all the farms to con.
vey the current.
The lonely squatter and his family
can now indulge in a friendly chat
with any one of a hundred families
scattered around within a radius OF
fifty or sixty miles. Games of whist
and chess are played at night over the
telephone by clubs organized for that
rpo