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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-08
Two Women Incinerated.

Wilmington, Ohio, Oct. S.-Lavinia
and Martha Telfair who live near
Bloomington, were burnt to death yes
terday. Their clothing caught fire
from a CRATE. Lavinia Telfair died i'm
mediately and her sister a few hours
later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-08
GrIpnenbers.s Second Army.

ST. Petersburg. oct S.-Gen. Grip
pcnberg who will command the sec
ond Manchurian army. left last evening
for Wilma. He refuses to talk. His
secretary said the second army would
certainly concentrate in Manchuria in
March
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
FOX CHASE IN CATACOMBS.
Hounds Run Their Quarry to Earth
in Excavations of Early Chris
tians Near Rome.

George Won l.. Meyer, American am
1assador to Italy, is a splendid horse
man, and when in Rome he follows the
foxhounds regularly, says London pa
per.
The entire region over which the Ro-
man hunts are held is undermined
by catacombs, excavated by the early
Christians for hiding places during
the persecutions-labyr of sub
terranean passages burrowed in every
direction like the diggings of a mole.
One day, when the ambassadors hounds
had met just beyond the world-famous
tomb of Coecilia Metella, an old gray fox
was unearthed and led the field a merry
chase, finally drawing them in the oi-
rection of the catacombs OF st. CAL
ixto.
Seeing the pack run up steep hill
close to the fox's brush, the leading
horsemen firmly expected to be in at
the kill, but what was their surprise and
dismay when, on reaching the top of the
hill, there wasn't a hound in view.
Though the country was level and bare
for miles around, the 16 couples had dis
appeared as completely as if they had
been spirited away by magic.
The men stopped short and were con-
sulting as to what they should do when
faint whimpers like the far-off sound
of pack in full cry, seemed to rise from
the ground. They became more and
more faint as the astonished riders lis
tened, and finally ceased entirely. For
moment the hunters looked at each
other in blank amazement Then the
master, Prince San Faustino, seemed tc
have found the solution and rode off
scanning the ground carefully in every
direction.
A minute later he showed the others
hole in the ground about the size OF
barrel hoop, with marks of paving
all around it. The fox evidently had
known of this entrance into the cata-
combs and entered it, followed by the
hounds.
Laborers were summoned in haste
and the opening was enlarged suffi.
GENTLY to allow a man to enter com.
fortably. After that the horn was SCI
going, and the men took turns at it
For awhile there was no response, bu
finally few exhausted hounds begar
to struggle in, and in time most of then
were rescued, though a few never re-
turned, probably having strayed dowr
so far that they could not hear the horn
or having fallen into the dark pits thai
abound in the catacombs.
For days afterwards peasants who
passed tie spot told of hearing strange
fearful noises emanating from the bow.
els OF the earth-sounds like the lamen
tat1ons of lost soul. With the supersti
ton of the ignorant, they crossed them.
selves and hurried by, instead of stopping
to investigate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20

apart in each direction, and nail 10
and one-fourtn inches wide, reaching
across the shed. For a shed As fee-
long this plan gives six transverse
sections, each eight feet vide, with
ends open for free cir :ulatiD;n. Stats.
two inches vide and eight xeet Ions.
are required i'll largs numbers. but ate
not put into place until the filing Of
the shed with brush is begun. For a
shed of the size mentioned above 2,20o
such Stats are needed. Beginning al
the bottom Il shelf is formed placing
two OF these movable Stats across a
section, reA&i.lg their ends in the low
est spaces between the transverse
strips nailed to the up,ights. The
brush is then evenly spread two or
three inches deep upon these two Stats,
and then another shelf is made four
inches above. the first. and so on, till
the shed is filled. If placed more than
three inches deep the brush will not
dry quickly and we'll, and may become
musty or 'shed burned"
In the shed the crop is safe from in
jury by rain, although warm, dry
weather is desirable to cause it to dry
! rapidly. Just as soon as dry, so that
the stems seem to contain 10 moisture
when squeezed or twisted, the brush
should be taken from the Stats and
piled in straight, compact tiers in order
to prevent bleaching. In pressing the
brush into compact bales and binding
with wire, it is very important that ii
be we'll and neatly done, for to some
| extent the appearance of the bales de-
termines their market value. The &C
companying illustration shows a bal
of Illinois broom corn that reached I
Washington factory in good shape At
meeting held in Chicago on February
Is, 1902, the Broom Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION of the United States and Can
ada unanimously adopted resolution
binding themselves mot to purchase
any broom corn of the crop of 1902 Or
thereafter which is not properly
cleaned, seeded and baled' Baling can
be done at any time after the brush
has become thoroughly cry, but as
long as it is the least damp or "in the
sweat" it should remain bulked Manu-
facturers frequently open bales that
have become mcldy after baling which
would have been good stock had the
baling been delayed till the brush be-
came thoroughly dry. Baling is ac-
complished usually by horsepower
press. From six to eight men can
work together to advantage, and with
a horsepower baler can bale ten tons,
or 60 bales per day. Where the press
is drawn from farm to farm two men
usually go with it and charge about so
cents per ton for the machine and one
man and $3.50 per day for the other
man. Rather large wire, No. 9, is
used; finer wire cuts into the brush.
Prairie Farmer
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
ITO Be Continued
Woman's Wisdom.

Once upon time there was a man
who was travelling III foreign parts, and
who found in an out of the way
heather temple an idol that was unique
in form and construction. He knew
that it was great curiosity, and aft.
er a long bargaining with the priests
in charge of it succeeded in getting
them to sell it to him for a small
amount of money.
Then he took it to his own country,
where different sort of idol was
worshipped, and it attracted a great
deal Of attention as very curious
find. A wealthy banker who heard at
the idol took long journey to see it,
was so impressed that he offered the
owner a very large sum of money for
it, and Immediately became it's pos
SCISSOR.
Moral-Idol curiosity may be Of
great value.-N. Y. Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
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PLAN AND END ELEVATION.

the floors of cement, with fall of one
half an inch to the foot from the back
side to broad, shallow gutter just in
front of the trough. This gutter should
drain toward the end of the house, fur
thest from the feed room.
Construct a truck to run on tracks,
or even on the cement floor nearly as
wide as the passageway. On this the
litter can be easily removed to a wagon
placed at the end of the building. A
separate feeding truck may also be
used if desirable; a feed room 10x2O
feet will give ample storage room and
provide for kettle. Bedding may be
stored in the loft over the pens. The
building may be added to as desired.
Each pen will accommodate a brood
SOW and her litter, or from six to ten
fattening pigs. according to size Make
doors between each pen, and from each
pen to the passage. If durability is
sought after, the side walls and parti-
tons may also be of cement for one
to three feet. If the exercise yards are
large and we'll drained, they need not
be emented.-Country Gentleman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
Trimming Incubator Wicks.

At this season, incubator and brooder
lamps are being lighted up in all parts
of the country, and trimmed with the
scissors or sharp knife. Much better
results can be had by using a small
piece of WOODEN cloth Pit the light out
and turn the wick up so the charred
portion stands above the wick-holder,
and rub that portion of the wick cross
wise with the cloth; then turn up lit
tie more. and rub from center to each
edge. The latter method will leave the
wick slightly higher in the center. and
it will burn with clean, oval flame.
This same cloth will 90 to clean the
metal parts of the burner, and will last
long while. We trim our house lamps
in the same way, and never have I'M
even flame or letters in the candle"
effect. If you will use this cloth meth
cd of cleaning in a thorough manner,
you will never have dim lights and un-
even heat.-D. E. Howatt, in Country
Gentleman
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20

Is going o until their eyes have be-
come little accustomed to the dark
ness; and the bursting of the bomb
will so dazzle them and give then such
a fright, that I hope my little maneu-
yer will be we'll covered, and the fact
OF my having risen from my seat, even
it it is noticed, won't rouse suspicion,
for the chances are that the bomb will
bring the whole platform to it's feet,
and will perhaps create panic. When
the light is turned on again, and the
money is found to be missing, there
will be row, and big one, of course,
but that needn't trouble us, and we can
let them fight it out among themselves.
What DO you think of the plan, gen.
tlemen? You see, we manage the
business without mourning any great
suspicion or running much risk, and we
put a clear thousand apiece into our
pockets. The idea strikes me as all
right. We can't afford to let it be sup
posed there's any hanky-panky games
as if so we shouldn't be allowed the
handling of the money that's SUBJ
scribed by the different associations
and leagues, which we represent. And
as having a finger in the pie means
some thousands year, it wouldn't pay
us-for the sake of a thousand apiece
to incur suspicion. But if my plan
works out according to my idea-and
don't see why it shouldn I've get the
money all the same without losing the
confidence of the public
You're genius!" said Councillor
Number Six. Wasn't 1 right, mates,
when l said he was cut out for our
chief? Now tell us when the thing
comes off and how the rest of us are
going to help you. l thirk I'm the boy
to wait outside and play at catch-ball
with the cash-boX."
Easy, my friend-easy!" put in
Number Two, as l shall still continue
to call him. Have you forgotten
that we are all wanted for the
muroer of a constable not two miles
from this very spot, and that the
murder took place only yesterday?
You are safe enough in this house.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
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FACTS ABOUT BROOM CORN
A Profitable Crop, Provided It Is
Properly Grown, Harvested,
Dried and Baled.

That the brush may retain a fresh
green color after drying, it is necessary
that it be dried rapidly and not ex-
posed TO strong light while drying. Tc
meet these requirements broom corn
is ordinarily dried in Sheds A shed
48 feet long, 16 feet wide and 10 fee.
to the caves will usually furnish sui
t1cient room for drying the crop from
40 acres. If there is an interval Of
three or four weeks between the har-
vesting of one 40 acres and a later &C
acres, the brush from the first can be
bulked or baled and the same shed
used for the second. The main requi-
sites are dry location, a good roof
with caves extending some distance
beyond the sides, and good ventilation
throughout. A common method of con-
struction is to place uprights eight fee,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
DANIEL BOONE'S POSTERITY
More Than Fifty of the Great Hunters
Descendants Are Living in
Indianapolis.

r. M. Sperry, who is compiling a book
OF biographical records of INDIANAPOLIS
and Vicinity, has found that in Kentucky.
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois there are
numerous descendants of Daniel and
Squire Boone, brothers. Apparently
there are more than so descendants of
Daniel Boone IN Indianapolis, says the
New York Herald.
Inc grandfather of Daniel Boone,
George, was born at Stoak, near Exeter,
england, in 1866. His father was a
blacksmith, but he learned The trade of
weaver, and, while learning this trade
at Bradnich, he met Mary Maugridge
1hey were the parents of nine children
-George, Sarah, Squire, Mary, John,
Joseph. Benjamin, James and Samuel.
Family tradition says that young
George, Sarah and Squire were sent to
America in 1712 and spent several
months inspecting. Sarah and Squire
were left in Pennsylvania, George re-
turning to England. The entire family
sailed from Bristol, England, for Phila-
delph1a, arriving in October, TIT. Phil
adelphia was then but village, and they
settled first at Abingdon, ~ to II miles
north, among Quaker farmers.
Squire Boone married in July, 1928
Sarah, daughter of John Morgan. In
1870 he bought $50 acres eight miles
southwest of Reading, Pa He erected
log house and in this cabin was born
November, 1881, Daniel Boone, his
fourth son and sixth child of Squire anG
Sarah Boone.
Daniel Boone married Rebecca Bryan
a daughter of Morgan Bryan, in 1855
and the same year William Bryan mar.
rled Mary Boone, sister of Daniel. Dan.
lei Boone's children were James, bor1
in 1857; Israel, in 1859; susanna. in 1850;
Jemima, in 1862; Lavinia, in 1866; Re.
becca, in 1853; Daniel Morgan, in 1869
John B., in 1878, and Nathan, in 1880.
The four daughters married and dice
in Kentucky. The two eldest sons wer.
killed by Indians and the three younger
sons emigrated to Missouri
Edward l.. Mckee. vice president O.
the Indiana national bank; Mrs. Hiram
T. WATSON, wife of local merchant
and other prominent descendants in In
dlanapolis are descendants of the ia
nous pioneer or his brother.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
SOME LITTLE QUESTIONS

Why don't you fasten up that gap in
good, substantial way?
Why don't you put a good latch on
your stable door, instead of using a
pm, or a fence rail?
Why don't you fix that harness you
broke the other day and tied up with a
piece of binding Irvine?
Why don't you get out and clean up
those old fence rows, instead of waiting
until corn blowing or harvest time?
Why don't you haul the wood up near
the. kitchen door, and not force the
good wife to go to the woods for fuel
for every meal?
Why don't you get wood enough in,
and water enough up, before breakfast,
to last the patient, already overworked
housekecper all day?
Do you shelter your stock and imple-
ments? Do you regularly drain out all
the water pools and troughs? Have
you plank, brick or stone walks, to and
from the house?-Midland Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
ACE INDICATED BY TEETH,
An Official English Table of Rules
That Seems to Be Worthy of
General Application.

The Live Stock Report recently pub
l!sAed list OF rules governing the de-
termination of age in different animals
as indicated by dental appearances.
These rules are those governing the
classification of animals a. the Smith
field and Birmingham shows in Eng
land. While there is more or less va
Ration in any class of animals and we
can see very serious objections to the
use of such rules for the above purpose,
they have general application; and
our readers may find them very con-
Venlent on frequent occasions:
Cattle having their central perma-
nent lncl:ors cut will be considered an
exceeding one year and six months.
Cattle having their central perma-
nent incisors fully up will be consid-
cred as exceeding one year and nine
months.
Cattle having their second pair of
permanent incisors fully up will be
considered as exceeding two years and
three months.
Cattle having their third pair of per-
manent incisors cut will be considered
as exceeding two years and eight
months
Cattle having their fourth pair (cor-
ner) permanent incisors fully up and
their anterior molars showing signs of
wear will be considered as exceeding
three years.
sheep having their central perma-
nent lrcisors cut will be considered as
exceeding ten months.
Sheep having their central perma-
nent lncisors fully up will be consider
ed as exceeding - months
Sheep having their third pair of per-
manent incisors cut will be considered
as exceeding 10 months
! Sheep having their third pair of per-
manent incisors fully up and the tenn
porary molars shed will be considered
as exceeding 24 months.
Sheep having their corner permanent
lncisors we'll up, and showing marks
of wear will be considered as exceeding
three years.
Pigs having their corner permanent
incisors cut will be considered as ex-
ceeding six months
rigs having their permanent tuSks
more than half up will be considered
as exceeding nine months.
Pigs having their central permanent
lnclsors Up, and any Of the first three
permanent molars cut will be consider
ed as exceeding II months.
Pigs having their lateral temporary
lnclsors shed and the permanents ap-
pearing will be considered as exceed
ing Is months
Pigs having their lateral permanent
incisors fully up will be considered as
exceeding 10 months.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
Worms and Scours in Pigs,

To kill worms in hogs add three
pounds of hyposulphite of soda to a
barrel of swill. To cure scours in pigs
dissolve teaspoonful of copperas in
gallon of swill-for a SOW with eight
pigs; for a greater or less number of
pigs, give in proportion. With many
years of experience, 1 have never
known this to fail in working speedy
cure.-Midlaud Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
Stores Seed in Smokeheuse.

The smokehouse is used by one Indi-
ana farmer as the place to store his seed.
This would doubtless be a good place
as it could be we'll dried out by the aid
OF little fire. He claims, however.
other advantages beside that of having
the corn terminate we'll. He thinks to-
smoking that it gets tends to protect il
from the cut worms. His house is ar
ranged with racks for the storing of the
corn as it is gathered in the fall. After
1t Is stored it is smoked thoroughly
either alone or in connection with the
meat,-Prairie Farmer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20

work his under his own vine
and fgtree
No revolution did much good no true evo
luton failed do anything but good not wish to be
understood putting life money think
that who has entered profession working advance
of the The successful captain of industry not of that low
type who the boarding of dollars work. The money
which reaches beyond his he seeks the bettcrne
of others.
We hear deal about foreign missions Peter Cooper found
ed home He first pointed the way some dav all mil
onaires will follow He proclaimed that principle that surplus wealth
sacred which those who his lifetime o
the good Of the community from whence came
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20

or rather in this room, but any
stranger who's seen in this neighbor-
hood just now may be called upon to
give an account of himself We can't
do with less than three to carry out
the business successfully. I must be on
the platform to do the bomb business
and toss the cash out of the window.
for one; then one of us must be out
side to catch it, and make off with it:
and one of us must undertake to put
out the light at the right moment.
Two out of the three must be Hub
lock and myself, who cam 20 out of the
house unsupported. The other must be
one of you three gentlemen, but we
shall have to go very carefully to work
to smuggle him out. The remaining
two had best lie low here meanwhile.
I'm sorry can't arrange for the whole
| of you to lie perdu for the present, but
I don't want to let anyone else into our
secrets, and must rely upon one of you
to help. Will you three draw lots to see
who's to act with lubbock and me?
l think lubbock should be the per-
son to secure the money when it is
tossed out. He knows the spot we'll
and the neighbour God. 1t would be too
bad to have the money get back into
the hands of the strikers, after all our
trouble
YES" said Number Six bluntly, "and
it would be too bad if Mr.. lubbock lost
hlsself when he'd once got his hands
on the money. I'm a bit of a stick
Ter for what's gentlemanly myself, but
it's surprising how bad ones memory
gets when there is matter of $4,000
asking some one to put it in his pocket,
and forget his way home again."
If you have nothing more to the
point to put forward than that" said
Number Two, with an unpleasant sort
of smile, perhaps you will be so good
as to prepare the papers for the lot
drawing. I'll go bail for lubbock s
honesty. No, I've used the wrong
word. 1t is honor, isn't it, not hon
esty, which is said to exist even
among thieves?"
mot so much of the thief please,
unless you're speaking for yourself"
retorted the fellow. Then, grumbling
something under his breath about 1.-The
boss being in hurry to put on the
pot" he proceeded somewhat sulkily
to do as he was told. Folding into
slips several half-sheets of paper, one
of which was marked with an x, he
tossed them into a hat and shook
them all up together.
Nov, gentlemen" he said, well
draw them one by one until we've got
three apiece, and then We'll open up
and see who's got the ticket. Well
draw with our backs to the ballot box.
please, and then no one can accuse me
or any one else Of taking the rubber.
Fut your hand behind you, Number
Seven, and start the game"
After the hat had been three times
round, we examined our papers. That
with the x had fallen to my share.
you've got to play Jonah this jour-
ney," yelled Number Six, slapping me
on the back; but don't sink the ship
If you can help it, old man. We want
to see that 81, 1000 apiece in our pockets
first"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
Turkish Proverbs.

With patience sour grapes become
sweet and the mulberry leaf satin.
BY the time the wise man gets mar
ried the fool has grown-up children.
Give q swift horse to him who tells
the truth, so that as soon as he has
told it he may ride and escape.
Be not so severe that you are blamed
for it, nor so gentle that you are
trampled upon for it.
If you have to gather thorns, do 1t
by the strangers han5.-Mary A. Ma
son in in Lighter Vetn," in Century.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
CHAPTER XVI.

NUMBER TWO AND MYSELF JOUR-
NEY TO LONDON TO ATTEND THE
GREAT MEETING.
Number Two called me early on the
morning of the meeting.
"You and are going to travel up to
town together, Number Seven" he
said. 1T will be best so, as in that
case youth pass as my friend, and no
suspicion will attach to you. Hub
book will follow later. The trap win
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
An Autidote.

Mrs. Housekeeper-Back again
aren't you the man gave pie to this
morning?
Hungry Hawkins-Yes'm came
back ter see if yer wouldn't gimme
some dyspepsia tablets.-Philadelph
Ledger.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
MEDIUM PRICED HOG HOUSE
Description of Structure LARGO
Enough for Six Sows and from
10 to 20 Small Pigs.

The plans exhibit a good hog house.
Twenty feet is a convenient width for
such building, and it should be six
feet high at the caves, for convenience
in cleaning. This will provide for two
rows of pens eight feet wide, with a
fourfoot passage between them. Make
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
Bad Betting.

II have bet silk hat with that man
five times in the last year, and he has
never paid me one of them"
THAT so? didn't know he was in
the habit of breaking his word
"Oh, he isn't; he won the BETS
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-04-20
Gettlmg Rid Of Surplus WeaAb
By ANDREW CARNEGIE.

1t is not to the millions, or by the millions. that
the greatest advances won It is to the individual
that we owe the Divine impulse
The distribution of wealth is the greatest problem
of the age. l care not how great all nvidualist a
may be- he must realize that the problem must
first find solution. No man has better reason than
myself to know how great are the inequalities in the
distribution of wealth.
The world will make progress, except under