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HEROES OF THE SURF
UNCLE SANS LIFE SAVING SERVICE
TIE BEST IN THE WORLD.

How the Crews Are Organized and
the work They pcrform-Savipx Of
Life and Pr"pcrty-The Head of the
Bureau.
The dl9aStGTs wrought on our coasts
by IL" Stor,Es of winter make hard
work for [ nee Sans army of life say.
ers which is ever on the alert to relieve
distress Doubtless the majority of the
citizens of this republic are unaware
that Tire United States government is
tie only one in the world which main
tainS n life saving service. Even Eng
land has no such organ anized service as
we have, her lifeboat system being sup
ported by voluntary contributions, and
her rocket service is maintained by the
board Of trade.
The United States life saving service
covers 30 stations in all. or these 1876
are placed on the Atlantic and gulf
coasts. IS on the shores Of the great
lakes. Is on the Pacific and at the
falls Of the Ohio at Louisville, Ky. The
active season on the Atlantic is for the
most part from Aug. ] to May 80, on
the Pacific and at Louisville the entire
year and on the lakes during the season
of navigation.
A life saving crew generally consists
Of the keeper and from six to eight
surfmen, although the number depends
somewhat on the nature OF the service
they are to perform. A surflnan must
be citizen Of the United States, able
to read and write the English Ian
guage, physically sound, a good swim
mer and an experienced boatman.@
The keeper is the captain OF the crew,
ton is one Of great responsibility, re-
Quiring cool judgment and unfiinching
courage He must be trained in his vo-
cation, master Of boat craft and surf
ing, Of good habits and able to com
mand the respect OF his men.
The routine life of the crews of the
life saving stations is not an enviable
one. For their work the surfmen re-
ceive $65 per month during the time
they are on duty, and the keeper has
an annual compensation of $500 Once
every day drill must be gone through.
Everything that is to be of use in reach
ing and succoring vessel in distress
Is made part OF the practice
The surfmen are on duty from sun
set to sunrise and. if the day be cloudy
throughout the twenty-fon hours
Throughout the night the entire coast
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The Seventeen Year Locust. :.

The open air career of the seventeen
year locust is soon completed. though
in its dormant and earlier form II is
said to live underground for seventeen
years. feeding ON roots.
The larNn drop from eggs lald in the
twigs of trees and quickly burroW out
of sight. each one forming for itself
Il Suhterranean chamber where it re
mains buried and alone month after
month for fully seventeen wears, pre-
pairing in some mysterious manner for
its brief enjoyment of freedom.
With perfect regularity at the end
of the allotted period myr1dS of these
insects attain maturity and emerge
from their long imprisonment. when
for month or so the winged malr
sings his striking song of courtshp.
while the female busies herself with
laying eggs.
There is a continuous record for
about two centuries of the recurrence
of the eicada at these seventeen year
intervals The first note on the subject
was made in 11l5.
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ana strong, SO slrUug tney cannv, ne
broken even If stepped on. Their smile
is the kind which will not come off,
for their complexion is of baked enam-
el. not to be rubbed or scraped
away, says Good Housekeeping. They
are startlingly lifelike, these babies
from New Jersey, for they have bail
and socket joints. even for their an
kles, and strike all sorts of childish
attitudes. The hands can be fitteo
with gloves. and the eyes are relnov:
bic, to accommodate little girls WHO
have decided preferences as to brown
eyes or blue. The hair can be removed
for shampoo or change Of complex
ion. They will talk even II one cares
to pay for a phonograph attaclmcn
Altogether, this pioneer American do
is characteristitnlly smart and So"
looking.
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TRICKS WITH FIGURES.
How to Do Some Things That VIII
Appear Wonhcrful

Stu,iy uu. the following tricks with
figures boys and sr.s. and you VI
90 ;t!.ic 20 t.o what ordinary -peo54.s
viii consider wonderful things
Tee is tlln tor Il whole evening =
slrss tricks
First II::ve sotilc one determine oi4
so;a.e uuu4l or in his mind. then l.4Ynt.i-
y triple it, Then take one-halt
.Ae result it even or the larger half =
oGd. Then triple this halt. If. tH"I?
Tie number of tiuleS HE result contains
nine is stated aloud. the original figure
can be determined by YOU II Will h,
found that the number originally
thought of will be double the numbet
of mines. or one more if the number OF
mines be odd. For instance, take III;
II we triple it the result will be 4e.
Half of this triple Is "a Triple this
result and we have -. Seveutr-two
contains 9 eight times The number
originally thought of is double this. or
1t
Second. determine upon some mum
Der III the mind. Multiply the number
by itself, then add unity to the original
number and multiply the sum itself.
The difference between the two prod
ncts will surely lac odd. The last hai.
will he thu number required Thus
Suppose Ia ia he the number thought
of IL, 1a lNN
le.l IL lell-12l. lo1-1oo-2l.
IT, least half of u Is 10 The nn1n.
her ~oIeht
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HOW TO DO THE TRICK.

ture. The trick is to get the small cork
off the wire without uncorking the bot
tie. A person not in the secret will turn
and shake the bottle in all sorts of
ways and then declare that the thing
cannot be done.
But it may be done easily by hold
ing the bottle upright and rotating it
rapidly In small circle until cen
trifugal force causes the surface OF
the water to assume the form Of fun
mel. The floating cork sinks with the
water. and when it has slipped off the
wire slight inclination Of the bottle
will make it float up on one side.
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superintendent of the life saving service. ]
ig patrolled, a man from each station
setting out to meet the man from the
next station halfway. After number
cards have been exchanged they return
to their respective stations. On patrol
man carries With him Il set of Coston
signals-light signals of different col
ors-with which he may warn unwary
ships of danger or send messages to
vessels in distress.
OF the principal appliances used for
saving life from shipwreck the first is
the cedar boat which is the only boat
that has been found suitable for launch
ing from fiat beaches. 1t is about TWEEN
ty-five feet long, and as many as tt-
teen persons have been landed from
one in Il bad sea. Another eontriyance
is the self righting and self baiing
boat. 1t is only adapted for use along
steep shores or where it can be launch
ed directly into deep water.
When the use of a boat is impractiea
BILE resort is had TO the life line gun. II
throws an eighteen pound projectile, to
which is fastened shot line. a range
of nearly eco yards has been obtained
although in most Instances the gun is
not called upon to cover a range of
more than 400 yards. When the line
is fired over the vessel either the
hreeches buoy or the life car is sent off
to accomplish the rescue. The hreechcs
buoy is circular life preserver of
cork, to which short canvas breeches
are attached. OF the thousands of
times il has been used at wrecks only
once or twice has any one been thrown
from it while on the way to shore.
The story of the development of the
United States life saving service is
also the record of the life work of sum
ner l. kimball, chief officer of the bu-
reau. whose wise and untiring labors
I'm this field have earned him Il place
among the benefactors of mankind
When he was made superintendent OF
the service in 1871 il had slender es
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THE ANCESTRAL TREE.
sta Branches MnS BE Wtdespresd FO
Nnme Eutnre Amertcann


some Future Americana.
''Si"ak .ng " hetcrogeneities and the
hoino1enronsness Of the same, II one
may say it the American. say 500
gears from now, may have some trou.
bic III tracing the lines of his family
tree, SAID a thoughtful man AT any
rate, Judging from the progress tlIc
tfnittM States is making. there is u
ctlance for II few difficulties along ,ltls
line In the nrstWlliIe and even now
the job WAS comparatively simple It
Wan and is simply Il question OF going
back in the days Of the Revolution
colonial days the days nf the white
haired grand DANES. hut the American
OF the future will have ~, such simple
task. Ones family tree must branch
out and expand with the country For
Instance. the men and women Of the
future will have to trace their lines
through an ancestry thus geographical
~ given: Indian. hexicHn American
Hawaiian, Porto Kicnn. Cuban. Philip
pinian, I'anarnaan and Alaskan And
yet these are only n few of the pos
sibiIities which might he mentioned in
the same connection and for tive same
reason Uncle Sam is an expansive
sort of fellow and Just where he will
quit one may not guess even in the
wild retkleSSnesS of ones fancy The
American of the future may be put IT,
the dire extremity of siowir. some.
sort OF remote ancestry association
with even the lynx eyed fa, eastern
rrS. y New Orleans Times D"tnoctat
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this country.
WHY Kitty Is "PuSs.'

A great many years ago the people OF
Egypt. who had many idols. worshiped
the cat among others They Thought
more active at night and because her
eyes changed like the moon. so they
made an idol with n eats head and
named it Pasht The same name they
gave to the moon. for the word inraiiS
"tle face Of the moon" The word has
been changed to PAS" aud "I'us" and
has come at last to be "PusS. the name
the most Of us give to the cat.-Rosto'l
Transcript
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istence except on paper. Mr. Kimball
reorganized it and prepared code of
regulations for its control. The sta
ton houses We're repaired and equip
ped with the best life saving devices
and a thorough system of inspection
and patrol was inauSurated Mr.. Kim
ball is native of Maine and is in his
sixty-ninth year.
Since the reorganization of the serv-
ice in 1871 by Mr.. Kimball property to
the value of STAG, 100000 has been
| saved within the scope of station oper-
| ations. and the number of persons
saved has averaged 3.126 year II
costs about $1.25O0O0 annually to run
the bureau
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4 Small Beginning.

Long before the Revolution a young
printer in Philadelphia. when he had
taken off his working apron at night
used TO sit porting over his dozen of old
volumes by freight. He soon knew
them by heart and hnnsered for more
But books We're costly, and he had hui
little money
He had eight or ten cronies, youns
men who. like himself. We're eager Ion
knowledge. Hanging his books on a
shelf, he invited his friends To do IT,
same, that each of them might hatr
the benefit of them all
Ben Franklin thus laid The feuna.-
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Don't contest a will If it is We
an Lowell Citizen.
Living and Dead Trees


Would that instead OF being dead
tree to Christ we could become a living
tree in Cod Arboriculturists declare
that the roots are just AS wide and
strong underneath the ground as the
branches of the tree growing overhead.
| myself in climbing a mountain have
seen a tree which by the strength of its
roots has been able to grow upon the
SIDE of precipice. Let us as livin
trees sink our roots deep and taste
them about Calvary Rock. Let
lift our branches high, that our leaf
hands may be cleansed with showers O.
heavenly hcnedictions Then when the
time comes for the human tree to fall
Christ will lift us up and carry us
above to become one OF the pillars of
the heavenly temple. as he once carried
his own cross toward Calvary Upon
that cross he died for our sins.-Rev
Frank De Witt Talmage, Presbyterian,
Chicago.
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Plensa For John.

John, dear" said the sick mans
wife, I'll have to run away from you
for an hour or SO today. have to get
the material for new dress that the
dressmaker''-
But" complained the sick man. "do
you think it is right to be thinking of
dress while am 50 sick?'
"Why, john, it will be all right no
matter what happens. It's black
dress. s.'-Philadelphia Record.
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THRASHlNG SERVANTS
Domestic Life In England In tia.
Time Of Henry VIII.

Ibnt at uehrN VII.
In that remarkably minute chronicle
OF domestic life in England in the time
Of Henry VIII. TuSserS .Fivo Hun
drcd Points of Good HusbAntlry' the
learned and pions author seems to take
it fol granted that the only WAY Of
dcali"g with maidservants is to thrash
them nnfnereifnlly lie tells lis in L
iuImitahtc do22eIel that "a Hlald tnHst
he forced To be eleanlY' or she is Ia bs
made To cry creak. Mistresses are
aas .Sed Ito go about With Il holly
wand in their hand. although they may
not always have occasion to use it. and
to say. thrash hut not to be always
cliding As regards the la,niry. the,
domestic serts are warmed to talk"
heed when they wasl, or run in the lash
and to wash we'll wiring We'll and beat
well, so that If any lack beating it vii!
be themselves"
AS for the unhappy Cice'y. the dairy
maid. she is to cry "crcak' that is to
say. to he thrashed-if her cheese is
''hoven" or putfed up, and if the chees"
be tough Cictly is TO have II crash :
If the cheese he spotted Cicr!y is to hc
amended 10y the hayeS. and If it he too
full of whey the wretchcd dairvmaia
is to have "a dressing" Finally. if
any mac.ots are found in the cheese.
"nistress is to he at Cicely by and by .
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A New Candidate.

did you see dat talk de Chicago doc
tor got off de odder day about de dan.
ger and de faolishness of bathing?''
Nav, didn't see it, Weary. Wot's
de guys name?'
His name is Robertson
Den l nominates him for president
of de United States on a no soap plat.
form. and calls upon de hosts of de
great unwashed to rally to his support.
Down with de bathtub. OATS our
MOTTO"
and death to de wash rag. Hooray,"
cleveland Plain Dealer.
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=Extra.Day,

Tommy" asked the teacher of =
small pupil "how many days are ther,
in a year?''
"Three hundred and sixty-five and :.
fourth" answered Tommy.
How cal there be fourth of Il
day?" asked the teacher.
oh" replied the little fellow, that's
the Fourth July!'
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A Generous Spirit

Henry. ! want s. this morning"
"What for"
Must | account to you for every
penny spend;'
II don't insist upon knowing about
every penny When it's less than Il
nickel you can bunch t."-Clevel.lnd
Plain Dealer.
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Hold Out Your Chest,

Nowadays we are told Hold or
your chest" and not Throw bac.
your shoulders" 4he shoulders W
take care of themselves if the che
is held we'll p.-MaXwells Talismau
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E8{QR YOUNG ~
1FelkSa9
CORK IN A BOTTLE.
Trick That L. Easily Done When
You Know the Way.

Here is trick that will make the
uninitiated do whole lot of guessing
and then the chances are that they will
not be able to solve 1t until you show
them how It is done
Fill wide mouthed bottle half full
of water. Stick in the bottom of the
cork a long wire over which a smaller
perforated cork is slipped and cork the
bottle. as shown in the right hand p
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-19

When man will kill himself because
a woman refuses to marry him it is
conclusive evidence that the woman
~ns right Baltimore Herald.
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Something to Say Quickly.

The selfish nellfish showed the shelf t!
all fish ell.
The wrinkleu Wtnkle whimpered, winkt
and whispered, Well"
The keenly auivering ouahaug quake
with gu I'm.
Canniiy. crattily, kind CLAIMS cried. cor:=
selling calm.
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The E'lue.

did Slickuns house catch fire from
defective fiue:''
Ne: an effective one He had Il !,
sured for twice its real value Cine
natl Times Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-01-19
Not Until Then.

when may woman be said to be
happily married?'
mot until she has had the pleasure
Of refusing several men."-Detroit Free
Press.
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AEnerfCnn Niusic nnlls

Ilere is a hls factory in the Unite,
States now. III New Jersey, whief
makes dolls. very perfect and durah!
ones nf sheet steel. They are Hgl
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Eslvvfn'a OWeet1On.

Edwin, aged five, was one day being
put to bed for asking foolish questions
As his mamma was leaving the roolit
Willie called:
"Mamma.'
"What is it, dearF'
Just let me ask you one more ques.
ton. When a Teller wears a hole in his
stocking. what becomes Of that part o!
it?''
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A. He Heard 1t.

When the Sunday school supern-
tendent read the closing words of the
book of Job. And Job died, being old
and full Of days." he said to the chill.
dren:
Now, can anybody tell me the cause
Of Jobs death!"
And timid little boy on a back seat
piped out
HE was fully dazed, sirv' - New
York Times
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for candi4 4ates are very promising
and from all appearances the Demo
cratic ticket will carry the state. HOW.
ever a new candidate announces MN.
self for your careful consideration IL
business way and hopes for your
support for 1904. He wishes your
business for this year as he is certain
to please all thase who comes to the
store. The name is
|. B. COON,
21O Main Street.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
AT BUENA VISTA.
The Only Preparations General Tay.
1or Made For Defeat.

Yhe Only Preparations General Tay-
1or Made For Defeat.
Santa Anna was the greatest military
leader the Mexicans have ever known.
Santa Anna with Is 900 veterans went
to the battle Of Buena Vista with the
avowed purpose Of exterminating the
entire army Of the United States, and
there was no doubt In the mind Of
Santa Anna that this great feat could
be accomplished with comparative
ease. General Taylor, with his 5000
men, prepared for the unequal contest,
and not only defended himself success
fully, but won a substantial victory
from his aggressive antagonists and
drove them from the battlefield Of
Buena Vista.
Some time after the battle was fought
and the Mexican war concluded Gen.
eral Taylor was criticised for having
made no preparations for the retreat
Of his army in the event Of defeat
General Taylor promptly replied: Il
made every preparation necessary for
the battle Of Buena Vista. l wrote my
will, and so did nearly every man In
my army. II we had not won that
battle, we would have needed no lines
Of retreat. 1t was, from our stand
point, victory or humiliation. The only
preparation necessary for the cont1n-
gency of defeat at Buena Vista was
that we should write our Wills"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
SAVED BY A GYPSY.
An Incident Of the Austro-Prussia
War Of 1865.

An XAC4OS0t Oh inc A00tEOsfE00D100
War Of 1866.
An incident Of the Austro- Prussian
war Of 1866 was told as follows by the
Archduke Joseph: ION our retreat be-
fore the advance of the Prussian
army" said the archduke, I'VE camped
In the neighborhood of q Bohemian
town. I was lodged in q peasants cot
tage when about midnight l heard the
sentry challenging some newcomer
My adjutant entered and reported that
Z gypsy wanted to see me in private
A soldier "a gypsy entered, and on my
asking what was the matter he told me
that the enemy was approaching to
surprise us.
"'The outposts have not heard any
thing suspicious l said. No, your
highness, because the enemy is still a
long way off, But how do you know
this?' asked. Come to the window,
your highness,' answered the man. DO
you see those birds flying over the
wood toward the SOUTH Yes, see
them. What, them What, then? Do
not birds sleep as we'll as men? They
certainly would not fly about If they
were not disturbed. The enemy Is
marching through the wood and has
frightened all those BIRDS
"'Very we'll, my lad. You can co.
I at once ordered the outposts to be re-
enforced and the camp to be alarmed.
An hour later the outposts were fight
Ing with the enemy, and our camp was
only saved by the keen observation OF
q simple gypsy"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12

G. A. Nord and Alfred Swenson,
both from Moline, Ill.,, will become
Kardiyohi county residents and with
their families will occupy farms which
they have bought near the city. They
arrived here last Wednesday from H.
linois, accompanying Mr.. A. A. An
derson, the land man, through whom
the deals were made. Mr.. Swenson
bought the Mrs. Elisa Hegstrom farm
of 40 acres at a consideration of $3.50.
He returned home Friday night and
will bring his family here next spring.
Mr.. Nord inve sted in farm property
here some time ago and has now re-
moved his family onto the place. It
is what is known as the old Rasmus-
son farm, located in section 6, town OF
Willmar. He expects to go into the
tea, coffee and spice business and will
run several wagons in this district
for the Grand Union Tea Co., whose
Minnesota headquarters are in Mime.
apolis.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12
Penitent Spouse Returns.

Another proof of the magnanim Gus
and forgiving nature of love was ad-
vanced last week by the happy con-
clusion Of q somewhat melodramatic
romance which was played partly in
this city.
On Sunday of las; Veek w. F. Fearl,
q Minneapolis bricklayer, was seized
with an ardent desire of seeing other
parts of the world and hence he de.
cided to leave his wife and frestde
without saying goodbye. He did 80
and in the evening of the same day
he stepped OF the train at Willmar.
Now he enjoyed entire independence
entirely free from any home rule meth
DDS and he was indeed his own mas
ter. But somehow he could not find
any satisfaction in his self.given free
dom O1e by one the glorious silver
lined clouds Of bachelorhood were
converted into clouds OF darkness and
despair and he began to experience q
feeling of into nse loneliness and re-
greet. BE tried his best to overcome
this feeling, but the more he tried the
more miserably he succeeded and
along about Thursday he decided to
get sick and let the folks at home
know it. He d:d so and he also asked
that some cash might be sent him that
he might get home again. When his
wife received this message she at once
set out for Willmar to nurse her
faithful husband. She arrived here
Friday evening and at once proceed
ed to look for her better, or rather,
sick half, aided by Policeman Steph.
cps. All hotels and restaurants were
searched but no sick man could be
found. Hearing that there was an
extra gang working on the tracks q
short distance from the city the ''man
hunters' proceeded thither on Satur-
day morning. Here the lost sheep
was at last located and the re union
was a most happy one. The couple
started for home on the noon train
and thus another melo drama came to
q happy close
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12

IA DEVILS Lane" A disputed strip
OF farm land furnishes the plot and
title of the cleverest four-act comedy
ever written. The Evil Genius him.
self has nothing to do with it. 1t is
one of the brightest, merriest plays
ever written. The company has been
selected with great care from the
cleverest peop,e on the stage, and the
cast is headed by the CHI arming favor.
tie, Miss Beatrice Terry. Scenery,
music and specialties are all tina,
could be desired by the most exacting.
This superb attraction will be at the
Opera House on Thursday evening,
Oct. l3.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-12

To have piece of wild oats lodged
in his right eye for ten days was the
fate of Knud Hustad, the ten-year-old
son OF Ole Hustad, who lives on q
stock farm about eight miles north OF
Clara City. The boy was brought to
Clara City Saturday, Oct. l, but the
physician there was unable to locate
the troublesome weed and the boy had
to return to his home without having
gained any relief. But as the days
went by the pain became more and
more intense and finally his father de-
cided to seek medical aid at Wil!mar.
he was brought here on Monday and
DR.. Harold Frost Immediately located
and removed the cause of the trouble.
Naturally the little fellow felt much
relieved.