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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
BECOMES AN EDITOR

w. w. r. MCCONNELL VIII Take HIS Pen
In Hand April 1.
W. W. P. Mcconnell will become editor
of the Western Farmer and Dairyman, a
new monthly journal to be started at
Mankato April l, by the Free Press
Printing company. i:
Mr.. Mcconnell for four years was state
dairy and food commissioner and is now
president of the National Dairy and Food
department, an honor conferred upon him
at the national meeting held in ST. Louis
last summer. He operates a 45O-a acre farm
near Mankato and is an extensive breed
er of Shorthorn cattle. For several years
he has been a contributor to agriculture
journals on farm and dairy topics.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16

4,44o ARRESTS INST. PAUL IN 1904.
The annual report Of the st. Paul police
department shows that property valued at
$24,956 was stolen in that city last year.
OF this, all but $4,000 was recovered. The
police made 4,440 arrests. Of which 536
were women and ZIG negroes. The de-
partment kept within its appropriation Of
$184.112.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
NEW COLLECTOR AT pULuTH.

Internal Revenue Collector Frederick
Won Baumbach has appointed Otto CAT
vert of Duluth as deputy collector for
the seventh division of this district Mr.
Calvert succeeds w. H. Allen, resigned
on account Of poor health.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
CITY NEWS
TOWN TALK
EVENTS OF TONIGHT

Metropolitan Theater-"The Tri-
umph Of an Empress
Bijou Theater-"The Factory Girl"
Orpheum Theater-Modern vaude-
Vile.
Lyceum Theater-'Lord Chumley.''
Unique Theater-Vaudeville.
Dewey Theater-Amer1can Burles-
quers.
First Baptist Church - Revival
meeting, DR.. Pratt.
Forest Heights Congregational
Church-Union gospel meeting.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
STILL CATCHING SMALLPOX.

Thirty-three new cases of smallpox
were reported to the state board of health
during the week ending Monday OF these
nine cases were in st. Louis county, six
in Ramsey and five in Waseca.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
IN GOVERNORS HONOR

odIn Club Plans Banquet and Reception
Tuesday Evening.
The Odin club will entertain in honor OF
Governor j. A. Johnson at the clubrooms
In the Evanston building, March 81
where banquet and reception will be
held. Among those who will respond to
toasts are former Governor John Lind,
c. A. Smith and members of the legisla-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
ART AND MUSIC

Wed9HeTS FTdCe VfUSeu ONuer a Bank.
ruptcy Proceeding.
''Meagher's place." PA Nicollet avenue,
is no more. His liabilities are ,$3,2O1. Is
and his assets are e, music box and three
oil paintings representing nautical sub
jects, "a Schooner at Rest" flashed
to the Mast and "Three Sheets in the
Wind" Bankruptcy proceedings were in
stituted yesterday in the federal court.
For the past month the bankruptcy of
saloonkeepers has progressed at the rate
of one q week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-16
MILLIONS PASSED
THRU P0STOFFICE
MINNEAPOLITANs SENT $18e,158
ABROAD LAST YEAR.

The Amount of Money Orders Sent into
the City Was 3,565-Domestic Or
ders Totaled $1,188, 153-Money Or
der Business Handled in the Local Of
fee Aggregated $1s,2e2,s13.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
VOLUNTEERS NOT WHIPPED
An Incident Showing That There Is
Some Advantage in Not Belong
ing to Regular Service.

Seeing the story of the disloyal
rooster in late number of your pa
per. reminds me of an incident that &C.
Cured near Clinton, Mo. in the sum-
mer of 1861. The Second Kansas in
fantry and some regular troops, with
several pieces of field artillery, manned
by volunteers also, were on their way
from Kansas City to Springfield. After
going into camp some of the boys, both
regulars and volunteers, made raid on
some ones chicken house. Next morn
ing the owner made complaint to the
commander, who was an old West
Pointer, and believed in discipline.
Having spotted" the raiders it was de-
cided that they should be whipped at
the lannon's mouth" Two or three
regulars of the line were thus punished,
the work being done with short BLACK
snake whip by the buglers. When it
came to the volunteers, who were all
border men. and had seen service in the
troubles on the Kansas border during
1855 and 1857, their colonel very calm
ly informed the West Pointer that il
he attempted to whip his men. he would
turn his guns upon the whole posse.
The volunteers were not whipped.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26

into account, and its effect crowded
Tor in calculating the wind stresses on
any given span. Our correspondent
Is entirely right in supposing that al
loWance should be made for train sur
face, and indeed this is always done.
1t was not our intention, in the article
referred to, to cover the whole question
of wind pressure, but merely to draw
attention to the fact that the unit pres
sure adopted has been unnecessarily
large, and to give the process of rea-
sonlng by which our engineers have ar
rived at the lower figure which IL now
likely to be generally adopted 1t is
probable that in the early days of bridge
designing no account was taken Of the
great increase in the area Of bridge
which takes place when train, or
even q large number of horse-drawa
vehicles Is crossing a bridge. The pro-
portion OF the train surface to the bridge
surface, and consequently of the strains
due to each, will Of course be very much
larger In the shorter spans. In the
longer bridges the proportion will rap
Idly decrease; but it can never reach
point, even In a structure OF the length
OF the Brooklyn Or the Forth bridge. at
winch It becomes negligible quantity.
Inere can be little doubt that it was the
increase of surface due to the entrance
OF the passenger train upon the big spans
OF the Tay bridge that was the immedi-
ate cause OF their being blown bodily
stdewise into the river.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26

hardly. think that he can prove. name
". that they have worse manners
than the average society girl. whose
manners, In this free-anl-easy age,
are often very bad; and that they are
not infrequently SO apparently anxious
to show that they are not hampered
by the old prunes-and-prism tradi-
tons that they 80 to the other ex-
treme. $s H. H. s. III
1t has often been remarked that one
prime cause Of marital zinfelicity Is
that husbands and wives in the con-
slant association of daily life are apt
to cease those little amenities when
with each other alone, which they are
scrupulous In maintaining toward out
siders. The same thing may be true
regarding the intercourse of teachers
with each other. Undue familiarity
Of manner Is easily fallen into, and
there is nothing, as the old proverb
truly tells us. which so soon breeds
contempt. There is a cordial and ap-
proachable dignity. which is still dig
nifty unmistaka5le and invincible.
This sort Of dignity should be- striven
after by every human being, especially
by those who are daily thrown with
each other. There is no distinction
nor high respect without 1t. v
Now these structures may all be
false. It seems to some of us as
though they were too severe, But
forewarned is "forearmed, and we pass
them on to tho great army Of our
bright young women teachers to be
considered and given. whatever heed
they are worth. 49, ~ *=S Z.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26

suit material of the season. although
that does not mean that other materials
will not have their innings.
Of the figured voiles and mohairs
we have often spoken, but new things
areshown in these materials every week.
For practical service the one-tone mo-
hair with invisible checks or stripes are
perhaps the first choice among the
figured patterns, and the same may be
said of the voiles, though veilings in
charming color combinations are on
ever hand.
The fine one-tone voiles with invisible
check or with tiny drawn thread check
are selling exceedingly we'll, particu-
larly in the dark blues and blacks. and
this drawn thread check is, by the way.
one of the specialites of the season. It
Is always in one color, the surface
checked of into small squares by the
space of a missing thread, and is shown
not only in the wool and silk Hoiles hut
also in cottons and linens.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
TESTED SOLDIERS NERVE.
"The Doctor" Tells Of a Wartime Ex-
perience When the Troops Lay in (.
Front Of laundering Cannon.

Firing over men with heavy guns"
said the Doctor to the Inter Ocean cor
respondent, was from the surgeons
standpoint very, interesting expert
ment. l never saw the expert
ment tried until after our army had
been driven back at Stone river. and
when it was proposed then to throw the
infantry to the front OF the artillery, and
fire over them at the attacking enemy.
I demurred.s The idea was to save the
artillery as well as the infantry, the Cen
eral insisting that when the heavy
guns had shattered the enemy's line our
own infantry would be in position to fin
ish the work. z>s&
so it happened that the men OF our
division were formed in line in front OF
five or more batteries of artillery, Or
dered to lie close to the ground and
await orders. The men could see the
confederate line coming at a double
quick, and they wanted to know wha1
the darned fool general meant. But NO
sooner were they down than the batter
les opened on the confederates, the shot
and shell passing not more than two
feet above the heads of our own men,
Most of these were stunned by the unus
! ual situation and by the roar of the guns
so near them.
Il observed those in my vicinity very
closely to note the first effect OIL
! nerves. Most of them accepted the sllua-
ton in good part, and. turning their
! faces to the ground, waited patiently
| for the end. On few the strain was
| too much. and. while not shot or shell
! touched them. they we're at the end dis
abled and helpless. Others seemed
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
ODE TO THE REPORTER

No rhyme immortal has been writ
TO them. the chaps that choose for III
And polish with their ready wit
The best OF all the news for vs..
Through rain or shine. through heat oc cold
They're always on the jump for US,
And be they young or be they old
They're all too glad to hump for VI.
A murder case or suicide,
They jot the details down for US;
The debutantc or bIushing bride
They photograph her gown for us.
Xhc battles roar brings naught of fear,
They photograph the sound for VI:
And for our victories far and near
They make the praise rebound to VI.
They crtticiss the latest play
In paragraphs unique for US;
And II, >perchance, our footsteps stray,
They help the force" to seek for U.s.
They tell the poor mans sad, sad tale.
In words that quite appeal to US;
And should we pass the social pale.
Our secrets they reveal to W.
They Nil the papers night and day
With automobile speed for us:
They tell US what the rich folks say
@ And chronicle each deed for US.
They double lead strange tales Of graft
In politics all queer TO US;
And sometimes stigmatize our craft
With comments that adhere to us.
IN. Y. Sun.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
Ex-Prisoners of War.

William S. Therman, of Kings Creek,
O.. thinks that if there are any soldiers
deserving the consideration from the
government in rebel prison pens. No
pen can describe what were the suffer
ings of the men so unfortunate as to be
confined in those places, and he would
himself much rather risk his life on the
firing line than starve to death. by
inches. as he saw thousands of his COM
rades. He was captured October 20. 1868
and paroled March 20. 1864. When CAP
tured he weighed 1S5 pounds, and when
paroled 1904 pounds. Before capture
he had never missed roll call, and his
health was the very best. He has never
had any good health since leaving Belle
island. He belonged to company D, For
ty-fifth Ohio. .>zssse...- f.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
IN SPITE. or HIMSELF.
Amusing Story Of How a Captain
Won Distinction and Advance =
ment Unexpectedly. ~

speaking of war Incidents" said
a veteran newspaper man, "a friend
Of mine in West Virginia, who wore
the union blue in the civil war, was the
principal actor in an affair that was
unique. He was promoted from captain
to colonel for bravery in the face of
the enemy when as matter of fact he
was brave on the occasion which
brought about his promotion because
he could not help it. 1t was case of
bravery being actually forced upon him
against his will.
1T appears that the union troops Of
which the captains company was q
part had become demoralized to some
extent by the fire of the confederates,
and the soldiers were scattered over the
battlefield in squads. The captain had
secured a stray horse, and soon after
mounting the strange animal an order
ly dashed up to him and said:
1.-The general commands you to
charge your men and taae those works
| in front of your line
Turning to the scattered troops the
captain sang out:
Rally, men, the general has ordered
| us to capture those works ahead
las some of the soldiers were lining
up for the advance the captain acct
! dentally touched his spurs to the TANKS
Of the strange horse. With a snort the
animal, Selling the bit in it's teeth,
| sprang forward, and, going like whirl-
wind, headed straight for the enemy's
| works.
Come on. men, shouted the captain
as he chung on for dear life and tugged
at the bride in desperate effort to
bring the excited beast to standstill
But the more he tugged at the bit the
faster the horse went toward the enemy
+ Bullets were tipping uncomfortably
close to the captain and he expected to
be punctured by a mimic ball at any
instant. He glanced backward and saw
his scattered followers far in the rear
He was close upon the earthworks
when, gripping the reins and closing his
eyes, the meantime yelling whoa at the
horse. he prepared for the worst. With
a mighty bound the animal cleared the
works and was on the inside. The sole
| defender was a gray-clad confederate
infantryman, who had been peggins
away with his musket at the union line
Surrender, you scoundrel,' shouted
the captain, partly in terror and partly
to terrorize the solitary confederate sol.
der.
"'You go to Hades. you inferno
Yank,' replied the southerner, as hi
dashed down hill and disappeared il
nearby thicket. leaving the captain
and his excited, prancing steed in soil
possession of the works he had capture.
single-handed and against his will.
81 was simply rushed into fame an
glory by a crazy runaway horse sail
the captain. but when my promotion
came, with a thrilling description of m.
heroic charge and capture simpl,
accepted>it as one of the fortunes of war
although it was mistake and did no
deserve it. l was glad I escaped witt
my life"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
NORWAY

Bjornson published political treat
Use simultaneously in the Kristiania
Aftenposten and the Stockholm Alton
bladet, proposing that the question of
dissolving the union should be voted
upon by the Norwegian people.
The crown prince has announced that
he will be the patron of the Norwegian
students chorus that is COMING to
America.
The department of Agriculture has
bought some timber land in Sundal.
Romsdal amt, for 5000.
"A landslide at Loveid, near Skien
struck barge which was used by four
men who were working in lock. The
barge was crushed and carried to the
bottom. The men managed to get out
of the way, but they were thrown into
the water. where they chung to some
floating planks until they were picked
up. Only one of,them was injured.
There were $3.50 fishing smacks on
the Lofoten fishing grounds at the
close of March. and the catch for one
week was 5000, 600 goldfish. The fish
were rather small, but fine. and the
liver was very rich in oil. About H.
600, 600 Goldfish were caught in the Nor
wegian waters from the beginning OF
the spring season to the end of March.
A new and rich vein Of silver has
been found at the Kongsberg mines.
1t is proposed to reconstruct the No
bel Institute building in Kristiania at
cost of $4,000
The Dale factories. Bergen, whic,,
have benin the hands of receivers TO,
some time, have been turned over to a
stock company. The employees, who
number several hundred. will not be
disturbed in their work.
A strong religious revival is sweep
ing through Kristiania The move.
ment is general. and the leaders of the
different church organizations are co.
operating in a manner which is true
novelty in the Norwegian capital.
Five representatives of the thousa nds
Of persons who are out of work in Kris
tiania called on the crown prince. who
received them very kindly and prom
Used to do what he could to have worl,
provided for them.
The legislature of Smaalcrene amt
has passed a unanimous resolution in
favor of permitting any one to shoot a
cat found at least 200 feet awav from
her home The resolution was based
on this reasoning: IA cat that is in
the habit of roaming through fields
and forests serves her purpose very
poorly, but at the same time she is the
worst foe of game birds and animals y
The next storting will have to vote on
the proposition.
The number of persons bathing at
the Kristiania bath house decreased
steadily from SO, sls to 44,04e during
tho years 1900 to 1904.
Hans Siewers. or ''Old Siewers." a
he has been called for IS years past.
died in Kristiania, aged a. For about
so years he was q teacher in higher
schools in Kristiania, and his bolster
BUSINESS and kindness made him both
feared and loved by those who were
placed under his guidance on the path
of knowledge. ia.
The storting is. not going to appro-
pirate the ST., 900 which will be needed
for pavilions for the Viking ships Il
has been suggested that the buildings
ought to be located in the palace park.
but the committee has not arr:vel n
any agreement on that moi Z. sI@:"s :ss$3%.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
Quite as Impressive.

Quite as impressive as the opening
Of the Simplon tunnel under the Alps,
In showing the great advance in this
form of engineering, is the announce
ment of President Cassatt, of the
Pennsylvania railroad. that the vast
work of boring under the North and
East rivers and Manhattan island, and
constructing the underground station in
New York city, will probably have been
completed within about three years.
Springfield Republican.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26

dazed and in a state of collapse until the
artillery at signal ceased firing and
the order came to charge. Then the men
who had seemed to be on the point OF
collapse went forward blindly but lust
lily, returning to their senses as they
ran. Some of these were in the hospital
the next week. and their cases were 4
mystery to me and were very difficult of
treatment
Il speak," said the Sergeant. for
those Who kept their heads and who
made no complaint except ON account OF
the burning wadding from the guns or
the fiery flakes or sparks that fell in
showers on their backs and more often
than otherwise burned through overcoaE
and blouse before they were discovered
The boys talked about being held at
the lannon's mouth, about the surprise
that awaited the confederates in front,
andas the performance continued longer
than they expected, they wriggled from
place to place on the ground doing con-
siderable visiting.
1T seems incredible to me now, but
while that bombardment was in prog
ress l received visits from TWO men of
regiments in other divisions whom had
not seen in the course of the war. One
of them was an old schoolmate. His
regiment had been driven back on our
left Just as We were ordered to lie down
in front of the guns. Noticing the num-
Der of our regiment and. as he put it.
feeling q little lonesome, he decided to
tactics. :!
when the firing began, and the smoke
from 80 or 40 cannon settled down upon
us, darkening the air about us like a
cloud, he asked where company C was
and, with his nose to the ground, crept
along the front of three companies until
he found me. All our faces were black
with dirt and smoke, and when my old
schoolmate, without looking up, spoke
my name. some one said. jocularly:
What you want, Dirty Faoe?' and
slapping me on the shoulder. said: Here
is your man. We lay side by side for
what seemed to us long time, when
there came creeping toward US another
figure.
The fellow was coming slowly. his
movements in the smoky gloom remind
ing me of pictures of Indians creeping
on an enemy. Like the other. he asked
for mo. and when said: Here!' he
topped close beside me. speaking only
one word. Teacher felt. rather than
saw, that one of the incorrigibles of NV
first school had come to me- He made me
to understand that it was his private
opinion that hell had broken loose and
that We were all doomed. Oppressed
by this impression he thought he would
like to die with somebody who knew
him, don't you know? Therefore he
came over to his old teacher. After the
charge he took everythingba back about the
end of the world and all that. and. 50
far as know, is living to-day i.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
Biggest Water-Pipe.

The biggest water pipe in the world
capable, 1t Is said, OF holding any aver
ago river-is owned by. the Ontario
Power company on the Canadian side
Of Niagara falls. The gigantic pipe.
which Is made of steel throughout, is 4
mile and a quarter in length and 60 feet
In circumference. The steel platas from
which the big tube is being made will
have the thickness Of one half inch, ind
in putting them together 200 tQsb e
rivets will be required. s..z
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
Bacteria and Hysteria,

= If all the bacteria which the biolo-
gists can cultivate on walls. door-mats
and greenbaclSs were to live up to
their undoubted scientific possibilities,
we would all OF us be dead. Happily,
however, those of us who do not have
Mysteries about germs are able to live
In comparative comfort. and other peo-
pie worry along till such time as
nervous prostration carries them on.
IN. Y. Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
undersleevea.

Besides the making OF: her waist.
coats the woman clever with her
needle is occupied these days in de.
signing under-sleeves; cuffs some peo.
pie call them, but they reach quite
to the elbow must At the arm closely.
and must be finished becomingly
around the hand A costume other
wise perfect is spoiled by an ugly
under-sleeve. All kinds of laces.
tulles, nets and hatistes are utilized
for these attractive little additions to
the toilet, for even ON the darker cloth
costumes you will find these little
white, lacey-looking cuffs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
To Keep Skin Youthful

When one would retain q youthful
appearance and an unwrinkled skin all
lines in the face should be gone over
with cold cream before retiring for the
night. When the skin seems loose and
relaxed put a tonic or astringent in the
wash water. A few drops of aromatic
vinegar or a little tincture Of benzoin
is recommended for this purpose. Ben
zOin is best. s..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-26
WIND PRESSURE OF BRIDGE
Surface Resistance an Important Fac
tor in the Safety Of Con-
struction.

Referring to our recent discussion
OF the question of the proper amount
OF wind pressure to provide for in
bridges, a correspondent draws our
attention to the fact that no mention
was made Of the extra surface which
- presented to the wind when train
moves onto bridge. He asks, says
the Scientific American, whether this
surface ahould not always 10 taken