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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12
MADEMOISELLE
MISCHIEF
By LhUT. MURRAY

MANY years ago, in a cottage near
wi Paris, there lived a widower with
four children. The locality was in 4
beautifully wooded district, since swal-
lowed up in the grand improvements of
the Bots de Boulogne. The occupant OF
the cottage was an artist, and very
humble one in point of ability, who
struggled industriously to obtain food
for those four young mouths. like pa
rent bird presiding over nest Of fledg-
lings.
The Oldest of these children was sent
to school at the time we refer to, proving
an exceedingly intelligent pupil, but
with such an irresistible propensity for
mischief Of all sorts that she absolutely
came to be called Mademoiselle Mis-
chief.
She was good hearted child, but yet
4 perfect little imp. whose roguery got
her constantly into difficulty.
One very reprehensible trick of the
young girl was the propensity, which
seemed perfectly natural to her. for
drawing caricatures of the schoolmis-
tress and others. especially of all her
young companions, which. being done
with admirable Hkenesses, possessed
just enough merit to make the satire
very keen and sometimes bitterly felt.
Miss Mischief was also wonderfully
expert with the scissors. cutting out pic
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12

lures from black paper, and was also
very skillful in carving wood with her
penknife. Another trick to which she
was addicted was that of producing
from bread crumbs absurd likenesses of
her teacher and such professors as WIS.,
tied the school where she belonged.
The roguish little creature gave her
schoolmistress an infinite amount of
trouble, and there is no use in Disgusting
the fact that she was almost daily laid
across the mistress lap and sOundly
punished. Still it was impossible 10
break her exuberant spirit, and she went
on with her caricatures. mingled with
pictures of animals and trees.
At last it seemed as though the good
schoolmistress was in despair She
knew not how to punish her so as to have
the proper effect. She was tired of cor
recting.' and finally appealed to the
child herself:
What shall do with your"
Il don't know
II do not wish to whip YOU"
"Please DON'T" she said
"What can / do to make you behave
better?''
Lock ME up" said Miss Mischief.
frightening up. as though capital idea
had struck her
Il will try it, said the mistress.
So the little girl was conducted to the
coal cellar, where she was duly impris.
oned. But. alas! when her mistress went
to release her she found that the incor-
rigible child had covered the walls of
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investigations news items in the papers
of the country have told of the devel.
opments in the case. Occasionally the
public has been startled by the name
of some prominent man being connect
ed with the frauds, as was especially
the case when Senator Mitchell was in
dicted on the charge of accepting a
bride in connection with some of the
land cases, and his now famous, burn
this letter." was made public.
But at best the public has been able
to obtain only very incomplete and
confused idea of the case as a whole,
and has little idea of it's magnitude, the
startling boldness of the plot and the
extent of the operations of unscrupu-
lous men.
ons Gigantic, Systematic Plot.
First of all we want to remember
that the land frauds are not an aggre-
CATION of isolated cases, Independent Of
each other in methods and purpose.
but are really one gigantic, deep-latd
and systematic plot which was being
persistently and successfully carried
on in Arizona, California, Oregon and
other western states by men of wealth
and influence who had lust for the
public domain.
Lawson, in his revelations of Wall
street methods, speaks of 1.-The system, -
but the New York money kings in
their alleged raids on the stock mar
: kets and the pocketbOoks of the small
investors never worked a more thor
oughly organized system than have the
]and-grabbers of the west. First, we
have the conspirators, bold, rapacious,
unprincipled, Unsuitable. Next were
the vast tracts of valuable government
land as stake for which these con-
spirators were ready to play, and judy
ing from the hundreds of thousands of
acres Of land fraudulently obtained up
to the time the Investigations were be-
gun the stake was an elastic one, which
ultimately was to Manifestations And
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of Senator Mitchell, was indicted for
perjury and later pleaded guilty and it
is stated made confession implicat-
ing Senator Mitchell.
Former Land Commissioner Her.
mann, now congressman from Oregon.
is under Indictment on the charge of
destroying records of land office
at Washington, and in addition to this
he is under indictment with John H..
Hall, ex-district attorney; Edwin Mays,
ex-assistant district attorney; F. p.
Mays, state senator; Hamilton H. Hen
bricks, secretary and treasurer of the
Butte Creek Land, Live Stock & Lum-
Der company, and Special Agents
c. E. LOOMS and E. D. Stratford of
the land Office, on the charge Of fenc-
Ing in q large part OF the county Of
Wheeler and taking up q number of
entries in the outskirts of the county.
In California r. A. Hyde, John A.
Henson and Henry P. Dimond, extern
sive land spectators, have been indict-
ed on the charges of conspiracy and
the EFFORT to take them to Washington
for trial.
The First Clew.
This, in brief, is the outline of the
plot, the results of the Investigations
and the progress of the legal battle
1t was in the latter part of 1902 that
the first intimation of extensive land
frauds reached the ear of Secretary
Hitchcock, and the circumstances con-
nected Herewith are of rather singu-
lar character. It has been said that
it takes thief to catch a thief, and
strange enough the first information
of frauds in the land entries was given
by a man who had been in the employ
OF land-grabbers, and who was threat
ening to expose the frauds in order to
enforce the payment of hush money.
He sent letter after letter to the gen.
eral land Office at Washington, but it
is said that Binger Hermann, at that
time commissioner. IGNORED the letters,
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because the cOnSpiratOrs were bold and
the prize to be won almost limitless in
extent and value, they devised sys-
TEN by which to operate. But more
of this later.
Startling Summary.
To summarize our story before at
tempting to develops it In Its startling
details, let us consider that It's rami-
flcations lead us through three states,
with still others to hear from. I'M
mense tracts of timber land, aggregat-
ing 100000 or more acres in extent,
are involved. In Oregon, one firm alone
acquired 100000 acres of the finest of
the public domain by the use of the
fraudulent system. And in California
applications were made for 100000
acres of school lands. indicating that
the only limit to the fraudulent entries
was to be the outermost boundaries of
the land itself. 1t is estimated that the
land grabbed is easily worth $4,000, 900
to $25,000,O00
Sixteen OF the principals involved in
these land frauds have been indicted,
and ten or II implicated in a greater
or less degree. Ten men in the employ
of the land ONCE have been discharged
for completely in the frauds and sew
eral convictions have already been Sc
cured.
Among the indicted are one United
States senator one congressman. two
state senators, an ex-district attorney,
an eX-assistant district attorney, the
former head of the general land Office,
special agents of the land Office and
former judge.
In Oregon convictions have already
been secured in the cases of Clyde
Lloyd, S. A. D. Puter, Horace G. Nc
kinley, Emma l. Watson and D. w.
Tarpley. Franklin Pierce Mays, state
senator from Portland, is now on trial,
and the trial of Senator Mitchell is to
begin shortly.
Judge A. H. Tanner. the law partner
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They Are Far More Gigantic Than PEG.
pie Generally Imagine.
SOME CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK DONE
BY w. j. BURNS.s
He Has Entrapped Culprits Both High and Low by His
Carefully Laid Plans-How the Schemes of the
Land Grabbers Worked-Some
Startling Evidence.

Washington.-The story of the big
land frauds OF the west when all told
is one OF the most startling and inter-
esting of modern annals.
1t is gigantic conspiracy, a detec-
tive story and a tremendous legal bat
tie all in one
The conspiracy reaches back through
the years, involves hundreds of thous-
ands OF acres OF the finest public lands
IN Arizona, California. Oregon and 9TH
er states, and includes among its long
chain Of conspirators, men prominent
in state and nation. government off,
Gals and employees. and wealthy cor
pOrations, including at least one rail-
road.
The detective story equals any of the
Sherlock Holmes variety in the Keen
ness and nicely with which the faint
est clews have been followed up, mys-
teries unraveled and the guilty. high
and low. at last cornered, in spite of
unlimited power and influence and
loads of money used to block investi
CATION and checkmate the detectives.
The tremendous legal battle begun
some time ago when sufficient evidence
was secured TO start court proceedings
and which is still raging, is conflict
of giants. The government has en-
ployed the finest legal talent to be had
TO prosecute the cases and the men
on trial and to be tried. are sparing
70 efforts or money in trying to escape
conviction. 1t is fight every inch Of
the way. with several points scored by
the government thus far.
And all this is included in the COM
pete story OF the land frauds-a story
of fascinating interest because of it's
startling revelations.
1t is story one wants to read.
From the time some three years ago
when Secretary Hitchcock. of the in
terror department, first received the
hint that gigantic land steals were CO.
ing on and started the machinery of
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necessary. Mrs. Pelham knew a young
actress. who was not success on the
stage, who did not like her work and
VINO longed for something else.
friend gave her very valuable kitten
and another friend jokingly suggested
that she embark in the cat business.
The actress was delighted with the
suggestion and in her tiny fiat in New
York started the eterprise. Later she
moved to a country place on Long is,
land. where she now has a large cat
farm and is making a fortune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12
Willing Enough.

will YOU Oblige me with your auto
graph asked bore of busy public
man.
Certainly" replied the public man.
Just make out a check for ten guineas
payable to my order. l will indorse it
cheerfully, and in due time. you may
be sure. it will come back to you safely
through your bank''-Tit-Bits,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12
HIS HUMBLE WISHES.

"A vine clad cabin where see
That Springs a rosy winner:
Some one to split the rails for me,
And also cook the dinner.
), And willing hands,
i OF toughest toll,
L. To till for me
The answering soil.
The birds to play my music-freo-
Some friend. Of temper sunny,
To manage all the mules for me,
Aad rob the hives Of honey.
TO pay the fiddler
I. Night or day.
/, While I'm just dancing
Life away!
Q. thus scrcncly let me live
In sweet simplicity,
And II there's any more to give,
just put 1t down for me!
only ask.
In J4ifcs bright beams.
The world to fan me
In my dreams:
r l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12
s.Violets'' That Are Geraninms

The purchaser of bunch of Parma
violets in London found that it had \
strange smell, partly geranium and part
ly something else. Closer examination
showed that the inside of the flowers
was white, and that the ''violets" were
white double geraniums. The enter
prising flower seller had dipped them
carefully in violet ink
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12
Argentine States.

The Argentine states have greater in
dividuality than ours. They may, with
the consent of congress, make treaties
for the fostering OF industry, immigra-
ton, colonization, railways and canals.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12
What'a Man IN nop

What's Man to Dor
The average woman thinks it's Just
horrid If her husband is jealous of her,
and just horrid IL he isn't, so there you
4re.-N. Y. Times ...5:EESt.#.iS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-04-12

In France doctors prescriptions
must be written in French, and not In
Latin. as is the custom here.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

A committee of the Franklin Insti-
tute of Philadelphia has Just made pub
lie its report on the Taylor process for
butter making. 1t is recommended
that Mr.. Taylor received the John
Scott Medal and Premium in recogni-
tion of the value of his invention. In
this new process sweet cream is pour
ed into shallow pans the bottoms of
which are covered with absorbent
pads. The pads are composed of heavy
white blotting paper supported on
Turkish toweing, or some similar ma
terial, and absorb from the cream near
ly all of its constituents except the
fat The cream fat remains as lay
er on the surface of the pads and after
several hours standing may be rolled
off. In this condition the product con-
tains rather too much water and milk
proteids; on This account and because
of the absence of salt, it does not keep
very we'll If, however, the separated
butter fat be worked and salted in the
same way as the ordinary churned pro-
duct the result is a very fine grade Of
butter
The process has the advantage of
cheapness, since the pads may be used
over and over again. lasting, it is said,
for six months of daily use. The labor
of churning is avoided, and, on ac-
count of the use of fresh cream instead
of that which has stood to ripen sever
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
GARDENER ANTS.
The skill They Show in Their Method
Of Growing Mushrooms.

ne SklI hey snow IN Their Method
Of Growing Mushrooms.
The little busy bee has had a less
for insects, since we have come to
know more of the sterling qualities
and great intelligence which are at.
tributes of the ants. Professor J. r.
Ainsworth Davis gives proofs of their
right to our applause. He says: "Tn
tropical America the traveller in their
native region often sees thousands of
ants marching in column of route,
each holding in its powerful jaws
piece of green leaf about the size Of
siXpense. These they take to their
nests. The material is used as an elab.
crate sort of mushroom culture, re-
quiring much more Skill and intelli
gence than that in which human be-
ings engage. The mushroom grower
sets spawn in the beds he prepares, but
the ant does not need to do this. The
desired spawn soon makes its appear.
ance in the chewed leaf. But in its
natural state it is inedible and must
undergo careful treatment before it
yields the mushroom which the ant
desires. The necessary work is done
by a special caste of gardener ants
These weed out obnoxious germs, etc,
and, pruning them from growing into
the air and producing useless toad
stools. AS result Of this the threads
swell into innumerable little rounded
white chickering's, each of which is
about one-fiftieth of an inch across.
1t is these which are the mushrooms.
These curious bodies constitute the
sole food of the ant-or, at any rate,
the chief food"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24


We have often spoken of the low
percentage of chickens raised to the
number hatched This percentage
should be increased, for upon it large
ly depends the profit of poultry keep
ing. The great mortality among young
chicks depends much upon their early
treatment and feed. Some people have
not the knack of caring for young
chicks; such people cannot be success
full; what they make out of poultry is
luck" Others have no conveniences,
no aids; what they make is in spite
of conditions.
These few general directions may be
given: The early life of the chick
should be passed in a dry, comfortable
place with plenty of sunshine (but not
all sunshine; in hot weather there
must be shade) and it should be
place different from the parent nest
il kept in the same place, the nest box
and all should be removed, if remov
able, everything thoroughly cleaned
up and new litter furnished. The
chicks should have access to scratch
and pick among They should be fed
regularly and at first often; the first
feed need not be given for some hours
after Matching. Hardboiled egg yolSs,
finely crumbled, with very little corn
meal sprinkied with 1t is good for the
first few feeds. To pepper about as
one would pepper it for eating, is, per-
haps, we'll The first few days, two
or three, the chicks should be fed
thus every two or three hours gradual
ly increasing the time between feeds
and the amount of meal mixed in the
feed Clabber milk made into cheese
is a good variation for the feed. Az
ter each feed the chicks should have
access to clean water, not too cold, but
they must have 1t in such way that
they cannot get into it. Fill shallow
dish with clean gravel-little stones of
irregular shapes. the size of hazel nuts
and smaller-fill with water until the
water shows up between the little
stones This is an ideal way to water
young chicks. They will run all over
the dish, scarcely getting a toe wet,
and they will drink from between the
stones with every demonstration of
happiness Coarse corn, or, better
finely crumbled corn bread, is a good
feed as the days advance; then crack
ed corn and the finer grains-wheat
rye. barley, etc. Don't indulge in wet
feed A great many feed corn meal
dough. II you do, the dryer it is the
better. AS the chickens increase in
size coarser gravel should be in reach
of them. In their earlier stages lit
tie powdered charcoal in the feed is
good, later, crushed charcoal is bet
ter. In the earlier days feed the chicks
and the mother hen separately. We
believe this method, followed with per-
sistance and good judgment, barring
accidents or violence, would bring to
maturity 80 percent of the vigorous
chicks hatched.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24

chiffon woods and in silk or muslin
but, as illustrated, is made of pearl
gray chiffon crepe with landings of
messaline satin, tie and collar of cream
lace. The pearl gray is favorite color
Of the season, and is always dainty
and cool in effect, but greens, browns
and blues are close rivals.
The waist is made over the smoothly
fitted lining and consists of fronts and
back, which are accordion pleated then
shirred on indicated lines to form the
yoke. The closing is made invisible at
the front, and there is a full belt ad-
Justed over the waist which. in this in
stance, Is made of messaline TO match
the trimming. The sleeves are the new
ones, shirred to form succession OF
puffs above mosquetaire cuffs.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is six yards twenty
one, four and half yards twenty
seven or three and half yards forty
four inches wide. with five-eighth yards
of silk for belt and quarter yard of
all-over lace for collar.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
stock Collars and Guns.

No wardrobe is complete without n
generous supply of pretty separate col.
lars which can be worn over any waist
Illustrated are four exceptionally at
tractivc ones with cuffs that can be
made to match. SO providing some of
the most desirable accessories of the
season. The models are all simple, and
can be made from almost any pre-
ferred material. there being innumer
able combinations of silk and lace that
are greatly liked. while linens and
other washable fabrics will be given
first place for summer wear. AS illus
tlated, however, the stock at the upper
left is made of white eyelet lnen and
trimmed with medallionS of embroid.
cry, while the edges are completed by
banding. which is embroidered i'm round
dots. The stock at the upper right is
also of white linen. but is trimmed
with landings of color held by faggot-
ing and with mcdallions, which can be
either of heavy lace or embroidery.
The stock at the lower left corner is
again Of white linen, but this time em-
broidered by hand in a simple design.
and is finished at the edge with band
ing Of color and perllng made of linen
thread. The last Of the group is shown
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-24
POWER OF A HAT

1t is remarkable how much q hat has
10 do with the whole appearance of Il
costume. Frequently smart gown
is made to look dcwdJ simply by an
Hrattractiye hat, ard very often also
sn old dress will take Oh a new lease
Of life if pretty and becoming hat
Is provided for it. On tic whole, it is
always worth while to take infinite
pains with ones millinery, for in the
entire wardrobe there IL really nothing
so important. There is 70 excuse for
anyone whose hat is uncecoming, for
there are quite too many styles and
shapes upon the market for anyone to
feel that she must follow any particu-
Var fashion, no matter how unsuited
% her individual type CT beauty.
While snail hats and toques are
popular for the morning, large hats are
sgain coming to the fore for afternoon
wear, and in the evening the theatre
hat will soon be large enough to once
more be the chief topic in the comic
periodicals. Indeed, the men who are
In the habit of attending the play fire.
quently in boxes are already being
heard to do considerable grumbling
nbout the size of the hats women wear,
md persist in wearing right through
The performance, apparently obvious
OF the fact that they, or rather their
hats, are cutting off all possible view of
the stage from those sitting patiently
behind them in ignorance Of all going
on upon che stage.
Very fascinating, however, and In
most cases unusually becoming. are the
hrge theatre has of the moment. No
longer can the useful black hat do SER
vice for all occasions, for the theatre
hat must be either of white, or else of
some pale or bright SHADE to match the
gown for which it is intended A white
hat is now almost as serviceable as
was black some few years ago, for
white looks well with almost all col
srs, particularly if it be trimmed with
flowers and ribbons of various shades,
as are many of the smartest models.
Ostrich feathers are a favorite form
of trimming, whether the short plume
5r the long curling feather, but flow
ers, ribbon and lace are all fashionable.
When one has to economize it is quite
possible to get hat that will do for a
theatre hat this winter and be also ap-
propriate for smart summer hat.
Lace hats are worn as much in winter
ss in summer, and trimmed as they
are with ribbon and flowers, one would
1eysr be accused Of wearing the same
hat for two seasons. Even with lace
hats which are trimmed with fur it is