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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31

or greatest Import was the Cars
Easter gift to his subjects OF freedom
IF worship. 1t is contended by the re-
dictionaries that religious liberty has
alwavss existed in Russia, but it was
this sort of liberty-"everybody might
enter, but none might leave, the Or
thOdOx church." Those that made at
tempt to leave were prosecuted, have
been prosecuted recently to an extent
which emphasizes the assertion Of the
historians that no intolerance is SO
cruel as religious intolerance.
We have q rather more than less
shazy idea of what is meant by. the Rus
sian church, and hazily remember to
have heard it called by different
names, the Greek church, the orthodox
church, the church of Russia. The
continued interest in things Russian
leads us to seek information concern
ing the religion that has suca strong
hold on the great Russian empire. We
learn that it has wonderful follow
ing: in Europe there are $4,000, 900 ad-
herents of the Greek church. (The
Protestants number less than that
Russia alone has G5,000.000; next comes
Roumania, with something like 4,50O.-
600; then Bulgaria and Hungary each
with 2.5o0, 00o;& then Greece and servia
each with about 100000. In Austria
the Greek church has a considerable
following. and also in Turkey.
The Greek church, which is the most
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31
The Hebrew in America.

Not the least interesting of the many
anniversaries for which preparation is
all the while in progress will be that FOR
which arrangements are now making,
the celebration of the first landing of
the Jews in this country. The occasion
will be made one of rejoicing, AS it
ought to be. Here this long-persecuted
people experienced degree of religious
and personal liberty to which for many
centuries the race had been strangers.
They have realized their opportunities
and improved them. Just now there
seems to be new departure among
some Of the representatives of the race
in this country. They are manifesting
an attraction back to the soil in in
stances that seem to be all the while
growing more numerous. As rule,
they have not engaged to any great ex-
tent in the country's fundamental indus
try, but during the past and present
years colonies of them have come into
public notice.-Boston transcript.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31

are to be found on the island, these
including the Orochons, Anus, Gil
yaks, fungus and Yakuts. Which of
these were the aboriginies? Not the
fungus, for they have arrived since
the Russians. The Gilyak hunters
probably crossed over fsom the main
land before the Orochon, whose tradi-:
lions testify that they found the Anus
in occupation on their arrival.
Probably the Anus were refugees
from Yezo. The island is very sparsely
inhabited, SO much SO that, during his
exploration, Mr.. Halves has Travelled
for days without seeing solitary per-
son or dwelling. There are altogether
about 5000 natives, of whom the larg-
est number are Gilyaks. There are said
to be 1900 Anus about 750' )rochons,
and couple Of hundred Tuitgus.
The Russian occupation is practically
confined to radius Of 30 miles round
Alexandrovsk, on the west coast and
another smaller area round Korsa-
kovsk, in the south of the island. Alex.
androvsk is the biggest prison center.
During Mr.. Haweg stay there were
about GOO prisoners, many In chains
and most in idleness, not 100 OF
these were sent out to do log.hauling,
road-making, etc., the remainder doing
absolutely nothing. The authorities de.
clared that these were such bad char.
acters they dare not let them out to
work. Two prisoners were chained to
wheelbarrows night and day. The
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31
Make Your Will.

In drafting and executing Wills OF
persons in extremis, have often found
that the relief occasi0ned them by the
satisfactory settlement of their affairs
exercised a very marked Improvement
in their condition, and in one instance
effected complete cure writes Judge
Henry A. .Shute, in Good Housekeep-
ing. Every person capable of holding,
Of accumulating property, should have
a voice in its distribution after his
death, and this in justice to himself,
his heirs ana beneficiarles. It seems
hardly credible that business man
who has spent lifetime in: hard work
to accumulate property, who has given
the best parl Of his life to careful cal
culation to preserve the property, will
often die without having made any
provision for its proper distribution.
or, having made such provision, has
made it in so careless and slovenly a
manner as to defeat his purpose, and
yet the records Of courts, both probate
and supreme, are full of such cases,
and the reports of every state are
crammed with decisions against the
validity of such testaments.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31

We would emphasize that it. is err
roneous to believe Russia's religious
intolerance has meant refusal to allow
open allegiance to other religions than
the Greek; it has not been the Russian
pOlicy&to suppress faith Of Mohamme-
dan, Jew, Buddhist or Protestant; eacn
has been permitted to. worship after
its own fashion, in its own church.
But secession from the state church has
been punished as crime, has led 10
Imprisonment and exile to Siberia.
Now dissenters are to be allowed TO
carry on propaganda, circulate their
tenets,- establish missions. The state
church is not now to have monopoly Of
mission work. -
For long the priests have been cry
ing for more liberty; not individual!
liberty their plea, but a separation OF
the church from bureaucratic OrSanf-
Zation, restoration Of the independ-
ence it enjoyed before Peter the
Great abolished the patriarchate. In
dividual liberty has been granted
the people, but the car made re-
ply to the priests he considered
the movement for church independence
inopportune.
Although so many millions in Russia
belong to tn, Greek church, Russia is
land OF nur>berless sec1s. numberIess
strange sects. Those queer folks, the
Dukhobors, We know little concern
ing, remember their pathetic coming 20
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31
Blow at the Boiled Shirt

, Some day there is going to be a ter
rible revolt in this country against the
boiled shirt. :. We are not going to wear
boards on our bosoms, surmounted By
picket fences when the laundrymah
feels =, cross and cuts a saw-edge on our
collars. American. manhood, declares
the Minneapolis Journal, is going to
rise in its might some day and care
fully drop the starched shirt over Into
the next lot where the tin cans are. To-
day we haven't the nerve to do it. We
are under the domination of social and
commercial propriety to such an extent
that we do not dare to arise and pro-
claim our freedom in the name of liberty
OF person and freedom of conscience,
Some day we will wear soft shirts and
flowing collars and the man who wears
a starched board on his bosom and a
sleet-iron ring around his neck will be
known for the conceited and artificial
ass that he really is. r...=.. .>.s. ~.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31

ant work to do, and Sakhalin has been
left practically unmolested, though the
destruction Of the Port Arthur fleet and
the retirement of the Russian army to
the north makes it clear that no serious
opposition can be made whenever the
council Of war at Toxic deems 1t desir..
able to make move in the direction
of the island. From Vladivostok they
have nothing to fear. The garrison of
Sakhalin is not strong enough to re-
sist 9 serious attack, which would Ger.
tainly be complicated by rising OF
the prisoners, whose future will be no
slight matter for the Japanese to set
tie. For Russia will be heartily glad to
get rid of them, and Japan will not be
anxious to take over the care Of a few
thousand convicts Of undeniably bad
character. The Japanese pride of
blood" would resent the intermixture
of these outcasts of society with their
own people; SO that the problem of
Sakhalin Tor Saghalien, as it is some
times spelled) is by no means so easy
as It looks. Still. the success of ia.
pans colonizing methods in Formosa
tustifes the hope that Sakhalin will
prosper when it comes under the Mi.
kado's rule, although nature seems to
have hitherto treated the ice-bound
island with severity that can only be
paralleled by the Russian tratment OF
the men sent there for punishment.
The conditions, however, are not SO
favorable as in Fermosa;y the close
proximity Of Sakhalin5 to the mainland
which is still likely to remain Russian
territory (even If the Port Arthur dis
trict and the southern part Of Man.
churia revert to Chinese ownership
will render a Japanese occupation Of
Sakhalin constant source Of irritation
to Russia, who will have to seek else
where for another convict settlement
The possibility Of undeveloped minera
wealth in :Sakhalin makes the likely
change Of ownership all the more dis
tressing to the Cars advisers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31

stockaded prison Is the center of Alex
anlrovsk, which place seems to exist
for the prison. The few merchants
stores and the iron foundry are for the
prisoners;a the wooden houses are the
residences of the offlcials.f Besides the
prison, the church in the main street
and the market place. there is, not
much to call for attention. According
to Mr.. de Windt, who visited the south
ern portion Of Sakhalin, there are 5000
criminal convicts, located at Korsa-
kovsk. only about 1900 Of whom are
actually under lock and key. The
town consists Of one long, struggling
thor0ughfare, commencing at the land
if1g stage and abruptly terminating by
the huge prison. Among the Gilyaks
the bear fete has been sort OF bank
holiday. +, - | .Ms
The vast majority Of the convicts are
women as may be seen by the fact
that the male population Of the island
(Which, by the way, forms part Of the
Of the viceroy of the far east) is some
three. times that Of the female. 1t is,
Of course, very thinly peopled, even
now, the proportion Of human beings
being only two to every five square
kilometerA which tells it's own tale Of
isolation and wretchedness.
Some months ago, shortly after the
outbreak Of the war between Russia
and Japan, there came from Sakhalin
news Of a revolt among the prisoners,
who anticipated with Joy the prospect
of an early reelase at the hands of the
Japanese force.
The land and sea forces of the Mi
kado had, however, much more import
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31

the island, and brought home q strik-
Ing collection of photographs. -:
The island Is $50 miles long, and
from II to 100 broad, and in 1898 its
population was about 10000. The diff
cult and dangerous straits separating
1t from Japan are only about the same
width as the English channel between
Dover and Calais. For the most part,
the land is covered with primaeval
forest, so dense that the rivers are the
chief native highway, navigated by
dugouts in summer and crossed in
dog or reindeer sledges in winter. With
the opening of winter, the narrow
Straits of Tartary, dividing Sakhalin
from the Siberian coast, are frozen
over, and, so far as water communica-
ton is concerned, the island is cut off
from the world, and the mails are
brought across from Nicolaievsk on the
mainland by narras or sledges. har-
messed with long teams Of Arctic dogs.
In addition to the Russians, accord
ing to Mr.. Halves, five different peoples
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31
AT A JUNE WEDDING.

With all the Americans nervous de.
mand for change, novelty, in fashions of
dress and of house, in almost every
thing, still she keeps quite conservative
10 regard to the bridal gown. >Eex
OF course, iunlesssthet bride have been
a widow, the dress will be white. Not,
however, the stiff, prim, usually unbe-
coming white satin that for so long
considered the only material to be used.
Now one need not make the effort to
look ones worst on the wedding day,
may select some soft, gauzy stuff that
will add to what points of beauty are
possessed.
The skirt OF the thin material should
be made palmer for the bride than for
merely ballroom occasions, and the Co.'S
tune as whole court simplicity. The
modish touch will be given in elbow
sleeves, deep girdle, and perhaps q
fchu of silk muslin. This last Is chosen
often this season, gives the demure
look, modest air, custom declares the
PROF er attitude for the new-made wife.
Msny girl who Is not moved by stern
necessity to economic, still plans to have
the wedding gown so fashioned that it
can be worn at other than the one great
event; for her at-homes in the after
noon, aud for different affairs; lace
yoke is made detachable, and the gown
serves without it for full-dress, with it
for less formal demands: s*%. .s.-S
When the material ;is plain lace
edged nr f301yro6 VOL lie 1ilyod tVx,1,av,
the dress material is figured plain illu-
sion makes more effective veil. In
choosing one, be sure to have the. other
in mind. This centuries old part of the
BRIDES costume is draped as it has been
for long, high on top of the head, coro-
net fashion. But orange blossoms are
not de rigeur as formerly: the dear lit
tie bride roses are now wreathed about
the hair quite as. frequently as the
sitter and fragile flowers of the orange
tree s.>s - = u :. q 49, ;,7@tss >
bridesmaids dresses this snr}ng fre.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31

Quently show q glimpse Of green, per-
haps the *girdle and the flower stems
will be all there is, just enough to look
cool and dainty. The dresses are all
made after the same fashion, the colors
the same, to- give the best effect as a
whole. That Of the maid-of-honor may
differ without spelling the picture.
Some brides Of this season have scat
tered here and there in the voluminous-
ness of their silky gauzes sprays of bride
roses and green leaves, the tiny flowers
appear also in the bertha and about the
short sleeves. tits really a pretty idea,
and does not detract from the simplicity
ideal as would trimming of the severe
satin, absolutely plain. It depends on
the brides style: if she be the Skin.
owy" sort, let her take to the fluffy,
softening gauzes.
Bridal underwear now is marked by
daintiness, f1neness of material and
handwork, rather than wholesale use
of cheap lace. The French show much
better taste in this direction than we
do, who have fallen into the habit OF
buying cheap, overturned monstrosi.
ties from the department stores rather
than good materials made at home with
good workmanship Handkerchief
linen is used by the French for bridal
lingerie, soft and fine and hand-em.
broidered. ...,
S. The going-away gown. Of course,
should not be conspicuously bridey.
One chosen by a recent bride was Of q
faint check of mauve and cream, the hat
alilac chip trimmed with pale green. RIB.
bon and lilac: blossoms, the well y: tho
shade.of the hat..EGA brown taffeta suit
makes a good travelling costume, the
Havana brown; the skirt and short
Jacket after a plain tailored model, the
reveres of the coat displaying q waist
coat Of cream crash. A, brown suede
belt would give this costume an up-to-
date air, and the sshlrt- waist may be
white lingerie, pongee, in natural color,
or soft silk of light brown.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31
Styles for Lads and Lassies

It Is now considered all right to put the
child into light-colored frocks as soon
as it can walk, although there should
certainly be, a -goodly supply of white
dresses: Some very dainty tiny frocks
are seen of pale blue and of pale pink
chambrey, the trimming feather stitch
ing in white and lace frills at throat and
hand OF white lace. These, as with COL
ored suits for the boys, are often more
becoming than all white, the color in
tensifying the color of eyes, cheeks and
hair. Try it and see. +.
ELLEN NS16ONnn
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31
CLUB NOTES.

:Watoga--Dr. David H.. Reeder, La
Porto. Ind. Dear Doctor:--We read
with profit your weekly lectures and
answers to Club Notes in this paper
and receive many valuable hints ON
health. The trouble is that it is very
hard for some people to give up their
old ways. have used a good deal of
buttermilk daily as advised, but how
anyone could. drink two or three
quarts day, can't see. l save all Of
your lectures, but those ON the dietetic
treatment of rheumatism must have
beensgiven> before we took the paper.
Il; have tried your cold compress for
the head with great success. would
like to tell the mothers Of the use of
lime in diphtheria or Group. Slack q
piece of fresh lime as large as an egg
in q teapot. Keep it hot, and when
the child begins 10 choke let him in
hale the fumes, often, careful not to
burn him. A piece of muslin about the
end of the spout protects the lips. If
the child is too young to breathe It
this way, slack ~in q bowl and cover
head of child and bowl and then the
child can't help but breathe the
cleansing vapor and one might save a
life before the doctor could arrive.
Lime can be kept unslacked in fruit
jar for emergencies. but keep jar filled
and covered. 4 have watched several
little ones and they would soon ask
for the lime. to breathe, as they choked
up. because it gave relief. every time
Very truly yours, MRS. A. f.
The suggestions given are excellent
and can be used in emergencies by any
one with safety. Would be glad to
have every reader Of this paper write
to me and tell about something that
hos helped IA times Of sickness. ''i'ass
st On ss: ==s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31
Japan and the Russian Convict
Island Of Sakhalln ~ ~ ~
Japan Turns Out Victorious In the Probable That This
unatracve Spot VIII Revert oHerWid Land and People

Although the conclusion Of peace be-
tween Japan and Russia seems = long
way off, and the rumors regarding the
demands likely to be made by the gov
eminent Of Toxic as a possible basis
Oh peace are more conflicting than
ever, there seems to be little doubt that
one result of the war-supposing that
Japan continues to pursue her victor
1ous course-will be the occupation by
the Mikado's troops Of the island of
Sakhalin. Meanwhile, there are not
wanting reports that Japan is already
preparing for its occupation at an
early date. The place bears a terrible
reputation, more than half. it's popula-,
ton being convicts, mostly murderers,
tor it is not to Sakhalin that "politi.
calls are sent. A glance at the map
Will show why Japan should be desir-
GUS OF retaking Sakhalin, over which
sne holsted the Japanese flag early in
the last century. Some fifty years later,
however, Japan handed the island to
Russia, in exchange for the Kurile is
lands. From its geographical position,
Sakha1in would seem naturally to be-
long to Japan, being the most northerly
OF the Japanese group. It Is only sep
arated from the northern island of
Yezo by the Perouse strait. The latest
reliable information regarding this
Russian convict island from an Eng
ish source is to be found in Mr. Halves
book, "The Uttermost East" lately
published in London and New York by
Harper Brothers. The author, young
Cambridge graduate, has given thrill
ing account Of his experiences, both
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31
SENSIBLE FASHIONS.

Little boys now look less Lord Faunt-
leroyish, more outdoors, sturdy and
practical. The former fashion was pic
turesque, the present is sensible.
& The little chap here pictured Is at
tired in a dull blue linen suit, tie and
belt of red. His straight crop of hair
seems fit part of the whole, simple and
no fol-de-rols. Red linen with belt and
tie matching is also very good, and one
may with almost equal effect choose a
good cotton, which is strong; and does
not fade any easier than the linens.
PiQue makes up very nicely for the
boys suit, and both coarse and fine
weaves Of linen and cotton. For both
Russian and sailor suits duck, cham
bray, seersucker and Bingham are used,
checks preferred for the smaller boys
and plain goods for the older ones.
White serge for best is liked, but we con-
sists all the suits be of white. Often the
colors are more becoming, and certainly
for rough wear are much more practi-
cal. And the best-dressed children
nowadays are the sensibly- dressed; we
see few frills and furbelows in well-to-
do families. Simplicity for children's
clothes is the keynote.
OF course, a mother can spend a lot Of
money in elegant simplicity, and Swiss
embroideries and broiderie Anglaise are
not bought for a song. Little girls this
season will have embroid derry rather than
lace-trimmed, frocks, embroidery to the
fore as 1t has not been in years.. One
can choose daintiness for the small miss
but If she to be up o-date, no fussi-
ness. Even with the long dresses for
the infant moneyis spent ID hand-work
rather than over-frilling The mother
in moderate circumstances IS able to fol-
low this lead. Fine handwriting is e.-
tremely nice, and when an edge of real
Val is used at neck and wrist one may
have for a small outlay dress that
equals the French importations, but by
no means approaches them in price. r.
The first short frocks are made like
the infants long frock, and have much
the same trimming; Handwriting, her
ring bone and embroidery are appropri-
ate trimmings for these dresses that fall
StraigL: from neck band or short yoke.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-05-31

American shores, the strange rites they
cling to with fanatic fervor With re-
gard to the large body that holds it.
self the one true orthodox church, the
separatists, Dean Stanley writes: 'sUn-
der that form indeed are included
many wild sects which probably date
much farther back than the seven
teenth century, relics of ancient heath
enism in the unconfined aboriginal
tribes (and the author speaks of other
tendencies). The real force, the per-
manent interest of Rascolinks (separ-
atists) lies in the 100000 of souls
who call themselves Starovers, the old
believers. They are dissenters, but on
the most conservative principles which
it is possible to conceive. They are
Pr0testants, but against all reform.
They are Nonjurors and Puritans all in
one."
The Greek church does not differ
greatly from the Roman Catholic, but
observes even more forms and ceremo-
MES. I have heard it spoken of as
possessing more forms and ceremonials
than any church in existence. Doubt
less the glitter and pageantry of the
Byzantine church had its powerful at
! traction for the semi-civilized Olga,
and doubtless there is much in the
present ceremonial attractive to the
Russian temperament. Russian
churches, whether in the home land OF
built by Russian emigrants, are speci-
~ fhn
ture of the land Of the cars. 1t is typi-
| cal Of Russia that the forms she Dor
rows from her neighbors of the Byzan-
tine empire, who gave the Muscovites
their first lessons N Christian civiliza-
ton, have since satisfied the national
TASTE"
There are several thousand alher-
| ents of the Greek church in this coun-
try, and in various large manufactur-
ing centers of the east may be seen
samples of the ecclesiastical architec-
| ture to which reference has been made
! The Russian church of st. Nicholas in
New York is an example. 1t was
| largely built by contribution from
| the car, to whose patron saint the
| church is dedicated,
| Missionaries of the Greek church set
up missions in Alaska when that ter
ritory VAS part Of their domain. and
also moved down the coast and taught
their faith to the Indians of that re-
! gion. In San Francisco those that
cling to the Greek church may worship
in a church of this religion
r. HENRY HOWARD.