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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
No self-Nade Nm,

The ara of the self made man n on
the wane. Efficiency can no longer DO
manufactured or homemade. Compe-
t1tion Of the present day is too much
tor the sef-made man. 80 holds Prof.
Nathaniel Butler, principal Of the
school education department OF the
University of Chicago, who is named
as one Of the best authorities of the
country on pedagogy. His views on
the "seff-made" man were lately ex-
pressed in the closing session Of the
twentieth annual convention Of the
Brotherhood Of st. Andrew in Handel
hall Ut the University Of Chicago. The
subject Of his address was Education
as Factor Of Efficient Manhood
Prof.. Butler spoke in the place Of Pres
1dent William R. Harper, who was too
III to attend the session. THE term
se1-made man is q mere fallacy."
Prof. Butler declared. The self -ma1a>'
mans success 10 due only to unusual
ability. Efficient manhood the man
hood that ought to be offered to the
w a' longer can be homemade.
In this time Of competition the world
u willing to pay the highest price for
the efficient man just as for. articles OF
commercial mn use. Education should
NEAR competent training for social Ell
cheney It requires time. The value
OF education is along four lines, as fol-
,ws: Physical, social, intellectual ana
Spiritual. Team work, 80 familiar Ia
football play and OF such Importance
In the. game, should he kept and made
2 common phrase In religion. Il Is 4;
= that should enter into religion;
and should heaclosely followed. Z
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
Fact About insects

Matchmaking insects are all males.
The females are silent, using neither
their wings nor their body scales or
plates to produce musical sounds.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-08
II J. N, of Lincoln, Neb., will write
again, giving full name and address, I
will be glad to answer the letter.

All readers Of this publication are at
liberty to inquire for any information
pertaining to the subject of health, at
any time. Address all communications
to the Home Health Club. or DR.: David
Fl. Reeder, Laporte. Ind, with name
and address in full, and at least four
cents in postage.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19

squadron received all the con,uIin,an.- .,5 ha,
ors or the day. Every French vesss, was
cheered when, at the close of the review tho
visiting fleet headed for Portsmouth harhor IN
be welcomed as no foreign fleet had ever before
been greeted in a British port When the l.s.
gun had been fired and the French sh;ns r,.r.
moored at the jetties the English feet silently,
moved down spithead and anchored off the en-
trance, guard OF honor of which any mari
time nation might be proud. There were the
Exmouth. the Russell. the Duncan. the Mon
tague, the Caesar. the Prince George the Re-
venge. the Albemarle the CORVALLIS. the Swift
sure, the Triumph and the Good Hope-tbe
strongest hattleships and fastest cruisers OF the
British navy, and not of them was ca ger
TO outmanouvre or rival the French navy ex-
cept in hospitality and good feeling
The Victory in the lower harbor. was the only
reminder of Trafalgar as the French fleet passed
into the dockyards. and she was gavly decked
with holiday stresmsrs There were no names
to suggest the historic meeting of the two SQUAD
rons hundred years ago off the coast Of Spain;
neither 'oilinswood nor Royal Sovereign in the
British fleet outside, nor Bucentaure nor Vile
neuve nor Achille nor Intrepide among the
French ships inside. The street where Nelson
took his breakfast at the George before sa Hing
on his last cruise is ablaze tonight with electric
illuminations and French notices: and the pier
where his body brought ashore after the
victory is decked with garands for the gallant
nation for whom Villsneuve fought in vain The
stad old naval town. ordinarily dull and work
manlike. is given up this night to revelry in
honor of the French conquerors There is a
civic banquet to the admirals and the captains
there is a dinner to the warrant officers and
sailors, and there is a ball at the Royal Naval
Barracks There is scarlet flashing at every
turn Of the crowded streets. and blue ckets
rollicking in the full glare of electric light
Portsmouth decorated with Venetian masts and
paper garlands of red, white and blue is illu-
minated almost brilliantly as it was al the
Jubilee or Coronation reviews and in its ardor
10 make the visitors feel home il forgets it's
own language, spells 'bien venue" and entente
cordiale" in letters of fire. fashions French
notices on the sombre street fronts and shouts
in the roadways for la hotte Franchise
For a week the French are masters of this
British stronghold. with special trains TO carry
them to London and to Windsor with motor
Fareham, and with a continuous round of en-
tertainment by the Admiralty, the military staff
and the civil authorities. So complete is the
determination between the officers and men of
the two fleets that they may be exchanging
ships before the week is out, and the marketing
and business of the town may be mainly con-
Quoted in French. The English garrison has
| completely surrendered to the invaders and is
| singing the "Marseaise 1t is a peasanter
| tune than the exploding shell and the groans Of
! the drowning tars heard in the Strait OF Corea
| I. N F.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
ANCIENT GUINEAS FOUND
italian Would Not Tell Where-
Dates Betceen 1853 and 1777.

An Italian who looked like contractor or bank
er walked into the store of dealer in old coins and
curiosities at Broadway and 14th-st. some days
and offered for sale a handful of old English
guineas which ne drew from his pocket. The dealer
examined them and found them to be genuine
gold coins bearing various dates between I15S and
I777. some stamped with the head of George II.
and some with the head Of George III. He asked
the Italian where the coins came from, and was
told that they were found in old house in the
city in which some aItrstions were made recently
The dealer paid 3 10 each for them their value
IN gold He said ne was selling them YESTERDAY At
s5 80 apiece 70 persons who collected old coins As
the latest date on any Of the coins is TT the dealer
said he thought they had been sent over 70 this
city 70 pay British officers in the Revolutionary
War and probably had been hidden IN cellar hy
an officer who killed in the Italian la
horers found them. the dealer thiHks IN the foun-
dations Of the house while eEcavsting fer
building
The Italian who sold the coins" the dealer said
YESTERDAY was go secretive that do not
know his name address. The italians are sus
plCious and secretive. particularly when they hnd
coins They have been brought up believe 'tha 7
any discovered treasure belongs to the government
and is liable to seizure by the government. and
when they find gold as these old guineas said
n have been found they take care TO get rid OF
them in exchange for value secretly possible
have doubt that the italian who sold them TO
me bought them in secret az a fraction of their
Probably he does not know the exact place where
hey were found
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
MONUMENT WORK HALTED
art Commission Wants Martyrs
Memorial More Conspicuous.

The Municipal Art Commission has halted
the work on the Prison Ship Martyrs Monu-
ment in Washington Park BROOKLYN on the
ground that the locat ton selected on old Fort
'Freene Hill is undesirabl The commission has
i''ulcated to the monument association of which
. v White is president that it will not assent
~ iurther work on the project until the location
VI me monument is changed
he monument is to have huge gas fame
anu steam cloud with coIored electric lights as
an illumination from it's top at night and the
Art commission wants this effect to be observ-
aole from as great distance as practicable.
The pillar of cloud by day and Of fire BY night
is mover idea for tower illumination, and is
supposed TO have been inspired by the Biblical
record of the wanderings Of the Children of
Israel in the wilderness when they were led
by cloud and fire
The Art Commission calls the attention of the
monument association to the alleged fact that
II the site of the monument is changed a few
yards, it will then he on the line with the in
tersection of both wiroughby-a and North
Portland-ave., and that the effect will be much
improved.
The monument is designed by McKim, Mead
& White and is to cost about 100000. 1t is to
commemorate the herosm of the soldiers of the
War for Independence who died on the British
prison ship Jersey in the Wallabout Basin. near
Washington Park. The shaft, which is to be Of
white marble will rise from platform TO n
height Of 14S feet. 1t will be surmounted by L
bronze tripod and. counting the height of the
platform, the monument viii be 1870 feet above
the ground. The location the top OF old Fort
Greene Hill is at least one hundred feet above
water level, thus giving the shaft most con
spicuous place When the gas flame is going at
night, or when yari-colored electric lights are
played on the pillar of steam to be sent from the
top fl is expected that persons for miles around
VIII be able TO see the monument Inside the
monument viii be staircase and an elevator,
somewhat similar to the one in the Washington
Monument, although smaller The Art Commis-
sion has called the associations attention to the
added beauty and benefit conferred by the COM
manding location in the case Of the Madeleine
urand Opera House and Arc Triomphe in Paris,
and of Trinity Church, the head Of W all-st
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
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SOUTH AFRICA's RACE PROBLEM.
Trouble Predicted Between Whites and
Blacks-Educationa Defects.

Cape Town, Aug. 1S.-The British Association re-
sumed it's sittings here to-day. paper was read
by W. W. Way, principal of the Graaf Reinet Col
ege. on The Disability of the South African
Schoolboy'' After pointing out the disadvantages
of association with Kafdr playmates and OF the
existing blnguality Mr.. Way said that there could
be no denying that the South African racial ques-
tion had laid it's peculiar curse upon the country
1t was impossible to Danish il entirely from the
schools, but the wise schoolmaster might do much
the intrigucs OF the politician and the
fanaticism of the minister
The best object lesson. he said. had recently been
furnished by a meeting of the Native Political AS
socaton which the president said 10 his colored
brethren that the time had for asserting that
the country belonged to them. Mr.. Way did not
believe seriously in the possibilities of a native
rising, but he realized that the quarrel OF the
future would be not between English and Dutch
but between black and white, and he would vel
come bloody native insurrectiOn if II could bring
home to the younger generation At any rate that
the school should not he mad" the battle-ground OF
= struggle between the two white races, that lhe
edged the native vote should not oe playe
with hy- either political PARTY but that The atte
tior 81 all white men should be earnestly devoted
to the solution Of this most critical auestlcn, -
Speakirg Of the growth Of skepticiEn ana IRE
Igion. Mr. Wav said the Young South Atrlcsn was
also tending 70 become hypocrite OlE ~
F,-erv bov and giri distinctive badge or
Christian profession In no other country vas pracs
teal morality entirely divorced from prolesseo
religion. :. - 49,.
curse Of education in South Africa al the present
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
FRIEND OF THE ANIMALS DEAD.
Central Park Menagerie Loses Valued En-
ploye in Death of Peter Shannon

Peter Shannon. the friend of all the animals in
the Central Park Menagerie died "Wednesday
shannon was bighearted Irishrnan. who had lived
and cared for the animals in Central Park for
thirty-ive years. He understood them better than
many book learned naturalists and had spent his
whole life in looking after his pets. His death re-
suited from a complication of diseases. For three
months he had been in poor health. but death
not expected soon.
Superintendent Smith of the Central Park Me
nagerie said yesterday
Peter shannons knowledge of animals surpassed
that of any man have known. Ills acqualntance
with their lives and habits all practical. He
gained his first knowledge right here in the me-
nagerie and | don't believe there was anything he
did know about animal characteristics, from the
tiniest bird to the biggest elephant.
Shannon's special pets the birds. While he
understood the lions and the deer. he seemed to
like his feathered pets best. He the best rife
shot in the park, and when any vagrant dogs or
hawks appeared he called upon 10 destroy
them.
His death follows closely that of Jake Cooke, the
friend Of the monkeys. VINO dropped overcome by
The heat on July 1S while he was attending the
animals.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
TWICE IN SINE GUISE.
Death by Dro7cning again 4Hicts
Dir. and Nrs. j. Richards.

with their venerable heads bowed in grief
utterly heartbroken, Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Rich
ards OF No. 5o2 West S7th-st returned home yes
terday with the bodies of their SON William Stiger
."eh'y-one years old, and daughter, Ethel Ade-
laide, sixteen years old who were drowned on
wednesday " at Chain-of-the- Ponds Me
once before about eight wears ago death in the
same terrible form visited the Richards family
"hen Mrs. Parker. the oldest child pretty and
talented was drowned in lake in the Adirondacks
while on her honeymoon
Inc richards family had been spending their
.aca,'ohs IN camp in the Maine woods. On wednes-
da' the Young man, William StiEer Richards filed
his cartridge helt and started ont 10 shoot ducks
on one OF the lakes Little Ethel accompanied
MN. guide went along paddle the canoe
lhey had been gone only short time when
mock Of wild ducks flew directly over them Will
lam sprang TO his feet and fred both barrels So
strong was the recoil of his gun that he staggered
and lost his balance. rocking the little canoe in
dangerous Ethel In the middle OF the
boat. leaned far over to steady the craft. and
sudden lurch by her brother to the opposite sid.
precipitated her into the water.
Quick as A fash. and not even waiting to
move his hunting boots. William dived in TO save
then dived again. 1t was his last effort, for the
water closed over him and he not seen again.
The gir never came 10 the surface after her hrst
The guide Herbert Hewitt could not swim and
brouck. Wall Street broker, who was STAYING
at the camp with Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Dyer, daush-
The body OF the girl was recovered at o'clock
in the Afternoon and the body of the brother was
Young Richards was member OF the New-Y York
Athletic Club. tho Society OF Colonial Wars sons
of the Revolution. the Society of the War OF 1872
and the Mayhower Descendants He was an agent
Front-st
The funeral Of brother and sister viii take place
to-day. They will be buried side by side in Wood
lawn Cemetery
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
VICTIM MISTAKEN FOR PICKPocKET
Met Pretty Girl in Broadway and Lost
His Roll"

George Butler. Of No. 80 West 46th-st'' was ar
rested while attempting tn jump from q rapiolS
rnoyins broadway car and locked up on charse
of intoxication. He says that while ne was s'anu-
ing at 42d-st and Broadway a pretty girl came up
and smoke IN him at the same time picking his
rocket OF large sum of money.
He saws that she at once jumped into cab ana
drove RAPIDLY down Broadway. When he dlscoVered
his loss he told another cab driver 10 follow the
fast disappearing vehicle but the or1Ner. s7eihs
that Butter was not well dressed, refused unless
bs ssr- his fee first The dime which Butler had
left was not sufficient .-..o. -.i--
F:tler saws that he Jumped on SIVeNt' dr
;r The same dire the cap. and AT a'th-st,
cauqbt it. He saws that he was attempting 70 leaVe
tbe car n reach the cab when he was arrested
Tbe patroIman thought he was pickpocket trying
IN get away from hts victim
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19

From The Dundee Advertiser

Prom Dundee AuNeIIIStT,
The Paris newspapers telling story OF
hoax which has been played the King of tho
ReJgians The King is connoisseur OF pictures
and passing through exhibition, he was much
strurk nv a pastoral picture of sheep grazing at
sundown He asked the artist what the price
OF the painting and, TO his astonishnlent was IN
rapidly the eye of the King passed over the flock
and he decided to buy the picture. There are
ahout dozen sheep he said to the artist, so
that win come 600 francs. Fifty francs per
ma iesty agrees can count them after delivery
OF fhe picture" The King agreed. aud the picture
mas sent to the hotel The next day the artist
called and the King offered him a check for the
s@,oJnt he had stated One moment II You
nieass . said the artist Those sheep also. "
pointing 10 number Of white dots in the back
rround Of the picture II thought they were
specks of dust" replied the King. on looking at
the picture again his majesty had To admit that
there was undoubtedly a large flock I'm the far dis-
tance. How many in ALL" he asked the artist
EXACTLY a thousand the reply. Without
another word the King made out new check for
lhe amount adding that kings always kept to
their word.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
CITY LOSES GAS PLANT.
Franchise Contract Declared UnId5c-
fUI bg Circuit Court.
[sr rELrGRArH ro TIE TRIBUNE ]

Indianapolis. Aug l5--In -ciston b. Tudee
Francis Z Baker ~ the United States Circuit
Court rendered today. he held that though =
public service corporation accept franchise
agreeing to ownership by the city issuing the
FRANCHISE after ten wears The agreement could not
be carried into effect If stockhodsr objects
Over ten wears ago the city passed an ordinan nee
granting the If the streets 70 the Consumers
Gas COMPANY providing that after ten years the
city should take the property The CITY
sought 10 enforce its rights and q stockholder
entered suit. alleging want nf authority under the
law 70 enter into such
This contention was sustained by Judge Baker.
who declared that the company received no
authority from the State enter into such agree
ment. and u is therefore null and void
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
MENTOR WRECK BLAME NOT FIXED.
Crash Caused by Switch Locked Open
Saws Railroad Commissioner.

columbus. Ohio. Aug Estate Railroad COM
,issfooer Morris who Investigated the wreck of the
Twentieth Century Limited on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad. AZ Mentor. on June
" in which nineteen lives were lost. tonight
made pl. bic his report which finds the wreck was
caused by an open switch which had been locked
onen He does not attempt fix the response
biIitv for the open switch. -..-
The commissioner recommends that racing points
switches on railroads having two or more mann
tracks be eliminated and that semaphore signals NJ
erected on single track railroads In connection with
facing point switches. He also recommends that
the leads side tracks be heightened. iessenlng
the degree of curvature TO reduce TO a
minimum the danger of derailment OF trains en-
tsrins tie track al high speed.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
POstomce Notice.
changes

tSHoull le r7ad DAILY by all Interested. changes
may occur at ti1s)
Eofssu mails tor The ending august - lae5. VII
t.-- tlf1IlrriN Pr5fo-Hce
Iolio0s- Fsststered and Parces-Post
eneral F7sf7fe hour thar s,o-n
.geN tfTceis Fost Naiis fer Germany coss a.
Pozt Nails f1- f-s1- Hrltain IrssnA
dlspatcfe4 the White Sra~ Wstaeszays
the A1erican Tine Saturdays additoual
IS ms de oy The Cunard Lire wheu
on saturday later than the
same day The Parcels Post betors
the regular mails
Parcels Posi- Nail FOR Barbados and Grsas Britain
Ireland CANNOT te registered
Regular and Supplementary mails close Foreign
ton 'coFner 81 West and Morton hstf
SIcSing ne shown below tsXCspt that Suppena
Mails for Europe. America Colca.
close one hour later at Foreign Stat!oul
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
WATCHING OVER HER CHAUFFEUR
Miss Helen NJ. Gould Taking Good Care of
Sick Employe

Brandon swan chauffeur for Miss Helen NJ.
(.I,Id left the Tsrrytown Hospital yesterday after
long siege with typhoid fever. and is enjoy
inc vacation at the seashore trying to recover
mis- health All his expenses paid by Miss Could.
swan has been in Miss Cioulds employ for
time and she has taken an interest in him While
AZ the hospital she exposed herself the disease
h, visiting him several times When one Of her
friends was asked II Miss Gould afraid OF
exposing herself such diseases she laughed and
said. oh no, Miss Gould goes about among the
hosuitals and vet has been afraid She
visits many soldiers and sailors who down with
contagious diseases
While Swan In the hospital Miss Gould saw
- IL that he had everything he needed. and often
leut him fresh vegetables and milk from her
try
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA WEST
INDIES ETC

SATURDAY del-At I:so m for Nevfoundand p-r
for Porto Rico. Curacao and yenezuss. per
L1Tacas talso Columbia VIII
addressed for this steamer: az ESQ m s1vcI.-
mentary 1870 M for Nicaragua
Honduras except East Ceasp Salvador Panama
Zone tauca Department of Colombia Ecuador.
RoIivta snd Chilli NAxc ia rzi.9
Guatemala when specially addressed steamer
at $50 Complementary 1890 a. Forums
Island. jamaica and Colombia. CauCa
dalena Departments =. Sibiria costa Picz
a a supplementary 1880 M FOR 81 Tbonss
CroiN I-eeVard and Wndward
Parma GnelUdng Grenada. St Vincent. Trlnidad ard
Guiana. when specially addressed for
at 10 a for cuba = MORO Castle Via IA
vana a
Ctudad Bolivar and Guiana : Maraval: az - n
Brazil. $ Rygia. VIA Peraambuco RIO ya1.tr,
Santos and Rio Craode do sui dncludinz Northern
Brazil. Argentine Uruguay and Paraguay.
cally addressed for this steamer
tt 'ESDAN-Ar l. "a for SaEraso specially addressed
Orlyl. ti-u-uegls
NOTICE-Fye cents per half addition =, fh-
must - prepaid all letters
supplementary mails and letters
closing regular mail for Dispatch a
yAss-l will not BE- forwarded unless
postage Is fully prepaid thereon By .. poss-
mails ri a.
the American English and French steamers VIZ
he g a ~ mail
NAV he the msIl AoNss on Of ~
German sailing from HohOkeu- Suprlsr-er
Turks Island and Dominican Republic a. sis
oDensd on the CIyde Line pier The mails pisrs
omen one hour and half before sailing time clr.-
tIett-rs cents hal required on article.
rafIs5 on af the American White AMI
s-~smerS 80 Ibls postage
cents IA ounce) other lines
New-York tribune., 1905-08-19
A SETBACK FOR SPECTATORS.
British Columbia Puts Tax on Timber Held
Under Special License

Vancouver. r. C.. Aug. 1S.-Many wealthy
Americans including the Weyerhauser interests,
have been taking up hundreds of square miles
Of timber the supposed route of the projected
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway through the
forests of British Columbia. The timber will
ba held under special license for speculative
purposes.
The Provincial government. however, threw
y bor,bshelI into the camp Of The spectators
today hv posting notices that all timber held
under special license would be taxed per cent cnt
- &c valua IT is estimated that S2O,0OOOOo
worth of timber is so held