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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25

seasons, hollyhocks, Sweet William, phfox,
and dahlias; while across Broadway, few
blocks to the eastward, is O skyscraper
built around two frame structures. one twe,
the other three stories in height. The prop
erty on which are these two buildings, sew
enty-fve years or more old, could not be
secured by the company putting up the sky
scraper, and because many owners of ante
dated properties have refused to sell out
to corporations the spectacle is presented
all over New York of skyscrapers and tiny
frame building elbowing each other for
ground space and neither giving an inch.
A similar state of affairs exists in the
residential sections of the island. (Of
course l am writing only of that part of
the metropolis which is on Manhattan
Island. If the outlying boroughs were to
be considered instances of pastoral ex-
istence could be cited ad infinitum) Here
1t is uncommon thing for an elegant
seven or eight story apartment house,
equipped with all the latest improvements
for making living easy, to have as neigh
bors a half dozen or more shanties which
would not reflect credit on the meanest OF
hamets. Some of these shanties are sur
vivors of the hundreds of squatters' cabins
that twenty years ago dotted the rocky
eminences of upper Manhattan, but many
have been the legitimate homes of families
from the days when this part of the city
was known under the names of various VII
lagos. These shacks are disappearing
rapidly, owing to the remarkable eXpan-
sion of the city along the line of the sub
way, but as hundreds of them are still left
it stands to reason that they will not vanish
over night in the near future. When they
do go, there will undoubtedly be stories told
of the last of the uptown villagers who
made fortunes out of their inheritances SIM
ply by holding out for big prices for their
plots of land.
In this part of the city also the truck
garden still flourishes luxuriantly. Vacant
lots are cultivated by old women. and
from them the apartment house dwellers
round about buy their supply of lettuce;
tomatoes, radishes, rhubarb, beans and
peas.
Village Taverns.
Going back to the business sections, 1t is
remarkable how many hotels of the village
type still exist there, despite the hundreds
of modern hostleries which have sprung up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25
The Evening Star Patterns.
Little Girls Sailor Dress.

2S33-Here's a time when the mother
makes hay because the sun does not shine.
In these days, between seasons, every
woman is planning warm-weather clothes,
and the little folks require so many that the
one here sketched will be a welcome adj
dition. This blouse has a sailor collar and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25
Ladies' Surplice Shirt Waist.

2744-One of the most charming of the new
shirt waist modes is the surplice waist
shown in the accompanying cut. 1t has won
its way into the feminine heart because OF
its long lines and grace-givinS effects me
three Notwithstanding tucks give breadth
to the shoulders and tapering lines to the
hack. The stitched fold edgng the surplice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-25
WIRE WOUND GUNS
Competitive Test Proceeding
at Sandy Hook.
NOW USED ABROAD
PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE AND
ADVANTAGES CLAIMED.
Why the Wire Envelope is Supposed to
Be Better Than the Steel
Jacket.

The War Department at Sandy Hook is
just entering on the final test of the wire
wound gun, a test which will determine
whether or not that type of weapon will
be added as standard weapon to our army
and navy service.
The wire-wound gun problem is a good
many years old Every one at all inter-
ested in ordnance matters has heard of the
Brown segmental wire-wound gun. yet
there are probably very few people who
could tell what a Wire-wound gun really is,
or where the Segmental part of it comes
in, or whether the arm Is intended for the
infantry or for seacoast defense. The
War Department is not saying very much
about the matter just now, but it really
will be a more momentous decision than is
generally understood. 1t does not involve
any revolutionary change in the system of
armament, but if the gun is adopted, either
the Brown gun some other, ii will mean
adding a weapon to the American offensive
and defensive power that unquestionably
will be on plane with the latest develop
ments abroad.
Wire guns have for some time been
standard arm of the British army and navy.
If the testing board at Sandy Hook decides
in favor of adopting it in the United States
service we will have something at least
good as anything i'll use abroad. If the
board does not decide favorably IL will
mean simply that the new wire gun is no
essential Improvement over the jacketed
now IN use IN the service. w nlCneNeT
way the decision goes, however, We are
having competitive test of the wire guns
now, and the War Department, result
may get thoroughly modern weapon, the
invention of one of its own officers, rather
than have to rely on a private company
for furnishing it with a patented article.
What is a Wire Wound GunP
The wire-wound gun is what its name
implies, a gun that is built up of wire in
sections around a comparatively thin in
ner tube. In that much wire guns are all
alike and there is nothing in their out
side appearance to distinguish them for
the layman from the ordinary jacketed
gun of the service. But there is a good
deal in the gun that does not appear to the
eve In the first place they are cheaper to
make. They can be built of less expensive
materials, and they are lighter after they
are made. 1t has been claimed that they
are enough lighter to allow one additional
six-inch gun in the battery of "a tirst-class
cruiser or battleship, but this the War De
partment says is not However, they
are enough lighter to make some difference
in the handling of the gun on shipboard.
The first essential of the wire gun Is an
inner tube of fine steel for the bore and
powder chamber, but as this is TO be rein
forced on the outside, it can be made much
lighter than the inner tube of solid steel
gun Then comes the winding with wire.
For this there is a special winding lathe.
Square wire, one-tenth of an inch in size,
is used timed to prevent rusting. The
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

A convention of business men
from all parts of the country was
held in Chicago last week for the
purpose of endorsing the pro.
posed rate legislation. The rail
roads did not like the idea, and
laid a plan to capture the conven-
ton and secure a condemnation
of the proposed law. They sent
a large number Of favored ship
pers, headed by the notorious
enemy of organized labor, D. M.
Parry. But the promoters of
5hemeeting headed the movement
off by demanding that every del
gate before entering the hall
should sign a pledge favoring
rate legislation. The intruders
would not do this, and marched
off to another hall, where they re-
solved that rate legislation was
dangerous to the business inter
ests meaning those that are ia:
vored by special rates Of course
This bold attempt to steal a con:
vention called for a special pur-
pose ought to strengthen the
cause of rate legislation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

1t also has a very bad effect on
the schools. The children, in
stead of being at home studying
their lessons, are at the rink
wasting their valuable time, hurt
ing their health and drinking in
the poisonous moral atmosphere.
tits an unhealthy sport. The
violent exercise in the close ROOM
with the air poisoned by the
breathing Of a large number Of
people, tends to develop lung
troubles. The writer recalls
several cases Of consumption di-
rectly traceable.. to the roller
skating craze last time. " The
dust arising from the floor adds
to the danger for the lungs and
throat. ( x..s=. =. d.. d =. IN s%.<
We hope Willmar will remain
free from this visitation. But if
it: does come, the respectable
people should use every effort to
keep the young people away
from it. CT II .:...> E E
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
from it..
ANSEsSTRAL 4WURSHIP.

The Chimes peepel. and the demmo-
kratick party ar purity mulch alike in
one respekt- thay .boath wurship thare
ancestors. But thare il a CRATE diff
ferens in the applikayshun Of the wor-
ship. The Chimes think tibet what
thare ancestors did'waz awlrite, and
tharefoar keap on doing the saim
things; the demmokratick party awlso
thinks what its ancestors, Jefferson
and Jackson: did waz awlrite, and
thay tharefoar keap on tawking abowt
it. And then thay Gather. do the oppo-
sit or do nothing mo astly the latter.
One of the gratest tawkers abowt the
gloryus prinsippels Of the lait lament
ed Jefferson and Jackson IL Grover
Cleveland: He kan reck Webster s
unabridged dickshunery in tawking
abowt the afoarsed- ancestors and
thsre prinsippels, and then leev w
in dowt ez to what sed prinsippels
wur. But .whenzit kahn to akting
Grover emfasized the prinsippels by
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

The rotten city gang of Phila-
delphia is paying regular adver~
tising rates for getting it's Tar
guments" before the people, the
newspapers being either openly
arrayed against the gang or else
silent. The papers openly an
nounce that the gang articles are
paid advertisements and in their
editorial columns tear the flimsy
gang arguments to. pieces. Six
ty thousand names have been re-
moved from the voting lists as
fraudulent, and it is expected
that the gang will be defeated.
The reform cause is marching
on. -..... :..#.. 49,: 8 :. :
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

It must be a shock to those
simple souls who believed that a
republican could do no wrong to
read of the exposures of corrup-
ton in the stronghold of repub-
icanism, Pennsylvania: Maybe
they will realize at last that the
man who votes the party ticket
without question is Indirectly
aiding the grafters, who will al
ways flock to the majority party
in order to control it and use it
for their own especial benefit.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

IS q be selec ted. The
mac hine has of course & attended
Is nominating the proper man.
but they fear the possib ility ct
defeat at the polls, il spite of the
normal half million republ ican
majority. A few days ago the
cashier. Of the Enterp bank Of
Allegheny committed suicide On
account Of the involved ondition
Of the bank. It was then found
that the state treasurer had de.
posted in that bank about $780,.
900 Of state money, and that the
republican machine polite clans
controlling it had compelled the
cashier to loan the money to
friends of the late Matt Quay on
worthless papers. This expose
of the methods of the machine in
getting at the state money has
caused a great stir in the com.
monwealth. How far this sys,
tenn has been carried cannot be
found out for some time unless a
treasurer is elected who is not in
league with the bosses. Should
the opposition candidate be elect
ed there will have to be a genera
accounting. Verify, these are
troublous times for the great
American grafters. "
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
ROLLER SKATING CRAZE.

IS One Of the most demoralizing
forms of popular amusement
that ever struck this country was
the roller skating craze which
swept over the entire country in
the middle Of the eighties. It
died out very suddenly on ac-
count 81. the popular indignation
aroused by the evil results Of the
craze. Now a revival of the sport
has been started, and we under
$ tand that Willmar may again
have a visitation Of it. Those
who remember the results here
twenty years ago will know that
a great danger threatens the
young people. For the benefit1of
those who do not know much Of
the former visitation we shall re-
call a few arguments against the
sport. Z. .:-.s 3 y. SIS.
Roller skating is open to, the.
same objections that pertain to
the public dance halls Of the big
cities. In the noise and tumult
Of the place propriety seems to
be scattered to the winds. There
is no restriction as to what kind
Of people are admitted, and the
unde desirable elements cannot be
distinguished from the decent
classes. There seems to Be e
contagion il the air that effects
almo every body Open dirta-
|tions seem to be the rule rather.
than the exception. Persons Of
a low moral charac ter make it a
ctice to freq uentS such places.
loo king for ctims, and under.
the unnatural excitement Of the.
place they seem Is. SUI ceed S..
making victims more easily than.
il other plac hen the craze
swept over " illmar.s last time #.
left il its wake ruined homes.
men and women who had loststhe
respect sot their elowmen and
their sell arespec t.s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

y, Il = :. e
There will be government regula-
lion or government ownership of rail-
roads before this fight is ended.
Which it will be- depends largely on
the managers Of the railroads. II they
do not. want government ownership
they will cease their opposition to the
presidents plan for preventing the en-
forcement of rates which are unreason-
able.-S. r. Van SAINT. .:.s 4. s . & \
Government rate regulation
would undoubtedly stave of gov
eminent ownership for q while
butts not likely: to prevent: it IN
the long run. The main cause
for the present dissatisfacti on is
not so much high rates as in
capabilities in rates, favoring large
shippers and thus helping to
strengthen the trust system.
In spite Of all legislation the rail
roads will continue to find some
way Of nuing these special
favors wherever there are com.
.peting railways. The only thing
that will stop this will be uniting
the railways into one system.
rrxIs ls y = 3 = =: = 4. = Z II
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

Charles E. Russell has begun new
series of articles in Everybody's Ma
gazine entitled "soldier's of the Com
mon Good,' in which he will depict
the results of experiments in govern
ment ownership, municipal ownership,
cooperation, etc, thruout the world.
He is now abroad studying such con-
.ditions. These articles are aimed to
'''build up or suggest remedies for
the evils laid bare by recent .ex-
posures. -. y. z-.. -. :.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

q "a.
The pretense Of popular government
is overthrow by the fact that the
senate does not meet the people face
to face. It does not perpetuate itself;
the vested interests Of the country per-
petuate it. The demand for senator's
chosen by the people is resisted by the
members of the senate because popu-
lar election would make their posi-
tions less secure; but the larger rea-
son is that the wealthy minority which
fattens on the conservatism of the
senate does not wish the method of
election changed. It has no desire to
enter into scramble with the people:
Minneapolis Journal"
So there are tvested interests"
that are enjoying special priv.
leges and control at least one
branch of the government? That
is what the populists have been
claiming all along; that is what
the republicans have been deny.
ing all along. They used to claim
that this was free country; that
all enjoyed the same privileges
and that the reason Some ac-
quired more property than 9th
ers was because they had more
brains than the majority of the
people. Now a great repub lican
daily acknowledges that the
''vested interests" own the
United States senate. With a
little more stigation the Jour.
nal may find that they also own a
controlling interest in the house
and practically all of the cabinet.
The supreme court is also. com
posed of men taught in the school
of corporations. It is kind of
handy for the house members,
who have to face a popular cleo
ton every two years, to have. a
senate to throw the blame on,
but if the senate were not ready
to kill popular legislation there
would be very little chance of its
ever passing the house.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

President Roosevelt has muz-
1led the members Of his cabinet.
Hereafter nobody but Teddy will
have a right to tell what takes
place in cabinet meetings. This
applies only to telling to news.
paper men, who would give it to
the public. The System hav-
ing a good representation in the
cabinet, will probably be kept
posted on what is going on.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
J1MM1NNY .CR1CKETTs.

Every citizen with a spark OF indie
pendence in his political makeup will
enjoy reading Tom Watson's maya
zine for November. The keen thrusts,
logical reasoning and original style
Of this brainy southerner in the last
number Of his growing paper sustainS
his reputation as a fearless advocate
Of the peoples rights and as q bril-
liant: writer: Invest a dime at the
newsstand, or send a dollar for a
years subscription to 121 W And ST.,
New York. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

:kontrast Els far ez kan sea, Jeffer-
sons name idee waz tibet the peepel
shood hev awl the power and the guv-
eminent shood be NEARLY q refekshun
Of popewler opinyun. Grover on the
other hand beleevd tibet he new moar
abowt what the peepel headed than
.thay did themselvs, and he waz de-
turmind to Civ it to them if he he'd to
mock them down, sit on them and hoald
thare noses while he poard the medi-
sin down. He tawks Jefferson bewti-
fully and axis b amilton to purfek-
shun. = -S,< r. 49,, ~
And Grover il purity good eksam-
pei OF the hoal party Last yeer the
demmokrats sent q CRATE number of
represe tativ men to st. Louis to maik
q platform and nominate a kandidait.
And thay tawk bewtyfully abowt the
prinsippels Of Jefferson, the man hoo
beleevd the peepel had rite to say
what thay wanted and then thay took
telegrafick orders from one man ez
to what thay shood %beleev. I haven't
mulch faith in party tibet il fassend
to an elecktrick wire with a boss at the
other hand handling the key.
I beleev tibet if Jefferson and jack
son had bin present and sin tibet wire
purformans thay wood hev hastend to
q notary and maid new wills, be-
kweathi g 'hare prinsippels to the
peepels party. : Z. ~~.
I am q purity strong believer in JEFF
ferson's demokras. myself, which IL
the reeson am not a demmokrat now
adayS. s-..s a.: =. .-,
: n .JIMMINNY CR1CKETrc
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
Notice Of Expiration Of Redemption.
. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ACnlroR;l
County of X andy Obi, Miunezota.)


To Amos l.. Runyon.
You are hereby notified, That the follow
ing described piece or parcel of land, situate
in the County of Kandiyohi and State Of
Minnesota. and known and described 40 fol-
lows: to-Wit;n Lot 1:ofsblockz 72..zYIllage.
now City of 1llmar. is now assessed in your
name; that on the 1st day of May, A. D.
1899, at the sale of land pursuant to the real
estate tax judgment. duly given and made
In and by the District Court in and for said
county of Kandiyohi the 2Sth day of
NJ arch, A. D. 1899, in proceedings to enforce
the payment of taxes delinquent upon real
estate for the year 1897, for the said County
of Kandiyohi the above described piece or
parcel of land was sold for the sum Of seven
ty-one cents $50. ~ and the amount required
to redeem said piece or parcel Of land from
said sale, exclusive of the cost to accrue up
on this notice; is the sum of seventy-one cents
($O.71) and interest at the rate of ~ per
cent per annun, from said lat day Of Nay
A. D. 1899, to the day such redemption Is
made and that the said tax certificate has
been presented to me by the holder thereof,
and the time for redemption of said piece or
parcel of land from said sale will expire sixty
(6O) days after the service of this nocice and
proof thereof has been fled in my Office.
Witness my hand and official seal, this
18th day Of October, A. D. 1905.
LEWIS JOHNSON, County Auditor,
of Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
loFF1c1AL sEAL] @2e3
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

The reform forces of Nebras ka are
pledged If they win to return S67, OC0
tainted money donated to the State
U.Sby Rockefeller. S.s#s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

For Fire, Cyclone and Tornado in
surance in reliable companies see II.
Gunderson, Opera House building,
willmar. l.. {, ...:: rs. r. Il. 24f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

0pterholm's vALDA DIX TER sauas hos
Chase. 49, H. =S@y% Slid
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
u i ~ II III UNI il

The republican candidate for
district attorney in New York
has withd rawn from the race in
favor Of Jerome, the present in
cumbent, who could get no boss
endorsement because he has
tried to enforce the laws. e. :.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

Abstracts of title to Kandiyohi
county lands and city property
promptly furnished by J. r. Otos,
the bonded abstracter. ..* 15f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

DR.. c. E. Gerretson, dentist Ofiee
in New Ruble block, Willmar. 225f
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01
Fast Tourist Car Service

F Fast Tourist Car S0TVtco
To California via Chicago Great West
ern railway, Kansas City, and the San
ia Fe railway. Car leaves Minneapo-
lis and St. Paul every Thursday, ar
irving at Los Angeles the following
Monday at 8:35 q. m. For further in
formation apply to any Great Western
agent ar J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., St.
Paul, MINI. .3116
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-01

Wllmar;..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-09
ExoNERATEs HIS WIFE.

Iowa s..icide Leaves Mote Explaining
Fraudulent Land Transaction.
Special to Times Republican.
Kirksville, Aug. 81 note found by
the coroner's jury, pinned IN the pocket
OF the shirt worn by the latel James M.
Harris who committed suicide last
Friday, is explanatory of a land deal
about which unpleasant rumors had
been rife. The text of the note is as
follows:
August S, '05.
Give Mary, my wife, my all, all my
property. Make her administrative Of
my all.
( It was my fault, Daniel Lewis and
wife, that, their property was put in
her name for protection.
JAMES M. HARRIS.
Harris body was found at his home
by his wife when she returned from
the home of neighhor after a short
absence. Some months ago there was
rumor that Mr.. and Mrs. Harris had
used some. unfair means to obtain
possession of a farm belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Lewis, an aged
couple living near here. The refer
ence to that land in. the note found
on the dead mans person frees the
woman from blame.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-09
MOTHER KIDNAPs CHILD.
Steals Him From Her Divorced Hus
band for the Second Time.

Steals Him From Her Divorced Hus-
band for the Second Time.
Dubuque, Aug. 9.-Paul LaPage; the
12-year-old son of Charles LaPage, a
barber of this city, has been kidnapped
for the second time in his life by his
mother, who is divorced from the lads
father, and is employed s.s a travelling
agent for Des Moines 3rphanage.
Her work consists of finding homes
for the asylum children and the kid
mapping occurred while La Page was
at work in his barber shop. The boy
was out playing at a neighbours and
the lad went with his mother willingly.
A note was left by her addressed to
Mr.. Charles La Page which was as
follows:
Dear Sir: / think Paul needs a
change and am taking. him with me.
(Signed) His Mother.
La Page on receiving the note noti-
fled the chief Of police at ottumwa
where the couple were believed to be
going. Chief Of Police Jones of Des
Moines was also asked to look out for
the parties.