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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25
Fall Furs and Feathers

Feathers and furs, feathers and furs,
and that's the way my lady goes now
adays. Her fur coat probably is not so
very long. And why? Because pelts
are frightfully expensive this year
she simply cannot afford anything but
short wrap.
But she need not be troubled there
by, because the short fur coats this sea-
son are most attractive; the makers
have done their utmost to concoct
something with style, something not
bungling; and they have succeeded ad-
miraly.
We find the fur Elton continuing in
vogue, many fur box-coats, and a few
long, ample wraps. Sleeves keep to the
leg-of-mutton In the short jackets, and
broad shoulders prevail here. There
are gay little vests on most Of the
new models, the exception Is the IN
trimmed coat. Braid, velvet, buttons
and embroidery are used for ornamen.
tation, generally with good effect, no
business. But we confess we like
beautiful fur quite as we'll absolutely
untrimmed.
In high-priced garments we find the
following fashionable furs: Chinchilla,
ermine, mink and sable. An ermine
neckpiece costs quite q lot when one
considers how little quantity one gets
for ones money, but it gives an air. to
a costume that is unmistakable. Neck
pieces this year do not differ so|very
much from those Of last, and one piece
can be worn in several ways; the wear
er may put the center in the front,
cross it over at the back, bring it
round again forward; or she may
fasten It simply at one side: Muhs are
larger than ever, If that is possible
it was just about four years ago, was
It not, we saw Maude Adams on the
stage carrying muff that almost con-
cealed her slender figure; and now they
are bigger than that! s.>..s s@ N.
Fur-lined garments are more to the
fore than they have been in years; one
can get one very cheaply, too. Black
broadcloth fur-lined wraps fill the
windows: many are very desirable
Z. We mention certain models recently
on display on some Of the best shops;
There was a beautiful sealskin scant
tnree-quarters long, with moderate.
sized sleeves a little over three-uuar-
ters in length. There were revers and
cuffs Of sable, the revers' crossing on
tn breast, part Of the revers collar,
made SO it could be turned up high
when needed. The finishing touch to
this exquisite garment was an embroi-
dered vest Of white cloth. A very sen.
sible wrap and Of good style was fur.
lined blue broadcloth with a roll collar
and generous cuffs Of dark fur. The
coat was double breasted. and finished
ct the bottom with several rows Of
tailor stitching. "a smart seal coat was
made with basques, tho back Of the
cost tight. fitting, the front blousing .
trl1e; It was trimmed with . collar
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25

able if man understands it, and is
careful. Jefferson Myers, who served
as president of the Oregon state COM
mission of the Lewis and Clark expo
sition, is one of the biggest hop grow
ers in the west. He says that small
hop yards of, say, five or ten acres,
are safest, BECAUSE they are apt to re-
ceive better attention than larger
yards.
People in Oregon talk in large fig
ures, because large profits are not un-
usual. Therefore, one is not surprised
to read in a carefully written article
by Mr.. w. J. Clarke, Of Gervais, Ore
goH that hop yard of ten acres
should net, on the average, profit of
$1,8S7.50 per year. Mr.. Clarke has fig
ured that the cost of a ten-acre hop
yard, including cost of land, hophouse,
poles and wire, hop roots, planting,
cultiyating and .twining, for two years,
will amount to $2,250. His figures
show profit of "a per cent. 1t would
appear that an occasional loss might
be sustained by one who under normal
circumstances is making 81 per cent.
on his investment.
Hop culture in Oregon is centered
largely in the Willamette valley, a
region which was first farmed by DR..
Mclaughlin, of the Hudson's Bay com.
<pany, before Marcus Whitman led his
band of missionaries across the noun
tains, and which ever since has been
one of the worlds most prolific agfi.
cultural regions. Marion county,
Oregon, in the heart of this region, is
the banner hop country of the United
States, beth in quality and the guam
tity of hops produced.
There are two kinds OF soil in the
valley in which hops are grown, the
uplands and the river bottoms, and
both have their advantages. The
river bottoms. while they produce per.
haps SO per cent. more hops to the
acre, are not so reliable, as they over
flow every year, and the crop is subject
to mold and the attacks of hop lice, while
neither Of these dangers worries the
u6A WIZ 6AO"S HIS AOpS OA SAO uP
lands. Spraying two or three times
year. is, however, considered neces-
sary to insure the crop against dan
ger from pests.
Hops are planted somewhat after
the manner of corn, except that the
hills are eight feet apart each way.
In planting, slip six inches long,
taken from a vine, is buried in the
ground in place of seed. The hops are
tralled either on poles, as is the Gus.
tom in the east, or on a trellis ar
rangement, which is said to be better
In the long run, but more expensive
at the start. When poles are used, one
is stuck into the ground for each vine
planted. The poles stand Is feet high.
During the first year the vine grows
about five or six feet high, and the
crop is almost worthless, on account
Of the peor quality of the hope. The sec
ond years crop generally is fairly
good, and at five or six years the vine
has attained its limit, although it is
good for 20 years longer, and perhaps
more. Vines in the Willamette val
ley which were set out when hop cul.
ture on large scale was started in
1880 are still vigorous producers The
vine dies down to the root whec the
frost strikes It In the fall
The hop vines In the Willamette
yall.y grow 50 luxuriantly that the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25
Methods Of Schatchens, Straight and
Crooked. Among Girls Of the
"~. Yiddish Quarter. <r
ARE, A MIGHTY POWER FOR GOOD AND EVIL
How They Ply Their Trade Among the limo
cent Young Jewish Maidens of the East
Side-Swindlers and Their Subtle
Methods Described.

New YOrk.--On the great East side
OF this wonderful metropolis, where
the innocent foreigner naturally drifts
on his arrival in America, to seek his
brother countrymau, the schatchen
finds rich field for plying his trade.
The schatchen pronounced shot
ken), better known as marriage
broker, is one OF the most curious sur
Vivals OF ancient orientalism watch
one may find In many days travel.
He is a busy, prosperous man, with
a good business and large following
OF clients, and he has developed his
ancient and picturesque trade along
the modern lines OF commercial Amer
lea, but Withal he remains the sctat-
chenille matchmaker, the traflcker
in young men and maidens, the indie
fatigable, serene. obsequious, popular
marriage broker.
In the heart of the ''rogues' dis
trict," where the criminals Of all
classes are wont to gather. is where
the schatchen finds his best work
ground. Here it is that he plies his
trade and wins his gains, rightfu! or
otherwise. And here it is that his
good faith brings queer. pathetic.
manufactured happiness, even as his
treachery brings suffering and shame.
For good or for i'll. he is a curious and
mighty power in the Yiddish quarter,
thus schatchen. agent of matrimony,
broker in men and women. buyer and
seller Of lives.
Business Brokers'
In older days and older lands the
schatchen wore the dull red and
green and russell robes of the orient,
he jingled with chains and ornaments,
or slipped on silent feet into the
dwellings of the east: in this city he
has card printed stating that he
deals in real estate, and is also a
business broker
Business broker" means but one
thing in the part of town particu-
ularly affected by the schatcnen.
Everyone knows what his business is,
and he carries on an excellent trade.
The schatchen is almost invariably
of one type. He is rot very tall; he is
bearded; patriarchal and intensely
Tiddish. He walks silently and
watches every chance passerby with
eyes that are both furtive and keen.
He slips in and out of places almost
without making his presence felt
When he speaks it is with a marked
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25

about her throat. Only one in 80
wears q hat. They move quickly,
casting swift glances, half shy, half
bold, at the men they pass. Their
lives are spent in shops and factories,
gaining a meager living. They never
come in contact with men; they have
no time. Romance has no place in
their cramped. crushed destinies. Love
is not known in their hearts, any
more than joy is known to their lives.
They are the plodders, the workers,
the women whom the gods have for
gotten. And these are the natural
prey of the schatchen.
Advantages of the System.
Perhaps prey is the wrong word,
after all, for when the schatchen is
lon the level and plays straight
game" his office may be a most useful,
valuable and beneficial one, and often
he carries away from a Yiddish we'd
ding the good wishes of the two con-
tented young persons whom he has
united. The legitimate schatchen is a
necessary factor in Yiddish life of the
lower strata. Without him these
girls would find no husbands, and the
men OF the vicinity would go to other
districts for their wives Also, there
would be much more immortality. The
schatchen forestalls the natural mat.
ing proclivities OF young people and
ties up his clients in pairs, firm and
fast with knots that hold the couples
in comfortable bondage for good and
all.
One and all of these girls, whom we
see passing and repassing on all sides,
wish husbands. They save their earn
ings for the purpose Of massing a dot
adequate to make a good showing
with the schatchen and win a satisfac-
tory mate. There is not a girl among
them who will not go to the schatchen
in time, if she has not already been
there.
There is a young couple She is
dressed in her best. and he looks in
tensely sheepish. They have just met
each other through the schatchen. In
week they will be man and wife. 1t
sounds risky, does it not? Yet they
will tell you down here that there is
about the same percentage of happi.
ness in these queer broker manufac-
tured marriages as in unions where
choice, romance, and other considera-
lions have a part. That man over
there carrying baby, and looking
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25

to be as good to-day as it was when
the business was in its infancy in the
northwest. Last fall some dealers
sold their crop for as high as 50 cents
a pound. An association of hop
growers recently has been formed.
which agreed to pool the coming
crop and hold it for 3O-cent market.
The instability of the market in past
years has been the chief difficulty
that hop raisers have had to deal with.
and this, it is thought, now will be
avoided. In 1895, when Oregon grow.
ers marketed $1,000 bales of hops, they
c!ere forced to sell at prices varying
from to IL cents a pound, and
realized little profit, as the cost of
cultivation and marketing is about
eight cents for every pound.
Hops require great deal of atten-
ton, and on this account the small
growers, as a general thing, have
raised more pounds. per acre than
those who have gone into the business
amples may not be taken to prove a
general statement, some of them are
interesting as proving what can be-
done in this great land of Oregon by
men who are capable and Industrious.
Last year II. J. Ottenhelmer, of Salem.
raised 31,95c pounds of hops from a
l2.acre hop yard, an average OF 1868
pounds per acre. which at 25 cents
pound brought him $532.6O per acre:
r. D. Cooper, on the same acreage,
realized $604.32 per acre; A. P. Fetch.
er, on II acres, raised hops which
marketed for $4,000. OF the larger
growers, Krebs Brothers, IL miles
from Salem, report that they secure
annually 1000 pounds per acre from
their yard of 224 acres. This, at Is
cents pound, brings them $50, 600,
or, allowing eight cents a pound fcr
$50, or about SITS per acre.
At the Lewis and Clark exposition
considerable tract of land in the
western part of the fair site was set
aside as an experimental farm. Here
all manner of crops were seen as they
actually grew in the great new land of
Oregon, and conspicuous among these
were the hops, which, planted a year
ago, had fourished almost as well as
in the favored valley OF the Villa
nlette. The twining hop vines on
their trellis formed one of the inter-
estins working displays which made
the fair so popular.
:. W. E. BRINDLEY.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25

Business Qualities.

1nere are many qual1tleS necessary
to success in modern business life;
but there is none of more importance
to man holding position Of respon-
sibility than the power to make
plain, straightforward, business-like
statement, either by speech or In writ
ing. The quality of fuency is not so
much what is required as the qualities
of accuracy and clearness, definite
ness and brevity, tact and judgment,
writes Prof. w. Ripper, in Technics.
If we are not clear and precise It Is
certain that those who listen to us
will be no more clear. when We have
finished, than we are orrselves-prob-
ably much less SO. We must have no
vague and misty ideas about the sub
ject, but they must be crystallized and
definite These qualities Of our
thought and speech, however, cannot
be left to chance. They are attended
as the result of effort, of careful and
Independent thought on the subject for
ourselves, of looking at it from many
points Of view, and thus satisfying
ourselves and those who, listen to us
that we thoroughly understand what
we are talking about. It clears ones
own mind in thinking out q subject to
talk it over with a colleague, or to
write out statement Of It, or to die
tate 1t to a shorthand writer. Having
decided what to say, and having prop
erly arranged it, the last point IS how
to say it. The first essential is to speak
distinctly, then to be natural, straight
forward, lucid: neither to strive after
effect nor to exaggerate. but to give
the impression that we are ourselves
convinced Of the cogency and force Of
our own contention.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25
;sWhat ForPo

A young lawyer who always tries to
appear busy and prosperous went out
for awhile, leaving on his door card
neatly marked: 80.
will be back in an hour
On his return he found that some en-
vious rival had inscribed underneath:
What or.'-Casselr& $3.50
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25
No Choice.

Colonel" said the saan who ap-
peared to be spokesman, my friend.
here, and I, have made a bet of q
dollar as to which is the worse SLAM
dered and abused man OF the two.
He has gone into politics, and IS run
ming for the Office of constable, and
I'm a baseball umpire ...s-
Gentlemen" said the colonel,
pccketing the stakes, Its a stardon.~
Tribune. g
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25
Man Was Mailed.

The English postal authorities lately
had living parcel committed to them,
and promptly and safely forwarded It
to the desired destination. A dweller:
II the island Of Guernsey wished to 60
to the neighboring island OF Sark as
expeditiously as possible. He accord:
ingly, presented himself at the post
Office and asked to be sent as par
eel. He was accepted as mailable, "A
tag was attached to him and messen-
ger detailed to 50 with him. The.
postage charged was. five shillings and
tsnpence. s5.-.s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25
sIc,e'be':;,rl:;Rl,,A,.

Patience-What do you understand
IS the normal temperature Of the body?
Patrice--Well, It all depends. Ii
most places It is about 100, but Ia Bos.
ton ! belisve II 70 about 1s.--Yopksa
Statesman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25
Cant BeP

First Magazine Publtsher-Wel
whom do you expose In this months
issue? a.. i: s 4. :. . %%S,
Second Magazine Publisher We're
sort OF MaA1ag q novelty of this
months issue Fl ! s%<5
First Magazine Publisher-.How's
that? :szs ..-s. ss4ss. =. #: > = :
+ Second Magazine Publisher-We
dom expose anybody Chicago Sun.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-18

aagi-s with The street line. and on
each margin Of said Sidewalk taece
shall be placed a continuous line OF
hard burne sidewalk b-:ck. or
ia grad OF brick equally as goog 5et
edgewiae and firmly lmbeIded. and
the whole then tamped 10 a uniform
surface; o. he long dimension Of the
brick snail be laid diagonalIy with tue
I line OF the street me and the margin
! Of the walk hid even with the grade
( Inc end tho center Of the sidewalk
1.-TWO and onehalf inches above the
grade line. and curTng uniformity
from the center to The mragin on each
side. The aid sidewalk, aftee being
laid ard tamped, shall haya9a top
dressing Of clean, coarse sona one
half inch ia thickness.
Said sidewalk shall be lafa TO a
grade Iiue between The points herein
established as a grade. which grade
Is hereby established q. follows, to-
wit:
Ths outer curb Of said sidewalk
10 be at an elevation equal to the elc-
yatiou Of the top surface of certain
stone monument near the southwest
corner OF Commercial avenue and
Sixth street in said city of Cairo
Section . That said sidewalk shall
be paid fer by special taxation Of the
lot. lots or parcel Of land upon the
line where such sidewalk is ordered.
nv svying the Whole cost thereof upon
each Of the lots. blocks or parcels OF
land touching upon the line Of such
sidewalk in proportion to their front
age on such sidewalk; in other word
each lot, lots or parcel % laud shall
be taxed the Who'll cost Of that part
Of the sidewalk that touches upon
aoh let lots block or parcel Of Land.
5eCtien 3. That all owners Of lots
or parcels Of land touching the
liHe Of the above mentioned sidewalks
shall. under the supervision Of the
city engineer. construct a sidewalk 10
front Of their r,spectiye lots or parcels
C land IN accordance with the speci-
iicaiiOns set forth in this ordinance
within thirty DAYS after the mailing
Of notice Of the passage Of this ordin-
ance addressed TO the party who paid
the last general taxes on the said lot.
lots or parcels Of land. and in default
thereof then the said sidewalk shall
be constructed by the said city Of
Cairo under the supervision Of the
said city engineer. and a ell Of costs
therefor, showing in separate items
the cost Of construction and superb
sion. hall be fled in the Office Of the
cts engineer certified 10 by the said
icity engineer together with bet OF
he lots or parcels q land touching
ipsn said Sidewalk &C ccrstrzcted, tie
names Of the parties Who paid the last
general taxes u The respective lots
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-18


Section A. That II any such special
tax shall nor be collected upon the
warrants Issued therefor, then the
city engineer shall ON or before the
first day Of April thereafter make re-
turn to the county collector Of the
county Of Alexander and state Of Ill
nols, in the manner prescribed by slaw,
who shall tnereupon proceed TO collect
the same according to the statute in
such case made and provided.
Section 5. That all ordinances OF
parts of ordinances conflicting with
this ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed.
\ section g. This ordinance shall be
in force frolh and after its passage.
Adopted December ~, A! D. 1905.
Approved this 10th day Of Decenr
Der, 1905.
GEORGE PARSONS,
sf'6f Mayor.
Attest X. A. HATCHER,
City Clerk.
Published in the Cairo Bulletin, De
cember S,rls05-r * Hfrf ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-18
ORDINANCE NO. "a,

IN ordinance for a sidewalk
~ Twenty Grct street from the
easterly boundary line of lot Is.
boundary llue.of 10; 20, block 20 first
addition, in the city Of Cairo. county
Of Alexander and state Of Illinois.
BE ir ordained by the city council
ot The Gig ~ Cairo:
Seton That a local improve
mont han be made within the city
OF Cairo. county Of Alexander and
Ttatc of illinois. the nature. character
locality a1d description of which local
np-ovc1ent is as fellows:
That q bric', sidewalk six feet in
wlIth DC c94stzueica on .tae south
silc OF Twcntyfirsl street from loi
Is to lot %. inclusive. block 20. hrt
addition 10 the ciiy Of Cairo. adjoln-
ing the idcwalk line, In the city OF
Cairo, in front # The following de-
zcrihed Dt-. blocks. tracts or parcels
ol land. viz:
First addition. lot IS, block 20. %
front feet
Frst addition lot rs. block ~. IS
front feet o..
Fi.st addition. lot L. block 90 g.
'rort feet.
Fi-st addition. lot is. block 90 %
front feet
Fi-st addition. lot 10. block 20. 20
faoaf feet.
First addition, lot 90 block 20 Ivl
front ilt
Specifications for ! Brick Sidewalk.
Said sidewalk sbalI be constructed
as follows. W. a foundation shall
fEst be prepared by cutting doNn or
filing ND the natural surface OF the
ground 10 within eight inches below
the grade. which foundation shall CON
sist Of the surface of the ground a.
above prepared. upon which shall be
laid a layer Of cinders four inches In
depth and tamped to a uniform sur.
face. On the foundation thus prepared
there shah be placed a layer Of clean.
coarse sand enc inch IN thickness.
upon which there shall be laid layez
e hand burnt sidewalk btiok. CT z
fgra5e Of brick equally as good. zith
tae!r loaEsst dlRe3SloIs at Eight
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-18

from the tax list to be due from the
respective sotsI or parcels Of land
touching upon the line OF such side.
walk, and such officer upon the receipt
of sucn warrants shall proceed TO col
lect the same according to law and
make return thereof, and II In case
any such warrant shall be returned
No property found" other warrants
may issue.
Seation 4. That II any sueh'special
tax shall not be collected upon the
warrants issued therefor. thenthe city
engineer shall OH or before the first
day OF April thereafter make return to
The county collector of the county Of
Alexander and state Of Illinois, in the
manner prescribed by law. who 'sfan
thereupon proceed to collect the same
according to the statute iu such case
male and provided $50
Section 8. That <all ordinances or
parts Of ordinances conflicting with
this ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed,
Section g. This ordinance shalt BE-
in force from aud after its passage
Adopted December ID, A. D. 1906.
Approved this 10th day Of Decent
Der 1905.
"A GEORGE PARSONS, Mayor.
Attest: f'
II. A. HATCHER. City Clerk.
Published in the Cairo Bulletin De.
cember IS, 1905.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-18

or parcels and frontage thereof as pro
6vided b, law. whereupon the aid city
engineer shall proceed TO mako a tax
list against said lot, lots or parcels of
land on said sidewalks, and sad city
engineer hall iherenpon issue his
warrants directed 10 the city treasurer
and collector of the city of Cairo, for
the collection Of the amount of such
special tax al appears from the tax
list to be due from the respective lots
or parcels II land touching upon the
line of such sidewalks, and such officer
upon the receipt Of such warrants,
shall proceed 10 collect the same ac-
cord ne to law and make return there
OF, and if in case any warrant shall
hu returned No property found
ether warrants may issue.
Section I, That IL any such special
tax sfall not be collected upon the
warrants issued therefor. then the
city engineer shan on or before the
first day Of April thereafter make re.
turn 30 the county collector Of the
county Of Alexander, and state o. HI
hoiy, iii be manner prescribed BY law,
who shall thereupon proceed to collect
The same according to the statute in
inch ease mad and provided
Section 3, TEar all ordinances or
partg Of ordinances conflicting with
this ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section G. This ordinance shall be
III fierce from and after its passage. r.
passage.
Adopted December IL. a. d. 1905,
Approved this 10th day Of Decem-
Der. 1903
GEORGE PARSONS,
Mayor.
Attest. h, ~. HATCHER.
City Clerk.
Published in the Cairo Bulletin,
December is, 1908.