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The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

The Pittsburg embezzler who put
$4,000 in large bills into the dre
doubtless thought he had money to
burn.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

1t is difficult for mere man to pick
out the sound chestnuts from the
wormy ones. but bright-eyed little MIR.
Squirrel can do it every time.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

The people who have been accus-
toned TO speak of the Atlantic ocean
as the big pond" now call the Pana-
ma canal a ditch.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

An American who tried to introduce
the quick lunch in London has failed
Perhaps he made the mistake of hav-
ing coffee instead of tea on tap.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

picture postal cards and his wall-space
is limited.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

The Empress of the Sahara" is
singing songs in German variety halls.
The Lord only knows what has be-
come of Emperor" Jacques Labaudy.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

Castro is at present endeavorins to
conquer the American language. He
may tackle America itself next.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

/ Somebody suggests there is no dis
pute about the sex of Lucifer. This
takes the angel cake.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

Nature is pretty wise, after all
When she gave Alaska its climate she
also filled it with coal.
The Glenwood post., 1905-11-18

Ivan were to be sent Immediately to
hard labor in the dreaded mines of
karcl
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
TEST or NERVE s..
One OF. the Ways II which Inalaas
&%s. Duel to the Death. Il *5s.

Oae OF the Ways IN which IaAlaAs
Duel to the Death. s
) Among the Indian tribes the method
Of fighting tluels differs. There are
some tribes where u challenge to duel
means inevitably that both men must
die. When an Indian feels agRrievetl
he demands = combat. The day for the
same Is fixed far In advance and Is
made the occasion Of little celebra-
tton: The entire tribe assemblies. The
braves sit In circle, behind them their
sQNaws and the young bucks. ~ Is
The offended man IL armed with a
rifle or "a shotgun. The challenged
principal Is unarmed. At word both
men arise and face each other the >un~
armed man barring his breast to the
bullet Of his adversary. With eyes
riveted on the little round hole at the
end Of the barrel pointed at him. the
doomed man must face the protracted
ordeal Of expecting death at any IN.
slant without the least sign OF weak
ening. The executioner may hold his
gun rs long as he pleases in order to
try to break down his enemy. He may
raise it and lower 1t or hold it steadily
on the man under the trightful strain,
but not even with an eyelid must the
unfortunate betray his anxiety. At
last the gun cracks. and the bullet
speeds Its way. and the victim lies dy-
ing. The slayer hands the weapon to
relative or Il friend OF. the deceased and
is put through the same ordeal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
CARE OF A RAZOR,

Some Things That the Man Who
Slaves Himself Should know.
1.-THE average man who shaves him.
self doesn't know how to take care Of
his razor despite all the advice that
has been given to him in the public
prints from time to time" says an ex-
pert barber
HE will get good razor and use it
day after day, then wonder why at the
end Of a short time it loses it's edge,
even though he strops it most care
fully. A razor needs brief intervals Of
rest or it will grow dull. 10 matter
what efforts are made to keep it sharp
If you have a good razor and it ap.
pears to be losing its edge just try a
rest for 1t instead OF having it sharp
ened up again. The chances are that
when you put it into use again at the
expiration Of three or four days it will
prove as sharp as If it had been care.
fully honed.
"A man who shaves himself ought to
have at least two raZors and use these
on alternate mornings; then, If his ra~
zors are all right. he will have but lit
tie trouble With them. 1t Is also pos
sible to strOp razor too much. 1t
should not be stropped for more than
half minute before shaving. and care
should be taken never to bear heavily
on the strop while doing this. Let the
razor rest lightly on the leather, and
the best results will be gained. After
finishing shave, strop the razor once
more for a few seconds. and this will
insure much better condition for it,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
A Good Number.

The Delineasor for February, with
a beautiful art cover and a varied
table OF contents, 10 most attractive
number. AS special feature, L'onet
S Mapleson gives an account OF
Grand Opera on its travels, = pape
tat Ia full OF humor AZ we'll az Ct
genuine interest and is strikingl>
illustrated. The romance of Chopin
and the beautiful Countess Dolphin
P ,tocks 10 charmingly related b,
Gustav kobbe In the "Composers
S4ries," and In IN interesting papf r
Allan Sutherland tells something OF
tho origin and rom ance of that match
nrss hymn Of Henry F ancis Lyle
"Ablde With Me-" There are al. o
& cd stories by Mary Stewart Cutting ,
nune O'Hagsn snd Oven Oliver, In
addition to the children's corner,
which includes one OIL Frank Baum'r
"Animal Fairy Tales' ard "Son
Riley r .bbit" story by Grace Mac
Gowan Cooke. 8 me OF the early
String ss,l.s are shown, and Of
further interest 10 women 10 tho chap,
tor 90 ':The Making Of q Houee~ife,'1 =
Ct ntainlng : world Of sugg. s'iop
The department "Good l. ooks, !" which
discusses the iorehesd, add Mrs Theo.
dore w Blrney's co -tribution D..
g.4~ p. r.
Tho Mistakes Of Mothers" are 0,he,
irons sspecislly help.pl. ,=e..=. &.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
BUILDINGS IN MINIATURE.
Architects Often Make Clay MOdela
Of important Structures.

Architects Often Make Clay Models
Of Important Structures.
Although the architect Is still the
most important person in the planning
II any big public or private building, he
often depends on the model maker aud
not the craftsman to show his patron
Just how the structure will look when
completed The model maker, in other
words, takes the architects drawings
and makes an exact counterpart Of the
building Oh a small scale In clay.
When theater is to he constructed,
for example, such model Is made with
the greatest minuteness, and every de-
tail Is looked ut from the point Of view
Of the stage, thus avoiding the posi-
bility that when it is too late some Of
the seats will be found quite out of
range OF the performance. In other
buildings architectural details that ap-
pear excellent on paper are thus some
times discovered to he inharmonious
with the character OF the structure as
u whole and can be changed before the
actual process Of their construction has
started. BY the use Of models, IN fact,
nothing IL left to chance and every
body can express his objections before
the work is too far advanced to make
the necessary changes seriously expen-
Sive.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
PRISON STRIPES,
One Theory of the Origin of Thi1
Badge uf Disgrace

One Theory Of the Origin of Thi1
Badge uf Disgrace.
did you ever stop to think about
the origin Of the stripes we use in our
pris0ns?" said a man with un eye for
the curious. III you have not. it will
not take you long to figure the thing
out If you happen to know anything
about the Bible.
"For instance, in the laws and ordi-
nances Of Deuteronomy we find the
following, which will give us the clew
to the origin Of the stripes as Il badge
OF infamy: If there he controversy
between men and they come unto judg-
ment that the judges may Judge them,
then they shall justify the righteous
and condemn the wicked And it shall
be if the wicked man be worthy to be
beaten that the judge shall cause him
to lie down and to be beaten before
his face, according to his fault, by a
certain number. Forty stripes he may
give him and not exceed; less If he
should exceed and beat him above
these with many stripes; then thy
brother should seem vile unto thee
Nov instead Of intlicting these phys
'ical stripes we put striped clothes on
the men who offend the law or who
may come unto judgment that the
Judges may judge them, as it is put in
the text. OF course you could go much
further back in history If you cared to
trace the origin Of marks of infamy,
but you would find that physical mutt
lation Of some sort in majority OF in
stances afforded the meaus."-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
RISKY SURGERY.
Danger For the Doctor who In0cu.
lated Empress Catherine.

Danger For the Doctor who In0cu-
lated Empress Catherine.
Inoculation against smallpox preced-
ed the modern method Of vaccination
and was attended with good deal Of
danger. Thomas Dimsdale was the
foremost advocate OF incubation. He
inoculated Empress Catherine Of Rus
sia. This was In 1855 There was cou
siderable danger to life in undergoing
this art1dcially induced disease. The
czarina, therefore, arranged that dur
Ing the whole course Of the illness Of
her son and herself there should be re-
lays Of swift horses kept constantly
ready attached to carriages all along
the post road the nearest way out Of
Russia.
Catherine told D1msdale that il bad
symptoms displayed themselves he was
not to remain to look after them. but to
fly for his life without delay or COM
junction. She well knew that he would
not be safe II she or the heir Of Russia
died in his hands.
She gave him an order Of the most
urgent kind from herself to the sue
cessive postmasters not to delay him
for: a, minute on any pretext. Dimsdale
received fee Of about $4,000 from
the empress and other gifts besides.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Two London Papers.

The London Standard, which recently
changed ownership, early received the
nickname OF Mrs. Camp" while the
Morning Herald was called Mrs. Har-
ris." The point Of the jest, according
to the Buffalo Commercial, is explained
to be that, while both papers were
owned by the same proprietor and
were under a common management,
they were in the habit Of gravely re-
ferring to each other-of course always
In praise-as If they were separate ora
cles Of opinion. much as Sairey Camp
habttually quoted the testimony Of Mrs.
Harris to her own virtues. The paral-
lei was carried even further by an IT.
reverent humorist who explained that
the Morning Herald was called Mrs.
Harris" because no one ever saw it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Wearers OF Cockades.

Cockades were formerly worn only
by soldiers, which gave rise to the
phrase. common both in England and
France, Ito mount the cockade," mean
ing to become a soldier. The black
cockade worn on the hats Of officers
servants was introduced into Britain
by George I. from his German domin-
ions. The real right to use it belongs
not only to naval and military officers,
but also to the holders of certain Of
ices under the crown, such as privy
councillors, cabinet ministers and
judges, though many people who can
not claim to be classed under any Of
these categories display it on their
servants hats.-London Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
How to Go to sleep.

Sir William Laird Cloves advocates
4 novel remedy for refractory cases Of
Insomnia. Il have recommended such
people, after having ascertained what
10 likely to be the most comfortable po-
sition for Sleep" he says, Ito affix a
small bright light two or three feet
above the head, so that in order to see
it without moving the head the eyes
must be rotated upward.
For this purpose an ordinary, cleo,
tic glow lamp. covered with opaque
black paper, in which is cut hole the
stze Of pins head, is very suitable,
provided, Of course, that the hole be
arranged 50 that it is in or near the
imaginary line joining the blowing fila
ment and the position which the eyes
will occupy. The brighter and smaller
the point Of light the better. Let the
upward rotated eyes be directed stead
tasty at this, a persistent effort being
employed not necessarily to keep the
eyelids open; but to keep the eyes them
selves bent upon the required spot
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18

POTATOES As PENWtPERs.

They Answer the Puepose Better
=: Than AnytAinE Else.
Homely, ugly. without beauty Of any
kind, yet serving a purpose and serving
this purpose 50 well that no substitute
can be found which will perform the
same task as well. the Irish potato.
that protector OF the hungry aud stand
by Of the poor, Is still better than any
penwiper which can be devised by the
ingenuity OF man. 1t Is usetl not only
BY the small country hotel, but also by
the most fashionable and costly IN the
cities. 1t is simply plain potato, too, in
all places. No attempt is made to dis.
Cuise its appearance. In the Gait
House aud III Seelbach's hotel the po-
tato Is the main reliance. The Louis
vile hotels all use them, and the bill at
the end Of the year for potatoes which
are used for this simple purpose is not
small
Just who discovered that the Irish
potato Is the best pen receiver which
remains unframed, and his name is not
written on the long list Of American
inventors. But lie deserves something.
Some historians, delving into the past
and endeavoring to dig up lost events
Of the past which are important in the
present, should find the name Of the
man who first jabbed a pen into po-
tato and found that it would cleanse
and preserve the pen without attaching
to it small tibers which would smear
the ink II the pen was put to use.
Louisville hotels have been using the
Irish potato for years. and they still
use It, On the desk in each Office Is a
large potato, and in it Is bristling ar
ray Of penholders, the points stuck
deep into the inky sides of the tuber.
Many substitutes have been tried. but
all Of them have been found wanting,
and the potato rules supreme. At Seel-
bach's hotel recently a new desk stand
was bought. 1t had an arrangement
for holding the pens. but few days
trial soon convinced the clerks that it
was no good. The steward was called
up, a potato was hurried to the front
office aud soon was occupying the place
Of its aristocratic substitute.
'There is a peculiar acid in the po-
tato which neutraltzes the ink on the
pens and prevents them from rusting,' -
explained H. NJ. Secor Of Seelbach's no.
tel, ,''and that is one of the main rea-
sons for using them. They keep the
pens clean, too. and there is nothing
hanging to the pen when it Is drawn
out. 1t Is the best thing we can find.
and l suppose the potato will be used
for long time to come"--Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
lUazhR1!a
=
EDWlN's DEBUT.
His Ftrst Days Experience a. 4 sur
= -. day school Scholar.

His Ftrst Days. Experience a. 4 SUN.
i :, day school Scholar.
Last Sunday Edwin made his debut
as u Sunday school scholar. Every.
body about the house was interested
In the event, and for several days pre-.
ceding the Sabbath various members
Of the family had taken pains to coach
him for the ordeal. They had taught
him the golden text and the story Of
the. lesson, and finally Edwin, arrayed
In his best suit Of clothes and with
new 1904 penny in his pocket to be
dropped into the contribution box, was
directed into the path which -, good
little boys are supposed to tread.
When he came home his relations
and friends were anxious to hear O re-
port OF his experiences.
"Well, Eddy" said his mother, "did
you have i1ce timer"
Eyes, ma'am."
ibid you say the text:"
Eyes, ma'am."
"And did you remember the lessonY'
Eyes, ma'am. said it all off by
heart"
"And did you put your penny into
the basket!"
Eyes, ma am"
EdWin's mother grabbed him up and
Rugged him ecstatically.
"Oh, you little precious!' she said.
"Your teacher must have been proud
Of you. l know she just loved you.
She said something to you, didn't sle?"
Eyes, ma am
II know it, said the fond parent.
'Colne, Eddy, darling. Tell mother
what the teacher said to mothers lit
tie man.
''She said.' was the startling reply,
"for me to bring two pennies next
Sunday York Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
storie. of the Gravedixger..


Grimly humorous is the tale Of the
gravedigger who complained that he
did not get constant work.
but. George" said the minister, 'if
you were to he constantly employed in
the duties Of the Office you would soon
bury the whole parish"
THAT MIGHT be, sir, but hoo am 1 to
keep wife and family unless l get
regular work? Deed, sir. havena
buried levin soul for the last six
weeks"
Harder still was the case of another
gravedigger who. was asked to reduce
his fee for digging grave because,
mind ye, James, she was an aud wo-
man and was sair spent. "-Chicago
Tribune
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Admitted the Lie.

Concerning King William w. OF Eng
land the following story was told, the
Countess Of STAFFORD being responsible
for it: THE king was at dinner. Next
to him was a titled woman whom he
was entertaining with some extraordi-
nary anecdotes, which the lady found
it impossible to believe were true. She
therefore answered, oh, sir, beg your
pardon, but really do not think that
can be true TO her surprise he In
stantly replied, You are quite right,
marin, there Is not a word Of truth in
it. 1t is a lie, marin, lie In fact
marin, we all lie; we can't help it. We
had it from our mother! This" con-
cludes the Countess of STAFFORD. twas
the biggest lie of all, for Queen Char
lotte was very truthful person, never
given to lying"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
A KIND HUSBAND.
Should He Never, Ladies', Oppose the
Wishes OF His Wife.

Wishes OF His WIFE!
Is tue kind husband failure?
That depends. A husband can scarce
~ show his wife too much kindness.
But sometimes real kindness may be
shown in opposing her wishes. Ii the
husband has any mind OF his own he
must use it. He need not be mean in
his opposition nor arrogant nor tyran-
meal. He should be reasonable at all
times and disposed to highly regard
the expressed wishes OF his wife even
though these wishes may seem to him
to be whimsical or capricious. But
Kindness does not require subservi-
ency or entire and instant surrender
Of opinion. Indeed, it is easy to see
how such surrender might lead wife
to despise her husband. He who fetches
and carries like poodle is likely to be
considered poodle.
Women admire strength in 4 man.
This strength need not necessarily
be physical, though that is desirable.
Women love strength of character in
man. And
Is it not so, ladies'? When a woman
coaxes strong man to her point of
view by strenuous endeavor. does she
not regard it as merit to have infll-
enced this big, strong being? II she
gains her own way at once and at all
times she has achieved nothing, and
there is no rejoicing in her heart.
Certainly a man should be kind to
his wife--always kind. But he need
not be an automaton or an echo or a
piaything. -.
Is It not so. ladies ALBANY Times
Union.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Nothing Doing

"Johnny. don't bother me- Didn't
your father say he would help you
with your examples;
Eyes, ma'am, but he said he would
do it at his LEISURE
AS she knew by experience what that
meant, she did it herself.-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
"a PRAtRl E DINNER
Cooking Utensils May Ne DlApe Cd
81 -. WITH In Prepn ring II. -. ~.

= ~ :
Cooking Utensils May Ne Dl4pe sea
With In Preparing II.
y Suppose: you start on trip across
the mountains. You have plenty Of
grub" but yon accidentally LEFT your
cooking utensils behind-not dutch
oven, not a frying pan, not a tin plate,
even tomato can. DO you suppose
for a moment would sit down on. that
sack Of tl0ur and starve? Not quite.
Build big fire and when it gets low
shove a lot Of good old spuds under the
Goals. II you have fresh meat the way
Is clear for broiling. II not, slice your
bacon, inpale 1t on stout switch and
when your spuds are done break them
open and allow the good old bacon
grease to drop on them as it broils on
the end Of that stick. You want cof-
fee. Rip the jacket of that canteen.
bring the water to Il boil, funnel Your
coffee IN, and your coffee Is ready. But
how about the bread: No pan to mix
the dough In, no article in which to
bake the bread. You don't like ash
cakes? All right. Just mix your bak-
Ing powder carefully In the top of the
sack. form the -four into funnel
shape, pour in very little water ut a
time-don't be afraid Of getting your
fingers balled up-mix that dough right
there and when it is the desired con-
sistency roll it out like snake. Cut
cane from any old thing, wrap this
snake shaped piece Of dough around it
in a long coil, turn it before the fire un-
til it is good and brown, and you will
have finer bread than grandma ever
made.
II the average Arizona prespector can't
take care Of himself when he has plen-
ty Of raw grub it is strange.-Mescal in
V0mbStOne Enitaph.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Autos and Overshoes.

Automobiles have raised the price of
overshoes and rubber boots. Para rub
Der, which year ago could be bought
for less than a dollar a pound. is now
worth $3.50. Before bicycles We're pop
ular the same grade Of rubber could be
had for 50 cents.
The demand for rubber tires for bicy-
cles increased the price of rubber 50
per cent. The automobiles With their
heavy weight require proportionately
more rubber for their tires, and rubber
shoes correspondingly 60 up in price.
The luxuries Of the rich thus pinch
the toes Of the poor.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
The Next ConRPeas.

The next congress. according to CON-
plete but unofficial returns, will have
In the house Of representatives 1874
Democrats in 4 total Of 1856 members.
This gives the Republicans a majority
Of 118. All but twenty six Of the Dem
ocratic members are from the southern
states. Three states. Louisiana, Mis-
s1ssippt and Texas, send solid Demo-
cratic delegations. Ten states. Califor-
MIA, Colorado, Kansas, Maine, New
Hampshire, Oregon, South. Dakota,
Vermont, Washington and West Vir.
ginia, have solid Republican delega.
lions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Not His Turn to LQuRh.

Stranger-You are the only gentle,
man In the room. Guest-In what way,
sir? Stranger-When l tripped in the
dance and went sprawling OH the floor,
tearing my fair partners dress, You
were the only one In the room who did
not laugh. Guest-The lady is my
wife, and paid for the dress.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Accom- plisheL More.

Towne-Your wife has been telling
my wife what jewel your new cook
is; says that with the same quantity of
food she accomplishes twice as much
as any other girl you ever had
BroWne-So it seems. At any rate l
have twice as much dyspepsia as
used to Philadelphia Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Dom eatic DioxnOnfa

EtheI-Oh. George, I've been. to see
the doctor, and he says can't play
golf!
George "a rude, unfeeling husband)-
Indeed: But you might have saved
his fee by coming to me. for | could
have told you that long ago-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
A Bad Spell.

Ethel, aged six, is just learning to
spell and Is much rejoiced over her
progress. She announced with great
glee to her father the over evening that
she knew how to spell "in" and proved
the assertion. A few minutes later she
inquired, with a puzzled air:
Papa, does In backward spell
sss.< ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18

The Sick Man and the Lawyer.
The sick man had called his lawyer.
II wish to explain again to YOU" said
he weakly, "about willing my proper.
IT,
The attorney held up his hand reas-
suringly. "There, therev' said he.
Leave that all to me-"
The sick man sighed resignedly.
II suppose l might as WELL" said he.
turning upon his pillow; you'll get 1t
anyway."-Judge
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
Two Cases.

"Ah." sighed the melancholy young
man, perhaps you don't know what 1t
is to be homesick""
Don't I, thought replied Henpeck.
I'm sick Of it all the time, and the
worst Of it is there's no relief in sight,,
philadelphia Ledger