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brine. Matheson clutched for his CON-
panion frantfcally, and at last caught
him by the hair of the head. He was
barely able to drag him into the boat
again. The effort left rMatheson ex.
hausted. For a long time the youth
again lay in the bottom of the. dory
like corpse, and his friend. thought ho
was a corpse, but he couldn't try to re-
vive1 him because. another wave came
into the boat and compelled him to re-
sumo bailing. .'>s,a 49, - : =
Presently his arched figure suddenly
Strengthened. His naggard eyes
opened wide. and stared. tensely. into
the night, Far OF to the starboard .ha
thought he observed change in tho
blackness. Gradually the misty yellow
reflection became a number Of twink
ling stars, and later a continuous dis"
charge Of sparks issued from the cen
ter of the radiance. The trawler shout
ed to the still figure in the bottom Ut
the dory:
Its "a steamer! She's bearin' down
on us!" *.s'Ti .-.-'f :. EI"<s ): f'<:
|. At once he reached for the fork and
repeated his frenzied signaling: The
steamer came nearer and nearer, but
at last she approached no more, but
began to recede.~ ~ Then Matheson con
Guided to signal no longer, he sat
down in the boat and sobbed tear
|lessly. - = =
The youth revived during the night
and sang and swore. =; Matheson
bailed and steered the: boat and kept
the fork close beside him. The older
man was alternately discouraged and
hopeful. He felt certain that the dory
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

out the boat and to forget constant in
ternal disturbance, forgot the lunatic.
Mad Youth Attempts Suicide.
All the afternoon and early evening
of this day the youth sputtered and
TUNED, and at last began to talk abou:
his home in Nova Scotia, and car.
ried on a long conversation with his
mother and father. He told them
that he had gone out fishing with =
man named Matheson, and that thja
man, by reason Of some enmity for
him, had eaten all the food and drunk
all the water in the boat. He: said
that he suffered SO much from hun
ger and thirst that he finally wished
to jump into the sea. Whereupon he
stood up and screamed a long de-
nunciation to the, man with the board
and BUCKET, and,z when Matheson. or
dered him to sit down, flung himself
over the side OF the boat.
The older man dropped his board
and bucket and jumped for the luna
tic. The latter fell into the water
but his friend had him firmly by thu
tail of his smock and dragged him
back into the dory. For q long time
the youth lay apparently dead. Mathe.
son tried to revive him, but the fire.
quent deluges of water interrupted
him. He bailed automatically for the
remainder Of the night. 80
In the morning the storm :lesseped.
but the waves still tumbled over one
another: in threatening manner, sc
that the older man busted himself In
steering the boat and in bailing.
Vessel Is Sighted.
Shortly after noon the creature IN
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

was in the path Of commerce. He told
the lunatic that they would see more
schooners.
Men Finally Rescued.
In the morning on the horizon an
peared two steamers and three schoon-
ers, but they continued on their way
unseeing. Yet at last, when Mathe-
son figured out that the day must be
Saturday, he detected still another
; sail. He couldn't see very plainly,
but he told the youth in the bottom
Of the boat that it was a fishing
schooner. After a time he began to
believe that she was drifting in a
course similar to his own. He made
out number Of small boats around
her like flock of busy chickens.
! Later he saw the boats spread out and
ramble hither and thither. So he
struggled to his feet and held up his
signal for the last time and waved it
to and fro.
Then he saw the other dorymen
wave something back and steer their
boats toward him. The stimulating
influence Of their acknowledgment
was so great that he leaped on the
maudlin figure in the bow and tried
to rouse him to a realization of the
most wonderful event in the world.
The youth answered him with faint
incoherence. The boy was very pal
lid.
Later, on board the Flora S. Nick
erson, the older rescued trawler drank
endless quantities of water Eventu-
ally he said to his rescuers:
What day of the week is it?''
They answered.: Neutrality-suspicious.
day afternoon. When were you lost
in the fog?"
He answered: ION Tuesday,
don't remember what year."
The other fishermen counted rapid
ly on their fingers, and then they
gasped:
Zone hundred and two hours
God!"
In a nearby bunk the pallid youth
babled continuously. When they
brought him into Boston the other
day and sent him to the hospital he
was still babbling.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

Halifax.-~Afloat on the Hmitless ex-
panse Of ocean off Browns banks, the
Nova Scotia fishing ground, for over 100
hours in little dory, and with COM
panion crazed through lack of food and
drink, such was the awful situation
experienced by Charles Matheson, a
Boston fisherman, recently.
Matheson with Frederick Hemmeon,
youthful Nova Scotian, had left the
fishing schooner Quonnapowitt and
gone TRAVELLING. When they finally filled
their dory near shutdown and were
about to return, their vessel was no.
where in sight. They studied the rim
Of the universe with great care, but they
could not see her. So far as they were
concerned she did not exist.
So the younger man threw out the an
Choir and made himself restful in the
bow and watched the waves undulating
lazi!y out Of the clouds of mist, into the
small world, and then into the mists
again.
A moment later he said he guessed he
would doze awhile, since there were no
3lHnS OF the schooner.
Keep awake" answered the older
man sharply. You'll take cold If you
sleep in this dampness."
But Hemmeon protested that he would
sleep only a short time. The other man
commanded him to sprinkle some water
on his face and swing his arms vigorous
~. The older man had been to sea during
the past 80 years; the younger man only
three years. So the latter obediently
sprinkled his face with the cold brine
and exercised. and presently he said he
was wide awake again.
The First Night.
{femmeon said the fog was growing
thicker. The older man corrected him
with considerable sternness. He said
night was coming. He told the younger
man to swing his arms whenever he fel
drowsy and cold. Several times during
rhe early part OF the evening the youth
rose In the bow and exercised; later, he
lay still 50 long that his dory mate
grabbed an oar and prodded him and,
ordered him peremptorily to keep
awake.
Always they listened for the foghorn,
and the youth often wondered what had
become of the schooner But the night
grew Older and older and the cold pene-
trated through their Oilskins. Occa-
sionally the youth swore.
Finally the morning came. The fog
was So thick that the light OF day made
only the merest impression on the dark
brownish coloring of the atmosphere.
At first the nearby horizon was blackish
green; hours later it was murky green,
and in the late afternoon it was curious
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

But the lungs are really nrst II 4 hope.
Of q cure is to be entertained. In fore
going lectures, how to increase the ac-
tiyity Of the lungs ana skin BY simple
home methods have already been
given. s-. +. ...:::=. -. j.:
What is commonly termed srnusion
on the lungs is merely this watery
waste which has accumulated, it being
the condensed vapor that should have
been breathed away. This Is dropsy Of
the lungs, frequently called water on
the chest, or, pleurisy.r: Simply pack
the upper half of the back to allay in
flammation, after which apply a gently
rubbing with hot olive>oil between the
shoulders to increase the action Of the
lungs. II used In time, this alone would
ward OFT the threatened condition. 49,.
i: Another form Of what is called
dropsy Is awatery swelling over. the
stomach and bowels-that is, the con-
densede vapor that should have passed
OFT by exhalation and perspiration col
lects, In such cases, over the abdomen
AS was the case with water in the
chest" action of the lungs should first
be-. stimulated by the above methods,
the action Of the skin: quickened by
sponging with strong, white vinegar,
then rubbing, first with lather, and
next with fresh olive oil, thereby, il
such a thing be possible, securing q
natural, healthy condition of the skin.
And by this method of procedure the
kidneys will be relieved. .
In cases where the feet have swollen
first and the vapor waste has risen
farther and farther upward; the skin
is the first thing: demanding attention.
It is we'll, too, to place large bran
poultice to the lower half Of the back,
which will have an ideal effect on the
kidneys and bowels. Instances are re-
called where this alone removed the
water and entirely cured the dropsy.
The first thing is to be sure the
lungs are stimulated to perform their
part, then attend to the skin and Sc
cure its cooperation in eliminating
the waste matter, stimulating the kid
neys and bowels with genial heat. Be
careful and exact in this, and when
there is any chance for recovery you
will not be disappointed.
1t often occurs IN cases of dropsy
that the heart action is impaired. The
blood is accordingly not supplied rap
idly enough, and waste matter ac-
cumulates on this account. Here again
direct action toward the organ itself
is wrong, the proper thing being to re-
move the water as easily as possible.
as it is itself heart poison.
1r thetreatment of this disease. as
we'll 90 IN, all others, the question OF
diet presents itself. That which is
most easily converted into rich blood
is certainly the best All club members
know from former lectures what this
is. It often occurs, however, in cases
Of this, kind that a constant thirst 1s
felt, in which event place two drops of
strong acetic acid or lemon juice in
each cupful of water taken. Whole
wheat foods should compose the prin-
cipal part of the diet.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Penalty Of Fame.

Gen. Nogi, of Port Arthur fame, is
paying the penalty Of popularity at
the hands of autograph seekers. But
the form which this has taken in
Japan has about it touch of senti-
ment, inasmuch as the relatives of SOL
diers who fell before Port Arthur are
seeking the generals. autograph in
scriptions to place on the tombstones
of the dead n, a...51 =5s II. &
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Too High for Sleep.

Loss Of sleep proves to be the curious
effect that may limit mans mountain
climbing. DR.. Bullock Workman men,
lions that in his camp in the Hima-
layas at 1888 feet, members of his
party were kept awake by lack OF
breath, and on doing off would sud-
denly awake gasping. He concludes
that inability to sleep may itself be
sufficient to keep climbers from going
beyond $4,000 to $4,000 feet.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

the bottom of the boat wriggled to life
again and moaned fltfully. This was
reassuring to the older man, and he
looked again from horizon to horizon
And after time, when the dory rose
on the crest Of a wave, he though!
he saw a speck in the distance, He
watched it intently, and finally con.
cluded, with feeling of great joy, tina:
it was schooner of some sort. So
he jumped for the pitchfork and took
off his jacket, forgetful of the January
wind, and raised the crude signal il
a frantic manner.
The vessel seemed to approach them:
then it remained in it's relative posi-
ton for an apparently interminable
time. It remained there SO long thai
even the older man lost patience and
began to scream. The feverish youtn
gradually comprehended the unusual
excitement and regained sufficient con
seriousness to join in the cries for sue
cor. Together the two men stood up
in the uncertain dory and waved their
apparel to the far-off vessel, AMI
yelled until their parched lips split
and the blood ran down their cllins
The vessel eventually disappeared in
the far-off east.
Then the youth sank down in the
bottom of the dory and resumed hls
raving denunciation of his compan-
ion. The latter sat with bowed head
and for long time gave way to his
emotions. It was his; first break.
down. Later in the day when the
boat rose on a boiling wave, he saw
other scho0ners. Each time he waved
his slicker in a frenzy and yelled I'M
til his dry throat refused him utter
ance, but the men of the vessels never
saw the lone dory and its corpselike
cargo.
Just before shutdown that night the
trawlers saw steamer, and once more
they went through the mockery of wav-
ing their garments and trying to shout.
The steamer was beyond the limits OF
their world. Still Matheson urged that
they were in the path OF commerce,
and he told the youth that they would
probably be sighted on the morrow.
Hemmeon huddled in the bow of the
dory and raved all during the evening
Tries to Kill Companion.
Toward midnight he began again u
talk of his home and to tell his par
ents of the cruelty of man named
Mathes0n. The latter tried to quiet
him, but the mad youth glared out OF
burning eyes and threatened to kill
him. After a time he crept along the
bottom Of the boat and fumbled about
in the water until he found the pitch
fork. And then he sprang up and
stood over the older man, brandishins
the pitchfork. Matheson moved quick
~ also. He tried to seize the youths
wrist. Hemmeon laughed and jumped
backward, nearly swapping the boat
Matheson pleaded with his friend. The
youth screamed with laughter and, be-
fore the laugh ended, made sudden
plunge with the pitchfork. Once Math-
eson missed the wrist and barely
lodged the prongs Of the fork. The
next time he gripped the mad youths
wrist and wrenched the pitchfork
away. Z. .@::, Fl .s*. .s.1s= E. -. "a ::
Hemmeon, in struggling to regain it
staggered and fell overheard. The Older
man leaped for him just in time again
to catch the tail Of his smock, but thu
wet garment slipped out Of his grasI
and the lunatic went down into the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Brazilian Servants.

In Brazil servants will not sleep in
the house, as a rule, but expect to
leave at seven at night and not re-
turn until seven or eight the next
day. AS result, many houses have
pane of glass in one of the windows
taken out, through which the baker
and the milkman pass their goods on
their early rounds, without troubling
a member of the family to get up and
open the door.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Americans in Mexico.

Ten years ago there were $50 Amer
leans in the City of Mexico. The d.
rectory printed last December shows
q, As. Prohibition has in some meas
.u1e struck the town. "A law was re-
Gently passed closing saloons at nine
O'clock, and pulque joints" at six in
the evening s sz.2.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

'That is what the committee will r.
port, Dilly, when they return from tho
scene of their arduous labors. Their
tales of the hardships endured by those
gallant men will send the tears cours-
ing down the hardened cheeks OF their
fellow representatives and they will
resolute soma more good money"
do they dig canals with toothpicks.
cut glass and Scotch whisky, dear un-
cle" asked Dilly, renectively.
''Only on government Jobs, my dear
boy" replied Uncle George, sadly. mo
reputable engineer on a government
job can think properly out of a ham,
mock, or remove one cubic foot of
earth without silk pajamas and lace
parasols. The hardy laboring men
must have their deck chairs and
swings. 1t could not be expected that
the canal could be built without some
fresh garden seeds and a full line OF
portable greenhouses. To the casual
lay mind, Dilly, it would seem that
1000 gross OF pressed steel shovels
and few shiploads of hickory pick
handles would be about the proper
thing, but that is all wrong. Four
years from the day the first carload OF
workers arrived. they will be about
ready to petition congress for . few
steam shovels and q few hosting en-
ginss and some mules, but not until
then. In these great national affairs
We must move slowly and cautiously,
Dilly. Shortly you will hear tho VI
ciouG press demand to be informed just
what useful purpose eight dozen best
brand white and baby blue eorsets will
be put to in the great task, or a re-
quest that the purposes tor which 1:
dozen diamond-set gold toothpicks are
intended to be set forth, but the true
patriot must set aside these senseless
queries and go at the root Of the mat
ter. It is herculean task, my boy. In
Chicago or New York, a couple Of
thousand Italians. under q hundred
Irish fofemen, with the assistance Of 4
couple Of active steam diggers, and
some scrapers, would rush the job and
have it finished and water running
through it six months from the day
the first shovel was put to the ground,
but In Panama things are different.
Besides it is government job. Moth
ing must be done hastily, my dear
nephew, for the concert Of Europe is
looking at our labors and we must
strike no sous notes.
"Only last week, Dilly, an order was
sent In for SO cents worth of quinine
and six gross of best quality silk hand
kerchiefs. BY 1908 the purchasing
agent will begin to buy a few wheel
barrows and some children's gardening
tools. Two years later, should one
ramble adown that canal route one
may find steam shovel at work Ia
boriously pecking at hill side, and
then: my dear nephew, we shall be a
proud people, for we can think of the
day when our grandchildren will
watch fleet of stately ships running
aground on the shallow cuts and hid
den dangers Of the canal. It will be
great sight, but we shall not be there
to see 1t, Dilly. There is some comfort
in the thought that congress will not:
either"
But do you not trust the men In
charge to hurry on the great work,
dear uncle?" asked little billy.
y would trust them further if there
were more overalls and fewer bottles
of eau de violet ordered for the Job.
my boy" replied Uncle George, refiec-
lively.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Gypsy King.

King" Thomas Costello, chief of
a noted tribe of gypsies, died in New
ark, N. j., recently. For seven gen.
erations a Costello has been on the
throne" Thomas succeeded his
brother three years ago. He will be
succeeded by his three-year-old SON
but the affairs of the tribe will be
managed by a regency till he reaches
his majority
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
ADDING INSULT TO INJURY,

She-How dare you put your arm
round my waist?
He-I beg ten thousand pardons. I
thought you were my wife.
She-Your wife! Insult to injury!
Think I'd have a fright like you for
husband?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
The Ice-Boat Trick. j !.

Patience-You say she didn't mean
to accept him. . 81
Patrice-No, she didn't but It
seems they were on an Ice boat WREN
he proposed, and she. had to hug him.
to keep On ~ onkers Statesman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Have " Z means II

Have ~ Z means It
our disposal to offset
this rising tide Of corr
ruption? Is there a sure
and safe means where
with to cure the body,
polite and commercial
Of this dangerous dis
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
CLUB NOTES.

Bellfower.-Dr. D. H. Reeder, La
porte, Ind. Dear Doctor: have read
In this paper Of your good advice and
thought would write you and ask for
some advice also. Have always from
a child had the best OF hearing. al
though about 80 years ago in coming
west got we'll filled with ague, bring
ing on ringing and kissing noise in
them, yet not dulling sounds or not to
speak of, until about. eight years ago,
when I had catarrhal grippe. Since
then there has been dullness of
hearing, but not bad. But this winter
I had another spell and my hearing is
much worse and to-day I can hear
most every noise imaginable in them.
even the chirping of birds. However.
l can hear the clock tick and previous
to this spell could hear it even in the
next room. There is dull feeling
in my ears, or ful!ness. / dread the
thought of being entirely deaf. I
shall look anxiously for an answer
from you, for which I thank you in
advance. Respectfully, F. E.
I am inclined to disagree with you
as to the cause Of the ringing in your
head. The ague did not cause it. but.
rather, the quinine which you in all
probability took to cure the ague.
This drug is, presume, used more
than any other, end I consider it en-
tlrely unnecessary. It is a dangerous
drug, and SO much better and certain
results can be derived by the simple
method Of the Home Health Club that
I hope 1t may soon pass out of use
among my readers. I think that the
trouble in your case, while serious,
can be overcome, but not in a day,
nor a week. have written you
fully In regard to the home treatment
which you should use which I trust
will prove all and more than you an
ticipate. would like to go into de-
tails here, but It, would take all of
my space, and must consider others.
All readers of this publication are
at liberty to inquire for any informa-
ton pertaining to the subject of
health. Address all communications
to the Home Health Club or DR.. David
H. Reeder, Laporte, Ind, giving name
and address in fnll and at least four
cents In postage.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
W0MAN's FoRETHOUGHT.

Householder-Han up, you scoun.
drel, or I'll fire! =. ~ :.:.s-.|
Voice from the Bed-O, John, dear,
don't kill him there. Think Of our
new carpet! E5}cc7xps.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-07-19
TO WHOM IT may CONCERN.

Public notice is hereby given that
Sosthenes Behn has made application to
the Executive Council of Porto Rico for
the granting to him of q franchise auth
orizing the construction, maintenance and
operation of system Of long distance tele-
phones lines between the towns Of Carolina
and Hormigueros and the intermediate
and cities of Trujillo Alto, Rio Piedras,
San Juan, Bayam6n, Toa Alta, Dorado,
Vega Baja, Vega Alta, Manatf, Barcelo-
meta, Arecibo, Hatillo, Camuy, Quebradi-
las, Isabella, AguadiIla, Aguada, Rincon,
AfiaBco, Mayagiiez, together with the right
to connect said lines with the lines Of any
telephone system already constructed, at
any point which may be reached by said
proposed long distance system, with the
consent Of the owners of any such system
already constructed, and with authority to
maintain and operate telephone exchanges
in any and all of such cities or towns
except the cities of San Juan and Maya
giiez and with authority to construct
maintain and operate branches and con-
nections with the mainlines of said system,
to estates factories and other points which
may be considered advisable, and for the
right to occupy the Highways and streets
Of cities and towns for thepoles and lines
Of said system. -
All person desiring to be heard for or
against the granting Of said franchise are
hereby notified that they may present their
arguments either orally or writing before
the Franchise Committee, fthe Executive
Council on the 9th day of August 1905,
on which day OF such later day as may be
fixed the same will be considered by said
Committee.
San Juan, Julu IL, 1906. b
sO5THENEs BEHN.
By Chas RartzelI and M. Rodriguez
Sierra, his Attorneys.