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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
HAVE A MANIA FOR HOBOLNG

bum" at certain intervals for years,
and that while on one of his trips he
met with railroad accident and lost
one of his feet. Despite the accident,
however, Robinson persists in travel
ing in box cars without paying any
railroad fare and seemingly enjoys
this style of travel. When arrested
here he was fined for stealing a ride
on train, and after paying his fine
was rearrested on a charge Of tres
pass. He refused to- pay the second
fine and was sent to Jail.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
MISSIONARY SAW ELEVEN SAIL.
"ORS KILLED AND EATEN.
IS WRECKED ON AN ISLAND.
Miss Tuthill, With Others, are Pursued
in Canoe by Party Of savaees-
Saved in Nick Of Time by Ger
man Gunboat

Chicago.-Miss Beulah Logan Tut
hill, 80 years of age, Methodist mis-
sionary, whose ancestors Were mis-
sionaries before her, told the big
Methodist camp meeting on the Des-
PLANES river how she saw eleven per-
sons killed and devoured by cannibals.
She was taken to the Caroline islands
when she was six years of age and be:
gan her missionary work when she
was II. In 1900 her parents left. the
Carolines and went to Sidney, Aus
tralia. She remained on the islands
for several months, and then she took
passage on the steamer Aragui for
Sidney. A terrific storm drove the
vessel near the island of New Ireland,
200 miles northeast of Australia, and
Miss Tuthill was swept overheard. She
was an expert swimmer and was
picked up by some Christian Malays:
They were subsequently wrecked on a
sand bar. on which schooner was 60
ing to pieces. This bar was two miles
off the cannibal islands.
"As the tide began to rise to free us
the horror began she said. "One of
our lookouts gave an exclamation Of
terror. We looked and there on the
shore we saw horde of savages com
ing down the beautifully 200 of them
in full war panOply, armed with
shields and spears and heavy clubs.
"They stole down upon the schoon-
er and then attacked it with rush.
The sailors made no resistance They
had concealed themselves in the~hope
of escaping, but one by one, eleven
men in all, they were found, dragged
out and killed with a blow on the
back of the head with a war club.
Then they dragged the bodies ashore
and prepared for the feast. They
beat on tom-toms and strange drums.
''The victims were laid in circle
on the ground while the savages
brought brushwood and great logs for
the fires. Then strange thing came
They seemed actually to make a sort
of religious ceremony out of this hor
rible affair. They beat their tom
toms and pulled their hair and uttered
their weird, cultural cries. ,~
THE rest is too horrible-how they
cooked their human food, how they
danced about their victims, how al
last they tore the smoking human
flesh to pieces with their nails ane
teeth in mad orgy. The chief ate
first, and, then allowed his follower:
to partake.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
WOMAN TELLS OF r.:
CANNlBAL FEAST

AT last, when, it seemed to me that
l surely. could stand it no Ion ger, the
savages formed in line and started to
march away: The tide had flowed in
and we were free. The frightened
sailors who had rescued me made
haste to pull away.
''But now we were seen. The say.
ages broke their line and rushed to
the beach,: A score or more of them
entered canoe and pursued as. We
had lead of several hundred fathoms,
but their canoe, driven by a score OF
savage arms, fairly leaped through
the water
''They gained upon us, fast, faster.
I turned sick at heart. q hardly had
strength to pray.
The island is German possession
though inhabited chiefly by cannibals.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
Wealthy Ohioan Arrested as Crook
=, in Indiana.

Logansport, Ind.-Preston H. Robin
son, so years old, who is serving jail
sentence in this city for stealing ride
on Panhandle freight train, has been
identified as a wealthy citizen of Plain
City, O., worth at least $4,000, but
with mania for ''hoboing'' it over the
country: When first arrested Robin
son gave his name as James Smith,
but after admitting the name was flc-
titious, he was held for further inves-
>tigation. In-his possession were found
a revolver, gold watch, draft for
SIS on a. Plain City bank, blank bank
checks andsa grip full of drugs.
:: The police thought they had cap
tured notorious crook and a careful
Investigation was. made. A letter
from J. w. Latham, marshal OF Plain
City, says that Robinson is a resident
of that city worth $4,000 and that the
draft he carries IS good. r. - ..,
The marshal said that Robinson has
been making q practice Of; going on a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
Meeting on the Life Road.
Where do you hail from, friend?"

y
From Poverty lane.''
"And where may that be-so please
you?"
TT is even where the poor folks give
thanks for the mercies they receive"
and what may those mercies be-"
"They are manifold. There the
storms of Heaven have blown the
doors down that the bailiffs OF the
world may not know the number of
the novels, that they may levy on the
rags of the wretched; there, darkness
covers them all like a black garment,
that the face of famine may not haunt
the red dreams, Of the rich; and there
the stars Of heaven mock them not
with gatherings of gold, for the firm
anent Is shut from them. They only
known the sign Of the seasons the
biting blasts of winter and the lights
Of winter, and the lightning lashed
heat of summer. But they rest in
deep security, for, where they are,
thieves break not in and steal!"-At.
lanta Constitution.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
He ARRESTS ADEFAuLTER.
= = e q

an honest ma-an. He KEEP gettin' hun
grier livery day, an fin'ly, be tn ind
iv tn week, she wint AWAY an lift
him in tn kitchen an he ate livery
thing in sight, SOS she an tn OF
ma-an had to go hungry till tn MKT
pay day."
"She was FOOL" asserted Mr. Bax-
ter, although the story had not inter-
ested him particularly in consequence
of his preoccupation.
Fright We are,"> acquiesced Police
man Flynn. "Whin t is nicissary to
thrust food to ma-an, We sh'u'd feed
him first. Ye can't ixpict a hun
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
Penalty for Thinkinu,

In the town of Bethel, w.t., there
lives French anadian named Peter
Burrell, who is: quite a character and
the source Of considerable mirth to
the townspeople. He had occasion
the other day to chastise one of: his
small boys, and: after giving him a
thorough whipping noticed that the
boy was sullen and ugly. Looking
at him, he said Now, whad yer
tink? I know whad yer tink-yer:
links damn, and ticks yer for dat
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22

hat. During the summer this shape
found much favor in straw, and now
it is to take It's place as winter
article. The Peter Pan is somewhat
similar to p Scotch cap, being long
and narrow, with dent in the crown.
These hats for winter wear will be of
felt or velvet. although other material
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
. No Sympathv.

NO ~ AApaLAys
My uncle, George Brigham, a ma
tive Of Buckaeld, Me-, a lifelong no.
tel keeper, his last hotel being the
Walker house, on Commercial street,
Portland, which he sold to the Boston
& Maine railroad, was quick-witted
and great Joker, as was also his
wife.
He was a heavy sleeper. One night
his wife was taken sick. She nudged
her husband and said:
George, wake up; I am awful sick"
He only grunted and turned over.
After a while she nudged him again,
and said: George, you must wake
up, for am very SICK"
"You sick, NATL? What's the mat.
teri"
George, I can't breathe"
He reused up for moment and
said: "Well, NATL, I wouldn't try"
Boston Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
Daughter Of Snowman
Initiates Wild Person

Hagerstown, Ind. - Congressman
Watson and friends were at the
Hagerstown fair and in one of the
side shows they found what was rep
resented to be a Filipino girl chained
to a post and half clothed in skins.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22

S$$ }: policeman Barney Flynn was on re-
serve duty when the captain sent for
n1m. The policeman sighed, knocked
the ashes from his pipe into a cuspi-
DOR put the pipe away and laboriously
rose from his chair.
Some fellys been maxim throuble
rr h1msilf," he said, IAN f'r me. IT'S
"a sha-ame that he sh'u'd be so lackin'
IN slnse as to shpoil po-lisman's
r'rest be committin' a CRIME"
he 1ound well-dressed, prosperous
looking man closeted with the cap
tain, and the latter lost no time in ex-
planning the nature of the business in
: hand. -
Flynn" he said, this is Mr.. Bax-
Ter, whose confidential clerk default
ca few weeks ago, and has been in
hiding ever since the shortage was
discovered. You remember the case,
OF course. Well, Mr.. Baxter has just
received reliable information that the
man Secretly returned to his home
last night, and is there now. Here's
q warrant for his arrest, and l don't
want you to come back without him.
Mr.. Baxter will go with you to identi-
~ him."
Policeman Flynn took the warrant
and turned to Mr. Baxter.
"A despicable crime," commented
the latter, bitterly. ''He had been
with me for years, and I always had
been his friend. trusted him i'm
plicitly.''
: s"F'r sure" said Policeman Flynn,
but without any enthusiasm. Then,
as he picked up 4 pair of handouts,
he added: "',Tis best to take tn
bracelets along, r. they ma-ay be
handy.
"A carriage was waiting, and as
Flynn. and Mr.. Baxter rolled along
the latter voiced his indignation.
you can't trust anybody these
days.. he asserted. 1.-THE young men
are utterly unreliable. They all want
to live beyond their means, and in
order to do it they naturally have to
use another mans money. It's the
age of high living and consequent de-
falcations.''
"Mebbe it's So" assented, Policeman
thought was honest"
Honest when there's nothing they
can steal" grumbled Mr.. Baxter.
why, I taught this young fellow all
that he knows about business-I gave
him his training-and you'd think
that gratitude alone would make him
faithful to me-"
"Sure ye w'u'd," admitted Police
man Flynn. "'Tis a fine thing, is
gratichude, whin We don't ha-ave f'r
to feed family on it,
Mr.. Bakers indignation did not
permit him to note the sentiment un-
derlying this remark
II have advanced him steadily he
went on, "and with increased RESPONSE
bilities have given him more money
until at the time he stole from me
he was receiving $500 year, and I
intended to make it $3.50 next year."
Eight hundred dollars a year." re-
peated Policeman Flynn, refectively,
"an' Nv coorse We thrusted him with
money"
Certainly. He's had as much as
$4,000 or 100000 in cash in his keep
ing frequently, and practically all the
money that came in or was paid out
passed through his hands. Why, he
began with me as an Office boy, and I
had absolute confidence in him. l
liked him, too. gave him SIS for
a wedding present when he was mar
ried three years ago."
"An' ye give him $500 year." said
Policeman Flynn again, as he thought
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22

The BARKER" announced that she was
a gorilla girl" and very dangerous.
Her keeper would throw scraps of
meat to her, which she would catch
with great dexterity and devour raw
enously, tearing the tendons with her
teeth and eating with horrible noises.
Congressman Watson became inter-
ested. He gazed in compassion on the
girl and expressed the belief that
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
AS to Hats, Gloves and Neckwear

AS to the dress accessories for fall
wear there are several striking inno-
vations. One which promises to
meet with success is the Peter Pan
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-22
- =.
Solving the Food Problem.

:. A Virginia farmer. has a duck with
four legs that lays five eggs q day.
II some one could only find a way to
cross the centipede with: tho duck the.
food problem might be solved. *=..5;zz
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
Another Confederate war.Horss.

Mr.. Palmer Sheldon, postmaster at
Ames, Ia, says: 1T is a mistake
TO say that Stonewall Jackson's old
sorrel, recently dead, was the sole
survivor among horses of the rebel
lion, for Capt. j. Rush Lincoln, pro-
fessor of military tactics at the Iowa
state agricultural college. has with
him the horse he rode during the re-
bellion in the First Maryland confed-
crate cavalry, wherein he served as
captain. The horse is said to be
thoroughbred He is a dark brown.
about 10 hands high. He is ia good
health and as fat and sleek as a colt
The captain rides him at all the state
encampmepts and reunions, and when
he takes part IN sham battles the horse
seems 10 enjoy the excitement, for he
is right on his mettle as soon as the
fight begins"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
GEN. DEVENs' STATUE.
Monument to Civil War Hero to Be
Unveiled in Worcester, Mass,
on July l.

Plans for the erection OF the Gen.
Charles Devens statue. which is TO be
placed In front OF the county court
house in Lincoln square, at Worcester,
Mass. are rapidly being completed by
the Devens statue commission. July
has been selected as the date for
the unwilling OF the statue and its
formal transfer from the commission
TO the county. The only reason fer a
change in the date will be the non
completion Of the casting IN time for
the exercises to take place on indie
pendence day.
The first active move for the Devons
statue was the passage Of the act by
the legislature on February Is, 1902, au-
thorizing the Devens memorial statue
commission to collect funds from indi-
divuals and towns in Worcester coun-
ty for the purpose OF erecting q memo
rial to the county's soidier-statesman-
3urist-
In November. 1903. the commission
accepted the sketch OF the complete
statue as submitted by the sculptors
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19

French & Potter. or New York. and
on October IL. 1905. the complete model
was accepted by the commission and
forwarded 20 the foundry OF the Cor
ham Manufacturing company, at
Providence. The company expects 20
be able TO turn the casting out OF its
foundry the latter part OF May.
The pedestal Will be made OF a NAM
moth piece OF granite. ON the west
side OF the pedestal viii be an in
scription bearing the record. both mill
tary and civil. or Gen. Devens. The
south side will bear an inscription, with
the list OF organizations from Worces-
ter county. which participated IN the
war. and or the north side will be a
list Of towns OF Worcester county and
the number OF men furnished by each
during the war
The total subscriptions to the Devens
statue fund 10 date are approximately
fS4 900. coming from individuals and
towns.
Gen. Charles Devens was descended
from revolutionary ancestors and was
born IN Charleston, Mass, in 1920. He
and had held several public Offices.
When the civil war broke out he went
10 the front as a major, and by gal
lantry on a number OF battlehelds, be-
ing wounded several times, he was
made major general before hostil-
tiles ceased. He served afterward as
commander-in-chief Of the Grand Army
OF the Republic. and also as command
er OF the Military order OF the Loyal
Legion OF Massachusetts,. He resumed
the practice of his profession after the
war, and in 1867 was made a superior
court judge, and in 1873 one OF the
judges OF the supreme court OF the
Bay state. President Hayes made him
attorney general OF the United States
IN 1877. and he served four years, aft
erward returning 20 the bench in Mass
achusetts. He presided In 1856 at the
two hundred and fftieth anniversary
OF Harvard university, or which ne was
graduate in 1888. Gen. Devens died
in 1891. He had high reputation as
brilliant public speaker
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19

understand that all your feIlow-clerls
are Jealous o. you? that they do not
forgive you for earning twelve thou
sand francs Year, Never have you
committed piece of folly without my
being immediately informed of il by
an anonymous letter. can tell the
exact number of nights you have
spent at the gaming-table. and the
amount of money you have squan-
dered. Oh, envy has good eyes and a
quick earl ] have great contempt for
these cows. IDLY deEunciations, but was
forced not only t. heed them, but to
make inquiries myself. II is only right
that 1 should know what sort OF a
life is led by the man TO whom I in
trust my fortune and my honor"
Prosper seemed about TO protest
against this last speech.
Yes, my honor" insisted NJ Fauvel,
in voice that sense of humiliation
rendered still more vibrating. Eyes,
my credit might have been eompro-
missed to-day by this, Monsieur de
Clameran. Do YOU know how much
1 shall lose by paying him this money?
And suppose l had not had the Sc
curities which 7 have sacrifieed2 You
did not know ! possessed them"
The banker paused, as If hoping for
a confession, which, however, did not
come.
Come. Prosper. have courage, be
frank. I will 90 upstairs. You will
look again in the safe; am sure that
in your agitation YOU did not search
thoroughly. This evening I VIII re-
turn; and I am confident that. dur
ing the day. You will have found, II
not the three hundred and fifty thou
sand francs. a. least the greater por-
ton of a.; and tomorrow neither you
nor I will remember anything about
this false alarm.
NJ. Fauvel had risen. and was about
TO leave the room. when Prosper
arose. and seized him by the arm.
Your generosity Is useless. mon
sieur.' he said bitterly; having tax
en- nothing I can restore nothing. I
have searched carefully; the bank
notes have been stolen"
But by whom, poor fool2 BY
whom?"
by all that is sacred 1 swear that
IL was not 10y me-"
The bankers face turned crimson.
Miserable wretch" cried be, do you
mean 90 say that I took the money ?"
Prosper bowed his head. and did not
answer.
"Ah! IL is thus. then" said NJ. Eau
vel, unable &C. contain himself any
longer. And you dare-Then between
YOU and me. Monsieur Prosper Ber-
tony. justice shall decide God is my
witness that I have done all could t.
save you. You win have yourself TO
thank for what follows. hare sent
for the commissary of police; ne must
be waiting i'm my study. Shall ] cal:
him DOWN."
Prosper. with the fearful resiCna-
tion of a man who abandons himself.
replied in a stihed voice;
DO as you will"
The banker was near the door.
which he opened. and after giving the
cashier "a last searching look. said TO
an office boy;
"Anselme. ask the sommissary OF
police TO step down"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
FILE NO. 113.
ONE OF THE MYSTERIES OF PARIS, AND HOW
1T WAS SOLVED.
CHAPTER I.

I 4 l.
In the Paris evening papers OF Tues
day. February %, Isee,under the hea1
OF local Items" the following an
nounosDent APPesredt
a d@ring robbery. committed
against one Of our most eminent
bankers, NJ. andre Fauvel, caused
great excitement this morning
throughout the Desghborhood OF the
Rue de Provence
The thieves. who were 90 siIilifl1l as
Ghey were bold. succeeded IN making
an entrance 10 thO bank. in forcing
Ghs lock OF safe that has heretofore
been considered imPrsgaAble, and IA
possessing themselves Of the snor-
nous sum Of three hundred and fifty
thousand francs In bank notes
The police. Immediately informed
Of the robbery. displayed their 90
eHstomed zeal. nd their efforts have
been crowned with success. Already,
IL Is said. p. b. a clerk in the bank.
has been arrested. and there is every
reason 20 hope that his accomplices
hand Of Justice
For four days this robbery was the
town talk OF Paris.
Then public attention was absorbed
by later and equally interesting
events; an acrobat broke his leg at
the circus; an acrtess made her debut
a. a small theater; and the item OF
the 25th was soon forgotten
But for once the newspapers were
perhaps Observation-Disclosures or at
least inaccurate in their information
The sum OF three hundred and fifty
thousand francs certainly had been
stolen from NJ. Andre Fauvel's bank,
but not in the manner described.
a clerk had also been arrested on
suspicion, but no decisive proof had
been found against him. This rob
berry % unusual Importance re-
manned. IL not inexplicable, at least
unexplained
The following are the focts as they
were related with scrupulous exact
ness at the preliminary examination:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
What Delayed Dinner.

The Lady-what makes dinner so
late. Katie?
The Girl couldn't get the maca-
roni. ma'am
Why. thought the grocer brought
II early this morning?"
80 he did. ma'am: but Johnnie had
lot OF boys in the yard. and they
were using IL for putty blowers."--
fonkers Statesman.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
occnnied nv Farrnrnt

Through the efforts OF Admiral Nc
Gala bronze tablet has been placed
on the chaplain's house at Mare
Island navy yard, showing that the
house was occupied by Farragut, 1884
IS, while he was the commandant of
the yard. He was the first command
ant
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
TO BE CONTINUED.
Broke Him Gradually.

His wife broke him OF inhaling
cigarettes; he used To wake up half a
dozen times a night 20 light a cigarette
and inhale the fumes"
How did she do it,"
"She put him IN a room by himself
and left the gas turned on every night
for a week or two. then she tapered on
with assafoetida and Imburger
cheese. Houston Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19

Would you vote for a man whom
you knew had been associated with
questionable schemes?"
dunno" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. Sometimes think that 1t
might be better to take up some fell
low that you know you've got to
watch instead o. some one that's in a
position to ketch you nappin'."-
Washington Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
Different Then

Perkins got terrible big head
when he heard his novel was selling
In the hundred thousands"
Yes. but he got over 1t all right
when he tried TO collect the royalty
from HIS publishers."-Liie.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
By DAYLIGHT

you used TO think her a dream of
beauty, didn't your"
Eyes, but once I saw her early in
the morning. and then / woke up."-
Cleveland Leader.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
The Enlisted Men

There is no body of men in this
country of similar size which merits so
we'll OF the country as the body of ON
GERS and enlisted men in the army and
navy OF the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19

Brown-rhis is rather a pretty ng-
ure. You start on the left foot, cut a
drop Dump.
Little Girl (unmOved)-Oh, that's
why it's called a drop three, Mr..
Brown.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19

mo. that IS impossible During the
i've years that have had charge of
ia safe, Monster Fauvel has mower
opened IL except n my presenOs. Sew
eral times he has needed money, and
has either waited until ] came, or
sent for me. rather than touch IL N
my absence"
We'll" said Cavaiilon. before do
spairing, let us ascertain"
But messenger had already In
formed NJ. Fauyel of the disaster.
AS Cavsillon was about 70 60 in
quest of aim, he entered the room
NJ Andre Fauvel appeared TO be a
man of ifty, inclined TO eorpulency,
OF medium height. with iron-gray
hair: and, like all hard workers, he
had q slight stoop.
Never did he by q single action b.
Ne tia kindly expression of his faoe.
He had frank air. lively, intsid-
gent eye. and large, red lips
Born in the neighborhood of Ak
he portrayed, when animated. . silght
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-19
MEDAL FOR BRAVE DIED.
Government Recognizes valorous Ex-
plot OF Federal Soldier in Civil,
War-Made Sortie in Dark.

Andrew J. Kelly. a veteran c. the
civil war, has Just received a or
medal from the war department 9TH
which be would not part as soon as
he would release his claim upon his
homestead, located four miles east OF