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your shopping You what tremendous
there will be Monday, from early the until late night To-
will be and the service perfect Monday
chances We will do best
With broad ase and perfect light both
and night Christmas shopping will be pleasure instead of
you McCatly}s
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Fancy Jewel Cases

Vim II Flnek. Pioneer Jeweler.
a0s 2nd ave. 80
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Two DAYS More

TO got him a g. 90 nargar Tat 1T.
hEur a Barkman. exclusive hat
tcru. 1870 Second av. 80
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Wheeler Dinner Tonight.


The park hosid at is meeting
Yesterday sent a communication Go
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
ADDRESS

Patterns Nos. 5495 and 5391.-The
design here shown is an exceedingly
smart one, and quite as simple as it
is effective. Dark mixed suiting was
chosen for the development and fancy
black braid for trimming. The waist
is laid in stitched pleats, and opens
over a chemisette of finely tucked
batiste. The skirt is one of the new
est among the many styles of skirts
shown, and promises to be popular
all through the season. It is cut in
Is cores and flares widely at the foot.
Several materials are suitable to the
mode, such as mohair, wolfe, Panama
cloth and cashmere The medium
size will require two and one-eighth
yards of 44-inch material for the waist
and six yards for the skirt. Ladies
Waist: Sizes for 30, "a, 36, 80, 40
and AZ inches bust measure. Ladies'
Fifteen Gored Skirt: Sizes for 90, %,
"a, 26, %, 80 and 80 inches waist meas.
ure.
The above illustration calls for two
separate patterns. The price is ten
cents for the waist and ten cents for
the skirt.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

was having a big time. The trapeze
performers were squirreling up among
the limbs, when suddenly, in the dis
lance, came the bay. of the pack of
bioodhounds, and every negro turned
>rale, and got ready to climb a tree.
The planter stopped to listen, and when
enc of the managers of the show asked
him what was the matter, he said:
"You can search me, sab. If that is
my pack of hounds, a crime has been
committed, and the sheriff has start
ed the pack on the trail of the GRIM
inal, sab, because the dogs are never
turned loose, except for business
Then the planter yelled to the mig
gers, and said: IF any: of youall are
guilty of crime. you best get scarce, or
pick out your tree, and get up it
mighty sudden, cause the hounds
haven't been fed lately" Every col
ored man picked a tree, and the
hounds kept coming, finally showing
up jumping the fence, and entering the
woods, and the planter cut a club to
beat off the dogs. Pa looked as inno-
cent as John Wanamaker's picture
addressing a Sunday school, the giant
saw the dogs and started for tall
tree, and the fat lady said she couldn't
find any hole big enough to hide in,
and 'the idea" If there were not men
enough to protect a lady. /. s. 81. .s "a. s=.*
Well, / never expect9to see anything
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

A. writer who has resided in the re-
public and made careful study Of con-
ditions there, reports that Venezuela
ought to be the richest and most popu-
lous country in all South America,
on account Of its varied climate, its
wealth Of tropical. and subtropical
products, its: excellent position in the
extreme north Of the continent. But
it is not the richest and most popu.
1ous country by any means; ION the
contrary, Venezuela's trade and ypopuz
1ation* have~in recent years actually
declined, while her reputation abroad
has sunk so low that neither capital
nor immigrants can be attracted to
her Shores"
It was in the days Of Gen. Guzman'
Blanc0 foreign capital received invita-.
ton to start enterprises in Venezuela
Gen. Blanco was man Of great force
and under him. Venezuela enjoyed an
era Of wonderful prosperity. He be-
gan rule in 1870 and ruled about &c
years-a long reign for the head Of
South American land. OF course
in the end: he was deposed and enc
mics heaped calumny on his head
but take it all in all Blanco did much
FOR the progress of the country.
His first step was a most wise one
geeing to the Strengthening of thu
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

thought it would bring back old recol-
lections' to him and give us a taste of
country life in the south if he invited
all of us, performers, managers, freaks,
and everything, to spend the day on
his plantation, and go nutting for
chestnuts and hickory nuts, pick apples
and run them through a cider mill and
| drink self-made' cider, and have a good
time. ' -
We all appreciated the invitation,
and after breakfast we rode out in the
country to his plantation is carriages
and express wagons and began to do
the plantation. The fat lady and the
midgets rode out together in load of
cotton, and when they got to the house
they had to be picked, like ducks, and
they looked as though they had been
tarred and feathered.
The planter gave us fine luncheon
of fried chicken and corn pone, and
! cider, and pa acted as the boss of the
| circus folks, while the planter and his
! family, with about 100 negroes, passed
things around. They all seemed to be
interested in seeing how much stuff
the fat lady and the giant could hold
without putting up sideboards to keep
the food from falling off. If pa hadn't
told the negroes not to feed the fat
lady and the giant any more, there
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

! 80 i..::t
an hour, and went along. with the
folks, and I told pa I had seen pack
of bloodhounds that would eat people
alive, and if he heard hounds barking
TO run like a whitehead and climb a
tree. I got with the giant, who is
a coward in his own right, and told
him the only trouble about these
great plantations in the south was. the
wild dogs that inhabited the: noun
tains, that would not hesitate to attack
a man if they got good and hungry,
but there was no danger to him, be-
cause he was good sprinter, and
could outrun jack rabbit. The giant
wanted to go back to the house, cause
he said he didn't want to run no foot
race with hounds, and he had seen the
sign to beware of the dogs. 1
never ought to- have done it, cause
the fat woman looks as though she
was built: purpose for apoplexxy;,,
but L: toldEher, as a: friend, not to
load herself down with nuts; but to
travel light, so if. the wild. dogs came
down to raid the plantation she could
crawl in hole out of sight till the
dogs had eaten some of the men. She
came near fainting right there, before
the dogs got busy. -
There were about 20 negroes throw
ing clubs at the nuts; and everybody
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THE CORN Err STORE"

government; and that his work was
put on solid foundations. is proven
by the length of time he was master
not all the 20 years president, but
all the time his the directing hand.
The government stable, Blanco invit-
ed the foreign capitalist to enter the
rich field of Venezuela, to exploit the
mineral resources, build railroads,
open banks, construct public works,
engage in any pursuit that seemed fit
ting. Ee granted liberal concessions,
and foreign capital poured in. Vene-
Zuela saw good times.
Detractors that arose in course OF
time pointed to the personal gains
enjoyed by the leader, and declared
that the concessions he granted were
altogether too liberal. But Blanco,
if he did become richer by score of
millions spent lavishly and with wis
dom for his nation; he established
schools and colleges, endowed acad.
emies Of science and art, libraries,
hospitals and different charitable in.
stitutions. The days Of Blanco were
days of progress.
But while the dictator was away,
over in Paris, playing the peculiar
role of ambassador extraordinary to
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rights of her citizens and, so far from
fearing a rupture with one or all OF
these powers, seems almost anxious to
renew hostilities.' The latest Castro
act Of diplomacy is the move against
the French.
AT; present conditions; In the. coun-
try are in a. deplorable state, 1t looks
as though the old prosperity could be
restored by nothing short Of a mir
acle. Outside enterprise is discour-
aged on every hand. inside enterprise
seems tosbe nonresident. It is a fine
cattle country but the cattle raiser is
greatly hampered by the several taxes
placed on each animal: a government
ring controls. the export trade, the
breeders often, are forced to. Sell be-
low cost. The planter. is hampered
likewise by the tax:gatherer, and the
progress OF his industry kept back
by the frequent revolutions and high
price Of labor. The trader and iin-
ported cannot tell from day to day
what tariff notifications may be
made. The miner brings in his ma
chinery at great cost and .disadvan-
tage-the transportation facilities
are wretched. there are only 600 miles
Of railway in the country-sets up his.
machinery, brings in his skilled Ia
Dor, is about ready to begin operating
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

would have been two circus funerals
the next day.
got acquainted with boy that YVES
the planters son, and while the rest
were eating and drinking the boy
showed me pack of hounds that are
kept for trailing Criminals and negroes
who have looked sassy at white wom-
en-. The trouble with negroes is that
they all look alike, and if one COM
mits a crime they can prove an alibi,
cause every last negro will swear that
at the time the. crime was committed
the suspected man was attending a
prayer meeting, so they have to have
hounds that can be taken to the place
where the crime was committed, and
they find the Negroes track, and they
follow 1t till they tree him. The
hounds do not bite the negro, like we
used to hear about, but they just fol-
low him till he is freed, and then they
bark, as much as to say: "Ah, there,
Mr.. Niger, you just stay: where you
are till the sheriff comes to fetch
you,'' and Mr.. Negro just turns pale
handful of anise seed around the sole,
and he stays on a limb till the
sheriff comes with his lynching tools:
When the sheriff pulls a gun the
negro confesses right there, and the
deputy sheriff brings the rope. :.
asked the boy if the hounds would
trail i white man without hurting
him, and he said if you put anise seed
on their shoes the hounds will trail
'cm all right, SO we put up q job
to have some fln. The boy gave me
some anise seed and told me to nut
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

Il on the shoes Of anybody wanted
:trailed, and after they got out An tho
woods he would put the hounds on
the trail, and the people would have
to get up trees, or have their pants
chewed, but the dogs would not hurt
anybody. =. r.. -. s. E.: s..
s Well. : it made me laugh to think
about it. / went to pa, and. told him
his. shoes were all covered with red
Virginia dust, and l took my hand
kerchief and busted them of, and
made him hold up his foot like a horse
that is being shod:ss Then l. put q
end in his shoes. He said it was
mighty kind in me to do it. Then, !
went to the giant, and brushed the
dust on his shoes, and put two hand
fuls of anise seed in them, and he
said l was /. nice boy. told the fat
woman about the dust on her tele-
scope valises, and rubbed it OH, and
gave her feet a: dose Of anise seed that
ought to have paralyzed pack OF
hounds. She wanted to hug me and
let me kiss her, but said I passed,
and she said she would do as much for
me some time. RI " :t-'
About this time the planter took the
lead, and athey *allSwents across a pas
ture into the woods, and began knock
ing nuts OF the trees: All through
the woods there were signs: mo Tres
passing" and Beware of the Dogs
but the planter said to never mini
the signs. told the boy to let the
dogs loose on the trail in about half
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

Europe and at the same time endeav-
oring to direct affairs at home by
cable, the tickle people rose against
him; they threw down the statues
erected in his honor, tore his portrait
from the public buildings, looted his
houses and plantations. But Venez'
uela lost in Blanco's downfall a strong
leader, suffered severely from that
loss. Venezuelans now count time
''since Blanco.''
And what has been the history of
the country since then? A writer in
the Canadian Magazine names the
period a period of graft, not SO much
given over to anarchy as to whole
sale boodling. Although Blanco's rule
meant political absolutism, the return
of a constitutional government did
not eventuate in peace and prosperity.
1t takes a firm hand to hold down a
body Of Latin Americans. A country
given over to political unrest and
spoils of such conflict, has been the
fate of Venezuela the last Is years.
Blanco may have been enriched by
100000 during his reign of 20
years, but we have shown how he gave
the money back to his country; Gen.
Crespo, in a much briefer reign, sue
ceeded in adding to his fortune the
sum Of $24,000,000. and failed to fol-
low Blanco's example of sharing with
the people.
Crespo retired from Office in favor
of Andrade, but Andrade was not al
lowed to maintain the presidency. A
revolution broke out, and Castro made
bold to take the lead. \ Concerning
Castro and the present. outlook for
prosperity, one is led to conclude that
Castro's zeal to pile up for personal
gain a greater sum than the; com
bined Blanco and Crespo spoils, is
equaled only by his ability to make
bitter enemies with foreign nations
'Not content with defylng the allied
powers that blockaded the Venezuelan
coast In 1903, he has forced the Unit,
ed States to take action to protect the
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5495 and 1891.
What He Was Worth.

This story is told about Robert Burns.
Burns was standing on a long pier on
the water front of Edinburgh. A we'll
known and wealthy merchant, walking
by, stumbled and fell into the water.
He could not swim and so sank When
he arose for the third time, nobody
dared to save him, but an old weather.
beaten sailor, at the risk of his own
life, ran up the pier, and, jumping in,
rescued the man. The gentleman had
been worked over quite awhile before
he became conscious, and when he
realized the situation he rewarded his
rescuer with what in our money would
amount to rs cents. At this the crowd
which had gathered, knowing his
wealth, hooted and jeered. But Burns,
who was standing by, quieted them and
said. :.,.'
"Surely the gentleman knows what
his life is worth!'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
DEEP-SEA FISHlNG-BANKS.
Where the People Of New York. Cit,
Get an Occasional Taste
of Sport.

Every day through the spring and
summer and autumn, and almost every
day in winter, a boat leaves one of the
East river piers bounu for the deep
sea tishing-bands, writes Bertha H.
Smith, in F0ur-Track News. Every
passenger on board isof thattrue democ-
lacy: the democracy Of the rod and
reel. Not death itself is more of a
common leveler than the fishing-rod,
and who crosses the gang-plank of this
fishing steamboat leaves class distinc-
ion behind.
The professional man fleeing bust
Tess for day, the clerk with a holi-
Gay on his hands, the mechanic thrown
into idleness by a strike, the invalid
who finds the city irksoIne and longs
for sniff of the sea, ola men, young
boys and all ages and stages of man
kind between, may be seen in the
stream of people that dribbles along
the pier while the sun is yet lodging
behind the Brooklyn housetops. The
man who would go deep-sea fishing
must be up betimes, for it is gooi
three hours run to the fishing-banl1s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
OUR CoUNTRYl

o vast and mighty land OF ours!
Like some huge Titan boy thou art
Whose young blood surges through his
heart
In q crude strife OF powers,
Until some tingling moment when
One cry wrings all true souls, and then
Thou s1andest in the strength OF wrath and
tears
Thou gathercst all thyself to tower above
thy peers!
Thee, newborn far beyond the main,
God Graded in a new found cline
That wistful Eur0pe's dreams sublime
Might not seem all in vain;
Hope. reawakening at thy birth,
Thrilled the droopt songsters Of the earth
To brief ecstatic JOY. Ere long in thee
Shall they behold the pledge Of one Human
ity.
w. M. Gambler, in the Atlantic.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Cost of LIVING

The cost Of living in this country for
the eight years to July 1, 1905, accord
ing to Dun's Index Number, has risen
1871 per cent; that is, wholesale prices
representing, in due relation to per
capita consumption, the cost of bread
stuffs, meats, dairy and garden prod
ucts, and other food; clothing, metals
and miscellaneous products like lum-
Der, glass, paints and drugs have risen
since 1897 from 72.455 to 1882. The
prices Of many hundred commodities,
embracing practically all the neces>
saries Of life, are included in this
reckoning IN. Y. Times. u N. \.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21

Gee, but pa is sore at me. He has
been disguised with me before, but he
never had it in for me so serious as
he has now. guess the whole show
would breathe easier IL I should fall oil
the train some dark night when it. was
stormy, and we were crossing 4 high
bridge over q stream that was out Of
its banks on account Of q freshet.
It was all on account Of our taking
m afternoon of on Sunday at Rich
mond. An old planter that used to be
in the circus business before the wal
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
THE THIRD.


had been talking of the weather. Pro-
ceeding from q casual reference to the
evenings temperature, he plunged into
a spirited discussion of the climate of
the United States in general, its ad,-
vantages. its eccentricities and the
chief respects wherein it differs from
that of the British Isles, with special
reference to the relative conditions in
New York and London.
Presently, by an abrupt transition;
he broke away from the subject.
II came here tonight to say some
thing to you, Miss Morton, something
that means a great deal to me-"
THAT sounds interesting. Why don't
you say it,"
Because now that I am here, it
seems very hard to say. As was
coming along the street, knew Just
how wanted to express myself, but
now I'm all tangled UP and don't know
where to begin"
"How mysterious! Does that hap
pen to you very often?"
please don't laugh at me. I shall
never get through it if you do. This
IS a very serious natter
II am listening," she said, with a
little air OF resignation.
TITS just this" he continued desper-
ately; I'm head over ears in love
with you. 1t began the first time l
saw you, and I have been a hopeless
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Liked It.

!: did old Hamfat, the tragedian, get
mad the other night when the audience
threw eggs at him?" -. .: :Ss' !
HI mot in the least. He thanked them
and said he always enjoyed eggs with
his role. - - Milwaukee Sentinel. } .i
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
Ancient Skeletons.

An interesting archaeological. discov-
cry was recently made at Leagrave,
near Luton, England, by the unearth-
ing of two skeletons, estimated to be-
quite 1000 years old. Beside the bones
were also found quantity of bronze
ornaments. The skeletons are believed
to be the remains of two females, dat
ing back to the late Celtic times, since
the mode of burial was typical of that
period. Botn bodies, says the scien-
tific American, were in a doubled-up
position with head to the west. Some
of the bones were in a remarkably
good state of preservation, especially
the skull and teeth, although much dis
colored by contact with the earth. The
bodies were found is feet apart
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
THE SECOND.

"Im a plain man, Miss Morton, and
I haven't the knack of dressing my
thoughts in frills, like French lamb
chops. When I have anything to say,
l come right to the point. That has
always been my way"
Il think it's very good way" she
remarked.
Then I'll come down to my propo-
sition. AS you may know, I'm fairly
successful man. Not Rockefeller, by
any means, but could draw check
with seven figures on it and still have
a few dollars left in the bank. I have
good health and no bad habits, unless
yoa put smoking in that class. Do l
make myself plain?"
"Quite plain" said the girl, with a
little smile.
He nodded approvingly. II. see it
don't take you long to tumble when a
man is talking business. Maybe you
can guess what I want to say. I'm
about tired of being a bachelor. It's
all right for young fellows that cam
run around, but when a man is past
40-I'm 46, if you'd care to know-he
gets mopy if he hasn't a home. A
business man, especially, needs female
interests to keep him from thinking
too much about his affairs. I have
known you long time and have been
sizing you up, and I've come to the
conclusion that you'd make a first
class wife for a man like me-" ~
THANK you so much for: your good
opinion" M n
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when he receives notice of new min
ing code; ''learns to his disgust that
a higher tax has been levied upon the
output, and perhaps the very port of
shipment changed"
Venezuela is rich in mines and min
erals, but at present these are little
developed. Gold, silver, copper, iron,
some coal, make up part of this
wealth; there are rich deposits of as
phalt, excellent marble and granite.
The salt mines Of Venezuela, which
have been worked since the sixteenth
century, are a government monopoly.
To say in Venezuela that one IS not
worth his salt need not have the
meaning we give the phrase, for salt
is very expensive luxury there. Liv-
ing generally is excessively high.
Sugar and salt both bring exorbitant
prices. both products of the country.
A monopoly, from which both Castro
and the vice president reap benefit,
controls the price of meat; and, it is
needless to add, the price is high;
Fruits, which grow in such tropic
abundance, are sold as though rare
luxuries. It is wonder that the
common people are able to buy
clothes at all, everything costs SO
| much. :
Although agriculture is the chief
industry, the methods in use are I'M
believably primitive. Less than
mile from Caracas and you may see
blowing done with a pointed stick.
Coffee, the chief source of wealth, is
of very superior quality, but prog
ress in this industry is kept back by
the primitive means of communica-
ton. In the interior all merchandise
is carried by pack donkeys or in mule
| carts.
When that much-lauded hero, Boil
var, drove the Spaniards out Of this
part of Latin America, he thought he
was creating land of freedom; but
ere he died he came to realization of
his peoples weaknesses and dangers.
Bolivar wrote: "Our constitutions are
books, our laws papers, our elections
combats, and life itself torment.
We shall arrive at such a state that
no foreign nation will condescend to
conquer us, and we shall be governed
by petty tyrants."
Twenty-Eight Days.
| Mrs. Knicker-DOn't you love Feb
ruary?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21
The Everlasting Masculine.

Eve said Adam, this tastes sus-
piciously like cold storage egg.'
IF that isn't just like mani" in.
dignantly exclaimed his fair spouse.
|tThat is the first egg laid by the first
hen that ever existed, and she's still
cackling it." -.
From which it will be seen that Eve
took no stock in. the evolutionary the
ory of creation now SO generally ,ac-
copied. Chicago Tribune.