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Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

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: { The Death Chamber.
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By .Stephe,, Crane.

A sergeant, corporal and Ia men OF
the Twelfth regiment of the line had
been sent out to occupy a house on the
main highway. They would be at
least half Of mile in advance OF any
other picket of their own people.
sergeant Morton was/ deeply angry
at being sent on this duty. He said
that he was overworked There were
1T least two sergeants, he claimed fu-
rtously, whose turn it should have
been to go on this. arduous mission.
ne was treated unfairly; he was abused
oy MS superiors: why did any fool ever
JOIN the army; as for him he would
get out OF 1t as soon as possible; he
was sick OF it: the life OF a dog. All
this ne said to the corporal, who lis
tened attentively, giving grunts of re-
spectful assent.
On the way to this post, two pr1vates
took occasion to drop casually to the
rear and pilfer in the orchard of de-
serted plantation. When the sergeant
discovered this absence, he grew black
with a rage which was an accumula-
ton of all his irrttations.
Run, you!" he howled Bring them
here! I'll show them" A private
ran swiftly to the rear. The remainder
Of the squad began to shout nervously
at the two delinquents, whose figures
they could see in the deep shade OF the
orchard, hurriedly picking fruit from
the ground and cramming it within
their shirts, next to their skins. The
beseeching cries of their comrades
stirred :he criminals more than did the
barking Of the sergeant. They ran to
retoin the squad, while holding their
loaded bosoms and with their mouths
open with aggrieved explanations.
A moment later the squad moved or
toward its station. Behind the ser.
geant's back Jones and Patterson were
slyly passing apples and pears to thei1
friends, while the sergeant expoundeG
eloquencly to the corporal. You SEE
what kind OF men are in the army
now! Why, when joined the regiment
1t was very different thing, can tel
you. Then, sergeant had some au
thority, end If a man disobeyed order:
he had a very small chance of escaping
something extremely serious Bu
now! Good God! If report these men
| the captain will look over a lot o.
beastly order sheets and say" (hers
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

til October, 1905, but already bids fair
to become an important refuge for
both land and sea birds. Within three
months after it's establishment more
than SO species of birds were found
on the island, and among these were
noted 200 common terms, 200 Cabot
terms, 500 royal terms, $50 laughing
gulls, 600 herring gulls, 800 brown
pelicans, and about 5000 red-breasted
mergensers.
Even more important as breeding
ground for terms are the keys included
in the Breton Island reservation of
the mouth Of the Mississippi, which
were set aside as a Federal reserve
on October 4, 1904. A photograph
taken on July 2, 1905, shows thou.
sands Of terms which were then breed
ing on Southwest Harbor Key, one of
the Old Harbor islands (see Pl. Xxx,
fig. p. These included Cabot, common
and royal terms. During the winter
months this reservation becomes the
refuge for thousands of ducks of vari-
GUS species, especially mallards.
OF the northern preserves, suffice it
to say that the Huron and Siskiwit
reservations, in Lake Superior, Mich
igan, form the largest breeding
grounds of the herring gull thus far
discovered in the interior; and that
Stump Lake reservation. in North Da-
kota, although small in extent, is in,
the midst of the extensive breeding
grounds for ducks in that state and
during the autumn forms haven of
refuge for migratory waterfowl on
their way south.
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05
RUSTLlNG LIFE INSURANCE.
Not a Bad Way to See the World and
to Study Human Nature.

After all is said and done, we life
insurance solicitors do not have such
a hard time of it, writes one of them
in the American Magazine. We get a
drop. Of appreciation now and then,
which compensates for the rebuffs.
We know no boss and can go any
where in the world we wish and work
for the same company-if We are
good. :: '~ -.
We can turn our backs on hard win
ters and go south-we can go north
where the cool lake breezes are and
leave our friends to the midsummer
madness Of "a hundred above"
We know. hows=to enter drawing
room and we know how to sit in a
farmers kitchen and discuss the price
=: Of pork while the wife is frying out
Lard. 4 Isl: + .}z s|5 l.. ~ /. ,s<
5%. We know: lots Of things because we
mus t., and possibly some which We
#ought. not to know, but men, women
/ and fate conspire to give us wisdom
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

would strike the. stake. Make some
sort of a mark at this point, and then
sight to the other stake in the same
way, and mark the point where the
line would strike it. :,
BY measuring distances that these
two points are above the ground YOU
can get the difference in levels with
reasonable accuracy. For instance. IL
your line Of vision has cut one stake
eight feet from the ground, and the
other one five feet from the ground
then obviously the difference il level eve
is three feet, or in other words the
vicinity OF the stake on which the
mark is five feet from the ground "a
three feet higher than the other stake.
and you will have a three.fo,os,t fall
from. draining raj from this point to the
-
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I don't know just how many there
will be, but about one for every
turn of the stairway, I think.
/ ''The torchlight will be increased, ,
both as to number and power. As
things are now the power we are
able to generate in the post power
house is insufficient for our needs.
but one of the improvements, as you
see by the bill, is new Illuminating
plant. OF course, the electric eleva-
tor will be run by the power from the
same station, which will be ample for
all the needs of the island.
That there is desperate need Of
such appropriation is painfully ap-
parent to any one who takes the lit
tie steamer out to Bedloe Island and
inspects the statue. The very spirit
of ruin hangs over the place. It
meets one on the wharf where the
boat lands-for that matter it is to
be seen on the boat itself before you
land; it is in the walks leading up
to the pedestal, which are weather
beaten and rotten planks that give as
the foot or hand touches them. The
old cannon on the facade of the fort
have not escaped, but are pocked
marked by the flying spray and in
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

too, how often the stout woman, whose
sense Of humOr should ever shield her
from folly, so very often exposes her
self to ridiculte. Perhaps all the time
it is only in regard to her own ap-
pearance that she lacks this saving
grace. fancy the successfully dressed
woman is always she whose sense of
humor includes in it's application her
own personality.
1t is becoming more and more ap-
parent that the ready-trimmed hats
are gradually crowding out the idea of
the made-to-order hat, for when a
splendid line of hats is put out for in
spection and the customer is assured
that there is no possibility of them be-
ing closely duplicated, the customer
chooses the ready-trimmed hat, not
only because it is cheaper, but because
it has that touch of style which so
often is impossible to get in the work.
room of the store.
Felt shapes are going to be more
popular than ever and there will be a
fuller line than ever of pressed shapes
from the very small with practically
no brim at all to the extreme Gains
borough type. They will also be in
all shades from white through the line
of pale evening colors to all the popu-
lar green's, blues and browns and into
black.
The gown shown herewith is an en-
pire made Of willow green linen. The
skirt is mounted on an Empire bodice
cut low in the neck to show a
chemisette Of lace with jabot of the
same. At foot of skirt a piece is laid
over that is pointed up in the center
front. This is worked with about
seven rows of machine stitching and a
pearl button is sewed in the front.
The bolero has a small turn over col.
lar that Is partially faced with linen
of darker shade. The lower edge Of
the .bolero, also the turn up cuffs, are
machine stitched to match the skirt.
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

hind the powder puff and the rouge
jar?
But Capt. Burnell, who is in charge
OF the statue, and under whose su-
pervision the work of repainting <is
being done, denies that the outside
of the statue is to be painted, but
says the inside may be coated with
some Hght-colored preservative after
the rust has been scraped off.
It is only three years since the war
department was given control of the
statue, and up to the present year
the department has been hampered in
it's work by the lack of funds. But
congress at it's last session came to
the rescue with $62,s00-$62, 800 for
the renovation of the national goddess
after 20 years of neglect.
But that there is new era opening
up for the goddess is certain. JUS
tice is to be done her at last. Capt.
Burnell is very enthusiastic over the
outlook for the improvement of statue
and grounds, which is a matter he
has had at heart for long time, and
IN speaking or which he showed his
enthusiasm strongly.
II have been overwhelmed with let
ters," said he, "for some time past,
particularly since 'rumor became
current that the statue was to be
painted. Where this originated I
!, don't know. l certainly have re-
i ceived no official communication as
/ yet regarding the painting of the
outside Of the statue. The inside GER
I tainly will be scraped to remove the
I rust and repainted with a light colored
preventative that will protect the
walls Of the statue and reflect the
light, making the interior easier to
Illuminate. The lights, which we
s hope to install by the first of next
/. year, will be ample for their purpose.
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

stitute important breeding grounds
where various native species are pro-
tected; but they were not set apart
especially as preserves for birds and
game, and consequently they are mere
ly mentioned in this connection.
Since 1900 eight additional pres
serves have been established-two in
Florida, two in Michigan, and one
each in Louisiana, North Dakota,
Oklahoma and Alaska
The best known of these reserva-
tions is Pelican island, in Indian river,
Florida, not far from Sebastian. It is
little more than mud fiat, with only
few black mangroves, one or two
cabbage palms, and large patches of
grass to conceal it's expanse of some
thing less than four acres. For many
years it has been the home of large
colony Of brown pelicans, the only
breeding grounds of the species thus
far known on the east coast Of Florida.
Prior to 1901, when the state passed a
comprehensive law protecting non
game birds, their nests and eggs, and
the Audubon societies placed ward
en- in charge of the island, The colony
was i'm danger of determination. Plume
hunters could easily destroy the birds
for their quills, which were then in
fashion as trimmings for ladies' hats,
and egg collectors could carry away
large numbers of eggs. One collector
who visited the island in april, 1894,
records the fact that in about an hour
he gathered some 1926 sets, which
must have represented very consid-
cradle proportion Of the eggs then in
in. the nests. Even tourists often did
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

considerable harm by shooting at the
pelicans merely because they fur
nished an easy mark, or drove them
from their nests, thus exposing the
young to the scorching, often fatal,
rays Of the sun. All this is now
changed. For the last four years the
birds have enjoyed the protection Of
the state law. In 1903 the island was
made government reservation by ex-
ecutive order and placed in charge OF
the department of agriculture, and the
warden was duly commissioned as an
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

Places Where Bird and
Animal Life Is Sacred
Reservaons Set Aside by Pro-
lection of Birds Game.


Few persons know what the govern
ment is doing for the preservation of
birds and game throughout the coun-
try, and for this reason fail to appre-
ciate the service which is being rem
dered. Previous to 1900 the general
government had set aside only three
reservations for the protection of ami
mails and birds-the Yellowstone park
in Wyoming in 1872, the National
Geological park in the District of Co.
lumbia in 1890, and Afognak island,
on the southern coat of Alaska, in
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05
Millinery and Other Feminine Matters

A sense of humor is even more es-
sential to success at the milliner's
than at the dressmaker'5 was re-
minded OF this as I sat behind mon
strous hat, massed in the most ire
sponsible way with wild flowers. We
have heard of impressionist rocks:
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

the sergeant wrathfully Initiated the
voice of his captain): "'Haw, en-, well,
Sergeant Morton, these men seem to
have very good records; very good rec
j, ords, indeed. I can't be too hard on
them; nc; not too hard,''' continued
the sergeant; II tell you, Flag1er. the
army is NO place for decent man."
Flagler, the corporal, answered with
sincerity of appreciation which with
; him had become a science. Il think
you are right, sergeant" he answered.
Behind them the privates mumbled
discreetly. "This sergeant OF ours, he
thinks we are made of wood. / don't
see any reason for all this strictness
| when we are on active service. It isn't
like being at home in barracks. This
is very different. He hammers us now
worse than he did in barracks. There
is no great harm in a couple Of men
dropping out to raid an orchard Of the
enemy Wien all the world knows that
we haven't had decent meal In 20
days."
The Redeemed face Of Sergeant Nor
ton suddenly showed to the rear "A
little more marching and much less
i talking he said.
When he came to the house he had
been ordered to occupy, the sergeant
! shifted with disdain. These people
must have lived like cattle!" ne said,
angrily.
To be sure, the place was not allur-
ing. The ground-floor had been used
for the housing Of cattle, and 1t was
dark and terrible. A fight of steps led
to the lofty first floor, which was de-
nuded, bu: respectable. The serxeant's
visage ]ightened when he saw the
strong walls of stone and cement I'm
less they turn guns on us, they will
never get us out of here" he said
cheerfully: to the squad. The men.
anxious to keep him In an amtable
I mood, al: hurriedly grinned and
seemed very appreciative and pleased.
''I'll make this into fortress. he
announced, He sent Jones and Patter-
son, the two. orchard thieves, out on
sentry duty. He worked the others
then until he could think OF no more
things to tell them to- do. Afterward
he went forth, with major generals
serious scowl. and examined the ground
in front OF his position. :: In returning
he came. to a sentry, Jones, munching
an apple He stern1y commanded him
to throw It away. :~s.=:. n. *zz=. ). !:
f. The men spread their BLANKETS ON:
the floors Of the. bare rooms; and put
Iting their. packs under their; heads and
Fighting their pipes, they lived In lazy
peace. Bees hummed In the garden and
Ia scent OF i flowers came through the
open window. . i *z= t:::1 5:; u. j. 4 ~ !
p: There was q sudden little spatter Of
shooting. A cry from Jones rang out.
with no little intermediate scrambling.
the sergeent leaped straight to his feet.
NOV, s. be cried, let us see what you yu
lare made Of! II 8, q he: added bitterly,
you are made OF anything. 8 zs:} sz5|=.
lS.: "a man yelled s. Good God, can yoy
zee you're al tangled Up s. ny scartf car ].
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Disappearing Wild Flowers.

What shall We do when there are
n1o5=55more 1l55 wild flowers in4 our land 5sto
/ love and learn from Ruthless Is the
g ;d'estruct of them that Is going on.
s. s. nothing can: be done, and soon, sto.
stem h the food of deYasta lion, ali aof|
them. 1ltl1 except the very 5rankest weeds
Will .disapD 6ar. don Garden.
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

1892. The first two were national
parks established by acts of congress,
and Afognak island, intended as a pre-
serve for the sea otter, was set aside
by executive proclamation and placed
under the jurisdiction of the bureau Of
fisheries. Other government reserva-
tions, such as the General Grant, Se-
quota, and Yosemite national parks in
California, the Mount Rainier National
park in Wyoming, the naval stations
on the Dry Tortugas, Florida, and on
Midway islands in the Pacific: the
lighthouse reservations on the Faral-
lone islands, California, on Sand Key,
near Key West, Florida, and at various
points along the Atlantic coast, con-
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

this must have been an impressionist
hat, and the. idea conveyed was that
the young lady had been pelted with
flowers, a choice assortment having
landed on her head. It is rather sad,
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swaukee Sentine
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

officer of the department. For several
seasons the birds have bred free from
molestation, and the colony is now in
fourishing condition. The island has
been visited by naturalists, who have
made careful studies of the birds;
data never before available are being
collected regarding their food, moult-
ing, and nesting habits, and the reser-
vation is fast becoming a point CT in
terest for visitors and students OF
nature, who are attracted by the ex-
ceptional opportunities afforded for
observing the birds and studying their
habits.
The second reservation in Florida,
Passage Key, was not established I'M
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

crusted salt of the bay. Even the
big concrete base of the statue has
come in for its share of the general
dilapidation and is marked by great
star-shaped seams and cracks show
ing vividly against the white walls.
Most unseemly of all is the state,
bordering as it does on the danger.
Gus, of the temporary" stairway up
which one must climb to the main en-
trance of the pedestal. This is of
| wood, weather scarfed wood, patched
and shored in innumerable places by
| the signal corps people since they
came into power, and was originally
put up for the purpose of Fastening
the day when the statue could be
thrown open to the public. It was
meant for weeks or a months use
at the longest but it has stood there
for the best part Of 20 years.
There is another phase of the mat
ter that deserves mention, the more
| SO that no camera can give any idea
of it. The inside of the monument
is totally and absolutely black. It is
impossible to see the next step, and
one must "feel" ones way during the
! entire climb. There are possibly two
or three lights, of the oil lamp variety,
swung between the crown chamber
in the head and the sandalled feet
which rest on the pedestal. Nothing
more in the shape of illumination save
the tiny CLEANS of light that struggle
through pin holes in the bronze
plates Of the statue itself, and do
but serve to show the darkness OF
these latter holes there are fully 500.
Just what caused these holes no ono
seems to know, but the general opin-
ion was that they are rust marks. AS
they are on the side Of the statue it
was impossible to reach them aud
examine them carefully in order to
ascertain their character exactly. :.
Willmar tribune., 1906-09-05

NO. Yellowstone National
siswt Islands
reservation; reservaton3
1892 The
The Jewish outlook., 1906-08-24

of our common country. Knowing the
Russian immigrant as l do, l fear no
such consequence as has been feared by
those who are naturally opposed to all
immigration, nor do [ take part in the
opinions of some of our own co-religion-
lists who look asEance at this great on
rush Of immigration which has been pre-
cipitated not by any fault Of the Jews,
but by the fault Of Christian govern
ment, so called, with which we are in
treaty relations. TO me it is a wonder
and source of the greatest and keenest
satisfaction that the Russian Jew, under
what trials and tribulations he has been
suffering and enduring, should come to
our country so rich in religious con-
sciousness, and so resourceful, morally
and intellectually. 1 should not wonder
that men of any other faith than the
Jew would have sunk into oblivion and
landed here not only bankrupt in means,
but bankrupt in all those moral quail
ties without which man sinks to the level
Of the brute.
The Jewish outlook., 1906-08-24

runs red the blood Of the patriarchs,
prophets and philosophers of our ancient
faith and the cry of Indignation does
not come from the thoughtful, sober, in
tellectual, conservative and well-behaved
class of our co-reigionists: it comes
from those to whom wealth has brought
ambition, but not discretion; to whom
liberty has brought the desire for license,
and who think that close acquaintance
in a social way with their fellowman OF
other faiths would bring them more
honor and distinction; on the contrary,
| have found that we are respected more
and hOnOred more when we have others
seek us, and evince by our conduct and
by our acts that we are worthy OF the
best traditions of our faith, and also
equal if not superior in many directions
on every line of American citizenship.
AS long as the government OF the
United States remains a republic; as
long as every convenience of public use
funess is open to us equally; as long as
we enjoy the right Of casting our ballot
for those who we care to be our repre-
sentatives; as long as men OF our falth
can be elected not only to the lowest, but
to the highest office within the git OF
the people; as long as we can sit as
Judges of courts, as jurors: in short, as
long as no privilege of American cltl-
zenship is denied us, what need we care
for the spasmodic breaking out here and
there of some medaeval manifestation
of prejudice or ignorance? On the con-
trary, let us rise above such mediocre
manifestations, continue in the future,
as we have in the past, to vindicate IN
every direction our high appreciation OF
citizenship, and let us who have been
either born or lived here for many years
become the teachers of the incoming I'M
migration, at whom the shafts OF envy
and prejudice are mostly now directed,
so that they in turn will become worthy
of the trust reposed in them as citizens
The Jewish outlook., 1906-08-24
ON LABOR DAY THE CORN ROAST WILL
BE HELD.

Loveland is making great preparations
for her annual celebration than ever
before and no one should miss the unique
affair. The round trip rate from Denver
will be $3.50 and the Colorado & South
ern special train will leave at 8 and 1920
a. m On the Sd, 4th and 5th, tickets
will also be sold at one fare for the round
trip, limited to September 9th, on ac-
count of the circuit races.
The fortune Of character was never
made in day. We must earn and save
it, year by year. A noble character
means hours of sacrifice hours of strug-
gle, hours of hard obedience, hours of
unselfish thought, hours of drudgery,
hours Of prayer The treasure that we
lay up in heaven is earned coin by coin.