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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
What Fishing Develops.


TO those who are satisfied with su-
perf1cial view Of the subject it may
seem impossible that the diligence and
attention necessary to a fisherman's
success can leave him any opportunity
while fishing to thoughtfully contem-
plate any matter not related to his pur-
suit. Such a conception Of the situation
cannot be indorsed for moment by
those Of us who are c0nversant with
the mysterious and unaccountable men
bal phenomena which fishing develops.
We know that the true fisherman finds
no better time for -pro6tab BILE contempla-
ton and mental exercise than when &C
tually engaged with. his angling outfit.
It will probably never be possible for
us to gather statistics showing the NOV
ing sermons; the enchanting poems, the
learned arguments and eloquent ora
tons that have been composed or con-
structed between the bites, strikes or
rises Of fish. But there, can be no doubt
that Of the many intellectual trtumphs
won in every walk Of life larger pro-
portion has been actually hooked and
landed with a rod and reel by those of
the fishing fraternity. than have been
secured in any one given condition of
the nonflshing* world - Fishing and
Shooting Sketches, 2" by Grover Cleve-
LAND. s;a4> =: .>zs%>-.xy:as ,t@1s.*. - = T.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Enormous Lifting Power.


The shelless limpet pulls 1884 times
its own weight when in the air and
about double when measured In the
water. Fleas pull 1893 times their
own dead weight. The Mediterranean
cookie, Venus verrucosa, can exert a
pulling power equal to 2O71 times the
weight Of It's own body So great is
the power possessed by the oyster that
to open it force equal to 1895 times
the weight Of its shelless body is re-
quired. If the human being possessed
strength as great in proportion as that
of these shellf1sh the average man
would be able to lift the enormous
weight Of 100000 pounds, pulling in
the same degree as the limpet. And
If the man pulled in the same proper
tionate degree as the cookie he would
sustain a weight Of no less than 3,1O6-
500 pounds.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
BAKLUND STUDIO, w7IIM7R
An Old Medicine.

"Ground oyster Shells" said the ply.
sician, "were used as a medicine by
the medieval doctors-a medicine for
the ricketts, and scrofula."
''How absurd!''
absurd? Not ut all. Oyster shells
contain lime, nitrogen, iron, sulphur,
magnesia, bromide, phosphoric acid and
iodine. Those are all excellent tonics
You know how hens eat ground oyster
shells and thus produce eggs with good,
thick, strong shells? Well. as the oys-
ter shell powder acts on eggshells so
have no doubt it acted in the middle
ages on the bending, crumbling bones
Of the rickety, putting strength and
frmness into them. Ground oyster
shells, I am convinced, would be good
things for frail children today. They
would strengthen the frame, Increase
the appetite and have a splendid effect
on the teeth. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Eng1and's <'Fiery Dragons"

In the year 1882 various parts of
Great Britain were visited by re.
markable meteorological phenomenon,
which the old authors refer to as 1.-The
visitation Of the fire brakes or drag
ons." The author Of Contemplation
Of Mysteries says: I'm ye letter parte
OF We yeare (1530 ye f1erl dragons
appeared flying by focks or companies
In ye ayre, having swines' snowtes,
and sometimes were they scene foure
hundred flying togither." In speaking
Of the fire dragons in another portion
Of his work he says, Common people
thinke fire brakes to be spirits which
watch over hidden treasure, but the
philosophers affirm them to be ye re-.
suit Of poisonous vapors which are
spontaneously lighted in ye ayre."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
The Cigar Mouthpiece

A rich Russian banker had been dis
covered murdered in his house in st.
Petersburg, says writer In the Green
Bag. There was no clew, but in the
room there was found a cigar mouth
piece containing part Of cigar Of such
an expensive kind that it was sup
posed the banker himself had been
smoking it just before the crime had
been committed. On close examina-
ton the mouthpiece was found to be
worn away by the teeth Of it's owner,
but the dead mans teeth did not f1t
the 1ndentation. The servants were
one by one examined, and 1t was then
found that the hollows Of the mouth
piece compared exactly to the forma.
ton Of the front teeth Of the cook, to
whom no suspicion had been attached
he afterward confessed to the murder.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Four Through Tourist Cars to California.

The Chicago Great Western Rail-
way offers choice of four through
tourist sleeping cars to California
every week via different routes. One
car goes via Kansas City and Sante
Fe Route; one via Kansas City and
Rock Island Ell Paso route; one via
Omaha and Rock Island-Scenic
route and one via St. Joseph and
Santa F'e. No other line offers such a
choice of routes. For full Informal
ton apply to H. L. WYAND, T. P.
A., 1854 Robert ST., St. Paul, MINI.
1913
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
scott,a Narrow Escane.

The world had a narrow escape Of
never having known Sir Walter
Scott. When a tiny babe he was left
in charge Of a maid, but the girls heart
was in Edinburgh, whittier she wanted
to go to rejoin her lover. She was,
however, compelled to stay and look
after the. infant at Sandy Knowe. The
girl regarded her charge as an obstacle
to be removed and afterward confess
ed that she carried young Scott up to
the Craigs (under a strong temptation
Of the devil, as she expressed it, fully
intending to cut his throat with her
scissors and bury him under the moss;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Ire1and's Coast Cliffs.

The finest cliff scenery in the United
Kingdom Is on the coast Of the county
Of Donegal, at the northwest Of Ire
land, facing the Atlantic, where the
variety and grandeur Of the cliffs are
most thrilling and impressive. Sieve
League, south Of Glen Columbk1lle, is
a superb Introduction to Donegars
coast splendors. In less than half
mile from the sea the mountain rears
It's height Of nearly 1000 feet In the
Island Of Achill, off the west coast Of
Ireland, the cliffs Of Croghan, at
Achill Head, rise sheer from the wa
ter's edge to the dizzy height Of 5000
feet.-London Standard.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
The Light Tint Failed.

1t was by an accident that Mr.. Kip
ling got his famous title, 1.-THE Light
That Failed" He had almost decided
to call the novel '"The Failure" al
though he was dissatisfied with this.
One evening as be was sitting in his
study reading by lamplight the light
went suddenly down-almost failed, in
fact In second Kipling jumped up,
exclaiming excitedly, "By Jove, I've
got it!' Pointing to the lamp, he said,
1.-THE Light That Failed."-London
Standard.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05

that census takers TAI to- keep pace
The popula alton nov !, y exceeds 200, 900,
having more than doubled since the
census Of .l9oo.,i -, -
The exposition site has been chosen
and laid out by John G. Olmsted,
the famous architect. 1t embraces 250
acres of the University of Washing
ton campus, and is picturesquely
ing ton, within the city limits, and dis
tant 20 minutes by street car from
the business center. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Two Poor Ones.

During one Of Edwin FORESTS en-
gagements in Boston a poor artist call
ed several times to see the great actor
at the old Winthrop House. Each time
he brought picture which he had
painted. He finally left it with note
stating that he was in needy circum-
stances. Forrest read the note and
took the wrapping from the picture. 1t
proved to be painting Of himself as
Spartacus. Forrest gazed upon it a
moment and then calculated to the
clerk: "Give him $40. If he is as poor
as his picture, he must be on the point
of starvation"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Mi11ecS' Rest Cuatomera.

The forty odd million sacks Of foAo
consumed yearly in the United Kin, u
dom are mainly eaten in the form
bread. In the houses Of the rich al
in the best hotels bread is sparingl:.
eaten, but among the middle classes
and in workmen's homes it forms al
considera BILE portion Of the diet. AS
the latter class predominant and as.
their families are the most numerods,s
it is not improbable that the children
under sixteen consume about threess
fifths of the total -four sold in the
United Kingdom. In a commerciaI
sense, therefore, the children are the
millers' best Reconsideration Milling.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
A Curious and Rare Book.

The most curious as we'll as one Of
the rarest books known to collectors is
the edition Of the Vulgate issued by
Pope Sixtus V. some time between
1856 and 1890. The book, as Disraeli
described it, "fairly swarmed with er-
rata" So numerous We're they that a
number of printed paper slips contain
ing the proper words were pasted over
the errors, and, this device proving in
efficient on account Of the immense
number of mistakes, as many: Of the
copies as could be found were called in
and destroyed. Only few remain, and
the book with it's paper patches COM
mands an extremely high price. ~.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
One Way of SAVING Nh.

Beerbohm Tree was once endeavor-
ing to get a we'll known actor back
into his company. Tree received the
man In his dressing room as he was
making up. How much, would you
want to come back to me?' inquired
Mr.. Tree. busy with his paint pots.
The other named an exorbitant sal
airy, to which Tree merely retorted as
he went on making up, Don't slam
the door when you go out, will you"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
BIG xP0 slT ] IN 4 900
Tho City Of Seattle is Preparing a Big
Show to DO Known as tho Alaska \
Yukon Pacific Exposition.

Seattle, Nov. 4.-An International
exposition is to be held in this, city in
the summer of 1909. It has been
named the Alaska-Y ukon-Pacifc Ex-
position, and will aim primarily to
exploit the resources of the little
known Northland. It will be $l0,-
100000 enterprise, representative of
the marvellous development of the
Pacific Northwest in the past few
years.
The United States bought Alaska in
1867, for 1920, 900, the purchase be-
ing made principally for the sake of
doing a good turn to Russia, which
had been faithful to the United States
during the civil war. Since that time,
the governments revenues from
Alaska have been more than $l0,-
100000, and the federal government is
81 5000 ahead in the Alaska &C
count, according to figures supplied
by Secretary Taft
Alaska has produced more than
$100, 900, 900 worth of gold, and the fur
output since 1870 has been $50, 348, 1852.
There are millions of acres of lands
avail able for settlement, and farming
will be the principal industry as soon
as better transportation facilities are
secured. 1t has been demonstrated
that all sorts of vegetables and the
harder grains will grow in the North
land, while the inland valleys are
excellently adapted to stock raising.
The Alaska Y ukon-Pacifc EXPOSE
ton will bring together in trade the
shores of the Pacific. Nine hundred
million people-more than half the
population of the glObe-live in the
Orient. Yet the trade between the
Orient and the United States is not
large, and that with Tropical Orient
is not increasing. Through the
medium of exhibits, the Alaska
Yukon-P acifc Exposition will teach
buyer and seller what each needs.
The exposition of 1909 has been ex-
cellently started by the subscription
by Seattle citizens of $3.50, 900 worth of
stock in the enterprise. This SUBJ
scription was made in one day, and
amounted to more than So for every
man, woman and child in the city,
No city ever before raised so large an
amount for any purpose in so short a
time.
The state of Washington will appro-
pirate 81, 100000 for the fair, and the
federal government will be asked to
participate with the same amount.
State participation will be on large
scale, and the displays made by the
western commonwealth will be
especially elaborate and interesting.
Manufacturers from every part of
America and from abroad will show
their wares. Participation by foreign
countries will be confined to those
which border on the Pacific ocean or
have dependencies there. It is
assured that the representation which
these nations will make will excel the
showings made at all earlier world S
fairs
Seattle, the New York of the Pacific
Coast, is located on the shore of
Puget Sound. The greatest ships of
the world ride at anchor beside her
miles of wharves. Skyscrapers crowd
one another on her business thorough
fares. The city is growing so fast
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
The Man Fish.

Mathew Buchinger, mentioned in old
English wonder books as the man
fish," was the most remarkable mon
strosity Of his time. He had neither
hands, arms, feet nor legs. From his
shoulders grew two 6nlike excrescen-
ces, and alo. ) his back there were sew
eral rows of scales. He had the lidless
eyes characteristic Of the fish species
and a queer puckered mouth and no
ears.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
The Two Garricka.

George Garrick, brother Of the cele-
brated David, was the latter's most de-
voted slave and laborious pack horse.
On coming behind the scene he usually
inquired. HAS David wanted meT" It
being asked once how George came to
die so soon after the demise of his ia
nous brother, wag replied, David
wanted him."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Smoked Glass.

Murphy-Well, this bates the mis-
chief. Dooley tole me that if 1 shmok-
ed piece Of glass I'd be able to see
the sphots on the sun. Sure, amt
fairly kilt wild thrying to make me
pipe draw? TITS the way, I'm thinking,
that either l haven't the right kind of
glass or else Dooley's been fooling me-
London Tit-Bits.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Love and Dyspepsia.

Young Wife (sobbing)-I am afraid,
Karl, you have forgotten what the
Eerr Pastor said so beautifully at our
wedding how love believes anything,
suffers anything Young Husband
Oh, no; I haven't, but l didn't hear
him say that love can eat anything
Fliegende Batter.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Turks and Meerschaum.

According to the best authorities
upon the subject, the idea. Of using
white tale in the manufacture of pipes
is of comparatively recent date com:
pared with the age Of the habit Of
smoking; and what is still more curious
is the fact that IN the oriental coun-
tries which produce white tale, or
meerschaum, as # Is called, and where
the use Of tobacco forms part Of the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05

education of the faithful the people
never dream Of making this substance
into pipes. They make bowls and
goblets Of it, but no pipes. 1t may be
that the long pipestems which allow
the smoke to cool and lose it's acridity
before reaching the mouth leave the
oriental smoker quite Indifferent in re-
gard to the quality Of the bowl. At
all events, one never sees a Turk with
a meerschaum pipe
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Two Thoughts.

Two Thoughts.
II want business suit now," said
Slopay. II was thinking Of something
In the way Of small plaid"
"And L." replied the tailor, cant
help thinking Of something in the way
Of a small check" - Philadelphia
Ledger.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Low Rates to the West and Southwest.

On the first and third Tuesdays Of
each month until March, 1907, inclu-
sive, the Chicago Great Western Rail-
way will sell one way Colonist tickets
at nearly half fare to points in Arkan-
sas, Colorado, Indian Territory, Kan
sas, Louisiana, Mexico, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, Texas and wyoming.
For further information apply to II.
L. Wyand. T. P. A., 1854 Robert St.,
St. Paul, MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
The SiRual..

Tommy-Does your ma hit your foot
under the: table when you've had
enough? .Tommy-No; that's when I
haven't had enough. When / have she
sends for the doctor. ---Harper's Bazaar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Wasted Advice.

A beauty adviser says, "For tender
eyes make an infusion Off,. Oh, bosh!
Every girl knows how to make tender
eyes without advice from any special
ists.-Minneapolis Tribune;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
7 hose Christmas Photographs!

The holiday time is fast approaching Twelve Of klunds
photographs will delight twelve friends. Have them taken
We going to be very much rushed. You will
ceive attention in every detail :: =: ::
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05
Necessary i Limitations.

Physician would suggest diet.
Patient Well. It will have to be some
thing that agrees WITH the cook New
York Sun Z n: r. T : IS > ]. XII J:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-05

We know. accurately when we know
little. With knowledge doubt increases.
|@Goethe. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Baltimore schooner Rover, a frequent
visitor to this port, but which has been
employed in the pineapple trade between
Baltimore and the Bahama Islands for the
past two or three months, is reported TO
have been badly damaged in a recent gale
and has put into port on New Provi-
dence Island for repairs The schooner
sailed from Baltimore May II for Abaco
and was to have loaded pineapples back to
Baltimore. She is under the command of
Capt. Benjamin Pratt.
Arrived-Schooner Eugie, pine lumber
from Virginia port for the dealers; Dan
iel Ballard, from a river point with cord
wood; tug Radiant. towing barge No. IT
of the Standard Oil Company. oil-laden
from Baltimore; schooner Edith Varrell,
cord wood from a river point; tug William
H. Yerkes, jr., after schooner Calumet for
Norfolk; tug Peerless, with coal-laden
barge from Baltimore for Georgetown.
Sailed-Schooner Henry Chamberlain, for
Blackstone Island, en- route to Boston with
railway ties from Alexandria: bugeye
Goldie c., light, for lower river to load
cord wood for this port; schooner c. c.
Wheeler, light. for the Rappahannock river
to load lumber; schooner May Brown, for
river point to load cord wood for this
port.
Memoranda-SchoonerE e. Y. Daniel is I'M
der charter to load a cargo of lumber on
the Rappahannock river for this city;
schooner Lorena Bramble is loading
cargo of barreled fish at Reedyille, Va, for
Alexandria; schooner Sldonia Curley is at
a point on the Rappahannoek river load
ing pine lumber for dealers here; schooner
A. Fl. Quinby. which Is on her way from
Marshall Hall to Philadelphia with poplar
logs aboard, will load coal there for this
port; c. G. Co. barge No. is, loaded with
coal from Georgetown. has arrived at
Salem, Mass, her destination.
The PhilaieIDlta barge laura V Groyes
laden with about 500 tons OF hard coal from
Philadelphia, was brought into port yester-
day in tow of q bay tug and was taken
TO Georgetown to unload her cargo. An
other tow of coal-laden barges Is expected
TO arrive here from Philadelphia some time
during this week.
Dean & Son, at Alexandria, are building
a large pocket scow at their boatyard for
service with the dredging machine at work
making the excavations for the outlet for
the big sewer which is to empty into the
river near the naval powder magazine.
The scow will be ready to go into service
In about a month.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad trans
fer service boat between Alexandria and
Shepherds landing is now making trips
night and day, transferring long trains
laden with fruit and vegetables from
the south via the Southern railway and
bound to the big cities in the north Crews
for night and day service are on the tug
and barge. The extra crew were sent here
from Baltimore in consequence Of the
scarcity OF steamboat men on the Potomac
river. as the excursion steamers are in
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-11
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

N B.-Following schedule figures published only
as informa ton. and are not guaranteed
T:35 am. Daily. Local for Harrisonburg. War.
renton, Danville and way stations ~, r,or,,, linn.
tied. Through coaches and sleeper to Columbia.
Savannah and Jacksonville. Dining service.
11:15 am. Daily. United States Fast Mail.
First coaches and sleeper to New Orleans.
4:0i pm. Week Days. Local for Harrsonburg
and way stations on Manassas branch
ASS pm. Daily. Local for Wsrrenton Char
1ottesvlle and intermediate stations; week Gays
1:3o pm Daily New York and Atlanta Express.
Ffrstclass coach to Atlanta, sleeper to Columbus,
Ga. Sunset tourist sleeper Washington to san
Francisco Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
$50 pm. Daily. New York and Florida Express.
Through coaches and sleepers to Columbia. Savan-
nah and Jacksonville. Sleeper to Augusta and Port
Tampa. Dining car service.
1000 pm. Daily. New York and Memphis Lin
tied (via Lynchburgl. Firstclass coach and sleeper
to Roanoke. Knoxville, Chattanooga und Memphis;
sleeper to Birmingham and New Orleans. Dining
1O:45 pm Daily. Washington and Southwestern
Limited. All Pullman train; observation car TO
Atlanta and Macon; club to Atlanta; sleepers
10 Nashville. Atlanta. Macon. Birmingham and
New Orleans Dining car service WON
Leave Washington $40 am, 1870, 4:lo, 4:4o'
sos pm. week days for Buemont: e:2S pm.
week days for Leesburg only. On Sunday leave
Washington 9:01, 9:10 am. 6:2S p.m.. for Blue
mont.
Through trains from the south arrive washington
e:42 662, $3.50. IL: 05 am, 800, 0:S0 and ESQ
pm. daily. Local trains from Strssburg $40 a M
week days; Harrisonburg, 1923 I'm. week gays ga
am. : from Lynchburg and Charlottesville. e:20
Ticket Offices, 7os 18th st, s11 Pa. ave. and
FL B. SPENCER, GIN s. H. HARDwIoK. P,TM
w H. TAYLOE, G., p A. L. s. BROWN, g. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-11
The Muck-Raker Condemned.

Baccalaureate sermon of Princeton's COM
mencement was delivered by DR.. Henry
Van Dyke there yesterday.
DR.. Van Dyke spoke on 1.-THE Contagion
of Virtue" taking his text from PHILIPPIANS.
iva. He said the lightning of exposure has
been striking in dark places and playing
havoc with houses that were founded upon
lies. Voices of despair are heard, he said.
crying that all Is rotten. On the other
side" he said, conservative and soothing
voices are heard protesting against the tenn
pest" He admonished the graduating class
to take their stand with those who are both
awake and sane; those who desire that no
good men shall go unhonored, as earnestly
as they wish that no guilty man shall go
unpublished. He condemned the muck
raker." and said: IF, indeed, the age be
critical. suspicious, censorious, let us then
strengthen ourselves by the contagfon of
virtue to play the better part. Let us cast
In our lot not with the destroyers, but with
the fulffllers."