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follow no one :ashion-and 81, It not
true that the American j. oman. is
building up an Individuality Of style
that bids fair to lessen the prestige
Of the long-ruling Partisan? ~ n
e We have recently had a peep ut
spring models, and, though it is some
what early to talk Of fashions that are
to bloom late in the spring, We feel
tempted to let fall word or two
anent soon-to-be shown designs There
are to be some very smart walking
suits of the three-piece order, the fea
ture that skirt and waist match and
that the jacket is a separate affair;
for instance, there will be shirt-waist
suit OF brown and blue check, the
checks small and neat, and worn with
this a acket Of either blue or brown,
the whole making for harmony rather
than sharp contrast. =.
Brown, that color whose beauties
are from time to time brought for.
ward, is now much to the fore as a
trimming. 1t has been found that it
serves about as we'll as black to re-
fine and tone down, and this year we see
women wearing brown hat with a
pale blue gown. with the old-rose so
fashionable now, and with prunes and
plums and reds. touch Of brown with
the peacock tones, is the height of
fashion, and fancy may have started
with the rage for brown fur trimming
that has marked the season at the
French capital.
Again tempted to refer to spring
fashions, we would speak of the fact
that there are going to be some very
attractive long-coat suits in silk. In
the same breath we would mention
that the short Elton coat will lead for
wrap and other costumes. In cloth a
lcng redingote is pretty heavy and
burdensome, and save in silk it will
not be so popular as it has been.
Silk is extensively used for trim
mings; the plated fktlls are new and
pretty; there is q liking among dress
makers to make sleeves, girdle and
yoke of wool gown Of another fab
rio, and silk is preferred above others
The all-silk dress for evening wear il
the best style, and more servfceable
costume than this cannot be had: with
little changes here and there, Il will
do for any hour of the day or even
ing.
The graceful wrap here pictured Is
one Of those ever-available possessions
plain enough for day time, elegant
enough for evening; for carriage OIL
for walking, although too cumbersome
for q very long tramp. But it IL Z
very desirable wrap to own.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

army with exceeding rapidity on the
French frontier. The whole world
shrinks from another war, hopes pres
ent threatenings may stop ere fateful
declaration is made; but the world
knows the kaiser has announced he is
not satisfied with the policing of the
Morocco-Algerian frontier; this, and
lesser but still serious questions, &C
counted matters that must soon have
definite settlement.
or late years, FRANCE, once given to
mad militarism, has been devoted to
peace and industry, sedulously kept out
of strife and strife stirring. That this
state Of affairs has not been pleasing
to the kaiser is well expressed in an
article in the Contemporary Review:
civilian II. was angry at the moral
success Of the wise, moderate and con-
ciliatory diplomacy which the republic
had made her own for some years
back. He looked with disfavor on ev-
erything which tended to draw France
out of the isolation to which it was the
stroke OF genius Of Prince Bismarck to
place her,
The Bismarckian p0licy-let us re-
view it. For 80 years it ruled Europe,
1t placed the diplomatic center of the
world at Berlin. bismarck created q
united Germany and desired a dis
united continent" Hungary was iso-
lated; then France attacked, and at
tempt made to isolate Russia and Eng
land. But Russia and France joined
hands, England kept warily out Of en-
tanglements. However, let us aspire
to no discussion of the Bismarckian
policy; let us glance back at the rela-
lions of the two countries, France and
Germany.
In the ancient days there was a DOW
erful confederation of German tribes.
known as the Franks; in ancient days
the Franks invaded Gaul, and it is
back to these German invaders the
Gallo people, much as they dislike to
do. must trace the name of their coun-
try, France. To balance this, however,
the Gauls have the credit of naming
their eastern neighbor ''germani."
Charlemagne was really German and
Church tells us it was a mistake to
look upon his as predecessor Of the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

r1duCe anu AuStTla were al war. war
ended by the treaty of Vienna, by
which treaty France "at last got firm
hold of the much desired Lorraine
country" In the Seven Years. war, an
alliance, chief members of which were
Austria, France and Russia, waged war
against Frederick the Great; a result,
Prussia rose to the front rank of Eu-
ropean powers. From 1925 Prussia
and France were at war.
When revolutionary France stirred
the nations to enter into the Alliance
OF the Great Powers, dissensions and
jealousies broke the strength of the
union. Meantime the French, with an
energy and determination, which. con-
sidering their unparalleled difficulties.
were truly heroic, had assembled near
~ million men," During the Napo-
leonic reign, We find the Germans in
the first coalition of the continental
powers against France; and In the
fourth, Prussia, Russia, England and
Saxony stand against the man of ambi-
ton. In the sixth, Russia. Sweden.
Austria, England and Prussia are to-
gether; Napoleon loses the decisive
battles of Leipsic and Waterloo. Prus-
STA had been reduced to a second-ra Q
state, but by the peace of Vienna it got
back nearly all it's possessions.
After the Franco-German war of
1901, Prussia became the main state
In the new German empire, and France
had to give up what is now known as
the imperial German province of AL
sace-Lorraine. The territory coded
consisted of Alsace less Belfort and
the fifth part<of Lorraine.
France Of late has endeavored to
pacify rather than arouse Germany.
and It was due to German opposition
to NJ. Delcasse in the foreign Office that
this statesman was replaced by one
acceptable to Berlin. But French
meekness. seems to have had its day.
the number of Frenchmen increasing
that demand a. less conciliatory atti-
tude toward Germany; "the old French
military spirit is not dead. Tho old
French military virtues have not dis
appeared from the land"
And to-day France is not isolated, il
not unfriended. To-day English and
French show strong disposition to for
get Waterloo. the ancient erudge is
softened. But tho Franco German
grudge is not likewise scftened, Alsace-
Lorraine not forgotten.
What has the United States to say
in regard to settlement Of the Moroc-
CO question, considered as an interna-
tional affair? Our government may,
basing her claims on the fact that It
was she that "single-handed made war
upon the Barbary states, wiped out
piracy in the Mediterranean, and con-
cluded the first treaty of any civilized
nation with these states,'' declare She
has a right superior to that of any
European country.
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which terminated the Thirty Years.
war (1618-48), secured for France,
along with other territory, Alsace, with
it's ten important cities. A German
historian writes: with the ruin OF
trade and the art industry of Germany,
went hand. in hand the rise and in
crease of French industry. Thus did
the industrial triumph of France sup.
plement it's political supremacy; thus
did Germany's misfortune become the
cause of enriching her western neigh
bor."
France became very heady, and even
made demands that the imperial crown
be given young Louis XIV, and when
the German electors put Leopold on
the throne, throughout his long reign
he was harassed by the usurpations OF
the French sovereign. The League OF
Augsburg was formed against France;
then followed the war of the league,
when the French army invaded the
Rhine Palitinate and wrought in this
beautiful region such dreadful devasta.
ton.
In 1851 the French took Strasburg,
which important city had long held
out against them, and in 1897 they
were confirmed in their possession by
the treaty Of Ryswick. But by this
treaty France was called upon to cede
to Germany certain border towns, and
certain estates to the house Of Lor.
raine.
In the Second Grand Alliance, the
Germans were again arrayed against
the French. The war resulted in great
misery for the French nation. "All the
old dreams of French conQuests in the
Spanish Netherlands, in Italy and in
Germany, were dispelled, and the
French generals were now struggling
desperately and skillfully to defend
their frontier" In the treaties that
brought this war to an end, the king
dom of Prussia emerged.
In the Alliance of Hanover, France.
Prussia and England banded together
against Austria and Spain. Later.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31
reading the Home Health club depart
ment that you invite all readers of this

reading the Home Health club depart
ment that you Invite all readers Of this
paper to inquire for Information con-
corning health. We have been sub
;scribers for good many years and
think the Home Health club depart
ment is the best part Of the paper. I
am sure you are doing a great deal of
good to poor, sick humanity: I want
to ask few questions about myself.
1 have had stomach trouble for several
years and it is gradually getting worse.
l have no appetite. seldom get hungry.
My stomach seems bloated and sore in
side and full of gas. There is also
such an unpleasant rumbling in my
bowels so much Of the time My ton
que has heavy white coating all the
time and L have a bad taste in my
mouth in the mornings and also bad
breath. also have some liver trou-
BILE. I am often very sleepy in tho
evenings, but do not sleep well in the
early morning. Do not drink tea or
coffee; drink buttermilk for dinner and
supper and hot water for breakfast.
Eat very little meat, or pie and cake
MY diet consists mostly of fruit and
vegetables. I have some rheumatism
in my limbs. Am So years old. Now,
doctor, what ails me and what can |
do to get we'll? Thanking you in ad-
vance for all favors, I am, yours truly,
Mrs. S.
1t Is evident from the description
which you have given of your case.
that your glands are not properly per-
forming their duties, waste matter is
not eliminated as it should be. What
you need is good glandular remedy
to increase the activity of the glands.
and throw of waste and poisonous
matter-a remedy which is not a drug,
but purely vegetable, like the good,
old-fashioned remedies prescribed by
our grandmothers. This you will find
the compound Gentian Syrup so fire.
quently referred to. 1t will promote
perfect digestion, help the constipa-
ton and build you up in every way.
l think that for time, also, you
would do we'll to omit the breakfast
altogether and let the stomach rest q
little. For the temporary relief from
constipation, the following is a most
excellent substitute for. castor oil or
pills; much more effective and pleas
inS to take: Prepare one pound Of
figs and cook them in pure olive oil in
a double boiler or cooker. When done
add honey and lemon essence to suit
the TASTE
II you find the compound gentian
syrup d1sagreeable to take you can pro-
cure it in tablet form. A thorough
flushing Of the colon would be bene-
fetal, and when the fermentation and
gas is overcome by methods of which
have written you, the other symp-
toms will disappear
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31
PLANT LILIES IN WINTER.
December Not Bad Month to Plant
Bulbs-Better Than After They
Are Shriveled.

Plant lilies in December? Isn't
that a heretical notion?
No, indeed! That's gust the best
time, next to planting them in No.
vember. The lilies grown and col.
lected in Japan do not reach this
country before November. The rea-
son why many people fail with lilies
is that they plant them in spring when
the bulbs are so shriveled that they
often lie dormant a whole year, or
never bloom at all.
A lily bulb is unlike a hard, solid
tulip or hyacinth. It is composed of
soft, sappy scales, loosely put to-
gether, and they are So brittle that
you must handle them carefully. If
you have them 48 hours exposed to
the air in a warm living room they
will lose weight appreciably.
A lily bulb should be out OF the
ground as short a time as possible,
and should then be packed in cocoa.
nut fiber or something of the kind,
and kept in a cool place. A drawer in
the warm part OF g. store is a poor
place for lily bulbs:
The ideal way to plant lilies would
be to get the bulbs fresh from the
beds of American growers. Then we
should be sure that they are we'll
ripened, large and plump, and provided
with live roots, which "store" bulbs sell
dom have. Also, we could plant these in
October, which would give them time to
get settled in their new quarters before
winter comes in earnest.
Let us hope that we shall soon be in
dependent Of Japan and Europe in the
matter of lily bulbs. When that time
comes, lily culture should have a great
boom" in this country Editor Garden
Magazine.
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CLUB NOTES

Minnesota. DIR. David H. Reeder,
Laporte, Ind.-Dear Doctor: 1 have
been reading some of the Home Health
club notes and am much interested. !
would like to ask your advice in regard
to my troubles. My shoulders, back
Of head, neck and down my spine, STING
and hurt me if use my arms much.
I have catarrh of the throat, 1 think:
at least L have to do considerable
hawking, especially in the mornings.
Natter is clear and whitish and some
times seems like little transparent
balls. l am also troubled with piles:
Any advice you may give will be high
ly appreciated.-Respectfully. Mrs.
i. r. -
To give specific directions for the
home treatment of either catarrh or
piles. would require fully as much space
as we can devote to the entire Home
Health club columns, and is therefore
impractical in club notes. have
written you quite fully, however, fol
the benefit of others, will add that
the subject of catarrh, as we'll as piles,
have both been fully discussed and a
reliable method OF simple and inexpen-
stve home treatment. described. ,..
Illinois. DIR. David H. Feeder, La.
porte, Ind Dear Doctor: see by
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

others hold 80 and some half gallon
less. There is a law on the books of
Pennsylvania which defines one Of
these subtle differences Of American
measure.
''Innkeepers," it runs, "shall sell ale
and beer by the wine measure to all
persons as drink in their houses and
by beer measure to those who carry it
out of their houses"
Every state has q bushel or two Of
its own devising. Vermont as recently
as 1896 enacted law that as far as
certain commodities were concerned
lone bushel and three-quarters of a
peck should be considered a bushel."
Many of the untrammelled common
wealths also prescribe how many
pounds of certain products shall be-
considered bushel. There are at least
six different bushels in the oyster
trade about Chesapeake Bay, the lar
gest one being the Washington vari-
ETY., which has to be standard size.
Otherwise the container would be
smashed on sight. There are all kinds
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31
THE DECIMETER RULE.

waistcoat pockets. It is decimetre
in length, a centimetre in width and a
millimetre in thickness. Its contents
are therefore cubic centimetre, and
if it were cube filled with Standard
lied water it would weigh gramme.
Taking the specific gravity of steel, it
is easy to determine that the weight OF
the small scale would be 7.8 grammes.
"Scales such as these" said Prof.
Hallock, of Columbia university, "are
becoming very popular. recently re-
ceived letter from member of the
Decimal association, in which the Sec
rotary, after Gliding Americans for
not taking a greater interest in the
spread of the metric system, added
that nearly every Englishman was
now carrying such a rule. I called his
attention to the fact in my reply that
the, article was of American manufac-
ture, as name on it showed"
Prof. w. S. Stratton, chief of the bu-
reau Of standards of the department of
commerce and labor, is perhaps the
best informed man in the United
States as to the relations and merits
between the metric system of weights
and measures and the old English sys-
tenn, which is now generally used in
this country.
The bureau of standards is a govern
ment institution for the verifcation Of
standards of measurement and weight
used by the public. It is now more es-
tablished on the standard of the metric
than on the standard of the yardsticl.
but the constant comparison Of tho
two standards has caused Prof. Strait
ton to become personally strong adj
| vocate Of the adoption of the metric
| system.
He has been especially impressed
with the fact that the metric system IL
no new thing to thousands of persons
! in this country and that practically
every unprecedented person who han
studied the metric system Is In favor
of it's adoption in the place Of the pres
emit varied and unrelated standards
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31
The Fashions of the Dav

Ehe. gown makers continue TO turn
out skirts IN three lengths; the short,
practical one; the all-round length for
afternoon wear, which just touches
The ground; and the really long, long
all around, perhaps three inches lying
on the floor, the kind supposed to give
q statuesque appearance to the wear
er. The latter is generally. becoming
and to be recommended for house
wear. Skirts are still sheath-like, per-
Aaps even more so than they have Of
late been; and there Is not quite so
much concern for the flare at the bot
tom, although in some mysterious way
a lot of .fullness is attained. :.
In Paris the princess and Empire
robes appear to have banished almost
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

Just when Emperor William, in cele-
bration of the wedding of his son, the
crown prince, was relaxing little
from his world survey, from rigid adj
herence to the dictum nothing must
be done on the globe without the sane
ton OF Germany" word came that
France, lately so peaceful of attitude,
was dispatching troops close to Ger
many's borders. In response, the Ger
man government has sent in rush or
der for railroad equipment which
would enable the kaiser to throw LAS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

:"Have you ever reflected" asked Mr..
Muggins, upon the peculiar fact that
while our everyday life is as a rule
entirely dull and uneventful lots of
things happen in the neighborhood if
you should chance to go away for a
brief stay?
eyes, sir! It's true! Just you oh.
serve what changes will take place in
the affairs of your friends during your
absence. In this connection I. recall an
amusing, although embarrassing, ex.
perience that occurred to q relative of
mine not so long ago. She returned to
town from visit abroad lasting a
year and half. During that time she
had received but few letters from
home. and those principally from my
self and other male relatives, and prac-
tically NO newspapers at all giving her
tho latest gossip Of the town. =.
. ''Well. day or 80 after her return
she CHANGED to ask some one q question
with refence to q Mr.. Blank, who for
years had boon an intimate friend Of
tho family. In reply, she was told that
the subject of her inquiry: had died
Of yellow fever in Cuba. So Mortified
was my relative at the unexpected
news that she did not once think to
ask when the unfortunate event had
occurred. Without word 10 anyone,
and without their being aware. Of her
!2tention In the premises, my relative,
Tho Is most punctilious in such mat.
te-s, at ones repaired to her room,
tters to write . letter Of coincidence to
The widow of her old friend. We after
ward learned that in the composition
of this delayed message OF sympathy
my relative said, among other. things:
!" The sad news Of your misfortune
has jusl come to me. want to tell
you how deeply I sympathixs with you.
The E ture must look very dark and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

prefixes, go from ten to ten thousand,
and the metre is divided into decimal
parts expressed by Latin prefixes.
The tables of metric length would
therefore be as follows:
One myriametre equals 10000 mo.
tres.
One kilometre equals 1000 metres.
One hectometre equals 100 metres.
One decametre equals 10 metres.
One metre.
One decimetre equals one-tenth of 4
metre.
One centimetre equals one-hundredth
of a metre.
One millimetre equals one-thou-
sandth of a metre.
From this table can be calculated the
measures of volume, the cubic metres,
the cubic centimeres and others, and
also the measures of capacity, begin
ming with the litre, which is vessel
containing cubic decimetre.
The simplicity Of the system is DEM
onstrated by small rule which many
Americans are now carrying in their
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

of miles; mile which is more than a
mile is geographical mile. Land il
still measured in arpents in remote 10.
calities. Lumber is reckoned in &C.
cordance with ten different scales and
drawings and castings are figured al
figures which bear little relation tc
their label names.
Such absurd confusion and differ
ence is reason enough for the abolish
ment of the obsolete English system
of weights and measures and the adop
ton of the more scientific and uniform
one of the metric system. The advo-
Gates of the new system are to intro.
duce a bill in congress this year max.
ing it's adoption compulsory, and
everywhere the prediction is confident
ly made that both in the United States
and Great Britain the pilgrimage to-
ward the goal of a civilized neurology
will during the year 1906 be brought
to close.
'sIt seems Incredible" said Mr.. T. J.
Rand recently before the Franklin In
stitute, "that nation so far advanced
as the United States ought to be in
civilization, should weigh its copper by
one standard, it's silver by another,
diamonds by a third and its medicines
by a fourth-all interchangeable only
by means of fractions"
Brazil made the change in 1875, and
other South American countries have
adopted the system, and advocates OF
substitution of scientific and accurate
weights and measures for feuda1 relics
believe tine has como for a law
making the use of the metric system
compulsory in tho United States. They
point out that the standard has been
legal one since 1866, and that this
country has made it's use mandatory
in Puerto Rico .end the Philippines
Practically the same time elapsed be.
tween official recognition and passage
Of compulsory law in France as ha:
interviewed in this country s;nce con
gress accorded recogniti9nN to thu
metS1cS system :s$1: III: ss:5 ,:zss
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

with that idea in view. They are cut
to have a little fullness in front and
to fit in the back, the sleeves should
have considerable fullness at tho
shoulder. The new lingerie waists dfe
very lovely, and all signs indicate
they will be popular for long time to
come. A very pretty one is made of
white crepe de chine trimmed with
Valenciennes insertion and frills and
large medallions of other lace. En-.
broidery on sheer net is a pleasing
novelty in the way of trimming for
these waists, and another variation IN
a contrasting delicate color; pale pinks
and blues appear on soft cream
ground, and the effect is charming.
ELLEN OSMONDE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31
Hitting Back.

do you see that gentleman in tho
big black tie and checkered Jacket"
said the meek little woman, as sha
turned the corner. "Well, he is an ar.
tist. I would like so much for you to
have him paint your portrait
Indeed" replied the husband. who
always growls at the table: lis no q
good artist?"
&c. Zine. He is known as the best wild
animal painter in the country."-Chi
cago Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-31

everything else, and the bolero is af.
fected by every other woman met
with. The tendency is to do away
with the waist line, to the waist line
of the dip belt; but on this side Of
the water we are bit slow to Danish
the style so becoming to womenkind
ALL It is we'll to be little slow in
accepting absolute rules, for to-day,
IT, ever, It is the fashion over here to