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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-13
An Amusing Story Sunday BY George

cheer one Mr MeugSby f0m setogs oGa
coming down and pulling the consulate
from underneath him seemed to him
almost unfriendly. However, he for
mally turned over to Mr.. Willoughby a
table, four chairs, several account books
and a letterpress, all being the property
of the United States Of America,
Mr.. Willoughby had rented house
on the hill overlooking the town and de-
cided to plant the consulate in the front
room of his residence. Inasmuch as
the consul had business caller about
once a month, there was no need of
maintaining two establishments. AL
ready he had taken into his employ and
his warmest personal friendship a ma
tive named Franciotto. This name
seemed formal and hard to remember,
SO MIR. Willoughby rechristened him
of his color because he was the only
man in Gallivancia who seemed to be
pervaded by the simple spirit of democ-
racy. Mr.. Willoughby said that the
others put on too many "damlugs -
whatever that may mean.
If United States Consul Willoughby's
social standing in Gallivancia was at
all subject to doubt that doubt vanished
on the day when he and JIM came
house on the hill.
i. !. +
MrWilloughby did something that dav
which convulsed Gallivancia as it never
had been convulsed before-not even
when neighboring volcano blew off,
For days afterward the official set, the
men at the little club and the women
pouring tea at each other, talked of
nothing else. Many would not believe
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from the hardest varieties of .wheaty
and have mixed not to exceed 10 per
cent with other -four,
Should the northwest raise 15, 100000
to 10000 900 bushels of macaroni wheat
this year, which is not improbable, the
result, with average crops in other
countries, is bound to be disastrous to
prices. The importers of France with
whom I have talked, admit that Amer
lea will now be a. factor in price-mak-@
ing, which means that the American
other countries, altho the wheat itself
will not be used except at bargain
counter prices. An accumulation Of
macaroni wheat in the states is bound
to have depressing effect on prices
of other varieties, besides. proving q
menace to the flour trade of the mills,
should they, by reason of its cheapness,
be induced to mix it with other wheat.
-Rollin T., Smith.
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the prolonged boycott which had been
hanging over them they were pining
for white society.
Mr.. WilloughbY put on his long black
coat and Mrs. Willoughby got out her
Powered bonnet and together they went
stead Of going as they should have
gone, in one of the decrepit local hacks.
Before they could charter a humble
rowboat and go out to the ship, the
governor general and the lord high
commander of the scow and the impe-
rial collector Of customs and all the
other residents of real Importance had
gone out in q launch and taken charge
Of the naval officers. Dinner parties
ranged at once. The servant at the
club hurried out and got another bottle
of Scotch whisky, and the town band
began to mobilize at cafe. Gallivan-
cia had no use for humble American
Of the Willoughby type, but it gave
hysterical welcome to- the splendid war
vessel and the natty men in uniform.
Over the first drink the Americans were
told the remarkable story of the new
"queer sort.' And the naval officers,
being accustomed to hearing United
States .consuls maligned, took no fur
Their interest in their governments rep
resentative; merely shook hands with
him when he came aboard, told him TO
make himself at home, and then hocked
away to the high lights and the gayety
which had been provided for them by
the court circles Of Gallivancia.
themselves sidetracked, and they went
back home not daring to talk about
what had happened. But that was the
dav which caused them to decide to go
back to Michigan. Mr.. Willoughby
wrote to the state department and said
that the climate did not agree with him.
! And when they sailed away SO Jim was
| the only person who came to the dock
to bid them goodby. $500
AS the {. FIX Consul to Gallivancia
/ Mr.. Willoughby is more than ever an
honored figure in his own town. Doubt
less he has more gray matter, more
Christian charity and more horse sense
than could be-. collectively assembled
| by all the petty officials at Gallivancia.
And yet Gallivancia regarded him as
naval officers saw in him a well mean
ing "jay" who was bringing discredit
on their native land because of his
/ ignorance of social forms.
Therefore let us send out consuls who
can put up front" Have each
consul wear the uniform of drum ma
i jor. Make sure that he can dance all
night, play bridge and keep up with the
naval crowd when it comes to drinking.
Let him be naughty with the serving
4 classes, but jovial with the military.
Make sure that he is averse to all forms
of labor. Such consul will shed glory
upon our beloved country, and win
never suffer the unhappy fate Of "Old
Man. Willoughby., r
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the Marseilles market, while good No.
brings a much lower price than the best
grades from other countries. Semohna,
for instance. from Russian wheat, will
command equal to about 35 cents a bar
rel more than from best American ma
caroni wheat. Semolina is not sold by
the barrel, but I have. reduced it to this
basis onlySas O means Of comparison, as
flour prices might be compared.
Future Demand for American Wheat.
OF course, the matter Of great import
sance toetAmerica is: Will the. sMediter-
ranean countries continue to buy it's ma
caroni wheat9 This depends upon quail
itY. price and the crops of other ceg ! n
tries; This year, the prospects are for
a good crop in Africa. Should Russia
raise an average crop, there will be no.
demand for American wheat except at
very low prices. d. IS
As .Tunis and Algeria are, practically,
French colonies, Marseilles looks first
to those countries for its supplies, for
| that wheat is admitted free of duty.
Therefore American wheat must first
compete with this free wheat of better
which is Of admittedly better quality.
With fair crops in these countries, the
price at. Marseilles lis about 20 francs
per 100 kiIos, or $1.07: "a bushel. Ameri-
can wheat pays a duty of francs,
which reduces the price to 13 francs
per 100 kilos, or about 70 cents a bush
| ell, at Marseilles.
This is what the American farmer
may expect, with average crops in
Africa, Russia and other countries; pro-
5vided, Of course, an export trade is de-
pended upon. When the freight from
| North Dakota to Marseilles, and the
commissions, are deducted from 20
cents, the.tprice to the farmer would
| be rather discouragingly low. Further
more, unless No. wheat is raised
there is likely to be no demand at all
from this side.
Macaroni wheat was imported into
the United States by the agricultural
/ department for the express purpose OF
sowing in the semi-arid districts of th.
west, where other cereals will not grow
i The plans miscarfied.s however, for the
/ wheat has gained its greatest foothole
4 in western Minnesota and in North anc
South Dakota, where fife and blue-srem
a wheat have been grown for years.
The agricultural department has
found it impossible to control the rails
! ing of this wheat. Last year the CROP
showed a large increase, and, encour
aged by the export demand of last fall
4 the farmers this year, ann informes
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Special Correspondence of The Journal.

NJ ARsEILLEs. Fr :snsa,7i1' He
d. understood, it IS neVerthe-
less a fact that the macaroni manufac-
turing industry Of the Mediterranean. Is
of great commercial interest in America
and Of almost vital Importance to the
northwest. This is so because the
northwest is now large producer OF
variety Of wheat unsuited, the mlllers
for which the only natural market IS at
the Mediterranean ports. This is dur
UNI or macaronl wheat. ~
Tn 1905 America raised some is, O0O,-
600 bushels Of this wheat, the exact
amount is problematical. During the
early fall the price was very low, as
the millers did not want 1T and there
there sprang up a demand from the
Mediterranean ports, in France Spain,
italy and even in northern Africa, with
the result that price advanced steadily
and millions of bushels were exported
and millions of dollars of foreign gold
transferred to America.
Demands Not Understood.
The reason for this demand and the
derstood in America, nor could there
be any intelligent opinion formed az
to the stability of the trade-whethe
it was the beginning OF a permanent
export industry or not. Briefly, i
may be said that the large demand TO.
American macaroni wheat during TIM
fall and early winter Of 1905 was purei,
accidental, due to crop failures IN othe
countries. :,
To digress for moment, it shoult
be explained that the Mediterraneal
ports, chief among them Marseilles, =
France, and Naples, Italy, have bull
up a great industry in the manufa q
ture of macaroni and edible pastes, TO
which only one kind Of wheat is suit
able-that is, a very hard and exceed
ingly glutinous variety, compared witt
which the celebrated ''No. hard
of the northwest is soft. +,
There are eighteen mills in Mar
settles that grind only hard, i. e., maca
roni, wheat Everything else is Gale,
soft wheat here. The. total actual ca
I, pacity Of these mills is equal to 400
barrels day. The mills make semo
lima, from which macaroni and the ed
bic pastes are made. It is elaine
that Marseilles makes the best maca
roni in the world, but the same clair
is also made for Naples.
The most highly priced Of the maca
roni yheats, and the one commandin
the highest price in the Marseilles mai
ket, is 'Taganrog, from Russia. Yer
excellent wheat is also received fro1
India, called BonlAy hard. = One Q
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by the Minneapolis papers and by let
tiers receivad-haye sown still larger
acreage, without knowing whether there
will be a demand for their crop. g
is that tie Wheat he Is "a raising han 1f
inferior quality to those with which
it must compete. - " nc g
Furthermore, there is such: a small
consumptive demand in the United
States for macaroni wheat that the
farmer must depend upon the 5Mediter-
ranean countries for market for the
bulk of the crop. Again, unless the
quality is No: j, Europe does not want
it at any price. II
ing those conditions, one cannot see
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Market for the Coming Northwestern

anything encouraging in the prospect,
On this side Of the water, for the
American farmers who raise durum this
year.
Various experiments have been made
in America to prove that macaroni
wheat makes excellent -four, suitable
for bread.
T. have inquired particularly regard
ing this in France. Importers express
surprise that anyone should attempt to
make -four of macaroni wheat. ,Millers
of tsemolina say that, in the manufac-
ture Of semolina. about 10 per cent Of
inferior flour is produced. This is dis
posed of in various ways. / am told
quantities of macaroni wheat -four (not
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

when they first heard it, but there were
tnesses-reliable witnesses-wh saw
the whole thing and were called upon
time and time again to testify regard
ing the most extraordinary performance
Of the United States consul. Other
consuls may come and 60 and the years
spin their weary lengths and the OBJ
iterating drift Of time may hide some
Of the lesser events in the history Of
Gallivancia, but until time shall be no
more the residents Of that city will tell
the story Of cold Man" Willoughby
of Michigan.
What do you suppose he did, No
effort of the imagination can carry you
within hailihg distance Of the horrible
truth, SO let the suspense be ended. Mr..
Willoughby, with his own hands, helped
to move the furniture from the old con-
sulate up to his new residence. He put
the table on top of his head and bal
anced it carefully and carried it thru
the open streets Of Gallivancia! An
official, representative Of great
power, performing cheap manual labor!
Words are altogether inadequate to
describe the degree of obloquy which
Mr.. Willoughby earned for himself by
this unheard-of exhibition. In CALI
thing to indulge in mental effort, and
for any one except a mental of the low
est social order to perform physical
labor was almost lnconceiyable. The
new consul was set down as either a
harmless imbecile or an altogether new
specimen Of barbarian. In either case
he was not fit associate for we'll
bred gentlemen, and Galliyancia pro
ceeded to ignore him and "Ma.o That
| is, they pretended to ignore them, but
as a matter Of fact, they watched them
at a distance and heard daily reports
Of, their familiarities with servants,
their fondness for outlandish American
cookery and other eccentricities. 1t
was all vastly diverting to the tiny
aristocrats Of Galivancia. but it was
pretty hard on Mr.. and Mrs. Wiilough-
en- and garden truck, ana yet ashamed
| to pick up and go home 50 soon after
all those elaborate good-hys. 8
One morning Mr.. Willoughby walked
out on the veranda of his hillside cot.
tage and looked across the harbor and
saw something that smote him with an
overpowering Joy. A white cruiser, fly:
1 ing the stars and stripes, had steamed
thru the narrow entrance and was
."Come. here. mother!" he shouted
thing that's good for sore eyes!"
Mrs Willoughby came running, and
nearly careened with happiness. There
i it was, an American war vessel, with
real Yankees on board-boys from
home; boys who had been brought ur
1 to believe that mans character anG
his abilities give him worth which
cannot be altered by putting a mere
4 handle to his name. Mr.. and Mrs
! Willoughby were eager to 60 down ant
! call on the rfolks from home.O Ate,
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-07

PRIVATE HOME before and during con.ne-
ment: infant adopted. DR.. Burroughs, 1701 Mis-
souri, Ave, Kansas City, Mo.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-07

You and each of you will take no.
tive that on the 18th day of May, 1906,
Hosea Bennett filed his petition in the
district court of Lancaster county, Ne
braska against the defendants, John
E. Dougherty, James Manning and
said real estate as defendants the OBJ
ect and prayer of said petition being
to foreclose certain tax-sale certifi-
cate lien existing in plaintiffs favor
on said real estate, to have an ac-
counting, and to have said defendants
and all persons claiming any interest
in said real estate barred and fore
closed of any such interest as against
plaintiff.
1t is of the allegations of said petit
ton that said real estate was subject
to taxation for the years 1897, 1898,
1899, and 1900, that taxes assessed
against said real estate for said years
were and became delinquent and that
on the 4th day of November, 1901
plaintiff purchased said real estate
for taxes at public auction from the
treasurer of Lancaster Coutny, Ne
braska, that said sale was regularly
made that said county treasurer de-
livered to plaintiff taxsale certifi-
cate, that the owner of said real es-
tate is unknown.
Plaintiff prays an accounting, that
on the trial of said action time be
fixed wherein if redemption be not
made said real estate may be sold &C.
cording to law to pay amount found
to be due to plaintiff with the costs Of
such sale, and in such costs that there
be included an attorneys fee OF ten
per cent of the amount of such de-
cree, and for general equitable relief.
You are required to answer said
petition on Or before Mondty, July 2.
1906.
Dated May IL, 1906.
HOSEA. BENNETT,
Plaintiff
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-07
Takinog no Chances

During recent discussion on juve-
nile crime, Charles Richmond Hender-
son, professor of sociology at the uni
versity of Chicago, and an eminent au-
thority on criminology, told story Of
youngster who was asked If he
knew the meaning of regeneration. I"
Eyes," responded the lad, "it means
to be born again"
"And would you like to be born
AGAIN."
mo Stree" exclaimed the boy. I'm
too much afraid of being born a girl
-Lippincott's.
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No More INDIGESTION

This ought to be good cure for in
digestion. 1t is recommended by the
eminent DR.. Bond in the London Lam
Get, a medical journal of worldwide
repute:
"The Indigestion must be a very
hopeless one says DR.. Bond, (which
will not yield to a diet of small cup
of warm milk to which a teaspoonful
of rum has been added, followed by
plain biscuit or two and some very
mild cheese, paradoxical as this COM
bination may SEEM"
According to DIR. Bond there is
subtle harmony between these ingredi-
ents that does the business.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-07
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT

In the justice court Of w. T. Stew
ems, justice of the peace in and for
Lancaster county, Nebraska.
Mollie E. Mari, plaintiff, VS.. John
Howard, defendant:
John Howard, defendant, will take
notice that on the 18th day of May,
1906, w. T. Stevens, justice of peace
in Lincoln, Lancaster county, Nebras-
ka, issued an order of attachment for
the sum of nineteen dollars and tWen-
ty cents ($19.20) in an action pending
before him. wherein Mollie E. Mari,
is plaintiff and John Howard is de-
PENDANT, that property of defendant,
consisting of 1929 has been attached
under said order by A. M. B.rtram,
constable. Said cause was continued
to June 20, 1906, at 9 o'clock a. m.
MOLLIE E. MARI,
Plaintiff.
BERGE. MORNING & LEDWITH.
Her attorneys.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-07
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

State of Nebraska, Office of Audi
tor of Public Accounts.
Lincoln, February 1, 1906.
1t is hereby certified that the Mil
nesota Mutual Life Insurance Gem
pany of st. Paul, in The State of Min
nesota, has complied with the Insur-
ance Law of this State, applicable to-
such companies, and is therefore au-
thorized to continue the business Of
Life Insurance in this state for the
current year ending Jnuary 81, 1867.
Summary of report filed for the
year ending December 81, 1905:
INCOME.
Premiums $S13,201
A l. o er
sources 79,92797
Total s S93, 129.49
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid policy hold
ers 1890, 1900
Ill o t er
payments .$392,655.96
Total ~ 7S2,794.96
Admitted assets 49,. .$2,048,3 29.O1
LIABILITIES.
Net reserve .$1,S7O,42SOO
N t pol icy
claims 4s,4s2oo
A i 1T h er
liabilities 12,47396
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-07

E~~%,.ro Telling Chart tells your life'
VI IusBO past present and future. l0c-
r MARTH. North iona wanda N. "
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Miaht Be There

The department store salesman had
taken twenty-nine rolls Of dress goods
from the shelf and was trifle impa-
tient.
Madam" he said politely, isn't
there ANYTHING here which suits your
NO" replied the fair shopper.
II guess I won't select the goods
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JUNE I. 1906
NOTICE

To John E. Dougherty. James Man
ming nonresident, and the real estate
described as lot forty-four CAD in
Davis Subdivision of lot three (3) in
southwest quarter, section thirty-six
1850 township ten (10) range SIX TO-
Lancaster County, Nebraska, defend
ants, and to all persons claiming any
estate or interest in said real estate.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-07
Another Lie Nailed

1.-THE trouble with most people,"
said the lecturer, "is that they have
never learned to say no.
Evidently" said a sad looking man,
who had succeeded in getting in on a
pass, "you haven't been soliciting life
insurance since these graft exposures
were begun"
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Sure Enough

Indignant observation-disclosures here
gol-ram we! Didn't you tell me this
suit O. clothes that bought of We
about two weeks ago would wear like
iron?
Swindlebaum-Yase, mein friendt
didt tell you dat; undt ain'dt it rusty
already
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-06-07
Pure Air for Sick Room

1t is sometimes not permissible to
open the window of sick room and
yet the heavy atmosphere needs
changing. This can be done by set
ting afire a few spoonfuls of cologne
in a basin.-Ex
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s1,9s1,393.96

1891 1896
Surplus beyond
capital stock
and other liza
bilities -. 5 116,935.05
Total ~. .$2,048, 329.O1
Witness my hand and the seal Of
the Auditor of Public Accounts the
day and year first above written.
e. M. SEARLE, JR.,
(Seal) Auditor of Public Accounts.
JOHN L. PIERCE, Deputy.
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now. You see / am just looking for
a friend"
There's another roll on the shelf"
said the salesman. 'Tll take it down
If you think your friend is likely TO
be in it.'-Puck
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WOOD, J. c.. & CO.. successors to
Souknp & Wood. Expert cleaners
and dyers, 1920 N ST., Lincoln, Neb..
Phones: Auto 1892. Bell 147. Mail
order work carefully attended to.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1906-10-19
Evidence of Refinement.

An exchange very truthfully
says that when a people build
permanent and good sidewalks
the evidence is produced that. in
the first place, the town is stable
and the people have confidence
in it. In the next place it shows
that the people have taste and
refinement, as shown by their
building up their property to the
highest point of comfort and re-
spectability. Nine in ten papers
that come to our desk continually
complain of the want of public
enterprise in their citizenship, as
shown by a refusal to build side
walks and beautify homes. When
a people build sidewalks, paint
their houses, cut the grass in
their yards and make fine lawns,
they are telling the world that
they are refined, that they are
contented. that they are making
a town of that in which they live.
The town with a sidewalk where
the blanks are broken and rotten
is a place whose backbone is
broken and where the spArits of
the people are low.-Newton
Record.
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Girls, Remember

Don't snub a boy because he
wears shabby clothes. When
Edison. the inventor of the tele-
phone, first entered Boston he
wore a PAIR of yellow linen
breeches in the depth of winter.
Don't snub a boy because of
the ignorance of his parents.
Shakespeare, the worlds poet,
was the son of man who was
unable to write his own name.
Don't snub a boy because his
home is plain and unpretentious.
Abraham Lincoln's early home
was a log cabin.
Don't snub a boy because he
chooses an humble trade. The
author of "Pilgrim's Progress"
was a tinker.
Don't snub a boy because OF
his physical disability. Milton
was blind.
Don't snub a boy because OF
dullness in his lessons. Hograth
the celebrated painter and en-
graver, was stupid boy at his
books.
Don't snub boy because he
shutters. Demosthenes, the great
orator of Greece, ovarcame a
harsh and stammering voice.
Don't snub any one. Not
alone because som day he may
far outstrip you in the race for
life, but because it is neither
kind nor right nor Christian.
-Yazoo City H erald.
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e. S. Gambler Jr., Democratic
Nominee.

While we all know that Mr..
Gambler is our nominee from our
district it behooves our voters to
tuln out and vote for him.
Though he has no opponent show
interest and escape the sharp
criticisms that are indulged in
by the republicans in our Nat
ionas Congress and the republi-
can press. We should leave no
room for republican capital at
the expense of the democratic
party. This all understand or
should do so. Let ;us roll up as
large vote as if an opposing
candidate was in the field.
FOR SALE.
One horse or mare. For. in.
formation apply to
HUGH CRITz.