davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

is not far away. Wagner is buried in
the grounds. There is also the house
of Jean Paul Richter, whose body lies
in the Central cemetery near that OF
Franz List. The building of the Wag-
ner Festival theater was the dream
of Wagners life, and to carry out his
plans he secured the aid of King Louis
II of Bavaria, which, with small sub.
scrlptions from the music lovers,
made the proposition practicable.
AS Nine. Schumann-Heink says, one
can not hope to reproduce the exact
Wagnerian atmosphere along with the
Nagnerian buildings at Harmon on
the-Hudson. At Bayreuth the artists
almost invariably give their services
without charge and follow as far as
possible the instructions and ideas OF
Wagner. For the most part they dis
courage any exhibition of emotion on
the part of the audience, and never
recognize any applause that may be
given. When the operas were first
produced there, the audiences in
Varlably remained silent, but this rule
is not now generally observed, except
In the production of "Parsifal." On
those occasions the object is to secure
every possible artistic reinforcement.
The singer is supposed to be the mere
agent of the literary expression, the
auditorium is completely darkened
and the orchestra is placed beneath
the stage, out of sight of the audience.
These traditions of the musical festi.
val have been maintained through the
efforts of Wagner's wife and his SON
Siegfried.
The site selected by Nine. Nordica
for her musical conservatory is one
of the most beautiful spots on the
Hudson. It is 80 miles from New
York on the direct line of a railroad
on the east bank of the river opposite
the Jersey shore. The prominence
where the buildings are to be erected
and which has been called Nordica
Hill, rises $50 feet above sea level
and commands broad sweep of the
Hudson for Is miles, unrolling one of
the most magnificent panoramic views
that can be seen anywhere, not ex-
cepting the Rhine. A short distance
from this hill is another which will
probably be reserved for the home
site of Nordica, as she intends to build
substantial villa near the scene of
her endeavors. This hill comprises
about five acres and has been called
Piney Point, because of the thick
growth of pine trees that covers it
To the north of this eminence there
runs down sheer for nearly 200 feet
precipice of solid rock. To the south.
east runs the Croton river, along
banks lined with forest trees
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

cheats but for information furnished
by disgruntled maid servants Many
a fine woman returning to this coun-
try with a lot of undeclared jewels
and other valuables has been discom-
flied by word judiciously dropped by
her maid. 1t is not always the wisest
thing for wealthy woman to dis
charge her maid too soon after return.
ing from purchasing expedition
abroad. More than one Fifth avenue
woman is wondering to-day how the
government got the tip that she was
bringing diamond necklace without
the Formally of declaring it.
Modest clerks in high-priced jew
elry stores in Paris earn good deal
Of money on the side by keeping
United States government officers ad-
vised of the purchases of expensive
jewelry by travelling Americans. When
the Americans return home their
statements are carefully scanned to
see if all their purchases are included.
Many seizures are made in this way.
The clerk is always rewarded by
percentage of the extra penalty i'm
posed and in the same way maids and
other servants who furnish informa-
ton are paid"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
CHAPTER l.-Contjnued.

We'll, sir, should feel much better
II | could go over there into the swirl
and smash it out for myself. You see
If could win out alone and pay back
the seat price, and then make a nile
for myself, if you felt later like giving
me another chance to come into the
firm, then l should not be laying N.Y.
self open to the charge of being a
mere pensioner on your friendship.
You know what I mean, Sir and won't
think I am filled with any low-down
pride, but if you will let me have the
price of stock exchange seat on my
note, and will give me the chance
when get the hang of the ropes, to
handle some of the firms orders, /
snail be just as much beholden to you
and Jim, sir, and shall feel a lot bet
ter myself
l knew what Bob meant; so did
father, and we were glad enough to do
what he asked. father insisting on
making the seat price in the form of
a present. after explaining to us that
a foundation stock exchange rule pro-
hibited an applicant from borrowing
the seat price. Four years after Bob
BROMLEY entered the stock exchange
he had paid back the forty thousand,
with interest. and not only had snug
fifty thousand to his credit on Ran
dolph & Randolph's books, but was
sending home six thousand a year
whlle living up to- as he jollingly put
1t, an honest mans NOTCH I may
say in passing, that a Wall street
mans notch would make twice six
thousand yearly earnings cast an un-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
A HIGA-CLASS DAIRY.
Fine Quality Of Milk Supplied to Sc.
lect Trade.

A Massachusetts physician owns
and operates a dairy farm where over
200 COWS are kept the year round. The
milk is sold to a high class of buyers
in Boston. Four kinds of whole milk
are sold, also two kinds of skinned
milk and three qualities of cream. A
special grade of milk, testing six per
cent, is produced for convalescents
and sick folks, who need the richest
milk possible. Jerseys and Guernseys
supply this high grade of milk. The
milk furnished especially for babies
contains about four per cent. butter
fat and is MIXED from Ayrshire cows
Jerseys, Ayrshires, Guernseys, Devons
and Shorthorns are all used in this
dairy. Every stable and barn on the
place is kept neat and clean, and no
foul Odors are allowed to permeate
them. The mornings milk from this
dairy is cooled, bottled and delivered
to the many customers in time for
their use on the breakfast table. But
a couple of cents more per quart is
charged for this milk than for that
coming from less sanitary surround
ings or that of unknown quality.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

locomotive headlight rounds a curve at
night.
Twice before, way back in our COL
lege days. I had had a peep at this
gambling temper of Bob's. Once in a
poker game in our rooms, when
crowd of New York classmates tried
to run him out of hand by the sheer
weight of CON- And again at the
Pequot house at New London on the
eve of varsity boat race, when a
Yale crowd shook a big wad of money
and taunts at Bob until with a yell he
left his usually well-leaded feet and
frightened me, whose allowance was
dollars to Bobs cents, at the sum total
of the bet cards he signed before he
cleared the room of Yale money and
came to with white face streaming
with cold perspiration. These events
had passed out of my memory as the
ordinary student breaks that any hot
blooded youth is liable to make in like
circumstances. AS I looked at Bob
that day, while he tried to tell me that
the business of Randolph & Randolph
would not be safe In his keeping, had
to admit to myself that was puzzled.
1 had regarded my old college chum
not only as the best mentally har-
messed man had ever met, but knew
him as the soul of honor, that honor of
the old story-books, and I could not
credit his being tempted to jeopardize
unfairly the rights of property of an
other. But it was habit with me to
let Bob have his way, and I did not
press him to come Into our firm as
full partner.
Five years later, during which time
affairs, business and social, had been
slipping along as well as either Bob
or could have asked, was preparing
for another sit-down to show my chum
that the time had now come for him
to help me in earnest, when a queer
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

The other day corporal and pr.
vate of marines were elected from the
building by officers and Immediately
tremendous protest was voiced by
the navy department.
another insult to the uniform" it
was alleged, and the demand arose
from army and navy quarters as to
whether the uniform of the nation
must forever be thus subjected to in
suit, till it was to be elected on sight
from public buildings. The secretary
of the navy set an inquiry on foot.
Then came the explanation that tha
two marines had been especially Of
fensive in their advances toward wom-
en- in the building, and that when their
cases came to be looked into ample
testimony against them would be ad-
duced.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
Do You Wear a Soup Strainer?

Au0 plCIIy 6Il AlO"ucu.
Suppose" she said, that the
waiter had spilled that plate of soup
over your head. Would you have
scooped the remnants off with your
hand and eaten them?"
mo; certainly not" he answered,
and with an air of disgust he looked
from the window out at the bathers,
the white sand and the sunlit sea.
Then, for goodness sake,' she
cried, "stop sucking them off your
mustache. 1t is hideous to see you.
After every spoonful you open your
mouth, and slowly and complacently.
as if you were doing something lauda.
BILE, you take your mustache between
your lips and suck the soup remnants
from of the hairs. II you wouldn't
eat soup that had been among the
hair on your scalp, why should you
eat it after it has been among tho
hair on your upper lip"
He flushed.
Many a young man has been
Tilted" said the girl, significantly, ~"for
eating soup out of his mustache."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

certain shadow at Christmas time.
Bob was the fayorite of the exchange,
Is he had been the pet at school and
at college, and rad his hands full of
busineR 800 days in the year. Be-
sides Randolph & Randolph's choicest
commissions, he had the confidential
orders of two of the heavy plunging
cliques.
l had just passed my thirty-second
birthday when my kind old dad sud-
denly died. For the previous six years
/ had been getting ready for such an
event; that is, l had grown accustomed
to hearing my father say: Jim, don't
let any grass grow in getting the hang
Of every branch of our business, so
that when anything happens to me
there will be no disturbance in the
Street in regard to Randolph & Ran
dolph's affairs. I want to let the world
know as soon as possible that after l
am gone our business will run as it al
ways has. So will work you into my
directorships in those companies where
we have interests and gradually put
you into my different trusteeships."
Thus at fathers death there was not
a ripple in our affairs and none of the
stocks known as THE Randolph's"
auttered point because of that, to the
financial world, momentous event.
inherited all of fathers fortune other
than four millions, which he divided
up among relatives and charities, and
took command of a business that gave
me an income of two millions and a
half year.
Once more I begged Bob to come
into the firm.
mot yet, Jim," he replied. I've got
my seat and about hundred thousand
capital, and I want to feel that I'm
free to kick my heels until l have
raked together an even million all of
my own making; then I'll settle down
with you, old man, and hold my handle
of the pillow, and if some good girl hap
pens along about that time-well, then
it will be An ivy-colored cot for
mine.''
He laughed, and laughed, too. Bob
wxs looked upon by all his friends as
q bad case of woman-shy. No woman,
young or old, who had in any way
crossed Bob's orbit but had felt that
fascination, delicious to all women, in
the presence of:
A soul by honor schooled,
.@fS& a heart by passion ruled
hut he never seemed to see it. AS my
wife-for had been three years mar
RED and had two little Randolphs to
ahow that both katherine Blair and I
knew what marriage was for--never
tired Of saying, poor Bob! He's
womansblind, and it looks as though
he would never get his sight in that
1trooti 81 ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
Will Let the Cows THROUGH,

will, writes a correspondent of The
Farmer. The opening may be as wide
as desired. Two by two-inch plank are
pailed to the fence posts about four
Or six inches from the ground and
two extra posts are set out from the
fence about foot. The plank is
nailed to the inside of these posts and
this plank should be about four feet
longer than the one fastened to the
fence, so as to go by the opening at
each end about two feet. The hogs
cannot jump the two planks and small
hogs that go between them cannot
jump over, as they are lengthwise Of
the opening. The cattle will readily
step over. The same plan may be
used for sheep, only three planks
may be necessary to retain them, al
though l only use two for them also.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
CONSIDERABLE FLIRTING
IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS

NJ ASH1NGTON. - The big public
W "show" buildings OF Washington
are the Irritation clearing house" of
America.
The capitol and the splendid library
OF congress are the favorites, but 9th
ers are only less popular. For many
years the problem has been a serious
one with custodians, watchmen and
policemen, and this spring it has been
worse than ever.
Young men and women of the high
school age, it is declared, make the
library of congress a regular head
quarters for the purpose of flirting.
There are young men and women of
maturer years who do much the same,
and, finally, all kinds of people make
the place headquarters for meeting
by appointment, or without appoint
ment, as may be most desirable.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
The Middle Man.

A New York report says that 4
great butter trust has been formed,
backed by a capital of $3O,00O,O 900.
The projectors declare that they are
going to eliminate the middle man in
the selling Of butter, and that they
propose to get control Of practically
all the butter made in the country.
This butter is all to be reworked to
a single grade. 1t will probably prove
to be but one mode of the many fruit
less attempts to get rid of that very
necessary worker, the middleman. In
der the present financial arrange.
ments for doing business, the middle
man is a necessity.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

4 BOUT 100000 or Is, 900, 900 white
IA ants have decided to RAE the
Smithsonian institution, and the pre-
liminary work has begun.
Woodwork is disappearing, the floor
ing Is falling away in places, and what
the ants have done to the parts of the
building which are hidden from open
J view can only be guessed, until neces-
sity shall require an overhauling of
the whole building.
Where the white ants came from
nobody can tell. They cannot be killed
by any means except fire or liberal
use of kerosene. They increase more
rapidly than any other known species
Of ant, and that is at rate almost be-
yond computation. They are hideous
to look at, being soft, unlike the North
American ant, and bristling with a
slight fuzz.
They are armed with little sawlike
mandibles, which can make their way
through the hardest wood in an i1cred-
IDLY short time. And their appetite is
appalling.
Whole window sashes were turned
from solid wood to sawdust under the
industry of their sawbills. The floor.
ing was eaten away from the walls for
the space of three or four inches, and
the cases in which rare specimens of
butterflies and birds were kept were
chewed to fine powder.
Now there is positive danger to the
institution in their annual appear
ance, as the building is drawn on so
heavily to feed them that the wood
work has become weakened.
II something be not speedily done
to exterminate the white ants the
Building itself win be extermiratsd.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
The Fox as a Decoy.

Some 80 years ago a tame fox was
kept at the Berkeley Castle duck de-.
coy in Worcestershire, England. This
animal understood the whole art of
decoying wild-fowl, and, showing him
self to the duck, widgeon, and teal
on the decoy lake, used, by waving
his tail and moving gently to and fro,
to attract the attention Of the curious
fowl. The birds were fascinated by
the fox's motions, and, following him
up the decoy pipe, fell easy victims.
to the concealed fowler. It is a we'll
known fact that the old decoy fowlerS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

A young financier, aged four, who
was given five cents for every mouse
caught in small trap, finally asked
leave to spend the proceeds. The
nurse was told to go wherever he led
her, to see what he proposed buying.
He passed all the toy and candy shops,
but paused before a hardware store.
and, pointing to the window, exclaim.
ed, triumphantly: Il buy more mouse.
trap, Fanny"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
In Chicago.

Mrs. Dearborn-How long has she
been married?
Mrs. Wabash-Four years.
"And she doesn't seem to be tired
of her husband yet!
"No, she's only had this one three
days!"-Yonkers Statesman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
Be Gentle with the Cow.

Be gentle with the COW, for you will
feel better about it and the COW GER
tainly will. There is money value
about gentleness also, but this should
not be the first thing to be considered.
The quiet cow is the one that will pro.
duce the most milk. The COW that is
frightened has her digestive processes
interfered with. and these digestive
processes are the ones that control
the manufacture of milk. A bad-tem.
pered hired man should not be turned
loose with the dairy COWS. s--e-~a.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
"Pilgrlm's Progress" on: STAGE.

A. dramatic version of Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress" has been. pre-.
sented at the Imperial theater, Lon
don. The ten scenes; which are said
to have been finely staged, were acN
companied BY old English music, ana
the whole production was : great sue
cess. 81 3s.ss I. SD
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

Invariably secured. If they were able,
red dog, as near in color to q fox
as possible, for the difficult part OF
decoying duck from the pool to the
netted pipe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31

Don't be stingy with kind words:
they are worth . lot more tia. they
cost .:.. =.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
PASTURE GATE.
One Which Will Give PASSAGE to
Cows, but Will Keep Out Hogs.

l here show drawing of the plan l
have of keeping hogs from going from
hog pastures to COW pasture and at
the same time allowing the cattle to
go from one pasture to the other at
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
ANTS THREATEN TO EAT
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE

The Smithsonian institution is one
Of the nations greatest ornaments. 1t
was presented through a fund by the
late James Smithson, a son of the
duke of Northumberland, and the leg
acy, brought to this country in gold
sovereigns in 1888, yielded as build
ing fund more than 100000.
The building is used to house spect.
mems of natural history.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-31
Whale Leather.


The Newfoundland fishermen, &C.
cording to consular report, have been
attempting to make whale leather a
commercial product, and are said to
be meeting with some success. The
average whale hide covers a surface
of about 1900 square feet. A square
foot of the hide weighs from two to
five ounces and is priced as high as
so cents. The leather is unusually
tough, and is said to have great wear
ing qualities, and may therefore be
adapted to the covering of furniture,
buggy tops and seats, and also auto
mobile uses. 1t is also said that it can
be used for boots and shoes. Leather
made from the iEtestines of the whale
resembles kid, and is thin and tough.
1t will take color readily, and Is to be
offered to glove manufacturers for
making the long sleeved gloves now
WON by women.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-06-04
To MARK THE
SITE OF BATTLE

A delightful reunion of the Daugh-
tiers of Hawaii was held Friday even
ing at the residence of Mrs. Whine on
Beretania avenue. 1t being the ami
versary meeting, guests were present
and contributed not a little to the en-
joyment of the occasion. Mrs. Mills,
the venerable founder of Mills College,
only just arrived, received warm
welcome from old pupils and friends.
Mrs. Dillingham;, regent of the society,
with few appropriate remarks open.
ed the informal program of the even
ing. She was followed by Mrs. Ellen
Weaver and Mrs. p. c. Jones, commit.
tee for the erection of the Nuuanu
valley tablet, commemorative OF the
battle of the pail, and the victory of
kamehameha IS forces on that occasion.
A brief statement of the funds of the
society was also presented by the
treasurer, Mrs. Jones, and it was voted
that the committee proceed with the
tablet to its completion which, if
suitable spot can be acquired, bids fair
to be in the near future.
Following this item of business a
most valuable paper was read by Joseph
Emerson, on n legend of the 18th cen
fury, it being an unpublished manu-
script which will be a great addition
to Hawaiian folklore. A guest of the
evening, James Wilder, followed with
Il few facetious remarks. He promised
a paper on the famous Kuhina Mrs. XII
nau, for whom his mother and little
daughter We're named.
A most interesting paper, prepared
by the historian, Miss Anna NJ Paris,
was read by Mrs. r. w. Macfarlane.
The subject was uni, the Once Fa.
nous King" The paper was written
N response to the purpose Of the So
'ieiy to bring to light the traditionary
ore Of Hawaii. At intervals, a group
ed by Miss Whine discoursed sweet
music aud were warmly applauded.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-06-04
SHOT JAPANESE
IN THE WRIST

A shooting affair occurred Mt Waikiki
on saturday night In which A. @.
Halves. who resides opposite the sea-
side Hotel. and Japanese named Flu
kumoto figured.
A girl named TugI, daughter OF Fu-
kumoto. is employed I'm the Halves
family. shortly after p. m, dinner
being over and the girl occupied in
washing the dishes. a noise of sounfling
was heard in the III men and a cry for
help.
Mrs. Halves entering the kitchen saw
Fukumoto dragging Fugi across the
floor. apparently trying to get her out
of the house. She called to Mr.. Halves
to get his revolver and come at once.
Halves got his gun and proceeded to
the kitchen. He found the girl being
| pulled toward the door by her father,
and. according to his own story rush
ed up to the man and grabbed him by
| the shoulder with the hand In which
he held the revolver In the struggle
which ensued the gun was discharged
and 32-cal. bullet passed through
Fukumoto's left hand, just below the
wrist, and was afterwards picked up
on the floor.
Halves had the injured man taken to
the Queens Hospital and the police
were communicated with. Detective
Taylor. on arriving at the hospital,
found that the Japanese had had his
injury dressed and was on the point of
leaving the place. He was placed
under arrest and taken to the police
station. where he is being held for in
yestigation He was in an uplx, mood
and Taylor feared that he might hurt
somebody were he allowed to remain
at liberty.
The matter is being thoroughly in
vestigated
Fukumoto. who is a man of about
sixty years. has been employed as a
coachman by w. G.. Irwin for the past
twenty years. His daughter who is
twenty years of age. has been In the
employ OF the Hedemanns, G. w. Mac
farlane and A. G.. Halves.
There has been trouble in the family
for long time on account of the at
tempts of the parents of Fugi to obtain
possession of her wages.
The girl has of late been afraid to go
to her fathers home and Mrs. Halves
recently spoke to Consul Saito about
the matter. The latter appointed one
kawasaki to treat with Fukumoto.
On Saturday Fukumoto sent word to
Fugi to go to his house. but the girl
sent message back that she was too
busy to go that night. Thereupon, 1t
would seem that Fukumoto went to the
Halves house to force his daughter to
accede to his request