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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital
SUMMER CAPITAL AGAIN
LOCATED AT OYSTER BAY
w ASHINGTON.-T summer cap
w itap of tho United States has

w AsH1NGTON.- The summer cap
w ital" of the United States has
once more been transferred to Oyster
Bay, where the president has gone for
long and much-needed rest. The
summer capital" will be located as
usual on the second floor of Moores
provision store building, at the corner
OF Main and South streets. Secretary
Loeb's home this year is the pretty
b. N. Townsend cottage, up the Cove
road, near Christ Episcopal church,
where the president and his family at
tend weekly worship.
The presidents home, Sycamore
Hill, is some three miles and a half
from the village Offices, and in order
to keep the executive in touch with
tho work Of his administration, as we'll
as to secure the very necessary presi-
Dental signature to commissions, or
ders, and important letters, the secre-
tary makes daily trips to and from the
Roosevelt residence. Mr.. Loeb makes
most of these Journeys on horseback,
carrying the official documents and
correspondence in saddle bags slung
over Ephraim's back. "Eph" In the
western saddler that Secretary Loeb
got from Congressman Cocks about a
year ago, and he has proven a worthy
successor to Skoot, the fine saddle
horse the secretary formerly rode, but
which unfortunately went wild" one
day and came within an ace of ere.
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at1ng a vacancy in the secretarial job.
According to Secretary Loeb the
president will spend very quiet sum-
mer at Oyster Bay this year. Visitors
at Sycamore Hill will be few and far
between, and unless they are close
friends of the family they will be re-
quired to give pretty good reason for
their coming If they are allowed to in
trude upon the presidents vacation
rest.
The only out-of-town engagement
the president has made thus far for!
the entire summer is that of Aug. 20,
when he will speak at Provincetown,
Mass, on the occasion of the Pilgrim
Fathers celebration. The president
will make the journey by boat. The
Maydower will probably be selected
for this voyage. The rest of the sum-
mer will be devoted to recreation, rest
and work with pen and brain. The
president and Mrs. Roosevelt and
their children will take long horse
back rides and will make many excur-
sions on foot, and by rowboat Within
a radius of 20 miles of Sycamore Hill
BY Sept: 20, when he plans to end
his vacation and proceed to Canton,
O., to help dedicate the Mckinley Me-
mortal monument, the chief magistrate
expects to be in splendid physical con-
dition and ready to plunge into any
legislative tussles the winter may
bring forth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

SO cents; the five-franc piece one dol
lar. The French silver represented
about 60 per cent of the silver circil-
lation. " <# Il {. # It,
German silver thalers worth 60
cents went at one dollar. Everything
above so cents was one dollar and
everything above Is cents was so
cents. A French bank in San Fran
cisco was said to have got rich ship
ping French coin inexchange for gold
dust. United States coin was scarcer
until the mint was established. In
the fall of 1855 the banks refused to
take any foreign coins except at q
heavy discount The result was that
in a few months all foreign coin disap,
peared. It proved a bonanza for the
saloon people. They would give q
drink for a franc, while the banks
gave only 121hz cents. The saloon peo~
pie gathered them and the. rupees IN
sat old prices and sold to the banks for
bullion and made Z good thing.
But for a few years we suffered
badly for silver change. Even until
1856 gold dust circulated to consi4,
cradle extent In mining districts. But
the scales were always used. s=s
TAere was - psper msAey until y.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
=: FIRST MONEY IN CALIFORNIA.
Queer Early Coinage-D. O. Mills Is
sued First Paper Money.

Coins in California till the fall of
1856 were a. queer kettle OF, fish. More
than GO per cent. Of the silver and at
least Is per cent. of the gold was for
eign. a~- @..s. =. ---.
Most ct@the other gold coins were
private coins. Motif & Co.. got q per.
NIT from the government to coin gold.
Their coinage was confined to ten and
20 cents and were stamped MONT &
Co." }5 z~ 49, III 1SS.@S%2 5..".= 4
Il We had all kinds Of doubloons and
similar South and Central Ameri-
can coins. OF the smaller gold coins
the French 2o-franc piece led all the
others. SsS rs q D & 8
The English guinea was fairly rep
resented. But it passed for only its
face value, while the other gold passed
for more. The 20-franc piece, value
1915, went at four dollars.
There was q still greater discrep-
ancy ii the silver coins. a franc
piece went s,or q cents, and the East
India rupee, value rs cents went Tor
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Both Were Barbaro11s.

Prof. Starr, the famous ethnologist
was In his humorous and whimsical
way accusing woman of barbarism.
And she is not only barbarous-
she is illogical and inconsistent" he
exclaimed. -,
Il was walking in the country one
day with a young woman. In a grove
we came upon a boy about to shin up
a tree. There was a nest in the tree
and from a certain angle it was pos.
sible to see in it three eggs.
"'You wicked little boy said my
companion, are you going up there
to rob that nest?' "
~ am the boy replied, coolly.
How can you?' she exclaimed
Think how the mother will grieve over
the loss of her eggs
/ oh, she won't care said the boy
She's up there in your hat" +.%
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
klickeyFiinn's
Big Fire
Cracker
The explosion that wound up the
Fourth of July Celebration
on Cooney Island:

Two mammoth firecrackers stood in
the window of Casey's grocery. They
were IL inches long and proportion
ately thick.
For month before the Fourth of
July these gigantic indicators of en-
thusiasm had stood in the window like
British soldiers on dress parade, while
predatory spider hung filmy ham,
mock between them and calmly killed
his buzzing victims over two powder
mines.
The firecrackers were the admira-
ton and the envy of all the boys in
Cooney Island. It was seldom that a
youthful nose was not 1attened against
the window pane in ardent covetous-
ness.
But the price demanded by Casey
for the thunderers was prohibitive, so
far as the boys were concerned, and
there was not one Of them patriotic or
courageous enough to invest Is cents
in single ecstatic explosion.
Said Mickey Finn timidly one even
ing when he had been sent by his
mother to get quarter of pound of
tea and half pound of pork:
"Mr. Casey, I suppose now, that
whin wan O thin big fellows whit off
it would blow the stars out of the
SKYE" his mind filled with blissful
thoughts of mighty explosions.
Casey stopped measuring out half
pint Of New Orleans molasses, raised
q monitor finger, and replied:
"Micky, my boy, I'd be afeerd to tell
you what would happen if stood wan
o thin big fellows out on the side
walk and touched the stem wild the
lighted end of five cent Cigar. The
noise would be terrible, terrible, my
son. 'Twould make your head ring
like an anvil, and you would see
sparks like f1reflies.
would it blow the house DOWN."
asked the boy in an awed whisper.
mo, don't think it would" said
Casey. 1T might shake the chimly
down and break all the glass in the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
II AsH1NGTON society is beginning

NJ ASHINGTON society is beginning
W to speculate on the possibility of
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, now in her sew
enteenth year, being presented on
New Years next. Although she will
not have finished her school course
here in the National Cathedral School
for Girls the president and Mrs Roose-
welt, 1t is said, feel that she should
see as much of White House events
and entertainments as possible, and
she will not leave school, but will ap-
pear more generally than heretofore.
Miss Ethel is budding into very
handsome woman and has all of the
frank charm Of her sister, Mrs. Long
worth, added to vivacity. She is a
devotee of horseback riding and when
in the city she and her mother can Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

A minute passed and another, until
Mickey could stand the strain nc long.
err. He reached down and lifted tho
firecracker from beneath the chair.
AS he held it up In the moonlight
TO examine it, mosquito lit upon his
fathers nose and the old gentleman
awoke. Grabbing the firecracker from
his sons hand he arose and holding it
aloft, he said:
Boys, there will be no explosion
tonight. I'm sorry to disappoine you.
was Altered that Mickey might do
some harrum wild that big cracker, so
whin he wasn't lockin' this afternoon
took the powder out of it and filled
it wild clay. So, you see that the show
is over, and We may as we'll go home
and go to bed. Therell be no more
explosions only what I give Mickey
wild single afore turn in. Good
night to We all. Come around some
other night whin there is somethin'
dOin'"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
WHERE'S MY BABYp

Why, my baby's gone and left mo!
I can't find him any more.
He was very sweet and cunning,
Playing round me on the floor.
How loved to have him hug me
Round my neck with chubby arms!
Tenderness my soul er-flling
Thinking over all his charms.
Where's my darling little baby?
Sunny curls and laughing eyes;
Eyes were blue and full of sunshine,
Blue as fairest summer skies.
Here is!' Is that my baby?
Little pants and short-cropped hair.
Little independence mister,
Never any time to spare?
He scarce takes time to kiss his mother.
Because he has so much to do.
Yes, he's nice-but, oh, my baby!
To laugh and kick and cry and COO:
Between my arms to lie so closely,
To let me hug and squeeze him tight:
While deep into his eyes I'm looking,
Eyes filled up with sweet love light.
Martha Shepard Lippincott, in Goo
Housekeeping.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

unused portion of the appropriation.
The trip which the president made
to indianapolis cost about $1,000 and
his other trips have brought the total
up SO that his travelling expenses for:
the present fiscal year will not exceed
$4,000.
There has been material change
in the style in which the president
travels When the railroads furnished,
the transportation all arrangements
were lavish in the extreme, the rail-
roads vying with each other in the en-
tertainment provided. Special trains
were not uncommon, and special
schedules were frequently prepared
for the president. Now it is different.
The president, paying his own way.
travels quietly. His Pullman bills are
not large, his car is hitched to regular
trains, the service is simple, the meals
plain, and the president enjoys him:
self just as much.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
PRESIDENT SPENDS BUT
LITTLE IN TRAVELLING
LOW much do the presidents travel

LOW much do the presidents travel
IL ing expenses amount to? This
question interested the country last
session when,. upon the enforcement
of the anti-pass legislation, the rail-
roads were prohibited from continuing
the old practice of furnishing the pres
ident a private car or special train
when he desires to leave Washington.
It was roughly estimated that the
president could get along on $4,000 a
year as travelling expenses, and con-
gress appropriated that amount as an
experiment. The president recently
left Washington for his summer home
at Oyster Bay, and the close of the
present fiscal year will find him there.
It is found that when allowance is
made to cover the expense of the Sec
ond trip which the president made to
the Jamestown exposition and Of the
trip to Oyster Bay fully $4,000 will be
turned back into the treasury as the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

1t is my last night here. We're leav-
Ing for the country tomorrow, you
know"
She stood by the table, the light
from a shaded lamp making her color
glow.
Now she noted that he had not
spoken. She turned quickly to him
as if to question.
He took swift little step toward
her, still without speaking. She
stepped back with sudden instinct OF
fright.
He took two quick steps forward and
grasped one of her wrists. He spoke
in cool, even tones, but the words came
fast:
1--WE come to marry you tonight; to
take you away with me to that west
ern country. You may not like the
life. You may grieve to death for all
l know-but you're going. won't
plead, I won't beg, but am going to
take you"
She had begun to pull away in alarm
when he seized her wrist. His GRASP
did not bruise, it did not seem to be
tight; but the hand that held it was
1mmovable.
$''Mr. Bines, you forget yourself
! Really, this is"
Don't waste time. You can say al
that needs to be said-I'll give 20,
time for that before we start-bu
don't waste the time saying all those
useless things. Don't waste time tell
ing me I'm crazy. Perhaps am. W.
can settle that later"
Mr.. Bines-how absurd! Oh! let mt
q go! You're hurting my wrist! OH
d, dom t---don' t-don't! Oh!'
When he felt the slender wrist try
& Ing to writhe from his grasp he hat
closed upon it more tightly, and thrust
Ing his other arm quickly behind her
had drawn her closely to. him. He1
cries and pleadings were being smoth
cred down on his breast. Her strug
giles met only the unbending, pitiles!
resistance of steel.
Don't waste time, I tell you-can'
you understand? Be sensible-talk i
1 you must-only talk sense" -
Let me go at once-I demand it
uickoh!"
Take this hat Oft" ...--.. ~
He forced the wrist he had beer
n holding down between them, 50 tina
she could not free the hand, and, will
his own hand thus freed, he drew ou
the two long hat pins and flung tn,
B hat with It's storm-t tossed cherrie,
across the room. Still holding hel
tightly, he put the free hand on hel
brow and thrustsher head back, so tina
she was forced to look up ct him. a55
ct me-see you want to SO you
D-.thsy're my eyes nov 2
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

O. Mills & Co. issued their gold notea
about 1858. In getting change for an
old octagon $50, gold, often as many
as four or five nationalities would be
represented in the change. i.
Greenbacks were never recognized
as money; only as commodity. They
were used for buying postage and rev.
enue stamps. All mercantile bill
heads and notes had the special con-
tract enforcement for gold. California
even paid the claims Of the federal
government in gold.1 And it came in
rlighty handy to Uncle Sam in 1862
and 1861 The old-style Californian
still. has an inclining for the yellow
stuff.-P. E. Magazine. ...... .....-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
MISS ETHEL MAY SOON
ENTER CAPITAL SOCIETY

ten be seen on the boulevards and
parks around the city. Mrs. Roose-
welt and Miss Ethel are among the
best horsewomen in Washington and
are quite as much at home on good
horse as in drawing-room.
Mrs. Roosevelt wears the plainest
Of black broadcloth habits, made with
a severely plain, tight-6tting jacket
and rather a short skirt. She usually
wears sailor hat, although through
the winter she appeared with a derby.
Over her hat and face she always
wears thin black chiffon veil, which
is tied down closely over the hat and
about the neck.
Miss Ethel frequently wears black
suit with white shirt waist, with black
and white sailor hat.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

70 other senators Mr.. Spooner has
] said that during his 16 years OF
service in the senate he had made
only about $500 from his law prac-
tice. II have been retained in cases"
he said, ''but could not cope with the
delay of the courts. A case would be
set during vacation, but invariably a
lawyer on the other side would man
age to have it continued to December
or thereabouts. BY that time would
be busy in the senate, and would be
unable to appear in court This pro-
cess has been worked so that have
been forced practically to give up the
practice of my profession"
Apropos of Mr.. Spooner's change OF
course on the Philippines, Senator
Carmack, who is rather given to the
practice of telling Characterization of
his colleagues, said that the senator
from Wisconsin had endured the an
nexation of Hawaii, pitied the taking
over Of the Philippines, and embraced
the seizure of Panama
The mock combats between Mr.. Till
man and Mr.. Spooner have long been
one of the set farces of the senate
Spooner is about the only man In the
senate for whose good opinion Tillman
seems to care. The rude South Car
Gilman has been made to feel the
waspish sting Of the Wisconsin mans
tongue 50 many times that he has
come to have respect, not unmixed
with terror, for his opponent. During
| the Brownsville debate Mr.. spoonel
and Mr.. Tillman exchanged heated
personalities. The senate went into
secret session on that occasion to nd
minister sharp rebuke to Tillman
a day or two later Mr.. spooner and
Mr.. Tillman we're parading around thu
chamber together. arm 81 arm, laugh
Ing and chatting - though nothin1
unpleasant had ever happened. o.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
STORIES ABOUT SENATOR
SPOONER ARE RECALLED

one occasion last winter Mr.. Tillman
peremptorily ordered Mr.. Spooner ia
sit down." Mr.. Spooner retorted that
Mr.. Tillman was a rude man." Nh
Spooner used to get sort Of gallery
fame" from these encounters with Mr..
T1llman which he very much resented
The South Carolinian had a habit Of
interrupting Mr.. Spooner's speeches to
ask questions, which caused the latter
the most keen and obvious annoyance,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

day, had fallen asleep in his rocking
chair on the back stoop, when Mickey
lit the stem of the big cracker and
placed 1t carefully under his fathers
chair.
The moon shone brightly, illuminat.
ing the grin on every boyish face
Every ear was strained to catch the
faint Kissing of the fuse and every eye
intent upon the sleeping man.
The fuse burned itself out, and the
silence and suspense was deepening.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

Newspapers in United States.
The United States has more news
papers than any other country. Every
week day there are 19,600,000 copies
issued sad on Sundays the number 10
1850, 900 copies.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Didn't Always Refuse.

i've tried to discourage Mr.. Nervia
from calling on you," snapped tn.
stern parent, Shut the young scamn
refuses to be sat upon ...+ .~ :..s
ST why, father, you do him kn inius
tice," indignantly replied the DEAF
girl.-Kansas City Times. o
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

Don't keep 30 busy making money
to afford pleasure that you have no
time to devote to pleasnre.-st IAsti
Globe Democrat.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

There are - different kinds Of M
terial entering into tie constructioa
Of piano and they ars gathered iron
Is countries.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Recipe for Happiness.

We can have the highest happiness
only by having wide thoughts and
much feeling for the rest of the world
as well as for carselves.-George
Eliot. 49,,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Just Two Kinda of Men,

There are two classes Of men," said
the close observer. zone knows noth
ing about woman, having spent years.
in studying her. The other knows
everything, never having studied her.s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
The Woman In the Case

The Woman In the Case.
When man gets in trouble We III
ways "look for the woman" but when
ne succeeds we do hot, though We
have more reason.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
FOURTH OF JULY DOM'TS.

Don't allow the children to bend
over fireworks which will not ''go off,"
They sometimes do it Unexpectedly
with unfortunate results to the litt2e
meddler.
Don't neglect to send for q physi.
clan at once in the case of serious
burn, to prevent possible scar or
worse still, blood poisoning, from ig-
norant or improper treatment of the
wound.
Don't forget to have some remedies
for burns at hand. When the skin
is not broken by burn scrape raw
potato, place on a piece of soft linen
and use as poultice. Bicarbonate of
soda-the ordinary baking soda-is ex-
cellent for burns whether the skin
is broken or not. If broken apply the
dry soda, If unbroken dampen the soda
with water to make a paste and apply
to the spot. The pain will be instant
ly relieved.
Don't leave the windows of town
house open if it is to be left for the
day. Stray rockets and sparks may
find an entrance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
THE
SPENDERS
A Tale Of the Third Generation
By HARRY LEON WILSON
49, . 49,
Copyright, by Lothrop Publishing Company.

CHAPTER XXIX.--CoNTINUED.
"Miss Milbrey is with Mrs Van
Geist, sir" Jarvis spoke regretfully
He had reasons of his own for believ.
ing that the severance of the Milbrey
relationship with Mr.. Bines had been
nothing short of calamitous.
He rang Mrs. Van Geist's bell five
minutes later.
The ladies haven't come back, sir
don't know where they might be
Perhaps at the Valners', in Fifty-sec'
ond street, sir
He rang the Valners' bell.
Mrs. Van Geist and Miss Milbrey:
They left at least halt an hour ago
Sir"
Go down the avenue slowly
driver!"
At Fortieth street he looked down tt
the middle of the block.
Mrs. Van Geist, alone, was just
alighting from her coupe.
He signaled the driver.
go to the other address again, In
Thirty-seventh street."
Jarvis opened the door.
eyes, sir, thank you, sir-Miss Mil.
brey is in, sir. I'll see, sir"
He crossed the Rubicon Of a door.
mat and stood in the unlighted hall
At the far end he saw light coming
from door that he knew opened into
the library.
Jarvis came into the light. Behind
him appeared Miss Milbrey In the
doorway.
Miss Milbrey says will you ente,
the library, Mr.. Bines?"
CHAPTER xxx.
SOME RUDE BEHAVIOR, OF WHICH
ONLY A WESTERN MAN COULD
BE GUILTY.
He walked quickly back. At thu
doorway she gave him her hand, which
he took in silence.
"Why-Mr. Bines!-you wouldn'
have surprised me last night. TO
night I pictured you on your way
west"
Her gown was of dull blue dimity
She still wore her hat, an arch O.
straw over her face, with ripe rec
cherries nodding upon it as she moved
He closed the door behind him.
do come in. I've been having :
solitary rummage among old things
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

Good Advice.
Keep the wound open and send for
the doctor.
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II can give you an hour, if you've
anything to say before it's done-not
longer"
She drew a long breath.
"Mr. Bines, are you mad? Can't you
be rationale"
II haven't been irrational, I give
you my word, not once since came
here"
He looked at her steadily. All al
once he saw her face go crimson. She
turned her eyes from his with an effort
I'm going back to Montana in the
morning. I want you to marry me to-
night won't even wait one more
day-one more hour. l know it's a
thing you never dreamed of-marrying
poor man. You'll look at 1t as the
most disgraceful act Of folly you could
possibly commit, and SO will every one
else here-but you'll do it. Tomorrow
at this time you'll be halfway to Chi.
cago with me-" I:
'Mr. Bines-I'm perfectly reasonable
and serious-1 mean 5it-are you quite
sure you didn't lose your wits when
you lost your money pr .#E
1T may be considered witless
thing to marry q girl who would marry
for money-but never mind that-I'm
used to taking chances = s. Ill., # .$ #sS
She glanced up at him curiously.
you know I'm to marry Mr.. Sheplel
the tenth Of next month. = 5 55
our grammar Is faulty tense Ii
wrong You should say was to have
married MI. shepler. I'm fastidious
about those little things, I conf ss. !, b
How can you jest g,