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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

There walks one of the successful
men of New York" said an old resi-,
dent to a stranger, nodding to a well.
gloomed man of happy demeanor
striding along Broadway. But" he
added, soto voce. "he hasn't the
slightest knowledge of the world.
"How's that?' the visitor asked. BE,
cause he has always been successful,
and doesn't know the meaning Of ad,
y~ersity. He who always prospers sees
the world but on one side"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
Penalty of Foolish Talk.

It is Il brutal fact that, barring the
domain of the penal code. men suffer
nor for what they say than for what
they do. A foolish speech or a wit.
less interview will tell against a man
nor than q mistaken vote or a short,
sighted act Many a promising career
has been blIghled by the gratuitous
word, This looks like injustice, but is
simply the penalty Of FORGETTING a for
bearing proAumption,-Ncw York Mail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
The Youthful Idea.

pa" asked clever little Willie,
does the Indian scalp people so he
can get their hair 10 make his wig.
wam?"
And he lodged just in time to make
a hair breadth escape from the pa
ternal boot.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Hon. Mrs, Bird, wife of a former
prime minister of Tasmania, is a prom.
lpent Australian S~alvationist, while a
daughter of Lieut.. Gov. Gait, OF On.
tario. works In Canada, where Miss
Macdonald. daughter OF 8 Toronto mil.
lionaire, Is an active soldier in the
Army.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
Has Heavy Liabilities.

Herr johann Strauss, a nephew Of
the eminent composer, has been sen.
fenced to a weeks Imprisonment for
debt In Vienna. His liabilities are
said to amount to $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Peculiar interest attaches to the flag displayed at the famous hosiery in
Barnes, Eng, the Red Lion hotel, inasnnuch as 1t is te hrst Aherlcah haS
ever manufactured n the United States.
Until Al act If congress was passed in 1866. empowering the secretaries
of war, of he navy and of the treasury to enter into contracts for the bunting
of American manufacture, the national nags ma been made III iolush Jun
tries and from foreign wool
The owner of this curious flag. which has 81 stars, representing the mum
Der of states then existing. undertook the manufactur of bunting when, TO
a certain extent was a seCret-in America, wit. the result that a mill In Low
ell was placed at his disposal and his efforts were successful
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11
THE YELLOW PERIL
BY JOHN FORBES
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An oppressive gloom perTadfd he
atmosphere Of the Capital club. ana
In the Red room q slow departing
twilight. penetrating with dttilcplly
heavy black masaes Of tobacco SMOKE,
WAS the only illumination NO u had
cared to press the rt"ttTir button
Occasionally Uue of a dozen or more
glowing cigar ends seemed 10 awaken
from a royrrio to beam bri"hjIJ Tor %
moment then relapse a.atn Tx" l0'
eye NJ a dTuwEy tiger There was ho
sound IN the O and scarcriy II p''
Ceptible movement, save no" ana
then a finger lIccbud tho aHllc8 away
or a hand removed "A weed from close.
shut Hips.
For several minutes t%hUs.-lhrn th"
d~eup.yuiced cabinet secretary, with
dtruihrd deilbcrution, resumed, And
gentlemen, when ali is said and done.
the entire situation may bo briefly
summarized. As the general has eX-
nlainod. they have ou]croaChea upon
oar northern boundary until a barrier
of armed men extends from the Paci.
fc to The Atlantic. Our southern
boundary is a glittcrlng line OF bayO,
nets from gulf to gulf, II we drive
back a regiment We retreat TO our
lines before a brigade"
"A corps, Mr., Secretary, an entire
army corps" intcfposed the general
And continued tho secretary,
their fleets protect their commerce
In every harbor of the world. For
every torpedo boat VIC possess they
have n cruiser, and for every destroy
or over whose decks our flag iloat8 n
battleshlp ilaunts their colofs to the
breeze. They have naval stations
within so hours of our most soquea.
tered sea ports. they nave invested
our Great Lakes. Our ihSulhr posses
sions we have ccdcd to them, with
honor, indeed, but ] cannot say, gen
haps, but stu coercion,
10 To0n, their prime minister, Is
exceedingly frank, IT is not he says,
a matter Of conquest, but o struggle
for existence, My people must have
~henath-they are Buif0cating. We
have our ilsherIca at the very south
polo, and every foot of tho bleak 81
borian stCppes yields its quota of rice
or mtIlet~nay. even though 1t needs
be rooted with glass tu keep III" earth
from s%trangling in its frozen clutch
tho sprouting seeds. There ia no area
In all the western hemisphere, from
ice.bonnd valleys of northwest bays
and rivers to lofty snow capped Cor
dilIcra in the south. save what is oc.
cupiod by these United States Of
yours, but responds to the industry Of
my people. And you have room,
room, room. You arc encompassed
You must see the inevitable This,
encompassed. Our navy " helpless,
our army but barely holds at bay the
hofdos upon our borders. Our lines
of Notifications are problems which
cannot long remain unsolycd, The
time when craftsmanship awaited us
has long, long since gone by.
"Gentleman and the sarrptDry'a
voice WAS scarcely audIhle 81 fpnr. |
sFea''S 'e"' W. "'' "'oo"''
l, ma.a tai,n" ~,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

Lo Toon, the prime minister, sat IN
state. Courtiers in silken flowing
gowns paused in their goinEs to and
fro and clerks and scribes, low bent
at their writing, looked up oNpectant-
ly. 10 Toon's face was expression.
loss as ever, hut his eyes glittcred
perhaps more than usual. and his
voice was over.sweet,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-01-11

The kitten has Its eyes opened in
nine days. but the fool has to wait
longer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
CRUISER TO STOP JAP RAID.
Big Plot to Invade Seal Fisheries Is
Discovered,

Seattle, Wash, Aug. ia plan to
make an organized raid upon the Sc
attic rookeries of the Pribyloff islands,
to loot not only the rookeries of the
seal herds of St. Paul and St. George
islands, but also the salt houses
where the North American Trading
and Transportation company, lessons
of the Pribyloff rookeries, have a
large number of pelts sailed awaiting
shipments, has been discovered with
the result that the United States gov-
eminent has decided to dispatch the
cruiser Buffalo to Bevic. The news
was brought here by the sealing
cruiser Vera, which has returned
from hunting cruise in the North
Pacific. She reported that an ar
rangement had been reached by a
number of Japanese sealing schoon-
ers, each of which carried besides
their usual armament used in hunt
ing, one or more machine guns on
board, to unite in making a concerted
raid upon the islands. The guards
are all too weak to resist such an
invasion. The Vera spoke the JAP
anese sealer Kinsei in northern wa
tiers, and learned from her that she
would take part in the raids. The
sealers on board said that 80 schoon-
ers were to come to the Behring sea
this winter, and would make dash
on the islands, club the seals on the
rookeries, and loot the salt houses. A
raid on Copper island was also con-
templated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
news OF minnesota,
Settled.

st. Paul-The old controversy over
the title to land included in grant
to the old Hastings & Dakota railroad
has been closed by the delivery by
State Auditor S. G. Iverson OF deeds
to 2O,904.47 acres of land to the trus-
tees of the road. The title to this
land has been involved in litigation
twelve years, and the termination of
the controversy was made possible by
an act of the legislature passed last
winter.
The land grant was made by an act
of congress, and the list of lands in
Guided were certified to the state for
the benefit of the company. Later
complication arose, however, and in
1895 the Minnesota legislature de-
clared the land grant forfeited. The
grant having originated in an act of
congress, however, the federal authori-
ties refused to pay any attention to
the legislative act, and the company
took the matter into the courts, with
the result that it's title to the land was
confirmed.
Ever since the passage of the act of
1895, however, the state officials have
refused to issue deeds for the land, in
view of the fact that the state legis-
lature had ordered the grant forfeited.
AS the title of the railroad has been
upheld by the courts the legislature
last winter passed an act repeating the
act of 1895. This cleared the way for
settlement of the question, and Gov
Johnson has now signed the deeds
which will give the settlers on the
lands in question clear title to their
lands. While they have heretofore
been in undisturbed possession of the
land, the failure of the state to issue
it's deed left a cloud on the title.
The deeds just issued cover lands
located in eight of the counties of the
state, as follows: Swift, 11,1193S; Ste
vens, 5,191.18; Big Stone, 2,061.44;
Chippewa, 1,99S.S0; Kandiyohi, 24O;
Yellow Medicine, $780, Lac qui Parje,
1857; Mcleod, 401.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
BRIEF NOTES.

Northfield-Rev. F. M. Garland, OF
Sank Center, has accepted the call OF
All Saints Episcopal church of this
city and will take immediate charge
of the pastorate.
st. Paul-The 500 Line has issued a
call for men to assist in harvesting
the crop in the territory tributary to
that road. It is estimated that more
than 5000 men will be needed.
st. Paul-The Ryan hotel has been
robbed Systematically of silverware
during several days. Property to the
value of $500 is missing. The police
are on the lookout for two former EN-.
ployees.
Ellsw orth-John A. Valley, an al
legged deserter from the Eleventh cav
airy two years ago, was arrested here
by City Marshal Reddy and immedi-
ately will be taken to the military
prison at Fort Smelling. The reward
of $50 offered for his capture will go
to Mr.. Reddy.
st. Paul-William L. Qualey, 4O5
Dayton avenue, manager of the St.
Paul Marble and Granite Works, 17S
West Fourth street, fell in front of
his place of business MORALLY wounded
from a pistol bullet in his abdomen.
He died at the city hospital an hour
later.
Shawano-Herman Zernicke, one of
the best known young farmers of this
part of the county, died suddenly after
but two days sickness. He was liter
ally choked to death by a malignant
growth in his throat which caused the
entire closing of his windpipe. About
two years ago he married the young
widow of Gustav Klebesadel. She and
two children survive. Her first hus-
band was struck and killed by light
ming in the spring of 1903.
Washington Minnie V. Hines is apr,
pointed postmistress at Roosevelt, Ro.
seau county, MINI.
Observation-Disclosures Andrews has at
tached his veto to an appropriation OF
5000 made by the council at its last
meeting to aid the Mankato Fair Asso,
citation, on the ground that it is illegal.
Nashwauk-Pietro Tenternio, "a
years old, was fired at from ambush
while returning home by trail thru
the woods. Tenternio owns a particu,
larly rich piece of timberland.
Dassel-Hjalmar Nelson, 20 years
old, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nela
Nelson, of the town of Collinwood, was
Instantly killed by lightning, while
'tackiug hay.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
Strike Broken.

Hibbing-While no reports Of trou'
BILE are sent to the governors Office
from the iron range, and the con-
stantly increasing number of men re-
turning to work seems to indicate that
the strike is broken, it's effect will be
seen in the next balance sheet of tho
state, according to State Auditor S.
G. Iverson. He expects that the re-
ceipts from royalties on the ore taken
from the state lands will be decreased
to some extent owing to the idleness
of the mines for several weeks during
the season, which is none too long at
best in the open pit mines. 1t is feared
that the mines will not be in full oper-
alton and turning out the average pro-
duct for few weeks, and as the roy
alties are on the tons of ore taken
from the mines the receipts from this
source undoubtedly will be somewhat
less than the amount anticipated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21

ployed throughout the country by the
Associated Press went out on strike
Monday evening. All of the night op-
orators in the New York and Chicago
Offices quit.
Several of the large brokerage
houses yielded to the demands of
their operators and averted a strike,
in others the men left their keys early
in the day.
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, arrived
in Chicago Monday and held a long
conference with other labor leaders,
He and all the others declared that
the federation would support the strik-
ers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
BRIEF REVIEW Of
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST lMPOR.
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM.
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal of the
Busy Man.

STRIKE OF TELEGRAPHERs.
Commercial Telegraphers' union sent
a warning to all boards of trade anc
commercial bodies to adjust their at
fairs in preparation for a general walk
out. President Roosevelt would not
interfere in the strike, referring mum
erous appeals to Labor Commissioner
Neill. The operators employed by Ar
mour & Co. at Chicago and in the
Union Stock yards at East st. Louis
quit their keys.
The general executive board of the
Commercial Telegraphers union voted
in favor of calling a general strike OF
operators in the United States, Can
ada and Mexico National Secretary
Russell authorized the walkouts that
had occurred. Trouble on several
railroads presaged strike of the
railway telegraphers. Labor leaders
offered their aid in settling tho dis
pute between the operators and the
two big telegraph companies, but re-
ceived little encouragement. The
strike was extended to Toronto, Bos-
ton and several other cities.
Telegraph operators in New York,
Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Jacksonville, Fla, and
many other eastern and southeastern
cities, and in Montreal, Canada, Joined
the ranks of the strikers.
The strike of the telegraph opera
tors in the Chicago Offices of the West
ern Union company spread rapidly
tying up the local business of that
corporation and practically putting out
Of service ali its transcontinenta!
lines. All but about score of the
7S5 employees of the Western Union In
that city quit their keys, and practical
ly the entire force walked out at Kan
sas City, Denver, Dallas, Fort Worth,
Colorado Springs, Helena, Ell Paso and
Salt Lake. Next 500 operators en-
ployed by the Postal Telegraph COM
pany in Chicago and 60 in New Or
leans joined the strikers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
especially in the produce line ,waD
admitted freely Wednesday By large

especially IN the produce line ,WaD
admitted freely Wednesday By large
produce dealers and commission firms
OF South Water and Market streets.
{ The loss falls heaviest on dealers in
the more perishable commodities, and
these admit shrinkage in the volume
of business 20 to Is per cent. Sew.
eral dealers in poultry, butter and
eggs declare that the strike has al
most paralyzed business, and if con-
tinued for an indefinite period would
cause irreparable loss.
clowry Says Strike Is Over.
New York, Aug. 16.-At the general
omces OF the two telegraph companies
1t was said that every hour was bring
ing them nearer to normal conditions.
Business was moving to all parts of
the country over clear wires and no
difficulty was experienced in handling
everything offered.
The strike is over" declared Rob-
ert e. Clowry, president and general
manager of the Western Union. 1--WE
are having applications from the
strikers, but we are turning them
down. We are filled up and cannot
place them" President Clowry also
said there was no trouble over the
question of railroad wires and none
was anticipated.
The Associated Press is moving it's
reports and under steadily improving
conditions. At night service was re-
sumed to several additional points and
these were further increased during
the day.
The local officers of the union still
express confidence in the outcome and
dispute the company's claim that busi-
ness is being handled satisfactorily.
They say they are receiving constant
additions to their ranks and deny that
any union men have applied for rein
statement to either the Western Union
or the Postal.
Packers hen Out in East St. Louis.
st. Louis, Aug. l6.-The stockyards
OF East st. Louis were caught in the
strike when "a operators working d.
rect wires in the packing houses went
out in response to orders from Chi
cago.
Armour lost IL men and Swift and
Nelson Morris six each. The men Sad
been engaged in handling the quota
lions and receipts and desired to be
classed as leased wire men that they
might receive the pay demanded by
the latter.
Road Offers Strikers Work.
Denver, Colo, Aug. 16.-The Union
Pacific, through the chief clerk of Su-
perintendent Korty, of Omaha, has Of
fered work to all of the $50 operators
on strike in Denver and declares there
is room for $50 more.
About dozen men accepted the Of
fers to go out of town, but the major
ity are so certain of a satisfactory set
tlement Of the strike that they are not
availing themselves of the opportunity.
Officials Wives at Keys.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 16.-Pittsburg
remains in communication with the
rest of the country geographically
chiefly because of three women, wives
of the officials in the office of the West
ern Union company here. They are
Mrs. E. B. Saylor, wife of the superin-
tendent; Mrs. N. E. Church, wife of a
local manager, and Mrs. Schiller, wife
OF the night wire chief. These women
were operators before their marriage.
Two days work has taken the kinks
from their fingers and at night the
three women sat the pace for SO other
operators.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
Hartman Between Two Fires.

Washington, Aug. lie. H. Harri.
man is between two fires. The deci-
sion of the attorney general to compel
him to answer questions put by the
interstate commerce commission has
placed him in a predicament. If he
answers the questions they may estab-
lish the fact of his control of the ILL.,
nois Central. A refusal to comply
with the order will lay him liable to a
heavy fine and imprisonment for con-
tempt. 1t is understood here that
Hartman will resist the governments
efforts.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

DiStruSt of the government attl-
tude toward the corporations, a threat
ened monetary stringency in all the
leading markets of the world and the
financial embarrassment of the Pope
Manufacturing company combined to
demoralize the stock market in New
York. Prices melted in sensational
fashion and the average level of de-
clines was below that reached in the
memorable Northern Pacific panic of
May, 1901. Stocks were sold lower
than ever before in their history.
The Maryland Republican conven-
ton made the following nominations:
For governor, George R. Gather; for
attorney general, Hammond Urner;
for comptroller James P. Baker; for
clerk of court of appeals, Thomas Par
ran.
Nathan Jaffa, of Roswell, N. NJ,
was appointed secretary of New Mexi-
co to succeed Secretary Reynolds, re-
signed.
The primary election in San Fran
cisco resulted in sweeping victory
for the Republican league or Ryan
ticket, which stood for earnest support
of the bribery graft prosecution and
the present mayor and board of su-
pervisors.
Lord Ashtown, one of the Irish land
lords whose activity in the cattle
grazing war has aroused bitter ami
mostly, narrowly escaped death from
the explosion of a bomb which partly
destroyed the hunting lodge where he
was sleeping.
Receivers for the Pope Manufacture
ing company and it's subsidiary COM
pany, the Pope Motor Car company,
which are engaged in the manufacture
of automobiles and bicycles, with
main Offices and plant at Hartford,
Conn, were appointed in New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts. The failure was ascribed to
the stringency of the money market.
J. w. Meyer, of Chicago, was elected
worthy grand president of the Sons of
St. George, Illinois district, at Rock
ford convention.
Judge Lands adjourned the grand
jury investigation of the Alton road
until September to give the govern
ment's legal department chance to
convince him that the promise of i'm
munity should be fulfilled.
H. s. Pugh, until recently telegraph
editor of the Memphis News-Scimitar,
was found dead in his room.
New designs made by the late Au-
gustus St. Gaudens have been accept
ed for the eagle, the double eagle and
the cent piece. They involve radical
changes in some instances.
Rioting was renewed in Belfast and
the troops were forced to use their
bayonets to dispense the mobs of
strike sympathizers.
A fast train on the St. Louis & San
Francisco road was wrecked near
Mountain Grove, Mo-, and Engineer
McKenna was killed.
The outbreak of yellow fever in the
American garrison at Cfenfuegos
proved to be much graver than was at
first supposed. Eight additional cases
were reported, making a total of ten
cases.
Great damage to property in La
Crosse, Wis.,. was done by tornado.
Floods, earthquake and a typhoon
caused great loss of life and property
, in Japan.
Daniel j.. Tobin, of Boston, was
elected president Of the Team Drivers
and Helpers International union. Cor.
nelius p. Shea, of Chicago, president
for the past four years. was defeated.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
Leads World In Automobile.

~ America now leads the world in the
manufacture, sale and use of automo-
biles. This is the declaration of a
French expert, who has been keeping
a record Of the automobile business.
Five years ago the United States built
only 314 automobiles OF all classes,
while at the same. time France built
23,711 machines. Last year the pro-
duction in the United States was co.
900, in France $4,000, in England 49,
900. in Germany $4,000, II Italy 10, 900,
and n Relgium 1900. u nine. years
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
Good Receipts.

st. Paul-The state board of coh
troll transmitted to State Auditor Iyer-
son the report of the receipts at the
various state institutions for the
month of July, with checks for the
amounts.
The total receipts at all the
institutions was $25,000.17, dis
tributed as follows: Anoka asy-
lum, 81; Hastings asylum, 1925;
Fergus Falls hospital, $499.35;
Rochester hospital, $616.66; St. Peter
hospital, $4,1S9.45; Faribault, $685.;
school for the deaf, Faribault, $527.86;
school for the feeble minded, Fari-
bault, $2,49739; state public school at
Owatonna, $500; state training school,
Red Wing, $174.52; reformatory at st.
Cloud, $6,704.95; prison at Saltwater,
$9,276.09
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
Medicinal Tobacco.

Tobacco may be luxury, but it ia
also splendid disinfectant, and rare.
ly, in my experience, does smoker
take an infectious disease. This be
ing so, cannot look upon the moder
ate use Of tobacco entirely In the light
of q luxury-it Is preventive medi,
cine.-London Argus. tut j ut s s.: :.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
Matter Of Feeling.

Mr.. Blinks-What? Thirty years
old tomorrow? You told the minister
who married US only two years ago
that you were IS.
Mrs. Blinks (wearily)-Well, felt
Is then.-N. Y. Weekly. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
The Difference.

"Pa, what's the difference between
the meaning of prepared and ready?"
"Well, there's many a person who
may be prepared to die, but I never
saw one who was ready" Chicago
RecOrd-Herald
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-21
Sentimental.

Stranger-You Americans are very
sentimental, don't you think?
Native-Oh, very. Whenever there's
a railroad accident, and 40 or so of
US killed, we talk about 1t for fully
q week after.-Life. &C.. -.