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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-08-28

Improved Chester White pigs fo1
sale They are fine. Call at my
office or at farm.
EFF A. P. Adams.
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FOR RENT-Furnished rooms at
POP Jessie street corner of Becker
avenue. 2Sf
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We take subscriptions for all
kinds of papers and periodicals.
27f Elfstrum & Co.
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DeLaHunt's Parcel Delivery.

Trunks, parcels, packages, letters,
etc., called for and delivered to any
part of the city. Prompt service.
Charges moderate. Office Great
Northern Express. Telephone No. 90.
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Marriage Lottery in Russia.

Marriage is real lottery at Smo-
1ensk, Russia. Four times a year a
lottery is held, the capital prize being
a young country girl, sometimes with
a good dowry in sheep. The price Of
4 ticket is about IS cents. At sin.
gle drawing 5000 tickets are sold.
He who is fortunate enough to draw
the lucky ticket has his alternative
he may marry the girl if she pleases
him, also gaining thereby $4,000 in
addition to whatever the girl brings
with her as dowry, or if the prize"
in question does not please him he
can turn the ticket over to friend.
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Typewriter ribbons for all kinds
of machines, Is cents, at Elfstrum
& Cos. EFF
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All kinds of school materials at
Elfstrum & Co.'s. EFF
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FOR RENT-Furnished room at
Gil Fourth street. VIM. Peterson. |
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Ar Unfortunate Discovery.

The Good Man-Remember, my boy,
that every hair on your head is mum.
bercd.
The Bowery Boy-Hully Gee! I'll
never hear de last Nv it If de gang
hears I'm sportin' autymobile tresses.
-puck
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A full and complete line of school
books and supplies at Carlson Bros
& Frost's. .">1.=. .<45a:> Il. 28tf
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linen we nave improved farms winch
we will sell on cash payment as low
as $500 to $1,000 per acre, according
to the improvements, balance in
FIVE equal annual installments.
North Dakota, with her cheap
lands of wonderful fertility and easy
adaptability to diversified farming,
is today tile poor mans paradise
the renters grandest opportunity to
get home and become independent
of the landlord. The man who is
now paying from So to Sc per acre
rent for the high priced lands of other
states-that won't raise a bushel
more grain nor pound more beef
is doing himself and his family an
injustice. In five years he may own
his own home-the finest farming
land on earth-for what he would
pay out for rent in that length of
time. He can pay for it and save
the rent besides. We can name you
hundreds of men who have done it
on lands which we sold them.
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Strict Mamma.

School books at Elfstrum & Co.'S.
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The Land Will Support You While
It's Paying For Itself .

and the who wants to in
Here,
the the Bead 8asket the W0 where seasons
sell the nstalmnt We bought land tracts
Some of wild lands that will on
INSTALL
adjoining improved lands that that will you
IS bushels
goes other
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The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Frank Gronard, Crooks Scout.

Editor National Tribune: In one Of
the issues of The National Tribune Z
noticed that sister of Frank Gronard,
Crooks scout, desired information as to
whether or not he was an enlisted man.
knew this scout. and conclude he is
now dead from this inquiry. 1 first
met him in 1876, at Red Cloud Agency.
He had just come in from Sitting Bulls
camp. He was soon after employed by
Gen. Crook for scouting, and in that
connection rendered notable service. A
few years ago I published series of
newspaper articles detailing Gronard's
adventures, and hence was brought into
close contact with him. He was a note
able character, and one of the beso
known of Crooks scouts. He told mo
of his employment by the Government,
and 1 am confident he said he received
800 a month. I know his service was
terminated by Gen. Crooks successor
in command of the Department of the
Platte-Gen. Miles, I think-and that
Gronard and his friends were very in
dignant over the action.-John T. Bell,
I'd Iowa, Oakland, Cal.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

so much success as to give expectation
that in the near future our rubber will
be cultivated instead of the crude and
wasteful method of hunting it thru the
forests. Our Department of Agriculture
has strong hopes of establishing rubber
plantations in Hawaii and the Philip,
pines which will supply large quantity
of what we need. At present there is
no thought of planting rubber in this
country. and yet it is possible that in
some parts of Florida and Texas tho
rubber plant may thrive. 1t belongs to
the fig family, and the fig will grow and
flourish all over that section of the
country south of Washington. Prob
ably some one of the fig family can pe
found which can be grown economically
and furnish the gum in a profitable
way There is also some talk of the
Juice of the milk weed. and possibly
some chemists and inventors have this
under examination The milk weed
grows spontaneously in many parts of
the country, and many botanists and
chemists think that possibly it will be-
come a highly-important addition to
the rubber-producing plants.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
THE INpr. RUBBER SUPPLY.

The bicycle, automobile, electricity
and other great industries have inereas-
ed enormously the Importance of india
rubber until it now exceeds in value al
most any other single imported article.
The total, including imported scraps,
now exceeds considerably s50,000,000.
1t has gone up with the greatest rap
idity in the last few years, and has
trebled since 1896. In 1896 the average
value per pound was 441a cents, while
last year the average value was "a cents
per pound. This has strongly directed
the attention of men everywhere to
rubber as a profitable field of invest
ment and also to the discovery of sub
stitutes. Among these is gutta joola-
tong, an article somewhat similar to
rubber and which can be mixed with
rubber for various purposes to great
advantage. We are now using more
than one-half of the rubber crop of
the world, and draw our chief supply
from Brazil. The strong demand and
increased price have had their natural
effect in encouraging men to go into
the business of discovering and supply.
ing the valuable gum Rubber planta-
tions have been established in India,
Ceylon, the Malayan Peninsula and
Java, and these have already attained
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Discharge Of the Negro Troevs.

Editor National Tribune: think
| your paper is invaluable to the old sol.
diers. A little item about my career
appeared in 1t lately. and Immediately
received communications from COM
rades L had not seen for years I want
to say something about President
Roosevelts discharge of the negro
troops of the 25th Inf. I think this was
clear case of our Chief Executive go
| ing off half-cocked. He discharged the
troops because they would not tell on
their comrades who raised the disturb
ance in Brownsville last August. Well.
| some of the negros could not tell be-
cause they did not know They were
discharged for their innocence In the
hrst place, according to my notion.
President Roosevelt should never have
put negro garrison in Texas fort.
Didn't Texas rebel against our noplo
Government, and didn't we all help to
bring her back into the Union on ac-
count of the negro? Now, our Chief
executive puts negro garrison in q
State of this kind consequently the Tex
ans considered themselves insulted and
Stunned the negros. The negros, like
true American soldiers, resented this
treatment, and the discharges are the
natural result. This shows a careless
ness on the part of the President and
the negros are suffering for it. If these
had been white soldiers would Roose-
welt nave done this? No. l should say
not 1 think he should treat the negros
with the same consideration he does the
white soldiers. for they are all true
Americans. Perhaps had it not been
for the negro soldiers some one else
might now be occupying the Presidents
chair, for at the battle of San Juan
Roosevelt's Rough Riders would have
been shot to pieces had it not been for
the noble colored 10th. who saved the
day while Roosevelt got the praise.
remember in 1854 at the battle of Nash
vile there was high hill. covered with
trees, behind which were concealed the
rebels. None of the white soldiers could
drive them out. A brigade of negros
was ordered up the hill, and tho they
fell fast they pushed on and up, and
when they reached the top of the hill
the rebs scattered The negros lost very
heavily in that charge. but did their
work. All thru the war the negros
showed great bravery, and 1 think the
President would receive the heartfelt
thanks of the veterans if he would re-
store the negro soldiers. I should like
my comrades to see this, that they may
know where I stand on this question.
Wake up, veterans of the 176th Ohio,
and let me hear from you,-Houstin
James, Captain, Co. H, 176th Ohio,
Enid, Okla.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
your water and let It stand twenty-four
hours; sediment or settling indicates
an unhealthy condition of the kidneys;
IL 1t stains the linen 1t Is evidence Of
kidney trouble; too frequent desire to
vincing proof that the kidneys and
bladder are out OF order.
What To Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge SO
often expressed that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root. the great kidney remedy,
fulfils every wish in overcoming rheu-
matism. pain in the back. kidneys, liver,
bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. 1t corrects inability to hold
water and scalding pain in passing Il,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
WINE % or beer. and oyercomes that un-
pleasant necessity of being compelled
to go often during the day, and to get
up many times during the night
The mild and immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root the great kidney and
bladder remedy is soon realized. tt
stands the highest because its remark
able curative power has been proven In
thousands of the most distressing cases.
III you need medicine, you should
have the best. Sold by druggists in
ifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy,
and book that tells all about it, both
sent absolutely free by mail. Address.
DIR. Kilmer e Co., Binghamton, ". Y.
When writing be sure to mention that
you read this generous offer in The
Washington National Tribune Don't
make any mistake, but remember tho
name, Swamp-Root. Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. and the address. Bing-
namton. N. Y, on every bottle.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Not Called by Their Proper Names.

John Thorp, Co. F, 59th ILL.,, Jewett,
H., was captured on Oct %, 1864, on
the Coosa River in Georgia and taken
to Cahaba Prison at Cahaba, Ala. There
were three other comrades with him at
the time, and they were out on forag-
ing expedition under, he thinks, a Cap
tain by the name of Cob. He would
like very much to hear from some of
his prison mates. but as they were none
of them called by their proper names
he has not been able to write to them.
He has never been able to prove that
he was confined in this prison on that
very account. He was called MAN"
himself: also "Five-fingered Jack"
from the fact that he had five fingers on
one hand. One of his fellow-prisoners
was called Dad and another Duffy
Ducat." Most of the rest We're called
by the name of their States, which was
all wrong. One man by the name of
Owens escaped from the prison several
times. but was always caught and put
into the Jail, and he thinks he was still
there when the others left, as was also
Major of some Ohio regiment, who
had tried to escape by tunneling. Com
rade Thorp was taken prisoner by part
of the 1st Ga. Cav. He would like to
hear from some Of the men who were
in prison with him.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

a device to repair the injury? Or is ii
intended to meet the wants of those
who find their heads rapidly growing
larger somewhat. to their own discom-
fort and certainly to the greater dis
comfort of those around them? Will
Mr.. Peters's device meet this too COM
mon trouble and apply sufficient rem
edy? We wait with interest to see its
application upon some case to which It
is adapted. There is certainly nothing
in the specifications accompanying the
drawing to enlighten US as to its prob
able uses.
Vehicle Tire.
Friedrich NJ. Georgi, Chicago, ILL.,,
has a new idea on elastic tires. He
would make a core of a number OF
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
THE POWDER TRUST.

From a cursory examination of read
fly available facts it would seem that
the. Government should have no trouble
in invalidating the patents which give
the Powder Trust the grip of which so
much complaint is made. The smoke
less powder at present in use is made
under patents taken out by Lieut.. Ber-
the time that the smokeless powder first
attracted attention these two officers
were detailed to study and make expert
ments at the naval arsenals for the pur-
pose of determining upon a powder for
use by our Navy. Lert. Bernadou, who
is something of a linguist, and is ia
miliar with Russian, found in an OBJ
scure Russan scientific paper an ac-
count of the researches of Mendalieff,
the eminent Russian chemist, by which
he had developed a process of making
a satisfactory smokeless powder from
gun cotton. Lieut. Bernadou took ad-
vantage of this, and with the concur
renee of Admiral Converse took out
patents for the same. The privilege
of manufacturing under these patents
for the Navy has been sold to the Gov
eminent, but from some professional
Jealousy the Army was not included.
AS to whether officers in the pay of the
Government and conducting expert
ments at the Governments expense
have the right to patent the discoveries
they may make is grave ethical ques-
ton which most people will decide
against the officers. However whether
they have the technical right TO take
out these patents is a legal question.
There seems to be little question that
Prof. Mendalieff really discoyere the
present method of smokeless powder,
and that Lieut.. Bernadou had the good
luck to come across his account and
appropriate the method for his own use
and emolument. 1t is claimed that the
facts of Mendalieff's priority by several
years can be easily established and the
patents invalidated.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
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is that you recommend us to your friends
We send you returns in 10 to 15 days.
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Matchmaking publications try TO eJtort "bloodr
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Those who send us $1,000 write LETTERS OF
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The National tribune., 1907-01-31
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

The peculiar brittleness of their tails
is sometimes an advantage to certain
lizards. Perching head downward or
rock, the diamond-tailed gecko. foI
example, is often seized by hawk
when the tail snaps off, and the ami
mai calmly wriggles away to grow an
other
A new alloy which serves electricians
as substitute for platinum consists OF
16 II ounces of silver, four and a half
pounds of nickel, one-kalf ounce OF
bismuth, and SO pennyweights of gold
The cost is about one-thirtieth of that
of nlatinum
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

Pneumonia is the special scourge of
the mining regions of the Rocky Noun
tains. Whether the prevalence of this
particular form of mortality is due TO
the rarified air and dryness or to the
tnsanitary habits of the miners does not
yet appear The habits of the miners
are not conducive of longevity They
are exposed to great hardships, they
have insufficient food and that not of .
good quality and their lives frequently
alternate between great hardships and
privations in the mountains and de-
bauches on bad whisky in the towns.
Their course of life is killing, and it is
not surprising that so many die at an
early age. Why they should die OF
pneumonia requires scientific explana-
ton
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
National Encampment at Washing ton
ID. E.

Jerry M. Dixon, Co. X, Seth ILL.,,
Winnsboro, La, thinks the National
Encampment of 1907 and all succeeding
Encampments should be held at Wash
ington. D. c., and that the Government
should pay the railroad fare of all old
soldiers not able to pay it themselves,
at least one way. If the next Encamp-
ment Is held in Washington, Comrade
Dixon will attend, but not otherwise.
He thinks the long-service men deserve
more of q pension than the others on
account of the time they lost from
school. If the war had only lasted one
year he could have. finished his course
in school, which he never did Jesse
James and Quantrell, in his estimation,
deserve monument a great deal more
than WirZ. for they did risk their lives
at the front. The thing that bothers
him is how any old soldier can possibly
get along without The National Tribune
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Wants Him to Write.

G. p. Barnett. Co. B. 10th Kan, Co
vina, Cal, was shot thru the ankle near
the Confederate first line of works al
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. Is, 1864. He
crawled on hands and knees to the rear
about 200 yards, where he lay until
noon of Dec. 16, in mud and sleet. About
midnight a young man by the name of
Rogers, belonging TO his regiment, came
along. built small brush fire and
thawed out Comrade Barnetts frozen
hands; also brought him some water,
then disappeared as suddenly as he had
appeared If Comrade Rogers is still
living, will he write to Comrade Bar
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
The Man Who Walked Overheard.

Mrs. Levi Jones, Sedro Wolley, Wash,
in answer to the inquiry of e. s. Vernon
in the issue of Nov. %, with regard to
the soldier who walked overheard in
his sleep into the Mississippi River,
says that the said soldier was her uncle,
VINO belonged to the 99th ILL.,, instead
OF the 18th Ohio, as Comrade Vernon
thought. He died Oct. Is, 1887. but
Mrs. Jones often heard him speak of
the incident,
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

pumpkin or watermelon to be, nor do
our own heads either split or go to
pieces. IL it possible that Mr. Peters
has made the mistake of too many men
who accept Theory for fact, and assum-
ing that there are times when mems
heads actually warp and SILT either
from too much liquor, trouble or the
malfeasance of others, has thought cut
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
A Treat to Read Them.

John w. Tathall, Paola, Kan, a vet
eran OF ~ years, who works eight and
10 hours every day, writes that it is a
great treat to him to read the editorials
of The National Tribune, they are so
well written and SO full and concise in
their statements. He is an ex-news-
paper man himself.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

There Were two non-refllable bottles
patented last week, one churn dasher,
four safety razors and two rotary en-
gines. The safety razors seem to be
gaining on the rotary engines and the
non-Tefllable bottles, as no week passes
without at least one new device of this
nature.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
What KslOwatt-HOur of Electricity
VIII Do.

VIII Do.
A novel method of selling electricity
end bringing home to the public mind
the versatility and wide range of ap-
plication of electrical energy, was de-
vised by the municipal lighting plant of
Loughborough, England. This consists
of a list showing some of the various
things that kilowatt-hour of electricity
will do for them. Some of these per-
formances are:
Cleaning Is pairs of boots
Keep your breakfast warm for five
hours.
Run a sewing machine for 21 hours.
Cook Is chops in Is minutes.
The list as whole is quite striking
and interesting.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

and the upper supports the rails. He
does not State in his application wheth-
er he contemplates the 'V'' to be filled
with concrete or other substances. This
would seem to be necessary to prevent
speedy rusting out from collected water.
Thomas A Gait, Sterling, ILL.,, at
tacks the problem in another way. with
a frame or shell having vertical sides
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Head Truss.

It passes the editorial understanding
what Walter ID. Peters, Minneapolis,
Minn., desires to accomplish by his head
truss, for which he received a patent
last week. OF course, we all have times
when we think our head is splitting
and that 1t is going to pieces. There is
also strong talk at times by some man
of busting another mans head. It is
true that these would imply such a
device as Mr.. Peters has given t, the
palpitating public, were II not for the
fact that we never actually see man
with his head bursted, as we expect O
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
A Nemornndum RooL

Any relative of Jeremiah Whitehead
can have the memorandum book which
he evidently carried South from Ke-
nosha, Wis, by applying to Mrs. M. L.
Flanagan, Townsend, Del, proving
property and inclosing stamps for post
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
Railway Tie.

Erik A. Rasmussen, Hot Springs, s.
D., has introduced what seems to be a
new idea in steel railway ties, with the
metal bent in the form of a "V," the
lower part of which sinks in the ground
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
SCIENCE AND INVENTION.
Work the Words Busy Brains in discovering Invenng and
Creating

a total of 761. OF these 460 patents
and 232 trademarks went to citizens of
the United States and So patents and
IA trademarks TO citizens of foreign
countries.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
WORK of ,he Patent omce.

For the week ended Jan. %, 1907
The Patent Office issued 504 patents
eight designs. 237 trademarks. six lab
els, three prints, three reissues; making
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
silver Coin Found.

]. T. Cunningham, Graham, Tex,
sends us word that G. w. Black, of
Graham, Tex, found some time ago d
silver coin about the size of half dol
lar with the following inscriptions:
The Union and the Constitution,
War of 1861 with shield and 13 stars)
James Woods, New York City,
IL
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

to childhood is a noodle cutter invented
by George A. Jelley (significant name),
of Pittsburg, Pa. which greatly facili-
tates the labor of cutting noodles. 1t
consists of a handle holding frame, in
which there are a series of disk-cutters
mounted.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
neS "oous, new YORK City,
Co. H, 95th n. Y

The coin will be gladly returned to
owner upon applying to ]. T. Cunning
ham, Graham, Tex. who has it in his
possession.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31
F AHHs Nv WASHINGTON.s

Twenty-Five acres near Glenn Dale Prince George
County. Maryland; is minutes walk from Pennsylya,
MIA Railroad station and 10 minutes station on
Baltimore Washington & Annapolis Electric Road
In process of construction, the completion of which a
promised by July !. Good house, three read frontst
good garden land lies well for subdivision Price
$3.50; 3l.5O0 cash, balance to suit Other properties
from 80 per acre up Glenn Dale Is "A miles from
Pa K r. Depot in Washington City, and about niRs
miles from Deanwood station, D. C., where there n
electric street car connection with the city
q II. LEWlA OlOnn Dale. MArylsrd.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

cidents of the overshoe pulling off in
the deep snow or mud, and consists of
a fiat metal body bent in "U" shape,
with arms pivoted to the outer side
that will engage over the heel.
The National tribune., 1907-01-31

There was only one rotary engine
patented last week and no churn and
no non-r -refiliable bottle.