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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Medieval Table Manners.

"This is medieval saltcellar," said
the antiquary. 1T is huge, it is shaped
like castle, it is solid silver and the
price-but what is the use Of telling the
price to you?
every magnificent, eh? In the mid
die ages, you know, the saltcellar was
the principal table ornament Guests
sat above or below the salt as they
were prominent or the reverse. Where
do you think you'd have sat, eh?
"Queer table manners they had in
those days. The fastidious had indi-
vidual knives, forks and spoons, but
the common people ate with their
fingers. You helped yourself from the
general dish with your own spoon, if
you had one, but if you We're very. very
nice you licked the spoon clean first.
1.-THE food was queer-rich. rank food
swans, herons, porpoises, garlic. YER
juice, saffron. There were mead and
wine in foods, and ushers stood about
whose duty it was to lead to convenient
touches such guests as had dincd too
we'll. These ushers. being overworked.
were continually striking for more pay.
'The hours were queer too. Break
fast, dawn; dinner, 10 o'clock; supper
4 o'clock in the afternoon"-New Or
leans TimeS-DemOcrat.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Deadly Pleasures.

A South American man had the sense
of smell so keenly developed that he
rivaled any sporting dog. lie reveled
in the rarest and strongest perfumes,
but lost his sense of smell eventually
through overindulging in the scent Of
Il tropical flower. This proved fatal.
for he was unable to tell the smell Of
escaping gas in his bedroom and was
asphyxiated in consequence. Yet an
other instance of deadly pleasures. A
Russian, Count Ivanovitch, in the time
Of Nicholas I. had never left his bed
for years, indulging in it as pleas
ure and even taking only liquid foods
as being easier to eat. The emperor,
who knew Of this strange pleasure,
sent messenger to tell the count that
unless he left his bed to receive his
sovereign he would be sent to work
in the salt mines. This so alarmed the
self indulgent count that he died from
sheer fright.-Dundee Advertiser.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1907.
ON LARGER SCALE.

Fifty of the cooperative cream
cry associations of the state have
formed an association to be known
as the Minnesota Cooperative Dali
ry Association. The purpose of the
association is to do away with the
middlemens profits, selling direct
to retailers thru central agency
probably in Chicago. There are
6S1 cooperative creameries in the
state, and an effort will be made to
have them all join the association.
1t is estimeated that last year the
creameries of the state paid nearly
81 100000 to commission men.
Under the new system all of this
will be saved, except the actual
cost of transacting the business.
This is move in the right direc-
ton. The trust creameries arc at
tempting to force the cooperative
croamcrics out of business, and the
only way the latter can maintain
themselves is by combining their
efforts in maintaining a free mar
ket. The movement is only an ex-
tension of the principle on which
the cooperative creamcrics arc
founded. Corporation is the order
of the day; it is the idea that has
built up the trusts, but the same
idea adopted by the producers will
do moro to check the trust system
in certain lines than all the laws
that can be put on the statute books.
The one thing that more than any
other has hitherto prevented the
formation or success of large CO.
operative concerns is the deep dis.
trust the people have of each other
They are so afraid that someone
of their number placed in charge OF
a cooperative establishment will
rob them that they seem to prefer
the certainty Of being continually
robbed by the trusts. The cooper.
ative crcameries have done a great
work in lessening this distrust
and it is to be hoped they have done
enough of this to make every such
Creamery in the state join the state
association and help making it ;
success.
The first officers of the associa
ton are as follows: president, J
R. Morley, Owatonna; vice presi
dent, Even Evenson, Litchfeld
secretary, Robert Chickmore, Owa
tonna; treasurer, Andrew French
Plainview. The board of director
consists of the president, vice presi
dent and treasurer and J. F. Laml
of Stewartville, A. D. Stewart O.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
A PAPER OF PINS.

Pins were introduced in the six
teenth century.
Then they were costly and highly
priced as gifts.
A paper Of pins was more acceptable
than a bouquet.
An act was passed in 1913 making it
illegal to charge more than eightpence
a thousand for metal pins.
Persons of quality often used pins
made of lockwood, bone and silver,
while the poor put up with wooden
skewers.
In those day husbands We're often
surprised at the great amount Of mon
ey that went for pins; hence the term
''pin money"
Not so many years ago the frugal
American housewife was wont to teach
pin economy by teaching her children
that canny couplet, "See a pin and
pick it up, all the day you'll have good
luck" -Philadelphi Record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
WHAT TRAIN 30 YOU TAKE?
In Wiring Give Its Number, Name Of
Road and Time of Arrival.

~ """9 SiVS S1S NunpeTS Nano OF l.
Road and Time Of Arrival.
When you telegraph friend the
next time you are going to visit him
and that you'd be delighted to have
him meet you at the train the next day. !
for heavens sake telegraph him intelli |
gently.
If the money, irritations and disap.
pointments of the year were aggre,
gated for the United States in hope
lessly unintelligible kilograms of this
kind, the average political economist
would have fit. When the average
person in the small city or town de-
c1des on the jump to go to see friend
in the city and decides to telegraph
that friend what train to meet, he be-
comes an unconscious imbecile.
Will leave for Chicago tonight on $3.50
train. Meet me-
This is the text Of a ten word mes
sage which received the other night
from friend in an Ohio city. He had
started for Chicago before the tele-
gram was received by me, and while l
wanted immensely to meet him at the
station instead of making the least eff
fort to do so l took it out in swearing.
In sending a telegram announcing an
arrival the name Of the road and the
train number are the two absolute es-
sentials. 1t will be help to the recip-
lent Of the message in most cases if
the time of the arrival of the train be
given also. Frequently, as between the
two stations involved In such a mes
sage, a difference Of one hour in stand
ard time otherwise might confuse. But
as between the number of the train
and the numerals in the hour of ar
rival the telegrapher has chance Of
error, and in writing the message
these two sets of numerals should be
separated by the name Of the road.
Taking the ten word message as the
standard of length, then, any person
going anywhere from any station on
any railroad may use the one set form
of Geographic announcement of ar
: rival:
Arrive No. s. Lake Shore, due o'clock
: Monday morning.
Ordinarily no possible further infor-
nation is necessary in the greatest
railway center in America. The train
number is Interchangeable on it's own
system. Any railway employee any
where will identify the train in mo-
mcnt If the recipient Of the telegram
wishes to know whether the train is
on time before he starts to the station,
he can learn in a moment over the tel
ephone by asking about No. 5, and In
the query he will have the reader re-
spouse for the reason that his inform
ant will be grateful for the inquirer's
succinct knowledge Of train operations
H. w. Field in Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
A Doq's jealousy.

Dana is huge St. Bernard who has
his own ideas as to his Importance.
Whenever he wishes to attract atten-
ton he knocks his water pail over and
then rolls it around, growing at it and
making a great fuss. Then he puts
his head in and throws the pail high
in the air, batting at it with his paws
as it comes down. If this does not
have the desired effect he picks up
the pail by the handle and takes it into
the barn, where the noise is increased
by far owing to the wooden floor. This
performance is given whenever the
horse is petted or when strangers come
to the house.-Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

In 1850 the average annual earn
ings of each person employed in
manufacturing was $237, and the
value of his production was $1,000
thus making the cost of labor about
"a per cent of the value of the pro-
duct. In 1906 the average wages
had risen to $474, but the produc-
tion had risen to So, 818 per person
employed, and thus the cost of
labor had been reduced to about 20
per cent of the total value of pro-
duction. Thus the laborer is actual
ly getting less of the products of
his labor than he did in 1850, tho
he is paid more in coin, which,
however, has a less purchasing
power than in 1850. Machinery has
taken the place of laborers to a
great extent. 1t is true that the
price of many manufactured articles
is less today than in 1850, but in
every instance the price Of raw ma
terial has been reduced as much
or more. In view of the fact that
labor forms only one-ffth of the
value of manufactured articles it
seems that the protective tariff is
designed to give four-fifths of it's
protection to the owner of the ma
chinery and onc-fifth to the laborcr,
while the consumers-including the
same laborcrs tive-fifths of it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Oxygen and Nitrogen.

Z Oxygen, named from the Greek oxus,
sharp, Is the most abundant Of all sub
stances, constituting about one third of
the solid earth and forming about nine
tenths Of water and one-f1fth of the at
mosphere. It is the supporter Of ami
NAL life and Of combustion. Without
oxygen we could not breathe. Without
oxygen we could not even light a
match. Nitrogen Is, ina way, equally
important, as It Is the indispe
element IN food and IN the soil. from
which all food primarily IS drawn
New Fork Journal. s:.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
USED BIBLE AS CIPHER.
A Verse From Solomon Told of a Mar
rage Engagement.


When she left her home in the small
town to come to New York to take up
special course of study her pet sis
ter was fast reaching the crisis of a
love affair. The pet sister was a mnst
winsome young lady and had long kept
goodly train of suitors Assigning.
Was this affair to be the grand affair?
The older sister hoped so, for she liked
the young man corlially-thought he
was just the sort to make a proper
brother-in-law
But the weeks passed, and not bit
Of definite news about the progress Of
the affair did the older sister receive
in her city boarding house. She be-
came anxious. Louise, she thought,
must not go on recklessly trifing in
such important matters.
Then one night about 10 o'clock, just
as she was going to bed.>|<ame tele-
gram. The servant brought it up.
The elder sister was country girl
enough to be thoroug' q frightened by
the pale MANILA black mixed envelope.
How ominous it looked! At length she
gathered courage to open it. This is
what she read:
Solomon six three. LOUISE.
Solomon six three! Whatever in the
world! Oh, why, yes, stupid, it of
course meant the Song of Solomon,
sixth chapter, third verse! But-and
her checks flushed with shame-she
had no Bible
There was great scurrying about
the boarding house to find a copy of
the sacred book. The girls We're rout.
ed out in vain. On all sides the cry
arose, "W'ho's got Bible?" Just think
Of the sister trying to sleep that night
without knowing what that verse was
1t would have been just like a woman
to lie down to pleasant dreams, content
to know that she could satisfy her Gu
rtosity in the morning-not!
The landlady, good soul, came to the
rescue. She was no heather. She had
a Bible. Up to her room with it flew
the sister and shut the door. Such 8
turning over of pages by eager, nerv
| GUS fingers! Solomon six three Sht
| found it, and then she cried "Hurrah!'
and laughed, for the verse was:
am my beloved's, and my beloved Il
mine.
Now Vorlx Droco
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
The Indirect Method.

Homemade ice cream was a regular
item on the bill Of fare at Willie's
house, and while he liked the cream he
drew the line at turning the freezer.
One day when his mother returned
home she was agreeably surprised to
find him working at the crank as if his
life depended on it.
~ don't see how you got him to turn
the ice cream freezer" she said to- her
husband. 81 offered him a dime to do
it, and he just laughed at me-"
"You didn't go about it the right
way, my DEAR" replied her husband.
II bet him nickel he couldn't turn 1t
for half an wallpapers Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

One of the boldest specimens of
official forwardness-not to use
harder name for the act-was Pres
ident Roosevelt's off-hand gift to
China of a twenty-seven million
dollar claim due the United States
from that country. The claim was
the indemnity due the United States
in consequence of the Boxer upris-
ing in China some time ago, which
was payable in installments to cover
q period of forty years at per cent
interest.
Without consulting the represent
atives of the nation to which this
vast claim was due and payable,
the president last week notified the
Chinese government that he had
concluded to make China a present
of the whole claim.
The question naturally arises, was
tthis amount of twenty seven million
dollars which was due the people of
the United States, President Roose-
velt's to give? Has he the right to
dispose of the nations claims and
dues as he sees fit?
Admitting that the gift was one
which the American people could
afford to make and ought to make,
and that the making Of it will re-
dound to the credit and advantage
of the United>States, the president s
act in giving China that which be-
/ longed to the people and not to him
was none the less a presumptuous
usurpation of powers that do not
belong to him.
The people thru their represent
atives in congress possess the only
right. to make this generous dona-
ton, and the president act, being
without authority, has no legal
standing until ratified by congress.
This being the case, President
Roosevelt's gift was untimely, ever
tho China be considered entitled and
heartily welcome to the same
Anoka Free Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Greenwich Observatory,

In the year 1875 King Charles II. Of
England founded the royal observatory
at Greenwich in order that astronom-
ical observations might be made for
the assistance of sailors. The history
of the observatory has been the his
tory Of chronology and Of this practi-
cal side Of astronomy. Its work and
its standards have become distinctly
International The meridian Of Green
wich now determines the longitude of
the world,-Exchange.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Young Peoples Department.

The answers to the illustrated
puzzles printed in the Tribune June
10, early Family Names,'' are the
following: =
No. 55-Wheeler.
No. 56-Hooper.
No. 57-Postmyhr.
No. 58-Peterson.
No. 59-Railson.
No. 60-Lindquist..
Solutions were received from the
following:
Arthur Erickson, R. 3, Willmar.
Victor Swenson, R. 2, Spicer.
Edith Almen, St. Peter.
Elmer Anderson, Atwater, R. 3.
William johnson, Willmar.
Grace Sperry, Willmar.
Stense Lindgren, Irving.
Charles Anderson, Pennock, R. l..
Walter K. De La Hunt, Willmar.
Minnie Fridlund. Willmar.
The prize for this week was
awarded to Minnie Fridlund, Will
mar. Solutions for the last INSTALL
ment of the Kandiyohi County His
tory series will be received until
Saturday evening of this week. A
story book will be mailed for the
best solution of the names of
Lakes received up to that tin e.
The winner of the grand prize will
also be announced next week.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
Not Prettier,

II don't see why you should sheer
at my engagement ring said the fair
girl, with the flush of Indignation on
her cheek, as she faced the belle Of the
neighboring town. Its a great deal
prettier than the one you wore three
years ago and have not worn since!"
"No, DEAR" replied her friend, with
a cool, PARKWAY look in her voice, mot
prettier, but quite as pretty It's the
same ring"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

When one is thin and unable to gain
normal weight the daily cold bath, if
one is strong enough to stand it, will
often help to acquire sufficient vitality
and assimilative power to gain flesh
If too fat, the cold baths will help to
consume or burn UP the surplus tissue.
New York World.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

Beginning with this issue, the
subscription price of the Tribune
to subscribers in Canada will be
two dollars a year, this step being
made necessary on account of the
change in postal rates on news
papers in Canada.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
She Had a Substitute.

influential Member-1 am glad to no
'tice, doctor, that your wife never turns
her head to see who comes into church
late on Sunday morning. The Rev. DR..
Goodman-No, but she makes me tell
her all about them after we go home.
Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

The word bumper" meaning drink
ing vessel, derived it's origin from the
Roman Catholic religion. 1t was the
custom in England in ancient times to
drink the health of the pope after din
ner in full glass Of wine. This was
called "au bon PEREZ" from which we
have the contraction "bumper."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

The famous column at Trajan is 127
feet high, composed of thirtyfour
blocks of marble and sculptured from
top to bottom. There are $500 human
figures in the sculpture, besides al
most as many horses and several mill
tary engines. Its summit is reached
by a SPIRAL staircase of 1874 steps.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
His Luggage.

"Ticket," said the collector as he
opened the door Of carriage in which
sat a man who looked as if he was an
chored to his seat The man handed
over the required pasteboard, which
was duly inspected. Then, looking
around, the collector said, "Is there
another gentleman in the carriage"
"No." SIS that other portmanteau
yours, then, too?' ''Other portman-
teau?' Eyes, on the floor there by the
other.'' ''Those," said the traveller, with
dignity, are my feet."-London Globe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
The Perfect Servant.

The thoroughly trained English serv-
ant is In his way the most perfect kind
of servant to be found anywhere, and
in his station and for his duties he is
not to be matched in the world. Where
will you find any men so competent in
their work, so completely trained and
apparently emotionless in manner, so
punctual, so clean, so smart, as an
English butler, coachman, footman or
valet? Certainly not on the continent
Of Europe, in the United States, in
Canada or in Australia.-Count Life.
A totally color blind eye would see
only shades of gray from pure white
to pure black. This is about the way a
photograph shows a landscape, and the
gradations of light and shade are the
degree Of surface reflection of each COZ
or Independent of its color waves.-St.
Louis Republic.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

Redwood Falls, Charles A. Morse
of Sank Center, August Loegering
of Long Prairie. Charles Solely of
Maple Plain and Chris Twale of
KENYON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
THE SPECTER SWIMMER.
A Legend Of the Sea That Still Appeal

Legend Of the Sea That Still Appeals
to Sailors.
The sailor as a class still holds fast
to the superstitions that have been his
especial heritage throughout all ages.
To him the sea is still peopled with
phantoms. Men there are still who sail
the sea believing in the power of the
Swimmer, men who believe in the Wal
rus of unhOly fame and in the exist.
ence of the specter bark Lucy to be
seen at any time lodging in and out of
the creeks and bays of the South Caro-
lima coast. This is the tale of the SWIM
mer:
Near Cape Finisterre there lived a
fisher maiden in days when the world
asked fewer questions than now, and
With her lived her fisher sweetheart
On their wedding night, runs the yarn.
smugglers came down on their village,
a thieving, drunken band. When they
left, having done all the damage they
could, the fisher maiden's sweetheart
had disappeared, whether with them
or through them was never known.
Instead of pining uselessly, as would
most women, she dressed herself in
| mems clothes and started to find him,
dead or alive
For years she wandered over the
earth and ocean, and though her dis:
| guise was penetrated several times
and she passed through a host Of trou-
bles which vary with each telling, she
succeeded in keeping up her hunt FL
nally after escaping from an English
! prison the vessel she was on was lost
at sea, and the simple Breton fisher
men enshrined her in legend which
has her forever swimming the seas
still in search Of the man she loved
and hailing each craft she nears. A
sailor, be he Yankee or Portuguese,
matter of fact in all things else or
grossly superstitious believes firmly
that if you hear the hail Of the SWIM
mer on a dark night at sea and an
swer it not woe follows swiftly-New'
York Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03
-Ther-
Latest Development
in Life Insurance
ISSUED BY
CENTRAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF The UNITED STATES
Life Insurance Progressive Science,
FEATURES OF POLICY.


Some have objected life policies
of because the beneficiary
settlement where death the policy
number and paid than would be received
during the first when only paid The Guar
aneed Double Annual Allotment Policy this objection
guaranteed increase Ordinary Life Twenty
Twenty Endowment dollars
thousand dollars of policy
paid This is beneficiary
the face the policy To Mr. takes policy $40 600
secona year $40 o third year $o The con
OF death 9% the twentieth year the which would be
would be the mort%ay allotment DIVIDEND The policy also
third anniversary with 10 cent fourth anniversary
and cent each until it reaches
dividend the thirteenth each thereafter
to the end of the twenty period.
The Ten and Fifteen Payment policies differ from the above
only the mortuary being $50
dollars 9stes Of s 90 above TO illustrates Mr.
Of death the $40 GOO 90 Will paid the
ond third $l OO00O and with
OF $500 90 each In event of death the if
enth amount would be paid policy
would.b s The annual cash dividends begin upon
the third the policy
the paying period enables the
For particulars call, phone write
j. Z. BRANDON. State Manager,
Willmar, Minnesota
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

The hydra fusca, sort of polypus,
may be turned inside out like a glove
and will continue to live and eat as
heartily as ever
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