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Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

incarnation, some of the word made
flesh, some of the spirit uttering itself
in humanity. Thus, if we will receive
them, our little Ones are prophets sent
from God to recall us to our own d.
vine heritage. Did we not look SO
much at the trivial we would see this
truth shining to us in their baby
faces and about their little forms. 1t
Is high privilege to bring soul
through the gate Of life am not at
all devout man, but feel almost like
crossing myself when l think of that.
l would all men and women in this age
looked at it SO. We need to learn the
lesson of unselfshness, to see the di-
vine meaning of birth, the sacred char
acter of parenthood.
Who can tell the destiny wrapped up
In little child? Somewhere are born
the saviors of the world, the lofty souls
that are to lead us to swcetcr manners
and better days. We never know but
our little ones may have that higl,
calling. At any rate, they are Gods
children, and it is for this. if for moth
Ing else, that we should cherish them.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07
Charity.

How little we know of each other!
How are We misjudged each by eachs
How much that is highest and noblest
Can find no expression in speech!
How often we censure our brother
And leave dark cloud on his name
When, could we but know, he's deserv-
ing
OF charity ratl .er ,;,an blame!
In each is nature unfathomed;
IN each is an uneXplored mine
or sentiment, wholesome and kindly,
The trace of a something divine
In each, though the surface seems bar
rem,
The manner repelIent and cold
Deep down in the bosom lie hidden
The veins of the purest of gold
Judge not. for the trial. the temptation,
The motive and heart are unknown.
Judge not, for unseen is the battle
Fought out in the silence alone.
We see but the rough that is outward.
The surface that's hardened with sin
We look at the shell uninviting
And not at the storehouse within.
Our brothers and sisters who struggle,
With circumstance, weakness and fate
Why should we not lift through COM
passion,
Not trample with censure and hate?
For none is so low but kindness
May help him his loss to retrieve,
And all in their instincts are better
Than others are prone to believe.
There's gold where it least is susuected.
Down deep in it's fastness Of stone
There's good in the heart Of all crea-
lures,
Pure yearnings that never are known.
In each of our hearts is beauty,
II we but had eyes and would see.
In each is a storehouse of treasure.
And love is it's magical key.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07
A Divine Messenger.

To me every new baby seems to
come fresh from God and to bring
with it section Of heaven. The Only
Woman and myself have had five of
these celestial visitors, the last having
arrived on the shores Of this world but
recently. With each one the spell has
seemed to grow. but the last has been
a veritable divine messenger. 1t is not
a mere fancy to say that every one
about the place has felt the influence.
Even the oldest boy, who is just in
that uncertain territory between child
hood and youth, has been willing to
run errands and do little tasks without
undue urging. Any one acquainted
With boys at this age will realize that
nothing but a mirscle would effect such
result. We have all been moved by
the spell, each in his own way. 1t is
rs though something had breathed on
our better natures and brought them
more actively into everyday affairs.
There has been IN added amiability,
We have been touched by the impulse
Of unselfishness, which, after all, is
the most divine thing that comes to
man.
We know so little of the origin of a
soul, if souls have an origin, so little
of the mystery of life and the miracle
of birth, that stand in awe of YOUNG
baby and have an almost uncanny
feeling as look into its eyes. There
Is an impalpable atmosphere about it,
as though it were fresh from the air of
some eternal country. a breat b IF which
1t had brought with It from afar. To
me every birth is in way divine
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07
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The Hunters.
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toIlSlHIl.j
Marcus Hunter was left an orphan
when he was seven years old. He had
no brothers or sisters, no home, no
money, no anything. An uncle who
was we'll to do took him to his house
against his wife's wishes, and the
boys life there was one of misery.
When he was seventeen the uncle died,
and the aunt turned the boy out of the
house. He found a position as clerk
IN business house. In ten years he
set up for himself
His relatives who during this period
had ignored him now began to nod
pleasantly to him when they met hil,
and invited him to their houses The
aunt. who had made life a burden to
him, reminded him of the pleasant
days that he had spent under her roof
and how happy it had made her to be
a mother to him.
Just as Mark was getting on his
feet in a business way commercial
panic came on. He needed little as
sistance to tide him over the crisis
and applied to those Of his relatives
who were able to help him. He began
by telling them that he would like to
talk over his affairs with them with
view to getting their advice. He got
no further than this, for each and
every one Of them pronounced himself
incompetent to advise him. This shut
the poor fellow off. as they intended.
He failed Then his relatives dropped
him again.
When the commercial storm WAS
over Mark went to work for q man
who was a business genius. He took
a great fancy to his clerk and pro-
NOTED him rapidly, finally making bin
second only to himself. Thei the "in
rlOyer died chidless and left about all
there was Of the business to his pro
tege.
Marcus died multimillionaire. Just
before his death he made a will. in
which he directed that the house in
which he had passed his lonely life
he never married--should be closed by
his executor from the day Of his death
till one week after the funeral. when
an auction should take place Of every
thing it contained. No one was to be
admitted to the sale except his rela-
tives
Since he left no direct heirs, most of
the relatives were present at the read
ing of the will. each hoping for sub
Stantia1 remembrance. When they
heard this singular provision and
learned that the testator had left no
legacy to any one of them they natu-
rally inferred that he had concluded to
remember them by leaving their lega-
cies in different articles of furniture.
But what singular way! Ten thou
sand dollars might be in a hollow cane,
while but $1,000 had been placed in
rosewood desk. Yet the cane might be
Knocked down for a dollar. while the
desk might bring 500. Was there ever
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

such way devised for distributing
millions of money? The will further
stated that the amount realized from
the sale was to be expended by the
executor fer monument to the de-
ceased
When the day of the sale came
around it was astonishing how many
relatives Hunter had left behind him.
There were Hunters innumerable both
by name and in reality. A protest
was made to the executor that many
Of them were not related to the testa-
tor and should not be admitted. But
he argued that by the terms of the
will the sale must take place then and
there and there was no time to exam
inc credentials.
The crowd were kept waiting while
articles were first sold that could not
possibly contain anything, such as un-
covered crockery. On these there
were only such bids as would serve
to get them out of the way. But
when it came to articles in which
stacks Of bills could be placed the bid
ding became furious. AS soon as an
article was knocked down the buyer
wished to get at it, but was Informed
that he could not have it till after the
sale The bidders had every variety
of opinion as to what articles were
most likely to contain large amounts.
so that anything wooden or hollow
brought excellent prices. A kitchen
table with a drawer Qocked and no
key brought 500. an upholstered sofa
$500, a cane fishing rod $3.50. A stew
pan with hollow handle large enough
to contain a dozen $1,000 bonds
brought 1915 One Of the favorites
was plaster bust Of Abraham Lin
coin. Such busts are usually hollow.
anG this would naturally attract an
ingenious hide. 1t brought $655 and
was the cause of a protracted quarrel
between two different branches OF
Hunters.
Well, the last article was finally
knocked down, and buyers were told
that they might take away their pur-
chases A rush was made for the
arI1CleS, OUT IeW WERE TelilONcU. SeV-
eral purchasers had brought hammers
and with these began to smash their
articles The signal was crack on
the head of Abraham Lincoln's bust,
which dropped into couple of dozen
pieces An exclamation of rage went
up from the man who had paid the
enormous price for it. From that mo-
ment the crash Of furniture, the rip
ping Of upholstery and the smashing of
glass and stoneware were mingled
with oaths and exclamations of disap-
pointment. Not single article knock
ed down by the auctioneer contained
one cent or one cents worth of prop
erty.
The next morning the newspapers
announced that the late Marcus Hun
ter had few days before his death
given away his whole property, ST.
100000. to institutions for the poor.
The Hunter monument is one Of the
handsomest In Sleepy Hollow ceme-
terry. FLORENCE NORTON.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

"You know" said a smart young man
to girl, "some one has said that If
you would make a lasting pair of boots,
take for the sole the tongue Of wo-
man."
"Yes," replied the girl, land for the
uppers you ought to take the cheek of
the man who said it,
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

There is no national holiday in this
country, not even the Fourth of July.
congress can make no law for holi-
days outside the District of Columbia
Ihe presidents proclamation itself
makes Thanksgiving. for instance. a
legal holiday only in the District Of
Columbia and the territories.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

The Nobel prizes were suggested by
the eighth Earl of Bridgewater, son of
the bishop OF Durham. He left $4,000
to be paid to the author of the best
treatise on '"The Power, Wisdom and
Goodness of God as Manifested In the
Creation" The judges divided the
money among eight persons.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07
As a Little Child.

Memory is the sanctuary Of the soul.
There do we go to worship. In it are
stored our treasures. Out of the win
dows Of this temple we see green fields
and running brooks. Through the hal
lowed air that surrounds it we,ilear old
songs and loved voices. We look out
upon the magic land of childhood, mel
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

HykerBronson tells me he is taking
mud baths now.
Pyker-Why, ! thought he was out of
p0lttics.-Illustrated Bits.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

"Emeline, You are not happy. What
makes you pretend that you are?"
Because artificial happiness is lots
better than none at oil"
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

ST. Paul. N1inn., May 1st. 1908.
Hon. Julius A. Schmahl, Secretary OF
State
Sir: AS required by Section IS Of the
Revised Laws, as amended, ! have the
honor to furnish you herewith state
msnt of the purposes and effects Of the
respective amendments proposed to the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota by
the Legislature Of 1907, and which are
to be submitted to the electors Of said
State at the General Election of 1908.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

low ilu udZy Ill Tie UlSlducc, WItu Tue
sunshine cleaning over it, and our
minds go back to the words of the
Christ, Suffer little children to come
unto me and forbid them not, for of
such is the kingdom Of heaven"
Come with me and we will take the
past by the hand and wander back to
the old home. There is the broken
gate. There is the house where we
were born. The cedar trees are larger
now. There Is the little brook bab-
bling over it's pebbles. We have play
cd in it many a day. There is the old
barn where we used to hide in the hay
and hunt hens nests There is the
spring under the hill How cool and
quiet all is after the fever and hustle
Of the world! We hear the nuts fall
ing on the leaves, the distant calling
Of dove. In fancy we are boys and
girls again, and our hearts are filled
with an ineffable gladness
Everything is much the same, yet
not everything. The old faces are
gone. Then with pang we turn away
anu lAC ulClllu NilllSllCS. uC lCN u VI
life Is In our veins, and the clamor Of
the world is in our ears. Who can
blame us that our eyes are full of
tears? Who can blame us that in our
hearts is the old inarticulate cry, 30
God, that I were a little child again at
my mothers knee" Who can blame
us that we turn to our work with
sigh? For we have met the tragedy of
human life. We are growing old
One of the finest things to grow in
our American soil is patriotism /
doubt if any one can really he patriotic
who does not come close to nature.
The air of the open country fills us
with nation love. The time is coming
when we may need some real patriot
ism, and we should cultivate the crop
now.
After all, it is nature that teaches
us all arts, even the art Of govern
ment. The equal treatment given to
all by natural laws shows man d mod
el for equal and exact justice in hn-
man laws.
The need Of the world is light-more
light and yet more light-not knowl-
edge alone, but wisdom; not reason
alone, but inspiration.
Genius may not be hard work, but
the two make a good team. Neither
works so well single.
JAMES A. EDGERTON,
Cold Spring-on-the-H Hudson, n. Y.
''Did you ever get over her mothers
objection to you?"
'Yes; told her that she looked as
young as her daughter"
''That caught the vain old lady, l
suppose"
Easily, but it lost me the daugh-
ter."-Exchange.
Diner-Here. waiter, this egg isn't
half cooked.
The Waiter-Well, you didn't want it
half cooked, did you?
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

The Widow-1s yo' sho' yo' lubs me?
Sammy-CO'Se Is shO'. The Widow
(suspiciously-Yo' amt los yo'r job,
is. s.yo'?-Exchange.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

The need of the world is light-more
light and yet more light-not knowl-
edge alone, but wisdom; not reason
alone, but inspiration.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-07

After all, it is nature that teaches
us all arts, even the art Of govern
ment. The equal treatment given to
oil by natural laws shows man mod
el for equal and exact justice in hu-
man laws.
The sun., 1908-03-24
UTr JOBBERS SPIED TPON.
Amusing scenes Witnessed by Private In'
NestIEatOrs In Queens.

TIE Formers Club representing rVoO
petitioners. met in Literary Hall Bayside,
last night AID heard reports Of W ork done
on the highways in Queens that sounded
like paragraphs from a country barber shop
Joke book These reports were made in
all seriousness The information contained
IN them was gathered hy men who wit
messed the scenes described Among the
Investigators we're G, Rowland Leavtt,
former County Clerk David l.. Van Nos
trand, W. 4. Van Sicklen, II 4, Lott, n b.
Cornell and Charles Powell. all prominent
and wealthy. The object Of the association
is to try 10 correct the evils which the mem
bers saw exist in the performance Of city
work in Queens borough
Mr.. Powell, who served as a highway
commissioner Under the old town of Flush
ing, told Of four men and two foremen
consuming forty-one and half days in
cleaning a gutter 100 feet long There
was an extra shovel on the job every day
and while the fifth workmen never APP
pcared Nr Powell felt sure his name was
on he payroll
Il saw five lqborers aud two foremen at
Little Neck the other day, said Mr Cornell
trying 10 set 4 grating one foot by three.
There were 40 many men IN the crowd
that they fought to sec who would get hold
Of the grating
Then Mr. Cornell told Of a Rrayhaired
hewhiskered man who drives over from
WhiteetOne with gray tntiering horse
10 work on the highway, Twice 4 day he
takes about q wheelbarrow load Of stone
10 the work and then drives back TO his
home in NhitestonP
One day he said. the horse fell down
tho hill and the entire gang on the work
spent the afternoon getting the horse back
on its feet aud discussing the case
But that isn't in II with the fat foreman,
who gets to the work every day between
~ and o'clock in the afternoon This
particular foreman, arriving on the ground
hunts up a nice cUsey retreat, takes on his
sho and spends an hour or 20 reading
the papers. Then he puts on his shoes and
starts for home, The other day his gong
cut out a lot of weeds along iht roadside
and after they had been carefully placed
in a heap the fat foreman came along and
sat down on the pile and they all spent a
hour discussing where they should burn
them.
Ex-County Clerk Van Nostrand was
next on his feet. i want 10 tell y0u,' he
said, about a steam roller that has been
standing in the roadway behind my hou So
all winter. Every morning a man comes
around and builds up the fire under the
boiler aud when he leaves al nightfall
another man takes his place and keeps the
fire going. This steam roller has remained
In one place all winter,
The sun., 1908-03-24
"MisnOu' al the Metropolitan,

A. the Metropolitan Opera House last
evening Ambrose Thomsss 'Mignon' was
sung in Italian The had weather had
little effect on the attendance, except to
delay arrivals, even in those perts Of the
house where point is msde Of prompt
arrival. When the curtains opened not
half the seats In any part Of the house we're
occupied but before the first sct was half
over the orchestra floor and box tiers and
most Of the circles above we're filed with
people who stayed the opera through and
Miss Farrer in the second act Miss Farrrr
was Mipn0N, Miss Abott appeared rs Filipd
and Nine Jacoby rs Federico. MN.
Bonci Plancon Lucas and MGhlmenn sang
respectively the parts Of Guolieimo, Loia7o,
LdeHs and Gidrro. VI. Bovy WAS the con-
ductor
The sun., 1908-03-24
"efRLS or rHE RToRT soRr.
tho New fitch Farce Is BnSht and Merry
and Brisk.

Bowring, In hls Kingdom and People Of
SIAM tells Of a Siamese play in which tho
pAivS and ohildiAh desire for realism went
40 Tar that after the actors had lett the
stage the actresses undressed and took
their bath. In the play they we're said to
be alone, 80 there was no reason 10 be
ashamed Of their nudity In our more
sophisticated Occidental civilization women
undress on the stage for not quite the same
reason. They are influenced not by the
fact that the actors have departed but
that the audience has arrived It's a great
thing, evolution,
Which genial reflection is inspired by
Girls Clyde Fitoh's latest comedy, with
an indebtedness credited to a play by Hugo
Holtz. II was shown at Days Theatre
last evening Whatever share Herr Holtz
had In the original scenario, Girls as II
now stands is Fitch all over, and Fitch In
merry, irresponsible mood, the mood Of
romantic farce. Telling the story Of three
girls who try 10 be bachelors together and
sing No Wedding Bells ne hymn, but who
ultimately fall before the inevitable Archer,
Mr.. Fitch has applied a thousand and one
Of thoso delciously observed and always
timely bits Of realism Of which be 10 a mae
ter, like bright garment, to his tale And
he has added bright speeches and novel
situations and provided acting that makes
his purpose clear He has, too, steered
clear Of sentimentality in the rather Teu-
tonic ending Of his play
II was in Act J. that hs chose 10 exhibit
one Of those surprises that he is supposed
always 70 provide. IL was nothing less
than the pretty spectacle Of his three
bachelor girls going to bed. One Of them
went to bed in the Morris chair one on
The couch, one in the folding bed Curiously
she was not the one who said her prayers
Il was all accomplished with nice decorum.
and Miss Ruth Msyclife, who was adorable
as the youngest Of the girls, might we'll be
excused for any excuse TO show her hair.
After they we're all abed the steam pipe in
their fat set up a slumber song One
thousand hat dwelers in the audience
shouted with sympathetic woe
Laura Nelson Hall and Amy Rcsrd
played the other two girls Miss Hall must
,ake care less she acquire by imitation the
artificial infections Of Miss Ricards speech
Charles Cherry was most genial and
engaging hero, light and easy and eHortless
IN his acting And many lesser players
added 10 the pleasure Of a capital enter.
tqinment
The sun., 1908-03-24

Miss Julia Kcan Fish and William Lawrence
Breese Of London England, were married
yesterday afternoon IN 81. Iames's Protestant
Episcopal Church, Madison avenue and
Srventy-frstt street. Bishop Courtney, the
rector Of the church. performed the ceremony
at I o'clock The bride was given away by
her father Hamilton Fish. with whom she
entered. She looked charming In white
satin costume made with a court train \
panel O' rose point lace covered the front
skirt and the waist was entirely covered with
the lace. as well a. the elbow sleeves he
veil Of the same lace was held IN the couture
with 4 diamond tiara, the git OF the BRIDE
groom aunt, Mrs. Thomson, now In England,
She carried q bouquet oI white orchids aud
lilies NJ the valley.
The Misses Janet Fish and Rosamond Fish
sisters Of the bride, we're bTidesna!ds. They
wore gowns OF white chiffon over tafpta.
with bands Of white sltiD around the loot ol
the skirt and embroidered In Alic" blue and
Leghorn hats with lace crowns trimmed With
pink roses. They carried pink roses Rupert
Higgins OF London assisted his stepbrothcr
A. best man and James Lawrence Bfeese Ir
Ia cOusinL Hamilton Fish, Ir., aud Stbyvesdnt
Fish. Jr. ~ brother and cousin Of the brdpi.
Aymar Johnson aud Nlstar Kendall were
ushers
after the church ceremony The brides
father, Hamilton Fish. gave a reception al his
residence, IS East Seventy-seventh street.
The sun., 1908-03-24
Paris BIDS HIGH FOR CtRUSO.
Put the singer DeclinsS-WIn Appear In
London In Concerts al IS 900 Each.

lIuUuuU w UNNNENS ~ Ne UNIV LANlls
Signor Caruso declined Yesterday an offer
to sing at the Grand Opera in Paris. The
raw directors, NM Messenger and Brous.
san. want him 10 sing eight times in tho
tatter part Of June and the beginning OF
July and Udered the Conred Metropolitan
Opera Company. which controls the services
+ me tenor. $3.50 an appearance, which
s mora than the theatre ever paid TO any
singer SignoT Caruso declined on the
round that he would he too tired by that
;ime to do hiTsali justice and preferred d TO
7s'
II il probable that he will accept the
cffer received lCs. week from London. He
s wanted for eight appearances IN the Eng
ish capital FIVE to be made in the spring
md three in October In Albert Hall For
Zach concert he ia 10 receive 5000. the
ighfst amount ever paid 10 a singer There
"a tradition that Nine Patti onca received
IN South America the same amount for
appearing in opera there. That ia not well
authenticated OF couIss Slguur Carusp
lmsalf will get only the s.. 600 guaranteed
'o him by the Conried Metropolitan Opera
Company. II is the knowledge Of the
ipn.2nd for his services that makes SignOr
Carlso chafe under the terms Of his New
NoTk contract
Oscar Hammerstein il also realizing nova
lays that tenors come high. He is in nego-
tiation for the next season with leo Slezak,
formerly Of the Imperial Opera House in
Vienna. This singer, who is Pole refused
Co sign new contract there on the ground
that he was waiting to 60 10 America. He
sings in Italian. although he has =, far made
100 public appearances in that language,
w. HammeTstein ia now working on a
Sc Of g.. 600 an appearance and the travel
\ - l.sa
I the manager Of the Manhattan finds that
lr mus' accept these terms " Sleaak will
t1ke the place Of Signor Bassi who ia not
20 return next saGs1n.
The sun., 1908-03-24
PLAYED FOR JENNY LIND.
Death al % Of the Only surviving Charter
Member OF 81. Cecilia Lodge.

Thomas Stanley Nedhsm, who was a
violinist in the orchestra which played for
Jenny Lind when she sang at Castle Gar
den and who has for many years been
connected with the piano trade in this
city. died yesterday at his home, % West
Eighty-second street He was 30 years
old and was a native Of Leicester. England
He came to this country in lsis He was
one Of the founders Of the Chamber Music
Club and for ten years was organist Of
the Floating Church. He was the only
surviving charter member Of the So. Cecilia
lodge Of the Masonic order He IL survived
by his wife and two sons, Henry B., pres-
dent Of the New Jersey Portland Cement
Company, and Thomas s. Nedhan