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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22

CPEAKER CANNON and other lead
~ ers in the horse are concerned
over the growing practice of repre-
sentatives in being away from the
chamber during the consideration of
important business. 1t always has
been difficult to keep the members
present during the daily sessions, but
absenteeism has become a positive
evil this year.
This is due to the fact that the
house now owns large Office build
ing, put up at cost of several mil.
lions of dollars and containing fine
quarters for every member. In the Sc
clusion Of the Office building a mem
Der who is not burdened with any re-
sponsibility other than to cast his vote
when a signal for him to do so is
given spends his time sending out
seeds and writing to the folks back
home.
If present plans are carried out an
other excuse for members who are not
disposed to attend the daily proceed
ings will be provided. What Repre-
sentative Tawney of Minnesota calls
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
French chefs art, but anguish is . bar

French chefs art, but anguish is q bar
to appetite.
After a moment Barnes passes
Ends letter over to Edwin's wife.
When she has read it, he says: Il
have been thinking If it wouldn't be
better to sail to Ajaccio and get De
Belloc and some of his troopers to 60
with us to Bocognano."
with De Belloc and his troopers
you would never find her." answers
Marina. THE sight of their cavalry
uniforms would be signalled up the
Valley of the Gravona; Enid would not
be in Bocognano. In the mountain fast
nesses of Del Orc they would hide her
where you would never find her."
"Thea some honest countrymen,
from this neighborhood; they can be
hired?" suggests Barnes.
But not by a foreigner to strike
against Corsican," replies Marina,
almost proudly. ITO have any hope of
finding your wife we must go alone.
I'll lead you by secret paths through
the mountains; on the main road did
they see you coming they would am.
bush and kill you." Her eyes look
eagerly upon the shore, she rises and
says, resolutely: "Come!"
Barnes, more eager than she, quick
ly dresses himself in the simple hunt
ing suit he has brought with him.
"Oh, you must look more Corsican,"
cries the girl, and deity puts cocks
feather plucked from one of his brides
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
Truants Worry of "Uncle Joe" Cannon

q "plot" to retard business in the
house is in process of being Matched.
When the Office building was COM
pleted members made complaint that
they were so far removed from the
chamber they had no way of finding
out what was going on except by
means of a telephone. This was unsat-
isfactory. It was then suggested that
a ticker, such as is used in trans
hitting stock quotations, be installed,
but the scheme was discarded. Then
the house officials discovered device
that it is believed will fill the bill. II
put into use this device will communi-
cate over the wires to rooms In tho
Office building every sound and syl.
liable uttered on the house floor.
"Why not connect the wires with
Washington homes of congressman"
said house leader. And then prob
ably in the process of development the
time will come when measures will be
adopted making it unnecessary for the
members to come to Washington at
all.
First thing we know the house will
rejoice in the possession of an up-to-
date signal service, including q wire
less outfit. From his home in Homo
lulu the delegate from Hawaii, by
merely touching button or sending
a message by wireless, will be able to
register his vote on given measure.
Where is it all going to end?
"Darned il l know"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
Women Involved in the Hill ImbrogIo

Towers term would please every one
concerned. The trouble consisted in
the hints being dropped in the wrong
quarter.
Another supposition that seems ten.
able is that limited at by q former
Washington society woman, now a
resident of Paris. She intimated that
social, not political, enemies were re.
sponsible for the supposed rundown.
She is thoroughly conversant with the
secret diplomatic history of Europe
and asserted emphatically that the
whole imbr0gliO was social.
According to this authority, there
has been strong feeling in the diplo
matte set against Mrs. Hill ever since
she became the wife Of the then as
sistant secretary of state. Washing
ton social enemies made then, she de.
clared, are striving now to accom-.
plish her husbands downfall, although
every one, even her enemies, is fond
of him. The Towers, she continued,
evidently allowed themselves to be in.
t1uenced by the Washington gossip
and what they heard in tho other
embassies in Berlin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22

Marrying for Love Comparatively Un'
known in That Country.

In nine families out of every ten
wives are said by famous Japanese
to obey their husbands, not willingly,
but through fear. Foreigners pen
citrate rarely into the Japanese home,
and this because the Japanese are
careful not to show them their fami-
ly life. Love marriages do not exist
in Japan. No doubt there are cases
where wife and husband learn to love
each other after marriage; it is mere
chance. If they learn of man who
has married for love they consider
him contemplate and immoral. Opin.
ion places love of woman on low
scale because the Japanese do not dis
tinguish between passion and love.
They keep their blood as pure as pos
sible Before contracting a marriage
they study carefully the genealogy of
the consort-elect. The woman who
cannot prove her blue blood can not
expect a good match. To the object
of preserving pure and honorable an
ancestral line all other considerations
in matrimony are subservient. A ia
Their whose only child is a daughter
exerts himself to find a husband for
her, and this husband he invites into
his own home. The daughter and the
son-in-law establish their household in
the paternal homestead. This is for
the purpose of perpetuating the wom-
ans family.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22

A THOUGH the Hill affair is ap-
n parently settled it is still the par
amount subject of gossip in diplomatic
society circles. Two theories are ad-
vanced to explain the opposition to
DR.. Hill as American ambassador to
Berlin, and both have to do with wom-
en- and high society.
In some quarters wise ones profess
to have seen in the entire affair the
desire of Mrs. Charlemagne Tower to
continue in the German capital, where
she conducted most successful cam
paign. She is an especial favorite of
the emperor, and is welcomed in court
circles. For this reason, it was pointed
out, clever woman would find it an
easy matter to have a hint dropped
that continuation of Ambassador
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22

polling booth great words on the glory
Of Corsica, which had given France
Bonaparte and one day would give
her another"
Suddenly the girl calls: But you
cannot overtake Enid in q second" for
the Americans heels are beating a tat
too on the sides of his sturdy little
cob, and he is hurrying forward NUT
tering: Three hours ahead Of me.
Perhaps we can overtake my darling
before night"
Don't ride so fast" exclaims his
companion, galloping her pony to him.
Then her voice growing very solemn.
she says warningly: from some hill.
top, should we get too near, they will
see us coming, and in vendetta am.
bush, some knife might reach not only
your heart but-Enid's. When you
have enemies in Corsica, beware the,
path ahead of you!"
(TO BE CONTJNUED.)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22

THERE will be no more mixing of
! cheap, inferior or old seeds in the
packages which will be sold by deal
ers after Representative Mann's bill
becomes law. The measure is to
prevent the misbranding and adultera-
ton of seeds, and it has been favor
ably acted upon by the house COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce. The prospects for the passage
of the bill are good.
Some interesting statements are
made in the report on the bill, which
has been presented to the house. It
asserts that "the frightful extent to
which the adulteration Of seeds has
grown in our country 10 . menace to
the interests of the farmer. gardener,
hortirulturist and honest scotsman.
The United States has. become tue
dumping ground for the poor seed Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
MACHINE WAS ALL RIGHT.
Figured So Well Merchant Decided
That He Needed Two.

"sir," said the man as he entered
the Office, II wish to exhibit to you
my universal calculating machine
a thing that should be found in the
counting room Of every business man.
1t will add, subtract, divide. multiply,
and there is no such thing as failure I"
Il have heard Of it," replied the mer-
chant. but never understood it was
much Of success" %, sir, but 1t is
perfection! Give me any example
you will. and will guarantee a COR
rect solution" ''Very well. bought
two dozen leghorn chickens at So
each. l built a coop at an expense
OF $50. In one year bought SIS
worth of feed. In the same year
got six eggs. What was my profit or
loss for the year, why, you paid
out 1927 and got back about 20 cents.
In actual figares, your loss was
$126.S0." Il guess that's correct"
sighed the merchant. and you may
leave me two machines. I'll keep one
busy on my chickens and tho other
figuring out how r:uch profit I make
In raising my own celery and Gu.
cumbers.'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22

w AsH1NGTON. = Every now and
w then there's paragraph in a
local paper, or perhaps in a dispatch
sent out from here, that has to do with
things political, mention Of 'cloakroom
gossip at the capitol. To tell the
truth, it is doubtful whether half a
dozen people, outside of those who live
in Washington or who have been
here in a more or less intimate ca
pacity at one time or another, know
what the capitol cloakrooms are like.
In fact, from a remark inn0cently
dropped by q friend of mine from
Egypt, ILL.,, once upon time-and who
may be taken as fairly representative
at least of several million ordinarily
intelligent folks-Tm quite sure they
haven't an idea.
Il never could understand" said this
supplemented person, apropos Of a
comment of mine on some cloakroom
brilliancy, chow it was this great gov.
eminent couldn't provide something
better than cloakrooms for senators
and representatives to use when they
are not working, but have to be there
just the same.''
have no doubt that this modern
Egyptian had pictured in his minds
eye cloalroom all cluttered up will
assorted garments in even the best
of weather, and made uninhabitable
by soggy, mud-splattered goloshe:
and dank, smelly raincoats on wei
days-as the only place to which
patriotic but pestered statesmen nigh
resort when tagged or in need of +;
smoke.
The reality is so different, as mos
of us who live here are we'll aware
for the Republican and Democratic
cloakrooms of the house, for instance
are furnished with such attention t,
solid comf0rt-nOt to speak of luxur,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
Adulteration of Seeds to Be Stopped

the world. which can be and is used
by interruptions dealers for adultera-
ton purposes. Seed that is held over
until the germ is dead and the vital
force is entirely gone, is mixed with,
fresh seed of the same kind. Tho
mixed article is sold as fresh seed. In
buying seed it is usually impossible
for the purchaser to toll the true char
acter or quality of the seed. 1t 10 i'm
possible for the ordinary purchaser to
see any difference in appearance be-
tween turnip seed worth 40 cents q
pound, cabbage seed worth 81 q pound !
and cauli1ower seed worth $40 q
pound"
The bill prepared by Mr.. Mann 10
severe upon those who misbrand or
adulterate seeds. A fine Of 5000 IL pro-
vided for the first offense, $500 for tho
second offense, and Imprisonment fox
one year, or both.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22

rocky shore. Az Marina's feet touch
the soil, she looks at it passionately
and murmurs bitterly: ITO think that
l come back to my native island with
the hands Of so many Of the friends
of my childhood against me, with 90
many hearts that once turned toward
me turned away" Then she draws her.
self up and says desperately, yet
proudly: But Twill show to them my
hands are free of the blood of To
masso Monaldi."
Clambering over the sea-washed
rocks. they reach the green woodland
and soon through its soft foliage of
lick, beech and wild citron, tread a
romantic path that leads them to the
more dusty highway which skirts the
coast. slightly to the south Of the. lit.
tie quay Of Sagone. This Marina says
Is fortunate, that they need not excite
curiosity by passing through the sea,
aide village to reach the road to Vico.
BY which they will strike east to reach
the vast glen between Monte Rotondo
and Monte Del Orc.
A little while along this road, roast
ing beneath the hot sun and stided
by the dust OF early summer, when
Marina says, pointing to farmers
house: "Stay here and I'll bargain for
tho use Of two of tn native ponies I
SEQ In his barRyard.'
A few minutes of apparently excited
gesticulation and talk with the peas
ant who is hoeing in his ,nel9. and she
brings into the road two sturdy, shay
gy brown ponies.
Mounting astride one OF these, Cor
sican fashion, Marina says almost
gaily: I'VE have the beasts for week
at 30 francs apiece. Now I feel at
home again."
Upon the other Barnes would dash
forward, but some very serious words
from his companion stop him. 1T was
lucky I saw that farmer. He said: I
would give you more gentle beast,
girl, had not four men three hours ago
engaged my gentle Mandalina for a
lady's use. Of course, my best was at
Signore Saliceti's order. I had heard
him speak up in the mountains at the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
Popular Misconception of the Cloalhoom

-as to make the lounging room OF tho
ordinary club look like parlor in
Thrums by comparison. There's =
scrumptiously thick carpet, perfect
flock of astonishingly comfortable
chairs and half dozen leather-covered
davenports of remarkably form-fitting
qualities.
In the old days, when the member
who could register John Smith and
Jag" when he went homo every even
ing was looked upon as nothing moro
than a real sassy legislator, with an
eye to play as we'll as work, these
davenports, or their predecessors,
worked overtime. They seldom accom-
modated more than one statesman at
a time, and he was usually dead to
the world. Nowadays, with n0thine
stronger than tea served in the capitol
restaurants and drunkenness in
legislator looked upon as bad form
plus, these davenports sometimes hold
as many as half a dozen members at
a time. Which is interesting If not
instructive.
But the cloakrooms-bot Repub-
lican and Democratic-of the house
are worth while for more reasons than
that of furniture. It is in the cloak
room that the legislative back I'M
bends, the brow unwrinkles, the men.
tai attitude gets a quick reverse. At
las, having temporary respite, I'M
straps his world burden, dumps it in
the nearest corner, slaps brother Atlas
on the back and borrows cigar. Re,
lieved from pose that is oftentimes
physical as we'll as mental, Atlas be.
comes human. He listens, he tells
story. he sometimes laughs. And In
! the intervals of Renaissance and such
and sometimes there are no intervals
| he broils to turn, with language
| comprehensive and ornate, every per.
son and thing connected with the gov.
eminent, from the president and the
constitution down to the messenger
to the eighteenth assistant secretary
of state who does not know his place,
and the wearing flight of steps to the
second floor of the census Office. And
oftentimes they put each other on the
| pan.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22

bOnnets In his hat. Some SCOT, Felix, "
she commands the cook, Ito make
Monsieur's eyebrows darker and his
moustache black
Yes, that's it," she adds eagerly.
"And you?" asks Barnes placing his
eyes on Marina's white Partisan fete
dress.
"Oh, I've brought a Corsican peas
ants costume with me-" and the lady
calls to Graham to bring on board a
little bundle she had left upon the
deck of the fishing smack.
Then Marina runs down the COM
panionway and secludes herself in the
salon while Barnes gives his direc.
tions to Graham. you had better re.
turn that fishing boat to Villefranche
by two of your crew."
yes, even land lubber can sail
her across in this fine weather without
any trouble" answers the mate.
Il am sorry, my gallant fellow, l
cannot take you with me-" says the
American; "only Marina and l must
CO."
"Hoot, man! not lone wi that deli.
cate lassie."
1--WE are safer alone than with a
few" replies Barnes. But have the
yacht ready to sail and sharp look
out kept for me. During the night have
boat ashore there with couple of
men in it, SO that, If necessary, I may
Immediately come on board Of you"
AYE, aye! Night and day I'll look
for you," answers the mate.
Nov, bring the boat alongside"
mot yet, Monsieur" cries Leboeuf,
issuing from the galley, mot without
something to eat, to support you and
Madame" and he produces big hav.
ersack filled with provisions.
you're right. BY evening we shall
be hungry, il not BEFORE" answers the
American, "and it will be best to avoid
as much as possible native inns" He
calls: Madame Anstruther, / am
ready"
'And so am l." And Marina trips to
the deck, a peasant girl of her island
her dark brown tresses shaded by
the graceful mandile and a faldetta of
grey cloth draping her agile figure.
Her short skirts disclose her delicate
feet shod in strong country shoes fit
for use over the stones of mountain
paths.
Both are eager. Within fve min
utes they are in the boat, and pulled
by two Scotch taps, soon land upon the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
MiStruSted.

II used to know Mr. Sheeker who
was with your firm. I understand he
is a tried and trusted employee"
He was trusted, yes. And he'll b0
tried. too. If we're SO fortunate % e.,
catch im.-Royal Magazine
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
Grand Jury Kent Bury

The grand jury OF New York coun.
ty returns on an average sixty.four in.
dtctments each day.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-22
Shopping.

"You say these are first.class seou.
rities?" asked the lady caller.
'First-class, madam" assured the
broker.
will they wash well?''
Il mean. are they guaranteed not
to shrink ?"
The daily sentinel., 1908-07-23
THREE TRANIPS DROWN
BY CAPSIZING OF BOAT
Joe Harris Tells of Recovery of Boat
at Westwater and the Drowning
of Three Tramps

Under Sheriff Wallis received a
letter this afternoon from Joe Har-
ris at Westwater. Utah. stating that
he had recovered a boat from the
river that he believed belonged in
this city.
The letter further stated that the
boat came down the river on Tues
day with five tramps aboard and
when almost opposite Whitewater it
capsized, and three CT the tramps
We're drowned, two of them swim
ming out from the overturned boat.
Harris states that he does not
know the names of any of the men,
and that none of the bodies have
been recovered yet.
Under Sheriff Wallis states that
the boat does belong in this city to
"A man by the name of Gerheart The
description that Harris gives of the
boat tallies exactly with the boat of
Gerheart
1t is believed that the tramps stole
the boat in this city, and not know
ing how treacherous the river is
along its route to the Green, took
passage down the river with the re-
suit that three OF them were
drowned.
The daily sentinel., 1908-07-23
UNIVERSITY DAY TUESDAY
TO RAISE $1,000 GIFT
Great Effort to be Made Next Tues
day to Secure Sufficient SUBJ
scriptiOns to Insure Depart
ment of Domestic Sci
ence,

1t has been decided by the board
ern Academy of Arts & Sciences that
next Tuesday shall be set apart as
the day upon which the grand effort
shall be made to secure the sub
scription of $1,000 to establish the
department of domestic science in
the college.
Already the friends of the insti-
tuition have subscribed considerable
money toward the fund, but it falls
far short of the amount necessary to
make purchase of the property that
the academy has in view as being
fitted for the department and also to
make the necessary equipment.
On next Tuesday there will be a
determined effort to raise the fun is
for the institution and with that end
in view thorough canvass of the
city will be made.
The board of directors have select
ed the Parsons property on Grand
avenue as the place which is best
adapted for the location and other ad-
vantages. and, as this can be secured
at a reasonable price from the own
will be purchased.
The many friends of this strug-
Cling but NEST worthy institution are
urged to talk the matter over with
their friends and be prepared to give
as much as they are able when seen
by the collectors next Tuesday. 1t
IS a most worthy object and is a cred
it to the city.
The daily sentinel., 1908-07-23

Longmont has a new way of dis
posing of street orators. Whenever
they begin speaking on the streets of
that town the perspiring orators are
invited to go to hall. where they
can speak as long and as often as
they desire. without paying one cent
of rent. The city owns the hall and
it prefers that, instead of the ears
of the people being assailed by a
class of oratory which they do not
desire to hear but which they are
compelled to listen to whether they
want to or not, they would rather
permit the use of the hall owned by
the city free of charge. AS the
crowds do not follow the orators to
the hall, it has been the means of
making the orators very cross. But
as there can be no legal objection to
the plan where the city provides the
hall, the officials of Longmont pro-
pose that the new order of things
shall be obeyed.
The daily sentinel., 1908-07-23
BAD CROOKS
ARRESTED

Lee Hopkins and James Sherbandy
are under arrest charged with pass
ing worthless checks at the West
moreland. operated by Grace Win
ford. sporting house at 240 Colo
rado avenue, last night.
The checks were drawn on the
Mesa County National Bank in favor
of the above-named and signed by
James Nelson, the sums of these be-
ing $3.50 and $67.75. respectively
making a total of $124.25.
They spent money lavishly. and
when they left her place they had So
each in cash from her and her checks
for $31 and $20.75 in addition.
The men were captured this after
noon on board No. just before it
pulled out of the station here, and
in their possession were two tickets
to Helper, Utah, and guns and am
munition enough to compose a small
arsenal.
They were SO surprised at being
captured at that time that they made
no resistance and went with Sheriff
Charles F.. Schrader to the county
jail where they are now confined
awaiting their preliminary hearing.
which will take place tomorrow.
They have both made full con-
fession of the crime, and Hopkins has
confessed that he has been in the
penitentiary twice.
From the manner in which they
were armed 1T is evident that they
are bad men.
John Newman. janitor at the West
moreland says he has seen Hopkins
around there frequently, but had new
err seen the other man until last
night.
The men made a very fulsome job
of their attempted forgery and they
will have long time to mediate ov-
er the big time had at 240 last night.
1t was clever capture by Sheriff
Schrader.
The daily sentinel., 1908-07-23

Mrs. Martha NJ. Shute, so well
known throughout the state and es-
pecially in Grand Junction. is hav-
ing a suit against the owner of a
fashionable Capitol Hill livery stable
for the value of pet horse, "Blue,"
in whose ear "a lighted match was
dropped, causing the animal to throw
itself on the concrete pavement. Mrs.
Shute's horse was being clipped and
the ANIMALS ears singed of the hair
in them. The singeing process should
have been done with candle, claims
Mrs. Shute, instead of match. which
to use in her Judgment was gross
carelessness. She sues for the full
value of the horse, which value she
places at Sligo. The case has at
tracted a great deal of attention by
the thousands of men and women
who know Mrs. Shute in the state.