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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23

IAY GOULD, grandson of the Jay
y Gould who knew all about financial
ballooning, has announced himself as
an enthusiastic student Of aeronautics,
and within few days will purchase
an aeroplane of the most practical
kind that can be obtained. Young
Gould, after gaining world champion
ship at court tennis, is seeking other
worlds to conquer.
although I am but a recent convert
to the study Of aeronautics," said Mr..
Gould at the meeting Of the recently
formed Columbia University Aero club
In Faculty hall, Il never experienced
such an enthusiasm for anything in
my life. Tennis is nothing in compari-
son. The more l hear about the fight
to conquer the air, the more I want to
take part in the conquering of It.
shall spare no effort to accomplish my
desire.
Il intend to purchase an aeroplane
Of the most practical kind as soon az
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
BELIEFS OF THE ARAB.

daughters of deceased parents take
upon themselves all sorts of irksome
tasks accounted as expiatory of the
minor faults committed by the de-
parted ones during their lifetime, and
discharging faithfully every payment
or obligation left unfulflled by dead
parents, for has not the prophet said
that martyrdom even will not atone for
an unpaid debt?
"Eloquence is accounted the great
est of all possible gifts. According to
Arab tradition, the most. superlative
degree Of eloquence was attained BY
King David, such being the beauty of
his words, that when he detained the
psalms even birds and wild beasts
were spellbound, while on some occa-
sions as many as 400 men died from
the excess of delight induced by his
reading"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23

Jew YORK-Mrs. Jack Wilmerding,
~ Observation-Disclosures Of old Com.
modore Vanderbilt, whose brief life
has been crowded full of sensations
and startling chapters, has leaped into
the hmelight again by having Jimmy"
Coates, who says she is his wife ac-
cording to the English common law,
arrested and arraigned in the Harlem
police court on charge af ill.treat-
ment. Coates is large, blonde man,
heavily mustached and nattily dressed,
So years old, and has a thick English
accent.
Coates declares that he is the legal
husband Of Mrs. Jack, that they were
married in England, and that he has
reformed her, so that she no longer
drinks champagne or smokes cigar
cites.
Before her marriage to Jack Will
merding, the young woman, daughter
of the late Col. Vanderbilt Allen, was
rich and q dashing society favorite.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23

The ship soon Joined the West Gulf
blockading squadron. which was under
command of Rear Admiral David G.
Farragut. She continued on patrol
and blockade duty in the Gulf of Mex
leo and participated in the battle of
Mobile, when Farragut made his IA
nous entry into Mobile bay.
Mr.. Tallman was then transferred to
the U. 8. S. Richmond, bearing the
pennant of Acting Rear Admiral Her.
vey K. Thatcher, who had assumed
command Of the gulf squadron. After
few months service on the Rich.
mond he was transferred to the U. S.
s. Estrella. at Pensacola. The Es-
trella was at about the same time
made the flagship Of Rear Admiral
Thatcher. Mr.. Tallman was promoted
and rated q sailmaker's mate. He
spent a year cruising in the gulf and
visiting various ports.
He was then honorably discharged
from the service.
On June "a, 1876, Mr.. Tallman
again enlisted in the navy. Six
months later he was made a warrant
officer, with grade of sailmaker.
In January, 1878, he was assigned
to duty on the U. 8. s. Ossipee, on
board which vessel he cruised in the
Caribbean sea. At Portsmouth, N. H..
In November, 1879, he was assigned to
the U. S. s. Ticonderoga, which was
detailed on special service and carried
important dispatches. In June, 1879,
Mr.. Tallman was detached from the
Ticonderoga and placed on waiting or.
ders until December, when he was Or
dered on duty on the U. S. r. S. Wa.
bash, at the Boston navy yard.
In January, 1887, he went to the
United States navy yard at Boston.
He was assigned to duty in the store
keepers department, and remained
there until July, 1890, when he was
placed on waiting orders.
In April, 1891, he was ordered to
the U. S. S. Marion as fleet sailmaker
to Rear Admiral G. E. Belknap. With
the Marion as flagship Admiral Bel
KNAPP Joined the Asiatic squadron and
cruised in the waters of China, Japan
and the East Indies.
In 1894 Mr.. Tallman was detached
from the Marion, and returning home
In May, 1895, he was attached to the
gunnery schools at Washington.
where he remained until November,
when he was ordered on duty at the
Portsmouth navy yard. He remained
there until October, 1897, when he was
retired.
In March, 1898, he was ordered to
duty on the United States receiving
ship Vermont at the New York navy
yard. He was at this yard until after
the close of the Spanish war.
On October 20, 1898, be was again
retired from active duty Ia the United
States navy by reason of disability in
the line of duty
During his terms of service Mr..
Tallman visited ports in all parts of
the world, and has a travelling record
Of 100000 miles.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23

move to haul in the anchor and try to
row away, as he thought If the whale
saw him move it would be more likely
to take after him; so he sat low in
the bottom Of the skih, with his hair
standing on end, expecting that every
minute would be the last, as the
whale seemed to take more notice Of
him than it did of the decoys.
After the whale had made three
turns around the outfit 1t backed of
and made dash for the bunch of
woods with its mouth open. The whale
sucked down ten of the pine woods,
lines and all. After it apparently
tried to swallow one that had got
stuck in it's throat, the whale seemed
to get angry and lay on the water and
thrashed its tail until the water was
like a boiling vat.
Mr.. Hallet was kept busy bailing,
AS the spray from the tail and flukes
few all over him. About the time
that Hallet thought he would have to
give up, as his boat was low in the
water, and one or two more sweeps of
the mighty tail would send him to
the bottom, the whale turned around
until it headed off toward Province
town. Then it went as straight as a
string and as fast as a steamboat out
Of sight.
Mr.. Hallet said that he did not stop
to pick up any of the woods that were
left-he just pulled in the anchor and
rowed for the beach. He said he had
read stories about shipwrecked sail
ors being happy to reach land, but
none could compare with the way he
felt when he jumped out on the beach
and looked off to the north and saw
that great body rushing through the
water toward the open sea, and know
ing there were ten wooden decoys as
freight taking up the space that few
minutes before, the chances were,
that he would be selected to fill.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
FACES Bis WHALE
ALONE IN A BOAT
MONSTER LEWATAAN COMES
ALONG AND SWALLOWS DECOYS
OF MASSACHUSETTS HUNTER.
CRAFT Is NEARLY SWAMPED
Badly Scared Sportsman Expected to
Duplicate First Part Of Jonah's
Performance, But Lives
to Tell Tale.

Barnstable, Mass.-Probably there
is no man who has more respect for a
whale, even if it did dine on ten of his
wood decoys, than William F. Hallett.
who has q camp on Sandy Neck. He
relates the following story that put
gray hairs on his head and made Is
minutes seem like four hours one
morning while coOt shooting on the
back of Cape Cod.
Mr.. Hallett said he went out just be.
fore daylight in the morning and put
out about thirty decoys, all wood. He
thought he was about a mile or mile
and half from the beach, in about
twenty feet of water. The wind was
light, with no sea. Just as the sun
came up he saw black whale follow
ing the shore down from Plymouth
point, about the same distance from
the shore as he was. He thought
nothing about it, as the birds had com.
menced to fly and the cunning was
good. The next thing he knew the
whale came up and was blowing about
100 yards of. The great creature lay
a few minutes on the water, looking
around, first at him and then at the
bunch Of woods. Mr.. Hallett said It
was no doubt thinking which would
make the best starter for breakfast.
Mr.: Hallett said to his best judy
ment the whale was about eighty feet
long and fifteen feet across the back,
and had large hump on its head
about half way from the blow-hole to
the nose that was light gray color.
During the time the whale was siz-
ing up Mr.. Hallett and his outfit he
was circling around the boat slowly.
Hallett said he did not dare to make a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
CUTS teeth At AGE OF 80.
Seattle Woman Is Nursing a Set Of
Grand New MoIars.

Seattle, Wash.-Mrs. Helen Barber.
SO years old, is cutting a new set Of
teeth. Mrs. Barber lives On the west
side with her son-in-law, having been
a resident of this city when it was not
yet postomce.
1t has been 80 years since Mrs. Bar
Der has consulted a DOCTOR Up to a
year ago, when her husband died, she
did her own housework.
In 1859 she crossed the plains and
Rocky mountains with her husband to
Sacramento. coming from there to
Washington. She was born near
Troy, N. Y.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23

cooking as sciences. and woman has
not a scientific brain. Besides this, she
is too often apt to give us what we like.
and not what We ought to have. All
labor should be skilled, and it is the
lack of skilled labor that is at the bot
tom of our domestic difficulties. So you
can see at once my idea: A central
kitchen for every certain number of
houses, where the most skilled chefs
will be employed. All food will be
bought at wholesale prices, and there
will not be the individual waste that
now makes living so high, with our
present elegant home service. All the
houses should be in direct connection
with this central kitchen, and could
order as they please within certain
limit.
Such cooperative kitchens have
been run for the working people In
Bergen, Norway, for more than two
centuries. But my idea does not stop
at the kitchen. would have all the
houses heated from central plant,
the hot water supplied the same way,
or heated by gas, and constant staff
of professional servants always ready
for observation-disclosures, painters,
walters and nurses all would be there
when wanted. AS for the actual clean
ing, could l carry out my ideas.
would have a great exhaust engine
built outside the city, with pipes con-
Meeting with every house, and smaller
pipes to every room; thus, when clean
ing was to be done, the pipes would be
opened, and with small, easily ham
died tube the entire room would be
cleaned and the dust carried all the
way out Of town. l would clean
streets in the same way, and have the
city so dustless that people would
come into town for a breath Of fresh
air."
When asked If the plan had ever
been tried successfully Prof. Thomp>
son said: Eyes. they are succeeding
with it in New England, where the
very lamps in the houses are cleaned
by women experts and filled ready for
use. Then, too, in Mobile (the last
place one would look for such ad-
vanced ideas), they have the co-opera-
tive living we'll started"
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who
has devoted much time to this subject,
advocates not only cooperative house
keeping, but cooperative lives! She
prophesies large nurseries, in which
trained nurses, with the mother feel
Ing" would be in charge, and where
the frivolous and ignorant mother
could leave her child and, free from
anxiety on its account, could learn to
love it. All women should, in her esti-
nation, have a career; all household
expenses should be shared, and the
old-fashioned idea of supporting wife
should be done away with.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
sung for three years.

Suu6 AOA AAAA &C JCsalSs
This bird was wont to perch in the
now famous tree and it attracted the
attention Of Wordsworth, who used to
breakfast in a little shop near by.
AS far back as the year 1392-just
100 years before Columbus discovered
America-another tree stood in this
graveyard and is spoken Of By
Chaucer:
That whatsoever ploynes it away,
He shall have Chrystis' curse for aye.
This tree is, therefore. a direct d.
scendent Of. perhaps, the oldest tre~
on record In England, and it may al
most be described as an English in
stitution.
This particular corner of Cheapside
Is back of the general post Office and
one of the finest pieces Of real estate
in the world. With the tremendous
difficulties that stand in the way of
Its being built over-the sanctity Of
the land itself and the power of the
Ancient Lights statute-it is probable
that this piece of ground will remain
uAAAApAOSVN All 0AOIACA NCnCu1y W
two. In recent interview the mana
ger of the real-estate agents, who con-
troll nearly all the land in the district,
declared that 1.-The old tree in Cheap
side occupies a position which is likely
never to be built upon. There would be
a perfect howl of execration from all
sides if anyone were to attempt to
put up modern building there; for
Wood street itself is so narrow that
the people on both sides of the street
have a right to claim ancient lights,
and the builder who went in for i'm
proving this property would have to
square SO many people that he would
never be able to get any profit out OF
his building"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
A Purist,

One-Legged Mendicant-My leg was
bit of by a shark, and
Bypasser-How you came to lose
your limb does not In the least in.
terest me, but I will gladly give you
a quarter if you will tell me whether
the garment you now wear may be
properly called trousers or trouse?
Puck.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
The Idea.

Mrs. Highmore-You don't like Prof.
Better?
Mrs. Struckoyle- he asks such
absurd questions. He wanted to know
the other day if didn't admire Ora
celia Gee in country churchya,d.
told him mighty quick that I'd never
met the lady in country churchyard
or anywhere else!-Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
Profit Is in Sale Of Alcohol.

PTont 70 III sale OF ALCOHOL.
There is an agreement among the
keepers of first-class restaurants in
New York city that the business would
not pay. on the scale now followed. II
1t were not for tho sale Of alcoholic
beverages.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
THINKING of His Pocxe,

Thinking Of His Pocket.
Church-Do you know how far down
they have to 60 for coal?
Gotham-Well, know have to
'dig" down pretty low.>Yonkers
Statesman; Is
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
Pie Habit Clngs to J. Pierpont Morgan

his New England ancestors. To finish
with, he takes either a cup of tea or
coffee and long, black cigar.
This lunch satisfies the worlds
greatest banker.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
Time Wasted.

BILL lost about Is minutes on the
train, coming into the city to-day.
Jill-Train late?
mo, the train was on time, all right;
but spent Is minutes trying to open
a window. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
Otherwise unoblect,on.ble.

Otherwise Unobj ectlonable.
Algy-Myrtie, what are your ohieo.
lions to marrying me?
Myrtle have only one objection.
Algy. I'd have to live with YOU
Chicago Tribune,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-23
fIckIe.

FIckIe.
"She's very tickle, isn't she?"
"Oh, don't know. She's only been
divorced three times."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
The Exacting Fiancee.

The question, are engaged girls exact ing? is one which many and many a lover has asked himself times without number, when brought face to face with some little difficulty over which his own and his fiancee's opinions have conflicted.
 Maybe the matter has been trivial enough-prohably so trivial that Adolphus never imagined there could be two opinions on the subject until he came to discuss it with Angelina, and found how widely her views differed from his. Then her dogmatic statements led him 10 suppose she felt herself secure in her own views, and he, as her lover, must fall in with them also.
 Now, it is a mans prerogative to be masterful, and even man In love Will not stand opinions being thrust down his throat so, too often, a quarrel is the result of their little difference, and this sets Adolphus wondering if all girls are characteristically alike
 Of course, Angelina wouldn't own it what girl would?-but in her heart Of hearts she knows very well that she is exacting, and it is just in this partfc- ular that the opportunity comes for her to conquer self.
 Give way in little things. Believe me, if is far better to practice this in the balcyon days of an engagement; for, though Adolphus may put up with little yagaries now, he twill not be so plable once he becomes the husband. Nor is it right that he should be, for man ought to rule his wife. and no woman respects or reveres the husband who al lows her to assume the reins of au- thOrity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
BLOCTON ELKS
 REMEMBER DEAD
Town Council Makes Assessment of One-Half of Per Cent on
 Real Estate.

Blocton, December 7.-(Special.)- Yesterday at 2:3O o'clock Blocton lodge B. P. o. Elks held its annual memorial services at the Meth odist church. Bor- don H. Burr of Talladega, district depu- ty for the order for Alabama, delivered the eulogistic address in a brilliant and forceful manner. The substance of his discourse was a plea for higher ideals and a nobler manhood.
 The musical feature of the service was especially beautiful the. already well arranged programme was greatly added to by MT. DeArmond and Miss Crutz of the DeArmond Concert com pany. Notwithstanding the indictment weather a large audience was present
 The jury term of the county court convened today, with Judge w. L. Pratt presiding. A large number of cases were disposed of, and several cases were tried by the juries.
 The council of West Blocton passed an ordinance at it's meeting Thursday night levying a tax on real estate at mittee composed of l. B. Krentzman, T. T. Dison and Pat Channon was ap- pointed by Mayor Y. s. Smith to draw the license schedule for next year. The town will go out of the dispensary business on the first day of January, and there will be a clean-cut balance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
FAREWELL SERMON.
pr. Johnson Leaves Pastorate of Eu-
 fauIa Church.


 Eufaula, December -(speciaL)-The First Methodist church was crowded to it's capacity last night with all denomina tions to hear the Rev. Henry T. John son on the occasion of his last sermon as pastor of the church. Upon arising to de- liver his sermon Dr. Johnson said that he had expected to preach a farewell ser- mon, but his emotions were such that he could not do so and he announced his text from Psalms: 'The Lord is my refuge and strength. my helper in the time of trouble" His discourse was a most able and eloquent one, in which he made urgent appeals upon his hearers not to reply upon their strength, but to adopt the text.
 Upon the conclusion of the sermon Dr. Blackwell of the Presbyterian church read a set of resolutions indorsing Dr. John son as man deeply consecrated and one who had greatly endeared himself to all classes and creeds, and one whose absence would be keenly missed. The resolutions were unanimously adopted by all present, who signified their approval by a rising vote
 Following this Dr. Johnson arose, and in expressing his thanks made a few touching remarks attesting his love and esteem for the citizens at large and his deep regret upon having to leave Eufaula, which had grown so dear to him. Dr.. Johnson was so overcome with feeling that he could not pursue his remarks, and was forced to resume his seat.
 No minister, perhaps, has ever occupied 50 warm place in the hearts of the citi- zens, and his departure will not only be regretted by his immediate flock, but citi- zens of all classes and creeds as we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
To Preserve Shoes of Patent
 Leather.

Patent leather shoes are not an econ omy in cold weather, their life is as precarious as is the newborn kitten in a cat-hating household.
 Unfortunately, they are the only kind of shoes worn for most formal afternoon occasions, and the girl who, hates cracks and is limited to one pair of dress shoes a season is in a bad fix.
 If she is provident however she can prolong the life of the leather surpris- ingly. Here are some rules given by shoemaker which may help:
 Warm the leather by rubbing gently with the palm of the hand before put ting on the shoes.
 DO not go immediately out of doors after donning patent leather.
 On bitter cold or snowy days walk around in a room with the windows open for five minutes before going into the street.
 Never wear overshoes over patent leath- er If it gets wet or muddy, wipe 1t dry as soon IS possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Lamp Shades for the Christ
 mas Box.

In this day of subdued light for the reception or living room and the soft, pretty candles for the dining table fancy shades as Christmas gifts will be very popular.
 As though reflecting the directoire in fuence in dress the newest shades have assumed almost vertical lines instead of the slant which once characterized these dainty trifles of silk. brocade and flow CTS. s.. ifAtI
 Among the newest French shades Is one resembling the section of a cylinder having the outside covered with Milan lace in a rich yellow tint with lining o frose colored silk
 Tiny rose satin flowers border the top which is finished with<an edge of gold lace with fringe added at the bottom Each quarter of the shade has a vertical row of tiny silk roses reaching its en- tire height These are placed in dou- ble rows in rather a conventional style without giving a stiff look to the use ful ornament
 For the elaborate dining table there is nothing more attractive or pleasing than the shades of rose color, being made of soft pretty silk fulled over the frame and with narrow gilt galoon at the upper and lower edges. Then. over the shirred silk goes a lattcework of narrow gold ribbon with gold sequins holding the intersection of the ribbons to- gether.
 Gold passementerieo imparts dainty utoch to the dinner shades which has the frame covered with gold colored silk shirred on rather full and the top and bottom finished with gold lace. Festoons of the modish tint of gilt roses add a 5 rich touch to the ornament. The flow CTS are draped in shall ow curves with long dangling fringes or ropes of roses, trailing down the frame where the fes- toons are caught up to the top of the shade.
 Flowered silk ribbon, or the pretty flow cred silks by the yard, may be converted into most attractive lamp shades by shir- ring a width length of the material over firm wire frame and lining the frame with thin plain -colored silk.
 Before putting on the passementeruie, a short silk fringe can be fastened around the bottom and then an inch-wide gilt of silk galoon may be sewed over this with the passementerie ornaments decor ating the upper part at intervals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Christmas Flowers.

For the Christmas flowers (and there is no sweeter remembrance in all the wide world at this happy season. the florists have hit on a new wrinkle in delivering flowers After the flowers have been packed in boxes and the boxes are tied up in fancy style with ribbon. the ends of the rbioon are sealed to the box with wax and the florists private mark stamped thereon.
 This is not to add style ot the package, but serves a strictly useful purpose. It was not an uncommon occurrence for flowers to leak on the way.
 Two dozen American beauties would shrink to one dozen. Sometimes the chance of detection was slight, as the re- cipient would not know how many flowers were sent in the case of a gift, and in the case of large order few per- sons would take the trouble to count them, and half dozen might well slip away unnoticed.
 So the florists seal the packages now and temptation, is removed from the path of those who deliver them