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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

being uncomfortable. Down at the 1T
tie village almost any morning can be
seen coachmen and footmen galore
suffering sart0rial martyrdom.
have often thought the principle
on which they are required to do this
is the same that makes people carry
gloves in their hands, on the end Of an
umbrella or protruding from pocket
They really must show the world that
they own gloves.
In the same way people have sery-
ants to hang clothes on. The masters
do not wear the toys themselves for
fear Of looking ridiculous or suffering
discomfort, so bedrape their coachman
just as a matter of dress parade.
Well, we are progressing slightly,
for century or two ago it was the
master and not the man who was
most gorgeous. Now the head of the
house has laid aside the tinsel. Int
still makes his women and servants
wear 1t.
If the clothes by proxy habit contin-
ues, may we not hope that in Il few
years our fine ladies instead of weight
ing themselves down with jewels will
have dummy figure on which to hang
the glittering pendants. brooches IT,
aras and crowns. just to show the
world they have these things, you
know?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23
A Movement In Real Estate.

Joe Hiygs' farm is so steep that rain
does not wash it. but chances Off. 1t is
not coed land. the crops raised on it
looking discouraged and frien,lless
Thenas Reuters place. just below
that of Joe. is not SO nearly perpen-
dicular and has an occasional trace Of
richness in the soil. AS 4 consequence,
while Joe is far above Thenas in ati-
tudc. Thenas feels as far above Joe in
other ways.
One particularly wet spring some of
Joes side hill seemed to get discon-
tented and did not care to stay at
home. One morning Joe discovered.
with dismay, that large section of
his acres had broken loose during the
night and slid down the hillside, lodg-
ing on the more level land of Thenas.
a neighbor passing shortly after saw
Joe dejectedly gazing down on the hole
left in his real estate. while below
him was Thenas. adding insult to in
jury, shaking his fist and irately de-
handing that Joe take his 'poor. no
account side hill dirt off my place. If
you don't" he yelled, "1'll sue you for
trespass!"
Joe IS usually wordy enough in dis
pute but for once he had not 4 word
to say. The situation was beyond him.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

Johnny" said his mother severely,
some one has taken big piece of
cake out Of the pantry"
Johnny blushed guiltily.
"Oh. Johnny" she exclaimed, II did
not think it was in your
1T amt ALL" replied Johnny. part
Of it's in Elsie"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

"One Of my ancestors" said the
naughty Miss May Flowerstock. was
driven out of England for religious rea-
sons"
"Huh!' retorted unassuming Miss
Jones. Two of mine were driven out
OF the garden of Eden for the same
Observation-Disclosures Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

In the Chinese morgue one of the
strange sights is number of life size
dolls which are burned to accompany
the corpses as their servants to the
next world. They are doubtless relic
OF the time wnen human beings were
thus burned as companions of the de-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

Eat last" said the ambitious young
novelist, II have written something
that think will be readily accepted
by the first magazine to which it is
offered
"What is it?' his friend asked.
"A check for a years Subscription
Chicago Record Herald
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23
Cheer Up.

Take it I'LL iii all, this is pretty good
world. There are love and sunshine
sprinkled through it. There is the
beauty of the ocean and of the hills, of
the rivers and of the mountains. There
arc flowers and birds in it, and it's
nights are crowned with stars.
Pretty good old world, don't you
think SO? People in it might be i'm
proved, l admit, but you and | are of
them. and we are not the ones to rem
der Judgment. Their lot is our lot,
their SORROWS our sorrows, their frail-
ties our fraiities. Besides, if we don't
like them we can do our small part to-
ward making them better. We can at
least make ourselves better, and that
is so much in the right direction.
But this Is not a sermon, only an at
tempt to say that the little ball of mud
and water on which we are now func-
tioning is not a very good world for Il
kicker--nOt but what there are evils to
reform, millions of them, but did you
ever know man afflicted with a
chronic case Of sOrchead to do much
toward reforming the world? Now,
did you?
The way to reform the world is to
go about it with loving heart to be
strong, not weak. and the man who
whines and grumbles is nearly always
weak. DO not abuse the fates, but
put your shoulder to the Wheel Do
not swear 1T the world because it has
not developed to your standard, but
grab hold Of the car of humanity and
push it along. In the journey up the
mountain of progress we must all help.
If you see 4 WrOng-and there are so
many Of them to see-speak out plain
ly, openly, nianfully. Oppose it. Point
out better way. But don't grumble.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

Crassus is reputed to have been
worth (reckoning in our money! S2O.-
oOo,OOO, Pa'Ias the same, Lentulus SOL
ooo,ooo' Seneca. the philosopher, S1O.-
100000. lsidorus, after being = heavy
loser by war, left over $4,000, 900.
Croesns, the famous king, was worth
$8,OOO,OOO.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23
The Secret of Happiness.

A man once sought a treasure all
around the earth and returned to find
1t In his own dooryard.
l have had an equal experience. l
looked for happiness everywhere, and
my little girl beat me to it.
One morning she awakened with
shining eyes. "Oh, mamma" she cried
Pm so happy, and don't know
why" Many days after she repeated
1t, only this time she was 80 happy
and didn't know what she was happy
about"
She had solved the riddle and found
the secret. for when we are really hap.
by we do not know what it is about
aud. what is more. we do not care.
Why should We? 1t may be about ev.
erything and nothing. At it's best and
highest joy does not depend on outer
things. For the spring of happiness,
like the kingdom of heaven. is within
us.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

Death destroys all counterfeits.
Only the genuine passes to the other
side.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23
Golden Rule and Golden Age.

Right does not change with circum-
stances. 1t does not accommodate it.
self to conditions, it does not bend It.
self to sophisms, and it does not mix
with wrong. 1t is absolute and i'm
mutable. The breaking of its eternal
laws always brings penalty and Wis
its that penalty on nations as well as
on men.
The Golden Rule is as binding now as
when first uttered Do unto others as
If you were the others. Sow seeds of
kindness in the world. and they will
grow into a harvest of which you do
not dream. The harvest may not be
garnered until after you are. dead.
What Of that? 1t will bless some one
else, and do not be too sure that by
its reflex action it will not bless your
self, for you are to live in other lives
than this.
Men through all the centuries have
dreamed of golden age. Was it only
a dream, or is there millennium some
where ahead Of us? Why do we pic
ture it, why do we long for it, If it is
not to come? God would not implant q
lie in our souls. He would not deceive
us by false hope. The golden age
was not in some past and dead age; it
lies ahead of us. 1t may be near or far,
but somewhere in the future it shines
in splendor. There is only one royal
road to that golden age, and that is the
highway of the Golden Rule.
A city friend and his little son have
been spending their vacation in the
country. 1--WE must go home Satur-
day." said the man. The lad sat pen
sive for moment. Don't go home
Saturday," he cried, with tears in his
voice. go home next week or the
week after. Now, tell you what
don't 60 home till the last week in the
world. That is the week school CON-
mences."
The trouble with most of us is that
we think more of the dark side than
Of the bright, more of disease than Of
health. 1t is just as easy to believe
In good as In evil, in truth as in error,
and It IS much more satisfying.
JAMES A. EDGERTON.
Cold Spring. on-the- Hudson, N. Y. r
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

There is an evolution Of worlds. Of
races. Of species and Of individuals.
Individual evolution Is the unfold.
ment Of the divinity within US.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

I'LL trouble you for another dose,
please said an experienced boarder,
passing his teacup.
"But this is your fourth!' remon-
strated his landlady.
II know" was the reply. MY doc
tor has advised me to drink plenty of
warm water!''
did you invite Mr.. Bliggins to our
house party:" asked Mr.. Crumrox.
Eyes" answered Mrs. Cumrox. I'm
afraid he considers house parties
stupid. He sent his regrets
HE shows sense. have mind to
send him my OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ingt0n Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

Neighbor Squires is irreverent. Been
sponging my religion for years." he
says. THE church is but a little way
beyond my barn. The minister has a
loud voice. so that all l need to get
the full benefit Of the sermon is to
open my window. Remarkable the eff.
feet that preaching has had on my
horse and COW! Old Dobbin has grown
more and more sedate till now l can
scarcely get him out Of a dog trot.
But the greatest change has been in
the COW. 1t is not alone the mild and
peaceful look that has come over her
countenance. could stand that, but
the thing l cannot stand is that for the
past three months that COW will not
give down one drop of milk on Sun
day."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

JAMES A. EDGERTON.
Cold Spring-On-the- III udson. N. Y.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23
Edgerton's
...Farn1.

Copyright, 1908, by James A. Edgerton.
, This matter must not be reprinted with
out special permssion.J
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

When we are young we think the
world Is growing better. when middle
aged we imagine it is about holding
its own, and when old we conclude it is
distinctly deteriorating. Thus our own
condition is reflected in what we see.
Each looks through his own glasses.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

On my little triangular farm I have
raised some garden. some fruit, some
roses and some dreams. but the most
Important crop of all consists of three
boys If can only succeed In raising
some good American men l shall con-
slider myself farmer worth while.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

GERTRUDE GOWAN.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
DOCTOR INSISTS HE
HAS PARESIS CURE
Physician Tells of Work on
Rabbits by Which He
Found Serum

MASSILON. o., May 19.-In the lab
ratory of the Massilon state hospital
DR.. D. O'Brien today reiterated a state
ment made by him before the Arneri-
can medico psychological associations
convention at Cincinnati that he had
discovered the germ of paresis, that
sufficient tests have been made to show
that the disease is durable. and that he
has specific cases to point to as def
mite in results.
DIR. OBrien does not believe 1t would
be proper. to make public the names of
the patients whom he claims the treat
ment has cured. but he gives the spe-
cifc cases of a representative man of
Washington who was treated for the
disease and cured, a civil engineer Of
prominence in Nashville, Tenn. who
is cured and at work, besides several
people in Ohio who were brought to
the hospital with serious forms of the
disease and cured others who are
now at the hospital under treatment
are showing marked progress toward
recovery.
DR.. O'Brien has at hand. in addition
to his own statements and reports
from hospital authorities in regard to
the successful treatment of paresls pa
tients, photographs which show the
hysterical forms of attack when
brought to the Massilon state hospital
and the patients when discharged from
the hospital as cured.
DR.. O'Brien has confined his work to
living subjects; no pathological inves-
ugation has been done on post-mortem
subjects. He now has germs in culture,
and finds bouillon best suited as a prop
agating medium.
Acting on the theory that the dis
ease was similar to that of tubercu-
losis or dfpththeria-that a germ might
De found which might yield to serum
treatment-Dr. O'Brien began his ex-
periments be taking serum from the
spinal columns of living patients. With
this he treated dogs. rabbits and rats
with results which proved to him that
the animals inoculated contracted well
developed forms of paresis The serum
thus secured he used in treating human
patients.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
WOMEN FORFSTFRS
HOLD CONVENTION
Supreme Grand Circle, Pacific
Jurisdiction, Meets in Twen-
ty=secOnd Session


OAKLAND, May 19.-The twenty
second session of the Supreme Grand
Circle of the Pacific Jurisdiction of the
Ancient Order of Foresters was opened
yesterday at Reeds hall, Thirteenth
and Harrison streets. Mrs. l.. D.
Scheuren. supreme chief companion,
greeted the visiting delegates and de-
livered the chief officers address. A
business meeting was held, during
which a number of plans for the i'm
provement of the order were discussed,
and in the evening Piedmont circle No.
164 gave an exemplification of ritu-
alistic work In conjunction with drill
display by Berkeley circle No. 245
The women of the local circles were
hostesses today on a trolley ride to the
Piedmont hills. which was followed in
the evening by a party in honor of the
visitors at the Orpheum theater To-
morrow the election and installation
of officers will be held, and in the
evening a banquet will be served at
Idora park cafe.
The grand officers of Pacific 5uris-
diction are: Mrs. L. Scheuren, S. G. c..
c.; Mrs. L. Pritchard, S. S. C. c.; Mrs.
Mae Clark, S. s.; Mrs. Grace Hall, S. t.:
Mrs. Ida Arnett, S. H; Miss Wunder-
G.; Mrs. L. Trimble, S. o. G.; Mrs. H.
Hackett, S. I. G.; Mrs. Policy G. o.
The past supreme chief companions
are: Mrs. M. Castle, Mrs. j. Berger,
Mrs. M. Valentine Mrs. H. Boehn, Mrs.
L. G. Miller, Mrs. NJ. Falconer, Mrs. NJ.
Asher, Mrs. NJ Phillips, Messrs. NJ.
Boehm and J. Falconer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
MACDONOUGH THEATER
FOUND UNCLEAN PLACE
Oakland Board of Health De-
clares Amusement, Places
Lack Air Space

OAKLAND, May 19.-The board of
health, reporting to the city council on
the sanitary conditions of the 16 thea
ters in this city with view toward
corrective legislation, reported the
Macdonough theater as uncleanly.
The quantity of cubic air in each of
the theaters was given with an esti-
mate of what should be provided in the
construction of the playhouses, and in
nearly every case the requirements
from a sanitary point were not
reached.
or the Macdonough only was other
criticism made by the health officers
OF the city. After stating that the cubic
air capacity is far less than it should
be, as was the case with many of the
others, the report read concerning the
Macdonough place unclean."
This will be taken into considera-
tion by the council in framing an ordi-
nance to cover amusement places. The
board of health report recommended
that City Attorney McElroy draft such
an ordinance.
The seating capacity of the Macdon-
ough. as given in the report is l.400.
The air space in cubic feet is $50, 900.
and the health board says it should be
100000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
GRADUATES STAGE
GOLDSMITH PLAY
''She StOOps to Conquer" Part
of Commencement Program
at California College

OAKLAND, May 19.-Nineteen gradu-
ates Of the California college in Four
teenth avenue near East Twenty ninth
street are 10 begin their commencement
exercises tomorrow by a presentation
OF Goldsmith's play. she Stoops to
Conquer" After the play q reception
viii be held for President A. A
0Iacurda- Graduation exercises viii be
held Thursday morning, President
David Starr Jordan OF Stanford uni
versity delivering the address at 1880
o'clock on the campus.
The ceremonies Of tomorrow viii in
clude the dedication of IS trees as part
OF the amphitheater in the campus.
The play is 10 be given in this in
closure.
Members Of the classes who viii take
part in she Stoops 10 Conquer" are
Ida Nelson, La Fern Altbayer, Fern
Austin. Hilda Joseph, Walter Z. Cox.
Everett Cornell. Carey Hargrayes and
Perrault Underhill.
After the play the girls gymnasium
class is 10 give a maypole dance. On
Thursday the commencement exercises
viii conclude with a dinner. The
classes consist Of the following:
CoIlege-Carey Hargusves.
Acsdeny--Eyerett Cornell. John Stark. G. A.
Werner. Walter Cox, Earl Baker and Miss bessie
Ethridge-
EIocution-Miss bessie Ethridge.
PisnO-Miss EthridEe. Miss Claire Nelson.
School OF business Fern AltbaFer, Fern
Austin Ids Nelson. Ethel GOss Walter McGrath,
Eilda Joseph. Augusta Rsun.
Su5scademy-Perrault Underhill, Ramona Eau
der
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
H0TELMEN RESIST SUIT
ON BILL FOR FURNITURE
President of Plaintiff Company
Called to Give Deposition
for Defense

OAKLAND. May 1s.-Walter s.
Mackay, president of a. furniture com
pany which has filed suit for $32, 500
against the corporation controlling the
Hotel St. Mark for an alleged furniture
bill, has been directed to give his de-
position before a notary, for the use
Of the defense. The hotel people al
legged that Mackay's action in filing the
suit was contrary to an agreement
entered into at the time the hotel was
furnished, by which they were TO have
a long time TO pay. Mackay will be
questioned regarding the circumstances
which were said to have caused him TO
change his mind.
At one time Mackay attached the
furniture and had vans ready TO haul
81 away. but a temporary settlement
was Effected. Afterward he filed his
suit His deposition will be taken on
May %.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
FLEET OF BATTLESHIPS
PASSES HUMBOLDT BAR
Thousands of Persons Line the
Shore Around Eureka and
Vessels Pass Close BY

EUREKA. May 19.-The Atlantic
battleship fleet passed the Humboldt
bar going north at $40 o'clock this
morning Thousands Of persons lined
the shore and the vessels, which
steamed in as close as possible. were
heartily cheered.
TACOMA, May 1s.-The wireless ap-
paratus on the tug Fearless in the Ia
coma harbor picked up messages from
the battleship fleet this morning. The
location of the ships was not made
plain. portion of the messages pass
ing between the ships indicated that
the wireless telephone apparatus was
impaired and that an attempt would be
made tonight to repair it,
Los ANGELES. May 19.-The United
wireless telegraph Office in this city
was in communication with the flagship
Connecticut OF the Atlantic fleet at
midnight last night. The feet was
then 165 miles north OF San Francisco
and steaming at IA knots in heavy
seas.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
MILLS GRADUATES
81 YOUNG WOMEN
First Class From Department of
Home Economics Is Given
Diplomas

OAKLAND. May 19. = Commence
ment exercises were held at Mills col
lege this afternoon Thirty two
young women were graduated. 81 from
the seminary class, from the college
class and from the class in home
economics. The latter department was
endowed by the late Mrs F. NJ Smith
with $4,000 and the three young
women VINO received diplomas from
that class today We're the first gradu-
ates.
The commencement exercises were
preceded by a luncheon given by Mrs.
Susan B. Mills TO the trustees, relatives
and friends of the graduates. The pro-
cession to the hall'wliere the exercises
were held was led by Professor Henry
Morse Stephens and Rev. c. r. Brown,
followed by Mrs. Susan B. Mills and
Mrs. Phebe Hearst of the board of
trustees and faculty, the graduating
classes and choir OF 40 girls attired
in white surplices
Rev. Charles r. Brown, president of
the board of trustees. presided and the
address TO the graduates was deliv-
cred by Professor Henry Morse Steph-
ems. The order of exercises was as fol-
lows:
Organ prelude. March of the War
Priests" from "Athalie" (Mendelssohn)
Uda Waldrop; professional; invocation,
Rev. c. r. Brown: Natures Resurrec-
ton" Or. Huntington Woodman). choral
class; address. Professor Morse Steph-
ems of the University of California; !;
Fly. Singing Bird" edward Elgar),
violin obligato, Miss Wells and Miss
Woodberry, choral class; presentation
OF diplomas. Mrs. Susan B. Mills; con-
ferring of degrees, Mrs. Susan B. Mills;
college hymn, Guide Me, o Thou
Great jehovah; Doxology; occasional;
organ postlude, "Triumphal March" e..
Benedict), ida Waldrop. Alexander T.
Stewart is director of the choral class.
The graduates were as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
CONSOLIDATION CHOSEN
Ellsworth Also Names Men to
Confer on East Oakland
Water Front

OAKLAND, May 1s.-Oliver Ellis
worth, president Of the council, has
appointed a committee on consolida-
tion 10 confer with Berkeley and Ala
media officials with a view to legisla-
tion by the state for a city and county
government Of the three cities and en-
virons. and another body to take UP
with Attorney General Webb the own
ership Of the East Oakland water front
The consolidation committee consists
of Councilmen Baccus, Mullins and
Elliot and the water front committee of
Councilmen Aitken, Pendleton and
Iverhart. The water front committee
was appointed on an opinion from City
Attorney McElroy that the water front
from the east arm Of the estuary to
Denison street in East Oakland is the
property Of the state, although for
years IL has been occupied by private
corporations and persons claiming title.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
GIRL TAKES GAS TO
EVADE PRISON TERM
Sentenced to Four YeaSs for
Shooting Man, Jennie BFSCt
Would Take Own Life

NEW YORK. May 19.-Jennie Blunt
the young woman who yesterday was
sentenced to four years in the peniten-
tiary by Judge Dixie in Brooklyn for
shooting Charles NJ Sanford, a lawyer
came very near cheating the law to-
day She was found unconscious IN her
cell from inhaling gas. Her life was
saved by prompt action of physician.
When Jennie was sentenced yester-
day after as seathing an arraignment
as ever had been given a woman In a
Brooklyn court. she declared that she
would kill herself rather than serva
the sentence. Early today a matron
passing her cell detected the odor OF
gas The prisoner was found lying on
her cot unconscious. a tube from an
open gas jet clenched between her
teeth.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
PROF. BRADLEY TO STUDY
LANGUAGE OF SIAMESE
University Instructor Returns to
Native Land in Search
of Materials

BERKELEY. May 19.-Professor Cor
nelius Beach Bradley, professor of
rhetoric in the University Of California,
z well known authority on Siamese,
will sail on the steamer Siberia next
Tuesday for the orient TO spend his
6abbatical year studying the elements
OF Siamese with the view of teaching
the language in the university and
writing a treatise dealing with the de-
rivatiOn, growth and the place of the
language among the worlds tongues.
Professor Bradley was born in Siam,
and has been connected with the uni
versity sixteen years. His father,
Daniel Bradley, was one of the first
four missionaries sent to that country
by the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Dan
lei McGilvary, q resident missionary of
upper Siam. is a sister of Professor
Bradley, who he will visit while in
Siam.
AS a mark Of honor to their depart
ing colleague the faculty of the Eng
lish department of the university gave
q banquet TO Professor Bradley in the
faculty club last Saturday night.