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Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
DEEP SEA DIVING.
A Descent Of Thirty Fathoms Marks
the Limit of Safety.

A Descent Of Thirty Fathoms Marks
the Limit Of Safety.
The depth to which a diver can de-
scend is limited by his power for With
standing the pressure Of the water.
Apparently descent Of thirty faith
oms QS0 feeD Of water marks the
limit Of safety for even few divers
who possess the necessary physical
fitness in combination with Il disregard
for danger beyond the average.
Records In deep sea diving have to
be accepted with the proverbial grain
Of salt. 1t has been claimed that a
diver reached thirty-three fathoms and
a half while engaged in salvage opera
tions recently on the west coast Of
South America, and yet again another
diver working on the same wreck is
reported to have brought up three
bars Of copper from depth Of forty
fathoms at the expense Of his life.
An expert who has superintended a
large number Of diving operations has
found that very few men, whatever
their build, are capable Of combating
the severe strain which Is brought to
bear upon their physical energies for
a few minutes at depth Of twenty or
thirty fathoms. Many Of his divers
dared not venture below ten fathoms
OF 352 divers employed at greater
depths thirty were seriously injured,
and the result was fatal in ten in
stances-Harper's
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
LlSTLESs READING.
The Way to Correct This Fault and
Get Beneficial Result,.

The Way to Correct This Fault and
Get Beneficial Results.
Reading can be made much great.
er source Of pleasure to those who
now only read when they can find no
other pleasures" said Columbia uni
versity lecturer on English literature.
"You have perhaps noticed with
what keen sense of satisfaction some
people read the newspapers. Do you
went to know the secret Of their abil-
ity to extract enjoyment in this way
Well, you have probably noticed that
those who can so rivet their attention
to the printed page are the mes who
make it point to talk about what
they have read.
"That Is the secret. Try it. Read
something, then tell some one about
1t. Do this with books as we'll as with
papers. Soon you will notice that in
reading a story you fix in your mind
the things you want to relate. You
get the writer's point Of view, then
you fix upon the points he has pre-
sented.
"At the beginning your story telling
will lack the completeness Of the story
as written, and you will notice that
your shortcomings In this direction
are due to listless reading. This will
correct itself just to the extent Of
your ambition to become a reader for
all there is in reading. l have given
this bit Of advice before and have
been thanked many times by those
who followed my directions. Try it
and mark the results.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.

70 the Habit a Legacy From the Old
Sun Worshipers?
The halfback, about to be tackled,
stopped, then darted in a long curve
toward the right. He was soon down.
ed.
'"The other side knew he would turn
from left to right" said a veteran
''W.e all turn from left to right. To
turn from right to left seems wrong,
seems like reversing We wind q
watch from left to right, we turn a
screw so, and so we write, and so we
read.
1T all comes down to US from pre-.
historic times, from the sun worship.
ers. The sun moves from left to right
and its worshipers believed that all
human actions must proceed accord
ingly. Well, they still do so.
"Churning is done as the sun moves
and there's superstition that one re-
verse turn Of the handle will spoil the
butter.
Cooks stir batter from left to right
A reversal, they say, would make the
batter coarse and heavy.
"Shut your eyes and turn thrice
Don't you naturally instinctively turn
from left to right?
"Whalers put back again If the
ships first movement at the beginning
Of the voyage Is not from left to right
I'm subconscious way, you see
sun worship is still the religion OF
man."-Exchange.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
On Vacations.

It is related in Stewart Edward
Whites book, ''The Mountains" that
once upon time man happened to
be staying III hotel room which had
originally been part Of suit, but
which was then cut of from the 9th
ers by only thin door, through which
sounds carried clearly.
It was about II o'clock when the
occupants of that next room came
home. The nan heard the door open
and close. Then the bed shrieked aloud
as somebody fell heavily upon it.
There breathed across the silence a
profoundly deep sigh.
MARY" said mans voice, I'm
mighty sorry l didn't join that Asso-
citation For Artificial Vacations. They
undertake to get you just as tired and
just as mad in two days as you could
by yourself in two weeks."-Youth's 8
Companion.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30

The man who uses a falsehood for
policy, like the woman who powders,
soon gets into the habit of putting on
too 1nucb-Pathhnder.
Hes the most superstitious poker
player ever saw"
Yes, and he got SO superstitious
here lately that he doesn't play the
game at all any more"
You don't sayy'
Yes; he discovered that there are
thirteen cards in each suit"
II suppose you carry a memento Of
some sort In that handsome locket az
yours?"
ayes; it is a lock Of my husbands
hair"
"But your husband is alive"
Yes, but his hair is all gone."-Pkk-
As-Up.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Paperinq Damp Walls.

An excellent and comparatively in
expensive way to paper damp walls is
the following: Paint corrugated card
board, such as is sold for packing
bottles, ETC., on both sides with as
phalt varn!sh and fix it when dried
with fve-eighths inch tin tacks to the
damp wall so that the smooth surface
is directed toward the room and the
corrugations run from ceiling to floor
against the wall. At the floor level
one-half inch should be left uncovered
The cardboard should then be covered
with coarse hessians or other packing
material, on which plain covering
paper and lastly the wall hangings
may be pasted. The skirting board
should be removed while tacking on
the cardboard, which should have
small holes Of an inch In length made
in the raised corrugations at intervals
Of ten to twelve inches before it is at
tached to the wall.-Architects and
Builders Journal.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
The CANNON ROARED.
How an Ovation by a Youthful De-
mosthenes Was Spoiled.

How an Ovation by a Youthful De-
mosthenes Was Spoiled.
While campaigning in his home state
Speaker Cannon was once inveigled
into visiting the public schools Of a
town where he was billed to speak.
In one of the lower grades an ambi-
tious teacher called upon youthful
Demosthenes to entertain the distin-
guished visitor with an exhibition Of
amateur Oratory. The selection at
tempted WAS Byron's Battle Of Wa
terloo," and just as the boy reached
the end Of the first paragraph Speaker
Cannon suddenly gave vent to a vio-
lent sneeZe.
'But hush, hark," declaimed the
youngster-"a deep sound strikes like
rising knell! Did ye hear it,"
The visitors smiled, and Il moment
later the second sneeZe-which the
speaker was vainly trying to hold back
came with increased violence.
But, hark!" (bawled the boy)-"that
r heavy sound breaks in once more,
And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before!
Arm! Arm! 1t is the cannon's opening
rOar!'
This was too much, and the laugh
that broke from the party swelled to
roar when Uncle Joe chuckled: Put
up your weapons, children. l won't
shoot any more.'-Success Magazine.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
''Past, Present and Future

Get out of the musty. dusty past
out Of the fog Of old customs and old
beliefs. Climb up on to the hilltops,
into the free air and sunlight.
This is the cry of today. This is the
cry of youth in all ages.
But let us not be too hard on the
past. There were sweetness and n0bil.
ity in the yesterdays of our fathers.
They followed their light as we follow
ours. There were wars for liberty and
martyrdoms in the old days, and the
Christ lived in the past.
No wholesale denunciations of the
generations that were. That only
shows narrow and unappreciative
spirit. They builded the mountain on
which we stand. The coral reef that
rises through fathoms of water to the
air and sunlight Is made of the insect
bodies Of those that gave their lives III
Its building. 1t Is exactly so that hu.
manity builds the heights Of civiliza.
ton.
The past Is included In the present.
She gave herself utterly as a sacrifice
to US. She Is the food on which we
live. We devour her as ruthlessly as
Chronos devours his children. To add
insult to injury. we then abuse her.
The Past was our mother, and to
her we owe our filial love and venera-
tion. but not our obedience. for she Is
dead, and the dead have no right to
rule the living.
And the Future-what of her? We
must give ourselves sacrifice to her
as our fathers gave themselves to US.
It is 80 we pay our debt What we
cannot return to the dead we hand on
to the unborn. Not with scoft1ng for
the things that have been. but with
love for the things that are to come,
let US go about our work. Let US save
all that is sweet and wholesome and
true, but let us not burden the chariot
Of progress with the rubbish Of the
centuries. Let Us cut loose and 60
forward.
Years ago In a western exposition |
saw a painting that has fingered in
my memory till now. Both the picture
and artist were unknown to fame, l
think. The work was only fairly we'll
done, as l remember it. The thing
that caught and held the attention was
the idea.
The title Of the painting was "Past,
Present and Future There was a
stairway mounting up into the Infinite
distance, some such stair as the Sleep
ing Jacob beheld mounting to God. A
food of light poured down through the
deecy vapors that here and there hung
about 1t.
At the foot Of the stairway was an
old hag. Darkness was around her.
She stood upon dead mems bones. By
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30

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her side were the fagot and the rack.
This was the Past. /.
On the first steps Of the stair was a
middle aged woman. Her face had a
look Of indecision. Her eyes were
turned halfway between the darkness
behind and the glory before. She
seemed to hesitate, desiring to go for.
ward, but powerless. for the hag's
clawlike fingers were holding her. This
was the Present.
A step higher was young girl. Her
look was forward and upward. There
was glow Of angelic hope, of infinite
trust and ambition on her face that
was radiant with the light from ahead.
Her arm was around the woman
whom she was trying to lift up. And
this was the Future.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Embarrassing.

A rather pompous looking deacon In
certain city church was asked to
take charge Of class of boys during
the absence Of the regular teacher
While endeavoring to impress upon
their young minds the Importance Of
living a Christian life the following
question was propounded:
"Why do people call me a Christian,
children?" the worthy dignitary asked,
standing very erect and smiling down
upon them.
Because they don't know you," was
the ready answer Of a bright eyed lit
tie boy, responding to the ingratiating
smile with one equally guileless and
winning.-Lippincott's
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
kissino tho Hands,

The practice of kissing the hands
was instituted by the early Roman rul-
ers as mark Of subjection as much as
one Of respect, and under the first Cae-
sars the custom was kept up, but only
for time. These worthless conceived
the idea that the proper homage due to
their exalted station called for less ia
miliar modes Of obeisance, so the privi-
lege of kissing the emperor's hand was
reserved as special mark Of conde-
scension or distinction for officers OF
high rank. Roman fathers considered
the practice Of kissing of so delicate a
nature that they never kissed their
wives in the presence of their daugh'
terS
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Stevenson and the Becuar.

While walking in London one after
noon Robert Louis Stevenson and Ed
mund Gosse met stalwart beggar
whom Gosse refused to aid. Steven
son, however, wavered and finally
handed him sixpence. The man
pocketed the coin, forbore to thank
his benefactor, but, fixing his eyes on
Gosse, said in loud voice. "And
what is the other little gentleman 60
ing to give me?" I'm future" said
Stevenson as they strode coldly on, Il
shall be the other little gentleman
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
The Division of Time.

The division Of time into hours was
practiced among the Babylonians from
remote antiquity, but it was Hippar-
chus, the philosopher, who introduced
the Babylonian hour into Europe. The
sexagesimal system Of notation was
chosen by that ancient people because
there is no number having SO many di.
visions as sixty. The Babylonians di-
vided the daily Journey cf the sun, the
ruler of the Gag. into tWehty-four para
sangs. Lach parasang, or hour, was
subdivided into sixty minutes, and that
again into sixty seconds. They COM
pared the progress made by the sun
during one hour at the time Of the
equinox to the progress made by a
good walker in the same period of
time, both covering one parasang, and
the course of the sun during the full
equinoctial day was fixed at twenty
four parasangs.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
8 without disturbing the di6u-


sion'"-
Il suppose each heart is a lighted tal-
low candle?"
-" this It is which causes the senti-
ment known as sympathy"
machine sympathy. I'd stick pin
in man who would offer me such
sympathy"
-"'and which subsequently causes
love-"
"Oh, heavens! And this Is love! Then
I suppose cotton mills where shuttles
are continually vibrating are brimful
Of romances. And think of the cases
In watchmakers' shops where the
watches all hang together to be regu-
lated. How they must vibrate for one
another! And is this the kind Of love
you are offering me?"
my love for you Is not thing to
offer. 1t can only exist with yours"
"Do bring the vibrometer and let US
see whether we are lovers"
There is yet no such instrument.
The nearest we can get to it is by the
touch" taking her hand. do you feel
a thrill? That's vibration in unison.
This pressing my lips on yours is a
more sensitive test"
~ think do feel it just a little"
"Perhaps a cardiac juxtaposition"-
"A what?"
II will illustrate. I fold you In my
arms so that your heart will beat
against mine. Thus"
"Oh, professor, the three tests to-
gether are
I'm you reactonary vibratory sentl-
| ment."
II don't care what you call it. It's
Just too nice for anything"
f. A. Mitchell.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
St, Yitus' Dance.

st. Vitus was the saint who was sup.
posed to have special power over all
nervous and hysterical Affections:
hence when the celebrated "dancing
mania began in Germany, the Low
Countries and elsewhere over Europe
the strange phenomenon was called
"St. Vitus' dance"-that is, it was
something coming under the special
earo Of that saints power.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
A FAMOUS CARPET.
The First One That Was Used In Old
New York City.

The First One That Was Used In Old
New York City.
Il haven't learned everything about
my business yet" said the young car
pet salesman, but I've picked up some
information that's interesting even if
it isn't new.
For instance, not everybody knows
that it isn't so very long ago-only
about 200 years-that nobody had a
carpet in New York city. They didn't
use rushes streWn around for floor cov-
ering, as they used to Go in England,
whatever they are, were not plentiful
and partly because they preferred
sand. Certainly sand sprinkled on a
bare floor seems cleaner and better
than rushes, and it has some advan-
tages over regular carpet. Anyhow,
that was what they used in the houses
Of the aristocracy.
"But carpets came in fashion in New
York at the very end of the seven
teenth century, and the man who intro
duced the fashion was Captain Kidd.
He wasn't pirate then He was cap.
tain Of the Antigua, packet ship ply
ing between here and London, and
was citizen and householder in
this city. In 1892 he married Sarah
Port, the widow Of another ship cap
tain, and set up housekeeping in Han.
over square, then an aristocratic quar-
ter.
I'm that house on the floor of the
best room,' as they called it in those
days, was the first carpet known to
have been in use in New York. 1t was
valued at $25. which doesn't seem ex-
travagant even as money was then
valued. That may not be an important
fact, but it's interesting."-New York
Times,
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
!, M0N0MANIACs ARE MANY.
We Meet Them In Our Daily Life, says
Student Of insanity.

We Meee hem IN Our Daily Lite, Says
Student Of insanity.
In my Judgment" says a student Of
insanity, "there are hundreds of peo-
pie walking the streets Of all the big
cities today who are insane upon
some one topic and who only need a
reference to it in conversation or 9th
erwise to throw them into a severe
irrational tantrum, and my experience
satisfies me that the asylums are
crowded with persons who appear to
be the most reasonable beings on
earth until their attention is directed
toward some subject that disturbs
their mental apparatus and makes
them dangerous subjects.
THE most striking incident Of this
Kind that has ever come under my ob-
servation occurred when some ,years
ago I was visiting an asylum in Edin-
burgh. was introduced to a patient
who had been physician. He was in
telligent, and l had long conversa-
ton with him on general topics with
out the slightest knowledge on my
part that he was patient. When bid
ding him adieu I remarked that we
We're likely to have a beautiful moon.
light night. In a second his whole de.
meanOr changed. Instead Of being s.
cultured, amicable gentleman he be.
came raving maniac and was quick.
" seized by several attendants. My
simple allusion to the moon had don't.
the whole business.
1T seems that this doctor, who had
large practice at one time, had be-
come enamcred Of study Of astron-
omy and had for some years been en-
deavoring to invent telescope which
would enable him to get an interior
view Of the moon. He became crazy
on that subject. Eis case was held to
be incura ble"- Cincinnati Enquirer.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
OnIv a Lack of FaciIit;ea.

Clara's aunty took her for visit to
Niagara falls. After viewing the great
waterfall for some time and the little
girl failing to make any remarks aunty
tried to draw some expression from
her as to what she thought Of the
spectacle. Finally she said
"Clara, don't you think the falls are
beautiful, wonderful?' and was amax-
ed at the child's nonchalant reply:
"Oh, yes, s'pose so, but dnk our
creek at home could do it II it had q
place."-Woman's Home Companion.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
What She Inherited.

"Of course l can do manicuring Just
as we'll with my left hand" said the
left handed manicurist-"better, if any.
thing. You don't know the difference
If you've been born that way, if you
have inherited 1t.
didn't know it was a matter of in.
heritance? Why, certainly it is. No.
left handedness, not manicuring. My
father, grandfather and great-grand.
father were all left handed, and SO
were ten cousins Of mine. e."-Exchange
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Knew IL All.

One Sunday morning little Bobby
showed signs of having something on
his mind. Finally he mustered up
courage and addressed his father thus:
"Say, papa, don't you think it is time
for me to graduate from Sunday
school ?'-Chicago News.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Uneasy Lies tho Head.

S'SSoy e'So esv0 S1S00s
Snicker-1 dreamed last night that
was a millionaire. Kicker-Weil,
might as well have been one for all the
sleep got last night.-Bohemian Mag.
aZine.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Losing Hair.

"A man loses his hair only once"
remarked the observer of events and
things, ''but some women mislay
theirs several times a week. ''-Yonkers
Statesman.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
The Wronn Place.

A shade hustled up to St. Peter.
MY good man." he said, will you
tell me where I must 60 to procure
souvenir post cards?"
And St. Peter, eying him sourly, told
him where he could go to.-Puck.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
UnhoIstered.

Knicker-The fashionable woman's
figure Is like slat.
Bocker-While the mattress, bolster
and pillows are worn on the head
New York Sun.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30

The man who is standing up for yo1
soon gets tired and sits down.-Atchi
son Globe
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
More important

''Why weren't you at the mass meet
ing of the unemployed?
II was looking for a job."-Puck.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30

what frail looking body that poor
ny has" exclaimed the innocent city
boarder.
Don't you fool with that frail body, >"
re5oined the old farmer. 1T belongs
to wasp, and if you get familiar
you'll find it strong enough in the
end. New York Journal.
Eva-She never had q beau In all
her life.
Katherine And yet she has the
nerve to declare that her face is he1
fortune.
Eva Gracious! It must be one OF
those unclaimed fortunes" we hear &c
much about.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Happy Hunting Ground.

She-When a woman wants hus-
band, you don't suppose she goes and
looks in a club for one, do you? He
Well, If she's married woman the
chances are that she does.-Yonkers
Statesman,
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30

CooE-My dog took first prize at the
cat show. Hook-HoW was that? Cook
He took the cat.-Journal of Zoo
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Not 4 Free Agent.

Asked when he was married. the
colored citizen replied. "All I know,
sub, is dat It wuz des wen she lowed
she'd git meter de minute. e."--Atlanta
Constitution.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30

How to Place the Mlstletoo.
The general plan Is to hang the mis-.
tletoe on the chandelier in the parloe.
but Cupid suggests that 1t 10 q better
plan to hang bunch over each hall
door, especially those leading 70 coy
corners and conservatories.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
How to Place the saistletoe.

Riches serve a wise man, but com.
mand fool.-German Proverb.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30

First Little Girl = Your papa and
mamma are not your real parents.
They adopted you.
Second Little Giri-Well, that makes
1t all the more satisfactory. My par
ents picked me out, while yours had to
take you just as you came.-Liverpool
Mercury.
Willmar tribune., 1908-12-30
Whew!

Two friends happened to meet on q
stormy winter morning.
"Well, how do you like this wealth.
err asked one. almost out of breath.
"Oh, horrible!'
Flows your wife?" gasped the 9th.
er
"Oh, just about the samew was the
reply as gust Of wind turned his um-
brella inside out.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
He who can conceal his joys Is
greater than he who can hide bis
Rriefs.-Lavater.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
Mems and BOYS Hats and CAPS

This assortment Of Hats and Caps cannot fail
please, as it cocnts among its numbers such Hats
the famous Manhattan $500 Hat and the Jubilee a
$3.50 All must go at these great sacrificing prices
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
Mems and Boys Underwear.

Mems An Wool Shirts and Drawers, were $500
row 81. ..ssgs.s-. 81 81. ..l.s...,s $3.50
MEMS All wool shirts and Drawers, were sl.5o
now .+ss4.....#s s.,......... LIS
Mems All Wool shirts and Drawers. we're sl25,
.ss...ss..s.. ..t...... .s... s...ss... 100
Mems All Wool shirts and Drawers were 500,
now ................ ,...s..s4... 79
now s........... ............s. 6s
Mems Heavy Fleeced Shirts and Drawers. were SOC,
ss.. 81. .....s..i.. so
Boys Hcavy Feeeed shirts and Drawers, were soc.
.... =. s.......s 80
Boys Heavy Feeced Shirts and Drawers. were 25c,
now .... .......4........ .ie
This is opportunity to stock up for next year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
Mems, Boys and ChlIdren's Hose
and MittenS.

Mems $3.50 Fur-lined Gloves, yours for. s279
Mems $50 Fur.lined Gloves, yours for.t."..... 1913
Mems $3.50 Gloves yours for. .....s........... 11e
Mons l25 Gloves yours for. Observation-Disclosures. os
Mems sloo Gloves and AIittens, yours for.... .7s
Mems and Boys SOC Gloves and Attens yours for SO
Mems and Boys 25c Gloves and Attens, yours for ia
Mems SOC Wooden Hose ..........,,........... SO
Mems 25c Wooden and Cotton Hose ......,... .i9I
Mems and chiIdrens l5c Cotton Hose ......... 10
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-17
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