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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24

It is popular error in England that
penal servitude "for life" means in
reality ''for twenty years." OF course
It Is no such thing. Penal servitude
for life means precisely what it says,
neither more nor less. True, all life
sentences are reconsidered at the end
Of twenty years, and If the convict's
conduct has been all that it ought to
be during the whole Of that long pc
Rod he may be tentatively released on
a ticket of leave. But obviously that
Is very different thing from letting
him go free altogether. He is still
convict and will remain one to the end
Of his days. He has to report himself
every month until death frees him,
and If he swerves from the narrow
path ever so little-and is found out
be goes straight back to jail without
even the formality of a trial. to be re-
leased, as a general rule, never again.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24
Ground. For Complaint.
0oOoooOoOoOoOooOeOooooo(

A man entered restaurant and
asked for coffee. After he had fin-
1shed his repast he called the waiter
and said:
waiter, this coffee has its good
points and les bad points. One of its
good points is this-it has no chicory
In it."
"Yes, sir" replied the waiter, quite
gratiled. Visions Of a handsome tin
floated up before his minds eye. and
he rubbed his hands gleefully.
But" resumed the customer, ..it,s
bad point u this-that It has no coffee
n IT,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24
L Worked Both Ways.

The boy took In the strangers visit
ing card. In few moments he came
back and returned the card, saying,
Hes busy in a directors meeting and
can't see anybody"
Excuse me-" said the serious look
ing stranger, and he took the card and
wrote under his name the letters ~.
NJ. c. A." Then he said. LET him see
the card again."
The boy departed, only to return in
a moment with the card. which he laid
before the caller. 1t had been chang
ed % that the letters now read. 'You
Must eau Again, New York Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24
On 9einu Mean.

The question arises can one be eco
nomical without being mean? A man
who is naturally mean will always be
economical. II a man who is not eco.
nomical attempts to become 80 he win
learn to be mean. If he has a generous
impulse he must curb It. During the
drst part Of our lives we should be az
mean as we can. When we have accu-
mulated more than we need we should
devote the last part to cultivatin9 our
generous impulses. No successful man
% q philanthropist before he = fifty
Liz.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24
Hot Food, Hurt Our Teeth.

There Is no doubt that most people
ruin their teeth and digestive systems
by taking food at too high a tempera-
ture. One cannot get into hot bath
II It IL over 112 degrees; 105 degrees
10 dangerous. and even 100 degrees Is
warm. But from experiments made it
appears that we eat meat at rs de-
grees temperature, beans at 1872 de-
grees. potatoes at $50 degrees. The av-
erage temperature Of tea 10 125 de-
gress. and It may be slipped, but can
not bs swallowed in large quantities.
Il Il exceeds ~ degrses.-Nsw York
AQesieaa,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24
Fashion n the Tronio.,

A missionary who labored in 4 trop.
ical island desired to wean his dock
to his own ideas Of clothing. He ap'
pealed to their vanity and gave to the
fairest Of her tribe several yards Of
cloth wherewith to make skirt. She
was to appear in the garment at the
next mission meeting. She did 30. But
the missionary's pleased expectancy
was turned to CONSERVATION when the
untutored savage appeared with the
whole Of her gift wound upon her head
In the form Of towering turban.-
Charity Organization Review.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24

shoe the lowest layer OF feather was
gone, leaving six protruding nails.
The forward part Of the sole Of the
left shoe had cut with an az while
chopping wood. The moment I had
caught sight Of the tracks in the road
knew they had been made by my
shoes. There were the fluctuations of
the six nails, and the cut in the toe
had left its mark If this discovery
were made by those tracking the MUIR
derer, it would be proved that had
killed my uncle doubtless to gain pos
session of the property he had willed
me. took OF the shoes, hid them and
put on another pair. Then began to
think.
First, the murderer had seen my
shoes on the porch, and it had occur
red to him that, since he must leave
his tracks. it would be safer to leave
the tracks Of my shoes than of his
own; second, he had either come back
after using them and was probably
now on the plantation or he had
partner; third, he was not Sam. It
was more sensible to believe that Sam
had taken the boots to black after the
murderer had used them than to be-
lieve that he had committed the MUIR
der himself for he had been owned by
our family in the days Of slavery and
was very much attached both to my
uncle and to me.
The question with me was what
should do. To make known that my
shoes had been used by the murderer
would be equivalent to putting my
neck in a halter. And the shoes
should I destroy them? If l did and
it was discovered that I had done so,
would be in danger. If the shoes re-
manned intact, were found and CON-
pared with the tracks, would swing
for murder.
I took the shoes from their hiding
and placed them with my other pairs.
A committee hunted all over the plan
tatfon for the shoes that had made the
tracks and sent. diagrams of them ev-
erywhere. waited. in terror every
moment, fearing that my shoes would
be examined. In week the excite
ment died down, and / breathed easier
Nevertheless for years I lived bur-
dened by my secret. In time I sent
the shoes off in box of clothing for a
poor minister's family in a far distant
state. 1t was comfort to get rid Of
them, but could not get rid Of the
Tear that the person who had worn
Them on that fatal night might some
day accuse me.
At last. four years after the murder.
the murderer, before being hanged for
another crime. confessed, telling how
he. had thrown his followers of his
track by wearing my shoes. He had
brought them back after using them
ana remained on the plantation for
several weeks
LAURENCE FOSTER CHURCH.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24
Fake African Hunters.

VONO VtTtSOO 6OOUS6C8.
"More big game hunters than you
would believe" said druggist, take
Z lot of arsenic or strychnine or some
such poison with them to Africa"
''What for?" the reporter asked.
ITO shoot lions and tigers WITH" said
the druggist, winking. 1.-The safest
way to shoot lion or tiger is with
poison. I'll tell you how you do it.
"You kill a young deer or antelope.
you rub the flesh we'll with poison and
you leave it overnight near a stream
where the big cats come to drink. In
the morning you visit the spot. You
may find two or three lions and things
lying about, stiff and cold. You put
balls through them-a mounted skin
must have ball in it, you know-and
there you are.
Eyes, indeed" said the druggist,
"there's many big game hunter would
never get pelt If it wasn't for strych-
nine or arsenic. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24
ON ACROSS THE PLAIN HE SWEPT

ON ACROSS THE PLAIN HE SWEPT.
involuntarily to his belt. His thoughts
had flown to the same solution as the
foreman's. One-half Of the count,
5000, he had intended to send to mar
ket and then spend the winter In Eu-
rope, his first relaxation in ten years
Of ranching.
whats your idea?" he snapped.
The foreman made significant mo-
ton Of lifting, then swung his arm to-
ward the foothills.
There's no hiding place this side o.
the bigger hills and ravines," he said,
IAN that number O. cattle wouldn't
stray SO far from home without in
ducement. Then, agin, no cattle litter
would dare to steer straight for mar
ket with our brand shown plain"
Just what l think. Now, boys"
glancing about at such of the cowboys
as were In hearing and his voice grow
ing quick and decisive, "we'll run this
thing into the ground right here and
now. Just enough Of you remain to
keep these cattle in the neighborhood
and the rest scatter round to all the
surrounding ranches and find out who
have lost cattle. Then We'll organize
q quick hunt Of recapture and ex-
termination. Who has the V ranch
now, forty miles to the north, toward
the foothills?'
One Of the cowboys guffawed.
"Pitty little grille lost away from
mamma" he lisped. Looks Jest like
picter an amt never rode boss nor
heered bout original sin. Sure"-at
the frown on his employers face
that's jest as I pumped it from her
head man an all round man. I've
met him two or three times while
roundup cattle up that Away, an he's
q whole Sunday school book in colors
an big print. He amt never swore
nor smoked nor stole nor drinked nor
anything like that, an'"-
about the girl and the ranch?' in
terrupted Bell.
'Jest what I'm a-tellin'." impertur-
badly. 'The story's like this: NV
friend the Germans big as any Elk
an half foot man could be an as
inherent as any two foot boy ought
to be, an he knows all about ranchin'.
for he was raised on a down east
farm, where they alters keep a COW
an some pigs an hens an gener'ly
have a boss for plowin' an SIGH an
drivin' to meetin'. an he's the only
man folk on the v ranch. An the
second chapter goes on to say that
when old PEBBLES was gored last
spring the only heiress an legatee an
kin was this same picter girl, who
was studyin' books in a village high
school. But she was Jest as plucky =
inherent, an stead o. sellin' she come
straight on to run the ranch herself
an brung this German, who greed to
look out for everything for one-third
the profits. He told me all this him
self, Jest like baby would"
And these two are running the Y
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24
She Was Wise.

Miss Fish," remarked the young
man as he placed his hat on his head
and prepared to depart for home, II
proposed for your hand two hours ago,
and I await your answer with bated
breath"
"Mr. Smallchange. smiled the young
lady, "I'm afraid you will have to bait
your breath with something besides
onions and cloves to catch this kind Of
fiSh."-Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-24

A necessity in we'll regulated
barns. Saves time and money.
Dumps in yard or on wagon.
Turns curves and switches.
Manure dumped 100 feet from barn IL desired.
Don't waste your time and efforts with .
wheelDarrow. =
boy l2years old can easily clean barn.
Send me diagram of your barn, and I will
oe glad to furnish estimate of cost, etc.
ANTON JACOBSON, New London, Nina.
Agent for Kandiyoh County and west half
OF SteaFns County
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there Is any neg information avnila
BILE ! am willing to accept 1t before
this vote il taken"
This tender sollcItude for Japanese
sensibilities' Is in strange contrast
with our treatment OF the Chinese
a race which most closely resembles
the japanese save in martial achieve
men,s. We enforce stringent ex
clusion laws against the Chinese. yet
dare not allow the States to exer'
else their constitutional rights when
.he same offend the uscaptibilities Of
the Japanese.
Surely the reason does not lie In
the explanation submitted by the
Norfolk Virginian.Pilot In the para
graph below:
There Is NO reason apparent why
the government OF this country
should treat the Chinaman as a leper
and the Japanese immigrant as Il
welcome guest. That the Pekin gov.
eminent should grow restlve under
the discrimination against its sub
jects In favor OF the peripatetic chill
dren of Nippon Is perfectly natural
But one explanation can be given and
that IL unworthy the American ma
tion--China has no army or navy
capable of enforcing its demands.
Japan Is viewed with the respect
which borders on fear by the authori-
ties at Washington because Of her
formidability a. military power.
Mr.. Roosevelts policy places the
United States In the attitude Of
Aou,ing the weak and cringing to
the strong"
In connection with the action
taken by the legislative bodies in
California, Oregon and Nevada put
ting the anti-Japanese bills to sleep.
II is interesting TO note that en- the
New York Stock Exchange two OF
the three issues of Japanese govern
ment bonds largely held BY Ameri'
can financers, scared upward
On Tuesday. February 9. Japan Az
per cents were quoted at 92A: on
Wednesday the price was 93&. an
increase OF nearly one fun point.
On "Wednesday the Japan ~ per
cent. second series. were held at
SO. while on the day before. they
were offered at 9lss. an added valua.
tion Of nearly a point and a half.
This Is an unusually wide fiuctpa
ton for standard government bonds.
The holders of these foreign secu.
rites are deriving financial benefit
from the smothering Of the anti.
Japanese bills in the Westerly
This fact may or may net
be significant.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12
REoUIsITIoN ISSUED.
Governor SENDS to Wyoming for Al
legged Virginia Murderer.

Governor SENDS to Wyoming for A.
legged Virginia Murderer.
RICHMOND. VA. Feb. 1i.-Gover.
nor Swanson issued requisition pa
pers for Charles l. Meade. charged
with :he murder of Andrew J. Porter
in Gate City. Scott county. Va. The
muI der was committed nearly two
years tgo. since when Meade has
been q fugitive from justice. 4 short
while ago he vas. arrested In Na'rcna
county. wyo.. and the sheriff Of that
county notified the commoawealih
attorney q Scott county thai he had
his man.
J.P. Corns. commemorative atior.
ney Of Scott county. Immediately pc
ti'ioned the governor for Tedu!sition
papers and showed that an eye-wit,
ness 10 the murder. Sheriff Broad.
water. Of Scott county. had r-cogniz'
cd Meai as The murderer and made
afidsyit of the fact. Later fhr
county had offered . reward Of $500
fer the capture OF Meade. which sum
had been deposited In the Rank o!
Gate City and would No delivered
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NEED the WARNING.
Many Newport Nsws People Rave
Done %,

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give unmistakeable warnings thai
should not be ignored. BY exam'n
ing the urine and treating the KID
neys upon the first sign Of disorder
many days o. suffering may be saved
Sick kidneys expel q dark. iil-sneiins
urine. full Of "brick-dust" sediment
and painful In passage. Sluggish Kid
neys csnse q dun pain in the small
OF the back. headaches. dizzy spells
tired, lanGu-d feelings and frequently
rheumatic twinges
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the KID
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and rid the blood OF uric poison. u
you suffer from any Of the above
symptoms you can use no better rem
ely.
Newport News people recommend
MANS Kidney Pills.
Mrs.. ]. l. Cok living n 81 Twen
~ seventh street. Newport News. Va
says: Il think just as highly o
Deans Kidney pills at this time Al
when gave a statement puhiici!
recommending them "a 1892. The!
cured my husband a. tina; time o
oackache from which he suffered -
severely for . long time. tha: n
could scarcely attend to his duties
, The cure has proven q permanent on.
a. Mr. Cole has not had the siigh'es
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For sale by all dealers. Price >
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4 Remember the nsme-Doan's-sn'
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tilt between Mr.. Macon. Arkansas.
and Mr.. Cook, Colorado.
4 successful fight led by Mr.. Sa-
bath. Illinois. was made against the
bill anne nding the naturalization laws.
which amcng other things. increased
the naturalization fee from FIVE to
ten dollars.
By an emphatic vote the confer
ence repor. on the measure was re-
jected and the bill laid up@r the
table.
A tribute to Lincoln by Mr. Fcutell
Illinois. closed the days proceedings
and the House n "a p. m. ad-
jOurned
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12
THE DILEMMA OF KNOX.


Senator Phiianier c. Knox. who
has been chosen by President-elect
Tan to head his cabinet, Is reputed
to be q great constitutional lawyer.
At any rate he has always shown u
handspring propensity for advancing
arguments upon the floor Of the
Senate. based upon constitutional
grounds.' In opposition to proposed
measures which promised to curtail
the powers Of certain corporations.
Now it appears that Mr.. Knox.
himself, Is up against a constttu.
tional provisicn which, should /, be
enforced either IN the spirit or the
letter. would sxelpde him from serv-
ice as Mr.. Tasts chief adviser.
The Pennsylvania voted in the
Senate to increase the salary OF the
office to which he has been appoint
ed by the successor to Presiden,
Roosevelt. Incidentally he voted a,
the same time to increase his own
salary n q United States senator.
The United States constitution pro
hibits the appointment Of q legisia.
tor to an once. the compensation OF
Which the legislator has helped to in
crease Mr.. Kncx aided In raising
the salary OF the" secretary OF state
from 5000 to $4,000, and this is
the portfolio he is booked 10 hold
In the Tai, cabinet
A movement has been inauguraIed
In the Senate to the end that an act
be passed repeating the salary-rais.
ing measure 80 far as it applies 10
the once Of secretary OF state. BY
this subterfuge. II is hoped by his
friends tina; Senator Knox may be
able 10 evade a provision Of the or.
ganic instrument for the strict Oh.
servance Of which he has ever been
one Of the most vociferous contend.
ers.
This situation offers an Sp2or;uni.
~ to- Mr.. Knox to demonstrate his
sincerity As . stickier !cr preserving
the integrity OF the constitution.
Thus far. however. the rremier-,o
be has evinced no disposition to ctr
cumvent he efforts Of these who are
moving To annul by congreesiousi
act one Of the ciearrst sections Of
the United ssa;es constitution.
But in the iaa&uase Of a now de-
parted statesman. What Is the con
stitufion when .. comes bc'wees
friends
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12
Ginnir,- Nesri comp'eted.
fpv Asso~'sfad Press,

MEMPHIS. TENN. Feb. 1.-THE
amount OF cotton ginned TO February
6 IL niaced at I2.sii.ooo bales by the
National Ginncrs' Association in n
rc-~-r ssreS TODAY "a compared 10
10. 5o3. 900 bales ginncd to February 8
Of last year
The report declares that ginning Is
completed. In al! except six counties
in Mississippi. five In Arksnsas. six
In Texas and some in Oklahoma.
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OLD DOMINION LINE
Daily Service

Daily Service
N FOR NEW YORK
E@tS&> From Company's Wharf.
4N Norfolk. foot Of Church
street every week day
at 700 P. NJ.
FARE-First-class. one way, $500;
Round trip. limit thirty days, $14.0O--
meals and berth In stateroom In
Guided.
Storage. without subsistence, $500
TICKETS on sale at c. & o. Raii.
way Ticket once.
NIGHT LINE BETWEEN NEWPORT
NEWS AND RICHMOND, VA.
Steamers Brandon and Berkeley
leave Pier a. $50 every evening
passengers only.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION CON-
PANY. James River Day Line for
Richmond and all James River lano.
ings. Steamer Nnbjack leaves
Newport News. Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays at S:45 Q. m. Leave
Newport News Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at p. M, for Norfolk and
Old Point.
Steamer Hampton vii; leave Pier
A daily except ouuOay, IL S.VV a.
m, going to Norfolk. and at 1870 p.
m. going to Smithfield. Steamer "Ac>
comac" will leave Pier "A" daily. ex-
cept Sunday at a. n. going to
Smithfield and 3 p. M, going to Nor
folk.
All business between Kew York
and Newport News transacted at piet
No. s.
All business between Newport
News. Norfolk, Smithfield and local
points transacted at Pier "A" foot OF
Twenty-f1fth st. w. n. LANOOh,
Agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12

10 the proper rarity as soon as Iead"
was brought to Gate City.
Governor Swanson. Immediately
after looking into the case. wired
TIE commonwealth attorney that the
papers had been granted and would
be forwarded at once. Sheriff broad
water will go TO Wyoming after
Meade within a few DAYS.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12
Aor cultural alN Passsd.

WASHINGTON. y. G.. Feb. IL
After having travelled . thoTny ROAD
Or week the agricultural app-o'
pria;.on bill was passed by IN"
House Of Representatives today rrsr'
iicallv as u came from committee
Today the bill dragged YEARLY on for
several hours when the proceedings
were -nHrened ny . brief bu' spicy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12
To Operate On eishep.
Inv A1socissed Press }

BALTIMORE. MD. Feb. li.-Bishop
e. e. Hoss. Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. South. who came here
from Nashville. Tenn. for medical
treatment. Will undergo surgical op-
Grafton. He vas reported today to
be resting quite comfortably.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12
Nrs Tan Hesds List.

AUGUSTA. GA Feb. II.-Mrs
William Howard Taft was today
made an honorary member Of tho
Io~aiY w.C.A. which vas organized
with about 500 members.
Her name heads the iist Of mem
bcrs
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12
Eentered at the Newport News. Va,
Postofice as Second-class matter.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS SUR
SENDER.

altGl ou"PeNu >"> ~.s
viding for the segregation Of Ameri'
can and Japanese pupils in the public
schools. sufiicient pressure from,
Washington or. elsewhere was
brought to to bear upon the Califor'
mia house OF assembly on Wednesday
last to induce 1t to reject the meas
ure.
The act, which had been passed
by a. very large majority. was re-
considered upon vote Of II to 81.
I, was put to death by tie vote
80 to IS. That Is. an effort to re-
vive the measupe falling Of MAORI
". endei the matter. At least for
the present.
II appears that most OF the leg
islators are yet In the dark as to
the terrible something which lowered
over and threatened the people Of
California and the people OF the
United States should California per.
sist in her efforts to separate the
races in the schools.
Assemblyman Transue. who led the
movement for submission 10 the
Roosevelt and japanese wishes. ad.
mifted that he did not believe that
the national administration could
constituticnally interfere with Cali
forria in the management of Its pub
lie school system. His resolution for
withdrawal Of the act already passed
and which resolution vas adopted,
contains the following paragraphs:
THAT it is the judgment Of this
assembly that said bill does not con.
flict with the treaty existing between
the United States and the govern
meot CT Japan. and that while we
recoenise the authority TO make trea-
ties n the Federal constitution. vest.
ed In the Presideat and the Senate
o. the United States. We affirm that
the eight to administer our State
school system cannot be controlled
by the treaty made by the Presiden,
and the Senate OF the United States
nor by the President alone.
And finally. while We recognize
that assembly bill No. II is drawn
and could be passed by the legisla
ture Ct this State In full conformity
with the powers reserved to the
state. and vouchsafed to 1t by the
Federal government. We are unwil
ling to do aught which may disturb
the relations existing between this
government and friendly power
and for this reason alone We recon-
mend that this bill he reconsideret
and withdrawn
, Assemblyman Transue. while con
Teasing that the segregation Jaw was
. good thing for his State and Iii
+. full Conformity with the pow,r.
reserved to the State AMI youchsaIet
to u BY the Federal government.
recommended that these constitution
ally guaranteed powers b. abjcc'l,
svrrendeTed.
Assemblymsu Juilliard. who oppos
"a the proposition. very pertinenti,
susses:ed:
~Nf. Trsasse's resolution state
fbst Tie vote on this bill should b
peeeussdered ., The request Of tn
psos$deut for reasons not disclosed
WY are We not Informed Of Oh,
n1ture 81 this important statement
"rhss rpsolutson before us sgree
IN tie ssatiosot that prompssd n
!. pansuUs q % bah. Why. thes
5000 we vose % reeousijer7
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-12

Anyone who il thinking OF DOMINIC
spring clothes will do well to recall
that the worst blizzard this section
has seen in ten years began on Feb
ruary II. 1909.