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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29

fame than that Of creator of the Fly.
ing Sandwich of Annandale. Yet the
feathered sandwich, though more pic.
turesque, points rather too directly
to the strutting lords Of the barnyard.
A sandwich that is decorated like a
fall bonnet, that suggests, we will say,
the milliner's window-or the plumed
knights of sounding war"
With little sigh, a slow relaxation
of muscles, Mr.. Gillespie slept. 1
locked the doors, put out the lights,
and tumbled into my own bed as the
chapel clock chimed two.
In the disturbed affairs of the night
the blinds had not been drawn, and
l woke to find the room flooded with
light and my prisoner gone. The doors
were locked as I had left them. Mr..
Gillespie had departed by the win.
dow, dropping from a little balcony
to the terrace beneath. 1 rang for
lima and sent him to the pier; and
before had finished shaving tho boy
was back, and reported Gillespie's
~~~~S S~A~A wv WIZ PASAs Out OAC VI tuO
canoes missing. It was clear that in
the sorry plight of his arms Gillespie
had preferred padding to rowing. Be.
meath my watch on the writing table
l found sheet of note-paper on which
was scrawled:
Dear Old Man: am having one of
those Nightmares mentioned in our de-
Nghtful conversation. 1 feel that I am
about to walk in my sleep. AS my fan
nels are trifie buggy. pardon loss OF
your dressing-gown. Yours, r. G.
P: 81 am willing to pay for the glass
and medical attention: but I want a re-
bate for that third sandwich. 1t really
tickled too harshly as it went down.
Very likely this accounts for my somnam-
bulism. r.
When I had dressed and had my
coffee I locked my old portfolio and
tossed it into the bottom Of my trunk
Something told mo that for while
at least, I should have other occupa
ton that contributing to the literature
of Russian geography.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
Few Endeavor to Keep Themselves in
Proper Physical Trim.

Neglect of physical development is
responsible for many of the ills to
which the vast army of men work
ers is heir. Men and women who labor
in Offices are even forgetting how to
use their legs, so convenient is it to
resort to street cars, though the dis
lance to be covered may be but a few
blocks.
The best mental work is performed
by those who keep in good physical
trim. Generally, the incentive for this
is lacking. It is perfectly possible for
every mental worker to take daily,
systematic exercise, though i: may be
only brisk walk in the open Sir or q
few free-hand movements on rising in
the morning or retiring at night. Few,
however, gain sufficient exhilaration in
these diversions. Most people are more
strongly attracted by games, compei-
tons or the forms of exercise entered
into by a considerable body of persons
in unison. More than that, most PEG
pie would prefer to watch others Il
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
CHAPTER w.

Explore Tippecanoe Creek.
MY first care was to find the garden.
er of st. Agatha's and renew his
pledge Of silence of the night before;
and then I sought the ladies, to make
sure that they had not been dis
turbed by my collision with Gillespie.
Miss Pat and Helen were in Sister
Theresa's pretty sitting room, through
whose windows the morning wind
blew fresh and cool.
This is day for the open! You
must certainly venture forth" be-
gan, cheerily. "You see, Father
Stoddard chose we'll; this is the most
peaceful place on the map. Let us
begin with drive at six, when the
sun is low: or. maybe, you would pre-
fer a little run in the launch"
They exchanged glances.
II think it would be all right, Aunt
Pat" said Helen.
Perhaps we should wait another
day. We must take no chances; the
relief of being free is too blessed to
throw away. I really slept through
the night can't tell you what a
boon that isl"
why, Sister Margaret had to call
us both at eight" exclaimed Helen.
"That is almost too wonderful for be-
lief"
"Oh, the nights here are tranquility
itself! Now, as to the drive
Let us wait another day, Mr.. Dona
van. feel that we must make assur
ance doubly sure" said Miss Pat; and
this, of course, was final.
1t was clear that the capture of Gil
lespie had not disturbed the slumbel
of st. Agatha's. My conscience
pricked me trifle at leaving them sc
ignorantly contented; but Gillespie's
appearance was hardly menace. and
though I had pledged myself to war;
Helen Holbrook at the first sign Of
trouble. I determined to deal with hin
on my own account He was only ar
infatuated fool, and I was capable,
hoped, Of disposing Of his case with
out taking any one into my conf
dence. But first it was my urgen
business to find him.
got out the launch and crossed TIL.
lake to the summer colony and begal
my search by asking for Gillespie a
the casino, but found that his nam,
Was unknown. lounged about unit
ln1ea tina Waited the golf cours.
= . = . Z
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
New Source For Food sunnIv.

Sydney, Nova Scotia-That Labrs
dor may become an important sourcs
of food supply exporting large quaint.
ties of meat, cereals, etc., as we'll an
her present fish shipments is the opin.
ion OF Dr.. Wilfred Grenfel! the min.
istry
DR.. Grenfell and his bride, formerly
Miss Canadian, of Chicago, are on their
way from the United Sites to Labra.
dor. The doctor is enthusia. tic over
the outlook for extending his herds of
reindeer, imported from Iapland, tc
all parts of Labrador
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29

cast aside much of unworthy consideration
able to make its week earlier than anticipated
1t said the only thing that divided the how
strong make the rejection of Cooks claims This question
the chief point under discussion by the consstory.
Some of the members understood
stating that the data does the verdict
reached the North Pale while others reported favorng
nunciation of Cook mposo whose discovery
worthy of scientific consideration.
The committee that examined and rejected the Cook
sisted of Prof Ellis Somgren, president of the committees Com
mander Gustav Holm director of the photographic bureau
ander jensen director of navgaon Astronomer Pechyc the
Copenhagen observatory Capt Ryder director of the meteorological
institute, Prof Engsoem of Lnd university Sweden Eac
of these men IS world renowned scientist
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
GENERAL NEWS.

Isaac G. Hartman of Milwaukee. on.
gineer OF the train, was held respon.
sible by coroner's jury for the wreck
OF the Chicago & Northwestern rail.
road train near Evanston, ILL.,, Deem
Der ~. In which two passengers were
killed. Recommendation was made by
the jury that he be held to the grand
jury on charge Of granddaughter.
Secretary Of the Interior Ballinger
has changed his attitude leading up to
the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy
which for the last six months has pre.
vailed throughout the United States.
He has issued formal statement that
he would welcome a congressional in
vestigation. He said further that he
believed If that body held an investiea.
ton the country would be fully con.
Vlnced that he had always conducted
the department with strict fidelity to
the law.
During 1909 Columbia university
has received gifts reaching nearly
$5,OOO,O0O an amount believed to be
record for educational institutions in
the east. These include the Croker
gift of $1,5OO,O00 and the Kennedy
bequest OF $4,000
Eight million Red Cross Christmas
stamps have been sold in New York
thus far this year. The officers in
charge of the distribution hope to
double this number before the end of
the holiday season.
The battleship Utah, largest warship
OF its class ever built in the United
States, was launched at Camden. N. J..
being christened by Miss Alice Sprv.
daughter of the governor of Utah,
After voyage of 2,1OO miles up the
Amazon river the little steamer Nano
has returned to New York with 800
tons of raw rubber.
The Western Association of Nurserv-
men met in annual session at Kansas
City, with an unusually large attend.
ance.
West-bound passenger train on the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis E.
Omaha railroad collided with freight
train at Blakely, MINI. Fireman Joe
Zinneill and Mail Clerk F.. Torgerson,
both OF st. Paul, were killed. None
of the passengers was injured seri-
Ously.
The senate practically decided upon
the inauguration of an inquiry into the
controversy between Richard BALM.
ger. secretary of the interior. and cif.
ford Fnchot, chief forester, by adont.
ing resolution introduced by Senator
Flint OF California, calling for all the
papers bearing upon the case.
A million-dollar endowment fund
for the support of the Florence Crit.
tenton missions 9" throughout the
United States will be raised AZ q
memorial to their founder, the late
Charles Nelson Crittenton. Tho
movement has been started in Neu,
York
Five indictments on charges of con.
spiracy to defraud the government Nv
the sale of water rights were returned
at Boise. Idaho, by the federal grand
jury, which has been Investigating tho
affairs of the Great Western Rect
Sugar Company, a defupct CORPORA.
ton.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
BOAT SETS PASSENGER RECORD.
Hamburg-American Liner Arrives In
N. Y. With 5000 Aliens Aboard,

New York, N. Y. The Ham
burg American liner President Grant.
famed as the prosperity ship because
of bringing in a record number of
steerage passengers arrived here with
decks fairly alive with alien travellers.
Altogether the vessels Storage was
just one short of 5000 Two p rsons
having died on the trip across This
is the steerage record.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
What Counts in a Story.

As heard a famous raconteur tell.
ing a story ( had heard in one form
or another for many years could not
but recall the statement of Some one
to the effect that there are but five
stories extant and that all we have
are merely variations from the orig
inal five.
AS Gen. Taylor, who is something Of
a story-teller himself, puts It: "rha
story doesn't amount to anything. 1t's
the edition that counts"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
Chicago BUDGET Is LARGE.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Chicago's budget
for 1910 will be the largest in the his.
tory OF the city. For schools, libraries,
water bureau and corporate purposes
it will be in the neighborhood of s55,.
100000, which is $3.O0O.O0O in excess
of the largest appropriation hereto
fore.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
BROTHERS AND SISTERS BURN.
Father Arrives Too Late to Rescue
His Three Children From Flames.

Chicago, Dec. 2l.-John Corrodio,
aged years, Charles Corrodio, aged
2 years, and Mary Corrodio, aged 4
years, were burned to death in their
home at South Chicago. The house
caught fire during the absence of their
parents. From a distance the father
saw fire bursting through a window
and he hurried to rescue the children,
but was driven back by the flames.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
Supposed Relic Of St. Peter.

It is announced that a remarkably
interesting discovery has been made.
in the catacombs of Priscilla al
Rome in the form of the following in
scription: In isto loco Petrus fuit.
Signor Marucchi, the eminent arch
aeologist, is convinced, after careful
study of circumstances. thai -
Petrus is none other than the Apo3t6
St Peter,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
PERSONAL.

William A. Harris, former United
States senator from Kansas and three
years ago Democratic candidate for
governor of that state, died at the
home of Mrs. Lydia M. Mackey. Chi.
c:go, of heart disease.
Spencer F. Eddy, who landed at
New York and is on his way west,
says he resigned as minister to the
Balkan states because he has become
tired of living abroad
Owen Kildare, the author and play
wright, is critically i'll at hospital in
New York. His physicians say that
bis death may be expected at any
time.
H. DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief of the bu.>
reau of chemistry, criticised the con-
stitution in an address at Washington
because it leaves the government no
Jurisdiction over impure food unless
1t enters interstate commerce.
DR.. Jose Madriz, former Judge of the
Central American court of justice at
Carriage, and Zelaya's candidate, was
elected president of Nicaragua by the
unanimous vote of congress. The ses-
sion was stormy one, but there
seemed to be perfect unanimity with
regard to the election of Madriz.
Baroness Vaughan, whom Leopold
made his queen in fact, If not in name,
quietly left Belgium for France, &C.
cepting the hint of the government
that IT she did not depart voluntarily
she would be expelled from the coun-
try.
Brig. Gen. Green Berry Raum, for
mer pension commissioner, died at his
home, Chicago, at the age of "a years.
Thomas ]. Lynch, former umpire,
was elected president of the National
Baseball league at its annual meeting
in New York.
Mrs. Horace B. Taft, wife Of
brother of President Taft, died at the
Johns Hopkins hospital. Baltimore.
where she had been a patient of Dr.
Harvey Cushing At the hospital all
Information relative to the case was
refused.
George Parish, an English expert on
statistics, who is in New York, says
England is the greatest money-lender
IN the world and the United States is
the greatest borrower in the world
He places the wealth of Great Britain
at Sits per capita and of the United
states at $3.50 per capita.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
DR.. FREDERICK A. COOK,
BURIED A WEEK ALIVE,
One Miner hescued At Negaunee,
MICHIGAN,

Marquette, Mich.-Frank Condello
was snatched from the jaws of death
when the rescuers found him in the
Cleveland Cliffs Iron company's mine
at Negaunee. He had been entombed
600 feet beneath the surface since
week ago, along with three other men.
Peter Mundi was found dead. The
other two men have not yet been
reached.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
JOHN r. BRADLEY.
PARKER EvLoeIz=s ,PEckHAm.
Well Known Democrat Speakes Or
Dead Justice.

Dead Justice.
Washington, D. c.. With Judge
Alton B. Parker, of New York, presid-
ing and delivering the principal ad.
dress of eulogy the members of the
bar of the supreme court of the Unit.
ed States met in the supreme cour,
rooms at the capitol and adopted reso
lutiOns commemorative the late JUS.
tice Rufus w. Peckham as associate
justice of the supreme court.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
ChiIian Cabinet Quits.

Santiago, Dec. 81. = The cabinet
formed Sept IL with Ismael Locornal
as premier and minister Of the int.
rior, resigned
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
BR Us COOK
POLAR FAKER
University Of Copenhagen Denies
Truth of His Claims.
HE FAILS TO PROVE HIS CASE
Jn1n r Rrad1au ute Rorkor Dor1o,o. <tru. ro.,oa IT.
FAILS TO PROVE HIS CASE
John r. Bradley, His Backer, Declares "He Fooled Us
All, From the King of Denmark Down. am Sick
Of the Whole Blooming Polar Business"

Copenhagen, Dec 2The Cook investigating committee today
reported to the University of Copenhagen conory
porer records do conviction and
covered the north pole.
said the committee became thoroughly convinced
nsciency the evidence by the explorer that
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
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Mistakes of Mental Workers

these pastimes than to enter into the3
in per1On.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-12-29
NzeKzEO17H s
MlSHOL5ONS
ILLUSTRATIONS 5y !.
R4I NZ4Z7ERcS
CapN0EN ~ ~ 9QaAS-AgA2A "a
sYNoPsIs.

Miss Patricia Holbrook and Miss Helen
!Holbrook. her niece. were entrusted to
summering near Port Annandale. Miss
Patricia confded to Donovan that she
feared her brother Henry, who, ruined by
her for money from his fathers viii. of
which Miss Patricia was guardian They
game to Port Annandale to escape Henry.
Donovan sympathized with the two
women. He learned of Miss Helen's an
noying sutton. Donovan discovered and
captured an intruder, who proved to be
Reginald Gillespie, suitor for the hand Of
Miss Helen HOlbrOOk
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-11-09
IheApproaCtlef
Historic Celestial Marvel, With
Head as Large as the Moon.
Recently Sighted at Heidelberg,
Germany. Will Soon Be Visible to
the Naked Eye the World Over.
By FREDERIC CAMPBELL

president of the department of astrono-
my. Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sci
ences.1
AFTER an absence of seventy.
"a five years that monster of the
Sky, Halley's comet, is close to
it's return. Already it is sight
ed and photographed after being
waited for for years and looked for for
months. On Sept. IL Professor Wolff
OF Heidelberg observatory, Germany,
got his great telescope on the wan
dering son of the solar family and
wired all the principal observatories
to prepare to welcome the prodigal
home
They are few who have access to
the great telescopes, but those who do
may now sight this celestial marvel in
advance of the rest of mankind, who
will have to wait till December to
gaze upon the wondrous spectacle.
Even without a telescope it is of in
terest to know Just where the comet
now is. Most people who understand
anything about the heavens are famil-
lar with the curiously shade and bril-
liantly studded winter constellation
known as Orion. This now rises soon
after midnight and by o'clock in
the morning is we'll above those mists
that hang about the horizon. The
bright whitish star at the west of the
rectangular figure is Rigel. The bright
reddish one at the east is Betelgeux
Looking off to the east of Betelgeux
another bright star is seen. This is
Procyon, in the constellation CAMS Mi
nor. A brighter star than either is seen
southwark = that is, Sirius = bright
est of all the fixed stars. Draw
imaginary lines connecting Betelgeux,
Procyon and Sirius and you have a
great equilateral triangle. One-thrd
the distance along the line from Be
telgeauX to Procyon stands the comet.
1t will not remain there, for it is NOV
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-11-09
COOKS POLAR BEAR FIGHT.
North Pole Finders Adventure In the
Arctic Regions.

North Pole Finders Adventure In the
Arctic Regions.
On one occasion when he was pro-
ceeding south after the discovery Of
the north pole DR.. Frederick A. Cook
had an exciting adventure with po-
lar bear. He had drawn the canvas
boat upon the ice, and the Eskimos had
gone in search of game, leaving the
doctor alone and without weapons or
ammunition. The only food he had
left was the shoulder of a seal which
he was keeping for an emergency.
DR. Cook, who was asleep in the
boat, was suddenly awakened and saw
a few yards away a bear shifting
about. Finally it pushed its nose in
inquisitive fashion into the boat where
DR.. Cook was lying. The explorer was
scared, but he seized a runner Of a
sled and hit the bear. This frightened
the animal, but it returned and was
about to attack when DIR. Cook shout
ed loudly and advanced upon it, flour
ishing the sled runner as he went.
This demonstration so impressed the
animal that it turned tail and fled.
Later it was killed by the Eskimos.
After this DR.. Cook never remained
alone.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-11-09
Travelled Many Millions of Miles.

Now the question is raised, Where
has this comet been for seventy-fve
years, and where does it come from
now? We answer that it has been
away beyond the orbit of Neptune, the
most distant world of our solar family
of which we have any knowledge. We
are staggered by the earth's distance
Halley's comet has been thirty-fve
times as far as that and from that dis
lance is returning to point only Co.,
100000 miles from the sun, nearer
than the planet Venus. At its great
est distance, known as "aphelion," the
sun would appear only as bright star
and the cold would be so intense that
possibly air itself would freeze into
liquid form. At it's nearest approach
to the sun that luminary would appear
immensely greater than seen from the
earth, and the heat would dry up all
water courses and destroy all life. both
vegetable and animal.
Now, although the comet can be ac-
tually seen over only Il very small
part of its course of thousands of mil
lions of miles, such is the nature of it's
curve that the wonderful science of
mathematics enables us to track it per-
fectly. Let us therefore follow it in
imagination, just as we do u railway
train by studying the time table. About
bit of Jupiter and was 450,0O00O0
miles from us. Next February it will
cross the orbit of Mars and will have
taken 400,O0O,O00 miles from its dis
lance. About the last of March it is
expected to cross the orbit of the earth.
About ten days later it will cross the
orbit of Venus. 1t will then swing
about the sun. reaching its perihelion.
or point of nearest approach to the sun,
May 10, according to one calculation,
| though according to another it may be
there some time in April. 1t then be-
gins to push back into space again,
and III SO doing it again crosses the or
bits of the planets about as follows
| Venus, May IS; earth, June 10; Mars
July %; Jupiter. nearly year later.
If the comet twice crosses the orbit
| or the earth 1t becomes question OF
the utmost interest whether our globe
] Is liable to'be run into. 1t is reassur.
ing to be told that the earth will be at
the two crossing points about Nov.
and May l. 1t will thus be seen tina
we make good escape, though little
narrow in the latter case, inasmucl
as there is margin Of only about ;
month and a half at that point Blu
even if the earth were at the crossin.
points at the same time with the come
nothing could happen for the reason
that the two bodies do not travel il
the same plane or on the same level
AT the first crossing the comet goe
over and at the second it goes unde
the earth, so that there is no DANCE
of collision at either point any NOR
than there is of collision between ,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-11-09

ing with ever increasing speed as it
nears the sun, but there is where it
is now.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-11-09
HALEY S Comet
Has Travelled Thousands of Mil.
lions of Miles In Its Journey
Toward the Sun = Astronomical
Expert Tells Why There Is No
Collision Possible With 1t. 81

surface car and an elevated train on
the one hand or between surface car
and subway train on the other. 1t
has been calculated that the nearest
possible approach of the comet to the
earth would be 100000 miles, but we
shall be millions of miles farther sep
arated than that even when nearest.
Source of Comets Unknown.
1t used to be believed that comets
We're entirely irresponsible bodies, not
under the control of the same forces
that control the planets. 1t was not
perceived that the law of gravitation
has them in its grip. as well rs earth,
Jupiter and Saturn, and that they fol-
low definite and well known curves.
A comet originally comes from we
know not where Something has shot
it through infinite space, and it hap
pens to pass within the range of our
SUMS gravitating power At once it is
attracted toward the sun and compel
led to sweep down out of space and
around the sun before it is released.
Indeed. whether it shall be released is
altogether a question. If the curve on
which the comet approaches is what is
known as Il parabola or a hyperbola
it stands wide open at the farther end,
and the comet. having paid us single
visit, sweeps back into space and never
again appears in our sky. But if it be
an ellipse it is closed at both ends, and,
after Il certain period of absence, back
it comes as certainly as tomorrows
sunrise.
The truth is that all the planets,
including the earth, are travelling
about the sun, not on circles, but on
ellipses, but their paths are only
slightly eccentric, while that of the
periodical comet is extremely So A
boys round hoop when pressed out
of shape becomes an ellipse, and the
harder the pressure the more clip
teal it becomes. Such is the path of