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Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
never seen her half so lovely, nor 50

never seen her half so lovely, nor so
adorable.
1--WE have abused our friendship and
treated it shamefully," I said at once,
''and now perhaps I am about to
maroon it; but must take the chance
Forgive me if have come too soon,
dear, but can wait no longer. must
know-now that you are free to tell
me-whether can ever hope that you
will care for me-"
do you know all that has hap
pened?" she asked. She was as
white as her gown, and her eyes only
half lifted to mine.
"Yes, Barbara. Don't mind, dear.
Part of it 1 guessed and the other
part had to be told me. But am glad
that there is nothing for you to tell
me-nothing but the one thing l am
so eager to hear. Yon won't keep me
waiting any longer, will you?"
"After all that has happened you
still want me for-your-"
".More than ever; a thousand times
more than ever!" cried.
Il don't understand how you can"
she said. She turned her face from
me, leaning heavily on the table, the
soft freight over her. Gould you
ever be sure of me? l have deceived
you so long"
"You must deceive neither yourself
nor me now," l said, seriously. II
want the truth, whatever that is. Be
honest. Don't try to be kind to me.
You have had to make pretense so
long. Think only Of yourself now"
waited for her reply, but it was
long in coming, so long that my heart
sank.
If I am to be honest" she began,
II must tell you that-that-"
Eyes? Don't be afraid, dear"
"That 1t would be foolish foolish
for me too try toto care for you.
for T."
Don't try to 60 on" cried. Il see.
I have been fool to expect it."
A little sound Of pain escaped her.
I pulled myself together with an
effort.
"You mustn't worry" said, duly.
II can't blame you. heaven knows! 1
wouldn't have you come to me unless
you love me, you know that. And I
would rather 60 on -alone-than have
you give yourself to me through pity"
"Oh. yes. yes!" she cried.
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signed. Her cloak was white too-a
velvety thing that I had not seen be.
fore. 1t became her wonderfully, with
it's bewitching folds and curves and
richness. And her brown head, lifting
itself with all its charming poise
above the new loveliness, thrilled me
while the eyes that looked down on
me were more like the eyes of the
Barbara loved than they had been
for a very long time.
"Oh, you!" she exclaimed, from the
landing where she paused an instant
at sight of me.
Going out?'' asked, lightly, as If
I were not dazzled and palpitant.
ITO a very small affair at the
Averills'. Why not come along?"
Because I'm not asked. But you
will give me a minute before you
go?" I pleaded.
She glanced at the hall clock.
"Yes, I think so. Hord Averill is
coming for me, but it isn't time for
him yet"
Annie" said to the maid, IF Mr..
Averill arrives, show him into the
drawing-room and let him wait"
"You are very urgent" Barbara
said, with rather uncertain smile.
held open the library door and she
entered. She did not sit, but stood
half turning to me. leaning against
the corner of the table near the fire.
place, where a low fire burned. I had
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tlnc schedule, as Biela's comet did
When 1t did the most remarkable
thlng thus far known in the history
OF the solar system since men have
begun to watch the sky. That is.
a1ter coming back over and over on
schedule time, until it was supposed
10 be as regular as the earth itself. it
split in two. underwent final shin.
wreck somewhere in the heavens. and
according to the last supposed to be
known Of it, fell on earth several hun.
dred miles southeast of Ell Paso, Tex.
The probability that this was the
last of that comet is conceded by
such cautious astronomers as Prof.
Young OF Princeton. It is an authen.
tic record, valued because it is about
as near the history of Biela's comet
as we will ever get. 1t is certainly
lost, and it is thought that we have
0cf ~c
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
A Fruitful Potato Plant.

Not satisfied with yielding an enor.
nous output in the regular way, an
Irish potato vine growing in tho
garden Of c. c. Nall at Luthersville.
Ca, some time ago began to put out
potatoes all along its branches. and
when sent to the Constitution Office
the other day, had potatoes as large
as eggs growing practically all over
the vine.
In letter accompanying the freak
Mr.. Nall states that the vine grew in
his garden, where the land is a mix.
ture Of sand and red clay. On tax.
Ing up the plant, he found that tho
industrious vine had not neglected tts
regular duty while pulling OF its un-
usual stunt, as proven by the fact
that IN unusually large number of DO.
tatoes were found in their accustomed
place in the ground.-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01

making then. If you will let me get
In your ranks for a few days I'll get
rain for you. But we'll get it by
general rejoicing"
He was from the city, and conse.
quently was looked up to by the folk
who had never left the farms. So he
was told he could take hold Of the
matter.
If I don't bring rain" he an
nounced. then you can 60 ahead with
your prayers"
Then he set to work. He went to
the printer in the village. who was
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01

also the wagonmaker and the post.
master, and had some bills printed an.
nouncing a picnic Of the Sunday
school for that day in the next week.
Il never knew it to FAIL" he said.
All arrangements were made for
the picnic. But of course, following
custom never deviated from, when the
day Of the proposed jollidcation and
rest came arol.ud the event had tc
be postponed.
There was the hardest rainstorm
the village had ever known.-Ne1
York Times.
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tronomer's comet, like Bielas, but comet for
everybody, with all mankind interested in it.
1t may set all the gongs in Asia beating while
we are watching it through telescopes Mil.
lions who do not know enough to be fright
ened at the idea OF Its striking the earth may
nnd 1t awful enough to make them try hard
to think, with results which, while they last
may seem to them the most awful they ever
felt in their lives.
While all who are intelligently interested
In comets will want Halley's back regularly,
tail and all, as something to think about, there
Is chance that it will lose its tail and also
chance, very remote now, that it may be
shipvrecked finally and lost in space. It is a
"chat.ce' on:y until the law is learned. The
chance is worth discussing only in the hope
of learning more of the law. Can comet
lawfully get out of its regular path and be
pulled down finally by the earth or some other
planet? That is question of law and as far
as we have learned the law the answer is that
1t can.
We do not know much yet about the law.
All we are beginning to find out dates from
the night In January, 1886 when Prof. Challis
looked through his telescope at the Cambridge
observatory and could not believe his eyes.
The spectacle he saw in the heavens was too
astonishing to believe. It was Biela's comet
split into two distinct comets. Such a thing
had never been heard Of OF imagined as pos
sible But in some way it had actually oc-
CURED. Had the comet exploded by it's own
forces? Had it come in reach of the attrac-
tion of one of the planets and been pulled
apart? What must become of comet after
being thus split In pieces? Could it come
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01

within range Of the earth and be captured and
pulled down to the surface? II so, would II
Jar the earth in it's orbit or set the planet
on fire?
All we will ever have in the way of a final
answer to these questions as they belong TO
the complete and final loss Of Biela's comet
is given officially now in the records OF Mex
leo in the statement recorded by Senor Jose
A. Bonilla, director of the astronomical OBJ
servatory in the state of Zacatecas. In No
vember, 1885, it was supposed that between
the twenty-fourth and twenty-ninth of the
month the earth would pass in space through
or near the fragments left by Bielas comet.
AS they were then called "Bielids," it had
been concluded that they were a swarm OF
hundreds of thousands or perhaps of mill
lions of small masses of meteoric matter, per-
haps weighing from an ounce up to ton or
more. It was feared that If the earth passed
through them and drew them to the surface in
daylight they would not be seen at all, but
would either burn up in gas or else fall in
few scattering stones on distant parts of the
earth. This may have occurred in other
Places but on a ranch near Mazapil, in the
state of Zacatecas one of them (or mass of
nickel.tron belonging to some group of the
same kind> was seen to fall and recovered at
once by tho owner of the ranch, who made the
deposition taken down in Spanish by Senior
Bonilla and translated by William Earl HID
den, to close the last chapter in the story of
Biela's lost comet:
1T was about o'clock on the night of No.
vember q (1s75)," said the ranchman in his
deposition, wien went out to the corral to
feed the horses. Suddenly heard loud, siz-
zing noise, exactly as though something red
hot was being plunged into cold water and al
most instantly there followed somewhat
loud thud. At once the corral was covered
with phosphorescent light, while suspended
in the air we've small, luminous sparks, as
though from rocket. I had not recovered
from my surprise before saw this luminous
air disappear and there remained on the
ground only suth light as is made when a
match is rubbed. A number Of people came
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01

plated collective and individual pleas.
It's a matter for the church. all
right he continued, despite looks Of
scOrn meant to wither his gaze. Il
amt saying nothing against the
church. But you don't want to so
about this matter in a sorrowful way.
''You fellers need rain, and you need
it badly. But you don't get it by
prayer unless you do something after
ward to help things along. I don't
belong to your village church, but
went to church when I was young
ster. and I leasnss the art Of rain
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
WITH AN EXPERTS JUDGMENT

church and pray for rain. which was
needed for the growing crops, after
which each would adjourn to his bed
side and offer individual prayer.
In the village at the time was a
city man whose boyhood had been
spent in a small city, and who was
then resting for a few weeks from the
arduous labors of metropolitan life.
Praying don't do no good" he VEN.
tured. when be heard of the contem.
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City Man Visiting the Country Knew
What Would Bring the
Needed Rain.

The farmers Of small but thriving
7illage in northern New York are q
pious set of folk, 20 recently, when
Aay after day passed without rain or
. sign of it, they assembled and de-
alayel thay must meet in the village
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Hidden wrote it's history in the American Jour.
nal of Science. In the century Magazine of
August, 1885, he answered the question, rs
it piece of comet?" by summing up the
evidence ir connection with the known history
of Biela's lost comet, since it split in 1846 and
returned as two comets in 1852, TO disappear
finally in what were supposed to be swarm
of "bielids.'
AT the time of the fall of this meteorite"
Tin Mexico), Hidden writes, 1T was 10 hours
after the maximum number Of meteors was OBJ
served. The earth was meeting with only the
stragglers of the train. 1t cannot be doubted
that the cosmical dust proceeding from the
disintegration of Biela's comet wholly envel.
oped the earth and was seen as meteors from
every part of it. Such was the magnifcence
of the celestial phenomena in some parts of
the eastern continent that some people be.
lieved there would be no more stars left in
the sky"
Biela's comet had returned regularly in
period of little less than seven yeads unit! it
underwent complete shipwreck in the heavens.
No one ever expects to see it again. The end,
as far as known, is this star shower in the
night the Bonilla bielid was picked up in Ma.
zapil, to give us the best knowledge we Aave
OF what may be expected when comet falls.
Biela's lost comet does not compare with
Halley's, which must have billions of stones
or small and large masses of matter, probably
nickel-iron, in its magnificent head. If it were
shipwrecked by Jupiter. by the earth or by
any other planet, these, If they were drawn
close enough by the planet to break the hold
the sun has on them, may do a number of
interesting things.
They might revolve around the earth at q
distance, collecting in such ring as that Of
Saturn, which is supposed to be composed of
inf ifa 0f c%1
might whirl closer and closer in revolving
around it until finally the largest of them,
which do not burn up in the atmosphere by
friction, must fall as this bielid fell in Mex
leo. The hope Of getting beautiful earth
ring, such as that of Saturn's. by capturing
comets. is very small, if only because comets
have not matter enough in them to make It,
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01

' last OF on earth
"hen supposed
e VINO discovered D
IN shower
neat friction they
Ahough
70 or u appeared tail Ane tho
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01

q VIC Ou CIV dppTUdCH
OF our most remark.
able comet, from ask
ing what might take
place If, for any rea-
son it leaves the scien.
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01
HE astronomers announce

iE astfOnOmers announce "7"SSsS4**StESsI - ~
that Halley's comet is ap- VsSS&Ss
preaching the earth at the rate of million ~
miles day. AS Halley's is the most splen-
didly attractive otherwise the most alarming) of all
our regular comets, they add that need not fear
that it will strike the earth because it will not
closer to than $4,000 600 miles,
This is the scientific schedule, but that does not
keep any who wishes to be inspired with proper
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01

heat as the telescope shows in
much larger way on the face Of the
moon.
AS this was considered the most
distinguished visitor that had ever
reached the earth from infinite space,
it was presented as a mark Of his
distinguished consideration by Prof.
Bonilla to William Earl Hidden, as
one of the most distinguished Amerl-
can mineralogists, who was also an
authority on meteors and meteoric
minerals. Analysis showed that it
was 91.26 per cent. iron, 7.84 per
cent nickel, 65-100 per cent. cobalt.
S0-100 per cent. phosphorus. with
Willmar tribune., 1909-12-01

running towards from the reighboring houses and
they helped quiet the horses, which had become
much excited We were afraid of being burned We all
asked what could be the matter. In few moments when
had recovered from fear, the light dsap
pear. Bringing lanterns, found hole in the ground
it ball of light We retired to little distance
fearing it would explode and harm Looking to the
sky saw exhalatons which went out without
rose We returned after little and found in the hole
a hot stone could barely handle. This, the next
day, saw looked like piece of iron. All night it
rained stars We fall to the ground, they
all seemed to be extingushed while yet high up"
If this stone, the only known to- have reached
m the earth out of the rain of stars" is
EAX all that is left of Bielas comet there
lAv ~.~f is 1912 pounds left of it in the shape
~ ANA of of iron ore, showing such
NXA "pits" from contraction after great
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-14
BLOODY AK IS
f0UNDNEAR1 THE
MURDERED MAN
sT. PAUL MEAT DEALER DIES
WHILE ON WAY TO THE CITY
HOSPITAL.
DAUGHTER OF DEAD Man HELD
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER TELL
DIRECTLY OPPOSITE sToR-
les OF CRIME.
Suspected Girl Was at One Time In
mate. Of. sanitariun-Daughter's
= Sweetheart Also Held As Witness
Mo Arrests Of Suspects Have Been
Made 40 Vet.
(Bv Associated Press,)

St. Paul. May 13.-Firemen an
swering call at 4:30 o'clock this
morning found Lewis ,Arbogast, SO
years old. a well known meat dealer
of this city. dying on his bed at his
residence, 286 West Seventh street.
His head was crushed by blows
from an axe, the bloody instrument
being found later in the cellar. The
bed was afire, it having been saturat-
ed with gasoline. Arbogast died on
the way to the hospital. The only
persons in the house at the time of
the tragedy, the police. think, were
Mrs. Arbogast and her five daughters.
No motive for the crime is known.
While the police stated tonight that
no arrests have heeen made, it Is
known that 4 Louise ,AEbogast,s aged
a. the eldest daughter ana Henry
Spangeler, her sweetheart, were both
taken to the central police station
, this afternoon and held for several
hours. -. ~.
Mrs. Arbogast and her daughter
Ida, aged 20 years, told the police
conflicting stories. Mrs. Arbogast
stated she was taking a bath when,
she was attracted by screams from
her daughter Ida. She ran into the
hall and the girl told her that her
father had been burned to death.
+ Ida, on the other hand, stated that
she was awakened by the smell of
smoke and rusning to her fathers
room, found both her father and
mother unconscious and wrapped in
: flames. She dragged her mother in
to the hail, she says. Mrs. Arbogast
is in the hospital suffering from pain
full burns.
: Mr.. .Arbogast, it is said, was worth
$20O, 900. Considerable money and
Arbogast's watch was found on the
dresser by the police, who say tnat
the windows and the doors were well
fastened SO no one could have enter
ed the house. Neighbors state Ar
bogast has had several quarrels with
his family, and had been heard
! threatening going soon. to Alaska
with local manufacturer. 1t is also
said that Louise, the eldest daughter,
was recently an inmate Of sanitar-
{ fum. >.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-14
ORAL BETTING
IN B
THE BO0kMAEERs
METROPOLITAN &ttANDlcAP, WAS
WON BY 8. G. t4iLpRETH's
ENTRY.
NO OPEN ooklllKlU6 bone
WAS A CASE OF TRUST To. HON.
EsIY OF 7ETroRs TO GET
THE MONEY.
Only Ten thousand Persons Saw the
1iue Ribbon Event-Faiiino on
Did Not Create Much Surprise on
Account Of New Anti-1ettinq Law
Now IN Effect.
fBy associated Press.)

New York, May 13.-The long de-
ferred and anxiously awaited OPEN
ing of the Metropolitan racing sea-
son, which was coupled this year with
the running of the classic Metropoli-
tan handicap, passed into turf's his
tory today with the winning of the
blue ribbon event by S. C.. Hildreth's
4-year-old colt, James, from a field
of II starters. Fayette, the Madden
entry, finished six lengths behind,
with Juggler, 6-year-old gelding,
entered by c. C. Smithson, a close
third. The conditions under which
the season was ushered in were ideal
in point of weather and served to
which the gay colors worn by the
women predominated.
The entire attendance aggregated
less than 10000, but I'M view of the
ban placed II ,l11sGn.2 laees Track betting
last year by the Hart-Agnew law,
the falling of was not such as to
create surprise.
The betting question looms large
in the racing world, and today's open
ing was awaited with much trepida-
tiOn by those followers of the sport
who have been won by the laying of
wagers.
The net results of the day were
that under materially altered circum-
stances betting of sort is tolerated.
The new form, however, is a travesty
of the practice which 1ourished in
the days of the Percy-Gray law.
Under cover of a decision of the
appellate division which permits
oral betting, layers of odds took up
their stations on the course in
front of the grand stand, and in
whispers and by mods. accepted the
wagers and gave odds. The method
was yelled in mystery accompanied
by searching glances and stealthy
looks. If the wculd-be bettor was
known to the book-maker, his bet
was accepted with a muttered you
re on" No money was passed; the
search him out after the race and
pay him the amount of his w'ger If
he lost, and the bettor on his part
trusted the book-maker to look him
up in the same fashion and give him
his winnings. if he won.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-14
(By associated Press.)

Paris, May 13.-The turbulent ses-
sion of the chamber Of deputies to-
day ended another signal victory for
Premier Clemenceau, when the gov
eminent policy with regard to the
postal strike was emphatically en-
dorsed by vote of 454 to 50 includ-
ing also the governments yinsistence
that the postal employees and other
functionaries have NO right to strike.
Immediately afterward the chamb-
er cast a vote of general confidence
in the government, 365 to 159.
The strikers received the chambers
rebuke with shrug of the shoulders
declaring that it only served to bnd
closer their forces. which would soon
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-14
(Bv Associated Press.)

Chicago, May 13.-Chicago and
Washington battled for II innings
today and tae game was called on
account of darkness with the score
to /. White allowed only one hit
in the last ten innings.
Manager Cantillon's tactics in the
seventh inning probably saved his
team from defeat. The locals had
men on second and third with one
out Manager Sullivan tehn left the
game and sent in Welday, a left
handed batter When Cantillon saw
this move he sent Hughes, who was
pitching, to right field and sent in
Gray, a left handed pitcher. Sulli-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-14
CHICAGO MURDERER
MADE CONFESSION

Atlanta Ga-, May l3.-Vincent
Karez, 80. years old. q baker of Chi
cago, who was arrested here last
week on a charge Of numbering Harry
Teitlebaum, driver for : baker on
Milwaukee avenue, Chicago on May
s., broke down and made : confession
to Detective Charles Pollowsh, of
the Chicago police department.
Karez said that he shot Teitlebaum
three times trnms ehind ftertt An ac-
eomplice had struck the driver IN the
head with an iron pipe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-14
j. S. ARMY TO have
AER0NAUTIC field

Washington, D. C., May 13.-The
U. S. army is to have an~aeronautic
field near Washington, which will riv-
al the aerodrome at Berlin and that
at Issy Les Moulineaux near Paris.
where many famous avigators have
startled the world with their perform
anceS.
General James Allen, chief signal
officer, in discussing the plans for
the signal corps, with regard 60 the
aeronautic tests to be held this sum
mer said tonight at meeting of
aero clubs, that such a field would
be procured. ~a~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-14
AN OPINION PREVAILS THAT
-. POSTAL STRIKE is failure
PREMIER cLEM-ENcEAU UPHELD CHAMBER
OF DEPUTIES SESSION YEsTERDAY-cLAIMED THAT
ONE TENTH OF EMPLOYEES AVE oUT-oUEsr.oN OF


startle the country by big increase
and rapid extension of the general
movement. 1t is on the other hand
intimated that the government has
other plans to off set any serious
growth of the strike.
- Up to midnight there was no
change of conditions. If anything it
was in the direction Of a weakening
of the strike sentiment. The general
conviction is that If the movement
does not make vast strides that it is
most certain of. complete failure.
- M. Barthou, minister of public
works, posts and telegraphs, assert
ed in the debate that only 2,367, out
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-05-14
NORTH DAKOTA GIRL
EDITS COLLEGE PAPER
MISS JULlET1E SHORTRIOGE
WILL EDIT THE AROMAZ
DURING 1oO9-1O
tTr:h"n" <ccciul Scy7Ice.

Spokane Wash. May 13.-Juliette
Shcrtridge. daughter of former Cover
nor Shortridge of North Dakota. has
been chosen by the students of the
Spokane college to edit The Aromaz,
for the year 1909-10. succeeding Miss
Nina De Camp. Miss Shortridge,
who ranks a sophomore, lives at 1918
First avenue, Spokane Olaf Christ
ensen will be business manager of the
paper and Mini Prestbve will attend
to the advertising. Halbert Arm
strong and Eva Burch are associate
editors. The department editors of
the staff will be chosen at the be-
ginning Of the next school year.