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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
HANGING THE SKIRT BY THE
DICTIONARY.

71 LITERARY man was continually ir-
H rItnted by finding his dictionary alb
y D sent from It's place iu his library,
and had no patience with its frequent
visits to the sewing room. II his wife
was not literary she was at least In
gcnious. The frocks for herself md her
daughters were NIL hung" by means OF
the book, and the idea was so clever that
II deserves mention. The wcarcr OF the
skirt first decided how many inches she
wished To be from the floor and the
dictionary was opened ut a page TO cor
respond with this measurement. A skirt
whose bottom touched the C's just es-
capped the ground. One falling on the F's
or G's wns in comfortable walking length.
The Ms made a good length for the
young daughter who wore her skirts TO
her ankles. Once the right letter hnd
been decided on. 1t was the matter of
moment or TWO for helping hand to
pin the bottom Of the skirt up all around
over the dictionary page.
TO PRESERVE SILK STOCKINGS.
~ HE dnrablc cotton or Isle solcs
n which nrc now placed In many OF the
~ lnc thread silk stockings keep tho feet
from wearing out. but most women ind
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

clothes thoroughly, In order to Kill any
moths OF moth eggs that may be In the
garments, and place in the bag. hemming
down the fourth side.
Il is not so very difficult. after all. to
have different cclored parasol for cnch
OF your summer dresses. Remove the old
cover from a pnrasol, and following 1t as
n pattern, make another one OF the de-
sired material From time to time tho
cover mag be changed. aud in this way
single pnrnsol will take the place Of
half n dozen.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
Collarless Frocks the
Rule- For Class Day
ALingerie or Linen
Costume What the
Girl Graduate Will
Wear -Dressy Frock
for Fraternity Teas
ALight Wrap Will
Be Needed.

~NH .DrettleSt frockS and IurDeloWS
that she coax from tho
pockets OF an lndulgent papa. Whether
the delights of commencement week will
be experienced In the shelter of the
monument at Annapolis. down the wind.
Ing way of Filtration Walk ut West
Point, under the elms at Yale, or on the
campus of any other college. the fomin-
Inc sartorial provision Will be the same;
just the prcttlest and auflest and alto
getber most bewltching summer togs that
Miss Betty can lay her hands on
June-unless IL takes a notion to be
suklly raw and rainy-onlls for the most
diaphanous Of midsummer toilottcs. and
commencement week wear may be as
picturesque and summery as heart may
desire. for most of the fun is out OF
doors and everybody is young enough TO
mako n charming picture against the
background OF dropping trees. green
lowEs and ane old stone exteriors
What VIII Be Absolutely ESSEN
tiaI.
When the anticipated invitation for
commencement week arrives, with the
enclosed program pleasantly suggestive
OF Joys to come. Miss Betty aud her
mother lay their heads together over the
momentou6 clothes question and decide
what Will be necessary for each event
from Bncculaureate sermon Mt the weeks
beginning to the dignifed presidential
reception in honor of tho departing and
no less dgni0cd seniors.
There Will be the smnrt frock OF pom.
gee or silk for the frat" reception and
tens; the evening gown OF fluffy chiffon
or glistcning satin for the prom. Glass
day will demand eomcthing specially al
Turing In tho way OF lingerie or linen
costume, with hat. parnsol, gloves and
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

7WS all the novel-roading world we'll
~ knows. the EDglishwoman never
III goes anywhere without her dress
y Ii iug-cnsc." The hospltable American
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
AUCTION SALE

l will sell at Public Auction at
the farm known as the old James
Hart farm in Sec. IL, town of Green
Lake, three miles east of Spicer, on
Thursday. Feb. Is, beginning at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. the follow
ing described property:
= l29 HEAD OF STOCK, as fol-
lows: i mare, 8 years old, weight
1400 lbs; l horse, 8 years old,
weight 400 lbs; l mare colt, 3
years old; l mare colt, coming 2
years old; horse colt, coming 2
years old; l horse colt, coming 8
years old; 13 head of mich COWS,
from 3 to 8 years old. S of which
are fresh and the others coming in
soon; 8 head Of steers, 3 years old f;
3 head of heifers in calf: l Short
horn bull, 3 years old; 6 heifers, 2
years old; 2 steers, 2 years old; z
head of calves; 6 yearling hiefers;
4 yearling steers; u head of sheep.
One new platform buggy, l narrow
tire wagon, l Deering binder, l
gang plast pillow, l walking pillow.
two-horse corn cultivator, l cutter,
l pair bobsleighs. l breaking pillow,
l four-horse drag. 300 bushels corn,
some seed barley, household goods
and other articles too numerous to
mention.
Free lunch will be served at noon.
Terms Of Sale: All sums Of $500
and under. cash; on sums over that
amount time will be given on bank
able notes till Nov. LIST, 1909, bear
ing per cent interest.
kNUT kLOSTER, Administrator
Estate of Sigvart Olson, Deceased.
J. G. Monson, Auctioneer.
F. G. Handy, Clerk. 522
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
J. ]. SWENSON.
J. S. Anderson. Auctioneer.
F. G. Handy, Clerk.
A Simple Remedy

Editorial omniscience no longer ex-
lists in the big city papers. The several
departments require specialists to take
charge of them, and woe to the man
who steps out Of his own narrow
field. Not long ago the woman who
conducted the page devoted to fem
inine interests was sick, and young
man, reporter, was called In to try
his hand.
He soon distinguished himself. A let
ter came in inquiring how grease
might best be removed from soup. He
read it hurriedly, noticing only that it
was an inquiry for the removal Of
grease. This was his answer:
'Soak a soft cloth in gasoline and
rub gently till the grease is eradicat-
ed."-YOuth's Companion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
G. w. AONSON, Owner.
H. Thompson, Auctioneer.
Wall Greet MDeafh

Wall Street "Death Scares."
"While the tremendous break In the
market which followed the death Of
Governor Flower was still fresh in
public memory, the death scare was
q favorfte device Of the bears in Wall
street." said an cd broker. But they
met their Waterloo in the summer OF
1905. Stocks kept going up and would
not 60 down. So one day the bears
put out a story that Jacob 81. Schih
was dead. That was quickly disproved.
Then they said it was James Speyer
who had been stricken with apoplexy.
Immediately Mr.. Speyer left his bank
ing house and appeared on the floor OF
the exchange Then some wit began
to issue bulletins like these:
"'John D. Rockefeller was morta3i5
wounded this morning by golf ball.
"'Andrew Carnegie crippled himself
today while playing his pipe organ.
~. P. Morgan lost his sight today
while viewing a miniature statue OF
Venus
"'Hetty Green is on her deathbed
with the pip
'That," said the old broker, settled
the death scare as bear weapon. II
was laughed out Of the street. Gin
e1nnad Times-star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
AUCTION
~
:. SALE
AS | will discontinue farming, l
will sell at public auction in town
of Dovre, Sec. IS, on Tuesday,,
TUESDAY, MARCH End

March 2, beginning at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, the following de-
scribed property:
LIVE Stockholm horses:
bay mare IA years old; / gray mare
9 years old; dark horse 10 years
old; bay horse z years 4 cows;
three heifers, coming two years old !;
eight hogs; Z calves, from 9 to 10
months old.
MACHINERY-One Minnie bin
der, GIFT. cut; l Standard mower,
SIT. cut; l Deering corn binder; l
one l8-shoe drill, good as new; one
12-shoe drill; one 14-inch high fly
ing Dutch gang plow; one 14-inch
Fuller 4 johnson gang; one l4-inch
John Deere walking pillow; one a.
inch Moline walking plow; one 16-
inch Moline walking plow; 2 hand
corn planters; riding corn cult
vator; one 4-horse Boss drag; one q
horse drag; ! narrow tire wagon !;
l bobsleigh; one loft. Jones hay
rake, self dump; 2 hay racks; one
1O-horse power; 2 sets working har-
ness; ! set fly nets; l crosscut saw
7ft; one 20-gallon kettleone; 60-gal-
lon hooded oil tank with pump, and
other articles too numerous to men,
ton.
Free lunch will be served at noon.
Terms of Sale: All sum of S.. GO
and under, cash on sums over that
amount time will be given on bank
able notes till Nov. LIST, 1909, bear
ing per cent interest.
OLOF SODERHOLAl, Owner.
W. N. Davis, Auctioneer.
J. F. Willard, Clerk. IL
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
AUCTION SALE,

Having sold my farm. l will sell
at public auction on my place in
Sec. 81, town Of Willmar, J mile
south of the Willmar stockyards, on
Friday, Feb. Goth, beginning at 10
O'Clock, the following described
property:
One gray horse, IA years old, VT.
100; l brown horse, 6 years old,
VT. 1900; l brown mare, years
old. VT. 100; l bay mare, 4 years
, old, VT. 1850; l gray mare, 4 years
old, VT. 1900; ! gray mare, IA years
old, VT. 1850; l brown horse, 6
years old, VT. 400. l brown horse,
16 years old, VT. 100; l bay horse
colt; l black horse, 3 years old, W.T..
1900; 6 cows, l fresh and rest COM
ing in soon; heifer, two 8-months
calves, 2 dozen Brown Leghorn
chickens, 6 or 8 brood sows. MA
CHINERY-1 Mccormick binder,
eft. cut; 2 Minneapolis eft. bind
ers; one SIT mower; Mccormick
loft. hay rake, self-dump; one g.
#. 1-horse hay rake; l Mccormick
hay bucker, nearly new; l wide tire
lumber wagon; l wide tire truck ;
3 narrow tire lumber wagons;
double-seated buggy; 2 single bug
gies;1 top buggy; 2 sets bobsleighs,
l set nearly new; l set light bob
sleighs; l U. S. cream separator; l
gang pillow; one 16-inch sulky pillow ;
l potato plow; 2 corn planters;
riding corn cultivator; one 2-horse
walking corn cultivator; one 4-horse
drag; one 3-horse drag; two l6 inch
l4-disc harrows, seed attachment
with one; one 14-inch 12-disc har-
row; ! spring harrow; l breaking
pillow; l iron drag; Gordon drill
with attachments; one 14-shoe Mon
itor Drill; one 14-shoe Van Brunt
Drill; one 16-inch walking pillow;
dump cart; platform scale; l Fair
banks platform scale; about $50
bushel barley; about $50 bushels
oats; tanning mill; rs ton upland
hay. HOUSEHOLD GOODS-l
cook stove, nearly new, can be used
for wood or coal; l coal heater;
wood heater; l gasoline stove; with
3 burners and baking oven; one 10
#. extension table, used l year; l
writing desk; 2 iron beds with
springs and mattresses; 2 rockers;
8 chairs; Domestic sewing mac
hine; washstand; some bedclothes;
several wall pictures; l clothes cab
met; some milk cans, 3-qt. to g.
GAL; about 10 bushel potatoes;
guitar; some carpets, 10 bushel
timothy; 3 bushel redtop seed, and
other articles too numerous to men,
ton.
Terms of Sale: All sums under
$751; cash; over that amount time
will be given until Nov. l, 1909, on
bankable notes bearing Z per cent
interest.
Free lunch at noon.
0. B. SWALIN, Owner.
W. N. Davis, Auctioneer.
J. F. Willard, Clerk.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
AUCTION SALE

AS l Will discontinue farming,
will sell at public auction on my
place in Sec. 81, town of New Lon
don, on Saturday, Feb. q, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, the follow
ing described property:
LIVE STOCK-1 horse, 16 years
old, VT. 1850; l horse, II years old,
VT. l400; l horse, 8 years old, W.T..
1900; mare, 3 years old, W.T.. 1850;
mule, Z years old, W.T.. 1900; 2 colts,
coming l year old in May, 3 steers
l6 and Is months old; 2 heifers, 16
and IL months old, with calf;
heifer, 2 years old; 13 mich cows,
II fresh and 2 to come in in April
and May; 4 calves, 7 months old;
10 calves, l to 3 months old; 4
brood sows, to come in in March
and April; 2 buck sheep, and 5
years old; 6 turkeys.
FARM MACHlNERY-One eft.
Buckeye binder; l Mccormick corn
binder; Deering binder truck;
Champion mower, SIT cut; one TO-
#. Jones hay rake; one 24-ft. drag;
one l7-shoe Peoria drill seeder; one
1-horse corn cuiltvator; one 2-horse
corn cultivator; one 14-inch John
Deere gang pillow; one 14-inch
Eclipse Stone Dodger ang plow; one
l6-inch stubble and sod pillow; one 16-
inch John Deere walking pillow; one
12-disc pulverizer; 1 Moline shoe
corn planter, with 80 rods of check
wire; one 4-inch tire truck wagon;
one 3-inch tire wagon; 2 wagon
boxes; one 2-seated platform buggy;
l single buggy; 2 hay racks; one
Aft. manure and hog rack CON-
bined; l raw bone grinder; l One
tanning mill improved No. 4; 4 sets
of working harness; set Of single
breast harness; l set light buggy
harness, one 7-ft. Champion binder
with flax attachment; one 1900 ID.
Howell scale. One lady's bicycle;
l cook stove; air tight sheet iron
heating stove; one 3-burner gaso-
line stove with bake oven; one $50
ID. DeLaval cream separator; 500
bushels good heavy seed oats, of
which about 200 bushels are cleaned
ready for the field; $50 or 200 BUSH
els of barley; about 5 bushels of
Dakota King seed corn; l sack Of
fine timothy seed; cream water
tanks; 2 pair Of bobs]eighs; pair
Of hay sings; some milk cans; l
pair of light bobs; some hay in
stack, and many other articles to
numerous to mention.
Free lunch will be served at
noon.
Terms of Sale: All sums of
$500 or under, cash; on sums over
that amount time will be given on
bankable notes till Nov. /, 1909,
bearing Z per cent interest.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
Among Our Neighb0rS.

Redwood Falls hasn't got a pop
ulation of 20OO-but it has a good
many other things. 1t has an up
todate library, company of real
soldiers, symphony orchestra and
a band, a champion bowling team,
a large number of "I-believe-in-ad-
vertising' business men and a
couple of live newspapers. 1t also
has "Can-sa-ya-pi" club, which
only two weeks ago tonight enjoyed
perfectly appointed six o'clock
dinner at the home of one Of its
many prominent members, Can
sa-ya-pi' by the way is Indian for
walk, durn you, walk member
ship being granted only to those
who solemnly promise to spy out the
beauty spots around Redwood on
foot, eschewing carriages, automo-
biles and every kind Of pedal loco
motion, whether natural or artifi-
cial. Nor is Redwood Falls bound
ed by what she has. When it comes
to going after things for the future
she has the proverbially busy ant,
or bee for that matter, beaten Ito
frazzle.' She is installing a 400
phone $4,000 telephnoe system. all
her own. She has begun work on
her new waterpower improvement,
whereby the present power is to be
multiplied several fold. And these
are only a few "feelers. And just
to show US that she is not concerned
only about the material welfare of
her citizens, she is now contem-
plating a Chautauqua course for
next summer, the course to include
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
tVUOOVOOOO0OO0 OOOOOOOOOOO
; Hot, He Happened
), 10: Gef Rich.
3 eoeoooeoeoeoososoeoeoeo

Copyright. 1909, by American Press Asso-
ciation.]
There are a great many blessings
In Disguise said an old Californian
when telling stories of the early days
of the Golden State. In fact, bless
hgs usually come in disguise. Anoth-
er adage akin to 1t is, 1t is the unex-
pected that happens and still another,
It's an Ill wind that blows nobody any
good This group Of sayings when
boiled down means you can't tell un-
less you bet
when l lost one Of my eyes in
fight with an Indian l didn't know
that, though I would suffer from not
seeing murderous enemies on that side,
Inconvenience resulting in judging of
distances and little things like that.
the circumstance would lead to fortune,
with its consequent comforts, indie
pendence and freedom from worry.
Frisco was looming up in those days,
and lots of the attendants Of our SUI
perior civilization, such as logwood
wines, poisonous patent medicines
and such like, were being brought
around the Horn and dumped on the
settlers. Among other things, Con-
necticut Yankee took out a lot Of ar
hficial limbs, teeth and glass eyes.
"As soon as saw one of those eyes
In a shop window it struck me as
means Of restoring my departed good
looks, for, though 1 was red headed
md freckled, the girls all said that be-
fore my Disagreement could rake
'em every time with the feeling l
would throw into my blue orbs. You
zee, after the loss of one Of 'em had
to concentrate all the expression into
the other, which only half did the bust
cess. went In, and the Teller spent
half an hour hunting for an eye to
match the one in my head, finally be-
Ing obliged to give me one of a few
shades lighter blue than the other-in
tact, It was rather steel gray. When
I got away from the shop and looked
at it in a mirror it struck me that the
devil was looking through it. 1t was
the coolest blooded thing you ever
saw. So long as I wore it I never
ran the risk Of losing the other one,
for all I had to do was to cover a man
with it to wilt him. kept it for my
enemies and my real eye for the girls.
'The accession Of the Chinese devel-
oped the spirit Of gambling among us,
at the same time diminishing our
funds. There was gradual passing
Of our dust into the clothes Of these
varmints. In fact, it got SO bad that
I determined something had to be
done. had plan, but no money to
start game with. But when I stated
the case to two or three more prosper
Gus friends they agreed to put up for
me and give me all the winnings If
succeeded, they to stand all loss up to
$1,000. What they wanted was to let
the copper colored thieves know that
they couldn't always win.
"A Chinaman named Ting Ling had
won a lot Of money from our crowd,
and I invited him to have a small
game with me. Before we sat down I
put a patch over my glass eye. l
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17

wanted to seduce hitl with the heav-
emily blue Of my natural one into real
noble game. proposed to let him win
for awhile, but that wasn't necessary.
It was just as easy for him to hold
i've aces as pair of threes. just let
him 60 on, betting light. till he had got
half my pile Then l got up between
deals to find match for lighting a
cigar and before l returned to the ia
BILE took out my devil spyglass,' as
the boys called it, and laid it on ia
bic on Ting Ling's right, letting down
the patch over the empty socket in my
head the same as before.
ut was half hour before the rascal
turned and saw it. At first was
afraid l had scared him off. l called
his attention back to the cards by max
ing bigger bet than usual, but not
for long. He kept looking sideways at
the eve, and, as had placed it just far
enough behind him to look into his
hand, I saw him holding his cards in
a position to escape it's glance. For
awhile he kept on with his rascality,
being very careful that the eye should
not get a glimpse Of his hands. but he
at last got ratified and stopped cheat
ing entirely. Every time he looked to
his right there was that eye, with it's
devils expression, staring at him and
doubtless noting his every movement.
'The oftener he looked at it the more
he got ratified. When l saw that the
proper time had come, l did little
Slight Of hand myself and held some
fine combinations. Ting Ling was hard
to draw in, and l didn't win much
money, but somehow be took it into
his head that us Melicans had got on
to the Chinese delicate methods, and
after that game there was no more
yellow sharping for long while. l
managed to rake 5000 out of him when
he got so ratified that he settled up as
the game stood and got away from the
eye.
II was sailing out on to the street,
when who should come along but Jim
Rogers. who l supposed was off pros
pecting. Hello, Jimv says I. Hello,
Tom" says he. Where you been? l
asked. In Calaveras county all the
while,' says he. ANY luck?' says l.
Not a bit. Got few specimens, but
I don't suppose any of EN- is worth
anything.' Let me see EN- says l.
He pulled out a lot Of rock clippings
and l looked 'em over. THAT one is
live rock says I. NO. says he; lis
it" Yes says l. IN bet that will
assay from 5000 to 5000 to the tom
"Jim was fiat broke financed en-
tering the claim with the money 7 had
won, and we established the celebrat-
ed Glass Eye company, of which 1
owned half.
ut was a long while after the game
played with Ting Ling before any
Chinaman would play with white
man" EDMUND 8. SPINNEY.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
AUCTION SALE

Having decided to quit farming,
| will sell at public auction on my
farm in Section q, town of Lake
Andrew, 6 miles northwest of Spi-
Ger, on Thursday, February 25th,
Thursday, Feb. 18th
beginning at 10 O'Clock a. M, the
following described property:
One mare, 8 years old; one horse,
10 years old; two milk cows; two
calves, 9 months old; one 2-horse
corn cu'tivator; one 2-horse drag;
one l4-inch walking pillow; one
double-seated spring wagon; one
set handmade working harness;
one self-feed post drill; one 120-lb.
anvil lone 30-inch blacksmith s bel
lows; one Royal incubator and
brooder; four geese; ten Pekln
ducks; eight turkeys; some seed
corn; chairs and rockers; one center
table and other articles too numer-
Gus to mention. ...
Free lunch at noon.
Terms of sale: All sums of SIS. GO
and under, cash; on sums over that
amount time will be given on bank
able notes till Nov. l, 1909, bearing
Z per cent interest.
LEWIS NORGREN. Owner.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
FRED J. NAUTA, Owner.
J. G. Monson, Auctioneer.
F. G.. Handy, Clerk.
ATTENTION FARMERS.

While at the State Fair last fall
l found a machine that will sepa-
rate wild oats from all kinds of
grains except oats and spletz.
Having secured the right of sale in
Kandiyohi county, l am prepared
to take orders for machines at pres
ent, and as the supply is limited
advice an early order. Correspond
ence solicited. E. f.. Kelly.
48 Hawick, MINI.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
Terrible Risky,

A fire insurance company recently
received a call from an old man who
desired to arrange for insurance on his
house and furniture.
Been carrying any insurance else
where?" casually asked the agent
"No," said the old man, lust been
trusting to Providence; but, as l says
to my old woman only yesterday,
that's terrible risky, l says-terrible
risky!'-New York Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17
The Raised Edge Of 4 Coin.

The smooth raised edge around the
face of modern coins and inclosing the
device az frame incloses a picture
not only adds great deal to the beau
ty Of the piece, but serves double
unitarian purpose first, to protect the
designs from wear and, second, to af
ford a horizontal surface so that the
coins may be piled up vertically one
on top Of another without danger Of
topping over. AS soon as the raised
edge is worn from a coin It loses it's
clear beauty Of design and fast degen-
crates into mere characterless disk
OF metal.