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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18

Even hardened old sinner like me
could feel it. I've had palpitations all
day! Cheer up! In your own happy
phrase, everything points to plus"
II tell you she turned on me, and
that you are responsible for lt!"-and
he glared at me, angrily.
"Now, Buttons! You're not going
to take that attitude toward me, after
all I have done for you! I really took
some trouble to arrange that little
meeting last night; and here you come
with sad eye and mournful voice and
rebuke met"
II tell you she was different. She
had never been so kind to me as she
was there at the casino; but as we
came back she changed, and was
ready to fling me aside. I asked her
to leave this place and marry me to-
day. and she only laughed at met"
"Now, Buttons, you are letting your
imagination get the better of your
common sense. II you're going to take
your lady's moods so hard you'd better
give up trying to understand the ways
of woman. It's wholly possible that
Helen was tired and didn't want to be
made love to. It seems to me that
you are singularly lacking in consider.
alton. But I can't talk to you all
morning; have other things to do:
but If you will find a cool corner OF
the house and look at picture-books
until I'm free I'll promise to be best
man for you when you're married; and
I predict your marriage before Christ
mas-a happy union of the ancient
houses of Holbrook and Gillespie. Run
along like good boy and don't let
Miss Pat catch sight of YOU"
do you keep a goat, donkey or a
mule-any of the more ruminative ami.
mals?" he asked, with his saddest in.
donation.
''The cook keeps parrot, and
there's a donkey in one of the pas.
tures."
"Good. Are his powers Of vocaliza.
ton unimpaired?"
First rate. I occasionally hear his
vesper hymn. He's in good voice."
Then I may speak to him, soul to
soul, if find that I bore myself"
We climbed the steps to the cool
shadows of the terrace. AS we stood
moment looking out on the lake we
saw, FAR away toward the northern
shore, the Stiletto, that seemed Just
to have slipped out from the lower
lake. The humor of the situation
pleased me; Helen was off there in
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18
Volumes of Great Value

the world. It is an encyclopedia of
the literature of China from 1000 B.:
c. to 100 A. d.. a period Of twenty
eight centuries. The work in England
was purchased for $4,000, being one
OF the three copies in existence. It
was forty years in compilation and
was ordered by Emperor Kang-he,
who reigned from 1862 to 1922
The smallest book in the world, not
much larger than a mans thumb nail,
was made in Italy, the text being
letter, before unpublished, written by
the inventor Of the pendulum clock to
Nine. Christine of Lorraine in 1915.
It is four-tenths of an inch long, a
quarter of an inch wide, contains 20S
pages, each with nine lines and from
ninety-five to one hundred letters.
Next smallest is an edition of Dante's
Divine Comedy" a little less han an
inch wide, with type so small that it
takes microscope to read the letters.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18
NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA
Principal Events That Have Trans
pired in the Old Countries
Within Week or So.
NORWAY.

The midsummer ski tournament at
Finse will take place June rs and 26
The export of canned fish from Sta
vanger to America is increasing at
very rapid rate.
In Telemarken, where there are so
many waterfalls in thickly settled COM
munities, many farmers are building
electric power stations. The cost of
each station runs from $4,000 to $4,000.
The church people agree that
they ought to have daily newspaper.
They also claim that they have the
means, and that such a paper would
soon have large number of subscrib-
ers. But there is one serious hitch;
they can find no suitable timber for
editor.
Andreas Glesne, farmer at Krods-
herred, has built an electric power
station few hundred yards from his
house. The station supplies the pro-
prietor with light and heat, and two
of his neighbors are renting power for
light and for running wood saw and
a threshing machine.
Captain HOLLAND of the Norwegian
navy claims to have made an inven-
ton which will make it possible to send
wireless messages that can be under
stood only by the party for whom
they are intended. Some men of means
have taken the matter seriously
enough to organize company for
exploiting the invention.
King Haakon is going to make trip
to st. Petersburg in June. Sophies
Minde, a school for cripples, has had 48
pupils during the past year. In view
Of the physical condition of these un-
fortunates, the work done by some of
them looks like miracles. Sixteen
completed their training last year, and
and several of them are entering the
battle for life as experts in their
branches.
= Johans Koren, polar explorer, has
left Seattle for a two years explora.
ton trip along the north coast Of Sibe-
ria. He has bought motor schooner
flying the Norwegian colors, and his
three companions are Norwegians. A
rich American has footed the bills.
Mr.. Koren is no novice in his en-.
deavor for he has repeatedly visited
the Antarctic regions, and has spent
several years in Novaja, Semlja and
! Southwestern Siberia.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18
Meat "smoked" While You Wait.

Meat "Smoked" While You Wait.
A novel method of smoking meat
with a, paint brush) is in use in
England-possibly in this country as
well. Smoke essence" and brush
do the trick in no time, and beau.
tifully smoked ham is the result. The
essence is apparently. put up in cans,
like any other paint, and consists Of a
mixture Of creosote. aniline dye and
iron. Anything can be smoked" with
it-fish, ham, tongue, bacon-and it is
said to be harmless, and the resulting
product indistinguishable from the
real thing. Sophistication being the
order Of the day, all the consumer can
ask is that he shan't be poisoned.
With the possible exception Of the
aniline dye Smoke essence seems
harmless fraud.-New York Press.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18
Satisfied with a Smell.

This little three-year-old hungry
American was with his mother at the
home of a neighbor. The neighbors
little boy was eating piece of
chicken. Hubert wanted a piece, but
it was all they had. He then asked
for bite, but the other little feliow
objected. The two mothers then took
a hand, and amidst many "yes's" and
mos on their part, Hubert silenced
the whole business by saying: "Well,
just let me smell the bone.'' The
bone was handed to him, and be 7ery
soberly took long, delicious smell!
and handed It back.-Delineator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18
CHAPTER XIII.
The Rocket Siunal.

The Rocket Signal.
ROsalind was cutting sweet peas In
the garden where they climbed high
upon a filmy net, humming softly to
herself.
"A penny for your thoughts!" I
challenged.
She shipped an imaginary flower
from the air in my direction.
Keep your money! was not think
ing of you! You wear, sir, an intent
commercial air; have you thread and
needles in your pack?"
1T is ordained that we continue the
game Of last night. To-day you are to
invade the very citadel and deceive
your aunt. Your cousin has left with
out notice and the situation demands
prompt action"
toward the house, explaining as we
walked along together.
"But was SO successful last night ?
Was he really deceived, or did he just
play that he was?"
Hes madly in love with you. You
WIN away OH LID oCAScS. DuI u0
thought you changed toward him un-
accountably on the way home"
But why didn't she tell him. she
must have told him."
"Oh, I took care of that! I rather
warned her against betraying us. And
now she's trying to punish me by be-
ing kidnaped!"
Rosalind paused at the threshold,
gathering the stems of the sweet peas
in her hands.
DO you think" she began, "do you
think he really liked mel mean the
real me?"
Like you! That is not the right
word for it. He's gloomily dreaming
of you-the real you-at this very mo-
ment over at Glenarm. But do hasten
into these things that Sister Margaret
picked out for you. I must see your
father before I carry you of. We've
no time to waste, can tell you!"
The canoe-maker heard my story in
silence and shook his head.
1T is impossible; we should only
get into deeper trouble. I have no
great faith in this resemblance. It
may have worked once on young Gil
lespie, but women have sharper eyes"
Gut it must be tried!" pleaded.
we are approaching the end of these
troables, and nothing must be allowed
to interfere. Your sister wishes to see
you; this is her birthday"
$50 it is! So it isl" exclaimed the
canoe-maker with feeling.
Helen must be saved from her own
folly. Her aunt must not know of
this latest exploit; it would ruin every
thing"
As we debated Rosalind joined her
persuasions to mine.
Aunt Pat must not know what
Helen has done if we can help it," she
| said.
While she changed her clothes I
talked on at the house-boat with her
father
my sister has asked for me?"
Yes; your sister is ready to settle
with Henry; but she wishes to see you
first. She has begged me to find you:
but Helen must go back to her aunt.
This fraudulent kidnapping must never
| be known to Miss Pat. And on the
other hand, I hope it may not be nee
essary for Helen to know the truth
about her father
Il dare say she would sacrifice my
own daughter quickly enough" he
said.
mo; you are wrong; I do not be-
lieve it! She is making nc war on
you, or on her aunt! It's against me-!
She enjoys contest; she's trying to
beat me-"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18

the sloop playing at being kidnapped to
harass her aunt into coming to terms
with Henry Holbrook, and she was
doubtless rejoicing in the fact that she
had effected combination of events
that would make her fathers case IT.
resistible.
But there was no time to lose. !
made Gillespie comfortable indoors
and sent lima to get the bag I had
asked for; and few minutes later the
launch was skimming over the water
toward the canoe-maker's house at
Red Gate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18
SSEQ&IzD6zIgS88l&x2kazl|.|
Human Nature the Same
changes through the ages.

THE man who believes his razor tn
be the product of comparatively recent
times may be surprised to learn that
the Greeks and Romans habitually
used similar article. Its shape was
not the same as that we are accus.
toned to, however. It's form was that
OF a crescent, but fashioned as it was
In bronze and steel it's effectiveness
was doubtless excellent.
THE shaving stick, however, an.
pears to have been unknown in those
days. Oil was the substance they used
to soften the beard"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18
Disputes Canal Theory.

The canal theory Of Mars is opposed
by the Swedish savant, Arrhenius,
who thinks the phenomena observed
are huge clefts in the surface Of the
planet.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18

"A girl shouldn't have pinched loob
Just because fellow gives her !.
squeeze. .s.5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-18

" Don't shirk your duty. Conscience
is a splendid detective and is sure to
find you out s.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
COURT TAKES TINE.
No Decision on appeal Of
Street Rail7cay BOndhoIders.

Decision was reserved yesterday by
Judge Lacombe, who heard arguments in
the United States Circuit Court in behalf
of the Fourth. Ninth and Eighth avenue
streetcar lines, now a part of the Metro
politan Street Railway Company, which
are seeking to have the courts restore TO
them their individual entities they ex
listed before amalgamating with the Metro
politan system, by the Morton Trust Com
pany and the Guaranty Trust Company Of
America, representing the bondholders of
the three roads.
1t is alleged by the counsel for the bond
holders, Julien T. Davies, that the Metro
politan system violated the provisions Of
the leases entered into with the three
roads in question in failing TO pay fran
chise taxes for six years. Arthur H. Mas
ten, counsel for the receivers of the Metro
politan. opposed the motion.
The answer is that the reason the special
franchise taxes were not paid was that
the taxes were regarded as excessive.
EX-Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, repre-
senting the Eighth and Ninth avenue rail-
roads, said that the receivers should be
made to restore the roads to the bond
holders in as short time as possible. and
that longer delay in reorganization was not
fair to the bondholders.
H. H. Anderson, representing the New
York d Harlem River Railroad Company,
owning the Fourth avenue railroad, spoke
in similar vein.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
SOUND, SAYS SCHIFF.
altitude of administration
Clear. Banker 4sSertS

Jacob Fl. Schiff, in an interview yester-
day, expressed the belief that business con-
ditions were sound. and gave it as his
opinion that there was nothing in the att-
tude of the administration toward the cor
porations which should cause apprehension
among investors. Concerning the stock
market weakness Mr.. Schin said:
I think that we are upon much sounder
basis financially for the liquidation that
has taken place. There has been some real
investment buying OF late and there are
indications that Europe is taking greater
interest in our securities. Business condi-
tions all right. and there is nothing the
matter with the country. I know of moth
ing in the situation to occasion alarm
Asked about the current reports that in
vestors were selling stocks because of
alarm due to the policy of the administra-
tion regarding the corporations, Mr.. Schifr
said
Il cannot see any reason why people
should be disturbed over the attitude of
President Taft toward the corporations. 1t
seems to me that the President has made
his position perfectly clear in regard to that
whole matter. There is naturally some un-
certainty to just what the corpora tions
can do under the provisions of the Sherman
law, for restraint of trade is wide term
and capable of varied interpretation The
law ought 10 be amended as II is impossi-
BILE for a corporation manager to tell what
he can legally do under the provisions OF
the act no matter how honestly inclined he
may be-"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
PLEA FOR SPITZER
Sugar Nan Too III for Prison
1t Is Sad.

Counsel for Oliver Splitter, former super
intendent of the Havemeyer & Elder COCKS
who was found guilty of conspiracy 'o oe
fraud the government in the sugar snoi'
weighing frauds, are going TO make al
tempt to have senterce postponed Oh lues-
day. He had to have an operation per
formed. and in papers sent recently 10 the
government prosecutors were statements
by physicians that Spitzer's health would
suffer if he was confined in prison
1t was learned yesterday that the gov
ernment counsel would oppose postpone
ment of sentence but that they might con-
sent to stay of its execution. Splitter has
nearly recovered, but it was said that he
was very weak.
On Wednesday the plea Of immunity, be-
cause Of having given testimony BEFORE
federal grand jury in the sugar investisa-
tion, made by Charles r. Helke. secretary
of the American Sugar Refining Company.
will he argued before Judge Martin, IN the
Criminal Branch of the United States Cir
cult Court. 1t was learned that the other
indicted men in the sugar case. Ernest
Gerbracht. former general superintendent
of the Williamsburg refinery; James F.
Bendernage former cashier; James F.
Halligan, jr., a former checker, and Harry
w. Walker. who was assistant to Splitter,
had also pleaded immunity because OF their
having testified before the federal grand
jury in Brooklyn. Their pleas will also be
argued "Wednesday.
The proceedings brought by the American
company on protests on weights of cargoes
imported last year, before the Board of
Appraisers. have been dropped. There was
a conference by the government counsel
Wtnfred 7. Denson and Assistant At
torney General D. Frank Lloyd, with Will
lam Wickham Smith, representing the COM
pany, few days ago, and after the gov
ernment answer TO the protests was eX-
amined by Mr.. Smith he said that he
would advise the counsel of his course. Mr..
Smith met the appraisers yesterday and
withdrew the suit
New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
WOULDN'T MOVE ON
Friend of 4Heged Coiners Is
Finally Persuaded By Pistol.

One of the deputies aiding United States
Marshal Henkel in handling the crowd of
swarthy friends of the eight men accused
of counterfeiting who are on trial before
Judge Ray had to draw A revolver yester-
day to compel a Sicilian to move along
when ordered to do The marshal hap
pened to see the trouble and, remembering
the sinister stiletto found in his room on
the sofa, or sticking in the wall, or un-
sheathed on his desk-the latter is the
latest version of the incident-sent the
lettering man hustlng down the elevator.
There was plenty of testimony yester-
day by Antonio Comito. the chief witness
for the government, about bloodcurdling
threats, interference with his mail, forci-
BILE detention on the farm near Highland,
n Y, where he operated the press upon
which the counterfeit notes were made,
and of visits to this city under surveil-
lance. He said that the spurious money
made on the farm was packed in macaroni
boxes
Assistant United States Attorney Abel |.
Smith and counsel for the accused men
had an argument about a letter, an eX-
hibit, which one of the counsel, Charles
lie Barber, had unwittingly taken out of
the ROOM and Judge Ray interposed sharp
ly, declaring that he would have them re-
moved from the vicinity of the jury IL
there was more discussion.
Giuseppi Morello and Ignazio Lupo, the
leaders Of the alleged counterfeiters, who
are among those on trial. looked dariSly at
Comito as he told of his movements from
March of last year until his departure
from the farm. When Comto said that
two of the prisoners, Vincenzo Giglio and
Salvatore Gina, told him that one of the
other prisoners, Antonio Cecala, had run
away with $4,000 of the counterfeit money
there was stir among the spectators and
prisoners
At one time when Comito wanted to go
to New York he was detained by two of
the prisoners, the witness said, who drew
revolvers and threatened him Among the
mass of exhibits in the case submitted
yesterday were two gas receipts. Mira
beau L. Towns, one of the counsel for the
accused men, wanted them marked for
Identification. Judge Ray asked to see the
receipts, and after examining them with
minute care said:
The only suspicious thing about these
bills is the small amount of the charge"
They were put among the other papers
and later became part of the regular ex-
for gas used in rooms in Thompson street,
where some of the prisoners said to
have lived. Comito told of a removal to
another farm and said that after staying
there for week he ran away and came to
this city. The witness was arrested on
January 4 of this year
New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
TO DESTROY BAD MEAT.
Suffrage League Will Ask Health Board
to Examine Storage Supply.

Al mass meeting. planned for o'clock
Tomorrow afternoon, in front of the Metro
politan Life Building. in Madison Square,
the National Progressive Woman's Suffrage
Union is to fire its next gun in the fight
against the meat trust. A petition is to be
circulated for signers by Mrs. Sophia
Loebinger, directed to DR.. Ernest S.
Lederle. president of the Board of Health.
asking that that body investigate the va
rious cold storage plants of the city and
condemn all meats which have been hung
there beyond the period at which they be-
come a menace to health.
Not only is the Health Board asked to start
condemnation proceedings, but in order to
know for surety that the orders have
been carried out, the women further petit
ton that the embalmed meat be turned
over to them. They promise on their part
TO hold the proper Obsequies in some re-
mote part of the city The movement will
be called the Gotham Meat Party.
Mrs. Loebinger, Miss Helen Murphy and
Miss Mary Donnelly will speak
New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
ASKS GRADE CROSSING FUND.
Public Service Commission Wants
100000 for New York City

The Public Service Commission has sent
TO the Ways and Means Committee of the
Legislature communication requesting an
appropriation of $4,000 to go toward the
elimination of grade crossings within the
city of New York. The abolition of grade
crossings must come under what is known
as the grade crossing law, which provides
that % per cent of the cost of eliminating
grade crossings must be paid by the rail-
road company and % per cent each by the
city and the state.
Should the appropriation be made, the
commission will take up some of the more
dangerous of the crossings. 1t is esti-
mated that $4,000 will be needed in Rich
mond County and the same in Kings, $780,
600 in New York County and $4,000 in
Queens. There are more than three hun
dred grade crossings of the Long Island
Railroad in Queens County alone. and in
the year 1905 twenty-nne persons were
killed al these crossings.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-29
NEAT NEAR NORMAL
TREND is DOWNWARD.
Butter and Eggs Remain Stiff
Poultry and Fish Up.

Meat came down stil more I'm the retail
shops and markets yesterday, as had been
predicted the day before. Practically
everywhere. except in the distinctively
higher priced shops. there were reductions
Of from IL to 2 cents q pound from the
prices prevailing earlier in the week.
large retail dealer said that next week will
see a still further cut of from / cent to
cents BY that time meats will have
reached their normal prices for the first
time I'm eight weeks Eggs sold at re-
tail at prices ] cent or cents below those
OF Thursday.
The wholesale men say that the public
agitation is over now and that things VIII
30 on as usual. In proof they say that
the retailers began buying again yester-
day Friday is the last day Of the week
in the wholesale market and the sales are
always heavy. Yesterday, however, ii was
said at Swift & Co.'S office that the trade
was more than that of Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday combined Prices re-
mained at Thursdays level-that is, about
g 30 TO IS 30 a 100 pounds. This is nor
NAL price
Retailers said that many wholesale men
are cutting down their supplies for the
coming week. The wholesale dealers in
general denied this. An officer of Armour
& Co. said:
our business this week had been 10
per cent heavier than the same week
year ago. We have not reduced our ship
Tnents and do not expect to-
On the other hand, sales of pork were
still very light. One large concern is said
TO have put several carloads of fresh pork
into cold storage, to be held over the
slump Butter and eggs in the wholesale
market did not change in price. An in
creased demand for eggs kept pace with
the increasing supply. Poultry and fish
were slightly higher, the wholesale poultry
market going up about IL cents and fish
from ? TO cents.
Joseph r. Caldwell. a Chicago lawyer.
who has specialized in pure food legisla-
ton. calls attention in an interview to the
possible effect of government regulation or
food manufacturers or the cost OF living
The great compleXity and diversity or
statutes in the different states, he said,
made il necessary TO maintain staff OF
expert counsel who must pass on the
methods of preparing. marketing and
labelling products for particular regions
Continuing, he said:
The national pure food law was aimed
al the few INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers,
and as a restraint upon them il was a great
benefit But now il threatens 10 become as
radical as the intemperate prohibluon
wave. When overzealous food authorities
begin seizing and instigating condemna-
tion proceedings this overzealousness re-
suits indirectly in the advanced cost OF
living
The annual statement of The Milk Re
porter shows the average price of butter
for 1909 to have been 2S.2l cents pound
as compared with p cents for 1905 The
average price for milk was 3.31 cents
quart compared with 3.29 cents for 1905
For the month OF December, 1903, the price
given for butter is 3i.7S cents pound
In November. 1909, il was 30.S5 cents and
in December, 1905, 3l.3l cents.