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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12

NJ ASHINGTON.-One of the mighty
W few instances on record Of the
United States having been done" in
It's cash accounts came to light at
the treasury department the other day
IN decision handed down by the con-
troller Of the treasury. In this par
t1cular instance the government is
short more than $4,000 and has no
way OF helping itself. It became a
victim through the carelessness of it's
own officers, and the victimization,
TOO, was not criminal in it's nature.
Prior to 1879 the late Samuel J..
Little OF Georgetown owned four GER
t1hcates OF per cent. stock of the
old corporation Of Georgetown. Upon
his death he left life interest In the
stock to his sister, Mrs. Eliza A.
Ricketts,, and the residue to his minor
children, J. G. Little and Julia A.
Little. In the settlement of the case
before the probate court the actual
possession of the four certificates of
stock was passed to Mrs. Ricketts,. so
that she might collect from the treas
urer, from time to time, the interest
due her.
Shortly after this United States
Treasurer Gilfllan issued circular
calling upon all holders of George
town corporation stock, which was
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
Much-Read Social Science Bulletins

the use of cheap cuts of meat, that 1t
was the first government cook book
ever printed.
This was not altogether so. It Ia
true that it was the nearest approach
to real cook book, but the depart
ment has printed all sorts Of receipts
The social science series has been
running for more than a decade, and
has, incidentally, taken in various do
nestle problems in the food line un
der the head of Nutrition Investiga
tions." The earliest of these was ono
on the composition and cooking OF
meats, issued nearly IA years ago. OF
this there has been something over
half million copies distributed.
But the most popular Of all the bull
letins was the recent one on 1.-THE
Economical Use of Meat in the
Home" This has been out only few
months, and there have already been
distributed 100000. Calls are Still
coming in rapidly.
The series comprises books on all
sorts Of subjects-the preserving OF
fruits and vegetables, fish as food, the
care Of milk in the home, the value Of
peas, beans and legumes in general "a
food, the cooking of vegetables, and
more than dozen other subjects.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
Postal Thieves Comparatively Few

when he is being Swallowed. Even
when not under suspicion Of theft he
may be watched outside Of business
hours to see If he is spending more
money than his salary will permit. It
sometimes happens. that an inspector
may not be able to prove a man a
thief, and the fellow is turned loose
with a verdict Of not guilty as his
certificate Of honesty. but he is not
wanted by the department any more.
From one point Of view it is won
derful that there are so few thieves
among the many thousands Of clerks
who handle the mails first and last,
for great temptations surround them,
as they handle millions of valuable
parcels. It is known that these clerks
soon learn to tell by the very touch
Of letter whether it contains money.
If 50 inclined it would be an easy mat
ter ar the dishonest clerk to slip
letters into his pocket and open them
in the privacy of his room. That the
cases of dishonesty are comparative.
ly few is a high tribute to the moral
qualities of the postof1ce clerks.
"There are but two successful ways
to catch postoff1ce thief-constant
watch and decoy letters. With these,
and large supply Of patience, the
game will be landed, though it often
requires months, and sometimes years.
It is one Of the most annoying and diff
flcult lines Of detective work, and re,
quires the most earnest application.
Not a single circumstance or detail
must be overlooked" 5..
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12

THE Postohlce Department daily re-
/ ceives hundreds Of complaints
caused by the losses Of packages and
money. Mails are easy to rob. but few
postal thieves ever escape final de-
lection; they are sure to be entrapped
and punished in the end. While speak
Ing of these numerous complaints, an
old detective, called inspector, OF the
Postoffice Department said: No
thief is harder to catch than the one
who robs Uncle Sans mail. The
methods of such thieves are ingenious.
the plumber Is easily hidden or de-
stroyed, and their rascality is well
masked by the honesty and integrity
Of associates. g.. ..ssz=S
"Postoface thieves are not arrested
every day, although valuable letters
and other articles are stolen almost
daily and an army Of shrewd inspec-
tors are on the alert. Positive proof
Of guilt must be in~the possession of
the inspector before an arrest is made.
Circumstantial evidence does not go
at any time with us. It Is an estab-
lished rule that the evidence must be
epositivo and direct In almost every
case an arrest means conviction. s5..
e postoface employee never knows
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12

WHETHER the high price of food
W is causing the public to take an
uncommonly keen interest in domes-
tic problems now, or whether the
cause is something else, the officials
Of the Department of Agriculture do
not undertake to say. The fact re-
mains that there has been greater
run up to date on the so-called social
science" series Of bulletins than on
any other pamphlets the department
has ever produced.
Up to the present there has been
total of 16,672,000 bulletins distribut-
ed. Some now out Of print have been
applied for so often that 1t is prob
able the estimates for next year will
include provision for reprintlng.
This government IL the only one in
the world that has gone into the busf-
ness of printing cook books. 1t was
stated, when the Department OF Agri-
culture recently issued the book on
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
WHITE RAINBOW A RARITY.

What Is known as white rainbow is an ex-
tremely rare phenomenon. It was observed at
the Montour1s observatory at Paris by M Louis
Besson. It was an almost colorless bow and was
seen at 2:10 p. NJ, dying out and then reappear-
Ing at 3:15 reaching maximum brightness at
1925, then disappearing five minutes later. The
bow had about three degrees width and was not
pure white, but somewhat tinged with rose
color at the outer edge and violet at the inner.
The angular height Of the summit was 40 degrees
minutes on the average. There have been often
observed in the mountains of the polar regions
white bows upon fogs or clouds composed of
liquid drops.
The explanation Of this phenomenon, known
as the "Ulloa circle" was given by Mascart It ia
only special case of the general theory Of the
rainbow as given by Airy, which allows of SUP
posing mixture OF the colors so as to approach
white. at the same time widening of the arc
and diminution of the radius, when the diam
eter Of the drops becomes smaller and come,
near to Al u-Scientiic American
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12

sheets of cardboard and are then subjected to the
ironing" This consists Of pressure between the
rollers of powerful press just as the fiat pieces
in the ordinary steam laundry are run through
a mangle. The operation not only renders the
laundered money perfectly fiat but imparts to it
the distinctive surface or finish Of new money.
Already the treasury officials have planned that
If the laundry at the headquarters at Washington
proves successful and economical as it promises
to do, similar laundres will be installed at all the
subtreasuries throughout the country. Moreover.
Uncle Sam is going to encourage banks, or
Citations of bankers in the more remote cities Of
the country to establish their own 1aundries for
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
SIRlH3,C .Z11E ,AARxj r

JZR.39NC .Zz. AARX
laid bark upwards along the top to
keep out the rain, and the whole thing
looks like long, dark caterpillar
crawling along the ground beside the
stark white tree. This Is called
range" and it remains there for a
couple Of weeks or a month, with the
air freely circulating, until the bark
is brown all through and quite dry
and brittle. There is now no fear OF
it's getting mouldy, SO 1t IS piled up
into ricks or taken under cover into =
barn, where it remains until the au-
tumn, when the ''hatchers" arrive
With their draw SLAVES" "a knife
with two handles) they scrape OF all
the rough outer bark and lichen, leav-
ing only the inner bark. The scrapings
used always to be saved for the curing
of bacon, but owing to the introduce
ton of creosote there is not now much
demand for them. Finally, the inner
bark is cut up into small pieces and
sent in bags to the lanyard.
G. M. WOOD.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
Hall of Fame Statuary Not Artistic

quisite piece of work. The rest OF
the statues are practical caricatures.
There Is one Of Fulton, who Is seated
in a chair with a piece Of machinery
in his hand. He lops all over the
chair, his legs are sprawled in all
sorts of ways, and it is about as woe
begone piece of marble as can well
be imagined. There is a marble Of
Webster, whom everybody knows was
not large man, but the statue makes
him a regular giant. There Is
statue Of John J. ingalls,, the only one
as yet sent by Kansas, and excepting
that it is like line, has neither
breadth nor thickness, which was a
good description Of ingalls,. It is the
limit for ugliness. There is a statue
of Frances Willard in a basque and
ill-hanging dress, which bears not the
slightest resemblance to that dainty.
sweet-faced woman. There is statue
of Phil Kearny in bronze, which is
very pretty to look at, but has very
little artistic merit, and there is one
Of Shoup, Of Idaho, which looks as
though it might have been sandpa,
pered out OF a piece Of marble. And
then there is Washington, a dapper.
little darling with sloping brow. as
fashioned by Houdon
The Washington newspapers some
time ago began a crusade to have
the law placing statutes in Statuary
hall by the states repealed. It is to
be repealed on the ground that the
hail is already damned to overflow.
ing, and If any more statuary is pre-
scented it will be necessary to make q
second and inner row.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12

For once in his life Kentucky colonel found
himself in queer predicament because Of his
courtly politeness extended previously to young
woman at the reception rendered by the Knights
Temp1ar OF his state. Past Commander Shackel-
ford OF Kentucky was the man who suffered
the unhappy quarter hour.
Answering telephone call at the Congress
hotel he heard a sweet voice saying:
"Oh, Colonel Shackelford, l am going away
this afternoon. You are going to say goodby to
me, aren't you?"
II certainly am" replied Colonel Shackelford,
though l am most sorry to hear that you are
going away. (Who in thunder can she be?)"
You remember me- don't you?"
Indeed, it would be quite impossible to for
get you. Eye gods! Who is she? Help, helpD"
"You know you said that was the most
charming girl you had met in Chicago"
And never retract anything l say. I was
sure of it when I said It, I am surer of it now.
(say, this is awful)"
"Well, expect to meet some friends in the
parlor in half an hour and shall hope to see you.
Now don't forget. Good-by."
"Goodby. l shall be there. Good-by."
First he importuned some other Kentuckians,
after pledging them to secrecy, but they could not
help him and one said:
why, Shackelford, you said the same thing
to about dozen women at the reception
So at the appointed time Colonel Shackelford
went forth to the parlor and when he returned
his face wreathed in smiles
"How about it," was the anxious query.
Gentlemen, as member of the Masonic fra
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
Uncle Sam Is Loser in Cash Account

one OF the old forms of obligation by
the District of Columbia, to present
the certificates for redemption. Mr..
Ricketts, took the four certificates to
the treasurer's Office, Endorsed Il here
by assign the within certificates to
the treasurer of the United States for
redemption, on account of Eliza A.
Ricketts,"
The treasurer refused redemption
upon this Endorsement. Mrs. Ricketts,
then asked the first auditor OF the
treasury, as he was known in those
days, to approve the, Endorsement, but
he refused. She appealed to the of.
fee of the then first controller Of the
treasury and obtained the desired ap-
prevail.
Accordingly the treasurer paid Mrs.
Ricketts, $4,012 principal and 1923 in
terest.
In 1894 Julia A. Burnell, formerly
Julia A. Little, the daughter of Sam.
uel J. Little, made claim for the ST.
021.23, alleging that it had been er'
roneously paid to Mrs. Ricketts,, who
had a life interest only. The claim
was disallowed by the treasury. Mrs.
Burnen and her husband then entered
suit for the amount before the court
of claims. A year ago they obtained
Judgment for the amount, and in the
deficiency act of June Is, 1910, ap
preparation was made to pay this
claim, along with others.
Mrs. Burnell has been fighting fol
sixteen years to secure the money
she thought was hers and is just now
coming into her own, while the gov
eminent is out over $4,000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
ALLIGATOR SHOOTS cHUTEs.

The very last creature that the average man
would select as trick animal Is the huge, slug
gish alligator, yet even that deliberate brute can
sometimes hit swift pace. It has even been
trained to shoot the chutes with easy grace.
The feat is performed regularly at on alligator
farm In California, the big saurian waddling up
the incline at the other side and sliding down
At this novel farm there are 500 or more speci
mems, ranging in size from the huge bull to the
newly Matched, Hzard-like youngsters. They are
raised for their hides, although the sale of the
little fellows for pets" and the admission to the
grounds help swell the profits of this unusual
business.-Scientifc American.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12

are that this premier money laundry of the world
can be operated at an expense not exceeding $40
per day-that Is with an outlay of one-1ftieth of
"a cent for each bill Numbered. Even in the pre-
liminary experiments the cost has not exceeded
onetenth of a cent per note laundered, and mas
much as it. costs 1-2 cents to print each
note produced at the bureau it readily be
appreciated that the saving will be tremendous.
AT the outset only the bills of small denomina-
tion-that is, the 81, 50 and S. notes and certif-
Gates, will be cleansed These, being the bills that
are subjected to the greatest wear and tear in
circulation, the shortest-lived
The question will naturally present itself to
the reader as to what proportion OF the whole
volume of our circulating medium can be laun.
dered. The officials answer that about four-afths
fof all the money sent back to the treasury for
redemption Is At to go out for further circulation
IL properly cleaned. Supposedly WORKOUT money
Epours into the treasury to be exchanged for new
currency at rate Of more than 220,oo0,000 bills
per year. The Investigations which have been
made by a special committee appointed by the
secretary Of the treasury disclose that fully 80
per cent. Of this is not torn or tattered in
reality shows any sign of wear, but has been
turned back by the banks simply because it Is
wrink1ed limp and dirty All Of this 80 per
cent. of the currency could be laundered and the
experiments seem to indicate that there is no
reason why each bill should not be laundered
repeatedly. The present normal life of a one
dollar bill is one year and three months and this
will be doubled If it is not tr1pled, resulting OF
course in proportionate saving in the expen-
diture for labor and material In printing new
money.
The experiments which the treasury experts
have been carrying on has been to determine the
best and most economical method of laundering
money rather than to try out different chemical
formulas for the cleansing. AS matter of fact
this latter part Of the undertaking has followed
the simplest lines. Plain soap and water, the
former good grade of potash SOAP are the stand
bys of the government 1aundrymen who have un-
dertaken the currency washing task. It may be
that ultimately the cleansing compound will be
combined with preparation designed to ster-
1lize the money while it is being washed, thus
setting at rest the fears of those persons who
are nervous about the germs on paper money, but
the officials have not yet definitely decided that
they will purify the currency as we'll as restore
it's pristine freshness After the money has been
washed it is r1nsed and Is then dried by artificial
heat
From this point-that is, all the finishing pro-
cesses-are identical with those followed in the
case of newly printed currency, but special ma
chinery has had to be provided because the unit
to be handled in every instance Is a single bill
instead of sheet of four bills. as in the case
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
HAVE ANTID0TE FOR LOCKJAW
Physicians Declare They Have Mas
tered This Dreaded Scour9e
Of Mankind.

The popular belief that a wound
from treading on a rusty nail IS very
likely to cause tetanus is quite correct
This Is not because it Is nail or ID
rusty, but because by lying on tho
ground it has become infected with
the germs Of lockjaw. Moreover a.
the punctured wound caused by the
nail bleeds but little and this blood
dries up and excludes the air, the most
favorable conditions for the develop
ment of tetanus exist, for, as Kitasato
the Japanese bacteriologist. proved
the absence Of oxygen is most favor
able for the growth Of the germ.
The germ itself looks very much
like a tack, according to a writer in
Harper's Monthly; it is SO virulent
that its toxin In doses OF 1-200, 000th OF
teaspoonful will kill a mouse. It has
been found by experiment that the
poison is carried up to the spinal cord
not by tie absorbents nor the blood
vessels, as are other poisons. but
through the motor nerves.
Fortunately an anti-poison or anti
dote has been developed, but SO
prompt Is the action Of the poison that
in an animal two minutes after the in
lection of a fatal dose Of the poison
twice as much of the remedy Is re-
CURED as If it had been administered
with the poison; after eight minutes
ten times the amount and for ninety,
minutes forty times the original
amount is necessary. This antitoxin;
is entirely harmless.
AS q result OF antiseptic methods
lockjaw Is now almost unknown ex-
cept after neglected wounds. instead
of being frequent as it formerly was.
When it is feared the antitoxin Is used
as a preventive and when it has de-
veloped as a cure. In animals, for na-
turally horses suffer enormously more
fequently than man, the same anti
toxin is used. In 1853 horses that had
operations performed on them, but
were protected by the antitoxin, not
one developed tetanus. whereas OF:
eight cases unprotected by the anti
toxin five developed tetanus.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
Drunk on Ether.

Ether is consumed by gallons to
get drunk on in a small part of Scot
land. The origin of this peculiar and
limited abuse is strange. In 1848 d
bad epidemic Of cholera broke out I'M
Glasgow. Among those flying from Il
were some who came back to Drap-
erstoWn, their native place. With
them they brought cholera mix
ture which they found exceeding
comforting" A rascally doctor, know
Ing that tho comfort proceeded from
ether, laid in q whole cask. He made
his fortune, and started the habit
that lasts till yet. Ether is sold oven
counters IN Scotland, the penny q
drink. An old ether topper can drink
two or tire ounces q day, but ona-
half ounce IL one big dram in water.
The drinker gets hilarious In q min.
ute. Il Is far wilder and more dan
gerous than alcohol
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
Mother Nature to Aid of Specialist

is a favorite specific, and he has a
number of patients who are contrib
uting to his botany collection, The
specimens he clamors for are rare "r
the countryside where each sojourns,
and usually cannot be found without
lengthy and frequent rambles. When
asked what he did to keep his special
list said: II tell them to 60 from the
Plaza to Washington Arch on one side
Of the avenue and look at: tho hats
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
Read Somewhat Peculiar,

That there is not much in a name
after all was proved amusingly day
Or so ago, says the Philadelphia Times,
v.hen q prominent business man 70.
cexTed a postal from his son and
daughter-in-law, saying: I'VE are on
our way to He'll, but it's not as hot -
you would expect. More than that"
continued the postcard, 'it's as easy
to get out Of as to get into" The
news came as quite surprise to the
man, as, knowing his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, he scarcely pictured them
on their way to the internal regions.
It turns out, however, that He'll is q
village in Norway OF 1888 Inhabitants
and is in nowise rival to its nance
sake. II wouldn't mind It at ALL" dc.
clares the recipient Of the news, IF b
only hadn't sent it on postcard"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12

A leading New York specialist who
saws he is working Mother Nature as
hard as he can az an aid in his treat
ment Of plump patients always pre-
scribes mushroom hunting in autumn,
- h,a To he done in the early morn
ing, and light breakfast ana tnese
conditions, with the bending oyer to
pick up the delectable morseis' MAKE
fne combination for weight reouc-
Won. Earlier in the season Meeoms
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
The Merry Ministries,

Bones---Well, Mr.. Tambo, wha
makes you look SO down in de mouf?
Tambo-Ahm got slight headache
Bones-Too much high libin'?
Tambo-No, sab, All got conclusion
OBJ de COCO. ;
Bones-'splain yoself, man, 'splat
yoself. ii
Tambo-Ah done hab job at d
fair pokh' nah head thu a sheet, AZ
got cramps in nah neck yisteddy AMI
couldn't dodge de balk. Youngstov
Telegram.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
Hard Fall, lndeed!>

Tho effect Of q kiss on the hero oe
q novel was: Sophia returned my
kiss and the earth went from under
my feet: my soul was no longer IN
my body; touched the staEs. 3
knew the happiness Of the Seraphim.s 2
Poor fellow, It must have been q sal
thing for him when he landed on The.
terra flrma Of matrimonyl
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
AZ His Worst.

THAT scapegrace nephew Of mine,'
said the doctor, lis merely going to
the country to stay over Sunday, and
yet he has bought SIS fishing out
ft." -~ .=u. ..--..
II should call that" commented the
professor, "a pretty strong beginning
for 9 weak. end trip."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12
BALks EFFORTS OF INVENTORS.

Machinery plays little part in the glass trade
Visitors to glassworks have time and again re-
marked upon the apparent awkwardness and an.
ttqulty OF the processes employed Inventors
have for long time exercised their wits to de-
wise machinery calculated to supersede the glass
blowers lungs, but to no avail
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-10-12

tons far exceed the outlay that would be required
for the operation of money laundry. One Chi
cago bank that sends cart load of currency to
the treasury every few days pays thousands OF
dollars a year in transportation charges. With
a view to further aiding the banks that decide to
launder their own currency the treasury depart
ment is planning to make public all its laundry
recipes and formulas when it has been deter
mined by the present tests just what are the best
ingredients for cleansing, bleaching and steriliz-
ing the money. The bleaching, it may be added
is one process that requires the exercise OF care
lest the money in the wash be injured.