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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19
DEVELOPING LOVE OF ART.
Have Children During Their School
days Acquire the Habit Of Visit.
Ing Picture Galleries.

A small lassle was conducted By her
mother on tour Of the Layton gallery
and the established etiquette for art
galleries In general was being includ.3
ed as part Of her instruction for the
day. Standing before particularly
prosaic-looking canvas, she found Il
convenient to divert her mind by
utilizing the brass railing 40 q trap.
exe-thereby developing the muscles
OF her back and arms. .
What are you doing?'' the fond
mother inquired. DO you think this.
70 gymnasium You don't come to
an art gallery to swing on a railing.
You come to look at the pictures.
Stand Up there. II you want to come
again. " . The implied threat q :
finanty vas effective 90 far that there:
was no question in the onlooker's mind
g TO the treat the little lady evident.
y regarded . visit to the gallery. That
y the great point-to have children
during their schooldays acquire the
habit Of visiting picture galeriss.
Then twill Be but matter Of time
for the development Of discriminative
appreciation. That and real aRetkios
for the truly beautiful Win se,lov -
:icelll. g.. d.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19
JEWS MAY YET cOLONlzE

Another attempt will be made to establish q
colony Of Jews near the Holy Land. In 1908 the
late DR.. Herzel after having failed to obtain any
satisfactory concession from the sultan Of TUX
key in respect to Zionist effort in Palestine, aa-
preached the Egyptian government with the %.
tect Of getting grant Of land for Jewish settle.
ment In El Lrisch district, between Egypt ana
the Holy Land. the Jewish Chronicle says. The
territory between these two points includes the
Potassium plain. which at one time was extremely
fertile and the original habitat Of the Utilities.
a tentative offer was made to the Egyptian
government Of = tract Of land situated within N
isosceles triangle. one side extending. from thd
east Of the suez canal to Akabah. the other "a
ing from west Of GAIA to Akabah. the coast FORE
Ing the base. Il was rejected
Now once again Jewish eyes have been turne6
to this district The plan offered BY the General
Jewish Colonization Organization IL far less ~
bilious than that which animated the zioniet
leader. Instead Of attempting to colonis, re-
large territory which Her1el had IN view. atte,l
ton has been concentrated upon Rapha ms
Is situated near to GAS -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19
syNoPsls.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold, artful wife Of a
drunken prospector In western mining
town: They prepare to elope In a blind
Ing blizzard but are confronted by the
maudlin husband. He 10 shot by the
wife, but the chivalrous boy pins q
note to the body taking the crime
upon himself. In their flight to the
railroad station the woman's horse
fall! exhausted; tho youth puts her
on his own and follows hanging to the
stirrup strap. Seeing he 10 an impede
ment. tho woman thrusts her escort into
. snow drift and rides on. Half-frozen
he stumblse Into the railroad station Just
AZ the train bears the woman away.
twenty-five years later, this man, George
Gormly. 10 q multi millionaire In New
York. He meets Eleanor Haldane. a
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker.
and co-Operates with her in her work.
Gormly becomes owner Of q steamship
line and finds himself frustrated In pier
and track extension plans by grating al
dermen, backed by the Gotham Traction
Company. An automobile accident on q
stormy Christmas eve brings the Hal
danes to his country home. 0ormly
makes the marooned party comfortable.
In q confidential talk with Gormly. Miss
Haldane enthuses on her settlement work.
and longs that he shall benefit mankind
with his wealth and business talents. He
determines to do 50 and announces that
no will be mayor Of New York and re-
deem the city from corruption.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19
It was blunt. direct question, and
one unwarranted by the situation.
SsUyo1p A>-~~
WITH SONE ZNLZlL1yZ4L .

It was blunt, direct question, and
one unwarranted BY the situation.
well" began the merchant
slowly.
II ask simply as citizen interested
in the welfare of the community.
Sorae of the hackers Of the Gotham
Freight Traction company are friends
OF mine, and from tonight l shall hope
to count you also among that num-
her," explained the nnancier grace
fully.
Thank you," returned Gormly. Il
have learned that it is not wise to
say what you are going to do until
you are ready to do it: that it Is
much better, in fact. to substitute
doing for saying"
AN excellent maximi" returned the
other with we'll simulated Indifference.
"All Of your fellow citizens, however,
will be deeply interested in the out
come Of the affair. am an older man
than you are. Mr.. Gormly, and may
therefore take the liberty, not of ad-
vising you as to the conduct Of your
business, but Of saying In friendly
way one or two things that occur to
me. The first is that as a business
man know that this publicity is more
or less distasteful to you. assume
that it will be to the Gotham Freight
Traction company, which. I believe, IL
a very worthy concern, DESTROYS OF
minding its own business and exploit
ing its own properties. think my
self, viewing the situation impartial
ly, that you have been hardly dealt
with. I don't want to see the affair
advance any farther, for the credit
of the community. Suppose we
say five hundred thousand dollars
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telautograph, which transmits handwriting vi1t
electrical wires to any reasonable distance, repro
ducing it line by line just as it is written at the
point Of origin. This device is being employed
at United States forts and at other seats Of gov
ernmental activity. It has many advantages that
might not at first occur to the reader For instance
it's ability to reproduce handwriting and autograph
signatures supplies safeguard against tamperinG
with military orders If battery commander
sees order written out before his eyes in the
wellknown handwriting of the officer in command
Of the artillery district wherein he is located ha
could not have any misgivings as to whether OK:
not he has received bona hde instructions from
headquarters.
One Of the chief aims of Uncle Sans experts
just now is to devise means for inzuring the
secrecy Of messages transmitted by wireless
telegraph. Wireless telegraphy and It's kindred
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19
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not told him the plain, unvarnished


not told him the plain, unvarnished
truth. 81:
well, Mr.. Haldane. I win be frank
with you. not only intend to have
my track connection. but I Intend to
have the Gotham Freight Traction
company 40 we'll
Ny dear sir!" said Haldane gently,
not turning q hair before this astound.
Ing declaration. "Are you aware that
the bonds Of the Gotham Freight Trac-
ton company are two hundred and
nifty million dollars: that stock for
twice az much moro has been issued
and sold and IL already at q premium:
that It IL in the enjoyment Of q ninety
nineyear franchise with the privilege
Of renewal: that its promoters in
clude some Of the ablest flnanciers in
the city,"
Much Of what you say is matter
Of public notoriety. You have given
me. however. some information that
I did not possess and which Is Of val
ue." said Gormly quietly.
Haldane did not acknowledge the
touch. though he WINGED inwardly at
1t.
"And yet you speak," he went on,
''of controlling the company
II do"
"This Is most interesting. am Gu.
rious to know how you propose to do
It?
1.-THE business that you have built up
is evidence Of your capacity in that
line; but you have, l take it, never
mingled in Wall street. never dealt
on the exchange?'' ~.
Never. I didn't mean to. either. =
How then do you expect to obtain
control Of such q corporation as this,
especially when it has back of it the
city government as well as the Sach-
en- society?"
The question was one Gormly could
have declined to answer without q
moments hesitation without giving
any offense, for it was one that Hal
dane had no right to ask. He thought
deeply, II swiftly. and before he spoke,
Haldane continued:
'You are. I take it, a wealthy man:
but no single man could command the
resources Of this corporation; that is,
no single man outside of those few who
are in It," he went on, "and 1t would
be sheer madness for you to attempt
it," ,y.s f
sskp TIoldono oogd No,v,1- oorn3r~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19

It had to be- borne. But to go out
and hunt up trouble to coolly advise.
the expensive garniturethat was
different and puzxling.
sz T say. old man. the. friend ven
tured. why suggest 50 much lace?
Other trimmings are just % pretty
and they don't cost 90 much. 8 .
&. '.sh-sh, my dear fellow! That ISN'T
the point You see, 7 have % hook
her up. Ever hook up your wife's=
frock7 Took you twenty minutes
.didnt Il, clawing around for the
THINKS q. put tho hooks into =
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for the connections and nothing more
to appear about it In the public
press?" s...
rs this-' burst out Gormly
quickly. us this a compromise you
are ofrering?"
Il am Offering nothing" returned
Haldane lightly, almost indifrerently.
II am not In position to offer anything.
As stated to you, am simply a citi-
zen who wants to see this unpleasant
matter removed from the papers.
where such things are discussed by
Incorporate writer's without any real
comprehension of the issues involved
and I offer as the friend of my friends,
and, If may so call myself, as your
friend. to bring you two together"
''You are not empowered to make
such propositions" -....
Certainly not" was the specious
answer. II simply take advantage Of
the fortunate chance that gives me the
privilege Of your acquaintance to do
what I conceive to be most impor.
tant PUBIC SERVICE" -.
And you have no personal interest
in the matter?'
Il have already assured you as to
that" -..~...... F..
II will not accept any such offer,
if 1t should be made me by authority.
will not pay single cent over and
above the actual cost Of building the
switches and proper and reasonable
amount for the privilege Of the con-
nection."
"Of course, you must make your
own decision. In that case, however.
l fear you will never get the switches"
II am quite sure that before / get
through I shall have not only the
switches, but
Gormly paused, and looked his COM
panion hard and directly in the face.
But what?" said Haldane, Ticking
the ashes from his cigar daintily. and
speculatively Watching the blue curl
Of smoke that rose languidiy from its
end IN the air. N.
Gormly thought quickly. He was
not now deceived BY the well assumed
indifference Of Haldane. He was con.
WINGED that there was something back
Of it; that tho relation Of Haldane to
the whole e6air was more than 4
meee casual one; that Haldane had
-.
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Husband Encouraged His Wife e
Use Lace lavlshly on Her Dress
20 eavo Himself Work.

by Ill means. Henrietta, have lots
Of lace on your new frock. Never
mind the expense # few dollars.
more or less won't matter. Toll the
modiste 70. put plenty Of lace On. !.
IKE lace = s. .|. ..z..
friend who Glanced @ oVsrheaS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19

to another conclusion, there is a DOW
or In this country greater than the
money power" ~
"And what may that be. sir?"
THE power Of the people,"
In this instance, the people are al
ready on the side Of the Gotham
Freight Traction company"
Are they so?"
Certainly. Through their represen-
tahves they have voted them a fran
ch1se under which the line has been
constructed and by which it is oper-
ated, through the provisions Of which
it will be held"
"Have the people surrendered their
rights absolutely to the Gotham
Freight Traction company"
i should say that they had"
Are they delivered, bound hand
and foot, to this corporation?"
We'll, you put it rather POLITICALLY:
but In substance your remark is true"
."And have they no redress or re-
course?" -
Certainly" -
And what is that?"
II haven't the slightest objection to
telling you. They can revoke the
franchise-at the expiration Of the
ninety-nine-year term" :
rs that all they can do?"
Absolutely all. You see. therefore.
1t would be quite hopeless for you to
attempt to fight this corporation. even
with the alliance and support Of the
people, which it is by no means Ger.
tain you could gain"
And that is your unprejudiced opin-
ion7'' ..zs
1T is. Therefore / urge upon you
the acceptance of my offer to mediate
between you and them"
"And you say your interest IL purely
impersonal?'
Entirely" . ss
Il am glad, as said before. to
know that" returned Gormly. ..be-
Cause should not like to ind myself
II opposition to one who has mani.
tested such friendliness TO me- q yo,,
have b, s..
lIaldane looked MP susplciously:
but Gorm1y's appearance was ALSO
lutsly gull less. -
For notwithstanding what you tall
M, : the merchant continued. .all az
which e doubtlses t!nA I propose 6
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19
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OF the secret agents which every foreign mower
IS supposed to maintain in the United States for
tne purpose OF keeping tab on the governments
moves and of those even more active volunteer
spies who though not in the pay Of any foreign
government are always shopping around trying
TO ind out something that will be Of value to the
foreign country to which they are attached by
ties OF one kind or another. However, these com.
Prise only portion OF the busybodies upon whom
z watch must be kept. Even more dangerous,
In way. are the agents Of spectators and Wall
sueet gamblers who arc constantly seeking ad-
vance information as to court decisions and gov.
eminent reports, etc. Our readers may remem-
Der that q few years ago there was q biz scandal
when 1t was discovered that spectators on the
cotton and grain market had corrupted govern.
ment ofacial who allowed them to secure advance
tips as to the government crop reports that
have. whenever they are issued, an Important
influence upon prices In all the produce exchanges
and cotton exchanges in the land. Similarly there
were camped in Washington during the past win
ter number OF scouts for the spectators any
one Of whom would probably have paid many thou
sands OF dollars for advance information as to
the findings Q: the United States Supreme court
In the cases Of the tobacco combine and other
trusts.
But, after all, the gravest responsibilities that
are imposed upon Uncle Sans secret methods Of
communication come in connection with inter
national complications Of any kind-especially in
the best illustrations Of record Of how close
mouthed Uncle Sam can be on occasion was given
when g large portion Of the regular army was
modified on the Mexican frontier. That move
ment required much planning and preparation on
tho part Of the president and tho high ohcials Of
the army and navy and yet so quietly did the
preparations 60 forward that one-third Of our
standing army was hurrying to the Rio Grande
ere the public had hint what was happening.
This performance proved that the White house
IL, az It indeed ought to be. the nerve center Of
very effective system for secret communication.
The president has his own special telegraph ana
telephone operators stationed at the executive
od1ces, but for long distance work they must be
dependent upon the regular commercial lines,
and for all that direct line to anywhere can DO
set aside for the exclusive use Of the White house
almost at moments notice; there 10. Of course,
some danger that outsiders somewhere along the
line might overhear the messages mat are clicked
over it. To get around this difficulty the White
house teiegraphers send most Of the highly con.
5ddential messages in secret code or cipher
which means that message is translated into
Z tumble Of words that would have no meaning
Whatever to the average individual. but which
stand for clearly Ineligible expressions person
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19

NAsa'Ae0 eoAoe'opn wires carrying tho PRESIDENTS
messages (although the code or cipher would battle
them at this point) the chief magistrate has one
meoium TOT absolutely secret communication. This
10 an exclusive telephone system that centers at
the executive odces and whereas it's radius does
not extend beyond the limits Of the national CAPT
TAI It IS OF immense service in keeping the ma.
Mons rules IN close touch with every government
oiuciaL This special system has no hello girl"
ana Dy means OF It the president may. upon taking
his place in his specially constructed sound-proof
telephone booth, feel free to speak his mind to
any member Of his cabinet or any high Official
Of the army or navy in absolute surety that no
third person has had an inkling Of what he has
said. Similarly the president can command at
any time an exclusive lire 20 the capitol building
at the other end. Of Pennsylvania avenue and can
aoid confidential confab with any senator or
representative without anybody being the wiser
az to what has passed between them.
Uncle Sans secret methods Of communication
have been improved within the past few years
through the introduction Of several important new
Inventions. One Of these is the dictograph which
has been hailed as the successor Of the telephone
and which consists Of a master station in the
private ondce Of an o1acial and q suo-station In
stalled tn separate room. The advantage Of this
invention is found in the fact that the dctograph
VIII transmit all conversation spoken in an ordi-
nary tone in tho room IN which the instrument il
located instead OF 1t being necessary for the best
results to speak directly into transmitter 40 In
the case Of the telephone. Furthermore the re-
ceivfng terminal is m ordinarylooking little box,
which as It stands on a desk would never arouse
visitors suspicious 40 to ito character These
qualifications give a hint az to the manner IN
which it has proven valuable to certain govern
ment ofhcials. as for instance the officials Of thu
secret service. a criminal supposedly talking In
private may find that not only has his confession
been overheard but that it has been taken down
word for word BY q stenographer seated at her
desk in room some distance away.
Another ingenious newcomer among the secret
missive bearers Il the invention known as the.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19
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6un,l llstjon.

G7Nmk }5n4l -
Why did You get 20 ansr1s -.
because . policeman vyarrs6 49,
.cnann eur g slow down! g. 49, sSS7s
New Yorker. -!
= 81 nuits ny pride = leplio6 o.
e.: e showed ny susats tha4 ~ Il
49, n1ed g 800 Any.
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who has the "key" tc
the disguise. In case
1T is desirable the presi-
dent could use the reg.
ular codes of the Unit
ed States army or navy,
but he has a special
private code Of his own,
which is probably the
most secret Of all the
vehicles Of communica-
ton used by the govern
ment.
Now whereas outsiders
might tap in on Ions.
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the wiser. There is need,
too, for dependable meth
DDS of secret communi-
cation for it would doubt.
less surprise the average
reader could he know
how many people there
are who are constantly
trying to find out things
Uncle Sam does not wish
to disclose or at least
are. trying to find them
out before he is ready
to- make announcements
on the subject.
When mention is made
Of eavesdroppers Of this
kind one naturally thinks
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-19

there's lot Of lacs down the beeai
You can Just hook the hooks q .nyl
where and nobody knows the ,di6ess
onco.s - ,'111 81
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ten tne people anything until they have to or
nntll there 10 grave danger that they viii learn
= Hom some other source and where letters and
kilograms are censored In manner unheard 81
In this land Of the free 4:
but TOT all that it Is not the policy Of our gov
ernment to have many secrets from the sovereign
American people whose servant It is Uncle Sam
10 capable Of keeping his own counsel when occa.
slon demands It and what is equally important he
nas me ways and means for transmitting and re-
ceiving communications without ANYBODY hain~
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-02
WOMAN WEEDS AT SO;
SAYS IT'S A LOVE MATCH.
She Is kentucky's WAIthiest Woman
and Calls Money Curse.

Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, the wealthiest
woman in Kentucky, a descendant of
King Louis VIII. of France, a friend
of the late Queen Victoria of England
and who is eighty-thre years DID,
was married recently to Carl Neu-
meyer, a graduate of Princeton, who Is
not half rs old as the bride. This is
the fourth matrimonial adventure of
the bride.
The new Mrs. Neumeyer was as hap
py as a schoolgirl when Mr.. Neumeyer
led her into the parlor of her nephew's
home. The bride wore a gown import
ed from France and valued at 81 800.
It was made of pink chiffon over pink
silk and was of the hobble effect. 1t
was trimmed with rubies and other
jewels. She wore diamond brooch
and diamond earrings, while her fin
gers glittered with diamond rings,
some of which she had to remove in
order to make room for the wedding
ring.
II hope we are going to be real hap
py," said the bride. This is a real
love match. My husband did not mar
ry me for my money He is too much
Of u gentleman to do anything of the
sort. He loves me dearly. Don't you,
Carl?" she inquired as she pressed his
hand.
Yes, love-" replied the bridegroom.
During the conversation that follow
ed Mrs. Neumeyer told of her former
love affairs. She repeatedly looked at
her spouse and smiled during the re-
cital:
Money is a curse. Most of my trou
bic can be attributed to my money.
do not think now, though, that 1t is
going to interfere with my happiness
with my husband.
II was married first when 1 was only
thirteen years old. l was travelling
through Europe with my parents, and
while in Italy I met Count Maxon.
When left Italy and returned to this
country he followed me to Louisville.
He proposed to me, and we were mar
ried. How happy we were! But one
day we went out riding, when he was
accidentally thrown from his horse
and killed"
On May ii Mr.. and Mrs. Neumeyer
will start for Europe, where they will
spend the summer months. The cou-
pie will return to this country in the
fall and will go at once TO Palm Beach
and Ormond, Fla, where the wife has
winter homes.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-02
BEE LIVED UNDERGROUND
FOR SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Found by Gravediseers at Depth OF
Six and a Half Feet.

In an interesting letter in the Daily
Express, Thomas Burgess, superin-
tendent of Kensal Rise cemetery, Lon
don. tells remarkable story of bee
which lived underground for seventy
five years. He says:
"While two of my men were digging
a grave and when six and one-half feet
down from the present surface they
came on the original maiden earth,
which has been covered since 1886
with earth thrown out at that date
while excavating for the foundations
and catacombs under our church.
an throwing out spadeful of the
virgin mold under this mound 1t split
up and broke on the board, and a large
bee came out Of the soil.
considering that the ground above
was solid, loamy clay and six feet six
inches deep, it would be impossible FOR
bee to get down this depth. Is 1t
possible, therefore, that this insect
was covered up in 1862"