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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
King Edwards Little Joke.

Will Crooks, NJ. p, related an anus
ing "reminiscences Of King Edward In .
lecture at Fulham Town Hall last
night.
II was once at court Junction.
said Mr.. Crooks, when King Edward
suddenly turned to me and said. Here
is the King of Siam. Have yoa spo.
ken to him?'
No I replied. I have not been
introduced to him.
King Edward sai6, "He knows .
good deal about European politics.
oh, that may be- replied. 'bua
does he know anything about Sia.
mese politics?
"'God knows; don't said Kfna
Edward, and we had good laugh to.
gether over the kings little 1oke.-
London Express.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26

the common property of the crew. The problem
OF feeding mascot is not one that need give
anybody any concern for may be imagined
the average naval mascot is hopelessly overfed
by his indulgent masters, but the responsibility
for keeping pet in his proper place aboard the
vessel and seeing to It that he behaves, is Diff
ferent matter. Especially must sharp watch
be kept on his department If there be several
pets aboard, for then the animal jealousy that
usually appears under such circumstances Is
famed to fierce fame, and free-for-al fights on
deck would be daily occurrence, for the
vigilance of the buejackets detailed to keep
order.
Many persons who seldom visit United States
Warships have long been of the impression that
dogs and cats constitute almost the sole repre-
sentatives of the animal kingdom holding posi-
lions naval mascots. This is very far from
being the case To be sure these household ia
vorites do head the roster, numerically of naval
mascots, but they are by means in majority
in the whole census Of pets afoat On the
trary, we find included in the census of the mas
cots of Uncle Sans navy pretty nearly every ami
NAL that could be mentioned, except the ones that
are too large to find quarters aboard ship and
the very wild ones which too ferocious to be
tanned, even by the Establishments of the blue
Jackets. Furthermore, wide variety of birds
have proven their eligibility to classification as
naval mascots.
Among the more or less dumb companions Sc
lected by Yankee tars to help enliven life aboard
ouI "dISmFS there might De menLlOneQ pears,
Shetland poaies, monkeys, pigs geese, deer,
ducks mice, turros, kangaroos raccoons, canaries,
parrots, endless variety of tropical birds, and
almost all the small furbearing animals. war
ship spending most Of her time along the sea-
coasts of the United States may have a small and
circumspect lot Of pets aboard, but let vessel
go on cruise to The tropics around the world,
and she is likely IL come home with veritable
menagerie aboard. Once home ports are reached,
however, such collection is rapidly thinned out,
for many of the sailors send to their homes on
shore or bestow upon friends the living trophies
they have brought home, particularly the birds
and monkeys and the quaint little dogs that are
brought from China and Japan.
1t Is no more than is to be expected that the
pets aboard our warships as rule possessed
OF wonderful line Of accomplishments When
Warship is engaged in extensive cruise the
majority OF the men aboard have, at one time or
another, plenty Of leisure at their disposal, and
they devote a considerable portion of it to teach
ing tricks to the pets aboard. Many persons who
have witnessed the really wonderful Stunts"
done by naval mascots have noticed four-foot
ed mascots marching in parade with a naval
battalion, and conforming to all the military or
ders given, have gained the impression that the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26

aboard naval craft The most dignitied entry
is that made by the animal which has been spe-
officially designated in advance as the official mas
cot OF new warship, and is brought aboard
with due ceremony at the time the vessel is
placed In commission. Often such mascot is
native OF and a donation from the state or city
after which warship IS named as for instance
the handsome white goat which was presented
to the batteship Kentucky by citizens of the blue
grass state when that craft first went into COM
mission.
Another favored manner of introduction for
pets aboard warshps is by transfer from other
craft. This is apt to only when one ves
sci is being placed out of commission and another
and newer craft is being placed in commission at
about the same time, and presumably at the same
navy yard There have been instances when en-
tire crews have been transferred thus from one
ship to another and even when warshp is
merely being laid up for repairs and will retain
, a skeleton crew" aboard 1t usually happens that
there is quite a contingent of bluetackets to be
shifted to some other floating home These boys
naturally like to take with them their pets or
mascots, and the officers Of ships to which they
are thus transferred can seldom find much fault
with mascots thus enlisted, since such veteran
pets are experienced in all the ways Of life aboard
a warship and there is danger Of them max
ing trouble, as do some newcomers until the; get
their "sea legs"
Many cat dog has begun an honorable
mascot rather ingloriously by wan
dering aboard 'stray" or waif; being allowed
to remain on suffrage, and finally winning a place
in the affections of large portion of the ships
company. After ALL however, the method most
commonly In vogue in the recruiting of mascots
is that whereby the Individual bluejacket takes
aboard ship a pet that has caught his fancy on
shore. Under such circumstances the tar who
has discovered the mascot is accounted the owner
long the pet remains aboard ship, and his
rights of ownership recognized, however
much the other jackies may pet the mascot or
teach him tricks.
The officers of warship usually prefer to have
every pet thus individually owned, for it makes
one individual aboard responsible for the animal;
for his feeding, etc., and for his behavior. In
deed, there many advantages to the
scheme that on many ships it has become the
custom to designate enlisted man as the
keeper of each pet, even though the mascot has
come aboard under circumstances that make 1t
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
Stories of Wonderful Hens

I'll tell you," said the Yankee,
about a hen my mother had She
went out one day and ate a feed of
corn, and returned and laid twelve
eggs. She went out the next day and
ate feed of corn, and laid twelve
more eggs. She went out the third
day and returned and laid twelve more
eggs. She went out on the fourth day
and Matched seventy-two chicks out OF
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26

the war standpoint. The pre-
liminary sum appropriated and those
amounts that are to follow are to be
placed at the disposition of COL
George w. Cocktails, chief engineer of
the Panama canal, and the forts and
quarters are to be built in conjunc-
ton with the other work In this, the
greatest engineering undertaking in
all history. .@
The Panama canal in its simplest
terms is an inland lake accessible at
either end through locks. The few
miles Of channel between the locks
and navigable water on either end are
mere accessories to the canal. The
great Culebra cut is important only be,
cause OF the work in making it. The
locks are the vital thing when the
work is done.
For these reasons the board of for
LITIGATION decided that it was between
these locks and the sea that the great
defenses should be built. The high
lands near the sea should be the loca-
ton OF the coast defense stations. The
chief Of these on the Atlantic side
would be on Toro point, commanding
Lfmon Bay and the entrance of the
canal. Another battery would be 10.
Gated across the bay with the same
command. On the Pacific side the
greatest point of vantage would be
Battle point, with a twin battery on
the opposite side of the canals mouth.
or possibly on the island Of Culebra
In the harbor. All of these points
are on high ground and command the
waters within ten miles of the mouth
Of the canal.
Military authorities today declare
that the coast defense is the most i'm.
pregnable Of all Notifications. Hours
OF heavy bombarding from a powerful
navy should have little effect upon It.
while In return the probabilities are
that 1t would send many battleshfps
to the bottom.
The mainstay of the coast defense
Is the disappearing gun. Those to be
used at Panama are to be of 14-inch
caliber. They will be placed back Of
Notifications which are nothing less
than mountain ridges, for the coast
defense station Is sunken underground
at the brow OF some emtnence. The
ammunition, the stores. the men who
operate the guns. are all underground
with many feet of castiron between
them and any intruding object.
Two styles Of guns are the main
dependence OF the coast defense the
14-inch guns and the rifed mortars.
The 14-inch guns adapted 10 coast de-
lenses Is the most powerful imple.
ment OF war known. The missile that
1t discharges weighs 1,640 pounds. It
would be good load for two horses
to drag: It Is steel Jacket with
most powerful explosives inside. The
gun is Of such strength as to throw
this missile a distance Of ten miles.
An object the size Of battleship can
actually be hit at that distance.
The rined mortars supplement-
these. The mortar is a gun that never
appears above tho breastworks. It re-
mains out Of sight and drops it's mis-
sile over the intervening embankment.
Tha missile takes curve high into
the air. but its course is 90 calculated
that It will drop upon the enemy.
Powerful bombs are dropped into the
midst OF the hostile camp at dis
tanoe OF nine miles. The armor Of tho
attacking vessel 10 avoided In this
case and the shell is dropped in her
v1tals.
- 11sti1ea&ion board plans The
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
SWEDEN.

"A uumDer OF prominent DANISH p1y.
sicians are going to visit the leading
bathing establishments in Sweden
The visitors will land in Malmo and
go as far north as Stockholm.
August Anderson, Sc years old, a
stone cutter in Sundrum's quarry, at
Halmstad, is dead as result of in.
juries received from a falling stone,
which was loosened by the thaw.
The Swedish sugar trust put the
price of sugar so high that it paid
to import sugar, and considerable
quantities were imported before the
trust cut down the price to shut out
foreign competition.
Frans Svensson, engineer at the
Normlosa creamery, Ostergotland, was
caught by a belt and carried to the
ceiling of the room and pinned between
the shaft and the ceiling so that it
took some time before he could be
released. 1t was found that his chest
had been crushed in, and he died after
having suffered terribly.
The city council of Stockholm re.
solved by a vote of 81 to "A to build
city hall. The vote was not taken
until Franckel and Wallenberg, two
wealthy bankers, had promised to con.
tribute $4,000 each to the expenses.
Graham Bros. had promised to put in
five elevators free of charge. The cost
of the elevators will be about SIS, 900.
A case Of leprosy in an advanced
stage has been found at Kviunge,
Stenkumla, Gotland. The victim is
a forty-year-old man. The case is
easily explained on the ground that
many, many years ago there was a
hotbed of leprosy in that locality,
Strange to say, the yellow press
seems to have missed this opportunity
to scare western Europe and all OF
North America. ~
A seventy-year-old laborer named
Rosenkvist lived all alone in a dilapi
dated howell in Forsved parish, Vaster.
gotland. One morning his neighbors
noticed that large volumes of smoke
rose from his house, and they rushed
to the place. But they came too late
The flames broke out from the inte
rior of the house with irresistible
force, and no one could reach the old
man and save his life.
The fishing companies of Goteborg
and Bohuslan plan to fit out a herring
fishing expedition to the North Sea
this summer. In order to have men
with actual experience in herring fish
ing, it is the intention to secure fishers
from Holland. The cost of the equip
ment will be about $4,000.
A fire at Tomarp, near Simrishamn
destroyed six buildings, including the
school and the poor house. The fire
started in the home Of the church
sexton, and, famed by high wind
spread with such rapidity that it was
soon beyond control. Several horses
and cows were lost in the flames.
At Sodertalje there are four broth
ers who were enlisted as fresh re-
cruits in the army at the same time
The oldest one is of the proper age
The other three, who are triplets
asked for permission to enlist one
year before the prescribed age, and
the military authorities granted their
request. This case is said to be unique
in the military annals of Sweden.
Alterations and repairs have been
going on for three years in the old
riksdag building in Stockholm, and
now the building is ready to receive
no less than seven government depart
mentA
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
Pat Says In Roscommon They Have
Hen That Converts Sawdust
Into Furniture.

An American, spending his holidays
In County Roscommon, Ireland, fell in
to conversation with native. who was
feeding his hens.
II guess, Pat, you haven't as good
hens here as we have "a the states"
perhaps not" said Pat.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
The Sensible Deacon,

i possess the faith that moves
mountains" said the good deacon.
10 you?" replied the skeptic,
LET'S IL. see you move yonder little
mo: You don't suppose I'd run tho
. .asx OF losing my faith trying to 10 {
1901 thing like that. do YOUR
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
Careless Girl.

What has become Of that prett1
French maid who was employed 81
Mrs. Flubber 2" 80 - !.
She was discharged long ago.
What was the trouble7"
Why. she actually took ,Mrs mn
Ders precious Fido out MOTORING
cold daX without HE blan1eks -. :
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
= ~ Z2zE. E4ZIZZSE
~ NEN-[ER5E

to the credit of any naval mascot Is that OF ia
nous cat that was domiciled aboard the cruiser
Chicago = few wears ago. This cat would sit on
it's hind legs and salute" with front paw when
the band played 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner and
any person who knows how difficult it is to teach
tricks to cats can appreciate what this perform
ance meant. The batteshp Vermont has goat
that will smoke pipe with evident relish and one
of the ships has as mascot a bear that will en-
gage in wrestling matches with members of the
crew to the delight of audiences of cheering tars'
OF course the parrots warships have fear
full and wonderful vocabularies, and the monkeys
are adopts in clever tricks. Especially is this the
case with a small red monkey Oh board the cruiser
Chester In some instances a naval pet will
evince a fancy for some certain part of the ship,
and will not be induced to leave it under any cir
cumstances. striking case in point is that Of an
Eskimo dog the battleship Minnesota He
lected home, high up the bridge of the vessel
POSSIBLY because it is cool and airy, and reminis
cent Of his home in the far north) and he remains
constantly this lofty platform, eating and sleep
ing here no matter whether the vessel be anchored
in port cruising in a heavy sea.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26

OF drawers. Now" said Pat, with
twinkle In his eye. that is the kind
OF hen We have in Roscommon."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26


for the homage due ships mascot
depends somewhat on the good nature OF the
captain, for the commander Of the warship has
the say to whether not any prospective
pet be allowed to find home aboard the craft.
Indeed, the naval reguations-that bulky blue
bound volume which lays down the law for every
thing in the navy-dignifes this subject Of pets
by devoting paragraph to it. In this reference
to pets in the naval book of etiquette it is set
down that the officer of the deck (who CORE
spends to the officer Of the day at military
camp must not allow any pets 90 be brought
aboard unless the permission OF those in author
1ty on the vessel be obtained.
commander who ever makes any objection to the
presence on board Of any reasonable number Of
pets. Indeed, many officer with natural
fondness for pets, has come to have genuine af-
lection for fourfooted friends aboard ship. More
over the presence of pets helps to keep the
men contented. And finally it is just as we'll
for an off1cer-considerng the wellknown super
stitions of tars-to recognize that ancient tradi
ton of the which declares that the presence
of certain animals aboard a ship will bring it
luck
Almost any pet having found domcile on
board floating fortress, speedily advances to the
aforementioned pet belongs to one individual in
the ships company, is the property of the
crew at large. And in this connection it should
be mentioned that there several different
ways in which pet mascot may find berth
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26

OW for the fortification of the
Panama canal zone. Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood has outlined
the needs Of the strip from
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26

bluejackets possess an especial and al.
most unique knack for instructing
dumb animals. The secret of their
success, however, lies in the devotion
Of much time to the task, combined
with the circumstances that the tars
have seemingly inexhaustable sup
ply of patience and an almost unfail-
ing fund Of good humor, which, when
reinforced by plentiful supplies of
sweets, will ultimately win over the
most stubborn furred or feathered
captive.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26

NE of the most interesting SIDE
lights on American naval life,
and one that gives insight as to
the kind-heartedness OF Uncle
Sans blue Jackets, Isl AFFORDED
by the care and affection be-
slowed upon tho mascots or pets
OF our warships. There Is prob
ably not a single craft, big or 1T
tie, in the whole American navy,
that has not its mascot, and IN
many 1nstances-particularly In
the case Of big battleships-there
are aboard anywhere from two
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-22

Az the news all the time-ThC
Argus.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-22
AT AUGUSTANA

The annual meeting Of the board of
control of athletics of Augustana col
lege was held last night, and in addi-
ton TO the election of officers plans
for the coming athletic season were
discussed. Among other things 1t was
decided TO reengage Dan Hayes as
coach of the varsity basketball team.
This means much for Augustana. as
much of the Lutherans' success last
winter was due to his efforts. AS the
local institution has no football team,
a call for basketball candidates will
be made the first part of October.
Prospects for a winning five were new
er brighter. A great deal of empha-
sis will be put on track work this
school year. Director Norberg has
the cinder men out daily for work outs
and intends to pull of a meet the lat
ter part of this month. Some of the
new material is very promising. so
Augustana can be counted on making
a very credible showing il track work
next spring.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
President-G A Andreen.
Vice president-Dr. E. F. Bartholo-
new
Secretary-Elmer Olsen.
Treasurer-Prof. Andrew Kempe
Schedule committee-Prof A W.
Kjellstrand. Elmer Olsen and c. +.
Backman.
Alvin Anderson was host 10 4 num-
Der of gentlemen friends at dinner at
his home last night in honor of Odin
p. Rovelstad and II. Spiegler of Elgin,
who have been his guests for a few
days. After having partaken of a
sumptuous repast. smoker was en-
joyed. Later in the evening music
was INDUCED in. Mr Rovelstad for
merly attended AugUstana college He
Is now pursuing studies at the Univer-
sity OF Wisconsin. Besides the guests
Of honor those present were: Prof \.
Udden. John CarIstedt. Lawrence Carl
son, David Beckstrom. Will Dahlsten,
Lawrence johnson, c. T. Bach.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-22


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Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-22

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cylinders and Silent Knight Motorehand drive center
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Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-22

Why there Is Gas IS admitted to the
N cylinders and dis
liz 1NOiSS charged by an ingeni-
Gus arrangement that cannot get out of order.
There are two metal sleeves within the
cylinder moving up and down with film
of oil between. On either side of each
sleeve is slot or port. When these slots
are opposite each other or aligned, gas is
admitted. When the slots on the other
side align the exploded gas is discharged.
The openings are greater than is possible
in any motor fitted with valves and thefr
proper peroperationisa automatic andinevitable.
Therefore, loss of power is impossible, so Is
incorrect timing, while the strain is reduced.
wear is 1essened, and durability increased.
There is no need of adjustments. There Ia
nothing to become loose to make noise, so
noise is impossible.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-09-22

We have not yet contracted Tor our ueAaer I'M isocA
Island Immediate applications viii be eonsidereo-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
CITY NEWS

Ta7 T1mefty II rerorted critically
iIi ufss pneumonia,
William Weet aas conveYed 70 the
Watsr Power com 1anY about two
AREA II lard near Prfces Creek
ganaee q Esse hae accepted 4
Doaftl1a ~ travelling salesman for the
E0ck.Refner ca Mr.. Huse has been
making Ills home IN OskaIooaa for
seyeraI years, haTfng been empIoyed
~ solicitor for the Regfgter and
Leader. Mr, Hrse formerly worked for
The Gate City. He IL q hustler and
Win make good III hts new line.
- mg indoor basebalI game Is
promised for local fans Thurzday eve
ming when the Y, n G. A. allgtar
team naeetg the crack team from La
HARE indoor BASEBALL league. TIE
game has already attracted consider.
able attention and has been brought
to the attention OF Harry z. Ratelife,
Iog2 counsel for the A. T.. \. A. The
La Harpe men are registered and IL
may be they will have 70 compete
With only registered men In Reokug.
This plan Is strongly opposed BY lead.
ing indoor baseball players OF the city
for the reason that IL would greatly
weaken the Keosuk team. Locking
over the rules Of the A. l.. n. 4 there
Is nowhere u be found d clause stat
Ing that indoor baseball is governed
by the ORGANIZATION. Mr. Radcliffe MAJ
written % DR. Fisher Of New zor,
asking fos his riding
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-04-04
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