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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11
lefferson,s 0ne Hobby.

Joseph Jeferson's one hobby was
painting. In the early morning, at hall
past 6 or so, he would be heard calling
for his coffee and for his palette and
brushes. 1t was very hard to get any
conversation out Of him during the
day that did not IN some way lead up
to painting. He would talk by the
hour about the different painters and
their works. He was gifted with q pc
culiar ability to make clear to other
persons all he himself had learned
Mary Shaw In Century,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11
Electric Light For New London.

The voters Of the village Of New
London decided by a vote Of g. to is
in favor Of building a municipal elec-
trio light plant. A lot, has been do
mated by Swenson & Broberg to the
village for building the plant upon,
on the corner east Of their store.
This will make splendid improve
ment for that progressive little town.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Anderson and
son Kurn, Miss Dena and Albert An
derson, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bloom
quist, and Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Bjorn-
berg spent Sunday at the Charles
Bengtson home IN White6eld.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11

One of the three candidates for
County Commissioner in the Fifth
District, who is making an active
canvass for the nomination.
Those who are interested In corn
shredders, p'ows, wagons, bugqles,
gasoline engines, etc., call on S. E.
Stansberry at the KandIyohl County
Fair.
Mrs. F. 0. Swenson visited with
Willmar relatives Monday, enroute
for her home at Spicer from her trip
to the eastern part Of tho state.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11

Have you ever seen the only corn
husker7 II not, come and sec the Ap-
pIeton corn husker at the Kandlyohi
County Fair. For sale by s. E.
Stansbery. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11

DUPLICATE Receipt BOOKS
with WiIImar date line, a on page,
with pencil carbon, 200 receipts, so
cents; 500 receipts, $l.00. TRlB-
UhE PRINTING co.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11
(First publication Sept. 11-4t)
Citation for Hearing on Final Ae-
count and for Distribution.

Estate Of Louis Larson.
State Of Minnesota, County Of Kan
diyohi. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Louis
Larson, Deeedent.
The State Of Minnesota to all pee-
sons interested in the final account
and distribution Of the estate of said
decedent: The representative Of the
above named decedent, having filed in
this court his final account of the ad-
ministration Of the estate Of said de-
cedent, together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and IL
lowance of said final account and for
distribution of the residue Of said e.
tate to the persons thereunto entitl-
ed; THEREFORE,, YOU, AND EACH
OF YOU, are hereby cited and Ne
quired to show cause, if any you have
before this court at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House, in
tho City Of Willms . he Cocmg q
Kandiyohi, State Minnesota, -.
the 7th day of O .,f>ar, 1912, Is :
o'clock p. M, " F1id pet:t:or
should not be gra: 3D.
Witness, the Ju =, Of sid rour-
and the Seal Of sa } court. tols NH
day Of September: 2I2.
COURT SEAL) Q. CILBEPH.
Probele Judge,
GEO. 81. OTTERN F,>>$
Attorney for Pvl:1,oD,r =, ( llru8s~
Mimi.
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at the nome OF Andrew Anderson
Thursday afternoon and evening,
Sept. IL. Everybody cordially in
vikd.
SALVATION ARMY
Harvest festival and bazaar will be
held at the Salvation Army Hall on
Third Street Sept. 13, II, l6 and II.
You are welcome.
ttt
SWEDISH M. E.
Wednesday evening prayermeeting.
Thursday afternoon the Ladies'
Aid will meet at the home Of VIM.
Thompson, 321 Litchfeld Ave.
Thursday evening the Kings Mes
sengers meet at the Ekander home,
80 4th St.
Next Sunday the meetings are as
usual.
Sunday school at ten; morning
service at eleven. The topic Of the
sermon will be, "The Philosophy of
Christian Experience" Epworth
League at 7:15 and the regular eve
ming service at s o'clock.
NORWEGIAN LUTH. SYNOD
Next Sunday services in Norweg-
ian at 10 80 a. NJ, Sunday school at
1915 p. m. No evening services.
The confirmation class meets on
Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10 a. m.
The Young Peoples society meets
next Monday evening at 8:l5. Re-
freshments will be served by the
Misses Jane and Bertha Thorpe and
Edith Estrem.
LUTHERAN FREE.
Prayermeeting Thursday evening.
No morning service next Sunday,
but Sunday school at IL m. and
evening service at AS.
Bethania Young Peoples society
will meet Tuesday evening, Sept. II.
Services at st. Johns church next
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
SWEDISH MISSION.
Services at 10 AS Sunday morning
Y. P. meeting at 6:15 p. NJ; evening
services at Z 80 o'clock. Rev. Dahl
jelm Of Minneapolis will conduct the
services.
SWEDISH LUTH. BETHEL.
Services next Sunday evening al
1880 o'clock Thursday evening the
usual week day services at 80.
Please note the change Of time for
evening services from 8 to 7:30 O..
clock.
Tonight the Young Peoples society
gives it's September program, as ad-
vertised In our last issue.
MAMRELUND.
Services next Sunday morning al
10 80 o'clock.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. j. F. Horton, D. D., formerly
pastor Of the Presbyterian church
at Battle Greek, Mich, will occupy
the pulpit Sept. 18th. Morning wor-
ship at 1880 and evening worship al
200 p. m. Other services as usual.
The Kandiyohi County S. S. con-
vention will be held in the Presbyter.
ian church Sept. ]2 and 13, Thurs.
day and Friday. A special Invitation
is extended to all to attend this con.
vention which commences Thursda,
at 80 p. m. and closes at noon Fri
day.
ttt
FIRST M. E.
Morning worship 1890 a. m.
Evening worship 500 p. m.
| Sunday school II AS a. m.
| Epworth League 200 p. m.
Subjects for next Sunday: Morn
ing, Uplifting Power" Evening
"The Harvest"
| Strangers and visitors in the cit,
are cordially invited to all these ser
vices.
i Mid-week service every Thursda,
night, 7:30.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11

The Appleton SiIo Filler is guar
anteed under equal conditions to run
easier and do more work than any
other silo filler made. See II at the
Kandiyohi County Fair. For sale by
S. E. Stansberry.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11

William Van Buren, Of Raymond
spent Friday in Willmar. I'LL.
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CINcK0N 70 /, 1.D-o
IN 1I|lLhl(RalfIi|fnlfilu1klt)|'i(f6fy
OAK PARK M. f..

Sunday school at 1880 o'clock.
There will be no services next Sum-
day as the pastor will then be in
Murdoch.
The Ladies' Aid will give a social
at the home of Andrew Anderson
Thursday afternoon and evening,
Sept. IL. Everybody cordially in
vited.
SALVATION ARMY
Harvest festival and bazaar will be
held at the Salvation Army Hall on
Third Street Sept. l3, IA, l6 and II.
You are welcome.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-11

Wd1h IAdL 0dS1ly.
The machine moved away, and Dick
felt in his pocket for his revolver. It
was there. He approached tho cottage
with sinking heart.
It was dark and gloomy, but some
body within the house had been watch
ing for him. for the door opened in
ward, and as he passed through some
thing soft and thick was tossed over
his head. tied tightly about his neck,
and he was grasped in strong arms and
his hands and feet bound, and he was
tossed in the corner Of a room on to
bare boards.
Footsteps crossed the room heavily
and left the house. and the front door
was locked. and some person left the
premises.
A great silence fell upon the cottage.
The bag which was tied tightly over
Dicks face acted as gag until Dc
worked bis jaws sufficiently to free
himself. Then bis lips parted stifay,
and be called Edith's name once, twice.
three times.
lis that you, Dick?' came her hyster
zeal voice at his elbow. How did you
get here?"
"You phoned for me to come. didn't
your he asked.
mo; l haven't had a chance! rve
been abducted. Dick, and you must be-
| too. for you are all tied up, and that
dreadful thing Is thereg She began t.
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DEPEND UPON. YOURSELF.
Round out today's work.

Round out today S work.
Make it one of your ambitions to get finished all
the work you ought to finish today. Do not let things
hang over to discourage you tomorrow morning when
you begin work.
Do not be afraid to work in order to get today's
job completed.
The only good there is in ambition is that it makes
men work
We are in favor of your having in this life those
things that you will work to get But you must be will
ing to work to get them.
The desire to get money without working tor 1t IS
not worthy desire, because that is simply to covet
Some people think the days drag and work is
drudgery; some that the day is not long enough and
their work is pleasure. Some men put in their time
forming unfavorable comparisons of their condition
when they should be putting in that time working.
! Some men at Is years of age compare their cond-
ton at this time with 65 years of age Probably
the who is now rs years Of age is getting $780,
So 81 day, and spending all of it and then some
while the man he is comparing himself WITH at Is years
of age (4O years ago. was working for $l $l5O Gay
and saving one-third Of it. ~''
The point is that lie SAVED SOME OF IT. If he
wanted to take trip to Burlington Chicago he did
not do it simply because he wanted to- but he did it If
he thought necessary and he had the money to
pay his fare There are people working today, making
good wages that if they wanted to take trip to some
town rs miles distant would have to draw money from
the office to buy their ticket.
This article is not written with view Of finding
fault It is just to call the attention of the party who is
careessy and foolishl spending all he makes to the
necessity of saving of it if he ever expects to get
ahead.
The man who is ambitious is always willing to
work and will save some Of the money he makes be-
cause he knows he has to if he expects to get ahead
Every man must remember that he has to depend
at last upon himself It is useless to waste time finding
fault with Others 1t is better to put that time in work
ing for ones SELF
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ted the people to record their over
whelming desire for his leadership.
He can throw his hat in the ring,
and cry that he has "slugged 'em over
the ropes" and still get away with
denunciation of the Taft manager Tor
calling the presidency game.
He can call the New York primary
law Criminal farce" and class the
same law in Pennsylvania, as an In
stance Of presidential preference
vote"
He can extoll Taft to the skies in
1908, and denounce him as servile
tool of the interests in 1912.
he can bring an action against the
oil monopoly during his administra-
ton, and class q similar successful
action brought under Taft as bene-
fit to the octopus.
He can operate the most successful
steam roller in history, write letters
defending it, and then jump onto Taft
for oiling it UP tours years later.
He can denounce that under no cir
cumstances will he be candidate for
another term, then say that he meant
he wouldn't be an active candidate
and finally he can make the hardest
campaign of half century, and make
it appear that he isn't q candidate at
all.
He can express his delight at the
"marvelous progress" Taft has made
in conservation, and then denounoe
him as reactionary.
He can go seven years without men
tioning tariff reform, telling his
friends that ""Taft can skin his own
skunk" and then pose as the original
tariff reformer, and the creator OF the
tariff commission idea.
He can come out pointblank In fav-
or of Canadian reciprocity, and then
win votes in Maine, Illinois and Penn
sylvania by opposing it.
He can call Bryan savage for at
lacking the courts, and later double
discount Bryan's attack. ~.
He can win any argument by SIM
ply calling his opponent a liar.
He can let two of the biggest trusts
in America finance his campaign, both
of whom are defendants in suits
brought by the present administration,
and make it appear that big business
is solidly against him..
But there is one thing the modern
Barnum can no more do than could
his predecessor in the circus business.
He cannot fool all the people all OF
tho time ..H
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MET THE SUPREME TEST.

One of the men among the 1ltanlc
survivors tells of seeing scores OF men
and women and children struggling II,
the waters as he held to a piece OF
wreckaRe until assistance came. ~
develops that all the women and cnli.
dren we're not saved, although several
Of the male survivors found room III
The .boats." The news columns To-Day
carry the details of the greatest sea
disaster of history. One cannot reao
the graphic accounts of the last hours
On the Titanic without being moved 10
MANY. emotions, thankfulness that even
the few were saved, sorrow LOT tne
MANY who went down and tor tnose
thav leave to mourn, awe at this mani
hesitation of the helplessness OF man
and his works when natures handf ap-
nears. But perhaps the predominatlne
faeline ia one of deep respect Tor the
heroes who stood aside While tnelr
wivas and children and the wives ana
childran of other men were lowered
IN the boats to safety. The men VINO
went down with the Titanic met the
supreme test of manhood. They VINO
we're strong, sacrificed their lives 10
save the weak.
The names of Aston, the millionaire;
INIT the army officer; Futrelle, the
writer: Hays, the railroad president;
Harris. the theatrical man; W1dener'
tho heir to a great fortune; Guggen-
haim member of one of the world S
richest families; and Strauss, wealthy
nniIanInropist, and his wife, who pre-
ferred death to separation-all these
names will go down into history un'
furnished. -
There ia an element Of grandeur In
4he manner these heroes went to their
caves that robs death of it's sting.
Mra Futrelle expressed this when she
said: "Jack died like q nero. mere
Ia this consolation for those VINO were
saved but who mourn the loved ones
who persisted.
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factories; the Bells, and others-an
aristocracy of wealth, and compactly
exclusive The old general had been
American minister to half the courts
of Europe and was described as very
grand" Lamont, the millionaire
wheel-manufacturer, was also very
grand" There were also the grand"
Doolittles and the grand" Bells. When
a houri said grand" the superlative
was reached.
Matt enjoyed the homespun gaieties
to which he was now so often invited
the candy-pullings, the parties where
they played games, the jolly sleigh
rides and suppers. They offered him
a more enlivening companionship than
he found in the clearinghouse, which
in contrast grew dearier every day, till
it's fly-specked walls took on the aspect
of a morgue. The girlish laughter was
sweet to hear the general cordially
and goodwill very warming-though
it was all extraordinarily strait-laced
in some respects. Dancing was bar.
red; Cromwell's Ironsides could not
have been more aggressively piops i;
nobody smoked, nor, great heavens,
drank "liquor!" Yet with this there
was freedom no less extraordinary.
Chaperons were unheard of; kissing
was brisk and unshamed; the romp-
ing games appeared to Matt often very
lindecorous. There was an Early
Christian atmosphere over the whole,
simplicity and rural innocence that
was as charming as it was trying.
Matt, in spite of himself, was always
shocking somebody; the fact of his
not being church-member was in it.
self shocking; his path lay over egg,
shells, and they were continually crack
ing beneath him. There doomed be-
fore him dreaded day, when he shout
either have to join the Reformed
Methodist Episcopal church or be cast
bodily from the vineyard.
Meanwhile, the Clarion story was
being carried far and wide. 1t came
back to him from everywhere, tangi.
bly, evident in letters. Every morn
ing there was substantial mail, which
was at once both an evaporation and
delight. Here are a few samples
taken at random from that daily pile
beside his plate:
Dear Sir:
Having read of you in the Chi
cago Record Herald, / respectfully de-
sire to bring to your attention our I'M
rivaled line of diving and marine ap-
paratus, which, if you will kindly
glance at the accompanying cata-
logue-"
Matthew First,
"Honored Sir:
"Am a young man in Boston Elk
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MASTER AND MAN.

News Item-Bruce Ismay's name ap.
pears among those of the women and
children saved" Mr.. Ismay is one of
the owners of the White Star line.
The captain stood where a captain
. should, -
For the law of the sea Is grim;
The owner romped ere his ship was
swamped
And no law bothered him.!
The captain stood where the captain
should, ~, h.. .. Is.
When captains boat goes down;
But the owner led when the women
fled, y. -
For an owner must not drown.
The captain sank as man of rank,
While his owner turned away;
The captains grave was his bridge
and, brave, --l
+, He earned his seaman's pay.
To hold your place in the CHASTITY face
OF death on the sea at night,
Is seaman's job, but to flee with the
mob -
Is an owners noble right. ...
b. Hecht in the Chicago Journal
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The Manaswan Banner printed the
Clarion tale in full, and by that one
issue lifted Matt from obscurity to
local greatness. People stared at him
on the street; children ran backward
pointing at him; tradesmen rained
cards; Matt could not enter a store but
there was a scurry to wait on HIM
Denials were useless; the whole board.
ing-house, loyalty pledged to dissent,
nate truth and radiate contradiction,
were forced to avow their failure.
Price, Goldstein and Daggancourt were
brought into daily contact with hall
the population, yet the public refused
to be undeceived. The public did not
wish to be corrected. The public wanted
romance, and chung to it with both
hands, like the overgrown baby 1t is;
the public would not permit Matt to be
dethroned-even by himself.
Mats own appearance contributed
not a little to the deception. Men who
have led adventurous lives on the
frontiers Of civilization usually get
peculiar stamp-a peculiar and marked
individuality. Matt was not only
good-looking, but there was something
unusual, attractive and even dlst1n
guished about him. It was Impossible
for any one to place" Matt; the local
Sherlock Holmeses were always BAT
fed: he fitted into no class, and yet
had an ."air." This capacity to rouse
interest-favorabl interests a
human possession of great value. 1t
has Also Of course, its drawbacks
When the Banner raised Matt to king
ship Manaswan was thrilled but 9ot
altogether surprised. Manaswan had
llnog been aware 'tthat he was some
body out of the way" E
One result of the grotesque fiction
was to bring Matt into contact with
some of the better families of the place
The Cleghorns, the Randalls, the Rus
sells and the Bucks-all in some man
ner or other contrived to scrape &C
uuaintance with him. These social
overtures, made first out of sheer curl
osity, and in most instances inspired
by the women, opened to Matt mum
Der of pleasant, if somewhat stiff and
old-fashioned, households. And.he was
led, finally, into the extravaganza OF
buying evening clothes and began to
cut a modest dash in Manaswan so
ciety.
It wasn't the best society, however
There was an upper crust still, to
which the Cleghorns, the Randalls, the
Russels and the Bucks were as houris
outside the gates. In this higher realm
were the Marshalls-the old general
and his daughter-who rode thorough
bred horses and lived within a vast
ark; the Derwents, owners of the shoe
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TO MAKE SEA TRAVEL SAFER

$ The congressional Investigation OF
+ho T,tanic disaster can utilize the IN
formation given by the committee OF
survivors and the conclusions tney
drew from their observations and ex-
nerience, In a statement issued Dy
COMMITTEES of twenty-five or = those
saved by the Carpathia 1t was SHOWN
that while the total saved was ABOUT
20 per cent of the maximum capacity
az the lifeboats, it was less than one
third OF the total number on BOARD
II the life beats had been filled 10
capacity only $50 of the 2,340 on board
cna,ld have been saved. Pointing OUT
conditions revealed by the Iltanlc
tragedy and recommending that steps
he taken to provide more adequate
means of protecting travellers at sea
the statement of the committee says:
eve feel it our duty to call the at
+ent;on of the public to what we con-
alder the inadequate supply OF ME
saving appliances provided Tor on
modern passenger steamships and rec
ommend that immediate steps be taken
to compel passenger steamers to carry
sufficient boats to accommodate the
maximum number of people carried on
board.
"The following facts were observed
and should be considered IN this con-
nection:
.'The insufficiency of life boats
RATS, etc.
'-"I,ack of trained seamen to man
the same (stokers, stewards, etc. are
not efficient boat handlers).
"Not enough officers to carry out
emergency orders on the bridge ana
superintend the launching and control
OF life boats.
"Absence of searchlights.
s'The board of trade rules allow FOR
entirely too many people in, each boat
to permit the same to be properly
con the Titanic the boat deck was
about Is feet above water and conse.
ouently the passengers were required
TO embark before lowering the boats,
thus endangering the operation and
preventing the taking on of the maxi
mum number the boats would hold.
aBoats at all times should be prop
erly equipped with provisions, water,
lamps. compasses, lights, etc.
life saving boat drills should be
more frequent and thoroughly carried
out and officers should be armed at
boat drills.
eGreat reduction should be made in
speed in fog and ice, as damage, If
collision actually occurs, Is liable to
be less" a.
In conclusion the committee sug-
eests that an international conference
be called to recommend the passage
of identical laws providing for the
safety of all at sea, and we urge the
United States government to take the
initiative as soon as possible.
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Advices from Washington mediate
that President Taft has decided to
take the stump in Massachusett and
answer the unwarranted attacks made
upon him by Col. Roosevelt. The
president has been disinclined to make
a personal fight for the nomination
That accounts for his silence in the
face Of the present campaign of in
situation and innuendo. President
Taft's record should be sufficient an.
swer to Roosevelt's childish prattle
about the interests" and the
"bosses," but it seems some people
are more influenced by spoken charges
than written records.
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THE MODERN RARNUM.

Iowa City Republican,; Roosevelt
was aptly described when Mark
Twain called him the P. T. Barnum OF
politics. He Is now engaged in the
artful occupation of tryingito fool all
the people part of the time. If he is
nominated he will make it appear that
he has conducted no campaign, made
no speeches, asked no votes. permit
ted his friends to do no work for him,
and has merck sat back and permit