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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

GAN FRANCISCO.-Ap prank Of Cupid
- with the wireless aboard the Pa
cific Mail liner Mongolia the other
day basely betrayed to an indulgent
world ahoat and ashore the plan of
Lieut.. Edmund Spence Root of the
navy to marry Miss Maude May Rad
clife, daughter of E. F. Radcliffe,
electrical manufacturer of Portland,
Ore, and to surprise his relatives and
friends with the news.
The Mongolia was blowing serenely
toward San Francisco when the god
Of love began to get busy with the
key of the wireless apparatus. Other
vessels far at sea and few Of the
land stations received the persistent
call Of the Mongolia's operator, but
the receiving stations did not pay
much attention until the words mar
rage license" clicked forth IN the dis
patch leaving the Mongolia aerials.
The aerogram was addressed to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
Discover Error On Cannon Trophy

built in Holland In 1747 for King
George of England. 1t 10 q little under
six feet long and is about three and a
half inches in caliber. stsass
Deeply cut along the barrel near
the muzzle end is the following: Sur
rendered by the Capitulation Of st.
Johns, ITS" But on a large metal
plate sunk in the national shield, on
which the gun is mounted, is this con-
hicting statement: Revolutionary
Trophy; Surrendered at Yorktown.
IT'S" s%.o#1.
Thus the little gun appears to have
been captured twice-and, further, 1t
would appear to have been captured
at Yorktown six years before there
was any fighting at that point. The
error remained for IL years unde-
tected. ..s... -. re
Capt. u, s. Grant. third superinten-
dent of the building, has corrected the
error at last.
Beyond doubt" said Captain Grant,
"the gun was captured on some Of the
adventurous expeditions made by the
early revolutionists In 1775."
A few days after Ethan Allen cap
tured Ticonderoga, which had no zeal
cannon, he and Benedict Arnold. then
the most adventurous of the American
patriots, had a quarrel. Arnold took
a band of riflemen who adhered to
him and. going down Lake Champlain,
invaded Canada and captured as his
first triumph the town of St. Johns.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

WHILE on an expedition for the
w Smithsonian institution in the
Aleutian islands for the purpose Of
gathering material for the continue
ton of the Life History of North
American Birds" A. C. Bent discover
ed subspecies Of ptarmigan, to
be known as the Tanaga ptarmigan.
The ptarmigan belong to the same
general group with the domestic fowl.
They are circumpolar in distribution,
but are found principally in North
American, and are represented by
some Is known species and sub
species. 49,
A striking seasonal change of
plumage which is perhaps more pro-
nounced than that exhibited by any
other birds, takes place among the
ptarmigan. In most species there are
three, or even four. complete changes
of plumage; that Of winter being
chiefly pure white, while in other sea-
sons it varies to brown, bun, gray or
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

CINE company No. S, 1926 South JET
ferson street, listened and saw Wis
ions of omelettes. He bought 81
worth Of eggs. Members Of the en-
CINE company brought the donation
up, to $40, and Frank took the names
Of all.
AS he was leaving one engine
house after having made an extreme.
ly successful plea, he asked one Of
the men whether he preferred "Ply-
mouth Rock" eggs or the Jersey
kind. Several days later he was re.
lating the incident to some friends,
and inquiring about Jersey" chick.
ems.
When he was told the truth he sent
a message over the wire to all Of the
fire houses warning the men against
purchasing eggs and butter from
Frank Anderson.
TOO late. We've waited so long
for them eggs I guess they're all
spoiled" was the answer that came
back in nearly every instance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
Zoo Keeper Says Lions Are Aienists

NEW YORK.-"Bill" Snyder, head
~ keeper at the Central Park men
agerie, has qualified as an alienist.
''Bill' never graduated from COL
lege, or served on an asylum's staff,
but when man named Fulberg
tried to break into the lion cage, Sny-
der said at once he was crazy. How
did he know? Because '"Bill" says
the lions always try to make friends
with an insane person. ..r
yep, I've never seen it fail yet"
said "BilE'' Whenever a crazy man
gets near lion, the animal just
naturally comes up close to the bars
and tries to be a good fellow. He
will wag his tail and purr like cat.
It's wonderful, but it's SO. Why, 1
once knew crazy man to take a
lions food away from the brute, and
the animal seemed to be trying to
smile about the joke"
What do you suppose makes a
lion SO friendly with crazy man p
''Bill" was asked. s, s {
II never tried to figure it out, but
imagine It's because when q man
goes crazy his animal nature comes
out, and the lion recognizes itself In
q little higher development.
II wish could be put on some
lunacy commission. would bring
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

WASHINGTON.-Llke jaunty lit.
;. w tie watchdog at the right Of the
God Of War there stands at one OF
the entrances to the war department
trim little cannon. It is a pigmy
among the giant trophies of mighty
guns that surround the building, but
1t has some history of it's own.
It was the first cannon captured by
the Americans from the British in the
Revolutionary war, though It has not
been so officially placed upon the rec.
ords. It was captured by the great
patrtot-traitor general, Benedict Arm
old. 32ss'-> :,t 49, 5,,' 'v-
1t has. In dozen years been passed
by more army and navy officers and
other notables Of high mark and dis
tinction than any gun in the United
States. Yet In all this time that lit
tie gun has borne marked error of
history that it Haunted boldly on a
large name plateau error so plain
that it should have been detected i'm
mediately by any passing high school
cadet. FL, :. s.4..- ..:' .. ...-. ...s...
The gun is a bronze six.pounder,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
Greedy Hawk Damages Big Clock

THE hawk whosn frequent excur-
! sions from his aerte in Smithson-
ian park to the relay station for car
rier pigeons in the postoflce tower
have furnished him prey and food in
the winter season Of scarcity, has
tried to stop the post Office clock.
Perhaps finding that the hour of his
depredations was established, and the
clock watched by his anticipated VIC
Tins, so that they might evade his
sudden swooping down upon them, he
has thrown the plucked corpse of a
pigeon which had satisfied his appe-
title into the back of the dial of the
timepiece.. 80 n. ..y .sz s d.:
Had the, body lodged between the
hands, the perfectly balanced mechan-
ism must have stopped. The body
appears to have stuck on the pin, in
the very center of the dial, which
holds the hands in place and operates
their movement round the face of the
clock. #s.s .<A.a
TO remove the corpse from the
clock offers a big difficulty to the
keepers of the building. It will prob
ably be necessary to remove one Of
the glass panels in the clock dial, to
get at the intruding substance. unless
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
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S&lIE87% Q DAD AoOuT
~ " AyAE

NEW YORK.-A vanity class, it was
~ revealed recently. has been start
cd among the girls in Erasmus Hall
High school, Brooklyn, AZ a part of
the hygiene and gymnasium courses.
It was originated by Catherine, ,Tur-
ner, assistant principal. as a means of
teaching the girls to take greater
pride in their personal appearance
and of impressing on them the fact
that q girl who has plain features
may, make herself unusually attrac-
tive by displaying taste in, dress, care
of her teeth and hair, her complexion,
carriage Of shoulders, and the like.
The pupils are urged to give heed to
all those things, and they are exam
lied in them just as they take exami-
nations in algebra, arithmetic and
English.
Miss Turner, who is active in evolv-
Ing the new course, is a stanch be-
lever in simple gowns. She insists
that girls may be Just as attractive in
simple frocks as in silks, provided
they pay attention to many other
things and make it point to appear
neat. To the girls she has made it q
point to explain the many things that
are required to look fetching. She
has given lectures on the care of. the
person, on harmony in dress, taste
In the selection of materials, and on
many other things. -.
The opportunity for giving more at
tention to those things has come be-
cause of the inability Of all. the
classes to get az many hours. as set
in the schedule, in the gymnasium
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

the movement of the hands finally dis.
lodges it. This explains the antics of
the clock recently. u ..
Severe cold and the depredations Of
the hawk have brought death to many
pigeons who have sought shelter in
the high tower. Bodies of four pig
cons were found In the snow, when
it was recently removed from the
slanting glass roof over the court of
the big building. b.
Winging their fight for the refuge
promised by the tower in q half frozen
condition, it is probable that the
pigeons struck their heads against the
stone upright Of the tower, were
stunned by the impact and fell help,
less to the roof below. freezing to
death before they could recover tho
power to move.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

the subject down here, take him up
to the lion cage and mighty, soon find
out il he is sane or not. It would
save the state and city a whole lot of
money, as they wouldn't have to hold
a suspect under observation more
than long enough TO bring him to
me-" -
ls the lion the only animal that
tries to become acquainted with luna
tics ?" bill" was asked.
mo, they all do in some way or an.
other. For instance. the monkey
makes an effort to search for fleas.
and the elephant tries to give the
person q ride" -l 'f... .....r
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

son the water goes halfway up the
face of Breakneck mountain and then.
through two mountains and along the
high valleys OF the Highlands until It
reaches Foundry Brook. -Four. steel
pipes carry, the water across that
stream. After another mountain tun-.
mel and another slightly indicating
course. it reaches High Service
reservoir, 300 feet above sea level.
Three kinds of construction will DO
used in the course of the aqueduct
The largest part will be what Is called
"cut and cover" This form Of work
is used only on the hydraulic grade
The second form is tunnelinE. Tho
third form Of construction il the build
ing Of steel pipes. This last form
will require renewal from time to
time. gs EEa
| In New York city the aqueduct viii
be nothing less than subterranean
river-ramifying through hundreds Of
miles of solid rock throughout, issu-
ing finally through faucets and n.y.
drants to serve those who have bid
den it. In no place will this aQueduct
be less than ITO feet below the sur
face of the streets. The natural pres
sure will be of sufficient force In low
er Manhattan to carry the water to
the top of a 20-story building. After
traversing nearly the whole of the il
land, the aqueduct will Cross the East
river and enter Brooklyn. The course
will next swing round a semi-circle,
pass across the Narrows and thus Ar
rive at its terminal point on Staten
Island. -.-r '' -'--S1er--=,s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
Vanity Class Is Feature In School

every week. As the exercises are In.
tended primarily to aid girls In i'm.
proving their appearance. it was de.
cided to devote an hour to the vanity
class. The girls are gathered In the
auditorium. Five of the most attrac-
tive girls are selected and sent on
the stage in the full glare Of the foot.
lights. They are lined up and the
students in tho auditorium are asked
to study the appearance OF each Of
the. girls, her teeth, her complexion,
her figure, her hair, her feet, her
dress, her method OF standing and
other details. - -. ~. ~. =
Aid is given to the observation pow,
ers of the girls by the teachers; who
call attention to various parts Of the
girls dress. After that has been
done the pupils are required to-, vote
on the appearance of the girls. First
a vote is taken as to which girl is the
prettiest. Next the question as to
which girl has the daintiest figure is
decided, the girls on the stage mean,
time standing with their backs to
the students in the auditorium. Votes
on the teeth, hair, feet and other
points of woman's appearance are
taken. The girl receiving the great.
est number of votes gets additional
credit in her marks in hygiene Ev'
cry week different girls are called up
for inspection:
The girls formerly were taken Tor
walks in Prospect Park by their
teachers. Soon it. was observed that
many young fellows appeared in the
parks and sought to attract the at
tention of the girl pupils. The teach
ers observed that fact, and now when
the classes are out walking and sew
eral young men are found seated on
a bench the teachers stop, stand be-
side the men and watch the girls as
they pass to see whether they make
'.goo-goe eyes, at the young men,.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
"Grizzly" Danced By Capital Society

I N SPITE of the intensely cold
l winter weather the social sea-
son in Washington was at its
height New Years week, which
was an exceptionally gay one, begin
ming and ending with dance, the
Charity ball Monday and the second
hop Of the season at the navy yard.
Among the many other important
functions of the week were the diplo-
matte reception at the White House
on Tuesday night, which went down
in, the social annals of the national
capital as one of tho most respondent
ever held there, and the many dinners
and several receptions in honor of the
American ambassador to Great Britain
and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, who are be-
ing extensively entertained during
their stay.
+ A remarkable assemblage of social
lights from other cities graced the re-
ception at the. White House Tuesday,
and conspicuous among them was the
famous Mrs. Jack Gardner OF Boston.
Mrs. Hugh Roland French created
something Of a sensation that evening
in the first "harem skirt to appear at
a social function in Washington. Hith-
erto this somewhat startling innova-
ton in feminine attire has been re.
stricted to the stage. -. egs. --.~. .. /
Mrs: French. who is the wife of
Captain French of the British army,
was formerly Miss Ida Wynne, daugh.
ter Iof the former American consul
general at London.
Her gown on this occasion was OF
Nlack velvet and white lace, and pre-
tented no unusual feature for custom.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
Custom. From Crusade DAYS,

S~OsOshS USOUs VII o0oS 0Oy0s
The army has many survivals -
sides the flash" When an oflcar
draws his sword or returns It to the
scabbard he always brings tho cross
bar of the hilt to level with his
lips. The custom ID a reminder from
the time when the halt representsd
the cross and the owner Of q sword
kissed it az Crusader. The ssrEeants
Of one regiment wear their sashes On
the same shoulder that their officers
did. because they brought the rem
nant of 1t out Of action, MI the O.
hcers being killed. Nowadays on
GERS wear tho sash round the waist
Rifle ofncers do not "hook up" their
swords. for the reason that they were
once cavalry, That omnipotsut nor.
son, the battalion sergeant major. lefs
his sword rest In the scabbard. An ola
catch question was: when does tAe
sergeant major draw his swoear
The answer II: AT the troopins q
the color. London Chronicle.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

Restrictions on Pulque Drinking.
Pulque shops must close earlier and
restaurants may remain open later,
was the decision reached at the CAB.
met meeting. says the Mexican Her
aid.
Abraham Gonzalez, minister Of TO
bernacion; announced that after Jan,
uary IS all places where pulque was
sold must close at p. M, except on
Sundays and holidays. when the clos.
ing hour would be at noon. Restau.
rants, by paying a higher license, may
remain open until three o'clock in the
morning. Furthermore, the tax. on
pulque is to be advanced from Is cen.
tavos the hectoliter to peso.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
Leap Year.

Beware. oh careless man. beware:
this is the year Of woman's right. Now
every frou-frou means a snare, you,
bonded state to expedite. And every
woman starts her quest to gain I
mate by force or guile: so you must
halt at her request and face the dan.
ger of her smile. No man so young
so old, but he must take his chances
in the fray; the female of the spe
cies, she, exempts no male she may
inveigh. Be deaf. oh. bachelor, be
dumb, when she approached with
her snare; and answer not. or you'll
succumb. Beware, or, careless man,
beware!-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
Duel Fata, 70 Both.

While two men were spearing sals
mon on the Columbia river, In Orekon,
they noticed . large. gray eagle how
ering over the water. but they paid no
particular attention to the bird until
1t suddenly swooped down ana
pounced on big hsh. The fi.h must
have weighed is pounds. and It soon
became evident that tho eagle could
not lift It clear OF the water. Aftar
several Intellectual efforts tho bird
next tried to release its hold, hut Il
was caught fast as II In q trap. Esnas.
~ it was itself dragged into the No.
ter. and the swift current swept tia
odd combatants down stream until
they lodged In . fishnet, whore both
were caught The nah was KILLED:
the eagle was already dead.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
The Reason

"oculists'. bills are particularly r..
ritating."
why so!"
because their very nature has 1
tendency to develop exe-rate possi.
bilities." .-., -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

Disappointed Office Seekers.
A man will get 80 mad because tho
job he wanted was given to someone
else that he will spend weeks fight,
ing the appointing power. purely %
principle. ar$is 81 {;
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
Precarious Industry

Precarious industry.
Ostrich feathers. dependent almost
entirely for their value upon the
fashions Of the day, are one 81 the.
most important products Of Caps Col
ony.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
went out Of / ia Tooethe,r.

Went Out Of Life Together.
III. and Nine. Varay, aged 81 and
70, both died Of old age at Correze,
France, the other day. The Gate was
tho aanivarrary 81 both their birth.
days ...5 . u.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

Say Loose cv!iar Means Long Life.
Wear a looA0 collar and 1.-Two long
in the enjoyment Of luxuriant and IN.
fading locks. This is the prospec!
that DR.. Walter G. Walford holds oat
in the British Medical Journal. An
swering a correspondents inquiry al
to the cause Of his hair changing
color, the doctor says:
THE probable cause is that the In.
quirer has not very long since en-.
larged his neckwear, and thus i'm.
proved the communication between
his heart and brain and the lymphatIo
circulation. This ID what happened
to do when l had just reached 20
when, in addition to greatly improved
health my hair not only became dark,
er but grew SO profusely where had
previously been bald. as to become
quite noticeable"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14
ho Woke Up,

r.. .sr. He Woke Up.
He (innocently, - Golf certainly
keeps you in good shape.
She Observation-Disclosures speah
ing? j
He waking up)-No: nsuatiyell.
-.PTincoton Tiger.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-14

Guiding Kermit Roosevelt, have so far
succeeded In securing bongo head.
The second, and by far the most in.
terestlng, category includes the lion
and leopard, the elephant, the rhino
and the buffalo. have not mentioned
the giraffe. l do not think any sports
man really wants to shoot a giraffe.
apart from the fact that it Is an ex,
pensive amusement to do so, as spe-
cial license fee is required for the
privilege
have been fortunate enough to OBJ.
tain fair specimens, after some hard
work and strenuous stalking, OF all
the various kinds Of game have men.
toned. some in Northwest Rhodesia
and Mozambique, others in British
East Africa. including buffalo and
rhino, with the exception Of bongc
(this animal l never dared hope to
get). leopard, lion and elephant. These
two latter l have been close to in
thick forest or seen at distance. but
never succeeded in getting shot at
1t Is every snOrtsman's ambition, ]
suppose, to shoot lion in fair stalk
ing But l am Inclined to think nc
has been rather generously styled the
king of beasts. AZ matter of fact
this great carnivors,us feline is. except
under special circumstances. a sneak
ing. crawling beast.
am inclined to think that the AT
rican buffalo Is one of the finest game
animals In the world. He commands
my intense admiration and respect
ard the hunting of him is. and Away,
will be, a most exciting and stimulat
Ing pursuit. An old buffalo bull yield:
horned trophy second only in weight
and beauty to the Alaskan moose and
the American vapsti. and from t>s
habits, temper ard physique he is weN
qualified to look after himself.
There is good sto:k of buffalo le1l
in British East Africa, and as each
license only permits the shooting OF
two bulls. that stack ia probably In
creasing They fse4uens the tnf>k
grass-covcred, jungly hills, arc seldc17
seen in the open. except at early daw.
or late in the evening, and So are met
easy to find and get shot at. Alfu
their vitality is extraordinary. TNe
amount of lead protected, micd yon
at two thousand feet or so per secoad
from cordite rifie) that they can
carry is marvellous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-13
OLD SOLDIER WEBS;
MET BRIDE AT HOME

Marshalltown, July 11.-Although
not getting into the class or June
brides, July was not considered as De
ing entirely without its roses oy
George NJ. Minkler, aged Is, and MRS
Huldah A. Stewart-Davis, aged Is
members of the soldiers home. VINO
were married by Rev. S. p. Ellis, a.
the Methodist parsonage.
The wedding was the result OF an
acquaintance that sprang up within
the past year. Mr.. Minl1ler has been IN
the home since August IL, 1909. ano
has been patient in the hospital dur
inc his entire membership.
The marriage of the old couple
proved the third experience for each
The bride was formerly Mrs. Charles
Stewart of this city and with her first
husband entered the home about elgn
teen years ago. Mr.. Stewart died. and
about four years ago his widow mar
ried Washington l.. Davis. Davis died
about a year ago.
Mr.. Minkler was a veteran IN Com
pany l.. First Iowa cavalry, enlistine
at Davenport December 80, 1863. His
home for years, before entering the
institution here, was at Central City
| There he owns little home, to which
he will take his wife. the couple hav
ing taken six months furlough from
the home here.