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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
Sea SOrpOnts.

Sea serpents date back to the days OF
Aristotle, Who wrote: 1.-THE serpents
Of Libya are of enormous size. Naviga-
tors along the coast report having seen
q great quantity Of bones of oxen,
which they believe without doubt to
have been devoured by the serpents.
= These serpents pursued them (the sea-
men) when they left the shore and up
set one of their triremes."
CLAUS Magnus wrote in the middle
ages Of sea serpent 200 feet long and
20 feet thick which haunted rocks and
caves near the seacOast, the old writer
adding, "And he puts up his head on
high like a pillar and catcheth away
men, and he devours them"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
An ExnIos;on and . R;& Of Luck.

An Explosion and a Bit Of Luck.
A few years ago, at the railway sta
stion at Johannesburg, a trainload of
blasting gelatine and ninety cases Of
det0nators scooped hole 400 feet long
by Is feet broad. Pieces of the engine
were found mile away, and beside
the fifty more or less complete. human
bodies discovered twenty sacks were
filed with human fragments.
A most extraordinary piece of good
fortune attended this terrific explosion.
A redhot missile hurting through the
air fell into another dynamite factory
nearer the town. Had that factory
exploded, the whole town of Johannes
burg would have been an utter ruin.
But it fell into the only pail of water in
the place and instantly Quenched itself.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
Natures Explosion.

Nature is responsible for the greatest
explosion in the worlds history. 1t
blew the island of Krakatoa to smith
Greens, blotting out every trace OF a
town of 10000 people. 1t was caused
by the faoor Of the sea cracking autl
letting in the water upon the interior
tlres Of volcano.
The fine ashes were so thick that it
was necessary to burn lamps all day in
places 600 miles away! These ashes
were proved to have been carried COM
pletely round the world three times. 1t
affected the sunsets Of England for
three years, giving them exceptional
brilliancy. The city of Anger now lies
a hundred feet below the sea.-London
Mail.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
Effoctuallv Surrounded.

Only one dog has ever had the audac.
ity to enter parliament during the pro-
ceedings. A hundred years ago the
lords were thrown into CONSERVATION
by dogs entry. Lord North was adj
dressing the house, and the dog
promptly proceeded to bark furiously
at him. Lord North, considerably up
set, moved that the member who was
interrupting him should be suspended.
Thereupon the dog was driven out and
suspended in such a manner that he
never interrupted again.-London Opin-
ion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
That Laid Him.

A policeman was called to quell a
street row caused by a tipsy man, who
wanted to fight the policeman or any
other man in the town. In vain some
Of his friends tried to get him to 60
home quietly. He persisted in telling
them all that he was a ''brick" and
would fight any man in the city. When
the policeman arrived he still wanted
to fight, saying:
II am q brick"
"Yes," said the policeman, but do
you know what I was before I Joined
the force? was bricklayer."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15

1t Pays to-Adv0rtisS.

A brilliant after dinner speaker said
at Sphinx club banquet in New York
"A doctor told me the other day that
he spent between $1,000 and $4,000 a
year On advertising.
"A generous appropriation, doctor,
said l, but l thought that the medical
profession was ethically opposed to
that sort of thing
1.-The advertising on which my mon
ey goes the doctor answered, is the
department store advertising that my
wife reads In the daily press "-Wash-
ingt0n Star
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
AMonkoy and 8 Knot.

The monkeys intelligence has never
been able to arrive at q point which en-
abies that animal to1achieve the unty-
Ing <ofsa knot. You may tie q monkey
with Z cord fastened with the simplest
form OF common knot, and unless the
beast can break the string or gnaw It
IN two-he win never get loose. TO nm
de the knot requires observation ana
realusohins power. M. though ma
key ~ ~ . l!elllfl,er
q
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
skyrocket, Before Gunpowder.

1t matters very little in the long run
to the small boy when, how or where
fireworks were first made and of what
they are made now. But the fact re-
mains that the despised heather Chi
nese first made them and used them
and that civilized communities did not
know Of them until the fourteenth cen
fury. The skyrocket was first invent
ed toward the close Of the ninth Gen.
fury and at that time was used. SO it
is said, In India and China in war
That was long before the invention of
gunpowder.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15

Lady-Why do you give me this bit
Of paper? Tramp Madam. do not
like to criticise your soup. but it is not
like mother used to make. ALLOW me
to give you her recipe.-Fliegende Blat-
ter.
He that wrestles with US strengthens
our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our
antagonist is our helper.-Burke.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
RouRnanian courtasv.

10UU10UD0U A00C8O1ys re-
The Roumanians are among the hand
somest races In Europe, but that. says
a correspondent OF the Londou Tele-
graph; is only a part Of their fascina-
ton. Some enthusiast has said that
the ladies of Bucharest combine the
beauty of the Hungarian, the grace OF
the Austrian and the Wit and style.of
the Partisan" But stil We hasesno
all the truth. It Il the distinetto and
kindliness Of the manners OF Bucharest
which mark it out among the cities Of
the world. No one ever found there
anything but courtesy. Many hays pro-
nounced the people the politest on
earth, and the politeness - not q nat-
ter ,of civility Or readiness to .obuge.
but a high bred distinction o6 manner.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
Ljuht Occupatjons.

1o0ne Occupations.
Adding up a column of smoke.
Making keys for the Panama locks.
Fixing the teeth Of a gale.
Taking care Of self winding clocks.
Sweeping the room with a glance.
Painting the shadow of q doubt.
Manicuring the hand OF fate.
Gathering eggs from a mares nest.
Polishing the shoe on the foot of g
Transcript.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
The Fourth Estate.

Thomas Carlyle says that the term
fourth estate"rwas first applied to the
newspapers by Edmund Burke when
speaking In the house of commons about
1890. In consequence Of the freedom
which had been won for it during the
reign Of William Of Orange the press
had by the time Of Burke become the
power which we'll deserved to rank up
with the king, lords and commons as
one Of the estates Of the realm, one Of
the great creative forces of the king
dom. r
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
INto hmpA.

~ 1Wo Heroes.
Miss Martineau In her History oe
the Thirty Years Peace" tells touch
ing story Of the wreck Of the Rotieeay
Castle. 1.-TWO men, strangers to each
other, found themselves holding on to
the same plank, which, itssoon appear
ed, would support only one. Each de.
sired the other to hold on. the one be
cause his companion Was old, the other
because his companion was yodng, and
they quilted their grasp zat the same
moment. By extraordinary accidents
both were saved, each without the
knowledge Of the other, and they net
on shore IN great surprise. Few greet
ings in the course OF human lie can
be 70 sweet and moving ~ must have
been that of these two heroes.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
Honost. Anyhow.

There is a young lawyer Of this town
who Is as modest as he is witty.
How much" asked a client Of his.
will your opinion be worth in this
case?'
Really" said the young legal light,
Il cant say. Butt can tell you what
l am going to charge you for Tick
change.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
DO NOT BE SELFISH.

Try now and then 70 do good
to others. II We live 70 and for
ourselves only our life must
necessarily b small and poor
life since Il 10 limited 90 our Sit
uation and our powers. Dut II
we forget ourselves and open
our doors Of work, Thought Ind
sympathy Into the great ovsr-
flowing life Of Tho vsheie world
we step into % large and full an
existsnee, that w. eansnever OK -
hauet or 4iro of h. szs15.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
Suffering Terribly.

my wife got cold the other day,
and she is suffering terribly" said the
fat man. = ,-.
THAT soT' inquired the thin man.
What is it-pneumonia? =
mo, it is nothing serious
Then why is she suffering so muchT'
"She is so hoarse that she can't
talk."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
Finger Prints.

Of the 1,7OOOOO,OOO people in the
world no two have finger prints exact,
ly alike. The lines Oh the feet and
hands have been handed down from
ancestors of countless thousands OF
years and do not change during the
life Of the individual. The lines are
due to ridges Of little papillae in the
underlying skin, which contains the
sensOry nerves and blood vessels
These ridges are reproduced by the
outer skin. The outer skin is constant
~ being worn away, but as it renews
itself the lines are renewed with it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
Bio Naval Guns.

0t8 bVoV01 N10Uoe
Firing big gun on one Of our battle
ships is costly proposition.
A fourteen inch shell weighs 400
pounds and costs 500. s
"A twelve inch shell, already cansid-
cred one of our smaller" shots, COTS
5000. So. s..s.=zs==z=s=z
Fourteen inch guns throw project1les
fourteen or sixteen miles. They Will
pierce an eleven inch Krupp steel plate,
at seven miles. --e
Twelve inch guns will shoot just ~
far, but will pierce the eleven inch
plate only at five miles.
. When big guns are fired every man
on the battleship has to STUFF his ears.
with cotton and touch the deck with.
his toes and finger tips, keeping his
mouth open. This is to prevent broken
bones and lost teeth.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15

Yes. we quarreled because she want
ed twenty-five dollar hat"
But you seem to have made up with
her"
" YES; bought her a fifty dollar
dress."-HOustOn Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15
He Poeition.

what was at the bottom Of that fight
between Thompson and Jimpson
"Jimpson was till Thompson was
pulled off, ",s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15

The more one judges the less one
loves.-Balzac.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15

How fsso VeosJds May End.
eometimes It has been suggested that
the world VIII gradually become cold
20 that life viii be frozen out.
sRabourdin, French novelist, however,,
end In nm il,candencerf blaze
Tho earfil,s ernst he aaya. A very
thin ut - hnktnm Of TIA - and
.honld 4 i've vay In eonaenuence Of
volcanic action the earth might - con.
:;umed II flames.
.Sunnose m sfatAa ..that. faaloKInr
an extraordinary twisting -nosyenent.
due to retreat az the central mas. =
large mass Of the sea botfnm should
eive 4wav. and: falling G,ildenlv. ahnuld
Let in the mass of the ocean'a waters
mon fhe fncandescent interior matter
The water would be decompooed III
the heat the hydrogen would burn. n as1
1T would burn more69 It had access a
more oxygen So
..The confederation Womb then eainS
In force. Accompanied bv electri phe-
.nomena, and the greater part az the
earth's ernst womb probably he dis
nlaced. The earth nassinx fhroush 4
critical epoch and returning ln,or the
fine being to its formative nariod
would again he nothing but 4 slobe Of
Are"
- - = --.= ..-
The Public Makes the Market
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-15

con. $751;. - - y@Ez sJ-zz<1
The chauffeur replied that there was
no charge for the ride; on the con,
trary, he had been much honored. As
for the luncheon, he owned the house
In which they had lanched, and in this,
too, they had honored him.
The girls looked at. each other In
CONSERVATION. =~-5 -
But you said" Imogen protested,
that the house was summer hotel"
II lied there, y. said the man imper:
turbably. $780,
The three sat regarding one another
for. a few moments, then burst ont
laughing.
Pardon me-" said the chauffeur. 81
couldn't help it. You walked right into
your own trap"
That was some years ago. Today
Imogen is at the head OF the house on
the hill, and the gentleman chauffeur
Is at the foot Of it. -. !.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
"A of Crew of 10 Die When
German Submarine Delivers
a Surprise Attack
BITTER COLD KILLS HOPE FOR
RESCUE OF FURTHER SURVIVORS
Secretary Daniels States That Vessel Was Torpedoed and
Went Down in Short Time-Destroyer Was Not Far
From European Coast-Cold Kills Many

Washington, Dec. 9-Fusther reports from Vice
Admiral Smms today began te unfold the story of the
topedong of the United States Destroyer Jacob JONES'
but does not lessen the number Of lives lost with the ship
Only A Ito of the officers and known to have
survived, including unidentified man who pick
ed up and carried off by the submarine that struck the
blow Todays report added to the dead Stanton Ka
young officer whose did not appear the first roster
OF the ships company He died Of exposure The des-
patches gave further details Of the escape of the sur
vvors but they contained the Of II Of the rescued
IN addition to those reported before.
Submarine Was Not Seen.
Secretary Daniels today made public the following
Additional information from Admiral Smms rev
eas the fact that the Jacob Jones orpedoed at
NJ on December g. She began to settle aft and finally
sank at 429 The Submarine seen until the ship
sank
The Destroyer was not so far from the European
coast. as was indicated by the first dispatches
Lieut. Ralph Hood was killed by the explosion and
Ensign S. F. Kalk died later of exposure Twentyseven
additional names of survivors have been received bring
ing the total number up to A. inclusive of the man kept
prisoner by the Submarine
Little Hope of Further Survivors.
Officials here entertained little hope that more sur
vivors will be found alive The bitter cold which caused
the death Of Ensign Kak preudes the possibility of others
surviving if they escaped.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
LEGAL ADVISORY
DRAFT BOARD MEETS

The Legal Advisory Boards and the
associate members in Caledonia coun-
ty met at the County court rooms
Saturday afternoon for a conference
on the work they will be asked to do
IL connection with the coming draft.
Alexander Dunnett. chairman of the
county Advisory board, presided and
Harry w. Writer'S was clerk. Over
20 members of the associate boards,
as we'll as some from st. Johnsbury
were present. All took a great inter-
est in the prospective work and show
ed their readiness to be of whatever
use possible to their country at this
time @s #s 49,
It was voted that whenever the
call for answers to the questionable
appeared the associate members 1iv-
ing outside Of st. Johnsbury would be
at their homes evenings and at other
times by appointment
The QUESTIONABLE was taken up in
detail and very carefully gone over.
The suggestion. was made that all
receiving the QUESTIONABLE should con-
suit one of the members of this board
before filling it out and as previously
announced there will be no expense
connected with this consultation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
WALTER r.. SMITH, Judge.

4s @ 12-6.ats
~ Order of Notice VIII
ESTATE OF ISABELLA HOLDER. !;
STATE OF VERMONT,
District OF Caledonia, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court fol
the District Of Caledonia: To all per-
sons interested in the estate of Isabella
Holder late of st. Johnsbury, in sale
district, deceased, GREETING:
& At Probate Court, holden at ST
Johns bury within and for said Distric'
on the Goth day of November. A. D
1917. an instrument purporting to BIZ
the last VIII and Testament of lisa
bella Holder. late Of st. Johnsbury, ii
said district. deceased, was presents ..
to the Court aforesaid for Probate. Is
And it is ordered by said Court tina
the 22nd day of December, a D., 1917
at the Probate Office in said ST. Johns
bury. be +. assigned for proving sais
ms trument; and that, notice thereof b,
given to all persons concerned, by
publishing this order three week.
successfully in the ST. Johnsbury Gale
donlan. a. newspa per. circulating il
that vicinity. in said District, previou.
to the time appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notifie,
to appear before said Court, at tn.
time and place aforesaid, and contes
the probate Of said Will, if you hav
cause
Given under my hand at ST. Johns
bury, in said District, this 30th cay o
November. A .. 1917.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12

Questionaire Being Mailed
10 Caledonia County
Draft Men

The government QUESTIONABLE will
BIO sent out from the office Of the To-
cal exemption board after Dec. Is at
the rate Of about 100 a day. and as
there are nearly 1000 registrants in
the county there will be a great deal
of work to be done by those receiv-
ing the official documents. Only sew
en- days after registrant receives the
QUESTIONABLE are allowed before it
must be returned, and anticipating
that many will want advice on this
document a legal advisory board and
group Of assistants have been APP
pointed to render any assistance that
may be desired without pay
A meeting of the board and their
assistants will be held at the st.
Johnsbury at l o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon to talk the work over and
make it as plain as possible. The
assistants from out Of town will be
furnished their dinner at the st.
Jonnsbury House by the people of
this town.
The members of the advisory board
arc Alexander Dunnett, Harry Blod-
gett and Elisha May. The following
assistants have been appointed in the
various towns in this county:
Barnet-E. B. Chase, Harvey Bur-
bank, Leslie H. Thornton, George F.
Winch. ssf4.s
Burke-H. D. Webster, Oscar c.
Woodruff.
Danville-Brian Brown, Gilbert S.
Hastings, J. Wesley Ward.
Observation-Disclosures "A. Dutton, Ber-
nard J. Mulcahy, Sumner E. Darling,
Jr, Melvin G. Morse, AL. B. Thomas,
A. D. Kimball.
Kirby-WiIliam P. Russell.
Lyndon-E. A. Cook, Nathan A
Norton, Joseph T. Gleason.
! Newark-O. D. Park.
/ Peacham-H A. Renfrew, Loren e.
/ Partridge. =
Ryegate-John Nolan. James
Craigie
/ Stannard-J. d. Hutchins.
! Sheffield-H. p Simpson.
! St. Johnsbury-Walter P. Smith
| David E. Porter, g. Clinton Frye, Guy
w. Hill, J. Rolf Searles, James B.
Campbell, Harry w. Writer'S, Arthur
L. Graves, Charles A. Shields, Oliver
H. Cameron, Walter w. Wesley, Sam.
uel e. Richardson, David S. Conant
Hugh w. Hastings.
Sutton-Frank A. Holmes
Walden--Harry L. Rogers.
Observation-Disclosures w. Brown.
wheeloek-Fred II. Hoffman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
Meat Market Broken
Into and Goods Taken

= The store of Frank N. Brown and
the meat market owned by George
Gibson were entered some time We'd
nesday night and $5.65 taken from
Mr.. Browns cash register. and II
cents and six five-pound pals Of lard
from the meat market. There is no
truce of the burglars and the officers
spent all day Thursday on the case.
When Frank Brown entered the
store Thursday morning he found the
door opening into the back room open
and on further investigation this door,
which is almost an inch thick, had
been whitfield so that the bolt had
been slipped and entrance into the
main store effected. Going out into
the back room he discovered that a
light of glass had been cut out of the
window, and after that it was easy
to enter the store. A thorough exam
inatfon failed to indicate that any
thing else had been stolen in the store
nor had the safe in the office been
touched.
Going down into the basement the
burglars wrenched the door open pc
tween the basement of Mr. Brown
store and the meat market. Here IN
irving to open the safe they locked
It ana had to content themselves Win
the i cents they found in the ca s'i1
drawer. They also took SIX hve-
Mound pals of lard, but left the DIG
cash register.
The only trace OF the thieves was
a boys glove which was found ou.-
side the window where entrance -
the store was made, but the ofilce ~,
do not believe that this was the WORK
of boys.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12

y
boys. When he grew sick enough to
die he would answer those who ask
ed how he was FEELING all right,
with that unutterable light shining
In his face and with words which
spoke forth what his eyes beheId he
went Home to God his last word.
Haroid's Barnet friends will sadly
miss his visits here where he has
spent his IL summers at the home of
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam s. Brock. He was grand fay
or4te with all his friends ana much
sympathy is. felt for his father and
mother in their bereavement. His
remains were brought to Barnet and
a service was held at the home of his
grandparents. He was laid to rest
in the Brock family. lot in the village
cemetery. =s -
That far sweet boy with the sunny
face 80
And heart so tender and true,
I sec him now, and that loving look
Which leaned from his eyes so blue
!. hear his voice in winsome and low,
Fond memory holds it dear.
IIcdSCH 8dNC Hill W Us just IOIlE
enough
TO leave his impress here.
And the influence sweet OF his pure
going life,
Will follow US to the end
Eternal life is his today,
And we have an angel friend
e. c. Loiselle Of Montpelier lis
working for L. E. Gilfllan in the
place of Neal Mcdowell. II Howard
Elliott has enliste as a maclinist an6
went to New York Tuesday to take
the examinations The w. C.. T. u
meeting will be held Thursday al
Mrs. A. L. Bandy's. Mrs Margare
Parker Of McIndoes will lead. Rev
1sC.. L. Carter of North Monroe preach.
ed at the Congregational church las
Sunday.-Mr. Simanton of st. Johns
bury was a business visitor in Barne
Monday.-James Gilfllan is sick
Mr.. Sau1t, who is, staying at Walk
er's Inn, spent Sunday at his home IL
| Woodsville.- Florence Wilder has re
turned to her school in North Mon
roc and Mildred Hall to, her school il
Burke The County FAIR will bt
held in the Town hall at Barnet. Fri
day evening, Dec. IA. Supper VII
be served at $50. =4.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12

washington. Dec. 9.-Three officers
and % men were believed last night
TO have gone down. with the Ameri-
can destroyer Jacob Jones, torpc-
doca and sunk in the war zone by I,
German Submarine at O'Clock last
Thursday night.
Vice Admiral Sims up to a late
hour had been able TO supply only
nicager details in reply to urgent
messages from See. Daniels. whose
brothcr-in-law. Lieut. Commander
David w. Bagley. commanded the
lost vessel and was reported among
the missing.
Three officers and 81 men were
picked up by other vessels from life
RATS to which they clupg, but the
names of only 10 of these had beer
transmitted to Washington.