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kunGuE CitV.

KANSAS CITY, No. Dec. 27.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $500; shipments, 1000. Market steady
to strong. Texas steers, $2.25G345; Texas
COWS $1.75I3 80; beef steers, $325Q4.35; ma
Tive cows. $1.5092. p; stockers and feeders
$2.70G3 -: bulls. $242,65. Hogs-Receipts.
3 800: shipments none. Market strong 10
sc his-f-g. Bulk of sales. $9.37@G&.15: heavy.
$&u&.i-f.. packers $}.3502.4712; mixed SO 80
03.45; light. S3.2503.35; Workers, S3.20Q3.35; ;
pigs, S3G320. Sheep-Receipts LOO; ship
ments, 100. Market steady. Lambs, S3.250
400 muttons, $2G3,35.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.
W h"ut Advances on Poor Spring Ex-
pectntionS.

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-F!,ur- Receipts. H.
500 bills exports, 12.99G bhis; market more
active :ar springs and for special brands o.:
winters at about former bass of values. Rye
four 'air!y active. Buciwheat -four firm
S1.@ou'.3j Buckwheat weak; spot, SSc; sales
15GAr bG. Cornmeal easy. Rye nominal
W"a'rsn. 42Ql5c. BARLEY dull; Western. 39G
46c. Barley malt dull; Western, 49G5Gc
Whca.-Eeceipts, o., 300; exports. 5000 bu;
spos steady Ne. red, S734c; No. hard &C.
options o?ened easier under duil trade, ad-
Tanced OIL covering aid generally firm
all day, helped Dy export buying and strength
Of the March option, due to fears of small
stoeks IN the spring; closed 1sG;6c up the
later CT March; No. Mag 64131G5 1-1gc
ceip.s $3.50 bu; exports, 80 400 bu; spnt
Heady; No 3 S4ci options were stsray al
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Chicn~n IEnnnv

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 27.-Cattle-Receipts
40 aOo; native beef steers s3G3 60; Westerns
S2.60g3.4 Teyas. 81. 25d3 .35 cows and heif-
ers; 2og4323: Gamers, $1.50I2.4O; stockers
and feeders, $2.GOG3lO: calves. S2.50G5, p:
ouls, stays etc. s1.7593. Hogs-Receirts
z 80 800; market sc higher; closed easy; heavy'
:oS245.4o mixed. 81 .35@3 BIZ: light. So .3OT
3.37l2; pigs, $a0337ls: bulk Of sales 81 an
40. Sheep-Receipts, none; market firm: ma
uyes, $225a2. So; Western, S2031O; common
and stock sheep, S.75G2,75; lambs, s3G4 .25.
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New York Money

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Money on call, 80
paper, nominally 6Q7 per cent. sterling
exchange weak. with actual business In
bankers, bills. $4S9GIAS914 for demand and
81 4SS12Q4.S9 and $4.9O12 14W. Commerciai
bills. S4S. Silver certificates. Gsa. rl67llc.
Bar silver, 66'zc. Goternment bonds. fo1rs
coupon, = per cent higher: others unc;anged.
State bonds dull, railroad bonds weak
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Cattle-Sales slow at
yesterdays reduction. Demand light. Com
mon to choice beefs, $3.75G435. Stockers
and feeders stronger. Butchers and can
ners' stuff in small supply; prices 15c up.
Cows. M.S5G3; Texas steers, $3.50 for fed
cattle. Grass Mexican steers, $2.70
The following table shows the fluctuations
of the leading railway and industrial stocks
Yesterday:
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Cause TO Complain.

Chicago Tribune
"I don't thiak rs fair. Josiah" said Mrs.
Chugwater. as the attendants bathed her
spraIned ankle with soothing lotions. and
wrapped b&ndagcs about 1t. You're the
ore that always carries the accident in-
sidcnt policies and I'm the one that's al
ways getting hurt!
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Ne,r York Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Dec 27.-Ia the commission
house district tfara was a fair attendance of
new Epvers whose demands were very largely
Tor spring speciRljies. and some advance bust
nes, WAS done. but for immediate wants the
trade was very light. Printing cloths dull
ct Sc. with very lLght sales for the waak
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LOST AND FOUND.

DOG LOST-$10 reward will be paid for re-
turn to G31 Fairmont av. of large male St.
Bernard dog.
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Omaha.

CHICAGO. Dec. 27-Money steady; call s
per cent; on time, 6Gf7 per cent. New York
exchange, 90c. Foreign exchange trile easier
Bankers London sterling. $4.S924 demand; !;
81. $50 for sixty days.
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Transfers. 10; consideration $40 700
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AUCTION SALES.

on SATURDAY. Dec 2S. at $50 a. m. We
will offer at auction nice and we'll select
ed line of household goods, consisting Of
some choice pieces Of parlor goods, some
fine bedroom sets, both new and second
hand; also somc springs and some mat
tresses, chairs. tables, sideboards and a
fine line of carres in body Brussels and
ingram; rugs; me line OF crockery ware.
etc. etc. Anybody in search OF bargains
attend this sale. Kayanagh & johnson,
Auctoneers. - and "a East Seventh -.
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ROARD OFFERED.

BOARD-Board and room, with heat. 2S2
West Seventh.
BOARD-Furnished room and beard; all
conveniences. = East College av.
BoARD-Colonnade-R with board. 81
and $ per week.
THE MINER -Steam-heated. hot and cold
water; frst-class table and prompt ser>
vice; convenient to business and street
cars 162 College av.
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Among the Amateurs.

Eta Qn the wings)-Why do you elocu-
tionists call yourselves readers? You don't
read.
Anita-Why do you call yourself singer?
You don't sing
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N;;Dne.Do!is Horse Market,

Barrett G Zimmerman report: Horses-Ad-
vices received Of a large consignment to ar
rive this morning. There is an unusually
active demand for horses weighing from 300
to 1600. and flrst-class heavy horses are SOLD
as fast as they arrive. The market is steady,
with prices ruling firm. Representative sales:
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New York Mining shares.
Bank CIe.,runccs.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27,-7'ho following table,
compiled by BraIstrcets, shows the total
Clearances at the principal citi;S ana the per
centage OF Increase and decrease, as compared
with the corresponding week last year:
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Voluntary AssiGnm ment-Notice by
Assignee.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF ST.
Louis-ss. District Court, Eleventh Judicial
District
In the matter OF the assignment OF Alfred E.
Nugent and Geo. H. Brown. co-partners
as Nugent & Brown insolvents.
Notice is hereby given that Alfred f. Nu-
sent and Geo. II. Brown. co-partners as
the 18th day of December, 1895, and filed in
the office of the clerk of said court at u 20
p. m. on the 18th day of December 1895
made a general assignment to the undersigned
of all their property not exempt by law from
levy and sale on execution for the benefit
of all their creditors, without preferences
All claims must be verified and presented
to the undersigned fer allowance.
Dated December 18th. 1925.
ANGUS GIBSON, Assignee
Duluth, St. Louis County, MINI.
Chas F. Hopkins. Attorney for Assignee. SCI
Chamber of Commerce. Duluth MINI.
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h0RSES kNl CAR7IGcES.

AT AUCTION - l55 horses and
mares at auction every Wednesda AZ IL
wagons, etc: private sale daily coaslsn-
ments solicited; We have IIol 1Jy lo ~
head constantly On hand. Barrett & Z.Il>
mermans Horse Auction and Commission
Stables, No. - Second 81 nc1',h Milne
aroiis. References:. :. City Bank. Column,
bia National Bank, Farm, Stock and
Home
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FEMALES.

housework at Intelligence Office. 301 East
Seventh St.
HOUSEWOKK-Wan anted-A mddle-aged En-
gish woman with frst-class references de-
sif2s a situation in good English family
where ether servants are kept good needle
woman, and will help 10 do any kind OF
hnas"work. 81 take charge OF children; very
small salary required. Call at % West Cen
tT'al
HOJsENORK-G:rl wanted for general
housewoIk in small family. Apply stS
Grand av
H0G GSEWCNK-Girl wanted for general
Eou<ework in family OF three 245 Day
ton aV.
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INSTRUCTION.

DANClNG-REMER' DANCING SCHOOL.
Central hall. Seventh and Cedar SITS; also
1S5 Rondo ST.; new class now forming.
OGice hours from i 10 S 7. n. For terms
call or write.
ST. AGATHA'S ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND
Art. 26 East Exchange St. st. Paul-Piano.
violin. guitar banjo and mandolin taught.
Lessons given in drawing and painting.
Call or send for prospectus.
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day withoat much feature, and closed un-
81 Sc; DeGSMber closed 34c. Oats-Receipts,
lo' ito bu; spot dull; No > 2Sl,c; options dull
J.d heavy all day, closing at lsc net decline;
May, 232tc; December 25lsc. Butter steadier.
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FOR SALE.

MONEY TO LOAN on watches, diamonds.
jewery, bicycles. furs and all goods of
value; diamonds. watches for sale at half
their value. At Lytle's, Ali Robert ST.,
Room l.
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LIVE STOCR
In Good Demand at south st. Paul
Yards.

Receipts-Hogs 75O head; cattle. 35 head
calves ) head sheep 93 head.
HOGS-Active and strong: sc higher. The
quality was fair to good and yards cleared
early at the advance. Z
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IHE PEOPLES WANTS. I..E PEOPLES WANTS.
SITUATIONS OFFERED.
VI IiiE.


,l,,,>..r. -. s,.. .,,,,. ...r,.. ;,..,.......
'I'n' 80 1''"p @ ''i 5"" I.
p,h pay WIZ WIZ @ ,"Sl ~ i2u.''i7 ~ i.,, -
Specially Co., ~ West Fourth st., ClA-i!-
natl, o.
...-..--. .,....
AGENTS WANTEp TO TAKE OI;ll&HS FOX
our celebrated $i.oU Cusiem fahls ana
Ave- Chicago
ChNNASSEitS for something useful; Sel!S
easily. Apply 81 Gillian Block; until i.
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TO EXCHANGE.

NEW GOODS for secondhand. Ryan Fur
niture and Exchange Co, IL and Ia East
eth. r. " Cardoza, Prop.
PERCHERON STALLIONS AND BROOD
mares TO exchange for land or work horses.
= -, Globe.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-28
The following were the closing prices of
other stocks as reported by the Associated

Adams Express: 0Eegon o.oE Imp 49,. 1$
Baltimore & Ohio 331s 0. S. L. & U. N. Is
Canada Pacific. 80 P, D: & E........ p .
Central Paelhc.... % Rio G: W........ ~ .
Chicago & Alton.15O st. Paul ......... .667s
c., B. & .Q........ 7424 do pfd .126
Consolidated Gas149 Tenn. c. & L.. 26$l
c., c., c. & $. L. 35 Texas Pacific 80. $
Colorado c. G l.. 3 T. G. O.. c. pfd. go. 60
Del. & Hudson. .12312U: 8. Express. 40
Del, L. & W: .159as Wells-Fargo EX;' 80
D. X r. G. pfd. 42hl Wheeling G. L. E. 9B
Erie pfd ......... % do pfd ....:...:. $4&
Fort Wayne .16O Minn. & St. Louis II
Great Nth'n pfd. 40 d. & r. G........ 1212
c. & E. l. pfd.... SO Gel. F. X l....... 20
ST. Paul & Duluth % do pfd ........:. "
Kan. & Tex pfd. 247sH d r Central. IL
Lake Erie & W.. 1S58T., A. A. & N. NJ. a
do pfd .......... 67 T.. st. L. & X. c. .
Louis. & Nash... 1855 do pfd .......... II
Louis & n. A.. 724 Tobacco .......... I612
Mobile & Ohio.... % do pfd .......... 81
Nash & Chatt.. rs a. 7. & C. Co.. go
Nor &, W. pfd. 73. Com. Gable. .....l2o
L. P D. & c.. 3as Sugar pfd ........ 9612
L. S Cordage gtd 90 Leather pfd 69
n W. pfd. ..,....142 Rubber .......'.. 70
N Y. & n. E.. 81
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NIinncsc4u Trnu.Ger

HOGS-shade higher; OfFtr1ngs sold at
$50
SHEEP-Nomlnally unchanged.
HORSES-Actiye at steady prices; 75 head
sod at yesterdays auction demand good on
best farm stock and pinery classes.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-28

CATTLE-Strong Several buyers were
looking for cattle, and very little to
offer. Prospects look good for next week at
better prices.
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FARM LANDS.

FOR sALE-Forty acres of good farming
land one and a half miles west of still.
water Junction, lIinn Inquire of ". f..
Neumann. Saltwater junction. MINI.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-28
MEDICAL.

BATHS at reduced prices for -fev s,aaysaat
the Reardon Bath ParloTS, 354 North EX-
change st. corner cf Sixth.
LADIES: Chtchester's English Pennyroyal
Pills Diamond Brand are the best. Safe,
reliable, take 10 other. Send &c. STAMPS,
for particulars. "EcHef fgr Ladies'" in
letter By return mail. A. Druggists. Chi
chester Chemical Co. Philadelphia, Pa.
PENNYKOYAL ENGLISH FEMALE REGU-
lating Pills, the ladies' friend and price
less boon. They are The original and only
genuine; are safe and always reliable; new
er fail; mailed anywhere for 81; sold at ali
drug stores For sale in s.. Paul by L.
Mussetter, Fourth ard Wabasha.
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PERSONAL

A RELIABLE CLAIRFUYANT-
Madame Tetsworth prices reduced 80
cents; thirty years experiences. Is Eighth
street.
MRS. DIR. MOSS. st. Pauls most popular
clairvoyant, should be consulted at once
by all who wish to better their condition
Of life. 513 Wabasha ST., opposite the cap
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DYE WORKS.

KAHLERT & MINTEL-Minnesota Steam
Dye Works pa East Seventh.
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Palmer COx'S
Books

Queer People. with Wings and Stings, and
Queer People with Paws and Claws, S0c
each.
Queer People with Wings and Stings and
Paws and Claws, and Some without Either,
CSC each.
The new Brownie Book-The Brownies
Through the Union. $40.
Complete set of Brownie Books, five CO.
volumes, for San exceptional offer.
Histories in words Of one syllable-United
States, Germany. Ireland. England. Japan,
Battles of America, and Lives OF the Pres
idents of the United States,
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Mr.. James r. Pearcy, Of Anderson. Ind.
Is a guest or Prof. I. e. Howe.
Miss Anna williams after spending the
last two weeks in Wabash. has returned.
Mrs Simeon Frazier has gone to Spencer.
Ind. to spend several weeks for the bene-
1T or her health.
Miss Mamie Nicosin. OF Alexandria, visited
Miss Grace Carver at her home on Downey
avenue last week.
The inaugural exercises Of the Philoku-
Ing In the club hall.
Mr.. Otis Frazier. who has been with his
sister. Mrs. Walter Howe. has gone to his
home In Morristown.
Miss Bessie Banning. who visited Miss
Leone Carver at her home in Alexandria
last week, has returned.
Mrs. Joseph Hunter gave an informal
aoiansr at her home on Ritter avenue.
Monday evening, In honor OF the birthday
anniversary OF her husband.
Mr.. H. s. Schell. professor of Greek at
,ID ~ Toiiege. Virginia, OF the class of
~ ~ al B1tier, Will come next week to spend
Miss Josephine Smith entertained a fevv
IrlendS on tuesday evening with a musical
at her home on Washington street for
MISS Georgietta Taylor, OF Indianapolis.
The Sheridan Dramatic Club was enter
tanned by Miss Harriet Ritter on Fridav
evening at the family apartments ar ths
Chalfant- A number OF out OF town guests
We're present.
Rehearsals for the presentation NJ The
cantata Ruth are in progress under me me
direction of Prof. Il. c. Iden. The cam
ta,a VIII be given In the chapel during the
holidays for the benefit OF the Downev
avenue Church.
AIRS. NJ. c. Goe was the hostess on Mon
day afternoon for the usual fortnichtIv
meeting or the Woman's Club. The con,
yersat'on. led by Mrs. Myron c. Williams
was 90 Modern Movements i'm Religious
Therght." The PAPER OF the afternoon was
on "Wycln and Reform" and was read hv
Mrs. Jennie A. Howe.
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ChiIdren'S
Books

A hundred or more popular stories in all
linen hooks, with board covers, for the lit
tie folks, such as:
Playtime Primer.
Little Red Riding Hood.
Night Before Christmas.
Three Bears.
Jack and the Bean Stalk. as low as 1oc
a dozen.
Twilight Stories.
Wide Awake Stories.
Merry Sunshine.
Golden Hours.
Youngsters Yarns, etc.
Books an inch in thickness, with entertain
ing stories and pictures, 1Sc each.
One-Syllable Editions of
PHs1anSa f pfesTss:.: l8C each
Evenings at Home, etc
Alice in Wonderland only 12c.
Stories from the New and Old Tesla
ments, bound in an attractive cover, 15c
each.
Cat Tales-Stories Of Cats, CSC.
Celia Thaxter's Stories and Poems for
Young People, beautifully bound in green
cloth, with exquisite gold stamp, our price
S.10.
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1000 yards fine wnon Velvet Carpet, reg
ular price $40, will be sold at
csc a yard.
1000 yards Of fine Administer Carpet, reg
ular price LIS, will be sold at
9OC q yard.
1000 yards of good Tapestry Brussels Car
pet, regular price 75c, will be sold at
size yard.
1000 yards of all-Wool Extra Super In
grain Carpet. regular price. Coo. will be
sold at
3Hc yard.
1000 yards OF Union Ingram Carpet, regular
price Csc, will be sold at
Csc a yard.
20 fine all-Wool Art Squares size 3x3i
yards. regular price $3.50. will be sold a.
So each.
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Muric and Arr Notes

Mr. Andrew smith will be the tenor at
tho Second Presbyterian Church after Jan. /.
The Christmas music at the Tabernacle
Church will be under the direction of Mrs
Clarine Voolfolk. who is rehearsing two
choruses.
The May Festival rehearsal will be held
Tuesday evening instead OF Monday, as
usual, on account OF the Melba concert
which occurs that evening.
AT the matinee musicale, "Wednesday
afternoon, Miss Bessie Beck Will read a
paper on The Intellectual and Emotional
Ia Music" which viii be illustrated by the
members OF the first DIVISION
Dorothy" Is the most popular name for
babies and songs just az present. and Mr.
Morris Neck chose well when he took IL for
the name or his new song. The song has
been sung BY Joseph Natls. with Hoyt's
"a Black Sheep The title page bears =
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Csc each

Two books which we especially recon-
mend for young people are the Century
Worlds Fair Book and the Century Book
for Young Americans, price s1.lo each.
Two of the inimitable Joel Chandler Har-
ris books-Mr Thimblefinger, Mr.. Rabbit at
Home; published at 81: our price, sl.5O each.
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Books for
Everyone

Hall Gains famous book. "The Manx-
man." Publishers price. $50; actually cut
to
Csc
"The Prisoner of Zenda," by Anthony
Hope. E. H. Sothern's dramatic triumph.
Publishers price. 75c; cut to
53c
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GAYETY WITHOUT END.
Concluded rom.Eleventb Pare,

and Mrs. j. w. Boles. At the punch bowl
were Miss Grace Lintner, Miss Scholz and
her guests. Miss Wright and Miss Enderle
OF Evansville, and Miss Corella Taylor
Several hundred invitations were issued for
the event. Mrs. Van Camp entertained the
assisting ladies at dinner with the hus-
bands of the ones who are married. and in
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Van Camp gave
q dance. Orchestras furnished the music
for the afternoon and evening. The guests
from out OF town were Mr.. and Mrs. Luz
kenheimer. Mrs Austin Morris Smith, of
Cincinnati; Mr.. and Mrs. Ovid Adams and
Mr.. John Day Deprez, of Shelbyville; Miss
Wright and Miss Enderle, Of Evansville.
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Fifty-four standard books in special bind
ings for holiday gifts:
Bound in cloth with silver stamp, 1Sc.
Bound in fancy Dresden cover, CSC.
Bound in blue and gold very dainty. &c.
Bound in maroon vellum cloth, 5Sc.
Bound in celluloid, good paper and print
5Sc.
Bound in half leather. library style. sOc
Bound in half calf. regular 81 book, for
$50.
Under the head of what are termed
Reference Books. the following should be
In every home:
Webster's International Dictionary.
Pub. Our
Price. Price
Brewers Readers Handbook. $3.50 s2.75
Bulfinche's Mythology. $50 PIG
Smith Classical Dictionary. LIS
Champlain's Person and Places. $50 40
Champlains Common Things. $50 LsO
Crabbe's synonyms. .-............. LIS CSC
Soule's Synonyms. 2.25 L69
Wards Prose and Poetical Quo
tations ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Zoo 15O
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.. 800 235
Roget'sT Thesaurus OF English
words ...........................l LOU LILO
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-21
Revival of Loyalty in Missouri.

a significant incident Of the
change from democratic to republic
can control in the state of Missouri
il the restoration Of 4 portrait Of
Gen. Lyon, who was killed while
calamity leading the Union forces
1T the battle OF Wilson's Creek, Aug.
To- 1861, to Il place in the assembly
hall Of that state The portrait was
placed in the hall during the war.
About seven years Inter an effort was
made oil the part OF the eX-rebels to
have II removed and portrait Of
the rebel Gen. Price put ia its place.
This was voted down by bare ma
jority, but soon thereafter the por-
trait was removed during a progress
Of house cleaning about the capitol
building and was never replaced.
ON the contrary 1t was stored away
among the rubbish in armory hall,
until the republican majority Of the
present Legislature voted TO have 1t
brought forth and restored to its
place on the wall. II Is said that
when the portrait of Gen, Lyon was
put back many eyes were filled with
tears MS minds were carried back to
the 10th of August, 1851, when, with
a handful of soldiers, he met the
rebel host at Wilson Greek and laid
down his life for the cause Of the
Union In Missouri. The day will
come when lie pages Of history will
be fully unrolled to the rising gener-
alton in Missouri and then Gen.
Lyon and his little band that went
down ut Wilson Creek will stand on
Il pinnacle OF fame 50 high in the
estimation Of the people that their
tradueers and lying maligners cannot
see half way to the top.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-02-21
The Pass Evil.


If the Wisconsin legislature does
not wipe out at once, root and
branch, the official pass evil, the
members whose skirts are not UNI
mistakably clear Of responsibility
for failure 10 do so will surely "heaI
something drop when the time Of
reelection comes. The tone Of the
state press, echoing the people, Il
portentious on this subject. The fol
lowing from the Milwaukee Senti-
mel harmonizes 9Th the substantial
ly unanimous public sentiment:
"Men with their pockets full Of
passes are not fit to legislate for a
free people" is the emphatic way
The indianapolis News puts the
case against the practice Of bestow-
ing passes upon members Of the leg
islature. The campaign against
passes Is being carried on vigorously
and successfully in the Indiana leg
isiature. The anti-pass bill has been
advanced to second reading in one
branch Of the Legislature and its
supporters believe that 1t cannot fail
to become a law. This being the
case in Indiana there Il every reason
why Wisconsin should do equally
well. There has been very general
expression Of the public opinion in
favor Of bill cutting off the pass as
a perquisite Of public Office, prob
ably us great II not greater than in
Indiana. The legislature cannot
ignore this strong public sentiment.
The members are elected to carry
out the peoples wishes, and where
their wishes are so clearly expressed
as in this case the legislatures duty
is plain one. 1t should take up
the anti-pass bill and act upon it at
once, so as to make it one Of the first
measures to be passed at the present
session.
The course taken in this matter
will be closely noted by u large
number Of the people In this state.
1t will furnish an excellent test Of
our legislators. Those Of them who
put duty before private interest viii
be found arraycd against the con-
tinuanee of the pass evil. Can any
Of them afford to 90 on record in its
favor?n