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The science Of electricity as applied
to torpedo defenses would at any time,
at short notice, make the United States
ports impregnable. Such is the judg-
ment of Thomas A. Edison. This expert
opinion is worth lmore than the preten-
tious ignorance of Gen Miles.-St Louis
Globe Democrt. j. ..., ..,a.--
The worshippers of the dollar god
met the other night IN Cooper Union in
New York, to protest against the appl1-
cation of the Monroe doctrine to the
Venezuela case, and to libel the president
of the United States. The Rev. Lyman
Abbott, of the Plymouth church. was
one of the chief priests in that mammon
worship.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Mr.. Gladstone says that common sense
is the article most needed in the hand
ling the British and American situation.
That is precisely what this government
has been urging upon Lord Salisbury.
But the suggestion has not so far met
with favorable response. Pioneer Press.
The good people of Montana are crazy
on the subject of free silver. Asked for
his best sentiment on Christmas, Gov.
Richards telegraphs: "Peace on earth.
the free coinage Of silver, and good will
to man.'-Globe.
English diplomatists admit that they
did not ''strenuously" claim a new
boundary in Alaska until gold deposits
were discovered there. The latent..rights
of England are becoming so numerous
that definition of them could not be
delayed much longer.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
In every war in which the United
States has been engaged the tory element
has made its appearance. As it was in
the Revolution, so it is now in the City
OF New York that that element first
shows it's cloven st Paul Dispatch.
In the French navy test has recently
been made of a submerged torpedo boat
of two horsepower. (which has speed
of seven miles an hour. When the boat
IS started in the direction of an enemy's
ship it is sunk to the required depth by
an automatic arrangement which regu-
lates it's weight to an ounce, and it can
be brought to the surface instantly by
detaching lead keel weighing a ton.
The angel that sits aloft for poor Jack
will abdicate when torpedoes begin to
play under the ships hull, with no trace
Of all enemy insight Louis Republic.
A. G. Matties was down from Spring.
field yesterday on business.
DR.. S,rickler called on DR.. Rothen-
burg at Springfield Monday evening.
The annual meeting of the St. Josephs
Verein will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Hilda Koch gave a party to
number of her young friends, yesterday
afternoon,
Elite Whist Club: President, Mrs. M.
Mullen; vice president, Mrs. John Lar
son, secretary, Miss Flora Pfefferle;
treasurer, Miss Schubeck,
Sleepy Eye is once more supplied with
electric light, the new plant having been
started Tuesday evening. The plant
was put in by the Ft. Wayne Electric
Co. Of Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Hiawathst Home Forum. the new lodge,
will be presided over by DR.. L. A. Frit-
sche as president, Eugene Grossjean as
secretary and Chas. Hintz as treasurer.
Gottlieb Schmidt, G. A. Spelbrink and
E. A. Grossjean are the directors.
Reuter- Lodge has the following corps
OF officials: President, H. Rudolph;
vice president, Chas. Toberer; secretary,
Paul Voss; financial secretary, H. Ram
me; treasurer, W. G. Alvin; guards, Jos.
Flor and trustee, --;
past president. Fred Plaender.
Last Tuesday while Henry Goetsche
was passing tank of hot water stand
ing or a stove, his clothes in some Way
got caught on the tank and it was upset,
the water falling over his shoulder and
m,his whole right arm and also large
portion near the shoulder was burned to
considerable depth.-Sleepy Eye Her
aid, -.-.. ..-..,.-s. 5-~
.... Wit and Humor.
Washington Star: :-''W What is the great
est difficulty you encounter in a journey
to the Arctic regions?" asked the inqIis-
tive man. sGetting back home," was
the prompt reply Of the professional,ex-