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only the best, but the worst effects upon

only the best but the worst effects upon
character.
Think also of the power of the thea
ter relatively to the church. 1 can
hardly conceive it possible that the or
binary church influences, hymn, prayer
and sermon, can produce an effect suffi-
Gent to withstand the sensuous and
sensual appeal of the vulgar drama
upon the heart the following night.
Admitting that the church attend
ant is also an habitue of the theater
witnessing its ordinary plays it seems
to me certain that the latter must viii
ate the influence of the former On the
other hand, with the powerful appeal
to the imagination and the sentiments
which the theater makes, especially to
the young, l can conceive that there
too the power for good may be greater
upon some than the influence of the
church can be.
Again, there are great numbers who
go to the theater who do not go to
church at all: who never put themselves
in position where the noblest appeal
can be made to them, namely, the re-
hgious enc; who scarcely ever hear
even lecture which has in it an eth
zeal motive. so that unless the theater
becomes for them a pulpit, as the
Greek theater long ago was for the
Greeks, there is no other way to reach
the spiritual ife of such people.
NOW, let US look at the present con-
diuon Of the stage, to see whether it
is, in its present condition, a useful in
strument for the high end for which 1t
ought TO exist.
TO be fair. l think, we must all ad-
init that the theater, as whole, at the
present time, gives US comparatively
little really high- minded drama AS
the French novel seems to dominate
fiction to a greater or less extent, so
the French drama seems to dominate
the stage. There is nearly all along
the line a disposition on the part of the
playwright and manager to coneede too
much to the sepsuCus and sensual In
some quarters IL Is impossible to get
drama purely conceived and purely
written presented by manager with
out accessories that appeal to the base
and prurient in men.
Nevertheless, there are play Nrights
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
MORE GOOD.
The Money Would Do the Church
Than the Gambler.


Your tribute to the generosity Of the
Western Kansas gamblers said an
old-time resident of Leavenworth yes
terday reminds me of little episode
which fell under my own observation
One day in 1866 l was standing near
the Planters hotel engaged in a con-
verSation with Col. G.. r. Jennison. AT
that time he was in the zenith of his
gambling glory, and had money to
throw at the birds. AS we talked three
nice-looking ladies stepped up, and the
spokesWOman said:
'''Col. Jennison, we are soliciting
subscriptions to build Baptist
church
lis that SOP replied the colonel, as
he bowed politely. Well, where are
you going to build it?'
1.-THE lady pointed out the location Of
the proposed sacred edifice, and, while
she was talking, Jennison reached into
his vest pocket and drew out a 500
bill. This he slowly twisted up in the
form of a taper, while look half quiz
zical and half shamefaced came over
his countenance. After the lady had
finished, he said, In a hesitating sOrt
of way which stood in remarkable con-
trast to his usual bluntness:
We'll, madame, l have here a 500
bill which l won at gambling. If you
will take 1t for the church you are
welcome to it.
" Col. Jennison,' responded the wom-
an without a moments hesitation, i
think that money will do US more good
than it would you,' after which she re-
ceived the bill and departed as smiling
and happy as only a woman can be
who has done something for her
church"
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Black Art
Wizards

CHICAGO, April 16.-Strange that in
this matter of fact, progressive time,
on the border of the twentieth CEN
tury, such a relic Of superstition loving
past should continue to have SO firm
hold upon mankind. Of course be-
lief in the power Of any favored human
being to foretell what is coming to pass
as a general thing, has its devotees
among the ignorant, and yet even
women of superior education and re-
f1nement show leaning in this d.
rection. This can be laid to their youth
and inexperience. AS they grow older
common sense outstrips superstition In
the race, and they look at things from
a more practical standpoint.
Taking fortune telIers as a class
they are a most interesting study. Keen
readers of human nature, they have
a tremendous advantage over their
credulOuS victims. who come into their
presence with the intention Of believ-
ing. 1t is easy to judge what the
average life of a young miss has been,
to state that she has met with disap-
pointment hopes to go on a journey,
will meet a dark man who wants her,
but that he is not her fate; that a
light haired sutton will appear, whom
she will marry, etc.
There can be no question that these
wretched fortune tellers control the
destinies of many young women it may
be for good or evil. Having firm be-
lief in the prophecy, the girl Is apt 10
yield her heart when her head might
warn her against such a move Gen
orally the seeress adds to the soIem-
nifty Of her apartment by means OF
sepulchral devices, maps of Hades on
the wall. stuffed toads, lizards, and
even snakes, a live owl that blinks at
the light and in some cases human
skull with a candle burning inside, the
eye sockets glazing with red isinglass
Such CHASTITY accomplishments are apt
to send a thrill of alarm over even the
strongest heart, and it is for this very
purpose they are present, since they
give the prophecies an advantage
which she is quick to seize upon.
A few scorn these accessories and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
APPALLING FIGURES.
which Prove the Great Care Thrf
should BE Exercised by Thoes
Who Love Life

Which Prove the Great Care That
Should BE Exercised by Thozs
Who Love Life
The average number of deaths In New york
city for five years has been $50 each week
VI this number 2S8, or nearly one-halF bava
been from pneumonia, consumption. or sorrs
pulmonary trouble. This is not theorv but
actual figures made by the board Of health.
Nearly eighty thousand people in five wears
In New York city alone have died from throat
and lung troubles! When we think oP IN.
thousands who had throat and lung diseases
and who have recovered how terrible an array
of facts does this present.
Doctors have said in the past that mos4
OF these troubles were incurable: .hev ara
now nndlng such is not the case The hest
physicians declare that man or woman. even
IN an advanced stage of consumption. can liv.
lor years, and even to old age by a careful
and constant use of whiskey, but it should b,
remembered that the word pure is alwav,
used by physicians. There is but one abso.
Iutely pure whiskey, and that is Duffy's malt,
IN It's purity rests its great power, although
IL mas other qualities possessed by no other
Wh1skey. child can take it without any
evil effects, and for restoring partially con-
sumed lungs, building waste tissue. and Civ
Ing health and strength in the place Of disease
and weakness, 1t stands absolutely without
rival Care should be taken to secure only
the genuine. Do not trust any dealer who
tries to substitute something in the place NJ
Dufy's, but insist on having what Won cali
for.
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PICTURES NEEDED
but one More Touch, and the Pro-
fessOr Was Beaten.

fessOr Was Beaten.
1T is probable that the young Ameri-
can who entertained Berlin audience
Unexpectedly one evening half a dozen
years ago may have set up a studio
OF his own somewhere in this country.
and If he has I'll guarantee that he
entertalns Well" said an artist at the
Lotos club one night last week. 'I was
IN Berlin doing a little painting at the
time, ana l fell in with a little colony
OF Americans, who made my stay very
pleasant says the New York Sum-
we dropped in to see a variety show
one evening at the Reichs hallen The
star performer was a lightning sketch
artist, who figured on the bill as PRO
fessor. He was a tall, long haired
man, with arms that reached almost
to his knees. A large easel held his
canvases, and the rapidity with which
ne worked greatly pleased his audience.
His arms worked like a windmill, and
as he swung them the paint flew off
his brush in steady stream. The re-
suit on the canvas didn't resemble any.
thing until with quick spit-spat of the
brush, he put a touch here and a
touch there, and behold, a picture
The picture wasn't a work of art, to be
sure, but then the spectators were by
no means critical. AS the Professor
arms flew around and his brush
whacked the canvas, turning out new
pictures in less than half a minute,
the enthusiasm increased The Professor
sat down to rest. A well-dressed young
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
WAS SYMPATHETIC.
A MOuntaineer Who Judged An
others Condition by His own.

A MOuntaineer Who Judged An
Others Condition by His Own.
Washington Star.
ID one of my timber operations in
the mountains of the Cumberland
whose SUBMITS look down upon the
states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Vir-
ginia, | had occasion to use an unoc-
cupied cabin which l discovered near
the scene of my labors. Here, for three
months or more. / kept bachelor hall
very comfortably, considering that it
was a bachelor hall, and that most of
the comforts of home were lacking.
One Sunday afternoon, as l sat out
on the porch in the shade enjoying a
book and pipe, a mountaineer, who
was evidently stranger, rode up and
asked for drink of water. There was
something in the mans face and man
ner that attracted me, and l asked him
to get down and have something bet
ter than water for man riding in the
mountains. He accepted the invitation
with alacrity, and soon had his freckled
and sun burned nose stuck deep into
the cooling and fragrant greens" Of
the glass.
You live here?" he asked, after the
drink was well on it's way.
l told him 1 did, and had been for a
month or more.
Stranger in these parts, reckon?'
he said.
Yes"
''YOu own the placer?
mo, I can't say that do?'
He looked around nervously, as If
he did not want to find what he was
looking for.
"Ain't you the boss NV the lanyard %
"Oh, no. l said smiling at his pc
culiar manner, without being able to
account for it.
Then he pulled his chair over so that
he could whisper to me-
II reckon he said, so I could barely
hear him, and with a constant eye out
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

front parlor, where the sofa stands in
dimly lighted corner, and where the
ear is strained to catch the ominous
paternal football. Instead he is COM
PEELED to receive his company on the
sidewalk.
When Policeman Hourly espied the
couple he procured a lighted candle
and stole upon the lovers in the still
ness of the night
Before the magistrate, Police Captain
Cross testified that when Looran was
brought in he appeared to be intoxi-
Gated. The policeman who had respond
ed to Houry's rap for assistance, when
the fireman objected to having his pro-
gramme suddenly interrupted, testified
that Looran struggled all the way to
the station house Then Hourly told
how the members of No. 1 are accus-
toned to entertain their friends on the
sidewalk, which he thought was a bad
practice and a disgrace to the locality.
The magistrate ended the case by
imposing a SIS fine. The name of the
young woman was not brought into the
case.
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distant rumbling of an approaching

distant rumbling Of an approaching
train.
The noise grew louder behind him,
and Popa ran; louder still, and Popa
racedi 1t was a via dolorosa with the
small point Of daylight for off amid
the darkness, and if he could win II
then it meant life, safety and bride,
but the thunder of the train grew ever
nearer. Fortunately the gradient was a
steep one, and the express was called
express by courtesy only, and the race
between the man and death terrni-
mated at the tunnels outlet, the man
winning by about his own length.
The merciful sluggish ''schnellzug''
passed into the daylight as the bride
groom fell PROSTATE on the bank When
he had started he had dark brown
hair; when he arrived at the brides
home 1t was white as the brides veil.
The lady, however, accepted him on
the somewhat dubious grounds that
the hair would come all right in time
and that the injury was covered by in
Surance"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
LOVE MAKING
In the Streets of New York Subject
to Police Court Punishment

The penalty for making love In public
is IS, says the New York Mail and Ex-
press. 1t was so decided by Magistrate
Mott in the Center street police court
today. This news will be interesting
to the many young couples who haunt
the park benches in the long evenings
of spring and summer and it will
spread CONSERVATION in the ranks of
Fire Patrol Company No. l.
Eugene F. LOOran, of No. $40 East
Sixteenth street, is a member of the
company, the headquarters of which
are at No. AZ Murray street. He was
arraigned before Magistrate Mott this
morning by Policeman Hourly, of the
Church Street station, charged with
disorderly conduct. the specific COM
plant being that the gallant fire laddie
had Rugged and kissed a young woman
at the corner of Murray and Church
streets, the caresses being freely given
and graciously received.
The fatal love-making occurred on
Friday night, in the shadow of the ele-
waited tracks, and it was developed in
court that inasmuch as the fireman is
on duty almost continuously he is I'M
able to call upon his sweetheart in the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

over his shoulder toward the door lead
ing into the house, you air fixed
good deal like 1 am, and I kin sympa-
thize with yer, mister; deed 1 kim
"How's that?" I asked in my natural
tone.
"Sh-sh-' he responded. holding UP
a warning finger and looking nervousIy
around. Yer OF woman the boss, amt
she? That's my fix
There was something so ridiculous in
the entire manner of the man and his
half-scared, half good-natured interest
in my domestic condition that 1 fairly
raised him out of his chair the way
laughed at him, and when l told him
there wasn't any wife, he settled him
self back so happily resigned to the
situation that 1 was afraid he intended
becoming a permanent guest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
FIRST BICYCLE,
Made In Suburb of Boston by an
Englishman


About every man who CHANGED to
make bicycle over twenty years ago
claims that he made the first wheel
built in this country. r. H. Hodgson
is one OF the many who advances such
claim. and from information which
ne furnishes, 1T seems that he really
did make Americas first bicycle.
Mr.. Hodgson, a poor, but skilled me-
chanic, had been making wheels Of the
old "boneshaker" pattern in the sixties
In England. He removed to the United
States in the early seventies, and en-
tered into the blacksmith and wheel
wright business at Newton Upper Falls,
Mass. He constructed a bicycle of the
ordinary pattern as early as 1876
and sold 1t to a Boston lawyer Max
ing another, and finding that sold as
readily, he saw that he had the begin
ming of what promised to be a sue
cessful business. He sold out his black
smithing establishment, started small
machine shop and soon found that he
could easily dispose Of all the machines
his twenty men could produce. Mr.
Hodgson's capital was SO limited that
he had to construct the necessary ma
chinery himself. His first lathe, by
the way, was unique; it was hand
made, and, as he had no power, he
rugged carriage wheel in place of
the regular pulley. His wheel was
turned by one Of his employees.
About this time, certain we'll
known cycle manufacturer of today,
who had the capital which Mr.. Hodg-
son lacked, bought up all the existing
patents Of value, and, in 1873, forced
Mr.. Hodgson to suspend. The following
year the machinery used in the New
ton shop was purchased by a firm
which is still in the cycle-making busl-
ness in this city.
1t is rather interesting to note that
the first wheel was an evolution from g.
baby carriage. In anticipation of the
arrival of an addition to his family,
Mr.. Hodgson had built a baby carriage
with wire wheels, the tension of the
spokes of which was brought about by
sliding fange on the hub-a device
on which he applied for a patent A
wire wheel with tension spokes was
rather novelty in those days, and
finding that it was remarkably strong.
ne concluded to utilize the idea on q
larger scale. Another wheel was made
and used several weeks on a butchers
wagon in connection with three wooden
wheels. He fitted a backbone to this
same wheel, and the Boston lawyer,
who afterward purchased it, never
knew that his machine had once been
part Of a butchers cart
There were other wheels in this coun-
try in 1876, shown by an English firm
at the Centennial exposition, but Hodg-
sons Newton Challenge" and his
velocity were the first actually man
ufactured in America.
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Crossing the Palm
With silver-Dupes
Always Plentiful.

ing that our lives and destinies are mapped
9ut at the time we are born and that we
uTlIt along at the mercy of the current under
fact it has all been cut and dried for us.
All followers Of Mohammed are of such a
class. ready to give up when misfortune
II ana with shrug exclaim 'Kismet, it
- Iate! Great is Allah and Mohammed Is his
prophet! ! am resigned The average hust-
ing American is built on a different model
f1aroly nave the ashes of his store had time
70 cool before material arrives with which
ne means to build larger and better edifce.
he uses such disasters as the rounds of a
LADDER upon which he will mount to fortunes
olzzy heights, for the man who has not a
grain of superstition in his soul is hounG
to climb to the top.
st. George RathLorne.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
RACE WITH DEATH.
The Bridegroom Ran Through a Tun
mel JUST Ahead of u Train

The story of an unhappy bridegroom,
whose hair grew gray in single morn
ing, and thats the morning Of his mar
riage, is reported from Zigrad, in Hun
gary, says the New York Journal
Mitru Popa, born in Teregova, son Of
small farmer and affianced to a
daughter of a prosperous citizen Of
Zigrad, recently started for Zigrad,
there to wed and bring home his bride.
The place can be reached in two hours
by the mountain road There was,
however, a short cut; it led through the
railway tunnel with a single line Of
rails. Popa laid his ear to the ground
and listened. AS there was not the
slightest vibration he took courage
and ventured in to the dark passage.
Here, the report goes on, he had been
stumbling along as best he could. when,
after ten minutes passed in the total
darkness, and being, as he judged, near
the center of the tunnel, he heard the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
Order Limiting Time to File Claims

Order Limiting Time to File Claims.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF WI
nona-ss. District Court, Third Judicial
District.
In the matter of S. L. Kirch, doing business
as S. l.. Kirch & Co., insolvent.
At chambers, April 10, 1897, it appearing to
the court by satisfactory proof and the files
in the above entitled matter that Louis e.
Guidinger has duly entered upon the dis
charge Of his trust as assignee Of said s. L.
Kirch, insolvent, and has filed his bond here
in as required by law;
Now, ON the application Of Randall & Ran
dali, attorneys for said assignee, it Is or
dered that all persons whomsoever alving
claims against the said S. L. Kirch existing
on the 25th day of March, 1897, present the
same duly verified, with the proof thereof,
to said Louis E. Glidinger, at 1853 East Second
street in Winona, Mimi, on or before the
goth day of May, 1897, for allowance.
ARTHUR H. SNOW,
District JUDGE
Randall & Randall,
Attorneys for Assignee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
Modified the Play.

A notable figure has disappeared from tn
great world at Vienna in the death OF Coun
Erwin Neipperg the senior general of tn
Austrian army, and the nobleman for who's
sake alone Sardou and Nine. Rejane modi
fed both the text and the cast OF NINE
emma. The Austrian chamberlain who play.
so discreditable a role in the drama was nC
other than the father of Count Neipperg.
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when the shah,s wives Drive ont

The shah has an exceedingly small harem
for an Eastern monarch. There are not above
sixty ladies. and he has four sons and twenty
three daughters. The only occasion any of
the shah's wives to be seen is in the
streets Of Teheran, when they pass in car
riages. When the ladies go out driving they
are preceded by a gang of farashes, who caper
ahead on their horses shouting: go ana
hide yourselves" And all men have to scam
per up side streets or be thrashed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
There Are MANY FIapx.

Many people have an idea that country
has only one national flag This is wrong
For example, Great Britain and her colonies
and dependencies own 11S-aa easy first:
Russia coming next with thirty-two and the
German empire third with twenty-five The
German emperor, who is fond of trappings
should see to this. The United States are
content with seventeen, Spain with Ave, Tur-
key with three and Uruguay with two.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
The Lonesome Man

Was the fellow that went the other way; all
the rest got to the Pacific coast a day ahead
of him. They took The Overland Limited
via the Union Pacific, stopped at some of the
noted resorts along the line and then beat
him. For particulars regarding this train and
this route, send cents in stamps for copy
of 1885, E. L. LOMAX
Gen. Pass, and Tiki. Agt., Omaha, Neb.
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DIED.
CUT RATES.

E. W. Shirk gives better service at lower
prices than others. He Is able to do this by
reason of being owner of the Seven Corner
Livery and also the undertaking rooms al
322 Wabasha street
Middletown transcript., 1897-06-19
Chrldreu,s Dav a. sasso,r.s

The threatening clouds did not keep the
people from attending the '.Children's Ser.
vices" which took place on last Sabbath at
Sassafras NJ. P. Church. Before o'clock
the church was full. Promptly at o'clock
the services began with an organ voluntary
which was followed by recitations. dia-
logues, music and an address by the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. White.
The entire programme was highly inter
esting and impressive. The church was
beautifully decorated with evergreen and
flowers. On the platform was mound OF
evergreen and flowers surmounted With a
cross eight feet high which was also beauti-
fully trimmed with evergreen and flowers.
Much credit is due Messrs Grifith, Copper,
and Mrs. John Ernest for the interesting
programme.
Middletown transcript., 1897-06-19
ODESSA NOTES.

Mr.. G. A. Bunting has been visiting Odes
sa friends this week.
Miss BERTHE Williams, of Philadelphia
arrived in Odessa on Thursday.
Mrs. Ophelia B. George spent the past
week with friends in Camden, Delaware.
The Odessa Tribe of Red Men win give
an excursion to Woodland Beach. June 80.
Mr.. Charles Stengle spent Wednesday
with his friend, Mr.. G. L. Townsend, Jr.
Mrs. G. W. Davis and sister, Miss Georgia
Enos, were entertained by Maryland friends
on Monday.
The Epworth League gave very enjoy
able Literary and Social Evening on
Wednesday
Miss Peterson. of Philadelphia, spent
some days this week with her sister, Mrs.
John Corbit
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Lea, of Whining
ton, spent Monday and Tuesday with Mrs.
D. w. Corbit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gihon. of Philadel-
phia, have been entertained during the
week by their sister, Mrs. w. E. FAIRIES.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess and their niece,
Miss Louise VanDyke, attended the Com
mencement of the Conference Academy at
Dover on Thursday evening.