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cases occurred. dual fatality has TAX
en- place in Austria 4 fine pet tab0y
having been left alone in a room with a
couple of twin infants, on the mother S
return she was 'horrifiedto find both OF
her offspring dead. One. it appears,
the other had died through shock at
tendant on wounds inflicted by the I'M
trustworthy feline member
However remarkable the occurrences
that cats lead to, equally strange are
some We find caused by mice. innocent
though their attitude may appear. AT
Blackburn. for instance, valuable
horse met with its death through
fright caused by a n ouse running along
the edge of the Manager; the horse be-
ing startled in such way that, while
making frantic efforts TO escape, ii fell
heavily, breaking its back. Many read
ers. no doubt, are already aware that
on one occasion her majeSty's train
was brought to a standstill through a
mouse getting into the brake apparatus
and interfering with it's action.
Far worse, however, was what a
mouse led to at Brighton a few months
ago. In this case a lady succumbed to
an attack of hysteria, brought on by
the little rodent running across her
face while reposing. Then. further, be-
tween two and three years ago, an
electric light dynamo explosion oc-
CURED in a railway station over in
France. Fortunately. in this case no
lives We're lost, while the harm done
was comparatively trifiing. When the
cause OF the explosion was looked into
ii was discovered that a mouse had
gnawed its way into the transformer.
effecting a short circuit through its
body
In 4 temple across the herring pond
mice have also been known to stop a
service through their entrance in a
body. Although an odd mouse has been
known to produce similar effect
through getting inside the mechanism
of the organ, in the case reviewed it
transpired that a little colony of mice
had found their way into some big
tubes from which the organs power
was transmitted. Anyway. in the long
run the congregation were led to repair
to the vestry below. where piano was
made to take the place of the stopped
organ.
And now for rats. We find that seri-
Gus, indeed, was what took place at
Peterborough through a rat simply
jumping out of manager at which a
horse was feeding. The horse became
terribly frightened. knocked down the
man in charge, breaking his third fin
ger. Although medical aid was quickly
at hand. lockjaw set in. ending fatally.
of course.
Much less serious and ludicrous in the
extreme was the situation presented
about a year ago in a busting metro
politan thoroughfare through a COM
mon sewer rat popping out of a hole
and running across the street. In the
first place it frightened a frisky pony.
its vehicle behind was sent crashing
into a confectioner's cart; this being
next backed into a heavily-freighted
one of the horses fell event
ually causing the whole of the street
traffic TO be upset Not until many
minutes had passed by were matters
again, it being calculated
that over 1000 vehicles were more or
less stopped through the odd rats pas
sage across.
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THE WEST POINTERS ROOM.
It Is a Veritable Model of Spartan
Simplicity and Cleanliness.


Spartan simplicity is the predominant
feature of the cadet room at West
Point. They are furnished alike. There
are no decorations in one that cannot
be found in all the others. A million
aires son has no more privileges than
the poorest lad whose brains and physi-
cal perfection secured his appointment.
No furniture or ornaments are al
lowed in rooms except those called for
by the regulations Everything in a
cadets room is purchased out of the
pay he receives from the government.
No ornaments are allowed on the walls.
but few photographs may be placed
on the top shelf of the clothes press.
Each cadet must make up his bed af-
ter reveille. Mattresses and blankets
are folded neatly and piled against the
head Shoes are lined parallel on the
floor by the side of the bed. An alcove
furnished with hooks provides a place
for uniforms. The hooks are numbered
for each garment. Night clothes and
one clothes bag for each cadet hang
on pegs next to the bed. A small clothes
press, having four shelves, stands
against the wall near the door. This
press holds the remaining belongings of
the occupants.
The mantel ornaments consist or
neat frame giving the hours of instruc-
ton, copies of the army regula tons.
U. S. NJ. A. regulations. blue book and
a small mirror. At the foot of the bed
is washstand, with two bowls and
few toilet articles. On the transom of
the alcove is each cadets name, which
must also appear over his clothes press
and pegs. Guns have a separate rack.
Two cadets occupy a ROOM. The Sc
lection of roommates is left to the ca
diets themselves, the authorities claim
ing no jurisdiction.
Each cadet takes his turn as room or
derby weekly The orderly is response
bic for the general order and cleanli-
ness of the room. He must see that the
ventilation is perfect; that the lights
go out at taps. Upon him rests the re-
sponsibility of dust appearing on the
shelves. He must not allow his room
mate or any visitor to stand at the
window in shirt sleeves. and whatever
is done in the room he stands account
able for.
Formerly cadets verb compelled TO
scrub the floors of their rooms. but civ
ilians are now employed for that purs
pose This is the only evidence of lux
ury that has cropped up at West Point
during the century of its existence.
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Nineteenth Century Club.

Provo. Nov. 25.-The Nineteenth Cen
fury club held its regular meeting Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Sutton Pajers were read presenting
important factors in the making of
French - history. Mrs. Wedgewood
read paper giving an account of THE
Bastile," and told most graphically of
its downfall. the beginning of the
French revolution.
Miss Dickson read a paper on 1.-THE
Educational Value of the Monasteries of
France showing that during periods
of decay and barbarism the monastic
life preserved and advanced learning
Members of the club responded to
roll call by quotations appropriate to
the month of November.
/ Club adjourned for one week. ~
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Wonan'S Club.

The Woman's club met Tuesday af,,
ternoon, Mrs. Sanford gave an inter
esting paper on christian Socialism, -
She outlined the aim and work of VIII
liam Morris and Kingsley, the modern
apostles of the movement, who are en-
deavoring to show the world how to ap-
ply the principles of Christianity to the
great social problems. Mrs. Sanford
mentioned the Salvation Army as hav-
ing carried out the idea more practic-
ally and with better results than any
other body. A short sketch of. the mo-
five. and work of the college settle
ments in the depraved districts of the
large cities was also given.
Mrs. Kelsey followed with short dis
cussfon on the New Intuition
Next Tuesday at the club will be an
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BRIGHAM CITY CLUBS.
Ladies, Reading Circle.

Brigham City. Nov. 25,-The Ladies'
Reading circle met with Miss Trieste
Box on Tuesday evening. In the abb
sence of the president, the vice presi-
dent. Alvira Reese. called the meeting
to order. After the roll call the men,
bers continued the reading of Sesame
and Lilies" The portion of Three
Men in Boat read by Mrs. Ray
Evans was very interesting and anus
ing Miss Meltrude Hunsacker read
paper on. Etiquette OF Ball and Social
Gatherings The critics report was
read and the meeting adjourned to
meet with Mrs. o. n. Stohl on Nov. Is.
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Fidelis Cuh

Provo, Nov. 25.-The Fidelis club met
at the home of Mrs. Rebecka Newell
Monday evening. Mrs. Mary Vincent
presiding. Parliamentary drill was
conducted by the president. Biograph-
zeal sketch of General Lew Wallace
was given by Mrs. Hannah Tucker
Mrs. Marietta Beesley gave a charming
sketch of the American authors. After
the news of the week by Mrs. Nellie
Hardy, the club adjourned for one
week. to meet at the home of Mrs.
Walter Jenkins.
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Brigham Clio.

Brigham City, Nov. 25.-The members
of the. Clio deviated from the regular
club work last Monday evening and
furnished a delightful entertainment
and reception to their friends. The
home of Mrs d. L. Eddy was utilized
for the occasion. The guests We're first
treated to literary feast in the shane
of selections by each club member from
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Scansion.
Detroit Journal.l

Once upon time poet. through for
tunate speculations upon the bourse. be-
came exceedingly prosperous and. his
head being turned. ate three meals a day
right along thereafter.
In consequence. he grew in girth until
he could not see his lower extremities.
sAlasr' he observed Or day TO his en-
tourage. what were ssdder than a poet
who can not scan hiSsown feet,''
#. Vottla seem. indeed. that he had III
ready ceased to be a poet. and was fxst
sinking into mere humor1st.
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Cleofan-

The Cleofan held an interesting meet
ing Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Felt traced
the fortunes of the house of Marlbor-
ough from its earliest day down to the
present time Mrs. John Hansen read
entertaining papers on the lives of
Daniel de Foe aud Samuel Johnson.
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the commi o y
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her favorite author. a paper by Miss
La Won Peirce on THE Land of Mon
tezuma," one on characteristics OF
Thanksgiving" by Miss Kate Johnston.
and the reading of Eugene Fields pref
ty story, ''Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out
West" by Miss Eva Rankin. Later in
the evening the guests were invited to
partake of a more material feast. The
tables were artistically arranged and
each place was marked by unique menu
cards tied with the club colors, blue and
gold. upon which was written the
menu in conundrums 10 be solved by
the guests. The menu was:
THE sick man of the east" 49,. Turkey
A curtailed bird and a small fruit.
A Woman's weapon. -.-....-.- Tongue
A son of Noah.-. ..-.-.---.-.--...-...--Ha Ham
The staff of life and be utter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bread and butter
Tun dallas. Nut salad
Sea life in OIL. Shrimp salad
An underground store room X Celery
A shaking Quaker. Jelly
Fruit of the vine. ....Cucumber pickles
A green, hard hearted foreigner
49,. .OliNeS
A body of water and a pain. Cake
A tree and a-fruit below zero...
Pineapple ice
A double abbreviation. Cocoa
An i'll and a remuneration. $500. Coffee
The following toasts were responded
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Reaper's Club.

At the meeting of the Reaper's club
on Monday afternoon Mrs. Margaret
Romney gave a lengthy discussion of
the Life Of Washington Irving" in
which the members Joined. Current
events followed
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Gaming Club Meetings.

The French section of the Ladies'
Literary club meets Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The history section meets Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
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open day, and the programme will be
an entertaining one, and will be in
charge of Mrs. Windsor.
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The current events and current liter

The current events and current liter
ature section of the Ladies' Literary
club will meet on Friday afternoon,
Dec. 1. at 2 o'clock. The programme
Vi;l he:
The Alaskan Boundary Difficulties"
Mrs. NJ. B. Sowles.
Concerning Literary STYLE" Miss
Buchanan.
Study OF the short stories of Selma
Iagerlof, Mrs. Edward Merrill.
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THE Occasion We Celebrate" Mrs.
c. E. Sullivan: "Woman's Club Work
a Potent Factor in the Welfare OF the
Nation" Mrs. L. 7. PIERCE; THE New
Thanksgiving; How May 1t Compare
with the Old?" DIR. A. T. Rankin: Our
Pilgrim Mothers: Were They Club Wo-
menu" Miss Eva Rankin: THE Ameri-
can Turkey VS.. the American Eagle"
Mr.. D. L. Eddy.
Toasts were then drunk to the sue
cess of Clio. after which the rest of the
evening was spent in informal socia-
bility.
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The POETS Round Table

The Poets Round Table meets tomor-
row with Mrs. Rachel Miller. T. G..
Holland will be the poet discussed by
Mrs. Hal W. Brown, who will be the
chairman of the afternoon.
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ma Following renor1 was made:


The seventh annual collection OF gar
ments for the Needlework Guild, made
on Nov 6, 1899, amounted to 1850 gar
ments. These were distributed as fol-
lows: St AIMS orDhanage teighty-fiye
innatesi. 23s: State street orphanage
seventeen inmafes). 80; Corneiia Pad
dock home 110; Davis Deaconess home,
SO; Young Ladies' Aid society. IL; Sal
walton Army shelter. 4S; St Anthony's
tai, 1,e50.
At the annual meeting the regular
routine business was transacted and
the same officers were unanimously
reelected for the ensuing year. as fol-
loyrs- 49, = 49, -.
Honorary president. Mrs. O. ]. Sails
bury. president, Mrs w. A. Nelden;
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NeedIevork Guild.

The members OF the Needlework
Guild met Monday afternoon at the
Kenyon to listen to the secretary's re-
port and elect officers for the coming
voar
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A Paternal Admonition.

A few hours after his enlistment in
1861 David B. Henderson went home to
talk the situation over with the family.
The possibility that some member
thereof might go to the front had often
been discussed with bated breath.
though. as in so many other instances.
1t had seemed exceedingly remote
hitherto. But David had transformed
possibility into certainty. and his an
nouncement was like a bombshell in
the household.
Besides him there were five Hender-
son sons-James. Thomas, George. Will
lam and Alexander. AS soon as David
had explained the situation a family
council was called. Everyone under,
stood that David's step was irrevocabie
and therefore no one sought to discuss
its wisdom. Apparently none of the
sons doubted it; at all events everyone
OF them was eager to follow David's
example. But this wouldn't do, of
course. The father had passed the age
limit and therefore he must stay, at
home but It would be Impossible Cor
him to carry on the necessary farming
operations alone, and some Of the sons
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-08
'SLAB(DR'S
...a....FHELD

At the meeting of the Labor day COM
mittee, held last evening at Assembly
halls it was voted that the Minnesota
Union Advocate be adopted as the Off
cial program of the day, Monday, Sept.
4, 1899. The following circular was or
dered printed and a copy sent to each
business house in the city of st. Paul:
To the Business Men of st. Paul
Dear Sirs: The annual holiday of the
organized working men and women of
the United States, Labor day, legallZed
by congress and the legislature of the
state of Minnesota this year, will occur
custom in the past the labor organlza-
tons of st. Paul will celebrate the day
by, a parade and picnic. The parade
will take place in the forenoon, ana
promises to be the most successful ever
held by the labor organizations of this
ponds upon your cooperation, and TO
secure this result we would respectfully
request you to close your place of bus
mess for the entire day. That our re-
quest is not unreasonable we cite to you
to the fact that the business men of
tain days of the year at the request of
the trades unions of that city. We are
reluctant to believe that what the Min
neapoliS business men have done, the
business men of ST. Paul will not do,
and sincerely hope that you will honor
giving your employees an outing on Mon
day. Sept. 4. Respectfully,
G. G. Collins, Chairman; A. E. Donald
son. E. B. Lott. ]. F. Krieger, Henry
Geise or: Jr;, j. B. Morrison, G. H Bonn
Labor Day Committee. 1899
The next meeting of the committee
will occur Monday evening, July IT,
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WILL GO UP THE CLOUDY.
Field Schlick & Co.'s Employees Will
Have Their Outing

The employees Of Field, Schlick & Co.'S
dry goods store have completed arrange
ments for their annual excursion held
each year in celebration of the onenine
or the season for the Saturday half-hoIf-
Gay. All the employees appreciate to the
utmost the thoughtfulness of the companv
IN giving them the weekly holiday during
the heated term, and do not fail to make
excellent use of it,
Inc excursionists will leave at 2 o'clocl,
this afternoon on the steamer Flora Clark
and barge, which will take them I'M the
minnesota river to a good picnic ground
A programme of music, dancing. lunch
con, ETC., will occupy the afternoon and
early evening on the boat 1t will in
cIude concert selections by Hilyard's or
chestra, song by Mr.. Crowthers. man.
oolln and violin solos by Miss Jennie
thompson, vocal solos by Miss Traverse
MISS Burnett, flute solo by c. Stevenson
selections by male Quartette. a ner-
romance Of the Highland fling bv Mr.
Bannoch1e, and national songs by tha
company. These will tntersperse a regu-
lar dance programme to conclude with a.
cake-walk. The committees in charge
OF the outing arrangements are as fol-
lows: ~
Chairman, secretary and treasurer A.
=. Greaza; transportation, Messrs. Scar
ing, ferguson, Crowthers; refreshments
mrs Hurley, the Misses Huntress NJ
~ Connor, Tschiffely, o. Hilbert, Roth
G SITSSiS, Socnmlt7s OHara, Beck Mollers
Messrs. Fetsch, Whitwell. Brown smith
Bannochie, Mrs. Barron, Miss Wiles Mis-
vance, MISS richmond, Miss Wiemann
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all in bed at the time, and were awakened
by the flames and smoke. They had
barely time to seize a few clothes and
make hasty exit before the flames COM
pletely enveloped the house.
The sleeping rooms were on the first
floor, and Mrs. Warren was the first to
awake. Rousing her husband, she awoke
her child, and 1.-THE three CROPPED their
way through the smoke to the door of the
room and with considerable difficulty
escaped. The ire department responded
to an alarm turned in by a neighbor, but
as the nearest 9hydrant is three blocks
from the houses the flames had gained
considerable Roadway before a stream
could be trainedsson the fire. A few gar
ments were all that was taken from the
burning building and the contents are a
total loss. The building was of frame
construction, one and one-half stories in
height. The loss on both household eff
fects and building; was covered by insur
ance and aggregates $4,000
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Painters Install Officers.

st. Paul Painters Union No. held its
regular weekly meeting last evening in
hall No g. Assembly rooms. The mem
bership of this fiourishing labor organ
new members We're initiated: G. w
Pollock, John KrentZ, c. c. Morrison
Two applications for membership were
referred to committee. The organization
adopted a uniform for the Labor day
parade.
The following officers were installed:
President, H. M. Cummings; vice presi-
F. NJ. Brown; warden, Olaf johnson;
conductor, Augustus Lewis; trustees,
Wilfred Lalonde, E. Johnson; delegates
M. Brown, J. N. Doherty; delegates to
Building Trades council, w. J. Young
G. n. Fitch. w. L. Laninger. Receipts
of the evening. $13.45; expenses, $A.25.
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TRYING TO WHIP JOHSONN
SECOND WARDERS JOIN SCHIFF-
MANN CROWD IN TRYING TO
GEORGE THE AUDITOR
Oar Reese Told What He Would Do
if He Were In JOhnsOn's Shoes.
but William r.. Could Not See 1t
That Way.

htAt w
County Auditor Johnson declared his
willingness to stand or fall with his po-
litical promise made to Assessor Robert
Seng at a meeting of Second ward poll
| ttcians held last evening in the county
auditors office. 1t was the second gath
ering of the friends of Gregory RIFT, at
which Mr.. Johnson mas played a star
role to see that the county auditor did
not go back on his statements made at
the meeting of Fourth ward politicians
held last Monday evening at the Wind
Sor.
Ever since the supreme court rendered
the decision that Ousted Gregory RIFT
from the Office Of county assessor and re-
1nstated Robert Seng until the election
of successor by the mayor and county
auditor the friends of Mr. Ritz have been
active in trying to bring about a COM
bination in his behalf Individual CON.
ferences having proved ineffective, and
a meeting of the Fourth warders having
resulted in nothing, the Second warderS
gathered in their might and served no..
tice on Mr.. Johnson to remain at his
office last evening
Besides the Fourth warders there. were
present Aid. Ben Knauft Assistant
County Attorney Zollman, Tom Conroy,
clerk of the municipal court; Ed Parrish.
S. Downs Assemblyman Thomas, Capt.
Joseph Berger, Matt Leithauser, Charles
II. Htlgedick; former Aid. W. Stutzman,
William Lindeke and County Commits,
sioner Gray. Aid. Knauft presided
The chairman explained the nl1rnocef of
the meeting, while Mr. Johnson sat lone
somely in corner and looked sad. Then
everybody took an inning in behalf of
Mr.. Ritz with Oar Reese as the star
! speaker. Mr.. Reese said Ritz had been
hard. worker for the party for MANY
years. He was moreover a Door man
with a large family and entitled to the
assessorship under every consideration
Mr.. Reese thought that for the good of
the Republican party any man ought to
secure release of a pledge if made,
lie hlmsef had once made a promise,
but when his county, ward and precinct
had demanded different action he had
gone to the man and asked for a release
which was granted.
Fred Schinmann declared that he had
known Ritz for fifteen years and that
during that time he had always been
hustling for the Republican party. HE is
a capable man. declared Mr.. Schiff-
man.
There was a lot more argument. but IT
all 1alIed to touch the heart of the OBJ
ourate county auditor. Then after ex,
planning that they had come as friends
both for the good of Mr.. Johnson and
the republican party, the Second warders
| went out into the cool night air to specu-
late on the firmness of some people in ra-
sisting political pressure.
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Building Trades Council.

Nominations of candidates for office
was the business that occupied the atten-
ton of the Building Trades Council, at
It's regular meeting last evening, at As
sembly halls: G. A. Mcdonald was the
unanimous choice for president. ]. Gas
kin and William Fritzher will make the
Ing, and Frank Chase and H A. Meitz-
ger for the office of recording secretary.
H. Reich was the only nominee for finan-
eial secretary. For candidates for the
office of treausrer, Joseph G. Swanlund
and j. B. Wilson were named. E. Isaac
son will have no opposition for sergeant
alarms The following committee Labor
day was appointed: A. ]. Meitzger, H
Reich, E. Isaacson. H. Reich, Frank
Chase and William Fritzhler were named
as a committee to urge closer utilization
between the members Of the various
building trades. Receipts of the evening
&c. No expenses.
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game of base ball at Lexington park.
Organizer John F. Krieger has called
the local horseshoers together for the
purpose of forming a union Tuesday
evening, July II.
The finance committee of the st. Paul
cigamakers' union held their regular
monthly meeting last evening and pre-
pared its report Of the financial condition
of the union.