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breeding ground for our large and feathered
game, but there are other interests also
which could be urged just strongly. We
believe il the coming legislature will ap-
point commission looking to this end the
enlargement of our state park will be as
sured, and future generations will derive in
ca!culable benefit therefrcm.
1t is a fact tlat numerous game animals
have taken refuge from the dangers of the
chase in the dense forests about Itasca lake.
within the confines of the state park where
by law no hunting is permitted at any sea-
Son CT the year. Conditions exist there, never
theless, which leave the park open to despoli-
alton and hopeless ruin, unless prompt meas
ures are adopted to acquire, by condemnation
or otherwise, the lands held by private own
ers.
The area is the park at present is as fol-
icgs:
Acres
Under state control and ownership. 49, lO, ,S7s
owned by individuals ........ ..... -. 8,S23
Total ........... ........ -. :. .1s, ,7o2
The park chart, with these classes of
land, is herewith reproduced, the COL
ored area being that portion under
state control, the white area showing
individual ownership. The whole is a
pine forest, principally, and when the
white area is approached, by the own
ers. for numbering purposes and is cut
off. no vigilance can prevent the en-
tire destruction of the whole forest
now virgin growth at and about and
entirely encompassing the source of the
Mississippi. rich il annals. ripe in his
toric interest and known throughout
the civilized world by its geographic
significance and photographic import
ance.
Forest fires do not destructively
penetrate to the source of the Missis-
sippi, because a very dense for, st on
the north slope of the Itasca mo- aine,
a semicircle of high hills, crescent
like. prevents evaporation, anda in
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15

Gov. Lind. in his inaugural message,
gave evidence of sound and wise
statesmanship when, referring to the
Itasea state park, he said:
would recommend that provision be made
for Increasing the extent OF ltasca park, as
recommended by the game warden.
Executive Agent Fullerton, in his an
nual report, as referred to by the gov
error. offers the following recon-
mendation concerning the park:
Another matter which the commission
would urse Hpoa the legislature to consider
is the enlargement ol our state park.
We have at the present time the Itasca
state park about seven miles square, which
should he made at least twenty miles square.
ii not thirty.
We understand the cost would be very lit7s
Tie and the benefits resulting therefrom would
be great The game and fish commission
recommends this as a game preserve,
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15
BOOKS OF THE HOUR
STORIES OF ADVENTURE IN THE
REAL AND SUPERNATURAL
WORLDS
BELATED CHRISTMAS TALES

"An Angel In a Web" by Julian
RaIph-"The Impediment,- by
DOrOthea Gerard - "ChapboolS
stOries"-"Pnleface and Red
slSin," by II. Anstey--Current Lit
erary Chat--on the Book Table.
What does Mr.. Julian Ralph mean by
this extraordinary tale? 1t is impossi-
BILE to consider 1t seriously. whether
one regards it as novel or as spiritual
istic literature. Considered as a novel
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final if the betrothed lady had not
discovered how matters stood and
and this impediment would have been
broken the engagement in order to
make her fiance happy with the obdu-
rate lady who has discovered-on the
announcement of his ngagement-that
her contrition is not ON the whole an
py in the end, simply because they
happened to be selected to play the
parts Of hero and heroine. If happi-
ness went by merit or even attractive
ness, Monica, the beautiful cousin, and
Sir Augustus, the suiciding husband,
would have, also had a share.
1.-The Impediment." by Dorothea Girard. D.
Paul e8o Book & ana slhtoaery SeS sonpsny ss sns o.
"Chspbook Storles.''
New stories from the Chapbook,
being miscellany Of curious and in
teresting tales, histories, ETC.. newly
composed by many celebrated writers
and very delightful to read" is the an
nouncement on the title page of
striking little volume with covers deco
rated with one Of the Chapbook's old
poster designs. The collection is an
interesting one for several reasons. In
the first place the Chapbook, from the
first, was remarkable for tales Of an
unusual character-not always Of great
literary merit, but almost invariably
highly unique. In the second place the
Chapbook is dead and will contribute
to our pleasure no more stories, good
or bad. 1t is interesting to compare the
tales and sketches in this volume with
the tales and sketches that appeared
in the Chapbook earlier in its career.
While there is fair percentage that il
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ONCE CENT BOOTY.

SmaN Haul by q COIOrRdO EnrgIar
Causes Him to Quit.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Jan.
14.-Walter Place has served two terms
in the New Mexico penitentiary for
burglary, but In his long and check
cred career he never met with Just
such experience as awaited him at Mrs.
Litte's millinery store. He expected
rich harvest. Instead he found 1 cent
in the money drawer He was so dis
gusted, as he expressed it, that he re-
ported at police headquarters next day
and confessed. Mostly in view of his
past record he was sentenced to two
years at Canon City penitentiary.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15
UNG0DLY MONEY.
Receipts From n FiddIing Contest
Spurned by Indiana Churches.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE
.'iddlers' of Hillsboro and the neigh
boring country in Fountain county had
a fddling contest the other night, such
as are being given up and down the
Wabash valley. They made nice lit
tie amount of money, and as they were
themselves we'll repaid in the fun they
had it was decided to cut the money
in two equal parts and give it to the
two Sunday schools of the town. When
the donation was sent around to the
church officials it was spurned because
it had been acquired in an "ungodly"
way.
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"Tiie Sleeping Beauty"

A modern version OF '"The Sleeping
Beauty this small book purports to
be. The resemblance is too slight to
have called for comment had the title
page not announced it. but the story
Is none the less charming. 1t Is a
quaint little tale and readable, but
what may be the precise age of the
young folks for whom 1t is presumably
written it would be hard to say The
very small heroine Is a humble prin-
cess indeed. healthy. hearty little
thing, living companionless with Uncle
Eph and Aunt Lily, fishing folk, on
a small rocky island The little prince
comes to tell her much Of the outside
world and to strengthen his small
body with her freer life. The prince
and princess eventually grow up, and
the ending becomes TOO good to be
true, but the first of it is quite con-
vincing.
''The Sleeping Beauty" by Martha Baker
Dunn. Cosy Corner SERIES L. C. Page
Gard company, Boston. For sale by the St.
Paul Book and Stationery company.
t'Three Freshmen
The glories Of Smith College are ex-
pounded and expanded in a book for
girls entitled Three Freshmen" The
young heroines hall from Chicago, Vir-
ginia and Boston. and represent fair
ly we'll the types usually chosen to
represent these localities in fiction. 1t
is a bright and lively tale, full of fun
and frolic and school girl nonsense.
The story would be better. however, If
1t left sentiment entirely out of the
OJJaStinn for oOl1aoa freshmen ora roaJ-
ly over young to make lovers and
matrimony part of the course. It
may be said. in justification of Smith,
however, that the sentiment belongs to
vacations and visits.
"Three Freshmen, by Jessie Anderson
Chase. A. c. McClurg & Co., Chicago. For
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15

DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup will cure
Group and whooping cough No danger to the
child when this wonderful medicine is used
IN timea Mothers. always keep it handy.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15
1.-The Impediment."

"The impeachment"
There really were three impediments
In the way Of the love that did not
run smooth in Dorothea Gerards latest
volume. Number one was the husband
with whom the heroine had unthink-
ingly provided herself, not knowing
but If shet had read enough novels she
would have been properly prepared for
it-that the youth whom she had met
but once was gone away to Australia
to make 8. fortune, before coming back
TO claim her as his alone and forever.
This impediment removed itself, for
the husband grew jealous of the re-
turned Australian and shot himself so
inopportupely that his wife feared
she was to blame, and raised a solid
wall of contrition between herself and
her wouldbe adorer. The latter takes
his turn iat impediment-making by
getting engaged to a beautiful cousin,
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Literary Notes.

comDany
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15

1t the result will be unfortunate. for
few write with Du Maurier's charm.
IAN Angel in Web" by Julian Ralph.
Harper & Bros. S1.50. For sale by the St.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15

G. P. Putnam's Sons will shortly publish
"A Life for Liberty. Anti-Slavery, and Other
Letters by Sallie Holley, edited, with intro
John w. Chadwick.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-01-15

What promises to be companion volume
at least in topic and treatment to Marion
Crswford $ Ave Roma Immortals," is com
peh, Its Life and Art" It is work of
descriptive and pictorial interest; its author,
Auguste Mau. Much recent knowledge de-
been discovered in Pompeii within recent
years-will be incorporated in the work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29

Props comprise all the portable arti
cles required in a play. Guns aud pis-
tols-which too often fail to go off at
the critical moment-are props; loayes
of bread, fowls, fruit, all made of a
rough papier mache, are also props. We
may also include those wondrous gilt
goblets, only seen on the stage, which
make such a nonmetallic thud when
they fall and bounce upon the boards,
as among the achievements of the prop
erty man.
But it is at pantomime time that that
individual is at his busiest. Big masks
and make believe sausages and vegeta-
bles, without which no pantomime
would be complete, are mingled with
fairy wands, garlands of artificial flow
ers, basket work frames for the accom-
mediation of giants and other articles
too numerous to mention.
How the right things are forthcom-
ing at the right moment is one of those
mysteries only known to property men.
Had one of these useful members of the
theatri world the ability and inclina-
ton to write book what an entertain
ing volume could he turn out Cham
bers' Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
Puzzled by So Many ways.

A certain man made a display of
dense ignorance the other day when he
went into a restaurant and asked the
waiter if he had any eggs.
Yes said the waiter, I'VE have. ="
well, bring me some"
"How do you want them cooked:
"Oh, any old way!"
my dear man," said the waiter.
THAT order will hardly do. We have
over 500 different ways of cooking eggs,
and you will be pleased to make sug-
gestion or mention a choice. :"
This astonishing fact had the effect
of paralyzing the customers tongue for
awhile, and he finally recovered enough
to whisper in awe, Scramble EN-
eyes, sir" replied the astute waiter.
still lingering. (Which way?" a-,ss
"Oh, any old way" -
Sir" said the waiter in a deter.
mined voice, 81 must insist you will
make a choice. There are &C different
ways of scrambling eggs in this estab.
lishment.
"Well, then, fry them for me-
(Which way? We have 40 ways Of
frying eggs here"
"All right" said the customer slow
~ as he reached for his hat and arose;
'you have one way here that can find
myself, and that is straight out of that
door. Good day. ''-PhiladeIphia Rec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
LaaehabIe ForretfuIne...

AS Sheridan Knowles, the dramatist.
was walking down the Strand one day
with a friend he stopped to greet u
gentleman, who, however, received him
very coIdly. do you know" said he
to Knowles, "that you owe me an apol-
ogy:"
IAN Apology What for?" asked the
dramatist.
For not keeping that dinner engage
ment you had with me last Thursday.
l had a number of people to meet you,
and you never came or even sent an ex-
PLANTATION of your absence"
"Oh, I'm so sorryn' exclaimed
Knowles. 1--we such a memory that
forgot all about the affair; forgive me
and invite me to another dinner.
1t was then arranged that he should
dine with the gentleman on the follow
ing Wednesday, and in order to secure
against the engagement being again
forgotten he there and then recorded it
in his diary. On rejoininS his friend
he told him the story of his lapse of
memory.
"Who il the gentleman?" asked tho
friend.
well, I'm blessedr' cried Sheridan
Knowles. II have forgotten his name. "
That's funny" said the friend,
"but you can easily find it out by refer
ring to the directory. You know his ad-
dress, of course"
"No, not even that" roared the I'M
happy amatist.-Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
A Eamous Head Master.

OF Keate, the most famous of all
Elton head masters, the author has much
to say. Innumerable stories have been
told of his fiery temper, his peculiar ap-
pearance and his strong faith in the
efficacy of birch rod, many of them
purely apocryphal.
All the world knows Kinglakes pic
turesque description of the little man
who wore "a fancy dress partly resem-
bling tho costume of Napoleon and
partly that of widow woman" and
has heard Keate's famous comment on
the beatitude: " Blessed are the pure
in heart Mind that. It's your duty to
be pure in heart. If you are not pure in
heart, I'll fog your But it would be
a great mistake to regard Keate as mere
Iy an irascible pedagogue of eccentric
speech and manners.
He did believe in hogging, and when
the occasion arose logged Wholesale
witness the famous instance when he
mistook his lists and logged all the
candidates for confirmation; also he
could not be induced to trust his boys,
but for all that he was man of gener-
Gus temper and noble nature, as well
as of indomitable courage, and deserved
well of school which has certainly al
ways kept his memory green. London
Spectator. -s-S 5sr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
HOW HE GAINED COURAGE.
General Chnnee's Way of Giving
Recruit Confidence.

General Chnnee's Way of Giving N
Recruit Confidence
A youth of Is who was in the trench
es at Ell Caney carrying gun was so
badly frightened under fire that he
went fiat ON his face and was roundly
kicked by his companions. General
Chaffee came along and called to him,
"Well, you're fine soldier' Then he
looked at the boyish face OF the kid,
and his face softened. II suppose you
can't help it," he said. sit amt so
much your fault. I'd like to get hold
of the fellow that took you into the ar
my" By and by he put his hand on
the boys shoulder. There isn't SO
much danger as you think for, - said
the general. Now, you get up and
take your gun and fight, and I'll stand
here by you.
The boy get up, shaking like leaf
and fred his rirst ehct pretty near
straight into the air.
That's pretty high said the gen.
eral. keep cool and try it again.
In three minutes that kid was fight
ing like veteran and cool as a cucum-
Der, and when he saw it the general
started on.
You're all right now, my boy, he
said. You'll make good soldier. "
''God bless you, sir, F" said the young
ster. "You saved me from worse than
death. And he was pretty close to cry
ing when he said it.
After while the order came to re-
tire from the sFsnch, and soldiers had
to collar that kid and haul him away
by the neck to get him to retreat with
his company. And at that he'd got a
bullet through the fleshy part of his
shoulder an hour before In the rest of
the fights there wasn't better soldier
in the company. journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
Mennt Round Trips, Perhaps.

The Bookman has heard of a Scotch
professor who had been advocating the
advantages of athletic exercise. THE
Roman youths" he cried, used to
swim three times across the Tiber be-
fore breakfast"
The Scotch professor, noticing one of
his auditors grinning, exclaimed: "Mr.
McAllister, why do you smile? We shall
be glad to share your amusement"
The canny Scot replied, 81 was just
thinking, sir, that the Roman youths
must have left their clothes on the
wrong bank at the end of their SWIM"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
New Subscribers Since Last Book Was
Printed.

Few Subscribers Since Last Book Wa,
Printed.
1O02-Apple, J. s.
1272-Bahnsen, +. w, res.
4O92-Drs. Burkhart & Burkhart.
4371-Collum, John e. Co.
42S3-EllenwoOd, l.. W., residence.
41S1-Gregg, Mrs. Sarah L, res.
4343-Kerns, George NJ, res.
1336-Lockney, Rev. j. F., res.
4093-Looney & Kelley.
1956-McCaskrin & McCaskrin.
4472-Palace of Sweets.
4104-Reed d. Bollman.
4144-Robinson NJ. b. & Co.
40s2-Summers r. G. & Co.
1332-White, L. S., res.
4444-Britton d Paulsen.
4402-Cash, George w. & Son.
12SO-Kerns, S. A. res.
4391-Lewis, Simon.
4482--Pearsan. George & Son, res.
1275-Ullemeyer, Charles,
1276-Wilcher. Phil S.
Additionally, John, res.
1266-Loeb, l.. res.
1223-The Rock Island Club.
1123-R. 1. Plow Co., Kerns, S. A.
1850, b. & q. freight office.
115S-Morris & Lewis.
3-Boynton, +. w, res.
1255-Keim, j. w.
12S5-Trefz, VIM. res.
1710-Ball, DIR. j. A, Office.
4S03-Bleuer, Fred.
4S01-Cramer, D. T..
4Sg3-DolIy Bros
4SO2-Eastman, w. III. &c Co.
4594-Godfrey, f. +.
1l53-Haas, j. L., res.
1893 Heidemann. Chas., res.
Hubble, w. G..
4374-kerler Bros.
4942-koch. John Sr.
129S-Lippincott. Chas., res.
O2-Maucker, w. c., branch store
02-Maucker, w. c., main store.
46O3-Maucker, w. c., livery.
4604-Maucker, w. C., res.
4O72-Palace Cigar store.
13l9-Streckfus, John res.
4903-Taylor, G. G.
129S-Ulrich. Jas. H., res.
47O4-Wagner, Robert res.
4591-Ehmer. +. A.
fOOI-DttIs OOudS - ".
4S94-Crow, Mrs. G. NJ.
4S91-Eberhart, f.. &.
49O4-Folsom, III. ID.
4373-Pearson, Sidney G.
4093-Ramser, Jacob
4741-Siemon, II. Il.
4361-Totten, w. c., res.
N B.-Cut out the above and paste
l inside front cover of your telephone
rectory for ready reference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
SHADOWS ON THE WALL

When the room is tidy.
Toys are put away,
Eyes are growing sleepy,
Skies are turning gray
Comes the chiidren's claunor
AS they round me throug-
Fairy lore's exhausted.
Sung each nursery song.
In the mellow lsmpliSht
flushed their voices all.
whilst they watch me making
Shadows on the wall!
Through the happy silence
Rings their laughter low
As upon the wall there
Shadows come and CO.
Nurse, unseen. UNDECIDED.
Watches from the door.
Whilst the children's voices
Plead for Just one more!
One by one they leave me.
Till sit alone.
Seeing in the twilight
Shadows of my own,
Long forgotten fancies.
Dreams in olden guise-
Till from heart TO eyelids
Tears, unbidden, rise
Happy, happx.shildreni
Time has joys for All:
Only some are fleeting
Shadows on the wall!
London Mail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
= Too Good a BaIanccr.

"Why don't you marry him." they
asked OF the beautiful girl.
Il do not love him, - she replied.
"Tut, tut" they said. Don't be old
fashioned. He is worth million and
is already on the brink of the grave"
''On the brink, yes" she answered
bitterly, but l am told that he has
had experience as an equilibrist. Who
knows how long he may be able to stay
there:''-Pittsburg Chronicle. EHsrs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29

Granger-How are you getting along
at your house:
Timson-Pretty well, on the whole.
We are nearly out of everything but
debt. and in time, if things go on as
they have been goin, we ought to be out
of that.-Boston Transcript. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
Dynamite.

Dynamite explodes so rapidly that its
force is exerted in the direction from
which the greatest pressure comes. That
is. if the dynamite be placed on the
ground the explosive force is down; if
il be hung against a wall its force at
tacks the wall; if it be hung under an
object its torce is upward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29

The curious fact that corn, potatoes
and other plants thrive better when
placed in rows running north and south
has been proved by DR.. Wollny of Mu-
mich This reduces the shading by each
other to a minimum. more uniform and
regular light, heat and moisture result.
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29

The Tehuelches-as they call them
selves--of southern and eastern Patago-
MIA are the tallest human beings in the
world. the men averaging but slightly
less than six feet, while individuals of
four to six inches above that mark are
not uncommon. $50 <szR -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
The Riddle Solve

Little Marie-I know what 1Sk. in q
'gaGement ring means. sessS2
Algernon-What:
Little Marie-The kisses it takes &c
get engaged. Jewellers Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-14

chiffon, and the crowning glory of it a
rhinestone sunburst set aside at the
base of the bTim, where it flares up
from the face.
The sunburst is really the corner
stone round which the properly de-
signed directoire is built, and aside
from its virtues as an ornament it
serves the noble purpose of bracing
back the brim so that it forms the
proper sort Of arch above the face.
Whether the crown of her directoire
rakes exaggeratedly forward or not,
whether the whole hat itself is COM
posed of velvet that is of the common
place weave, or that variety known as
antique, are almost unimportant de-
tails of the woman who has staked all
her claims to beauty on her strings.
The directoire that is force in the
millinery realms always has strings.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-14
A CANAL ACROSS FLORIDA.
Thus We May Steal the Gulf Stream ID,
clares Berlin.

Thus We May Steal the Gulf Stream De-
clares Berlin.
Berlin has been taking q lively in
terest in the report that an American
engineer has suggested the idea of
digging a canal through the peninsula
of Florida in order to divert the Gulf
Stream from the west coast of Europe
to the east coast of America. Berlin
ers, however, do not display much
anxiety over the possibility of the
United States, as it were, robbing the
northwest of Europe of some of it's
warmth. They admit that Florida,
being fiat, does not oppose great en-
gineering difficulties to canal dig
ger whose ambitions are within ordi-
nary limits. But to make a canal
which would accommodate the Gulf
Stream would entail an expenditure
in comparison with which the cost of
the Suez or Panama canals would be
a mere fleabite. The Suez Canal
is 100 kilometres long, 100
metres broad, and eight metres
deep. 1t cost 1000. 900 marks.
The Florida peninsula, at the point
where it is to lie intersected, is almost
as broad as the Suez Canal is long; or,
perhaps, five or ten kilometres less.
The Gulf Stream is about 100
kilometres broad, and 200 metres
deep, and the new canal would have
to be equally broad and deep. That
is to say, it would have to he 25 times
rs deep and more than 1000 times
as broad as the Suez Canal; and the
cost of excavation, quite apart from
the extra expense of working at such
Il depth, would amount to 10, 900, 000.
600 of marks. or 2500 times as
much as the indemnity paid by France
to Germany Quite apart from the
question whether it is technically
possible to dig such broad canal to
n depth of 200 metres, the impos
sibility of raising such sum may de-
liver Europe from the fear of the
northwest of the continent being sub
jected to such an enormous lowering
of temperature.
After thus seriously considering
the idea, Berlin has arrived at the
conclusion that the formation of Il
company will be about as far as this
newest canal scheme is likely to get.
New York Sun.