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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Harvard granted degrees in course
to g3s persons recent.
Yale, during the past year, has re-
ceiyed pledges of gifts of $1,000, ooo
toward the bieentenary fund, and
500. 600 in addition.
1t is said in Boston that Prof.
Charles Eliot Norton has declared his
intention of leaving TO Harvard, at
his death. his large library, valuable
archaeological collection and priceless
collection of manuscripts.
Rev. DIR. Mandell Creighton, bishop
of London, has correspondence con-
sisting of about 60 letters day,
which he reads and answers person
ally He spends his holidays in the
small villages of Italy to get away
from the crowds
Roumania would appear to be the
most illiterate country in Europe.
The last census shows that in a popu-
lation of nearly 600o.000, nearly 4.o0O,-
goo can neither read nor write, and
that only a little over t.o00,0 900 have
any education AT all.
.Presbyterianism il growing in Lon
don, England In 1850 it had only
"a congregations; in 1898 sc, nearly
four times as many. Forty years ago
the membership was 1887; two years
ago, 22,5s5. Its income in 1860 was
sl77, APO; in 1898. $3.50, 020. Last year
it maintained steady increase.
The London Christian World says
that Gen. Cronje was much oppressed
on the voyage to St. Helens He and
his wife would sit side b. side for
hours without speaking, holding each
Others hands and occasionally read
ing the Bible. To cheer them up, a
graphophone was brought into use.
After playing march. Sankey's
hymn, The Ninety and Nine was
given. Mrs. Cronje burst into tears,
but the wife of another Boer officer
sang the hymn through to the ac-
compartment of the graphophone.
Cronje was so interested in the per-
Torrance that the grsphophone was
presented to him. and with IL he
amuses himself in st. Helena.
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grown in Cuba. Porto Rico, Hawaii
and the Philippines. Coffee, of which
our importations are growing con
stantly and rapidly, amounting to
about s50.0o0.o0o pounds annually, is
successfully grown in all Of the is
lands in question. and at one time
was a very important crop in Cuba as
well as at present in Porto Rico. Ha-
wall and the Philippines, Fiber, of
which the importations In the last
fiscal year amounted TO $4,000, 900 in
value, can be grown In all of the is
lands, the Philippines already supply
ing Manila hemp, which alone win
amount to about 100000 In value.
While two or three of the larger
items OF our tropical and suhtropical
imports-rubber. silk and tea--are not
produced In any considerable quanti-
ties in these islands at present. eN-
periments which have been made
there. especially in tea and silk. indi-
cate at least that their production may
prove entirely practicable with fur
Their experiment. Even without these
items the Inst of importations OF trop-
ical products suggests that fully $780,
oo0.0O0 which the United States has
been heretofore expending outside her
own territory can soon he distributed
In these islands in exchange for their
supplies. whose production will doubt
less be stimulated by the lntroduct ton
of American capital and American
methods
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SPANISH LOAN.
Administrators Success in Getting
Two Hundred Million Dollars.
now Secretary Gage Handled the
Popular Lomn- vast sam With
drawn from Circulation With
ont Injury 10 business.

The war with Spain served to DEM
onstrate something more thhnZthe
military and naval strength of the
United States IL brought to light
the vast resources in wealth of this
country. In "A general way It had
been understood that the United
States was nation of great wealth.
perhaps richer than any other eouu-
try But IL needed the necessities of
war to give an exhibition of our real
financial strength While il was rec
ognizcd in the spring of 1898 that the
Dingley tariff, nnder. normal condi-
tions, would produce ample revenues
for the ordinary requirements of the
government, IL was apparent that
means must be taken at once to pro-
vide for the heavy war expenditures.
On April 49, 1893, two days after the
declaration OF war, bin to provide
additional revenues was introduced
in the house OF Representatives. IL
passed that body April 20 and the
senate on June T. The report Of the
conference committee was agreed to
in the house June and the senate
June 10. The bin became law June
10. 1898. when IL received the sigma
ture of the president.
The necessities of the hour re-
quired that the treasury should be
supplied Immediately with funds. The
task was TO raise large sum, avail
able for immediate use. in such n
manner as TO avoid injury 10 the rap
idly reviving business of the coun-
try. The act recognized n true prin-
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officers and Standing Committees OF the
Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A. +. and
A. NJ. OF Minnesota and Jurisdiction:
Grand Master-John l.. Neal, Minneapo-
lis
Deputy Grand Master-wade H. Hamp-
ton. West Superior.
Grand Senior Warden-H b. Howard,
St. Paul.
Grand Junior warden-J. C. Garner. 81.
Paul
Grand Treasurer-Daniel Roy ST. Paul.
Grand secretaTy-William X. Morris.
Minneapolis.
Grand Lecturer-G. w. Day %. Mime
apolis.
Deputy Grand secretary-o. d. Howard
a., st. Paul
Grand Chaplain--Isaac Crawford 10.
Minneapolis
Grand Senior Deacon-John Martin %.
St Paul.
Grand Junior Descon-R. De Leo "a,
Minneapolis.
Grand senior Stewards. II. Dillingham;
brand Junior steward-wm. Stevens 90.
Grand Tyler-T. Bush ca, ST. Paul.
Grand Marshall-C. ii. Mcdonald %.
Duluth.
Grand Pursuivant-G. W. DucAett %,
St Paul
Grand sword Bearer--J. Adams ~. st.
Paul.
Grand Standard Bearer-G. ]. Charles.
ton "a, ST. Paul.
Grand Register-J. O. sterett 80. Mis-
District Deputy Grand Master-First
Distrtct--James woodfork ~. st. Paul.
District Deputy Grand Master-Second
pistrict-E. ". Hamilton 80, Minneapr Is.
District Deputy Grand Master-fl I'd
Distriet-J. N Polk go. Duluth.
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of prosperity Industrial and COM
mercial expansion continued as If in
fact there had been nc war. and at
it's close the business of the country
was greater in volume than at the
beginning, and the national credit,
both at home and abroad, had been
raised to the highest point in our his
tory. #
1t may be said with truth that
this increased faith in the public
credit laid the foundation for the
achievement of that currency reform
which was accomplished by the act
of March II, 1900, fixing the standard
of value and providing for the re-
funding of the national debt at the
lowest rate of interest on public Sc
eurities ever effected In this or any
other country.
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SOCIETY DIRECTORY
ST.. PAUL.
ODD FELLOWS.


Mar. Lodge. No. Z202.
Meets second and fourth Wednesdays In
each month at Odd Fellow, Hall, ~
r HIcKMANN. p. s.. AZ s. An.
+. I. PARKER. N. O.. ss5 Edmund St.
Household of Ruth, No. D53, @. q. o.
of D. r.
Meets first and third Monday in each
month for business, second Monday for
instruction. at Odd Fellows Hall. azs
MRS. SARAH c. KIRTLEY. M.N.G.
MRS. IDA JACKSON, w r.. s74 Sum-
MOST woHsHIPFUL GRAND LODGE
OF MINNESOTA, A. r. and A. NJ.
L. NEAL Grand Master.
VIM. r.. MORRIS, Grand Secretary.
81 Guaranty Loan Bldg. Minneapolis.
ST. PETER CLAVEH's sODALITY.
Meets the first and third Mondays OF each
month. w. J. Gardner. Pres, J. s. Hsr-
rts. Sec A. Davis. Treas
Pioneer Lodge. No. I, A. y. and A. N.
Meets the first Monday IN each month at
Robert streets Master Masons in good
8. j. HADLEY.. w
VA. HILYARD. Sec. 124 Atwater.
Minnesota Lodge, No. 2, Al. and
Meets on the first and third Tuesday in
each month at Masonic Hall. southwest
corner of Fifth and Robert streets. Mas
come.
H. u. HOWARD, w. NJ.
J. 3. STRONG. Sec. 18th and Robert ST.
WIN. STEVENS. No. 3, A. F. G. A. NJ.
Meets second and fourth Monday in each
month at Masonic Hail. southwest cor
corner Fifth and Robert streets. Master
Masons in good standing always welcome.
VIM. JOHNSON w NJ.
d. f. BEASLEY. Sec, Ryan Hotel.
Perfect ASHER Lodge, No. 4, A. r..
A. NJ.
Meets the second and fourth Tuesday in
each month at Masonic Hall, southwest
corner Fifth and Robert street Master
Masons in good standing always welcome.
B. X. DURANT w NJ.
J. II. SHERWOOD. Sec. 4e1 Carroll.
HetheI Chapter. No. 2s, n. A. NJ.
Meets the first and third Thursday in
each month at Masonic Han, southwest
corner of Fifth and Robert streets. Roy
al Arch Masons in good standing always
welcome.
DANIEL ROY. H. p.
W. T. GASSAWAY. Sec. State Capitol.
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ciple in public finance by making pro-
vision TO borrow at once sum suiil-
cient 10 provide for war expenses,
while at the same time additional
taxes were levied In order that the
loan might be supported by an I'M
crease In revenue,
The act authorized the secretary
OF the treasury to borrow 100000.
600, or as much thereof aa might be
necessary. To defray the expenses %
the war. Under this authority IL was
decided 10 borrow $500, 100 900. The
success which attended the floating
of this loan Ii memorable one. IL
was a popular loan In every sense Of
the word. The act Itself directed that
'the bonds authorized by this see
ton shall he first offered at par as a
popular loan under such regulations.
prescribed by the secretary OF the
treasury, aA will give opportunity to
the citizens Of the United States TO
participate in subscriptions to the
loan. and in allotting said bonds the
several subscriptions for the indivld-
uals shall be FIRST accepted, and tho
subscriptions for the lowest amounts
shall be frat allotted"
The secretary of the treasury
utilized every agency at his command
to comply with this direction OF CON
grcss. All state and national banks
were requested TO cooperate with the
| department; the express companies
rendered their services free of cost
In the handling of subscriptions; the
postmaster general directed that all
money ordeE post offices be charged
with the duty of receiving the orders
of subscribers. and all the newspapers
of the United States were invited to
disseminate information concerning
the loan. All these great agencies
combined 10 place before the people
the fullest Information that could be
given,
For a period Of Al days subserlp-
| tiunS were received. At the end of
that time IL was found that the total
of subscriptions aggregated only a
| little under 81 .tn0. Oa0, GOO, or almost
seven times the amount of bonds Of.
fered 10 the public This was a re.
markable demonstration in favor OF
the public credit. II showed TO other
nations the tremendous resources
which the people of the United States
were able to command almost at a
moments notice The success OF the
war loan had an effect. both at home
and ahruad, scarcely less important
than were the naval victories az Ma.
Mia and Santiago. Doubtless the pur,
pose of the people thus expressed &c
give abundant support to the war was
enc of the factors which brought
about It's speedy termination.
| The withdrawal of 50 large a sun
ss $s0o, 600. GOO from active employ,
ment in commerce and industry, with
out deFanging any of the vast bust
ness interests of tho country, was
feat successfully accomplished ns
the end Of the calendar year 1855 al
most every dollar al this great sun
had been raid into the treasury. N~t
under the plan adopted hy the secre
tary Of the treasury such paynaeni
was made without oecasioninE ia.
slightest injury 60 business. In fact
the entire management OF the Wal
dnanee1 was conducted with xarl
skill that not for moment was Their,
any Interruption 10 the returning tid'
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A MOUNTAINEER's RELIGION.
He Went to Church and suddenly
Discovered That He Was an
"EpIsc0paI."

Last summer III. Rev. Thomas u.
Dudley, Episcopal bishop OF Kentucky,
thought he would make journey
through the mountains of eastern
Kentucky and look up the scattered
members of his flock and endeavor TO
get a foothold for his church among
the mountaineers. says the New York
Post. But as he journeyed from set
tiement to settlement without meet
ing man who had ever even heard OF
the Episcopal church he grew some
what discouraged. At last he came to
a village where, upon inquiry. he was
told that there was IAN Episcopal in
the neighborhood. and so the good
bishop proceeded 10 look him up.
After introducing himself and disclos-
ing the object Of his visit, Bishop Dud-
ley asked the mountaiueer il 10 were
u fact that he was an. Episcopalian.
"oh, yes" replied he. I'm an Epis-
copal,"
Where were yod confirmed2' in
quired the bishop. The poor man had
never even heard the word. "Where.
then. were you baptized?"
II know all about that" replied he,
"though precious few folks baptized
In these parts, but don't know wheth-
err l was ever baptized or not"
Then why do you call yourself an
Episcopalian?" continued the bishop.
We'll, new, stranger. I'll tell ye,"
said he. Some five or six years ago
was summoned dowa to Louisville as
witness in one of these 'moonshine'
cases. you know. Well, we was KEEP
over Sunday. and after breakfast. as
knowed nobody thar and nobody
kuowed me, TUX walk down the
street, from my lodgin's, and directly
saw everybody goih into great big
fine church, and seq to myself. I'll go
too. So / went in and sat down, and
In little while the bell il stopped
ajiugling: thar was some kind of big
music rolled around, and then il
stopped, too. and Teller in long
white gown he got up at the other end
OF the room from me and said some
thing or other | couldn't hear. and
then every man. woman and child in
that room got down on their knees
and sea they: oh. Lord, we've dun the
things we ortn't to ha' dun, and we
amt dun the things We orter TO ha'
dun and seq | myself, that's me. I'm
one of them very kind of feliers. and
when we all cum out l asked Teller
what kind of a church that thar wux,
and sed he; It's an Episcopal church,
and SO, stranger. I've called myself an
Episcopal ever since that trip to Louis
Vile -
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saved by a Pair OF sp~ctacle..

A writer in contemporary de-
scribes the escape from injury of q
workman engaged in foundry in
this city. While preparing for cast
ing he was shot ON the leg by a
splash of the liquid metal 1t went
clean through his trousers and
through the wall of the strong leath-
er spectacle case. which he carried in
his trouser pocket. But the broad
nose bridge of the spectacle frame
checked il In its progress. The in
truding metal. yet unhardened.
dashed against this part of the frame.
nearly enveioping IL, and attaching it
self with as much neatnesS and sta
hility as IL il were the handiwork
Of skilled craftsman. Had the spec
taeles not been in his pocket the
molten metal would asSuredly have
penetrated their owners thigh
Westminster budget.
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FIIintnn Cannon.

Three curious water pipe cannon,
which were actually used by the Fill
ipiuos against the Americans in the
late campaign, have just been lent 20
the museum OF the Royal United Serv-
ice institution. How primitive they
really are may be Judged from the
fact that the exterior surfaces are
bound with hemp and galvanized wire
and telegraph wire London Chron-
f.tn
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Nat. Turner Lodge, No. 2, X. of r..
Meets the second and fourth Thursdays
In each month. Brothers in good stand
ing welcome. AT Labor Temple. Fourth
and Eighth avenue south
T. Il. PARKE C. c.
RALPH WATSON. X. X. and 8.
Pride of Minnesota Lodge, No. 1, X.
of II.
Meets the first and third Thursdays in
each month. All brothers in good stand
ing welcome. At Plummer Post Hall,
First avenue north and Washington.
JAMES ROBERTS, G. c.
w. c. JEFFREY, X. K. and ).
,. X. HiIyard Lodge.
Meets first Tuesday in each month at
Window Block, Second avenue South and
Washington. Masons In good standing
always welcome.
q. W. LILLARD. w. NJ
JASPER GIBBS, Sec, Guaranty Loan
Restaurant.
Anchor Lodge, No. z, A. r. and A. NJ.
Meets the first and second Monday in
each month at Window Block Second av-
enue South and Washington. Masons in
good standing welcome.
j. A. SCOTT. w. NJ
A. b. LEE. 2701 Aldrich avenue South.
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The Kentucky democrats have deeid-
ed to amend the Goebel law and elm.
mate some Of the giaring iniquities of
the measure. They will not go 81 far
as to make restitution of the offices the
netarIous law enabled them to steal.
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MINNEAPOLIS.
@. q. o. o. o. r.

81. Anthony Lodge, No. 2S77.
Meets the first and third Wednesday in
each month for the transaction of busl-
ness LIST avenue N. and Washington
A. II. MYRICK. N. g.
JAMES A. SCOTT. p. s. =. o. Box 90.
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A snhlrrt Arn,asa.

Those democratic editors who afFcet
TO believe that the protective tariff is
the parent OF trusts never attempt ao
explaiH the fact that the trust orig,
mated In free trade England.
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Ana sh. san asasam.A.

The Democratic crater will be de.
pxixed of enc advantage he enjoyed In
1899. This YEAR he viii have 20 argus
with the mas with the fun dinner pail
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Hon. Claude nusal is running for
congress on the democratic ticket in
ore Of the Kansas districts II is rot
believed he viii be able 10 hold up the
voters.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
ST. PAUL.
ST. JAMES A. VI. r.. CHURCH,
Rev. y. g. Anderson, Pastor,

ST. JAMES A. NJ. r. CHURCH.
Rev. y. q. Anderson, Pastor.
Cor. Fuller and Jay streets.
Sunday services: u:30 a. M, T;Q p. m.
Wednesday prayer meeting, SEQ p. m.
ST. PETER CLAvEH's.
Father Printon.
Cor. Harrington and Aurora avenues
Sunday services Mass, 500 a. m. High
mass. 1880 a. m, Evening service at I
o'clock.
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. ID. =. OrmeF. Pastor.
Cor. 18th and Cedar
Sunday services: Preaching at II 30 a.
m, and T:t5 p. IN. Sunday school at 1880
o'clock. Wednesday evening general
prayer meeting.
hT. PHILLIPs' EPISCOPAL MISSION,
60 Rice street. bet Aurora and Univer-
sity.
Sunday services; Morning prayer. Lit
any and sermon. u;0o a. m. Sunday
School and Children's Nespers 500 n M I:
EvensenE and sermon. $50 p. m: Wed
nesday Evening Prayer aud Lecture, 500
p. m; Friday Choir Rehearsal and
Brotherhood OF st Andrew 500 D m
All are cordially invited. Seats tree
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First 6uest-won't yoa join me in re.
guessing Miss squaller To reeites
Second Gaent~Isat don't like recf
tatiaaS,
Neither do /. Hut II she doesnt re.
cite shell sing. - stray stories.
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The so.called anti.imperlalis,s have
decided TO hitch onto the democratic
donkey, The poor animal il always
compelled to furnish the motive power
for the slandrrers Of the country.
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nnInnnn nf rnurr

The balance Of power. children. h
simply the agency through which
power Is anbalaneeA Puck
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rwa 90 a ntna.

In the aewa9vr empress Of China ii.
country has very fair picture OF Mary
Ellen Leassixm at it's xrEith.
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MINNEAPOLIS.
st. PETER A. N. n. CHURCH,
Rev. W. =. Brooks. Pmnfar

Cor. I'd 81 9Th ave South
sunday services: Preaching ii.W a
IN. Sunday School, 3.0o D, m: evening
services. sseo p, m. General prayer meet
ing. Thursday evening. 500 .. m Way
man Rau1e Circle. Tuesday evening az
different residences. Parsonage &sk
Ninth avenue South
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH.
@etween Eleventh and Twelfth avenues
Sunday services. Preaching. iim a
m SUNDAY Schoal. iZs8 ., m. christtan
EndsaNoF. ~ p m evening services
80 ., m Wednesday evening general
prayer favwfiuE. Ssts 4. IA. Parsonage
lin Eighth street E@atA
ST. THOMAS MISSION.
MsS. Johm ,. Faade. In CHARGE
SlS Sixth avenue South
sunday service; sM p. m. Sunday
School. 400 p. m.
ST. JAMES A. NJ. NJ CHURCH
Rev. - W. ktnw. Pastor.
Between First avenue and second xtrn~a
Southeast near Exposition Bldg
Sunday services Preaching AZ II "a a
IN sunday Scheoi a.ea o. m svsrirw
services, sta y m. General prayer meet.
ina Thursday svNning. Weekly masttngx
NJ the psoatinE Club
NOTECEs-ChanRvx ana corrections wysIi
~ made npen natifytEx the ofsce IL we
have n1EAacted 70 place a noFire Of nny
s0etety In the above directory IL ID he-
eau@e ne % net knew OF Il Or Save eoa
sesn It's efficeFs. Eend nAxse ~ anv
Lode plase ard time OF maestew ease
e efnSeFs ana u wta b inzeFtsG
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The following farm products we're
higher in price on July !. 1900, than OF
the same date in 1909.
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MRS. GEO. DUCKETT,
PUBLISHER AND MANAGER.
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Special rates II ordered by the dozen.
orders for current issue should reach the
ONCE by Wednesday evening.
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Rev. Johm .. Faade. Ia CHARGE.
Gl8 Sixth avenue South
sunday service; sM D. m Sunday
g. htsal La m
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-10

THE HAGUE, December 9.-Mr. Kru-
ger attended religious service this morn
ing at the Cathedral and the congrega-
ton sang the Boer anthem as he with
drew. After the service he conferred
with DR.. Gleichman, president of the
second chamber.
The government of the The Neither
lands have instructed the Dutch min
lister in London, Baron Won Goltstein
Van Oldenaller, to olsavow in the
name of the government all respon-
sibility for the letter addressed to Mr..
Kruger by the president of the first
chamber of the Staats-General, Dr. A.
van Manner Van Zones, approving
his noble purpose" and expressing
a hope that the independence of the
two Dutch republics would be Sc
cured.