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Girls Will Learn by Reurt.

Thus runs an ancient rhyme: Mar. ried in white, you have chosen all right. Married in gray, you will go far away Married in black, you will wish yourself back. Married in red. you'd better be dead. Married in green, ashamed to be seen. Married in blue, you'll always be true Married in pearl, you'll live in a whirl Married in yell low, ashamed of the fellow Married in brown, you'll liva out of town Mar ried in pink. V. is vii
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POINTERS ON MOSQUITOES.
Male Is Musician. but Female Is
 BIoodthirsty.


 Bloodthirsty.
 When a man hears for the first time that it is the female mosquito that does all the biting it makes him feel right glad. Further comfort is afforded by the knowledge that the male mos- quito has probably the keenest musical sensibilities of any of his class of in- sects. He has quite a brush of hairs on his antennae, and with them he hears. Mayer stuck one of his kind on glass plate and sounded tuning forks about When one tone was made certain hairs would yibrate, while all the others were still. Another tone would start another set to vibrating, and so on. Also, if the tuning fork were at one side of the mosquito, the hairs on that antennae trembled most violently, so that when the male hears or, rather, feels-the voice of his be- loved in one antennae, he wheels about so that vibration is equal in both and flies straight ahead 10 meet her. That is about all there is to the male mos- quito, though, except that he cannot bite, for the sufficient reason that he has no apparatus with which to saw through the skin. So to speak, he has the pumps, but no drill. But the fe- male is thoroughly equipped for get ting through even a politicians hide. The only mystery is what possesses her to want to bite at all. How did she come by her hankering for blood? The scientists give it up. If she laid her eggs in the wound, like the carrion fly, it would be easy to answer the question, but she doesn't. If she stung to defend herself, like the wasp, 1t would be easy. It must be her brutal passion for blood that prompts her to attack helpless human beings. She cannot get this craving by inheritance, for tie chances are that none of her ancestors as far back as William the Conquefor ever had taste of human blood, and yet sit out on your front stoop of an evening, and mosquito, not half an hour out of the water, will make as straight for you as if she had been born for that purpose. When one thinks of the great clouds of these torments that live and die in swamps where no warm-bloeded animal ever comes, for fear of being mired, one can easily believe the estimate of entomol- egists that not one in a million ever samples red blood.-Ainslee Maga- zine
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A Novel Wedding Present.

One of the recent brides has received small hand flash light as a wed- ding gift. It may be turned on in a moment by the mere pressure of the thumb, which when removed extin- guishes the light. It is of a convenient size for carrying about in ones pocket, and would be fine to flash light on burglars. The charge gives 5000 flashes, or will burn steadily for over five hours. It is the most ingenious lit tie novelty for a wedding or birthday present.
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CURIOUS ALBINo TREE.
one Discovered Growing in Garden In
 London.

one Discovered Growing in Garden In
 London.
 Much interest has been caused lately by the appearance of a horse chestnut tree in the Thiergarten. The numer- ous branches around the lower part of the trunk have pure white foliage, such as is seen on trees growing i'll dark places where no chlorophyll can develop on account of want Of light. The same whiteness of the leaves IS also noticeable in few of the neigh boring branches through the crown to the top. People are often puzzled as to the cause of the peculiarity, and many strange explanations are some times given. The singular appearance of the tree has been noticed regularly for some years. This particular tree, it seems, had been attacked by swarm of caterpillars and other crea- lures of the same species. and the foliage had already been destroyed; but still masses of caterpfllars contin- ued to crawl up and down the trunk, and finally elung there in Jumps. To preserve the beautiful tree, after other means had been tried in vain, solu- tion of acid was used, and the ground I all around was watered with it, as well as the trunk and the branches, which were specially drenehed. This treatment proved successful. The tree gradually recovered, and now stands in it's full strength and freshness, but has ever since shown the already de- seribed whfteness of it's leaves, which presents a by no means unpleasant contrast to the otherwise dark green foliage. London Standard
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szvsPaUvv As"1N.

Fernandina, Fla, is the largest ship ping point in the world for phosphate rock. The rock. which is used as a fertilizer, was discovered in Florida in 1888. In 1890 the shipments from Fer nandina amounted to 1o,428 tons. Each year it has increased, until last year 195,000 tons were shipped from that port. This year it is expected that the shipments will reach 288.0O0 tons All the phosphate rock shipped from Fer nandina goes to foreign countries. The harbor of Fernandina is unsurpassed by that of any Florida port. the depth of water over r. eing 221a feet.
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 ARTIFICIAL LiGHTs
May Soon Wipe Out the Distinctions of
 Day and Night.

Day and Night.
 Within the next half century arti- ficial light will be so inexpensive. so excellent, and so abundant, says a scientist, that it will wipe out the demareations of day and night" He continues: Darkness is one of the forces of nature against which civiliza- tion wages war It facilitates crime, it impedes travel, it puts arbitrary lim- its on human exeftion The time is coming when darkness will be thor oughly conquered, and the great cit ies flooded from end to end with a light that will make every vocation of life as easy and as practicable at one hour as another. In this latitude night is undoubtedly the best time to work especially during the summer. The temperature from sunset to sunrise is cool and equable, there is almost al- ways refreshing breeze, and as soon as darkness is abolished the people will gradually and naturally reverse their hours of toll. ] venture the pre- diction that noon in 1850 will see the streets of cur great cities deserted, ex- eept fer few midday roysterers and policemen with sunshades Respect able folks will be abed and asleep, en- toying that delightful repose which We now associate with an afternoon snooze-something by the way, that should long ago have given us a hint that day was the proper time to rest. Then, when the wonderful incandes- cents of the future blaze forth at dusk, everybody will arise inyigorated and alert, and get ready to begin the nights work. It is a beautiful vision. Whenever I eonjnre it up, I could weep for yexation to think that 1 was born century too soon"
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Feudaiism in Hungary.

InconeeiYable as the anachronism may seem to the western mind, the agrarian system of Hungary has not yet issued from the feudal form. The Hungarian farmer of today is virtually a serf, bound to his master, the hered- itary owner of the soil which the peas- ant tills, by the tangible tie of per- sonal liability. The Hungarian feudal lord of today is entitled to fifty days labor from each male adult who dwells on his land The seignior s at liberty to demand this feudal contribution at whatever time may seem best to him, with the frequent result that the ten- ant farmer is employed In gathering his masters harvests while his own crops are rotting after a rainfall or are being consumed by an early frost or suffer damage from one or more of the many possible causes which rem der destructive the slightest delay on the part of the harvester in gathering the fruits of a years labor-S. Ivan Tonjoroff, in Arena.
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 An aching back. disordered di- gestion, changes ill the urine, head aches, nervous weakness, all point to Bright's Disease. Take steps to cure the trouble before the disease develops it's dangerous stage, Prickly Ash Bitters is certain rem edy. It heals and strengthens the kidneys, regulates the liver, stimu- lates the stomach and digestion, cleanses the bowels.
 It has been used in many severe and obstinate cases with the most gratifying success, Sold by Walker Drug Go.
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 Apples for Engfand.

England is rejoicing in the prospect of fresh apples all the year round, as shipments are beginning to arrive from the Cape of Good Hope They reach England just when the Northern hem tsphere apples become poor and are superior to those preserved in cold storage.
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A system regulator is medicine that strengthens and stimulates the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Prickly Ash Ritters is a superior system regulator. It drives out all unhealthy conditions. promotes ae- tiyity of body and brain, restores good appetite, sound sleep ana cheerful spirits. Sold by Walker Drng Co.
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An explosion occurred yesterday at the Jenny Lind mines. One man was killed and another seriously iIlinrn1i
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Prlckly Ash Bitters cures the kid- neys, regulates the liver and purifies the bowels. A valu able system ton- ic. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
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Secretary of State Hay announce ed to the cabinet the assurance Of an open door policy in China.
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Senator Cuilom will endeavor to have called up soon his bill to pro- vide government for the Hawaiian Islands.
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BLACK SWAN OF AUSTRALIA.
Es an Impressive Feature of Its Beau-
 tifuI surroundings

tifuI Surroundings.
 The native swan of Australia is not the very beautiful white bird which adorna so many of the English waters but the more ordinary-1ooking black swan, which is invariably an exhibit of our geological gardens, and is noted more especially for it's iereeness and strength. says Chambers Journal. As far as= appearance goes. the black swan is certainly not as attractive as it's more ornamental cousin, neither would it lend so picturesque an addition to all English landscape, but when seen in it's native state, sailing in large aecl5s, peacefully, contentedly and ap- parently with perfect unanimity of in. clinatien, on some sheltered lagoon amid surroundings of rising country clothed with rich hefbage and thick virgin forests, it's presence and appear ance is most impressive, and causeI one to feel that the beauties of the scenery around would count for little without the living complement of feathered= creatures so Zsedately and gracefully gliding along the waters surface. It is matter of compara- lively little trouble to obtain views of these birds in their immense focks, but the true difficulty is to get them within gunshot range, and in hunting the back swan it must be remembered that the sport is not simply a pleasure and pastime-the birds are sought after for very practical purpose. and their acquisition is of considerable value. It seems hardly needful to refer to their down, but it may be mentioned that that obtained from the breast of these black swans is exceptionally beautiful and snowy white, the outer and coarser black feathers being removed before the down itself is exposed. Although the extent of one breast is small, the covering is so wonderfully thick and spreading that it can be divided LID into many yards length of the finest and sOftest sWansdoWn
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A jealous husband shot and seri- ously wounded his wife and then committed suicide.
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The Washington Times declares that it is expected in official circles that Assistant Secretary of the Ia- terior Webster Davis will resign shortly.
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Ellis Glenn has received q letter from man at Addison, Va, who elaia1s to be aa old friend, and who offers her q photograph of herself, taken ten years ago. Sine says that she does not know the man.
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 A Kruger Story.

President Kruger recently refused an interview to a celebrated Englishman, who thereupon sent back word that he must see him; that he was no ordl- nary person; that, in fact, he was a member of the house of lords. The servant went away and returned with the message: "The president says he cannot see you, and adds that he is a cattle herder."
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CHEAP THINGS IN MANILA.
Rosewood and Mahogany Much Used-
 Low Prices for Duck Suits.

Paymaster Eugene Coffin. writing from Manila, Philippine islands, to a friend in Washington. says: I am llY- ing at the Hotel del Orient. The floors of the hotel are of hardwood, and all sawed out by hand. These people have never seen a sawmill. The stalrcases of the first three floors of the hotel are of rosewood. They use solid mahog- any here for the cheapest things. l took out my rule the other day and measured some of the boards in the floor. and. to my surprise, they were g feet long and 301A inches wide. You can hardly realize how wide 9O12 inches is. Take a tape measure anu mark it off, and you will understand how amazed was. There's fortune here for the man who will come i'll and start a saw and blaming mill. They saw all their lumber here by hand, a .ehino' at each end of the saw. These boards have been in use for twenty years. and not q ehink or crack in them. I had nine duck suits made to order for me here, and palo 9zo.9o III gold for the entire lot. l pay eight cents a suit for washing it. They never saw washboard here. They wet and soap the clothes and then thrash them on the stones, swinging them over their heads as you would fail. There is not 8 cook stove in Manila save those brought here by our boys. But they have plenty of sewing machines. There is not a fatiron on the whole island. When our boys first got here they got 54 Mexican dollars for United States twenty-dol1ar piece, but the re-e oi exchange has fallen now until it is only two for one. We are paving off the boys in paper money now, and the natives take our currency very kindly They have never seen so much money in all their lives as our boys are spend ing now
 AK SWAN 0E AUSTRALIA.
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vIUtorIss $ rresrnrs.

The presents sent to Queen Victoria on her eightieth birthday almost equal those of the last jubilee. The most magnificent came from Indian princes, who have of late sought every oppor- tunity of exhibiting their loyalty. These include many rich specimens of oriental and lacquer work-so many, indeed as to be almost embarrassing to the officials at Windsor.-New York Post.
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FFLECRAPHlc BRIEFS.

Robert Stevens, defendant in the lynching trial at Palestine, Texas, testified in his own behaalf.
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day. January isI, HUI, ., f1 s1 m and D. nl., for the purpose uf eiecf- in fos,r directors 10 serve for the ensuing l
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Senator Alien of Nebraska denies the. report that he will he the fusion candidate for the presidency.
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 place from the residence of Judge.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-04
STORIES OF THE STREET.

A conversation which proved highly
amusing to those within earshot took
place in the grand stand yesterday after
noon during the races. A group of men
who happened to take seats close together
fell into conversation as strangers are apt
to do when away from home, and one of
them stated that he had some trotting
stock of which he was rather proud over
In the exhibition stables. ''Why don't
you race some of your trotters," inquired
one Of the others. "Well, to tell you the
truth" replied the breeder, racing is
pretty uncertain game and as my bank
roll Is not large one 1 don't like to take
q chance with It."
II believe you're right observed one
OF the others whose complexion showed
that he had spent considerable time in the
sun ard wind; I have tried that racing
game myself and I know that it costs
money. But can tell you that you can
nave lot Of fun at it If you don't mind
expense. All you have to do is to get
couple OF PAGERS and put hobbies on them
they won't do any good without the
hobbles-and then get couple of trotters
that move sideways and you're fixed for
business. Then if you can in some way
get hold of about 500 week to keep
the 'hosses' going you can have a hi of
time all summer. My partner and l
nave two HOSES here but we aren't en-
tered in anything that comes off before
Thursday, so I don't know whether we
will own them then or not. But as I have
started in [ am going to the end of my
string anyhow and when 1 get to 1t
suppose l will go back to work as a pas
senger conductor again. Just as l tell
you though there is a lot of fun in the
Face-horSe business If you can afford It."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-04

have succeeded in like undertakings. We
should not be behind hand There is no
reason why we should not have such an
industrial intrepct It is essential to our
future success as a commercial COM
munity. The men who have undertaken
the task should have the support Of all
who wish the community we'll The
money needed and that may be con-
tributed will come back to the SUBJ
scribers directly and Indirectly with all
the more certainty as the success Of the
achievement is more complete.
The time has come for st. Paul to open
out. Here is one Of the directions in
which it can do so with most advantage.
If this is successful other like tasks will
be set to our people; and the time Will
be but comparatively brief until st. Paul
has resumed her old time ascendancy as
one of the most progressive communi>
ties of the West.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-04
AGREAT STATE.

1t Is assumed that every reader of the
g o b e in this State believes in Mime
sofa. Minnesota is a great state.
''They work for her. Sun, Earth and
Rain
Days, Nights and Seasons make her
gain"
No state, has greater variety of nat
ural resources. With more people to oc-
cupy her vacant acres and more capital
to set in motion machinery to fashion
her timber, iron, stone, hides, wool, flax
and other gifts and products into useful
and profitable forms, she will become
one of the most powerful populous and
influential states in the Union.
When we take hold and really know her
worth,
Her mills will help to feed and cIothe
the earth.
Minnesota has a commanding position
in the very heart of the continent. She
has more water ways to the sea and the
world than any other of the states; her
waters run north, east and south Her
ways of steel lead to all parts of our
vast domain; they lead by the shortest
routes to the Pacif1e-and the Orient.
Some may say that there are enough
people here now. Our state is thinly
populated in comparison with our East
ern states and the countries of the old
world. There are single counties in this
state four times as large as RhC%e Is
land, and little Rhody has about 400, 003
people, worth six times as much money
in savings banks as the people of Mtn-
nesota. And the people of that state
are not complaining of being over
crowded.
An index to the Minnesota book of
progress is now open for public inspection
at Hamline The products of farm,
orchard, pasture, garden, forest, mine,
mill and factory are there. Go and
see it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-04

captain vote FOR this biliY
H. r. SOFA bill to permit the erection
of ,orain elevators on the right Of way q
of the grain elevating business.
H. r. 674-A blu to regulate express
way RAILROADS are regulated by law.
II. F.. 7SEA bill to prohibit pools and
trusts in Minnesota.
8. F. i14-A bill to provide for the TAX
alton of tnheritances.
8. F. PA bill requiring to give notice
when trains are behind time
s. F. STA bill providing for the In
vestigation of alleged frauds IN the sale
H. F. 5e--A bill requiring railroads to
furnish sidetracks for mills and elevators
adjacent to their right Of way.
H. T. s4o--A bill providing for the in.
terchange of cars between railroad COM
panies at Junction points.
II. F. H4-A bill requiring trains to stop
at county, seats.
If Capt. Van SAINT had voted against
any or all of the aforementioned meas
ures, he would now, ne doubt, be able
to furnish some good reason for his ac-
ton.
If he had voted for them he would not
be called upon to explain anything.
But Capt. Van SAINT lodged the vote
on them all. He tried to be everybody 8
friend, no doubt. and especially his own,
and the result is he made no friends and
lost the respect Of many who saw him
dodge
1t is not surprising that Capt. Van
SAINT survived the Civil war. No Confed-
crate bullet could possibly hit such an
expert at lodging
Nor is it surprising that Editor Tanas
Bixby, in his. paper, the Red Wing Daily
Republican, shrould have declared two
years ago that Capt. Van SAINT would
make a weak gubernatorial candidate;
that he would be unpopular with the peo-
pie, and would not prove as coed a vote
getter as Eustis. Mr.. Bixby, as private
secretary to Cows. Merriam and Nelson,
had enjoyed exceptional opportunities to
learn the little pecularities Of Capt Van
SAINT, and he undoubtedly knew what he
was talking about In 1898.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-04
OLD SPORT ON POKER.
An Instance of the Affinity Between
brandy and Luck.

brandy and Luck.
"A clear brain and steady nerve will
win out i'll the long run" said the old
sport, "bat there are times when the OPP
pesite is the case. Take the game OF
poker, for instance. Did you ever sit in
a game with brain keenly alert for every
thing that is going on. and play a whole
night without getting even three of a
kind, while the player opposite, with a
brain befuddled with drink, fills in four
Pushes and rakes in nearly every pot?
Occurrences of this kind are tFaVesty
on the old saw, but they are only pos
sible when the game is on the square.
81 had an experience of the kind some
years ago that made the old saw look
like thirty cents. had been invited TO
join IN quiet game with quarter limit
and a reunder of fifty cent pots when
ever full hand Of jacks or better was
called. There were several strangers In
the game and [ determined TO keep my
brain clear stuck to ithia and lemon
for two hours, at the end of which
found myself almost cleaned out. My
steady brain had been able to bet on an
occasional pair, but as to filing a flush
or a full house. 1t had been brilliantly
unsuccessful.
g Switch, said to myself and switch
1t was. The next time it came to order
ing drinks, I said brandy. We had
struck one OF these fifty cent FOUNDERS
just then and opened the pot with jacks
and tens, the fifth card being a king.
While the others were making up their
minds to stay, 1 drank my brandy AID
without SHINING over my hand again I
discarded what I believed to be the king.
The brandy, striking my cold stomach.
went tingling through my veins and
clegged my brain. drew in my card.
looked at it without taking another
glance at the others bet the limit and
the next man dropped. The man oppo-
site me raised and the others quit. 1
raised and ray opponent lifted AGAIN
went him another fifty and he came back.
Then 1 boosted again and he threw his
cards into the deck.
81 was about to DO the same when
somebody demanded to see my openers.
threw them down face upward and
brought to light three jacks, & ten SPOT
and a king. had discarded one Of my
tens instead of king. The other FELLOW
had quit with q pat straight, nay eenf1-
dent betting, Que TO the brandy, throwing
him of. l took more Of the same sew
eral times after and quit 'the game whcr
it broke with a tidy bit to the good. {
don't recommend brandy as regular
conconitant to poker, but You can draw
your own conclusions. +"