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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
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By F. X. Serb N e r.

was thrust between his teeth, his legs and
arms were secured in a twinkling and he was
lifted from the ground to one of the dimly
lighted huts which stood several hundred
yards away from the highway.
The door of the hut was opened from the
inside, chorus of exclamations was uttered
in strange tongue, and, turning his head,
he saw that he was surrounded by a group
of dozen or more of the most evil-looking
Cinnamon that it had ever been his i'll for
tune to meet. But what sent the cold chills
creeping down his spine was the spectacle at
the end of the dimly lighted room. Stretched
on a rude bier, formed from a board laid
across two barrels, was the body of the
leader who had been killed in the gambling
den, and at his feet was an iron brazier
filled with burning Goals.
His captors did not give Harold much time
to wonder what his fate would be- He saw
a pair of pointed iron rods thrust among the
sulen embers which were famed into
life by one of his captors until the points OF
the implements of torture became a dull red
under the steady glow and he realized that
they first intended to burn out his eyes The
agony of the thought numbed him when one
of them knelt beside him and thrust his
long, bony, yellow hand into the pockets OF
his clothes. Then he became conscious that
something unusual had occurred. There was
a murmur of surprise, followed by gutteral
exclamations. Opening his eyes, he saw that
the man had arisen and was examining
something that he held in his outstretched
palm.
That an unusual occurrence had moved his
captors to an unexplicable state Of excite
ment Harold could see. The Cinnamon had
gathered silently the dull red glow from the
blazing Goals playing in fantastic shadows
across their weird figures and evil faces. In
their eyes he saw look Of reverential awe.
Then of an instant the mystery OF their ac-
tions was made clear to him; fame leaped
from the iron -brazier lighting up the narrow
room as with a flash of sunlight and in the
outstretched hand Of the leader, he saw the
little figure Of the Luck God, the wizened-up
old man seated cross-legged with an open
parchment in his hands.
He felt the cold chill OF. a knife against his
flesh and closed his eyes, shutting his teeth
to better bear the pain that he felt must
come Then the cords dropped from his
limbs, he was pulled gently to his feet, and
the little Chinese idol was laid reverently in
his hand. Not word was spoken as the
leader, going to the door, threw it open and
motfoned to him to go. Almost mechanically
he stumbled across the threshold the red
glow Of the fire at his back the cold breath
of the night wind striking against his face.
The door closed sharply, leaving him in dark
ness and alone.
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harbarouS 'pidgin" of the locality, the
woman pointing from Harold to the lamp and
talking very rapidly. Presently the China
man smiled and gasped: 'sabe good" Little
else of the talk could Harold make out.
Tell him. said he; that I'll get him out
of here, anywhere he says
''He wants to thank you," said she. HE
knows he's going to die. He says that you
are his friend and he wants to give you
something. That's the way with them; if It's
money
mo dollee," broke in the dying man. "No
laid, sabe.''
The Chlnaman held up his hand motion
ing the woman to come nearer.
''It's only one of them Chink gods, luck
god,'' she translated presently; though it
amt done much for him in that line, least
wise not tonight. He says he disobeyed
some law or other and that It went back on
him. But he thinks that it will stick to you
all right as you are not mixed up with the
highbinders. He wants you to keep it and to
carry it with you, and you mustn't give it
away unless you want to bring bad luck on
yourself"
Harold took the image, quaint bit of cary
ing, not without a certain fantastic merit.
Tell him I'll keep it," said he; that I'm
very much obliged for his Joss god, and that
some day perhaps it will bring me luck when
am down.
There was the sound of heavy footsteps
coming up the alley; the woman snatched the
lamp from Harold's hand and darted into the
house, slamming the door behind her.
'"The police, d-n EN-" said she.
Jack Harold found himself in Pete Will
liams' big gambling den, late in his first
evening in Oregon. In his college days he
had been famous poker player, and pres
emily the infectious charm of the great Amer
ican game had taken hold on him again. At
the table with him sat a half-drunken miner,
a beardless youth from a rural town down
the coast, and two evil-faced Cinnamon. AL
ready the latter had pocketed a snug sum Of
their fellow players money and they smiled
slyly when Harold took the vacant seat.
The game went on quietly for an hour with
about equal success to Harold and the Celes-
tIals, then came big jack pot which passed
around until a heap of gold and greenbacks
were piled UP in the center of the table.
Hardly had the pot been opened when Harold
and the youth from down the coast were
raised out, leaving the miner who had opened
to fight it out with the two Cinnamon. Pres
emily one of them dropped out, and it was
duel. After the draw, Harold, who had been
watching the Cinnamon closely, quietly
leaned forward until his gaze commanded the
edge of the table nearest the Celestial who
was playing against the miner.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
NeW Ideas
in Food

Nor, TrJo0S NJ. Dagin, a French ento-
in Food dietary suqgest,ons tbs+ are
likely to be received with
disfavor by people who are brought up to be
particular about what they eat. His idea is
that many varieties of insects are excellent
for human food. He says that he has himself
eaten several hundred species of insects He
has eaten them raw, boiled, roasted and in a
hash. The first thing to overcome is the
popular prejudice against the bug as an
article of diet. If 1t can be shown that he is
made up of valuable food constituents NJ
Dagin contends, sentiment ought not to stand
in the way OF eating him. People eat oysters
and crabs. which certainly do not have
dainty appearance, though custom has to
some extent blunted our perceptions to this
fact
NJ. Dagin certainly has the argument on his
side. If one goes out and looks at the gentle
COW in her pasture she is not a particularly
toothsome Wand to the eye, yet nearly every
one eats piece Of COW without any question
Bugs and other insects, when they appear
on the table, will lose that raspy, buggy ap-
pearance that is certainly not appetizing
when it is seen in a state of nature. And we
do not have to eat the antennae any more
than we do the cows horns, though the
latter are alleged sometimes to appear in
certain brands of boarding house steak On
the whole, the argument is all for the bug
as a food, though for the most part people
will prefer to wait while and get a bit
used to the idea
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Homestead strike, and the young man had
difficulties to overcome. He mastered them
so successfully that in 1896 he was elected
member Of the board of managers of the COM
pany. One year later he succeeded John G.
A. Leshman the present minister to Turkey,
as president. He remained in that position
until the company was reorganized, when he
was elected president of the Carnegie com
pany.
Homestead. From the latter place he directed
the operations of the 5000 workmen Of the
When ]. Pierpont Morgan formed the Unit
ed States Steel corporation he picked out Mr.
Schwab to manage it. From his New York
Offices he now is in active command Of the
business He directs the work of over 100000
men on whom half a million people depend,
and who receive about $15,0OO,O 900 month in
wages
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To Succeed in Life, Be Born Poor.

To Succeed in Life, Be Born Poor.
About the time he was elected president of
the Carnegie Steel company, four years ago,
Mr.. Sehwabs money began to bother him.
He is a man Of very simple tastes. Having
been born and raised in the country he never
learned to throw away money.
He purchased more and more stock in the
company and finally became of the fore
most holders. When he was made president
his salary was $4,000 year. Now it is
$500, 900 year. He has frequently told friends
that his mcney was burden to him.
Mr. Schwab has a boyishlooking face and
he always smiles. To succeed in life one
must be born poor Mr.. Schwab thinks He
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Copyright, 1901. by F. K Scrfbner. Z.
Jack Harold had been. doing the famous
China town of San Francisco. and felt a bit
aggrieved that his experiences had heen so
tame. The noxious quarters were not so
much worse than old Mott street OF his New
York home. Finally he turned down dark
alley which he judged would bring him out
upon one of the more popular thoroughfares,
when his footsteps were suddenly. checked by
the sounds Of scufle in the darkness before
him. There was a labor of strained breath
ing; then stiaed cry and the clatter of
flying feet on the pavement. Then he became
conscious that he was not alone in the alley,
that there was a man somewhere ahead of
him and that all was not as it should be.
Swallowing his misgivings. he groped his
way forward until he almost stumbled over
a body in the darkness.
From ramshackle house near by shone a
light. He sprang up the narrow steps and
shook the door vigorously. It was pulled
open few inches and face appeared in the
opening the face Of woman of the street,
aged before it's time, scanned by lines of dis
sipation, with blood-shot eyes and leer
about the corners of the mouth.
what do you want?" she said sharply.
someone mas DSeu DuIt, luSIo HdS DeSA -
fight and -
The woman gave coarse laugh. whats
that to me?"
"But you will take money he said, taking
a silver dollar from his pocket. ''All / want
is light. 1 believe the man is dying"
At the word money the woman threw open
the door.
1.-The more fool you,' she cried. "A dollar
for light Well, take it,
She followed him to where the inert bundle
lay near the middle of the alley. 1t was a
Chinaman, better dressed than those usually
seen in that quarter. Harold bent down and
felt for the heart beat. The breast was wet.
The woman peered over his shoulder.
"Highbinders," said she calmly, stabbed
him and cut off his cue"
Harold hesitated. "IIe isn't dead,'' said
he Cant we carry him inside?"
"And have me pulled for murder? You're
a green 'un," sneered the woman.
Their voices aroused the half-conscious
Chinaman. and evidently he thought that the
highbinders had come back to finish their
work, for he cried out in his own language.
Then. catching sight of the face Of the
American, he dropped into broken English
His voice was very faint, but Harold caught
his words. There was something about
money, broken pledges and the vengeance Of
the Joss god The woman interrupted him.
Hell never get through at that rate, }"
she said LET me talk to him."
They went at it for FIVE minutes IN the
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
ADJUSTMENTS

Jessie Bartlett Davis appeared at the Metro
politan last night and sang to one of the
largest Sunday night audiences of the season
The entire bill was pleasing, despite the fact
that several of the acts were marred by the
failure of the orchestra to keep moving
A review of the performance will appear in
this column tomorrow.
Seats are selling at the Metropolitan to-day
for the engagement the last half Of this
week of Howard Kyle in Nathan Hale.
Mr. Kyle is said to be supported by COM
pany Of unusual excellence and the produce
ton will be given here with all the scenic
mountings and accessories seen during its
extended runs in New York and Chicago.
E. H. Sothern's grand scenic revival of
''Hamlet" will be given at the Metropolitan
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings Seats will go on sale Thursday morn
Ing.
The picturesque colonial drama. ''At Valley
Forge" by VIM. L. Roberts, comes to the
Bijou next week.
Hal Reid's latest success, KNOBS o Ten
nessee," presented by capable and we'll
balanced cast, opened at the Bijou yesterday
to large and well pleased audiences. A re-
view Of the production will appear in this
coluuan tomorrow.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

the company as a stake driver he was not
only chief engineer, bur assistant manager
of the Braddock mills and furnaces. With
Captain Jones he perfected an invention
known as the metal mixer" which revolu-
tionized the manufacture Of steel.
Mr.. Schwab married early. He fitted up one
room Of his small house as a laboratory.
Thither he went at night and spent hours
studying and experimenting in chemistry He
learned everything be could about methods
of making steel and reducing ores, and when
he could learn no more from others he formed
new ideas, which he put into practice in the
mill. In 1887 he was made superintendent of
the Homestead mills. He reconstructed that
plant and made 1t the finest in The world
1t was under his management that the COM
pany began the manufacture of armor plate
for the government. This plant employs $500
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
D ally n ew York l. Letter.

the south of France the American shippers
say they will have decidedly the better of the
British shippers in the cost Of landing their
product, Profits sufficiently large to make
the undertaking well worth while are made
possible. The great question now under con-
sideration is the reduction Of freight charges.
The plan is to bring back to this country
marketable cargo, and iron ore loaded at
Spanish ports is now regarded as solving this
difficulty. About 100000 tons would be neces-
sary for next year, and 1t is believed this can
easily be marketed at Pittsburg and other
places at profit. Vessels of from 1900 TO
IL, 900 tons will be used for the trade, and a
fleet of these vessels will soon be ordered in
France.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

years. "In climate" he says, where a
man can lie in hammock. pick banana
with one hand and dig a sweet potato with
one foot, the incentive to idleness is easy to
yield to and brings it's inevitable conse-
quences." So it seems the northwest has no
exclusive rights in fine climates.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
saIted Potatoes.
Exchange.

The Lake City Republican tells of a man
who experimental in the use Of salt in rails
ing potatoes last season. A few rows Of hills
in a field he salted thoroughly, and these
rows yielded more and better tubers than
the unsalted rows. Having used the salt
during a dry spell, he claims that it kept
the hills moist. Another thoroughly salts
flying result was that the salted rows were
untouched by the pestiferous potato bug.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

The Journal is on sale at the news
stands OF the following hotels;
Pittsburg, Pa.-Du Quesne.
Salt Lake City, Utah-The Knutsford.
Omaha, Neb.-PaxtOn Hotel
Los Angeles, Cal.-Hotel Van Nuys.
Denver, CoI.-Brown's Palace Hotel.
st. Louis. Mo-Planters Hotel, Southern
Hotel.
Kansas City, Mo.-Coates House.
Boston, Mass.-Young's Hotel, United
States, Touraine.
Cleveland, Ohio-Hollsnden House. Weddell
House.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Grand Hotel.
Detroit Mich.-Russell House, Cadillac.
Washington, D. darlington Hotel, ha-
leigh.
Chicago. nl.-Auditorium Annex, Great
Northern.
New York City-Imperial, Holland, Murray
Hill, Waldorf
Spokane Wash.-Spokane Hotel.
Tacoma, Wash.-Tacoma Hotel.
Seattle, Wash-Butler Hotel.
Portland, Oregon-POrtland Hotel, Perkins
Hotel.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

OF 81, with a grown-up family, Won Larisch
will return to his native land and come into
possession of his title. estates and other
property. The military authorities have
raised their sentence of expatriation against
him, and he will take into control property
worth about SO, 100000. Before entering Ger
many the count will put on the uniform of
lieutenant of the Guards and will report hrst
to his regiment, then to the kaiser. He will
be placed at once on the retired list with the
rank and pay of lieutenant. His Is pretty
nearly enough romance for one.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
Not So Popular.

antiques" MOI so FOpulaf.
Antique furniture is not by any means as
popular an article on the market as was the
case few years ago. According to the deal
ers, the public demand has been satisfied and
the fad will return to its normal basis. its
violence being over. To the regret OF many
dealers, they find they still have large stock
of antiques without the prospect Of an early
purchaser and an epidemic of auction sales
is likely to result. Already many have been
held. and they have offered the most unusual
opportunities to furnish homes at extremely
low figures Even the auctioneers have been
astonished at the small figures realized.
About the only people to enjoy the present
state of affairs are the furniture makers who
were compelled to initiate the old-fashioned
furniture in order to have salable goods.
Now they are preparing for a run on furni-
ture built according to modern ideas and
tastes IN. N. A.
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MIR. McKfnIex,s idea.

Vermillion. S. D., Republican.
President Mckinley is now travelling his
ten-thousand-mile tour through this coun-
try. He is making brief but bright addresses
at the stopping stations to large and loyal
crowds. He is telling. them that what is
good enough for Americans to win is good
enough for Americans to keep. That's the
way we like to have our American presidents
talk
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Romance of Count Won Larisch.

AHUAH ACC u OVeH1Ht IN A1s@A S1I'
One more titled parsonage is about to de-
part from New York. He is Count Edmond
Won Larisch, who for thirty-five years kept
a jewelry store in this city under the name
of Edmund Heinecke. Count Won Larisch was
an officer in the Prussian army back in the
hfties, but quarreled with a superior officer.
and they fought duel in which the count
killed his opponent. He was forced to fee
from the country, forfeiting his wealth, title
and estates. Coming to New Orleans in 1856,
he assumed the name of Heinecke and has
since borne it. He fought on the Confederate
side all during the civil war, being captain
in the Second Louisiana Rifles, and at the
close Of the war came to New York and en-
tered the jewelry business. Now. at the age
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Manager at Braddock and Home
stead.
In 1889 Captain Jones was killed in an acci-
dent to one of the Braddock furnaces, and
Mr.. Schwab was appointed his successor.
About this time Andrew Carnegie found the
young man SO valuable to him that he took
him into the firm as partner, giving him
$4,000 worth of stock. In 1892, when all
the Carnegie mills were put under the owner
ship of the Carnegie Steel company, limited
Mr.. Schwabs jurisdiction was extended to
two plarts. This was directly after the
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

People at Columbus, Ohio, were startled to
note the presence of Colonel Francis W..
Parker, Professor Sherman Davis and Messrs.
Harvey B. Curd and Charles u. Skinner at
the mothers congress.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Some yellow papers are racing few smart
kids around the world to break records and
get scarehead material that few people care
to read
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

A Chicago dentist advertises false teeth on
thirty days trial. If you bite on his game,
but cannot bite with the teeth. they are
passed along to another party till they are
finally placed
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Complaint is made by Wall street beggars
that the old millionaire winners wouldn't give
up soc to relieve dying apple woman. The
lambs, when they make sudden strikes, give
up easily.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Mr.. Jones, superintendent of public instruc-
ton of Indiana. disapproves of William
Shakspere's works and is trying to Danish
them from the state normal school. william
is little rough at times, but he has his good
points.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Texas statesmen. and political economist are
forming a $500, ,OOO,OOO oil trust to show Mr..
Rockefeller that he isn't so much.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
THE OPPORTUNITY AND
THE MAN
.xv.-CHARLEs NJ. sCHwAB

(Series under the direction OF President An
drew s. Draper of the University OF I'LL
nois.)
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Now that it is past, it is a safe bet that
Henry "" would not have put up his V for
the price Of a couple of seats.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

The Kansas wheat crop threatens to be so
big that the farmers down there are again
sending for price lists of diamonds
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

An eastern genius proposes to pave the
parks with brick so as to keep the children
off the grass.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

The city hospital is all right, but there are
people who prefer "a natural death"
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

This summer several good local singers are
thinking OF taking lessons in voice culture,
so that you cannot tell what they are sing
! ing about
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

A restored and reunited democracy" is
regarding itself with scowl of vengeance
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

It is spoken of as the railroad COM
mission. 1t seems to be.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Governor Allen Of Porto Rico is something
OF humorist in his explanation Of why his
colony has made 50 little progress in 400
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
COMPLAINTS

Subscribers will please notify the
Office In every case that their paper
is not delivered promptly or the
collections not properly made.
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tunnel to- BrookIyn.
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL,
No. 2 Park Row, New York.

Tunnel to Brooklyn.
May 27-The construction of rapid tram
sit tunnel under the East river, to connect
the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, is
now an assured fact. The plans OF the rapid
transit commission have been approved by
the municipal assembly and the work will
begin at an early date. Seven million dollars
will be spent on this Brooklyn tunnel route,
which will be completed and ready for use
at the same time the rapid transit subway
on Manhattan island will be thrown open for
traffic. Both are expected by Christmas OF
1903
Coal Men Look Over France.
France is the latest country on which
American coal men have designs. Plans have
already been made and arrangements COM
pleted for the shipment Of large quantities
of American coal to that country, and two
companies have been formed for that purpose.
One of them is in France and the other in
this city. BY the middle OF June the Ameri-
can company will be ready to go ahead with
its business. The plans were formulated sew
eral months ago and since that time an addi-
tional incentive has been offered by the impo-
sition of an export tax by Great Britain
British shippers now charge more for coal
delivered in France than American shippers
charge In the north of France the British
shippers still have slightly the better Of the
market on coal shipped from Wales, but for
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

The Lindstrom News would like to see
Dunn elected president, because he is lone
of the very few who can hold Office without
either thinking the Office was created for
him, or getting careless and neglecting his
duties to his constituents" The News is for
Iverson for auditor and Dunn for governor
in 1904 &C. B. C.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27
The Biz RiYer star-News SAYS:

TIC Elk tIYtT olar-NeWs says:
The railroad and warehouse commission
seems to be making an exceptional record for
the diligence with which 1t does not transact
the public business.
And yet Editor Dare has been mentioned
for secretary of the commission. Surely no
one will presume to mention him within the
hearing Of the commissioners, after that shot
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-27

Reports from the second district indicate
that Senator Somerville may try conclu-
sions with McCleary again next year. The
MeCleary opposition is laboring with the
Sleepy Eye man, who is said TO be more
than half inclined to yield to the solicita-
tions and announce his candidacy