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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

King Rene of Provence NOW South
ern France. She was betrothed in her
infancy to a baby prince, in the settlement
of a diplomatic difficulty. In her story
Gas set forth in the drana) she became
blind while still an infant. Her father
resolved that she should never learn of
her misfortune. He built for her a secret
retreat amid his palace grounds, where
ne could see her frequently, and gave
her to the care of attendants who were
charged never to speak of anything
that could suggest the sense of sight Thus
secluded from the world she grew to the
age of sixteen years, while it was given
out that she had been sent to Spain
to be reared (for her mother had died
soon after her BIRTH. A Moorish physi-
clan and astrologer predicted that her
sight would be restored at the time ap-
pointed for her marriage, and this time
has nearly arrived when the drama
opens Ebn Jahia, the Moor, is ex-
erting himself to bring about this result
He places upon her breast daily tails
man, which causes a profound sleep I'M
til it is removed. This is repeated from
day to day. The prince1y lover, Tristan
of Vandemont, with his minstrel at
tendant, Sir Godfrey arrives at King
Rene's palace to claim his bride, whom
he has never seen. This time is in the
middle of the fifteenth century, and the
action of the play (Which is all contained
in one act of six scenes represents only
one-ha1f day, from noon to sunset.
Prince Tristan and Sir Godfrey arrive
at an unexpected moment, and before
they meet the king they stroll about the
secluded grounds. Accidentally the door
of Iolanthe's retreat (Which is so con-
trived as to appear like part of an I'M
broken wall when closed has been left
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15
VIOLETS.

I hold thy violets against my face.
And deeply breathe the haunting, pur-
That fills my weary heart with sweet
content
And lays upon my soul a chrismal grace;
The air around me for little space
Is heavy with the fragrance they nave
let -
And every passing wind that heaven
ward went
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15
HOW SHE GOT ACQUAINTED.

The teacher in an intermediate grade
in a Milwaukee school the other day
was Showing off, her pupils before
number of visitors.
The spelling class was on the floor.
and one small red-headed boy was given
the word introduction
He paused, twisted his lips. stared and
then in faltering way spelled 1t cor
rectly, and then seemed rather sur
prised that he had done it.
do you know what that word meansf'
asked the teacher.
Nom
eWhat? You don't know what intro
duction means?"
Nom
''Well, now, TIL explain it to you.
Does your mother ever have cailers?
''YeS'm.''
.Weli, now, suppose that two women
came to call on your mother. Your
mother knows one Of the women, but
doesn't know the other. She has never
seen the woman. and doesn't even know
her lame Now, how would she become
acquainted with this woman and find
out her name?"
"She'd send me out for can of beer.
AS that was the correct answer, the
teacher had nothing further to say.-New
York Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

left for home A few days later the bat
tie of Gettysburg was fought and they
were no longer needed. As 1t was, those
who volunteered had not been called into
action and were not within hearing dis
lance Of the battle. But Jan. "a. 1855,
medals Of honor, 1854 in number, were is
sued to all members of the regiment. No
less than $50 Of these honored individuals
had declined to respond to the urgent
request Of the president and had gone
back to their homes.
In the years following the Civil war
quite number Of medals were issued
to scouts and civilians. One was given
to Vanderbilt, who had presented the
government with a steamship. But, most
remarkable to relate, one was given to
DR.. Mary Walker-the> little old lady
who masquerades around the Hobbies of
the capitol in silk hat and trousers, max
ing life a burden for congressman. 1t
was not for her heroism In assuming
male attire in the face Of and defiance
Of society and custom that her medal
was given. DR.. Mary was contract
surgeon during the war, and the rec
ord reads that the medal was issued for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

services rendered during the war" The
date of issue was 1866. DIR. Mary did
render professional services at the hos
pitfalls in Washington, but there is no
record of distinguished gallantry in ac-
ton or in the presence of the enemy. 1t
is surmised by some who have learned
to know her persistence that the medal
was given her by some person unknown
to get rid of her. At any rate, she has
the distinction of being the only woman
in the country to be thus honored Like
wise she Is one of thirteen civilians who
have been awarded medals. Eleven of
the others were scouts in the Indian cam
paigns, while the twelfth was a quar-
termaster's employee In 1865 twenty-nine
medals were bestowed on officers and
non commissioned officers who CHANGED
to be detailed to accompany Lincoln's
remains from Washington to Springfield,
Ill.
Eleven years ago an organization
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

ajar, and she Is without attendants The
prince and the minstrel enter, and the
former proceeds on to an inner chamber,
where the beautiful princess is sleeping.
He loses his heart, and almost his
senses, at once. and is enraged to think
Isthat he Is bound to marry another (as
he suppeses) when he has discovered so
E5beautiful a maiden. He steals the tails
man from her breast and retreats to the
outer chanber. Soon Iolanthe awakens,
and appears In the doorway.
A singular colloquy ensues, in keeping
with the strange situation The bard, the
youth and the maiden try their hands
at the either, improvising minstrelsy aft
er the custom Of that day. $
It is only when the prince requests of
the princess a red rose and receives from
her white one that he discovers that
she Is blind. A cleyerly worded CONVEX
sation brings out the fact that she Is
wholly unconscious Of her affection, never
having had any idea of sight.
The strange guests take their departure
reluctantly, while the naiden's heart Is
completely won by the manly tones Of
the young hero.
The king, arriving later, is much dis.
turbed to learn that his daughters priv
aey has been invaded, and her treatment
interrupted, by strangers. He Is still
more vexed to receive a letter from the
prince demanding release from the mar
riage contract AS the day draws to a
close the prince and Sir Godfrey, at
tended by their trains, repair to the re-
treat with armed retainers, and demand
the surrender Of the king, whom they
conceive to be sorcerer, holding To-
1anthe a captive under the spell Of some
malignant charm. The drama hastens
to Its conclusion. 1olanthe again awak-s
ems, this time endowed With sight, and
seems to enter a new world Of joy and
of love, in which the prince Is the idol
Of her heart. This difficult scene, which,
would be impossible for most writer's to
delineate, IS remarkably lifelil1e and true
to nature in its handling by Hertz, and
is fitting finale to a drama of weird
and singular beauty.
/ It Is difficult to say how much Of the
dramatic story is historical how much
legendary. and how much pure fabrica-
ton. Historians are not at all certain
| that Iolanthe was blind. Yet there, is
enough of history in the basis Of the
play to give 1t a vivid interest.
The translation Of Hertzs drama by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15
PRICED BY OWNERS
OFFICIAL MEDALS OF HONOR
MEAN MUCH TO THEIR
OWNERS
PRESIDENT LINCoLN's MISTAKE
Gave Medals to Members of
Maine Regiment That Went
Home just Before Get
tysburg.
PRESIDENT LINcoLN's MISTAKE
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Washington, d. C.

FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Washington, d. C.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE official
medal of honor issued by the war de-
partment is a trophy of which the WIN
ner may well be proud. 1t means that
the man to whom it is awarded has per-
formed some act "of such conspicuous
character as to clearly distinguish him
for gallantry and intrepidity above MS
comrades-service that involved extreme
jeopardy of life or the performance OF
extraordinarily hazardous duty. SO
reads the regulation governing their Is
sue Not very many have been issued
of late years-scarcely hundred to vet
Grams of the Spanish-American war and
the Philippine service.
But the value of one Of these medals
depends very much on the date of issue.
OF the 2,525 issued since the law was;
passed, in 1853, nearly half are little bet
ter than counterfeits. Immediately aft
er the war the medals were issued with
blundering carelessness and this fact
has tended to detract greatly from the
honor which should rightly attach to
their possession. There are at least: 1854
medals which mean nothing at all, and
many of their holders should have been
given insignia of disgrace rather than
honor.
The issue of these medals came about
in this WISE The Twenty seventh Maine
infantry was stationed at Arlington
Heights, just south of the capitol. in
July, 1863. It happened that their term
of enlistment was just about to run out,
but the threatened invasion of Pennsyi-
vania by Lee made it very desirable that
they remain in service few days more.
President Lincoln promised that all
members Of the regiment who would vol
unteer to remain should Do presented
with medals of honor. Sad 70 relate only
s00 officers and men remained. The rest
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15
A Beautiful Crea=
ton of Danish
Literature.
YOLANDE
CD King Rene's Daughter.
BY HURBERT M. SKINNER

readers with accounts Of marvellous
bust wrought in butter, which was de-
clared to be work of genius. The
nodeler was Caroline Schalk Brooks a
resident of Helena, Ark, well known to
the select social circles of st. Louis. The
head was that of a lovely girl, with
wealth of hair and with sweetness OF
expression which impressed every be-
holder. What was supposed by many to
be a nine-days' wonder proved to pos
sess an enduring charm. Its fame spread
throughout the nation. 1t was remember
ed that Winnie Ream had been an Ar
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

Two incidents of the past summer serv-
ed to recall to many thousands a pleas
ant memory of the centennial year. One
was the christening of the daughter Of
the king of Italy, the Princess Yolande;
the other was the modelling in
butter of the new statehouse of Min
nesotai for exhibition at Buffalo Singu-
larly dissimiIar as they were, these Incl
dents were both associated in the public
mind with a notable achievement in
American art, and with a remarkably
beautiful classic Of Danish literature.
The newspapers Of 1876 surprised their
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

One and one-ThIrd Fares for Tench-
ers and Students.
Going home for the holidays. on De De,
cember 10Th and 21st, the Wisconsin
Central will sell to all points at ABOVE ~
rate For further particulars can at the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
512 Main Street

kept in the background. Senator
Washburn of Worcester belongs in the
same catalogue, so does Senator Cham
berlain of Brockton, who follows Wash
burn into private life this year, but is
very likely to emerge. Representative
Nfckerson of Dedham, whose death is
so sincerely lamented, instantly showed
his capacity for public life when he
came to the General Court last winter.
Most of the congressman of 10 years
hence will be in the incoming Legisla-
ture, or the unexpected will happen.
THE foregoing is a brief and abso-
lutely correct statement of the whole
subject and it's truth can easily be
verified by the state of Minnesota and
any other state or person having sur
ficient influence to investigate all mat
ters of record. .....-
Now as to the effect of what has
been done upon the public interest: let
me ask a few questions which l want
every candid and honest man TO an
swer for himself;
Did the Union Pacific people with
their railway lines extending from
Omaha and New Orleans to California
and Oregon through the several states
in the middle west and south purchase
a majority of the stock of the North
ern Pacific Company for the purpose
of aiding that company and increas-
ing the growth of the prosperity of the
northern country?
Did they purchase the Northern Pa
cific and its interest in the Burlington
for the purpose of building up the
Asiatic trade between the northern
zone lying from st. Paul and Minneap-
oils to the Pacific coast or in order to
control the oriental trade for their own
southern railway lines through their
own supports of their own ships?
In defeating their control of the
Northern Pacific and retaining it in
Me Hands of those who had built 1t
up and with it the entire northwest,
do they benefit the people of the north
west?
Had we sold our $4,000, 900 of
Northern Pacific amounting to $4,000
900 or nearly $40, 000, 900 more than its
present value and transferred to the
Union Pacific control Of the entire
country between Canada and Mexico,
what law of Minnesota would we have
violated ?Could we not legally have
put the money in our pockets and let
the country learn what it was to be
dominated by parallel and competing
railroad?
Why did Gov. Van SAINT sit still
from May until November while a ma
The New goth Century Madonna at
Schervee's, 32S Main Street.
Bric-a-brac at Schervee's 32S Main st.
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DEATHS

HILDRETH-In this city, Dec. 18th, Lii
Ian NJ, daughter of Isaac and Amelia
Hildreth.
Funeral at parents home, No. 80 Mer-
rick Street, Monday, at 2.30 p. m. Rela-
tives and friends are invited to attend.
POWERS-In this city, Dec. 2lst, Ellen
(Harney) Powers, wife of John Powers.
Funeral from her home, S. Prospect
Street. Monday morning at S.l5. Re
QUEEN high mass in St. Anne's Church
at 9 o'clock. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend.
SUMNER-In this city, Dec. Goth, Roy
Walter, son of Edwin A. and Clara
(Smith) Sumner. q yrs. 9 mos. u days.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral services at his late resi-
dence, / Harrington Avenue, Sunday. at
go p. m.
BAKER-In Shrewsbury, Dec. goth. Ro-
sauna A. Baker, 80 yrs. II mos 20 days.
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend funeral services at her late resi-
dence, Monday, Dec. 23d, at 2 p. m.
LATHE-In Boston. Dec. 10th. suddenly,
Agnes NJ, daughter of the late Martin
and Mary Putnam Lathe, AZ yrs
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend funeral services at the residence Of
her sister. Mrs. William H. Drury IS
West Street. Monday, at p. m.
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President Soule of the Senate
Suggested As Candidate for
the Lieutenant overnOrShip
Next Year
GEN. GUILD EVIDENTLY
TO HAVE ROUGH SAILING
Hotel Keepers and Liquor Deal
ers Likely to Be Heard From at
the Next Session of the State
Legislature in Relation to the
"SemiCoIon" Law

Especial Political Correspondence
Boston, Dec. 21.-The complicated
ant-gubernatoriaI situation has
been interesting the politicians this
week. the cause being the fact that
President Soule of the Senate is be-
lieved to have flung his castor into the
ring. either personally or by proxy.
Whether Mr.. Scule knew anything
about it or not is as much mystery
as is the question Of who is really be-
hind the movement in his favor if
there is a movement For a long time
it has been assumed that 40 obstacle
would be placed in the path Of Cen
Curtis Guild. Jr.. should he desire TO
receive the nomination; but the con-
slant talk of Congressman Lawrence,
Speaker Myers and now Pres dent
Soule. seems TO indicate that the ques-
ton is far from settled.
1t must be very gratifying 10 the
present lieutenant governor TO know
that amid all this controversy there is
one point upon which the Republicans
Of the commonwealth are united. No
body doubts his triumphant nomina-
ton and election to the gOvernorship
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next fall. The reunited Democracy
may have an idea that it can defeat
him the following year, but no Re
publican is worried over that contin-
gency Ever since his election to his
present office, Lieut.-GOv. Bates has
been pursuing a steady course, per
forming every duty connected with his
office with fidelity and every addition
al duty imposed upon him with cred
lit To his oratorical success as the
eulogist of President Mckinley at the
city of Boston memorial meeting, he
has this week added another, in his
speech a. the dedication of the An
Jacksonville monument. To his tender,
graphic, pathetic picture of the suf-
ferings Of the northern soldiers in the
prison he added an equally graphic
picture Of a reunited country, North
and South fighting the battles of today
shoulder to shoulder. Massachusetts,
could not have had a better spokesman
on this significant occasion.
Mutterings of the coming legislative
contests are already heard. 1t is I'M
deTstood that very early in the session
the hotel men will make another effort
to get the law changed so as 10 permit
them to retail liquors at all hours of
the day and night Sundays included.
The fact that nothing was done to
amend the ''semicolon" law during the
work Of the special committee on the
revision of the statutes led some to
think the effort had been abandoned,
but this is not the fact, and the mem
bers- elect who have not made up their
minds on this important subject might
as well be getting ready to do so, for
if they do not know what they think
before the hotel lobby gets after them
they will deserve to be pitied.
But this is not all The liquor deal
ers are coming. ii is said, with a petit
ton that they be allowed to open their
places on Sunday in the way that
Mayor-elect Low of New York is said
to favor A great many people in
Massachusetts, believe in Mayor Low,
and admire Lyman Abbott, and Lyman
Abbotts constant arguments, applying
to New York, and probably not made
with any thought Of their application
to Boston, Worcester or Lowell doubt
less have built up a certain amount of
sentiment even among people who are
rather decided in their views on moral
issues. However. it does not seem to be
generally believed. even in New York
city, that the Assembly of that state
will ever pass the law which Mayor
Low advocates. and the writer's opin-
ion is that the General Court of Massa-
Chusetts is far more likely to pass
statutory prohibition bill than it is to
ever pass a law to permit the opening
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JACKIE / S

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Prime Persian Coats, 24-inch, fancy
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Near Seal Coats, with dark eastern
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$4,000; value $55.
Jaunty Axsala Seal Jackets. $42. so;
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Best Near Seal Coats, $500; value
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Best Electric Seal Jackets, $27.5O;
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Baltic Seal Capes, 30 by 10, satin
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Coney CaDes, 30 by 10, satin lining,
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Once again we urge you to come here
if you are after Furs. We know we
have the largest assortment. We can
positively prove our prices are the
lowest.
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At $4.9S-Ladies % and p inch
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Local Weather

Temperature 49, Maximum, is de-
grees; minimum, 81 degrees; mean,
1871 degrees; noons Oil degrees; s p. m,
1875 degrees.
characterization, 1923 inches; p.
m, 1898 inches.
Wind-Direction north, velocity IL s
p. m, direction northwest, velocity g..
Precipitation. 0.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

Washington. Dec H.-Arguments IN the
claims cases growing out of the destruc-
ton of the battleship Maine in Havana
Harbor were concluded today before the
Spanish claims committee and the com
mission adjourned until Jan. o. l9Oz
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AT s2.9s LADIES TAFFETA SILK
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 81 - Charley
Budd of Des Moines, Ia, won the Hazard
cup, valued at $3.50 emblematic of the
worlds wing shot championship, today,
at Blue River Park, by defeating Frank
Parmalee of Omaha. in the shoot-off to
MANN made ,ei a straight score Of Is birds.
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Buda. Pest Dec H.-Serious riots by I'M
employed workingmen occurred this al
ternoon. resulting in the arrest of many
persons and numerous injuries to both
the police and the rioters. The demon
stration was organized by the Social
Democrats. Five thousand unemployed
men Daraded the streets.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Salisbury, N. c., Dec. q. - An east
bound freight ran into passenger train
at Flats. a station So miles east of here
on the Richmond and Danville Railway
at midnight last night, shattering the
rear of the private car of Gov. Crane of
Massachusetts, attached to the passenger
train Only the fireman on the freight
was slightly injured.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

Towanda. Pa, Dec. H.-The body of
Vespasian Mills, a farmer, aged As years,
of North Towanda, was found late last
night in his barn with a gunshot wound
in the head Mills was unmarried and
lived alone. He was known to carry
considerable money about his person, and
his money pouch was missing.
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Isabella Fox Scarfs, $500 value, at
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Alaska Sable Scarf. full cluster or
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Black Coney Imperial Doubles, $500
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Black Cony Scarfs, full cluster tails,
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

Nicaragua, Dec 21.-A dispatch from
Washington received here announcing
that the German government claimed the
exclusive right to navigate the San Juan
River and Lake Nicaragua, under con-
cession granted few years ago to the
Atlas Steamship Company, has created
considerable excitement throughout the
country.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

Ducktown Tenn, Dec. H.-David Payne
in an alteration with William Flaming,
was shot and killed six miles west OF
here last night Payne mortally wounded
Flaming shooting him through the alb
domen. The tragedy caused intense ex-
element.