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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

depend upon the salvation Of her own
citizens.
The evening meeting was devoted to the
interests Of temperance. A great audi
-ence crowded Workman hall. The meet
Ing was presided over by Rev. G. F. Ack-
arman of Pennington. The conference
male quartet rendered two numbers, and
Miss Bette Allen of Rochester sang a
beautiful solo. Prayer was offered by Dr.
G. F. Wells. editor of Backbone. Rev. J.
Mennitte Driver of Mankato made the
address. 1t was a mastery effort, the
speaker dealing with questions upon
which he has spent much thought.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
NOT A CANDIDATE
MCC1eary Settles GubernatoriaI Talk
as 1t Concerns Him

as 1t Concerns Him
Special to The Journal
Mankato, Mimi, Sept. 2S.-The attention
of Congressman McCleary was called to-
day to the use of his name around the
state in connection with the republican
nomination for governor. He said:
Under no circumstances will I be O
candidate against Governor Van SAINT P
do not want my friends to think of It,
While not Indifferent to the kind words
said of me in the,press and personally, l
could not consider the matter for a mo-
ment,"
The congressman spoke as though he
meant every word he said, and it can
be set down that he has not thought of
seeking the gubernatorial nomination
next year if Governor Van SAINT is
candidate.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
BROUGHT BACK GOLD
DR.. o. M. MOuIton Returns From
Cooks Inlet Country.

DR.. S. NJ. Moulton Of the Turnagain Gold
Mining company returned this morning from
Sunrise City, on Gulch creek, in the Cooks
inlet country. He brought a bag of small
nuggets and gold dust weighing fifty pounds.
taken from the eompany's claim, also some
fine samples Of copper. ignite coal and a nat
ural oil with which the rocks on Qulch creek
arc thought to be impregnated.
DR.. Moulton narrowly escaped drowning in
July in attempting to go from Hope City to
Sunrise in a fimsy craft.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
FOOT CAUGHT IN STIRRUP
John Bies Dragged Miles Through
Stumps and Underbrush.

Special to The Journal.
Crystal Falls, Mich, Sept. 2S.-John Bies,
"A years old, went on horseback to bring home
the cows Of Paul Schook, for whom he was
working. When two@miles from town the
horse became frightened and threw the boy
from his back. Young Bies' foot caught in
the stirrup and he was dragged through the
stumps and underbrush for several miles,
the horse kicking him at every leap. He was
found this morning, horribly mangled and
dead.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
Charged With Assault.

Alfred Bordeaux is on trial before Judge
Harrison on the charge of assaulting and rob-
bing Anna Walberg on Twenty street
last May. The witness gave clear story Of
the assault and positively identified Bordeaux
as the robber.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

The Jury in the seduction case OF Emma
Mankowsh against Patrick Ryan, q young
farmer OF the town OF Corcoran, returned a
verdict Of $4,000 for the plaintif
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
CITY NEWS

His Shoulder Broken-A Hammer
band, 2S29 James avenue N, had shoulder
broken ina collision with team, at WASH
inKton and NYcolIet avenues, at noon yester-
day. Hammeralnd was riding wheel.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
Few Bacteria Above.

The detailed findings appear in the table
and report following. In brief they show
that the water in the river at or above the
Plymouth avenue bridge is wholly free
from intestinal bacteria, the source of
typhoid fever and other intestinal dis
orders, and contains the minimum number
OF the ordinary harmless water bacteria.
Beginning from opposite the point where
Bassett's creek enters the river, the water
shows rapid deterioration. The number Of
water bacteria increases fourfold and
there is a fecal odor, indicating sewerage
contamination. At the head of Nicollet
island the conditions are still worse. Nu-
merous bacteria survive the carbolic acid
test, giving even stronger evidence of the
presence of typhoid breeding bacteria.
There is the same or trife worse condi-
tion at the steel arch bridge, and at the
west side intakes, from which about one
half of the water served to the Minneapo-
lis public has been pumped during the
past four months, the water reaches the
top notch Of vileness.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

Chatfield Candtdate-E. c. Chat
neld, alderman from the second ward, will
be q candidate for denomination next year.
Alderman Chatfeld has made this statement
TO let the fact be generally known. He rec
ognizes that he is coming into the field pref
&y early, perhaps, but insists that the local
conditions are such that this course is neces-
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

The UniveraaIIst COnventiOn-Rev.
Marion d. Shutter and others will attend the
meetings OF the National Universalist con-
N Y Ii is probable that an effort will be
made to induce the next convention to come
70 Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
s4, 6OO, 900 s4,568, ia

The committe recommended that the as
sessments in Hennepin and Washington
stand as returned, and that Ramsey be
raised $751; 1926, bringing it up to 1885,
556, and the total for the three counties
to 81 75O 600
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

f. Emory Lyon Here-F. Emory Lyon,
author of THE Art Of Living" superinten-
dent of the Central Howard Association, an
organization established for the aid OF ex-
prisoners, is in the city Mr.. Lyon is a
lecturer on social and sanitary subjects. The
association which he represents last year
helped an average Of one man every. other
day, and at a cost Of from $12 TO $J4.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

100000, The st. Paul Gas company will
be left at its present figure. State Audit
or Dunn favors an increase in the assess
ment of the Minneapolis Gas company,
which is $4,000 less than the St. Paul
corporation,
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
MRS. CATHERINE McDl

MAS' CATHERINE McDONAAD, for
perly Of 1919 Sixth avenue \, died at her
daughters residence, 2411 Aldrich avenue n,
yesterday. The funeral will take place from
Sne daughters residence, Sunday, at l p. m.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
where's Leonard Nichols.-Leonard

Nichols, young man who, according to the
police, disappeared from Milwaukee on Sept
u, taking with him a book belonging to mis-
employer, which the latter says is worth $780,
cannot be found in Minneapolis. The Mil
waukee police sent the local officers an ad-
dress in this city, where they thought the
man could be found, and also the name Of a
business house where Nichols might be
found, but there is no such address or firm in
Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

RejuVenatIng the Aged-The work of
repairing the dilapidated frame building at
107 First street S, over which there has been
some contention, between some of the alder
men and the building inspector, was begun
yesterday under a special permit granted at
the last meeting OF the council Building
Inspector Houghton will take no further ac-
tlon unless there is protest from adjoining
property owners, in which event he will ig-
more the councils order and stop the work.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28

Cut by ~ Skid-John Walsh, car
loader employed by the Zenith Milling COM
pany, met with painful accident this after
noon. While rolling barrels into a car from
the mill. switch engine hit the car. Walsh s
leg was struck by skid and great cash
was cut in it. He was taken to the city
hospital. His home is at Eleventh avenue
NE and Main street
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
NEW T.ANn coAspANv

The Rainy Butte Land company or Man
kato has incorporated with capital Of s15,-
600
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
Bassett's Creek Contamination.

Bassett's Creek Contamination.
DR.. Corbett, in his report, disposes of
the fiction long held as sacred fact by
some of the members of water committees
and other aldermen. that the flow from
Bassett's creek follows the west side
shore line. Through the influence of a
promontory jutting out into the river at
this point, the current changes from the
west side to the east side, he states, and
the Bassett's creek flow mixes with the
main stream.
DR.. c. w. Drew presents a supple
mentary report of chemical examination
OF five samples of water taken from as
many points along the river, which tes-
titles to the correctness of the bac-
teriologists' conclusions. The percentage
Of free ammonia in the water determines
its comparative healthfulness. At the
north side station the percentage was but
.012, at Plymouth avenue OPS, at the head
Of the island, .025, at the steel arch
bridge, 1852, and at the West Side station
intake pipe, 0.75.
Intake Extension ImpracticabIe.
1t is plain from the two reports that
the proposed plan of extending the west
side intake pipe up stream instead Of
moving the Jumbo pumps is out of the
question, as it would be necessary to ex-
tend it almost to the Plymouth avenue
bridge, nearly mile, in order to get ap-
preciably better water.
The following is DR.. Corbett's report in
full:
Following is a detained report of samples
of water obtained at following points: North
Side intake, above proposed intake on north
East Side, Twentieth avenue n bridge, Plym-
outh avenue bridge, at point below Bas-
sets creek, head of Nicollet island, st eel
arch bridge and West Side intake All sam
pies were obtained six feet below surface.
Plates were made on gelatin, on agar and on
carbolized agar. On the gelatin media all
bacteria developed. both the harmless water
bacteria and pathogenic varieties. On agar,
incubated at a temprature of 80 O. c., most
of the water bacteria were killed but bacte-
ria from intestinal dejeeta and some other
grew. When sown in carbolic agar only such
bacteria as are found in intestinal tract or
other parasites or pathogenic varieties devel-
oped Such growth indicates sewage con-
tanination. The first column of figures in
following table shows total number Of bacte-
ria, the second shows suspicious ones, and
the third those that are absolutely dangerous
From these tables we see the water remains
unchanged from the North Side station until
it reaches the Plymouth avenue bridge.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
NECOLOGICAL

SWAN WENTBURG, aged II years, and
for twelve years a resident of Minnetonka
Mills died suddenly on Thursday afternoon.
Wentburg was well-known character.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-09-28
MARTTN G. YOST-rhn

Gin G. Yost, who died recently at Des Moines,
iowa, was held to-day at o'clock p. m. from
the Himmelsbach Neutrality-suspicious., 116
First street N.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03
WHEN THE BEES STING.
Simul Household IL lem edies That Are
Helpful to Reduce Swelling
and Relieve Pain.

AS the sting of bee is considered
to be acid, an alkali should be em-
ployed to relieve it. Ammonia or
soft soap would therefore be good
application.
In an emergency any of the fol-
lowing might be helpful to reduce
swelling or to relieve pain: Vinegar.
olive oil, raw onion, paste made of
.clay and water, or -four and water,
or salt and water, tobacco juice, tinc-
ture of arnica, honey or laudanum.
If a person be not exceedingly
nervous and excitable, cold water
applied constantly to the wound will
be good remedy.
Bee stings are exceedingly danger
Gus to some people. A well known
gentleman was stung by a bee near
the base of the brain, and the poison
killed him in a few minutes in spite
of heroic remedies.
A bee sting about the face is liable
to produce large swellings, and they
have been known to tester and
threaten blood poisoning in few
hours.
Little children are apt to wander
about in the weeds where bee gums
are located. 1t is well to keep in
mind these and other household REM
edies in such instances OF bee sting.
ing-N. Y. Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03
Increase in Live stoeksReceipts.

Live stock receipts at the five prin-
cipal markets of Chicago, Kansas
City, Omaha, St. Louis and st. Jo-
seph during 1901 show remarkable
gains over last year, botE as regards
April and the four months ending
with April, the official receipts of cat
tie, hogs and sheep in. the four
months just ended showing an in
crease of 359,417 head, as compared
with the corresponding four months
of 1900. The rise in the price of corn
is pointed out as being largely re-
sponsible for this increased move
ment of live stock to market, it kav-
ing become more profitable to sell
corn at rs per cent. above last years
price than to keep stock on such
high priced feed.
The receipts of spring and winter
wheat at the eight markets of Min
neapolis, Milwaukee, Duluth, Kansas
City, St. Louis, Detroit and Toledo
for the harvest year to April 80 were
ago, . gain of approximately six per
cent.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03
,..., curing in England.

Take the whole side, after the ham
.houlder have been removed, and
.,,h + with the following mixture:
~ zach 100 pounds of meat, seven
pounds of salt, one pound OF Drown
sugar and four ounces OF saltpeter'
finely powdered and mixed together.
sn.a.d this compound on the flesh
a!.aa - the meat only and rub it in
well Lay another piece on the hrst
+-eot Il in the same manner, and
~ nroceed until all the meat is salt
ed. Let it remain in TINS compouhu NJ
for three weeks; it will then oe
roaav M to hang up to dry OF to smoke
,.hen Il should be wiped on.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03
Te wash Muslins.

For delicate colored muslins and
lawns some people prefer not to use
soap at all, but if soap is used it should
be of nice quality, and made into
soapy jelly. Wheat bran is the sub
stitute. Boil about two qnarts in soft
water, let it cool and straih the liquor,
which may be used in the place of soap
ielly. It removes the dirt, keeping the
color at the same time; 1.-THE clothes
need only one rinsing water, and un-
less the dress is wanted. very stiff,
starching is also unnecessary. The
water should be as(ool as possible, as
heat has always fading effect on del
icate tints.-Cincinaati Enquirer.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03
Because 1t Wa. "o1d' lee.

The servant girl who follows direc-
tions explicitly has always been con-
sidered jewel, but there are some
flaws even in the most valuable gems,
as this story shows.
The jewel in question was Scan
dinavian, willing and vigorous, but
not over-gifted with intelligence.
When she first arrived on the scene
she had never seen refrigerator be-
fore. After initiating her into its
mysteries, the new mistress instruct-
ed her never to leave in the icebox
anything old or left over, but to
keep it perfectly clean and fresh
by throwing away the, old things
every morning.
On the day following this the mis-
tress happened to look out of the
window and noticed something Pc
culiar in the yard. Summoning the
maid she asked:
'sSophia, what is that. and how did
it get there?"
The Scandinavian beamed with
Joy at her own cleverness and in ex'
pectation of cordial approval.
"That is old ice, ma'am, left from
yesterday. I threw it away, lax
YOU tol' men. Y. Mail and Ex.
press.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03

DIAGRAM OF TRAVELLING MAIL BOX.
inches and extends down the center
of the post and is held in place by
bolts (H H). A sash pulley Cd is
fastened to the post, around which
i, the cord (K) passes. This belt of
cord, known in the market as No. 60
medium laid seine twine, is made
fast to the mail box at the point l..
It then passes around the pulley (D
thence around the groove. drive
wheel (m) and fastens again at the
point L.
by revolving the wheel (m) the
box is pulled along the wire;
then by reversing the wheel the
box is moved in the oppo-
site direction. In order to in
crease the speed the cogged gear
wheel (n) is added, to the shaft of
which the crank (O) is attached. One
turn of the crank moves the box ten
feet. The iron (F) is used to enable
the mail carrier to drive his vehicle
wheel under the box for convenience
in delivering mail. The cord N)
varies in length considerably in wet
and dry weather, but not so much as
to interfere with lis working.
.srhe matter Of cost is little hard
to get at accurately, because much
of the material, including all
the wheels in the driving mech
anism. were drawn from the farm
Junk heap at no cost whatever
vet would have a conslderao Ole
value were they required to be espe-
cially made. The cash outlay for this
outfit was not over 81, but it must be
noted that all the work, both wood
and iron. was done on the farm and
would perhaps amount to three
times the above figure. james ~.
Taggart, in Ohio Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03

other world it is met by the Great
Spirit, who prepares it for the spirit
land and conducts it to its new home.
There it wears the clothes given by
its friends, uses the horses killed on
earth for its use, tolls and struggles
for a living the same as here. The
crops, however, are never planted but
once, the roots of which never die.
'After certain time the spirit
again dies and is burned and passes
into another land. From this place it
passes to another and another, until
it has died four times, then it returns
to this earth again and becomes part
of the soil on which it first lived.
'There is neither reward nor punish
ment for good or bad life here. All
go to the same place, live together, and
are subject to the same trials"
G. WHARTON JAMES.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03

mouth of the Rio Virgen. Sometimes
the Indians treated him well, some
times i'll.
Then in 1861 Lieut.. Wheeler, with
his band of scientific explorers, ac-
tually pushed up the canyons, and
with incredible hardships and suffer-
ings reached the mouth of Diamond
creek. The Mohaves gave some help
to this party.
So that when the Indian department
established school at Fort Mohave,
some 10 or Is years ago, the Mohaves
were ready for it, and knew some
thing of the white people who had so
wonderfully taken possession of their
ancestral lands.
The school has been doing good
work, and it is still at it. In proof of
this statement, let the Mohave In
dian speak for himself, in response
to q question requesting him to tell
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03

about the habits and customs OF his
own people.
Without help or assistance he wrote
the following paper, which l quote
verbally as most in teresting account,
from . trained Indian boys stand
point, of the inner life and thought OF
his people:
There are many practices among
our people which / do not, fully un-
derstand, therefore I will-not at
tempt to give reasons for all our be-
liefs or why we follow certain Gus
toms.
IT win confine myself to our medi-
cine men, their treatment of the sick,
how we dispose of our dead and what
we believe in regard to the future
state.
"The power of healing comes to the
Mohave doctors as special gift from
the Great Spirit; no training or in
struction are necessary. They are
born to do that work and IRE peculiar
IL lifted for it. It IS calling from
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03
VIRTUES OF THE ONION.
and Possessed Of Rare Heal.
ing Qualities.

The French tell us that the Amer
ican prejudice against onions is pure
ly an affectation. And this must be
granted them from the fact that when
the onion is carefully and judiciously
introduced into dishes by skillful
cook the very people who hold it in
such disdain and regard it as very
vulgar vegetable are loud in their
praise of the preparation that owes
much of it's deliciousness to- the pres
ence, in cunning disguise, of this de-
spised bulb, says the Washington Star.
After salt, the onion is the most
valuable and indispensable. f1avoring
substance in the hands of an experi-
enced cook, who would consider him
self handicapped indeed without the
powerful little ally.
The onion, as we know it, embraces
several varieties; those which are
grown in the warmer climates being
much milder and sweeter, but all pos
sessing a pungent oil of an irritating
nature which renders them decidedly
indigestible when eaten raw; but as
a favoring agent, condiment or a
vegetable, they are valuable Jas food.
The pungent volatile oil which gives
the onion the strong flavor and smell
is rich in sulphur, but the quantity
of this oil is minute, and when prop
erly cooked is soon dissipated and the
irritating properties SO far removed
as to render the vegetable only slight
ly laxative. The food value of the
onion is considerably above that of
the turnip.
It may not be generally understood
that onions are disinfectants as we'll
as preventives against contagious
diseases. They readily absorb impuri-
ties as well as defend against diseases.
They are invigorating and in many in
stances nature presents her demand
for this class of food through the
craving of the individual for this ta-
booed little vegetable.
An old-time remedy for: colds and
one that was very effectual in produc-
ing good results, was baked or roast
ed onion.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-08-03
SOLID EARTH ROADS.
under Favorable Conditions They
Are the Most Pleasant for Driy-
Ing and Best for Horses.

Prof. Charles II. Pettee, of the New
Hampshire agricultural college, says:
An earth road is one surfaced with
large per cent. of earth, which may
be sand, clay, hardpan, loan, or q
mixture of some of these. A very
common idea of an earth road is one
surfaced with the natural material
where the road is built. This de-
scription, though generally charac-
.teristic, does not give the true dis
tinction between these and gravel
ones and may convey an entirely
wrong impression. The true distinc-
tion lies in the predominance of
earth over rock or the reverse in the
surfacing material. Again, it will be
seen that the gravel road is inter-
mediate between the earth and the
macadam and that there is no abso-
lutte line separating the earth from
the gravel or the gravel from the
macadam. The latter statement will
appear evident if we consider that it
makes no difference whether the
stone for a macadam road has been
prepared by stone crusher or
broken by the processes of nature
and deposited in gravel banks during
the glacial epoch.
The earth road, under favorable
conditions of moisture and repair,
is the smoothest, most elastic, and
most pleasant for pleasure driving
of any in existence. It is safest for
horses feet and, where the natural
soil is favorable, is by far the cheap
est both as regards construction and
repair. On the other hand, if it is
an ideal summer road, it is reason
ably sure to be muddy and rough for
perhaps two months in the spring
as well as during the following heavy
rains at other seasons. In short, it's
perfection for all seasons is appar-
emily impossible and it depends upon
constant, though inexpensive, atten-
ton to minute repairs for its favor
able condition during limited sea-
son.
1t thus appears that, if we aim at
durability, nothing less than body
O1 TOck Will Keep us up Out VI Guo
mud in the spring; that this will
render the surface too dry for COM
fort and durability during the SUM
mer, and that the more expensive
and more perfect the surface con-
structed upon this foundation, the
more expensive and more difficult
the matter of repair. In the city
sprinkling has given greater durable
ity and comfort to the macadam sur
face, and the heavy expense for con-
struction and maintenance can often
be easily borne. In the country these
favorable conditions are usually abb
sent. Some have attempted to find in
the gravel road the safe middle
course between the earth and the
macadam. They do not, however, APP
pear to have wholly succeeded.
Smoothness, elasticity, freedom from
dust, low cost and cheapness of main-
tenance seem to be thus far more
or less incompatible with durability
and constancy throughout the year.