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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
Ha Hin, Chinaman
BY G. r. Pattulo, Jr.

A HIN lay on his back in his mar
i row bunk and scraped upon a
wire strung violin a droning lullaby
of the orient. With dreamy, almond
eyes gazing into space, he thought of
1ateesha and smiled. In the hollow
wall within reach of his hand lay the
precious American gold that four
years of persistent toll had won him,
and he laughed with child's delight
as he tapped gently upon the boards.
The disturbing noises of the street
reached him subdued and slumberous,
and from all around the cultural
voices of his brother orientals min
gled in sleepy monotone. AS in haze,
he saw the lazy Yangtse-Kiang flow
murmuringly on to the Yellow sea,
its reed:clad banks swept gently by
q perfumed breeze that whispered of
rest, and of love, and of languorou7
delight. Swift birds of heavenly plu-
mage tloated by on noiseless wings,
and 1ateesha's soft laughter rippled
silver-chiming as music of paradise.
With gentle undulating motion they
were sailing on, he and she, through
the realms of night, and the great
golden moon in the white radiance
of starry heaven sent wide beams Of
light over the bosom of the waters.
The peoples dropped their graceful
heads, and from arar shone fairy
lights. A Continuous murmur of life
was borne upon the passion-breath-
ing air and they two watched alone
in the high arch of sky the intense
stars shoot like arrows of fire.
Ha Hin closed his eyes and saw be-
fore him a long life of dreamfu4 ease;
heard the deferential voices of many
slaves and the respectful salutations
of his countrymen as he responded to
their low salaams. And the queen of
it all was Yateesha. He placed his
head upon his arm and sighed tremu-
lousy. He was going back to va
teesha and his happiness.
The big Mantchoorian lay opposite
and watched win sullen eyes the
bright dreams reflected upon Ha
Hin's countenance. He kicked Vi
ciously at 70 Te sunk in stupor beside
him, his brass-tipped opium pipe
hanging from loose lips that babbled
incoherently of the strange fantasies
of his sleep. The low ceilinged room
was heavy with the many cdors Of
a Chinaman's sleeping apartment, and
the forms of three sons of the sunny
east showed dimly from hunks about
the walls through blue vail of
smoke. From the next room came
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
She Made 1t Quite Clear.

In a suburb of Philadelphia lives
an old German couple named Skimme.
kopf. The husband, Fritz, has two
dogs, of which he is very fond. One
is pup, while the other is quite old (;
but, as sometimes occurs with dogs
of different breeds, the old dog is
much smaller than the six-months-old
puppy. 'Dere vas Something's funny
apoud dem dog alreatty," said Fritz,
who was, showing them to friend the
other day. "Dat leedlest dog vas de
piggest.', Mrs. Sl1immekopf, realizing
that her husband had not mae the
point quite clear, thought she had
better come to his assistance. "You
must excuse mine husband" she said.
''De English languidch he knows not
goot. Votshe means is dat de young
est dog vas de: Oldest"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
ACROSS,

~AOAsON|@'
your word of honor as q southern
man. that you won't hurt me nor try
to get away, you may get on my
horse behind me and ride across
"'Thar's my hand on it, Yank.
I'll not fetch you nor try to git away,
an I say it on the honah of south
ern gentleman, sah.'
1.-THE noble animal I rode took US
across in safety. Not another soul
was in sight, and the burly Texan
could at any moment have thrown
me into the stream and escaped to
his command, less than two miles dis
tant. His hands as we rode rested.
the one on my revolver holster. the
other on my saber sheath. NothinN.
but his honor stood between him and
freedom on the one hand and be-
tween me and death on the othessa
The instant my horses hoofs strpejo
the opposite bank my prisenqrs
jumped to the ground, and with an
oath and dramatic swing of /. laios
arms, exclaimed:
"'I done it, sab! I done it! But.
say, Yank, thet war the biggest
strain on my conscience ever I had
in all my bohn days.
ut was a close call for me, and I
don't know to this day who was the
bigger fool, he or IT,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
IN HONOR BOUND.
A Confederate Captive Who Was a.
Good as His Word In
Every Respect:

"In southwestern Arkansas In
March, 1864, in withdrawing from in
front of the confederate Gen. Marina
duke, after crossing the title Missou-
ri river, my colonel and his staff
brought up the rear. was the
colonel's orderly, and prisoner was
turned over to my care. AS he had
no horse, we were soon far in the
rear. Coming to a swollen stream.
my prisoner, tall, raw-boned Tex
an, shrank from the cold ordeal"
says j. Edison Clark in the Chicago
Times-Herald.
"'Lemme get shet o my Clothes
he said, with an appealing look.
"'Can't watt replied.
"'It'll gimme the chills, an I know
I'll die of "newmony," but I low
thar's no help for it,
II felt sorry for the poor fellow
and thoughtlessly said to him:
"'Now, see here, Johnnie; I was
raised among southern men in Cali
fornia, and I always noticed that
when southern man gave his word
of honor that he would do thing
he always stood by it, even if it meant
fight. Now, if you will give me
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
FREEZING. ICE CREAM.
Although 1t Is a Simple Process, Very
Few HOusekeepers Know How
to Do 1t Right

There is a Boston legend that ice
cream was first made by famous COL
ored cook of Boston, which is so often
repeated that it is pity to recall
the fact that the French made sweet
dishes CONCEALED with ice as long ago
as the age of Cardinal Richelieu, who
was himself a famous bon vivant and
the inventor of the salad mayonnaise.
The success of an ice cream depends
upon its being properly frozen. A
cream that is CONCEALED until it is as
hard as an icicle is as much failure
as one half frozen. The process must
be such as to make creamy but per-
fectly compact mass. It is easy to
freeze cream in a few minutes by u.s.
ing an extra amount of salt. This
will produce q coarse grained, lev
cream that is anything but palatable.
Use about three pints of coarse rock
salt to ~ quarts of ice, crushed fine,
for gallon freezer. Put in layer of
ice, then sprinkle in the salt and pack
in another layer of fine ice. Continue
packing the ice and salt and pressing
it with blunt, wedgelike piece of
wood. A wooden spoon does very we'll.
Put the liquid cream into the can,
cover it up and turn the freezer for
about three or four minutes. At the
end of this time remove the cover
of the can and with :. sharp edged
knife scrape the side OK the can and
the bottom. Mix the hard frozen
layer of cream thus scraped off with
the thin cream in the center. Upon
the thorough mixing of the frozen
cream with, the liquid cream in the
center the rapid successful freezing
of the cream depends. Close up the
can and turn the freezer again for
two or three minutes and repeat the
scraping of the sides of the can and
mixture of the cream. After turning
the cream again and mixing it, it
should be thick enough to close up
and pack away. Let it remain packed
away for at least two hours before it
is served.-N. Y. Tribune.
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Kitchen Work Made Easy

When commencing to cook dinner,
you will save much time and labor by
placing all the things likely to be want
ed on IT, skitchen table. At the same
time it is not well to accumulate too
many articles. Clear as you proceed.
You will thus always have clear kitch-
en-. The plates and dishes should be
placed in a scSsen before the fir, as
soon as the cooking begins. Hot plates
are Indispensable 20 the enjoyment of
good dinner. rs
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
How to Clean Oil Paintinrs.

Oil paintings may be cleaned by d.
viding a sound, raw potato, having
previously removed the skin, and ap-
plying the fat, cut side to the surface
OF the picture. As the soaplike froth
accumulates use very soft piece of
sponge and a little tepid water to re-
m owe it. The superhuous moisture
will be readily absorbed by the care
full application of piece of chamois
leather. AS the potato gets dirtier
cut off thin slice and use again.
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Bright Future Ahead.

"But," protested the wise one, "have
you enough to marry on?"
For moment the lover was thought
full.
'How much is the license 2" he asked.
1.-TWO dollars.'
"And the wedding fee?"
ooh, you can give anything you want,
from two dollars up"
"Then," said the lover, jubi,antly
"there is nothing to make me hesitate.
I have a fve-dollar bill and 20 cents
In change."-Chicago Post.
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POPULAR CLUB WOMEN.
Mrs. Fairbanks, Wife of the Senior
Senator from Indiana, Slated
for High HOnOrs. d,

Not many women in the midst Of Off
| cial society life find time to attend to
philanthropic matters, but Mrs. Fair
diana, excels in interest and work along
the lines of socialology and philan-
thropy.
81 believe" said Mrs. Fairbanks, "in
such work, especially among youths
and children, and think that to diffuse
trut h and intelligence in early life will
prevent crime in later years.
| Mrs. Fairbanks was appointed by
| Gov. Hovey, and was the first woman
in Indiana to hold position on the
board of state charities. The duties of
this office required visiting all penal,
correction and educational institutions,
! also looking into all reformatory mat
| tiers, as well as blind asylums and other
charities in the state. This great work
was cheerfully and efficiently attended
to in Indiana, and as soon as Mrs. Fair
| banks arrived in Washington last fall
she was called upon by the board Of
trustees Of the National Junior Repub-
| lie to take the presidency of the Wom-
ans league, connected with that insti-
tuition, and situated between Washing
ton and Baltimore. This philanthropic
work is entered into by both cities and
is a special effort for children, whose
lives are blighted at birth by poverty
| and crime.
At first Mrs. Fairbanks refused to
ent er into this work, owing to pressure
of social and other philanthropic mat
ters, but the management, knowing
her peculiar fitness, pressed her to visit
the buildings on the farm at Annapolis
Junction, which she did, witnessing
the Sc little waits governing themselves
after the plan of the George Junior
Republic, which allows the "citizens,"
as the inmates are called, to elect their
own president, judges and other Off
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Dainty Lemon sandwiches.

Cream thoroughly one cup of butter
and work gradually into it the hard
boiled yolks of two eggs rubbed to a
paste, with one raw yolls, one-fourth
Of teaspoon of salt, ono teaspoon of
French mustard, or one-quarter of a
teaspoon of dry, two tablespoons of
strained lemon juice, and one-half tea
spoon of freshly grated rind. Beatand
work all together well and spread on
thin slices of white bread
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07

the thud and swish of the busy irons
where Lee Hing and two assistants
were finishing up the weeks consign-
ment of linen. The Mantchoorian
arose, cautiously pulled a bottle from
beneath a pile of clothes, concealed
1t under his coat and went through
to the street door. He picked up
parcel of linen as he went.
I'm going to take this" he said,
and Lee Hing nodded in pleased sur
prise.
Twilight was falling over the city
and the streets were filling with the
crowds that nightly thronged them,
seeking relief from the sitting heat in
vain. Square white sheets OF paper,
with strange characters upon them
drew groups of people to Office win
dows, and the Mantchoorian wonder
ed idly what it all meant. Many boys
accosted passers-by, holding aloft the
evening papers and yelling the con-
tents of hastily issued extra.
'The legations butchered in Picking.
More missionaries killed and out
AooSu, C11Cy o1l1l1lcu l. cnCSln-'
The Mantchoorian pondered DULY
upon the cause of the excitement as
he passed out of hearing and turned
into density populated alley where
the sir reeked with foul smells and
the houses huddled close in squalor
and wretched disrepair. lie stopped
at fright of steps leading to a
brightly Illuminated cellar from
which came sounds of 1cvelry run
wild and the thick accents of help
less drunkenness. The Mantchoorian
pulled the bottle from beneati. his
coat and descended
Ha Hin slept; and little Lee Fec, as
he swung the polishing iron in the
workroom, sang contentedly in Shang-
hal Chinese ballad of a lady and a
sedan chair. He had reached the
thirty~third verse and was folding the
shirt to be wrapped up, when ne
Saused with eyes wide with terror.
Through the open door sprang the
Mantchoorian, his clothes torn and
saturated with blood. He clutcned a
kaifa. dark with ruddy stains. In his
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His Excuse Was Good.

An Irish recruit was once brought
up for breaking into barracks-that is,
getting over the wall instead of enter.
ing the gate. 'But, Murphy" said the
officer, though you were late you
should have come in by the gate
"Plaise, yer honor" said Murphy, II
was afraid Of waking the sintry."-
Chicago Chronicle.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
DOES OUR DOOR BELL R1NGr'

poses of door bell? Do you think
that I had it put in for decorative pur-
poses? Do you regard yourself as ca
pable to differentiate between utility
and ornamentation, giving each it's
relative valued"
II don't understand, DEAR"
"Nobody suspected you of under
standing. Jones called here the other
evening to talk over real estate deal
that could have cleared me neat lit
tie sum. Couldn't get in, of course
Bell didn't ring. Went away mad
Brown was here to give me tip on
stocks. 1t turned out right, and mi ght
have made US rich. Bell didn't ring.
would like to make respectful inquiry
as to why was not informed that we
are practically fortified against the
rest of the world? Am I not of suffi.
cient Importance to be consulted when
there are liable to be millions at
stalxe?"
'But 7 got some stuff at the drug
store that they said would make the
thing work."
"I'll warrant. That's the woman OF
it. You'd consult a druggist if the
chimney smoked. What do we have
electricians for? Why are we making
such giant strides in science? Simply
that some woman may ask some baker
why her clock is slow. or call on drug
gist to fix an electric door bell. Here
after restrain yourself sufficiently to
tell me when the bell is off. Twill know
what to do."-Detroit Free Press.
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Som ethinx He Needed

"The colonel says that his new wife's
soul is like a star and dwells apart
said the lieutenant, who did not sue
cumb easily to honeymoon sentiment.
''That's all right" said the captain,
who was in the throes of marriage
engagement; ''it will give the colonel a
chance to civilize some more of that
acquired assimilation. Boston Globe.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
SHERMAN'S WAY AROUND.
Had Seen Enough Fighting to know
the Folly of Continuing
Hopeless Attack.

Among the visitors to the national
capital last winter was southerner
named Mcmillan, now a lawyer in
New York. During the civil war Nc
MILAN was a soldier in the confeder-
ate army which opposed Sherman's
march to the sea, says the Chicago
Times-Herald. At one place in Georgia
brigade of confederates made a
most determined stand.
1--WE occupied hill well adapted to
Defense" said Mr.. Mcmillan. "The
sides were steep and nearly bare. At
the top were plenty of rocks to shell
ter our guns and men. Halfway down
the slope we cut young trees and con-
structed an abattis. Here we await
ed attack, and Gid not wait in vain.
The vanguard of Sherman's army APP
preached, and without delay rushed
to the assault. They came bravely up
the hill, and we moved them down.
With splendid courage the federals
came again and again, and our artil-
lery and rifle fire played havoc among
them. Night put temporary stop to
the onslaught, but next day it was
renewed. More troops had come up
bythis time, and the number of our as
sailants was increased. but the result
was the same. We beat them back
again and again with great slaugh-
ter. Finally the attack ceased alto
gether.' To our surprise we saw the
federal armies marching southwark
through the valleys to the left and to
the right of us. BY next day all had
disappeared. Left alone with no foe
to storm our position, there was moth
ing for us to do but to abandon our
stronghold and move on in the rear
of the northern armies. It was Te-
cumseh Sherman himself who had ar
rived at the base of our fortified hill
ard ordered cessation of the at, ack.
Years .afterward Gen. Sherman and
CHANGED to be dining side by side at
the Fifth Avenue hotel. I asked ST it
was true he had ordered abandonment
of the assault upon our hill. He said
it was.
"'Why did you do it?' I asked.
"<'For the simple reason replied
Gen. Sherman, that by that time
had seen enough fighting to know the
value of the way around"
Only Think They Are Thinking.
When some men think they are
thinking they are only killing time
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07
How to Clean bright rim.

The best thing to clean bright tin
with is oil and rotten stone. This re-
moves all kinds of stain. They should
be polished off With clean wash leather.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07

Only Think They Are Thinking.
When some men think they are
thinking they are only killing time.
Chicago Daily News.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-03-07

OdAh 1dCCCSud SPIcdu u%I SOlC drulS
to welcome him. Ha Hin sighed
TREMENDOUSLY and sank lis head upon
his arm. The murmur { f many voices
sounded faint and far away, and he
smiled; he was going buck to Yatee-
sha and his happiness.
The moon rose over the city blood
red and the air was sufiocating with
oppressive heat. A huge uniformed
figure stood sentry before the laundry
and saluted with easy familiarity the
sergeant upon his rounds.
II was afraid there would be trou-
BILE, Lane" said the sergeant. "That
Chinee, To 10. didn't do for Casey,
but he did fer his countryman. It's
unfortunate we didn't arrive in time
to stop the gang, for the affair will
look ugly. We've got TO Ko, and the
Italians next to LIN in No. 3. What
about the others?"
"They're all back again and lying
low, scared to DEATH" replied the
policeman. "And that is in there
too" = -.
"Harl,, what is that?" asked the
sergeant, holding up hand.
The policeman looked uncomfor-
table.
ooh, that's only little Lee Fee cry
ing over the body. He liked Ha Hin"
And in the room above six China
men were wrangling over the division
of the American gold.-Canadian
Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-06
FAST TRAINS CLOSE CALL.
Accident to Northwestern Overland
Limited Near State Center,


Limited Near Stale Center.
Soft track, which the best of railroads
are encountering these days. came near
causing bad accident to the North
western overland limited train. No ..
In charge of Conductor Will Fenlon, and
due into this city at 2:04 a. M, M a
point one-half mile east of State Cen
ter this morning. The track had been
reported unsafe for fast running and a
Glow order was accordingly issued En-
gineer +. T.. Wolcott. With engine 2l3,
was taking the train along at about IA
rate of twenty miles an hour over the
soft track, but wasn't slow enough. 1t
seems. and the engine trucks Jumped
the track, running on the ties about the
length of the distance between eight or
ten telegraph poles The air hose broke
when the trucks left the track and it is
the greatest wonder in the world that
the heavy train. which consists of eight
or ten sleepers. was kept under control
and not ditched with Its many passen-
gers. If the SLOW order had been like
most are on the Northwestern, mot
faster than forty miles an hour" noth-
ing short of the hand of providence
would have protected the lives of the
passengers.
AS result OF the accident the train
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-06

was delayed two and one-half hours In
to this city. Two engines We're secured
from Tama and We're hurried west light
as specials One of the locomotives, No.
ISL. in charge of Engineer c. H. Olney,
took the train to Tama. after backing it
up to State Center and getting ontothe
south track, which was used until this
point was reached The other engine
assisted in getting the derailed engine
on the track again.
No. g. the fast east-bound train due
out Of this city at 11:25 p. M, was de-
layed Friday night about three hours
The train was late out of Omaha, some
trouble having occurred on the Union
Pacific and delayed the connection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-06
PERSONAL MENTION

l. .
Mr.. Arthur Robinson, contractor Of
state Center. was in the city on bust
lresa Friday.
Mrs Carl Werlich returned Friday
evening on the Colorado special from I.
very pleasant ten days visit in Annso
and Fort Atkinson, WIS. and Chicago.
Miss Ida MeMurray returned Friday
evening from Cedar Rapids, where she
Ifas been visiting for week with her
pncle. Mr.. I. II. Simmons. and family.
Mrs. NJ. j Williams. Of state Center
who has bsen visiting in the city two
weeks VITA her son, Mr. Charles VIII
liams. and wife returned home TINS
morning.
Miss Ethel Megs arrived from NAL
com Friday evening and Will remain for
4 brief visit at tile home of her aunt,
Mrs. Patience Sears, before returning
. cedar Fails.
Mrs n A. Wilson and daughter.
Maude. Went to Brooklyn Friday eve-
ming, where they win visit over sun
day as the guests Of the formers par
Ients Mr.. and Mrs. Gavin Lang.
Miss Susie Luscomb, of Iowa CITY
secretary and treasurer OF the Iowa
10y 'hup.ie sttl d. ii'fssi u! t.ls CITY tHls
morning and Will be an Easter gusst Of
her sister. Mrs. c. II. Van Law
Mrs. j. L. McMahpn and son Jerome,
Of State Center, spent Friday in the city
as thu guests of Mrs. Flora Cole. being
on their way home from weeks visit
lin Eldera d the home of Mrs. McMa-
hons sister. Mrs. j. +. Hardin,
Miss Alice Mullan. of wateroo. daugh-
ter Of Attorney General c. w. Mullan,
spent Friday in the city as the guest
of Mrs. c. A. Seely, going 10 Grinneil
I'm the evening, where she will remain
until after the marriage OF her brother.
Mr. Charles Mnlian of Sioux City, 10
Miss Minnie Thayer, on next Tuesday
evening Miss Frances Mullan. of Wa
.erloo. spent portion of today in the
city, leaving this afternoon for Grinneli.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-06
OBITUARY.
Nichols.

John Nichols, aged 20. san Of Mr..
Warren Nichols, Of Minerva. died at 80
O'clock Friday evening at his fathers
home, one-half mile south of Minerva.
Mr.. Nichols had been i'll about two
Weeks. beginning with an attack of the
grippe. which developed into pneumo-
mia. Besides the father four brothers
and two sisters survive him. being Paul
Nichols. OF Savannah, ILL.,, Stacey, Fred
and Charles Nichols, and Misses Emma
and Ruth Nichols The funeral viii be
conducted by Rev. G. Maxfield, pastor
of the Minerva Methodist church. from
the family home at 1890 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Interment will be at the
Marietta cemetery