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The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
Cured the Banker,s wife.

A story is told Of lady who had an
undue appreciation of her own I'M
portance as the wife of a prominent
local banker, says the Skibbereen Free
Press.
She was in the habit Of riding to her
husbands office in the tramcar En-.
tering the car with naughty air, she
was accustomed to say in a voice loud
enough to be heard by all present.
Conductor put me down at my bus-
bands bank"
One day she came in and seated her
self, making the usual demand. Close
by her was a man, disreputa ble-look-
ing in the extreme. His clothes seemed
almost devoid OF buttons, a multitude
of pins doing duty instead. During
the momentary hush which followed
the lady's order this passenger rose,
and drawing himself up to his full
height, pompously said
Conductor, put me down at my old
woman's apple stalll'
Since then the conductor has heard
9othing more Of my husbands bank"
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
MOdernity Of Mountaineering.

Now that Cecil Rhodes has estab.
lished the poetry and romance of the
Matoppos it is worth recalling how
very modern is this love of mountains
and mountain scenery. Even till the
eighteenth century was more than half
told their rugged grandeur was re.
garded with superstitiOus awe on the
one hand and with entire indifference
on the other. For Europeans the Alps
stand as typical; yet it was not till
1886 that the summit of Mont Blanc
was reached by jacques Balmat,
tempted by the reward offered by Nj,
de SaussuEe, who himself made the
expedition the following year in silk
coat. silver buttons, and smart shoes
so little was mountaineering under
stood. But il was not till after 1851
the year when Albert Smith, having
climbed Mont Blanc, gave popular
entertainment at the Egyptian Hall
concerning his experiences, that the
great rush Of tourists to Mont Blanc
and the Alps began. Whereas between
1856 and 1850 there were only fifty.
seven ascents, and then mostly foI
scientific purposes, from 1852 to 1851
there were sixty-four ascents, and the
Alpine Club, started in 1853, became
an inevitable corOllary. London Chron
S.1
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
Roads in EurODe.

Two hundred years ago England had
the worst roads in the world, because
the peasantry living on the roads
alone were required to work them.
In speaking of them Macauley says
that a route connecting two great
towns which have a large and flourish
ing trade with each other should be
maintained at the cost of the rural
population scattered between them is
manifestly unjust. 1t was not until
many toll bars had been violently
pulled down, until the troops had I'm
many Instances been forced to act
against the people, and until much
blood had been shed that a good system
was introduced"
Every class now contributes to the
maintenance of the road system in
England. The French have probably
the most efficient laws and regulations
in the world for the building and re-
pairing of highways The Minister
of Public Works has the general su-
perintendence of all roads and ways
by land and by water There are four
classes of road recognized by law.
namely; ~ National, ~ departmental,
(3) military, a. cross roads. National
reads are built and kept up by the
National treasury. Departmental roads
are charge upon the departments
through which they pass, and part Of
the military roads are kept up by the
Government and part by the depart
ments through which the roads pass.
The cross roads are kept up by the
communes, though sometimes i'm the
thinly populated regions these COM
munes receive assistance from the
Government, especially when these
roads become Of importance.
The National roads are paved like
street, having an average width of
ffty-two and One-half feet. The de-
partmental roads are thirty-nine feet
wide, and the military and cross roads
are of variable width. Piles OF broken
stone are placed at convenient dis
tances, and a man is constantly EN-
ployed in repairing each sectlon.-
American Asphalt Journal
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

u ~ DAOkANGEt ~
Nj goes without saying, the
good roads movement de-
serves all the assistance the progress
sive people Of this State can give II.
Good roads constitute one Of the most
potent factors in material progress. II
you want to go anywhere there must
be way, and the going is easier and
more comfortable if the way is free
of distractions.
1t has been said that the business
caliber of an Out-Of-town people may
be correctly gagged by the quality Of
the public roads they maintain. Be
this as 1t may, no slothful people ever
constructed good roads and kept them
in satisfactory condition. Good roads
give silent testimony of the progress
sive thought and energetic action ex-
pended In their construction, and they
are impartial in the benefits they be-
stow alike on town and country. No
matter from what source comes the
constructive force that makes good
roads, the intercourse between the pro-
ducer and the consumer is made
smoother and commercial relations be-
come closer, to their mutual benefit.
The farmer can haul more to market
with less mule power over good roads
than over bad roads, and to the same
extent the articles in the town that
he must haul can more easily be car
ried TO the home on the farm.
Thet people of Houston County know
by experience all the conditions and
qualifcaties of roads, bad, Indifferent
and good. They know what it was
to work at the roads under the ante
bellum system with farm plows and
wedding hoes, and what it is TO use
an organized System, under a COM
petent superintendent, with improved
machinery and convict labor. This
latter system was operated several
years under the alternative road law,
and the quality of our roads was very
much improved. The hills were graded
down, the "sluiceways" raised, max.
ing the general condition of the public
roads very goc? in comparison with
their condition under the old regime
One year ago, however, the question
Of expense Outweighed other considera.
tions. and the alternative system was
abolished by due process Of law. But
there are now evidences of discomfort,
and the indications are that "good
roads" methods will again obtain in
this county.
Good roads facilitate travel, promote
good temper, foster home industry, de.
crease the distance to market, in.
crease mule and horse power, widen
the social circle and lessen the discom.
forting jolts Of adversely.
Be the method what it may, every
community should be blessed with
good roads and will be if the people so
| determine. Without good roads. no
farming community can ever reach the
summit Of its possibilities, nor a city
obtain all the out-of-tOwn trade 1t de-
serves. May the good roads" move.
ment move onward in a steadily pro.
gTessive ratio-Editor Hodges, of the
Perry Home Journal, in the Atlanta
Constitution.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
Steamship Growth.

For a time the largest vessels with
the most powerful engines afioat were
the steamships Paris and New York
of the American Line, and the Teu-
tonic and Majestic of the White Star
Line, but these were eclipsed by the
Campania and the Lucania, which
were not only larger vessels, but had
engines of 10000 horse power. The
vessels are 600 feet long, 60 feet 8
inches beam, and 25feet mean draught,
with a displacement of about 1S,O0U
tons. The maximum horse power of
their twin-screw engines is $1,000
which on trial gave a speed Of over
twenty.three knots The success OF
the triple-eXpansion engine and the
possibility of carrying still higher
pressures led to an early introduction
of the quadruple-expansion engines
carrying 210 pounds pressure. More
recently the steamer Deutschland, with
the largest engines actually afloat, also
has quadruple-eXpansion engines. The
Deutschland is 663 feet long, 81 feet
beam, 2S5 feet draught, and 23,20C
tons displacement.--The Engineering
Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
Food For Repentance.

Queen Alexandra, when Princess of
Wales, came one day upon tiny mite
of boy crying piteously. He was in
charge Of fat and comfortable old
lady, who seemed quite unmoved by
his grief.
What is the matter?" inquired the
Princess, who Is very fond OF children.
''Is he liz"
We'll, ma'am," said the comfortable
old lady, "be isn't hexactly Ill, but no
stomach carn't stand nine buns."-
Good Words.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
In speaking 70 t,e edltor Of the cd.

In speaking to fhe editor oi the Citi-
zen the other day Mr.. Louis P. Shoe
maker, president OF the Brightwood
Citizens Association, said:
YOUR PAPER is CERTAINLY
DOING GOOD WORK FOR THE
SUBURBS AND SUBURBAN PEO-
PIE. 1T is A GREAT PITY THE
OTHER PAPERS, TOO, DON'T
DEVOTE SOME SPACE TO OUR
INTERESTS"
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

A writer in the indianapolis Journal
maintains that yawning is contagious;
that is that there is some physcholog.
ical influence which causes us to yawn
when some one sets the example. Per.
haps some one will discover yet that
there is yawn microbe. Nearly every.
thing else is now attributed to germs
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

Aerial reports come from Germany
10 the effect that Count Zeppelin is
breaking up bis airships and selling his
Outworn aluminium by the ton for old
junk. If these reports are true the
cloud voyaging count may perhaps
console himself with the old proverb,
-Riches have wings" How could
riches fly faster than in airships?
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

The tremendous increase in property
values in New York City Is indicated
by the recent lease by Russell Sage OF
the house on Fifth avenue In which he
has lived for forty-two years. During
the first years os its occupancy Sage
paid a rental o. $7C0. He has just
leased it again for term Of twenty
one years, but the annual rental now 81
$4,000 C- eighteen times what it was
in 1Sln
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
Carving the ssrvian Army prnm

A curious incident connected with
the Servian army is the manner in
which most Of the regiments carry the
big drum. 1t is not, as in most other
countries, slung in front Of the man
who plays It, but 1t is placed upon a
small, two-wheeled cart drawn by a
large dog, which has been so trained
that 1t keeps its place even through
the longest and most tedious marches.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

The pastor Of a Methodist church In
Chicago has bit on a plan for bringing
the mothers of babies to his Sunday
morning service. He has established Q
nursery in one Of the rooms Of the
church where the youngest babies car
be cared for and where the older tod
dlers can be entertained at a Sunday.
'chool kindergarten.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

The Philadelphia Times thinks that
there is no doubt that the maintenance
of an efficient navy is Of more impor.
tance to the United States of America
than that of 4 large army.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Times reports that Signor Bonl
director of excavations in the Roman
Forum, has made discovery Of un'
usual interest. He has come upon a
prehistoric tomb, believed to date ap
proximately from the eighth century
B. c.. containing a large urn, or do
llum," Of black ware, full of calcine6
bones, and several reticulated egg
shaped vessels, besides bowl and a
cup. with horned handles, like those
found in the terremare of the bronze
age. The tomb is situated in the bee
clay. some twelve feet below the leve
Of the Sacred Way, opposite the Regia
and close by the Temple of Antoninu'
and Faustina. In some respects this
discovery Is the most important ye'
made in the Forum.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

History repeats itself and so do fash
ions, not only in dress but jewelry,
One Of the large manufacturing jew
elry houses in New York City says that
it has done more work altering ard re.
storing old cameo iewelry the past sea.
son than it has for twenty years.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

a curious fact shown by the census
returns is that New York States pro-
dUctiOn of confectionery exceeds in
value her production Of iron and steel.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

The possibility of poisoning from ar
senic in the soil has been studied by
Messrs. A. and A. #, Angel, British
chemists. The arsenic impurity OF q
superphosphate of lime was Increased
to one.half Of one per cent, about sew
enteen times the usual proportion, and
this manure was applied TO various
crops in two lots. part at time of SOW
ing and part when the plants were
well above ground. 1t was found that
some arsenic was drawn up mechan'
lcally into the young leaves of rhubarb
and the grasses and into the green pods
Of beans, but no trace reached the fruit
or seed Of any plant.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

Professor Pickering. of Harvard, from
recent observations of the moon, thinks
that there may be a little snow on
that body at times. He concludes this
from the fact that during the day GER
tain light patches on the moons sur
face seem to melt away, as If under
the suns heat. Other astronomers,
however, are very skeptical about this
as it is accepted generally that the
moon has no appreciable atmosphere;
and without an atmosphere the vapor
necessary to produce snow could not
exist.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

A member Of the Pasteur Institute
at Paris reports process he has re-
Gently discovered which will keep milb
sweet and pure for nine months. The
milk is heated, cooled and treated with
oxygen in such a way that the microbes
are paralyzed and cannot multiply.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Acetylene gas, as shown by the Ber'
lin experiments, will invariably ex'
plode, If a detonator is in actual con
tact with II, but not otherwise.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

The force known as heat is Of great
Importance. The earth is hotter below
the surface and probably has very
high temperature toward its centre. lp
some places not very far below its
surface it contains highly heated rock
which occasionally flows over the sur
face during volcanic eruptions. In
other places we find hot springs in con
nection with volcanic action.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07

wnAw,aa as sss Peat at1eee Fer hrenslntssten
a A.Ss,.sN SN ~ Sssis a SscswS.c'9ss T~ssS.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-07
GOOD O
q ROAD S.
The wide Benefit.

OVEMENT is essential TO
progress, Therefore, it
goes without saying, the
good roads movement de-
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03

LOST AND FOUND
I-~>.e-~|e~~~-s~~~>~.cS-
FOUND-THREE COWS; TWO ARE RED
and have white spots on their hind feet; white
one has four white feet and white face Call
poundmaster, E.. w Phillips, Columbia
Heights, Mimi. .----.
LosT-BAG CONTRASTING PURSE, GLASS
es, on Cedar car between and WednesdAy
afternoon, going north. Please return to MIS-.
John Parslow. 3142 18th ay s.
STRAYED-COW, JERSEY, FROM 2e0s
Pillsbury aY G. H. Smith. g.
IOST-SMALL FEMALE DOG, BROWN
very old and lame. name Toosie: reward for
return or information Green, 1903 4th ay s.
DsT-sUNDAY, LADY's BLACK CHEVIoTE
jacket satin lined. near Cedar and Frankiins
or between there and Elliott park. Return LOT
reward to 2312 e 25th st. z Z
FOUND-BICYCJE; OWNER CAN RDCOv-T
er same by proving property. Call at 1Sll otnf
ay IS. .
LOST-ON 9:45 LAKE TRAIN, SUNDAY
morning, Minneapolis & St. Louis railwaya
silk umbrella with ivory handle; name ona
ferule Finder please return to H. Rs SaTpen-u 3
ter, 40l lsAndrus building. for reward.
LOST-ON or NEAR CIRCUS GROUNDS,
Sunday forenoon, gold bracelet. For reward
STOVE REPAIRS
REPAIRS FOR ALL STOVES. GRNAIo
Western Stove Repair Co. 312 Hennepln ay.
AUCTION SALES d
W. D, GORDON, AUCTiONEER, SlI quar-
anty Loan -butldtngs Is years experiences
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
new ROAD UP NORTH
Marquette & Southeastern, Sends
Out Its First Passenger Train.
FROM MUNISING TO ISHPEMING
CIeyeland-Cliffs Company Owns the
Line and Has Many Other
Vast Projects.
Snacial 10 The journal,

Special to The Journal.
Marquette, Mich, July S.-The Mar
ouette & Southeastern road went into
regular commission this week, the first
passenger train starting from Munising
and running to Ishpeming over the new
route, a distance Of seventyfve miles.
The service will be daily. Departing
from Munising at 7 o'clock a. m, the
train will arrive at Ishpeming by the
way Of the Munising railway. the South
eastern and L. S. & l., at about ~:
Leaving Ishpeming On the return, the
train will start at 4:25, arriving at
Munising at 1925. The Marquette sta
tion will be on Lake street, near the
Lake Shore Engine works.
The Cleveland Cliffs Iron company owns
the Munsing railway, the main line OF
which extends from Little Lake. where it
connects with the Chicago & North West
ern, to Munsng- distance OF thirty
eight miles. The east branch of this
road, which, when completed, will be
thirty miles in length, runs through a
large tract of cedar of great value.
The Marquette & Southeastern
railway runs southeast from Marquette
and makes connection with the Munising
railway at Lawson, ten miles east Of
Little Lake. This road also runs
through an extensive section of heavily
timbered hardwood and hemlock. A
portion of the country was settled as
early as 1SOO, anu is pupuldIeu Will
an intelligent farming element, the farm
lands being under a high state of culti-
walton.
The Lake Superior & Ishpeming rail-
way. also largely owned by the Cleve-
land-Cliffs company, runs from the mines
at Ishpeming to the company's ore dock
at Marquette, and Is twenty miles in
length. 1t Is the road over which is
shipped the ore from the company's
mines to its dock.
By the construction of these three rail-
ways, having a total length Of 115 miles,
direct connection Is made between the
mining industries at Ishpeming and Ne
Munising. These several lines OF rail-
way make connection with the Chicago
g. North Western, the Duluth. South
Shore & Atlantic, the Manistique &
Northwestern and the 500 line. They
run through hundreds of thousands Of
acres of timber lands, thus making high
class markets readily accessible to all
settlers.
The Cleveland Cliffs Iron company has
begun and is bringing about the develop
ment Of large and extremely rich sec
tion of the state Of Michigan. 1t Is a
work Of great magnitude-work which
quickly and successfully can be
done only by those who control large ag-
gregations of capital. By the construc-
tion Of railroads, the Offering OF
Inducements for the location of manu-
sactures, the fostering of improvements
of various kinds and the selling at low
prices and to actual settlers of excellent
farming lands. a corporation can in from
two to five years do more for human
progress, add more to the total wealth
Of the country and accomplish more that
will conduce to the contentment and hap
piness of thousands than would by the
action Of individuals and in the ordinary
way be accomplished by a quarter of a
century.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
ESCAPES In A.5oLAUNCH
CONVICT TRACY WAS DESPERATE
He Intimidates six Men and Starts
in a Fast Boat Down the
Sound. ~ ~

Seattle, Wash, July 3.-Advices re-
ceived from Olympia state that Tracy,
the escaped convict, stole a launch at
South bay and started up the sound.
The launch is the largest OF the kind on
Puget sound, and has 800 gallons OF
gasolene, or enough for 1,00O-mile run.
Before starting Tracy said he intended
firing a few shots at the penitentiary on
Mcneil island He said that he muir
dered Merrill, but the statement Is mot
believed. He gave as the reason for the
alleged deed,,-that Merrill was growing
faint hearted. 1t is believed, however
that the latter Is in the vicinity Of his
sisters home at Shelton.
Tracy, according to the advices appeared
at the plant Of the Capitol City Oyster
company at South Bay and entered the
house Of Horatio Alling, one of the en-
ployes. Tracy told who he was and be-
gan to prepare his breakfast. He told
Allng, Will Satridge, Frank Scott and
John Lessenger, employees of the company
Captain Clark of the gasolene launch
N and S.. and his son, who were there
to stand with their faces to the wall
After breakfast he ordered Captain Clark
to get the engine of the launch in order
and start 1T for him. The captain ther
jumped ashore and Tracy started on his
trip down the sound.
Although he revealed his identity to the
men, they did not report the matter tt
the authorities until late in the after
noon. The launch is exceptionally large
| and has made one trip to Alaska.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
FOR RENT
UNFURNIsHED HOUSES

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advertising under this head. Be sure and
call for them when you leave the ad. ~ -
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l4o4 Vine place. 8 rooms. modern. 80. T. ~,
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Sio Franklin av, roms, city water, $io'
!Sll 4th av S, rooms. city water, $lo.oo 90
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Of Royalston av, I'd floor fiat, modern. $l!oo
GIG 11th av SE. rooms. city water. Sle.
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HoUsEs-VERY PLEASANT, FIVE ROOMS;
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FOR RENT-A HOUSE OF SEVEN ROOMS
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HOUSE OF EIGHT ROOMS, LOCATED AT
3O25 Pillsbury av, for sale cheap il taken at
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FOR RENT-A NEW COTTAGE, WITH CITY
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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
BOARD AND ROOMS

PRIVATE BOARDING. BEAUTIFULLY SIT
uated on Upper Lake, Minnetonka; easily ac-
cessible from station. Reasonable rates. Ad-
dress Mrs. B. Chapman, Mound. MINI.
TRANSIENT RATES AT THE SAN ANGELO
Hotel from now on $1.25 per day UP, and very
low rates to families by week or for the
summer - - :, =
FINE MODERN FURNISHED ROOMS WITH
table board; everything new; home privileges.
30S 18th st s. References exchanged. y,
NICELY FURNISHED SUITE AND ALSO
single rooms; frst-class table; or with or
without board. Best of references. Terms
very reasonable. 916 9Th av S. $50.
WE'LL FURNISHED ROOM, ON SECOND
floor. Excellent table service; large lawn
telephone. References required. 40 9Th st S.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
RurIiupton bonds All Sold

New York, July 3.-Notice was sent out by
]. P. Morgan & Co. that all of the joint
Der cent Burlington purchase bonds have been
Ing syndicate will receive the amount paid
In upon their subscriptions together with
their profits. The syndicate which was
formed one year ago was for about s75, ,000, 600
The members were called upon for only about
RE 0O0 nNO.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-03
DYEING AND CLEANING

MINNEAPOLIS DYE WORKS.. A. HOR-
nung Dyers and French~dry cleaners. Old
est. largest and best dry cleaning establish.
ment west of New York. 242 and 522 Nicollet.
TWIN CITY DYE WORKS-PRACTICAL
dyers and French dry cleaners; out town
orders solicited; prices moderate. BIG Nicol-
let. Telephone. 1915. =
NORTH STAR DYEING AND FRENCH DRY
cleaning works, 723 Hennepin ay; both phones.
THE PANToRIUM. s25-7 NICOLLET Av-
Fancy idyers and French dry cleaners; mems
suits French dry. cleaned, S1.60. - :.