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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06
How Bequest. increase in value.

& Two centuries ago, says the Westminster
Gazette, William France. Of West Leigh.
lancaster. bequeathed lands, OF the then
value OF about R10, for doles each Christmas
tide to the West Leigh poor. The gift now
brings in nearly 945o per annum, and, de-
spite the gift Of s1,OOO eight years ago, to
Leigh technical schools, the trustees had re-
Gently suffcient capital on hand to make a
grant OF e. 900 toward Lehigh tnfrmary.
Leigh grammar school lis also to receive &25O
per annum.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

patrons were conspicuous by their absence.
Time was when the real grand danes of So
ciety would have to it that they were
in town for what should be the aristocraric
gathering of the social year.
Sees Real Whitney Motive.
The report that William Collins Whitney
has decided to retire from business is .
general subject of conversation Many pro-
TESS to be .incredulous and for many reasons
In the first place. if anyone were asked to
say what business Mr.. Whitney was en-
gagged in it would be rather difficult to an
swer. By profession Mr.. Whitney is lawyer
He was once corporation counsel of New York
and then President Cleveland made him score
tary of the navy, and from that time he has
been one of the best-known men in this
country, to say nothing of England, where
his race horses and his love for sport on the
turf helped to make him particularly well
known. But for many years Mr. Whitney
has been deeply interested in poiitics-he has
pulled the poitica. strings on more than one
occasion in national state and municipal
politics-and man who knows him we'll said
to-day that he believed that the announce
ment of Mr.. Whitney's retirement from bust
ness at this time was simply preparatory to
his going into training for the democratic
, nomination for the presidency in 1904.
Home Hulc IN Excise.
Every test Of public sentiment in this city
on the question of home rule as regards the
excise question is on the Affirmative side.
The newspapers lean that way. Several votes
! taken at popular assemblies in Cooper Union
went that way. And now the Brooklyn Eagle
| has interviewed 4,055 persons In Brooklyn on
the subject, and finds that 2,O16 are in favor
of partial opening OF saloons Sundays, LIT
are in favor Of unrestricted opening, while
only 1862 are in favor Of rigid closing.
The Ocean Steamship Rates.
The steamship companies have raised their
I rates Of freights, and now all they want is
freight to carry. The exports OF grain and
flour have fallen off to SO low point that
the steamship companies suffering. Ac-
cording to Gustav H. Schwab not a ton of
freight has been carried from this port in
| months except at actual loss to the carriers
All the agreement amounts to is pledge not
to handle freight at less than cost. There is
nothing in the talk Of a proposed pool to
advance passenger rates. The companies
have for a long time had satisfactory ar
| rangement in regard to the passenger busi-
ness.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

It is reported that hay press and cotton
press men are bidding for the services OF
twin citv street car conductors This is
the outcome of close, inspection OF the
admirable work Of these conductors IN
getting 1921 people into So-foot car
with seats for fifty.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06
The Nonpareil Man II
Ca.unlIy Ob.eryed.

4 s 90 Z : - 4 81 h u. 4
General Funston has had considerable
trouble since his return. The Emporia brass
band met him at the depot and blew out a
fuse. and he has had another operation for
appendicitis.
Maud has the measles, Maud is not. per-
haps. the party you suspect. Shells town
In Missouri.
Some oyer-eautious people are terribly fear
full lest the balance of power or something
will be- overturned because Miss Roosevelt
wants to go to the coronation. Shucks, let
the child have her little pleasures. This
country is safe.
The University of Chicago has installed a
model steam plant. which will provide heat
l,and power for ell Of the buildings of the in
Tstitution. 1t is chiefly interesting because it
consumes thirty tons day of black and dirty
soft coal, and yet not speck of smoke Is seen
issuing from the chimney The apparent
miracle is worked by the operation OF me-
chanieal stocking device, including system
OF injecting heated air into the furnace to
assist in the combustion. 1t may cost little
mere, but thinkshow pretty your chimney
looks.
An article in the London illustrated Mail
asks sis Britain Running Out of Ccal2" We
do not know much about Britain, but we know
that there are a lot of people IN this way
who are in that fix.
Grounding or no grounding, we are always
| pretty sure to get six weeks more of winter
| at this time.
! Two years ago Mayor Hugo beat Mr.. ;'Truel-
sen for mayor of Duluth by six votes. This
year he beat him by eight votes. This shows
that just one man Topped from Truelsen t.
Hugo in the two years: He ought to be
| found.
Waterbury, Conn, cannot be wound up by
little thing like fire.
! A young man at Cedar City, Mo-, has start
ed out to chop up saloons with an ak. 1t !:
feared the cross saloonkeeper will not respec
| his person as he did that of Mrs. Nation.
/ The Kansas City Star says that when "Bll
and George" and Tom politics became in
tolerable in Kansas the people kicked tn
republican party out of power. They SMASHED
a machine majority of 1000 into smlthereens
and even submitted to the remedy OF popu
/ list administration This bit Of political phil
osophy is worthy of thoughtful consideration
t A Cleveland, Ohio, cat tried to trip up
street car, and as shefis rich lady's cat sh
now sports wooden leg which is good TO
about everything except tree climbing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

The many lovers Of stirring melodrama are
being offered treat in the presentation at
the Bijou this week Of Joseph Arthur's latest
and best effort Lost River" The scenic
effects are out Of the ordinary, several scenes
Of unusual magnitude and beauty being
shown.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

unctuous and satisfying. are characteristic
features Of 1.-The Parish Priest, with which
Daniel Sully and his capable company are
pleasing the patrons of the Metropolitan this
week. Four more performances, including
the matinee Saturday, of this play, will con-
clude the present engagement.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06
Calls on Payday and other Days.
Charity Bali wanes as Function.

Charity Ball Wanes as a Function.
The chief event of last week socially in New
York was the charity ball, and, although it
wasn't what it once was, there has been a
sort of halfway revival. Interest has waned
in this function, but its decadence was bound
to come Society will not hobnob with every
Tom, Dick and Harry that happens to have
enough money to make showing. Ameri-
cans are very pliable and democratic instinc-
lively, but there! is "a drawing line even for
them, and it seems to have been overdraWn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

The last half Of next week at the Metro
politan will be devoted to a sumptuous re-
vival OF shakspere's comedy. The Tanning
Of the Shrew, = with Charles B. Haniord as
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06
Nina Is UnnlR sked.

Feb. 6.-Mina Gottschalk has long been
familiar figure in the Wall street district
For years she has peddled matches among the
bankers and brokers of her race, her 20 years
and bent form, covered with ragged shawls,
elicting ready sympathy. Her home has been
a squalid attic at 81 Attorney street, which
several cats, dog and a parrot shared.
When not in Wall street she walked the
streets, picking up coal and wood. Her neigh
bors, poor themselves, offered her food and
help, but she always repulsed them, and
finally they let her alone. There was fire
in her home while she was out picking wood
this morning 1t is supposed that the cats
and the dog had fight and overturned a
lighted lamp. The fire was still burning
when the old woman returned.
my money!" she cried; Il want it! It's
in corner where the rats can't get at It.,
but the fire will burn it.
The firemen had to hold her to keep her
out of the burning house. In her excitement
she pulled the shawl from her head and two
big diamonds sparkled in her ears.
They're fine diamonds said a policeman
Eyes, why shouldn't have diamonds"
said the woman. 81 bought them. They're
mine. Why shouldn't l wear diamonds and
peddle matches and beg. It's my business
She was happy when she found that the fire
hadn't touched her money.
Calls on Payday and Other Days.
Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew calls every after
noon at o'clock at the Grand Central sta
ton for her husband. This exhibition of mar
| ital devotion is godsend to scores of women,
who have somehow learned Of it, and who
take advantage of it to study the Partisan
gowns OF the senator's wife. She drives up
to the directors entrance of the station and
enters. In half an hour the door Is opened
by Senator Depew, who escorts his wife to
the carriage door and they both drive away.
This regular program never fails to interest
a number of women who stand about and
watch and get view Of a new hint from
Paris each day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

Melbourne Mcdowell and Miss Florence
Stone in Sardous famous play La Tosca, .
will be the Metropolitan's attraction for the
first four nights of next week, beginning Sun
day evening. BY reason of his natural ply
steal fitness for the part of the project OF
police, and the maturing and mellowing of
years Of experience. Mr.. Mcdowell IS said to
give us character in Scarpia which stamps
him as a great actor. Miss Stone will ap-
near in the title role
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06
Daily New York Letter

in the recent past Many of the more famous
patrons were conspicuous by their absence.
Time was when the real grand danes of So
cety would have seen to it that they were
in town for what should be the aristocraric
gathering of the social year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

young man at Cedar City, Mo-, has start
ed out to chop up saloons with an ak. 1t Is
feared the cross saloonkeeper will not respect
his person as he did that of Mrs. Nation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

An article in the London illustrated Mail
asks sis Britain Running Out of Ccal2' We
do not know much about Britain, but we know
that there are lot of people IN this way
who are in that fix
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

Two years ago Mayor Hugo beat Mr.. Truel-
sen for mayor of Duluth by six votes This
year he beat him by eight votes. This shows
that just one man Topped from Truelsen to
Hugo in the two years: He ought to be
found
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

A Cleveland, Ohio, scat tried to trip up a
street car, and as shesis a rich lady,s cat she
now sports wooden leg which is good Tor
about everything except tree climbing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

Grounding or no grounding, we are always
pretty sure to get six weeks more of winter
at this time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-06

Waterbury, Conn, cannot be wound up by
little thing like fire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10
Farmers, Breed Horses.

If any farmers or other users of
horses have got the idea that horses
must soon be coming down from the
high values to which they have
climbed the past few years, they are
entertaining the idea in opposition to
all the evidence upon the subject. To
realize the extremely slight possibili-
ty there is of values being materially
lowered in the near future, it is only
necessary to remember the fact that
when the war with Spain broke out
there were sixteen millions of horses
in the United States and now there
are but eleven millions. England
alone has paid us six millions for
horses since the commencement of
the Boer war, and the cavalry horses
live only a few months in Africa.
During the last few months the aver
age horse has risen in value from $40
to $40 and there is no prospect of a
depreciation in price.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10
Farm Notes.

New York State is the first to make
an appropriation and provide a con-
ductor for poultry Institutes. The in
tention is to discuss everything per-
tanning to the business, both from the
standpoint Of the farmer and the fam
cier.
An American lady took a lot of
poultry to the PHILIPPINES for the pur-
pose OF experimenting as to whether
it would pay TO breed for that market.
She expressed herself satisfied with
the trial and is of the opinion that
poultry raising for that Asiatic coun-
try could be made profitable by good
Yankee management.
If they let the cow alone she will
do honest work; if they let the hen
alone she will do honest work; the
sheep likewise will grow no shoddy.
nor will any other domestic animal
produce fraud. 1t is only when the
greed of man gets to work that we
have frauds, authorizations and all
sorts of make believes for what they
are not.
According to the carefully kept
dairy statistics, the average cow pro-
duces only 13 pounds of butter in a
year, whereas, in order to yield a
profit to her owner she must produce
not less than 10 pounds. According
to this the average Gov not only fails
to pay her board, but is kept at a
considerable loss to her owner. Ex-
perts in the business say that scrub
stock with 70 particular breeding is
responsible for this state of affairs.
This world is full of microbes. The
tramp is a parasite that eats the
bread of honest toll; the bore is a par
asite that devours the time of the
busy man; the gossip is a parasite
that destroys, with words of sugar
coated venom, the happiness in many
a home; the %slanderer is a parasite
that murders character; the hypo-
critic is a parasite that entraps the un-
wary with %falsehoods while wearing
he ma SIX of fairness.
We sheer at the, hog and CALL him
dirty, but what a wonderful creature
he is and how great his power for
good. The hog, properly bred, fed
and handled, will pay off our debts,
place a piano in the home, a surrey
at the door for yourself and family to
ride to town in, educate your boys at
the agricultural college and leave a
balance in the bank for a rainy day.
There are many great things in Amer
lea, but no one of them is greater
than the American hog. Long may
he live-or rather soon may he die,
as only then can he be realized upon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10
Patch Grove.

We have had considerable excite
ment in our little village this week
two runaways. The Bridgeport stage
team tried very hard to get away
with a part of Uncle Sam, but only
gave our blacksmith a little work, and
MI. McKevitt, who had the other run
away, did not need a blacksmith but
is looking for "'Uncle" and the junk
wagon.
A party of young people of u vii
lage spent a very enjoyable evening
Wednesday at the home of Mr.. Adams,
where they danced and partook Of re-
freshments.
Robert Collier, merchant, spent
a few days in Prairie du Chen last
week visiting relatives.
Miss Edna Key spent last week with
her sister, Mrs. Pohle, who lives in
the town of Bloomington.
Mr.. w. E. Lewis and son, of Platte
vile, are spending a few days with
relatives. Mr.. Lewis is interested in
farming land that lays about our vii
lage
George Blakesly spent Sunday with
his mother. He was on his way to
Cedar Rapids.
A. Z. Allen was in our village in
the early part Of the week looking
after business interests here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10

Seats on sale for Citizens Orches-
ira at Burr's book store, April II, at
9 a. m.
Miss Bick's character studies are
especially hne.-Evening Mail, Gales
burg, Ill.
Nothing looks more peculiar than
a train composed of a couple of freight
cars and a Pullman.
Citizens string orchestra is one OF
best eve heard in this city.-The
Press, Aurora, III.
Nine times in ten when a mans
conscience distresses him he can put
it to sleep by buying his wife a pres
emit.
If you are not afraid to bluff it,
postpone trouble until tomorrow and
it will often leave and never come
back.
oh well, we never did attend the
Chautuaqua meetings anyway. Ellen
Stone has signed a contract to Lecture
before a number of them the coming
summer.
"A Kansas City boy lost several
fingers by sticking pins in a dyna-
mite cartridge during school hours.
1t sometimes happens that the public
schools and the school of experience
are consolidated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10

III. E. Austin Of Homer is in the
city.
Citizens Orchestra is delightful
Yankton Press.
Squire HI. D. York was over
from Hazel Green Monday.
&C. H. Berg was reelected mayor
of Dubuque Monday by 5000 MAORI
ty.
DR.. Fred Halferty will arrive
home from Milwaukee Saturday
night.
W. r. Graves, clerk of the court
of Crawford county, was in the city
Tuesday.
-Messrs. A. V. Wells of Clifton
and A. l.. Brown of Platteville were
county seat callers Tuesday.
A dozen good servant girls could
find ready employment in Lancaster
at good wages at present time.
Engineer Thomas Dolan of Mil
waukee came to Lancaster Tuesday
to look after his property interests.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with
Mrs. T. j. Brown at the parsonage.
The original character sketches
by Helen c. Bick were exceptionally
good.-The Sunday News, Litchffeld,
III.
Rev. T.. j. Brown will discourse
in the Congregational church on the
following subjects next Sunday:
1890 a. M. ''The Will and the Way
1880 p. M, Backbone"
The $15, 900 damage suit against
David j. James, the well known G.
A. r. man for three kisses it is al
legged he gave a Sank county woman,
is on in Rlchland county circuit
court this week. The case is being
fought with able talent on both sides
and sensational developments are an
ticipated.
An accident which occurred to
Mrs. Steve Dougherty in Chicago re-
Gently came near proving serious and
for a days the lady was in a precar-
ious condition. Mrs. Dougherty was
returning to her home in the suburbs
after a shopping tour and in alight-
ing at a street corner from the car
was thrown to the pavement and sus-
tanned severe bruises. A bad abrasion
in the head was the most painful and
the most serious. We are pleased to
relate that she has recovered from
her unpleasant experience.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10
Giffen's Entertainers.

Rock ISLAND, ILL.
| take pleasure in stating to you
that your company more than pleased
the Woodmen of Rock Island upon it's
appearance in this city under the
management of Miss Helen c. Bick.
They are first class in every respect.
You are at liberty to use this letter
as you see fit. or to refer to me for
evidence of your %company's ability.
F~raternally yours,
c.. w. HAYES.
Head Clerk, M. w. A.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10

Offered her Resignation-The Sec
rotary of the Passmore Club attrib-
utes her recent gain in strength and
additional energy to the use of DR..
Gossom's Oxygen Tonic Tablets. They
built her up after she was SO run
down that she offered her resignation
as secretary. Club duties. house
hold requirements and society obi
cations are less irksome when there
is full energy and abundant nerve
force, such as DR.. Gossom's Oxygen
Tonic Tablets furnish. They are SOC
a box yet worth thousands at J. I.
Benefits drug store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10
Spelling Bee.

Some of you who think you are
we'll up in spelling just try to spell
the words in this little sentence:
ut is agreeable to witness the I'M
paralleled ecstasy of two harassed
peddlers endeavoring to guage the
symmetry Of two peeled pears"
Read it over to your friends and
see how many of them car spell every
word correctly. The sentence con-
tains many of the real puzzlers of the
spelling book.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10

Most women with female weakness
suffer dreadfully from piles in addit-
ion to their other pains. They may
be cured by using TABLER'S BUCK
EYE PILE OINTMENT. Price, so
cents in bottles, tubes IS cents. j.
7. Bennett, Druggist.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10
Local lettings.

The spring polo sprang a poem,
How gentle spring mad sprung;
The public sprang upon him,
Now from a tree he's swung.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-13
Newspaper Mems Banquet.

Washington, Dec. THE December
dinner of the Gridiron club at the Ar.
lington hotel Saturday night was a
success. The Washington correspond
ents who comprise the organization
made us of recent events and pros
pecetive happenings for their burles-
CUES. There were many prominent
guests, and from the time President
Robert ]. Wynne delivered his address
Of welcome until the midnight hour
there was mirth, music, quips and
One of the best hits of the even
ing came late, when two bears ap'
peared. One was a real bear and the
other was unprecedented by member
of the club. He announced they were
from Mississippi and were looking for
the president
roasts.
Good speeches were made by public
men who entered into the spirit OF the
occasion. The menu souvenir was d
book of rules of the house, with many
cartoons showing the stringent man.
ner in which Mr.. Cannon will rule the
house. 1t was accompanied by a
gavel, making every man his own
speaker.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-13
Riot at Union Meeting.

New York.-One man was serious
ly wounded and a score OF persons
have been badly bruised and beaten in
a small riot that followed a meeting
of the Ironworkers and Bridgemen's
union in this city.
During the free fight, engaged in by
over 200 men, many shots were fired.
and one of the members, Albert Con-
molly, was shot in the side. He was
taken to the hospital, where 1t was
said his wound is serious.
Policemen pullman and Farnau
were roughly handled, and more cas-
ualities might have followed had 1t
not been for the arrival of reinforce
ments.
The fight is said to have started in
an argument over the nomination OF
one of the members for president.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-12-13

ures of the saints, and nearly every
facing in the solid granite holds great
inches containing a statue of an angel
Or saint. The drawings for the interior
reveal a conception OF remarkable
beauty. The enormous dome is sup
ported by four pillars, each fifty feet
in diameter, full OF columns and inches
embellished with reliefs. Mosaics are
everywhere, interspersed with reliefs
of sacred scenes, delicate columns Of
the rarest marbles and reproductions
of the greatest works of the old mas
ters. Father Bouillon has named the
project Nova Sancta Sophia. He esti-
mates that the preliminary foundation
and basement work alone will cost
over S1,5O0,OOO and has not even at
tempted to reduce to figures the ulti-
mate cost of the completed structure.
The great mosaics to cover the interior
of the dome, several Of which are pro-
vided by the drawings, would cost over
100000 each