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The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
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TOILETS OF ANTS.

A naturalist has been making obser.
vations on the toilets of certain ants,
and has discovered each insect goes
through most elaborate ablutions, says
the London Express.
They are not only performed by her.
self, but by another, who acts for the
time as lady's maid. The assistant
starts by washing the face Of her com.
panion, and then goes over the whole
body. .@b&ssa&ii
The attitude of the ant that is being
washed is one of intense satisfaction.
She lies down with all her limbs
stretched loosely out; she rolls over or
her side, even her back, a perfect pic
ture of ease.
The pleasure the little insect eyinces
while being thus combed and spongeo
is really enjoyable to the observer.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

master and now proprietor of bicycle
and sewing machine store has been an
adept on the bicycle since childhood.
He is daring and persevcring. Kings
idea OF constructing a double loop orig
mated in his own mind lie has been
considering the subject for several
months and his father, who has great
faith in his sons ability, has encour-
aged him
The design Of the structure differs
from that Of Diavolos. 1t is to be
twenty feet higher than the circus per-
formers ut the top Of the incline, and
the first incline OF the double loop is to
be longer and sleeper King intends
to start at an elevation Of sixty feet.
down a forty-fve degree incline five
feet wide and strike the beginning Of
the first loop sixty feet from the start.
This loop is to be twenty feet in diam
eter and thirty-fve feet above ground.
Circling this loop at terrific speed King
will descend another incline to the sec
ond loop, twenty-five feet in diameter
and slightly above the ground.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
Curious Growth on Trees.

Curious excrescences, resembling
rude flowers, that grow on trees in
Tierra del Fuego. are described by q
correspondent Of La Nature, Paris
These are found to be due to a para
sitic growth, but the flowers" conslrt
of the inner wood of the tree, which
has been forced through the bark and
assumes various fanciful shapes, often
those Of the classical acanthus, seen
on Corinthian capitals. The parasite
that causes the growth is a relative
OF tha mistlatoa.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
A WAX NOSE,

DR.. A. ]. Martineau. assistant sur
geon to the Throat and Ear Hospital
at Brighton England recently per-
formed an unusual, but successful op-
Grafton, for the Strengthening Of a de-
formed nose A man aged twenty
years, who gave the following history,
was the patient: When fourteen years
old his nose had been injured; an alb
scess resulted, and when this was
healed the bony ridge along the centre
of the nose was found TO have settled
down or been eaten away in the centre,
so that the bridge OF the nose had as
sumed a hollow cup-shaped appear
ance, and the boy had grown up with
what Is technically known as q saddle
nose. Dr. Martineau thought the case
a favorable one for treatment by what
is known as the paraffin method. The
man was chloroformed although local
anaesthesia (cocoaine) could have been
used, and half a drachm of hot steril-
ized paraffin was injected through the
skin of the nose over the depression on
the bridge, by means Of an ordinary
antitoXin syringe. The paraffin had
carefully determined melting point Of
l10 degrees Fahrenheit considerably
above the body temperature. The nose
was nodded into shape as the paraffin
cooled. There was considerable sore
ness and swelling of the nose for the
first three or four days. but these soon
subsided and the man was left with
good looking, servlceable and to all out
ward appearances, entirely natural
nose. Two pictures Of the mans face,
one made before and one after the op-
GRAFTON, which are published in the
Lancet for August 0, show in a strik-
ing way the wonderfully good cos
metlc result Of the operation. The oD,
Grafton Is not new one having ap-
parently originated in France, but the
rarity Of its use gives the above sue
cessful case special interest
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
Value Of the American steer.

In tracing the course Of this humble
but useful bovine that has fulfilled his
part in the American civilization Of
Britain, we have followed the path
that is Travelled every year by tens Of
thousands Of his kind, says Frank
Leslie's. The total annual export
value of United States meat--or which
beef forms the principal item-is in
round figures S100,000000. If we add
to this the distributive sales of the
various packing establishments in the
United States for the domestic market
as we'll, we find that 1t reaches the
enormous total Of 100000 carloads
valued at $2,OO0,O0O 1000. Added to this
is the value Of the many by-producta
of the packing house which amount
to many millions more.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
One-sided Buildings.

"A good many people find fault With
some Of the new buildings we are put.
ting up, on the ground that they are
One-sided,' said one Of the superintend.
ents employed by a large construction
company. "By this 1t is meant that
they appear architecturally incomplete.
Main entrances are placed at appar
emily inconvenient corners, and large
windows and prominent decorations
that rlghtfully belong in certain sec.
tions, to insure a harmonious whole,
are now sadly out Of place. This lack
of uniformity is due to the fact that
many buildings in course Of construc.
tion are not being put up in their en-
tirety. In may cases 1t has been found
impracticable to break the lease for
houses on adjoining property which
was meant to be incorporated into the
area Of the new building, consequently
the work progresses in sections. When
the leases expire and the rest Of the
ground is available, these buildings
Will present homogeneous 'front.'
Detroit Free Press. ---..-.---.--.-----i,Aa4i
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
Chapters OF Life's Oddities.

up In sand In large box and set them
out in the sun to hatch. This he did
with the first one dozen, which proved
a failure, owing no doubt to the fact
that they became chilled by a change
in the weather during the night He
is now collecting a second setting Of
snake eggs. In the meantime Tho rep
tiles continue laying every day.
The eggs are perfectly white, and to
one not previously informed could
hardly be distinguished from ordinary
hen eggs, They differ from the latter
however in having, instead of a hare
brittle shell, an elastic, leathery cover
ing, soft and yelvety to the touch and
exceedingly tough.-St. Louis Repub
lie.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

employed at the present time in some
German establishments illustrated
herewith. The molten iron is run from
the blast furnace into molds, where ii
solidifies in long bars. When set these
bars are broken upinto suitable lengths
by hand labor in the manner shown a
heavy eighty-pound maui, with double
handles, is raised high in the air over
the heads Of the sturdy laborers re.
quired to WELD it, and then brought
down with powerful force upon the
bars, breaking them up into CONNER
clal size pigs. 1t is alleged a single
blow is usually sufficient to break the
heaviest bars.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
The Whole Alphabet.

Have you ever tried to make a sen.
SING sentence bringing in every let
Ter OF the alphabet? It's rather a
good amusement for an evening. now
the days are beginning to get darg
early II you pick this sentence 10
pieces letter by letter, you will see n
contains all the letters of the alpha
bet.
"Quick brown fox jumps over tbo
lazy dog.
You must USE each letter only once.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
Instruetlonst suhserIbe,s.

PosrAsE-The postage to sll partso . the
vnited statoe and Canada 10 paid by the
(ub lshers.
hMITTANoEs OF small sums may be made
nth comparative safety In ordinary l. uerS
burns OF ono dollar or more must be ,arn by
registered letter or post-offlce mon y order ,
vtherwise, We cannot be responsible ior same
OHASeE OF ADDREss-Sub becripers wlsning
IAeir address changed must invariably give
their former as well Rs new address.
sMIs mo NuNBERs--- Il occasionally lppene
enRt numbers Of our paper sent 10 subs tibsrs
are lost or stolen IA the nails In crse you
d not receive any number when du write
40 postal oHrd, and We viii oheerfully fur
aisE duplicate OF the missing numier.
M,,sF IMPORTANT OF AIL--In every letter
Ihst yoo write US. never foil TO give your full
address Tlainly written. name post-otaoe.
county al. State.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
TIE NEWEST HORSE SHOW FEATURE.

Chicago was in green and white-the
Horse Show colors-during the week Of
November 3-S The most novel feature
this year was an exhibition by r.
Spoerhase, who drove backward,
against time, with his trained PAGER.
How Mr.. Spoerhase can see out Of the
back OF his head is something of q
mystery. The sketch is from q photo
graph.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
HOW TO HAVE ONLY TWO GRANDPARENTS

A strange case has presented itself
hereabouts Of man who had only two
grandparents instead Of four. A wild
over and a widow were married and
their children by their first marriage
were in time united Their children's
children had one common grandfather
and one common grandmother-B Boston
Evening Record.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
MEXICAN SNAKES THAT LAY REGULARLY


The last two seasons the principal
bird and animal dealers of Washing
ton, d. c., have carried as part Of their
stock in trade Mexican bullsnakes,
which have become quite popular with
number Of Washington families as
mousers, taking the place of cats
around and about their stables and out
buildings. Thus far the dealers and
those who have purchased reptiles of
this variety have found them quite
hardy and vigorous, but great was the
surprise of dealer who found that his
snakes had laid four eggs, fully as
large as those Of O. hen. Since then the
females OF his Mexican bullsnakes
have laid in all eighteen or twenty
eggs.
The dealer was at first at a loss to
know what to do with the eggs, until
some one advised him to cover them
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
literature In the South.

Three hot literary suppers are
scheduled to come off soon. The lit.
crary committee is now in the swamp,
hunting the 'possums for 'em.-Atlan.
Ia Constitution.
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
NEW LooP.THE.Loop lpEn.
Indiana Youth Hopes 10 Outdo All Pre-
vlous Performances.

Harry King, a young trick blcyclist,
OF Lafayette, Ind, has undertaken to
go Diavolo, the "loop-the-loop' per-
former, one better, and with that end
in view has arranged to have con
structed an apparatus on which lie
hopes to perform the most daring bi-
cycle feat ever attempted. His scheme
is a double loop, which he expects to
traverse on n wheel
King, who is twenty years old, son
Of w. B. King former assistant post
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13
A DOUBLE. HANDLED HAMMER.

In contrast to some Of the modern
pig iron casting machines in use in
large iron works in this country is the
unique method OF breaking up pig iron
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

Many a strong swimmer in the sea
OF matrimony has found himself en-
tangled in the Widows weeds. ,,.J
The suburban citizen., 1902-12-13

Watch for town, Congress Heights,
B. c. If.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
DIR. ANDREW GOES TO SWEDEN
Business in Connection With Angus
tana Endowment Takes Him.

Moline. ILL.,, Dec, 26.-Dr. -Gustaf An
dreen, president Of the Augustana college,
will leave this evening for Sweden, in re-
Spouse to the invitation Of prominent men
in the old country interested In the raising
of 100, 900 kroner for the endowment Of
the college. Augustana is the chief SWed-
ish2 institution in America, and is under
the control of the Augustana synod of the
Lutheran church. Under the guidance of
DR.. Andreen. Yale man. it has taken
notable forward steps in the last year, and
movements are now on foot for the estab-
lishment of courses in mechanical engi-
neering and medicine, the latter to be ar
ranged to permit students to enter the
best medical schools in the country for
final preparation Toward the engineer
ing chair Pittsburg capitalists have con-
.tributed substantial amount. Is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
DIVORCE FOR THE BOENS
Ex.congressman and His Wife Partes
Some Time Ago.

FERGUS FALLS, M1NN.--Haldor F.
Boon, ex-c congressman from the seventh
district. was granted divorce from his
wife on the ground of desertlon. A d1-
vision of property was also agreed upon
Mrs Boon taking their residence and
So. 900 cash and $25 a month until an adj
ditional $1,000 Is paid. Mr.. and Mrs. Boer
separated some time ago. ..
NJ A. Reynolds was in the city this
week to adjust the loss on the A. II. k1rh
mill. He had no hesitation in pronounc
ing the loss total and Mr.. Kirk will re-
ceive the full amount of the insurance
ss5OQ.-Charles Fugle who has been EN-
ployed in the register of deeds office here
for some time. left for Elbow Lake to be:
come deputy register of deeds Of Grant
cpunty.-Hubert b. Emery and Miss
FIlecta &. Brooks were quietly married by
Rev. o. p Rider ,,. 49,. e g..
Charles F. Goetzinger, who has beer
health officer in Iloio for a year or more
arrived this week to spend the holidays
with his parents, TIe is on a. leave OF
absence and came home by way Of the
Red Sea and the Suez canal, making the
journey around the world.
Mr.. Goetzinger states that the insur.
rection is effectively crushed, but thai
bands Of robbers still infest the islands
TIe describes the Filipnos as a nation o.
thieves. He believes the government Is
adopting the best possible plan in send
ing out American teachers and establish
ing schools, and says that the Filipinos
who never. before heard of such a thing
as free education. are willing and anxiou:
to send their children.
What do / think Of General Smith:
order to kill all over 10 years in Samar?'
said Mr.. Goetzinger. "Well, 1t look
pretty strong. but If the Atkinsons AM
ants generally were in the Philippine
for a short time they would look upoi
things in different light. The PREACHER.
Is simply unparalleled.
II spent some time prospecting for gold
and found it in several localities. but neve
in paying quantities, and from the geolog
ical formation I am convinced there Is n
gold in the islands in sufficient quantitie
to pay for mining. There are valuabl
deposits of copper and iron, and there i
some coal, but it Is Of an inferior quality
but when all has been said, I firml
believe the islands are going to prove al
enormous white elephant. Of course it
out of the. question to think Of lettin
them go-that would mean chaos and rui
but they will never pay for the none
expended" 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
MINNESOTA
MEsABi ORE LANDS
Y. s. Steel Corporation Said to Have Sc.
III eurad cnntroi Of Than y

y. 8. Steel Corporation Said to Have Sc
cured Control Of Them.
DULUTH, MINIMIZING average cargo
of ore taken at the Duluth & Iron Range
docks at Two Harbors this year was 1850
gross tons, an increase of $50 tons for the
year. No port in the world, probably. has
such an. average tonnage for all ships.
improvements will be made to several
of the upper lake ore docks this winter,
and at both Duluth and Two Harbors
much new work will be carried on. The
contract for new dock for the Grea
Northern at Duluth has been let to the
Butler l':uthers company, and the sub
structure. consisting of 1900 long piles,
is going In. The dock and approach Will
be $500 feet long and the height Will be
about the same as the company's No.
dock seventy three feet above mean
water line. 1t will probably be ready for
use early in the coming season.
= Is reported here, and seemingly on
good authority, that the Mesabi range
ore b, airing lands belonging to the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific roads, eN-
cept such as have been leased to operat-
Ing companies by the Great Northern. will
be turned over to the United States
Steel corporation. This is one of the most
important moves made by the corpora
ton since commencing business, both as
affecting =, and other steel makers, both
present and future. 1t gives 1t closer
hold on the situation than the purchase
Of every furnace and mill in the United
States could POSSIBLY do and fortifles it
for orc 70: q very long period
Commodore mine, idle for some time, is
being 1cupened. The mine is very wet
property and a large pumping plant is
required.
Mines CO the Donora Mining company
and Sharon Ore company will be turned
over to the United States Steel corpora
tion in q few days and will probably be
operated by the corporations district
manag gers, the Sharon. Sweeney ano
Fenobscot by Pcntecost Mitchell of the
Uibbing district. and the Donora by M. s.
Hawkins of the Mountain Iron.
The Edmund Iron company has filed
options for leases on four state tracts
in sectio,s 1N,,11 and II, township So
RANGE -. and drills are at work there
the option calls for the purchase of the
leases at prices ranging from $4,000 fol
a 15D-acre tract down to $4,000.
. Another move showing the present
sharp. aeG.ressiveness Of the steel corpora
ton, is the Closing CT negotiations for the
purchase Of Champion, mine, Marquette
district, which he's now been accom-
plished. Champion is one Of the oldes
mines of the district, and is far better
known than its present annual tonnage
might suggest. The mine is more thar
1900 feet deep. and has a popularity IL
a spiral shaft the curve being neces
gary to enable the shaft to follow the ore
me sures,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
NOBODY IS EXEMPT.
A New Preparation Which Everyone
VIII Need Sooner or Later.

Almost everybody's digestion is diser-
dered more or less, and the conmonest
thing they do for it is to take some one of
the many so-called blood purifiers, which
in many cases are merely strong ca
thartics. Such things are not needed.
If the organs are in a clogged condition,
they need only a little help and they will
right themselves. Cathartics irritate the
sensitive Innings Of the stomach and
bowels and often do more harm than good.
Is Purging is not what is needed. The.
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Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets do this per-
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It's a common sense medicine and a
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but cure the cause. Goes about it In
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We have testimonials enough to fill
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However-Mrs. e. NJ Faith, of Byrd's
Creek, Wis, says:
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and they have done their work well in my
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years. AS I am sufferer myself I wish
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
STRIKE TIES UP FUNERALS,

st. Louis. Mo-. Dec. 26.--Many funerals We're
tied up yesterday because of the strike of the
members of the local branch. No. 405. Of the
International Cab and Carriage Drivers Union
About 300 Of the 500 members of the organiza-
tion have beenscalled out by the executive com
mittee. and unles the fifteen stables where the
men still working sign the contracts. they will
also be deprived of their drivers. AS vet only
one stable has signed. The bone Of contention
with the lverymen is the refusal Of the latter
tn recognize the union
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
CHANGES IN SCHOOL LAW
Suggestions to Legislators by the State
SInArlnfanAAn%

Superintendent. -. '...,'.
VERMILLION, S. D.-State Superin-
tendent Collins is in correspondence with
legislators in regard to changes in the
school laws, which, in his opinion, should
be made at the next session Of the
legislature. He has received many favor
able replies. and feels confident that
legislation will be- enacted this winter
which will greatly benefit educational
affairs. '-.-.7 -. = -
Four questions have been submitted tc
the legislators: The first refers to the In
vestment of the permanent school. fund.
Mr.. Collins does not believe the rate of
interest demanded 6 per cent? is too high
He is afraid it will go lower. Then. too,
the restrictions for lending it are toe
great, and the amount obtainable by one
person to small. He wants plant de.
vised whereby the state may take thu
fund and pay the schools 5 per cent upon
| the amount. Or, that the county auditor
be, allowed to decide upon the condi-
| tons and amount of loan since each
county is responsible to the state.
His second proposition is that the clause
pertaining to office holding by. superin
tendents, which allows them but two
terms, or four years, be stricken out.
The third concerns the granting Of state
| certificates. Mr.. Collins recommends tina
| graduates of South Dakota schools receive
! first grade certificates only upon gradua
ton from normal courses and to those OF
South Dakota lormals which certificates
shall be .exchangeable for state certificates
without examination or fee after the
holder has had at least three years ex.
perience in teaching.
| The fourth question is In regard tt
free high school privileges for graduates
from country schools. ~
| Professor. James E.. Todd has made ar.
rangements to spend his holiday vacation
in Washington in attendance at The
meeting of biologists. He will present 6
paper on Conditions and Their Geoloe.
ical Effects, and will also discuss Lake
| Orickaree'' before the American associa
| tion On, his way to Washington Pro.
fessor Todd will stop in Kansas to ex.
anime the locality around Lansing, il
which the now famous human Skeleton
was found last winter. The place has
been visited by some Of the foremos
biologists of the country. and their opin.
ions are varied. 1t Is firmly maintained
by some that this is bona fide evidence
that man inhabited North America a.
the time Of the glacial period Others en-
terrain the belief that the remains are
! more recent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
Homeseekers, Excursion. ).

Homeseekers' tickets to nearly all
points on sale at low rates by Chicago
Great Western railway on first and third
Tuesday OF each month. November to
April inclusive. Available in the through
tourist sleeping cars. For particulars ap-
ply to H.. C.. Rains agent. corner NicoIlet
avenue ard Fifth street. Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
pEATH OF pRospECToR

Silver Cliff. Col. Dec. 26.-Joseph Harlton. an
old prospector. missing for the past three weeks.
cabin near Ise. The body was frozen stir and
had been gnawed and eaten by the coyotes and
magpies beyond recognition. and was identified
only by his clothing Harlton vas confed-
crate soldier.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-26
A REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER.

New Haven. Conn. Dec. 26.-State Labor
Commissioner Harry f. Back has erected a
granite monument over the grave of James Ar.
mour, Jr.. a revolutionary soldier. James Ar
mour. Jr., somewhat unfortunate and died
pauper He was great uncle of the late Philip
ID. Armour. the Chicago meat packer. Tradition
ter or cousin of Benedict Arnold. Her maiden
,,oroo Eunicp rnO1d