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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
Iowa Central Changes.

Special to The Journal. q
Marshalltown Iowa. June 25-Conductor
Frank Snyder, Of the Iowa Central, viii be made
acting trainmaster, to succeed w. T. Donnelly,
who will be appointed acting superintendent Of
telegraph and chief train dispatcher. These
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
20 Per Cent Discount on Spring Suits.
The Great Plymouth Clothing House.

President Galloway Of the American Locomo-
tive company. stated yesterday that the COM
panys gross earnings for the year ending June
40 with June partly estimated were $32, 1868, T3O,
an increase of SO, 465, 3ST over last year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
WEATHER AND BAND
Augustana Swedish Lutheran Picnic En-
Joys Fine Weather and journal
NeWsboys' Band.

The Augustant Swedish Lutheran church and
Sunday school held their annual picnic and out
ing at Spring Park, Lake Mnnetonka, yester-
day. The weather was ideal and eyerythin con-
tribued to the days enjoyment including The
Journal Newsboys' Band, which furnished the
music. The bands program boat and ashore
greatly delighted the large crowd in attendance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
ST OMAcH Ills

A weak stomach is the cause Of all
sickness. The blood becomes impure,
the digestion imperfect and the bowels
constipated. Strengthen the stomach
with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and
enjoy perfect health. 1t positively cures
Headache, Nausea, Indigestion, Fiatu-
lency, Dyspepsia and Constipation,
also prevents Malaria, Fever and Ague.
Don't Experiment. Get the genuine
from your druggist. It has Our Private
Stamp over the neck of the bottle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25

changes will be made owing to the resignation Of
]. e. Fahey, chief dispatcher, who will here
after have of the tricks in the office. The
reason for Fahey's resignation is not known.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
Rate to St. Louis Affected.

Passenger rates to st. Louis have been re-
duced owing to the fact that the Rock Islands
IS rate to Chicago made the local rate to Pc
oria lower, and consequently the rate to st.
Louis Other roads reaching Peoria have met
the rate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
CUT WIRES TO FIX THEM
A Scheme by Which swinders Work ST
Paul HousehoIders for
60 sn E,.t

A clever swindle. operated by two young men
in ST. Paul, one of whom is now under arrest,
netted the swindlers several dollars from house
holders on Crocus HILL One of the men gained
entrance to a cellar upon the pretext of repre-
senting the gas company. He would pronounce
the gas meter to be In good condition but while
In the cellar would cut the wires to the electric
bell. The next day his pal would call and want
to fix the bell. He usually got the job and
charged $3.50, which he split with his pal. The
man arrested gives the name of Arthur Doyne
and acknowledges his guilt.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25

The American Railway Master Mechanics al
ISOLATION began its thirty-sixth annual conyen-
ton at Saratoga yesterday. discussion Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25

Spring Suits at 90 Per Cent Discount.
The Great Plymouth Clothing House.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
NECK WAS BROKEN
st. Paul Man Very Seriously Injured, but
Is Expected to Re-

Louis Collar, laborer residing at S6s East
Sixth street. st. Paul, had his neck broken yes
terday while unloading logs from nat car
He was taken to the st. Paul city hospital and
it is thought that he Will recover.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
BEATEN BY THUGS
Probable Cause of Death of Martin John.
son In South ST. Paul
Yesterday.

Martin johnson, a laboring man who appeared
Mt Inver Grove few days ago, and whose ante
ccdents are unknown, died yesterday while being
taken to the lookup in South st. Paul. A posi-
showed that death due to severe beating
he had received probably by thugs who robbed
MIN of his watch and money. The officers arc
investigating.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
SNAKE WAS NOT CHARMED

Theodore S. Borden Bitten While Draw
Ing Reptiles Fangs and
May Die.
Theodore S. Borden, snake charmer RESIDING
at 115 Sherburne avenue, st. Paul. is in the
ST. Paul city hospital in a serious condition and
may die as the result of snake bite He
was trying to extract the fangs from ra ttIer
when the reptile bit him on the finger He paid
little attention to the injury until it became
quite painful His body is badly swollen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
F. Walters Promoted.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Sioux City, Iowa, June 25.-W. D. Hodge, SUI
perintendent OF the Sioux City division of the
Walters; assistant superintendent of the Ash
land division, has been named as his successor.
Mr.. Hodge came here from the northern Iowa
division, where he superintendent, fifteen
months ago. Walters was until few months
ago with the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
railroad the Rock Island, leaving SUI
perintendency to take his present position.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
WILL TEACH TENNEsSEEANS

The Great Plymouth Clothing House.
20 per cent discount on Spring Suits.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
PARLOR MAGIC FOR BOYS.
How to Perform a Feat Which Will
AstOnish the Old AS Well As
the Young.

The feat herein. described must be
performed with the aid Of a confederate,
and as everything depends on his thor
ough understanding of what you are
going to do, some little preparation is
necessary, without the knowledge OF
the spectators.
The success of the feat rests on your
own and your confederate's readiness
in reading the letters of the alphabet
by certain number of raps or blows,
and it is essential therefore that you
both memOriZe me numbers or have
list within your sight, but not where
the spectators can see it. 1t is much
better, of course, that you memOrize
the numbers, if you have time to do
it, before performing the trick. In
this private signaling one rap or blow
on any object that makes a sound
means A; two raps means B; three
raps G, and so forth. If you and your
helper will get those numbers in your
head SO that you know at once what a
certain number of raps stands for the
feat will go through finely.
When you are ready to perform the
feat you say to the company that you
will send one of them into the adjOin-
ing room and have the door locked on
him, you will cause to appear to him
in that room any animal that the COM
pany may name. You must contrive,
in one way or another, to have your
confederate go into the room, for the
success of the feat depends on that, as
you can see There are several ways
in which that can be accomplished, as
you will find out when you undertake
it.
When he has entered the other room
and you have locked the door, hand a
piece of paper to one of the company,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09

it is vegetable and nothing else. This is
the "aweto' or vegetable caterpillar.
called by the naturalists Hipialis vire-
seems. 1t is a perfect caterpillar in every
respect, and a remarkably fine one, too,
growing to a length, in the largest speci-
men, of 31a inches and the thickness Of
a finger, but more commonly to about
half or tWO-thirds Of that size. Until
it is full-grown it appears to conduct
itself very much like any other cater
pillar, except that it is never found any,
where but in the neighborhood of the
rata" tree, gigantic scarlet Towering
myrtle, and that it habitually buries
itself in the ground few inches below
the surface. Then, when ful1-grown, it
undergoes a miraculous change For
some inexplicable reason, the spore OF
vegetable fungus, Sphaeria Robertsii,
fixes itself on it's neck, or between the
head and the. first ring of the cater
pillar, takes root and grows vigorously.
The plant is exactly like diminutive
bulrush, from six to ten inches high.
without leaves and consisting solely of
SluSlC SCCLu, Will q uol h-U1 Wv IL lClC-11h0
head, so familiar in the bulrushes. This
stem penetrates the earth over the cater
pillar and stands up few inches above
the ground. The root simultaneously
grows into the body of the caterpillar,
which it exactly fills in every part, with
out altering it's form in the slightest de-
gree, but simply substituting vegetable
substance for an animal substance. AS
soon as this process is complete, both
the caterpillar and the fungus die and
become dry and hard, but without shriv-
cling at all. The thing, then, is wood
en- caterpillar, SO to speak, with a wood
en- bulrush standing up from its neck
Papier mache, perhaps, would better de-
scribe it than wood. 1t can be taken out
Of the ground entire, without any diff.
Guilty, and preserved for any length OF
time. Where the 'saweto" is found at all
always at the foot of the "rata"-it is
often found in great numbers, SO that
dozens of specimens may be obtained at
once. The Maoris eat it, in its soft state,
when it is much like marrow in consis-
tency and flavor; and, when it is dry,
they powder it and use it for fresh dye
in tattoo.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
CHAPTER VII.

After supper Warde was busy in his
office writing resume of the facts
brought out in the Wright case and
was employing considerable skill in
making prominent the unexplained
side of the crime. He knew very well
how the other morning paper, the
Journal, would treat it; how it would
be described as a perfect case of cir
cumstantial evidence; and how the
old prOverb murder will out" would
be worked into it's weary place again
for the edifcation of those who like
their crime mulled with bit of NOR
alizing. Warde was endeavoring in
a really skillful way to emphasize the
mystery in which the case was in
volved, and to create doubt in young
Wright's favor. 1t was while he was
occupied thus that he realized fully
how strong a chain of evidence had
been wrought around the man he be-
lieved to be innocent. How was it
possible for an innocent man to have
got himself tangled up in this way?
While he was working away at his
task, Detective Fenton entered the Of
flee and said he had secured some adj
ditional evidence in the case, which
he had no objection to making pub
lie.
''What is it?" asked Warde, inter-
ested at once.
Late this afternoon the chief in
structed me to go to Wirght's house
and search it for weapons. [ found
Mrs. Wright at home and told her
what [ must do. She made no objec-
ton, and led me to the place where
she said her husband kept his pistol.
There L found this weapon" taking
from his pocket a handsome ivory
handled pistol, (which, as you see, has
one empty cartridge in it."
ITO Be Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
OLDEST OF INSECTS.
The Vegetable Caterpillar OF New
Zealand and Some of Its Strike
ing Pecu1iarities.

L. T. Chambers, of Melbourne, Aus
tralia, forwards us some Of the extraor-
binary vegetable caterpillars' OF New
Zealand. Many insects, including some
grasshoppers and the common house lily,
are subject to fungus diseases that cause
death and greatly distort the form, but
none takes so strange development as
the subject Of the illustration. The fol-
lowing description is from New Zea-
land After Fifty Years." by Wakefield.
Any notice, however brief, of the in
sects of New Zealand, would be imper-
feet, without some account of the odd
est insect in existence. 1t is not easy 10
decide whether it ought to pe described
under the fauna or the flora of New Zea-
land, for it is at least as much vegetable
as animal, and, indeed, in it's final stage,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09

him, but he declined to tell me Just
yet. He intimated that what he had
to say would be of such startling
character as to be considered at first
absurd. Before I could induce him
to change his mind and tell me his
secret his wife came in and I left
them together
"It is the old story" said the col
onel, smiling sadly. ''The poor fellow
is cornered, and he has not yet
thought out what to say, and is put
ting up this bluff to gain time. A
shrewd lawyer will probably take him
in hand by tomorrow and tell him to
shut his mouth. When a man is in
nocent of crime, it can never hurt
him or prejudice his case for him to
speak the truth. I would advise you
not to let Wright play upon you"
"But if he is seeking to establish
a case on some one else he might
place that person on his guard if he
were to tell what he knows, and so
jure his own chance. Besides, am
satisfied that whatever clew Wright
has is only a partial one and that it
will have to be joined with others
to amount to anything like proof"
POSSIBLY. If I can be of any assist
ance [ shall be glad to put my serv-
ices at your disposal" said Franklin.
"But am against being led away by
every wild theory that Wright may
| advance. A desperate man will stop
short of nothing"
81 should be glad to have your adj
vice at times, but I hardly think it
would be proper for me to reveal any
thing I may learn unless you should
become Wright's attorney"
Certainly not" answered the col
| onel promptly. 81 have nc desire to
pry, but shall watch your investiga
ton with interest, and shall be glad
to learn from time to time that you
are making progress. Butt have
an engagement at the hotel at half
past three, and L shall have to beg
you to excuse me-"
He rose to indicate that he could
spare no more time, and Warde be-
took himself leisurely toward the of.
flee OF the Gazette.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
A PRETTY GOOD LOAD.
Samson Was Strong, But He Wasn't In
1t with Her Powerful

Many child who hears fgurative
remark made between elders takes
the same literally and in recounting
it puts an Irishman to shame. This
was the case recently in school
situated in the northeastern section
of the city, says the Philadelphia
Telegraph. The school mistress was
discussing the Scriptures and men
toned the name of Samson, of whom
she spoke of being the strongest man
who ever lived. She attempted to
show his enormous muscular power
by stating as simply as possible some
of the wonderful feats he had ac-
complished.
A little girl, newcomer in the
class, listened with more than ordi-
nary interest, and after the teacher
had finished the child lifted her hand
for permission to speak.
''Well, Ethel,'' asked the teacher,
what is it?"
Samson wasn't as strong as my
papa is
''Is your father SO surprisingly
strong?" qujried the teacher, smiling.
ooh, paEa's orful strong," replied
Ethel with emphasis. ''Why, heard
mamma say he had ellyfant on his
hands,"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09

asking him to write on it the name
of the animal that he would like to
have appear to the person in the other
room.
When this has been done and the
paper has been given back to you,
hold it up SO that everybody can see
what is written on it-and be sure
you see it yourself-then fold it up,
set fire to it at the gas jet or with a
match, and throw the charred remains
into a china or earthenware bowl
which you have ready on a nearby
table. The bowl will represent NOR
tar, and piece of wood eight inches
long and one inch thick will do for a
pestle.
Having thrown the ashes of the pa
per into the bowl add powder of
some kind, no matter what, saying that
it has certain magical properties. Then
you begin to stir the ashes and powder
with the stick, and while doing that
you make the raps on the bowl that
will give the necessary information to
your confederate in the other room.
Let us suppose that the word "dog"
is written on the paper. You must
manage to make first, four raps on the
bowl to represent the letter D; then
fifteen raps for the letter O, and seven
raps for the letter G. The raps must
be made while you are moving the
stick around in the bowl, pretending
to stir the ashes and powder, and you
must make them in way as little no
ticeable as possible. Your confederate
will detect them, because he is expect
ing them, but the company will not, if
you make them in the right way.
When you have made all the raps
continue stirring little while, to de-
ceivs the company, and then call out
to your confederate, asking him what
animal has appeared to him. 1t would
be better for him not to answer you at
once; a little delay on his part helps
the trick Finally he tells you that it
is dog he sees.
A little practice will enable you to
perform this trick with great success,
end you might have the same confed-
era te at different places. Two brothers
might become SO skiilful in it that no
vne could possibly detect how it is
done.-Srooklyn Life.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
A WELL-BUILT FENCE.
Story That Shows That a SeIf-Respect-
ing Man Cannot Afford to Slight
a Task.

Said man to a carpenter, 81 want
a fence built in the rear of my barn.
The place is where it won't show, and
I wish it done cheaply. You can use
any old stuff for it, and I will pay
you" and he named a small sum-
WELL" replied the carpenter, II am
not very busy now and I will do it."
When the fence was done the two
went out to look at it, In surprise the
man said to the carpenter: Didn't
[ tell you that I didn't want first
class fence? I agreed to pay you only
SO much for it, and I will not pay you
cent more" 81 understand you per-
fectly," was the reply, land you need
pay me only what you agreed. I
didn't put up the fence you ordered,
for I never can do anything but
first-class job"
The story got out and the carpenter
who would not do anything but a
first-class job on a back fence was the
man people wanted when they were
building houses. The moral of this
incident is not that underpaid jobs
done welfDscure jobs that will be vel
paid for, though that is usually true.
but that one should never lower his
self-respect by sighting a task SIM
ply because il is not sufficiently re-
mum Neutrality-suspicious.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09

I know a little lad
With his mother and his dad,
He lives within a rose-emboWered haunt,
And this little lad at times
Makes the queerest little rhymes,
: Singing frowningly:
81 won't, I won't, won't"
But again his eyes of blue
Glisten as he looks at you,
And he tries your empty heart with love
to fill.
AS he laughs In rosy glee,
Your surprise and joy to see,
When he merry shouts:
II will, I will, will.
But I like this rogue the BEST
When the sun is in the west,
And to bed he goes, the tired little kid.
AnG he holds himself awake,
The glorious news to break,
AS sleepily he sings:
II did, 1 did, did,
Mary A. Denison, in Washington Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09

'sThe colonel will be back at three"
said his clerk, a young man by the
Dame of Frank Hillsman. you've
only to wait Is minutes. Better take
chair. Have a cigar?"
Hillsman was knowing young man
with gay, dissipated look, not bad
hearted fellow one would say, but
with an unmistakable tendency to
surrender very promptly to tempta-
ton. He wore jaunty clothes, smoked
villianous cigars, played poker reck-
lessly, and knew every saloonkeeper
in town by his Christian name. He
plumed himself on his wickedness.
and had vague idea that he was a
man of the world.
Warde accepted his invitation to
wait, but declined the cigar. He had
suffered from Hillsman's cigars be-
fore. ''Say, Irv,' said Hillsman, IA
miliarly, ."that's humming murder
case, that Wright business, amt it?"
II should say so. It's very mys-
FERROUS affair."" replied Warde.
mysterious? What are you giving
me? Why, it's as plain as the
nose on d mans face. The colonel
heard all the testimony, and he says
he can see no hope for Wright
"Is the colonel satisfied of Wright's
guilt?"
"Not a doubt of it,
"I'm sorry to hear that. Does he
intend going into the prosecution?
Il think not. 1t is scarcely intricate
enough for him. His forte is digging
truth out of a well, not picking it up
on the ground. Besides, since the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
;. C. McUMBER, Publisher.
OUR KIN.
WISCONSIN.

Who loves God most loves Nature best,
And she has secrets for his ear
She never whispers to the rest,
That fill his heart with love and cheer.
God is in all this world the breath
Infusing life and strength through all;
Without God it would be all death
Where silence slept beneath it's pail.
There's not an atom anywhere,
However small or hid away,
That does not show Gods love and care,
And praise Him in it's given way.
All nature is one song Of praise
That speaks His wondrous love and
power,
And thus with love in turns repays
His gifts that fill their passing hour.
Who God loves, loves all He made,
For in them all he sees His face,
Dimly indeed, as in the blade
The ripened corn we scarcely trace;
For man is brother to all things,
Angel and ant and atom small,
Our poor relations to us clings,
For God is Father of us all.
Most deep and wondrous things they
learn
Who get down close to Natures heart,
For she has secrets in her turn
To his most inner ear impart.
True wisdom theirs who learn of her,
For she herself Of God is taught;
In following her they cannot err
Who have her inspiration caught.
The injury that's done to one,
Though but the worm beneath his feet,
Is felt by all, to all is done,
And shall some time it's judgment meet.
For God is Love, and Love is just,
And he who wantonly offends
Against those brethren Of the dust
Shall find that Love and Justice blend.
William G. Haeselbarth, in Christian
Work.