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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
MODERN wooDMEN OF AMERICA.

Home office Rock Island. Ill. w. A.
Northcott Head Council. c. w. Halves,
Head Clerk Commenced business Jan.
2,1SS3. Attorney to accept service in Min
nesota, Insurance Commissioner.
Net assets. December 81, pre-
Nous year :. ........... $l,3o6, 59O W
Income During 1902.
Dues for expenses .......... 1868, 54S. 90
Mortuary and reserve assess
ments =. ................... 5.6S9, 1874. Is
Total paid by members. 81, 1855, ZAP. Is
From all other sources....... 107, sec Is
Total income =. ..........$6,46 G, SOS .9S
Disbursements During 1902.
Death and permanent disabil-
fty claims paid ..............$ 5, 592, SS3 "a
to members :. ...i........ 2,4S3 As
- Total paid to members So, 595, 1866 10
Commissions, salaries and eX-
penses of agents and organ
:, lzers -. .......1... 1G5,9O5. S5
and examiners fees .,...... lac, $50 SO
All other disbursements ..... 923. $40 sc
Total disbursements 49,. Sc, 231, 581. Sc
bursements ,........:. s2s4,727.o7
Assets. .
Value of real estate, bonds
and stocks owned ..s....... $751; 701 SO
Cash in office and in bank. =. 1875, 1896 "a
Accrued interest and rents. 4,49S. Sc
Assessments in hands of sub
ordinate bodies ............ 535, 900 90
Total admitted assets s., O69, 500 is
Assets not admitted .... SCI, PIG. 40
Liabilities.
Losses adjusted. and unpaid $50, 535. 10
Losses unadjusted and report
ed -. ................... 575, SOC. 90
Losses resisted ......... $4,000 90
All other liabilities .......... 24,36O 80
Total liabilities .......... $74O, 1896 60
Balance to protect contracts,$1 ,329, 1893 SO
Exhibit of Certificates or Policies, Bust
ness of 1902.
Total Business
Number Amount
In force Dec 81 (be-
w ginning S Of year tI s217OO s1,os7195oO
wears" years curing the s5,s75 14474a, 900
caag Total a;,,:,;, ;711575 sl,242 TO-, 500
year ............... 53,4O9 SO,S77, 500
In force Dec 81 (end ..-.
of year -. ......664, 166 81 ,161, 2S5, 900
Claims unpaid Dec.
81 beginning of
Claims Claims incurred dur ''' 1880 100
ing the year,. 3,166 5,776, 900
Claims settled dur ''''''' "
ing the year. 1904 1888, 1873
Unpaid Dec 81 (end
OF Year, ........... 400 $716, 036
Amount collected dur
Business in Minnesota.
In force Dec. 81 (be-
criYo ni of
WIAten during the
year ...,.,..... 6,26S 9,15l, 800
Tota: -. 49,. 52,942 $685. 500
year =. ........... 1892 4.563,5OO
In force Dec 81 (end
of year, .......... 1880 $82,342, 900
Claims unpaid Dec.
81 beginning OF
year, ............. SO 81 ,250
Claims incurred dur
the year .......... 217 362, 900
Total ........ 253 $428, $50
Claims settled dur
ing the year,. 222 374, 600
Unpaid Dec 81 (end
Of year, $50. 81 $40, $50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
Becomes a Sheep p

prior to June, 1857, the Fort Smelling
reservation had been reduced in area
to between 200 and 5000 acres Frank
lin Steele, on June 6, 1857, offered to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-06
Used by ci3l War Volunteers.

When Fort Smelling was evacuated in
1858 it remained I'm the possession of
Steele until 1876. 5when heswas COM
PEELED to surEeIldar itssto@the govern
ment. 1t was occp pied. however, dur
ing the Civil war, from time to time,
by the volunteer regiments. When the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22


too far from the ground floor, where
all persons from other buildings must,
Of course, enter, while good light is
secured. The trading room Is 75X132
feet in size and has an area of 5000
square feet 1t occupies more than two
stories. At one end of the big room
are the cash grain tables; at the other
Is the big wheat pit, the quotation
boards and the telephone booths. On
one side are the telegraph desks and
on the other the coarse grain pits.
Great Growth Of the Business.
For a number Of years Minneapolis
mills were mainly supplied by farmers
who hauled their wheat to market.
Until after the war there were no other
means Of transportation except the
rather primitive steamer on the upper
Mississippi, and as matter of fact
very few farmers raised any wheat at
all. The outskirts of civilization in
Minnesota were less than 100 miles
from Minneapolis. With the advent OF
the railroads after the war, the area
Of production was greatly increased and
the supply for the mills was greatly
increased But the general grain COM
mission trade was held back by this
very circumstance: The mills used
practically all of the available wheat
and bought it only through the Mil
.lers' association. This organization
really controlled the wheat situation in
Minneapolis for dozen years or more.
In 1871 there were but nine firms In
Minneapolis classified by the city d.
rectory as grain dealers, and some of
these only handled grain as side
issue. In. 1875 the wheat receipts Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
Work of the Edwards. Wood &
Company, an Example of the
Grain Industry in the Metropolis
of the West.

the city reached 5,034,675 bushels,
nearly all of which was consumed by
the mills. OF this amount only 1920
bushels were shipped. In 1881, when
the Chamber of Commerce was organ
lied, Shipments amounted to little
over half million bushels.
From this time on the business of
handling wheat became staple one. A
market was assured and orders poured
In from Southern and Eastern millers.
In 1882 as high as 100000 bushels
were shipped out, and since the ship
ments have been as high as 21,000,000
bushels.
The number Of grain firms increased
rapidly and Minneapolis soon became
recognized as the leading grain center
Of the world.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22

Biggest Cash Wheat Trading Organ
izatiOn in the World Is Located in
Minneapolis -Wonderfu1 Growth
of a Legitimate Business.

placed with the thought that it must stay
and not wear out. The best materials
were selected in every instance and the
best plans Of construction were fol-
lowed. The building covers a space in
dimensions 157 feet by 1872 feet, the
former frontage being on Fourth ave-
nue. south and the latter on Fourth
street. The building is ten stories in
height, except the part occupied by the
trading room. Here a considerable
space is left to provide light.
The internal arrangement of the
building is with reference to the spe-
cial requirements Of q grain-tradtng
body. The location Of the trading room
on the fourth floor has obvious advan-
tages. 1t is almost equally accessible
from all parts Of the building, is not
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
JAUNTY HALF COATS.

Pert, crisp and jaunty are the dainty
half coats Of linen, pique, lace and silk
that are attracting the eye and purse Of
maid and matron alike.
The jackets are loose and come to
half way between waist and knee.
Most Of them are double breasted, fast
ened with big buttons Of pearl, porce-
lain or cut steel. The chief ornaments
of the Jackets. aside from the attract
sveness of cut and material, are the
wide circular collars that fall grace
fully beyond the shoulder seams on the
sleevkN In many the bell sleeve. wide
flowing at the band, is to be seen.
One exquisite Jacket Of coffee colored
renaissance lace over taffeta of a shade
darker is quite Loose, fastened single
breasted in scalloped edge, with por-
celain buttons painted with arbutus
buds. A large circular collar Of lace,
fastened at the throat with wide
sash of cotfee-colored satin ribbon.
rested coquettishly on the rest Of the
dainty garment.
Crash and pique have come in for a
comparatively rev use in the short
box coat. Crash Jackets are made Sc
verely plain. with many rows Of stitch
ing and big smoked pearl buttons MS
their main ornament.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
ORIENTAL EMBROIDERY.

Bonds of Oriental or Russian en-
broidery brighten up many Of the new
gowns. and always give an air of dis
tinction to the dress. Navy blue serge
looks quite uncommon when 1t Is
trimmed with Russian embroidery, and
Zibeline takes on q new charm when
relieved with bands of Eastern work
q Black velvet dresses are being much
kvorn, especially by fair women. and
have also noticed some pretty dresses
in gray velvet
charming gown which formed part
of the trousseau of n recent bride was
made in siiver-gray velveta lined with
palest blue silk. The seams We're laced
across with silver cord, and beautiful
collar was worn, made Of white gui-
pure laid over pale blue and threaded
with silver and embroidered with tur-
quolse.
Turquoise combs were worn in the
hair, and other ornaments Of the same
pretty stones were added to the bodice.
All fashionable women are wearing
what they call "bits of blue"-turquoise
chains, or necklaces of turquoise ma
trix. This latter is always such a fas-
cinating object, with its strange streaks
of brown and green.
Strings Of pearls are more popular
than ever, and jeweled chateIaines,
gold or silver purses, and large dia-
mond rings, frequently covering the
fingers up to the knuckles, are much
worn. The abundance of necklaces,
which used to be so much liked, has
now become a thing of the past; at
present the pendant is the important
point, and 1t Is better to let it hang
from slender chain.-New York
News.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
WITHOUT REHEARSAL.

The great ceremonials of the world s
history, coronations, inaugurations,
even weddings, can be, and are re-
hearsed. The orator goes carefully
over his periods, and plans to turn
possible Interruptions to his own ad-
vantage; but for the real emergencies
of life there is no rehearsal. The man
or woman meets the test, whatever it
may be, and stands or falls by 1t, with
no opportunity to try that particular
struggle again.
Henry Garter was thrown from his
moving machine the other day, and
terribly cut in the groin. When the
doctor came he said that the mans
life had been saved by the desperate
pressure Of his daughters thumb on
the spouting artery. She had remem-
bered lesson in physiology, learned
in school, and she had courage enough
to apply 1t at the critical moment al
though she dropped in n faint when
the doctor took her place at her ia
Tiers side.
When four-year-old Tommy Gates
fell into the river, there was one of
the boys with him who knew how to
drain the water from his lungs and
bring him back to life again; yet he
had never before tried to help a drown
ing person.
1t was an impulse that forced Frank
Murphy to spring from the sidewalk
and seize the bride of runaway
horse that In another moment would
have been trampling the life out of a
score of school children; but the i'm
pulse had its roots far back in some
unknown deep of character.
"NeTer show the choice momentous
till the Judgment hath passed by"
Whether it is binding a wound, stamp
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
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swallow-tail bows deck many a new
corsage.
Sunfower rosettes are attractive on
headgear.
Tucling is IN favor. 1t must be very
fine or very coarse.
Medallions Of lace in all sorts and
sizes are much liked.
Straw buttons stud the lace on hand
some imported hats.
A touch of orange pink is very smart
with gray or castor.
White serge Is the favored material
for fair ones who a-yachting go.
A fan of pleated ribbon half covers
the top Of one pink and white picture
hat.
Chantilly and Irish point are COM
bined to good advantage on q filmy net
gown.
The favored fabrics grow coarser in
weave and more open in texture with
each day.
1t is said dipped laces have not the
abominably.
A ruch trimmed ruffle appears upon
the majority of the latest black taffeta
underskirts-
Fichu draperies will be the compile.
ment Of the thin cotton gown in the
majority Of cases.
The "mitten" sleeve, that is, one with
long, tight gauntlet cuff Of lace. Is
one of the very newest and smartest.
Beautiful lace collars, so wide as to
almost reach the top of the snugly-ft-
ting girdle, are almost Indispensable to
the stylish bodice.
Belts of black satin bands alternat-
ing with rows Of narrow lace. with TAB
fronts and pendant purse Of the same
material, are recent introductions that
are. both convenient and good looking.
The sun shades of the summer Of
1903 are almost as elaborate inside as
out. Their Innings are tucked ruffied
with chiffon and adorned with lace.
When held over the shoulder these
form a most effective background
In the realm Of costly parasols the
top notch of elegance Is the all-lace
parasol, preferably the lovely thread
lace. Mounted over silk with misty
blurred colorings and with gold han
die set with gems, surely 1t is fit for
princess use.
The sleeve of yesterday came to Its
climax of bagginess at the wrist. To-
day the climax is at the elbow, whence
the sleeve tapers to the wrist. The
present sleeve is an elegant little COM
plexity. and even If CARRIED out in one
fabric must be stitched and strapped
and embroidered.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
THE MAGIC HAMMOCK.

Such queer hammock it was. Somes
times 1t was large enough to hold Bess
and Bennie and Bert, with plenty of
room to spare for dollies and kitties,
| and even Berts little pug dog Popsey.
Then the next day it would be so small
that there was just barely room for
one little child, with one little dolly or
kitty. This Is the way I found out
about 1t:
One day Bert and Popsey were hav-
| ing nice swing in the hammock and
I sat on the porch watching them.
Pretty soon Bess came out with Kitty
Grey in her arms, and said: LET us
get in, too, Bert"
NO" said Bert, "there isn't room
only just for Popsey and me-"
"Why, Bert" l said, "that's very
strange Is not that the same ham
mock that held all of you this morn
ing%
"Yes'm." said Robert hanging his
head.
II will tell you how it is" said grand
ma, who sat by the window with her
knitting. "It is magic hammock,
with a puckering string. One fairy
always let's out the string as far as she
can and takes in all the children. She
is a good fairy and her name is Love.
The other is bad fairy, called Selfish
ness. She always draws up the string
so tight that only one boy or girl. with
his own pet dog or kitty, can possibly
squeeze in"
Bert looked so red and ashamed that
I said: "Shall we call the other fairy.
Bert" He nodded his head, and
called softly: "Come, Love; come,
Love"
And, If you will believe it, the mo-
ment 1 spoke the words the hammock
flew wide open, and Bess and Kitty
Grey sprang in. Bert's face was all
smiles, and the hammock swung so
gaily that feared the children would
be tossed out.-The Round Table.
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT..
Fill basin with water, and after
the water has become perfectly still
float q dozen burned matches in a
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
THE FEMININE FIB.

A distinguished preacher once divid-
ed lies into "black lies, white lies. gray
lies and Chinese lies" The feminine
fib is generally judicious blend Of the
white lie and the Chinese lie. For the
benefit Of those who have never grad
uated in the special mendacity tripos 1t
may be explained that Chinese lie is.
as a rule, purely ornamental, being in
the nature of embroidery, which is in
tended to add beauty and color to the
plain object on which it is used as trim
ming.
The Chinese lie is prompted by the
very highest and noblest Of motives
namely, desire to give pleasure to
others; many q plain, dull fact being
served up and made quite tasty and ap-
petizing by little 1udicious garniture
of Observation-Disclosures Directed
into the proper channel, Chinese liar
becomes a skilful writer Of fiction, and
turns her gift to profitable account.
But the everyday feminine amateur,
who has not this outlet for her tara
diddular talent. turns her attention to
spice to whatever gossip is going by a
gentle peppering Of fibs.
She meets n man on the other side of
the street, who raises his hat and
dashes along to catch his train. and y
the time she has reached the tea table
for which she is bound she is prepared
to give circumstantial evidence of the
lx. taI, 1,4 ,, tod
across the road, the effusive way in
which he grasped her hand with lin
gering pressure, gazing the while into
her lustrous eyes. And she can repeat
word for word all the sweet sayings
and sugary compliments which he
would no doubt have paid her II he had
had the time.
Unfortunately this gift Of imagina-
tion is often accompanied by n defect
i've memory, whereas to make good
er-preyaricator nothing Is so essential
as a good memory. Without this the
employer of the Chinese method is al
most certain to get found out sooner or
later generally sooner, and then she
has the modification Of finding that
her little efforts to please quite fail In
their effect. And not only that, but.
what is more trying still, she even finds
that when, from lack of material for
fictional purposes, she does for once
serve up the cold ungarnished truth,
her hearers have so got In the habit Of
disbelieving her that her plain state.
ment Is received with incredulity. That
is why any one who aims at distinction
in the fibbing world must carefully cul-
tivate q good memory. and so follow
the golden rule-to avoid being found
out.-Modern Society.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
THE INDIA SHAWL.

Though India shawls possess great
value they are seldom bought or sold
nawadays. There's a good reason for
This. They are hardly worn at all. De
spite many stories of the attractive
wraps into which they may be con-
verted there's one pair Of eyes that
have been open all winter and have not
rested on single one. This shows
that not everybody has taken to the
wholesale slaughtering of these rare
and beautiful shawls. 1t Is silly to cut
one up for wrap which will be passe
IN few seasons
Another thing: Many Of them are
priced quite as much for their associa-
tions, having been handed down, gen.
GRAFTON after generation, as FOR their
great money value. If your great
grandpapa heought your great-grand-
mamma one from India, and 1t has at
length come down to you, you appre-
ciate just how this is.
English brides in high life received
this proverbial gift from the late Queen
Victoria. And every woman of means
on either side Of the Atlantic has, in
the absence Of thoughtful ancestors or
rich and liberal friends, quietly pro-
vided herself with one of these treas
ures.
An India shawl is like some other
things in this life-you haven't any
earthly use for 1t, yet you feel robbed
If you haven't got IT.
Since cutting one up is out of the
question, save with iconoclastic souls,
its seasons Of exploitation are restrict
ed to sartorial conferences with dear
est friends and festive occasions when
it is spread over library table that is
perhaps the worse for wear.
A couple or more generations ago the
Paisley shawl, invention Of q canny
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17

position only the first joints of the
little fingers will be in the scissors, as
you will observe in Fig. 2. Now bring
your hands still closer together and
roll your knuckles outward, bringing
your hands toward you until the backs
meet, then downward and upward,
and the scissors, if you have mastered
the trick, will turn blades upward as
already explained in Fig. 3.
In handling the scissors be careful
that no one gets hurt by carelessly
tossing them toward the eyes or face,
as some are apt to do unless warned
New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17

S54d
his build
he spring of tiger I'm little afraid that him charge
takes tmekeper
TACT
that mans country cousins affect their city welcome should have
imepiece the office
deal like
prejudice believe
Milton nothing
something about the versatility coneed oil
permission Small
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
THE LITTLE, LITTLE FLOWER

THE LITTLE, LITTLE FLOWER
Such little. little flower
Lay on my breast to-day;
Il held it but an hour
Ere they took it quite away
Twas so warm and pink and sweet
1 can almost feel it yet;
More than once our lips did meet
Yet they think can forget!
For this little, little flower
Was the baby from next door,
could hold it for an hour
If I'd sit upon the floor.
1t has eyes like pansies blue,
And its cheeks are rosy-pink;
Oft kissed it, and it knew
That [ loved it well, L think.
Now this little, little flower
Curled its little hand in mine,
And for all that happy hour
l kept thinking oh! how fine
'Twould be, if l only dared
Ask to have doll so dear
But they didn't think l cared,
So they left me sitting here.
Chicago Record-Heralo.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17
~ II ~
1TRe Law of Cause and Effect.
BY Margaret Stowe.

UTSIDE
!:
~ knocked the other The boy himself
shouts the you
IA with I'll back for this!
They Of refined and educated
IL y have heard of, the and effect
has
spreading
thousands thinking building
Of their children by
The physician OF medica
with drugs much the mind principles
The mother child
hatred and malice with the wordLove.
The coming physician will cultivate
noble
doeth good like q
II the other
what will happen?
suffer by it.
would himself sending
kindness for treatment him by raising him his level
rubbish?
tell which
children that without
act helping themselves
him; he deserves what he and should complain.
can always be conquered by
children
themselves
selves, but also the
teasing each other IN rude and annoying f children
shall not be surprised both Ill
You understand the law Of effect and that
and dcodant thought bodies.
has the organism; therefore
and thoughts
aiscord is quickly dminishng-New York Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17

Scot, was fad with those who either
could not afford the real Indias or did
not care to wear a real India frequent
ly. The better Paisley shawls had a
beauty of their own. To cut one Of
these up does not smack OF the vandal
as much as setting scissors into a small
fortune in the shape Of a real India
shawl. They also make admirable
table or small couch covers The rem
nant of one that was half burned up
has served effectively over an impossi-
bly, ugly nfantel-Philadelph Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17

circle, all pointing toward the centre
Of the basin.
Touch the water at the centre with
bit Of soap. The matches at once
move away and form larger circle
close to the edge Of the basin. Take
out the soap and dip a lump Of sugar
in the water at the centre Of the basin.
The matches Immediately come back
and cluster about the sugar.
This simple and amusing experiment
illustrates two scientific principles. In
the first place every liquid acts in many
ways as if its surface consisted Of a
tightly stretched elastic membrane or
skin. In other words, the liquid has
what is called Surface tension" Now,
the strength of this surface tension, or
pull, is different in different liquids.
1t is stronger in pure water, for eX-
ample, than in soapy water. Conse-
quently, when you dip the soap in the
water the tension at the centre and the
pull toward the centre are diminished
and the matches are pulled away by
the stronger tension of the pure water
outside.
Again, il you dip corner Of lump
sugar in water, the water, as you
know very well, rises rapidly and vets
the whole lump. In the same way
water rises in small tubes and oil in
lamp wiclls.
"Capillarity" Is the real name given
to such actions, but that long name
doesn't explain them bit. We simply
know that they occur-that water and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-06-17

other liquids rise in small tubes and
wicks and loaf sugar.
But the water cannot rise in the
lump sugar without coming from some
where, and so We have Il current of
water setting from the edge of the
bowl to the centre, all around, just as
If we We're drawing water out Of the
centre with little pump.
The floating matches, of course.
move with the currents, and there you
have the explanation of mystery mum.
Der two.