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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Longley will give a talk on ''The Bible
in the Home" A musical programme will
be given by Miss Nellie Patterson and
Miss Pauline Pheeney.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

There will be meeting of the Union
Conferences Of the Friendly Visitors
Thursday afternoon. at the home Of Miss
Sommers. 8 st. Adams street
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

125y G. i. A. to the b. l.. E. Friday even
ing at Odd Fellows hall, corner Fifth and
WabaSha.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

The eqchre parI q have, been given
by Evening Star degred staff, at Fifth and
Wabasha. Friday Rftefhoon, will be post
poned until Friday afternoon. March 6.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

The Foremen of Leather Workers on
Horse Goods association. of st. Paul and
ball Friday evening at Cambridge hail.
140 East Seventh street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15
CLUBS AND CHARITIES.

The Busy Bee Missionary Society of
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church will
give patriotic social Saturday afternoon
in the parlors Of the church.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

A George Washington social will be
given Friday evening in the parlors of
Central Park M. E. church. by the La
dies Aid society of the church A New
England supper will be served at O. clock
and a programme arranged by the Ep-
worth league of the church will begin at
give patriotic address. The reception
committee will include Mrs William Pitt
Murray, Mrs John H. Storr, Mrs. ]. A.
Sabtn and Mrs. Benjamin Longley. The
dining room: Mrs. A. P Cameron, Mrs
John Miller. Mrs. Harvey HALL Mrs. C.
L. Grant. Mrs. v. r. Benham, Mrs. Alb
OFT, Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Thompson and
Miss ToSteVin,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Starlight Camp lFa ssES A., will give q
masquerade Tuesday evening at Mime
llama NAH. = eany tt..e{
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Esther Lodge No. $oaD. lof H. will give
a social dance and supber, Tuesday even
ing; at Central hall. Prof. Scarrett's
orchestra VIII furnish the music.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

The Assumption Social society will give
its last card party OF the season Wednes-
day, at Assumption hall.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

A grand ball was given by the Socialist
Singing society at Vasa hall last night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

The Ladies Social Union of ST. Paurs
Universalist Church will meet with Mrs.
A. w. Trenholm of 40 Paramount ave-
nue., Tuesday afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

dance Monday evening at Federation
haH. 500 Wabasha street. Music by Pr
per's orchestra
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

The Daytons Bluff Mothers club win
meet Friday afternoon In the Van Buren,
school. at 3:45 o'clock. Mrs. Benjamin
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

The United Order of Foresters Hustle
club will give their second dance of the
season Monday evening at Knights of Co.
lumbus' hall, 37Z~RObert street.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Of the order, organfzed- last August. since
ing to the front and now have the dis
tlnction Of being tao best drilled NTaccabee
ebi i N 4 Inc stateau The present member
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Luella Rebekah Lodge No. 5 initiated
class of six Feb. TO- The work was
oeautnuiiy eXemplified by Bethesda degree
stair. This lodge will give progressive
euchre party Tuesday afternoon. in Cen
trail Annex hall
The Retail Clerks will dance at Fedora
ton hall Monday night, All friends Of
union labor are invited to attend.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Mrs. J. D. Roberts, Of North street.
will entertain the Faithful Twelve Social
club Tuesday. afternoon at cards.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Mrs A. F. Hauser. of Fuller street,
entertained the No Telling Euchre club
won by Mrs. Charles Friend, Mrs A. ].
Schweizer. Mrs. ]. Mckee and Mrs J.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Miss Perkins, of Arundel street, will
go to Chicago this week to visit her
sister, Mrs. Gibbs, who was a bride of
last summer. Mrs. Ansel Oppenheim
is still at the Aberdeen, and will not
return to New York until next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lee, of East
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Company, D, First regiment. celebrated
Its twenty second anniversary by giving
The Armory was decorated with flags and
bunting. !s....-.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

The Royal Whist club met Tuesday
evening, Feb. 10, at the home of Miss
Prizes were won by Misses Jennie Iayocat
and B. Rowan. and Messrs. J. w. Rowan
and John Logan. Feb. "A the club will
meet with Miss Jeanette Lavocat, S67
Ohio.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-15

Miss Mccormick, of Elicit street en-
tertained the Four Point Euchre club Fri
day afternoon: High scores were made
Perrier and Mrs. c. J. Ertz Mrs. Perry
of Elfelt street. will entertain at the next
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
QUEER SUPERSTITION.
Bad Luck Sure to Follow You if You
Are Broke on Thursday.
Orleans Times-Democrat t.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
However smart a man may be, however
deep of BRAIN there is yet trace of super
stition in his makeup said a thoughtful
man, land often 1t exists and controls him
in various ways without his knowing any,
thing about it. If you should tell him that
he was superstitous he would resent it, and
in no uncertain way But all men are su-
perstitious in some way, just the same.
There are little things about which men
are bit cranky, and they develop into
| well-rounded superstitions There is Opie
| Reed, who has queer little notion that IL
he gets up Thursday morning without
money in his pocket it is bad luck, and he
believes it so firmly that he will not VEN
ture out of the house and will not turn his
hand to a piece of work if it happens to
him. He is generally very careful to see
that he has something left over Wednesday
night-a nest egg, as the saying goes-for
Thursday morning. But ne sometimes for
gets, and suddenly discovers thar he Is
dead broke. That settles it. Not a step
will he take from the house that morning.
Now, how is that for superstition? You
call him Superstitious-well,y you had better
do it at long range. l know another man In
Chicago who has queer little notion that
| 1t is bad luck to forget anything when you
are leaving home in the morning. One
! morning we walked to the car together. He
suddenly turned on me with the statement;
I'll not go to the city today When l asked
him why, he said. he had forgotten some
thing. It's bad luck he said, and he was
unceremoniouSly making tracks for the
house when he said it. l suppose we all
! have these little notions and beliefs. but
we are not conscious of them, and SO we
we are not the least bit superStitious. But
we are, just the same"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
TO WOULD-BE SETTLERS.
A Strip of Land Strewn With Skeletons
of Prospectors.

Prom the San Francisco Argonaut.
On June 10. 1903. one million acres of land
in California We're thrown open to entry.
This may be taken up either under the des-
ert land act or as homesteads In 16O-acre
tracts The strip stretches from Mojave to
the Colorado river.
We wish to warn all intending settlers to
let this land alone. There is a good deal of
talk about making the desert blossom as
the rose" Some deserts blossom. but not
this one. Nobody will ever do more for
this desert than Mother Nature has done.
The only blooming that nature has brought
about there is that It's freckled bosom bios
SONS with large alkali pustules or pimples,
punctuat ted with sagebrush and cactus. This
sums up the fora of the new promised land.
The fauna includes jackrabbits, horned
toads lizards, ella monsters and venomous
snakes The soil is coarse and gravel and
on top of the coarse gravel there Is fine
alkali powder which when the wind blows
and the wind blows often-sweeps over the
scorching and barren land like the dreaded
sandstorms of the Sahara which, by the
way they much resemble Even far to the
southwest across the lofty mountain
ranges, these desert sandstorms sometimes
sweep, reaching the favored dWeliers In
southern California in the midst or their
orange groves. Even this distant touch Of
the desert winds causes trees to wither,
grass to scorch and men and animals to
suffer keenly. Over this dreadful desert the
sun moves like a ball of fire across sky
of brass. Rarely does cloud break the in
tensity of its pitiless rays.
Those credulouS persons who may believe
that this Is the kind of desert which. by ir-
rtgation, may be turned into garden are
doomed to disappointment. There Is no
water on this desert strip. The waters of
the Colorado may be led on the lands of the
Yuma desert but that is far lower in level
than are these. Much of this Mojave strip
IS at an elevation of two or three thousand
feet AS for artesian water, the writer
personally knows of one well which was
bored for nearly two thousand feet ending
IN igneous rock and producing nothing but
profanity.
The last hope for the settler on this bar
rem land would be the discovery Of the
precious metals. They may exist there.
We do not say they cannot be found. But
we know that the land has been prospect
ed by experienced miners for half CEN
tury If a tenderfoot can find a gold mine
where an old California miner fails. he is
a smart tenderfoot. But we doubt his sue
cess.
We warn all eastern people not to be de-
luded by false. even If well-meaning. repre-
sensations concerning this strip of land be-
tween Mojave and the Colorado river. 1t
| is strewn with the skeletons of prospectors.
| the bones of animals. 1t Is a place OF
| skulls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
The owe" That Wins.
From Success


A young man employed in a responsible
position by great corporation was re-
Gently discharged to make room for an
other. Surprised and mortified. he sought
an explanation from the manager Of his
department ~'Will you kindly tell me why
you do not want me any longer7' he asked
Certainly" was the reply; 1T is because
you always said you instead Of we
what do you meanT
II mean just that! You never said We
should do SO and SO; or We ought to
follow out such-and-such policy. It was
always You In referring to this company,
Of which you were a part In speaking to
fellow-employe about our business you
would say They (meaning this company
instead Of We This lack Of live personal
interest in the success Of the concern was
expressed in your actions no less than by
your words. I should advise you to seek
employment with some company to which
you can refer as We"
A common criticism of an ambitious
young man is: HE acts as II he owned
the concern, and he's only a clerk" 1t is
the young man who works as II he, did own
the concern who often becomes the owner
in time.
Were going to pay dividend of $40. Co.,
600 next month" proudly remarked an Office
boy to waiting visitor In the reception
room of railway president. That boy 8
salary Is IS week. He Is on the right
track. But 1t is necessary to think We and
act We every hour of every day. as well as
to say We. We means Us, union. solidity,
cooperative enthusiasm. You means the
other fellows. It's the We that wins!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
BIRDS SING ON THE WING.
Their Notes Are More Charming When
Warbled During Flight.
From Lippincott's Magazine.

From Lppincotts Magazine.
The songs of all birds gain in beauty
when they are uttered on the wing. They
seem to be delivered with more abandon
and greater volume. The water thrush 8
first cousin. the oven bird, furnishes
striking example of this. His ordinary
song consists of a repetition of the same
note, hammered out with a constant cres-
cendo
Very effective 1t is too. as part of the
general music Of the forest, though lacking
individual attractiveness on account of the
monotony of its iteration But when the
bird rises above the treetops and descends
after the fashion of the indigo bird to an
accompaniment of scattered notes he takes
far higher rank as a performer.
Not always, however. does he require the
exhilaration and inspiration Of an aerial
toboggan to cause him to abandon his plain
chant for a more f1orid song. / have heard
him sing the latter perched on a grapevine
not two feet above the ground. And as If
to show that he did not reserve his superior
powers for special occasions, he mingled
1t with his plain chant and ending with the
song. and sometimes reversing this order.
love to see the oven bird on the ground.
There is such a ludicrous assumption of
dignity on his part as he strides about the
self so far as to hop. There is the same
even. measured steadiness about his move
ments that there is In his chant. 1t Is only
when he launches himself into the effer-
vescing song that he forgets his staid de-
meanOr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25

percentage of cases due to a defect OF
VISION which prevents clear imaging OF
the parts of a word in the exact sequence
in which they occur.
Children are still whipped for careless
writing, but there again. defects Of WIS.,
ion that distort the copy which the child
is expected to initiate. SuperiDtedent Whit
comb of Lowell in the examination Of one
such case has reproduced samples of the
childs writing before her eyes were ex-
amined and Immediately after she put on
glasses. showing the most extraordinary
Improvement in a moments time. These
instances are but illustrations of the causes
Of "carelessness" and stupidity" that are
being revealed in many parts of the world
by an investigation OF children's senses and
nervous condition.
A great many shortcomings in school
children have been shown by recent inves-
ugation to be due to other defects than
those mentioned, but almost no attention
has been paid to them because they have
not been regarded as Of any consequence.
Eighteen per cent of our Madison school
children were found to be mouth breath
ers." In a majority of cases adenoid tissue,
or sort of third tonsil. was found OBJ
structing the respiratory passages; and 1t
is the opinion of physicians that this exerts
a very baneful influence upon both bodily
and mental development. have been able
to follow very carefully for some time the
careers of two children who were afflicted
with this difficulty. They would go to
school in the morning in condition Of in
difference and lethargy, and 1T was impossi-
BILE to interest them in anything that was
done. They were behind their grade, and
had acquired the reputation Of being hope
lessly stupid. Both teacher and parents
were severe in their treatment of the chill
dren, thinking to arouse them to action.
found that in their sleeping they had
great difficulty in breathing. and were toss
ing about throughout the whole night.
They gained little sound. restful sleep, and
as consequence were in a fatigued condi-
ton all the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
JAPANESE WRITING.
It's denomination is Being Slowly, but
Surely Accomplished.

Surely Accomplished.
From the London Times
This NAV sound much like the translation
of any other language, but. In fact, to rem
der a paragraph of French or Latin into
English will be found an infinitely simpler
business than to change telegraph writing,
wherein a whole thought may be represent
ed In a single character, or the ordinary
writing. In which one letter may stand
for word, into Roman characters. To IA
miIiarize the ordinary run of men and
women with the Roman method 1t will GER
tainly be at first necessary to follow the
plan proposed by the department.. and be-
gin the instruction in higher primary, II not
in primary schools The scheme, If adopt
ed will probably come Into operation at the
beginning of the next scholastic year, leav-
ing a few months for the preparation OF the
readers and other handbooks. The posi-
bility of the government setting aside the
expert advice is remote. and therefore 1t IS
permissible to contemplate the suggestion
as something by no means chimerical
When accomplished the Romanization OF
the Japanese language Will put the maj
touch of victory to that revolution begun
some forty years ago. 1t Is difficult to
realize in q small measure what the step
means to the Japanese nation. Not only
will the commercial relations be infinitely
simplified, not only will ready intercourse
between native and European be made a
thousandfold easier. and thus contribute to
the adjustment of political difficulties, not
only will the germs of western literature on
the one hand and the classics of Japan on
the other be rendered accessible to the or
binary translator, but the whole wealth
and weight of European thought opinions
and current criticism will become suscepti-
BILE of reduction to a common medium, for
the mere language of Japan Is fairly easy
to acquire. The great obstacle hitherto
has been the practical impossibility OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
Antiquity Of Looping the Loop"
From Success


There is nothing new under the sun.
That apparently up-to-date method Of IL
Illustrating centrifugal force known as loop
ing the loop" was practiced, II seems, az
long ago as the first half of the last CEN
fury. A French Journal ascribes its inven-
ton to NJ Claviere of Havre. AT first the
car that did the looping bore nothing but
bags of sand, but soon a passenger made
the venture and in 1850 the sport was a
prominent feature Of the performance at
the Paris Hippodrome Apparently, how
ever, it was reserved for this country to
throw the sport open to the public, as was
done at Coney Island, and later, to produce
a performer daring enough to make the
trip on a bicycle. In spite of this long rec
ord, the feasibility of the loop trip with
car running on rails was denied several
years ago In a technical Journal on the
ground that the necessary initial speed
could not be obtained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
They Had to Wait.
ON the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Mr.. Thomas of Hermis fame is telling his
friends about two green youths Of his ac-
quaintance. who, having hired a horse ana
trap for a days outing, found themselves
at the close of the expedition confronted
with the bewildering problem of reharness-
ing the animal The bit proved their chief
difficulty, for the horse made no response
whatever to their overtures
well, there is nothing for 1t but to
watt said one.
.'Wait for what?' grumbled the other.
For the horse to yawn," replied his COM
panon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
cite A. Chamberlin 80, and parcel No %,
Frank P. Chamberlin, So.
Conceded Ownership.

The commissioners state that 1t is con-
coded by the petitioner that the land en-
braced in the former private alley dividing
parcels No. 16 and II from the rear ground
of parcel No. II is the property in each
case of the owners of parcels Nos. 10 and
II, respectively, and that the land en-
braced in the former private alley dividing
parcel No. IS from the rear ground Of par
eel No. % is the property of the owner Of
parcel No. IS.
The report of the proceedings before the
commission, consisting of nineteen volumes
of testimony, was returned to the court,
accompanied by twenty-S seven photographs
and five tracings relating TO square $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
One of Her Own.

From the New York Times.
Chauncey M. Depew was recently telling
a good story with great gusto. when girl
in the party laughed.
He stopped with a frown.
whats the natter" he asked
''It is one of the last stages, said the
cir, "you are telling me a story Of my
own that 1 told you only half an hour
ago."
Whereupon Senator Depew. suddenly ana
ominousy quiet, walked 10 the exerene
rear for the first time in his life and took
seat there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
oH1LDREN's DEFECTIVE SENSES
Shortcomings In School Not Always
Due to Stupidity.
v O'Sbea in Worldly Work

Prof NJ V. O'Shea in Worldly Work
Perhaps most Of my readers can remem-
Der the time when children were cudgeled
II they made mistakes in spelling The
teacher. and parent, too, proceeded on the
principle that mistakes are due to careless
ness, and carelessness Is disease Of the
will and can be cured only by dermal stimu-
lations. But Investigations made In these
last few years in various parts Of the world
have shown that bad spelling ia In a large
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25

reaching the bulk of the people. who, ac-
Quainted only with character writing and
not much in contact with western people,
are still unable to grasp the European as
pect of events; but this suggestion. II car
ried out, will remove that obstacle. In
fact, the Romanization of the written
tongue will mark the advent Of Japan's
maturity, and to this end its adoption in
schools is essential.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25

Four men were killed at Marion, Ind,
yesterday when an interurban car ran into
a construction train on the c. G. and
L. railroad. The dead are Joseph Wolf.
John Armour, Charles Lass and one uniden-
titled. r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25

1t has been officially announced that the
duties on cotton goods imported into Rus.
STA will not be lowered this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-25
Public and Private Alleys

The Commissioners explain the fee simple
of the parcels of land in the public alleys
In this square is subject TO a perpetual
easement for alley purposes to the general
public. The values of the interests of the
owners in the parcels mentioned respec-
lively. subject TO such perpetual easements
for alley purposes, are set forth by the
Commissioners as follows:
Parcel A. Sl3l; parcel Il. $i4: parcel C. S34:
parcel ID, ST.; parcel +, Si7: parcel F. $50:
parcel c. so; parcel H. $50; parcel l. s66:
parcel j. S23; parcel X, So; parcel L. SO:
parcel NJ, $50; parcel n, $50; parcel o. SAG:
parcel p. $S: parcel @. So: parcel r, SO
and parcel S. $40.
1t is explained by the Commissioners that
the fee simple of the parcels of land in the
private alleys In the square is subject TO a
perpetual easement for alley purposes in
the owners of the parcels. The values Of
the interests of the owners of the fee sim
pie in the parcels. respectively subject to
such perpetual easement for alley purposes
are appraised by the commissioners as fol-
lows:
Parcel No. l. Benjamin f. Shaw. S57.
parcel No. 2. John G. Head and the others
mentioned In parcel No. of the schedule
OF appra!sements of the value OF land and
improvements. S35; parcel No. g. Thomas
Moore and others, IS; parcel No. L. Isaac
{. Slater. IS; parcel No 5, Georgette A
Chamberlain, SG4; parcel No O. Rufus L.
i. Clarke. SIS; parcel No. I, James Kerr.
SIG; parcel No. s. Paul Butler and Blanche
Il. Ames. 81; parcel No 8, Rufus L. b.
Clarke. So; parcel No. 10. Julia Middleton,
SIS: parcel No. IL. Thomas F. Mallon S12:
parcel No. u. Thomas F. Mallon SIP; par
eel No, Is, Julia Middleton 50; parcel No.
IA. Cyrus Adler and others, S.; parcel No.
10. Rufus L. B. Clarke. s31; parcel No. Is,
Christina Platz, IS; parcel No. II, Helene
Schoenborn and others. s14, parcel No. Is,
Diller b. Croft. $50; parcel No. 10. Eliza j.
Scott. SOB; parcel No. 20, Diller B. Croft,
SIS; parcel No. 81. Francis NJ. Cox, 81; par
Gel No. %. Francis NJ. Cox. 81; parcel No.
q, Ida II. Reilly, 50; parcel No. "A. Georg-