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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03

years when women's career was do
mestic or nothing-when, in fact, she
was a superfluous woman If not
married.
Even to-day, with all the possibili-
ties open to the-young woman she will
merits of Fred or John, and weighing
one against the other, exactly as she
would do If a third were to come into
the bidding. Still, you see, a matter
Of sale, and sale no less that 1t is done
under the guise Of law and Of respect
ability. If a woman is Influenced by
worldly conditions in her considera-
tion Of a mans proposal, or If she goes
to him for any other reason than that
he is the complement Of her nature,
the being who makes her glad she IS
a woman, she sells herself as truly as
if she did 1T without the sanction of
the law.
There are women who do not marry
because they will not marry without
the sentiment that to them Is the true
sanctifcation Of the marriage relation.
There have always been such women
not many Of them, for they had to be
strong enough to walk alone, and that
is painful at best; and they had not
only to walk alone, but to face scorn
for being Drawer and truer than the
average of their sex. The more in
tense her nature the more woman is
controlled by sentiment, and SO. as few
men can, she can carry in her heart
the memory Of a love that had, no
earthly fruition, and find her life
sWeetened by it.
That many women formerly entered
the marriage state without any real
drawing toward 1t is shown by the
eagerness with which women have
turned to other means of support as
these have opened up to them. Moth
ing has ever been seen in social
economics like the welcome given by
women to ways Of self-support, and
tho the in-rush of the sex into various
lines has brought some evils, it has
healed others, and the disturbance Is
like the fermentation in wine that
makes the mass good, and ultimately
clears it. Woman was never so truly
the woman as to-day while she is TAX
ing her place in the world as an in
dividual; nor will business life spoil
those traits which are ,distinctively
feminine, tho it will allow her to be
frank and honest, and to free herself
from the slyness and deceit which were
the natural outcome of pitting: her
wits against her masters strength.
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CHAPTER XXVII.-Continued.
The Closing Arguments.
A DILEMMA.

The case was not as claimed by the
opposing counsel, one Of a wife's un-
faithfulness, but Of her fidelity to the
true identity Of her husband. She
looked beneath the surface, beneath
the changed hair and countenance,
there her husband, the man to whom
she had given her heart, the father Of
her children. The younger-looking,
handsomer face of his rival had no
charms for her, for she knew he was
a stranger. Was that unfaithfulness?
No, it was the unfailing evidence Of
the heart, which could not mistake the
object of its affection. Unerring in
stinct is often recognized in children,
and in the truest order of womanhood,
and is allied to conscience and duty.
Some call it intuition, and by that
marvels. Men may reason long and
seemingly well, yet fail, while women
by sure, quick intuition reach the true
conclusion. Mr.. Stevens contended
that such had been the case in the
present instance, that Mrs. Hamilton
had solved it by her womanly intui-
tions - intuitions which had been
counsel, judge and jury to her. She
knew which was her husband, and that
1t was the man known as Primus Edes.
That ought to be sufficient, for no
woman Of decency and common sense
would support a false claim like this,
and Mrs. Hamilton was known, and
well known, as a woman of the high
est order.
The plea was a fine specimen of
legal acumen, which suffers much
from the imperfect rendition given to
It. 1T was listened to with the closest
attention, and the general wonder
was that SO much had been made
of feeble case. The congratula-
tions extended to Mr.. Stevens for his
effort were all of this sort, and with
alarm he felt that he had been unable
to move them to belief in his state
ments. He scarcely ventured to hope
for different feeling on the part of
the jurymen.
The judge was very impressive in
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
LECTURER
FELL DOWN
He Espoused the Temperance Cause
but Was Arrested for
Drunkenness.

New York Sun Special Service.
Hammond, Ind, Dec. 3.---The Rev.
NJ. Matlock, a.. temperance lecturer,
spent last night in the Hammond city
jail and was booked in the city police
court to-day on a charge of 1ntoxlca-
tion.
Metlock came to Hammond a few
days ago with a great flourish of trum-
pets, announcing himself as prohibi-
ton lecturer from La Crosse, Wis. He
was fresh from triunphs in Iowa and
Chicago, and was to lecture in Ham
mond.
Last night, it was charged, he was
found in a state Of intoxication by a
Hammond police officer, and had to be
carried to Jail.
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the dearest person you know, and
think whether if he went away and
returned ever So much changed, you
would not know him, or whether an
other person could impose upon you
in place of this one. Why, think
souls call to each other at times. I
should know my husbands soul in
any body if he claimed me. I did
not know at first because he did not
recognize me, but when he did was
sure. tried not to be precipitate,
but all the time knew--knew.'
'sBut the other man looks more like
your husband
"Ah, but his soul is stranger to
my soul,'' and she looked up in an
earnest, almost wild manner that
touched him greatly.
DO you mean to appeal for an
other trial?''
mo, it would do no good"
"Then what can be done?"
Il don't know, unless you appeal
to him.
'I appeal to him ?"
Eyes, to the man who has fraudn-
lent1y got possession of our home. You
are good man, and might know of
very persuasive, very eloquent
| "But If he is such a man as you
think him ?''
"Still, there is some Vulnerable
! place in his soul. There is in every
| one, I think. To doubt it would be to
doubt the good Father. Would He, do
you think allow any Of His creatures
| to be SO depraved that they could not
be redeemed from sin? This man
must be the twin brother of my hus-
band, and he must have good in his
nature still. for his parents were good
people, and wicked environment can
not quite change, quite pervert a no.
| BILE nature, can it?''
Perhaps not. Still you cannot con-
ceive of the difference between good
bringing up and the reverse. Before
I came here / was engaged in mis-
sionary work that brought me into con-
Etact with the most degraded people
They actually had no conception OF
l,goodness, no belief in a better life.
] If people seemed good they deemed
1t hypocrisy. They would laugh to
scorn any appeals to conscience, fol
I they literally seemed to have none
| Such people deserve the profoundest
4 pity
.But he is not like that. He is
/ educated, he is capable of affection;
my children love him, and he appears
/ to love them. He has noble impulses
/ Such man can be appealed to. When
/ you consider that he was stolen by
i wicked people, as, of course, they
i must have been, and subjected to eyi
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
CHAPTER xviii
Undercurrents.


That evening Rev. Arthur Ham
nerly sat by his study table trying to
fix his mind upon the sermon he was
writing, but 1t would wander in spite
of himself to the scene in court, Pc
culiarly trying to zone of his sensibili-
ties; for he could but pity the pale,
shrinking woman whose trials were
laid bare to the public gaze, and he
could but pity the one who had lost
the suit, whether guilty or innocent,
for his heart was a merciful one. So
when a timid knock came to his ears
he welcomed it as a diversion from
troublesome thought, and wheeled
from the table just as a lady entered
in response to his invitation. It was
Mrs. Hamilton.
The minister arose and bowed has
tily and in some confusion.
This is an unexpected pleasure .
he was about to say, but changed it to
visit when he saw her anguish-st -strick-
en- face. 's
t'Can I do anything for you?" he
said, earnestly. s'ItwiT If Z scan..' zzs zzss5-
"Oh, L don't know I: don't aknow!,'
she cried. asI came to yous for: + have
no one else to go to. I want some
one to advise me who is very wise
and good, and 7 know of no one but
you.''
II am not very wise nor good" he
said, gently, t'but II will do my best
to aid you in any way that I cam
.I don't know that you can aid
me, or that any one can. I don't
know what to do. I have been Sc
terribly shocked the past week. ]
have heard such dreadful things said
about my conduct sand you may think
me very wicked. But indeed am not
I have tried to do just right and she
looked up piteously as a. child might
into the minister's face. Never before
queenly bearing, and the sight moved
him as nothing eIsescould. &
IT know it, he said, soothingly;
''you have tried to do just right. But
may you not have been mistaken ?''
mo. 7 aSA not mistaken. am more
firmly con iced than ever. I know
he is not my husband. and nothing
shall induce meslo say otherwise
How can you be so sure?''
How can be SO sure?. You never
| loved, or you would know. But take
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EAR GRATING IS SUCCESSFUL

said that he had succeeded in grating
the Germans ear upon the head Of
his millionaire patient, who had gladly
paid $4,000 for the organ.
The identity of both patients has
been kept secret, that being a condi-
ton of their contract with the
surgeon. This has merely served,
however, to whet the curiosity of the
public which has eagerly inquired how
the millionaire miner, currently re-
ported to be a westerner, lost his own
ear and whether or not the operation
had proved to be a success. The
former query remains unanswered.
The latter is now answered in the
affirmative, DR.. Neldon, the surgeon
who performed the operation, stating
that the ear is now successfully unit
ing to the head of its new owner.
Both men are doing we'll and are ex-
pected to be wholly recoyered shortly.
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tea ching: when you consider that he
became engaged in criminal acts that
brought him into antagonistic rela-
tions to the public laws, that he might
have beer driven here for refuge
you may be able to conceive that were
an outlet offered him he might accept
| it,
Mrs Hamilton, you are the one to
| make the appeal
"Oh. I cannot. There is a reserve
between US that no words Of mine can
I forget everything but that
he has robbed me of happi-
ness. At other times can think of
him as unfortunate and to be pitied." :"
T will talk with him, then, for you,
and do what I can,' said the minis
| ter.
"oh, thank you, thank you" she
said, gratefully. Il sometimes think
there was never SO unhappy a woman
as I. Torn from my husband, and
forbidden to mourn, because the be-
lief is general that he is not my hus-
band. And to be called unfaithful-
| I, the most faithful of wives!'
ut Is, indeed, hard" said the minis
ter. Whether right or wrong in your
belief, know your heart is true
"Your faith In me is a great COM
| fort" she said, lifting her eyes earnest
| ly to his face. "You will see him and
i do what you can?"
Eyes, will see him and do what I
cam
And then Mrs. Hamilton left the
istudy, and the minister thrust his SER
mon one side and bent his head in
/ deep thought.
How could he touch this man, if he
| were the imposter Mrs. Hamilton con-
ceived him to be? Could he do it?
Could any one? He doubted it. Still,
he would try. 1t was not late; barely
8 o'clock. He would go that very
night.
i Changing his dressing gown for a
coat, and making some other trif1ing
alterations in his dress, he set out on
his errand, and soon reached the
Hamilton residence. He rang the
bell and was admitted into the hall,
which held few boxes and trunk.
Mr.. Garter. and Mr.. Hamilton came
! to greet him, and the former said,
as he stepped over box:
!. ttvane is going to the hotel, for he
will not keep Constance from her
/ home any longer. He is noble
fellow, Mr. Hammerly.'
i The minister felt a chill creep over
his resolution, but only for a mo-
4 ment. Whether she was right or not
he would keep his promise to Mrs.
Hamilton, and as soon as Mr.. Garter
/ left the room, excusing himself on ac-
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
NEW YORK's BIG POPULATION

New York city now contains more
people than there were in the Ameri-
can colonies when they achieved their
Independence. It has a million more
inhabitants than the Kingdom of
Greece, over a million more than the
Kingdom of Servia, is nearly equal in
population to the Kingdom Of Portu-
gal and also lacks not much of equal
a larger population than any Of the
Central American republics and more
than any South American nation, Bra
zil and the Argentine republic ex-
cepted. It has about twice the popu-
lation Of Denmark and more than
twice that Of Norway.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
SAYS RADIUM MAY BECOME VERY CHEAP

ing radium which seems to show that
its existence is more widespread than
heretofore supposed.
His experiments prove that all prod
ucts of water and petroleum are
sources which yield a, heavy specific
gas closely resembling and probably
identical with the emanation of ra-
dunn, whence he concludes that a
large number of bodies are imbued
with the quality of emitting a kind
of Recquerel rays. In this respect,
he says, radium differs from the other
bodies as the magnetism of steel diff
fers from that of iron-in degree only.
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count of some duty, Mr.. Hammerly
broached his errand.
Il do not say, Mr.. Hamilton. that
you are not what you seem, but 1
came simply at the request of Mrs.
Hamilton, who really believes that you
| conviction, and it is cruelty unjust to
rank her with the many unfaithful
| wives. some of whom might make pre-
| tences such as have been ascribed to
| her. You, surely, do not think her
capable of such baseness?"
| mo. I think she is sincere in her
belief. She is a noble woman, inca
| pable of such an act. 1t was not my
wish to have her name dragged before
| the public as it was, but one cannot do
as he would at such times"
Mrs Hamilton is convinced that
you are her husbands brother, that
you have been led almost without voli-
ton of your own to wicked courses
which are at variance with your real
nature. She thinks, with different en-
| vironments, you would have been a
| different man.
| "what else does she say?" asked Mr..
Hamilton, as the minister paused.
'She wished me to appeal to you to
give her back her happiness. She is
very miserable; very mucn a.el changed
! from the happy woman l first knew
when I came to Grovedale. She is
rare woman; one among thousand.
| "You are right. She is one among
| thousand. Would you give up such
| a woman ?"
.I?' the minister's hot face flushed
with emotion.
/ "Your question is strange one,
from you to me. If she were my wife,
| nothing should drag her from me.
But if She were not my wife, no hope,
nor her beauty, should allure me.
Your question has made me doubt.
/ and I will open my heart to you, as
never have to mortal before. 1 loved
that woman profoundly once. It was
/ after she donned black for her hus-
band. I had always derived inspira-
tion from her presence at church; but
| when he failed to return, allowed my
/ heart to lead my hopes along. You
think, perhaps, that am incapable of
/ such a love as you feel, but tell you
no one can understand what suffered
/ in wrenching this love from my heart
when you came here. But I did it.
/ You can do it, if it is a sin to cherish
/ it."
The minister was walking the floor,
his face convulsed by strong feeling.
but he stopped before Mr.. Hamilton
and repeated, You can do it"
/ His eager words were coldly met
To be continued tomorrow.
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EAGER TO FIGHT--BUT NOT FITZsIMMoNs

onel William Cody that he could out
shoot him. Clerk Schaefer called the
bibulous and bloodthirsty stranger to
him and said earnestly: DO you real
ly want to fight?"
3.Sh'd say I do,'' he said.
Cali right" interrupted the clerk,
1--WE can accommodate you right here.
See those two men over in the corner :?
They're Bob Fitzsimmons and Buffalo
Bill, and if you will go UP to them and
tell them what you want, I'm sure
they'd be tickled to accommodate
you.''
at "Bob'' and BILL his knees
wavered and he turned and made a
wobbIy but haSty exit.
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FoRGETFULNEss AT THE PHONE.

The ashamed it, but the clerk her
T shoudn have forgotten she said apologetcal 1but it
the the phone said Where do vq couldn't think
number life
Oh, that's nothing said the clerk consongly ts Of
don't believe when one-third
address
the And all Of them haven't recently moved into places either
position
hearing listening
for his address
study it up"
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Surgeon Who Grated Another Mans
Ear Upon the Head of a Mill
Honaire Announces Success.

New York, Dec. 3.-"Give every
man thy ear" is an admonition which
is seldom taken literally, but Polonius
advice has been needed by young
German. living near Pittsburg, Pa.
who Is now in a, private sanatorium in
Philadelphia recovering from the eff
fects of a surgical operation which de.
pr1Wed him of an ear and, at the same
time, enriched him to the extent OF
$4,000.
The details of the transaction were
made public two weeks ago. Last
night the physician announced thai
the operation had been successful. He
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
WHEREIN MARRIAGE IS
A MATTER OF BARTER
Whether by Clubbing Purchase Man Until Recent Times
Had Sole Voice in the Marriage Compact Women Now
Have Hand in Bargaining and Multtudes Sell Themselves
BY (MISSl DORA MAY s1NORRELL
Copyright. 1908. by Joseph B. Bowles.

+" VEN the superficial student of
Ia customs knows that the idea
of matrimony as a tWo-sided
~ affair in which woman has as
much interest as man, with
her individual tastes as much to be
regarded, is scarcely two generations
old. Even now, marrying is not ex-
clusively the result of devotion of man
to woman and Of woman to man.
Marrying formerly rested wholly with
the man as it yet does among de-
pendent women. Probably when the
primeval man raped over the head
and carried off the woman who at
tracted him. he was showing as much
sentiment as was needful, and her
opinion was not sought. The girl who
escaped such masculine attention was
an unfortunate, despised by her COM
panions and by herself, too that she
was allowed to walk in safety.
After clubbing went out of style,
and barter became the rule, 1t was still
the male who selected, and the female
who accepted the result without de-
muir. With the twentieth century the
form of bartering has changed some
what, for do we not see our rich girls
becoming buyers of dukes and other
titled men not too proud to be sold
In as open a market as If put UP to
auction? Indeed, tlruout the world,
in civilized and uncivilized lands,
marriage remains more q matter Of
sale than of sentiment, but the re-
action has started which will some day
make this impossible.
When there was open to women no
career but matrimony, to which any
respect was attached, it was natural
that she should marry as she had op-
portunity, all the more that she re-
allied SO little before entering upon
it what matrimony meant. 1t was
equally natural that the woman who
did not marry, presumably because
not chosen, should become an object
of pity or scorn, for by being left she
was proved lacking in those feminine
attributes which attracted men-she
had not been true to her sex, so to
speak. Thus, "old maid became a
stigma to avoid at any cost of ones
feelings If one possessed more pride
than heart, and many woman did,
and many woman has married, not
for love or even for a home, but that
on her tombstone might be written
''wife Of" 1t scarcely seems that such
a motive could inspire one to so vital
a step. Yet it did, and strongly in the
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PATTERN NO.

CAUTION-Be careful to give cor
rect Number and Size Of Patterns
wanted. When the pattern is bust
measure you need only mark 80, "a,
36 or whatever it may be. When in
waist measure, 22, "a, 26, or what
ever it may be. When misses or
child's pattern, write only the figure
representing the age It is. not neces-
sary to write inches or years
Pattern for this garment will be
sent postpaid on receipt Of 10 cents.
Be sure and mention number of pat
tern. Address
PAPER PATTERN DEPARTMENT, ,
JOURNAL, MINNEAPOLIS.
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HAD FOUR HUSBANDS, ALL OF THEM BIRDS

This would not be remarkable
were it not for the names of Mr.. Buz-
Yards predecessors. The first hus-
bands name was Grow, the second
was Robin, and the third Sparrow.
AS the bride is an attractive
woman, it perhaps explains her sue
ess in securing such an array of birds.
The much-married woman's friends
humorously refer to the nursery in
her home as the aviary.
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Professor Himstedt of Freiburg, Ger
many, Declares the Substance Is
Much More Widespread Than Is
Supposed.

New York Sun Special Service.
London, Dec. 3.-Those who want to
purchase radium, and who are de-
barred by it's present price, may find
comfort in a Berlin dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph, which says that Pro-
fessor Himstedt of Freiburg has
made an interesting discovery respect
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
WEATHER CONDITIONS.


ton
Ninnesoasnow tonight
least portion ..$
Wsconinsnow Friday; high
Wi
Upper southerly shifting
WESTERLY !.
portion
winds.
to
tonight
Observations time
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03

The United States produces 11,000,-
900 bales of cotton this year; the
worlds production is 13,000,000 bales
of about 500 pounds each.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03

One million two hundred and fifty
thousand of our day laborers belong to
national labor unions; 100000 to
other labor unions and 2,250,000 are
unorganized.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
Bibulous Stranger in Chicago Hotel
Was Looking for Fight Until
He Saw Lanky Bob.
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago, Dec. "a bibulous party
wandered into the lobby Of the Audi
forum hotel last night and announced
himself as a Fighter from way back
and further added that he thirsted for
gore. He was asked by Clerk
Schaefer to retire, but this only in
censed him the more.
Over in the corner Bob Fitzsimmons
was earnestly trying to convince Col
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03

The Baltimore & Ohio railway: earn
ings this year are $63,449,633.37, or
$23,S79,669.7S more than operating
expenses.
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IF YOU Do NOT KNOW
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

THAT
The Metropolitan Art Museum of
New York has just purchased an old
chariot for $4,000. 1t was unearthed
near Rome some time ago and is $500
years old and splendidly preserved.
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BUILDING PERMITS,

Wallen Brothers, 211s Twenty sixth avenue S
dwelling, 50, 900. -; !
william Matter, 1851 Thurty sixth avenue S
dwelling, 81 900.
Four minor permits, s$640.
Total, six permits, $3;64O. -: $. =
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Young Woman Is Successfully Mrs.
Grow, Mrs. Robin, Mrs. Sparrow
and Mrs. Buzzard.

New York Sun Special Service.
! louisville, KY, Dec. 3.-Julia, Mar
| lin has been married for her fourth
time. The name of the venturesome
woman's fourth husband is Buzzard.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03

Indiana does not permit consump-
tives to teach school. A good move.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-03
rYP-TO-THE-MINUTE
~ FASHIONS
A Daily Hint Of Practical Value
to Journal Readers Of the
Fair SEX

3-1l7. = iii SEA.
The fashion pictures given daily in
this department are eminently practi-
cal, and the garments pictured can be
reproduced easily from the paper
patterns, which may be obtained at
trifiing cost thru The Journal. Tie
models are all in good style, pretty
and original in effect and not too
elaborate for the ambitious amateur
to reproduce.
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mo; but thenI- amt the judge. nor
Jury, neither. But one thing,
wouldn't be in his shoes, If didn't
own 'em. I know that"