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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

is an industry in itself. Some of this
wrapping is done by girls, and of
course the packing houses employ a
number of women clerks and stenog-
rapherS, so that the little army which
crosses the tracks early in the morn
ing is not composed of men entirely.
Has Become Great industry.
1t is only within the last ten years
that this industry at South st. Paul
has grown to such large proportions
Today the stockyards obtain their live
stock from Minnesota, North Dakota
South Dakota, Western Wisconsin
and Northern Iowa. In these states
the raising of livestock has not as
sumed it's largest proportions, so that
the industry will of necessity increase.
But the time will come when the
north will send down more and more
livestock so that the business that is
now being done in South ST. Paul will
be UNNECESSARILY increased. Thus the
oblong to the right of the dividing
rails will gradually lengthen until it
will not be possible to obtain a birds
eye view of it from any point along
those tracks. And the army that to-
day crosses the tracks will have in
creased to such large proportions that,
in comparison with ii, the army of to-
day will appear ridiculously small
st. Paul holds fifth place, perhaps
in the list of this country's livestock
markets. But she is gradually NOV
ing up and the men of the South ST.
Paul stockyards think it not extrava-
CANT to prophesy that before another
century comes in, she will have try
at first place.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

your age. You remind me OF our Door
friend Georges Sand. who said we are i'll
only when we allow ourselves to be so; we
die because We desire il. and we grow old
because we have not the energy to re-
main young. These are pretty para
doxes to which people treat themselves
Tor the sake OF Illusion. Illness is watch
Ing for us, death prowls around us, old
age grips with its crows feet and we are
unable to defend ourselves"
After he had delivered himself of this.
dumas went on to speak of his impress
sion OF Lord Salisbury. Their relations.
he said were excellent, those of good
neighbors without any other intimacy,
marked by occasional visits OF politeness
and charming cordiality. There was, how
ever. just little touch OF hateur always
an the side of the English peer Lord
Salisbury had his house built at Puy soon
after the Villa Dumas had been con-
Structed. He went to see the dramatist
first and said: I'm England we do NOT
know one another until we have been in
PRODUCED. could not expect Alexandra
Dumas to be introduced to me, and he
will be so good as to allow me to intro
duce myself to him. Besides 1 am much
obliged to YOU
How is that" asked Dumas.
Because" said Lord Salisbury. II am
passionately fond of reading your fathers
books. 1t is my favorite pastime. and
gives my mind repose. L accordingly want
to testify to the son my gratitude for the
pleasant hours which owe to the father"
He had you on your weak side" inter-
posed Duquesnel.
He Is a perfect gentleman" said Du-
mas. of admirable courtesy. but always
grand Seigneur, even in apparently negli-
gent moments. Here he lives as simple
citizen; sees nobody, and cares nothing
about what passes around him. His home
is comfortable without luxurious adjuncts,
despite his immense fortune. He loves to
talk on literary subjects. never drops a
word about politics. reads Monte Cristo'
and smokes his pipe"
Soon after this DuquesneI took his leave
OF Dumas and returned to Paris. The
scenes which he describes and the con-
versations which he reports took place In
1875 at Puy. a few years after the death
of the elder Dumas.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

main more than twenty-four hours
without food and water
Stockmen Know Victims Language.
Sheep are the most foolish animals
In the world, perhaps. If they should
happen to arrive in the ST Paul stock
yards after dark no amount of per-
suasion would induce them to walk
down the chutes of their own free
will. Even in broad daylight the men
must keep up strange call that
means nothing at all to the stranger
but which seems to give the sheep an
Infinite amount of comfort. 1t is
those various cattle calls that help to
lmpart touch of picturesqueness to
the stockyardS proper. Each variety
OF cattle has its special call, and the
old cattleman is easily distinguished
from the new hand by the peculiar in
Election that he gives to the story.
The sheep that have been coaXed
from the freight cars are driven into
pens and fed and watered. If their des-
tination is the East or England they
do not tarry long in the South St.
Paul pens. But many of their broth
ers and sisters that are unloaded here
as sheep will only leave the place as
mutton.
Were Mary's little lamb alive today,
and were she received in a consign-
ment with other lambs and sheep, the
man would drive her to the pens, and
even If they knew her interesting his
tory, would only look at her in the
light of mutton
But no presentiment of coming trag-
edy deters the sheep and the lambs
from continuing their happy-go-
lucky methods of life to the end.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

From their pens they catch glimpses
of the ominous smokestack that, fore
boding and unbending as fate itself,
rises straight up into the sky, but, to
the white-faced animals it tells Moth
ing. Should a fluttering autumn leaf,
however, light on the nose of one of
them, the foolish animals are thrown
into frenzy of fear and their i'm
mense pen resembles nothing SO much
as a raging sea Of Whftecaps.
All day long they gambol, pausing
only long enough to feed to repletion,
and then, when strange men with ia
miliar cries come into the pens to
drive them over to one of the build
ings from which rises the smokestack,
they rush forth helter- SHELTER, glad
that they have only to follow. that
the burden of responsibility has been
taken from them
Pigs Have No Sentiment.
Like the sheep, the squealing pork
ers have no sentiment in their souls
and naturally arouse no sentiment in
the souls of others. From the time
they are driven from the freight cars
until they make their final trip to the
killing room" they lift up their nasal
voices in one long, unavailing protest
against the selfishness of their kind
and the world. That it isn't always
cheerful disposition that makes one
grow fat, these pOrkerS prove.
In 1902 exactly 667 ,526 of these COM
planning creatures rolled out of the
freight cars into the South st. Paul
stockyards, and today not one is alive
to tell the tale. This year the stock
yards will spell fate for even greater
number. They never seeethe smoke
stack, for their noses are always close
to the ground. If anybody should at
tempt to explain the SmokeStack to
them, it is probable that they would
be too busy roofing to hear.
Yet life is as uncertain for the South
st. Paul porker as it is for the South
ST. Paul sheep. The plump pig, that
you may have watched feeding in the
morning, in the afternoon may be
hanging from a rod in one of the pack
ing houses, and with the government
inspectors red or blue badge fastened
on one shoulder.
But the cattle inspire different
feeling, for the steers and the COWS
and even the frightened little calves
possess a certain dignity. They stand
in their pens a sober crowd, rolling
their great eyes about as If they were
trying to solve for themselves the
puzzle Of their surroundings. The
snok estack does not escape them, but
whether 1t conveys a meaning or not
they give no evidence. Even in the
noisy stockyard pens they do not lose
their poise, and their march to the
big buildings owned by the packers
and the butchers is a dignified march
to death.
1t is only at night that color and
motion and sound are lacking in the
pens of the stockyard. Throughout
the day the animals are constantly be-
ing received or shipped or driven over
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04
CHAMBERLAIN GOES
ON A LITTLE MORE
CIassifies Cobdenites With Gilt.
tie EngIanders"and Ridicuies
Them Numerically.

LONDON, Oct Eek Colonial Sec
rotary Chamberlain has written a man
nesto forcibly enunciating the cardinal
features OF his fiscal policy. As the
document will not be published In the
United Kingdom until Monday, the eff
feet on the public and the press can
only be estimated. 1t is certain, how
ever, that the aggressive attitude
which Mr.. Chamberlain adopts will add
bitterness to controversy that already
RACES with a vigor almost unequaled in
the history of English politics.
Mr.. Chamberlain now not only reft-
crates his belief that the federation of
the empire depends upon fiscal retalia-
ton. with its consequent taxes upon
England's food, but openly classes the
out-and-out Cobdenites with the Lit
lie Englanders,' whom he derides with
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

although they ought, according to it's
dogma. to be in the last stage of de-
preston and decline, they have grown
during the last twenty years in wealth,
population and trade, and in every
thing that goes to make up the great
ness of a nation"
That is the keynote of Mr.. Chamber
lain's manifesto.
Mr.. Chamberlain does not mince
matters. With characteristic agrees
sion he carries the war into the enc
my's camp. zdi
Those who maintain" he writes,
in spirit of blind observation, the
absolute inspiration Iof an antiquated
doctrine will have much to explain"
He repeats in new form his we'll
known tariff views.ss Dealing passion
ately with the accusation that his pol
Icy is intended to- reduce the work
man and his family1to starvation" Mr..
Chamberlain writes:s
Let them at least9admit that, right
ly or wrongly, this policy is PROFOUND
ed in the interests Of the masses of the
people, of the poor mitch more than of
the rich, and that those who are re-
sponsible for 1t have earned by strenu-
Gus endeavor in the past the right to
resent the charge Of neglecting the in
terests of the industrial population"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04
Kiss Each Other Twice.

VIENNA, Oct. 5.-The car and his
party left the railroad station at Meid-
ling, three miles from here, for Darn
stadt shortly after o'clock this even
ing. Emperor Francis Joseph and
Archduke Francis Ferdinand accom-
panied the ear to Meidling, where they
all alighted. The car conversed with
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the
Austrian Hungarian foreign minister,
Count Goluchowski, while Emperor
Francis Joseph babe farewell to the
Russian foreign minister. Count Lams-
dorff, and the members of the cars
suite. Their mRjesties then cordially
bade each other farewell and kissed
each other twice.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04
NEXT ROYAL WEDDING.
Twenty Sovereiens Will Witness Union
of Princess Alice and Prince Andy.


BERLIN. Oct. 5-The wedding of
the English Princess Alice of Batten-
berg to Prince Andrew, fourth son of
the king of Greece, at Darmstadt
Wednesday. will bring together in the
little grand ducal city the sovereigns
of twenty European states. Princess
Alice's grandaunt, Queen Alexandra of
England, will be there, and her aunts,
the czarina of Russia, Princess Henry
of Prussia and the Archduchess Ser
gius of Russia, and Prince Andrews
grandfather, King Christian of Den
mark; his father and mother. and the
reignfng heads Of half of the German
confederation will also be present. The
father of Princess Alice, Prince Louis
of Battenberg, captain of the British
battleshfp Implacable. will witness the
ceremony, with several British naval
officers.
Princess Alice. who is eighteen years
old, is described as being attractive.
She is third cousin of Prince An
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

his taxes on wheat and. meat, but,
through the medium of Mr.. Vince, JUS
titles them and declares that they will
not add a farthing to the working
mans family.
Every other nation and all our own
f-governing colonies have refused to
accept the gospel Of Golden, and yet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

drew. who Is twenty-one. through her
father, and is his second cousin
through her mother. The wedding will
take place at the castle of her cousin,
the Grand Duke of -Darmstadt,
who was first married to another of
Princess Alice's relatives, Princess Vic
toria Melita, daughter OF the late Duke
of Edinburgh.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

frigerator Government inspectors are
present to examine every animal
killed and to pass judgment upon its
fitness. When these things have been
attended to the meat is prepared for
shipment.
Cleanliness Is the First Rule.
The great watts in which the curing
is done must all be cIeansed by ma
chinery before they are used Indeed,
cleanliness is the first law of the pack
ing house, and there are almost as
many people to attend to this part of
the work as there are to look after
the industry itself. In one of the big
packing houses at South st. Paul, one
side of the plant is devoted entirely
TO the preparation of beef for market
and the other side to pork
As soon as the porkers have been
killed they are plunged Immediately
into boiling water, inspected and, after
further preparation, hung on a NOV
ing rack which carries them down to
the rooms below, where they are made
ready for market. On the other side
the cattle are treated in a similar
manner only they are not placed in
boiling water. on account of the peltS.
Those that are not to be shipped i'm
nediately the huge refrigeratofs re-
ceive.
Some of those refrigerators have a
temperature of thirty degrees above
zero, others of five, the temperature,
Of course, depending upon the uses
to which they are to be put. The cur
ing. of hams and bacon and the work
of wrapping these up for the market
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04
No Massacre.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 3.-Leading
Jews here declare the story of a mas
sacre at Mohileff Podolsky to be I'M
true.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04

of debts. and consequently the conduct
of the bIockading powers did not de-
serve to be rewarded by preferential
treatment. Mr.. MacVeach will con-
tinue his argument on Monday
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04
Harris Not for President.

Harris Not for President.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-Darius Miller, first
vice president OF the Burlington, today
that President George B. Harris was to
succeed c. S. Mellen as president OF the
Northern Pacific.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-04
ARGUES FoRasVENEzUELA.
Wayne MacVeagh Addresses the Court
of Arbitration.

- THE HAGUE, Oct. 3.-The Vene-
zuelan arbitration court today an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-19
PRESENT OFFICIALS HOLD ON
Consensus of Opinion at Westminste Is That There Will be No Chances.

London, June 1S.-From interviews with members of the house of commons be- longing to various parties, the Associated Press learns the consensus of opinion at Westminster forecasts another two years tenure of office for the present govern ment, though the prophecy Is always made with the proviso ''barring acct dents." Good judges see little possibility of accidents being involved in the issues now agitating the British press Sir Hem ry Campbell-Bannerman today held a conference of leading liberals on the ad- visibility of raising the whole question of the fiscal policy of Great Britain, but in view of the attitude of even the maIcon- tent unionists who are out and out free traders. it is not considered likely that the liberal leader will risk challenging the government to a vote in which he is certain to be defeated.
 In spite of the sharp issue raised in the Irish land bill question on the subject of a minimum purchase price, the ultimate passage of the bill Is not as seriously jeopardized as might be imagined. The nationalsts certainly hope to wiring some further concessions from Chief Irish Sec retary Wyndham by a show of opposition. but the leaders of the Irish party are still inclined to exert all their influence to keep the government in power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-19
HONDURAS TROUBLE UP.
State Department Considering the
 Seizure of Railroad.

Washington. June 1s.-The state depart ment Is considering the controversy raised by the seizure by the government of Hon. duras of the railroad from Puerto Cortez to La Pimienta. which was leased to an American syndicate in 1897 for period of 25 years.
 Senator Depew of New York, Col. John Jacob Astor and other prominent people are said to be largely interested in the syndicate. The controversy grows out of large issue of bonds issued many years ago to build the road. These bonds event. ually found their way into the hands of British and American claims, but their claims were not pressed until year ago. when the British in Honduras filed a protest against the lease. Action upon the protest was postponed by the government of Honduras until May 27 of the present year whSn the government seized the road. The state department has no in- formation as to why the road was con- fscated, but the reports of the American syndicate throw out an intimation that It Is for the purpose of protecting the interest of the government and that the interests of the syndicate are not jeopar- dized thereby. Whether the bondholders are seeking to have the department to enforce their claim, but 1t Is presumed such Is their purpose, as they contend the bonds are lien upon the road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-19
YOUNG MAN WITH CAMERA
 MAKES MONEY ON STREETS.

pictures of groups of children and obtain ing from them their names and addresses. He usually takes eight to twelve groups in day and develops the plates at night, (about half of the plates make good nega- tives). Every other day he devotes to printing and mounting his pictures.
 At first he only prints one picture from each negative, and then goes 10 the ad- dresses of the members of his groups and offers the pictures for sale. charging 25 cents for one copy or four copies for 75 cents. He then prints and mounts as many of each group as have been ordered. In about three cases out of every four the mothers of the children want the pictures and often want him to come and take their houses Ohemselves included, of course), for which he gets special price. As his plates only cost cents each (5xD, and the paper and cards for the prints about the same, with small amount for chemicals. there is a wide margin to pay for his time. He says that he has been working six days and has cleared nearly $19 over and above expenses, and intends to resume his journey northward this week.
 One interesting thing about his experi- ence is that groups of prosperous colored children are a "cinch." Tn almost every instance he finds customer for at least one copy. for every member of a group.
 By the way. speaking of photographs, did any reader ever take a picture, or see one, of a low caste Chlnaman? If some reader, who Is an amateur photog- rapher, wants to get negative, such as he will not find in the collection of any of his friends, let him try to take a picture of John" the laundryman. and see what will happen.
 To save possible trouble 1t might be we'll to state that a Chinaman is very super stitious. and believes that to be photo- graphed Is fatal, on the old theory, of making waxen images of people and then killing them by gradual mutilatlon of the image. So a '"chink" won't be photo graphed-if he can help 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-19

Out on Sixth avenue young man was going along with camera In his hand, when he came to group of little girls standing on a corner talking about the Last of Pompey" He was passing them when one said. Mister. won't you take my picture?' He stopped and asked some questions. presumably their names, and where they lived. for he made memoranda in a note book and then he grouped them near a coping. surmounted by a low iron fence. and set up his camera A small crowd soon collected and 1t was evident that some off the little girls recognized their youthful swains among the new corners, for there were calls for Robbie" and Charlie" and two or three little boys joined the group. There were sev- eral additional candidates by this time. who wished to be taken" but the street artist" finally cut the group down to eight, the successful ones being chosen, seemingly because of their more pros porous appearance in the matter of dress
 Now revised list of names and res- idences was made. and the outsiders be- ing "shooved" from the visual field of the camera. the group was arranged and posed the machine properly focused the plate slipped in place. the word given to Hook pleasant" the shutter snapped, and the decd was done. If it was well done the picture is a pretty one. for the faces of the children were pleasing and happy. They were in their everyday" clothes and the poses naturally graceful. standing near the low fence bordering a lawn, shrubbery almost hiding the dwell- ing in the background, with the sunlight Altering down through the leaves of the trees, the accessories were ideal.
 But where did the young man "come in?" After much urging he answered the question He said that he reached the city a few days ago, practically stranded and tried to pawn his camera, after fail- ing to get work, for enough to reach Gin cinnati, but could not obtain the required amount and so decided to make his play thing work for him. He has been visit ing different parts of the town taking
 e4Ae-A-A%%-o-eNA~-H-&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-19
coLoRED LODGE ADJoURNs.
Alabama A. F. and A. M. VIII Meet
 Again In Birmingham.

The eolored grand lodge of Alabama A. F. and A. M. adjourned yesterday at noon. and during the afternoon they en- joyed trolley ride. The lodge has been in session for the past three days. It will meet again in Birmingham on the third Tuesday in next June.
 The election of officers was held yester- day morning. It resulted as follows:
 Grand master, H. c. Binford, Hunts vile, reelected; deputy grand master, M. w. Howze, Mobile, re-elected grand senior warden, W. H. Mumford, Selma reelected; grand junior warden, W. M Fields, Montgomery reelected; grand treasurer, H. c. Harris, Birmingham, re- elected; grand secretary, H. c. Binford, Jr, Huntsville, reelected; secretary treasurer, c. w. Allen, Mobile, reelected; {; grand chaplain, J. P. OReilly Gadsden grand orator, F. H. Leavens, Mobile |; grand lecturers least division), J. T. Gregory, Greenville; (west division), c. N. McDaniel, Hartselle; grand standard bearer, o. R. Hundley, Huntsville; grand sword bearer, w. L. Walker, Pickensville; i; grand marshal, l.. Downs, Tuscaloosa; {; grand senior deacon W. R. Taylor Bir- mingham; grand junior deacon, D. w. Beadle Triana grand senior steward, F.. M. Johnson, Sulligent; grand junior stew ard, B. G. Humphrey, Midway; grand pursuivant, James Jackson, Pike Road, grand tyler, W. M. Dock, Columbiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-19
GEN. FRANK WHEATON DE, D.
Was Made Major General in 1897 and
 Retired That Year.

Washington, June 1S-Maj. Gen. Frank Wheaton, U S. A., retired died today, aged 70 years. A widow and two daugh- ters survive him. Death resulted from a general breaking down in health.
 General Wheaton had an active mill tary career, and in the civil war partici- pated in many battles. notably those in the various Virginia, Maryland Pennsyl- vania and Washington campaigns.
 He was breveted several times for brav- cry and meritorious services. Preceding and succeeding the civil war he at va rious times was engaged in operations against hostile Indians and in boundary