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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS MINI sATURDAYJUNE
QUICK TIME IN PockET-PlcKINe.
incident Of the Bowery Which Is Both
: Strange and True.

This occurrence, improbable as it
may seem, actually happened in this
city.
A certain large pawnbrokerage
house which has number of separate
places of business employs an expert
accountant to examine it's accounts
once a month. The accountant has a
fine gold repeater and stop watch
which was given to him by his faith.
er and for that reason is valued by
him at even more than its intrinsic
value. ~ -
This accountant, who lives in Brook
Ign, went to the pawnbroker's the
other day from his home. He crossed
the 10th street ferry and reached the
Bowery on a cross-town car, walking
Il tt the ~rests0f the distance to the store::'
Instead of passing through the pri'
vate hall to the rear Office, as he does
usually, he entered the section where
the loans are made. AS he passed
through the door he encountered a
young man who was rushing out in
such hurry that he almost knocked
down the accountant. Behind the
counter one of the clerks was laugh
ing and holding something in his hand
whats the joker" the accountant
asked him.
why" answered the clerk, ''that
fellow who just rushed out wanted SIC
on this watch. He said he had bought
it for $40. The watch is worth $3.50
so I told him to wait a minute until
I could call up the police and find out
where he had got it for that insig
nificant sum. You saw how he wait
ed
LET me see that watch" said the
accountant.
He looked, then clapped his hand
on his watch pocket. The pocket was
empty.
"That's. my watch" he said, and
opening the case showed to the clerk
no less surprised than was the &C
countant, the inscription his father
had engraved on the inside cover.
The thief had picked his pocket
probably in the crowded little car
and had rushed to the pawnbroker'
beating him there by only minute
or two.-New York Sun.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
The Faces That Smile.

Brother, you are gazing backward to.
ward the scenes of your mistakes;
You are weeping DER your errors TIL
your proud heart almost breaks,
You're repenting and regretting, you arc
signing, 20, alas!
And you're missing all the glories of the
present as they pass.
Leave the grim and grewsome picture
look the other way awhile,
For the face that's toward the future is
the face that wears a smile.
You are lost in contemplation Of the
plumbers you have made;
You are signing Ger the countless times
your soul has been dismayed
But the futures sun is shining on the
futures verdant trees,
And the futures birds are singing-you
are missing all Of these.
Cease that useless gazing backward, look
the other way awhile,
For the faces toward the future are the
only ones that smile.
When your back Is to the future Their
the blazing lamp of hope
Throws your shadow Ger your landscape
:, and with blinded eyes you grope
For the blessings that had vanished With
- the times they strove to bless;
Face about and you'll discover all your
"a groupings fruitlessness.
You'll be dazzled by the glory of the
e prospect for awhile,
Rut with face turned to the future YOU
will learn to wear smile.
S. w Gillian in Baltimore American.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20

not Joy. The chauffeur IN raclns
automobile is in paradise OF ease ana
relaxation compared with him.
He must keep the boat in position
by his unaided strength. From the
time he gets the line until the rlde
is ended he drives into a smothering
sheet of flying spray. When the sea
is high every billow is hit by the boat
with a smash that wrenches his arms.
The strain on the wet line cuts ana
burns his hands. And it he lets d
foot of it slip he is disgraced. once
he is in it he is in it for good, with
no chance of help or relief TILL the
wild adventure is done.
Often the boat is hauled SO close
ON a harpooned whale that the mar
pooner leans over on the butt OF the
harpoon that is sticking in the great
sea mammal, while with the other ne
drives the killing lance. Again ana
again the long weapon is buried deep
in the black Sides, until suddenly thick
bIack-red clots of blood we'll from the
wound, showing that the life" mas
been reached.
Then it is "back," sometimes for
dear life A whale may take MS
death so quietly, SO passively, that II
is pitiable to see so mighty swimmer
killed thus easily by man. Or nc
| may fight till the boat seems only a
| black atom in the sudden uproar that
| smites the ocean and sends tons OF
water rising till they seem high
enough to wash the sky.
The danger from a fighting whale is
not only in the whale himself. The
boat is a perfect man trap of keen,
deadly tools. Lances and harpoons,
cutting spades, hatchets, knives, and
boat hooks, all sharpened to the finest
edge the ships grindstone can give
them, fill the boat. If the whale gets
at it and hurls it into the air the
men find themselves in murderous
! com pany when the weapons come rain
ing down on them. st. 5s-a...:-,,: !
SO #@st there are enough sporting
chances in the whale to excite and
content the most exacting of sports
men. And the size of the trophy il
he bags" a whale certainly leaves
| nothing to be desired.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
A NEGRO QUEENS NERVES.
Disease Of Civilization Finds Its Way
into Ahvssinia --7a

Disease Of Civilization Finds Its Way
Into Abyssinia. II $50"
Civilization is making way in Abys-
sinia. The latest innovation is
nerves, says the London Telegraph.
These have been developed in Queen
Taitu to a quite alarming extent, and,
when King Menelik complains, she re-
torts that he is all for civilization,
and now he has got it she hopes he
likes it. Cali European women" she
is reported to have said, .''have nerves.
If they want anything they give way
to nerves; if they do anything which
is not just quite what it ought to be,
it is nerves; even if they murder their
husbands or run away with another
man it is excused because they were
afflicted with nerves." The latest ex-
hibition of the nerves of the black
queen was induced by the Inaugural
ton of the new railway. The Emperor
announced his intention of going, and
had all his best clothes brought out,
including his choicest umbrella, when
he was arrested in the midst of his
preparations by his consort, who de-
clares that she must go, too. To that
the Emperor agreed, knowing that it
was useless to. oppose her, when she
suddenly gave Shrek and went into
Mysteries. It then transpired that she
had no new gown, and the Negus
had to telegraph to Paris at once.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
HIS BAD-coLoREp WHISPERS
1t Was Good Joke, but They Picket
A.. =, Out the Wronu Man,


"A little joke happened at the turf
back there last year, said the stage
driver as the highway made a hal
circle to the west.
"What sort of "a joker" asked TIT
man on the seat beside him.
"Wall, among the passengers tt
start from Hill Top one mawnin' wa:
red-whiskered man who was grea
on the blow. He said he'd almos
give 500 to have the stage stopped
and that he wasn't afraid of no forty
road agents rolled into one.
This gave the boys an idea, and il
was put up that Joe Harper should
be at that turn and purtend to hole
us up and see red whiskers go dow1
into his butes."
''And did it come off?''
1T did. When we reached the turf
I slowed up a leetle and Joe jumped
out and yelled fur hands up. pulled
up the bosses and he hollered fur The
passengers to git down. Lord, how
Joe hollered! You could have heart-
him two miles away. Everybody CO.
down and the passengers in the joke
purtended to be half-skeert to DEATH
But how about red-whiskers?
Fur about mint or two he pear
ed to be ready to collapse, but the1
he pulled himself together and it wa:
bad fur poor Joe Harper. He hat
gun in both hands and he opened flrt
and shot to kill
81 don't know how many bullets hi
shot into Joe, but it wasn't less'n six
and then he put in half an hour tt
see if any more robbers was OF
hand"
''Then the joke was not success?'
"Not skassly, sah-not> skassly Jot
Harper is lynn in his grave bach
thar, while the red-whiskered mar
was so mad about the put up jot
that he driv all the passengers out O
the stage and made them wall
fifteen miles,
I'm great hand fur joke, sab
but amt jokin' no more-not will
'red-whiskered men. They may be
great hands to brag, but they als@
is loaded fur bar"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
They Would Get Along.

. People living along the coast OF
Newfoundland are "wreckers" to Q
man-not in the criminal sense, but
expert in stripping and unloading
such vessels as are tossed up on theil
shores. In fact, they count on pros
pective earnings of this kind. Father
Hennebury, priest at Trepassey, neal
Cape Racet, was dining one day With
the late Bishop Power Of st. Johns.
SLOW will your people get along this
winter" said the bishop. Very
well, my lord, was the priests cheer
full answer, with the help OF God
and q few wrecks" y.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
END OF KINGS PRIVATE BAND
English Monarch Not a Lover OF
Stately Music.

EnQIish Monarch Not a Lover OF
Stately Music.
King Edward has given order for
the disarmament Of his private band,
one of the ancient features of his
court. In it's present form 1t. was es-
tablished by Charles II, and some au-
thorities assert that a state band
existed in the days of Queen Eliza
beth. 1t is composed of th1rty-four
musicians, under the direction of Sir
Walter Parratt, master OF the mu-
sick" It's members are the best that
can be secured in England, and this
is the real cause of it's dissolution. Un-
like his mother, King Edward does
not care much for state concerts by
his own musicians, and since his &C..
cession the duties of the band have
been confined chiefly to the playing OF
light music, including rag-time, dur
ing royal dinners. This they regard
as undignified and the king regards as
extravaganza. The same music can be
played as well by fewer and less no
table musicians. ~ "
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Naval Band a Poor One.

Rear Admiral Rodgers, new COM
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard,
is not at all pleased with the band
that has been sent him from Wash
ington. The leader and all the mem
bers are Italians and none of them
knows word of English. Exasperat-
ing errors are made during the
marching exercises Of the marines,
while the playing at all times is very
bad. The pay in the band service Of
the navy is so low that American mu-
sicians will not enlist, SO most OF the
recruiting Is done at European sta
lions. zis. & 5sS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
The Reason.

why are there still some bachelors left
no litter the walks of life F'@s
Trembling and mum, a~.r ,.-s +
Dolefully dumb, l.5... IS S. z =
With never the nerve to wife? la.
why are there still some bachelors left
To falter. ard blush and grope?
It Is plain to me. n EtrgrE, i. ,sf.
And you will agree, @
IT'S to give some old maid hope. @&ig$
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Suffer From Cold in Fire.

It is strange to think that the ac-
tors in the inferno scenes in Dante"
which Sir Henry Irving has produced
in London, suffer incipally from cold.
The fire is wonderful illusion, and
the method by which it is produced
makes the stage of Drury Lane thea
ter very drafty. Many of the actors
caneht cold during the rehearsals, and
the sufferers on the stage have been
heard to sneeze in their fiery graves.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Must Have Had Lively Conscience.

Must Have Had Lively Conscience.
> When the Great Western railway Of
England was built the line encroached@
upon the estates OF Lord Taunton and
his lordship was awarded $3.50. 900 as
compensation. The money was paid
md many years afterward the railway
.ompany was astonished one morning
20 find in its post bag g letter from
Lord Taunton inclosing g check for
$3.50, 900 and explaining that, as the he
railroad had done him good instead OF
larm. he had no right to keep the
money or any part OF It.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
How Wives Make Business.

I. It was in decorators shop, and
one of the employees was reporting to
the proprietor. Il advised Mr.. Cooke
to have the whole house decorated
during his wife's absence in Canada,
as a surprise" he said. $50 we've
got the job. Good! cried the pro
prietor,, enthusiastically. Then we'll
have to do, It all over again when she
comes back. Say, you deserve q hol.
iday for working that SO Welt"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Wisdom of Experience:

.'what is your opinion as to long
engagements? queried1 the young
man whose springtime fancy lightly
turned to thoughts of a matrimonial
nature. .o -... ..' 81. ..
= "They're the worst ever" answered
the man who had found it necessary
to comb his hair with a towel for 10,
these many moons. "A long engage
ment means a short bank balance to
begin housekeeping on" +.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Pastors LONG Record,

Retiring after pastorate Of fifty
one years in the Reformed churches
at Farmersville and Arndts, Pa, Rev.
Daniel F. Brendle, aged 81 years, viii
have an annual pension Of $500 and all
the marriage and baptismal fees that
come his way. He has never worn
spectacles, has baptized 1854 con-
verts, married 727 couples, or 1854
persons, buried 1,221 practitioners and
preached 4. S91 sermons.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
p 81, for Rext.Kept Lawns.

MAYOR Hiram NJ. Summers Of Otta-
wa, O., has published .. notice Offer
inr number of prizes to the persons
Who will maintain the best-kept gar
dens and lawns In the town this SUM
mer. Already number OF citizens
have registered their names as con-
teatants. a committee will tour the
citv three times and from the result
of their observation the prizes will. be
uardod.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
a Question for Papa.

Papa, queried little Floramay.
"are afterthoughts always the best!''
q believe 50, my dear replied her
father. .s. .s3
Then, continued the little inquis'
itor, Why don't people have them l
drst s1 49,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20

Like the monks of the middle ages,
Mr.. r. B. Johnston of Glasgow, Scot
land, has written the Bible by hand
and beautifully illumined it. His was
a herculean task, in this day of rapid
achievement and expeditions pro-
cesses. Mr.. Johnston worked seven
years over his Bible manuscript and
not long ago put the finishing touches
upon the unique book.
One striking thing about the produc-
ton is that the letter text does not
vary from Genesis to Revelation. The
work Is done on post Quarto paper,
and looks like the production of some
medieval ecclesiastic.. The artistic ar
rangement, the spacing and the align
ment of the text are due, in large
measure, to the fact that Mr.. John
ston is practical printer.
"In my work of rewriting the Scrip
tures," said Mr.. Johnston, Il discov-
cred two typographical errors. These,
you know, are very rare, and are re-
garded as statutory offenses, for which
penalty may be imposed
4ue uduu piAAI ndue use VI Wy NIL.
Johnston has commended itself to a
f1rmz-,of London printers; who have
prepared types from it; paying him a
large sum for the original design. It
is Mr.. Johnston's idea to have his
hand written Bible issued to the public
: in parts by the process of photo-litho-
graphy.. .-. -
r. r. %5.-- &. : r.: Z ..s-@. >.
&c.. - . ID
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Charitable Sex.

He Cat the ball Just look At
that dashing Mrs De Style. She has
diamonds stuck all over her 4
She ~ s, there is nothing equal
20 paste Is 4 sticker. q ~ i
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
The Midniqht Hour.

The world is sleeping. but waking lie
And watch the lnoonbeams creep across
%S> the floor; .|s2y15 III - 4 " #szs.3
i hear the clock proclaim, mo more
s| no more :--s -: = - -i,s5t
win time return when once It passes by =
Yet I impatient wait the tagging day,
And plan to I'LL each hour with busy
81 care; IS: r.. as a.SssS e 81 s.
Too slow the moments pass, too slow
the fair 49,: -. 7:
Faint light Of dawn is moving on Its
way. 4s. ~ sE# Re IS
Yet in some coming night, how Tar. how
near, 81 a. s. a 5ss5. o. E
cannot tell-it surely waits for me
These lingering moments ! should find
more dear s1g 5 rs ESss
Than rain to mariners adrift at sea:
For j shall watch and wait the breaking
day, s:.# Sc. @
knowing that ]. with night. shall pass.
#. away. S 3#t sE 5
81 #s .--$s IS: New York Sun. 1
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-28

upon the people Of the parish for the
purpose of building a new church AT
Alexandria. for which the ground was
donated by Charles Alexander The
church was built for f600 by James
Parsons. in accordance with plans
drawn by an architect named Wren.
On the day of acceptance ten -pews
were offered for sale. and No. was
purchased by Col. George Washing
ton for ESQ los, being the highest
price paid
The woodwork and walls are white.
which seems to add to the surround
ings a charming air Of purity and sim
plicity There is the altar. with It's
heavy canopy. on each side of which
are large panels containing the origi-
nal doctrines of the church printed
in bold. old-fashioned letters. Direct
by Charles Alexander. To the left OF
the font is the reading pulpit. In the
wall on each side OF the chancel are
set tablets. The one to the left Is In
scribed ITO the Memory Of George
Washington" and the one to the right
ITO the Memory of Robert e. Lee"
In the middle OF the room hangs An
elaborate chandelier which was pre-
sented TO the church in 17s5 by Wash
ington; II was made for candles. they
being used for Illuminating until 1853.
Over on the left side of the church
is the pew which Washington bought
for ESQ los. 1t is . high box. about
I'VE by eight feet In dimensions, and
has straight-backed seats on three
sides. AL the pews we're originally
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-28

situation. Six gates divide the walls
around the city, and there is "A bridge
across the river LOO feet in length
A German poet has wisely sung: IL
any one would know and praise Ger
many, he must see Nuremberg, the
home of Albrecht Durer. Fischer and
Hans Sachs" Although art and archi-
lecture in Nuremberg belong to later
period than that of Ratisbon, the city
is even more interesting. The fortifi-
cations date back as far as the middle
ages. and still present formidable ap-
pearance. A rampant encircles the
city, with here and there tower. and
protected outside by dry moat.
which is 35 feet in depth.
The old castle In Nuremberg is
called the Burg" and is full of his
toric interest. 1t was built in the
eleventh century. and afterward en-
larged and repaired by Frederic Bar
barossa. Its foundations are of solid
rock. and its architecture is Gothic.
Near one of its curious towers is an
old well of great depth. and on the
castle wall are two footprints, made
by the horse of robber-knight, who
was imprisoned In the Burg" but
escaped by leaping over the high wall.
The Burg" has also It's torture cham
ber. and the terrible Iron Virgin"
written of in all histories of the In.
quisitton. is, here preserved. This is
q tall iron figure, opening in halves.
and filled with long. sharp iron spikes.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-28

Pills are for the kidneys only and cure
the dangers OF urinary and bladder
disorders. from common inflammation,
to Dropsy. Diabetes, Bright's disease
Case No. 40.32l-Mr. w. II. Ham,
mer. weli-known builder. residing at
125 n. Hinde street. Washington C. H.,
Ohio. says: Il am glad to endorse
remedy which possesses such inesti-
mable value as Doan's Kidney Pills.
They cured me of Inflammation OF the
bladder which had caued me much an
noyance and anxiety because of the
frequency and severity of the attacks.
! have advised others to take Doan's
Kidney Pills and | know they will not
be disappointed in the results"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Hammer
will be mailed on application to any
part OF the United States. Address
Foster-M Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y. For
sale by all druggists. Price so cents
per box.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-28

this size. but owing to an increasing
congregation 1t was found necessary
to divide each pew into two. Wash
ington's alone being left as 1t was. On
the door Of No. s is little plate in
scribed.with a facsimile Of Washing
tons signature. The pew is now used
by Lawrence Washington. great
grand nephew of the general and one
Of the present vestrymen. He was. by
the way, the first white male child
born in the mansion at Mount Vernon
Across the aisle from Washington's
pew is No. 46. which was owned and
used by Robert e. Lee. Lee was a
vestryman OF the church at the time
the civil war broke out. The pew also
bears q plate with q facsimile of the
owners signature.
In = little room at the back Of the
church Is q collection of hymnals,
prayer books. collection purse, spccifi-
cations and contract for the building
Of the church and other things Of in
terest. It is worth noting that the old
prayer book In this collection was
published in 1795, to take the place of
the one formerly used, and to conform
with the new practice Of invoking the
blessing Of the Almighty for the Prcsi-
dent and members Of Congress, IN
stead OF for the king and members Of
parliament An old Bible in the col
lection wns one that belonged 70
Warrington himself.
La Junta tribune., 1903-02-28

A small statue of the artist himself
chisel in hand. and wearing his apron.
stands in n niche below. This Shrine
of st. Sebaldo." as the monument is
called. is celebrated throughout all
Germany. and is nost beautiful
piece OF work.
A small side door of St Sebaldo
has finely wrought screen or canopy.
and is called THE Brides door" for
through this narrow portal the happy
brides of Nuremberg have, for many
years. passed in, and ont again, after
the knot has been tied.
The life and activity of Nuremberg
have not passed away with the middle
ages. Modern Nuremberg has It's fac
tories outside the town. its wonderful
toy ships and its unique and costly
ivory work. Six miles from the city is
a factory where lead pencils are made
and sent all over the world. Railway
carriages are also manufactured here,
and large number of workmen is
employed in these factories.
The shops are full OF curious and
valuable faience jugs and vases, and
these are sold at fair and reasonable
rates. while there is delicious kind
of cake, called Lebkuchen.' made
only by the skilful bakers Of Nurem
berg.
Art and architecture, in the highest
sense, are. however, no longer culti-
waited In Nuremberg. and 1t is, per-
haps, for this reason that the old