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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
MAN OUGHT TO
LIVE LONGER
HIS. AVERAGE AGE SHOULD BE
'e. ABOUT 14O YEARS. ~
Professor Metcl1nikof Says That tile
Intestinal Microbe Is the Boy That
I Is Breaking Down the Higher Cells
of Our Structure-The Professor
speaks Highly Of Buttermilk.
What to Eat.

rs It is. a sad commentary upon our
scholarship and our civilization that
the average life of man to-day should
be somewhere between 80 and 35s
years. With all our scienctific adj
vance and. our, knowledge of hygiene
and sanitation we have cut down the
il1re or man to nearly one-sixth since
the days of Abraham and Isaac. We
have It on good authority that Abra-
ham lived It's years and that Isaac
died at the ripe old age Of $50, being
"fuli OF years and of days" Jobs life
was full Of trials, boi1s and 7vioissitudes
and yet he was 120 years old when he
Metchnikoff of the Pasteur institute
has fixed sthe minimum limit of mans
ffife at 40 years. Having lived ma
gtufal = fd scientific life from birth, in
deed. aan need not expect to shuf--
fle off his mortal coil at 140. At that
time Of. life he will merely begin to
feel himself full of days" Profess
sor Metchnikoff shows that mans
vermiform appendix is a mortal dis
harmony for whose useful. existence
we must go back to herb-eating crea-
lures like the rabbit-in which it full
fills notable function in the digest
ing of raw vegetable fmatter. In man
1T is nothing but "a death-trap, one
Paris hospital having treated 44S
Se'oSo VI oppCll01S1ClS Ill i've years..
And what is the scientific conclusion
from all this? Man cannot wait. for
his great intestine to disappear in the
course of the ages, and he does srlot
care to run the sk1of &having it scut
out. And yet it is the theory of Pro-
fessor Metchnikoff that the phenomena
Of senility and old age is due directly
to the microbes of the large intestines
Which are continually breaking down
the higher cells of our structure 1.-The
only course is to fight the intestinal
m1crobe, and as there. are 128,0OO, ,0OO,-
100000 of him formed each day, It will
be seen that the jobsis ne summer day
picnic. The professor speaks highly
Of buttermilk and warns us to beware
of all uncooked products Of the mi
croberinfested eartl1-salads, arti-
schokes, Strawberries, melons, onions
cucumbers, celery, radishes, turnips
carrots, cabbage. Unless they are
thoroly8 cooked they should not enter
into the human organism, BY rigid
adherence to this theory Of alinnenta-
| ton and WithStthe aid Of certain cyto-
toxic serun1s prepared in the Pasteu1
/ institute man may fight off old age
/ He will not grow old" at so, 70 anc
/ 80, as he does now. 3 Whether the
/ theories of Professor Metchnikoff are
| scientifically sound or not there is lit
tie doubt that man was designed tt
live to a, much greater age than, hi
/ now attains and that longeVity~is ever
4 now question of rational, hygieni,
living,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
TRAGEDY AT STAGE DOOR
MAN SHOOTS VARIETY ACTRESS
AND HER COMPANION AND
THEN KILLS HIMSELF.

San Francisco, Dec. .23.-Ethel Pen
ney, variety actress, was, shot and
seriously wounded by Daniel O'Hare
last night because she had deserted
him for Newman Schubener, an en-
ploye in the playhouse where the
woman was performing. O'Hare, who
had beaten the woman earlier in the
day, laid in wait for her outside the
theater where she worked. Fearing
an attack, the Penney woman asked
Schubener to escort her home.
When they came out, rO'Hare opened
fire, wounding Schubener, who fell in
his tracks. Mrs. Penney then ran off,
pursued by O'Hare, firing all the time.
The woman finally fell with a bullet
in her side, when O'Hare stopped a
few feet away and, putting the re-
volver to his head, fired and dropped
dead.
The wounded man and woman are
now in a. hospital and are in a fair
way to recovery.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
SCHWAB FILES DEFENSE. js.
Denies All Charges Of Conspiracy and
Fraud in ORGANIZATION.

New York, Dec. 23.-In his answer
to the bill Of the United States Ship
building company and it's receiver
against the New York Security Trust
company and Charles M. Schwab, the
latter admits certain of the funda-
mental facts which heretofore have
been established, but denies that he
ever conceived any scheme OF trans
ferring stock to the Shipbuilding COM
pany at an excessive rate or upon
conditions permitting him or his asso-
ciates to control the Shipbuilding COM
pany or to absorb for his benefit "all
of it's property and assets: to the in
jury of its creditors and Of its bona.
fide bondholders and stockholders, or
otherwise
He AYERS that neither he nor his as
sociates conspired with the dummy
directors of the Shipbuilding COM
pany' to defraud creditors, stock
holders and bondholders Of the Ship
building company.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
WASHINGTON NOTES
NIcCardy Won't Get Castles Place
Other Capital News.
From the journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

NlCS:tfuyE Won't OeC SdSCicS , IldCC-
Other Capital News.
From, the journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 23.-Representa-
tive Stevens of st. Paul returned to
Washington this morning from a
brief trip, to Maine. where he visited
old relatives and friends. He left
this afternoon for home, where he will
remain over the holidays. He author
ICES r h e J our n a to deny that
anybody is thinking Of Offering Cap
tain Castles place as auditor Tor the
postoffice department to j. j. McCardy
will also deny it if seen. McCardy
has not been candidate for the po-
sition and nobody here has had him
in mind This is a senatorial ap-
pointment, and Stevens authorizes the
statement that house membmers will
have nothing to do with it.
New Postmasters. -
The following changes have been
made in fourth-class postmasters:
Minnesota --Hellemers, Marshall
county. Ole Hanson, vice Knute Nell
son, resigned; Loveida, Marshall
county. Royal Read, vice William E.
Rubeirt, resigned.
: Wisconsin-Glen Flora, Gates coun-
ty. Hiram c.. johnson, vice H. w. True,
resigned.
Rural Mail Carriers.
Following appointments made in
rural carrier service effective Feb. 1:
Minnesota-Arco, John j. Hubbard,
William Mclaughlin, substitute.
Maynard route -, A. T.. Ellingboe,
Sr::,N ia Ellingboe, substitute; (route
f2.9ta0le G.. .Gjevfe, Jerome Jorgeson,
substitute.
:. At the suggestion of Postmaster
fBenetdict of Mankato, Representative
sMcCleary has been trying for some
time to secure an additional mounted
carrier for that city, and this morning
he was informed by the eSpostb bffff e. .off
cials that his request had. been
granted, to take effect JAN. l. tsEs@
w. w. Jermane. .se
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
CASH FOR CODY'S
GREAT DITCH.
IRRIGATION PRoJEtT WA 81: THE
!. BIG HORN BASIN.
Buffalo Bill Wires From New York
That He Has the Funds, Three Mil
lions and a Half. FL { IN Az, and that
Work viii Commence When the
Winter Has Passed.
Spaoi1l to The Journal. .

Special to The Journal. eFssS ~ IS
& Cody. Wyo., Dec. 2s. Colonel
s.Buffalo Bilp' Cody telegraphed from
New York that he had secured the
$3,500,000 necessary for the con-
struction of the big salisbury-C Cody
irrigation canal, in the Big Horn
basin, and that work will commence
on the enterprise as soon as winter
passed.
The project had it's conception, sew
eral years ago. but not until now has
Colonel Cody had time to- push the
deal. The canal will be seventy five
miles long, the waters being taken
from the Shoshone river few miles
above, Cody. The ditch. will pass
towards the north and will water sev1
eral hundred thousand acres OF land.
When completed it will be one Of the
largest and most complete systems Of
irriga ation in the world.
The lands We're selected by Buffalo
Bill after he had hunted all over the
west. A part of the funds will be
used to establish Cody's aautomobile
line to Yellowstone park as well as
for other development purposes. e
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
UNDER THE HAMMER

Jewelry Stock Sold at Saltwater to sat
isfy Claims. 81
special to The Journal. t...S$sas-4
saltwater, MINI. BeeI 81. The iewelry
stock ofg Ess4. Grace & Co, was. sold BY
the shsriff to-day on aisslatrii held BY the
First National bank. ts5 III Y fslS s55 5s7
John Colford was arraigned in the mu-
nicipal court to- day on a charge preferred
by. 8 ,daughterFof Daniel Jonesesof South
Stilfwater. He pleaded not guilty sand
his examination was set for Saturday. :
: While returning from his lumber camps
at Gordon, Wis, last night. David Con-
nors was robbed of a valuable fur coat.
A man who left the train at Cumberland
is suspected Of the theft
L. e. and M. A. Torinus and M. NJ
Peaslee returned last night from Winsa
throp. where they had been to inspect
the opera tions Of the Est. Croix Lumber
company.
Judge Williston has been engaged to-day
in trying the case of Hern VS.. Hanson, a
suit to set aside conveyance of real
property In the town Of Forest Lake.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
FRENCH / BAKERS STRIKE
OBJECT TO MUSIpilAL EMPLOY
MENT AGENCIES - MILITARY
AND POLICE ON IUTY.

49,. = Z + I ( .
Paris, Dec. 23.-The etrike Of the
men employed in the varbus branches
OF food supply began to assume seri-
Gus proportions To-day. The bakers
assembled at .thesslabor eschange and
adopted resolutions favoHng "a strike
thruout the baking trad, to begin
to-day and declaring in fasor Of a gem
era. strike In all the braiclles Of the
lalimentatton trade and cling
'theirdntention not SO resui esworksu :
til parliament suppressed the mu-
nicipal employment agenchs The indi-
cations are that a. consids Gable num-
berf Of butchers, sarocers and pastry
cooks will take part in lths strike.
Anticipating demonstrations the
the military and pplices lave taken
elaborate precautions. large forces
OF republican guards are held ready
for action at the various hrracks and
many police are op@duty3 around the
exchange. ,.is4
$N'tThe bakers announce tIat two mon
ster demonstrations nave been
planned. Many thousa1ils of bakers
are parading the Streets
The meeting Of bakers held at the
labor exchange to-day wa. conducted
in an orderly manner.
The city has taken on asmartial ap-
pearance. ,Squadronss 50 mounted
troops, and police are eEstatbned OF. the
mai nsquares and in thf principal
thorofares.
Numerous Arrests.
The bakers this afternoon attempted
to. make manifestation, in front OF
the Luxembourg palace, where the
senate was sitting, sbut 500 mounted
police took possession of the surround
ing streets and the prefect of police
M. Lepine, personally conducted a
rigid suppression Sof.S @tfe disorder
Groups of persons above eve In mum
Der were prevented from gathering
and anumber Of arrests We're made.
The action of the police completely
broke. up the; denopstration. The
strikers are gathering fot anothe,
manifestation on the Place &c POpera
where there are dense crowds OF holi.
day shoppers. Mounted troops an6
police are preparing ito prAvent The
demonstration. ey
The proprietorssb sbf ihe bakeries sa,
they have no fear of a bread famine
as many bakers are not participating
in the strike movement.
The butchers ana restaurant wait
ers are holding a meeting is decid
whether or notttosjjoin IN the strike, !
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
A CHICAGO MAN
New Assistant Secretary Is Secretary
Of a Trust Company. b

Chicago, Dec. 23.--Lawrence O..
Murray is now secretary and trust of
ficer of "a trust company of this city:
Ffe was born in Addison. N Y. in 1864.
graduated Nat Niagara university and
studied law in New York city, being
admitted to the bar there in 1893.
He was at one time private secretary
to an assistant secretary of the treas
.ury, and later deputy controller Of
the currency, sssSSu bsequently he be
came trust officer OF q New York
trust company resigning after three
years to enter upon his present posi-
ton.
Speaking Of his appointment. Mr..
Murray said: II have accepted the
position. but have not yet been ad-
vised when l am expected to begin
my new duties. I do not know when
I shall leave Chicago
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
WILSON A WONDER
"a Prisoner Who soaped Himself and
\. Escaped Thru a Six Inch h.,.a
Even HisHead Must Have Flatsened
Out Is; Most Most Slippery Prisoners,
- ins Existence.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record
Stark naked sand covered with SOAP
SO that he could slip his whole body
thru a 81 iroii q aperture rafffa4
should have fattened even his head.
James Wilson,. colored, notorious
prisoner, escaped from his ironaclad
cell in the 8 county Jail. Them
with All carpe et7rag rope, he at
tempted to descend from the roof;@but
his rope broke and he had q terrific
fall $50, ~ ~ ~, :.
He made good his escape, however,
tho in, running the 6-inch gantlet he
had to remove from its exterior a tall
sharp iron spike that was caulculated
sharp iron spike that was calculated
gled and squeezed his body thus far. :
Add to these circumstances the
fact that this is. the man who, when
recently, rundown in a cave at Chick
les Rock, attempted to scale the latter
you have the most remarkable artfuI
dodger who has escaped from any
Pennsylvania prison in half a CEN
tury.
Wilson, who was confined on the
second tier in an ironclad cell, appar-
emily without implements, removed
the: iron frame Of the window when
the keepers We're not about. This left
an opening only six inches high (less
than a hands span) and three feet
long, the opening extending horizon
tally. A fiat strip of iron constituted
the sill. This strip and his own body
the prisoner rubbed with SOAP, after
removing his prison clothes.
Outside the window were curved.
sharp spikes, but in some way un-
known to the officers the one that
should have prevented his escape or
torn him asunder, was removed. It
was found in the prison yard to-day.
The ventilator frame outside the
spikes was swinging open. Wilson
managed also to squeeze thru this six
inch opening, and by the aid of a
lightning rod drew himself to the
roof. ona
He walked to the front of the build
ing and fastened rope to the tower.
The rope was an inch thick and made
of carpet rags. and it broke While he
was descending, tho how far he fell
can only be calculated, tho it looks as
if it had broken fully thirty feet from
the ground.
He was gone several hours before
his escape was detected.
He left his prison clothes in the
cell, had none of his own; so he must
have left the prison stark naked.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
Great Britain's interference.
Japs Are HOneful.

kilograms pertaining to the Russo
Japanese imbroglio are printed this
morning from various sources, but
18hey add not the real knowledge to the
situation, which is apparently un-
altered. Officials at ST. Petersburg
and Toxic continue to profess hope
[uluess.
A dispatch from Tientsin reports
that a anumber of Japanese warships
arc concentrating in the neighbo?-
hood of Port Arthur.
Russian correspondents assert that
the continuous movement Of troops
and materials over the Siberian rail-
way continues without abatement.
Will Enforce Claims.
1t is admitted that the situation is
more serious now than at any pr..vi
Gus time When ASKED if there was
hope that peace wou 4 be maintained
the secretar. of the legation replied
that he feared there was very little
He is quoted as having added that X
was impossible to disguise the fact thar
tn slightest EDtOward incident at tie
present moment might prec. .pitata
war. Japan was determined not to
forego her claims. She he'd sent a
reply to Russia which was her last
word, and it is now for Russia to de-
eide upon the outcome.
The Japanese legation has received
So many offers from men desirous Of
serving in the japanese army that it
isuna BILE to reply to them Individuality
It asks the press to : announce that
there IS no immediate occasion for
such services and that even in the
event of war, the Japanese law does
not admit Of Foreigners III the army.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
CHRISTMAS AT HOME

Convicted Murderer Will Be Allowed to
Spend It There.
Uniontown. Pa, Dec. 23-Convicted Of
murder in the second degree and then re-
stored to his family, James Swaney will
pass Christmas with his wife and twelve
children at his own fireside. Then Swaney
will return to Uniontown to receive his
sentence and go to the penitentiary
The kindness shown by the court was
agreed to by the prosecution, and four
brothers of the prisoner went on his bond
for $4,000. The conviction grew out of
feud between the Turner and Swaney
factions, which has been bitter for years.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
FRIAR LAND BONDS

Government Decides to Sell $1,000, 900
Philippine Fours.
Washington Dec. 23.-President Roose-
velt and Secretaries Root and Shaw had
an extended conference to-day regarding
the issue of bonds for the raising Of money
with which. to pay for the .friar lands iii
the Philippines.
1t was determined to authorize the issu-
ance of $7,00O000 OF 4 per cent Philippine
bonds, redeemable after ten and within
thirty years. They will be offered for sale
early in January, and will be accepted by
the government as security for the deposit
of public funds.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
CHINA DELAYS TREATY.
Minister Conger Instructed to Urge
Early Action.

Washington. Dec. 23.-Some un-
easiness is felt at the state depart
ment over the report of Minister Con-
ger, from Peking, that II the treaty
which was approved by the United
States senate last week has not yet
been ratified by the Chinese. govern
ment.
Mr.. Conger has been instructed to
urge upon the Chinese authorities the
necessity of ratifying the treaty, so
that it may be made effective at an
early date. Under the terms of the
treaty the Manchurian ports OF Muk-
den and Antung are to be opened to
foreign trade and the new tariff is to
become operative as soon as the ratl-
ficationS are exchanged.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
sANDBAGGED AND ROBBED

Lovall and His Sweetheart Have No
Money for Christmas.
Special to The Journal.
Mason City, Iowa, Dec. PIE. r. Low
all Of rRuthven was sandbagged her last
night and robbed of all his money. He.
came here to the relief of his sweetheart,
Evalia Johnson, who was robbed at Iowa
Falls of her money. and they expected to
go on to Stoughton. Wis, to spend Christ
mas with her parents. Lova1l regaine1
consciousness this morning. but could
give no description of his assailant. II
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23

Settle on the Spot Declared the
Policy of Russian Government
in the East.

st. Petersburg, Dee. ga tele-
gram from Vladivostock under to-
days date to the Wostotschni
Vestnik says Admiral AleXieff, the
viceroy of the far east. has been
authorized to "settle on the spot
all questions concerning neighbor-
ing states and to take all the
measures which appear expedi-
ent'
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
SERMONS IN SENTENCES.
Chicago Tribune.

Grumbling is. the child of greed.
Sincerity is never self-conscious.
1t takes all of life to know all of love.
Style is no, substitute for sterling strength.
Character may be sold, but it cannot be
bought
The. life that does no good is guilty of huch
harm
The hope of this world is in the hard things
we have to do. .s}s
No man this world until he is pro-
foundly moved himself.
1t takes more than a bellows in the pulpit to
start IRE In the church.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
CHINESE WANT HELP
American Minister Asked to See the
DOWaSef Empress. ny

8 oeking, Dec. 23.-Wu Ting Fang, a
member of the board of commerce
and formerly Chinese minister to the
United States. is sharing the anxiety
OF his co-officials regarding the out
come of the Russo-Japanese dispute.
can minister. to- seek a special audi
ence of the dowager empress in order
that he may inform her of the perilous
position of China, the need for
strong army, and ministers acquainted
with foreign affairs.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
ORDERED By 4 Hg,a|I,,C0U|RIs[ 4,
MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF or
B OMAHA 'd[aAlH1-.A DIRECTED no EN-
ssFORCE THE sIA,sp ssa xssist; A1NsT
GAMBLING. Ssssss ss;sss n

!. Omaha, Neb., Dec. %. ION applica-
Judge Estelle, in the district court,
to-day issued a writ Of nnandanus,
directed to Mayor Moorls and Chief
of Police Donahue, comHanding them
TO enforce the law against gambling
IN the city of Omaha. The writ is
the result Of q crusade against pool
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
SCRAP OF CoNyERsATIoN
BROOKLYN Eagle.

BrOok1yn Eagle.
Two men wer lashing the air
violently and hurling epithets at each
other. &, es,.r.Fs1, ls4,.. .,
Hold on said ! a. passer by to his
companion. Let's wait and see the
scrap.
They stood and watched for mo-
ment, until it became evident that
one Of the disputants was afraid and
the other da'sent.
Come or" said the passer by's
companion. It's only a scrap of con-
yersation"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
a CYNICAL CRITICISM.
WaShfnptOnS Star

What do. you think of Hamlet's
advice. to- the, p1ayers?'
It's fine, for poetry, answered Mr..
Stormington Barnes.
But hasn't it immense practical
value %
No. He gives them a lot of in
struction in elocution when he ought
to be telling them how to get to the
next town. ~
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
JOINT ACTION DENIED
France and England Acting Independ7
emily for Same End.

entity LOT Same End.
Paris, Dec. o. 23.-An authoritative
denial is made here Of the reports that
Foreign Minister Delcasse had offered
to arbitrate the Russo-Japanese dis
pute. The steps taken by M. Del
casse are confined to those outlined
in these dispatches yesterday, he and
Lord Lansdowne making pacific repre-
sentations at Toxic with the view Of
ameliorating Japans answer. In maxi
ing these representations, France and
Great Britain acted separately, but on
the same general lines. Their action,
therefore. is not in joint accord, but
is limited to an urgent expression in
favor of a pacific solution.
The official view here continues to
be that an agreement will be reached.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
GERMANY WATCHES BRITAIN
Expects John Bull Will Take Il Hand
in Fight

Berlin. Dec. 23.--The German for
hgn office in estimating the prob
abilities of war in the far east fixes
its attention at this moment on Great
Britain rather than on Japan, for it is
recognized that Japan is only wait
ing for Great Britain to give the word
before beginning hostilities. A new
and even portentious element i'll the
situation. as it is looked upon here,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
ADMIRAL WHITE DEAD

Apopleetlc Stroke Kills Him While on a
Visit.
New York. Dec. aa2S Rear "A dfaipata Ed
win White retired was stricken with
apoplexy at the navy yard early to-day
and died before medical aidscould be sum-
moned. He had come from his home in
Princeton to visit Rear Admiral Rodgers,
commandant of the navy yard.
Rear Admiral White wasr5a native OF
Ohio and entered the naval service Nov.
90; 1861. He was made rear admiral
upon the day of his retirement, Dec 28
1899
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
FOOD AND NERVOUS TROUBLES
London Telegraph.

I have the privilege of knowing
many eminent men in the medical
profession, and their advice in nine
cases out Of ten is to eat and take as
much nourishment as possible. Num-
bers Of cases Of nervous breakdown
are entirely cured by what your COR
respondents would call "overeating.'
In all nervous disorders, from which
SO many suffer in this age of keep
competition, the chief remedy is eating
more than is seemingly required.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
WHY, SHE HEs1TATED.

Chicago Post
The girl to whom the old bachelor had finally
proposed looked worried.
Il ain trying TO make mp my mind she said.
..yery hard You see he has lots Of money
but no bad habits 5s5
DO you want him TO have had habits -
We'll, they shorten life, yen know
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-23
81 WOMAN,S SOLUTION

New York Town Topics.
Gotrox. You have no idea how the
other half Of the world lives. 81 Why
my dear, this Christmas many poor
fellows will be eating snowballs
Mrs. GotroxG liza ciousi Why don't
they go south for the winter -