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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-30
Railx Of the Maccahees

The state rally OF the Ladies Of the
Maccabees will be held In Sank Center
Wednesday. About 200 delegates will be
present and represent eightean hives. A
public meeting gWill be held Wednesday
evening III the opera house. The. work
in the afternoon will be exempliHed by
the hives from Little Falls and Alexan-
dria. The delegates will return on spe-
cial train Thursday mornig.
Miss Bina M West, national record
/ keeper, will arrive In the city Tuesday
morning tosattend the meeting At noon
T q luncheon OF fifteen covers will be given
lin her honor by the records keepers .of
the local hives and in the evening there
will be a meeting at Is Seventh street
| with drill by the guards from Philoma-
thean, Minneapolis and Sweet : Glover
hives.
Miss West will be the guest Of honor
| at a box party at the Sembrich concert
Thursday evening, and the ST. Paul hives
will give a reception Friday afternoon
Saturday Miss. West will go to Mankato
and on Mondag to Duluth. Sund ay, Nov
81 Rev. G. e. Morrill, will preach before
the Maccabee ladies. Mr.. Morrill, will &C
to Sank 3Center3with the delegates
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pERsoNAL AND SOCIAL.

l.. J. Holtzernann is home from summer in
Europe. -
Miss Hattie Briggs will give ghost party
tomorrow at her home 1
The Social club will hold a Halloween dance
tonight at Richmond hall, No. /.
Miss Lillian Brin Isl home from Omaha, where
she spent the year with her sister
Mr.. and Mrs George Harrison are home from
Lorraine chapter O. q. s., will give, card
party in Masonic Temple tomorrow afternoon.
A Halloween masquerade ball Will be given
to- morrow in l<istler's hall Bronson's orchestra
A Halloween dance will be given this evening
at Richmond hall by Nicollet circle, No. 4S7,
P. H. G..
Mrs. J. NJ Nelson and Miss Ada Nelson VIII
spend the winter.
Mrs. J. W. Monroe Of Grlnnell. Iowa, arrived
to-day to visit Fer sister. at 1T Twenty
Mrs. J. S. Foley entertained the Five Leaf
clover club Wcdneseay at her home, 27s1 pu-
pont avenue s.
social al to.morrow evening in Knights Of Pythias
hall, Masonic Temple.
Mrs. Frederick Ward Of North Dakota has
been the guest Of her parents Mr. and Mrs
| Miss Bessie Catlin Of zoos Dupont avenue s
left this morning for visit with relatives at
| Oshkosh and other points in Wisconsin. h,
The Misses Blanche and Emma Mallon -, Of
| liam L,obdell of 2sos Thirty second avenue S.
The Royal Fourteen Cinch Club will meet Mon-
4 day evening at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
/ E. A. Ahlstron,, 1920 Seventeenth avenue s.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Marks Of Omro. Wis,
who have been guests OF relatives at 1905 Dupont
avenue S Tor week. left for home this NOR
ming. s
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lind came in from their
lake home to-day and are at the West Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs: Lind will leave for Washington,
i y. c., about Nov. 1. az
4 The Limited Card Club was entertained by
i Mr.. and Mrs. Richard stremel, at their home
4 on Fremont avenue N, Wednesday evening.
Il High scores were won by Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
i Pauiy
/ Sd club, for the enjoyment Of cards and music
I was organized by eight couples at the home OF
i rsnasdap evening. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Fl. Reck will
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entertain Tuesday, evening. Nov. TO- at 9o2
Mrs. Ncttle sKsnnar SfsS'hicago will lecture 10;
night in the yhhtyse gRtk Street Congregational
church on The Perfect NoInan. ] 81 4
Minneapolis people at NewssYo hotels are as
follows: :, Herald Square, H Deere; Holland 9,
Washburn.r Duluth--G flsey,s ". %. aaynor, 9.
T. Mcleod, r. b. Mace, +. N. White.
The hrst anniversary OF the organization OF the
Ladies' Aid society OF St. Marks English .Luth
eran church will be held at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Benson. 2s31 Third street n
this evening. "A musical program will be giyer
|sand refreshments Will be served =; s 81 Ii
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GIRLS DISCARD JUDGES
The Chatting Dish is Dubbed. a Dang
Equal to The Cigarette. :

. Equal to the Cigarette. IL
Ann Arbor, Oct. 3O.-Three hundred
girls about to, enter gymnasium work at
the University Of Michigan have been ad-
vised to discard all things dear to girls
ittart, including Judges $s% #Ss59c
DR.: Alice G.. Snyder, the physical direc-
tor, in addressing the girls, said ...
on must stop wearing corsefs. and
stop nibbling fudge. Your diet should be
mainly fruit and cereals : Girls in the
gymnasium should have two hot baths a
week and a , Gsseeh sponge bath daily. t$s+
Mrs" Jordan, dean Of the. Woman's de-
partment, quoted President Angel as >sau-
thority for the statement that the chatting
dish among girls is on a par in the matter
sim urio,1sa effects with the cigarette habit
afnong the boys. -. as 49,
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W. ri Mee+,n,e

| Mrs: Susan Fessenden gave a temper
ance lecture Wednesday evening in the
Grand Avenue Church of Christ A large
audience was present. L : III lr..a7 =
Willard w. CT. y. met yesterday with
Mrs. Lang. Delegates were chosen to the
convention of corrections and. charities.
The next meeting. will bea, model one in
the interest of literat ure. >-fzs:s-s
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Sunday School Workers

:, The Primary and Junior. Sunday School
Teachers union. viii hold an lin gather
ing'' social and rally at the. Y. w. G. A.
building Thursday at 800. o'clock. An
interesting program will be given, followed
by social hour, during which plans for
the work of the coming year will be dis
cussed. Primary and intermediate Sun
day school superintendent, teachers anC
assistants will be present -
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RoxRURGH-GoFLET NupT1A1s.

New York, Oct 30.E-Arrangements for the
wedding of Miss May Goelet to the Duke of Rox-
bnrgh are almost complete and it has been finally
decided that the ceremony shall occur in this
city at st. Thomas church, Noy 1O.3,sI 1t will
play, and there VIII not be than 200 guests,
owing to the recent bereavement In the G0elet
family 80 @%s5.a = ~ 81 - = =
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Travellers Entertain,

A pleasant social evening combined with
review Of it's recent studies on Africa
was given Wednesday evening" by the
Travellers club at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs George W: Beach, 1900 Harmon place.
The severe. intellectually of the literary
portion Of the program was in a measure
relieved by musical numbers. Refresh
! ments were served. 5A NJ. !. i
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CLAN . GORDoN,s PARTY.

81, Several hundred people attended the Halloween
by Clan Gordan. Mayor j.. G. Haynes gave IA
short talk and Rev G. L. Morrill, spoke of THE
Place, People and Peculiarties of Scotland -
Rev. H. S. Morrill, sang during the evening and
other musical numbers and recitations were sugze
! gestive Of Scotland. The program followed
hy dancing = 49,. .,--. ii.
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DISTRICT W. R. G. CONVENTION.

Special to The Journal
: Iewa Falls Iowa. Oct. 3O-A district conven-
ton of the Wolnan's Relief Corps, embracing the
counties Of Hardin. Hamilton. Webster. -Cerro
C;ordo, Eranklin, Wright, Emmett Hancock Win
nebago, Koss,lth and Palo Alto met at Fort Dodge
Yesterday A program arranged was carried out
sil5detaiE 49,.
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For Convenience Of Shoppers

In the uptown district The Journal
has a branch office in >Donaldson's
Glass Block in thetoffce in front Of the
new elevator on the main floor. .<t,ss
Want lad s,aAsocial Items and sub
scriptiolis:4Wiil be received.@f2;gyn-s as#<
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Miss Sadie Mulligan and Charles
Liebeau were married yesterday in the
Thirteenth Avenue M. e. church. Rev.
G. F. Sharpe read the service in the
presence Of a few friends. y,
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So cial Circles.
FOR MRS. IUI H l :,
Mrs. Richard Hill and Mrs. Frank
A. Bovey Give an Afternoon
Reception.
"a Butterfly Luncheon Given BY Mrs,
Frederick Van Dusen
To-day.

Mrs. Richard Hill and Mrs. Frank
A. Boyey gave a reception this after
noon at the hime of Mrs. Bovey, 1900
Harmon place, in honor@of their Sis
ter, Mrs. s. d. Tuthill. The hours
were froms3 until s o'clock and about
500 women called. The decorat1ons
were charmingly simple and great
fluffy chrysanthemums were almost
the only flowers used. In the recep--s
tion-room the pink and yellow BIOS
some were chosen and In quaint = ap :
anese vases and copper jars We're
placed on the mantel and 5cab1neIs.
The living-room was in red and the
dining-room in green and white. a
Japanese basket of chrysanthemums
and ferns was in the center Of the
table, which was lighted with green
shaded tapers. Frappe was served by
Misses Wilson, the Misses Bovey.
Misses Hart Margaret Welles. Alice
Smith, Janet Gilfillan and Katherine
Harris. The women who assisted
thru the. rooms and alternated IN the
dining-room were Mines. j. G. john
son, G., A. Bovey, Charles sCranston
Bovey, o. c., Wyman, Louis X HUI,
e. C. Gale, H. C. Truesdale, T.. =.
Dodge, F. A. Chamberlain, =. G.
| Winter, e. C. Fairbairn, w H. Dun
woody, w. G. Johnson and Miss Neill
! of Helena, Mont. 1;s.s
| %
T Mrs. Frederick Van Dusen gave q
beautiful butterfly luncheon to-day al
her home on Vine place for Miss Laura
Harrington. The guests included,5 be.
side the debutantes, Misses Harring'
! ton, Alice Smith, Janet GilfAan, Heller
Partridge, Eda Shull, Jessie Cray anc
Katherine Harris, three debutantes Of
last year, Misses Susie Christian, Mar
garet Welles and Kate BurWell. II
/ the center of the table was a grea
| cluster Of white Kaiserin roses ane
above. lowered a large butterfly 20
white gauze. On each chair flutteret
a white gauze butterfly fastened will
long pink streamers and beside tn
name card was Z a white butterfl.
orchid. The name cards were Of
white Japanese paper tied with a but
y terhy bow Of gauze ribbon and1sbor
the monogram in gold. -: Thru tn
! other rooms were clusters of brides
maid roses, white cosmos and chrys
anthemumS. :: ,... r.. - -.
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THE DuCHFSS' EARS,

Liverpool, Oct 3O.--The Post says the Duchess
of Marlborough is going to Vienna to consult an
aurist in regard to her ear trouble, 4
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Cataract Council, Royal Arcanun,
entertained its members and ladies
Hast evening in the hall, Masonic Tenn
pie. The program included songs,
moving pictures, acrobatic. features,
dancing and a few remarks by the re-
gent, Mr.. Barnes. .s.a.s s.. r.s# ~.
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81 The members1of the Thursday club
were delightfully."- entertained at the
home Of Mrs. George O.. Eddy, on
Second avenue s. Clusters of bright
autumn leaves with ferns and carTa-
lions were abundantly used thru the
rooms. Refreshments were served at
the close of the games. Mrs. Eddy
entertained twenty-four guests. ~ s
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CLUBS AND CHARITIES
Club Calendar

Club Calendar. !. 81 ssE
SATURDAY.
Dorcas club, Miss Alice McAfee, 291G
Girard avenue So b. m. sitsss
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xM g a a11MMAnr GALE

The mothers auxiliary Of the " NJ. G. A.
boys department Will hold Il runanaage sale to
complete the furnishings Of the new clubhouse.
Contributions of clothes, underwear. overcoats,
caps. heavy skirts. chi1drens clothing, dishes.
pictures and furniture should be sent to 911
Mary place before Wednesday. e.a
Az per cent on time deposits. The
Savings Bank Of Minneapolis, Adam
Hannah, Treas. Corner 4th st I'd av S.
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: The Ann Arbor guests at the Chi
Psi house will be entertained to-mor-
row evening at a theater party.
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-, A reception will be given Wednes-.
day evening by the people, of Simpson
M. E. church in the church parlors,
in honor Of Rev. w. H." Ryder and
family, to mark the beginning of DR..
Riders third year IN the church. Fszs
Dr. Mary Towers gave a luncheon
to-day at her home on Twelfth street
N, for Captain Mccoy and Mrs. Nc
Coy rof the Volunteers, who leave.
Monday for the Pacific coast. The
other. guests were the officers Of the
Volunteers, Adjutants and Mrs. CT w.
Andrick. Captain TWombley and Mr..
Twom bley.ts IL '.asr = fe,@a'z>z @s - Z :
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Tomorrow evening the Phi Kappa
Psi men will have an informal barr
quet at the fraternity house. Covers
will be laid for fifty and the. Michigan
men will be the honored guests. =:
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lowell
Butcher announce the engagement Of
their daughter Garnet Lowell to Ed
ward James O'Brien. The wedding
viii take place the latter part Of No
ven1ber. S#< ta. - = y z~s-t>.s
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The Theta Delta Chi fraternity will
have a. dancing party Monday evening
in University hall. ...-... o..
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he GAVE THE PARTICULARS.
How 4 Moth Dakota Man Describee
Piece Of Land.

How a North Dakota Man Described
a Piece Of Land.
I'm making deal last year. SAID
Z Detroit speculator. Il came into
possession Of the deed to q certain
piece Of land in North Dakota. The
value Of the real estate was put at
5000 and paid taxes on It In January
and in February wrote to the post
master Of the nearest town to send
me particulars concerning my hold
|ings. sent him 81 for his trouble, !"
said the speculator, according to the
Detroit Free Press. "and he earned
the money. He wrote back:
Went over to see your land.
"Cussed poor road all the way.
'.Cussed poor road back again.
Most OF your land is under water.
Whist afn't under water is aflicted
with drought.
you've either got to wet It all up,
~ dry 1t all out
Cant burn up or run away.
Keep your taxes up and pray to
the Lord.
Glad you sent me 81 instead Of tho
iced.
aIf you want any further paJticu-
lars I'll ship yon barrel Of water.
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"The police are behind. Don't turn"
Things are free and easy south OF
the Rio Grande
'.City Of Mexico" called the con.
ductor
Father hustled his brood into the
carriage, and we spun rapidly toward
the Iturbide.
And so the incident was closed. But
it was reopened with a startling
stroke. That night, rolled up in the
gown, l found 100000. 1t was in the
new one-thousand-dollar bills as fresh
as. from bank.
Into what black mystery had been
woven?
The next morning was up bright
and early. AS Lucy Lee and father
were sluggards. tucked Omar under
my arm and we started over to the
cafe at the Jardia. In the patio Of
the hotel bought great bunch OF
roses and basket of strawberries.
As we entered the cafe. saw Mar
Gus Aurelius eating his breakfast Al
the same moment two men. who en-
tered behind me, were speaking II
Spanish.
'"The telegram said: Brown eyes
smooth shaven, six feet There's oul
man.
With the tail Of my eye saw dark
blue uniforms and buttons stamped
with the emblem Of the republic. The
arm of the law was about to stretch
forth and pluck-whom!
stepped gayly over to the table
where the. man with the brown eyes
sat.
Marcus, DEAR and l laid my hand
heavily and dug my seal ring into his
knuckles. Here are strawberries fol
our breakfast" took the seat facing
| him. Then said, scarcely moving
my lips: The police are behind
Don't turn z ..l
Two brown faces stared down Al
us, stolidly as Aztec gods.
Pardon us, Senorita. but this gen
tleman" and one of them laid his
hand on Marcus.
Sonora, If you please this
gentleman is my husband" II had
had thousand husbands. ! could moi
have been laughter
Were wrong, Terrazas," said the
shorter man. The telegram did say
!. he was alcae.
The man opposite me sat anf
I looked in aEazcment at me. WIZ
have you done this? OF course, you've
read at,out RE in the Morning Her
ald?''
NO, 1 haven't I replied. "and
don't want to.
But do want to know to WHOM
/ the money belongs. 3
| ut belongs to the First Nati0na
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The family call me Babbles. be
cause I tell too many things ano
have fluffy hair. feel that l am
blot on the family escutcheon; fo'
I've never done anything fine or no
BILE; while Lucy Lee, my sister, wen,
to Smiths, and came home with hel
notebooks full of wonderful state
ments.
Omar Khayyam is my Persian pus
sy cat
Every year on Jan. we start for
the City of Mexico. The main Office
,of the Randolph Explosive company
is there. Father is president of the
company and goes there to look after
the business. Lucy Lee goes to look
after him, to put in his studs. go
40 look after Lucy Lee.
By. Jan. 5 we reached Ell Paso,
crossed the Rio Gcande and had got,
ten into Mexican territory. looked
out upon vast stretches of alkaline
plains decorated with cacti, until
felt like a large prickly cactus. my.
self, and turned to Lucy Lee for
solace.
Now, Lucy Lee had grand game,
which she invented for railroad jour.
neys. She took large sheet of pa
per and blocked it of into squares
corresponding to the berths. Then
she would look at the passengers
with half-closed eyes and write
things in the squares.
And so she wrote until every soul
in the Electra was put into one OF
the neat squares. Every soul but
Dne.
Lucy Lee murmured. "You
haven't put Lower into his square" !"
'Is there any one in Lower 81"
We'll, rather" replied. you old
sneak"
Then Lucy Lee let her big eyes
rest studiously on Lower 3. 'Ee
looks as If he might be Marcus Azure
Illus about to write out his noble re-
aections."
Nonsense" didn't know who
Marcus Aurelius was. II think he has
done something desperate and is run.
ming away from it." He had look
in his eyes that made me want to
go up and say, Never mind, it will
all come out right"
The Grain was pulling into the City
-of Mexico. took final glance into
my bag. Something was missing.
called to Lucy Lee.
Your nightgown?" said Lucy Lee
--<C <Cassius must have carried 1t ou,
with the linen,
Cassius was called but knew moth
ing.
Il suspect some one has stolen It,
Cassius lived on the gloomy super
stition that all men are black shce;
until proven white.
"Cassius Pullman" cried. That:
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Bank Of Kansas CITY. I was cashie,
there" Then he smiled. But it go
into your bundle by mistake"
Il didn't know just how to receive
it, unless you meant It for alimony.'
! "Alimony!" he stared.
''Do you like my looks?" l said.
my color scheme. ! hope you do. for
I'm your wife"
l told him the marriage law Of the
hot countries and how he had been
entangled
He stared.
"This is startling" But ! could see
that he was not much frightened. Il
had expected to marry another girl
down here. She was to have come by
Eagle Pass, but this came instead"
He handed me a telegram, which
read: Decided not to come. Risk too
great Good luck to you. Adelaide
"The money was for her." he said
quietly.
The business energy of my father
descended in an enormous mantle
upon my shoulders. You must get
out of the city at once. The train
for Vera Cruz starts in half an hour.
Well go to. the ticket Office at once.
At Vera Cruz you can get your steam
er for Central America"
| When went back to the cafe
father and Lucy Lee were eating
breakfast. Father was devouring his
Herald. Another poor fellow gone
astray; and the First National Bank
! Of Kansas City is out 100000. The
paper says he's here in Mexico"
"Oh, Babbles," cried Lucy Lee, "it
must have been that bad-looking man
that got off at Chihuahua"
| said nothing; and still it is fam
lily legend, that can't keep thing
over thirty seconds.
I That afternoon the Wells, Fargo
Express company forwarded to the
First National Bank of Kansas City
a package. 1t contained 100000
Fl. Morris, in Los Angeles Times.
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PHYSICAL CULTURE SCHEMES.
a Letter That Was Sent to Ex-Presl.
dent Cleveland.

A Letter That Was Sent to Ex.Pres''
dent Cleveland.
Methods for getting rid Of supernu'
Gus fat are numerous. Schools abound
where remedies are suggested by cor
respondence and apparatus furnished
for keeping the scales indicator from
making a century run when one steps
upon 1t. To secure the name OF some
prominent man as testimonial for q
schools ability to reduce weight Is an
ambition of all instructors In physical
culture.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland is a
much sought after man for testimoni-
ais. ''The system of our school would
be Of great value to you,"' read one OF
the letters received by the statesman.
"You would be benefited by physical
culture"
"And physical culture would be
greatly benefited by me-" scrawled the
ex-president across the letter, and then
placed it in the return envelope
Washington Times.
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MENTAL AND PHYSICAL LABOR
Why Workman Thought Bishop Hao
soft Snap.

Why Workman Thought Bishop Had
& a Soft Snap.
That recent utterance of Presiden,
Charles Norton Eliot of Harvard, to
the effect that man with his health
and congenial occupation could not
work too many hours day inspired
J. H. Maddy, "press agent" of the
B. and o. road, to tell the following: !:
1.-TWO street PAYERS were working
in the hot sun one afternoon when
one of them looked up and said:
Me backs almost bruk. 'Tia
hard wurruck and long hours. Old
loike to be afther havin' thot mons
job, now indicating rotund bishop
who was passing. Sure, he has
things easy, Oill go bail!
Whist, We growler!' exclaimed his
companion, doffing his hat as he saw
the churchman. His reverence wur-
rucks all the tonne, day and noight.
"tArrah, that may bel was the
quick response; but the lucky diyi)
don't know it.'"-New York Times.
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a Man of Business.

TIE angry father kicks the yOnng
man from the front steps.
"Sir," says the young man, picking
himself up, Il would like to call your
attention to the goods handled by my
house. We make the best line OF soft
rubber soles and heels that you can
find anywhere"
Father goes back to the house, rub
bing his chin and wondering whether,
after all, he has not make mistake
IN refusing to welcome so great .
business genius into his family.
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Her Secret, and His

opened his valise, tumbled his things
about and produced roll of muslin.
1t was mine. seized it.
Sir" blazed my father, what is
the meaning of this"
1T means said Marcus Aurelius,
"that there has been an absurd mis-
take. I'm not exactly in the souvenir
business
Then Cassius put in, Il put Lower
SIS things in your daughters seat
when was making his BERTH"
. And in the transfer / got more
than belongs to me-"
The car roared loud and merrily as
only car of gentlemen rovers can.
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An authority.

Peter Macarthur was once talking
with friend, when he quoted an
other man as financial authority. His
friend disputed the right Of the per.
son quoted to be considered an ex-
bert. Mr.. Macarthur insisted that the
man had right to speak like an
oracle.
what il your definition Of an au.
thorfty?" asked his friend.
my idea of an authority" retort.
ed MI. Macarthur, Is person who
bluffs beyond my limit."New Yor1
Times.
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Quick Work.

The Chilean battleship Libertad. .
sister to the Constitution, launched At
.5arr0w-in-Furness. England, was but
len months In building. The contract
sor the unfinished Missouri was let
more than four years ago. and she 10
but 400 tons larger. ut Is claimed for
the Libertad, and We think with
much show Of truth" |" says Scientific
American, ''that she IL. for her sixe--
1880 tons-the most powerful light
ug ship a6oat.