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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-30
Our. Mail Order. Dept.

II you order Of GoodfeIIow's by mall you
will be assured OF the most painstakina
service, the most reliable goods, and OF as
much consideration as though you were
on the ground yourself. You Will have
tho advantage Of all special sales.
Promptness ruIes-No DELAYS HERE
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Remnant N


WOsss0ss's GOATS of cloth, silk
and velvet, only very few of each
kind left, Is in all; 3o-inch box
coats, 32-inch Monte Carlos, blouse
jackets in cloth and velvet, 27-inch
half-l1tted coats, 42-inch. loose back
coats Of cloth, velvet and silk and
full length coats .*1
$40 to $3.50 coats, $3.50. ...
615 to $2250 coats, $40.
$z5 to $50 coats, $12.6O.
$3.50 to $40 coats, $19.75,
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0hMakrsss,s long GOATS in all
the different materials, sizes 6 to. IL
years, latest styles, but only about
50 coats in the entire collection, all
that we have left of the best coat
stock in the city; prices now way
down; all bargains ''s
So and $3.50 coats, $3.95.
$3.50 and $3.50 coats, $3.50.
$40 and $3.50 Coats, $3.50.
SIS to 322 coats, 40,
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Golf Gloves

Only a few dozen Of that large lot
women's glace and suede kid gloves,
two clasp, latest shades and black
and white, $1.25 - TO-
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a Fow Goats Greatly Roducel

"a few we say because have but very few left We
season and these pcecus will practically clean up our
$45 Nearseal blouse Jackets reduced to $3.50,
$55 Nearseal, 24-inch jackets reduced to $3.50.
16O Nearsea blouse Jackets trimmed collar lapels and
beaver reduced to $46. .s. -.
$50 Astrakhan coats reduced to $3.50. ~
e46 Astrakhan coats, reduced to $3.50.
$50 Astrakhan coats reduced to $3.50. '@@ 4
$125 Persian lamb jackets, reduced to $69.76.
$15O Persian lamb jackets, reduced to SIS.
$175 Persian lamb Jackets, reduced to $3.50. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-10
HOW TO WALK WITH GRACE.

the trunk, good pose Of the head, aud
graceful disposition of the lower limbs
are necessary if one would sit we'll
When sitting at a table or desk 20
write, the bending should be from the
hip joints. when il IS necessary TO lean
over, and never from the waist
The fatigue of sewing is trebled when
a woman sits with bent shoulders, curv-
ing the spine above the waist. and the
resulting cramped chest depresses al
the vital organs. forcing them from one
TO three inches below their normal posi-
ton
Above all. il is important for the short
person 10 sit erect, for, when in a per-
fectly upright position, one may actual
~ gain an inch of two in height. The
woman who knows how TO sit and stand
erect can apparently add TO the height
of ter figure and impress behoiders with
a far greater sense of dignity than an
other with natural advantages indiffer-
entity cultivated She also grows more
Of thoroughbred in looks and move
ments.
It is good practice 10 hold the body
perfectly erect for few moments daily,
without touching the chair back with
the body. Sit well toward the front edge
OF the chair. with the right foot slightly
in advance OF the left. ready 70 rise
quickly without help from the hanIs
IoON-NONON~NO@-NON-NONO ~-NONO0OO-~-OO~I~-~I
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IT he preliminary step in acquiring
a graceful carriage in sitting,
standing, and walking is TO stand
correctly and practice balancing or pos
ing. Raise the heels quickly from the
ground AID stand as high on tiptoe
as possible. Then lower the heels with
moderate speed. without tipping the
weight of the body backward. Again
keeping the heels on the ground. al
ternately lift the balls of the feet and
put them down with slight pressure.
In this way it is possible to learn how
to stand correctly. with the weight
evenly balanced upon the feet, Draw
the knees in firmly. Draw the hips well
back. The chest must be thrown oUt,
and then the shoulders viii drop down
and back. as they should
When told to throw out the chest, il
is q good idea al the same time to raise
the head slightly. and after that draw
the chin in. II the body can now sway
easily back and forth from the feet up,
the position is correct.
To learn to sit gracefully is an art,
not an instinct The woman who TN
derstands the art gives no evidence of
the dominance OF one part OF her
physique over another Nor does she
lounge. She sits erect. Erectness of
--~0~-~~N-~4O~OONOO-~-O
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GGJXT ASPS OF THE SEA" naval Off
w GERS term torpedo boats with
their capacity fer shooting through The
water with lightning speed, stealing
upon an e@em- unawares. and at SIN
gle stroke discha-ging a death-dealing
missile and accomplishing a result thai
would take the mtghties. of battleships
ten times as long.
Uncle sam is gradually getting to-
gether q fine swarm Of these wasDs
There are not as many in the American
fleet as sail under the coi@rs of The
car. the Kaiser. or England's King, but
the number is increasing, and it is con-
coded Jhat in point Of individual effect
ivcness the American made boats sur
pass all the others
Within q few months all the torpedo
boats now under construction will have
been completed. The feet will then num-
Der rbirty-six Besides these there are
the closely allied torpedo boat destroy
ars and submarine torpedo boats. There
are sixteen OF the former and eight Of
Inc latter.
This feet OF midgets Will cost over
50 900 coo, and should it be necessary 90
man them all simultaneously more than
2,uUe officers and men Will be required.
Rapid Work of Construction.
This showing is all The more remark
able when il IS considered that the tor
ncdo feet is the youngest. branch OF
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UNCLE SANS SWARM OF SEA WASPS ::


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r,a,iod Of +he ~, - .nd III,
revoIurfonfzed modem wa~eara tn
Ericsson fe in 7,. ,,a.,- Jferara,. i,
nearanca from ber sis+e- e,+-s w.
mal,as ber ror,rI, fs ~. -. - r.
bufidinr This v-as for+L.,r 80, fr,,r,,
salt v-,te- than ans. c-,r+ -, H. 49,
She took her first din IN ~. ,,,o.te,., 90
the 2Ifssissipri At Dub,,cua roua srlI,,
Thousand rriIas e-o.,, -. - -.
,ba ,,ro.+ ,f,,,.. -...,...-- 60
of ,To,io, r. -
,oo,t ,,at No. -, 49,. -
st,o,,o,,. ,,,o,,1a -. -. ~ -.
Lakes but for the agreement between
Great Britain ana the United States that
preciudes the building of war vessels
on the inland waters between this
country and Canada
Double HrJ1a5 Tdea
80 '''' ii.9'u' -'iis an attempt IS pc
ing MADE 70 experiment with new
tyDs Of torpedo boat the invention of
q New York engineer II is oIfooatba,
nroh7b1a +b,. ON, ~ il,,.+ IN IN,
III 'e ""li'
80. me pug Pose OF tests.
thiS consists Of two long bulls con-
nectcd by q tube through which passage
is obtained from ono hull 40 +ba o+te-
tn, ,,,,-,.,, I,,,1l ,..1.-.t, -t.--..
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DEAFNESS AFFAIR TO
BUSINESS SUCCESS
sSIF were asked to state what

5STF were asked to state what
physical misfortune is the great
est handicap in business I would
say deafness. said a merchant the other
day. a person who is crippled can
manage TO get around in some fashion
al least, ne viii not undertake more
than he can perform. a blind person
always knows his limitations; ne either
ratires from active participation in MS
business or has assistants who can at
tend TO certain details. But there Is no
defense against deafness. People do not
know you are deaf until they speak 10
yGu and you perhaps do not think you
are as deaf as you really are.
u knew one whan who lost ms whole
fortune simply because he was deaf. =
ran d haberdasher' shop on Broadway,
and as he had been in the business for
a good many years he was quite pros
porous. An accident nearly deprived
him the latest in neckties. Shirts would
would not prove complete bar 10 his
work. He began to lose money. He
lost nearly all his Old customers and
had to DEPEND on chance patronage
Why? Simply because he could not hear
what the customers said to him-
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DIGGING BAIT.

When the spring comes gaiIy down.
Painting green the sluggish town,
We can hardly wait
Till with shovel. spade. or hoe,
That a-hshing we may go,
We sail in. With veins aglow.
Digging bait.
All. what joys by Purling streams,
All what idlepess. what dreams
We anticipate.
Joys that seldom come TO man,
Dull utiIitaTian'l
When we go out with a can
Digging bait!
Soft and loamy is the ground,
Late by WinTry letters bound.
And We laugh at fate
And the ills Of life we spurn
And of joy the more we learn.
AS the soil We gaily turn.
Digging bait.
Thoughts of merchandise and books.
Money. toll and worried looks
How We fairly hate,
When. the fishing season here.
With no fate TO interfere.
We 80 out with hearts Of cheer
Digging bait!
st Louis Post Dispatch.
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>-r~r-- g., -, - 80. --. -. -
H. -,
woods Of California lie mas
found that the best Of the mighty fores 8
arc n tho hands Of Iumbcruen. and VIII
t,,..-;-sa,,, ho orr down The gigantic
'''- 10. T..
trees are WOE 30 -
is useless 10 expect thar me owners VIII
let the forests stand for merely zenli-
mental reasons
PoaIiz.7. this. Unc.c sam has tried
,-.-...,,-.-,-- ~ ca. ,y,,at could Inc done
-,
TO Reproduce 'i'sii ~
several ha'-o--al PARIS no" oi-1
wonderful trees VIII be preserved as
long as they viii live which may be for
....,...,a- 10 ,ea=.= RB+ thar je not
-.~o~,-. an ,h.
forests : ne can
Now. as Arst result o. ms STUDY
Uncle Sam has discovered that the great
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in two minutes the fellows would pass
the window.
Lovely day. amt it," said. = hope
YOU had a pleasant journey. governor?
Hadn't YOU better come out of the sun
its very strong just now" I added,
rervously.
He looked AT me strangely, and sat
down abruptly on an occasional chair
1t e.oaned fearfulIy, and he jumped up
again as though he were shot.
why in the name of thunder do they
stick these orange boxes about?" he
cried. He was standing in the window
again, and the fellows we're passing;
but. luckily he showed no more signs
Of gushing, Cochran looked in, aud
nodded afably.
Who's that?" my governor asked.
Cochran major, sir, I said. He's d
big swell, captain OF the eleven, and all
that We are great chums."
Harry Cochran, Little Harry Cock
ran. Good CAD, Cali him in"
1t was rather awkward. I could not
refuse very we'll, and l was afraid of
how the governor would behave,
Good gad." said the governor, when
II introduced Cochran. How you've
grown" Old Cochran and the governor
had been in the same regiment before
old Cochran came in for the title and cut
the service.
Yes, sir" said Cochran; fellows do
grow after they are twelve"
Seven years-it's q long time to be
out of ones country. No end OF changes.
/ suppose"
ASK Collars " said Cochran Cock
ran called me Collars because
dressed decently and took some sort OF
interest in my appearance
"Ah, You've been kind to my boy?'
went on the governor I interposed.
The conversation was drifting in an awk-
ward direction.
Cochran and rub along very well to
gether."
Collars looks after my manners, sir,
and II lick him now and then for the
good Of his soul and the evil Of his suit
Somehow Cochran took to the governor.
although the governor did not treat him
with proper respect. They yarned about
India. and the next three evenings the
governor dined us both at the Dragon
down IL the village. I was glad it was
only a third class place, for the gov
eruor had very primitive ideas about
evening dress.
Good enough for an ola campaigne
| like me, Guy" he said It's only in the
fifth that you have to be particular" It
was all very wei for the governor to
. sheer. but he was only in the line and
/ was going into the cavalry. Besides. a
man may not expect TO keep any position
/ in the world if he does not dress de-
Gently
The governor. finding out that Cock
ran was going to the same "crammer
as he had settled upon for me- and that
the long vac would give US q long hoIi-
day. proposed that ne should come with
us 20 a Hydro on the West Coast rur
by the widow OF man in his regiment
/ 1t seemed 10 me an excellent plan
! told Cochran so.
I'VE can look after the governor
there" I said It's sure 10 be beastly
dull. bur he wants trimming before he
tgoes into decent society you'u be ar
awful brick If you'n come
Better introduce him to your friends
/ Collars, said Cochran
Il can't" ! said. He is so awfully
primitive. He is friendly with the wait
ers. will persist in wearing that ungodll
suit, and talks in hurricane You
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bed was near the window, so that shs
could see the garden. The governor
generally sat near her window in the
evening. and shouted stories through, 20
cheer her up Bit" he said. She SUI
fered from headaches very much about
that time
Eva made no remark She had turned
her head away from me. The only place
away from me was in the direction OF the
governor. Ny little thing was very pas
sionate. I saw she was afraid lest l
should read her eyes spoke.
What DO vou think of it?''
Beautiful" she murmured
Not up to the other things said.
modestIy.
oh. no. not at all" she answered /
my opinions vas considering this when
she spoke again.
What an exceedingly kind man your
father is" she said.
"Oh, he's not bad" I answered. "Of
course, living such a long time in India
has rather taken the paint off One must
make allowances"
Il think, she said hotly. ''he is the
grandest man I have ever nett"
How loyal she was TO my relationsr
Miss Lea. 1 said. ''er-Eya-I should
like to say something very important 10
you
Your father is going for stroll
She was confused, saw at once. "oh,
colonel, may Gomez" she cried.
.'Er-good CAD, 1 was going to ask
you, Miss Lea. Lovely moon, glorious
sea, what a grand place England IS. TO
be sure"
IT is important. Eva. must speak"
whispered.
When I come hack. she murmured.
Poor. girl she was SO evidently shy that
pitied her.
"AH right answered; and she went
Of with the governor.
Cochran came back about ten. He
was very savage.
I'm going TO cut the cavalry. Guy"
he said 7 shall 90 TO the Cape and
turn digger. III write TO my people
tonight
What's up" ! asked
Everything! Met your governor and
Eva-Mfss Lea Good night.
I chuckled- Il was a bit rough upon
poor old Cochran. but then any girl pre-
fers brains to mere strength.
Half a hour later the governor came
back with Eva.
..HulIo. GUY" he said Not in bed p"
did not answer him. Bed at half
past tenl The governor was SO absurd.
lie was always looking upon me as
boy
Eva tried to slip away. She looked
awfully pretty in the moonlight
Don't go, Eva" said the governor.
We've had a talk. Guy. my boy" Ny
heart beat. confess it. 4 don't know
what Eva can see in an old campaigner
like me. but. good CAD, she has promised
to marry me and be mother to you
For a moment the world Waited Then
I pulled myself together
I offer you my sincerest congratuIa-
tons I said. 4 am very glad" Then
I went in.
I spent beastly night.
At breakfast next morning Cochran
came down looking very fit. There was
"a letter on his plate He opened 1t and
shouted.
They've asked me to play for the
county," he cried
But the Cape, Cockran?' 1 said.
Cape be hanged, To play for the
giddy county, What gaudy Iucki''-Cas-
sells Magazine.
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OF H.. But you don't seem giddily hilar-
jous. Guy?''
OF course, Cochran. it viii De nice to
meet the governor again. One must
stand by ones own blood and the y. ~.
is bit Of "a crow. Bat the question is.
what VIII he be like"
Like" Cochran sat on my study ia
bic, which creaked and whistIed, 1t
was a long. shrin whistle,
You see, shall have 10 trot him
around a bit"
My dear chap, that's awfuny good
of you:"
And I know lot of decent people,
and il he-weu, you see. Cochran, a
governor does belong to chap so much
and rather stamps him, doesn't he
Cochran looked at me for little
while, and then began 20 laugh l hate
a fellow o laugh when there is no joke.
He positively rolled with it.
THAT table was not made for per
forming elephant" 1 said severely.
One legs very sroggy."
Hc was too helpless to resent my re-
mark. When Cochran laughs, it's like
an earthquake in good working order.
The groggy leg creaked. bent and
doubled up. Cochran sat down on thc
floor suddenly, and my ink-bottle made
an awful mess on the carpet.
We put things straight for few min
utes. The leg Of the table got back
all right and looked fairly fit It came
in handy afterward for Beauchamp.
arranged matters for him so that his
/ jacket saved my carpet from the ink
! He was very unpleasant about it. bu'
some fellows never can see a joke.
/ When Cochran had used a shirt o
mine to wipe up the ink he collarcd my
/ only easy chair.
My dear chap" he said gravely. III
viii be an ordeal. but we all have to un-
/ dergo them That's the worst of having
family. Your guv'nor viii probably
+ persist in wearing a turban. and is sure
to have a passion for red and yellow
/ ties. a pair OF flannel bags and a flower
/ ed cummerbund viii naturally be his
! idea of a fit and proper 'get-up' for Sun
I day parade.
( Don't talk rot," I said
/ Seriously. my young friend, you are
not 10 be envied You can't cut youy
! guy'nor very we'll. and he is certain tc
have very Objectionable manners. Thai
/ lovely blush Of yours viii take up {
+ permanent residence in your cheek
chucled a book al him, which brought
down my uncle's photograph Cochran
went on in a meditative manner. He
viii laugh very loudly. talk in brigade
address style have Indian made clothes
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know the people l know. Cockran-ar-
ttsttc good form, swagger. and all that.
cant launch the governor on them IN
til we have toned him down
Look here Collars, " said Cochran.
you don't deserve such a governor.
He's as simple as babe. and as brave
as lion. He's got the Y c.. and has
been in tight places. Lord, you make
me feel sick. and I should like to kick
you"
Cochran really is very unreasonable
at times. Of course he said that to rag
me, but all the same he did seem to
take to the governor.
That evening the governor. in deck
chair on the balcony of the Dragon.
wearing his old tweed suit with trousers
too short, and showing foot of red
sock on his cocked-up legs, and with a
huge Indian cheroot in his mouth, talked
over the matter
Better have a Hutter round town FIRST,
sir" Cochran said Collars knows
no end of people in town. and I'm sure
he'd like 10 introduce you. You see.
! he's been billeting in the holidays so
long"
I suppose Cochran thought 1t funny.
He always was bit of an ass,
Town" answered the governor. "A
regular mausoleum to me, my boy Good
CAD. every stone in PiccadiIIy would
have dead memory for me, every shop
would cry out. How old Mortimer s
looking" The wheels have gone round
| since I knew Town, and I don't want to
be reminded how far
So we went to the Hydro, al Texbay
kept by the widow of comrade of the
governor. Texbay was SLOW place,
but some newly opened golf links were
attracting people. and there was good
boating. The Hydro was one OF those
meanly pTctentious places hydr0s gen
orally are. I should have hated Texbay
at any other time. but a more swagger-
ing watering place with the governor
was not to be thought Of
Cant be any decent people in hole
! like this, Cochran, l said. as We drove
up in shakv old cab opened landau
wise. ana with the governor in q bat
/ tered straw hat putting at one of his ter
rit5ie cheroots-
Coed gad,'' cried The governor.
Charming place. my son. Green
fields. blue sky. white cliffs. Wait until
/ you've been in India for years-a brown
land with a bilious sun! That's the
/ house for a hundred rupees And poor
ola Karslake's widow on the steps."
We drove up I caught a vision Of
three girls IN the drawing room win
dow. They looked prescH5abie. One had
sunny hair and a blouse in the proper
shade Of blue I began 10 wish the gov
ernor was not with Us. Some fellows
run down feminine society, but always
was susceptible.
The governor sprang out OF the cab
and skipped up the steps He looked
/ positively ridiculous. for his hat blew
/ off and he driver. very uncertain on
his legs. owing to rheumatism, had to
hobble after it.
My dear Mrs. Karslake how are you:
I'm Colonel Mortimer-knew your nus
band we'll He was with me in the
Katirah affair and was bowled over by
my side Good CAD. what an awful fell
low ! am. raking up such memories. But
I'm delighted, delighted, Ny boy Is
down there" He grew purpIer in the
face with the hurry of his words.
I'm not Mrs. Karslal.e," said the
lady. u help her Mrs. KarsIake is uu-
fortunately bedridden and finds 1t a
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z MUST confess 1 was disappointed in
Tho Governor have tried IN make
/
''iioN
man can be expected 10 I'VE most 90 '''7
life in place like India and remain
We'll. quite good form I have never
foreotrer that he has "a claim, rr,or me
..- .-..-- ,-+., 49,.
an ma
quite row disappointed / was. b"l TIC
fact remains that my first meeting with
him came MS verw ~~cat shock IA me
.5 -, b.. -,-r,, ,o,,.,. ,,.,,,- a.,
-.
so' ~ ''.'i "''''' ~ was ''''''-i l-e
came through a nil row very credi2h'y,
and they gave him the v c.. and he has
seen a lot of service since ! did not
understand fl,an br,y hin service Izno,ks
~ o,;u- or mo-, an, ,,.,,1 go zr,.,,,
ger " p'' 1oou' me CIoSS' ] nave -ea'u
co much since met the governor. i
suppose these things are excellent disct-
nIiDo for , fellow Brt all The same +
-
ne 4ha'el uieu "hen / was " = ""'
the governor went out TO India very
soon afterward went TO Eelare's
when he left and snent nv ncIiGavs
with ,bo eo,,sroor.e brother who vas
Isrrieror ~, wac o 5o.ort Calrov- 1,,+
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-27

in American reproductions of Drury Lane successes, notably Petit and Simms' Youth dozen years ago. He has since been featured several times by Charles FrOhman and Mrs. Fiske. W. !. Ferguson was a star over two decades ago in various comedies, following his enormous New York hit as Macari in Hugh Conway's Called Back After long term as leading man at the Arch street theater in Phil adelphia, George Clarke starred in Shakespearean parts, and Frank C. Bangs was similarly engaged at the close of his long tenure as leading man for Edwin Booths theater in New York city. Edmund Breese commenced as a star two years ago in When Greek Meets Creek and dear old Mrs. w. c. Jones outdates them all, for she enjoyed this highest preferment in stage life over forty years ago at the conclusion of her long association as leading wo- man for Edwin Forrest, E. L. Daven- port, Edward Eddy and the father of Edwin Booth.
 The curtain rises at 8 o'clock sharp. Seat sale Thursday. Prices $2, $1.5O and S1.