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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
Reunion of High school Alumni.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Jacks 5nville H.. May 2a-The annual re-
union Of the jacksonville High School Alumni
Association was held tonight The formal ex.
ercises included ADDRESS by d. H. ID. Har
mel Of Nashville. Tenn.
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
A LIGHT COMEDY DIVORCE.
1t Furnishes the Black Flag Under
Which "a Detached Pirate" Sails in
Helen Milicete,s Entertainfnr Story.

So cleve: and amusing story is "A De-
tached Pirate" by Helen Milicete little.
Brown & Co.. Boston,. that it is a pity
there should be SO great a weakness Of
improbability right In its structural back
bone as to dangerously diminish its claim
on the readers attention, even as the light
est of light comedy.
1t is asking a great deal Of us to believe
In the possibility of wife being divorced
by husband because Of lover who was
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
At B.iRR'S,

frHa- cpro ritio are PRESENTED at Bars
ior ulins thol e 9 |, c ions of goods There
N'ss~Cr!'s greatest store after yol get them
nome The offering this spring is unusual
The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-30
sNAGs IN THE MISSOURI RIv Ell.


Snb
rive in
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

--.5 the Bible through from cover TO cover
rr5..--v times vet this is what Mrs. Ossee NJ
-a.ieraId, Of Newark, n. J.. mother OF Bishop
F.. -arald. Of The Methodist Episcopal Church,
has zone. Il was on Friday, February 13, that
M FitzGerald completed her ninetieth read
.ing # the book
NJ Fi-zCeraId who was ninety years old last
su-1ay. mas since her girlhood been thorough
Bio student. and many Of her friends firmly
believe that II is her strong faith in the grace
c. God that keeps her alive Several times she
Ia .eer al deaths door and each time she has
ra..--- For years she has beeL president OF the
W.--u's National Holiness Association Of
Mont Tabor. and religious services are held in
h. nome, al No. 1S2 MuIberry-st., Newark,
regularly every Friday, being led by Mrs. Fitz-
Gerald TIE service on Friday, February 13,
T-- made IN a way q religious observance Of
NJ F.-zGerald's birthday, and was attended
5y many prominent IL Methodist Church
RsrE il Newark and vicinity Mrs. FitzGerald,
although 50 weak that she had TO be carried
downstairs 10 the parIor il which the meeting
Ta= he-d. had hot applications made 10 her feet,
and with renewed vitality entered into the
spirit of the gathering with an earnestness that
aslaa-shed her friends.
The Friday afternoon meetings have been in
progress al The home Of Mrs FltzGeraId for
Nearly half q century.
Sd one Of Mrs. FitzGeraId's friends the other
c. hen speaking Of her health: Why, years
a.. years ago her life was despaired OF, and
ya- she is alive to-day She is a wonderful
woman can remember forty years ago when
sa- sat for an oil painting. Then we did not
th.a. she would live forty-eight hours"
Mrs FitzGerald was born in Bernardsvile. n.
J. February 13. 1913. her father being Aaron
Boy-an. She is quoted by her friends as hav-
ing once said when asked about her religious
belief that she was brought up Presbyterian.
Her father who was . lawyer. urged her 70 in
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

turn TO England, and they were the pride Of his
life till the time of his dea h.
No one tells graphic story Of the charge
Of the Light Brigade than old Prevotel. who
leaned against his gun under the tricolor and
watched them ride past.
Yes. stood by and watched the cruel charge
of the Light Brigade at Balaklava," he said
day two ago to a Tribune correspondent, who
found him in his Rochester studio before a table
FILED with his models and Uttered With clay and
the tools of a sculptor. He spoke in the purest
French for he has never learned English.
''Ah, that was a fools trick, a mere piece of
childish bravado. We of the chasseurs stood by.
leaning on our muskets. as if at review, and
eyed those ranks of plunging horsemen go by to
cut of a railroad when the fast express is due
At one end of the valley were the black rocks
bristling with Russian guns. The way was mar
row. We heard that the charge was ordered.
and we were stupefed. Why should they be
hung TO certain destruction? 1t was a mad
mans order And then they swept by. the
bugIes going and the English th-oats hurrahing
beneath their ha.hiLg sabres We felt that We
were standing by powerless and witnessing
murder, massacre"
The old soldiers eyes flashed and his face
grew stern, and his shoulders squared them
selves. Once more he was eyeing those ranks OF
charging horsenen.
They gauoped by and the earth trembled to
their hoofbeats Then came the roar of cannon.
and by and by the remnants trsLlel beck.
driftwood of men They bloody and they
were broken and rode like foolish men. not
watching where their horses hoofs were bei"s
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

--a-+ allowing the song TO lose its volume 1t
v-as marvellous when one remembered the men
Ia condition OF the singers
Ar-er the march had been practsed without
-,1srao few times. the choristers were dis
---s-as and Mrs Hughes turned snllingly to the
VISOR.
81 have been teaching Iunatics 10 sing Tor nine
vo--s" she said. It is not task would ao-
- any one to undertake unless they have iron
nerves and an unlimited stock OF patience But
have learned to love the work. and am never
,,-.-.a- than when I am in the rehearsal room
80, ny crazy choir OF course. have to act
-artfuuy with them. One OF the men imagines
b. il r,a Saviour. and will never allow a re-
tas~SaI 10 proceed until ne has prayed 1 let
h57, NAV aloud The others take no notice
77,,A sweetest singer in the choir has TO be
watched night and day. she viii kill herself
A =5r-ano with 2 perfectly divine voice eats all
the nails, pins needles and other hardware she
- 81 hold q. Despite watehfulness, she oc-
rasiaraIIy sets hold OF some metal article ana
-,a-fa55eaUy she has TO be operated on 10 re-
i.eve her Of the accumulation. Some OF the pa
-is--s are morphine wrecks and are difficult 70
ront-oi All have some queer fancy or other
,+a- 7 have 10 recognize OF I could not get along
with Them al all AS you may imagine, II Is no
5-earr Of bliss TO teach them 70 sing, and make
+ba-r behave properly when visitors are here.
W have q number Of people here on Easter
Sunday Tickets are eagerly sought and not
aosv TO get on account Of the limited space IN
the church So far We have had no unpleasant
n4ss al the services. I shall be glad, though
vba, Easter Sunday is over ! am rather
dread.ng that PROFESSIONAL
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22
SAW STIRRING SCENES.

A WITNESS OF CHARGE OF LIGHT BRI-
GADE-A SURVIVOR OF WAR OF 1872
The death of Matthew Higgins eye witness
Of the charge of the Light Brigade at BalaklaYa.
few days ago, cost his home town Of Winsted.
Conn, its most picturesque character, and re
moved one of the few remaining heroes Of the
Crimea In Rochest-r y. Y. lives another wit
ness of this famous charge a Partisan sculptor
Isidor PrevoteI. who was a sergeant Of chas-
seurs when TIE SIX hundred went gaIIoping
madIy death.
warrior older than either Of these and one
whose life story is equally interesting, is Hiram
Cronk, of Dunn Brook, Oneida County He IS
the last surviving pensioner of the War of 1872
Higgins went to the war at the age of nine
teen as one Of the grenadier guards After one
of the big battles he captured a Russian Off
Ger bearing important dispatches. He received
two medals from Queen Victoria after the r<
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

Mrs. FitzGeraId has been interested in the
Women's National Holiness Association for
thirty years. This work Is in connection with
the Newark Camp Meeting Associate and its
meetings precede the regular conference camp
meeting by about a week Whiie the camp
meeting Is in progress Mrs. FitzCieTald holds
three meetings daily in her cottage at Mount
Tabor, arranged as not to interfere with the
regular camp meeting services. She takes
keen interest in the work of The Mount Tabor
Observer the little religious paper edited by
T. T. Crane, and is wonderfully alert to every
phase of the religious work of the Methodist
Church
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

vestigate matters and among other things she
investigated religion. She read one hundred
different creeds, and out of them all took Meth
odisn as her guide.
Finally" she is quoted saying, / joined
the denomination of the thief on the cross. and
learned that sinners are saved by grace"
Even as a girl Mrs. FitzGerald was blessed
with great ability a manager When only
eighteen years Of age she was chosen an as
SCISSOR of her native town Of Bernardsville, and
it Is still told in that place that hers was one
of the most just and honorable assessments OF
rich and poor alike ever made there. Even
now she is practically business adviser for
number Of her women friends who so to her
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22

with their worldly cares. She gets letters ask
ing advice on business matters from women in
all parts of the country. Mrs. FitzGerald comes
of a sturdy stock, her great grandfather having
been one of the heroes Of the Cherry Valley
massacre by Indians. She married to John
D FftzGerald, a varnish manufacturer Of New
ark in 1884 Her memory is remarkably clear
and she can recall vtvidly events of years ago.
1t is TO religious matters Mrs. FitzGerald now
devotes her time, however. She has literally
worn out many Bibles reading them, and she
has one she has read through forty times. its
pages being covered with notes. She has read all
editions not only in English, but In German,
French and Spanish well
New-York tribune., 1903-02-22
READ BIBLE NINETY TINES

RFNARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF
BISHOP FITZGERALD'S MOTHER
There are few, II any. living persons, even
.,-- the clergy. who can lay claim to having
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
A Lucky Case.

Nine hundred and sixty dollars in
paper money hidden in an old hustle,
such as is used by persons of feminine
persuasion with finely upholstered
physiques, was kicked and thrown
all day at Duluth and laid out in a
back yard all night.
Detective Frank Schultz found it
this morning and restored the money
to Mrs. f. SEWERS.
Mrs. SEWERS is a recent arrival from
North Dakota and instead of putting
the hard earned money in bank on
reaching this city, she hid it in the
old ustle and in some manner on Sat-
urday evening the hustle, with all her
wealth, was swept out into the back
yard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
TREE AS AN INQUISITOR.
One That Is Used In Madagascar to
Learn If Prisoners Were
Guilty or Not.

One of the most deadly trees in the
world is to be found in Madagascar,
where it is known as the tangen tree.
It's scientific name is tanguinia venenif-
era, the latter word signifying poison
Gus. By the natives it is regarded with
sort of horror, and for excellent rea-
sons. For centuries it was the custom
to use the fruit of the tangen for the
purpose of ascertaining whether crimi-
nails charged with grave offenses were
guilty or not, says the Toledo Blade.
In each case the prisoner was
brought into court. ard the judge there
upon solemnly handed him fruit from
a tangen tree and told him that if he
ate it and it did him no harm he would
be considered innocent, but that if it
killed him he would be considered
guilty. AS there is great deal of
poison in the fruit, it can readily be
seen that very few, if indeed any, were
able to pass through this ordeal un.
scathed.
1t is said that some criminals who
had great political influence or consid-
cradle wealth managed to escape
through the connivance of the judges:
but, on the other hand, the criminal
records tell of many cases in which
prisoners died horrible death very
soon after they had eaten the noxious
fruit
More civilized methods of adjudica-
ton now prevail in Madagascar, but,
though this barbarous custom is obso-
iete, the tangen tree Is regarded with
almost as much aversion as it ever was,
A proof of this may be found in the
fact that French naturalist recently
tried to obtain some branches and
fruit of the trees, but, though he asked
several natives to aid him in the search,
he was unable to obtain the slightest
assistance from any of them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
News Notes.

Walter Scott, general manager of
the Omaha railroad, died in the hospi-
tai at st. Paul after an operation.
Tie Shaft-Pierce Shoe company will
remove its factory to Faribault,
Mimi, the change to be made about
April 1. The officers of the company
believe they can operate on a more
economical basis in small town.
Inferior matches, quantities of
which have been poured into the Min
neapolis market within the past three
months, and particularly within the
past month, are causing local fire UNI
derwriters much trouble and consid-
cradle expense. These matches are of
the ''parlor" variety-the kind that
crack when ignited-and they are very
poorly made.
The Minnesota Retail Hardware
Dealers association adjourned after
the largest and most enthusiastic
meeting in its history. BY unani-
NOUS vote it was decided to hold the
next convention ip St. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
Railway Taxes.


The state treasurer's department re-
ceived from the Duluth, Mesaba &
Northern a check for $1OS, 527.61, the
gross earnings tax for 1902. The sum
of $17,477.99 was also received from
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul in
payment of the balance of its gross
earnings tax. This company paid al
together for 1902 tax of SILT, 477.91.
A statement was filed with the state
auditor of 3,919.sO, having been in
advertently omitted by the Chicago &c
Northwestern from it's report of gross
earnings within the state. The earn
ings were in the freight department,
and covered the period between 1896
and 1902 inclusive. The per cent tax
amounts to $13,617.59.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
HUMOROUS.

Taking tumble and taking a drop
are not Synonymous, but one often
leads to the other.-Chicago Daily
News
Sharpe-"So Harker's apartment
house was a failure?" Wheaton,
"Yes; a fat failure "-Philadelp
Press.
First Boarder-"Don't you think our
landlady keeps a good table," Second
Ditto-"If she does, shekeeps it to her
elf!"-Harvard Lampoon.
A Hopeless Wigg-"I feel
that Borrowell owes me an apology"
Wagg-"I wish that was all he owed
me. "-Fhiladelphia Record.
Strictly Business.-"Then you do not
feel the same interest in me that your
daughter does?" 81 do not. There is
no interest attached to bad invest
ment." cleveland Plain Dealer.
The modern novel is bounded on the
east by blood, on the west by thunder,
on the north by gossip, on the south by
inanities, and is surrounded by adver-
sements.-Baltimor News.
DR.. Smarty-"Had very delicate
surgical operation at my place yester-
day. Removed an arm from lady's
waist" DR.. Synnex-"If it was your
arm, the operation could not have been
very painful to the lady."-Boston
Transcript.
Plate Glass.-"Good morning." said
the old gentleman. ''I'd like to look
over some of your spectacles." "Yes,
sir" replied the clerk, who had been
given notice to leave, "that's what most
Of our customers do. It's just as good
as looking through them. "-Philadel-
phia Press.
Wife Ito her husband, who is great
criminal lawyer, and who has found
fault with the dinner): There you go
again, always finding fault with my
cooking. You never see any redeeming
qualities in me, and yet you have an
excuse for every murderer that comes
along. Stories. I
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
How Do They Let Downf

A story which will go straight to
the hearts of shooting men is told
of clerical gentleman who was in
vited to join shooting party. In the
course of the day the host felt him
self prodded in the back, and, turning
round, found the amiable cleric polk
ing at him with the muzzle of his gun,
and his look of Interrogation was met
with the remark: "Can you tell me
how to let down these beastly things 2"
abiding to the hammer of the gun,
which was at full cock and loaded
London Mail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
MINNESOTA BRIEFS.

E. C.. Boyd was found dead two
miles from town by the side of the
road near Canton.
An effort is being made to incorpo-
rate Breckenridge as city Some of
the older property owners oppose the
movement, as they are afraid the
town will grow so fast as to disturb
their dreams.
Patrick J. Murphy, brakeman on
the Northern Pacific railway, was
crushed by freight car in the Como
yards, st. Paul,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

No charge is made to school chill
dren using the street cars in Vic
toria, Australia.
1t is estimated that the number of
Bibles issued last year from all the
printing presses was over 100000
copies.
DR.. Kikuchi, the present minister
of education. in japan, has recon-
mended the Bible as one of the best
books for students of English to
read.
Bishop Partridge, of Kioto, be-
lievss that there must be an oriental
type of Christianity, just as there is
an occidental, and that the Protest
ant Episcopal church Of America can
not be transplanted to Japan.
The constant widening of the scope
of school courses is instanced by the
recent introduction of classes in gar
dening, homework and basket max
ing in the Hyannis (Mass.) normal
school, and course in millinery in
the Boston public schools.
The Christian Endeavorers of
America have built 30 churches in
destitute portions of the United
States. Twenty-one of these have
been built by the Christian Endeavor
Missionary League of the Reformed
church in America. The Christian
Endeavor gifts from this denomina-
ton during the past year have
amounted to $1O,477.
To a Georgia clergyman belongs
the proudest record in the work of
the church. Rev. D. S. McCurry, of
Gainesville, who is now 72 years old,
has been doing active work in the
Baptist church in that section for
40 years with wonderful energy. In
that time he has preached $500 SER
mons; to reach his appointments and
deliver these sermons he travelled 50,-
600 miles, equal to two journeys
around the earth. He has conducted
Oil funerals, baptized 4,013 persons,
and married 621 couples.
Prof. Wetz, of Freiberg university,
declared in recent speech that
Americans have better university
equipment than Germans. The fore
most American universities, he point
ed out, are now better equipped than
the German universities for compre-
hensive training, as the mmunifcent
gifts from private individuals for Ii
braries, museums, laboratories and
professorships supply the American
professors with facilities for instruc-
ton superior to those of their German
colleagues. Therefore, Germany is in
danger of being surpassed by the
United States in intellectual develop
ment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
wonderful Woman.

"Horatius!" said the professors
wife, 81 don't believe you've heard
a word that I've said, and here I've
been talking for half an hour!"
"Well," said the bordering profess
sor, "who could believe it? You seem
just as fresh as when you started."-
Stray Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
A Marvel.

what do you think is the most
extraordinary invention of the age?"
'The photograph" answered Mrs.
Meekton, promptly; "the way that
machine stands and talks back to Hen
rietta positively takes my breath
away. Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13


States them until forced
lands the Indians Of the Mississippi and the troops
followed
of
persisted in the woods
Indians retiring
Illinois,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
travelling Libraries.

IiSt
The state public library commission
has just issued it's report for the years
1901 and 1902. The system of travelling
libraries was established in January,
1900, and, owing to the limited appro-
priation, $4,000 per year, the work
could not be pushed extensively, but
there has been a gradual increase. In
1902 there were $500 volumes in cir
culation, and in 1901, 6,125.
During the year 1902 there were 1913
towns and cities which had travelling
libraries. Of these 1913 places, 70 were
rural communities md So villages of
less than 500 population, so the IL
brary commission has done the thing
it was principally created for-to sup
ply libraries to communities where a
public library is out of the question.
Although the travelling library sys-
tenn is now well established in the
state, it has made but a small begin
ming, in consideration of the demands
and needs of the state. At the close
of 1902 there were 800 applications on
file, with but 215 libraries to fill these
demands, including those purchased
from the appropriation for 1923.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
Pupils.

There are 10000 more pupils in the
schools of the state entitled to the per
capita apportionment of the current
school fund than there were at this
time last year. The total number of
schools pupils in Minnesota is 353,91s
and the apportionment is $1.30 per
capita. The apportionment last Oc-
tober was So per capita, but it is al
ways larger in the fall than at this
time. Ramsey county has 25,1S2 pu-
pills entitled to the apportionment
which will be made today.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-03-13
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Fireworks at state Fair.


It was announced, after the meet
ing of the board of state fair man
ayers held at the Merchants hotel, st.
Paul, that a contract had been closed
with the Pain Manufacturing Com
pany of New York for the production
of the pyrotechnic show of the BURN
ing of Rome" 1t will be given each
evening of the six days of the fair and
is said to be the most elaborate and
popular of the many fireworks dis
plays which the company has pro-
duced.
The following superintendent were
appointed:
Horses. C. Curryer, st. Paul.
Cattle-W. M. Liggett, st. Anthony
Park
Sheep. C. Mills, Preston.
Swine-Charles Kenning, Osceola.
Poultry-Leslie Parlin, st. Paul.
Dairy Produce-E. d. White, St.
Paul.
Horticulture and Floriculture-A w
Latham, Minneapolis.
Honey, Apiary and Sugar-N. S.
GORDON, CrOOkSCOn.
Vegetables, Grain and Farm Prod
ucts-N. S. Gordon, Crookston.
Woman's Department-B. F. Nelson,
Minneapolis.
Exposition Building-B. +. Nelson,
Minneapolis.
Amusemerts-Cheste r Smith, ST.
Paul.
Gates-R. H. Cosgrove, lie Sueur.
Police-J. M. Underwood, Lake City.
Forage-W. M. Liggett, st. Anthony
Park; assistant superintendent, E: II.
Riley, St. Cloud.
Privileges. D. Baird, Austin.
Farmers Instituted. C. GREGG,
Lynd.
Grounds-E. W. Randall, Hamline.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-04
WARNING.

Whereas at a meeting Of the Board of Alder
men held April DIST, A. j. 1909, a resolution was
adopted directing the Mayor TO call q special
city meeting for the purposes therein named;
Therefore, the legal voters OF the City of
Barre in the County Of Washington and State
Of Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to
meet in the City Hall, in said City, on Wednes-
day, the 9Th day Of May, a. p. 1903, al 1880
O'Clock r NJ TO act on the following articles
viz
First elect Moderator to preside at said
meeting
Seeond--To see if the City viii vote to author
ize the City Council to pledge the credit of the
City, by issuing a note or notes, to an amount
not in an 10 exceed the sum Of twenty-five
thousand dollars (S25000) 10 raise money 70 pay
the running expenses Of the City in anticipation
Of taxes.
Third-To see If the City viii vote to issue its
note or bonds for the purpose Of paying for the
new school house which the City at its last
meeting authorized the school Commissioners
to erect, and IL Il SO votes, to detifmine what
amount Of bonds on notes. on both shall be
issued and the rate per cent Of interest, and at
what time and place they shall be payable, and
whether the same shall be registered or have
interest coupons annexed.
Fourth-To do any other proper business.
Dated at the City Of Barre this 23d day Of
April, A. ID, 1903
J. HENRY JACKSON, Mayor,