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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
Senator Elkinss of West Y

Senator Elkinss of West Vir-
ginia, who is a clear-headed and earn
est man, is not abashed by the propo-
%sitions of the president, Attorney
General Knox, Congressman Little
field and Senator Hoar, but comes in
with a proposition Of his own affect
ing the great corporations. Possibly
there will be such a confusion of
bills that congress will throw up it's
hands and despairingly exclaim that
nothing car be done at the present
session.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
The Danish West Indies.

Copenhagen, Feb. 9.-Some papers
state that the question Of the sale of
the Danish West Indies is about to be
revived. Fresh proposals, 1T is said,
will be presented by a representative
Of the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
The Damage Was Great.

Among the passengers on the Mari
posa was G. w. Waterbury, formerly
of Chicago, who was in that portion
of the storm which visited the island
of Raiatea, one of the Leeward ISL
ands, located at some distance to the
west of the Inflated Tuamotu. Here
much damage vas done, although no
lives were lost. A well-built road,
constructed by the French govern
ment at considerable expense, was de-
molished, bridges carried away, build
ings overturned and shattered, and
pieces of big ships, old wreckage and
cocoanut trees heaped high along the
coast line.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12

children to take care of and to pro-
tect from climate and disease, these
wise and prudent sisters have found
Peruna a never-failing safeguard.
DR.. Hartman receives many letters
from Catholic Sisters from all over the
United States. A recommend recently
received from a Catholic institution in
Detroit, Mich, reads as follows:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
Distinct In Kentucky.

Greensboro, KY, Feb. ga distinct
earthquake shock was felt here 1T
6:45 Sunday night. Pictures were
shaken from the walls and tables in
the second stories Of many houses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12

NUU UHIy 10 GIIcy f1IIIIrS
ter to the spiritual and
intellectual needs of the
charges committed to
their care, but they also
minister to theft bodily
needs. With so MANY
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12

Dr. S, B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir:- Icannof say too much in praise of Peruna. Eight bottles
of cured M of catarrh of the lungs of four years standing and would
not have been without 1t for anything. HheLped several Sisters of coughs.
and colds and I have vel to find one Ease of catarrh that it, does not CQTe F."
SISTER BEATRLX
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12
Interesting Letters from
Catholic institutions.

In every country of the civilized
world the Sisters of Charity are known.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-02-12

The navy department has asked Capt.
Hohsou to reconsider his RESIGNATION.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
SWITCHMAN KILLED
IN RAILROAD YARDS
Locomotive Strikes Joseph Hlf-
fernan and He.Dles at Hos.
pitaI Four Hours Later.

Joseph Hiffernan, a switchman Of the
Omaha railroad, was killed yesterday
by being struck by light Milwaukee
engine in the yards under the Wabasha
street bridge.
Hiffernan, who was a member of the
Western avenue switching crew Of the
Omaha, was passing about noon time
across the main tracks in the yards
when he was struck by the Milwaukee
engine, which was backing in a wester-
ly direction.
AS Hiffernan was standing at the
side Of the track when struck by the
rear of the tender he was thrown side
ways and escaped being run over. 1t
was thought at first that ne was not
seriously injured, as he had received
but a few external cuts and bruises.
Grave internal injuries developed,
however, and he died yesterday after
nom at o'clock at st. Luke's hospital.
Didn't Think He Was Hurt Badly.
The injured man was picked UP by a
fellow switchman and carried to the
Omaha freight house, and from there
he was removed to the hospital in the
police ambulance, under charge of DR..
Moore, police surgeon. Hiffernan be-
lieved that he was but slightly Injured
and declared that 1t would not be nee
essary to take him to the hospital.
Hiffernan was thirty-two years old
and came recently from Minnesota City
to st. Paul, and accepted employment
with the Omaha as swItchman. He
was residing with his brother, John
Hiffernan, 1913 Hastings avenue. He
was unmarried, and is survived by
three brothers and his parents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
FULL
Work to Begin Soon on Erec.
ton of Large Wing.
- : = y. 3 a.

AS soon as the appropriation by the
last legislature becomes available the
board of control will let contracts for
the erection of a large wing to the re-
formatory at st. Cloud. The present
quarters are now Inadequate and until
the new wing is completed temporary
cells will have to be placed in the corr
ridors in order to accommodate the
prisoners. =N&
There are 264 cells available in the
reformatory at present, and yesterday
all of them were in use. There has
been a very rapid increase in the NUM-
Der Of prisoners during the past year;
there being nearly a hundred more
men in the reformatory now than there
were year ago.
The prison officials have tried to keep
up with the pace and prevent over
crowding by paroling all men eligible,
but although eight to fifteen week
have been paroled recently they were
not able to diminish the number to any
great extent, as many new prisoners
have been sent up during the past
month.
The proposed new wing will be To-
Gated on the south side of the admins
tration building and will offer accom-
modationS for about 100 more prison
ers. There is an Appropriation Of $10,-
900 with which to begin the work, but
this, the members of the board say, will
not pay for more than the foundation.
The new structure will cost about $780,
600, and will be equipped in the most
modern manner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
QUIT SCHOOL AT IA
Girls Greatly Outnumber Boys
In State High Schools.

The increase in the school enrolment
Of the state for 1903 over that Of 1902
is but 827 pupils. The official figures
announced yesterday by State Super
intendent of Schools Olsen place the
enrolment for 1903 at 415,498 The en-
rollment for 1902 was 414,671
The increase Is very much smaller
than in other years, when the enroll
ment has shown a growth of 5000 to
10000 pupils
Pupils entitled to share in the state
apportionment of current school funds
this year number 352,607. This is a de-
crease of 1,122 over 1902, when 353,729
pupils were entitled to share in the
apportionment.
Supt. Olsen states that out of the
total number of pupils enrolled this
year 106,902 are between the ages of
five and eight years, 280,507 between
the ages of eight and sixteen, and &c.
262 are over sixteen years of age.
The percentage of pupils over six
teen years of age who are attending
school is very small. Only one out Of
every fifteen continues in school after
reaching sixteen.
"A large portion of those over sixteen
who are attending public schools in
the state reside in the cities where
high school accommodations are Of
fered. In the country little opportuni-
ty is offered for the older pupils to Sc
cure satisfactory training, and many
Of them drop out after reaching fifteen
or sixteen years Of age and take up
work on their parents farms or go to
the cities to seek employment
Girls make up the larger portion Of
the pupils over sixteen years of age.
TN fact girls are generally always in
the majority In any school or grade"
said Supt. Olsen yesterday "but in the
class above sixteen they have things
very much their own way. OF course
there are a good many boys who go
through high school, but not near as
many as there ought to be- The av-
erage boy is too anxious to get to work
after he reaches fourteen.
Another thing which tends to make
the number Of pupils over sixteen
years OF age small Is the fact that the
children are getting through the high
schools much younger nowadays. We
have many who are graduated when
they are sixteen, and every class has
a goodly number who are seventeen or
eighteen"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
JURY AWARDS $4,000
FOR LOSS OF A FOOT
Brakeman Secures Verdict Against
Minnesota G. international Railway.

John S. Martyr, brakeman former
ly in the employ of the Minnesota &
International Railway company, was
given a verdict for $4,000 by jury in
the district court yesterday. The case
was tried before Judge Kelly, and oc-
cupied the attention of the court three
days, going to the jury Friday even
ing.
Martyr was working with the crew
of freight train in the yards Of the
defendant company at Brainerd, and
in attempting to board the engine as
it passed him was thrown to the
ground, one of his feet being run over
and crushed SO badly that amputa-
ton was necessary.
Martyr contended that the engineer
pulled open the throttle just at the
moment he ATTEMPTED to get on the
engine, causing the engine to give a
sudden jerk forward, which caused him
to lose his hold and fall. u
In his instructions to the jury Judge
as to whether the engine started sud-
knew or should have known that the
plaintiff intended to get on the. engine.
To these questions the jury answered
yes, and fixed the amount of damages
sustained by Martyr at $4,000.
An interesting point in the case was
the fact that Martyr. after the acct.
dent, had signed a paper generating
the company from all blame for the ac-
cident. He testified that he had been
induced to sign the paper while sick.
and weak, and that he was not pos
sessed of his full mental faculties at
the time he did so.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
SHE WANTS DIVORCE;
HE SAYS SHE'S CRAZY
Betty Anderson's Suit Continued to In
quire Into Her Mental Condition.

Judge Bum yesterday continued the
divorce case of Betty Anderson against
August Anderson one week, in order
that the sanity of the plaintiff might
be inquired into
Attorney Lee, of Saltwater, repre-
senting the defendant husband, init
mated to the court that the woman's
mind was not right, and that she was
suffering from decisions. He asked that
time be granted that her mental condi-
ton might be investigated.
The case came on at special term of
the district court yesterday upon the
application of the plaintiff for $25 tenn
porary alimony and $50 for attorney
fees. Attorney Lee requested that the
case be sent to Washington county,
where the defendant resides.
Mrs. Anderson, who is forty-seven
years old, alleges that her husband
treated her in a cruel and inhuman
manner. Once, she says, he attempt
ed to chloroform her while she was
asleep, upon which occasion she awoke
just in time to prevent him from car
rying out his designs. Upon another
occasion, she relates, he entered her
room at night, carrying a lantern in
one hand and a knife or a club in the
other. After this she left him, and
subsequently commenced an action for
divorce.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
BEGINS HIS LECTURES
ON SHAKESPEARE
Prof. r. Watson Cooper Delivers First
of Series at Odeon Hall.

A good-sized audience greeted Prof.
X. Watson Cooper yesterday morning
at Odeon hall. when he delivered his
first lecture of the Shakespeare series.
Prof. Cooper is a good speaker, rapid,
clear and forceful
He enunciated clearly the differences
between the three forms of poetry
lyric, which is the sentimental, per-
sonal form; epic, which treats of ac-
ton, and dramatic, or life itself.
In illustrating the differences be-
tween the epic and dramatic forms he
contrasted some scenes from para
disc Lost" with others from "Mac-
beth" He dwelt upon the advan-
tages the dramatic form has over every
other in bringing a picture wildly be-
fore the eye.
Tragedy, he said, involved strug-
gle, but not necessarily death. The
best expositions of tragedy were those
which were spiritual and portrayed a
mans struggle with the forces within
his own soul.
These lectures are given under the
auspices of the Eleanor Miller School
of Oratory and promise to be very pop
ular.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
CHILDREN DFVOUR
Two "RAT' BISCUITS
Bessie and Itzie Goldbarg Eat
Poisoned Food and Have
Narrow Escape.

RAT biscuits" nearly caused the
death of Bessie and Itzie Goldbarg, the
four-year-old daughter and seven
year-old son of G. Goldbarg, 148 Fair
field avenue, yesterday afternoon. The
children We're only saved by the prompt
administration of antidotes. The boy
remains in critical condition, but he
Is expected to recover. The girl is out
of danger.
The children visited their aunt, Mrs
Goldbarg, 106 Robertson street, shortly
after IL o'clock yesterday, and started
TO amuse themselves about the house
When Mrs. Goldbarg was. out in the
yard Itzie spied a tempting biscuit
lying near the refrigerator, and, pick
ing 1t up, commenced to eat.
Itzie couldn't Read.
Though the word poison" was mold
ed across the top in large letters, and
though the biscuits were hard, Itzie
ate with a relish. His little sister, see
ing him eat, asked him for some, but
he refused to give her any. When he
had finished the first biscuit he search
ed about the refrigerator TOR another
and found one lying in a corner. He
had taken but few bites when his sis
ter Snatched the remnants from his
hand and placed them in her mouth.
Bessie had not finished chewing the
poisoned mOrSel before her aunt re-
turned. Mrs Goldbarg asked the chill.
dren what they were eating and they
replied that they had found some bis
cults near the refrigerator.
My Godi Children you are poi
soned!" screamed Mrs. Goldbarg. She
then learned from the children the
quantity they had eaten and decided
that prompt measures were necessary.
She ran the children to their home two
blocks away. DIR. j. G. Whitacre and
DR.. S. Ravich were summoned, and the
children's lives were saved. The bis
cults were found to contain arsenic,
and an antidote was Immediately adj
ministered.
DR.. S. Ravich said last night that the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
BROTHER AND SISTER
LIE IN SAME CASKET
Pathetic Scenes in Homes of
the Children Who Were Suf-
located i'm Clay Bank.

Deep sorrow prevailed yesterday IN
the vicinity of West George and Ohio
streets, the scene of the fatal accident
Of Friday, where three children, Lucy
Keogen and Russell and Lorraine An
derson, were suffocated by the cave
in of a bank Of clay.
Passers-by were impressed with the
pail that had fallen over the neighbour
hood. The children particularly were
affected, and the usually populous
streets were nearly deserted during the
entire day. Playmates of the children.
who had dug in the clay and had sport
ed about with them, wore sad counte-
nanceS.
But the parents more than the chill
dren felt the blow Sympathy for the
afflicted mothers and gratitude for the
deliverance of their own choldren from
a like fate filled the hearts of all the
women in the neighborhood.
In the households from which the
little ones had been so suddenly
snatched the grief grew more and more
intense as the day passed. The anx
iety of the preceding day was recalled
as the hours elapsed.
Brother and Sister in Same Casket.
In the Anderson home one large
white casket, containing the bodies of
the two children, stood In the parlor.
A deep hush, broken only by the sob
bling of mournerS, hung over the An
derson and Koegen homes.
The vacant lot in which the children
were entombed became the object of
interest to sight-seers. Large crowds
of boys and men and women congre-
gated about the pit all day yesterday.
The two Anderson children will be
buried together in one caSket, especial
ly secured for them. The children lie
feet to feet, and their combined length
is about equal to that of a grown-up
person. Little Lorraine is dressed in
white China silk, with white stockings.
In her arm she holds her "dollie."
At the other end of the casket,
dressed in a black broadcloth suit, lies
little Russell, with hands crossed over
his breast.
Visitors Deeply Moved.
The hundreds of visitors who called
to express their sympathy to the
stricken family went away impressed
with the pathetic spectacle of brother
and sister in the same casket.
The bodies will be shipped to Lake
City this morning on the Milwaukee
train, and the funeral will be held in
that town this afternoon from the
home of Mrs. Anderson's parents.
The funeral of Lucy Keogen will be
held from the home of her mother, 54S
Ohio street, Monday morning at $50,
with services at st. Michaeps church
at $50. The interment will be at CAL
vary cemetery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25

The mild and immediate effect of DR..
Kflmer's Swamp-Root, the great kid
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for four different kidney diseases, with
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With many thanks to you, remain
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You may have a sample bottle of this
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sent free by mail, postpaid, by which
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
BUSY DOCTOR
Sometimes overIooks a Point.

Sometimes Overlooks a Point.
The physician is such q busy man
that he sometimes overlooks a yalua-
BILE point to which his attention may
be called by an intelligent patient who
Is thinker.
about a year ago my attention was
called to Grape-Nuts by one of my
patients" says physician Of Cincin-
natl.
"At the time my own health was
bad and ! was pretty well run down,
but saw IN q minute that the theories
behind Grape-Nuts were perfect and
If the food was all that was claimed
for 1t It was a perfect food, SO ! COM
menced to use Grape Nuts with warm
milk twice a day and in a short time
began to improve In every way and I
am now much stronger, feel 80 per
cent better and weigh more than
ever did In my life.
II know that all of this good Ia due
to Grape Nuts and am firmly con-
WINGED that the claims made for the
food are true. / have recommended
and still recommend the food to q
great many Of my patients with aplen-
did results and In some cases the in-
preyement Of patients on this fine food
has been wonderful
GAS a brain and nerve food, in fact,
as general food, Grape-Nuta stands
alone" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
Look in each package for copy OF
the famous little book, THE Road to
WellYille.',
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
CIVIC LEAGUE URGES
THE PARKING SCHEME
ST. Paul Women Arrange for Series of
Lectures on the City Beautiful.

The committee which is preparing
st. PauPs exhibit at the St. Louis ex-
position met at the city hall yesterday,
but did nothing beyond discussing the
work in hand.
The women of the Civic league have
interested thems greatly in the
scheme of parking proposed for the two
cities. including the proposed elaborate
approaches to the new state capitol.
They propose to arrange for series
of lectures, to which the business men
of the city will be especially invited.
These lectures will treat Of civic mat
tiers and will include all phases of the
situation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
CITY NEWS
MAY BE PERMANENT
Project to Continue Art Exhibit
on Sixth Street.

There is a possibility that the art
exhibit which was brought to st. Paul
through the instrumentality of the
women who are interested in the Sun
beam band may become a permanent
exhibit.
The pictures are displayed in nicely
lighted rooms on the second floor of
the building, % East Sixth street. Some
excellent canvases are shown, including
Whistler's Alice" which was painted
by the artist for the present owner a
New York man, and which was sold to
him for $3.50. OF course the artists
death has had the effect of greatly in
creasing the value of the picture.
N. r. Brewer, a former st. Paul
artist, who has lately achieved distinc-
ton in New York through having
painted portraits of a number of the
members of the smart set there, has
two paintings in the exhibit, rip Van
Winkle,'' a portrait of Joe Jefferson in
his famous role, and a landscape,
Harvest Moon" Hugh II. Brecken-
ridge exhibits a canvas, Grief" and
Ella Elizabeth Ahrens, of Philadelphia,
exhibits a number of miniatures.
A permanent art exhibit is one of
the needs of st. Paul, and if the pres
ent art exhibit can be retained it will
be distinct gain for the city, for the
already meritorious collection can be
added to from time to time until it
represents one worthy a city the size
of st. Paul The Whistler canvas will
be sent East in a few days. This, of
course, is the main attraction of the
collection just now, but those who
have charge of the exhibit are nego-
tiating for number of very valuable
canvases, which will add materially to
the value of the display.
A copy of Raphael's Madonna of the
Chair" painted in 1870 for an Ameri-
can connoisseur, and approved of by
the Italian curators, is one of the much
admired pictures in the present collec-
ton
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-25
ASSEMBLY TO CONFIRM
SIDEWALK ORDERS
Will Hold Special Meeting Tuesday
Night for ThatPurpose.

A special meeting of the assembly
will be held Tuesday evening for the
purpose of passing on A. number Of
grading contracts.
In the case of sidewalk orders they
must be confirmed before Nov. 1, and as
that date Is close at hand 1t is neces-
sary to get the work into the con-
tractors hands at once. There are other
pending contract matters that must be
attended to.