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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-10

stopped entirely. All efforts of the
operators along the line to get a
response failed, and a trouble. or
der" was entered. .- S.
Rush orders were sent to the line
men, and the regulation method Of
testing lines was followed. In time
came the knowledge that no lines
were down, and a hunt began for
trouble in the office.
In the midst of this an operator
struck the keys of the duplex, and
found it worked perfectly. For three
hours the heavily charged line
worked perfectly, then came another
break. It lasted five minutes, and
then the service resumed as before.
stopped working for irregular per-
iods, always resuming and contin-
uing to work we'll for a few hours.
Night came, and with it trouble
for the night manager. He sent in
a report on the constant breaking Of
connections. In a railway office,
with rolling stock in motion on two
divisions and hundreds of lives de-
pendent on the telegraph, there is
every desire, in fact, an absolute
necessity, to keep the wires open.
Finally, a special searching party
was organized. Every connection
was examined infinitely, every bat
terry tested. In the garnet of the
= building, where some of the connec-
tions are made, fine wires covered
with paraffin had been used. The
searchers found that a dozen Of
these had been attacked by mice,
and that the greasy mixture had all
been gnawed away. ~ :
AS often as mouse had come to
the wire interference followed. The
wires were plentifully daubed with
tar, and no further trouble was ex-
perienced.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1903.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA,
AN EYEBALL OF RuDDHA.

Richly Brocaded Bags
and Exhibited with Much Ceremony.
The following from pen traveller who visited
n
among the relics Horluji is the veritable
eyeban nothng but the tiny
black, pearl that often oyster
stew This eye of Buddha is shown every day at high
special being chanted the priests while the
relic is being brought out displayed consdera
tion welfare of temples treasury the
be repeated hour We for the old priest
who with brother whose office that
holding big yellow umbrella the holy mans head
First he knelt, touched silver and played be-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-10

naments Next he drew from side of
bundle covered with of rich oldgod and red
brocade and tied with silk This
low ornamened table the altar Then, with
tered chants of all the time the
united and laid out bag after bag brocade lined
with contrasting heavy
after the ninth bag had been taken out united
upright box covered with brocade appeared and lift
ing it out the priest and produced little rock
crystal reliquary and set glded lotus
that stood This reliquary shaped like the tomb
stones in cemetery cube sphere, and pyramid being
placed above the other and held together with gold
wire
Tn the hollow of the sphere lay the tiny little dingy
relic which ratified around like pebble when
the priest turned and tipped the that could get
better view of the sacred object
HE stopped in his mutered chant and after
time had been given for to it to salts
faction he replaced the relic in its and again
it sacred shrine"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-10

in the open sea, deep-water sailors Call
them 'whae-food. Last the first time the
phenomenon at San Pedro CAL It first noticed
streak off San Pedro harbor During the next
it approached the shore changing its shape dvid
ing into several patches, each in It
covered and the most unusual display Of
phosphorescence, which reappeared evenings
cession It's beauty conceded by ALL but
for what followed -Four after it begun
the shore everything through it. stirring
waves OF fire. sickenng stencil from the water
along the beach, and the next almost unbearab
During the night 400foot stretch of
animals by tide, including
numbers. On the the slaughter
continued and fishes and octopi abundant the beach
later the had almost disappeared but the
along the beaches became bright
yermion the large fishes began be thrown up,
both alive and dead Finally great numbers Of sand bugs
mostly of large size thrown nearly all alive, but
apparently weakened and unable to dig is their habit
destruction entirely without
The for 200 miles along
Santa Barbara to San Diego and extended
miles to and around San Pedro for
months after its first Wherever it
reported scarcity Of food fishes
properties doubtless due to the death
the animalcules; the decay of matter thus
occasioned poIuting the water.
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Il want to nurse the soldiers" replied the girl
= yVirchow laughingy turned to assistant.
The little thing wants to nurse soldiers!' said.
go home, little miss he advised, and study your German
grammar
why should you about grammatical errors?"
asked the girl who carried spirit intelligence under her
Rembrandt hat you also taking French sol
diers; they will understand me-. es ~ ~ -
you take the matter Seriously Virchow an
obviously impressed. Come with me
and you help to peel potatoes"
"Oh think this will difficult for me than to
solders!' protested the girl.
cit is not bad yirchow replied they to
the kitchen. The the ladies may
agined when the great pathoogist took a potato
peeled it.
There " said he to the English girl, If will do
well your future husband will surely
Now attire then help
ladies. Peelng potatoes is useful nursing"
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tie United States senator. The man was
given bowl of and srnacked his lips
displayed his of bliss
you like the do George?" senator
| "'Deed dol" was the reply. Then he added:
Say, boss, I'd like to a little question"
I What is t?" responded the senator go ahead"
IT'D like to know said the darby, between eager
of sis jes plain you Fob
yo certnly know yore business
That "they also who stand and''-peel potatoes
the obvious moral Of told in the Boston
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MAKERS OF HISTORY
Nice Which Succeeded IN Disturbing the
Telegraph System.

Mice Which Succeeded Disturbing the Serene Of
Telegraph SYSTEM
Spokane Review.
It not often that mice help to make history
commonplace institution telegraph system But
family Of MICE living in attic of
ton of the Great Northern railroad Haverale Island
rendered the telegraph system Of the unreliable
ordinary nibblng
It January morning that the first trouble
peared. The instruments pounding steadily along
hammering out train ORDERS specials to department
.division
Paul Then there halt The tckers stopped,
tered, hesitated murmurngly few seconds, then
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7ofi accompanying his colleague on
an outing, and relates in the Sat
urday Evening Post an anecdote
Of the occasion. "
zone day L caught a big yell
low-bellied terrapin. The sena-
tor was delighted, and stayed in
camp the next day to superintend
the soup making. The soup was
delicious and we said so unre-
servedly. Then the senator told
his story. In preparing the ter
rapin he had assisting him a col
ored man of the neighborhood
whom he had employed. The man
didn't know us, and never dreamed
that the man in rough raiment
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"waltzing Mice" Of China.

called "valtzng MICE Of China and Japan have
supposed their dancing popularity disease OF
After thorough examination of the Of
remarkable animals Dr. K shf reaches the conclu
sion that organs perfectly healthy the
ing is an effect confinement
cages
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Wealth From Trees.

Sweden generation sold So 100000
trees Of judcious repantng has
similar income thirty forty In
consequence of Commercial
Railways telephones Free and school houses,
teaching other things
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SENATOR McCREARY..

take seat again. McCreary forward.
bang began to play The chairman tried in vain to the
music. McCreary's lips were moving, and his
gesticulating, could
Finally he took his seat Then and not until hen did the
perspiring musicians subsde.' ~
t3;tNoW will speak again?' chairman
meeting, when quiet restored. :#-~~,
mo, indeed" replied McCreary. IT really said all
that say upon this subject" $500
Senator Bacon Of Georgia is fond of fishing hunting
Maddox
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of the great German scientist,
Rudolf Virchow. who has died
lately. During the Franco-Prus-
sian war a young English girl was
visiting the wife Of professor
who helped much to nurse the
wounded soldiers.
One day the German woman
was i'll and unable to go to the
barracks. The English girl vol
unteered to take her place.
Dressed in a fine gown and wear
ing a Rembrandt hat, she went to
the hospital. She was received by
Virchow, the head Of the insti-
tuition.
what do you want?' he de-
IL = aEs 4 g.
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The Track Of an Animal.

Johnny-Mama what kind of animal is a tornado?
Mama-Why, Johnny, what makes think tornado is
animal?
Johnny-Beeause in this book it says that the hunters
came on the tornado
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=. military quays pitch-black
night when he challenged by sentry King George
who did not wish to be recognized to his
whereupon the sentry fired him. He good shot,
and the bullet literally royal fugitive, cutting
piece out Of his cloak
to present himself at the palace where the
him, and after complimentng vigilance
OF his watch and the of his
of the Redemption his breast. ,%~.-...H ~
Once upon time Senator McCreary of Kentucky was
invited public state. and accepted
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the suburbs Of Athens, when he
happened on a country man whose
horse had fallen, overturning his
wagon load OF vegetables, and
who was cursing the animal vigor-
ously. The king made no remark,
but began quietly picking up the
cabbages and carrots, in which
task he was soon joined by the
rustic. When the cart was full
the king put several coins into the
farmers hand, and said: Next
time do not stop to swear and
lament, but go to work and pick
UP your vegetablesv'
About two years ago the king
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olive Picking In Damascus.

ancient custom under which the olive
guarded by official watcIen to
being stripped by thieves. But
the magistrate issues proclamation
warning OF Give trees that they must pick their
fruit will become public property
half gathered when that
strives public VIII gather It for him.
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on condition that he should not
be asked to make speech. While
he was sitting upon the platform
twirling his thumbs, the chairman
Of the meeting came to him in
great distress. The principal
speaker had failed to appear, and
would Governor McCreary take his
place? Mr.. McCreary protested
that he was not prepared, but the
chairman was insistent, and final
ly secured McCreary's promise to
speak.
when go out upon the plat
FORM whispered McCreary to the
leader of the band, play as loud
and as fast as you can, and don't
let anybody stop you until you, see
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- 3 - ' .--- x,
ACRES OF RED WATER.
Millions of Tiny Animals Color the
Sea and Make Waves of Fire.

There has been much discussion
over the discolorations of the sea,
tent, due to the presence Of free
swimming :aninalcules. These dis
colorations have been seen in vari-
GUS parts of the world along the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-10
PEOPLE UHO DO THINGS

King George is democratic than the late King
Of Italy Not long he srolng alone in Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-10
, skiHfui Little Swimmers.

Germany close study is being made Of the
which animals swim, pictures been
water swims, both when he
and when is pursuing him. While he is looking
this willy little
eisurely. an
enemy changes attitude away breasting
rate. Moreover. it is
only rats but all other rats mice which live
water splendid swimmers thanks
skill are frequently able escape their enemies.
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Forms of Frozen Rain.

= --|-- -.-.
why water should sometimes fall soft crystals
Jumps of icy hail question in
terest entirely crystals
slowly the of water grouping
mathematical precision around different
Hail. generally falls in weather is rain
suddenly Of temperature in the
nearly always accompanies hail. while the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-17

bacons, ribs and shoulders, but generally
pork provisions are steady. The offer
ings OF hogs have increased. and the
number for the week is fairly liberal.
The quality continues good, with ir-
regularity IN weights. Prices are a lit
file lower than a week ago. prominent
markets averaging $435 per 100 lbs.
The market for fresh beef Is very
much demoralized. and low prices are
being quoted The top is about TIC for
whole steers, though It is claimed that
occasionally a very choice steer would
bring Sc. The receipts have been very
heavy, especially of beef intended for
domestic consumption The result is a
strong pressure to sell.
There is full supply Of muttons and
lambs offering. though choice lambs are
still selling at De; veals are steady.
Western fall lambs, 700c; spring lambs,
SQ9c; yearlings, 6a7c; muttons, e07c;
veals, 9d1tc.
Choice northern turkeys are scarce
and firm, but western are quiet and
easy: chickens and fowls are easier.
Turkeys, northern. 20d23c: western,
dry, 17G20c; chickens. Northern, 15Q
tic; western, 12a1sc; fowls, northern,
13d14c; western, 11hQ12hc ducks
13@15c; geese. 13@15e.
The December CONDITION Is In nearly
every year the highest and the acre
! age as WELL the latter annually suffer
ing from winters killing aud other
disasters. Last year the acreage loss
was nearly 100000 acres, and two
years ago nearly 100000. The indi-
Gated crop two years ago, when cOndi-
tons and acreage very closely par
alleled the present year, was 45S,O00,-
600 bushels, or within 100000 bushels
of our present estimate OF 100000, 900
bushels and the final crop 412, O00. 0Oa
bushels
The final official estimate Of the total
acreage productions and value OF the
principal crops Of 1903 will be issued
Dec. Is.
A London letter says the grain ware
houses there are so filled with poor Rus
sian wheat that it is impossible to get
any room for other grain, and that the
mixture Of this wheat with the poor
English wheat is making such poor
flours that the trade is going from
native fours to American. The poor
quality Of Russia's crop explains why
1t has been 20 rushed to market.
December is now about 2lsc under
May, and ii has not been at that dis
count until recently. It may 20 to &c
or SC discount, and then not represent
the full carrying expenses. but at this
bigger difference the Chicago market
will be more attractive to the wheat
buyer and less attractive TO the western
wheat shipper
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In BOSTON MARKETS.
Quotations on ne Leading Products That
Are in Demand.

Quotations on ne Leading Products That
Are in Demand.
Boston, Dec. 16.--Butter has been in
light receipt and the market hiss stiff
fened up somewhat Prices, however,
though firm, have not advanced ma
terially Northern creamery, round
lots, 25d25lsc; western. 24lkG25c; Yer
mont dairy, 21@23c, renovated butter
17hQ19c.
Prices are steady and unchanged on
cheese, with no special feature in the
market to note. Liverpool has de-
cllned Round lots, Vermont twins, liz
gle; New York twins, 12Gll21ac.
The market for eggs has been fairly
steady all the week. receipts being
light and the demand moderate. West
ern fresh, 30d32e; eastern, 33d35c;
nearby, 3Sd40c; refrigerator, .24Q26c
The demand for beans is quiet, and
prices arc easier, with full receipts.
Carload lots, pea. S220a2. 20; medium,
So. 2ogl2 25; yellow eyes, S3.05@3. 10; red
kidneys, $3.2503.45; California small
white, $2.55d260; foreign pea and
medium, $40
Apples are selling fairly well for
choice red fruit, bur common grades are
still in too large supply to allow work
ing prices higher. Maine pippins. 81 %
471.75: Haryies. S2G2.25; SHOWS, $3.50
as; Kings. S2.50Gl3 80; Baldwins, S1.75
6f2.50; greetings. $1T5Q2.50; Hub
bardstons and Hurlburts, $1.5o@2-2 %;
pound and Tolman sweets, $i.50Q2 %:
northern spies, $1.50d2.5o.
Cranberries are steady at $2d2 %
per bx and $561T so per bbI. The re-
ceipts for the week we're 1856 bbls,
against 1852 bbls for the same week
last year.
Domestic grapes sell mt 10d15c for
Niagara and 10615c for Catawbas
The receipts for the week were 3T6G
| bskts and no carriers. last year the
receipts were 10, 163 bskts and no car
ricrs.
Almeria grapes are selling at S2.T5
az per Dbl The receipts for the week
were 3lT bbls; same week a year ago,
"a bbls.
Pineapples are quoted 20d40e each
for Jamaicas. The receipts for the week
were 1870; same week year ago,
900.
Turkish figs sell at Sale per ID;
California. in lob bxs, 9oc per bx;
pulled figs, 1T020c per ID.
Potatoes are steady and unchanged
Aroostcok hcbrons. Csc: Green noun
tains. 6sU70c: York state Green noun
tains. c06i65c; sweets, Norfolk cloth
heads, T5caS1. 30: Jersey. double heads,
S2.500S.
There is an easier market on hams
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New York, Dec. 16
FLOUR Unsettled and a shade lower to
sell; Minnesota patents. &55a475, winter
straights, SiS410; winter extras, $Sa3 80 ;
winter patents, SiaA35,
EAT-Opcned steady on cables and
local covering. but later eased Off under
additional liquidation; May, S43sas4 1S-1ec.
July, S0zaSl
RYE-Dull state and Jersey. 56a5sc. ;
No western, 6S24c T. Q. b. afioat
CORN-Firmer on the light country Of
ferings and commission house support
May. t9i& a49ssc,
OAT's-Nominal track white state 4ia
DC track white. western 4la45c.
PORK Easy; mess $l2.5al350; family.
SIS 25al5s0
LARD-steady prime western steam,
6.90e.
BUTTER Quiet and steady extra
creamery 25ci state dairy, i5a22c.
CHEESE Quiet; state. fun cream, FAM
Cyl small. eolored September l2ci late
made, l0c small white. September. t2c
late made, 10c. large. eolored, September,
l2c.; late made Ice. large, white, Sep
tefnber 1sc. late made. 10c.
EGGS-Strong; state and Pennsylvania
nearby average best, s5e; state and Penn
sylvania seconds to firsts 29a33c, western
seconds. Pare western firsts. CSC.
SUGAR Raw firm; fair refining 3ikc.
centrifugal 96 test age; refined steady
crushed b.06c powdered. Aisle.
MOLAssEs- Firm New Orleans sia3Sc
RICE-Q Quiet domestic, s9ta5Ac.; Japan
nominal
TALLow- Steady; city, exc; country
| 4saafhc.
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Racl. rrom the Antnrctlc.

Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Dec IT.
The auxiliary screw steamer Scotia
which left the Clyde Nov 3, 1902, for
the antarctic regions. with a number OF
members Of the Scottish National Ant
arctic association. under the leadership
OF William s. Bruce Of Edinburgh. on
board. has arrived here from the antarc-
tic regions and will remain at Buenos
Ayres a week, after which she will re-
turn to the Falkland islands, where six
members Of the expedition will remain
in charge Of the meteorological station.
The expedition reached latitude 1925
south.
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FOR
THE CUBANS
Senator spooner Attacks EeWlands'
Annexation Resolution.
Observation-Disclosures
IL Was 20 Relieve "A suffering Peo-
pie, Not 10 Enlarge Our Terri
tory-Panama Debated In
the House.

Washington, Dec II. = The senate
was prompt in taking up the Cuban
reciprocity bill. and Mr.. spooner was
Immediately recognized. He began by
remarking that it was strange that the
senate should find 1t necessary to spend
so much time in consideration Of a bill
which had been so promptly accepted
by the house. This attitude, he de-
cIared, was inconsistent with the atti-
tude of senators who not so long ago
were engaged in accusing the white
faced patient man who then occupied
the executive mansion with Interior mo-
lives in standing out against war with
Spain for the liberation OF Cuba.
Mr. Spooner spoke Of the varying
positions Of the opponents Of the bill
and especially of the introduction Of
the Newlands resolution, inviting Cuba
to become a part Of the United States,
deprecating it and saying that be hoped
It would be postponed indefinitely, be-
cause, he said, sometimes invitations
are regarded as commands.
Mr.. Spooner said the Newlands reso-
luton was in direct opposition to the
Teller resolution. Mr.. Mckinley had
put 1t all in a sentence when he said
that our Intervention must be placed on
high ground and that the island must
net be demanded as an indemnity. We
could not, he said, do less, and no ma
ton interfering between a colony own
ing government and one of its colonies
would be permitted by other nations
to do so for the increase of it's own
territorial area except in rare cases.
and he believed that but for the Teller
resolution there would have been con-
cert Of action on the part of the Euro
pean powers against the United States
in its war with Spain
Cubans Mostly uIiterate.
For these reasons, he said, he was
opposed to the Newlands measure.
Moreover, he was opposed to the adj
mission to the privileges of statehood
of people so per cent Of whom were
unable to read and write. He did not
want the time to come when after
some presidential election people would
say "Wait till we hear from Cuba"
Lets confne our population so far as
we can to our own race, he said.
When the house convened, considera-
ton Of the pensions appropriation bill
was resumed in committee Of the
whole Mir Gibson Rep, TENN being
the first speaker. He said the president
had pursued wise and prudent course
in connection with the Panama situa-
ton. He declared that the south was
prospecting under Republican tariff laws
and would prosper under Republican
isthmian canal He said the tariff was
like pair Of suspenders-too tight in
some places and too loose in others, but
very needful just the same.
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Cashier nnshnell,s shortnre.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 17.-An adj
ditional shortage Of $1,000, making the
total thus far known $4,000, has been
discovered in the accounts of Asa @,
Bushnell. the cashier of the Yale Ma
tional bank, who committed suicide.
In announcing this fact General u. s.
Greeley, president Of the bank, said he
was surprised to find that the shortage
exceeded $4,000, the figures first given
out. but that later information made it
evident that the total would approx.
mate $4,000.
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rrnin KiIIn Afnn nnd Wife.

Lakeyille, Conn, Dec While
driving across the tracks of the Harlem
division Of the New York Central rail-
road at Coleman Station, FIVE miles
west Of here Frank Scutt and wife
were struck by the Pittsfeld express
and instantly killed, The mans skull
was crushed. while the woman was
caught on the engine pilot and terribly
mangled Mr.. and Mrs. Scutt were
about thirty years old and We're EN-
ployed on a farm at Coleman Station.
The body OF the horse was found un-
der the depot platform.