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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25
ALPHA AND OMEGA

They were in the studio when I
took it over.
He was on orc side of the big win
dow; she was on the other.
l was interested in them from the
first.
In the intervals of my work-and
there were many intervals in those
days-I would often glance at them by
the halfhour together.
They were only plaster casts. so it
was not rude.
Yet 1 could never understand them.
| At first. 1 think he attracted me
| more than the girl. His face was
gnarled and knotted like the bole of
some ancient forest oak. 1t was thin
to attenuation, the skin tight-drawn
| over the prominent bones. the eyes
| deep-sunk under over-arching caves
of heavy brow the nose was an i'm
| perious one and the lips were in
drawn and tightly held together; the
chin was curiously heavy. seeing that
! it was very far from coarse, and under
all. sinewy, many-corded throat.
I christened him Omega. There was
| the end of all things in his face. There
was peace of a kind in it-but such
peace as belonged to an extinct vol
cano. once instinct with flaming life
of subterranean fires.
| Yes, Omega had lived, I decided
readily enough. he had squeezed this
| lemon of life until his nervous fingers
| had extracted the last drop they might
force from it. The whole storm-breed
of human emotions had swept upon
| his head, and recurring winter tenn
pests had scourged the old forest mon
arch he reminded me of. They left
| their marks upon him, too, in the deer
| burrows of his brow and the fine net
work of wrinkles round his eyes and
| the corners of his mouth.
| But his expression puzzled me. There
| was a bitter sweetness in his Wintry
| smile, and, at times. he seemed tC
look benignly on me from the wall
Then the light would change a trifie
and the mask grow ominous and
malevolent. The smile that was sc
sweet became an evil, hooking grin
as If some jeering devil had taken VI
his lodgment beneath that. plaster
skim Anon there came an expression
| as of one whose disappointed eyes
were worn blind with seeking for the
| truth-and never found it. Or, again
as the light softened, it seemed as ii
all the knowledge in all the world lay
behind those sp.,inx-like features.
What was the meaning hidden II
that smile? Or indeed, was it a smile
at all? Was it perhaps a sheer?
1t wrought upon me, that face on the
wall, until it seemed almost a living
thing.
used to turn to the girl for menta
refreshment when Omego took on hi:
evil look, though. if there was some
times a sweetness beneath the bitter
in his face, there was at times some
thing unWholesome in the sweetness o
hers.
Yet it was very sweet!
Naturally 1 called her Alpha. Their
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mistress of finance. of Meirose. were
present. Short addresses were made
by Mrs. ]. c. Mccall, Silas E. Fore
man. A. J. Bishop and t. A. TweedaIe.
Arrangements were made for a benefit
card party to be given Thursday after
noon, Sept. B. at Bowlby hail. The
committee include Mrs. F. w. Baer,
Mrs. E. M. Sloggy, Mrs. J. G. Earhuff,
Mrs. Edward Scott. Mrs. Clayton.
Mrs. F. A. Jacobs, of Hastings ave-
nue., is entertaining Miss Gretchen ia
cobs and Miss Edna Rearden, of Chi
cago.
Miss Rose Guth of ST. Louis, who
has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Monte, of Pennsylvania avenue.
has returned home.
Miss Adele Lanpher, of Portland
avenue, gave a dinner last night at
the Country club.
Mrs. J. J. Dyer, of Osceola, Mimi,
and Mrs. T. M. Breen, of Marshall,
left for Chicago last night
. Mrs. Hensel. of Lincoln avenue. is
visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Miss LOTUS. of Kent street. is en-
Pertaining Miss Daley, of Hastings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loomis. of Avon
street. have returned from Wisconsin.
Mrs. H. H. Eads, of Dayton avenue.
gave a dinner Saturday evening.
Mrs W. H. Elsinger, of Summit ave-
nue.. gave small card party Saturday
night.
Miss Lena Wilson, of st. Anthony
avenue, has returned from New York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25
Warrant for the

Assessment for Paving Both Railways
of Central avenue, from Cedar street
to Robert street. With asphalt, on con-
crete foundation, in the City Of Sc
Paul, Minnesota, In accordance with an
order Of the Common Council Of said
City, approved Feb. oath, 1903 under
date of June End, 1908, and received by
me on the 18th day of June, 1903.
Central Park Addition.
Supposed Owner and Amt Of
Description. Lot. BLOCK ASSN L
VIM. Dawson ct al -. $l.0S9 81
Rearrangement of Blocks and Z, Central
Park Addition.
Supposed Owner and Amt OF
Description. Lot ASSN
Mary Dawson. east II Oft $3.50 %
Hannah Kerwin, n " OF w
"a Except south 10 feeD..T 4eo-be
All persons interested are requested to
attend at said term OF Court and all OBJ.
jections to the recovery OF Judgment on
any of said assessments must be served
on the Corporation Attorney OF the City
of ST. Paul at least five days prior to the
date of said application for Judgment
OTTO BREMEN.
City Treasurer.
Aug rs 19031t
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hon1<<
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Robb have re-
moved from Minneapolis to st. Paul,
and have taken a fiat on Nelson ave-
nue..
avenue. entertained informally Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. Kendrick, of st. Adams street.
gave small card party Saturday aft
ernoon.
Miss Lillian Hartsten, Of Nelson
avenue, is visiting friends in Lind
strom.
Mrs. L. Hohmann, Of Goodhue street
entertained at dinner Friday in honor
of Mrs. Shearon and Miss Smith, of
Chicago. Mrs Holman was assisted
by Mrs. R. Wolf.
Miss Lillian Hartsten, of Nelson
avenue, entertained informally last
"Wednesday evening for Stephen Hazel,
of Illinois, who is visiting friends in
Minneapolis.
The marriage of Miss Mamie Let
ford and Horace Cryston took place
Wednesday evening at the home of the
brides parents. After the ceremony
the couple left for brief visit to the
East. Mr.. and Mrs Cryston will be at
home to their friends after Sept. at
175 East Island avenue, Minneapolis.
Myrtle Temple No. q Rathbone Sis
tiers, held an enthusiastic meeting Sat
urday evening at Bowlby hall. A large
class of knights were initiated. Mrs
Olive Gilmore, grand chief. of Mime
apolis, and Mrs. w. J. Stock, grand
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25

He presides at every cabinet council
and expresses his opinion unreserved-
ly, but he permits the ministers to act
freely and untrammeled. Uulike his
predecessor, he refrains entirely from
expressing any wish regarding ap-
pointments Or dismiSsals-an unheard
of innovation in the Balkans.
All letters addressed to the king.
even from his relatives, seeking public
appointments, are invariably handed
to the chiefs of the departments con-
cerned, without even a suggestion
from his majesty. Neither does he
interfere in party politics nor exercise
direct influence on the foreign policy
of Servia. which today is neither pro-
nounced Russophil nor decidedly pro-
Austrian.
The kings private life is as simple
and democratic as If it were before
his accession to the throne. He OBJ
serves the court etiquette sd long as
it does not conflict with his democrat
ic convictions.
Charles Frohman, George Edwardes
and Owen Hall today signed a con-
tract for the production of Halls new
musical play, founded on the French
comedy, "Bouffe.''
The play will be put on the stage
simultaneously in New York and Lon
don.
"a yenug American girl. on her first
trip to Italy, entered shop in search
of black darning WOOL" says writer
in Harper's Bazaar for September. 'She
spoke no Italian, the clerk spoke no
English. She pantomimed darning a
hole, and pointed to her stocking. The
clerk brought white darning cotton
She showed that her stocking was
black, and black darning cotton was
produced. But she, wanted wool. A
| long pause, then Baan bleated the
American girl. She got the WOOL"
"There's a strange man at the door
sir" announced the new servant from
Boston.
what does he want?" asked the
master of the house, impatientfy.
Begging your pardon. SIR replied
| the servant, q shade of disapproval
manifest in his voice. "he wants g
bath, but what he Is asking for is
something to eat"
THE old idea that the world has nc
place for the woman who has passed
| her youthful days is decreplt," writes
Rose Seelye Miller. in the August
Houseiieeper. THE woman Of today ID
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25

was all the joy Of spring beginnings
| in the calm radiance of her smile
when she looked as I loved her best
| to look.
She was then the loveliest, most
purely original thing ones eyes might
, ever rest on.
Her eyes We're shut in an ecstacy of
| confident expectation, as if she knew
they were to open on the new de-
lights of an enchanted world.
Already it seemed some breath of it's
coming g1ories had been waited to
her by the wind, for her head was
! thrown back as if to better catch a
fragrance.
The soft smile that played upon her
full lips was ever alluring in it's prom
!, Use.
Poised SO daintily upon the tenderly-
modelled neck, her head was like
| fair rosebud that waited in the dawn
but for one Sun-kiss to open out to all
/ its summer glory.
She was like g. nosegay in my work.
room. My first look was for her in
, the morning, my last look on her at
night. Sometimes blew her a kiss
secure in the knowledge that she
| would never see.
| But one day came the end
There was to be a cleaning in my
| studio, and when / entered it on a
morning the careful woman who was
to do it for me had already put some
of my things beyond reach of her tu-
, multuous operations.
Alpha and Omega hung suspended
from one nail. Tie beginning and
the ending were come together.
amazed. % 'ei'i anu ''s' 'eu Da'A
| At last, understood. The secret
! in the plaster had come out now. a
hideous apparition to revolt my SOUL
Cheek to cheek they hung suspended
there, his Withered skin in amorous
contact with her soft contours. ]
could now read the true ghoulish
/, had sometimes seemed so noble.
now saw the wanton meaning in her
z enigmatic expectation. ~
I In one mad moment of revelation my
choicest dreams were reft from me.
sprang at the wall in fury. Down
on the floor crashed the unholy i'm
ages, and / stamped and trampled fe-
rociously upon them until they were
in tiny fragments
One fragment for the moment es-
capped. and / caught a glimpse of a
curling lip on which still lived a hate
full mecking grin,
| With curses on my life | set my
heel on it, and there was only pow
dered plaster.
The grinning devils that had leered
on me from behind those plaster
masks had no longer a home.
l sat down and wiped the heat dew
from my forehead.
The air seemed sweeter again.
| Perhaps 1 was a fool.
Who knows? IS. A.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25

of the, "Haushaltungs seminar" in Ber
lin, which has served as model for
many other schools of housekeeping.
When people told Frau Heyl that the
place for a girl to learn housekeeping
was in her own home, she replied that
if all that needed to be learned was to
do as her mother before her had done,
the home would do, but if one wished
to advance the standards of living one
must learn from persons who had made
sanitary chemistry, foods and bacteri-
ofogy a life study. The sister of the
emperor was the first pupil to take this
training course in homemaking. Frau
Heyi believes that if the Importance of
their work were emphasized, domestic
servants would lose much of their dis
content, and one of her fondest hopes is
said to be to see the time when Ger
many will have as many educated
women as America.
A local financial man is telling with
a great deal of delight street car
conversation that he was compelled to
listen to while coming down to his Of
flee the other morning. As was his
usual custom, he had started in to read
his morning paper when a young wom-
an entered the car and sat directly in
front of him. After the car had gone
a square or two further on another
young woman got on and, seeing the
first young person. in whom she recog-
niZed an acquaintance, she went up
and sat alongside Of her. After a few
introductory remarks, 1evidently meant
to impress each other with the joy that
was theirs for having met. the CONVEX
sation drifted on in-tf1is fashion: "Oh,
yes, Nellie is down with" "Oh, you
don't say so" "Shee was taken with
The poor grill" "AscI was going to
say, Nellie is" And she always was
delicate" yes. butv1 was going to
say" "Give her my5love and tell her
I hope she will soon be out" Pardon
me again: but as L started to say"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25
POEMS OF THE DAY
o-~~-~-~-o~~o~~-~~
MUTAeILiTY.

God keep for aye the bond twixt thee and
me.
He knows L have no dearer prayer than
this;
Whatever may my outward action be.
No boon that so my Utmost soul would
miss.
God keep the bond 'twixt thee and
me-
Although they sing Loves Immortality,
Each day the highways dust upon us
lays
And dims our souls-tiIl mutability
Is cen the common lot. My heart but
prays
God keep the bond 'twixt thee and
me-"
The only saint whose halo I can see.
The white shield of my struggling days.
art thou.
The choirs invisible beyond may be;
My cropping footsteps need a guidance
now.
God keep the bond 'twixt thee and
me-
Eugene Uhlrich.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25

do away with many presentation fees.
Women who have made an income
out Of introducing rich Americans will
be able to ply this trade only once In
three years With the exception Of the
women in the diplomatic corps and
other notable exceptions, the one
chance rule will hold good. 1t is said
that one woman well known in society,"
but who has introduced" with partic-
ular attention TO large fees, is exceed
ingly annoyed.
Miss May Goelet's new travelling
gown, in which she made her first ap-
pearance in Newport after her trip
abroad, received it's quota of admira-
ton. 1t was a smart affair of pale blue
linen. The coat was cut in the fash
ionable three-quarter length and had
revers of white lace. The sleeves had
deep frills of lace falling from them
and ending below the elbows. The
hat which she wore with this gown
was i picture creation of Tight blue
straw" trimmed simply with white
wings which were arranged fiat
against the rolled brim.
An interesting sketch of the new
king of Servia is given in a Belgrade
dispatch published in the Daily Mail,
of London.
King Peter, says the correspondent.
is very prudent. He interests himself
in every branch of the administration.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25
CITY NOTICE.
Notice Of Application for Judgment.
Aug. 25-1s03 1t.

Office of the City Treasurer.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. rs. 1903.
Notice is hereby given that at spe-
cial term of the District Court in and for
the County of Ramsey and State Of Min
nesota to be held on Saturday, the 9TH day
of September 1908. at the Court House.
in the City Of st. Paul. In said County. I
will report to said Court the assessment
warrant in my hands for collection, ana
upon which the assessments hereinafter
described have become delinquent, for
the amount assessed against said lots or
parcels. respectively, with interest and
costs.
The following is a description Of the
said warrant and the special assessment
for collection of which the same was
issued the lots or parcels of land bene--
flied and described in said warrant
against which judgment is sought. and
the names of the supposed owners Of
said lots or parcels of land. with the
amount assessed against said lots or
parcels, respectively. all OF said land be-
Ing situated in the City of st. Paul. said
County and State.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25
ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE

The Lawson yacht independence has
been broken up but its big steel stick,
the mainmast of the intended cup de-
fender, will be one of the curiositieS
shown to persons sailing into Boston
harbor. 1t has been set up on Planters
hill, Worlds End, by Gen. Wilmon w.
Blackmar, as a flagstaff, to replace the
big wooden stick erected there few
years ago by Gen. Blackmar.
The Countess of Warwick is a coun-
try neighbor and very intimate friend
of "Elinor" Glyn, author of THE Visits
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25
THIS is HOW SHE CAME TO ME-.

This Is how she came to me-
With tremulous throbbing of her throat
With lips that shook uncertainty.
With breast that f1uttered like a bird.
With eyes where love was all afioat
And voice the sweetest ever heard.
In all this world were only We
And this is how she came to me.
This is how she went away
With still hands folded on her breast,
So like a little child might pray.
With silent lips laid close and sweet
And smiling to me through her rest,
White lilies laid about her feet,
The promise of further day
And this Is how she went away.
Post Wheeler.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25

not the schoolgirl nor the sentimental
young woman of twenty to thirty. The
woman who does the best service in all
lines of life is the one who has fully
matured, who is along in years, as
some would say.
How many women are left widowed
late in life perhaps at forty or forty
five, even later? How many who are
thus left are without means Of sup
port? A greater number than many Of
us think, or know, and yet how many
do make a success of life even at that
late date, who make a place and be-
come remunerativea wage earners?
"A woman who was widowed at for
ty, who even lost her mind from ex-
cessive mental work and was sent to
an asylum, regained- her mental equi-
librium and took up. life again and
earned a competence Bs an agent. This
is much better THANH giving up and
letting some one else support her. IT
gave her occupation. for mind and
body. and the free ssnse of independ-
ence SO dear to every American.
Germany, the hotbed of dreamerS and
philosophers. has a movement on foot
for a new housekeeping-the house
keeping of the future, so to speak. The
soul of it is Frau Hedwig Heyl, of Ber-
lin, the widow of a wealthy manufac-
turer, whose business since his death
she has managed. She is the founder
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25

"Oh, did you start to say something? l
beg your pardon" AS L started to say,
Nellie is down with her aunt in Allan
tic City. She was taken with a desire
to get to the seashore, and went yester-
day. And then both got off and made
for the bargain counter. The financial
man gave sigh of relief and fell to
reading his paper again.-Philadelphia
Press
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25
THEY KISSED.

Beneath a spreading tree they sat.
He held her hand and she held his hat
i held my breath and lay down fiat,
They kissed-I saw them do it
He held that kissing was no crime;
She held her head up eve2y time;
held my breath and wrote this rhyme
They never thought 1 knew it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25
CITY NOTICE.
Notice of Application for Judgment.
Office of the City Treasurer.
St RaIll Mimi IIcr oE 1nno

Office of the City Treasurer.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. %, 1908
Notice is hereby given that at a special
term Of the District Court in and for the
County of Ramsey and State of Mime
sofa, to be held on Saturday. the 5th day
70 September. 1908. at the Court House.
in the City of ST Paul. in said County and
State, will report to said Court the as
seSsment warrant in my hands for collec-
ton. and upon which the assessments
hereinafter described have become delin-
quent. for the amount assessed against
said lots or parcels, respectively, with In
terest and costs.
The following Is description of the
said warrant and the special assessment
for collection of which the same was is
sued, the lots or parcels of land bene-
flied and described in said warrant
against which judgment Is sought. and
the names OF the supposed owners OF
said lots or parcels of land. with the
amount assessed against said lots OF par
cells. respectively, all of said land being
situated in the City of st. Paul. said
County and State.
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Warrant for the

warrant Tor the
Assessment for paving with asphalt Ninth
street from Jackson street to Smith ave-
nue., In the City of ST. Paul, Minnesota,
In accordance with an order Of the
Common Council of said City, approved
i. Nov. 81, 1902. under date of June 2, 1908.
and received by me on the 9TH day Of
June, 1903.
ROhart and Rapdal1'S Addition
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-25

The Countess Festetics is wearing a
pretty hat In an unusual shade OF
ninlxish straw, a coarse braid, with a
brim rolling over the crown from the
right. 1t Is trimmed with shaded half
blown roses in coral red and pinks.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-24
ariaae Falls. kllllna rhrss.

Charleston. W Va. Special-Thgee
persons were killed and four others
seriously injured by the collapse Of the
suspension bridge across the Elk river.
which connects East and West Charles
ton. On the bridge when Il went down
were SIX children on their way 70
school and q number OF other pedes-
TRANS together With six teams. The
dead: Mamie Hugg.nbotham aged II
years Annie Humphreys. aged II. OF
lie Gibbs. aged IS The injured Stella
Smith. aged L. compound fracture OF
elbow: William Holmes colored. dri.
yer. cut and bruised. Henry Fielder
driver. serious internal injuries. Eiml
Tucker. aged Is. both arms and les
broken.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-24
Admiral Toao,s Repert.

washington. speciaL-The japanese
legation received kilograms from the
Once N Toxic giving Admiral Togo's
report en- naval operations az Port
Arthur. They show total casualties of
Is killed and ~ wounded in the attack
OF wednesday and Thursday. reports
one Russian destroyer aground and
thar 81 least six Russian destrOyers re-
main. Admiral Togo. reporting On the
18th. SAYS the Russian ships IN the IN
ner harbor are no longer az for action
REGARDING the SevastOpol. Admiral
Togo saws although there is reason 10
believe she was incapacitated for navt-
cation. vet positive evideoce Is stsli rn-
obtainnble
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-24

Japan Is a progressive nation. She
is quick TO adopt and adapt the IDEAS
or Inore advanced peoples. She has
been. rs a whole. on such prominent
and continuous exhibition for the past
quarter OF 4 century that. at trst
glance. her proposed monster exposi-
ton of 1903 seems superfiuous. but she
has learend that such expOsitiOns are
a great means OF attracting visitors.
with whom profitable business can be
done. and Il is good business policy
that extends this invitation 10 the
world 10 come on special shopping
expedition to Japan. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-24

Norfolk. Special. Representatives %
twenty mills. controlling practically
the entire output OF Virginia aud North
Carolina piEe lumber net here and de-
cided not TO make any change Va the
scale OF prices which became effective
November I6. An Invitation &c The
North Carolina Pine Association from
the Secretary OF Agriculture 60 attend
the American Forest CONGRESS 10
Washington. January TO s. 1895. was
accepted. and delegation named C
represent the association.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-24

4 special dispatch from stamford To
a New York paper says The Rev
DR.. William ,. Long. prominent as a
write, and lecturer on animal life and
Kindred subjects has been stricken tc-
tally bind and the chances OF his re-
covering tbs sigal are poor For
years one III his eyes vas weak. aud
cniefy on that account DC retired from
tue ministry In 1903. Last week he
lost the sight OF b0ta eyes. lie Is con
6aed tn 4 dark room ard bears his
sfnscu0o With chcerfalncss."
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-12-24
Atlantic Coast Line Promotions.

savannah. Ca. Special-General
Superintendent " b. Denham. % the
Atlantic Coast Limo, has been pre-
NOTED and ordered 60 Wilmington. y.
c.. as the chief assistant 20 fourth
vice president and General Manage
J. Z Keniy superintendent Dennatn
a 10 be superseded in this division hy
Newton Rldden formerly district SUI
porinteuucnt ar Richmond. The trans
fers are effective January lsL