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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
$4,000 REWARD TO ANY PERSON

Tanned-labelled yankee Oak or some
other high-sounding fancy title-in the
soles..
Genuine oldfashioned, slow tanned,
Oak leather is tough as wire, light as fiber
and flexible as the foot. Such soles
double the wear, and shape retention, of
a shoe-but add heavily to it's cost in a.
place where extra cost does not show to
the eye when purchasing.
A shoe is only as good as its worst part
Its worst part is sure to be placed where
the eye cannot detect it,
The hidden parts of a shoe are those
which stand for durability and shape re-
tention; +.
Poor insoIes, which no consumer inves-
tigates;
Poor outsoIes, which are concealed be-
meath paint and finish;
Poor lasting, which does not take the
stretch out Of leather;
Poor stitching, which cuts partially
through welt and insole
These are weak spots of shoes which
are merely good looking, and these weak
spots cannot be easily detected before
purchase
Such shoes are made to seII-not made
to wear.
Direct responsibility Of Tanner and
Maker to Wearer is the only check upon
such superficial shoemaking.
Royals are made by the Regal factory,
from leather tanned under, Regal supervi-
sion, and they are sold only from As Regal
shoe stores at a uniform price fixed by the
Makers, viz.-$3.50.
The makers of Regal Shoes are thus di-
rectly responsible to you for any hidden
fault.
They put genuine Oak Soles into every
pair-and prove it, before you purchase
by the removable seal on the bottom-the
Window Of the Sole''-which when
I n1 hs,1 H. IL
ural color
Further proof Of the honesty of the
Regal Shoes is given by the Regal Buzz
Saws in the windows of Regal. Shoe
Stores
These saws are dissecting thousands of
shoes and revealing the various receptions
pract1ced by manufacturers of Shoes
Every Regal Shoe carries it's own proof
THE Window Of the Sole,'' but what is
wanted is a method that will enable the
public to detect shoe frauds in all shoes
The Regal Shoe Co., Inc, the manufac-
turers of Regal Shoes, offer the 100000
reward for any definite formula or idea,
that will enable the public to absolutely
discriminate at sight between shoes made
of honest, old-fashioned tanned leather
and built almost entirely by hand, and the
shoes that are made of any materials that
will finish smoothly and are obliged to
carry five profits.
Any shoe man will tell you to-day that
his shoes are made of any kind of leather,
and you cannot intelligently dispute his
statements. The shoe man may honestly
believe his own story-but the shoe manu-
facturer is the only one who really knows
what goes into the shoe.
One hundred chances to one, the sales
man who talks to you never saw the man
ufacturer-much less the factory. How
can he know about the materials
used when the shoes came to him in a
finished state = after four concerns had
each made a profit?
Complete particulars regarding. the re-
wards and the necessary blanks for con-
testants may be had upon application, in
person or by letter, The Regal Shoe, Min
neapolis, SIG Nicollet avenue; st. Paul
corner Wahasha and Sixth streets.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
Who Can Inform the Public How to
Detect Shoe Frauds
BEFORE THE SHOE Is WORN
Only Restriction Is That the Shoe
Must Not Be Defaced.

Two rewards Of 100000 each have been
which will enable the public to detect the
presence Of cheap and inferior substitutes
for honest leather in shoes before they
have been worn.
1t Is an easy matter to ascertain the
quality Of a shoe by wearing it. A few
weeks service will demonstrate if shoe
is made of cheap materials or is poorly
put together-if the soles are brittle, film
sy and spongy; if the uppers are of sec
,ondgrade leather; if the vamp under the
toe cap is whole or patched; and if the
workmanship is not of a quality to insure
durability and comfort.
But it is another matter to know these
important things BEFORE the shoe is
worn,-to ascertain the true worth of the
shoe at the time of purchase.
The soles of all shoes are painted or
stained so that even an exuerienced
leather man cannot tell, after the shoe
is finished, whether genuine old-fashioned
Oak Tanned Sole Leather or one of it's
cheap substitutes has been used. If
leather values are thus concealed from
the expert, what chance has the
ordinary shoe purchaser of knowing what
he is buying?
he Is completely at the mercy Of the
manufacturer.
Such are the conditions at the present
time, and it was these conditions that
prompted the offer Of the following re-
wards:
$5,ooo.oo REWARD
will be given to any person who will in
form the public how to determine at sight
and without defacing the shoe, whether
cId-fashioned Genuine Oak Bark Tanned
sole leather or a cheap substitute is con-
cealed under the Black and Stained finish
of any and all shoes.
100000 REWARD
Gin addition to the foregoing reward) is
offered for information that will enable
the public to determine after the shoe
is made up and without defacing it.
whether or not the vamp Cor upper under
the toe cap is whole or whether it has
been peced and patched.
SOME SHOE FACTS.
You must pay for, and wear out, black
soled shoes before you can know what
kind of leather is under the finish.
Shoe dissection proves that 80 per cent
of all other shoes, under $500, have brit
tie, cheap, and short-lived Hemlock
leather or q substitute for genuine Oak
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
WESI0YER IN CHICAGO
Nebraska's Great Tackle May Play
on Maroon Eleven During
.s.., Season of 1903. -

Westover, captain of the University of
Nebraska football team last fall, will:prob-
ably enter the University of Chicago next
fall and become candidate. for the ma
room team. Yesterday he visited the uni
versity in company with Koehler, the ma
room tackle, who was formerly a team
mate of Westover at Nebraska. : - S'. :
Koehler says that Westover will make
a strong man in the line. Westover plans
to enter the universitys graduate SCHOOL,
He received his bachelors degree at Ne
braska last June and would be eligible
for one year on the Chicago team.
Pillsbury, the back on the Nebraska
team, who attracted much attention for
his fast work, is also thinking Of entering
Chicago, according to the Daily Nebras-
kan, the student paper, published at Lin
coin. - -. -. =. -.--
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
Washington Art Calendar.

The handsomest Art Souvenir Calendar
of the year. An ornament to any parlor
or library and useful because of making
you familiar with the National Capital
Has twelve pages with beautiful illus
trations Of the U. S. Capitol
building, White House Grounds, Interior
Hall of Representatives, State, War and
Navy Department, Department of Agriz
culture, Washington Monument, Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, U. S. Treasury Building,
Emancipation Monument, Mount Vernon;
the Home of Washington, Post = Office
building, Smithsonian Institute and Nat
ional Museum and Monument to Unknown
Dead at Arlington. This souvenir is sold
by art and stationary stores for $1.OO, but
you may have one by sending 80 cents to
t. w. Teasdale, G: P. "A. North Western
Line, st. Paul, Mimi, or calling. at City
Offices, 500 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis,
MINI. i-si>
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
IT'S FALSE, CRIES JEFF
Champion Admits Taking a Drink or
Two, but Says He Was Not
Dissipating. :.

James J. Jeffries, who has arrived at
Louisville, denies the reports that he has
been dissipating, and claims he lis as
well as ever. His appearance, however,
does not corroborate his statemnts.
I may have had drink or two he
said but I have not been dissipating''
Manager Delaney made the following
statement last night:
Jeffries is not a we'll man, T am frank
to- confess. He is not drifting into gallop-
ing consumption and he is no physical
wreck, but he is little run down from
hard work on this trip. He likes to live
and has INDUCED himself somewhat
Fitzsimmons corroborated Delaney's
statement. - ~ as'-.' ,
The Broadway Athletic club of Butte
yesterday telegraphed it's acceptance of
the terms of Willie Britt, manager and
brother Of Jimmy Britt, for the proposed
match with Aurelo Herrera, who won re-
Gently over Kid Oglesby, former feather
weight champion of Montana. The Mex
lean will go into active training at once
for the MILL which will be pulled off be
tween March and March 16. A match
was made yesterday between Nose La
fontlse, the champion welterweight Of
Montana and young Gibbs. They will fight
at 146 pounds, Feb. 16. Both fights will
be pulled off in Butte under the auspices
of the Broadway Athletic club.
George Dixon, the American colored
pugllist, fought a twenty-round draw with
Harry Ware of London at Northhan1pton.
Eng, last night. The stake was 81, 500 and
a crowd Of 5000 witnessed the contest
Ware seemed to be the cleverer of the.
two at the start and had the better of the
bout up to the fourth round, when Dixon
punished, him severely about the body.
There was heavy fighting until the four
teenth round. Dixon tired Ware out and
could not himself land knockout.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
WRESTLING

Charles Moth, the big German wrestler, will
meet .. NJ Nelson. giant Norwegian, in a
pout In this city within the next fortnight
henry Arumweide discovered Nelson, and ar
ranged the match between him and Moth. Nelson
Is six feet high and weighs 275 pounds He ar
rived in Minneapolis yesterday and after meeting
Aoth' both men deposited $50 with Thomas
noon at the Golden West to sign articles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS

The annual meeting of the Manitoba Cricket
association was held last night at Winnipeg.
1t was decided to hold the annual tournament in
winnipeg Aug. to 8. = W. H. Sparkling of
Portage Ia Prairie was elected president
national chess tournament which begins at Monte
Carlo to-day, follows: Schlechter va
Alb1u, Pillsbury Wolf, Marco VS. Mason. Tar.
rasch vs. Techmann and MARSHALL vs.. Mieses
One of the biggest cooking mains ever held
In northern Illinois took place Saturday. night.
In all forty battles were fought the principal
Beloit and Freeport birds, Beloit losing 6 to 5.
Seventy-fige game birds were used and several
We're killed. Three hundred "sports'' from nea r
by cities witnessed the main, which took place in
deserted tobacco shed two miles from Beloit,
across the Illinois state line. There was no in
terference from Illinois authorities.
A letter is reported to be on the way across
the Atlantic from Oxford and Cambridge to Yale
and Harvard. proposing another international
track meet to be held in London during July and
suggesting that negotiations be opened relative
to details at once.
The growth of the grand: circuit and it's infu-
ence on the money earning capacity Of the
harness horse is well illustrated by the liberal
stake program announced by the Brighton Trot-
ting Association OF New York for tie August
meeting. One stake Of $4,000 is offered for the
"Bonner Memorial, PIP class, trotters, and an
other of $4,000 for 2:10 Gloss PAGERS.
Frank r. Tucker, a nephew of John r Herres.
hof, IS authority for the statement that thp
new cup defender has been named Republic Ha
announces that the selection of a name has
been made within the past few. days
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

The Turner Tuxedo game scheduled for
Wednesday evening has been postponed
until Friday night, as the date conflicts
with that of the match between the Vici
Kids Of Dubuque, and the Tooze team of
this city, These 4tWp quints. are. scheduled
to roll at the Cooperative alleys Wednes-
day afternoon and evening. The TooZe
team will probably be composed of Sand
blom, Sallander, Bust Buehler' and Ruge
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10

The Wei Kids bowling team from Du-
buque was defeated at Saltwater last
night by the following score: Total pins,
Saltwater, Alps. gVici Kids, 4,O53, giving
Saltwater lead of Is pins in the five
games. OFT of Dubuque and Duel of Still
water made the high average of their re-
SpectiYe teams.
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California.
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The Chicago Great Western railway offers
the choice Of two through tourist cars
via different routes making fast time and
having every. comfort Get a booklet
about them from L.. G. Rains, general
agent, corner Nicollet av and 9Th st, Min
neapolis. ~ .sa
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$3.50 Mankato and Return via the Favor
lite Omaha Road

Go with the crowd. The popular route
for Grocers and their friends to Manka to
Feb. 18th to 18th, is the NORTHWESTERN
Line Omaha road) Only $3.50 for
round trip Ten trains daily. Morning
trains leave Union Depot, Minneanolis
7:l0 a. m. and $3.50 a. m. Further par
ticulars, J. A. O'Brien, 600 Nicollet Ave.
corner 9Th st. Phone 24O. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10

Special Rates to California and Arizona,
$3.50 via Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. Tickets on sale daily from Feb.
IS to April 80. Available in tourist sleep
ing cars. For further information apply
to. L. C. Rains, general agent. corner
Nicollet. av and 9Th st, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE
Supervising 81 Architect Washington, D. c.. Jan.
at this office until o'clock p. ni.. on the i6tf
day of February 1903. and then opened for new
floor construction IN the United States .postoffce3
etc. at MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, in accordance witt,
drawings and specification copies OF which NAV
he had at this office at the office Of the Custo
dian at Minneapolis. Mimi, at the discretion OF
the Supervising Architect. James Knox sTayIort
Supervising Architect. go
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
Best by Iest.U

A transcontinental traveller saws: ..Ive
tried them all and prefer the North
Western Limited, the best to be found
from. coast to coast. This train is the
finest from the twin cities to Chicago
every night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10

All disorders caused by a bilious state
OF the system can be cured by using Car
ter 8 Little Liver Pills. No pain, no grip
ing or discomfort attending their use Try
them s>s H.G,f
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10
$34 to New Orleans and Return. $50. "a. to
Mobile and Return.

,"oottS anu nSSuTn.
8, The Minneapolis & ST. Louis railroad
offers the above cheap rates Feb. IL to
%, tickets god returning to March Il
a., fleets good returning to March IA.
train that makes the trip in thirty-six
hours Call on w. L. Hathaway, CITY
ticket agent, No. 1 Washington av S, for
further particulars. 10
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-10

Kinks skipped by J. P. Adamson of st.
Paul and George Labatt of this city
played a tie game at the Flour City club
last night. The score was to s.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-24
Li.tened to HI. own s-rmo..

The Elmira Advertiser is authority
for the following story of an experience
OF Chancellor Epson with a plagiarlst
During his passionate In Albany DIR.
Epson was presiding at meeting at
which speaker of wide reputation as
an orator and writer delivered an all
dress. The two We're not acquainted.
save by reputation. The orator had
made but little progress when DIR. Up
sons attention was attracted by the
familiar form Of the words and line Of
thought. The conviction soon was
forced upon him that he was listening
to his own production, delivered some
years previously In a distant city. And
to the end the speaker spread out the
stolen goods as his own. While listen
ing to the orator DIR. Epson decided 1t
would be ungracious for him to expose
the piracy, and when at the conclusion
he had to comment upon the address
he said he had followed the argument
with much interest and found himself
In close agreement OH the position tax
emp
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-24

The last trace of the old castle built
for Ole Bull has been wiped out
by the forest fires in Potter county
Pa. For years it had been but a
shattered and disordered pile OF rocks,
but the few stones stood as monu-
ment to the great violinist. who cstab-
lished colony OF Norwegians near
New Bergen and built castle where
"the murnuring pines ana hemlocks''
reared their forms heavenward.
b 1872. after attaining fame and
wealth as violinist, Ole Bull put in
operation project To COLOMBO his fel-
low Norwegians In Pennsylvania. lie
bought 10000 acres of land i'm Potter
county. and as home for himself he
commenced the erection OF castle on
bill commanding a view of the tract
At the foot of the hill lie built cottages
for tho immigrants. Before the castle
could be completed the colonists be-
came discontented. About the same
time it was discovered that the title 10
the land was defective, ole Bull having
apparently been the victim of n 'land
shark" He gave up all his possessions
to his creditors and returned TO the
concert stage, earning another fortune
Most OF the Norwegians soon left Pot
ter county.-Philadelph Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-24

Minister WI recently attended the
meeting Of an association In Canton
composed of Chinese and foreigners
called the Natural Feet society. 1t was
like this irrepressible humorist to begin
his speech by solemnly asseverating
that he had never allowed any daugh-
ter of his to bind her feet, admitting,
however, that he had no daughters.
To be sure, his wife has small feet, hut
he confided TO his hearers that he de-
ferred marriage three years, hoping
for wife of suitable rank with nat
ural feet, but when his parents could
find none he had to marry one with
bound feet or remain single. His wife
now thinks as he does about the folly
OF the ancient customs. "But 1t is very
difficult to unloosen feet once bound,
though l can tell you sub rosa my
wife Is trying 20 unroosen her feet.
When she heard OF this meeting. she
urged me to come, and she has author
lied me TO say she will give n small
contribution of 500 TO the society"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-24
A story of Secretary Moods.

They are telling q story in Washing
ton about the new secretary OF the
navy. MIR. Moody was riding on one
OF the Boston surface cars and was
standing on the platform on the side
next the gate that protected passengers
from cars coming on the other track. A
lady-a Boston lady-came to the door
OF the car and as it stopped started to
move toward the gate. which was hid
den from her by the men standing be-
fore It.
"0ther side. please, lady" said the
conductor. He was ignored as only q
born and bred Bostonian can ignore a
man. The lady took another step to-
ward the gate.
"You must get Off the other side"
said the conductor
Il wish to get of on this side" came
the answer in tones that CONCEALED the
official into momentary silence. Before
he could either explain or expostulats
MT. Moody came to his assistance.
stand to one side, gentlemen" he
remarked quietly. THE lady wants to
climb over the gate"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-24

A young man was taken into custody
an Vienna recently who had made him.
self conspicuous by his singular be-
havior. Every day for some weeks
past he had stood near the entrance Of
a public school waiting for the school.
boys to emerge from the building.
When they came out, he produced a
SMALL brush and backing and black
ed every boys shoes. The boys re-
ported their experience to their teach,
er, who caused the arrest OF the man.
The poor fellow, who IL q student Of
the technical institute, is moved by an
irresistible impulse to perform all sorts
OF r,enial services. he has been placed
ID q lunatic asylum.-London Mall.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-24
AN coo ACCIDENT.


How softce f,voIsrtari,y Com
mite o.lde In Battle.
at is not lsn that man commits
suicide on - field of battle" said Colo
mel Prentiss a-raham. author, travel
er. dramatis, aad soldier in seven wars.
either voluntarily or involuutariiy,
but 1t happens sometimes, and that Il
did happen once when was party to
it saved my lie. My FIRST experience as
Confederate soldier was under Van
Dorm, in Missouri, and some of the
small battles we had in the southwest
were about as nasty fighting as a SOL
der ever had to do. l belonged to a
company of scouts, and early one morn
ing we were surprised by a squadron of
Federal cavalry that we thought was
on the other side OF q stream we were
supposed to be guarding. ! think We
had about seventy-five men in our COM
pany, and there were just about that
many Yankees. They came down on
us with a rush. and while most of our
men got to horse and went ut them hot
and heavy a dozen or so of us missed
our mounts. and we formed into a lit
tie platoon and faced the foe. We had
muskets, the old fashioned sort, with
hammers, and when the fight got real
warm we had to scatter somewhat.
Pretty soon 1 found myself hand to
hand, or musket to saber, with q Yam
kee on horse that looked to me as big
as haystack
He came at me cutting and slashing
to kill and murder, and tried to shoot
him, for l had my old muzzle loader
ready for business, but be was so close
on me that 1 had to use my gun as q
guard and could not get 1t into firing
position, ] tried hard enough to get it
where l could shoot, but he was doing
all he could 60 prevent such n result.
and the best could do was to punch
yiciously at him with my bayonet
when 1 wasn't holding the gun up to
ward OFF his saber. He had the adj
vantage and saw that he had, and
he came at me with a wild rush. This
time would have gone down beneath
his blows certain, for they fairly rained
down on my gun barrel, but in some
providential way-for me, at least, for
1t must have been Providence-he
struck the hammer OF my gun with his
sword blade, and the gun went off with
I'm explosion that threw 1t out of my
hands and sent the entire charge
square into the cavalryman's face.
We went down together, both covered
with blood-his blood. But only one Of
US got up again. York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-24

The English colony in Valparaiso.
Chile. has cricket club. the officers OF
which recently sent to England for a
large consignment Of bats and q few
stumps. On arrival they were liable
to duty OF 80 per cent. but IL occurred
to the captain, who had had q good
deal of experience in custom house
business, that it would be a good move
TO enter the goods as ''utiles para agri-
eulturn"-i. e.. agricultural implements,
which were allowed to enter free of
duty. This was done, and 1t was point
ed out TO the vista (the custom house
official who examined the goods that
with the end OF the stump hole was
made in the ground In which seed was
placed till by the aid OF the bat il was
securely located therein. This explana-
ton was considered satisfactory and
the entry paper marked "libre'' Qree).
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-24
Am .Axrc.ah,. sn-n-,..r

King Leopold had curious adven-
ture with local band i'm one Of the
country districts outside Brussels the
other day. 1t is the custom with these
bands when the king accidentally
meets with them In his walks to greet
him with the ''Brabanconne." The In
dependence Beige states that while a
party of rustic bapdsinen was In an
Inn the other day the king passed, and
all rushed out to greet him. The con-
ductor called la Brabanconne." but
as none of the men knew II each blew
for all he was worth at some air which
he did know. The discord was ire
mendous. but the king stood through II
without moving muscle and when ell
was over expressed urbane thanks for
the agreeable surprise" afforded him.