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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
BLIND MAN
Guides Himself Mainly by His Nose and
Feet.

Feet.
New York Mail and Express.
There is blind man living in the heart Of
New York who walks nearly every day to a
little restaurant near Canal street The dis
lance each way Is from eighteen to twenty
blocks according to his route, and to see him
saunterfng carelessly along one would never rsus-
pect his infrmity When some one asked him
the other day how he managed to find his way
so easily about the streets, he said:
when a man has his sight, the smell of the
streets is all mixed up, but when hi is blind
he learns to separate them. The odors of the
shops when the doors are open these fine days are
almost as plain to the nose as the signs used to
be over the doors. Some OF them you might
never notice. Take dry goods store, for in
stance. 1t smells Of cloth. Iron and tin have
smells Of their own, and can tell hardware
store Immediately. pass two bookstores nearly
every day, and scent them yards of BY the
old books. Then there great many other
indescribable odors by which I know this place
and that.
.Of course, my feet are my principal guide,
and I've been over the same ground SO often
that have learned every inequality by heart.
But couldn't get along with either nose or feet
alone. They work together, and when one fails
the other helps out. Between them they make
a very good substitute for eyes.
The secret Of my stepping out IS that I've
learned how to STEP People who can see hurj
themselves forward like locomotives. That's
why the shock is always 80 unexpectedly violent
when you collide with another person. But
put no extra power whatever in my movements
and II the toe Of my shoe touches some mi
known object stop stock still instantly
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

Notice, Early Orders Receive
Best Attention, Do Not
Delay Ordering Until the
Last Day Before Xmas.

Butter, Valley Creamery, best made.
per Il gal jars, $1.3O.
Cheese, rich Michigan, worth 15c,
per lb, 1Okc.
Olives, large Queen. a bargain. per
at, Csc.
Catsup, quart bottles, 1910.
Maple Syrup, Michigan, per gal tnss
coo.
Oranges, good size Navels, per dog,
22c.
Grape Fruit, Florida, each, 12c
CranbeIries, sound fruit, per at, &c.
Mixed Nuts, fresh, per lib, 15c.
Almonds, fancy shelled, per lib, SIC.
Pecans, shelled, per ID, 44c.
Ginger, crystallized, per lb, 35c.
Mixed Candy, per Id, 10c.
Bon Bons, French Cream, 5-lb
boxes, $1.30.
Raisins, good table quality, 5-lb
boxes, 44c.
Plum Pudding, G. & D., lib can.
&c.
Asparagus Tips, per can, 2sc.
Corn, Meat, Oneida Community
worth 15c, per can, lie.
Peas, best French, regular Csc, per
can, lac.
Mushrooms, extra choice. per can.
zoe.
Marmnlade, genuine imported, per
jar, 18c.
Maraschino Cherries, large size, per
bottle, roc.
Port Wine, absolutely pure, quart
bottles, 35c; per gal, 81.
Sauternes, Chateau Yquem. fa-
nous Christmas wine, per bottle,
58c.
Cocktails, homemade, Manhattan,
78c.
Malt Extract, a wonderful tonic,
per doz, $1.18.
FANCY TURKEYS, CHICKENS.
DUCKS AND GEESE.
Standard Oysters, per at, 29c,
Z lbs Spring Lamb Stew for ESQ,
Lamb Steak, per lib, SC.
Pork Lofn Roasts, per lb, &c.
Little Pig Sausage, per lib, 10c,
Pork Tenderloins, per lib, 18c.
Veal Roasts, per lb, 10c to 12c.
Frankford Sausage, per pkg, 13c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
PRINCE CUPID's NAME.

egate from Hawaii, had work break
Ing into the republican caucus. He
came up to the capitol in evening
clothes. expecting to be received with
open arms. A doorkeeper stopped
him and asked:
What do you want?"
I'm Prince Kalautaucale," he an
swered.
Sorry. prince, but you can't go in
replied the doorkeeper. They're pull.
ing off a CAUCUS
prince Cupid exhibited bunch
Of credentials to the doorkeeper, and
being admitted to the inner circle, re-
turned and told the doorkeeper how
to pronounce his name as a reward
Prince Cupid says the right way tc
pronounce his name Is 'Kal-e-any-o.
c-la," and he ought to know.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
STRANGE MUSEUM
OF Priceless vaIuabIes 10 the Treasury Of
the Sultan.

New York Commercial.
The treasury OF his Ottoman majesty ID one
Of the most remarkable sights in COnstantinOple.
There may be seen throne Of solid gold, studded
with 10000 pearls as big az flberts;. the most
exquisite specimens OF ancient arrnor, dhmasceped
sapphires, emeralds and even diamonds. hang
side by side with modern umbrellas and dressing
bags. with ivory handles and fittings manufac-
tured In the Palats Royal; there are serried
ranks Of bowls brimful Of uncut gems and price
less fans that may have belonged to Nine. de
Pompadour; clocks, big and little, by the hum
dreds; watches and opera glassex Some Of the
most beautiful Sevres china In the world IL here,
leaning against the finest vase il 4 black lace
parasol with coral handle that the Empress
Engenie gave to Mehri Sultana, the unfortunate
wife of Abdul Aziz. In the same case is a
mannikin fashioned out Of pearl a. big as 4
pigeons egg, with an opal for face and q
ruby r. y as large q hazel nut by way Of turban
lection Of waxen efhgies OF ''long since Departed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
WHALE FARM
Proposed by Iowa Man, Who Would oper-
ate Big Dairy.

Milwaukee Sentinel
The Iowa idea has broken out in new FORM
DR.. Latta Of Colfax, Iowa, wants Iowa to profit
by an odd feature Of the st. Louis world fair.
in the way Of whale farm, to be conducted on
water-coyered pasture, the whale milk to be
sold instead of the milk Of COWS or goats. He
puts the suggestion In this way:
MY proposition is to catch fat, fresh whales
bring them up to the worlds fair ground BY way
of the Gulf Of Mexico and Mississippi river
to To- wet pasture. this pasture to be suitable for
mails. Now, in order that you may understand
the commercial value Of the undertaking, VIII
give you some figures. -
Suppose we obtain thirty whales Each
whale has, according to- the encyclopedias, thirty
breasts, each breast will supply eleven gallons
Of milk twice daily. each gallon is wutth 81.
20 that the sum total per day would be 9Ox3Ox
80, or SIC, 800. Each whale Is good Commercially
for 100 days. At the end Of such period the
MAGNIFICENT sum Of $1,9sO000 would stand to
All shall ask in addition to the right Of
way Is that the president deDose Secretary
Shaw and appoint me in his stead, so that can
handle the dough myself awhile. This, in addi-
me-" - --.NI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
FIRST CASE
OF Ear Grating on Record Proves q
Complete Success.

Complete Success.
New York World,
AS a friend of DR.. Andrew L. Nelden
was permitted to view his celebrated
patient, upon whom he has grated
living ear from the head Of a man
who sold his ear for $4,000.
Except for a slight swelling and in-
fammatton the ear had a perfectly
normal appearance. So FAR as fit
was concerned DR.. Nelden has copied
nature with scrupulous exactness.
From lobe to tip there was no indica-
the healthy redness of the member
showed that complete circulation had
been established.
DR.. Nelden removed with infinite
care a silver needle which had been
passed thru the side Of the ear under
the cuticle Of the scalp to serve as a
skewer in holding 1t in a fiat, natural
position. and q silver wire which had
been fastened to the tip Of the ear and
secured over the head to prevent it
from Topping" until the increasing
circulation had sufficiently strength
ened the tissues.
After DR.. Nelden had removed these
supports I saw the ear retain Of itself
normal position. The scars Of, the
stitches which had held the ear to the
patients head are still apparent, but
DR.. Nelden says they will not be Wis
lDlS Wien the WOUNDS neal. I1ere
was much CONCEALED blood about the
ear. as no attempt had been made to
wash the wound for fear Of disturbing,
even in the slightest degree, the unit
ing tissues. Swellings were noticeable
both above and Immediately back Of
the ear, and at the side Of the face
just below the cheek bone. DR.. NeIden
| said these swelling presented no mem
ace to the ear.
The patient still wore over the side
and back of his head the plaster OF
paris shield which had served as a
foundation for the solid plaster of
paris cast which had held his head to
! that Of the man from whom he had
purchased the ear.
The patient now enjoys as good
| hearing as he did before he lost his
| ear. DR.. Nelden believes that COM
plete circulation will exert itself in the
grated ear within a few weeks. The
ear will probably be without feeling,
however, as the nerves will not grow
with the other tissues. Two eminent
| surgeons of this city viewed DR.. Nell
denis patient and spoke of the work
| in the warmest praise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
Two Trains Daily.

st. Paul and Minneapolis to Butte,
Helena, Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma,
Portland, via the Northern Pacific.
North Coast Limited leaves at 10:45
a. M; Pacific Express at 1915 p. m.
Pullman, Tourist and Dining Cars,
steam heat and wide vestibules. Elec-
trio lights on the Limited" City
office, No. 10 Nicollet House block.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
CoGHLAN's sEAROHLIGHTs
Scared Central American RevciutIonista
More than Guns.

More than Guns.
Kansas City Star. AtssA
returned yesterday from Honduras, Central Amer
lea, where. with several other Kansas City men,
he has 5000 acres In banana plantations. He
left San Pedro, thirty miles in the interior,
where the largest plantation Is, Tuesday, Oct.
r.. DR.. Elliott had been there nearly year
and went thru the, Honduras revolution last
pie of all South American and Central Ameri.
can republics to imagine their country Is great
international power
a.. They thrash each other" he said yesterday,
and firmly believe they can whip any nation on
earth. The presence Of American warships OF
the coast last spring had very good effect.
When Rear Admiral Coghlan's deet was stationed
at Puerto Cortes he took q most effective means
Of impressing the natives. He trained the
three big searchlights Of his flagship, the Olym.
pia, upon the town and played up and down the
coast with them. The reflection Of the light
was visible far into the interior. An American
at Rio Blanco, twenty-nve miles in from Puerto
Cortes. said men and women fell upon theil
knees In prayer for deliyerance from the evil
one. At Tela. another coast town, Admiral
Coghlan repeated the mansuver. IN the morning
him him what their fate would be. The admiral
harm came to them"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
TETANUs CONQUERED
Dread Disease Responds to Injections OF
CarboiIc Acid Solution.

Philadelphia Record.
The recovery of 9-year-old Joseph Tracey, of
Germantown avenue and Jefferson street. who
lay in critical condition IN st. Mary's hospital
for nearly two months suffering from tetanus
responded to the antitoxin Of carbolic and hypo-
dermic injections Of carbolic acid solution, and
the physicians say he will be able to leave the
hospital in few days.
The lad was run over by a train on the
Philadelphia & Reading railway at Girard and
Germantown avenues on July 90. and several
fingers we're cut of the right hand and the arm
hospital, and about two weeks later tetanus de-
veloped. For slime the boys life was de-
in two hours. The physicians are jubilant over
their success, few tetanus victims recover.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
MISTAKE IN THE JONES'
And the Embarrassment that 1t Caused
the Rector.

ana Ine embarrassment t1ac 1t Caused
the Rector.
New York lines. =
few days following recent uptown wed
ding, the officiating clergyman requested friend
to have an advertisement Of the marriage. in
the cost. and then wrote to the rector for in
struction. when the dominic replied: "Put it in,
Jones will pay the freight"
Now it happened that the friend had been
discussing the wedding with Mr.. Jones, q near
relative of the bridegroom, and going to a tele-
phone, called up Jones and explained the circum-
stances to him.
a rather astonishsd voice replied: IAN right;
The clergyman, on meeting the friend later
1nent."
.'You do not owe for that. Jones paid the
''What?''
Why, did you not tell me Jones would psyf'
what Jones r
1.-THE bridegrooms brother-tn-law."
For moment the rector looked as tho he
were going to have a stroke, then said: '.Why.
meant that old joke, Jones will pay the freight,
meaning by Jones myself
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
The Obvious Inference When the sIans
Were Read.
New York Times.

New York Times no
Just outside what used to be the boundary line
Of the city dilaDidated church stands on
sides green ivy clings tenaciously. There is a
little belfry on the edifce, in which hangs the
The door of the church Is one Of the old fash
toned style-Eeavy black wood with metallic
bands.
Over the door IL ScripturaI sign: This IL
the door to heaven
Not long ago there was a sign tackled right
under this. on the broad face OF the big door
in big black words on white cardboard back
ground. Many parishioners smiled when they
read:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
Doctors Agree

That it is more hygienic to sleep in al
cool room under warm covers than In
a warm room. With North Star wooden
blankets you'll need no other heat.
We are selling at our mills at a dis
count from 80 to 40 per cent what we
call seconds" but few people can find
the flaw. North Star Wooden Mills
company, 228 Second street S, Mime
apolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
BEAT A PADDOCK
Once When Paper Of Pins Would An
sMer the Purpose Better.

Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A Philadelphia travelling man was on bust
ness trip thru Alabama and one night found
himself stranded in wretched little town with
only one slpshod, miserable hotel. His room
for the night was at the end Of the hall, with q
sheet hung up to screen him from view.
In the middle Of the night he woke up with his
head hanging out over one end Of his cot and his
feet over the other while a violent draught was
blowing the hanging sheet In all directions.
He called for the housekeeper.
''What do you want with the housekeepsr7
came from somewhere in the darkness.
II want paper Of pins to lock my door
with :, 49, n. .E $500 ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
LABoUCHERK's WEAKNESS
Prominent EnglIshman Is Cigarette
Fiend Of the Worst Kind.

FIend OF the Worst Kind.
Everybody's Magazine
Tho enormously rich, LabOuchere enjoys few OF
the ordinary pleasures that are supposed to 20
touches wine except when he is bullied into
taking glass or two Of mild claret by medical
advice, and then he swallows It as tho 1t were
medicine. He has two weaknesses, one Is his
love Of cigarette smoking, the other Z mania for
changing houses and decoration and rebuilding,
deed, this love of smoking amounts to some
thing like passion. Almost every half hour,
even In the midst of fierce debate or OF great
speech, JAabby may be seen rising from his seat
in his lazy, indolent manner; he 10 going to one
of the mokerooms Of the house to have his
smokes very, inferior cigarettes. asked him
once what kind he smoked: ..As long as there ID
quantity said Labby, with his usual sardonic
smile II really don't much care about quality. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
The ssNorth coast Iimitedn

: IHC ISOTCII OOftSC 1IIIIlICGu =
OF the Northern Pacific, with it's
close, broad vestibules, steam heat,
electric lights, tourist and standard
Pullman sleeping cars, modern dining
cars, and observation cars, with bath,
smoing-rooms, library. barber, etc., is
just the train for winter travel across
the continent. City office, No. 1 g Nicol-
let House block.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

In order to secure certifcation Of his milk
by the milk commission Of New Yokr city the
dafryman must have clean csment floor stabi1
with whitewashed walls and abundant windows
before each milking. White suits must be worn
by attendants, bottles and utensils scalded and
h1led bottles kept on 1cs md shipped only IN r.,
$rieo1a3Qg cars - y s' a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

An minent physician, DIR. James Camille re-
asserts statement he made some years ago that
the Londoner, pure and simple, disappears after
the third generation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
A BUSINESS VIEW.
: - GhiAa0n Dat

&t Chicago Post.
stand"
eyes"
.'And he never used to 70 beforer'
NO
whats the reason?"
I'm q generous moment he was induced to
subscribe to the church fund, and his business
training teaches him to always get the worth
OF his money. II they'd got 4 hundred dollars
more from him he'd 60 to both morning and
evening SERVICE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE.
Naw York SIM.

Wordsworth had just dashed off
1--WE Are Seven"
THAT may do very we'll for poetry"
he confided, but the real truth was
that the cook wouldn't stand SO many
in the family"
Feeling the poets mission was to
cheer, he withheld this blighting in
formation from the public.
Byron was piping lay to Greece.
What a blunder," cried his friends;
why don't you lay pipe to oil?"
Realizing that he might have been
a multimillionaire, he wept for the
lost opportunity.
Virgil was singing Of Arms and of
the Man.
Eyes," he admitted, lit was a great
mistake. It should have been Of Hoofs
and Of the Girl"
Sadly he perceived that he had dis
qualified himself for the Horse Show.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

new rifle with which the United States army
is to be shortly equipped Is said to have an
effective range at Ave miles, and 10 be the
nghtest rifle ever devised.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21

Seamen on native river craft in China get SO
q month on seagoing Chinese ysssell. So. They
<Urnish their own food 49, 50
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-21
Who, when the pangs Of death are near
Is choked with hell's continual fear
Without a friend to linger near
The blackleg!

Who, when the end arrives at last,
And all the shame and wrong are past,
Still finds himself in hell outcast,
In memory's blacklist posted fast?-
The blackleg!
And the "blackleg," thus cursed with
bell, book and candle, and pursued
with hate into eternity itself, Is SIM
ply a free man in a free country, who
claims the most rudimentary Of all
liberties, the liberty Of selling his la
Dor on what terms he pleases!
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-02

The republican papers and officials
who are now so busy lambasting
Conner Davies and his newspaper, the
COncordia Kansan, evidently want it
to be distinctly underst God that II re-
pentant and returning prOdigal is ex-
pected to clothe himself in sackcloth
and ashes and take back seat and
keep still. To begin at once to criti-
else the officials and management of
the republican party is, in their esti-
nation. an indication of monumental
gall, calling for the sternest rebuke.
Other populists who have any thought
of going back to the Grand Old Party
will do we'll to take warming by the
treatment that has been given Davies
and learn what they may expect il
they follow in his footsteps. The re-
publican party in this state wants all
the followers it can get, but it is given
out fiat aud cold that it needs no
more leaders or advisers and will sit
down hard on any newcomer who is
fresh enough to essay the role oil
critic.-Kansas Populist.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-02

in about the same relative position as
before the rise in prices began. In
other words, days labor is still
worth just as much in groceries or
dry goods or hardware as before, but
the value is represented by an increas-
ed number of dollars, and that Is only
another way of saying that the gener-
al economic upheaval that is going
on has resulted in the cheapening of
money.
The foregoing from the Topeka
Herald, a stalwart republican paper,
ought to be very interesting to all
those people who supported Bryan in
1896 because they wanted to make
money cheaper. The thing they
fought for then has come about,
and the universal prosperity" our
republican friends are banking on is
the natural result. One effect which
the Herald ought to have noted, it
failed to mention. The cheapening of
money has lessened the burden of
every debt and diminished the pur-
chasing power of the income received
by every creditor. 1t is because the
dollar has become a cheaper dollar
and it takes less labor and less goods
to get one, that times are better than
they were.
Meanwhile the man who has money
loaned on bond and mortgage is get
| ting less value in the same number of
of dollars paid to him for interest
| Nobody on earth, however, could
stand the strain better than he and
we need shed no tears for him. The
same is not the case with the pension
err or the workingman or woman
whose salary has not been increased.
He is the one who is hard hit; and i,
was to his class Mark Hanna so sue.
cessfully appealed in behalf of an
"honest dollar" in 1896. 1t was a
sort of bunco game, though, to tel
him that the purchasing power of a
dollar was to be maintained, and
then proceed to make money more
plenty and cheaper, as the Bryan
folks had proposed to do.-Kansas
Populist.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-02

The Liberia peach, which is being
raised in Oklahoma in such large
quantities, bids fair to be the best
advertised fruit on the market. A
car load was recently shipped to
London, England, & and sold for s2l
per crate. Some Oklahoma ''smart
man" put in two crates of particu-
larly fine ones, one for the king of
Eng land, the other for the American
ambassador. They were delivered in
good order and the king expressed
his appreciation of the fruit in high
sounding phrases. Imagine how he
must feel now that it Is known that he
WAS worked as q part of the scheme
to advertise the peaches. Some of
our patent medicine men will be work
ing the unsuspecting royalty of
Europe next
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-02
The "Ins" and the "Outs."

For some reason Governor Bailey
has deemed it necessary to announce
by proclamation that he is a candi-
date for denomination. To the man
familiar with Kansas politics, as set
forth by the actions OF the republican
nouncement would seem to be rather
superfiuous. If there is any man liv-
ing who can produce a genuine case
of republican Office holder not be-
ing a candidate for denomination we
would like to hear of it, provided it
is properly backed by affidavits.
The fact. is, the whole gang is
up for denomination, bad smells and
all. They can't be fumigated and
when the republican party again
swallows them in convention it will
have to take the unsavory slime
with which they have been coated by
members of their own party. The de-
cent element in the party would like
to see Bailey set aside for Ed. Hoch,
Oub ELu WOu AAC 40 buC
kind of man who likes to pick his
own company, and to take Bailey
place and the bed-fellows who would
go with it would he more than be
could stand
The republican party in this state
seems consumed with egotism and
false pride and is unable to take a
tumble to itself. In almost every
county there is ring and an anti.
ring. Wherever you go you hear the
subdued tones of protest against ex'
travagance, injustice and corrupt on
All this means that the republicans
of Kansas are divided into two vas
camps, the. ''ins" and the "outs." The
latter realize that their only hope o.
succession is to GUST the fellows who
are in and discredit them for the flu
ture, and to that end, If they can no
beat them in convention. will do it a
the polls, hoping that out of the gen
eral wreck may come some persona
advantage to themselves.