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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
.DUCKED IN CREEK
BY BUNCOED GIRLS
Two Victims First Locked Him in
Boxcar and Then Sum-
moned Aid.

Washington, n. j., Dec. PA
stranger giving the name Of Charles B.
Meyer collected So each from about
twenty girls here by representing HIM
self to be an agent for a company manu-
featuring silk flowers.
= He offered the girls employment, but
required them to pay So for an outfit
which "would be sent to them later
Meyer went from here to Oxford,
and has been working there for several
days. This morning Anna and Teresa
Flanagan, two Of his victims, met Moy-
er on the street and demanded a return
of their money. Meyer laughed.
The girls are robust, and they grasped
Meyer and pulled him to an empty
freight car, locked him inside and then
went for help.
In little while dozen girls marched
in body to the car, opened it, pulled
Meyer out and threw him into the icy
waters of the creek nearby.
After the ducking he ran to nearby
house to thaw out, and then took the
first train out of town.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
GAINS STATE JOB
WITH SMALL BIRD
Indiana State Naturalist Owes
His Present Position to a
- -
:. .:% Bird. ,..." ~

Indianapolis, Dec. 22.-Ten years of
scientific investigation for the, benefit OF
Indiana, of answering questions trivial
and if1p portant, of publishing reports
which mean millions of dollars to The
state, of private research work in the
spare time they left him, is the record
of w. B. Blatchley. He assumed his
office as state geologist Nov. 49,, 1904.
Numerous letters of congratulatlon have
been received by him in appreciation of
the decade of service he has rendered
the state.
From teacher of science in the Terre
Haute high school, where the time was
spent pleasantly in the instruction of
young students or in leisurely wander
Blatchley has become one Of the busiest
men in Indiana. ..,'
His rise from the position OF g. high
school teacher to an Important place IN
the state service was due to small in
cident. In Mr.. Blatchley s office he
keeps little "claycolored sparrow,
the only one. ever shot in Indiana. 1t
was the killing Of this rare specimen
on Sept. 81, 1890, that determined Mr.
Blatchley's future career. When he
was a teacher in the Terra Haute high
SCuOOl uC GOOh ulo Suu ohC CNS1iI11S O1N
went into the country for specimens
He came to the big stock farm Of W. R.
McKeen, who was known to Blatchley
only by reputation as one of the i'm
portant personages of " No trespassing .
along the boundary of the farm, but
it was forgotten when he saw rare
+ bird fly into a tree within the inclosure
Scrambling over the fence, Mr.. Blatch
ley fred, bringing down the bird, anC
also Mr.. McKeen, who had stood neal
the spot.
Mr.. McKeen was wrathy at the in
trusion Of the stranger, and especially
at the shooting Oh his place. 1t tool
Mr.. Blatchley only moment to fnt
that his game was clay-coloree
sparrow s.
He grew eloquent over the bird, and
much to his relief, Mr.. McKeen becam
interested also. When they parted tn
relations were pleasant and Mr.. Blatch
ley became the firm friend Of the capi
talist. When Mr.. Blatchley wished t.
become candidate for state geologis
he informed Mr.. McKeen, who put hi
shoulder to the political wheel an,
helped his friend into state office
Prior to- Mr.. Blatehley s term of serv
ice in the TerreS Haute high school, h
was student at the University of In
diana. He there made specially o
science work under David Starr Jol
dan and John G. Branner.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
WIN th; Long BoaU.
-"gye nasurs,s walks, shoot folly as n1ss.

ma r. IAWSON is creased and there lot OF
IVY long distance pckpocket fnancers who propose to
iron few creases in his brow before they get thru.
large number of statesmen who think Of running for
the senate are being chloroforned by their friends
"Household Hint in the Detroit News tells
to heat gasoline cleaning small articles It might be well
TO have the small articles and the house little overinsured
Getting into bargain counter rush yesterday were
tackled by eight fierce and badly thrown
Score for the ladies' rib bruse and wounded knee
We didn't get within four feet Of the counter. ..
@4 .-..
Pittsburg man who tried the experiment Of scrapin
the woodwork of his house and staining it, in trouble He
had slight surplus of stain left his hands and still
filled with that eager desire for work that the amateur paint
feels after his first job Hence he started IN on the pets OF
neighborhood Within week the spectacle present.
ed dogs and chickens and billy goats the
all beautifully finished in cherry light oak But
nebos ugratefu set and don seem to know When
you doing them artistic kindness The result was that
he given the of Jack the Dauber.
Amateur work with the brush is deadly thing, any
painter will tell you.
Tom Plats 'breakfast" to his friends had its MENU
mince pie Our respect for the senator growing
Fred Faley, who has been walowng in wealth., pub
Usher OF the Wapeon Globe has laid himself the altar
of his country and accepted 900 government job The
climate of Washington is milder "'@'>4 '>. ~',~T
The Rev. G. L. has out little book called THE Moral
ist We have hired strong boy to read it for
There is nothing like the CHEEKY optimism of youth.
just at present putting in evenings reading
Ralph Fairfax Wheeocks privately printed book of
entitled "Cloud-W Winds and Flying Fances'' Mr. Whee-
lock- while not great poet making any claims to crowd
ing Tennyson Shelley touches delicate string and will
live His style easy and gracious and his fancies poetic
and happily worded The little called ''The First
Kiss is delicate as acework The ambitious piece
entitled ''When Father Shot the Skunk is amusing
travesty the socalled " father poems.'' We quote:
With noise, ct cet, the
air filled
From Eastport to Podunk
That ne er-to-b be-forgoten-day
When father shot the skunk.
We regret that Mr. Wheeock is not publishing his
but prints it for circulation among friends merely
Eizabean writer said of Shakespeare 'hs sugared
mongst his private friends That the great
of the venture may induce publicity earnestly hoped for
A. j. R.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
4 String Of Good Stories.
A NEW ROOSEVELT STORY.
IL know not how the truth may be:
lfcH the tale as twas told to mo. I"

NEW Roosevelt story is always worth hearing. Harry
IA Duval tells one he had from George Considine Col
club in Brooklyn and asked him what he thought Of the
result of the election.
cit suited all right retorted Considine. "I voted
for Roosevelt and don't care who knows it.
This great SURPRISE because it was generally
known that Considne had been placing most Of the Tamnay
money bet Parker. Somebody asked: =7*
How did you happen to vote for Roosevelt?''
II voted for him because I like him, the
cit is like this as regards Mr. Roosevelt: You see Bat'
Mase1son introduced Mr. Roosevelt years ago. Any
body that BAT vouches for goes with Many
afterward I in a party where MI. Roosevelt was-l
think he police commissioner at the tme-and made
myself known to him. He says: fConsidine remember
you perfectly; Masterson made acquainted at
the McCoyCorbett fight and want to ask you, as
square man. that fight fake?' 1T was said [.
Thank you' said he Il was sure of it, but glad to
have the Endorsement Of superior Judgment That's
why voted for Mr. Roosevelt and why glad Of his eec
tion He knew what he talking about he wouldnt
have said word Julius Chambers in Pittsburg Dispatch
THE MYSTERIES OF SCIENCE. -.
BosToNIAN was praising the other day the asronomi
n cal and literary work Of Percival Lowell.
FBefore the last eclipse he said smiling, Mr. Lowell
observed to old colored man whom he liked:
" George if you'll watch the chickens out at your place
tomorrow morning at o'clock you IL them all go to
roost. '%e ,@~
''tH, hi George laughed Ill., hi. OATS good joke.
''He thought you see that Mr. Lowell was foo]ng him.
But when II o'clock the next morning, the darkened
and the chickens did roost George amazed and
somewhat Mortified He sought Mr. Lowell out and said:
"'Wot you done tole true, sab. Nah chickens
went to roost sab, jist laik you said dey would.
'Yes George, suppose they did, the astronomer
turned.
t'How long, sa did you know bout dis?' said George
"sOh a long time.'
=" Did you know dey would 60 to year agoq'
" Yes; fully year ago.
* well, dat beats ALL, said George, in awed voice.
Dem chickens 1T Matched year ago.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

a n d trlulnphantly.
They did not dare
take it down be-
cause they knew the
donor would ask
everyone who vis-
tied them from
home if it still hung
where she had put it.
just as t h e ir
Fl n a n G, e s h a d
straig h t e Il e d out
Uncle Daniel ar
rived. He kept a
store down home
and was up buying
goods. Carrie knew
he was accustomed
to roast beef twice
a week and chicken
on Sundays, besides
~ l.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

his downtown lunches for month while Carrie abandoned
the carved blackjack chair she had her eye The worst
of it that Cousin Harriet departing had presented
them with large rapidre oil painting the sort benighted
individuals pay $129 for Cousin Harriet said she liked it
because lively coored and just what the Wiltons
needed make their sittingroom cheerful It covered
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
THEY DID NOT DARE TAKE IT DOWN.


about his brand of cigars She and Tom herocay placed
themselves the altar Of sacrifice again and their visitor
sat down to the lavish table provided in his country
home, where eggs did not count and the
table by the quart Uncle Daniel healthy with
corresponding appetite and when he left after tendays
stay there deficit of $S He said he didn't believe in
young people starting out too at first and glad they
going slow on furniture To show his appreciation
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

IT can certainly set our table and
run the house on $25 a month";" Carrie
had said, with nod Of her pretty
head. "But I I'll have to be so careful! !!
l wish l could keep COW and a
chickenyard on our back porch-it
would help a lot!'
The second month they were married
Cousin Harriet took advantage Of an
> excursion to Minneapolis and came to
visit them. She is large lady and
. Carrie was in continual state Of apol-
ogy whenever she saw Cousin Harriet
trying to adjust herself to the minute
bedroom assigned to her. How should
Cousin Harriet, used to the rambling,
roomy houses down in the country,
know she ought to have thanked her
stars she had not been made to sleep
on the box couch in the den?
Cousin Harriet stayed two weeks
and the ravages Of her appetite put the
household excheouer $40 in debt. But
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
SOME FLIES ON CLUB LIFE.

w S. BURGESS, the yacht designer was talking
w. Marblehead about club life.
'Odd and amazing the complaints that the hor
committees Of clubs receve' he said. II remember at
club to which belonged, letter of complaint about
restaurant that sent in by millionaire This letter
interesting that took copy of it. Here it is Mr.
CESS then read
Gentlemen-I have the honor to inform you
that unched at the club this afternoon and
had my guests three gentlemen, all we'll
known gou1mets. Among the dishes that or
dered, an omelette was served, which contained
only three flies. AS an old member of this club,
Jealous Of it's reputation as to generosity of por
tiops, this naturally touched my pride; it was,
md deeover, embarrassing, because, in order to
make equitable division Of the omelette, it
was necessary either. to divide fy-a nice bit
Of carving, you must concede-or to forego
fly myself I beg to suggest that in future,
when omelette is ordered for four persons
it should be served with either-(a) four flies,
or (b) flies at all.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
Their Experience.

WHEN the Wiltons went to housekeeping in tiny flat
wv about big the od-fashioned parlor in Carrie
Wilton's home down in southern Minnesota they figured
their income carefully and decided thehy could live and
their income carefully and decided they could live and
made paper Of Toms salary the figures. ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
What Women Want TO K1z0ay.

- ALL OF CONDOLENCE.-Eow after the death of
~ a friend should call the relatives and should
call Of coincidence be returned in person?-Mrs. R. O.
The death of friend necesstates call Of coincidence,
which should be paid from ten days to three weeks after
funeral. This commonly the leaving Of cards
note of sympathy the relatives seldom anyone
These calls returned by cards only for the
cipen is not supposed to be making calls person At
present it is the custom to acknowledge all messages and
calls Of coincidence and notes. except those Of relatives
intimate friends The mourners visiting card with black
border sent and such sentence Sncere thanks
for your sympathy' is written the card These cards
should be sent in bordered envelopes which fit them and
they should within the bereavement
QUESTION FOR TOMORROW.
CRUSHED PLUSH.-Can the plush cloaks that
few years ago he made into what is called crushed
plush, and howe I have forty-dolar cloak that
has hung in the closet for years would to
use it if possible.
The Japan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Of Ami
mails is about to build number of public drinking fountains
for horses memory Of those that have suffered
1 the with Russia.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

he told them something would arrive
from downtown the day after he left.
1t turned out to be parlor table,
which seemed to fill three-quarters Of
the room. It was an entirely dreadful
table-ight oak, vanished within an
inch of it's life and with gingerbread
curlycues, spokes and spindles foridly
rambling around it.
After that the Jones girls came.
They always let their hostess pay their
carfare, in blissful ignorance Of how
it mounted up. They suggested chat
ing-dish suppers Of lobster and expen-
sive canned things. They told Carrie
she had such dear fiat. They stayed
three weeks and put the Wiltons $12
in debt. Yet Carrie almost loved them
because they did not feel it necessary
to buy anything for the adornment Of
the fiat.
A distant aunt and Toms brother
also visited them that year and by that
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

A. B. C.-If the gutter were in the
center Of the Hey, it would be seven
and one-half feet from each side, but
one house is three feet higher than the
other. Therefore, take three feet from
seven and one -half-four and one-half
feet answer.
J. G.-I say three and two-tenths
feet. .;.s,.
one-ha]f feet. -.
M. w. Thompson-Four feet. s.r.. -.
Herb Salvesen-Four feet, six inches.
Carlton Collins 5000 feet.
Frank Collins-One and fve-tenths
feet. -,
A. S. Emrich-Four feet three and
one-half inches.
H. w. Isham-Three and one-ffth
feet from the twenty ty-three-foot house
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

More than 100000 persons are en-
rolled in the Sunday schools of the
country. In public schools the enroll
ment is more than 100000, or only
100000 more.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
PIONEER WOMAN rs DEAD.
Mrs. William Palmer Stricken by Heart
Disease at Lakota, N. D.
Special to The Journal.

opeClai co Inc JourHaI' 1--.--
Lakota, N. D., Dec. 22.-Mrs. William
Palmer. one of the best known residents
of this county died suddenly last night
at Hotel Durnel of heart disease. She
lived at Ottofy, and was here to do
Christmas shopping. She leaves one
married daughter, and four sons. The
funeral will be held on Friday. She
was one of the pioneers of Nelson
county.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

and eleven and four-fifths feet from the
twenty-foot house.
Odin Johnson-One and one-half feet.
Arthur Jacobson-Four and one-half
feet.
Henry Fashager-Three feet two and
four-tenths inches is the distance from
the twenty three foot house, eleven feet
nine and six-tenths inches from the
twenty-foot house.
E. H. Burghardt-Th gutter was three
and two-tenths feet from Dooley's TWEEN
ty-three- front and eleven and eight
tenths feet from Murphy's twenty-foot
mansion. >.r,.. 49,
II. II. H.-My answer is 1866 2-3 feet.
A. S. Olson-Three and two-tenths
feet.
r. G.. Devitt-Three and one fifth feet.
Charles Verrell-Four feet three and
nineteen en-twenty-seconds inches,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
Carries and. Qualities.
Observation-Disclosures WRITER'S DIARY.
'TIs passing sfrangei"

LITTLE black book lay the table before the district
n attorney.
'This book should interest you he said for it is the
diary of begging-letter writer.''
He then read out of the book these entries:
"Oct. 7.-Got $5 today from Stocks, the millionaire
broker written him that had had leg amputaed and
had been out of work three months consequence wife and
five children verge Of starvation. s..t
'FOct 10This mornings mail brought reply with vel
$S enclosure my letter Of Oct to Bishop Blank
of Methodist church. Had told Bishop B. that Epis-
copa clergyman Of 70 years. church for twelve years. had
been living by supplying pulps at So Sunday Said that
in last months had only made 1884, and had kept body and
soul together this Now needed underclothes Su-
perannuated minister letter is good one-has probably
brought in $500 all told.
1t'Oc l4Wrote yesterday to Ingots, Scottish Million
aire. Said Scotch engineer 63 years DID, had lost fin
gers of both hands in boiler exposon and consequence
could do work Had eaten nothing but loaf bread
per day three weeks Reply from Ingos this a with
welcome enclosure Of $10
bankers country Said bank clerks widow,
years DID, with three little Husband had robbed bank
of 000 had specuated with money! lost and committed
suicide, leaving and family destitute. Worked hard
writing all these letters in neat feminine hand Tonight
very tired ~=,. .... e
Oct 25-Three replies to bank clerk letters with well
enclosures Of $ 81 and $5 respectively Charity
socetys agent called this am and asked if bank clerk
widow lived in house. Pointed to three ragged children
(cops daughters and said they hers and keep
ing my eye them Charity agent away, mutering
that letter wasn't mposture, after ALL
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
A TRICK OF THE TRADE.

HE steward in setting the table, poured half glass
Of water OH the clean white cloth, and placed dish
fruit on the puddle he had made He made another pu
de and placed the carafe On third puddle he placed
the butterdish and on. t
'sWhy do you spoil the cloth with all that water?'
asked passenger.
ssBecause the weather's rough, sir y said the steward
And then making another puddle, he went
GIVE stewards liners be not merely good
waiters-we must be good wet weather walters. And
have number Of tricks.
Zone is to set the heavy dishes upon wet spots. If
to set them dry spots in the ordinary way, they
would slide to and fro with every urc of the ship But if
the cloth Wetted, they adhere to the wet place tho
glued to it,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

time there lines Carries brow and Tom looked
There something radically wrong, but unless cpl
ec swept thru the ranks Of their innocent relatives they
could way Of it. Instead Of being song
life had degenerated into perpetual class mental arth
metic to make both ends meet.
Right here fate stepped in. The fiat building burned
down and Carrie had Mysteries Tom soohingly reminded
her that they were insured but it did not calm her.
IT just crazy with joy she explained t1That
awful oil painting and Uncle Daniels table gone for
ever!''
Then they wrote home that they had decided to board
until Toms salary raised
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
journals Daily Puzzle
HoGAN's
ALLEY
PUZZLE

the exterior decorations on two mansions IN logan
exactly fifteen feet wide and that one Of
know
middle
the SKETCH JUST
fas
how farth aguteris sfromth O
submitted cleares
a. will be mailed
Puzzle Editor
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22
OPINIONS OF THE PUzzLIsTs

Of bunch
this morning great t OF mail IRON
ing Daily evidently made HIT judging
the nnterest take by reader
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-22

We regret that Mr. Wheelock is not publishing his verse;
but prints it for circulation among friends merely,
Eizabean writer said of Shakespeare his sugared
mongst his private frends That the great
of the venture induce publicity earnestly hoped for
A !
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-05
MOOSE ABOUT PORT ARTHUR
GRADUALLY TIGHTENING
Japanese Guns Are Pouring Fire Into the Dimin
iShine Circle

Toxic, a
displayed the
political saegcal setmena
here the critical hour
the the
feet to leave dmiraTo
heavy OF military leaders
o
There will be the
ha fnis the
the evish
that shall be effected with the smallest sacrifice
the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-05
NOT C0NTRABAND ON
A NEUTRAL SHIP.

Washington, Aug. 4.-The Arabia
case is likely ITO develop strongly one
important contention on the part of
this government, namely. that food
stuffs on neutral ship are not sub
ject to seizure. even in the war zone
provided they are not intended for the
use of the army or navy of a belliger-
ent.
1t has been supposed that the Rus
sian government itself subscribed fully
to this rule, and that is why Washing
ton is waiting to learn what unknown
and qualifying conditions were devel-
oped before the Vladivostok prize court
to justify the confiscation of American
flour consigned to Japanese individuals
and not to the government. nor in
tended for it's use
Counsel for the Portland Milling
Company were before the department
yesterday. and insisted that the entire
cargo of the vessel was individually
consigned, and consequently that there
was not one pound of contraband goods
liable to seizure aboard the ship.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-05
PRESS CAMP AT
ARMY MANEUVERS.

New York, Aug Am conjunction
with the forthcoming army maneuvers
in Northern Virginia a camp for the
accommodation and convenience OF the
press will be established Just north OF
Gainesville, about three quarters OF a
mile from corps headquarters. Every
duly accredited press representative
Correspondent or photogra pher) will be
furnished with one tent, one cot, one
table, one chair and one bucket.
Meals may be obtained from a near
by boarding house at $3.50 per day.
Press representatives will have TO
furnish their own bedding. toilet ar
ticles, mounts, servants. messengers.
etc.
All newspapers, magazines. press as
sociations etc, wishing to send repre-
sentatives to the maneuvers should
communicate with James A. Moss. aide
de camp. Governors Island. New York.
upon application TO whom duly accred-
tied correspondents and photographers
will be furnished cards. the presenta-
tion OF which at the press camp viii
entitle the holder TO the accommoda-
tionB enumerated.
Gainesville Ia on the Washington
Harrisonburs branch OF the Southern
Railway, forty-two miles southwest OF
Washington and about half way b.
tween the two opposing caEaR sitoa.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-05
AMERICAN TOURISTS
FILLED WATERY GRAVES.
Seven Out of Eight Persons Drowned
Near Bear Island.

Halifax, N. s., Aug. Am trying to
reach the shore in a small tender from
a stranded yacht this evening, seven
of the eight persons in the boat were
drowned through the capsizing Of the
little craft. Mr.. Vedeto of Bear River,
was the only one saved. The dead as
far as can be learned, are:
George Leach 46 years old, manager
Of a woolen mill. Nasonville, r. I.
Capt. Charles Hersey. Digby.
Mrs. Vedeto, 30. Digby.
Mrs. O'Reilly, 40. supposed to be a
New York woman; her son, aged 13,
and also a daughter.
The name of the other victim cannot
be ascertained tonight.
The accident occurred on the Annap-
oils bar, near Bear Island.
The yacht, which the unfortunate
people left. was the Ouida, owned by
Commodore Irving of the Digby Yacht
Club and was in charge of Capt.
Charles Hersey. She left Digby at
o'clock this morning for Pinckney's 8
Point, at the mouth of Bear river, TO
take out a party of American tourists
who were camping in that vicinity.
II appears that when the yacht
grounded on the bar half mile from
land. all occupants of the yacht got on
board their tender, and began to row
toward shore. The little boat was
swamped by her heavy load.
Capt Hersey was considered one OF
Digby's most careful boatmen, and has
been IN charge Of Commodore Irving s
cabin sloop Ouida for two seasons.