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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-11

The Mayfower will commence her reg
ular runs into the upper lake, going as
far as Mound City, June 90 She will
make daily trips to Mound. mornings and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-11
BEFORE THE PUBLIC EYE

Yesterday afternoon the Juvenile Opera
company under the direction Of Mrs. st.
John Brenon gave the ever-pleasing
opera "Pinafore,' by Gilbert and Sullivan,
In which the supercilious English admiral
comic Dick Deadeye and the two lovers
figure SO prominently. This is the. first
opera the little singers have attempted to
put on, but to those who attended the
performance yesterday the announcement
that other operas will follow during the
summer is most welcome. The next opera
will be Chimes of Normandy. )" Assisting
Mrs. Brenon were Claude Madden, musical
| director; Harry sPlympton, stage man
ager; Ethel Malcolm, dancing director,
and Grace Birge, pianist.
The remarkable ease of the children on
the stage, the spontaneity of their acting
| and their apt impersonations spoke most
| highly for the work of Mrs. Brenon.; The
choruses gave evidence of careful train
ing and had the orchestra played as well
| the general effect would have been ia,
better The principals sang for the most
part with unusual intelligence and dis.
played. voices of purity and sweetness
| which were never strained. The bes
voice in the company is that Of Han.
Edward, but difficulty in getting hi
note from the orchestra spoiled his worl,
Olive Olsen sang the part Of Josephine
with rare: intelligence and looked like
little queen. Eunice Mitchell as Dicl
EDeadeye was big surprise and her ability
in comedy is quite unusual. AS Sir JOSEPH
Porter, Mamie Halperin was a most de
cided success. Others in the cast wer
Grace Emery as Little Buttercup, Bernie
Kohlhass as Ralph Rackstraw, Victo
Hayden as Bill Bobstay, Clifford Scheal
as Tom Tucker and Vera LANCE as Hebe
Captain Racket the farce presente,
at the South high school auditorium las
evening, was written by Thomas Swift
who took the leading part and staged il
This second performance Of the play wa
given to increase the funds of the athleti
association, and the players were greete
by q crowded house. The plot deals wit
a captain whose wife attends the theate
l with his friend and has a rather con
vivial supper after the show. Good stu
ations abound and the climaxes ar
worked up with more talent than is usual
j ly displayed by young author Actin
with Thomas Swift as his bosom frien
was Joseph L. Lawlis who won consider
i able applause. Rosemary Mal!ey as til
il pretty wife Of the captain looked an
B acted the part with great success. Other
4 worthy Of mention were Ida Laura Dav
4 as the shrewish wife,. James Guilty an
4 Rosetta Monahan The solos of Miss Ma
Williams and William Newgord before tt
curtain rose were well received.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-11

The steamer Excelsior has just been
supplied with elegant new furniture, which
gives her an air of luxury and ease. The
ladies, cabin has been fitted up with es-
pecially pretty fittings, and the entire ap-
pointments are frst-class.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-11

mss Elsie Thompson was guest Of
honor at a charming luncheon to-day
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-11

Mrs. w f. Sanderson and her sister,
Mrs r. w Clements Of Detroit. have ar
rived and are now making preparations te
open the White House. The house will
be opened for dinner next Saturday eve
ming Mrs. Sanderson will manage the
White House this summer, and hopes fol
a prosperous season.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30

partner
the quality Of
profit When
affection
Not there
saving less
Am
am l My
Adam Bede remember right tells Incompatible
believes functions life could
much better sit
forward
the business the wold the time would not
nothing
simpler the world few servants and few
children As cooking
schools
nothing
a children advantage
of improving
general said this might with be done in the
impossbly
method of house
brother
should all the servants leaving"
they will read believe anything that print
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30

movement. and the line was steady
again. l thought of this when l read
OF the fight over the works, the men
coming so close that a Union ofYicer
caught an ak from one of our men
and carried 1t back with him. Sup
pose the Union column that pressed
up close to the works had struck the
point where the Confederates broke.
what would have happened?
There was a minute at the crisis of
that battle when the Union troops.
climbing the Confederate works might
have gone over on to the backs Of men
retreating. The chance went with
the minute, however. and the Union
troops at that very point were the
next minute met by murderous IRE.
The incident illustrates the fear our
men had of Sherman's Ranking opera
lions. They had been fianked SO
many times that they were looking
for flank attack that day. instead of
the furious assault in front.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30
A Critical Minute IN Battle.

zone story" said the Georgia ser
Eeant, calls up another. In all the
talk about Kenesaw no one has re-
Serred to what took place within the
(Eoafederate lines at the moment when
he Union troops seemed on the point
sf breaking over the breastworks at
the dead angle. on Cheatam's hill.
lust as McCook's brigade received tha
heaviest fire of the Confederate line
n their immediate front the Confeder.
,tes to the right of the angle broke
md the men were moving to the rear
when Major Smart Of Georgia regi-
uent. coming up with requirements
shecked the panic. The men faced
sgain to the front and took their
places again behind the breastworks.
3here they remained.
1.-THE story was told that day that
tome of the men of Maneys brigade
aeard that the Federals had flanked
he Confederate position on the left.
Chis word was passed along the line.
ind there was, for a few minutes.
lomething like a panic. As Major
smart came up the retresting men
we're assured that the Confederate
hv:,ry had checked the nanking
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30
Carried His Tunnels with Him.

CArrlCd his TunneIo win Him.
Gen. Sherman was in the habit Of
accomplishing such great things with
such little loss of time that he won .
remarkable reputation among the Con.
federates for overcoming difficulties"
remarked Gen. w. F. Clark Of the
Army of the Tennessee to . reporter
for the Washington Star. ~
1.-The general had some Of the best
engineers in the business with him,
and whenever road or bridge was to
be constructed 1t was to be done In .
hurry. When he wanted bridge built
he Just sent out Gen. Dodge. the great
est bridge builder that ever happened.
I guess, and in little while a struc-
ture would be thrown across the
stream or river. whichever the case
might be.
II remember one time on the cam.
paign to the sea the Confederates
were planning to blow up a tunnel
that Gen. Sherman was intending to
use. The matter was discussed by
the 'Johnnies,' and one of the officers
remarked that he thought the blow
ing up of the tunnel would be an effec-
tive move, when another Officer. who
appreciated Gen. ShermRn's ability to
surmount obstacles, said:
What's the use of blowing up the
tunnel? Sherman carries tunnels right
along with him."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30
The seafarers.


Light heart. brave heart,
Drear the sea around us!
Stanch heart. true heart.
Tell 'em where they found us.
A thousand miles from anywhere;
Ice and gale and the rockets flare:
Weather enough and bit to spare;
Assistance declined" Well do II We
dare.
Might heart. brave heart.
k,]l the sea around us.
Inch heart. true heart.
Tell 'em where they found US.
Steady, steady. though the sun
Beat us faint: and the voyage begun
Seems not TO end: and each slow days
run
Is reckoned In slow hours. one by one.
Light heart, brave heart.
Sweet the sea around US!
Stanch heart, true heart.
Tell 'em where they found U.S.
Sandy Hook to Cavite:
Liverpool docks to Mandalay!
Joy of the sea life. not the bay
Where you rust at your mornings
through the day.
Emerson Clifford Taylor in the Outlook.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30

have studied the which they read for Advice to
of this advice which Is
skins
bunch
grass-all Of which 70. I-.
strikes that the really serious criticism and which
family
being brought into the family circle
sadly in need Of advice Hence this series
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30


THE Second Ohio cavalry" said the
TENDER. 1862, when Gen. Blunt decid-
ed he wanted battery. He detailed
thirteen men from each company Of
the Second cavalry and formed what
was afterward known as the Twenty
fifth Independent Ohio battery. The
men. receiving guns and equipment.
went to active service at once. and the
adventures Of the cavalrymen trans
formed into artillerymen came thick
and fast.
For example. Private James A..
Russell, armed only with a revolver,
dropped out one day to look for water.
In going through corn field he was
halted by two rebel scouts, who, with
rifles at a ready. demanded his sur.
render. Russell raised his revolver
and all fired at once. The rebels
missed their mark, while Russell
blazed away until he had disabled
both his antagonists and received
their surrender. Then he procured q
conveyance and took mis- two prison
ers into camp.
In one Of Its long marches In the
Southwest the battery crossed the
Ozark mountains in midwinter and
was water-bound at the crossing OF
White river The river was seventy.
five feet wide, fifteen feet deep, and
the current was very rapid. There
was NO boat large enough to carry
even one gun across and It was de-
cided to make, a raft or boat. The
wagon boxes we're dashed together.
covered with tarpaulins. and rails
were used for decking. When the raft
was completed and loaded, the prob
lem was how to get . line across.
Several plans were suggested and
tried. First man started across In
dug-out. Tho boat was swamped
and the man was rescued with diff,
hculty. A man tried to ride horse
across and failed. Then q line was
tied to a mules tail and an attempt
was made to drive the mule, riderless,
across to the other side. The mule
landed on our, side of the river and.
being driven back, went OF down
stream, line and all. At last Lieut..
J. L. Hadley attached line to an
empty case-shot and fred 1t from one
of the guns.
THE shot finding Judgment on the
other side, 4 man swan across. aided
by the line, made 1t secure and the
whole battery was ferried across
without the loss of single article of
equipment. Ofhcers and men were So
elated over the achievement that
when all were safely across they fred
a salute. The battery had many ups
and downs, but was finally recognized
as one of the regular Ohio organiza.
tons, although there was a row over
our not returning to the Second cav
Inter Ocean.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30
Purifying MIX.

An apparatus in use In Germany for
the publication OF milk by ozonization
is so constructed that ,ne milk con-
tained in q vessel flows thence in q
thin stream into another vessel placed
below. The wires and carbon points
Of q strong electric battery are SO ar
ranged that the light arc passes
through the stream or near 1t. The
ozone which is thereby engendered
from the oxygen Of the air IL said to
se suficient to kill all microorgan-
+. ms contained in the milk.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30
Anaesthetle. and Plants.

Albert Maumene. in the Review Sci
entifque, Paris. referring to expert
ments Of M. Johannsen, of the agri-
cultural school of Copenhagen. gives
1t as his opinion that by the use OF
anaesthetics. such as ether and chlor-
oform, early forcing in plant develop
ment by present methods will all be
superseded, since. the anaesthetlzing
process makes possible the floxsstng
Of these plants four or hve months
earlier than the ordinary methods Of
tcccing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30

Gen. John c. Black, commander-in.
chief of the Grand Army of the Re.
public. arranged details for next
years encampment with the Boston
G. A. R. committee. It was agreed
that the encampment will begin on
Aug. IL and that a parade not exceed.
ing two miles in length will be held
on Aug. IS. 1t 10 estimated that II
least 76 900 veterans would be In lins
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30
Bold Blum saved Him.

The morning of Nov. 6, 1868. saw
Gen. Echols strongly intrenched on
the top of Droop Mountain, where the
day before he had Joined Jackson's
force. bringing with him four regi-
ments. two battalions and battery.
which, when Joined to Jackson's force
gave the Confederates an overwhelm-
ing advantage In numbers as we'll as
position.
General Averell, down in the valley.
commanded the Union troops, consist
Ing of the Second. Third and Eighth
Virginia and the Fourteenth Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry. Col. Schoonmaker's
regiment.
The Confederates had what they
considered an impregnable position;
but no position was too strong for
the daring of Averells men. The
Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Battery B and an independent battal-
ion crept up and occupied position to
the left. while Battery G was on the
extreme right. The Second, Third and
Eighth advanced in front. The men
crept up the mountainside. through
briars. over rocks and treetops. until
within about fifteen yards Of the crest
of the mountain, when the Confeder-
ates opened fire, and a sheet of flame
showed where their musketry was
pouring at terrific leaden hail into our
lines.
Over the breastworks the bluecoats
clambered. needless of the murderous
IRE. Then 1t was every mans duty
to seek such shelter as could be found.
Capt. .Billingsley of California, Pa;
Major Barclay Of Hardwood and the
late Noah Messenger of Johnstown
had many q hearty laugh afterward at
having all tried to find protection back
of one tree. Just at the time 1t wasn't
so funny. Piles of rails protected the
Confederate sharpshooters on the ex-
treme left. Particularly harassing was
the fire from five mountain howitzers.
which came from the same direction.
William Steinaker. Orderly Sergeant
of Company D, Second Virginia, was
wide awake and very active that day.
II you should visit him in his home in
Allegheny and he should recall that
day 1t may be he would tell you the
story as have heard 1t many times.
This is as he told 1t at Beverly after
the battle was over:
You see, those mountain howitzers
were doing pretty bad work. Out In
the open I saw a little deserted wood
choppers shanty. The door was on
the side facing the Johnnies. II
thought II could get in there would
be protected and could pick of the
gunners at ease. SO sprinted over.
1t was about hundred yards. Dash.
ing into the shanty was confronted
by five Confederate soldiers, who evil
IDENTIFY had the same thoughts as I
had. Lord! my hair stood straight up
on my head till 1t raised my cap OF.
There was only one thing to do. so
I shouted Surrender and, to my
Amazement. they all handed over their
guns and marched the five In front
Of me. prisoners. back to our lines"
Sergt. Steinaker, although not a
large man. seemed a very giant in bat
tie, never seeming to know the mean.
Ing of the word fear.
Lieut.. A. J. Pentecost. known to
thousands of Pittsburgers, and Major
Barclay. were among those who were
specially mentioned for gallant action
In Official reports of the Battle of
Droop Mountain. "-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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. It?
increased, l
checkbook
have spent less myself than did bachelor
it? The
has Dollar by dollar dime by dime has been
a
well invested?
of 1t?
In other What what they worth?
fictitious
wife improving
daughters
m
His
'houe' has not
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-01-30
Domestic 3Iunders of Women
THINGS IN. GENERAL.
ny a MERE MAN

HERE would be only two to write of wona-
en-either to call them angels. with the poets or to
abuse them the shortlegged with Shopenhauer
or the "slum woman" and the Cow woman with Sarah
Grand have desire initiate any of these authori
ties.
My mission of sheer pity. l married my wife
because l loved her. have worked hard all my life
because loved her, and writing this series Of
papers because love my daughters who growing
look back my many years of hard work. during
which q good income, and ask myself. as
The Washington times., 1904-04-17
PuT YOURSELF IN us PLAcE.
THE EXPERIENCES OF A STREET CAR CONDUCTOR

hshed out dime with a hole in it and
offered 1t to me.
I handed the dime back and she inn
mediately refused 10 take it. saying that
she didn't take bad money. In despera-
ton rang for the car to go ahead.
went down and spoke TO the police
man about the weather. under my
breath. The woman saw it and suppos-
ing I was about to do something ugly
presented a bright new nickel
At Forty-second street a lean. hawk
eyed man got on and gave me a Four
teenth street transfer.
That is not good here. sir" I said
handing it back to him.
''Whatr' he Numbered You refuse
to take that? III have you fred. I'll
sue this road for damages. You can't
bulldoze met And he snatched the
transfer and jumped up to ring the
bell for the car to stop. He got hold Of
the fare bell and rang up several fares
in quick succession. Then, as I remon-
strated. he jerked the bell rope and the
car came to a stop.
He jumped on. and taking out a little
book began to write my number and
the number OF the car We were on our
way again when he discovered that he
had not given me the last word and
came running after Us, shouting wildly.
At that q man in the front of the car
was moved TO sympathy. and coming
down TO me peered at my number and
then shaking his fist in my face cried
out that he would write to the company
and back up the other mans complaint.
I began to feel nervous. il smile on the
face of the tutor conductor put me al
rest. and the passenger shouted;
The Interurban Railroad Company
will suffer for this outrage. III witness
II"
This isn't the Interurban," said a
The Washington times., 1904-04-17

HWENT to the street railway office at
Fiftieth street and Seventh avenue
and applied for a position as con-
] ductor. I was engaged and told to
come around the following Monday
morning.
When I arrived at the ear barns ]
was Immediately singled out as new
man by the crowd going on duty Every
one looked at ne alphabetically. be-
gan to feel Ike the hero at a funeral.
or a volunteer for some dangerous un-
dertaking.
Have sou ever been troubled with
heart dfsease7'' asked one gray-haireo
vete,ran. looking at me with blue eyes
tlst had in them the patience Of JOB.
= NO. SIR" answered.
that's in your favor" ne said.
'Why7'' I asked
He did not answer. and tutor cen
ductor took me In hand and showed roe
how 10 ring up fares and MI out my
blanks. We started down Broadway
from the car barns.
At Forty-second street woman WITH
a lap dog stopped the car, We ran ter
feet beyond where she stood, and She
climbed in with a red face and imme'
diatelv demanded to know why hadn'i
.,ooned the ear where she was
The First Difficulty.
THE motornnan stopped the car
madam" I answered. holding out my
hand for her fare. She handed me So
bill
7 cannot change it." said
but you must" she answered.
I stopped the car for her 10 get on
She snuggled down in the corner Of the
seat and frowned. The dog barked and
the baby began 10 cry. A car behind
came up with a Changing bell.
I am in no hurry" sad the woman
II got on here 10 get that changed.
4 policeman got on the car ano sh'
The Washington times., 1904-04-17

by the manufacturer OF the car and
then at the number Of the car in the
ccmPany's service.
Thinking that the incident was closed.
1 went back to the door to help in
an old lady She smiled in my face and
thanked me The smile made up for all
the trouble that had been heaping itself
upon my shoulders, and 1 determined to
preserve the most exquisite politeness
TO every one in spite Of the trouble MAX
ers.
The man who had stepped on the
lady's feet got up to leave, and in lurch-
ing for a strap hit the old lady's hat
and knocked 1t askew. She righted 1t
with an Excuse me, please. sir" and
the man jumped OF
The woman who had complained of
him looked daggers at me. but said
nothing. The next day 1 started out
The Washington times., 1904-04-17

with the determination not to let any
thing trouble me. I ate a hearty break
fast, braced ny shoulders, and during
the first few hours realized that the
weather. which was fine had a remark
able effect upon every one. The passen-
gers seemed to feel that It was not nee
essary to quarrel this day. The most
persistent trouble makers evidently get
out on wet and muggy days, just after
a decided change in the weather.
Looking for Trouble.
But there was one little incident. We
were speeding down Broadway about
moor.
Three nervous little women then asked
me separately for transfers TO Brook
Ign Bridge cars. told them we did not
transfer to the bridge. and they asked
me to tell them where 10 get of.
Get of at City Hall, please" !
answered.
We had gone three blocks when they
franticaIly stopped the car, and when
II had come to a dead standstiH asked
If we had gone by City Hall Ringing
up the fares and striking the bell to &c
dnedQ. uldQ6 way Up 10 NltIE LErg
sat and told them that 1 would inform
/ them when 10 get off. Six times on the
way down Broadway they asked me
again whether we had yet reached City
/ Hall. At City Hal I stopped for them
1 to get off, but they sat mute and still
I told them this was City Hall, and they
| thanked me. adding,
I'VE will go 10 South Ferryr'
| BY that l saw that they probably knew
| the city as we'll as 1 did and were only
making me trouble TO make me remem-
Der that I was public servant.
( Thursday morning was rainy. Every
one was out OF sorts. The air vas
pregnant with luminosity. We made the
first trip downtown without serious
| trouble.
/ On the return trip, however, porly
gentleman with a red face looked lie
stolidly in the eye when I asked for his