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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-23

haustion and want 5of food. For q
moment his emotions were easily
aroused.
ooh, it is pitiful,' he almost whim-
pered. "It cannot be!''
With gesture of despair he drew
the sleeve of his thick jersey across
his eyes to clear them from the gath
ering mist. Then he tremblingly en-
deavored to open the neck Of her dress
and unclasp her corsets. He had a
vague notion that ladies in q faint
ing condition required such treatment,
and he was desperately resolved to
bring Iris Deane back to conscious
existence If it were possible. His task
was rendered difficult by the waist
band of her dress. He, slipped out a
clasp-knife and opened the blade.
Not until then did he discover that
the nail Of the forehnger on his right
hand had been torn out by the quick,
probably during his endeavors to
grasp the unsteady support which
contributed so materially to his es-
cape. It still hung by shred and
without any hesita alton he seized the
| offending nail IN his teeth and COM
!pleteds the surgical operation by a rap
Id jerk.
Bending to resume his task, he was
Estartled to find the girls eyes wide
open and surveying h1m9W1ln SnadOWy
alarm. She was quite conscious, alb.
surdly so In. aasense. and had noticed
his strange action
THANK Godl's. he cried hoarsely
you are alive Her mind as YET
could only work IN a single groove.
S why did YOU do that ?"asi1e whis.
]spered. Isl
.Do what?'
s Bite: your nail off
TT was in my way. Iswished to cut
sopen your dress at the waist. You
were collapsed, almost dead,
Thought, and wanted to unfaster
your corsets.s
Her color came back with remark
able rapidity. From all the rich va.
riety of the English tongue few word!
Fcould have been selected Of such re-
storative effect.
4 She tired to assume "a sitting pos.
ture, and instinctively her hands trav.
IeIed to her disarranged costume.
How ridicuIous!'' she said. with q
little note Of annoyance in her voice
which sounded curiously hollow. Blu
her brave spirit could$:not yet com
mand her enfeebled frame. She wa,
Iperforce compelled Ito sink back to the
support Of his knee and arm.
DO you think you could lie quie
until I try to find some water" hi
gasped anxiously.
She nodded childlike acquies
scence, and her eyelids fell. It wal
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GREETINGS of The morning
A Thrilling Tale Of shlpwreek and Adventure.
By LOUIS TRACY.
Copyright 1903 by Edward J. Clode.

deck which came away from the
charthouse and was rent from the up
per framework by contact with the
reef.
He seized this unlooked-for support
with his disengaged hand. For one
of the destruction of the ship. Both
the fore and aft portions were burst
asunder by the force of compressed
air. Wreckage and human forms
were tossing about foolishly. The sea
| pounded upon the opposing rocks
| A uniformed fgure-he thought it
was the captain-stretched out an un-
| awaiting arm to clasp the queer raft
| which supported the sailor and the
girl. But a Jealous wave rose under
the platform with devilish energy and
turned it completely over, hurting the
man with his inanimate burden into
the depths. He rose, fighting madly
for his life. Now surely he was
doomed! But again, as if human
existence depended on naught more
serious than the spinning of a coin, his
| knees rested on the same few staunch
timbers, now the ceiling of the music
room, and he was given a brief respite.
His greatest difficulty was to get his
i breath, so dense was the spray thru
which he was driven. Even in that
| terrible moment he Kept his senses
! The girl, utterly unconscious, showed
by the convulsive heaving Of her
breast that she was choking. With q
wild effort he swung her head round
to shield her from the flying scud with
i his own form.
The tiny air-space thus provided
gave her some relief, and in that in
slant the sailor seemed to recognize
her. He was not remotely capable OF
/ a definite idea. Just as he vaguely
realized the identity Of the woman in
his arms the unsteady support or
which he rested toppled over. Again
he renewed the unequal contest. A
strong resolute man and a typhoon sea
i wrestled for supremacy.
4 This time his feet plunged against
something gratefully solid. He wal
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, the Egyptian pyramids, don't stop to
inquire; go over and look at the stew
pans.
After browsing among the shelf
hardware for q spell, they run you
way back to the little red and green
art room and leave you with Curly
head, who pipes UP and says that the
reason the trees in the pictures are
all purple and the grass pink is be-
cause, Corot, Turner, Rousseau, De-
got to paint in the atmosphere. AS
result, there Is nothing unnatural
about their work. However, the up
to-date daubers discovered that the
air is full of atmosphere; therefore,
when you step back four PAGES,
landscape by Millicent Smythe MAZE
looks as tho Bill, the calsomine fiend,
had thrown a brush full of purple
suds against the wall and had forgot
ten to remove the blot. Twenty min
nutes with Curly-head among the
green cows and the pink bowwows
and you are off to the foolish house.
| After you have told them that you
| believe it all and are on the way to
! fresh air, little Miss Muffet butts In
with a paper and asks you to join the
Spindle society, the object of which
| is to teach the poor how to make
| beautiful and artistic furniture out OF
| o-by-fours and undressed cowhide.
SUBSCRIPTION only $40 per year, anu
the poor can ask all the questions they
wish. Besides, for the SIS you get
twelve pamphlets with illustrations
and full working directions. Then they
show you a rocking chair made by
Spindle himself, strong enough to hold
up the Flat Iron building, and writ
ing desk that is as convenient as a
towel rack, and again hold out the
right hand. What can you do? To
cinch matters, they unwind a lot Of
rag carpet, done in green, with yell
low center, hemmed in by a border Of
myrtle leaves (the same carpet great
grandma used to keep the geraniums
from freezing), and tell you its the
only thing for the parlor. because 1t
was made In Drumble. After the car
pet you are down for the full count.
Caution.
} Take a three years : course in con-
ventional design and learn to appre-
ciate, or else buy your bric-a-brac at
a machine shop. Sam HILL.
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while on account Of his damaged fin
gel, and fastened to Iris with the
precious beverage. She heard him and
managed to raise herself on an elbow.
The poor girls eyes glistened at the
prospect of relief. Without a word of
question or surprise she swallowed the
contents of both leaves.
Then she found utterance. How
odd it tastes! What is it?" she in
quired.
But the eagerness with which she
quenched her thirst renewed his own
momentarily forgotten torture. His
tongue seemed to swell. He was alb
solutely unable to reply.
The water revived Iris like a magic
draught. Her quick intuition told her
what had happened.
"You have had none yourself" she
cried. Go at once and get some.
And please bring me some more"
After hastily gulping down the con-
tents Of several leaves he returned
with a further supply. Iris was now
sitting up. The sun had burst royalty
thru the clouds, and her chilled limbs
were gaining some degree of warmth
and elasticity.
What is it?' she repeated, after
another delicious draught.
''The leaf of the pitcher-plant.
Nature is not always cruel In an
unusually generous mood she devised
| this method of storing water"
Miss Deane reached out her hand
for more Her troubled brain refused
to wonder at such a reply from an
ordinary seaman. The sailor delib-,
erately spilled the contents of re-
manning leaf on the sand.
mo, madam" he said, with an odd
mixture Of Difference and hrmness.
mo more at present I must first
procure you some food.
She looked up at him in momentary
silence.
pause.
Eyes, madam
Are we the only people saved ?"
/ "I fear So"
/ as this a; desert island?"
.tI think not, madam. 1t may, by
chance, be temporarily uninha bited.
but fishermen from China come to all
these places to collect tortoise-shell
land beche-de-mer. I have seen no
other living beings except ourselves
nevertheless, the islanders may live on
the south side
Another pause. Amid the thrlihng
sensations Of the moment Iris found
herself idly specializing as to the
Imeaning of Beche-de-mer, and why
1 this common sailor pronounced
French so well. Her thoughts re-
i yerted to the steamer.
To be continued tomorrow.
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dashed forward, still battling with the
raging turmoil of water, and second
time he felt the same firm yet smooth
surface. His dormant faculties awoke.
It was sandl. With frenzied despera-
ton, buoyed now by the inspiring
hope Of safety, he fought his way on
wards like maniac.
often he fell, three times did the
backwash try to drag him to the swirl
ing death behind, but he staggered
blindly on, on, until even the tearing
gale ceased to be laden with the suf-
locating foam, and his faltering feet
sank in deep soft white. sand.
Then he fell, not to rise again. With
a. last weak flicker Of exhausted
strength he drew the girl closely to
him, and the two lay, clasped tightly
together, needless now of all things.
How long the man remained pros
trate he could only guess subsequent
| ly. The Sirdar struck soon after day
break and the sailor awoke to a hay
consciousness Of his surroundings tc
find a shaft Of sunshine Pickering thru
the clouds banked up in the east, The
| gale was already passing away. Attic
| the wind still. whistled with shrill VIC.
lence 1T was more clustering thar
| threatening. The sea-; too, tho running
very high, had retreated many yard:
from, the spot where he had finally
| dropped, and It's surface was noslongel
scourged with venomous spray. &
Slowly and painfully he raised him
self to a sitting posture, for he was
bruised and stiff. With his first move
ment he became violently Ill. He hat
swallowed much salt water, and i
was. not until the spasm of sickness
had passed that he: thought of thu
girl. 3g's
She had slipped from his breast a
he rose, and was lying, ace down
i wards, in the sand. The memory o
much that had happened surged int,
his brain with horrifying suddenness
.'She cannot be dead, = he hoarse
~ smurmured, feebly trying to lift her
Surely Providence would not deser
4 her after such an escape. What Z
1 weak beggar must be to- give in a
the last moment. am sure she wa
living when we got ashore. What OF
i earth can I do to revive herr
Forgetful Of his own aching limb
lin this newborn anxiety, he sank OF
one knee and gently pillowed Iris
head and shoulders on the other. He
eyes were closed, her lips and teetl
/ firmly set-a fact to which she un
doubtedly. owed her life, else she woul,
have been suffocated-and the pablo
i Of her skin seemed to be that terri
BILE bloodless hue which indicate
death. The stern lines in the man
face relaxed, and something blurre,
j his vision. He was weak from ex
- S
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ent position. It would be too horrible
to permit her first conscious gaze to
rest upon those crumpled objects on
the beach. Common humanity de-
manded, too, that he should hastily
examine each Of the bodies in case life
was not wholly extinct.
So he bent over the girl, noting
with sudden wonder that, weak as she
was, she had managed to refasten
Fart Of her bodice.
you must permit me to carry you
little further inland" he explained
gently.
without another word he lifted her
in his arms, marveling somewhat at
the strength which came Of necessity,
and bore her some little distance, iun-
til a sturdy rock, jutting out of the
sand, offered shelter from the wind
and protection from the sea and its
revelations.
st am so cold. and tired" muir
INJURED Iris. us there any water
MY throat hurts me-"
He pressed back the tangled hair
from her forehead as he might 1soothe
a child.
"Try to lie still for very few min
utes," he said. You have not long tC
suffer. will return Immediately"
His own throat and palate were on
fire owing to the brine, out ne mrs.
hurried back to the edge Of the Ia
COON. There were fourteen bodies fr
all, three women and eleven men, four
of the latter being Lascars. The
women were saloon passengers whom
he did not know. One of the men was
the surgeon, another the first officer
a third Sir John Tozer. Fhe rest were
passengers and members Of the crew
They were all dead; some had beer
peacefully drowned, others were fear.
fully mangled by the rocks. Two o:
the Lascars, bearing signs of dreadful
injuries, were lying on a cluster o.
low rocks overhanging the water. The
remainder rested on the sand.
The sailor exhibited no visible emo
ton while he conducted his sad scru
tiny. When he was assured that Thu
silent company was beyond morta
help he at once strobe away towards
the nearest belt of trees. He coult
not tell how long the search for waite
might be protracted, and there wa
pressing need for 1t.
When he reached the first clunp o
brushwood he uttered a delighted ex
clamation. There, growing In prodi
gal luxuriance, was the benef1cen
pitcher plant, whose large curIed-ul
leaf, shaped ike q. teacup, not Onl.
! holds a lasting quantity OF rain water
but mixes herewith its own palatabl
and natural juices. I.
With his knife he severed two o
the leaves. swearing elnphattcally tn
- - 5H I'D =
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MINIMUM TEMPERATUREs,
Observations taken at a.. M, seventy-dfth
temperatures in last twenty-four hours:


and address in one of the cans she
packed, with a request that the finder
write to her.
Miss Ford has received letter from
Joseph H. Smith of Chelsea, Mass,
who found her name and address. In
the letter Mr.. Smith says he is a,
young man, holds a lucrative position
and owns a house. He proposes mar
riage to Miss Ford, who is trying to
ascertain if someone is playing joke
on her.
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ARREST DUE TO EXTRA LARGE FEET

robbing the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railway company's sta
Borden's Milk company.
Sergeant Grant looked Forks over
when the detectives brought him in
and recollected that the New Haven
detectives were on the lookout for a
colored burglar with big feet and large
railroad detective identified the pris-
Oner.
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2. sTRANGER-You see / represent the
mill, and we don't claim that these goods
are "dErt" cheap, but we. wish to Introduce
them Into this market, and TO .<do this we
will offer to make up these goods into the
most fashionable costumes and furnish trim
rnlnqs, etc, for five dollars each costume.
You take the qoodsf One hundred and thlr-
ty-five. Thanks! Have Mrs. Mark call at
this address and they will make the goods
nm for her, - SE s5
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DISAPPOINTING.

& 9. Mr.. e. z.-Isn't 1t great bargain, Mary7
Three dollars a yard AND THEY FURNISH
TRIMMINGS AND MAKE EACH GOWN
UP. FOR ONLY. FIVE DOLLARS.
MRS. MARk-WeII, e. z, tho goods are
only worth one-half what you paid for them,
but five dollars for making is wonderfully
cheap; always pay thirty I'll take tho
goods up to this address Tomorrow, but
mind you, e, z, there is something wrong
somewhere, III wager.
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NAMES THE DAY FOR HIS OWN FUNERAL

Louis a former welI-known business
and church man of Belleville, attended
Sunday school as usual a week ago
Sunday, and made arrangements for
his funeral there, a week from the
next day. il .3s'ss
Exter wrote letters to several of his
friends bidding them a. last farewell.
and asking some of them to act as
pail bearers. His requests were car
:ried out Monday morning as he di-
ERECTED. F~5s
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Young Woman Places Her Name and
Address in Can and Purchaser
Asks for Her Hand.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, Feb. 23.-Two months
ago Mary Ford, Of Jersey City, en-
ployed in a baking powder company's
plant in Hoboken, enclosed her name
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At the close Of the last calendar
year the United States had exported
$1,457, 565, 1888 worth of goods, lead
ing the world.
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PATTERN NO. ......

CAUTION-Be careful to give cor
rect number and size Of patterns
wanted. When the pattern is bust
measure you need only mark 80, "a
SO or whatever it may be. When in
waist measure, %. "a, 26, or whatever
it may be. When misses or chiid's
pattern, write only the ngure repre-
senting the age. It Is not necessary to
write 'inches'' or years"
Patterns of this garment will be sent
postpaid on receipt Of 10 cents. Be
sure and mention number of pattern.
Address
PAPER PATTERN DEPARTMENT.,
JOURNAL, MINNEAPOLIS.
Mrs. Alice Gordon Gulick, the Bos-
ton missi onary who spent thirty years
in Spain, has just died in London.
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Illinois Man Makes All Necessary Ar
rangcments, Dies and Is Buried at
the Appointed Time.

New York Sun Special Service.
-. East St.,Louis, ILL.,, Feb. 23.-With a
premonition that the angel Of death
lowered near, r.. e. Exter, of East st.
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS
FOR THE NORTHWEST.
For Minneapolis and Vicinity; Probab
continued cold.


continued
Minnesota
portion
Montana-PosibIy n
east portion tonight; variable
CONDITIONS
Cloudy weather the
Michigan
- Direct
a
In last twenty hours: i 81
~
g0
...1S
Current Denver.
"
49,.
" ~
- r - - ~ - s.
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I The tide of German emigration is
being directed. to German steamship
lines as far as posi- BILE. -
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In Massachusetts sthere are more
than 100000 people that depend abso-
lutely upon the cotton mills for a liv-
ing.
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Colored Burglar Caught Committing
One Crime Finds Himself Held
for Another Felony.

New York Sun Special Service.
Mount Vernon, N. Y, Feb. "a
Samuel Forks large feet are RESPONSE
BILE for his being held on charge Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-23

France averages forty-two;5 mar
riages to one divorces = y. :: Ii. = II
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any European capitaLs 1t is to be
hoped that the little brush with Japan
will not materially increase that rate
during the next few months.
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boobyl You numskuIE i knew there was
something wrong! There is no such ad.
dress as is on this card! You've been stuck
with poor goods at double their value. Five
dollars to make up a suit! BAIL A child
would have known better. Do you think
would pay thirty dollars q suit to have such
trash as that made up? NEVERl Another
hundred and thirty-flve out.
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IF YOU DO NOT KNOW
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW
THAT

We are exporting these days at the
rate of nearly $6,0OO,OOO worth of
products per working day; our i'm
ports do not quite reach 5000, 900 per
day.
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In st. Petersburg the death rate is
fifty-one per thousand, the highestIof
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-23

There were 5000 duels in Germany
last. year that resulted in twenty-five
deaths and innumerable honorable"
scars.
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"A Daily Hint Of Practical Value
to Journal Readers Of tho
ri Fair Sex.
BOX PLATED YOKE WAIST 1890.
To Be Made With Round, High Neck
Or Low Neck and With Long OF

White with cream makes; a favorite
combination Of the season and Is al
ways satisfactory. The stylish waist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-15
Three Cruisers That Es-
capped From VIadivos-
tok COrnered.
JAPS HAVE REVERSE
R1morS Are Conflict
ing---Port Arthur
Harbor Open.

London, June ia Central News
Toxic dispatch filed this afternoon
says a naval engagement is now in
progress off Tsuschima island, in the
Korean straits, between three Rus
sian cruisers, which escaped from
VIadivostok, and a number of Japan
csc ships.
HarbOr Mouth IL Open.
Toxic, June 15.-Entrance to the
harbor at Port Arthur having been
cleared of distractions, it is now open
for the passage of ships in and out.
Yesterday the Russian protected
cruiser Novik steamed out to sea and
engaged with the vessels of the Jap
anese blockading fleet.
News ut New ChwanR.
New Chwang, June 14.-CDelayed)
- There are persistent unconfirmed
rumors here of severe fighting south
of Kai Chou. A private telegram re-
ceived here by a German resident late
this afternoon from Chefoo said the
Japs had suffered a severe defeat at
Port Arthur. The Russians in town
are celebrating tonight.
Hear OF Japanese RepuIse.
81. Petersburg. June II. - Emperor
Nicholas has received the following
telegram from Lieutenant Genera
Baron Stakelbcrg bearing yesterdays
date: ~ battle began at noon around
the Russian position four and n half
mics south of the station of Wafan-
hoon lVafangowtI, the enemy making
repeated attempts to diSlOdge our left
flank. The attack was repealed and
we retained our position.
The First regiment occupying the
left flank of our position sustained
severe losses. Its commander, Colonel
JIhavantounoff. and Adjutant Sub
Lieutenant Ora goslafr Nodschinsgy
were killed. General Gerngross was
wounded, a shrapnel bullet SCATTERING
the right side of his lower jaw, but
he remained OH the field"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-15
PANITORIUM:
PRoPRIEToRs PUNCHED

James Douglas and J. Il. Allen, two
local members of the Ethiopian race,
were brought before Magistrate G..
\. Johnston this morning and each
fined So and costs for diSOrdcrly con-
duct. In default Of payment of their
fines they were renandcd to the bas-
tile To lay it out. They were arrest
ed for what might be termed conduct
ing an intinerant paintorium, ortrying
To leave the impression that they were
in the clothes, pressing business and
silverware polishing business. Eoth
had been employed in hotels here. and
one of them had quit his job. and ia
duced his other friend 10 take n lay
off for few days. They did not have