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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-05
NEUROLOGICAL
DEATH OF. HENRY OMEN
Removes Young Man Of Promlse-Funerai
To, poorro>J

Removes Young Man Of Promlse-Funeral
Tomorrow.
Henry Omen died Tuesday night at the
home Of his parents, 2710 Bloomington
avenue In his death the community suf
fers a distinct loss While he was only
young man, % years Of age, he gave
promise Of becoming one of the strong
young men of the city. He had com
pleted the grammar school course in the
Minneapolis public schools, and his school
work was always Of the highest order.
Beginning his business career with the
Northwestern Knitting company, in one
Of the most subordinate positions, he
steadily advanced by sheer force of abil-
ity until he was appointed assistant SUI
perintendent of the manufacturing de-
partment.
About one year ago his health appeared
to be failing, and he was granted leave of
absence which he spent mostly in Cali
fornia and other points in the west After
two months he returned to his work, but
it was soon apparent to his friends that
his health was seriously impaired, and in
a short time he was obliged to resign He
was a young man. Of most exemplary hab-
it's, generous, kindly, always mindful Of
his duty in every sense. The funeral will
take. place Friday at 9 a. M from st. Eliz-
abeth's church. lac :. "a,
MiSo w TEniNE - MCr1AIEs WHO
was born in Minneapolis thirty-five years
ago, and has always lived here, died yes
terday afternoon at the residence Of her
| mother, Mrs. Celia McFIale, 1925 First
street S. Miss MeFIale was a sister of
John j. McHale, the attorney, and Martin
F. McFale, former state labor commits
soner She is also survived by two SIS
ters, Mrs. Thomas F. Kelley, Wayerly,
Mimi, and Mrs. Edward F. FalIon, ST.
Louis. The funeral will be held at $40
Tomorrow morning, and following re-
QUEEN mass will be celebrated at st.
Charles church. The interment will be at
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Teachers Examinations.

The next regular examinations
for licensing teachers will be held
at the public school building in
this city, Friday and Saturday,
June 24th and 25th. All persons
having schools in this county which
are to begin in July or August,
and not holding certificates, must
take this examination as specials
will not be given.
According to provisions of the
Revised Statutes of Missouri a
third grade certificate may be re-
newed once, a second grade twice,
and a first grade an indefinite
number of times. Persons hold
ing certificates subject to renewal,
and desiring their renewal, will
please to notify us in writing not
later than June Oath. The usual
rules will be enforced rigidly.
The examinations will begin at s
and 1880, and will be given in the
following order:
First Day - Geography, gram
mar, algebra, photography, Ian
guage, arithmetic, literature.
Second Day-Reading, govern
ment, u. S. history, science, physi-
ology, pedagogy,a advanced history;
Before beginning the work each
applicant must present his receipt
from the county treasurer. Further
information may be had by ad-
dressing o. j. BUFoRD,
County Com'r.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Roselle Items.

Harvest time is here, and the
outlook is somewhat discouraging
at present, as wheat shows to be
greatly injured by the rust and the
many rains of late.
August Romp, a German bache-
Tor of ner Roselle, is very i'll at
present.
w. T. and j. T. Wood of Doe
Run Ire visiting relatives in Ro-
selle.
Mrs. Emma Miles and children
of Doniphan r visiting in this
vicinity.
M. L.. Henry visited relatives in
the Valley recently.
Mr.. j. Rice is visiting his father
in Irondale this week.
Mr.. j. NJ. Wilson visited rela-
tives at Bismarck recently.
Frank lnman spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folk and
returned to Ironton to resume his
employment Monday.
| Rev. Henry Polk was in Roselle
Saturday and Sunday, but owing
to the inclement weather there
were no services at Bethany.
VIM. Singleton made a business
trip to Leeper recently.
VIM. Wilson called on a friend
at the Silver Mines Sunday.
Mr.. Jno. Massie's house was de.
stroyed by fire on the Sth, only 6
part of the contents being saved.
There will be a box supper given
at the school house in Rosellt
next Saturday night for the benefi
of Mr.. Massie and family. Ev'
erybody is cordially invited to at
tend. PANSY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
The Fourth at the Fair.

The Committee on Ceremonies
of the Exposition is engaged upon
preparations of an elaborate pro-
gramme for the celebration of the
Fourth of July. 1t is the purpose
to make independence Day sur
pass in interest and attendance all
previous days of the Worlds Fair,
not excepting the opening day,
April 30th, which was a record
breaker in exposition history.
The plans as contemplated are
not yet performed in detail. They
will include features of special in
%terest, beginning early in the day
and continuing far into the night.
The director of works has already
entered upon a scheme Of illumi-
nation which will eclipse in splen-
dor and uniqueness the present
wonderful display. 1t is the in
tention to have a series of attrac-
tons which will be free to all.
The concession amusements will,
of course, be running, but the ex-
position management intends to
supplement these with numerous
features given in the plazas dur
ing the day and the evening. In
formation received through rail-
road channels indicates a very
large attendance from the sur
rounding territory.
The 18th of July falls upon Mon
day this year. In view of the
promised attendance of at least a
quarter of a million of people, the
exposition management will large
ly increase the number of free
seats, the provisions for free water
and other free conveniences. The
steam railroads and street rail-
roads will make special effort to
handle the crowds. To encourage
coming of picnic parties, the three
hundred acres of woodland and
lawn in the southern part of the
grounds will be put in condition
for the use of such parties.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

The Chicago Tribune says:
Speaking Of fish, there must be
some %redeeming feature about the
German carp. What is it? There
are several thousand disciples of
Isaak Walton who would be pleas
ed to have an answer to the Tri-
bune's question. The German carp
is a nuisance. He is a "gold
brick" palmed of upon u%nsuspect-
ing fish hatchers. A few years
ago the German carp was hailed
as a great fish. 1t grew rapidly
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

THE Supreme Court last week
affirmed the decision of the lower
court in the case of two of the st.
Louis boodlers, Lehman and Hart
man. They have donned stripes
and are now serving terms in the
Denitentiary.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

IT is reported that at a recent
meeting of the Democrats in Mis-
sissippi county, resolutions were
passed instructing the delegates to
the Joplin convention not to vote
for Gov. Dockery and Senator
Stone as delegates at large to the
National convention. There are
some very wise men in Mississippi
county-much after the style OF
the Stoddard county bunch that
brayed SC long and loud a short
time ago. And We'll wager theil
ears are all about the same length,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

THE Republican papers that
have been such strong adherents
of Mr.. Folk in his contest for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor, are now tumbling out of the
wagon. But they are disappoint-
ing no one. There never was any
belief in their sincerity.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

SEVERAL Republican papers in
this district are talking as if they
expected to elect Mr.. Rhodes, the
Republican nominee for Congress
in this district, this fall. OF course,
Mr.. Rhodes hasn't even a ghost OF
a show, and well these same Re-
publican papers know it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

and multiplied at a great rate. 1t
looked pretty sailing around in a
tank. But as a game fish it is a
failure, as a table delicacy it is
worthless, and it has all but de-
stroyed all other fish in the waters
in which it has been planted. The
German carp is to the fish tribe
what the Ben Davis is to horticul.
ture-and then some."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

THE Judas Iscariot of the Mis-
souri, Democracy, the st. Louis
Republic, still presumes to advise
the Democrats of the State as 10
whom they should nominate fer
officers. The gall of the Republic
is something sublime.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

w. j. BRYAN, while in st. Louis
one day last week, shook hands
with Joseph Folk. Out of this
fact alone the Post Dispatch came
out the next day with a story that
he intended placing the circuit
attorney in nomination for Presi-
dent at the Democratic National
convention. When it comes to
accuracy the civic righteous metro
politan journal is hard to beat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

IF the country Democrats don't
stop voting for Cook and Allen,
Judas Iscariot will dub them
''poodles," too. The Republic is
itself a pretty fair poodle and boot
lick. 1t pooled to d. Crawford
& Co. in 1900 to the extent of
editorially denying that that firm
had threatened to discharge such
Of it's employees as dared to vote
for Bryan, while in the news
columns of that same issue of the
paper Crawford admitted the truth
OF the charge. In an experience
OF forty years | have never known
another instance of such con-
temptible pooling.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

THE Roosevelt convention is in
session in Chicago this week. So
completely is the President in con-
troll that it is said he has prepared
and revised every speech that is
to be delivered during the con-
yention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

THE souvenir edition of the
Dunklin County Mail, issued during
the meeting of the Southeast Mis-
souri, Drummers' ASSOCIATE on, is a
very creditable publication.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

NEARLY every county in this
district, except our own, has a can
didate for State committeeman.
There promises to be some con-
testing at the State convention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quanti-
ty is constantly coming in, declar-
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs and colds to
be unequaled. A recent express
sion from T. j. Mcfarland, Ben
tonville, Va, serves as an example.
He writes: 81 had bronchitis for
three years and doctored all the
time without being benefited.
Then l began to take DR.. Kings
New Discovery, and a few bottles
wholly cured me-" Equally eff
fctive in curing all lung and throat
troubles, consumption, pneumonia
and grip. Guaranteed by Arcadia
Valley Drug Co. Trial bottles
free, regular sizes SOC and S1.O0.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

Intending visitors to Saint Louis
during the Worlds Fair can assure
themselves satisfactory rooming
accommodations through the Mer-
chants Service Company at a
nominal expense. For particulars
apply to nearest Frisco System
agent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

For SALE-Piano worth S425;
will sell for $3.50. Call at my
rooms in the Bank Building.
MRS. M. j. CHAMBERLAIN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23

CA
Bears TIL, nIha Kind You Have Always Bought
S'sa ct NMAzZM
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Produce! Produce!

We handle Produce of all kinds having
a marketable value, and pay the highest
market price for same; so bring on your
Wool, Hides, Roots, Butter, Eggs, Poultry,
Etc, with the assurance of receiving the
very best of treatment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-06-23
Mems Underwear.

Special Offer; IL doz Shirts, well 1Rc
worth 40c; going at ~
so doz. Shirts and Drawers, all sizes, CRc
regular SOC quality; per garment ~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
STRATEGY OF A WEASEL


Oeeoyed Rat Into Ira? and Finished
II at Leisure.
"A weasel Is wizard as well as a
fighter. and often wins his battles by
strategy" said Emmett Wolfe of Mis-
sissippi. II was recently in fishing
camp that was near a large stack of
lumber. 1t seemed that large num-
Der of rats inhabited the cool crevices
under the lumber pile. and one day
weasel put in its appearance. We
had the pleasure of seeing a battle
royal every day for several days. and
by and by the weasel had killed every
rat In the colouly except one which
was nearly as large as cat
"They fought several times a day,
and the weasel always got the worst
triously digging hole under the
woodpile, and thought little of 1t. A
little after we saw 1t challenge the rat
to battle, and as soon as the fight be-
gan to warm up the weasel suddenly
turned tail and sneaked to the hole
like all possessed. The rat followed
In hot pursuit. and both disappeared
in the mouth of the weasel's hole. 1t
was only a twinkling until the weasel
reappeared. and flashed into the hole
again.
I'VE watched long time and Meth.
err animal appeared. Finally we NOV
ed the wood and dug out the weasel's
hole. We found the rat dead-and
the weasel had dug itself out an
other way. The weasel had trapped
the rat and killed it at leisure. the
hole being too small at one end for
the rat to escape. which the weasel
knew all the while. Cour-
ier-Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22

down to the slower but safer meth
DDS of a blockade. Had the slaves
throughout the islands chosen to re-
volt at this time the whites undoubted-
ly would have suffered the same fate
us those of Hayti-exterminatio
another black republic like San Do
mingo and Hayti might have been
born. but the plantation slaves had
seen the maroons surrender one after
the other of the refugees to the bar.
narous punishment that awaited them
from the masters from whom they
had fed They therefore regarded
them as their enemies and viewed the
struggle with Indifference.
The soldiers and planters secured
200 bloodhounds from Cuba to aid in
the investment of Trelawney Town
and every negro that ventured forth
in search of food or supplies was re.
lentlessly hunted to death. Finally
after seven months Of hopeless resist.
snce, the maroons. numbering 400
surrendered, reduced by starvation
rather than by force of arms. 1t was
solemnly agreed by the colonials that
The lives and lands of the blacks
should be spared, but that the maroon
republics should lose their independ-
ence and rights of self-government.
No sooner had the troops secured
The arms of the blacks than the gov.
error proceeded to violate the cove
nant. The maroons were herded to-
gether like cattle and driven on board
n vessel for transportation to Nova
Scotia. All CT the other free tow 70
suffered the same fate.
The exi,es were landed in Nova
Scotia just as the rigors of the north.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
TWICE A BRIDE AT SIXTEEN.
Ohio Girl Welded at IA Gets Divorce
and viii Marry AGAIN.

Ohio Girl Welded at IA Gets Divorce
and viii Marry Again.
Sweet sixteen and twice bride is
the record of Miss Bertha M. Craw-
ford, pretty country lass Of New
ark, Ohio.
Two years ago Miss Bertha. then
IA, slipped off to Covington. KY, with
her youthful sweetheart. Charles C.
Sutton, and was married. Parental
forgiveness and blessings were be-
slowed, but within the past year the
children became estranged and the
girl wife recently commenced action
for divorce.
Judge Walter IRVINE granted the
decree. When it was announced Miss
Bertha, then restored to her maiden
name. wanted to apply for new
license, but her lawyer, Judge Brister.
persuaded her to wait day. Then
she married an old chum, Harry
Freas. She says she is sure she has
the right man this time.
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tered near the free villages. and at
times the governor general was com
PEELED to appeal for assistance to the
friendly Mosquito Indians Of Nicara-
qua. The friendly relations thus es-
tablished between Great Britain and
the Mosquitoes were afterward made
the pretext for declaring protecto-
rate over the Mosquito coast.
Finally the planters became tired OF
this constant state of war and made
overtures to the refugees. In 1853 the
little maroon republics were formally
recognized. limits of their towns care
fully defined and rights of absolute
self-government conceded. in return
the negroes agreed, when outside the
limits of their own communities. to re
spect the laws OF the Islands and &c
liver up. dead or alive. all runaVas
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22

Possibly in no part of the earth
were the African slaves treated with
greater cruelty than in Jamaica.
Even the Spaniards of Cuba and Porto
Rico were merciful in comparison with
the British slave owners on Jamaica
plantations.
In consequence of the cruelty OF
their masters many negroes fled to the
uninhabited portions of the island.
The western part of the island was
the safest, and therefore the pre-
ferred place of the refugee. being very
rugged and broken, and Astounding in
curious natural depressions or amphi-
theaters, called ''cockpits."
acre they lived wild, precarious
and semi-savage existence, their num-
bers constantly increasing by Access
sions from the plantations. Through
the medium of their friends still re-
naming in bondage they were able
to obtain arms, ammunition and sup
plies of various kinds. and. owing to
their knowledge of the surface of the
country and their practice of the
drum language" derived from their
kindred, the Dwallas of the west coast
of Africa. enabling them to give warn
ing of approaching danger, they were
able to defy the colonial authorities.
Frequent raids were made upon the
plantations of their old masters. and
several times they even attacked i'm
rortant towns. the friendly negroes
still in servitude keeping them advised
as to where their pillaging expeditions
could be made with least danger. The
planters were compelled to barricade
their homes and be continually on the
watch for danger. Soldiers were quar-
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With the pathetic story of the exiled
Arcadians we are all familiar. The
tale OF the maroons, transplanted from
the sunny hills of Jamaica to the bleak
and storm-vexed coast of Nova Scotia
has had no Longfellow to give it i'm
mortality. Yet the fate OF the ma.
rooms was as sad, as tragic and as
undeserved as that of the Arcadians.
Near Halifax is "Hampsen Town."
community Of negroes. Part of these
are the descendants of American
slaves. emancipated by the British
troops at the time OF the burning Of
Washington in 1872. and taken on
their war vessels to Nova Scotia. By
far the greater part. however are de-
scendants OF the maroons. whose num-
Der, throughout the entire province. is
estimated at between 5000 and 10000.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22

slaves that should seek refuge among
them.
For full quarter of century this
arrangement seemed to work to the
satisfaction of all. Then the inevita-
BILE conflict was precipitated by a
trife.
In 1895 two maroons of Trelawney
Town were convicted in the island
courts of having stole pig and were
publicly whipped by the hangman.
Great excitement was aroused in all
the free communities.
So threatening did affairs become
that the whole island was declared
urder martial law. and British troops
invaded the reserved territory around
Trelawney Town.
After a desperate struggle the
troops were repulsed. and then settled
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
How codiciI Wa. Destroyed.

Mr.. Oswald Billiard, cycle agent
at Royston, Herts. England. recently
told a strange story in the Probate
court OF how codicil to the will OF
testator named Edmunn Brook Num-
had been destroyed. He said that he
was riding a motor-tricycle to London,
when the machine caught fire, and he
used his coat to put out the flames.
The codicil was in the pocket and
was burned. Pressed by counsel. he
carefully opened brown paper par
Gel and showed charred garment.
He also said that the testator had
given him power to use or destroy
the codicil as he liked.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
First Hiqh Pew. in Churches.

During the reign Of William and
Mary in England a worthy bishop
complained to the latter that the
ladies of the court were wont to fix
their eyes on their neighbOrs rathen
than on him during his discourse. 1t
apparently never occurred to the d.
vine that the fault might lie In the
sermons themselves.
BY consent of the Queen high pews
were introduced to prevent wander
ing eyes. "As for the young ladies
for whose spiritual welfare they were
DEVISED" says writer, their indig-
nation was only surpassed by the
rage of their admirers" From that
time high pews were very commonly
placed in churches.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
Met catamount In Road.

While Warren Gale of Waterbury.
VT. was driving home from Moreland
his horse became unmanageable be.
cause of fright at something in the
underbrush beside the road. A mo-
ment later catamount as large as a
shepherd dog leaped into the road
ahead of his horse. Horse, cat and
man remained perfectly quiet for a
few seconds, when the cat suddenly
ieaped into the woods on the other
side of the road and disappeared
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
Harmon Inn.

of his descendants. 1t was on the
direct stage line between Troy and
Montreal and Brattleboro for many
years. and had a wide reputation.
For fifty years 1t has not been occu-
pied. except as a storehouse, and Is
rapidly going to pieces.
1t was in this house that Gen. John
Stark took his breakfast the morning
Of the battle of Bennington. after
leaving his camp and marching to
meet the British forces.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
Railway Car as . Hospital.

A disused railway carriage has been
turned into an isolated hospital for a
smallpox patient at Holbeach. The
structure was bought for the purpose
by the guardians. but the first patient
to be treated has been sent from I1ol s
Sutton oncon Daily Mail.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22

WODbies more and more Till 1t 1alIs
over.
The force which keeps the top
standing up is lot bigger than one
would think. Try to knock 1t down.
You can knock it clear across the
room. but as long as it is spinning
fast 1t will stand up.
In the head of Mr.. o. Schlick Of
Hamburg. Germany. the idea sprout-
ed of putting such big top inside
a boat that old ocean wouldn't be
able to wiggle 1t about. By fixing the
top and bottom of the tops axis in
the boat. he makes the boat as steady
as. the top.
For an ocean liner his top" would
have to be heavy metal flywheel of
about twenty-five feet in diameter.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-10-22
How Many Feathers on HEM

A New York concern has Just
closed unique guessing contest in
which the contestants were required
to estimate the number Of feathers on
hen. Many estimates in the hun
dreds of thousands were received. sew
eral in the millions, the highest esti-
mate being 6C0.O60017. The correct
answer was found to be S.120.