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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-09
NORTHWEST WEDDINGS

GAINESVILLE. MINN.-At 8 o'clock last eve
ming at St. Johns church took place the mar
Dodge of this place. to Doughty c. Cordry. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J. P. Nc
Cullough, assisted by Rev. James Cornell of
Minneapolis. The impressive Episcopal service
employed. Mr.. and Mrs. Cordry will reside
in Melroy, MINI.
BOOKINGS. S. D.-AIss Nellie Seaton and
0. w. Peterson We're married at the home Of
the brides parents yesterday and left for east
ern points for visit with relatives. They
will make their home at WATERFOWL
MILFORD. !OWA.-G. L. Canon of Milford
and Miss Brown of Spencer were married by
Rev. f. E. Day.-James Evans of Milford and
Mrs. Dickson of Spencer were married. The
bridegroom is 80 and the bride about 90
GAINESVILLE, MINN.-The public schools
opened this week with corps Of ten teachers
and 800 scholars.
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LEAD. s. D.-Earl Stevens and Miss Anna
Rex Of Des Moines Iowa, were married.
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MILWAUKEE,, WIS.--George W. Lewis of
Madison was elected secretary Of the democratic
state central committee, and J. W. Moore of
Watertown treasurer.
GAINESVILLE, WIS.-Calvin s. Stewart of Ke-
nosha was nomina ted for congress by the demo-
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MILFORD, IoWA.-Butter made by j., o:
Miller at the Milford creamery tied for third
place at the interstate fair in Sioux City.
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MOORHEAD, MINN.-Mrs. Sgrid Peterson.
wife of Peter Peterson was yesterday ad1udged
insane and taken to the Fergus Falls asylum.
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Jew eIry Dept.

The adjustable Security belt buckles,
holding the belt down securely, ex-
quisite dye work, demon @n
strated at SOC. Our price Sat. .OO
Ladies' and gents Watch Fobs in
black, rose gold and French gray, all
gew Designs values to ST. 8@G
A large assortment of fancy Brooches,
sterling silver, French enamel and
jewels, values to $1.25. "A Or
Special Saturday. ......... T~DO
Meriden Silver Paste, regular a 0m
25c bottle, Saturday.. II w.
Ladies' extra long black silk Watch
guards, with fancy rolled plate slide
and swivels, worth Soc, 0RG
Saturday. ..... ........... sm ~~ ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-18

all kinds-the most wonderful display
Of engines ever assembled. But these
are not all. Think Of ten acres Of
glistening machines Of every kind and
you have some idea Of the contents OF
the Palace Of Machinery.
We cross the lagoon to the east
ward and come to the beautiful Palace
Of Electricity, with eight acres of eX-
hibits from many countries. which
show the marvellous development Of
electrical science. TO the north again
over one of the arched bridges we ap-
proach the Palace of Varied Indus
tries, viewing its wonderful grace and
splendor as we go. Here are fourteen
acres Of exhibits from all over the
world The Palace Of Manufactures
is the same size and stands on the op-
posite side of the Plaza Of st. Louis.
1t Is equally interesting in the variety
AMI newness Of its contents.
Opposite the Palace Of Manufactures
to the southwark is the Palace of Edu-
cation, this being the first time that
education has been allotted great
building all its own. A variety of
schools in daily session are the feature
of this eight acre display. The two
exhibit buildings in the eastern part
of the main group are Mines and Met
allurgy and Liberal Arts. The De-
partment Of Mines and Metallurgy has
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-18
TORNADOES IN THE WEST
Severe Storms in Several States
Followed by Floods.
Considerable Loss Of Life and Many Farm.
ers Ruined in Missouri, Arkansas
Kansas and Indian Territory. -

st. Louis, Mo.-Fifteen dead ana
scores injured mark tue path of torna-
does which swept through Missouri, Ar
kansas, Texas, Kansas and Indian Ter
ritory. The greatest loss Of life re-
ported was in Indian Territory, the
dead in two places there numbering
thirteen, with sixteen seriously in
jured.
Arkansas added the other two to the
death roll. Heavy rains followed the
tornadoes, and as a consequence many
rivers are now near the danger mark
and scores Of smaller streams nave
overfowed their banks Nebraska and
Iowa were OH the edge of the wind
storm, and Hood conditions now pre-
vail in many parts of those States.
In many places houses were sWept
away. Thousands of acres of farm
lands. especially in the bottoms, are
under water and much damage has
been done to wheat and other growing
crops.
Seven persona met instant death and
ten others were seriously injured in the
tornado at Fairland. I. T., and half a
dozen business buildings were levelled
to the ground. Four miles south OF
Fairland the country vas swept clean
of farm houses and barns. At and
near Pryor Creek, I. T., six persons
were killed. I
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A CHANGE OF AIR.
Why It Proves Beneficial When Pei
son Is AtIinE.

Why It Proves Beneficial When Per-
son Is AiIing.
To maintain the balance Of perfect
health in a body so complex as mans,
where the circulatory, respiratory,
muscular and nervous systems inter-
act so much upon one another, there
is need Of very frequent adjustment.
especially in such a busy age as
this.
One great benefit of change Of air
is that the great law of contrast en-
forced upon us by all natural phenom-
ena is allowed fuller scope for its
benefcent work. The various organs
Of the body are very really rested by
slight changes in diet, cooking, water,
new surroundings, people and amuse-
ments. The same monotonouS daily
round Of duties tries them as it tries
us, and change Of work is actual re-
freshment
If specific ailments have manifested
themselves, then the seashore for a
tonic and general stlmulant, mountain
air for its aseptic property, a sandy
district for its dryness or sea voyage
to invigorate the whole system will be
calculated to ward off what would
otherwise spell serious illness.
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition at st.
Louis there is more to be seen than
ever was brought together in ten times
the space before. It is great col!ec-
hon Of expositions massed into one.
It is nearly twice as large as the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
nearly ten times larger than the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo.
Every exhibit palace offers the equiv
alent Of a splendid exposition, each
covering many acres Of space.
The largest Of these is the Palace Of
Agriculture, with its twenty-three acres
under roof, and filled to the doors with
the most wonderful agricultural COL
lection ever assembled upon any occa-
sion. The important States and Ma
lions of the world are all here along
side great numbers Of individual ex-
hibitors. Five great staples have been
chosen for extraordinary display.
Corn, cotton, sugar, rice, and tobacco
are here arrayed as they have never
been before, and undreamed possibili-
ties are revealed to inQuiring minds.
Such a dairy display was never at
tempted and such collection Of farm
machinery and tools was never placed
on exhibition.
The Palace Of Transportation Is next
In size, covering fifteen acres. One
may only hint at the wonders 1t con-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-18
When the Worm Turned.

There is 4 young wife in this town
who naturally enough prides herself
upon the trim daintiness of her shoes,
and in order to live up to her reputa.
ton for small hands and feet she very
properly refuses to purchase footwear
that would warrant the phrase. "As
easy as an old shoe" on first wearing.
There is a period Of what is termed
"breaking in her shoes, and her hus-
bands unfeeling habit has been to
cheerfully inquire, "N'hy don't you get
shoes to fit you?'
1t happened that last week the hus-
band bought new pair of shoes, and,
as he expressed it, got fooled on the
number" Of course, his wife never
"got fooled on the NUMBER she made
mistakes with malice aforethouSht.
But, anyway, there We're days of war
in that fat and nights of profanity
and calls for old slippers and hot foot
baths, all of which that woman bore
with heavenly mceknesS and silence.
The other day. however. her liege
lord announced that he. was going to
break those shoes in or die; he was 60
ing to wear them to his office and trust
to the excitement of business duties
to divert his mind from any possible
discomfort he might experience. The
wife humbly suggested that he take
an old pair Of shoes along in case of
emergency. but be scorned her remarks
and departed.
Three hours later an Office boy ap-
peared at her home with laconic
message to send down the oldest. big
gest and easiest masculine footgcar the
house afforded The request was COM
piled with promptly, but accompany
ing the parcel was delicatcly per-
fumed note containing the tender, So
licitous query: why don't you get
shoes to fit you?"-Baltimorc Sun.
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Folding Chairs For Theatres.

The chairs commonly used in thea
ters and auditoriums do not permit OF
the rapid emptying Of their occupants,
the only egress being in a traverse
direction, resulting by the immediate
congestion of the entirely too con-
tracted aisles. The object of recent
invention is to provide chair which
will materially enable the public to
escape promptly in case of fire or
emergency. Side frames of the chairs
are placed in rows and parallel to
each other, each of which serves for
the attachment of a folding seat and
a back. When not in use the hinged
seat is turned alongside one 81 -rame.
The hinged back closes in next to it.
A spring engages with the edge OF
the back, preventing it from accident
ally dropping. The seat being folded
toward the back, the latter is free
from connection with the next side
frame, thus affording numerous com.
paratively free passageways. 1t is
possible, though not desirable, by en-
ploying this style Of chair, to entirely
dispense with the middle and side pas
sages or aiSleS. ~
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deafness Good at TiInef.

Senator McEnery is afflicted with a
certain degree of deafness. He can
hear less at times than at others, it IS
said. At those times when newspaper
men seek to draw information from
him that he is unwilling to give he is
particularly hard Of hearing. 1t was
during one of his deaf periods that he
emerged frcm q recent executive ses-
sion and was accosted by a correspond
ent. well, Senator. anything doing
on the inside?' asked the newspaper
man. "Yes, the weather is pretty bad
outside" answered the Senator. ITS
pretty hard on us old people" And he
bowed pleasantly and passed On. leav-
ing the newspaper man wondering.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-05-18
ELECTRICITY IN JAPAN,
Activity of the Island Empire in Cor
struction Work.

Activity OF the Island Empire In Con-
struction Work.
That the modern Japanese are de-
termined to keep abreast of the peo-
Piles of the Western world is shown
not only by their quick mastery of the
art Of war, but also by their readiness
to appropriate all the results Of mod
ern scientific discovery. According to
the London Electrical Engineer, they
are now displaying much activity in
the utlliza ton of electricity for light
ing, power and traction purposes. The
Toxic electric light works have been
In operation for considerable time,
and it has become necessary to greatly
extend the power house. The plant at
present has capacity Of $3.50 horse
power, and this is being increased by
an additional 5000 horse power. This
new plant will go into operation dur
ing the present month, and work will
then be commenced on a further ex-
tension, which will ultimately increase
the output Of the station by 10000
horse power. Fresh demands for elec-
tric power are being made on the elec.
tric company by the railway company,
which Is operating an extensive sys-
tenn Of light railways in Toxic.
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ginning of the city numbering both
north and south and eighteen blocks
from the river.
Standing on Market street with his
back to the station the downtown or
main business section of the city
is to his right about one mile. The
Worlds Fair is to his left, westward
about five miles. All the street cars
are so labeled that he may easily know
which cars to take.
Practically all st. Louis will be q
lodging house during the Exposition.
The hotels have greatly multiplied In
number and thousands of private
homes are open for the accommoda-
ton of guests. The rates at the hotels
are generally on the European plan
as it will be more convenient for
guests to get heir meals wherever
meal-time may find them. Prices for
rooms in private houses range from
80 cents to $3.50 per day per person.
The prevailing rate is $1.00 per person
and in nearly every case good accom-
modationS with all conveniences and
in good localities may be had for this
price. The higher rate presupposes
larger rooms and more luxurious quar-
ters. But no one need pay more than
S1.00.
The hotel prices hare a wide range.
Competition will be brisk.
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Breathlessne5s.

The runner who sets out on two
mile race usually passes through two
distinct stages of exhaustion, writes
r. TAFT Mckenzie in Outing. In the
first quarter, if the pace be fast. he
feels the first symptoms of breathless'
ness the throbbing temples, the surg
ing in the ears and the tightness about
the chest that makes so many men
drop out before completing the dis
tance. This nigh. be called acute
fatigue; but if one can keep <on the
distress passes away. The heart and
lungs work a little harder, and at last
succeed in catching up with their task
of purifying the increased stream OF
sewage brought to the lungs by the
blood, to be carried off in the form OF
gases by respiration. The distress dis
appears from the face, the lungs seem
to regain the power to expand and
crushing weight appears to have been
lifted fro the chest. The head be-
comes clear and the muscles act with
renewed vigor and elasticity. The man
has got his second wind.
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MACHINES that THINK.
Surpass Human Fingers in Defines and
Cleverer Than Many Brains.

Surpass Human Fingers in Defines and
Cleverer Than Many Brains.
In factories and offices. increasing
chimes that surpass in deftness and
even out-think the human brain. New
ones are constantly invented.
Thus the new machine for decorat-
ing crockery puts on the china, by
single action, the border patterns and
monogram centres. which formerly re-
quired a whole process of handwork
The machine is operated by compressed
air. and has a maximum capacity of
decorating in this manner, 120 dozen
pieces of crockery in single hour with
the assistance of two boys.
A new speed indicator has been
added to locomotive practice that not
only indicates the varying speed of the
engine, but automatically applies the
brakes when the speed exceeds the
established safety limit. thus success
fully replacing the "spced feel of ell
gines.
To do away with guesswork in office
and shop management, and to find out
the real amount and value of each and
every different kind Of labor expended
on a given piece Of work, there is a
machine which makes a permanent
record by card printing, not only of
single period of time, but also of an in
definite number of periods. This rec
ord shows the number Of hours and
minutes put on the job, and also the
time of day when the job was started.
When the Job is done the totals of la
Dor costs are entered on the outside of
the envelope containing them. together
with record of the material used.
Each record is entered on the factory
books for permanent reference.
The sewing of buttons on shoes and
on garments is no longer done by hand
in modern factories. There is a ma.
chine that sews $500 buttons on gar.
ments in nine hours-or more than
eight expert sewers could possibly do
in the same time. This machine re-
quires no expert operator. A boy or a
girl runs it.
And in one insurance Office, where it
was formerly necessary for force Of
clerks to copy names on reference
cards to be filed in various places, one
clerk now writes the name on a single
card with metallic ink, clamps it in a
holder with a number of blank cards,
and flashes an X-ray through the pack
ct. Thus by single motion one man
writes. or rather prints, all the cards.
The Worlds Work.
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Measures Soil Temperature.

A new Desert Botanical Laboratory
has recently been established at Tue
son. Arizona. A most novel device
at the laboratory is an instrument for
registering the temperature of the soil.
This device was Invented by Or. y. l..
McDougal, of the advisory board VINO
has been spending some time at Tue
son. A copper tube connects the IN.
strument with a copper cylinder buried
in the ground. On a disc, which makes
a revolution once a week. operated by
clockwork, a pen registers the tenn
pera ture of the soil for every hour ana
minute in the day and week. One or
these records is being taken at the
New York Botanical Gardens and an
other at the Tropical Botanical Lab
opatory. established in Jamaica last
July. 1t has been found. that the tem'
pera ture of the soil between day ana
night varies one degree in New York
and five in Arizona.
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Bv MARK BENNITT

tains. The historical exhibit Of loco
motives is one of the features. 1t
shows the development Of seventy-hve
years in locomotive construction.
Strange indeed is the person who is
not yet impressed with these evidences
Of mans long struggle with the prob
lem Of rail transportation, the most CIV
ilizing of modern influences, next to the
newspaper, which must always stand
first. To describe in detail this exhibit
would be a long story in itself.
Now let us cross the flower gardens
to the Palace of Machinery, just south
Of Transportation. The huge power
generators are the first things to ar
rest the eye. The Allis-Chalmers en-
gine Of 5000 horsepower. the Curtis
steam turbine of 5000 horsepower, the
Parsons steam turbine Of 5000 kilo-
watts, the four Westinghouse genera
tors of 5000 horsepower each. and
each as high as house. And then
other generators great and small Of
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SnortinG RreYitieS.

According to dispatch from San
San Francisco Eddie Grancy will not
referee boxing bouts in the future.
Goughacres Stables colt Spring won
the Averne Stakes at AQueduct, de-
feating eight others, including the ia
vorite, Peter Paul.
Eddie Hanlon, of California, had tha
best OF siX-rounu bout with Tim
Callahan. of Philadelphia, Pa, ut the
LenoY Athletic Club.
Tom Jenkins wrestled with Munro,
the Scotch champion, ct Glasgow. He
failed to throw Munro within the time
limit of twenty minuteG
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FORTUNE IN MAINE SKUNKS.
Demand For Oil Derived From Tuen
Steadily Increasing.

Demand For Oil Derived From Them
Steadily Increasing.
1t will no doubt surprise many peo-
pie to learn that the despised skunk IS
worth twice as much to Maine as IS
the much admired honey bee. but such
is the fact, and, counting things at
their actual worth, the skunk is worth
about as much as all the deer killed in
Maine in a season. The skunk is valu-
able both for his fur and for the oil
that is in him, and both the oil and the
fur are in ever increasing demand.
Fashion in furs regulates the price
Of skunk skins. Four years ago the
coat of a dark skunk was worth from
$3.50 to SO, and the demand exceeded
the supply. Since then the muskrat
has come into favor, and the price of
skunk skins has fallen to about 81 for
the best. When, however, there are a
dozen fat skunks to be had on every
acre of meadow land. when a hard
wood club is the only weapon needed
for killing them, and when every fat
skunk contains at least quart of oil,
worth SIS a gallon at wholesale, there
is money in the business.
Most of the skunk pelts are shipped
to Philadelphia firm, where they are
made up into furs for export to France
and Germany, in which countries they
pass as monkey skins. 1t is estimated
that Names revenue from skunks
amounts to S15O,OOO or S175,000 annu.
ally, which is double the sum derived
from all the honey bees in the State,
and certainly more than all the 5000
deer shot are worth to the men who
kill them. From 100000 to 10000
skunks are killed in Maine every fall.
The demand for oil is steadily in
creasing, and the price has advance
fifty cents to 81 a gallon within year.
The natives prize the oil for its virtues
as a cure for rheumatism and stiff
Joints, and large quantities Of it are
bought by country traders and sent to
druggists out of the State.
It is estimated that the annual pro-
duction Of skunk oil in Maine exceeds
25,0OO gallons, and the quantity Is in
creased by adulteration with the fatty
oils obtained from hens and wood
chucks, deception which has proved
most profitable to the skunk magnates.
Bangor Letter to Philadelphia Rec
ord 80,
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MOVERS RELEASE DENIED.
Head of Miners Federation to Remain
in Custody of the Military. i

Denver, CoI-The State Supreme
Court denied the motion for the release
of Charles H. Meyer, President of the
Western Federation of Miners, on bail
pending decision on the habeas corpus
proceedings in his behalf. The hearing
on the merits of the case was set for
May 5. Meyer will be held as prisoner
in the military prison at Telluride. -
The opinion of the question of ad-
mitting Meyer to bail was delivered by
Justice Steele. 1t is in part:
"If the liberty Of the petitioner alone
was involved, we should probably re-
solve the doubt in his favor, admit him
to bail and determine the question OF
jurisdiction afterward; but the head OF
the Executive Department Of the State
has stated in the return to the writ
that in his solemn judgment peace and
tranquility cannot be speedily restored
to the; county of San Miguel Unless
the petitioner remains in the custody
of the military authorities"
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WORDS OF WISDOM.
By B. J. FREDEEIcKs.

Civility is a charm that attracts the
love of all men, and too much is better
than to show too little.
Fortunately for stupid people, the
weather changes often enough to sup
ply them with something to talk about
A cheerful boy and a modest girl
need give no concern to father or
mother. These are traits that form
substantial superstructure to build on.
If boy thinks that he is having hard
lines, let him be told that twenty five
years ago about the only games the
boys had were baseball, marbles and
tops.
One reason why some people get
cheating swapping horses is because
they look too carefully at the horse,
and not close enough at the fellow
they're trading with.
The man who has been good to his
mother and family can be excused for
leaving this world without an eventful
career. In a praiseworthy Way, he,
too, has done great deal.
There are so few very clever young
men, that whenever one is discovered
he is made the subject of newspaper
talk and illustration. And the col.
umns of the press are not overcrowd.
ed at that =!
appreciate the fact that the young
men of to-day have an exalted idea of
their Importance. They are told that
the world has progressed wonderful.
ly in the last hundred years, and as
the youth stretches himself out while
telling you all about it, he can be seen
to feel that he contributed largely to
the advancement.