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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
SUSPICIOUS MAN.
Cincinnati Times-star

IA man should have every confidence In
his wife," said Mrs. Marriedlong, and she
in him. That is the only way that hap
piness can be secured.
Yes, replied Mrs Girlbride with tears
In her eyes, and that is just what Charley
hasn't got wanted to try and shave him
the other morning to save BARRIERS BILLS
and he wouldn't even let me try!'
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koREA,s SACRED EMPEROR

So sacred is the person Of the emperor
of Korea that to touch his body with a
weapon of iron constitutes high treason.
Rather than violate this tradition, Tieng-
song tai -ong allowed an abscess to put an
end to his life in 1900, believing it would
be wrong for him to submit to the sur
eeon's lancet.
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Z7I1756 -CHE55 AT dEOpdZAn CDURT. J.

The chess pieces were represented by
thirty-two boys, handsomely attired in
costumes Of the fifteenth century. The
pawns were costuned as esquires, and
the kings, queens, knights and rocks wore
the costumes of their ranks.
Two trumpeters, attired as heralds, an
nounced each move as it was made. When
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thronged with cottagers and hotel pa
irons on both occasions Of It's production.
A big chess board was laid out on the
tanbark floor. The games were played by
DR.. Charles L. Lindley and Professor F.
M. Roser. They occupied seats on raised
platforms at either end Of the board and
directed the moves of the figures.
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tic to make a change of base, and the
Russians were of the same opinion.
Many left immediately, but the little
Japanese servants remained. One eve
ming there was a council, and the
servant, who was looked upon as an
ignorant little child waited on the
officers as usual Plans and docu-
ments were spread upon the table, the
officers smoked, drank and discussed
the situation. The council lasted late,
and then broke up. Finally there were
only a few remaining in the room,
and these, overtaken by lack Of rest,
fell asleep.
The little waitress came into the
room again, saw the few officers re-
up a bundle Of the papers she saw
lying on the table and hastily thrust
them into the folds Of her kimono.
She had not the slightest idea Of their
Importance, or what they were; but
the officers had been in such earnest
discussion that she gained the i'm
preston they would be useful to her
government. The first train out OF
Port Arthur that morning had among
It's passengers the little Japanese
servant, who had disguised herself as
a coolie.
Before the train started the papers
had been missed, and a file Of soldiers
were drawn up alongside Of the wait
ing cars, while an inspector made a
hasty search among the passengers.
He did not, however, detect in the
little coolie, who never WINGED dur
ing the search, the Japanese girl who
had been a favorite with the officers,
and who had only been suspected
when it was learned she had left. The
search proving unavailing, the train
moved off toward Picking.
Saw the Japanese Minister.
Arrived at Picking, the strange
looking little figure presented herself
before the door Of the Japanese lega-
ton. A functionary tried to politely
send the little "coolie" off, but the lat
ter persisted. She must see the min
lister. -.z
"But his excellency was engaged.
Could not the honorable gentleman
call again 2"
How important his excellency might
know.
Finally the little spy was admitted.
She told the whole story. Matters Of
great Importance indeed were learned,
and the "coolie," replacing the
strange nannish attire by the grace
full kimono, was given a sum OF
money and sent to japan. There the
I
| ed, and in her native town she soon
/ became the center Of curiosity and
admiration.
The Third Section.
Pouches police during the first en-
/ pire were believed to be the perfec-
/ ton of the spy sytem; but the Rus
i sian third section in modern times has
/ been proven better, for it is a pop
i 1,1or M CO 20, 20
i moved from fact, that one canno
!. whisper in Russia without the police
4 hearing it.
In Paris the nihilists meet unob.
structed by the police; but their every
i movement is reported to the third sec.
ton in st. Petersburg. A few year.
i ago a certain Mile. Sense was IL
i Washington. She spoke the pures
Partisan, and readily passed for /.
French woman. In Russia she 4
| Nine sitzki. one Of the cleverest o
Il the cars women spies. =
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piece was taken the chess man was per-
mitted to take seat in the audience in
stead Of having his head cut off, as was
the gentle custom Of the kings Of olden
times who played the game with living
figures At the end Of the game the
players who were beaten knelt In cub
mission to the victors.
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The living chess game given at George
j. Gould's casino at Lakewood, N. j.. was
great success.
Chess played with living figures was
such novelty that everybody in Lake.
wood wanted to see 1t, and the riding
arena in Mr.. Gould's palace Of sports was
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Copyright. 1904.
CHAPTER I.

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A Teacher in Washington.

She is woman OF great beauty, of
high birth and perfect breeding. While
she was In washington she gave les
sons in French to children in several
Of the embassies, and no doubt learned.
much to interest her government.
Nine. Macaborivitz, who is said to be
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the widow Of Russian officer, Is
generally considered the most beauti-
full Of the white czar's women spies.
She has been all over the world, and
has also used her eyes and ears in
Japan to the satisfaction Of her gov
eminent. She is a woman whom no
man could refuse anything, and con-
sequently has artfully acquired
knowledge Of International politics Of
surprising value.
There is also in the list Of clever
women Madame Midge-Hune a pretty
coquette, who has been on the Riviera
for years, where all the men have
ported that she was engaged to an
English nobleman, but it appears she
Tilted him, for British-like, he had
taken the beauty too seriously. A most
daring and adventurous woman spy
is the Baroness Mokana, whose field
Of service has been in the dangerous
Mohammed countries. In Turkey
she appeared as dancing girl, and.
pretending to be ignorant Of the Ian
guage, was able to hear considerable
which was retailed by her to her gov
eminent. The Countess Karolewitch
and Madame Soski-Hu1egan are other
famous women who have pried into
the secrets Of many international in
trigues with success.
Cars Favorite Suspected.
Mile. Tshcinska was great favor
| lite with the car. when he was a
iiyounger man and had the freedom OF
a czarority. She was a dancer, and
| the heir to all the Russias was at her
feet. She was very clever, and the
young man and his companions un-
suspectingly talked freely in her pres
ence There was little Of Importance
in the great empire that did not reach
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girl were engaged. How it had come
about SO rapidly neither of them knew,
unless it was that the consciousness of
peril stimulated Home to unusual eff
fort He might be wanted at-the other,
end of the earth at any moment. On
the other hand, Miss Patton explained
that, as she had nearly dislocated Mr.
Homes arm, and he had been the
cause Of spraining her wrist, they had
joined forces as a means of self-pres-
-ervations Vera Gotschakoff had appar-
emily forgotten her threats. She
would, however, lean on her elbow at
dejeuner, and, sadly regarding Home
from the depths of her somber eyes,
ask in audible tones whether Miss
Patton really understood him. After
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
MADE SICK BY STOVE
GAS; HAD CLOSE CALL.
Family Thought Eating Crabs Caus.
ed the Illness and Summon
ee a Doctor.

A doctor wa called in TO a family
on Main street, husband, wife and
child, who were suffering from illness
caused as they Supposed, by eating
crabs. AS soon as the doctor entered
the house he ordered the windows
thrown open, as their illness was
caused by stovo gas. The family had
narrow ESQ lpe, as tho warm we lther
following the la5s extreme cold Ina s
caus ID the man to throw opsn the
stove door wider than usual on return.
ing and they. had slept through it FIJI
day night and OF Saturday morning
when they rosa fesling so ill sent for
the doctor, not having noticed the gas
that had been escaping from the stove
during the night. They are all right
now.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
SAT DOWN, AN
Chair WAS Not in Its Accustomed
Place and Dignity Was
Shattered.

The dignity of the supreme court was
somewhat shaken the other day through
the removal of a chair from It's GUS
tomary place, relates a Washington re-
port.
1t was during the argument on the
Northern Securities suit, and the interest
in the case had brought so many law
yers into court that it became necessary
to provide additional seats within tho
rallied space reserved for members OF
the supreme court bar. Chairs were
| brought from the marshal's Office and
| the clerks Office, and to accommodate
a late arrival a chair used by Il OF the
pages who sit in the space behind the
justices seats was. taken during the
temporary absence of the youngster OF
an errand.
Now, this. page is. of particularly
chunky and solid build, and when he re-
turned to his station, and without no.
ticing the absence of the chair, pumped
himself down iu the place it should have
been, there was a sound that might fifty
be described as a dull, sickening thud.
1t wal sufficiently startling to bring one
of the digniied justices to his feet and
to cause another to rice partly from his
chair, while even the attorney general
paused for a moment in the delivery OF
his argument.
The court officials rushed around back
of the partition, with visions, prehaps
IF dvna mite hnfnhs or eofnethinO of that
kind, and those Of the audience sitting
where they could see behind the screen
craned their necks, but when the Offend
ing page pulled himself together and
stood UP, looking sheepish and rubbing
the bruised portion Of his anatomy, and
at the same time trying to assume an in
nocent expression, he was greeted with a
broad smile that finally spread over
the entire room.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
SHE WAS SINKING.
Suddenly the Chair Caved Under Her and
She Sat on the Floor.

Two ladies went into William Sulli.
vans ice cream parlor last Saturday
night and sat there enjoying some
hot soda when suddenly one of the
ladies felt herself sinking, as it were,
very gradually. She looked at the
other lady who returned her look, but
kept hsr down position all right, so the
lady sinking down knew that it was
MT the floor that was taking her down
SO easily. 1t was 10 gradual, SO slow
a descent that she couldn't even ina.
CINE the cause. until finally she sal
very comfortably on the floor, with
the legs of the chair underneath the
chair seat, fiat on the floor also.
A gentleman sitting in the parlor
bad a good laugh at the lady's expense.
Mr.. Sullivan, who was out, came in
the cream parlor and grabbed the
chair and pnt it outside. Some think
it might have been a trick chair, or a
trick played by some practical joker
because 1t went down so easy and took
SO long getting there. 1t is presumed
that the lady enjoyed the affair. too,
as she took pleasure in telling it and
WASH angry.
fLE =
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
CLARA SCHlLLIkG RELEASED.
Employers Made AppIieatIon-Thought 81
Had Suffered EnouQh.

The casa against Clara L. Schilling,
the young woman Of Eltingville. who
was an employe OF the Hartford Rub
Der Works Company, at No. 81 Cham
bers street, New York, and who was
charged by Robert P. Parker, the
manager, with embezzlement and for.
gerry, was dismissed on Parker's ap-
plication by Magistrate Breen in the
Tombs Court yesterday. The girl was
in court with her father and moth er.
MI. Parker told Magistrate Rree II
he believed she was naturally honest,
but had been led astray by a man or
men. He thought she had suffered
sufficiently.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
BITS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
A Collection Of Culinary Items which
VIII Be Worth Careful
PerusaI.

A celery salad, mixed with a few
hickory nut meats, appeared on an au-
tumn dinner table, served on brilliant
ly colered maple leaves, says the New
York Post.
Avoid soaking the breakfast salt
nackerel too long. 1t is often made
into a fiabby, tasteless rag by the soak
ing process. Brush it lightly with olive
oil before broiling, and 1t will present
a handsoner appearance and be more
juicy to the taste. Sprinkle with lemon
juice just before sending to the table,
and always servo watercresses with 1t.
A cabbage salad is made more at
tractive If the cabbage is chopped fna
instead OF shredded, and mixed with
a rather thin mayonnaise dressing.
Place the salad on ice until ready to
serve. Place each portion ON a lettuce
leaf and sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Serve with cheese waters.
Cut a ripe winter squash in halt
len2thwise, take out the seeds, but do
net pare. Place the halves in a bak-
ing pan with a little water, cover. and
bake In a moderate oven for an hour
and a half. A quarter of an hour be-
fore the squash is done remove the
cover and with a spoon take out the
water in the pan. Sprinkle with plenty
of salt and put a generous lump Of but
ter in each haff Return to the oven
10 brown slightly. Serve with a spoon
from the half shells. Pumpkin cooked
in this way Is even better than squash.
Pumpkin requires long, slow cooking
for several hours.
Borax soap will remove all kinds of
spots from floors, carpets painted
woodwork, etc. 1t is easily made by
saving all the bits of soap which ac-
cumulate in the household, and boiling
these down with a few teaspoonfuls OF
borax until 1t becomes a jellylike sub
stance.
Figs washed carefully are very nice
when stewed in half a cupful Of water
and port wine and the juice of a lemon.
Serve cold. The French stew prunes In
claret, and the humble fruit becomes
quite an aristocratic dish.
FOi q ShCothuJ CttStdIu Uuy the IdTk8
Spanish chestnuts. which are now
grown successfully on the nut farms
of New Jersey, blanch, boil until soft,
and mash through a colander. To one
cupful of the chestnut pulp allow three
eggs, one cupful of milk, sugar to
taste-the custard should not be too
sweet-and a teaspoonful Of vanilla
fiavoring. Mix the yoiks of the eggs
and the white of one of them to the
chestnut pulp, stirring them in gradu-
ally, afterwards adding the sugar, va
nilla and milk. Bake slowly in a but
tered dish. Make a meringue OF the
remaining whites ami some sugar and
t3sreaa-ito~er the cs4stas I; retmniIfs
to the oven long enough to brown.
Garnish with candied cherries.
Butter moulds and the little wooden
paddles used for making butter balls
should be scrubbed with a brush.
rinsed thoroughly, and kept in the re-
frigerator when not in use.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
~coIFFUREs.
Something About which the Well
Dressed Woman IL Always
Careful.

The head is never seen to advantage
unless the hair is becomingly dressed,
and on this point the wise woman
makes no mistake, says the Brooklyn
Eagle. She knows If her style win adj
nit Of the wearing of a Psych knot;
she has a definite idea as to the becom-
ingness of the coil on top of the head.
She knows whether the pompadour
should be low or high and she under
stands the advisability of the low braid
at the back Of the neck, with its youth
inspiring bow of ribbon.
She well knows that If her nose be
long and prominent she must not wear
her hair high on top of her head.
She knows that if her nose be fat
and inclined to tilt she must not twist
her hair into a Psych.
She understands that If her style be
round chinned, fat and broad across the
mouth, she must not wear a low braid
at the nape Of the neck.
And she knows that, unless her head
be shaped like that of Joan of Arc she
must not try to flatten her coil and re-
veal it's outline.
If her head be little she can go in for
fi~ufiness. But If it be big she must try
in every possible way to make 1t look
a little smaller, for a big head is never
admirable.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
DEMANDS ATTENTION.
Citizens Urged to Attend .COu-c.I Keetinp
and Ia Part.

1t is said that one day last week O
young lad crawled on his stomach
from George street along Broadway to
his home ON Catherine street, being
SO intoxicated he could not walk.
There have been several mere boys in
appearance, but who claim to be old
enough to indulge in the very manly
(?) occupation of drinking, who ..have
been seen intoxicated on the streets
and even taken to their homes, OF
late. The only consoling thou CHI
concerning this deplorRble state Of
affairs is, that if the saloon keepers can
keep from being punished by the law
Of the people because the lads claim
one or two extra years beyond the age
set for legal punishment, Gods law
does not set any age, but it does set
punishment for allKwrong-doeis and
there is hardly anything wors thar
to send a lad home drunk" to 6
sorrowful mother.
A gentleman said the other evening
that the citizens should attend the
council meetings and protest againsI
the granting of SC many licenses il
this borough. Surely the papers have
done all they could towards getting
the citizens to attend the meetings
especially since the trolley business
has been being considered. There is
not the slightest doubt.but the a mayo
and councilmen would be glad. to have
some Of the responsibility shifted
from their shoulders, for if they grant
the licenses they are blamed, and If
thew do not grant them they are
blamed by someone, Just as much.
The citizens should take interest
enough in their town to attend the
meetings anyhow and not leave every
thing to the borough fathers. Give
them the help of your opinion and
ideas on many subjects that vitaley
concern the welfare Of this place.
Someone out Of town said the people
here may think South Ambov isn't
much of a place, but the idea of late
is broadcast through other to WINS that
this is a lively little town and of CON
siderable consequence. 1 cannot helI
but add this to the preceding that ]
think the Perth Amboy Evening News
has helped to let people see in other
towns what a busy little place this is,
by the amount of news 1t hs published
from it lately.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
NEWS ITEMS.

The Friday Afternoon Whist Club
held a euchre party Friday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. James Henderson,
johnson avenue. Three prizes were
awarded. Refreshments were served
at 8 o'clock.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, Of Tottenville, held a very in
terestinR meeting in the lecture room
of the South Baptist church Sunday
afternoon. A lecture by a prominent
worker for the cause was given.
Miss Lulu Caseg of Main street, left
yesterday for q short visit with friends
at New Haven, Conn.
Martin Hoffman, of Keyport, was
in Tottenville yesterday afternoons
Madame Able Clarkson Totten, Of
Manhattan, has returned home after
spending a few. days with her mother,
Mrs. Toland, Of ,Tottenville.
Miss Belle Riley, of New Bruins.
wick. spent Sunday with Mis-. Wash
ington Of Main street
Christian Nelson, of Kreischerville,
Is very ill.
Henry Romer, of Bentley street, is
confined to his home under the doc
tors care.
Preston Hill, formerly OF Totem
vile, now of Newark, N. j.. was in
Tottenville, Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
Sailing Hams.

I will give our way Of sailing hams.
which is safe and requires much less time
and labor than the old way of soakingin
brine for weeks as is practiced by many
at this time. Before hams are quite
cold through, immense in boiling water.
Leave In from five to eight minutes, ac-
cording to size. Remove, rub well with
salt, let lie a week; keep salt moist dur
ing this time, when they are ready to be
smoked. We have tried hot salt In
place of water, which is preferred by
some, as enough salt adhcres to meat
and needs no rubbing on as above. Try
one or the other and you won't brine q
hams afterwards.--Ohio Farmer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
RAILROAD MEN WILL
STUDY THE BUSINESS

A new society is being started in
this borough, The Pennsylvania r all.
road Employees Association. They
met at d. @. Chase s Saturday night
to orQanize temporarily with Joseph
Compton as chairman, and William
NJ. Enmons as secretary. There was
= large crowd of them. The society
is for the purpose OF advancement and
education MS to railroad rules, equip.
ments, etc., and it is said it will be
very useful in railroad businIss. An
other meeting will beheld next Satur-
lay night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Henry Thomas, of First street,
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Thomas
and daughter Madeline at tea Sunday
evening.
What is the trouble with the light
corner of First street and Stevens
avenue? AS said before, 1t is q place
where a light is very much needed as
many o through the woods there.
Harry Snow, of Linden, was a bor-
ough visitor Thursday evening.
Mrs. Hansel, Of Mechanicsville, the
mother of Mrs. J.. Larkins, formerly
Of Perth Amboy, is i'll with q stroke
of paralysis at her daughters down
the road.
William Miles, OF the boat Mat Will
son, of South Amboy. is spending a
weeks vacation with his cousin, Will
liam Cavenah, of 70 Mechanic street,
Perth Amboy.
A man was driving a horse, at
tached to a light wagon, on Broad
way and just asl they reached a bak-
er's wagon standing in front OF Lu-
GIFTS bakery. the horse. must hesAAbeen
frightened by q trolley car which was
coming the same way. 1t stopped
there and only that the car was COM
ing slowly there would have been a
general smash up before they could
have stopped the car.
Mrs. Fl. Kollisch and Mrs. A. Sim
on, of Broadway, spent Sunday with
relatives in Harlem and New York
City.
Miss Ethel Thomas, of Second street,
has returned home from a visit at
Burlington.
Mrs. Wheeler, of First street, while
crossing over Stockton street, was run
into by boy with a sled and knocked
down. The side of her face was bad.
ly scraped and bruised.
Mrs. Walter Compton, of First street.
is ill with the grippe.
Mrs. Ella Van Tassel, Of trenton,
| as returned home after a pleasant
visit with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Thomas, of Second street.
Mrs. Joseph Ellison, Of Midtown,
was the guest of Mrs. William Woot-
on, OF Catherine street, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wallis. of
Gordon street, have a young daughter.
Clarence, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Wortley, OF David s%rteet, is very
sick with Indigestion.
Miss Maggie French, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris French, of Henry street.
Will Rehfuss and George HHyers
were New Brunswick visitors Satur-
day.
Fred Petty has returned to his home
in Second street, after spend ing his
vacation in Brooklyn, New York
Annabel Buchanan, of Second street,
is ill with a heavy cold. Mr.. Buch-
anan, who has been quite i'll, is bet
ter.
Charles Smock, of Second street, is
quite i'll with nervous indigestion,
Little Ada Wooton, of Catherine
str eet, is very ill with pneumonia.
DR.. Haines is attending her.
Evelyn Ingram, who has been i'll
for a number of weeks and in DR..
care, is much better, it is said.
The Boys Club, of Christ church.
are expecting to have a blowout" on
January ~, and antioi pating the u.s.
ual coed time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-01-26
FOR FUNERAL
is NOW ILL HIMSELF.

]. L. Bedell. Of Amboy avenue,
Tottenville, who had charge of the
funeral of the late Cornelius Bedell,
of Pleasant Plants, who died Thurs
day Of pneu monia, while attending to
the funeral arrangements Saturday
morning, was himself taken i'll with
the disease.