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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02
THE NEW NATIONAL HOTEL
Continued from Page II.

in this very important particular, the
National is surpassed by none. The
plumbing system is as perfect as sani-
tary science can devise, being of the
latest, open type nickel piping and
porcelain baths.
The public rooms and guests apart
ments are spacious and pleasant, artist
ically furnished and decorated thruout.
The entire house is heated by steam
and lighted by both gas and electricity
In short it is a. thoroly metropolitan
high.class hotel, famous for it's home
comforts and good table.
One of the leading features of the
National hotel is. the famous Dutch
room, which is said to be the very finest
in America. This apartment, because
of its increasing popularity, has just
been enlarged to twice it's former size
forming one of the most unique attrac
tions to be found in any public house in
the United States. It is finished in the
dark woods and mode of the old Dutch
architecture, with the roof rising to E
peak in the gothic style. The crest Of
wainscoting, which rises nearly to the
cealing, is adorned with the finest col
lections of stems and iardenieres to be
found anywhere, while the side wall.
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looked upon as q man who was fool
ishlys parting with his: money and was
getting something that was not at all
practical for country use, and to a GER
tain extent he, BECAME, a joshmark for
every one in ,hls locality. Now the sit
uatlon is changed, and the very people
who laughed at the pioneer automobile
purchaser see the advantage Of the au-
tomobile over the horse.
Outsof all the machines we have sold
40 not know. of one of our customers
who has discarded the automobile and
gone back to the horse. In view of the
fact that automobiles have been more
or less Of an experiment. with the man:
ufacturers and the people have looked
upon them as such, it is simply wonder
full the great hold the automobile has
! taken on the public.
| What some. people expect of an au-
tomobile is simply ridiculous. An &C.
| casional purchaser expects an automo-
| bile suitable for carrying two passen-
gers to serve as a family carryall, de-
livery wagon, as the motive power for
use, tt, operate an. electric light plant
at night and at times to furnish the
motive power for launch.
think the: great mistake Of the
manufacturers has been that they
have tried to furnish too much fol-
| Ine money. An automobile runabOut
should be built the same as a horse:
| drawn, runabout, and used as such;
and the two-seated machine should
take the place only of. the two-seated
carriage. I believe that the reason
the prospective purchaser expects an
automobile to do everything is on &C.
count of the price. While the ex
pense Of starting out with an auto
mobile may be more than that OF
starting out with horse and buggy
at the same time, the expense of main
tanning it is less if properly handled
and in short time the balance will
be in favor Of the automobile.
This season, while we had the usua
rush in the spring trade, we find that
the demand. for automobiles is contin
uing thru the fall in q much more sat
isfactory manner than ever before
People are beginning to realize that
some Of the old manufacturers are not
selling experiments and that their pres
4 emit models are permanent, consequentls
4 buying machine at this time wher
B the roads are the very best and the
conditions are favorable for operat
ing automobiles is really saving
Of money, as the dealer has more Of
an opportunity to instruct the pur
chaser, and the road conditions being
favorable, the purchaser will not dam
age his automobile as much as h,
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are decorated with rare old Dutch
nj on6 Of RI

PLAQUES and works of art. IL. a..
At one end of the Dutch room stands
the great pipe organ, which was built
expressly, for the Temple of Music at
the Pan..American exposition at Buffalo,
and which was purchased for the Ma
tional hotel at cost of over $4,000.
This is an unique feature not found in
any other hotel of the country. Con-
certs are given at midday from IL until
Q. and in the evening from 6 until mid
night. All of the great classics as well
as the popular compositions Of the day
are given, thus appealing to all grades
of musical taste. T.. H,
Old English Innroom.-To still fur.
Their increase the capacity of the Dutch
room, a new apartment has Just been
added known as the Old English Inn.
room. This with the Dutch room forms
an L., entrance to the inn being from
rear Of the Dutch room near the grand
organ.
Management new National
hotel is conducted under the proprie
torship Of Mr.. S. E. Hopes, who is
| also one of the proprietors of the Hotel
Boardman, ST. Paul, and whose repu
tation as a hotel man of the first order
| is we'll known throughout the country
| The active management of the Nationa
is under the personal supervision of the
proprietor, assisted by Mr.. Albert G.
Weeks, a hotel man of well-know1
| ability.
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would if he were to buy in the spring.
believe that a machine purchased at
this this time e. and used thru the winter until
be better than machine purchased
next March and run when the condi-
tions are unfavorable, as there is
nothing that will destroy a machine
SO quickly as to put it in the hands
of an inexperienced operator when the
roads are bad. A man who thoroly
understands the handling of an auto
mobile can run it on bad roads without
any great injury to the machine.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02

front ranks of the grain trade as lead
ers--les.dcrs in service, proniptness,
foresight and reliabilities.
The Minneapolis offices of tho firm
are admirably located at Nos. 11O and
Ill on the first floor of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce and are very
Offices are Immediately adjoining the
Fourth avenue entrance and directly
face the elevators.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02

grounded in the ms aud outs Of the
grain trade as any firm in the coun-
try. Their long experience in the trade
has given them an enviable reputation
for SOUND. square business integrity,
4 and their aggpessiEveneGs a in LICKING af
them on q high plane of business pop
ularity.. The gigantic strides Of Ed
wards-Wood Co. during the past
few years have placed them in the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-02
NORTHWESTERN HIDE AND FUR co.
Hides, Eur, TaIow Wool, Etc, 200 N First St

Among the many
growing indus
tries Of Mime
apolis is that Of
the hide, fur and
wool business.
There is no COM
pany here in that
line which has
shown a more
wonderful growth
than that Of the
N 0 + t INV estern
Hide and Fur
Company.
In our Silver
Anniversary edi-
ton we illus
trated the front
view of their new
building. w e
herewith show
the side view on
Second avenue,
which side has
a depth Of 142
feet. We COM
mend this enter
prising firm to
= our readers who
have hides. fur,
wool, etc, to ship
or to those who
buy wool, wool
growers, or trap
pers' supplies.
If you mention
where you saw
this ad, they will
send you a beauti-
full catalogue and
nrica LET frao
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
RAISE ENORMOUS PUMPKINS
Thirty Of Them, Grown by Pennsyl'
vania Gardener, Weigh Nearly
Four Hundred Pounds.

All feats in pumpkin raising have
been supposed by John Weir. who
owns q small garden In the farm Of
the Philadelphia Vacant Lots associa-
ton, in Philadelphia. Several weeks
ago Weir threw some pumpkin seeds
ON q steep embankment which borders
his farm.
There were signs Of miniature
pumpkins on his vine. and to prevent
them from interfering with his other
vegetables he threw the vine over thu
top of a tree. Then he forgot all about
the pumpkin vine. He was startled
one day to see pumpkins appearing
among the foliage Of the tree. There
was q big bunch Of them. big and
heavy. and they were bearing heavily
upon the branches Of the tree.
In order that they might thrive IN
comfort Weir built shelf under each
pumpkin, and they grew bigger and
stronger until they encircled the entire
tree. All together they were 30 OF
them. Weighing. collectively. $50
pounds. They are now getting ready
10 appear in Q large aggregation OF
pumpkin pies.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
CAR IN DESPAIR.
Repeated Revarjes Chill the Blood
of All Russia.
latest Forward Movement Has Bees
Turned into Disastrous Retreat
with LOSSES More Appalling
Than Mt Lao Yang.

London, Oct. 15.-The Russian at
tack failed everywhere and they are In
full retreat along the whole line, pur-
sued by the Japanese. Thirty Russian
guns were captured and the japanese
turning movement is pressing the Rus
slams back to Mukden. The Russians
made 16 counter attacks with splendid
bravery, sacrificing themselves freely,
but unavailingly.
Pitiable Feature of Bloody Drama.
Mukden, Oct. 14.-Wounded soldiers
are being brought in from all direc-
tons. Men afoot are limping In, using
their guns as crutches, the less severe
" wounded supporting their comrades
after o first aid dressing on the firing
line. Even across the fields you meet
them taking the shortest and straight
est road for help and shelter. 1t Is the
most pitiful feature of the bloody
drama being enacted at the 'front.'
when, stiffening with wounds, pain
racked bodies sink to the roadside after
the support OF the danger ana glory
of the active fight have been with
drawn. In the distance the sounds Of
battle are still plainly heard.
Gen. Kuropatkin's report OF the re-
suit of the days operations has
reached Emperor Nicholas at Tsarkot
selo. The emperor himself is repre-,
scented as being bitterly disappointed
and spending hours with his cabinet
studying out with the helf OF his mill
tary aides the reports Of the battle
The general staff, however, by nj
means despairs. though admitting thai
the tide the last two days has beer
against Gen. Kuropatkin, and the gen
eral staff says the battle is not ye
! over and that in any event there Is M
| question of a rout.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
VITAL STATISTICS LACKING.
Census Bureau, However, Finds Q
Diminution OF Deaths from Con-
sumption-Cancer ON Increase.

Washington, Oct. ia bulletin Is
sued by the census Office says that no
state has q complete registration OF
births. the ones that came nearest to 1t
being probably Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut. No southern
state and no western state except
Michigan had any satisfactory system
of registering deaths at the time the
data was collected.
A diminution of the death rates TOT
each class of people for the ages be-
low As years is pointed to as note
worthy. The statistics indicate that
the decrease was due largely to a
lessening of the mortality from con-
sumption, diphtheria and diseases OF
children, the lower death rates from
these causes being considerably more
than sufficient to Offset the increased
mortality from pneumonia, cancer,
heart disease, apoplexy and other dis
eases CT old age. The greatest diminu-
ton is in the mortality from consump-
ton, which in the registration area
was 1877 per 100000 of population IN
1900, while in 1890 it was 245.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
ANOTHER OCEAN TRAGEDY.
Steamer Wentworth Wrecked Oh
Chatham, Mass, and Twelve
Perishcd.

Chatham, Mass, Oct. 15.-A small
part of the forward section Of the hull
and a slanting foremost stand as mute
reminders Of the ocean tragedy enact
ed here last night when the three
masted schooner Wentworth, Of Mono
ton, N. B., struck on Chatham bar dur
ing q raging northerly gale and all on
board persisted in the terrific sea.
With the exception Of the loss OF the
steamer Portland in November, 1898,
the wreck of the Wentworth is the
worst disaster that has occurred on
the Cape Cod coast during the last de-
cade. OF the - persons who were on
board the stranded vessel not one
reached the shore alive, although two
bodies were rescued from the surf, one
of them that of woman believed to
be the wife Of the captain. With her
three children she was accompanying
her husband on a trip from Hillsboro,
N. B., to Newark, N. j.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
DEFICIT OF FORTY MILLIONS.
Large Expenditures for the Panams
Canal and Department OF Conn
nerce Crippled the Treasury.

Washington, Oct. 15.-Ellis II. Rob-
erts, treasurer Of the United States,
has submitted to Secretary Shaw the
annual report on the transactions OF
the treasury during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1904. The net ordinary
revenues are shown to have been $780,
GEL. TAO. q decrease Of $10,764 1926, a.
compared with 1903, and the net ordi-
nary expenditures s5S2, 402,321, an in
crease of $76,303,3l4. In the receipts
the principal falling of was $2S,2O5.-
OF in customs, while in the disburse-
ments the important increases were
$11,42S, 44O in commerce and labor, $780,
| 7sS, $50 in treasury proper and s20,-
33s,067 for the navy. Unusual ex-
penditures were $50, 900 900 on account
of the Panama canal and $4,6OO,00O
loaned to the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position company, which latter has
now been nearly all paid. But Tor
these, the recorded deficiency OF $41,-
770,571 would have been changed to q
surplus Of $12,S29, 42S.
/ The operations affecting the public
debt exceeded those of the preceding
year and amounted to s699.660,O41 IN
receipts and s63S,s24,70s in disburse-
ments. The aggregate receipts for the
year were therefore 81 ,240, 292 ,6S9 and
the aggregate, disbursements $l,22l',
32d7Ol. For the first three months Of
the current fiscal year the revenues
show a falling off of $6,516,373 and thu
expenditures an increase Of $1S,O73,539
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
A Total of 271,180 in the United
States, Three-Fourths Being In
Two Departments.

Washington, Oct 15.-The census
bureau has issued report on tho
executive civil service of the United
States showing a total Of 271 ,16s en-
ployes, embracing all persons employed
in the executive branches Of the fed
eral government, except enlisted men
in military and naval branches. The
list includes 74,196 postmasters, 1885
employees at non-free delivery post Of
fees and over $4,000 employees at navy
yards and stations appointed under
navy yard regulations. The post office
and treasury departments give employ
ment to three-fourths Of the executive
civil service. In the departments and
independent offices in Washington the
average annual salary is given as 81
072, average age Of employees Al and
average period Of service 10 years.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
DISCUSS THE NAVY.
President Roosevelt Has Conference
with Famous Constructors.
In the Company Was Sir william ..
white, of England, Who Has
Preference for the Modern
Formidable Battleship.

Washington, Oct. 13.-An informal
conference was held at the white house
to-day at which the president, Sir Will
liam E. White, formerly chief con-
structor Of the British navy; Secretary
Morton, Admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral
Converse, chief of the bureau OF navi-
cation, and Rear Admiral Evans dis
cussed naval architecture with special
reference to the American navy. the
president and Sir William, who Is
world-famous as naval architect,
had had q brief talk about ships and
the president then decided to invite q
number of officials Of the navy DEPART
ment to meet Sir William later In the
day when the discussion could be con-
tinued.
Sir William was surprised at the
technical knowledge displayed by the
president in his searching inquiries
about naval architecture. The presi-
dent asked him many questions about
our own navy and the early part OF the
discussion concerned the effect OF the
far eastern war upon naval arcni-
lecture. Sir William was free to say
that the fighting on the sea there had
demonstrated beyond the shadow OF Q
doubt the overwhelming supremacy Of
the modern formidable battleships
He gave his opinion regarding the mos'
effective type of cruisers and their reia'
tive position in warfare. Sir William
in reply to questions from the presi'
dent, gave his views Of the American
navy, comparing our new ships witt
those of France, Germany and Grea'
Britain. He expressed the opinion
that the battleships now building II
this country stood at the front OF thu
best types of the modern battleship.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
CRIMINALLY CARELESS.
Catholic Priest Must Pay widow
$4,000 for Permitting John Bar-
dn to Drink Poison.

Britt, Ia, Oct. 13.-Mrs. Veronica
Burda has obtained judgment OF
$4,000 in the Hancock county district
court against John Brose. Catholic
priest. A few months ago Father Brose
visited Duncan and while in a store
at that place with a number of Bohe-
mians exhibited a bottle Of carbolic
acid and some other ingredients which
he said he was going to use on his
horse. Burda in a spirit of bravado
drank most Of the contents Of the bot
tie and died. His widow brought suit
against the priest. The verdict was re-
turned on the ground of criminal care
lessnesS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
Ex.cov. Crane succeeds Hoar.

Boston, Oct. 13.-Gov. Bates appoint
ed ex-Gov. w. Murray Crane United
States senator to fill the unexpired
term of George F. Hoar, who died re-
Gently. He is one of the largest paper
manufacturers in Massachusetts, and
has been prominent in state politics
for a score of years. In 1897 he was
elected lieutenant governor and in 1900
became governor for three years. Mr.
Crane is q personal friend of President
Roosevelt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
THIS WOMAN KNOWS
WHAT ONE OF THE SEX DISCOVERED
TO HER GREAT JOY.
l1rs. Do Long Finds that the Indescribahls
Pains OF Rheumatism Can be Cured
Through the Blood.

urs. Do Long Finds that the Indescribabls
Pains OF Rheumatism Can be Cured
Through the Blood.
Mrs. E. NJ. De Long, Of No. 100 West
Broadway. Council Bluffs, Iowa, found
herself suddenly attacked by rheuma-
tism in the winter Of 1896. She gave
Tho doctor chance to help her, which
he failed to improve, and then she did
some thinking aud experimenting OF her
own. She was 80 successful TINT she
deems 1t her duty to tell the story OF her
escape from suffering:
"My brother-in-law," she say" was
enthusiastic on the subject Of DR.. vii.
liams' Pink Pills as q purifier Of the
blood, and when was suffering extreme
pains in the joints Of my ankles, knees,
hips, wrists and elbows, and the doctor
was giving mo no relief, I began to re-
fect that rheumatism Is q disease Of
the blood and that, If DR.. Williams Pink
Pills are so good for the blood. they
must be good for rheumatism and worth
Q trial.
81 was in bed half the time, suffering
with pain that cannot be described to
one who has never had the disease. It
would concentrate sometimes In one set
Of Joints. When 1t was in my feet ]
could not walk, when it was IN my el-
bows and wrists I could not even draw
the coverlets over my body. ! had sui.
fered in this way for weeks before be-
gan using DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
Two weeks after began with them
experienced relief and after ] had taken
nix boxes was entirely well. To'make
sure continued to use them about two
weeks longer and then stopped alto
gether. For several years I have had no
reason to use them for myself, but ]
have recommended them to others as an
excellent remedy"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills furnish the
blood with oil the elements that are
needed to build up healthy tissue, strong
muscles and nerves, capable Of bearing
the strain that nature puts upon them.
They really make new blood and cure
all diseases arising from disorders Of the
blood or nerves, such ss sciatica, neural.
gia, partial paralysis, locomotor ataxia,
st. Vitus' dance, nervous prostration,
snmmia and all forms Of weakness in
either male or female. They are sold by
all druggists.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
SAFEST FOOD
In ANY Time of Trouble Is Grape-Nuts

In ANY Time OF TTouDle ID 6fhPe-Noeo
Food to rebuild the strength and
that is pre- digested must be selected
when one is convalescent At this
time there is nothing SO valuable as
Grape-Nuts for the reason that this
food is all nourishment and is also all
digestible nourishment. A woman
who used 1t says:
Some time ago was very Ill with
typhoid fever, so Ill everyone thought
/ would die, even myself. It left me
80 weak I could not properly digest
food of any kind and also had much
bowel trouble which left me q weak,
helpless wreck.
81 needed nourishment as badly as
anyone could, but none Of the tones
helped me until I finally tried Grape
Nuts food morning and evening. This
not only supplied food that / thought
delicious as could be but 1t also made
mo pcflcCIly well ahu oeAOh6 again ~
can do all my homework, sleep well,
can eat anything without any trace o.
bowel trouble and for that reason
clone Grape-Nuts food Is worth its
weight in gold" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Typhoid fever like some other dis
eases attacks the bowels and frequent
" sets up bleeding and makes them
for months incapable Of digesting the
starches and therefore pre- digested
Grape-Nuts Is invaluable for the we'll
known reason that in Grape-Nuts all
the starches have been transformed
into grape sugar. This means that the
nrst stage of digestion has been me-
chemically accomplished in Grape-Nuts
food at the factories and therefore
anyone, no matter how weak the stom-
ach, can handle It and grow strong,
for all the nourIshment Is still there.
There's a sound reason and 10 days
trial proves.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
Will Pine Gas Through Missouri.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. ia syndi-
cate now seeking a franchise to pipe
gas into Kansas City has promised to
pipe the gas from their own fields and
wells in the Indian territory through
Missouri and thus avoiding hostile
legislation in Kansas, which, he said,
is inevitable because Of purpose al
ready developed to prevent piping
natural gas out of that state.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
Practical Joke Costs a Wife,

Because he pulled a chair from under
her at the moment she was about to sit
Down upon It, Floy s. Anderson, Of
Kansas City, Mo-, has sued Martin E.
Anderson, her husband, for divorce.
She alleges that she hit the floor so
hard that It permanently injured her.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
DEATH OF John Davis vincil.

st. Louis, Oct. 13.-John Davis Vim
Gil, grand secretary Of the Missouri
grand lodge, Ancient, Free and Accept
ed Masons Of Missouri, is dead here.
aged IA years. Grand Secretary Vim
ell had been connected with the Mis-
souri, grand lodge since 1859.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
Rejects Compromise Agreement.

Wilmington, Del, Oct. 13.-Joseph
II. Chandler, nominated by the anti
Addicks republicans for governor, re-
fuses to abide by the action OF the
rival state committees in naming q
compromise state ticket and will run
as an independent republican for gov
ernor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
Paw for OkInhomn Convicts.

Guthrie, Ok. 15.-Territorial Au'
ditor Baxter has received a quarterly
account from Warden Jewett, of the
Kansas penitentiary, which shows that
Oklahoma had at the close Of the last
quarter $40 prisoners at Lansing and
that the charge for keeping them Is
&13623.20.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-10-20
Husband and wife Fen to Death.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 15.-While ex'
perimenting with a patent fire escape
swung from the eighth story OF the
German Life building. P. NJ. Scannon
and wife fell from the third story to
the stone sidewalk. Mrs. Scannon was
killed and her husband fatally In
jured. ID, r-s-., ..--r- 49,.