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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06

Worcester-William Verge Of ia 1.2
Chandler street was killed, Arthur Be-
rian of 22 Webster street was fatally
injured and E. A. Stunstall of 13 Chez
yer street was severely hurt, by the
fall of ladder from the top of ]. B.
Garland & Sons grain elevator on
Grafton street.
Berian died at the city hospital later
The men were repairing the roof and
caves Of the high building when a rung
of the ladder on which they were at
work broke, and they fell to the rail-
road tracks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06
A Groom-Valet.

John was a groom of whom his
employer was very fond, but when the
latter started on a trip recently and
took John along as a valet he did not
find the experiment success.
YES" he said to his friends later
Il had to let John go. ]
managed to teach him to
take care of my things and all that
but whenever he brushed me off he
couldn't get over clucking, just as he
used to do when currylng horses. and
that was more than could stand"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06
A Miraculous Escape.

While the landlady of the Bell Inn
at Totwell. England, was at dinner
the other day an aerolite crashed
through the chimney, spun around the
room and exploded Though the
ohuse was considerably damaged the
landlady escaped.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06
Gunboat Sivoutch Blown Up.

London.-The Daily Mail this morn
ing has the following from Newch-
wang, under date Aug. 3: "The Rus
sian gunboat Sivoutch (Which has been
in the Lao river since the beginning
of the war; has been deserted and
blown up, near Sancha, and the crew,
with the vessels guns, has started for
Liaoyang. Two Japanese gunboats
went on Monday to. reconnoiter the
position of the Sivoutch and were
fired upon"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06
kasuua Reported Sunk.

Rome.-The Giornale d'ltalia pub
.ishes in an extra edition dispatch
dated from Toxic announcing that
the Japanese armored cruiser kasuga
formerly the Argentine warship Ri
Iadayia, built and purchased in italy,
had been sunk. The announcement
aused great sensation here
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06

A lady visitor had occasion to con-
suit her watch, which was very small,
and little fve.year-old Mabel, seeing it,
exclaimed: "Oh, what young watch
you have!"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06
Where Quinine Is Che ap.

The inhabitants of malarious re-
gions in India can now purchase quin-
inc at practically cost price. 1t is put
up in small packages by the govern
ment and sold at the rate of 1 cent
for ten grains.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06

A German court has decided that the
ecOyery on the part of one of two
Nsons engaged to be married that the,
Vls is tuberculous justihes the break
@s Of the engagement. -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06
Fall Back on Anshanshan,

Haicheng.-In consequence of the
desperate fighting of the last few
days and the Japanese turning move
ments the Russians have been com
PEELED to evacuate Haicheng and f.
back on Anshanshan.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06
Kuropatkin's Report.

St. Petersburg Kuropatli'
ports that the japanese have occupied
Ikhavuen, east of Liaoyans, and III
Yangze pass. 3G miles east of Liza.
yang.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06

Tie average cost Tor carrying
passenger on the street railways Of
the United States Is 2.9 cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06

The number of "age pensioners"
will not amount to more than $4,000
it Is stated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-06
DISASTER FEARED.
St. Petersburg Anxious Over
Silence Of Chief.

Nothing 10 Heard from the Front, by
This It ls Thought That the situa-
tion Around Liaoyang is Serious
There May be Lull In Activity on
Account Of Troops Being Demoral.
lied by the Intense Heat.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-01-24

THIS Our First Annual Clearance Sale
 is going to be one long remembered by the people of Skagway. Roasting is not to our taste, there will be no disappointments. All goods will be sold at Cost Price, with the exception of spool cotton, B. & w. collars and Gold Seal packs.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1904-01-24
Wash Silks, Fancy Stripes, Evening
 Shades, At 35c. Per Yard

DRESS GOODS
 S2.oo goods reduced to $L25 l.5o goods reduced to LOO loo goods reduced to 65 75 goods reduced to SO 27 inch Jap Silk, 4Oo a yard 27 inch Silk & Wool ChaIies 45c
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
DAMR0SCH'S "PARSIFAL y
INTEREST EVERYWHERE
IN HIS CONCERT ARRANGE
MENT OF WAGNERS OPERA.

The plan adopted by Walter Dam.
rosch. the celebrated conductor and
lecturer, Of giving "Parsifal' in con-
cert form and elucidated by a run
ming commentary of facts and infor-
nation, Is proving most successful.
Assisted by the New York Symphony
orchestra and a group of famous sing
ers, he has been giving the "Parsifap
concert thruout the New England
tates, and in some of the larger
eastern cities. In this venture he has
struck a popular chord, for his route
has been marked by a series of crowd7
ed houses and appreciative audiences
that would have been gratifying to
anyone. .t
The soloists selected by Damrosch,
to- interpret the solos of Parsifal, Kun
dry, Amfortas and Gurnemanz, have
not always been the same, but in
each instance have been chosen with
especial attention to their fitness for
Wagnerian interpretation. 1t has not
yet been determined who will assist
Damrosch in his Minneapolis concert,
but an idea may be formed as to the
character of the soloists and their
place in the musical world from the
fact that at the concert which is to
be given in Philadelphia this week
Nine. Mihr-Hardy, Bispham and John
F. Braun, a young but exceedingly
promising singer, will sing. 1t is a sig
nificant fact that nowhere have Dam
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07

be crystallized. At present the gem
eral public has no way of distinguish
ing between the sound and deliberate
Judgment of the city superintendent
as a whole and the erratic utterances
perhaps Of a single individual. But
the greatest benefit of all will come
from the increased impetus that will
be given to city or graded school SUI
pervision. While it is true that Min
nesota has a system of high schools
second to none in the union, it is also
true that our city school systems are
conspicuously weak in grade work as
compared with the high schools. I
do not mean to say that our high
schools should be neglected, but that
the work below the high school should
receive more attention.
This neglect Of the lower grades
for the high schools the professor at
tributes in part to the high school
section as the center Of the city super
intendents' interest at the meetings of
the Educational association. He thinks
the tide has turned.
Over one hundred superintendent
have already indicated their inten-
tons to be in attendance at the coming
conference. Zone difficulty that will
be encountered" says the professor
is the matter of expense for those
who live in remote parts of the state.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
CITY SUPIS. TO CONFER
SCHOOL MEN ARRANGE TO HAVE
AN IMPORTANT MEETING HERE
EARLY NEXT MONTH.

8
Superintendent w. F. Kunze of the
Red Wing city, schools was in the city
to-day, completing arrangements for
a general conference Of the city SUI
perintendents, to be held at the uni
versity on April and 2. This is the
result of action by the superintend-
ents at the midwinter convention 4 at
ST. Paul, when a committee, consist
Ing of Superintendent Kunze Of Red
Wing, Merrill of Hutchinson and
Franklin of Faribault, was appointed
to arrange for a meeting this spring.
At present the superintendent have
no section in the state association,
and consequently there is no place or
opportunity for the discussion of
problems pertaining particularly to
the work Of supervision.
."The school men, said Superintend-
ent Kunze, "have long felt the need Of
an annual gathering devoted entirely
to city school supervision. There
ought to be an organization or gath
ering where sentiment regarding the
educational policy Of city schools may
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07

ger has been instructed to see that they
are obeyed.
George Townsend, manager of the Min
neapolis Athletic club, failed to heed
Ringers warning and he was arraigned
in police court this morning. The club Is
heated by furnace on the second floor
and Townsend allowed the ashes to be
thrown on the floor near board parti-
ton. He was warned after the last fire
at that place but kept up the practice.
Judge Dickinson fined him s15 and in
structed Ringer to bring the defendant
into court again if he did not comply with
the ordinance Immediately.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
FIRE MARSHAL ACTIVE

He VIII See That Fire Ordinances Are
Strictly Enforced.
The fire department has fallen in line
with the police and will begin crusade of
its own. Violators of fire ordinances will
be warned but once and repetition OF
the offense viii be followed by arrest. The
business district Is to be watched closely
to prevent anything like the Baltimore or
Rochester disasters. The fire ordinances
are strict and Fire Marshal Charles Rim
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
Excursions Northern Pacific Railwa,

Excursions Northern Pacific Railway.
Homeseekers' round trip on sale
March 18th, April 9Th and 10th to
points in Minnesota, west of Little
Falls and Aitkin, all points in North
Dakota, Montana and Idaho, also
points in Eastern and Central Wash
ington. One fare plus 5000 for the
round trip. Settlers one way
on sale every Tuesday in March and
April to nearly all points in Mime
sofa, North Dakota, Manitoba and On
tario.
Montana, Idaho, Washington, British
Columbia, Oregon and California.
Call at Northern Pacific City Ticket
Office, No. 10 Nicollet House Block,
for full particulars.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
John q. McLI1fy1'e E Co.
316 Bank OF Commerce BuNdNng
FIRE, TORNADO, PLATE GLASS & BURGLARY INSURANCE
companies in by

MECHANICS INSURANCE COMPANY .--Princi
pal office. Philadelphia. Pa. Organized in
II Minnes s ii insurance Commissioner. Cash
INCOME IN 1908.
Premiums other than perpetuals.. 1925, 1902
Premiums on perpetual risks 1887 ~
Rents and interest .............. 0,435. SO
From all other sources .......... 335. 90
Total income ........... sss7,77s.so
Amount paid for losses loses. :. - s1so. ea245
Dividends and interest 2O,OUO.O0
Commissions and brokerage S0,261. IS
agents and employees ........ 1e,s5o.s2
Taxes, fees and rents ........... 15,75S.G
Al ss str disbursement. as ss2sf
Total disbursements ......... $685., o1ooe
Excess Of income over dfsburse-
A'en's ASSETS DEC. 81, 1908 '0''' !
Value of real estate. owned ..... 90
Mortgage loans Observation-Disclosures. 2s1 1890
Bonds and stocks owned ......... 4s5,64s.75
Cash in office and In bank ......ga %, 2s94 40
Premiums in course Of collection. $4,000 35
All other admitted assets. 9,425.5O
Total admitted assets $ae7 ,21so7
Assets not admitted, $2,6s6.so.
LIABILITIES DEC. 81. 1903.
Unpaid losses and claims $34, I7O.9S
Reinsurance reserve 211, 325.98
Reclamation on perpetual policies. $50, 962. 81
Commission and brokerage $500. 1,0OS.54
Return and reinsurance premiums. 90. %
Capital stock paid up ........... $50, oo0. 90
Total liabilities including cap
ital $1IS164 a
Net surplus ........ ............ 219,0 83
RISKS AND PREMIUMS, 1908 BUSINESS.
Fire risks written during the year $685. 1874 235 90
Premiums received thereon 426, 1885, 90
Net amount In force at end of
'De BGGsiNEss IN MINNESOTA IN 0 1868
Fire risks written ............... $1,442964O0
Fire premiums received ......... 07S9 90
Fire losses paid ................ 1922. 90
Fire losses incurred ............ 12 10000
Amount at risk, fire .........s.. 3,041 ,4O6. 90
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of Insurance.
Whereas, the Mechanics Insurance Company,
corporation organized under the laws of PENN
sylvania, has fully complied with the provisions
Of the laws Of this state relative to the admis-
sion and authorization Of insurance companies of
its class.
Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, Insurance
Commissioner, do hereby empower and authorize
the said above-named company to transact tie
appropriate business OF fire insurance In the
State Of Minnesota, according to the laws there.
Of, until the 31st day. OF January, A. D.. 1905,
unless said authority be revoked or otherwise
legally terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal at ST.. Paul
this 30th day Of January. "a. D. 1904
ELMER n. DEARTH
Insurance CommissioneE,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
CITY NEWS.
R. A. BARNETT,
OPERA CARPENTER
HOW WRITER OF BARON HUM
BUG" DOES HIS WORK.
"After the ShowtIs Written" Move
ments of Principals and Chorus Are
Worked Out on a chart-Care with
Which Staging Is Done. ..

r. A. Barnett Of Boston, the man
of many operas, and most of them
successes, is now in the city directing
the final rehearsals Of the Roosevelt
club in his latest production, Baron
Humbug." Mr.. Barnett is a most in
teresting man, and is so thoroly
wrapped up in his work that he will
talk operas by the hour. Since he
began writing, several years ago, he
has contributed fourteen successes to
the theatrical world. His greatest
success was 1892" which was pro-
duced twelve years ago, and which is
still on the stage, Mr., Barnett al
ways superintends the rehearsing and
staging of his new operas. He has a
way all his own in putting on new
piece. Yesterday, in discussing his
work, he said: For number OF
years I have done everything by
charts. After the show is written, the
work of developing is necessarily slow.
The stage settings must be worked
out, also the color scheme, and the
movements Of the chorus and prin-
cipals arranged so that there will al
ways be harmony in the combination
Of colors. Then there is the business
for the principals, the songs and
dances. and the novelties which are
usually a big feature of the produce
ton. These must be worked up, and
after the general idea Of the piece
has been determined, the acts laid
out, begin to make out my charts.
know what the set will be when the
1 curtain goes up, and the first chart
will show the position on the stage
Of every character. Each member of
the chorus is known by number, 'and
on the charts I have one character for
women, another for men and third
for the principals. Every movement
to be made by the chorus is figured
out on these charts, also the positions
or movements Of the principals, and
have perfected the system SO that
II can keep each number in mind.
For instance, if there is a march
& of six men and six women, the men
we'll, perhaps, be numbered one to
six, and the women twenty-one to
s twenty-six, twenty numbers being be-
z tween them. In this way keep the
4 colors in harmony, and If any mem
Der Of the chorus should get out of
position, know it at once. In other
words, all the movements that are to
4 take place on the stage, when the
4 piece is rehearsed, are worked out
and gone over beforehand, placed on
paper, so that when rehearsals begin
the members Of the company shift
from one position to another, in much
the same manner as you would play
game Of chess that had been worked
out and studied weeks before
Some of Mr.. Barnett's most distinct
successes have been: injured limo.
cents "1492." "Tabasco," Excelsior
Jr.," Jack and the Beanstalk," "Sin1.
Die Simon" Queen Of the Ballet
s''Miladi and the Musketeer" Gap Of
Fortune 1.-THE Merry-go-round,'
Prince Pro Tenn Miss Simplicity
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07

lhey affect the general health, they
require constant attention, and are a
source of anxiety and trouble all the
time, and in some cases highly often
sive. There is danger, too, of these
places becoming cancerous If not
treated promptly and in the right
way. Washes, sa1ves and ointments
are good for external use, but they
can't stop the discharge or change
the condition Of the blood, and for
this reason the sore never heals per-
manently.
Not until the blood is purged of
impurities and the system cleansed
Of all harmful substances should the
ulcer heal, or the effect upon the sys-
tenn might prove disastrous. S. SIS.
goes into the circulation and searches
out and removes the cause Of the
old sore and invigorates and builds
up the polluted, sluggish blood
again, and as the poisonous matter
is driven from the system the sore
begins to heal, new flesh forms and
the place is soon covered over with
fresh skin and the sore is gone +
| debilitated from the effects of chre
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
GOOD PLACE TO LIVE
Twin Cities the HeaIthlest Population
Center In the Country

Center In the Country.
DR.. Justus Ohage, health commissioner
of st. Paul, has completed a table giving
the death rate in twenty of the largest
cities in the country which shows. that the
twin cities are healthier than any other
cities in the United States: The death
rate per thousand in st. Paul for 1903 was
500 while in Minneapolis it was 9.13. Mil
waukee followed with the next lowest
death rate which was 1902. Detroit and
Buffalo had fewer than fifteen deaths to
the thousand while all the other cities ex-
ceeded that number, having as many as
2115 deaths to the thousand, the record
in New Orleans. ,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07

Mr.. S. Fl. Reeves, ST. Paul, MINI
Dear Sir: / have taken one bottle Of
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can eat and sleep as man should, and feel
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j. j. MCDONALD.
1912 West Seventh St.
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1877 West Fourth St., St. Paul.
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To S. H. Reeves, Druggist
Dear Sir: Will you please send me those
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and female weakness? / am troubled with it
again, and can find nothing that gives me relief
except those pills l have forgotten the num-
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ly yours. MISS LUCY HORN.
S. H. Reeves, Druggist, Seven Corners st. Paul
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ED. G. PATTEN.
1913 Smith Ave ST. Pau1 MINI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07

AMERICAN INSURANCE coMPANY.-prin-
0e etpal office; Boston. Mass (organised Il
Minns sso Insurance Commissioner Cash CAPT.
:, INCOME IN 1908
Premiums other than perpetuals.. $527. 61S. 40
Rents and interest ............. 26,S14.n
Profit on ledger assets over book
y values ........................ ao,IS1.oO
From all other sources ........ $4,000
Total income ........... 1901 ,5s5.o1
DISBURSEMENTS IN 1908.
Amount paid for losses 49,. $3.50. ses.o5
Dividends and interest .......... q 10000
Commissions and brokerage. 1922 9I. 90
agents and employees ......... 1e.e22.1s
Taxes, fees and rents .......... i. s2s.A
All other disbursements 4l.S4o4
Total disbursements .... s4s3 oss.o1
Excess of income over disburse-
ASSETS DEC. 81, 1908
Mortgage loans ............ 100000
Bonds and stocks owned $50. 71s,65450
Cash in office and in bank 2I,114.u
Accrued interest and rents. 60592
Premiums in course of collection 5so4t.i4
Total admitted assets $780,. 1887 1861
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1903.
g.Rsa 5ssses ,& ssa claim.
interest due ........... 1.7so.ss
Commission and brokerage 1890. e4s.A
Reinsurance premiums .......... 66l.ol
Capital stock paid up 3oo.ooo.oo
Total Liabilities including cap
~ s ,ta5 SIS 81 $685. So. g
Ni RISKS sSsy' AND pREMiUMs, 1908 BUSINESS
Fire risks written during the year $52 s12, 3I2 90
Premiums received thereon 6I1,160.0o
Net amount in force at the end OF
the year oSSSo, lVO.W
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1903.
Fire risks written .............. s76s, 800 90
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07

rosch and his concert production been
more enthusiastically received than in
New York city, where the public has
had the opportunity Of hearing "Par-
sifaP'-the opera-itself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
Two Daily Transcontinental Trains

The Northern Pacific now has ex-
cursion rates for all.
The Homeseekers' round trip tick
X cts will be sold March 18th, April 5th
and 10Th.
The settlers one way tickets, every
Tuesday during March and April; and
the colonist one way tickets on sale
during March and April.
All important points in the west are
reached by the Northern Pacific. Do
mot fail to call at the City Ticket
IOfflce. No. 10 Nicollet House, before
arranging for your tickets.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
FROM CALF OF THE LEG TO ANKLE
A SOLID SORE.

e 1SO4 Oak6' O6' IdG LIEU III AN AlE
A SOLID SORE.
New Castle, Pa, July 30, 1908.
Three years ago common boil APP.
peared on the calf Of my limb. Not yield
ing to simple home remedies, consulted
q physician, who prescribed poultice,
fax seed, supposedly. By some fearful
mistake was given corrosive subli-,
mate, and after having it on for few
minutes could endure the pain no
longer, SO took of the application and
found that my limb from the calfto the
ankle was in an awful condition. inn
mediately sent for another physician,
who told me had been poisoned. NV
limb from the calf to the ankle was one
solid infamed sore. was advised to
begin s. s. S., and improved rapidly
under it's use, but about this time had
an attack oftyphoid fever, and this set-
tied in the original sore. This, Of course.
caused back set, but having confidence
in the ability OFFS. 8. s., 7 began it again
as soon as 7 was, over the fever, and to
make long story short, was completely
and permanently cured. Two years have
elapsed, and have never had a return Of
the trouble. MRS. x. A. DUFFY.
214W. Washington st.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07
SURE INDICATIONS
OF BAD BLOOD


The best evidence Of bad condition the blood unhealthy
bodily impurities passing through the channels but
left clog the blood
poison peneae the that
Everything disease
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-07

See Stockwell soon-That life ir1sur-
ance-The Penn Mutual, Andrus bldg.